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deliciousdefendorinternet · 1 month

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in Defence of Creek ( warning if your an Avid Creek Hater you may not want to read this 😂😂 )

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ps. Branch will Hair strangle some guy he Barely knew who he didn't even care about for betraying them but doesn't do the same to his Jerkass Brothers who let him down his whole life 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️.

anyway onto the topic at hand 😂😂😂😂

Creek gets an unfair Rap in my opinion sure he technically betrayed the village but when you examine the story of the first film he literally had no other choice.

as there's no other scenario that didn't end with him being Horribly Eaten as soon as he was picked by Chef for Gristle Jr to eat and taken out of the cage his fate was sealed.

unlike the rest of the snack pack he didn't have the option of sitting around waiting on the off chance Poppy would Rescue them.

we see in the Betrayal scene he was literally in Gristle's mouth before he finally played the only card he could and said he'd do what ever they wanted him to do.

and from then on he was kept in Gristle's locket around his neck which I have to say was Horrible poor guy was stuffed in their with no space or light or even air given how tight it was.

and he was kept there until eventually being moved out of the locket and put into Chef's waist bag just before the snack pack got the Locket from Gristle and were then captured by Chef.

and from that point like Creek himself said there was literally nothing else he could do that wouldn't result in him being killed straight away by Chef.

this is what rubs me the wrong way about the movie trying to make him into a villain he has no real agency in the betrayal it'd be a little easier for me to Judge him.

if he was kept in the cage with the Rest of the Snack Pack so he had the option of just having faith in Poppy someone he claimed to care about.

coming to save them but instead he took the more cowardly action and offered to sell everyone out early on in order to save himself then I feel it'd work a little better.

but having him be plucked from the cage early on and literally only betray everyone when he was on the verge of being eaten just makes him a victim in my eyes.

like I'm sorry but he can't be blamed too much for anything he does at that point he's just a normal civilian who's life was put in danger by negligent leaders ( cough Peppy cough ).

he technically wasn't obligated to die then and there and the whole situation with him selling out the Village is a classic Trolley Problem sure its easy to Judge.

from the outside but when we're on the verge of being gruesomely murdered who's to say what each of us would do in the moment to stay alive.

basically its Chef's actions and she's the one to blame not Creek dude was a literal Hostage who had been kidnaped Humiliated by being shoved in a taco and sprinkled with spicy stuff.

and then nearly eaten and then crammed into a tiny locket for presumably Hours and then crammed into a waist bag like how is this guy not the victim here?

and some people do like to point to how he behaved about the whole thing telling Poppy he's doing it for her but I'm sorry that doesn't change anything in my eyes.

sure its an unusual reaction but its also an unusual situation and I see it more as him weakly attempting to justify it to himself since he does admit he wishes there was another way but is promptly reminded by Chef that there isn't.

his Reaction isn't Great but it doesn't change the situation and make him some pure evil person.

a little autistic maybe? given the weird response to an emotional situation he has but yeah it doesn't make him worse in my eyes.

basically to end things the film as well as the fandom that villainise him seem to basically be saying that he should have just laid down and accepted his gruesome fate the first time.

and the movie even ends on a cruel irony of still being eaten along with Chef.

which for Chef is ironic in a karmic way but for Creek its just kinda sad tbh so the film's saying his death was decided at the start and he's a villain for not accepting it the first time.

and as punishment he meets the same fate in the end anyway.

I thought this was a Trolls film not a Final Destination film lol.

anyway even tho its separate cannon I was Happy when he was Revealed to still be alive in TBGO sure I feel his Return could have been written way better.

but Regardless I'm Glad he's still alive he didn't deserve to die and also the movie cannon never contradicts the tv show cannon in Terms of Creek's survival.

so yeah he could very well still be alive in the movies as well sorry Haters 😅😅😅😅.

#Youtube #trolls #trolls creek #dreamworks trolls #trolls the beat goes on #trolls tbgo #trolls dreamworks #Trolls #Trolls Creek #Trolls The Beat Goes On #Trolls TBGO #trolls creek defence #sorry not sorry haters 😂😂😂😂

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lupuslikethewolf · 1 year

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marauders!au where the war never happened and they all got to go on and live happy lives :) its set years later, when Harry, Ron, Neville, Luna and Hermione are going into their first year.

I haven’t come up with an actual plot yet :/ but this is the setting, and they are all around their early-to-mid-thirties at this point. it's likely just domestic fluff and slice-of-life type shit, with Harry still getting into impossible amounts of fuckery whilst stressing at least 10 different adults (as he should tbh)

i can't decide whether this is set in the 90s or in the modern!era so i left it ambiguous

Barty Crouch Jr, now Professor Barty (just Barty, Crouch is my father), teaches DADA and his fiancé, Evan Rosier, is a Magizoologist who travels during the school year, comes back home for the holidays and weekends to spend with Barty, either on Hogwarts grounds or at their own home. Barty has a close friendship with McGonagall, who is Headmistress, and Poppy (who are married, but no one figured it out).

Dorcas and Marlene play International-Level Quidditch: Dorcas for England, and Marlene for Wales or Ireland (undecided). Everyone thinks they hate each other from the way they treat each other during games. They played for the Holyhead Harpies until they got recruited, and their wedding was basically the biggest, most dramatic and over-the-top graduation party Hogwarts had ever seen, hosted in the Potter Manor. everyone was hungover for days afterwards

Lily and Snape are best-friends-turned-rivals, who achieved a Mastery in Potions at the same time, and are both the youngest people to ever do so. Sev specialises in theoretical potions, and Lily specialises in experimental work, altering old potions and creating new ones. She commandeered the entire basement for her own potions lab, and Remus helps her research in his spare time.

Pandora started publishing with Xenophillius (the definition of gender-fuckery; no-one knows how they identify, not even Xeno), and they publish the most outlandish work they can, alongside Pandora’s books!! They also run Xeno's Quibbler and a couple other independent newspapers. They live out in the countryside w/ Luna. Barty & Evan are their only walking-distance neighbours, but they floo to their friends houses semi-regularly

MaryLily and StarChaser are co-parenting Harry, and being godparents/family friends of Draco, Blaise Zabini, Ron, Neville and Luna. When Harry is at pre-school, he makes friends with Hermione, and the four of them introduce Dr and Dr Granger to the magical world over the years, instead of the two month crash-course Hogwarts gives

Mary is an artist, and since she was raised half-blood, absolutely adores the technique and process of muggle painting, later enchanting it to move and learn and talk. She doesn't own anything that isn't stained with paint, bleach or hair dye. She is famous for her work, in Magical and Muggle circles, but is almost completely anonymous, and they only know what she looks like because of a group portrait she painted

Regulus is an independent researcher of old Pagan traditions and 'Muggle' magic, how different solstices and days (like All Hallows Eve) affect the Magical community, etc. He visits Barty at Hogwarts with Harry every few weeks, and later with Hermione as well, so they grew up learning about the secrets at Hogwarts, in the library, and with the teachers. Also friendly house rivalry, and the adults completely split on which houses they will go into at Hogwarts. Evan started a betting pool.

James and Sirius are the wizarding private investigators. They work everywhere, for everyone (no matter what. they don't need to charge more than what people can afford), and love it. James absolutely adores the 'Sherlock Holmes' vibes, but they are both Sherlock Holmes b/c they are simply too baddass not to be!

Remus opened a bookstore-cafe, and him and Sirius live in the flat above it. It’s really popular and became the place for students and young queer people. The bookstore stocks everything from really popular and really unknown books and authors of every genre. The regulars also notice all these really famous but really mysterious friends of Remus who come-and-go (artist!mary, author!pandora, athletes!dorlene, etc). And then, of course, is the “private” investigator boyfriend, who couldn’t be less subtle at anything if he tried.

Alice is still an Auror, and the Best of the Best, but she is so fucking fed up of the politics, DMLE, and Ministry in general. She is starting a revolution/reformation from the inside- and if that doesn’t work, quit her job and do the same thing from the outside! Frank ended up in law and becoming a Lawyer, and is glad he did, because it might be the only thing that will keep his partner out of jail if she decides to commit treason. They love Neville to bits, and would do anything for him!! They built a whole-ass greenhouse when he discovered his talent.

Peter Pettigrew works part-time with Remus at his place, but is currently training with Gringotts/other cursebreakers to become a professional cursebreaker! it is taking a long ass time with a lot of testing and work to put in, but Peter finds it interesting and it meant that he always has more stories to tell the kids when he sees them, which is a bonus because children are hard to entertain.

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toomanyopinionss · 8 months

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I want to talk about

Surviving Summer

(nonspoiler/spoiler)

hey y’all, it’s been a minute since i’ve done one of these. let’s get into it…😏

So i genuinely like this show. Just finished watching the second season, in fact.

I feel like it’s the good amount of cheesy and adorable and mind numbing without being too formulaic and basic like some of these Netflix originals tend to be. Now it can be annoying and cringy sometimes, don’t get me wrong. But it’s got some pretty good actors and actresses with enough heartfelt moments and playful scenes to make one feel content. She’s not a top ten, but she never tries to be, you know??

As for the show itself? Surviving Summer is the perfect name for it, because Summer the character? a HOT mess. I cannot stress this enough, the frontal lobes on that one are not fully formed. It’s especially apparent in season 1. Even so, i love her 🥰. I cant help it ok? She has the confidence that i dreamed of having in high school, and now tbh.

I won’t go to deep into every character, but let me just say this: they will ALL annoy you at some point. It’s so obvious that they’re teenagers, cuz they childish. But they all care about each other most of the time, and surfing. It’s a great summer watch! go for it, don’t be shy

7.5/10. Surface level fun with shenanigans galore and annoying teenagers.

SPOILERS

Y’all the second season was gooood. I liked it better than the first tbh. Summer, like i said before was much more serious and focused, but it didn’t change her personality at all, which i loved.

I liked how they got more into Bodhi’s conflicts with surfing and the racism in the industry on her end. If anything, i wish they had time to do even more with it. Because everything else they did with her character this season was just bleh. A half hearted conflict between poppy blown WAY out of proportion and a half assed queer relationship that was cute but barely touched on because hottake Netflix hates their wlws and their black main characters 🤭(oop who said that)

Poppy and marlon were cuteeeee. sidenote, who else forgot that bodhi and marlon had a thing, cuz i sho did 👀. they have such good chemistry and it just warmed my heart. SPEAKING of good chemistry…

✨“summer have you seen yourself?”

summer and baxter are the only mf choice, im SORRY.

immediately side eyeing anyone who says that summer and ari should be together, because i’m not sure you and i watch the same show. another steaming take, but I never bought into summer and ari. they are too sibling for me. i was taken ABACK when they kissed in season one. I genuinely did not see it coming. they play off each other nicely, but in a romantic way? NOPE, i don’t buy it.

but from the first scene with baxter and summer, i knew. it was intense. the casual touches, the instant bind they formed, the way bax looks at her 🤭…

you cannot compete where you don’t compare, Ari is not the one 🤷🏾‍♀️

anyone else? hmmm…

oh, y’all join me in a big FVCK you to Elo and Wren. they both suck actual ass and i hate them both.

it’s the way that they treat everyone like shit equally. even their own brother? like what the fvck is wrong with them?

like especially wren. being jealous and overly competitive is one thing. but they way she handled the bodhi situation, plus the way she outed her old teammate? literally bordering on racist and homophobic like wtffff. maybe a lil psychotic too, cuz why is she literally a threat to summer’s life? don’t take it out on her cuz your boyfriend is an indecisive disaster. at least they didn’t give wren a redemption, i would have been so pissed off like fvck her.

ok this is getting long. tldr, Season 2 was entertaining and fun. poppy and marlon were cute, summer was awesome, ari does not need a girlfriend, justice for baxter, and wren and elo will not be seeing the pearly gates.

#surviving summer #surviving summer netflix #netflix #2023 #sky katz #summer x baxter #summer x ari #poppy x marlon #baxter radic #summer torres

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trynadollsiesplay · 21 days

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I hate how in Rainbow World the girls never sing in character. It's like no thought was put into who is actually singing the song character wise. Whoever voices the character is just having to sing the lyrics.

Like, Sunny is the worst for me, because Sunny's character is big and loud. She's all "sad emoji", and squeaky high pitch, and I imagine she is bouncing all over the place and bubbly. Rushing and gushing lines. Making cute things rhyme.

Poppy was somewhat of a laid back rebel. Imagine her singing slow, calm jazz, or the likes. Imagine her singing to herself and nobody really comprehending it. Imagine low power notes. She gives me let it go vibes, but calmer. And she could totally do dance beat, I want to see her dancing.

You think Violet would sing anything that isn't pop. That she would be throwing in brand referances. That she wouldn't be pozing and talking like she's blogging and sharing her social media to Rainbow World, or trying to, and telling them all about how it is. Making brand deals, people pleasing with everyone.

I liked Ruby's song, because clearly ruby is intensly focused on helping. But ruby is a rebel who can make art out of everything. She's either a little more grung, or giving queen, or rebelling justice seeking princess. You could even call her excitable, it should show more when she sings. She likes to move. Why isn't she. And she talks from the heart, with honesty and care.

Jade is like a mother. I don't remember her song, but she wasn't that. She almost sounds nasely in canon, she might actually do better voice wise in a rap. She's a little tsundere. It would Pop in song. She is big and feeling her emotions and coping with them. She seems grounded. She just sounds like a random person singing here. I am sorry.

Bella cares more about the end goal than the steps to get there. She should be running, dreaming, singing lyrics that paint a picture and getting caught in the rushing sensations. She should already be stepping to the next thing. She should think of people loving her, only to step back and realise she made a wrong step along the way behind her. Rushing to fix it. She should be barbie, but well scholarly. Afraid of what others will see, fearing the wrong end too much. Innocent. Everything is new in the world for her.

Skyler is shy. She should take time, starting small and quiet, and rounding up. When she gets into it, she should be the power moment, and then she should get embarassed about how loud and into it she got, before reminding herself she is doing good. That she is helping. She should sing about the small things, because being nervous means you don't want to look achallenge right in the eyes. You can, but it takes build up. I think she would be the most touching girl to hear, because MGA built her up good.

I think Amaiya is the only one who should sound normal. I think that suits her. But realistically, Amaiya had a character built up. She was all about speed. She should jump right in before having to step back. Maybe she could be forced to rap, or talk it, or forget to rhyme. She wants the communicated ideas out of her mouth as fast as possible, but the ideas change mid flow and song without her realising, building too high. Maybe she should be unsure and confused as she sings. Maybe she should sound nervous or hit wrong notes, only to go back at the end and hit them just right in the season finale, or when she feels comfortable enough and fix her mistakes. (also don't get me started on throne Amaiya, I will scream)

No wonder MGA hasn't got an album out for Rainbow World. The songs are so under deved that nobody would dig listening to them. I mean, maybe they would. But it makes me sad. I wish I was listening to Sophia the first instead tbh.

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rainecreatesstuff · 1 year

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ok so the post was made a month ago and i'm sure you've already gotten this ask but what's the symbolism behind the limlife clocks you made?

tbh im low on energy and I wasn’t gonna answer this but then I noticed you’ve got a d20 username and avatar so out of respect for another d20er hanging out in the mcyt fields I will.

anyways

T.I.E.S:

Tango - stopwatch. Lil reference to him running the death games in s1 and 2, also to match his general sense of urgency. Also can be used for red stone timing

Impulse - watch. Simple, practical, but has his own lil flair to it with his logo. Stays on the wrist so he doesn’t have to worry abt other people nabbing it or it getting broken, kinda symbolizes his tendency to play multiple sides to keep himself safe. Also has a day/night cycle, connecting him to Bdubs after double life

Etho - sleek, elegant design. Can be glanced at quickly to see time. Day/night cycle connecting him to Bdubs bc. They cannot be normal about each other. A small sundial bc he’s been around these parts a while and also it just feels like something he would brag about being able to read.

Skizz - forget-me-nots symbolize skizz’s loyalty to his people and his kindness to everyone. Also, as the first to lose a significant amount of time, given as a reminder to. Yknow. Remember him. Cracked after being killed twice by boogeymen in ep 1

Mean Gills:

Martyn - simple, easy to read and glance at, can be clipped to a weapon or tool so he can see it easily, imbued with his status as a follower of the listeners.

Scott - poppy in the middle to symbolize his ties to Jimmy, which keep popping up despite. Everything. A gold heart which is awarded to each of the victors. Scott’s clock originally had chains around it, put there by the Watchers/ higher beings/ whoever to prevent him from messing with his clock, broken immediately bc Scott found them annoying

Nosy Neighbours:

Pearl - locket. Unseen in drawing, but a wolf’s head is carved into the front. Phases of the moon show how much time she has left rather than numbers. A gold heart awarded to each of the victors.

BigB - cookie clock! Lighthearted and fun, shows bigb’s brand a bit, not really intense or complex, showing how bigb tends to be pretty upfront and chill throughout the games

The Clockers:

Cleo - an old clock that matches the aesthetics of the Time Witch from wcsmp. The inner mechanisms are visible to represent how she usually plays with all her cards on the table, and is very upfront with her allegiances and her reasonings etc. elegant and a bit imposing.

Bdubs - a busted-up clock that doesn’t work anymore. Or, well, the inner mechanisms work. It ticks. Nobody can see how much time is left though. Chipped and cracked from the last three games. Blood from first boogey kill.

Scar - an hourglass with a dark oak border. Can’t have a scar clock and not put desert duo in it. Anyways, not only does the sand represent Scar’s permanent ties to the desert, it also is a very clear visual, meaning Scar doesn’t have to worry about accidentally jumbling numbers when reading his time (dyslexia is a bitch)

The Bad Boys:

Joel - Two ruby eyes representing the red that is always in Joel, no matter his colour, as well as acting as a small nod to his wolves in 3rd life. The hands are dagger-shaped, but round at the ends (he is scary but also a wet cat. If you are loyal to him he will not so much as scratch you). Scorched from Bad Boy Actions in ep 1

Jimmy - canary wings going round and round, cyclically. A cage that should open; it has hinges. Jimmy cannot open it yet. (If someone else dies first, he might be able to) also scorched from Bad Boy Actions

Grian - they will not let him forget he is not meant to be there. He has to concentrate to keep his clock at the right time- its hands will spin wildly (sometimes even going backwards, giving him more time) if he doesn’t keep an eye on it. Three hearts to remind him that he created the games. A gold heart awarded to each of the victors. Not shown, but two winged-shapes on hinges close over the clock face to shield it from other’s’ view.

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charcadett · 1 year

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Can I get a continuation of the starting a family conversation with Larry and get some headcannons of him as a dad?

YESS DAD LARRY. I have a lot of thoughts here, though not as many as Grusha. Idk, he’s just like. A Dad. You see him and you’re like “Oh, what a dad.” Tbh, I feel like he’d be hmmm. A more subdued Bandit from Bluey dad. He gets roped into games easily.

Larry As A Dad

- Before his kid is born, Larry is preparing for a smaller Poppy. She is the only experience he has with small children, and there’s no denying she’s quite the handful. Larry is incredibly nervous. His hands are always damp with sweat, and he can barely focus during battles because he’s wondering how long it is until he will be able to meet his kid for the first time. No matter how many times he’s assured, Larry can’t shake the irrational fear that he's too dull. He knows kids need stimulation, bright colors, and loud noises, to keep their minds active. Larry’s not a great example of either of those things.

- Once he holds them for the first time, he’s down for the count. Only an hour old, and Larry is possessed with the need to spoil them rotten. Finally, Larry takes that leave he’s been building up so he can spend more time with his family. To his surprise, and not to anyone else's, his kid is an exceptionally pleasant baby. They’re not a crier, usually babbling quietly as their big eyes take in everything around them. As they get older, they're more interested in legos and blocks than television, and even more interested in books about Fossil Pokemon. No matter what silly game his kid has planned, Larry’s right there, making a fool of himself to get a laugh. The number of times he’s crawled down the halls of his apartment building, his kid on his back pointing to where he should go, numbers in the double digits.

- Eventually, Larry goes back to work. Not as much as he used to, but still quite a bit. He lives for bring your child to work day. It’s a holiday for him. Larry spends most of the day doing as little work as possible. Either he’s showing off his kid to his coworkers, or he’s spinning them around in his office chair. He’s disappointed if he gets an Elite Test challenger, more inclined to spend time with his kid than anything else. Larry doesn’t consider battling that interesting. Surely there’s something else his kid would rather do than watch him. They convince him - he’s a pushover - and he tries not to blush when he hears his kid tell everyone in the office how cool he is. After that, he takes a bit more pride in battle.

- He’s the kind of dad to sneak up to his kid's room when they’re grounded with a treat. Though his kid is so well-behaved, that’s not often. On the rare occasion, he has to bring down the hammer, he lays in bed the entire night, worrying he was too harsh. Not only will he share his anxieties with his partner, but Rika and Hassel also get a call from him that night. Larry is a very gentle parent. When his kid brings home bad grades, he comes home early from work to help them with homework. When they have tantrums, he has them cry it out on his shoulder rather than scold them. Larry never yells at his kid. Half because he physically can’t, and a half because he would rather not in the first place.

- Poppy ends up being the designated babysitter for Larry’s kid. She’s about ten when they’re born and fourteen when Larry starts needing a babysitter. Poppy is more than happy to oblige. Not only does she adore the toddler, but Larry pays her an insane amount of money. Then, he buys her dinner when he gets home. It’s a win-win situation for her.

#pokemon imagines #pokemon headcanons #pokemon x reader #elite four larry x reader #again for tagging reasons not for serious this is dadland onlu

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eldritch-muppetshow · 7 months

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[Slides on in] Heya, so I have just discovered ya via TADC and looked at your TADC stuff and was wondering if ya had any other lore bits ya feel like you could share?

sure thing! i actually have two tadc aus/stories rn, so i’ll just post some lore for both

sexyman descendants

all three of them are unfinished npcs created by caine, planned to be used in adventures (maybe as a ‘taking care of a fake baby’ exercise of some kind?), but he scrapped the idea of using them. instead, he placed them into a deep sleep and stored them away in one of the areas of the circus that would be inaccessible to the performers.

the three of them ended up waking up from that sleep too early though, and spent the rest of their time trying to escape from “the storage room” and (believing themselves to be performers) practicing their performances.

they eventually escaped storage, and briefly lived with the rest of the performers. it wasn’t a great arrangement, though— because jax and poppi had no idea how to raise the kids that were basically just dropped in their laps, and abel was too similar to caine, seeing him as competition for the role of ringmaster.

abel eventually led poppi and jj out on an “adventure” of their own, seeking to prove to cain that they deserve to be ringmaster more than he does— only for their unfinished programming to cause them to noclip out of the circus and into tumblr high.

they now basically live at school, trying wacky schemes to return to the digital world and doing their best to adjust to their new environment.

jj is regularly on the receiving end of slapstick, especially within abel’s performances. he always bounces back right after, but he quickly learned to hate the life of a performer and is enjoying/adjusting to the real world far more than the other two.

poppi has basically zero concept of personal space, and will physically cling to people if she’s excited/scared/upset— which does not mesh well with pomni.

abel takes school talent shows very seriously, seeing them as their chance to prove themself/their troupe as performers. it’s gotten to the point where poppi and jj actively hide when tryouts for talent shows start.

untitled pomni escapes au

i’m thinking this au takes place in the 90s, since that would match up with the model of computer monitor shown in the pilot (and tadc is based on 90s kid’s games).

i haven’t fully decided how she manages to escape tbh? i’m leaning toward the idea of it being a lucky accident/pure chance though, since it adds more dramatic tension when it comes to the question of “should she try and go back for the others”

the other performers/npcs are still in the circus! from their perspective, pomni didn’t show up for an adventure one day, leading to caine making “find pomni” the new adventure for the day… but when none of the performers could find her and caine (secretly) checked the void/the areas inaccessible to the performers and still didn’t find her, that’s when everyone freaked out

caine’s pretty upset over pomni’s disappearance, not only because he’s worried she got hurt/lost outside of the circus, but also because he genuinely doesn’t understand why she’d want to leave. the other performer’s reactions range from worrying abt her to just being angry that she didn’t take anyone with her and seemingly isn’t coming back for them.

on pomni’s side of things, she’s just trying to adjust to life outside the circus the best she can. it’s a pretty difficult task though, and she regularly struggles with the trauma/feelings of survivor’s guilt from her time in the circus.

she’s very conflicted on if she should try and go back to save the other performers. because yeah, it’s the morally right thing to do and they don’t deserve to be trapped there, but she’d really rather forget about the circus forever and there’s no guarantee that she’d be able to recreate the circumstances that let her escape for all of them (plus there’s always the risk that she’ll just get stuck there again).

aside from job-hunting, she’s been keeping tabs in news about the c&a company to try and find her human identity— specifically after finding news about a string of employee disappearances. she hasn’t been able to find much yet because of the legal red tape surrounding the case, though.

#tadc #tadc au #sexyman descendants #the amazing digital circus #asks #pomni escapes au

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princereece · 8 months

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omg as always i LOVE tag games and thanks again vanna @s0livagant this one is especially up my alley

ok so the rules are: shuffle your on repeat playlist and post the first 10 tracks, then tag 10 friends :)

not sure who’s gonna be on here i’m all over the board right now

1. Obsessed With Me by Digitalgirlfriend and my actual irl friend and roommate JANIE (everyone should listen to this!)

2. EVIL by Melanie Martinez

3. Mandinka by Sinéad O’Connor

4. Fashion Of His Love by Lady Gaga

5. Cypress by Sarah Kinsley

6. Farewell For Now by Greta Van Fleet

7. BATTLE OF THE LARYNX by Melanie Martinez

8. That’s Where I Went Wrong by The Poppy Family

9. Meeting The Master by Greta Van Fleet

10. Casual by Chappell Roan

im a little embarrassed by the two melanie songs but of COURSE greta still makes it on this like chokehold still going strong. surprised there isn’t more chappell or mitski tbh

i’m tagging @jake-kiszkas-smirk @ohfriggyea @rosejasminetea @puzzle-gvf @mrd-gvf @i-miss-music-247 @unbeanlievable @toyourliking @24hourtriumph @its-perfectly-abnormal @glovey-bug

#the next song was literally red wine supernova by miss chappell so i was right #also cant believe there was NO tracy bonham #tag game #ask game #spotify

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idv-ask-the-showman · 10 months

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{Blossoming Reunion}

Just finished writing the small story of Carina’s arrival to the manor. Tbh I kinda give up near the end nor did I wanted to make it so detailed so it is kinda rushed but I hope you guys still enjoy it!!

Flynn stood patiently in front of the entrance to the manor, awaiting the arrival of the new survivor, Carina. She was someone he had known and grown up with in the circus, and their bond was so strong that she felt like a sister to him. However, he couldn't help but feel conflicted about the situation.

"Why am I the one who has to guide her?" Flynn wondered. He didn't dislike the idea, but he was unsure of how he should react when he seeing her again. After all, he had disappeared without a trace for nearly a year, leaving only a note behind. He knew that everyone who cared about him, including Carina, must have been worried sick and thinking the worst had happened to him.

He let out a sigh and rehearsed in his mind what he would say to her, preparing himself for the truth. He hoped she wouldn't be too upset with him. And then there was the matter of explaining Phineas to her. He had wanted Phineas to join him in greeting Carina, but Phineas' anxiety got the best of him, causing him to retreat to his room. Flynn had left Poppy to help Phineas to calm down while he was away.

His thoughts were interrupted as the door suddenly swung open. As he laid eyes on Carina, he was taken aback, and it seemed she felt the same. They both stood frozen, exchanging a look of disbelief and more of a confusion on Carina’s side. Carina couldn't believe that the boy before her was Flynn, who had been missing for a whole year. Before she could gather her thoughts, Flynn flashed a wide smile and rushed towards her, embracing her in a big hug. The force of the hug caused them both to tumble to the ground, but Flynn's joy was evident in his voice as he expressed how much he had missed her.

"Carina! OH MY GOG!!! I can't believe I finally get to see you again! It's been so long,if only you knew how much I have missed you!” Flynn exclaimed, still holding onto her tightly while swinging his legs.

Carina's mind was filled with a whirlwind of questions, but for now, all she could do was let out a relieved cry and shed tears of happiness at the sight of Flynn, alive and safe. She held onto him tightly, unwilling to let go, and managed to say through her tears, "WHAAA!!! FLYNN, IS THAT REALLY YOU? I-I THOUGHT YOU WERE K-KIDNAPPED OR WORST! *sniff* I THOUGHT I’D NEVER SEE YOU AGAIN! WHAAA!!!”

It took some time for Carina to calm down and release her grip on Flynn, allowing him to finally breath. He explained his reasons for leaving and coming to the manor, leaving out any mention of his dark deeds or Phineas for now, as he knew it would be overwhelming for her. So he thought it is best to take things slowly, allowing her to adjust to the situation first. Although, Carina scolded Flynn for his actions, but eventually, they began exploring the manor together and discussing the "game" that she would be playing form now on giving she now join the manor and Flynn also introduced her to various individuals in the manor, offering guidance on who to befriend and who to avoid. Over the course of their conversation, their faces were painted with genuine happiness.

{meanwhile}

“Hehe… her smile is as bright as ever!”

Phineas was observing Flynn and Carina's interaction from his own room, using his ability to watch over them through the unseen eyes that’s following them. Seeing Carina brought about a mix of emotions for him, but he was uncertain about how to approach her, now as a ghost and especially as a hunter. He knew he shouldn't worry too much, but it was easier said than done… He held Poppy close, finding comfort in their plushy form and comforting words, and tried to reassure himself that everything would turn out fine. Deep down, he truly hoped it would.

#identity v #identity v oc #identity v ask blog #idv #identity v hunter #phineas smith #ask blog #ask #the showman phineas #identity v survivor #flynn smith #the knives thrower #poppy the jester #carina the aerialists

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jojotichakorn · 2 years

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love mechanics: episode 3

i think it's very funny that literally everyone in this drama is messed up

very proud of mark for trying to put distance between him and vee

i think the real issue is that vee has this image of perfection in his head that he thinks he's somehow managed to reach and he wants it to stay that way - he's doing great at uni, he's popular, he has a big fun group of friends, he has a perfect girlfriend - and i think he's being incredibly performative about it all (down to little details like heart emojis next to ploy's name in his phone), and i don't even know what's worse - the fact that he clearly doesn't like this "perfection" but can't let it go or the fact that this "perfection" is in itself an illusion

i'm autistic so if someone picked out the ingredient i don't eat from my food, i would be ready to fucking die for them immediately

"people should be together because of love, not responsibility" - yeah that's great

VEE IS SO FUCKING STUPID KGJDFLKGJDFLKGJDFL

i think bar knows tbh, or at least sees some clear romantic/sexual tension between vee and mark

THAT MOMENT WHERE VEE STARTS OPENING THE WATER BOTTLE AND THE MUSIC IS ROMANTIC BECAUSE MARK THINKS HE IS DOING IT FOR HIM AND HE'S ALREADY DRAWING PARALLELS BETWEEN THEM AND GUNBAR BUT VEE JUST DRINKS THE FUCKING WATER HIMSELF, THAT IS SO FUNNY

btw any live speed swimming event is just deeply unimpressive - like i am so sorry, i know it's hard, but from the outside it just looks like a bunch of people swimming at a comedically low speed for a sports competition

love how we slowly moved on to our leads just being gay and out of the closet more often than not, refreshing

oh, AND ploy and vee were the star and the moon? literally a cliche of a doomed-to-fail, never-meant-to-be-in-the-first-place couple

i love how direct mark is - if everyone was like him, the world would be so much easier to navigate

this isn't about the umbrella, is it... /j

POPPY?????????

i genuinely don't know what i would do in mark's situation... like, their relationship with vee is complicated as is, and he is also trying to put some distance between them, but now he knows this very important piece of information, and he tells vee, but he doesn't believe him, and then he ends up deleting all the proof he has - it's a mess

coming back to what i said earlier, vee is holding on to the fake perfection so much that he doesn't even bring up the cheating (not to mention that he himself has cheated before)

i thought mark would hug vee which would be appropriate but no... come on now, boys

episode 3 tells me that this drama will get messier and messier every second. but once more, we persist.

#love mechanics #archer watches love mechanics

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deliciousdefendorinternet · 2 months

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a few little things I'd change in TBT for the third act in order to improve the story imo.

this image isn't actually related to the current topic I just included it cause its cute lol Branch's mopey face and his big feet sticking out 😭😭😭😭

anyway I really feel like following the big argument and Poppy and Branch going off separate from Bro zone Branch should also get captured I'd have him go down first by himself into the room where Floyd is only to get taken by V and V before Poppy has to chance to come down from the air duct.

so afterwards she runs away after Branch tells her to realising she wouldn't be able to take V and V on by herself.

so she catches back up with Rhonda where the brothers were all going to go back to their homes since they figured Poppy and Branch would just save Floyd on their own and that they didn't want them involved anymore.

but after telling them that Branch was also captured obviously they all agree to put their petty crap to one side to go save the two youngest ( I'm not gonna write Bro zone as complete psychopaths 😂😂😂😂)

really its pretty simple this way the next handful of scenes can actually focus on the older Brothers aka the ones who frankly need the attention more than Poppy and Branch did.

since Poppy's arc was over after the scene directly following the argument so she and Branch didn't actually need any more screen time after that.

this way we can get a few more scenes of the older Brothers still struggling to work together despite their mutual goal of saving Floyd and Branch.

I'd have JD be the one to have the eureka moment of realising their family doesn't need to be perfect after overhearing Poppy since ya know he was the one who actually had that problem making Branch have that realisation is kinda arsed backwards tbh.

I'd have one scene of Branch and Floyd being reunited only this time its while their both in separate prisons it can be nice and sweet but also have Branch nervously question him on why he never came back.

and maybe Floyd somewhat ashamed says that he went out on his own and tried to start his solo career but he failed very badly.

he wanted to prove he could maybe be his own person outside of his older brothers but he couldn't hack it and he was too embarrassed to face Branch and Grandma.

so he held off on coming back for a few years but when he did finally decide to by then the Trolls had already left so it was the same deal with JD Floyd saw the empty tree and their Grandma's empty pod.

and either thought that they were both dead or that they both had escaped together but either way he didn't think he'd ever see them again.

I'm not saying this is the perfect explanation for Floyd I'm just putting it fourth as one possible idea anyway back to Bro zone.

just before the climax I'd have one last scene briefly between JD Bruce and Clay where JD actually owns up to his wrongdoings and for causing the family to split apart.

and while they do say they appreciate JD finally acknowledging his behaviour they do also admit it isn't entirely on him as obviously they were just as quick to Break their family up.

anyway we head on to the climax this time while trapped Branch and Floyd actually get to witness their older bros all standing together to confront V and V.

and the climax can almost basically play out the same only this time after retrieving Branch's Diamond prison JD is the one who huddles everyone together to say the thing about them not needing to be perfect.

and him saying he'll step back and let someone else lead to which one of the other Bros reaction could be "" who are you? "" lol.

anyway the Harmony goes as normal Floyd is saved as normal and after Floyd is back on his feet and Branch and Poppy have had their little moment.

then the Bro zone members have their moment with Branch and JD is the first to apologise given he feels the whole thing is his fault and he was the first one to walk away.

but Bruce and Clay do step up to acknowledge their wrongdoings as well leaving the family altogether simply because they were angry with JD.

and also being so quick to want to walk away again in present day simply because it was easier than actually trying to deal with any of their problems and not actually taking his feelings into account.

anyway most of the ending scene with Kismet's introduction and what not can stay the same tho I would like to add in a small detail of Bro zone maybe doing something.

like they all excitedly try to go in for a big group hug beginning to playfully pull Branch in against his will only for him to look visibly uncomfortable before the bros kinda realise their mistake and backtrack.

saying sorry and that they forgot showing a bit of growth from their earlier interactions in the film and showing that they are actually trying to take things at a slower pace as per Branch's wishes.

anyway yeah that's just a few changes I'd make to the films third act to try and make it feel a little more complete as honestly having Bro zone getting captured for the third act literally does nothing.

in terms of character arcs the film continued focusing on Poppy and Branch following the argument scene even tho their arcs were done Bro zone were the ones who needed that screen time.

so having them be captured and literally forced to do the Harmony in a life or death situation does nothing for their arcs nor the story overall.

it'd literally be better if they never showed up in the movie again as opposed to showing up only to be captured and then forced to compromise in order to save their own lives.

and then playing happy families acting like they had a complete arc when they didn't.

#trolls #trolls branch #trolls brozone #dreamworks trolls #trolls band together #branch #branch trolls #trolls dreamworks #brozone #trolls 3 #trolls 3 alternative ideas #Trolls #Trolls Branch #Trolls Bro zone #Trolls Band Together #Trolls Brozone

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mermaidsirennikita · 2 years

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Can you rank the Hathaway heroes now too?

For sure!

Kev Merripen. I just really love a self-loathing man, and Kev is among the best. I think he does one of the most controversial things any Kleypas hero has done, tbh, which is refusing to step up and take the blame when someone catches him going to town on Win in like.... basically broad daylight, lol. He just can't bring himself to admit that it was him, because that would mean they'd have to get married and he doesn't feel worthy of her and has basically convinced himself that he's going to kill her WITH HIS MONSTER COCK. Which--another reason to love Kev. Another one who owes a lot to Derek Craven, probably more than Rhys Winterborne does. He doesn't wanna sully her with his filthy, filthy hands! Yet once he finally lets go and allows himself to love Win freely it's like... on on. Y'all know I love a kidnapper.

Leo Hathaway. I'll be real, I think Devil's Daughter is one of Kleypas's weakest books and I kind of don't fully understand the appeal of West Ravenel compared to Leo Hathaway. Like. West is fine. He's appealing. But Leo Hathaway did all of that "I am a dissolute drunk who needs to get in shape and figure my life out" shit backwards and in his heels. Obviously, his backstory is a bit more tragic than West's. And to me, reading the Hathaways books in order is super beneficial because a) they tie into each other a lot in general and b) by the time you get to Married by Morning you've seen Leo go through a true journey. He's pathetic in the first book, and by the time he's realized that he wants Catherine and is chasing her in full, it's... a lot. I also love that he's kind of this joking, snarky gentleman type in public but super dominant in bed? Ugh, so hot.

Harry Rutledge. The thing is that I actually would rank Harry's book below Cam's, but I think Harry is a more intriguing hero. Firstly, because he basically tricks and manipulates Poppy into marrying him. And as much as I love a kidnapper, I love a man who tricks a woman into a forced marriage. It's catnip. And secondly, because he owns a hotel and I think that was a really cool setting and fun in general. Harry is just kind of like... a legit bastard. It's kinda fascinating to me that his and Poppy's book is one of the only Kleypas books I've read where the hero and heroine have legitimately bad sex the first go, and the communication isn't great and it's kinda traumatic for both of them. To me, it makes sense because Harry really has to grow and see Poppy as a person versus this thing he wants. And he does.

Cam Rohan. I love Devil in Winter Cam, and I love Mine Till Midnight Cam... to an extent, but I think he did degrade a bit from Devil in Winter to Mine Till Midnight. He's still great! But I do think he's fetishized preeeeetty strongly, moreso even than Kev is in Seduce Me at Sunrise. That distracted me a bit. But also, in general, I felt like Cam didn't have quite as much.... ACTUAL mystery and danger as what he promised in Devil in Winter, especially with the whole Daisy makeout. He's super great, but I think I love him a bit more in other people's books than I do in his own. He's just like, a cool guy, and I feel like I wanted more than that.

Christopher Phelan. I feel like tons of people love Love in the Afternoon, and it's my least favorite Hathaways book and probably one of my least favorite Kleypas books in general. Maybe I should listen to it sometime and see if that would give me a better experience than what I had when reading it in E? Anyway, I feel like what bugged me about this guy was that he came down on Beatrix pretty hard for what was ultimately like... not a great thing, but ultimately meant to save his heart. I don't know. He just wasn't interesting enough compared to everyone else.

#romance novel blogging

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justannadahfanfictor · 18 days

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The Queens successor: part 1

Hey there, so the last few days I’ve been hella into the movie Epic from 2013 and so I ofc came up with a reader Oc idea that I’m going to write. It’s going to be 3 parts. Tbh I can’t really see Ronin with anyone other than Tara but I love the sunshine x grumpy trope. I ofc wanted it to be in the Epic universe so this is what I’ve come up with. Hope you enjoy ❣️

*authors note: hey there I just wanted to apologize in the case I’m not using the correct tags to post this. I saw a post of someone ranting saying it makes the person super angry when the post should be y/n but it’s not. If I knew that I wouldn’t have started writing it the way I did. Now on that note I am going to continue writing at least the rest of this story the way it’s already being written especially because it’s an Oc, but yea, I hope y’all enjoy it as much as possible especially if you’re someone who gets angry when things aren’t written as y/n. Thanks for your understanding.

Word count for pt 1: 3k+

Reader: Oc named Elizabeth but everyone calls her Liz, Poppy, Princess or Princess Poppy

She is Queen Tara’s successor. Queen Tara and Ronin have looked after her since she was a baby.

Love interest: a leaf man named Michael. He is the reader’s personal guard as well as her best friend. He is 2nd in command. Though he is a few years older than Poppy, they grew up together.

Reader and Michael have a relationship very similar to Tara and Ronin (sunshine x grumpy).

This is just a cute fic in the universe of Epic and how Tara and Ronin helped bring the couple together.

There will be quite a bit of parallels in this story compared to Tara and Ronin

17 years prior: Queen Tara’s POV

Today had been a long day. Boggins had become relentless leading to lots and lots of meetings with officials trying to come up with a plan to keep them from crossing into Moonhaven territory. Of course there was also dealing with my feelings for a certain leafman I’ve known for years. I want to be more than friends with him, but I don’t want to ruin the friendship we have. He can be so hard to read sometimes. It made nights like these feel lonely, gloomy; which fit right in with the way the weather was tonight. I was getting ready for bed, listening to the rain as it was really coming down out there.

Thunder began to rumble in when I heard it, clear as day; a baby in distress. I took a second to look out my window where I saw it. There on the palace steps was what looked to be a basket. I extended some vines to bring the basket to me, wanting to get it out of the rain. The sounds of a baby crying became louder as the basket became closer. I pulled the basket up in through the window where I saw the most beautiful baby. She didn’t look to be wearing regular clothes but had an English poppy flower covering her almost like a blanket. I picked the baby up to console her and dry her off a bit when I saw there was a note in the basket. It seemed almost like a cryptic, prophetic message, written in beautiful calligraphy. “She is the secret to future peace; when the time comes and you are deceased.” There was no sign as to who had wrote this. As I went to turn the paper over to look for any answers to who this little girl was, I gave myself a paper cut, hissing out in pain. As I was holding the infant who was now quiet in my arms, she reached out to hold my pointer finger (the finger that was cut). I was going to try to give her a different finger when a soft, warm light shined bright from the palm of her hand. Within seconds, the cut and any evidence there was a cut there before was gone, all healed up. It seemed clear as day this was my sign from Mother Nature. This baby girl was to be the next Queen of Moonhaven. As I was admiring her little features (a tiny button nose, beautiful blue eyes, fiery red hair) she started to whine and cry. I held her close as I rubbed her back speaking sweetly to her. “Alright my little princess; you’re safe with me. What’s the matter hmm? Are you cold?”.

A knock was heard on my door a guard calling out to me; “Your majesty is everything alright in there? I hear crying.” I opened the door to speak with the soldier, holding my little girl close trying to get her to calm down. I told the soldier “everything is alright. I need one of you to go get commander Ronin and bring him back here. Tell him it’s urgent and I need another one of you to find some baby clothes and blankets as well as any other supplies you can find at this hour of night. We will get the rest tomorrow.” The guard was quick to follow orders and go get Ronin. Another guard was quick to come back maybe 10 minutes later with a few baby onsies, diapers and a nice warm blanket. As she handed over the supplies she explained she had had a baby about 2 years ago and these were all extra supplies she had that I could have. I thanked her for her generosity and told her she would be rewarded greatly in the near future. She told me it was not problem but I insisted. She thanked me and then was dismissed to head back home to her own little one.

Less than 30 minutes from my order, Ronin came running to my room looking panicked. He always worries too much. “Your highness I came as soon as I could. What seems to be the problem” He crouched at my side holding my waist lightly inspecting me to check for any wounds and to analyze my face for any giveaways from my mood. I blushed slightly but tried not to say anything about him holding me otherwise he would stop and make distance between us. I told him jokingly “Ronin how many times have I told you just to call me Tara. Everything’s fine, but I wanted you to be the first to know about this. Come sit.” I said making room on the bed next to me. Since it was just the two of us he seemed to have let his guard down sitting next to me holding my hand rubbing his thumb on the back for comfort. “Sorry, what is it you need to tell me” he asked giving me all his attention. He barely even acknowledged that there was a basket sitting near me on the bed as well. “Well,” I started, “I was getting ready for bed when I heard a baby crying from outside.” I pulled the basket towards us showing him there was a baby sleeping sound in that basket. Ronin being the overthinker he is started asking every and any question making sure the baby was not a set up from the Boggins. I stopped him quickly and told him “she’s a sign of the next Queen. Look” I said handing him the note written. He analyzed it quietly before saying “I’ve never seen writing or paper like this before. What do you wish to do with her?” I ran my finger softly over babygirl’s face smiling telling him “it looks like I’ve finally gotten my wish to become a mom in this lifetime.”

I could feel him looking at me and when I went to look back at him, I could feel it. There were no words that needed to be said to feel his love for me. He brought his hand up to my cheek to hold my face lovingly. I could feel the pull we had towards each other, the space between us becoming smaller and smaller when my sweet girl started to whine, wanting to be held. We both pulled away slightly blush and giggling a little. I loved seeing him smile. It was one of the most beautiful things to see/experience. I went to pick her up when Ronin asked if he could hold her instead. I nodded smiling. He picked her up holding her like he was afraid she was gonna break. She looked at him curiously before wrapping her hand around his finger, yawning and curling in closer to him, getting comfy in his arms. She looked so small in his arms. If I could fall even more in love with this man, in that moment, I did. “She’s so small” he said, holding her close. “Do you know what you want to name her?” He asked. I rubbed her nose to her forehead lightly trying to put her back to sleep while she was in his arms and nodded. “I think I am going to name her Elizabeth, but Liz for short or Poppy for a nickname since she came with a big poppy flower.” He smiled looking down at her. “Hello then Poppy. It’s nice to meet you. I promise to always protect you and your mother no matter what it takes.”

He gave her a kiss on the forehead before we put her back in her basket making her comfy. He stood up to go after that and told me “I should get going since it seems we’ll have a busy day tomorrow.” Before he could leave I quickly grabbed his hand. “Stay, please.” My confidence seemed to dwindle a bit so I added “she seems to like you, just in case I need help with her in the night”. He nodded and agreed taking off his shoes before getting under the covers as Liz was put on the ground in her basket next to his side of the bed. I got under the covers and turned off the light. Right before sleep over took me, I felt an arm curl around my waist and bring me closer. I fell asleep, smiling, content with being in the arms of the one I love.

A few months later:

Elizabeth was secretly a blessing for Ronin and i’s relationship. Over the last few months, we had fallen into a routine of taking care of her, him staying over most nights. The kingdom was very happy to hear of the new successor and although many didn’t say anything, I could see and feel they were happy for whatever was going on between Ronin and I.

Things however almost took a turn for the worst about a week ago. We were sitting having tea after a meeting about new procedures for Boggins at the border and how many leafmen had said they felt something big was about to happen. Ronin was holding Liz making faces at her trying to get her to smile and giggle. I looked at him smiling and without even thinking I told him quietly but confidently “I love you”. He stopped what he was doing and asked me “what did you say?” I was scared to tell him but I figured it was now or never. I took a deep breath and started “ I said I love you. I knew I loved you before, I’ve known for years, but seeing you with Poppy, seeing how good you are with her, the closer we’ve gotten since she came into our lives, I can’t avoid my feelings for you anymore. I love you Ronin. I want to wake up next to you every morning and go to sleep next to you every night. I want to work alongside you until my last breath, I want to make you smile as much as I possibly can because to see you smile is to see one of the most beautiful things on earth.”

He looked shocked at my confession with a little bit of fear as well. He didn’t say anything just put Liz back in her stroller and told me “sorry, I forgot I have to go. Meeting with the other leafmen about a possible ambush.” He couldn’t even look me in the eyes. Had I been reading the situation all wrong? A few tears rolled down my cheeks as I was left with my daughter alone.

It’s been about a week and I’ve had very little interaction with Ronin and it’s not from lack of trying. Any chance he gets to avoid me or not talk about what happened a week ago he does. It’s taking a toll on Elizabeth. She’s been extra fussy. In the night sometimes it takes hours to get her to sleep because I know she just wants him to hold her. I may be her mother, but along the way, Ronin became her father and she’s 100% a daddy’s girl. After another night of little to no sleep because of not being able to calm Poppy, I finally snapped.

It was late morning when Ronin came in to debrief with me on the training they were going to be doing today closer to the border, which would leave the village and palace heavily under protected but I figured it was alright. There had been no attacks in months, today hopefully would be no different. I had been nodding off a little towards the end when Ronin tried to get my attention. “Is everything alright Queen Tara? You seem really tired.” Wonder what gave it away. Maybe the eyebags I had from multiple sleepless nights, or the constant yawning. “No everything is not alright” I said with a deep sigh, trying not to explode. I continued on “I know you are upset with me about last week but that doesn’t give you the right to take it out on Elizabeth. Whether you like it or not she has become attached to you these last few months. I have stayed up the last week every single night because she won’t stop crying. She cries until she’s exhausted and then falls asleep for maybe 30 minutes and then cries some more. She wants you. She wants her father.” “Queen Tara-“ he went to speak when Poppy started to cry from the other room. With tears about to overflow from my eyes I took a deep breath and told him “have a good training, stay safe” and then headed to find my princess. I picked her up holding her close to me. “Shh, I know honey, I know, mama’s here. I know I’m not the one you want but please try to calm down for me” I said while rubbing circles on her back walking around the room a bit. What I didn’t see was Ronin standing in the doorway, with guilt taking over his facial features before he left for training.

Ronin’s POV:

Hearing Tara tell me she loves me just made me panic. I was so happy to hear what I feel is reciprocated, but I just had so many other things running through my mind. What if because I am a high ranking officer she is used as collateral damage. What if Princess Poppy was taken to get to me, to torture me? What if I’m a bad father, a bad husband? What if my serious nature weighs on Tara’s happiness? “You okay there Commander? You seem really in your head lately.” My best friend says to me as we start off the training. He was the only one who knew what happened last week and the only one I really talked to about my love for our Queen and childhood friend. “Yea, just got into it a bit with Tara about the princess before we left.” I said sadly looking down at the forces already working on their maneuvers and training. My friend nodded, putting a hand on my shoulder and just told me “dude you gotta apologize and tell her how you feel. You’ve wanted to be with her for forever, now’s your chance.”

Before I could respond, our forces were attacked by Boggins, a good amount of them but not nearly enough for this to be it after months of no attacks. Before killing one of the last ones that came to attack us I held my sword to his throat and said “where are the rest of you?” He smirked spitting out some blood before saying really arrogantly, “We heard there’s a new princess of Moonhaven. We just want to come and introduce ourselves to her. Btw, you’ll never make it back in time to protect her.” Before he could say anything else I killed him and yelled out to my 2nd in command. “The Queen and Princess are in danger. Keep 1/2 of the soldiers here in case this is a ploy and the other half come with me. Move like your life depends on it.” I called for my bird and took off before anyone else was even following behind. I had to get there before either of them got hurt. If I cant tell Tara how I feel, if I never get to hold Liz again, I will never forgive myself.

When we got back to the village, many were in lockdown as Boggins were wreaking havoc. I killed a few as I flew towards the palace. When I got to the palace, I saw dead leafmen on the ground. I hurried in, sword at the ready. A few more leafmen had finally arrived for backup. There were so many Boggins. I started killing on a frenzy once I heard my princess crying. I followed the crying to a room upstairs. It was coming from a room we created to be a safe room years ago, we just never thought we’d have to use it. “Tara” I called out frantically. “Are you in there?” “Yes we’re okay. Is it safe to come out yet?” She asked. It was so relieving to hear her voice. “Not yet” I told her. “I want to make sure theres no Boggins hiding anywhere” I added. Once we did a perimeter sweep and everything was cleared I knocked on the door telling her it was all clear. Tara opened the door and before she could say anything, I pulled her in by her waist with one hand and cupped her cheek gently with the other and kissed her. I put every emotion I had been feeling over the last week into that kiss. I pulled back when I needed air and put our foreheads together. “I love you too” I told her quietly.

“I thought I was never going to be able to say that to you.” I was wrapped up in some vines and lifted off my feet as she said to me “im not completely helpless yknow” which made Poppy giggle from her place on Tara’s hip. “I am aware” I said unamused. “You’re the life of the forest, looking after you is my duty. And Poppy my little princess must carry on your legacy when the time comes. She’s already full of life herself.” I felt the vines loosen and put me back down on the ground but one tickling the side of my face. “Say it again” she whispered, almost as if she were afraid this was all a dream. “I love you” I told her again as she got closer and kissed me again, this kiss full of passion and love. We broke the kiss when I started to hear whining coming from Liz who did not like not having our attention it seems. She was getting ready to start crying again when I picked her up and brought her into my arms.

Almost immediately the whining ceased as I brought her to my chest patting and rubbing circles on her back. “Aww, did someone miss me. I’m so sorry my baby, I’m right here. Daddy’s not going anywhere.” She was cradled in my arms and within minutes, she was knocked out. As I looked down at her lovingly Tara said sadly “she’s missed you so much” I held her closer telling her “I’m not going anywhere this time. I’m sorry I ran the last time. I just didn’t want to put you in danger and didn’t know if I was enough to be with an absolute queen both metaphorically and literally.” The rest of the day was spent together, just holding my princess in my arms and spending time with the love of my life. Things really had changed so much these last few months but I wouldn’t have it any other way. Poppy truly is a blessing.

Authors note: hey there I hope you enjoyed the first part! I wanted to add drawing I created of the oc characters Poppy and Michael 🙂 I’m also gonna add the edit of epic that has just had its claws dug into me these last few days. I want a love like this 😩

#ronin x tara #epic 2013 x reader #fluff #angst #ronin x daughter! reader #Queen tara x daughter! reader #oc character #sunshine x grumpy #epic 2013

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Following the events of fifth year, a new adventure awaits for Norah Lee. Boys, exams, school events, common room parties, and old foes outside of Hogwarts. Even battling pensieve guardians was easier than this.

Main Pair: OC/? Genre: Adventure/Angst/Fluff (it's a little of everything, tbh)

KEEP IN MIND: Characters are aged up (even if the story's got them in sixth year) to make it more appropriate. Time period is leaning towards the modern day so in case you might find anachronisms in the dialogue or references, this is why. This may also be quite a lengthy fic too.

BE WARNED: Social anxiety, mentions of blood and injury, grief, drinking, kissing but nothing more than that, death (this is Hogwarts Legacy, after all)

P.P.S: Sorry in advance for any mischaracterization and other mistakes. Tag list is open if you would like to follow this story on here. Reblogs are much appreciated.

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Chapter 2

"Welcome to NEWT-level Charms, everyone!" Professor Ronen's cheerful voice resonated in the classroom the next day. His greeting was met with low grumbles from the students. Norah, who shared the class with Natty and Ominis, looked on nervously. Professor Ronen chuckled. "I know, I know, the exams for this level is going to be dreadful, but fortunately you have me as your teacher and I will try to keep it as fun and as engaging as possible. Who knows, I would've already tested you without you knowing it."

Earlier, before they went off to their classes, Norah made sure to tell Natty, Poppy, and Amit about what she planned to show them. But not without another passing comment from Imelda about the tryout schedules for the team. Thankfully, a crowd of first and second years were already lining up to take part in the tryouts. Norah knew it should keep Imelda preoccupied for the entire time she tested everyone who wanted to join the team.

"If you were not informed about this before, your NEWT exam for this subject will have both a practical and written portion. Therefore it is imperative that you understand the spells I will discuss and teach you. Not a lot of us are able to put these spells into practice outside Hogwarts, so this is the next best thing," Professor Ronen eyed Norah as he said it. "Please pay attention."

Norah glanced at Ominis, who had already begun jotting down Professor Ronen's explanations that were being written behind him. The quill in front of him hastily taking down everything he was saying. It prompted her to do the same, opening her almost battered journal that served as her field guide for the past year. In time, she'd probably need a new ledger, or at least several thick rolls of parchment.

"You do know he was also talking about the two of you, right?" Norah whispered to the blonde boy sitting next to her. Natty, who was sitting closer to her fellow Gryffindors, gave them a knowing look in which they returned with nods. Ominis had been tilting his head in her direction whenever Professor Ronen hinted at it.

"Shut it, Lee, you did more than what I could do," Ominis replied, but Norah could tell he was trying to suppress a laugh. "You got cursed on my behalf, for god's sake."

Norah shook her head. "Don't be so modest, Gaunt. You still helped. Much like how Professor Ronen himself also helped."

Ominis shrugged in defeat, and Norah could tell he was still quite shaken about their search for the scriptorium. A dark cloud remained over his family name, at least he and many others thought so, because of their continued belief in pureblood supremacy. Norah understood how hard it was and still is for him to continue straying from his family's ideals. She remembered the times she'd catch him standing by the window, looking rather wistful while clutching a letter from his parents. He would later reveal to her that his parents weren't too happy about him befriending blood-traitors like her.

Norah took down notes in whatever space was left on the page of her field guide. She suddenly remembered the conversation she and Sebastian had the night before, about Ominis. "...How's Anne?" She muttered to the blonde.

"Hmm?" He hummed.

"Anne...You wrote to her last night, didn't you?" She asked. "How is she? I haven't heard from Sebastian about her."

Norah sensed that the mention of the Sallow girl's name laid a pink tinge on his pale cheeks. "She's alright. She sends regards to you, wondering what's going on with you and Sebastian," He glanced at her direction.

"What do you mean? She lives with Sebastian, doesn't she? Don't you?" Norah raised a brow.

Ominis' lips formed a smirk. "Never mind then," he said, sitting back.

Norah smiled to herself as she continued to take down notes. "How far the two of us have come in one year," She muttered. "You weren't so sure about me when we first met, look at us now."

Even if Ominis didn't say anything, she knew he felt the same. That or he was already thinking about what she was going to show them later.

By the time classes were dismissed for lunch, Norah was determined as ever to bring them to the place she promised she'd show them. But not before she found herself getting pulled in opposite directions by Lucan Brattleby, who led the duelling club Crossed Wands, and by Grace Pinch-Smedley and Leander Prewett, who were both good at Summoner's Court. Since becoming champion in both areas, they all wanted Norah to take part in the upcoming games and matches.

"Norah Lee! The Hero of Hogwarts, care to join in this year's Crossed Wands? I have a feeling it's going to be great again this year," Lucan asked, a proud grin on his face as he approached their table.

Norah turned to Ominis and Sebastian, who were both snickering. "I don't know, Lucan, Professor Ronen's Charms lesson this morning kind of wore me out, I didn't realize we needed to study this much for the subject" She said with a sigh.

That didn't change the pride in the Gryffindor male's expression. "That's exactly why you should come. At least watch the new duellists! I'm sure they'll be motivated if they see you there," He said.

"Lucan drives a hard bargain," Leander grinned, having also been part of Crossed Wands. "But are you sure you'd want the hero of Hogwarts to join in? She might send them all into the hospital wing if they tried to duel her. She might even scare people away from joining, if those rumors about facing Ashwinders are true."

"If that's your way to convincing me to take part in Summoner's Court instead this year, you're not doing a very good job," Norah laughed, nudging the red-headed male. "Besides, if both of these need new champions, I will happily relinquish my title this year. Professor Ronen's the strongest Summoner's Court player, and Sebastian over here's more known in this school as a good duellist. He's my first duelling opponent if you need more reassuring."

"But you're the first student to beat Professor Ronen, I hear," Ominis suddenly chimed in, and Norah frowned. "Wouldn't that make you the strongest player?"

"Professor Ronen has seniority," Norah pointed out. "He's been playing Summoner's Court for much longer. It's his game. If you force me to play that, I will purposely give up and that would be worse."

That didn't waver the three of them one bit, with Lucan already seating himself next to Sebastian while Leander joined Grace. Norah sighed as she finished her serving of mashed potatoes and sausages. She also needed to stop by her vivariums to check on the beasts that were staying there under Deek's care.

"If you're not playing, at least stop by and watch, hmm? Eric Northcott's betting chocolate frogs and pumpkin pasties if you'd rather do that," Lucan suggested, looking as hopeful as ever.

Norah looked over at him, an exasperated sigh escaping her lips. "Alright, I'll drop by, but I can't promise I'll stay until the end. I've got a lot of things to do."

Lucan cheered, helping himself to a chicken wing before leaving their table to return to his house. Ominis, who was sitting next to Norah, tilted his head toward her. "You know, he's not wrong, neither is Leander," He said. "Wouldn't hurt to check how good people are in Crossed Wands this year, wouldn't it?"

Sebastian raised a brow at his best friend's uncharacteristically optimistic tone. "If you don't go and watch, I'll have to go and watch, Natty too. They'll make either of us or both of us join. At least come and support me," He grinned.

Norah knew he had a point. She suddenly got up after taking a last drink of pumpkin juice. "Since both of you are done, let's go!" She looked over at the three other house tables for a sign of their three other friends, gesturing them to the door. Seeing how Leander and Grace had eventually gotten absorbed in their own conversation, they quietly left the Great Hall, Ominis quickly brandishing his wand to be able to follow them.

The Map Chamber was hidden underground, in the caverns below the castle. With its elaborately decorated path and doorways that led to one big space that had somewhat of a view of the caverns. At the same time, four giant portraits, now vacant, made up the four panels that the chamber was designed to face. Since the defeat of Ranrok and after Professor Fig's memorial, Norah found herself going back to the empty chamber every now and then.

It might have been out of grief, out of wanting to think that maybe he hadn't died, that he was just waiting for her there. Or, he might've gone away on official ministry business on behalf of Professor Black again. Norah wanted to believe those things, but she couldn't bring her mind to it.

If anything, Norah didn't have any business coming back to the chamber every so often since then. She had done her job, the duty she inherited. It's all over now, and she could go back to her studies. But she missed the adventure, missed the thrill of investigating and snooping around, missed actively doing some good. This was like going through a withdrawal period from an addiction.

As she had expected, all of them, save for Ominis, were amazed at the size and scale of the chamber they were in. All the more so when she revealed how she was able to enter the caverns and faced off with Ranrok and the goblins. It had only occurred to her that she hadn't told them how everything took place.

"You, my friend, are blessed with quite a gift," Natty said as they gathered in the middle of the chamber. "To be able to come here and do all these things and ultimately choosing to make sure that those who have the gift can learn about it too, making sure that it isn't to be feared. It's to be learned about."

"This is quite big, We can safely practice some of our lessons here. Do you think we can turn this place into our study room?" Poppy looked up at the high ceiling.

"I probably wouldn't try that," Ominis cautioned, evidently sensing just how large the room was from what his wand was picking up. "If those portraits reappear, we'll be in trouble from them."

"That might happen, yeah," Norah frowned at the thought. "But I made my choice in opening that up. Like what Natty said, this type of magic isn't something to be feared. I have my work cut out for me, it seems."

Amit approached what looked like the high windows that had the view of the caverns. "Ominis might be right about that. This seems too sacred a place for us to just come in and use," He said, looking apologetic. "Besides, we're underground, there's no place for us to look at the stars like those tables we were going to find."

Sebastian shrugged, evidently agreeing with what Ominis had said. "Alright then, where do we get to study aside from the library? Madam Scribner's already got it in for me there," He frowned as they proceeded to leave the chamber. "It's a lot quieter in the restricted section, though."

Another hour of classes later and Norah chose to spend her free period in her vivariums. Walking into each one felt like stepping inside another world, free of any obligation, of any burden that she suddenly realized was on her shoulders. She made sure that they knew where to find her if they needed anything, so as not to shift any more elements in the room in case they came looking.

"Hello Highwing," She smiled upon seeing the majestic white hippogriff that bore the name. Highwing approached her and Norah gently leaned in for a hug. "Oh, I've missed you, I'm sorry I couldn't fly you for a while but that'll change this year, I know it," She whispered upon pulling away to brush her feathers.

When she entered the swampy vivarium, she was immediately greeted by the Lord of the Shore himself. He had one of the diricrawl babies on his back. "Your lordship, I have arrived," Norah grinned, brushing the graphorn's skin and feeding him, which he enjoyed. "I didn't doubt Deek when he told me you've been playing with the rest of the beasts," She said.

The house-elf himself, Deek, came inside to join her. "How has Miss been? Deek thinks the beasts have missed you as you have them," He said wisely.

Norah bent down to greet him again. "And I missed Deek too," She said with a smile. "They weren't too much for you yet?"

Deek shook his head. "Deek's managed to make sure they're fed and groomed just fine," He replied. "The offsprings have grown quite a bit since Miss last saw them."

"They have, yes," She said. "Thank you for checking in on them while I was away, I really can't thank you enough for that."

"Deek loves spending time with the beasts, Miss," He beamed, immediately sweeping away some of the tumbleweeds and leaves from the vivarium that housed Ruby.

Norah peeked inside the vivarium with the phoenix, seeing for herself how much the other hippogriffs have grown. "I might have to release them when they've fully grown up. It's getting a little crowded," She said with a slight frown. "But what if they don't like being out in the real world? The poachers are still out there..."

Deek only smiled as he listened to the young woman. Norah looked down for a moment, figuring that those things will be dealt with another time. She stepped inside, seeing all the colorful fwoopers flying in the sky before landing in front of her. "All of you have really grown," She said, brushing their feathers.

"Has Miss been alright? Deek knows it's only been a year since your mentor was killed," The house elf suddenly appeared near her.

Norah nodded. "I must admit, I'm beginning to miss going off on random requests out of Hogwarts. But Professor Weasley told me it should be easier for me to stay in now. I've got exams ahead, and lessons are turning out to be a lot."

She stepped out of the vivarium again, slipping on dragonhide gloves to harvest some matured chomping cabbages and venomous tentaculas. Norah figured the mandrakes she had in pots could wait a little while, mostly out of not wanting to put on a pair of earmuffs for now.

"What about your friends?" Deek asked.

She hummed. "Well, them too. I could never have succeeded without their help. They've all taught me things that were useful when I faced those goblins and Ranrok," She said, taking the gloves off and putting them to the side. "We'll be going on a hunt for astronomy tables soon, whenever we get to go out," Norah remembered. That still counted as an adventure, she thought.

They suddenly heard a commotion coming from the doors of the room. Norah and Deek ran out, climbing down the stairs to see who was coming, or trying to come in.

It was Natty and Poppy, both of them looking concerned. "Norah!" They called out when they saw her. "Norah!"

"What? What's going on?" She asked.

Poppy held up the page of the Daily Prophet. The enchanted mug shot of the infamous poacher was laughing maniacally in between flashes of cameras.

Harlow Escapes from Azkaban

"It can't be-how can that happen?! We got rid of him!" Natty looked worried. "What is he going to do?"

Poppy frowned. "If anything, he might try and come after you. You said if Natty didn't jump in, you would've been tortured, or at least killed."

"You think he's going to try and finish me off for taking his business apart?" Norah asked, and the two girls nodded. "And some of those poachers are on the run too..."

They nodded again, studying her expression. It was at that time that Amit, Sebastian, and Ominis also came in. The three males also found out of the news. When they stopped in front of her, Sebastian raised a brow. "Planning on getting to him first, aren't you?" He said.

Norah glanced at him. "If he wants me, he'll get me. I'm not afraid," She shook her head.

"Looks like the Hogwarts heroine isn't done quite yet," Amit chuckled. "But we're still looking for those tables, right?"

#hogwarts legacy #hogwarts legacy angst #hogwarts legacy fluff #sebastian sallow #ominis gaunt #amit thakkar #natsai onai #poppy sweeting #andrew larson #garreth weasley #leander prewett #imelda reyes

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