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I still find it how many declare Serios, an evil version of Naga, when Serios is, if anything, more just & forgiving than Naga is. She doesn't screw over non Divine Dragons, doesn't punish kids for sins of their father, paints people she hates in a tragic light & doesn't hypocritically contradict her own morality.
I still find if baffling how many people insist on calling Rhea "Seiros" when she explained it was only an alias
Rhea isn't a parallel to Naga, she's a weird mix'n'match parallel of Tiki and Lehran.
If anything, Sothis could parallel Naga, both as the mother of another dragon and a guardian deity, but the less we talk about Sothis, the better we are.
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medusas-daughter · 1 year
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The jumpscares i get outside this app it is wild out there... People are legit debating “how evil Lottie is” like excuse you??? Have we been watching the same show? Lottie is the scapegoat. She tried to die multiple times over. She’s over there trying to meditate away her psychosis while traumatized teenagers assign her magical powers. They sent her to hunt in below freezing temperatures with only a knife because “she doesn’t need a gun the wilderness is on her side” she didn’t even say a word. She’s lying there with a possible kidney infection, maybe even a concussion, and she gave them consent, “don’t waste my body, live, don’t feel guilty, I give you absolution” and they decided nope we’re slaughtering a live one :) Then they pin it on her, every single bad thing they did they pin on her. They escape and they call her the crazy one and move on. It’s all on Lottie. And adult Lottie is struggling, she asked them to leave, she knows she’s bad for them and they’re bad for her, she’s in active psychosis and she needs help. Travis made her responsible for his suicide, triggering her psychosis back and putting yet another awful thing she didn’t ask for on her conscience. And she did the best she could, kept an eye on Nat knowing their history and knowing what Travis’ death would do to her. Then the others showed up, supposedly to find Nat, and then proceeded to trauma dump on her. She was terrified when she saw them, but stepped up, welcomed them, offered them hospitality and help. But how is she supposed to help with sleep-walking and stabbing and kidnapping? She is scared and taken right back to the wilderness because if they’re still murdering left and right then they never left. Just so we’re clear, I am not blaming anyone here, I love every single one of the yellowjackets with my entire heart. They are traumatized and fucked up and complex and layered and the reason I’m watching. But how can you watch this and decide “Lottie is evil”??? Between this and the people picking “team Nat” or “team Lottie”, are we watching the same show? If you think this show is about pitting women against each other, you haven’t been paying attention.
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DeadSerious soul mate au where Danny is pressured into a first date with Damian by the Wayne family. Its just lunch, but somehow it still ends in disaster. Not from Gotham Rouges or even the literal ghosts that seem to follow Danny wherever he goes, nope.
It was Dannys own discomfort paired with Damians anger that made the date go up in flames. All it took was Damian talking down to him one time for Danny to say, "I think we're done here." Before paying for his half of the tab and leaving the youngest Wayne sitting there shell-shocked.
The food hadn't even come out yet.
Needless to say the media ate this up like a half starved coyote.
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Later, he opened the door to his house and a woman calling herself Thalia introduced herself and invited herself inside. She then proceeded to ask exactly why he didn't like her son. Danny could sense this woman actual wanted to slaughter him, even behind her pleasant smile, so he explained he wasn't interested in dating someone with anger issues.
He's had a crappy home life as long as he could remember and he'd rather be alone and loveless than be in a toxic relationship where he was constantly afraid of being verbally and emotionally torn down and hit.
Thalia seemed to except his answer, her blood lost abating and they chatted a bit more about the type of people he liked (probably to matchmake them in the future), the type of people Damian liked, the things Danny liked to do, ect.
Danny made sure she left without knowing about the lab, but made extra sure to lock up the portal and check the ghostly/magic/Tucker approved firewall to make sure no one could steal any Fenton research. He even sealed the armory shut with his ice so that no one could even get in.
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stromuprisahat · 1 year
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The Darkling: “Now... you know sacrifice.”
Alina: “Beyond anything you've ever known.”
Are you fucking kidding me? You’re telling that to a guy, who survived centuries of slaughter of his people, often loved ones, and still kept going, trying to protect next generation and the one after that... after you merely finished your already dying childhood sweetheart?!
No, she has no fucking clue, what sacrifice is. Self entitled brat!
Look, I love Jessie, but the face says it all...
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Alina: “And look what it did.”
The Darkling: “Indeed. Look what it did.”
Aleksander sounds almost mournful. 
Alina: “Mal and I changed the world. We tore down your Shadow Fold.”
The Darkling: “You have my sympathies for what comes next, when you realize that what you've done solves nothing. The world doesn't need a Saint to protect it. It needs a monster.”
She won’t. She showed zero self-reflection so far, I’m pretty sure she’ll continue being her short-sighted, self-involved SELF. Except now more privileged as a Living Saint and Queen...
The Darkling: “And while I remain... Let me be your monster.”
Alina: “You think that after everything, I'd still stand by you?”
No! She’s constantly hurting you, why you keep coming back for more?!
And when exactly did Alina stand by Aleksander? In the middle of previous season, before she ran off with no explanation?!
The Darkling: “There is no light without darkness. Without me, you have no counter, no balance. Let me carry the hatred of this world.”
Alina: “Hatred. Because of the choices you made.”
I’m getting tired of repeating myself, but how is Grisha opression a result of the Darkling’s choices? Did he hurt someone before he was born? Is he a god?!
Plus it’s incredibly hilarious Alina “Half-Shu poor little thing, pity me for all the racism ~I~ have to face” Starkov now believes automatic hatred against you is something you cause yourself. But then again, she was planning a trip to Shu Han few episodes earlier, so the centuries-long distrust between those nations probably magically disappeared too... How incompetent writer do you need to be, if you can’t even keep track of your own themes?!
The Darkling: “Choices you too will make... in time.”
Alina: “I will never walk your path.”
No, she lacks empathy already. I doubt few decades of losing her friends will make her a better person.
The Darkling: “I know you believe that now. But soon... Soon you will have no equal. The years spent alone will grind you down, they will harden you. And who will be there to shield you from it? Who will be there to save you?”
Alina: “I will save myself.”
I know this is supposed to be another Girlboss™ moment, but he isn’t really saying “Hide behind me, I’ll protect you!”, he’s saying “What will you do, when you’re alone and friendless, who will support you, share your difficulties? Who will remind you to stay human?”.
The Darkling: “Without me, know they will come for you.”
Alina: “Let them come.”
This totally doesn’t sound like Oh-So-Merciful Sankta’s gonna be burning people alive in few years. Nope.
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Why Helluva Boss Fails Where Villainous Succeeds At Making A Morally Grey World Questions The Moral Spectrum
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I think what makes Helluva Boss fail at it's depiction of a morally grey world where things aren't as traditionally defined by good and evil is that the biggest thing it's supposed to be in hell. While Vivziepop claims she wants to reclaim hell, she also wants to make it a place of torment where the worst goes. The series implies that it's heaven having strict standards but on the other end we do see the types of sinners that populate it. Also another thing that makes it fail is that instead of showing moral grayness they just make apologies for character flaws that protagonists like Stolas and Blitzo have. While we are supposed to see them as complex, the same can't be said for antagonists who are clearly made to be one dimensional like Stella and Striker. The former is made into a stereotypical bitchy, abusive wife who is getting in between Stolas' happiness, while Striker is derailed into being labeled a supremacist when he really has a point about how corrupt the system in hell is.
There is also the fact that certain moral greyness doesn't make sense when you think about the fact that the Sins like Beelzebub and Asmodeus which call for moderation and consent which makes them seem counter to their sins. While it's supposed to supposedly give them moral greyness, it just completely misses the point of sins which is unlimited hedonism not matter what the cost. Also it doesn't help you can blatantly see which ones are Viv's favorites and as a result they get the sympathetic treatment that colors their portrayal. And from the leaks we see Lucifer is also getting neutered so that heaven looks worse than him including Adam who is supposed to be the first man but is depicted as sexist and enjoying slaughtering sinners. Again in that instant all that moral greyness is just bs and we know what side is really getting that fake greyness which is hell because she has a misguided idea that they can reclaim it for themselves. By making things too nice, it's obvious she really isn't making it hell but just some fantasy land with inconsistencies which sucks.
This is where I think Villainous succeeds because it plays around with the superhero genre which is ripe for looking at what is considered wrong or right. The premise is that superheroes are hunted by an organization that helps villains defeat heroes. The premise instead of trying to apologize that they are not so bad reminds us they are villains and can be ruthless. If you see all the stuff in the orientations, commercials, and other materials you can see the characters except 505 have even killed people. However, even with the characters not being good you can't help but love them because of the fact they are people with feeling while still being evil. You do feel a certain closeness with each other that prevents them from being totally unlikable.
Also the setting just being in the mortal world with villains and heroes doesn't have to adhere to the standard of hell which is how far can you go to make it still be hell. Nope, it's in a superhero world where supers are focused more on fame, fortune, and clout rather than helping people. They are even shown sometimes not to be so different than the villains with many of them having complex and sympathetic backgrounds. The true pure evil being is Black Hat who unlike how the great demon lords in Helluva Boss is blatantly shown as unrepentant and has no qualms about being depraved. He truly lives up to his image of being the embodiment of evil unlike Beezlebub and Asmodeus. While you can make Demencia and Flug sympathetic, you can't with Black Hat since that would go against his image of being the master of supreme evil.
Overall, I do think Vivziepop could take some notes how to really make a grey moral setting actually be grey. It can help her with her work.
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A Theory We Have About Adam and Lute’s Glitching Masks in Season 1; Episode 8.
None of this is technically true other than what we know of sinners can’t go to the other rings in Hell; they can most likely still only go and stay at the Pride ring.
In Hazbin Hotel s1/e8, when Lute stabbed Dazzle and left him to bleed out and Adam was strangling Charlie, almost killing her, their masks glitched for a minute.
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How the theory we have goes is our favorite boy Lucifer went to Heaven either before or after the first extermination so he can settle a deal with Heaven but specifically with Sera, Adam and Lute.
Making it so they only have access to the Pride ring, aka Lucifer’s ring and they can only exterminate if they don’t kill any hellborn. We see hellborn all throughout Helluva Boss and somewhat in the actual series of Hazbin Hotel. Like all of the cast of Helluva Boss and Razzle, Dazzle, KeeKee and Fat Nuggets in Hazbin. He had to say ‘not hellborn but sinners are fine I guess’ because Heaven wouldn’t take the extermination just not happening. It’s the only option they’d listen to. They get to kill sinners to deal with what they want to deal with, they touch a spear/just try to kill a hellborn for a millisecond, the deal is broken and Lucifer can come in and slaughter them and then it’s full out war between Heaven and Hell. Since Lucifer’s power is really close to God’s, he’s the leader of Hell, no exorcist is stronger than him. Adam comes close to Lucifer’s power but nope. Dead.
Anyway, back to the glitching masks. The exorcists masks start to glitch as a warning in telling them that they’ve gone too far because they killed a hellborn or are about to kill a hellborn. Now Lucifer can come in and kill them if he wants to and they caused a full out war between Heaven and Hell.
Once Lute stabbed Dazzle and after bleeding out, Dazzle died and Adam tried to kill Charlie because she’s technically a hellborn but not because she was born in Hell between Lucifer and Lilith, they’ve caused a war.
Or the deal was, if they tried to kill Charlie and the other people of hell that aren’t sinners, they’ve caused a war. It’s one of those things, but we kind of believe the top thing more, but either way, something’s up with the glitching because it doesn’t make sense unless you really think about the possibilities.
Again, these are just theories, none of us truly know what the reasoning is, not even the VAs, just the people who made the show for us to watch. If you wish to put what you think in, you can, just be respectful, that’s all I ask.
Thank you! Have an amazing day, my girls, guys and non-binary they’s!
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Let Me Prove You Wrong
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Pairing: Sam x plus size!reader Word count: 1,498
Warnings: Smut, unprotected sex Request: Anonymous. Hello! I’m in a Sam mood. Dean gets laid alot and I would like something where the reader is kinda chubby but adorable and dean leaves with some girl from the bar and she notices Sam is annoyed by it. She thinks she’s unloveable even though she hasn’t told anyone and tries to cheer Sam up by going home and playing some board games. It ends up taking an sexy turn as Sam is interested in her but she doesn’t see it because she thinks she’s unloveable. She admits it to Sam and he proves her wrong.
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Sam rolled his eyes as he watched his brother leave with some bottle blonde. “Whatever.” He mumbled. Shaking his head, he downed the rest of his beer.
You were on the way back from the bathroom when you saw his face. Sam was the brother you had a thing for, not that you’d ever say anything. He had the body of perfection. You? Not so much. Once you reached the table, you smiled at him. “Come on.”
“What?” He glanced up at you.
“I say we go home and break out the board games.” You had some under your bed that never got used. Between hunting, and Dean…they collected dust.
That dimpled grin made it’s appearance before he got up. Sam loved spending time with you, it didn’t matter what the pair of you were doing. You’d been hunting with the boys a couple years now, and sometime along the way, he’d fallen for you.
And kept his mouth shut.
He figured it was safer that way, and he didn’t think you were interested in him. So, he suffered in silence, taking your friendship and being happy with just that.
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“Go get snacks, Sammy. I’ll get the games.” You smiled up at him before turning towards the hall.
He watched you with longing for a moment before letting out a soft sigh and heading towards the kitchen. He knew all your favorite snacks, and figured he’d grab those first.snacks, and figured he’d grab those first.
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“Dude!” You groaned. “Again?!” You didn’t understand how every time you played Monopoly, Sam got the best properties. You didn’t land on them once until he’d bought them.
He laughed, causing you to push him lightly. “You might as well just give me all your money now, Y/N/N.” He held out his hand.
Glaring at him playfully, you stuck your tongue out at him. “Nope. Not happening. One of these days I will be victorious!”
That made him laugh even harder. “We’ve played this how many times in two years and you have yet to beat me?”
“Shut up, Sammy.”
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After he slaughtered you in Monopoly, you grabbed Clue. “Harry Potter edition!” You grinned.
“You want to play Clue with a hunter?” He smirked.
“I’m a hunter, too!” You pointed out as you set it out on the table. “And…it’s Harry Potter. Shush.” You were looking down as you pulled everything out, so you didn’t see the look he gave you. He loved how excited you got over things like this, and how your face lit up. “Who do you want to be?” You asked, looking up with a smile.
He shrugged. “I’ll be Ron.”
“I’ll be Luna.”
“I think you’re more of a Hermione.”
You blushed, handing out the house point tokens. “This is supposed to be played with more than two people, so we can always fudge the rules a bit.”
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By the time you made it through Clue, and Sorry!, you were both somewhat sore from sitting. “Hey, I didn’t know you had Twister.” He grinned, grabbing it out of your box of games.
You shook your head and blushed. “That’s, uh, because I don’t play it.”
“I can tell. It’s still in it’s plastic.” He pointed out. “Why don’t we give it a shot?”
“No, it’s getting late, Sammy.” You lied.
He moved a bit closer. “I’d like to get tangled up with you, though.”
You stared at him, not sure what was going on with him. People didn’t look at you like…that. “Uh, what?” You asked.
“I’d like to play Twister with you, get tangled up with you, and see if maybe we can move on to other types of…‘Twister’ after.”
By now, your face felt like it was on fire. Literally. It was burning up. You shook your head. “No, Sammy. I-” Tears welled in your eyes. “I’m not the type of girl that guys fawn over, lust after, or fall in love with.” Grabbing your games, you started to pack up, Sam staring at you in shock. “It’s okay, Sam. I know that you’re just annoyed that Dean left with that bar skank.”
That did it for Sam. He took the box from your hands and made you face him. His hands cupped your face as he kissed you deeply. Your hands gripped his hips. “I love you, Y/N.” His breath hit your face. “I’ve loved you for a long time.”
“Sam, I’m not someone who’s lovable.” You told him quietly.
“Let me prove you wrong.” His hazel eyes locked with yours. “In any way I can. In every way I can.” You blinked, causing a tear to fall. Without hesitating, he gently licked up the tear. “Let me make love to you, let me make you breakfast in bed, make your coffee just the way you like it, make you mad when I leave a wet towel somewhere. Let me prove it.”
Something in you made you nod. Made you want to let him try. If anyone made you feel safe, it was Sam. “Okay.” You told him with a small smile.
Grinning, his hands slowly moved down your body to your thighs, surprising you when he was able to lift you, causing you to squeal slightly. “My room, or yours?” He chuckled.
Your arms were around his neck as he held you up. “Yours.”
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Sam had placed you gently on his bed, his lips brushing down your neck. His hands pushed up your shirt, your bodies moving apart just long enough for him to pull it off of you. He rolled his hips as he laid between your legs. You felt the obvious bulge in his jeans. “That’s all for you, baby girl.” He groaned in your ear.
Your hands pulled his shirt up, feeling the tiniest bit brave at the moment. He grinned when his bare skin touched yours. Reaching behind you, he unhooked your bra, and you knew that was from practice. It joined your shirt elsewhere in his room, forgotten.
He moved down your body, worshiping your breasts. His tongue flicked against your nipples, making you whimper. Watching your face, he smirked when he sucked on one side, and then the other. “I can’t wait to hear you.”
Biting your lip, you watched as he kissed down your stomach, not the least bit bothered. You were chubby, you knew that. It was why you didn’t view yourself as lovable. You were nervous, but trying to push that down. His hands undid your jeans and pulled them down, taking your underwear with them.
“Sammy…” You breathed as he moved to lay between your legs.
He grinned at you. “I got you, baby girl.”
Before he let you reply, his face was buried between your legs. His tongue was moving against your clit, his hands gripping your thighs. Having someone go down on you wasn’t something you’d ever been a fan of. Until now. Sam growled against your soaking pussy, devouring you. You gripped his hair, your hips rolling slightly. Feeling him suck on your clit, you cried out for him. Your legs were shaking as he slowed down.
He crawled up your body, his eyes meeting yours. “Make love to me, Sammy.” You breathed.
“Anytime.” He smirked, getting out of bed long enough to strip the rest of the way.
His erection sprang free from the confines of his clothes and you inhaled. Even his cock was perfect. How was that even possible?
Sam settled between your legs, smiling down at you. “Are you sure?” He asked you gently.
Cupping his face with your hands, you pulled him in for a loving kiss. “I’m sure, Sammy.” You grinned.  
His lips moved against yours as he rolled his hips forward. You moaned into his mouth, your hands moving to grip his shoulders. As he rocked his hips, his lips moved to your neck. His touches were feather light almost, but held such love. His hand moved down your side to grip your ass, his thrusts becoming harder. “God, you feel so good.” He groaned, his forehead on your shoulder.
“Sammy!” You gasped as he changed the angle.
Moving to look at you, his eyes locked with yours. “I love you.”
It seemed to click for you more than ever that Sam fucking Winchester loved you. “I love you, too.” You breathed, smiling at him.
His face lit up before his lips captured yours. His hand went from your ass to grip the top of his headboard. “Sam!” You cried out as he slammed into you, his groans making you throb. “Fuck!” Clenching around him, your fingers dug into his skin.
He growled against you, close to cumming himself. Finally, he thrust into you one last time, moving to hold you tight. He chuckled as he buried his face in your neck.
“What?” You asked, still smiling.
“Who thought playing board games could lead to me finally telling you how I feel? Let alone fucking you?”
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aleksanderscult · 4 months
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If the Darkling didn't care about others, he could have had such an amazing life that I feel baffled everytime anyone says he was purely selfish. He wasn't very good at being selfish then I suppose.
Thank you for touching on this matter, anon.🥹 BECAUSE I WANT TO SPEAK!
So. Whoever says (or believes) the Darkling was selfish is either unaware of the meaning of the word or hasn't read the books at all.
The definition of selfishness is:
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So in other words if someone is selfish they don't give a fuck about others. They only think about themselves and their own pleasure.
And yet Aleksander Morozova:
1) Stood up in defense to a Grisha and her little sister, an otkazat'sya, against three bullies at the age of thirteen. And by doing so he jeopardized his own position (and his mother's) in the camp.
2) He meddled with merzost in order to stop the Ravkan wars and the slaughter of Grisha. In S&B we thought he did it for his own power-hungry ambitions but RoW taught us otherwise.
3) He built the Little Palace. He refused the gold King Yevgeni offered him (if he was "selfish" he would have taken it and vanish. And it was a gift that he probably never had in his life) and only asked for a home for his people. Somewhere to belong and rest.
4) Never flaunted his status when around his soldiers (ate the same amount of meal all others did and slept on the dirt with them).
4) Used his nichevo'ya to limit the losses of his army. And that took its toll for his own well-being.
5) When he became King, he forged a very tentative alliance with the Fjerdans to allow him to pass supplies for his army. He could say "Starve. There's no way I'm making an alliance with the enemy" but he did. To offer food both for the Second Army AND the First.
6) He literally came back from the dead and continued where he left. Trying to find a way to save his country from going down the drain. He could go somewhere sunny, put sun lotion and relax on a beach but nope.
7) He thought about summoning his nichevo'ya again to protect his cult even though they annoyed him greatly.
So.
For anyone who says that he was a selfish asshole. Come here. I just want to talk 🔫😄
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bonefall · 6 months
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naruto as a whole is a fucking mess and i say thisas somebody whos read the entireseries 3 times over. “naruto is going to change the system! haha teehee never mind hes not doing anytning about the child soldiers and slave castes and the genocides.” “sasuke can be upset at his brother for committing a genocide but actually genocide against an oppressed bloodline is good if theyre getting uppity and its sanctioned by the government and also have a genetic predisposition to be evil so he should just get over it and be okay with it” “sakura needs to stop obsessing over a guy whos not even interested and become strong for her own sake. actually shes a housewife now”
kishimoto im going to blow you up with my mind
YOU GET IT
For real though I think what they did with Sasuke's arc was one of the most baffling fucking things I've ever seen. "Actually. Your brother who carried out a genocide loved you :( he only put you in the Torment Nexus for several days because uhhh he wanted you to hate him and not find out about the government who ordered it. Everything he ever did was actually to protect you. And Uchihas are actually kinda rotten anyway so it's good an entire GROUP OF PEOPLE died. Don't think about any babies or children who were also slaughtered btw uhh nope all of them were bad."
Sasuke: "Yes I understand. I will now rule the world through fear. Actually nvm Naruto won our fight so, my philosophy is gone now."
Thank goodness that Evil Sasuke killed the three Bad Government Officials before that point, though. We had this whole theme going about toxic structures, cycles of abuse, and how oppressive regimes can propagate themselves even when a leader is well-meaning... but, like, Naruto REALLY wants to be Hokage, so actually if you just kill these Three Bad Governors it's gonna be fine.
There is no need for systemic change. Slave castes and child soldiers are fine. It's ok as long as the president is blonde :)
#It also bothers me unreasonably. And HAS bothered me since I was like 15. That in the final--#--scene where sasuke finally lets Naruto Into His Heart he goes off about how they were both just Lonely Children Looking for Love#Like... no!! No actually! Sasuke's WHOLE THING was that EVERYONE was praising him as a prodigy#But that he was pushing away everyone around him because his brother put him in the fucjing torment nexus#It would have been more appropriate to talk about how THEYVE BOTH BEEN MADE INTO WEAPONS#For Naruto to realize (now that he is Useful to his war-obsessed society) that Sasuke was also undergoing a sort of dehumanization#It should be through THEIR GROWTH AS PEOPLE that they finally have a deeper understanding of each other#THEY DID NOT HAVE A COMMON ORIGIN#THATS THE POINT. THEY BECAME FRIENDS IN SPITE OF IT#iM FLIPPING TABLES#They had the opposite problem as each other but through self-imposed ostracization and proving one's 'worth' *NOW* THEY GET IT#But we cant do that bc you'd have to admit that Sasuke hada fucking point and wasnt just wrong the whole time#And that this system is ROTTEN and that Naruto shouldn't become Hokage but DESTROY THE POSITION#because dictators choosing dictators IS BAD.#They should have changed the government to democracy and then Sakura wins the first free election#Because she's actually deeply connected with the people of the fire nation especially outside of the capital city#For like her humanitarian work during the timeskip#And for being the disciple of Tsunade who was a respected leader#And then have a cute moment where Naruto and her banter about it. That she fulfilled HIS dream lmaoo#And also let the three of them be friends im beggign OTL#She gets over her crush on him and theyre just friends#Animeposting#I shouldn't have mentioned sakura now im yelling about naruto on the cat blog
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nerdby · 7 months
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It was never about a throne.
Like I completely reject the notion that Loki took over Asgard at the end of The Dark World because he "wanted a throne."
Because he said in the very first movie that he never wanted a throne. All he ever wanted was to be seen as Thor's equal. He wanted to stop living in Thor's shadow. Why would that have changed?
It didn't. Loki took over Asgard at the end of TDW as his own of getting revenge on his family for taking him for granted.
Like what is the first thing that happens when Thor brings Loki back to Asgard?
What is the very first thing Odin says to Loki?
"Why did you do that?"
"Are you okay?"
Nope, none of that. Let's review--
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So the conversation between Loki and Frigga establishes a few things--
Loki has given up hope. He's assumed that Odin is going to have him killed. That's why he says, "Define worse."
He knows that he can never live up to his parents' expectations of him, so why would they believe anything he has to say about the situation regarding Thanos? Why would they believe that Loki never actually planned on ruling Midgard but was sent there because he was being manipulated and blackmailed?
They wouldn't. That's what he's thinking anyway, so he decides to play along cause they've already assumed the worst of him.
Loki wants to hear what Odin really thinks of him -- his precious baby boy that he rescued from Jotunheim.
And one of the first things Odin says to him is,
"All this because Loki desires a throne?"
You can tell from the opening scene that Loki is dreading his conversation with his father. He just wants to get it over with as soon as possible. And the entire conversation is him basically saying,
But it was okay when you did it?
Except he knows it wasn't. He's just throwing Odin's hypocrisy in his own face because now the truth is out there, and everything Loki learned in the first Thor movie has been reconfirmed: Odin does not care about Loki, and deep down he knows he should have just left Loki on Jotunheim to die. Because regardless of whatever plans he had for Loki -- to use him as a pawn in some political scheme:
"By the way, Laufey, you remember that son of yours that went missing eons ago when I was here slaughtering your people--?"
Regardless of those meticulously thought out, painstakingly laid plans Loki is a bad egg. Irredeemable. Undeserving of any sort of sympathy or second chance.
Loki just wanted to hear him say it because he was expecting to die. He wanted to die. He doesn't want to live knowing that he's ruined his mother's life, disappointed her, and completely destroyed whatever chance he had at repairing his relationship with Thor. He doesn't want to live with the memories of Thanos's torture in his head or knowing that the only father he'd ever had only ever saw him as a gambling chip. That's why he spent the entire scene snarking off and calling his dad out on his shit.
So, yes, by the end of the movie he's furious and resentful.
Because his family is still unwilling to say, "We're sorry we fucked up. We're sorry we hurt you."
Throughout the entire film Thor never comes to see Loki or ask if he's okay. The only time Thor goes to Loki throughout the entire movie is when he needs his help to save Jane. He doesn't care about the pain Loki feels -- no, he's just worried about some mortal that threw herself at him during the seventy-two hours he spent banished on Midgard.
Odin and Thor just assume the worst of Loki without even bothering to ask if he's okay. They completely disregard all of the abuse, the favoritism, and the fact that he said flat out that he never wanted a throne. But, yeah, at the end of the day that must be what its really about cause Loki is nothing more than a spoiled brat of a prince, nothing more or less, right?
And that is why Loki took over Asgard and sent his father to a nursing home on Midgard. He is a child, lashing out and furious at the fact that he is being held responsible for his parents' and brother's sins. Now, what was it that Rocket said in the first GtoG movie?
"I didn't ask to get made."
Well, Loki never asked for Odin to rescue him from Jotunheim.
And since the Loki fandom has so far portrayed the emotional depth of a teaspoon, let's just throw this is here to see if we can make the parallels a bit less subtle--
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So all of the healing and growth that Loki accomplished in the TV series is not because he's suddenly focused on something other than a throne. Because it was never about that. Ever.
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So because of Leopold's support and the shadow assassinations by the Agarthans and Humbert , it would be irrealistic to have a civil war happen early on (as in it start during the first year of the war) despite how Edelgard's extended lmanifesto (not just the church part) screw over the nobility while at the same time screwing the church that, unlike the nobles, the civilians of Adrestia seem to somewhat give a shit about?
At least if the intent when writing a fanfic is to respect the lore/world building of Canon?
We don't see enough Adrestian civilians to even know what they think about, we heard about "missing" church people in Adrestia, but nothing about the commoners - we only hear in passing iirc Ashe talking about starvation because of the war, but idk if he's talking in general or about Adrestia.
Ferdie'n'Lysithea's paralogue tells us the randoms in Hrym and being bled dry under Ludwig's name (when he's actually framed by Thales!), and even if the game tries to avoid this topic like the plague, I still wonder where all those "war assets" are coming from, especially since the "people working" on those projects didn't hesitate a second to use Adrestians as guinea pigs (iirc Remire is in Adrestia!).
So Hubert's secret police + starvation + whatever is happening thanks to Agarthans riling people up like what happens in Hrym + Leopold being in charge of the army (that is made up of people from other places than just, Bergliez) + Hubert being Hubert, aka willingly take people hostage or threaten them to make their families comply + Supreme Leader (I mean Hubert) jailing/rekting "corrupt" nobles in the first days of her ascension to the throne...
Nopes apparently says Enbarr's people are pretty happy about the war, because they're revanchists and are hell removed from the frontlines - but what about the rest of Adrestia?
I once compared the coronation scene in CF to a coup (because Billy and Supreme Leader are accompanied by soldiers) but it would sort of match, Supreme Leader gets total control of the army through Bergliez's lust of power/conquest, control over the finances because Linhardt's dad is just like that I guess, Hubert oversees everything and, at least in FE16, Arundel still sides with her.
Aegir was neutralised, Vestra Sr was put in a trashcan, and Varley is either reduced to a puppet or to House arrest.
There are no powers left to oppose her in Adrestia, and if commoners somehow managed to rebel, they would have to deal with their very own national army, secret police and random Agarthans... on top of finding enough food to eat to survive while the ressources are given to the frontlines.
But in a way, everything I'm just saying bar the canon facts of :
having Leopold and the Army + Waldemar and the money
Hubert doing Hubert things
opposing big name nobles being swiftly deposed/neutralised just after her coronation (or before in Nopes!)
food shortages
FE16 wise : Agarthans taxing randoms to death/ Nopes : Agarthans killing people randomly
FWIW, AG where we learn a bit more about Adrestia, and how, apparently, Agarthans and bandits (?) are slaughtering randoms there, but the nobles are too concerned by the Kingdom's assault to protect their people, and would rather see them die than divert troops to, just, have the bandits/agarthans stop creating rivers of blood with the bloods of the people they're supposed to protect.
Everything else is headcanon/AUs/fanfic/however you want to call it.
So bar those points... Adrestia just exists and it's a damn shame, because even Begion managed to get its pseudo civil war between Sanaki and the Senate where commoners/people supported one over the other, but in Adrestia? Bar the BE peeps and a few dads, you have the feeling no one else exists.
FWIW, in the non CF routes, the opera company joins Billy's army iirc, so maybe they're not loyalists? And represent some people who aren't that gung-ho about the war?
i have that random headcanon that in Nopes, Manu and Mittelfrank are used for spying stuff, and actually, through Yuri and Manu herself, give intel about what happens in Enbarr to the CoS while the opera workers try to sabotage as much as they can some stuff in the Imperial Army... but that's just an AU lol
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‘Tis I.. Mommy Ghost! 👋🏻 Here to stink up your ask box with my annoying lady stench once more! 😘
I hope that you are taking good care of yourself today 💖 and that Momma is giving you plenty of brain worms to inspire you. Or perhaps it would be more appropriate to say.. brain maggots. 😉🪱
I return to your ask box today with more of my nonsense, this time in the form of questions with regards to Momma’s delicious mouth. 💋🥵
At the end of your most recent update of the shenanigans experienced by us, Momma’s little Drama Queen, you gave us the beginnings of an attempted kiss from Momma. And so, now seemed like the perfect time for me to hop into your inbox to broach your ideas and details of kissing our beloved Maggot Mommy. 😻😘
I am certain that any little maggot who is a slut for Momma must have at least considered what it would be like to kiss her.
I know damn well that we all took note of that tongue when Momma attacks poor Bridget. The exquisite length of it. The colour of it.. black as coal. The way that it was dripping with thick saliva. 🤤
Also the visually obvious fact that, for the majority of the film, Momma’s mouth is covered in a mixture of dried and congealed blood, and also frequently dripping with fresh blood from both her victims and her own wounds..😻🥵
With your version of Maggot Mommy, the body of Ellie being used as a vessel is strung somewhere between dead and alive.. undead, if you will. Yes? So, surely that must give the taste of her kisses a certain.. je ne sais quoi? 🙊😅
Also, despite our beloved Maggot Mommy being an unholy Goddess whom we absolutely adore.. I have a feeling that she isn’t exactly too concerned about her dental hygiene, even though her powerful mouth is used to rip and tear and consume flesh. And so that breath, and that tongue, and the potential remnants of slaughtered foes still stuck in those teeth.. it all must add up to a unique flavour? 🥲
So, my dearest Cat.. what do you imagine our experience of kissing your Maggot Momma to be like? Tell me, what does Momma’s mouth taste like? 🤤
Spare NO details. I want to hear it ALL! 😻🤤
~ Kisses from me x 💋🖤
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Hey there, mommy! 🤗
You´re most welcome to stink up my askbox with your novels (my goodness 😅) whenever. 😘
Plenty of brain maggots these days, indeed. Still catching up on everything that´s been going on these past few months, but I´m determined. 💪😤
"Most recent update" would be about...6 months ago, yes? With Momma sticking her tongue down holes that are absolutely not meant for tongues? 😅
Like that will stop her, puh-lease.
(Sweet Momma was legit making an effort though, with every sinister fibre of that rotten being. That´s all that matters! 😔✊)
So, first of all: Yes, when Momma opens that maw of hers, it´s safe to say that it is not pleasant. (Depending on her most recent meal too, obv.) It smells as you would expect something that´s rotting to smell: rotten. As for the flavor-
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Excuse me.
You got the visuals down to a T here (don´t get me started on that tongue, though-), so I think yall can imagine the absolute...interesting taste of that. You also very correctly stated the (very obvious) lack of dental hygiene...which, no, nope, absolutely not-
Like that will stop her, puh-lease.
I´m not sure how yet, but we will find a way to handle this, handle Momma. Even if it means we gotta strap her down, pry those nasty-looking jaws open with a crowbar, and brush those knife-like teeth ourselves-
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And lose an arm or two in the process.
Listen, our Drama Queen will fight tooth and nail, ram yet another pair of scissors through that skull if she has to, hell she´d be willing to negotiate on that one, too.
...Negotiating as in: Our Drama Queen is not gonna jump out of the nearest window and to her certain death, if those stained lips land anywhere that isn´t the mouth.
Well, that´s alright, Maggot Momma´s more than happy moving those stained lips of hers further down-
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...BUT, I digress. You´re here for the actual taste. 😏
Okay so, if I had to describe the taste of that, I´d say it´s a combination of both spicy and salty, mixed with foul eggs, a metallic note, and a hint of something sickly sweet - a bit like cotton candy, actually. Then there´s the added bonus of getting to share bits and pieces of-
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All in all, it´d be a rather sticky matter probably. 🫠
How can you say "No" to that face, though?
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Thanks a lot for that ask. ❤️
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not that i think melanie's arc isn't satisfying in its own way but i would kill for an alternate version of season 4 where she totally loses herself in the the slaughter. she is literally the embodiment of the fear of the vengeful and she didn't even have her own kill count or any supernatural power beyond holding a knife 😭
I do understand wanting to examine this hypothetical but I’m actually really happy with what we got.
It’s important to understand that Melanie never really does go full avatar. She actively does everything in her power to avoid it. That’s what makes her such a fascinating mirror to Jon narratively because they do have really similar personalities but she is able to simply do one the thing Jon (and virtually every other avatar) can’t — nope-ing the fuck out of there. Even with the bullet inside of her, she refuses to take out her newfound desire for violence on anyone who doesn’t particularly deserve it (unfortunately for Jon she does think he deserves it).
I think we tend to under analyze the point JS is trying to make about anchors and actually seeking help when you need it throughout tma. Melanie has Georgie as an anchor (Jon does too, adding to the mirror) and actually goes to therapy — which Jon, for a moment assumes is in itself part of the paranormal, he is so paranoid and engrossed in his suffering that he almost forgets there’s a world outside of it whereas Melanie does everything in her power to hold onto it.
Just Melanie King <3
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suzannahnatters · 11 months
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I have a normal amount of feelings about eps 11-15 of MOON LOVERS: SCARLET HEART RYEO
you think these boys are going to fight over our girl but NOPE they're going to take down the villain and clear her name using the power of brotherhood yisss
wait...no...
I ALWAYS KNEW THAT BLIGHTER WOOK WAS NO GOOD
Ohhhh Lady Oh is FLAYING him with a few concise, perfectly judged words
queen yoo this, princess yeon hwa that, who cares about the minor villains? the king is terrible and deserves to lose everything and the whole system is rotten and needs to burn down
can't say how much I love that the iconic rain scene is NOT simply "me big strong man protect frail woman". It's MOSTLY about our girl doing what little she can to protest injustice, and So being the only one with the moral courage to defy his father and join her.
a year goes by. it does nothing for Wook's personality except maybe made it *even worse!*
can't say I'm fond of the decision to make it look like the king is Doing His Best, Really! and that all the Shenanigans are the fault of the scheming women!
My soul longs for an OPHELIA-esque ending where our girl simply opts out of the Nonsense. But I'd settle for a Shakespearean ending where the presiding patriarch is depicted as deeply morally ambiguous and just as terrible as everyone else. We shall see -_-
anyway BAEK AH, DON'T YOU DIE ON ME
ahahaha this show wants you to know that the horrible king gets to be reunited blissfully after death with his one true love, whom he treated like dirt, ignored, got pregnant, and then executed for a crime she didn't commit!!! THANKS I HATE IT
on the other hand there's also a subplot in which a princess wants to kill the king who slaughtered her whole family but this mission is complicated when she accidentally falls in love with one of the princes and I do respect a show that just offhandedly includes such a trope
oh yesss, our girl finally figures out the depths of Wook's duplicity and cuts him off without a shilling, now THAT is satisfying
vale Prince Guyliner, you DIDN'T deserve any better but you died very prettily without anyone trying to make you out to be A Saint, Really
at this stage I'm wondering who bites it next. my money is on Mu or possibly the not-so-awful queen.
I was right. Vale Mu, you died, but not before becoming every bit as terrible as the last king
on the other hand it looks like if you trade in one prince you get another back, nifty!
anyway this episode was full of tragedy, skulduggery and people making awful choices for relatable reasons and all these sweet boys are all at each others' throats and it's the finest vintage pain I've experienced in a long time, I love it so much
the romance is working so! well! for me!
the way So has now happily waited THREE YEARS (I know, give the man an award for Basic Decency shush)
the way our girl steps into Lady Oh's shoes T_T
two adults have a misunderstanding & actually TALK IT OUT?
So apologising? what's this? a kdrama male lead actually APOLOGISING to the female lead? instead of demanding apologies from her???
So apologising for a promise he never made explicitly but only implied? to someone of a lower rank?
SKIN WATERED, CROPS CLEAR
I did NOT expect to feel this positive about a male lead who just got MARRIED to his UNDERAGE NIECE, YIKES
huaaargh I'm a huge fan of how this show started out with a girl in fairy-floss-pink dresses charming 8 cute princes and now it's this suffocatingly bleak steadily-ratching doom-laden Shakespearean tragedy
best family drama I've seen since Shah Jahan's succession crisis. everyone's climbing across each other's dead body to grab the throne or stay alive.
except our girl, who's doing her best with what she's got
Wook, in a rare moment of honesty: "Are you going to become the King's dog and kill Eun? ...You and I are both struggling to survive. That is the fate of a prince who does not become a King. One must submit in order to provide protection."
ajks? our girl has just found out who poisoned the last king...just by ASKING?
And she was told. Because she's powerless. Because she's not a threat. Because who can she ever tell. *faint screaming*
this is just one of my favourite things in fiction--the power of the powerless
the WAY!!! she has taken on this role of a wise woman/prophetess! best use of time travel EVER
"what could have caused the variable that carried the 3rd prince to the throne?" asks the court astrologer and So is like oh heck
so...their love IS changing history? but for the better, or worse?
oh no, Eun and Bear Girl finally (after what, 3 years of marriage) got as far as first base and discovered a mutual appreciation for toy boats, if this leads to their untimely deaths I will be extremely miffed
well, of all the young idiots who were SUPPOSED to run away together and start a toyshop and a dojo...
how am I supposed to stop watching this AUGH
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Surely, We Can Make Miracles Chapter 21
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Arthur: We've followed the mermaids a pretty long way…
Cain: Are we coming up on Adams Island yet…?
Rutile: …Oh! I can see something, over that way!
Chloe: …You're right… Are those…buildings…?
Murr: That's Adams Island! I wonder if the beautiful stone staircases it was known for are still in one piece?
Rustica: You've been to the island before, Murr?
Murr: Yep! Aaaages ago, though!
Cain: There are a lot of overhangs around here. Everyone, be careful you don't run into them.
Chloe: Okay… The mermaids are all swimming pretty close to the ground…
Arthur: …Mm, with all the sand swirling around, it's kind of hard to see. Be careful, everyone…!
Cain: Gotcha!
Rutile & Chloe: Okay!
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Arthur: … …Now that the sand's mostly settled, it's really starting to look like a city…
Rustica: …What a mystical landscape… It's hard to imagine that long in the past, people walked through these streets…
Cain: …I can see something carved into this monument…it's pretty faint…
Rutile: …Coral Road… Is this the street's name…?
Murr: Oh, I'm feeling downright nostalgic! I used to walk through this part of town a lot! I'd sit in the window seat of that cafe there with a book or two… …!
Arthur: …!
Chloe: Wh-what? What is it?!
Arthur: Something's coming closer…
Rutile: "Something"…?
Rustica: We should hide ourselves.
Cain: But…
Arthur: Rustica's right. It's something that we have absolutely no chance of defeating.
Cain: …
Murr: …
Rutile: …
Chloe: …
Rustica: …
Arthur: …
Hwylryn: My, my. A whole flock of wizards.
Arthur: …A young man with a silver bracelet…?
Rutile: Hwylryn…?
Hwylryn: Oh, you were with Akira.
Rustica: <Amores Viesse>
Hwylryn: Wah… What a pretty song…
Murr: Let's move now. We need to get away before Rustica's spell wears off.
Cain: Murr?!
Murr: Or we're gonna get slaughtered.
Chloe: Wh-what…?
Hwylryn: …It's so lovely…
Rutile: He wouldn't…! Hwylryn isn't that kind of person…
Arthur: …gasp… …I forgot to breathe… …He rivals Lord Oz…
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Akira: You can feel the cintamani stone from…this direction…?
Oz: Yes.
Heathcliff: This ship is so big… I wish I could've seen it before it sank.
Shino: There's mana stones here and there… I wonder if they're the stones of the wizard who'd been steering this thing.
Faust: I believe her name was Melissa. Murr's acquaintance…
Oz: It should be here.
Shino: There's nothing but treasure chests in here…
Faust: Should we just start opening them at random?
Akira: …No, wait… Look at that smaller chest…
Heathcliff: This one?
Akira: Yes. If this cintamani stone is the same size as the one on Hwylryn's bracelet, that should be about the right size for it…
Heathcliff: Then I'm going to open this one with my magic. <Repsev Aivulp Sunos> …Huh?
Oz: There is a seal placed on it.
Faust: I guess we're just going to have to force it.
Shino: Hey. That's way more crude than your usual methods.
Heathcliff: It seems like a pretty simple seal… It should come undone pretty easily…
Akira: Do you think you can do it?
Heathcliff: It's not like I'd be able to open any seal you put in front of me, but Nero taught me a bit about it… …Okay… <Repsev Aivulp Sunos> It opened…!
Shino: You did it, Heath!
Vespa: …! …!
Faust: So this is a cintamani stone… I've never seen one before.
Heathcliff: Really, you haven't?
Faust: Nope. Oz, can you confirm that's actually what this is?
Oz: Yes.
I peeked inside the chest. There was a beautiful blue gem inside, one that looked the same as the one that had been set in Hwylryn's bracelet.
Akira: …This is the cintamani stone of medicine… We can save Snow and White with this!
Oz: Correct.
Oz smiled, looking relieved. Even if he'd never said as much, there was no way he wasn't worried about the twins' lives. He took his staff in hand and looked up towards the water's surface.
Oz: Heathcliff. Shino.
Heathcliff: Yes.
Shino: …
Oz: I shall entrust the two of you with the stone, and transport the both of you to Borda Island. I am trusting the both of you to take it to Figaro.
Heathcliff: Wait a second… You mean you're only sending the two of us back to land?
Shino: What about you? You're planning on going to where Arthur is, aren't you.
Oz: Correct.
Heathcliff: What about you, Mr. Faust…?
Faust: I'm going to look for Lennox. I want the both of you to return to shore.
Heathcliff: But I'm worried about you… And Nero told me to watch out for you. I'm staying with you.
Faust: Don't be stupid…
Heathcliff: If Lord Oz stops being able to use magic, the burden you're carrying right now is only going to get heavier. So wouldn't it be much safer to have him and the Sage deliver the stone instead, the way Prince Arthur said they should?
Shino: That's true… As soon as Oz is able to use his magic again, he can just pop right back down here.
Oz: It is difficult to accurately read the location of presences within the water. I am not certain I will be able to transport myself accurately.
Shino: Then just don't come back. Deliver the stone and then the Sage can open negotiations with the sea dragon.
Shino had a bitter look on his face as the words left his mouth.
Shino: To be honest, I don't think it's a good idea. If the dragon eats Oz while he can't use his magic, it's going to become an enemy no one's gonna be able to deal with.
Heathcliff: Shino…
Shino: I'm just speaking the truth.
I saw fear and apprehension in Shino's eyes, but he wasn't looking away. He wasn't a coward, after all; he was cautious because he was an excellent warrior. I was probably putting too much faith in my instincts and saying something stupid, but…
Akira: (That dragon is my friend…) (But I don't know if Hwylryn thinks the same of me. In that case, negotiations are going to be a bust. All I'll have done is make things harder for everyone…)
As my heart began to cloud over, Hwylryn's innocent, guileless smile flashed through my mind. I shook my head, just a little. I couldn't just decide talking to him was meaningless before I even had a chance to try.
Akira: If Hwylryn hurts Oz, then I will truly think of him as our enemy. If he intends to do anything else to Snow and White after what he's already done to them, then I will truly think of him as our enemy. And if I do, then my heart will align with Oz's, and he'll be able to use his magic, so…
Faust: …Sage… …This isn't the kind of thing I want to have to say, but this is a matter of life or death. All your lives, even.
Akira: …What is it?
Faust: It's difficult to think of someone you once called a friend as your enemy.
I looked at him. Faust had been betrayed by someone he'd considered his best friend, and became a curseworker. My judgment now sufficiently clouded, I looked up at Oz. After a moment of silence, he nodded.
Oz: For now, we must prioritize haste. We will take the stone to the castle.
Faust: Got it. The rest of us will follow Arthur's group.
Oz: I pray for your safety.
Heathcliff: Take care, Master Sage.
Shino: Sage. I have one last thing to say first. I've encountered a lot of animals in the Sherwood Forest. I've considered some of them friends, too. But in the end, they're just wild animals. Sometimes they attacked me anyways, and I had to take care of them after that.
Akira: Shino…
Shino: Sometimes you can't be friends no matter how much you try. But you can't blame yourself when that happens. Because it gets to be too much that way.
Heathcliff: …
Akira: …Thank you, Shino.
Shino: That's it. If your negotiations work, be sure to introduce me. I wanna try riding on a dragon.
Akira: Alright… Thank you, everyone!
Oz: Let us depart, Sage.
Akira: Okay!
Oz: <Vox Nox>
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Akira: …
And then, I was in the sky. The sky was clear, and the stars shined brightly. It didn't take long for Borda Island to come into view. Oz seemed relieved he was able to use his magic. He glanced at me, my hand still held tightly in his own.
Oz: We shall arrive at the castle momentarily.
Akira: Okay. Um, Oz… Can I ask you something?
Oz: What.
Akira: …Why did you stop your attack against Hwylryn back then? I know that Snow and White are very important to you… But you listened to me instead…
Oz: … Had I ignored your words and slain the dragon… You would have never trusted me again.
Akira: …
I felt a strange, all-consuming warmth well up inside of me. I…was treasured. My heart was treasured. That's how I felt right then. The moon hung in the sky above the ocean, its golden glow flickering on the waves. I wanted to treasure everyone in this exact same way. I wanted to be capable of noticing people's wishes that had fallen to the wayside and pick them up, cradling them gently in my palms. I wanted to support people's hearts with kind words. As if I could cast spells of my own.
Oz: Let us be off, Akira.
Akira: …Okay!
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Rustica: <Amores Viesse>
Hwylryn: …It's such a lovely sound…
Cain: …!
Arthur: Cain!
Cain: Let's go, Arthur! Let's save Shylock! I can't see if anything's there, but I'm still getting goosebumps just from the presence of the thing Murr was talking about!
Rutile: W…well, the beautiful, silver-haired young man we met at the torta di cocco shop is in front of us right now. But like the Sage said, his name is Hwylryn. But he's really a dragon…
Arthur: …Then, this would be…?
Cain: If he's strong enough to rival Oz, then we cannot beat this thing. We should find and save Shylock while Rustica's magic is still working on him! I'll stay here to support Rustica!
Chloe: …I'll stay, too!
Rutile: I will as well! Hwylryn remembered who I am! I might be able to talk to him…
Murr: Gotcha! Then I'll get going!
Arthur: Murr!
Murr: Let's go, Arthur!
Arthur: Alright!
Vespa's Sister: …! …!
Arthur: Thank you! Please, take us there!
Chloe: …Be safe, okay…! And please help Shylock…!
Rustica: …Lalala…lalala…
Hwylryn: …Pretty…
Rutile: …
Chloe: …
Cain: C'mon…please… …Don't come back to your senses…
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Heathcliff: Let's start heading back to Prince Arthur's group. Vespa, can you take us there?
Vespa: …! …!
Faust: …
Shino: Quit worrying, Faust. Everyone in Arthur's group is reliable. Maybe they're taking Lennox back right now as we speak.
Faust: You're right…
Heathcliff: What is Lennox to you, Mr. Faust? I know that he used to be your servant a long time ago, but…
Shino: Man, don't say "a long time ago". He wants to still be serving you. He keeps looking at me and Heath all jealous-like.
Faust: …
Shino: And you've completely lost your cool about him. The two of you were close, right?
Faust: We never had a relationship as significant as all that. It's just… …I worried him for so long. Even though we were only together for a few years, he spent four hundred looking for me. That's a long time for someone to feel the same way, but he's the kind of person who can maintain that kind of loyalty. He's patient, sincere, and very strong at heart. Anyone would be blessed to have him nearby. No matter how much one might hate themself, he'd keep doing what he could for them, affirming them instead of denying them. He's not someone who should be next to me. Someone like him should be serving someone more serene, someone who's at least a little bit blessed. Someone who actually has a future. If he'd just forget about me, he'd find someone else in no time. I just want to bless him somehow.
Shino & Heathcliff: …
Faust: …I shouldn't have said all that. …! Both of you, get back!
Heathcliff: …?! The ocean currents are whipping into a whirlpool…!
Faust: <Salliuqnart Mulcredo>
Shino: Faust!
Heathcliff: Mr. Faust!
Faust: Are you two okay?!
Lennox?: …So this is where it was…
Faust: … Bastard…!
Shino: Lennox…! No, Balthazar…
Lennox?: Where is the cintamani stone. Hand it over without a fuss to save yourselves.
Faust: …That's my line. Give back Lennox's body! Or else I'll make sure your soul rots in Hell for all eternity!
Lennox?: Fascinating. For an Eastern wizard to declare that… I'd like to see you try.
Faust: <Salliuqnart Mulcredo>!
Lennox?: <Mare Praeda>!
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Lennox: … I heard someone call my name…? …Where is this…? I feel like I've walked a long way, and yet… You're right, Courir… I've been to a lot of places. And I've met a lot of people. Just like how I met you… I've been blessed everywhere I've gone. But…he was never there.
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???: Faust? He's not here right now. What am I doing? I'm cleaning the mud off everyone's boots. We were all clomping around in the rain yesterday. I've got more stamina than most people. And I always wake up early, so I have the time to spare. Wait, aren't you… You're that wizard from the coal mine that just joined up, right? Lennox? I knew it! You're pretty huge even from a distance, but you're even bigger seeing you up close like this. What happened at the mine was terrible… How's your family? Did they make it out okay? …Oh, I see… …I'm sorry. Hey, could you lean over a little? …Hm? What for? It's so I can give you a hug. Thank you…thank you for coming all this way….thank you for continuing to live without ever giving up… … Haha… Yeah, people tell me I'm warm a lot. It's good to be working with you, Lennox. Ah… Sorry for treating you like a kid. …Since Faust isn't here, you want to talk to Sir Alec instead? You're hugging him right now, actually.
Alec: Welcome, Lennox. I'm Alec.
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Shylock: Mm… My apologies, but I'm afraid I don't know. But if you've been searching for him for this long and haven't found him, then… Perhaps he's changed his name or sequestered himself away from society? It's also possible that he simply does not wish to see you again. Oh, no. I'm not trying to criticize your chasing after him. I am a Western wizard. I'm fond of people who have given themselves up to their desires. However… … Please, sit down. Let me pour you a glass. It's on the house. Take a moment to recover from your long, long journey.
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Figaro: You're still looking for Faust…? Wouldn't it be better to just give up already? There's no guarantee you'll find him… And even if you do, there's no telling if he'll still be the man you're longing for. Someone who's been betrayed and hurt like that loses everything. Light, kindness, peace, luck, a genuine smile… I've seen more people like that than I can count. Despair is like a poison. It changes people. But you haven't changed, even though you couldn't protect your master and he tossed you away. Oh, don't get me wrong. That's me praising you. I think you're amazing for still being able to cling onto your hope like that.
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Tiletta: I suppose so. Are you planning on leaving the South at some point, then? I'm planning on staying. I've got a husband, after all, and we've got a kid on the way. The spirits here still seem to be completely baffled by me, but I'm sure it'll work out somehow. When my child grows up, I hope the two of you will get along, provided you're still in the country. You'll be fine. I know you'll find him. Wizards have long lives, after all. Even if you never made a promise to meet again, as long as you stay alive, you'll meet one another again and again and again. So it'll be fine. Both you and the person you're looking for are wizards. You can still meet again. And you will.
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Vespa's Sister: …! …!
Arthur: So Shylock is down this path…?
Murr: Remember, Balthazar's a Northern wizard! We can't match him so easily! Don't try to attack him head on! Once we save Shylock, it's time to split!
Arthur: Understood! We can't let ourselves take too long here, or the rest of our group will be in danger!
Murr: Nice job, reading between the lines! Arthur! In the unlikely chance things come to blows, I'll be right there to support you! You'll be the cornerstone of our attack. So I'll be in your care!
Arthur: Let's watch each other's backs! Ah…! There's Shylock!
Murr: Shylock!
Shylock: …! Stay back! This area is inside of a magic circle that Balthazar has cleverly hidden away. Setting foot inside of it will make you unable to use magic.
Murr: Sounds like we should be smashing that circle first, then! I'll wipe away the illusions hiding it so we can see it, annnnd…
Arthur: I'll break the pattern enough that it can't keep itself working!
Murr: Got it in one! Good boy!
Arthur: I've got your prudent guidance, after all!
Murr: <Eanul Lambru>
Arthur: (Light is gathering around the circumference of the area…) (I need to break the pattern of Balthazar's circle…!) <Pernoctant Nixzo> Did that get rid of it?!
Murr: You did it! Great job, Arthur!
Arthur: Yeah! Time to save Shylock!
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Lennox?: <Mare Praeda>
Faust: <Salliuqnart Mulcredo>! …gh, I can block his attacks…! Get ready to put up an exorcism circle!
Shino: Got it! Styrax resin, compeil oil, fallen elderleaves…
Heathcliff: We're in the middle of the ocean! You can't just use them as-is! First we need to stabilize the area with white rose quartz… <Repsev Aivulp Sunos>
Shino: <Matzah Sudipas>
Lennox?: How naiive…!
Faust: I'm your opponent right now! <Salliuqnart Mulcredo> Lennox! It's me! Answer me, Leno…!
Lennox?: …This body is mine! I'll rip this head right off its shoulders! I wouldn't mind giving you back just the head. Though it'd turn to stone as soon as I did!
Faust: The only one turning to stone here is you! <Salliuqnart Mulcredo>
Lennox?: Hmph. Was that supposed to do something? …?! Shylock…! …gh…!
Faust: (It worked!) (Something seemed to disturb him for a moment, though…)
Lennox?: …kh… What are you waiting for, Hwylryn?! I told you not to let them get close to him!
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Hwylryn: …Ah…
Rustica: …! My spell wore off…
Cain: C'mon! Try it again…
Rustica: <Amores Viesse>
Hwylryn: Nope, not this time.
Rustica: …
Hwylryn: Huh… There's less of you than before. How many went further in? Well, you got me… Guess this is how it has to be. I'll take you all on.
Rutile: Hwylryn…! Please return Leno and Shylock! They're very precious people to us!
Hwylryn: I'm sorry. Balthazar seems like he really wants them. You're one of Akira's friends, right? I don't want to have to hurt you. You should get away from here.
Rutile: I won't leave until we have both of them back…!
Hwylryn: … Okay. I'm really not feeling up to this, but…
Cain: (He's coming!) <Gladius Procella>
Rustica: <Amores Viesse>
Cain: …Uwaahh…!
Rustica: …Kh…!
Chloe: Rustica…! …ah, ahhh…
Rutile: Oh no…!
Hwylryn: Just let the current take you far, far away from here. Coming back is a no-no, okay?
Cain: …gh! <Gladius Procella>!
Hwylryn: …You're not listening…
Cain: …! (The current is so strong…!) …gh…! (I'm going to be swallowed by the current…! It's going to rip my limbs apart…!) (I'm wasting so much magic just trying to keep it together…!) (At this rate, I won't be able to breathe…!)
Rustica: <Amores Viesse>
Hwylryn: …
Cain: Rustica…!
Rustica: Cain, are you okay?!
Hwylryn: …La…lala…
Cain: Is it that spell again…?!
Rustica: Yes. Though it won't last long, I fear. Chloe, Rutile.
Chloe: Absolutely not! I am not running!
Rustica: …
Chloe: …I'll use the cloaking magic again…and you can use your song, and…
Rustica: …Alright.
Rutile: Cain, I'll heal you!
Cain: It's fine! Save your magic! If someone's close to death, they'll need it more…
Hwylryn: …nn…
Cain: … He's going to attack again…
Hwylryn: …Hmm? Oh, you got me again…
Rustica: <Amores Viesse>
Chloe: <Suispicibo Voitengok>!
Hwylryn: Jeez… I guess I'll have to make it hurt a little.
Cain: <Gladius Procella>!
Hwylryn: Back off!
Cain: …Waaahhh…!
Chloe: …cough…! I can't…breathe…!
Rustica: Chloe…!
Rutile: …Everyone…!
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Mithra: …Sigh… Don't piss me off so much, Figaro… Why do you have to make me mad? If you're so worried, then you should've just protected the Sage yourself. I'm already busy enough keeping Mitile and Rutile safe. Because I promised Tiletta I'd protect them… … Uh oh… What were those two supposed to be doing right now? Are they waiting for cake again… … <Arthim>
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TOTAL: 4 207 POSTED: nope! IN PROGRESS -bleach suburban ot4 (2 194 words) -naruto ABO cherry wine (1 257 words) -bleach ABO pack fuckening (756 words, mostly edits/adds-on) mmmyep, unsurprised here. no external reason, i just... nosedived or something. idk. flops. -- teasers:
-- Naruto ABO cherry wine -- "One cannot simply refuse to consider all possibilities," he mused detachedly, and started slicing himself a band of cloth off the bottom of the man's shirt. The sound of cotton shearing felt very loud in the room for the couple of seconds it took Tobirama and Izuna to get it. "--Scent token." "Masterful deduction." Considering he had gone into an actual ghost rut once from losing track of a still-vulnerable, freshly-bred (or so his instincts said) Tobirama... A bit of cloth that only smelled of the man's effort-sweat and not of his (their) pleasure wasn't going to help a lot, but it was better than nothing. He knew better than to hope the towel Tobirama had used after his bath (if he had used any and not simply jutsued the water off) would still hold any traces of him. ... His hands were so close to Tobirama's hip, the waist of his pants. "You could have asked," Tobirama snapped, tense and unmoving. "I thought you were done, do you even need one or are you just trying to get stabbed?" "If we don't want me to slaughter my way through every daimyo's guard and courtier who looks at me sideways for this mess? Rather," Madara replied absently, and wondered whether he would get away with cutting through the strap of his fundoshi and pulling it free like a street hustler pulling a handkerchief from a sleeve-- "Niisan. No." "I didn't do anything." "Good. Keep doing that." Chuckling to himself, he pushed the thought away. Dumb alpha optimism would be a good way to get stabbed. And then Tobirama would flounce away in a snit, which would be amusing but also very unpleasant. Best that his -- temporary lover -- leave calmly, or even better be left behind as he and Izuna went away, to allow Madara's hindbrain to pretend he would wait for them here. -- bleach suburban ot4 -- Orihime starts clamping locks of Nelliel's hair out of the way. It feels nice. She looks so serious in the mirror, determined to do it right. "I think we all started dyeing it at the same time back then," Nel says quietly, watching the two of them in the mirror. The baby is turning over in her belly, something slow and ponderous. "Hm?" "Most of us were half-Japanese at best. Our faces already..." She waves vaguely at her own face. "I mean, I pass from the neck up, if you don't get close enough to notice my eye color, but I really don't have a Japanese woman's build." The only woman she's ever met who might have a bust-waist ratio approaching hers is Orihime, in fact. And Orihime is still short. Nelliel is taller than some guys out here; her shoulders are squarer, more solid. "Anyway. We couldn't hide it, most of us, so we got into the habit of shoving it in people's faces, I guess. Better be noticed for my hair than for my tits, when I was fifteen." Orihime winces, looks sad. Starts scratching at her skull through the hair bleach like one might pet a cat. "--Ugh, why did this get so sad," Nelliel remembers to say three seconds of bubbling tingles later. "I just mean! I don't look like me with natural hair, but this is... really bright, and my kid--" "Your kid will have the coolest mom," Orihime says staunchly. "And you could -- there are less intense blue-greens. Mossy would look nice? Or sage green. You don't have to go natural. You should keep looking like a faerie." -- bleach pack fuckening ABO -- Fucking smirky bastard. He hoots, insulting, when Grimmjow lunges to claw him, so when he hops over him to dodge Grimmjow goes for the less-friendly rules of hunting and clamps his teeth onto the thigh passing him by. White Zangetsu proves himself to be a normal person by snarling so loud the walls of the cliff tremble in echo. Grimmjow releases him, grinning all teeth out -- then Whitey is on him, trying to ram him back-first into the ground. Growls echoing, they kick and swipe, and roll-- And the black one plucks him from the ground like an errant child, arms slipping under his armpits and lifting him off the ground in a smooth instant. Whitey looks at his face, and bursts out laughing. "You forgot -- you forgot there were two of us, holy shit, heat Grimmjow is so fucking dumb--" "I'm gonna pull out all your guts and knit them into a cozy gut poncho."
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