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onewingedsparrow · 6 months

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WIP Game

Tagged by @mistresslrigtar, and @zeldaelmo, thank you both!! <3 This is the WIP game where I have to post my wip titles and you can ask after them. Most of these titles are final, but a few of them are still being workshopped :) I did a Read More because this was getting long, as usual :P I'm also gonna tag @prismicnexus @afaroffsong @silvercaptain24 @sunburned-cyborg and @skyyknights but no pressure! And if you've been tagged already that's all right, you can ignore this. ❄️ Over the Edge (Original Work) This is the tale of an illustrious creature residing in a high tower—and the secret of the broken, bloodied bones scattered about the dungeon floor. 🦋 I'm Coming After You (Robots in Disguise 2015) Why is there a sparkling on the prison ship Alchemor? How will Lieutenant Bumblebee fare when said sparkling interferes with his work in capturing dangerous Decepticons at large? Where is Steeljaw's new base, and what in the Allspark is he plotting now? Bumblebee would also like to know.... ⚔️ When Push Comes to Shove (Hyrule Warriors) Link and Zelda return to the Temple of the Sacred Sword to seal away the darkness, and Link is forced to face his insecurities, whether he's ready for it or not. 🐝 To Bee a Leader (Robots in Disguise 2015) Bumblebee knows that Optimus Prime chose him to be leader of the Autobot team on Earth…but he's tired and he misses his dad.

🐺 Enduring the Twilight (Twilight Princess) As regrets from his past failures haunt him, Link finds an unexpected counselor—and ally—in a mysterious golden wolf who regularly crosses his path. 🍃 Deku Tree Link AU (OoT Canon Divergent) When the future Hero of Time was adopted by the Great Deku Tree, he inherited more than a home and a family among the Kokiri—he also received the Great Deku Tree's abilities, as well as the mantle of Guardian of the Forest. 🎭 When the Dust Settles (Miraculous Ladybug Apocalypse!AU) Paris has fallen. Two survivors roam the wreckage, spared only by the Miraculous they themselves carry. 🪽 Under My Wings (Transformers: Prime) Arcee never wished to join Team Prime. Optimus never planned to raise a sparkling during the war. Bumblebee never meant to change the course of history. The road ahead of them is not at all what they expected.... 🧣 All I Am (Skyward-Sword-and-Hyrule-Historia-manga-inspired) The captain of the Knights of Hylia has been tasked with holding back the demon king’s forces. Aware that he is out of his league, Link struggles with coming to terms with the gravity of this command. Fortunately, Hylia is watching out for him. 🌙 Moonquake WIP (Original Work) Kaya is tired of the power going out. Tarka Sevan seeks a light from beyond. ❤️‍🔥 Tripled Threats (Transformers Crossover) Three road-raging warriors and one cheerful ray of sunshine share what is perhaps the strangest plot twist of their lives. 🥠 Sandwiched (Age of Extinction) Bitter from the battle of Chicago, Optimus Prime holds strong opinions about humanity's profane treatment of his people. Trapped by convention with a group of humans, in addition to another equally unwanted ally, the Autobot leader turned war criminal is forced to consider the deepest truths of life...even that which he has been running from for ages untold. 🏴‍☠️ Overboard one (Puss in Boots: The Last Wish) On the voyage to Far, Far Away, Kitty falls into the sea. 😇 [The smile one] (Rise of the Beasts) Mirage points out something that Bumblebee can never forget. 🧵 [It's Official] (Puss in Boots: The Last Wish) Puss and Kitty don't appreciate how stinky Perrito's sock has become over their long voyage, and plot to expand his wardrobe. 🌌 [Fire Emblem Megafic] (Three Houses / Three Hopes / more) Two new professors arrive at the Officer's Academy—and the fate of the World is forever changed. A single crack in a castle of glass is enough to shatter the structure of time...now imagine what one could do with two.... ...this isn't all of my WIP's, of course. :D But, these are the ones I'm either in-the-zone-working-on right now, or I'm gearing up to get back into, so ask away! ✨

#long post #ask away #wip title game

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an-angels-fury · 5 days

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⚔️ I Believe You Called ⚔️ - A(nother) Caspeter Playlist

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In case someone gets curious, you can check out the first playlist I made for them (This second one can be seen as a sequel to the previous one or a completly separated thing, it's up to you 👍). All my song choices are based on their relationship in canon (mostly movie!Canon) and my personal headcanons for them.

Anyway, enjoy it! 😘

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Kiss With A Fist - Florence + The Machine

I broke your jaw once before / I spilled your blood upon the floor / You broke my leg in return / So sit back and watch the bed burn / Love sticks, sweat drips / Break the lock if it don't fit / A kick in the teeth is good for some / A kiss with a fist is better than none

I Hate Everything About You - Three Days Grace

Everytime we lie awake / After every hit we take / Every feeling that I get / But I haven't missed you yet / Every roommate kept awake / By every sigh and scream we make / All the feelings that I get / But I still don't miss you yet / Only when I stop to think about it / I hate everything about you / Why do I love you?

Battlefield - Jordin Sparks

Can't swollow our pride / Neither of us wanna raise that flag / If we can't surrender, then we're gonna lose what we had / Both hands tied behind my back for nothing / These times when we climb so fast to fall again / I don't wanna fall for it now / I never meant to start a war / You know I never wanna hurt you / Don't even know what we're fighting for / Why this love always feels like a battlefield? A battlefield? A battlefield? / Why this love always feels like a battlefield? A battlefield? A battlefield? / I guess you better go and get your armor

i hate u, i love u - gnash (feat. Olivia O'Brien)

I hate you, I love you / I hate that I love you / Don't want to, but I can't put / Nobody else above you / I hate you, I love you / I hate that I want you / You want her, you need her / And I will never be her

Send Me An Angel - Scorpions

The wise man said: Just walk this way / To the dawn of the light / The wind will blow into your face / As the years pass you by / Hear this voice from deep inside / It's the call of your heart / Close your eyes and you will find / The passage out of the dark / Hear I am / Will you send me an angel? / Hear I am / In the land of the morning star

Heart By Heart - Demi Lovato

When your soul finds the soul / It was waiting for / When someone walks into your heart / Through an open door / When your hand finds the hand / It was meant to hold / Don't let go / Someone comes into your world / Suddenly, your world has changed forever / No, there's no one else's eyes / That can see into me / No, no one else's arms can lift / Lift me up so high / Your love lifts me out of time / And you know my heart by heart

Iris - Goo Goo Dolls

And I'd give up forever to touch you / 'Cause I know that you feel me somehow / You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be / And I don't wanna go home right now / And all I can taste is this moment / And all I can breathe is your life / And sooner or later, it's over / I just don't wanna miss you tonight / And I don't want the world to see me / 'Cause I don't think that they'd understand / When everything's made to be broken / I just want you to know who I am

LOST BOY - Troye Sivan

I don't care much for locks on the window / To keep me at bay / I'll leave you one last kiss on your pillow / Before I fly away / Yeah we knew from the beginning / That this wasn't never ending / Shouldn't stay too long / Cause we're both too young / To give into forever / I say I wanna settle down / Build your hopes up like a tower / I'm giving you the run around / I'm just a lost boy / Not ready to be found / Not ready to be found / I'm just a lost boy / So what are you waiting for? / 'Cause someone could love you more / I'm just a lost boy, lost boy

Beautiful Disaster (Live Version) - Kelly Clarkson

He's magic and myth / As strong as what I believe / A tragedy with / More damage than a soul could see / And do I try to change him? / So hard not to blame me / Hold on tight / Hold on tight / Oh and I don't know / I don't know what he's after / But he's so beautiful / He's such a beautiful disaster / What if I could hold on / Through the tears and the laughter / Would it be beautiful / Or just a beautiful disaster?

Naked - James Arthur

Hey, you there / Can we take it to the next level, baby, do you dare? / Don't be scared / 'Cause if you can't say the words, I don't know why I should care / 'Cause here I am, I'm givin' all I can / But all you ever do is mess it up / Yeah, I'm right here / I'm tryin' to make it clear / That getting half of you just ain't enough / I'm not gonna wait until you're done / Pretending you don't need anyone / I'm standing here naked / I'm standing here naked / I'm not gonna try 'til you decide / You're ready to swallow all your pride / I'm standing here naked / I'm standing here naked

Take Me To Church - Hozier

My church offers no absolutes / S(He) tells me, "Worship in the bedroom" / The only Heaven I'll be sent to / Is when I'm alone with you / I was born sick, but I love it / Command me to be well / A-, Amen, Amen, Amen / Take me to church / I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies / I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife / Offer me that deathless death / Good God, let me give you my life

Dust To Dust - The Civil Wars

It's not your eyes / It's not what you say / It's not your laughter / That gives you away / You're just lonely / You've been lonely too long / All your acting, your thin disguise / All your perfectly delivered lines / They don't fool me / You've been lonely too long / Let me in the walls / You've built around / We can light a match / And burn them down / Let me hold your hand / And dance 'round and 'round the flames / In front of us / Dust to dust / You've held your head up / You've fought the fight / You bear the scars / You've done your time / Listen to me / You've been lonely too long

Watch It All Fade - Gavin James

When you let go / Of love all gone / Save the world / Or write this story / No one's ever heard / Before I knew / When I saw / Her (His) heart over mine / Fear over somebody / Fighting that fear / That you just can't believe / But you need it by living / Castles and islands / All the crowns and the diamonds / I don't think I can find them now / Stay if you want / Leave if you need / And watch it all fade

Run - Snow Patrol

I'll sing it one last time for you / Then we really have to go / You've been the only thing that's right / In all I've done / And I can barely look at you / But every single time I do / I know we'll make it anywhere / Away from here / Light up, light up / As if you have a choice / Even if you cannot hear my voice / I'll be right beside you dear / Louder, louder / And we'll run for our lives / I can hardly speak I understand / Why you can't raise your voice to say

Wherever You Will Go (Cover) - Charlene Soraia

And maybe, I'll find out / A way to make it back someday / To watch you, to guide you / Through the darkest of your days / If a great wave shall fall / And fall upon us all / Well then I hope there's someone out there / Who can bring me back to you / If I could, then I would / I'll go wherever you will go / Way up high or down low / I'll go wherever you will go / Run away with my heart / Run away with my hope / Run away with my love / I know now, just quite how / My life and love might still go on / In your heart, in your mind / I'll stay with you for all of time

The Most Beautiful Boy (Strong Outside A Man, But Inside A Boy) - The Irrepressibles

You're the most beautiful boy / The most beautiful boy / That I've seen with my eyes / You're the most beautiful man / With all the weight of the world / And those clouds in your skies / But I loved you / I couldn't help it / Tried to protect you / You're the most beautiful man / With all your playful delight / And your dreams in your sight / You're the most beautiful boy / With the most beautiful smile / And I see you, I do / And you loved me, I know / I could feel it / 'Cause I loved you / Can't eclipse it, it goes on / I love, still love you

Wait - M83

Send your dreams where nobody hides / Give your tears to the tide / No time / No time / There's no end, there is no goodbye / Disappear with the night / No time / No time

Already Gone (Cover) - Sleeping at Last

Remember all the things we wanted / Now all the memories they're haunted / We were always meant to say goodbye / Even with our face held high / It never would have worked out right / We were never meant for do or die / I didn't want us to burn out, I / Didn't come here to hurt you, now I can't stop / I want you to know / It doesn't matter / Where we take this road / Someone's gotta go / And I want you to know / You couldn't have loved me better / But I want you to move on / So I'm already gone / Looking at you makes it harder / But I know that you'll find another / That doesn't always make you want to cry / It started with the perfect kiss then / We could feel the poison set in / Perfect couldn't keep this love alive / You know that I love you so / I love you enough to let you go

Faded (Restrung) - Alan Walker

You were the shadow to my light / Did you feel us? / Another star, you fade away / Afraid our aim is out of sight / Wanna see us alive / Where are you now? / Where are you now? / Where are you now? / Was it all in my fantasy? / Where are you now? / Were you only imaginary? / Where are you now? / Atlantis, under the sea, under the sea / Where are you now? Another dream / The monster's running wild inside of me / I'm faded, I'm faded

Always - Gavin James

Cracks won't fix and the scars won't fade away / I guess I should get used to this / The left side of my bed's an empty space / I remember we were strangers / So tell me what's the difference / Between then and now / And why does this feel like drowning? / Trouble sleeping / Restless dreaming / You're in my head / Always, always / I just got scared / Away, away / I'd rather choke on my bad decisions / Than just carry them to my grave / You're in my head / Always, always, always

Memories - Within Temptation

In this world you tried / Not leaving me alone behind / There's no other way / I prayed to the gods let him stay / The memories ease the pain inside / Now I know why / All of my memories keep you near / In silent moments imagine you'd be here / All of my memories keep you near / Your silent whispers, silent tears

Somebody To Die For - Hurts

I could drag you from the ocean / I could pull you from the fire / When you're standing in the shadows / I could open up the sky / And I could give you my devotion / Until the end of time / And you will never be forgotten / With me by your side / And I don't need this life / I just need / I've got nothing left to live for / Got no reason yet to die / But when I'm standing in the gallows / I'll be staring at the sky / Because no matter where they take me / In death, I will survive / And I will never be forgotten / With you by my side / 'Cause I don't need this life / I just need / Somebody to die for / Somebody to cry for / When I'm lonely

This Love - Taylor Swift

Your kiss, my cheek / I watched you leave / Your smile, my ghost / I fell to my knees / When you're young, you just run / But you come back to what you need / This love is good / This love is bad / This love is alive back from the dead, oh, oh, oh / These hands had to let it go free, and / This love came back to me, oh, oh, oh / This love left a permanent mark / This love is glowing in the dark, oh, oh, oh / These hands had to let it go free, and / This love came back to me, oh, oh, oh

A Thousand Years - Christina Perri

Heart beats fast / Colors and promises / How to be brave? / How can I love when I'm afraid to fall? / But watching you stand alone / All of my doubt suddenly goes away somehow / One step closer / I have died every day waiting for you / Darling, don't be afraid / I have loved you for a thousand years / I'll love you for a thousand more

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recurring-polynya · 13 days

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Hello! Long time lurker. I've really enjoyed reading your work and especially love Heart is a Muscle and the way you characterise all the different relationships in it! My ask is how do you think Byakuya finds out about RenRuki. I feel like it would be one of those moments where subconsciously he'd see it coming but at the same time still be caught of guard and manage to be very Byakuya about it.

This was one of those where I wasn't quite sure if it was an ask or a fic request, but the fact is I have an old chunk of story sitting around that addresses this very question. I guess I intended to someday throw this into some post-Heart is a Muscle story, and maybe I still will, but who knows if I'm ever going to get there, so you can have it now. Takes place after everyone gets home from the Blood War (where Rukia and Renji had to confess to each other in the middle of bankai training because I thought it would be cool it was weighing on their hearts)

(I wrote this in 2019 and gave it only light edits)

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The sun was starting to go down when Kuchiki Byakuya arrived at Practice Field #3. On a normal day, work hours would be long over, although one might find an industrious officer out in this part of the division grounds, training on their own, or a few of the younger ones playing a game of pick-up football. Tonight, it was quiet.

It had been nine days since Kurosaki Ichigo had defeated Yhwach.

A young human girl was perched on the fence surrounding the field, chatting animatedly with Byakuya's ridiculous adjutant, who snapped to attention when he sensed the approach of his commanding officer.

"Good evening, sir!" Abarai Renji barked. "Thank you for agreeing to this! I hope you don't mind, but I asked Inoue Orihime to come."

The girl hopped off the fence and bowed deeply. "Hello, again, Captain Kuchiki, sir!"

"Worried that I won't hold back?" Byakuya asked with a coolly raised eyebrow.

"Oh, I know you won't," Renji replied. "She's here so that I don't hold back."

Byakuya guffawed, and one side of his mouth quirked up. "Congratulations, Lieutenant. You've finally managed to say something humorous."

"You feeling good today, sir?" Renji asked, just a tinge of concern in his voice. "You feeling up for this?"

"I am fully recovered, thank you," Byakuya sniffed. "Yourself?"

"Feelin' good, sir."

"Then let us begin."

"Oh, one last thing, Captain. Would you mind leaving your scarf with Orihime, here? I wouldn't wanna get my blood all over another one."

"Truly, Lieutenant, you are on a roll today," Byakuya noted, unwinding the scarf from his neck and draping it around Orihime's.

"Oooh, it's so light!" Orihime cooed. "It's like nothing!"

"I'll tell Kurosaki to get you one for your birthday," Renji teased.

"Are you ready now?" Byakuya demanded.

"Yep, enough stallin'. Let's do this."

Orihime hopped back up on the fence and called up a shield in front of herself. "Good luck, Renji!" she called.

Abarai shot her a wink and took up his position on the field.

Byakuya placed his hand on the hilt of his sword, but did not draw it.

Abarai drew his and silently released into shikai. He bounced lightly on the balls of his feet. "Might wanna release, sir."

"I shall be the judge of that."

Renji gave a little nod. "As y'like. BANKAI!"

It was common knowledge that Abarai had unlocked a second level to his bankai in the Royal Realm. Byakuya was looking forward to seeing it actually, but he wasn't particularly concerned about it.

Byakuya knew quite a bit about zanpakutou and their releases. It did happen occasionally that a sword would reveal itself in stages, but it tended to retain its essential character.

Hihiou Zabimaru was an excellent bankai, powerful and versatile. It required immense spiritual pressure, iron concentration and significant amount of mental bookkeeping, Byakuya was given to understand. It had served Abarai well in his ill-advised hijinks up until now, but the fact was, it would not be truly formidable until Abarai himself had another half-century or so under his belt. It was too bulky, too finicky, too fragile. There was no other way to master bankai like that, only experience. Byakuya knew a quite bit about bankai like that, himself.

Abarai launched himself at his captain, blade swinging.

Byakuya went to shikai as he drew his zanpakutou, petals pouring forth from his sheath and forming a shield in front of him.

Abarai's blade sliced right through it.

Byakuya flash-stepped away, sweeping Senbonzakura's blades into a more solid foundation, only to find them knocked out of the way by a giant skeletal hand. Another flash step, another regrouping, and Abarai was there again.

Suddenly, it dawned on him. Hihio Zabimaru had been a joke. A prank. A giant, heavy, impossible-to-use freight train that Abarai had taken in stride, as he did every other misfortune that fate heaped upon him. It was a shadow, an echo of Abarai's real bankai.

So-oh Zabimaru also took immense spiritual pressure to summon, that much was still true. But the bulk, the unwieldy mass was gone. It was as if though Abarai's new spiritual armor was plugged directly into his spinal column. It moved with him weightlessly, astonishingly fast.

Something else had changed, too. Something about Abarai's spiritual pressure. It was more unified, more focused, more together. For the first time out of the many, many times Byakuya had fought his lieutenant, he did not feel like he was being attacked by an angry, flailing youth, but that he was facing a worthy adversary.

Byakuya was being pressed harder and harder to defend against Abarai's assault.

And the fact was, he was not fine.

The injuries inflicted on him by As Nodt were grievous. He was lucky to be alive, and if it weren't for Kirinji's healing springs, he probably wouldn't even be able to summon his zanpakutou. His soul was damaged, and although he had made a miraculous recovery, he was not completely made whole. His speed was close to what it once was, and his bond with Senbonzakura was as strong as ever, but his power and endurance were greatly compromised. He could go to bankai if needed, but it was extremely taxing, and Shuukei Hakuteiken was, at the moment, out of his reach.

He thought it wouldn't matter.

Abarai had never even come close to beating him.

Abarai wouldn't notice such a weakness and furthermore, was too sentimental to exploit such a--

He had brought Inoue.

Abarai knew exactly what he was doing.

“BANKAI!” Byakuya called out.

Abarai smirked. “You shouldna let me get that head start, Captain.”

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"Renji, he's waking up!"

The world swam into view, tinted orange.

"Hey, Captain!" Abarai's grating bark rang out. "How you feel?"

"I feel fine," Byakuya snapped, starting to sit up.

"Lie down please, I'm almost done, but not quite," Orihime said firmly.

Byakuya put his head back down on the ground, and replayed the last few moments of the fight in his head.

Abarai had come out aggressively, going to bankai immediately. He had never allowed Byakuya to gain a solid footing, and pulled out his strongest attack, which Byakuya had never seen, as soon as he possibly could. Byakuya hadn’t even been able to get a good look at it, he only had the impression of fangs before becoming completely overwhelmed. Abarai, who knew his attack patterns, who knew that it took him a minute or two to work up a full head of steam, had bet everything he had on defeating Byakuya immediately and it had worked.

It had been a rout, an utter humiliation.

Byakuya could still beat his adjutant, surely, but he could no longer plow him over with superior strength, and certainly not in his degraded condition. He was going to need to think up counterstrategies. And some of them were not going to work.

He looked down at his chest and realized that his shihakushou had been sliced from shoulder to hip, and was soaked, absolutely drenched with blood.

"You didn't cut me in half, did you?" he sneered.

"No, you were definitely all still, um, attached," Renji clarified.

"Not by much, though," Orihime mumbled.

Renji nudged her firmly in the shoulder.

Orihime waved her hands, and the healing bubble collapsed into nothingness. "All done!"

Abarai held out a hand. With a twinge of reluctance, Byakuya took it, and let the younger man haul him to his feet.

Orihime scrambled up, pulling the scarf over her head, and offered it back. "Thanks for letting me watch! That was a really fun fight! You're both so, so strong and it's so much nicer when no one actually wants to kill each other."

"Hey, we don't wanna keep everyone waiting, right, 'Hime?" Renji said, glancing sideways at his captain. "We got dinner plans, everyone's leavin' tomorrow."

"Yes, Rukia mentioned it," Byakuya replied dryly.

"You okay to--"

"Stop checking on me, you fool. I have said I am well and I dislike repeating myself."

Renji nodded quickly. "Thanks for the fight, sir. I'll see you in the morning."

Three hours later, Byakuya sat in his office.

He was thinking.

He was thinking about the current state of the Gotei 13, the captain-less squads, the loss of highly seated officers. He was thinking about his Third Seat, who had never exactly been lieutenant material and was currently on medical leave after having his sword-arm completely reconstructed.

Byakuya looked up at the sound of the door opening.

"Uh, hi, Captain," Abarai said, clearly surprised to see him. "What are you doing here so late?"

"This is my office, is it not?" Byakuya snapped.

"Well, sure," Abarai replied, walking over to his own desk. "I left my sunglasses here," he explained, sticking them on top of his head.

"It's dark out," Byakuya pointed out.

"I'll need 'em in the morning," Renji shrugged. He frowned thoughtfully, then pulled open his filing cabinet and withdrew a folder. "Speaking of which, I was gonna give you this tomorrow, but as long as we're both here..."

He crossed the room and extended it.

Gingerly, Byakuya took it, then squinted at the notation on the tab. "Strongly Worded Letters to the Management of Squad 11?"

Abarai's eyes widened. "Oh, no, that was just to keep people from poking around. It's actually...well, it's pretty obvious what it is," he finished lamely.

"You aren't ready,"' Byakuya snarled.

"I'm...what?"

"Yes, your new bankai is very powerful, it is true. But just because you have run roughshod over a few enemies with it hardly means you're ready to strike out on your own. You need more training, more control. A bankai like that can land you in hot water as well as it can save you. Furthermore, there's a shortage of competent lieutenants, it would be foolhardy indeed for you to set forth without experienced backup, and don't tell me you're even thinking of the Seventh. I have heard how you and Lieutenant Iba are when you two are unsupervised."

Abarai's face was twisted in utter befuddlement. "Sir, what are you talking about?"

Byakuya flipped the folder open and stared at the neat stack of papers within. "This isn't an Intent to Test for the Captains' Exam," he said, taken aback.

Renji made a choking noise. "No, sir! Cripes, sir, I just got a new bankai, why would I leave? I need you to help me learn to use it. An' I wouldn't leave you, anyway, not while you're still, you know. From the As Nodt thing. Also, who the hell wants to be captain of anywhere but the Sixth?" His voice rose steadily in both volume and pitch as he babbled.

"There is no need to shout, Lieutenant," Byakuya frowned, looking down again at the stack of papers.

It was a copy of form RHCA-48-006-C, an application to become a Family-Approved Suitor.

Stupidly, Byakuya's eyes drifted over the names written into the form's blank spaces. "With the submission of this form, Abarai Renji, Assistant Captain of the Sixth Division of the Gotei 13," (did he really need to write all that out? It barely fit in the space) "requests the approval of the Kuchiki family to court Lady Kuchiki Rukia, Assistant Captain of the Thirteenth and First Daughter of the Kuchiki."

Oh.

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Byakuya sat in the garden, on the bench near the koi pond. His brain was chasing about in aimless circles, much like the fish in the pond.

"Brother?"

He looked up from the water. His sister was still dressed, despite the late hour. Byakuya recalled that she had been out earlier with Abarai and their human friends. Her hair and makeup was different from the way she wore it for formal events, sharper, wilder. It seemed surreal that parts of the city had been reduced to dust, while others had come through virtually untouched. That despite it all, life continued on.

"Are you alright?" Rukia asked, her brow creased with worry.

Byakuya smiled at her gently, affectionately. He thought about the great lengths he had once gone to protect her from the world, and now she, a woman with one of the most beautiful and deadly bankai he had ever seen, was fussing over him.

"I am fine, Rukia," he reassured her. "Will you sit with me?"

He had expected her to perch at the other end of the bench, a nervous bird, always ready to take flight. Instead, she sat close to him, and with an egregious disregard for propriety, took one of his hands between her own, holding it in her lap. "Renji's sorry, you know. He thought he should have waited another week or two, but I said--"

"He should not be,” Byakuya said stiffly. “Another week or two would have made no difference. I do not wish to speak of it further."

"Did you have something to eat--"

"Did you know that my lieutenant is in love with you?"

It was dark, so he couldn't see if Rukia's cheeks turned pink, but he did catch the shy smile that crossed her lips before she turned her face away self-consciously. Long ago, he had caused her normally unflappable sister to make that face once, maybe twice. It was possibly his greatest achievement.

"He, ah, mentioned something to that effect the other day,"

Byakuya was fairly certain that Abarai wouldn't have proceeded without Rukia's buy-in, but he felt it prudent to double-check. "I take it you... reciprocate?"

She made a pleased little hum. "He only happened to mention it at all because I had just told him that I was in love with him."

Byakuya often enjoyed whimsically deriding his ridiculously hardworking and absurdly devoted adjutant, even more so in the presence of his sister, whose affection for the man had long been obvious, if not the degree of it. But he couldn't bring himself to make jokes, not right now.

"You do not need my permission to take up with him romantically," he pointed out. "You and I have had a long-standing agreement, that as long as you were discreet about it--"

"Renji and I don't want that," Rukia interrupted. "I mean, we do. We do want to take up romantically." She made an odd face at having to say the phrase out loud. "But you're very important to both of us. We wanted you to know. We… wanted you to approve."

Byakuya glanced over at the young woman who he had adopted so many years ago, and yet, had only recently become his sister. She was, in so many ways, much like himself in his youth. Brash. Stubborn. Willful. Too brilliant by half. Byakuya adjusted his hand in hers, and gave it a gentle squeeze.

"You know I am a sentimental fool," he began, and Rukia turned to look at him again with an expression he couldn't quite parse. "I think it is embarrassingly obvious how fond I am of both of you."

Emotion broke over Rukia's face. "It is not, Brother," she tried to scold him, though her voice cracked at the end.

"He hardly deserves you," Byakuya went on.

Rukia rolled her eyes. "The two of you are so--"

"But at least he acknowledges that, and seeks to remedy it," Byakuya ignored her. "I shall be watching closely to make sure he does not become complacent, but if he continues on his current trajectory, he may eventually become worth your affection."

"So, are you going to approve his stupid form?" Rukia asked.

"That," replied Byakuya, "is a different matter."

"Oh," Rukia said softly.

"Becoming a Family-Approved Suitor has nothing to do with whether or not I like him. It is an opening of negotiations, a proof of suitability for marriage. Surely, you two don't…" He trailed off when he saw Rukia looking away again.

"We've only just started figuring this out," she admitted. "But it's not...out of the question."

"Oh," Byakuya replied. He'd always had the distinct impression that his sister had little interest in matrimony, although he knew as well as anyone the difference the "who" of the equation could make.

"That presents...a difficulty," he admitted. "The Family would not take it well. They already think I have been too selfish in these matters.”

“That’s so short-sighted,” Rukia muttered. “So he doesn’t have much money or a name that goes six generations back. He’s got bankai. He’s incredibly strong. The family hasn’t even produced anyone who can pass the vice-captain’s exam in the last hundred years.”

"You misunderstand me, Sister," he clarified. "Bringing Abarai into the family would be a tremendous benefit to me, personally. I lack for neither money nor familial pedigree. The only thing I lack is a family line. A young man of immense spiritual pressure, with no family ties of his own, and an inexplicably fierce loyalty to myself would be of great benefit to our line and perhaps to our family as a whole. It would not be very advantageous to those who are jostling to prove themselves the best among a number of poor choices. The family has not been to war in a long time, and many forget how important it is to maintain our strength. I have not forgotten.”

Rukia’s eyes widened. “You wouldn’t name him…”

Byakuya made a horrified face. “Of course not.” He frowned. “Not for the family. But the Captain of the Sixth need not also be the head of the family. I told the Head Captain a year ago he was the only one I trusted to replace me in that regard, although I doubted my posthumous opinion would be respected. I suppose I should tell Kyouraku the same. This would make things a bit smoother, I suppose.” He was quiet for a moment. “I will need to think on this. I might.... I might need to talk to Grandfather. I… will do what I can.”

Rukia eased her hand from his, and slid her arms around his waist and leaned into his side. “Thank you, Brother. I love you.”

Byakuya closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He hardly deserved her, either. He pulled one arm out of her hug and rested it gently around her shoulder. “Thank you, Rukia,” he said softly. Another deep breath. “I love you, too.”

Her only response was to hug him just the teeniest bit harder.

#renruki #byakuya kuchiki #renji abarai #rukia kuchiki #1M words request event #my writing #this is cheating because i wrote this ages ago #but i felt bad for taking too long on my current request so please enjoy this one to tide you over #i have always been very fond of it #you can definitely see the. like. where 4 of my other fanfics came out of this one #also sorry if it doesn't have a great story cadence it wasn't really meant to stand alone but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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park-jimin-isnt-real · 10 months

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I was tagged by the lovely @theharrowing for this particular wip game

post the names of all the files in your wip folder regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous they are. let people send you an ask💌 with any titles most intriguing to them and then post a little snippet of it or tell them something about it! and then tag as many people as you have wips.

Edge of Tonight 🩵

Old Scars, Future Hearts 💙

Just Take It Easy 👗

Ruffled Feathers 🪶

Sinners & Saints 🩷

Dusk 🌆

Ready to Go 🎧

Book Club 📖

A Love Like War 🧡

Flying Shadows, Falling Stars 🌠

Question ❓️

War of the Gods ⚔️

If It's Worth It 🏍

In This Neighborhood, On These Streets 🏘

Mixing Fireworks & Gasoline 🎆

Monsters 🖤

Devil Town 🍂

I'm not tagging this many people, no way 😂 @oddinary4bts @still-with-koo @moccahobi @youtifulhobi @daechwitatamic @alpacaparkaseok @yoongsisbae

#tag games #ask games #wips #moots <3 #jay screams into the void

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that-angry-noldo · 1 year

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Are you still taking Drabble prompts? If so ⚔️ and amarië please? I love ur war of wrath stuff!!

this turned out a bit longer! hope you'll enjoy :)

"Arafinwë!"

Finarfin straightened and looked up from the trench. He could hardly see anything but a blue sky from down there.

"Arafinwë!" the voice drew closer. Finarfin put his showel aside, wiping his hands at his robe, and sighed.

"Your majesty!" the voice finally called, and Finarfin lifted his face. He blinked, surprised, and then smiled.

"Amarië!" he grinned. The woman was looming on the edge of a trench, faint smile on her lips. "What a surprise! How come?"

"Get up here first, your Majesty. I have wasted too much time already looking for you through your whole damn camp."

Finarfin got out of the trench quickly, and looked at Amarië. "You should have talked to Deldhineth," he said, seeing his captain a few steps away. They crossed eyes, and there was despair in Deldhineth's gaze for a second (she didn't tell me - i don't know who she is - i'm not made for these things - sir why am i doing this); he turned back to Amarië. "She would have shown you the way."

"Deldhineth was very lovely, yes. Though she was mostly confused, as I didn't care to introduce myself," she looked at the woman apologetically. "I was in a hurry."

"This is Amarië, Deldhineth," Finarfin said, and Deldhineth nodded her head slowly, eyes still lingering on the woman with suspicion. "My named daughter and future daughter-in-law."

"I am also a messenger," Amarië added, and her face became serious. "About that. I bring news, Arafinwë. Good or bad, that is up to you."

Finarfin felt the bliss of a kind summer day (so rare these times!) wither momentarily. He straightened. "We shall discuss them in my tent, then. Let's go. I'll show the way."

"A letter from Elulindo Olwion, first."

Finarfin skimmed through the letter, set it aside. "There's nothing of vital information, I will read it later. Next?"

"From your daughter," Amarië said, handing him the envelope. Her hands were already reaching for the new letter. "Though I think you would want to take a look at Prince Ingwion's message. The situation on frontlines changed drastically."

Finarfin froze, refrained from opening Galadriel's letter. He glanced over Ingwion's hurried writing.

There was a second of tense silence. Then, Finarfin jerked his head.

"Deldhineth," he ordered sharply. "Call a briefing. In commandment's tent, in half an hour. Make sure everything's ready."

"Yes, sir."

Amarië watched as the woman left the tent. Finarfin was rereading the letter, his face grim.

"If this proves true, we'll need a major change of plans," he finally said, and Amarië nodded absently. "What are you thinking?"

Amarië shook her head. "It was such a beaitiful spring on my ride here," she said. "I was in hurry, but the sun was kind, and the skies were blue. For a second there, I dreamed that no blood would be spilled as long ad the sun shines this bright and birds chirp that merry."

"This place had been peaceful, too," Finarfin sighed. "You were not the only one who hoped."

"Hope is a fool's affair. Do you want me to be at the meeting?"

"There's no need. You should rest. Tonight you shall ride again, as soon as we come to an agreement."

Amarië sighed, and for a second there, Finarfin saw just how tired she was - just how much the life of a messenger wearied her, how much constant travels and fights and meetings left their mark. Then, she shook her head, and a collected careless facade was back. "Very well," she said. "I'll rest, then. Tell me how to find the kitchens first, though..."

The birds were chirping merrily, and the sun was shining kindly. The war was on its very peak.

#amarië #finarfin #silmarillion #tolkien #silm fic #written at 1:30 am #i am sincerely sorry for all the typos #i'm glad you like my war of wrath thingies #she's my special girl <3 my special brainrot <3

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