besides Haley, which villagers are the closest to Soleil?

lately, soleil has been hanging out a lot with jas!! soleil is good with the kids in general. responsible enough to keep them safe, but very fun to hang around. due to how much she respects her elders*, she gets along great with george and linus! evelyn’s fun too, just not in her path as often.

krobus, penny, and shane are some other close friendships for him in the valley. *lewis is his #1 exception

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AGE AND SIZE DIFFERENCE IS ADDED TO ALL! ALL MEN ARE LARGER THAN THE READER! THE ELVES ARE THE SIZE OF HER PALM!

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𝐅𝐢𝐜𝐬:

𝒎𝒚 𝒇𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒚 (ma fée) - were-bear ari levinson x fairy reader

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𝒎𝒚 𝒃𝒖𝒏𝒏𝒚 (ma lapin) - easter bunny logan howlett x mrs claus reader

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𝒎𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒍 (ma ange) - elf steve rogers x mrs claus reader

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𝒎𝒚 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 (ma coeur) - santa ari levinson x mrs claus reader

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𝒎𝒚 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓 (mon étoile) - elf ransom drysdale x mrs claus reader

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𝒎𝒚 𝒇𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 (ma fleur) - elf jake jensen x mrs claus reader

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𝒎𝒚 𝒃𝒖𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒍𝒚 (ma papillon) - elf frank adler x mrs claus reader

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𝒎𝒚 𝒅𝒐𝒗𝒆 (ma colombe) - the grinch bucky barnes x mrs claus reader

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𝒎𝒚 𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒍 (ma perle) - lifeguard ari levinson x tiny reader

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𝒎𝒚 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 (mon trésor) - elf johnny storm x mrs claus reader

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𝒎𝒚 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 (ma princesse) - elf curtis everett x mrs claus reader

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𝒎𝒚 𝒅𝒐𝒆 (mon biche) - elf lee bodecker x mrs claus reader

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𝒎𝒚 𝒌𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒏 (ma chaton) - jock jake wyler x nerdy girlfriend reader

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𝒎𝒚 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 (mon amour) - bull hybrid ari levinson x farmer reader

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𝒎𝒚 𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒚 (ma chérie) - were-bear henry cavill x bunny hybrid reader

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𝒎𝒚 𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉 (ma pêche) - steve kemp x girlfriend reader

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𝒎𝒚 𝒃𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒃𝒆𝒆 (ma bourdon) - best friend’s dad ari levinson x young reader x his friend andy barber

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𝒎𝒚 𝒅𝒆𝒘𝒅𝒓𝒐𝒑 (ma goutte de rosée) - willy wonka x lover reader

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𝒎𝒚 𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒕 𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒆 (ma douce rose) - best friend’s brother curtis everett x innocent reader

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𝒎𝒚 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 (ma lumière des étoiles) - rick grimes x best friend reader

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𝒎𝒚 𝒔𝒖𝒏 (mon soleil) - elf lloyd hansen x mrs claus reader

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𝒎𝒚 𝒔𝒖𝒈𝒂𝒓 (mon sucre) - luke danes x partner reader

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𝒎𝒚 𝒅𝒐𝒍𝒍 (ma poupée) - stepdad bucky barnes x stepdaughter reader

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𝒎𝒚 𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝒑𝒊𝒆 (ma tarte aux cerises) - stepdad steve rogers x stepdaughter reader

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𝒎𝒚 𝒔𝒖𝒈𝒂𝒓𝒑𝒍𝒖𝒎 (ma prune de sucre) - stepbrother curtis everett x stepsister reader

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𝒎𝒚 𝒑𝒍𝒖𝒎 (ma prune) - winter soldier bucky barnes x pretty reader

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𝒄𝒂𝒏’𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑 𝒇𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 - cupid pre-serum steve rogers x lovesick reader

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Hello Soleil! Hope all’s good with you.

Wanted to ask about your thoughts on Linzin’s love language. How they prefer to give and receive, things like that 🥰

Hello Yellow!! I'm doing good after a really busy week haha I hope you're doing great and getting a lot of rest over the weekend 🫶

Thank you so much for the ask! Let's break it down!

Lin's love languages: physical touch, quality time, and acts of service

Growing up with Toph, I think everyone can definitely agree that Lin enjoys receiving and giving physical touch to show affection, support, comfort, and love. Simply focusing on her relationship with Tenzin and how this plays out, touch also helps her feel grounded. Bad day at work where she lost a colleague or she faced a lot of criticism from the press? First thing Tenzin does is give her a hug, and just being in that embrace grounds her back to reality and also soak in the love and protection of her partner.

Also, when she cuddles Tenzin, sometimes it's super aggressive bc CAN'T. GET. CLOSE. ENOUGH. TO. HER. BOYFRIEND (or husband 😍) She's wearing a tanktop and some shorts, while Tenzin is shirtless. Lin has her legs around him too so he can't escape. But he's a fucking heater, so after a while she needs some space to cool off lol

Second love language would be quality time. Toph was really busy with work, leaving Lin and Su to fend for themselves more often than they should have. I feel that since she didn't have that with her mom, it becomes something she values in her relationships with others. This only solidifies as Lin and Tenzin grow up and become involved in their careers. Their jobs take so much of their time, and they need those days of simply being together or going on quiet dates. Luckily, they have similar outlooks on how they want to spend their time together. Plus, the world and especially RC is so nosy on their relationship and business, that they just want to be together in peace. I like to imagine that they have conversations sometimes about what kind of life they would like to live if they weren't who they were. Tenzin would say living quietly in the countryside as a farmer...Lin would joke he can be a cabbage farmer. Lin would say that there's no use in thinking about a different life bc what else can they do to change it? Nothing. But her answer might be a pro-bending coach.

Lastly, she values acts of service. I think Toph instilled in her the idea that words don't mean anything. Actions speak volumes. Lin is a protector and will take the bullet for anyone she cares about. I feel like the line between protector and taking care of others' needs can get blurry with her. When Tenzin is stepping up for her and taking care of her, she's gonna protest, but inside, she appreciates it so much. She has the difficulty of learning how to allow others to take care of her, but Tenzin knows.

Overall, her love languages to receive/give are mostly the same.

Now, we move on to...

Tenzin's love languages: words of affirmations, quality time, and physical touch

Tenzin has a different dynamic going on because he has this title: airbender. For him, he has this luxury of being "spoiled" or "adored" by the world, but the other side of the sword is that he must deal with the crippling responsibility of "reviving the Air Nation and continuing Aang's legacy." I can imagine he would hear compliments, receive facors and gifts due to his connection to Aang and also being the first airbender born in...a long time. All of those things always felt superficial to him, so it doesn't hold as much meaning for him. Also with receiving gifts, his culture teaches to detach from earthly materials anyway.

Words of affirmation: He might appreciate this to some extent. Tenzin needs a lot of verbal validation, especially since he is insecure about how he's continuing his dad's legacy (if we follow canon). Lin may not be lovey-dovey with her words, but she knows how to support and comfort him by telling him what he needs to hear.

Lin: Tenz...of course you are good enough. You are more than enough. So what if you can't get into the spirit world? Do I love you less? Tenzin: No. Lin: Exactly. I love you regardless.

On the other hand, Tenzin is amazing at giving words of affirmation. Reading all of those ancient scrolls makes him a pretty smart cookie and helps him talk smoothly. Except when he tried to ask out Lin on a date for the first time...that was...mind went blank and somehow she ended up dating him. In general, he enjoys showering Lin with loving words all the time. People can be cruel, the press is merciless at times and that weighs on Lin, and she might not have the best record of speaking highly on herself very likely. If no one else is going to tell her she's beautiful, loved, powerful, fierce, and enough...who else will? Tenzin will gladly work overtime to make sure Lin hears his millionth poem about how much he loves her and adores her.

His second love language is quality time, and I think it's for the similar reasons as Lin. Although, I think he spent a lot of time with people growing up, but felt very alone. He wasn't seen for himself, but rather his bending. Lin knows and loves him for who Tenzin is. Spending time with Lin also helps him get a reality check because he tends to be more coddled by people than her.

Lin: You can't just force people to become air nomads, Airhead. Tenzin: But they're airbenders now! They need to be part of our nation, who wouldn't want to? Lin: Tenzin...do you hear yourself? The acolytes started out as groupies. They became acolytes on their own volition. These are people who have their own identities. You can't just force them to give up everything they know for YOU.

Lastly, physical touch. I think he grew to enjoy giving/receiving physical affection especially when he started developing feelings for Lin. The added layer to this love language is that it reminds him that Lin is alive and with him. She's breathing, unharmed, and safe in his arms. Her job is so dangerous and she's constantly putting herself on the line. He's had nightmares of losing her and just being able to hold her while they sleep? Never letting go.

Finally, let's be real. Tenzin is horny and wild af in bed. I don't think he can keep it in his pants when he's around her. But who can blame him? Look at Lin Beifong. Celibacy? That word has not been in his vocabulary since he was 17 and started dating Lin.

That's all of it, thank you so much again for the ask, queen! I hope you enjoyed reading!

I named my farmer Sol (for Soleil) and then my farm is called Suncoral

My farmer in ooblets is also called Sol actually ☺️

Twst boys... the audacity

so this was actually a random idea that started as a simple "someone has the audacity of this type of person" and it just got into uh, something. I can't even manage to describe this post lol

good luck on that

tw: some got a stronger language than I intended... maybe it's nothing but just for sure, there's this warning maybe I'm giving myself too much credit

Riddle has the audacity of someone who can make math calculations in his mind and gets always the right results

Ace has the audacity of someone who can turn the blame back on you and get away with it, people are convinced of his innocence (especially if you’re an older kid/brother)

Deuce has the audacity of someone who called his teachers by the first name a dozen of times and can deck a punch both sober and drunk 

Cater has the audacity of a Instagram blogger who has +300k followers and remember all his Starbucks orders without missing a single detail

Trey has the audacity of a grandmother of 5 children and 13 grandchildren that has been baking and cooking her entire life and that’s why you should listen when you’re being said that you should put the dry ingredients first

Leona has the audacity of someone who says that he doesn’t need to call his dad because he’s already capable of beating the shit out of you

Ruggie has the audacity of someone who ran away from all the angry dogs in his neighborhood and survived 

Jack has the audacity of someone who will be called and relied on by church old ladies who needs him to reach the top shelf or put something higher because only he is tall enough

Azul has the audacity of someone who knows the names of all 500 types of Italian pasta that exists and also knows how to differentiate them

Jade has the audacity of someone who forgot what kind of mushroom he found, ate it and nothing happened 

Floyd has the audacity of someone who can bend backwards like a Soleil ballerina, grab his own ankles and walk around

Kalim can’t spell “audacity” but has money enough to erase the word from modern dictionaries 

Jamil has the audacity of someone who will taste your food, know exactly what you did wrong but will only say “it has a strange taste” and won’t elaborate further, seeing you look at him in despair

Vil is the living embodiment of audacity

Rook has the audacity of someone who knows all songs from the Les Miserables by heart, both in english and french

Epel has the audacity of a entire farmer village from the countryside that will look at you struggling eating a ear of corn and say that is because you’re from the city

Idia has the audacity of someone who built himself watching anime, knows most of the old classics, the medium tiers that nobody knows, the hyped ones and the obscure ones, so yes, he’s the god of the weebs

Ortho has the audacity of machines who gains conscience but can’t properly comprehend humanity flaws, therefore he’s superior and humanity will be slaved by machines like it’s a Isaac Asimov romance 

Malleus has the audacity of someone who will simply move you out of his way just with his hand, without actually putting that much effort in it like a a prize claw machine

Lilia has the audacity of an older senior citizen who would say “where were you when I was in the war? exactly, not even in your father’s scrotum” and sips from his pure coffee, no sugar cup

Silver has the audacity of someone who sleeps during a whole movie or lecture but somehow remember all the details 

Sebek has the audacity of someone who knows Latin and, on top of that, knows how to conjugate his own name in Latin 

Chenya has the audacity of someone who never fell in any “deez nuts” jokes and always retorts a “mom joke” with a even heavier “mom joke” because he already hates his mother + the real influence behind the whole “ligma”

Neige has the audacity of someone who passes out in the middle of the street, stays in a unconscious state for a long time and when wakes up, he says calmly “oh that was just a minor inconvenience”

(fun fact: Neige doesn't have a smug face so I had to joint his angry expression with a smile to create this mildly uncomfortable with the situation he's in but Chenya said it was going to be fun, so I'll do my best to appear "bad")

Happy 28th! Here are all the fics I read and loved this month. A million ♥'s for all the authors who make this fandom a better place ♥

A special shoutout this month goes to the Wordplay Fic Challenge/ @wordplayfics​ and all the fantastic authors who are taking part this year. I'm slowly making my way through all the fics, so check out the collection and also keep an eye on the upcoming prompts. Prompt 6.1: Scramble

The Warmth of Your Body | zanni_scaramouche | omegaverse - full shift werewolves - pack dynamics - violence - blood - injury - magic - slow burn - no smut - 46k Harry's life has been destined by the stars. He is next in line to be pack Luna, mate of the pack's leading alpha, the Soleil. As surrounding packs continue to drop quiet and the threat of chaotic magic grows close, a mysterious Alpha Louis Tomlinson appears just in time to save Harry's life. But can he afford to trust this rogue's intentions are pure in the midst of a war? Harry finds himself caught between destiny and instinct as he battles with his duty to the pack and the immediate connection he feels. Or: historical full shift werewolf packs and Louis looking a little too attractive even when covered in blood.

some things fade (some never do) | we_are_the_same | fantasy - modern setting - magic - friends to lovers - exes to lovers - slow burn - mutual pining - emotional hurt/comfort - long-distance relationship - magical tattoos - 25k Matching tattoos. He’d never thought he’d be the type for tattoos to begin with, let alone matching or magical ones, but once Harry had put the idea in his mind it had never quite managed to disappear. And it had made sense. With their relationship a long distance one, this was simply another way of feeling close to one another. Of knowing where the other was, how they felt. It had made so much sense. Back then. * Three years after their break up, Harry calls.

to change how you see and what you believe | jaerie | mpreg - unplanned pregnancy - pregnancy kink - lactation kink - friends to lovers - 12k Harry and Louis are best friends who just happen to fall into bed with each other sometimes, it's not a big deal. After a drunken night of discussing their kinks, they wake up naked together. They don't remember what happened, but they've done it before and they'll probably do it again, but five months later, a surprise changes everything. or an I didn't know I was pregnant au

Darling, Just Hold My Hand | likelarry | mpreg - cabin fic - fluff - pregnancy kink - previous miscarriage - 10k Louis and Harry decide to spend a week at a skii resort with their families during the Christmas holidays. On Christmas night, Harry goes into labor but the family gets snowed in which forces him to give birth in the cabin in the middle of nowhere. Luckily, his husband is a surgeon who can help.

Hill Country | safetyfilm | farm/ranch - friends with benefits - internalized homophobia - unsupportive family - bittersweet ending - 11k Louis is a farmer. His family gives him hell for it, only because it’s not a nine to five job and he should set a better example for his siblings. When he's invited (scratch that, required) to pay a visit for a will reading, he has to double down on his work chores in advance. But spring break is just around the corner in Austin, which means Harry's free and he really, really wants to hang out.

Here's Your Perfect | brightgolden | omegaverse - arranged marriage - past Louis Tomlinson/OMC - misunderstandings - single parent - mpreg - pining - first time - 54k All finesse tossed aside, Harry yanks the envelope from Miss Eden’s hand. He hears her laugh, bright and cheerful as he tears into the envelope. His eyes skipping over the complimentary paragraph congratulating him for being assigned, settling into the centre of the letter - the name of his future mate. And suddenly, Harry feels there isn’t enough air in this world for him to inhale as he recites the name in his mind. Louis Tomlinson. OR In the world where mates are assigned to everyone and deposited to their door when an agreeable partner is found for them, Alpha Louis has recently been given his. However, he is nothing like the type of alpha that the omega academy prepares Harry for.

Truebonds | jacaranda_bloom | omegaverse - truebonds - professional scenter - nesting - scenting - mpreg - 40k Louis doesn't mind being an omega, most of the time. Modern medicine allows him to suppress almost all of his omega traits, but the one thing it can't suppress is his scenting cycle. Fortunately, that only needs to be dealt with every seven years and he counts himself lucky that he can afford the services of a reputable agency. With his cycle due, he reviews the matched candidates and there's one alpha who fits all of his criteria, S28A. That's pretty much where things start to unravel. Enter Harry Styles, scenter for hire. Or the one where Louis is an omega in need, Harry is an alpha for hire, and destiny presents them with a fate they never saw coming.

Promise in the Sky | Throwthemflowers | High School - friends to lovers - best friends - slow burn - religious guilt - sexual repression - internalized homophobia - implied conversion therapy - suicide attempt - healing - 99k AU in which Harry Styles, a naïve, repressed, socially awkward Midwestern highschooler tries to navigate his fundamentalist evangelical parents and radically progressive older sister. He’s doing an okay job of this until the Tomlinson family starts attending Lakeside Baptist Church and a boy named Louis changes everything. Harry is forced to come to grips with his true self when Louis becomes more than just his best friend; but their relationship opens a can of worms and sends them on the most painful, heartbreaking journey of their young lives. They risk everything and nearly lose, and Harry learns that perhaps only one Bible verse is true: that perfect love casteth out fear.

Box of Rain | indierection | 1970s - boxing - mutual pining - friends to lovers - 26k Louis is definitely not the next Muhammad Ali, just an illegal boxer with no prospects for the future. Harry is a hippie Uni student that in his free time informally works as a ring boy. Somehow he manages to always get tangled on the ropes and at the same time charm the pants off of all the fighters and patrons. They meet in Manchester in 1977 and, even though they don't seem to have much in common, they... Well, they just sort of click, really. - The one with a friendship ruiner game of Monopoly, Harry always ending up in jail for wanting to save the world, Louis face to face with his archenemy and way too many references to 70s music. Also staring Zayn as a brooding anarchist punk rocker, Liam as the nerdiest and nicest boxer in all Britain and Niall as a bookmarker that can easily convince people to bet fortunes, but can't make his friends realise their mutual crush on each other.

☑ 143. I want you to clean up. by kanatan Abramovic Via Flickr: 2023 06 02 Blog...~ le soleil ~ See the blog for more details ♥ ٩( ᐛ )و Thanks so much for your time !! Thank you for always having lots of Fav ♥ Thank you to all my friends who love to watch and take snaps !! ♥ love it ♥♥♥ [ - Outfit - ] ☑ Kinky Event ( April round ) Hair: [^.^Ayashi^.^] Liania hair-Exclusive pack Collar: [^.^Ayashi^.^] Liania collar (Exclusive pack) Pose: [piXit] Harito - Portraits Pose Pack Glasses: ::SnowWhite:: Glasses sio Rings: Kibitz - Keria's rings - silver Nails: e.marie // Mix&Match Coffin - Show Some Love Mauve Top: TETRA - Bella Top (Taupe) (ebody) Shorts: mellowcute-crystal shorts-fatpack [ - Makeup - ] ☑ Reborn event ( April round ) Freckles: (Enfer Sombre*) Body Details Collection {Reborn} Skin: (Enfer Sombre*) Lexy skin {LeL EvoX} ➥(Enfer Sombre*) LeLutka EvoX Skin - Cream - Lexy Eyes: {S0NG} Blinded Eyes - V2 Lip: .e l e i. - Ruby (Lipgloss) / EVOX [ - Decoration - ] ☑ Equal10 ( April round ) Bedroom: -DRD- Country Breeze Bedroom - Collection PG DRD - Country Breeze Bedroom - Basket DRD - Country Breeze Bedroom - bed (PG) DRD - Country Breeze Bedroom - Footboard table DRD - Country Breeze Bedroom - Lamp DRD - Country Breeze Bedroom - Mandala DRD - Country Breeze Bedroom - Rug ☑ Farmer's Market Frame: DISORDERLY. / Monstera Summer / Frame / Gold Table: DISORDERLY. / Monstera Summer / Side Table / Gold Panel: DISORDERLY. / Monstera Summer / Panel / Gold House: Scarlet Creative Ines Retreat House, Patio and Gazebo Monstera: Mithral * Monstera Deliciosa (Pack B) Speaker: Mithral * Hoya Lacunosa Laos Speaker (Dark Wood) Curtains: Pitaya - Farm Curtains Curtains: cinphul // animated curtains [fat pack] Hanging: {vespertine} - hanging kokedama / asparagus. Suitcase: Atelier Burgundy . Closet Clutter White Clothes: BLACK NEST / Hohto Messy Clothes - Light Clothes: +Half-Deer+ Lingerie Clutter [Nude Set] Towel: +Half-Deer+ Beach Towel Clutter [FATPACK]

Fresh Crops! February 20 - February 27, 2023

This week's newest fics and chapter updates for Harvest Moon and Story of Seasons on AO3.

The Heart of a Westown Cowboy - by Mya_Stone; WIP, 9/?, 13k

Rating: General Audiences; Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply; Category: F/M Fandom: Trio of Towns Relationship: Female Farmer/Wayne; Characters: Frank, Ford, Carrie, Brad, Megan, Hector, Colin, Daryl | Darius, Marlena, Lynn, Wayne Additional Tags: Slow Burn, Romance, Romantic Friendship, Guy Falls First, I Wrote This For Me But I'll Share It With You Summary: Wayne is Westown's perpetually single lady's man. He'd like to settle down but he just hasn't found The One and he's fairly certain he's met everyone in town. Then Melody moves in, taking a plot of her uncle's ranch to fulfill her dream of being a rancher. A college-educated business woman, Melody doesn't accept failure - especially not her own. As Wayne falls hard for her, she struggles to return his affections until she has what she came for - and when she continually comes up short at the cow competitions, she begins to wonder if Westown is really the place for her.

The Boys - by juggalombre; WIP, 14/?, 19k

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences; Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply; Categories: M/M, Multi Fandoms: Harvest Moon DS/Cute Characters: Original Male Character(s), Carter the Archeologist, Flora, Marlin | Mash, Vesta,Takakura, Galen | Guri, Nina - mentioned, Griffin | Garfan, Muffy, Witch Princess, Harvest Goddess Additional Tags: Canon Compliant, Post-Canon, Slice of Life, Slow Burn, Pining, Forget-Me-Not Valley, Alcohol Summary: Jazzebel (Jazz for short) is a city boy down on his luck and at the end of his rope… and what else is a depressed city slicker to do besides drop out of school, move out of the city, and settle down in a freshly-abandoned farmhouse in a quaint little country valley?

Living in Color - by rockyroadster95; WIP, 13/?, 25k

Rating: Mature; Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply; Categories: F/M, Gen Fandoms: A Wonderful Life Additional Tags: Canon Compliant, Canon Universe, Light Angst, Slow Build Summary: At her father's funeral, Aya was given an offer that would take her far from her stale and directionless life to a place she hoped would give her something to live for.

Remaster: Step Toward the Future - by darkryuu; WIP, 20/41, 343k

Rating: Explicit; Archive Warning: Major Character Death; Category: F/M Fandom: Back To Nature Characters: Cliff, Popuri, Kai, Doctor | Trent, Gray Summary: Jill ("Claire") is struggling to find a goal in life after high school. After her parents boot her off to her late grandfather's farm, everything around her is never quite the same as she struggles to find herself and her future. Remastered from original 2004 release. Jill/Cliff, minor Jill/Kai, minor Jill/Gray, minor Jill/Doctor. OC/Popuri, OC/Elli.

Light Of Hope - by Forgiven_Starlight; WIP, 15/?, 24k

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences; Archive Warning: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings; Category: F/M Fandoms: Light of Hope Relationship: Edmond/Farmer; Characters: Edmond, Farmer, Gus, Melanie, Doc, Gareth, Tabitha, Carol, Gabriel, Harvest Goddess, Harvest God, Cyril, Sally, Harvest Sprites, Jeanne, Sam, Soleil Additional Tags: Light of Hope, Harvest Moon - Freeform, Beacon town, Eventual Relationships, Friendship, Love, Magic, Implied Sexual Content Summary: With a storm that nearly wiped out an entire island, Celeste finds her new beginning.

Wind Chimes - by LunaLitten; Complete, 1/1, 3.6k

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences; Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply; Category: Gen Fandom: Trio of Towns Relationships: Inari & Yuzuki, Hinata & Komari & Yuzuki, Hinata & Yuzuki; Characters: Yuzuki, Inari, Komari, Hinata, Ford Additional Tags: Illnesses, Childhood, Terminal Illnesses, Sad with a Happy Ending, They/Them Pronouns for Inari, Angst, I Made Myself Cry, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Whoops I accidentally spilled a bit of humor in my angst—, Inari namedrops a god of Death, Sad and Happy, Friendship, Family, I Wrote This Instead of Sleeping, Not Beta Read Summary: It felt weird, watching the scenery fly by as they drove down the road from Westown to Tsuyukusa. The trees and shrubs had begun changing from a dusty, wintery brown to the vibrant colors of spring. The world seemed to be coming alive. He wouldn't live to see the summer. As 10-year-old Yuzuki's health begins to fail him, he meets a mystical being in a long-forgotten shrine. Could this chance encounter change his life?

Degausser - by SHADESofDEATHxx; WIP, 8/?, 44k

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences; Archive Warning: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings; Category: F/M Fandoms: Friends of Mineral Town Characters: Pete | Jack, Claire the Farmer, Ann the Innkeeper | Ran, Gray, Cliff, Jennifer, Popuri, Rick, Karen, Kai, Mary the Librarian | Marie, Mineral Town Residents Additional Tags: Redemption, Fresh Start, Loneliness, Angst, Self-Loathing, Self-Acceptance, Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Drug Use, Self-Harm, Multiple Pairings Summary: Those that live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones – but that’s all Jack and Claire ever knew up until a series of half-lit cruel intentions landed them on the ferry to the desolate island of Mineral Town. After all, it was certainly easier to cast judgment unto others than it was to face the skeletons in your own closet. And surely no one would have an ill word to say about a brooding playboy and an immature party girl taking over the once-great farm that founded and funded their small town, right?

Character Intro: Hesperis (Kingdom of Ichor)

Nicknames- Mommy by her daughters

Hessie by Atlas & the others in the pantheon

Queen of Sunset by the people of Olympius

Age- 35 (immortal)

Location- Erythea, Olympius

Personality- She's generally warm, kind, soft spoken, & an eternal hopeless romantic. She appreciates the beauty in everyday things. Above all else, she loves being a mom. Her relationship status is "complicated."

She has the standard abilities of a goddess except shapeshifting. Being the goddess of the evening & sunset, her powers/abilities include limited photokinesis, limited umbrakinesis, limited chronokinesis (has an innate sense of when the next sunset is, at any point), and dusk manipulation.

Her immediate family includes her daughters, The Hesperides, her fraternal twin sister Mesembria (Bria) (goddess of the afternoon), and her niece Dysis (goddess of the sunset). Their relationship has always been a bit tense, but they still care for one another. It's rare for them to visit each other, so they usually keep in touch through phone calls, video chat, & texts.

Hesi's main address is her beach house in Erythea. There's floor-to-ceiling windows (perfect for letting natural light in), some bamboo & wicker furniture pieces, a large kitchen island, walls painted in colors of cream, ivory, beige, and soft pink, & linen and cotton slipcovers on the sofas & armchairs. A lot of her own art is hung on the walls with most of them being landscapes- of sunsets and portrait paintings- of her, her daughters, & her friends. She has three pet golden retrievers- all of them girls. Their names are Alaula, Dawn, & Soleil.

She loves the intimate and almost solitary feel of Erythea. She often spends her days going for long walks on the beach with her dogs, buying stuff at the local farmer's market, sailing, surfing, and painting. Hesi also has traveled to Shimmering Tail Island. She also spends time in the state of Corinth & the Queenstown neighborhood of New Olympus (staying at her daughters' place).

Her go-to drink is a sunset margarita. She also likes piña coladas, mai tais, yellowbird cocktails, & mellow yellow protein shakes- made with bananas, protein powder, frozen mango, honey, sea salt, hemp seeds, pineapple, & coconut milk.

She can also play the acoustic guitar and ukulele!

Even when she's not physically with her girls, Hesi is always in contact with them- mostly through texts.

Hesi's known throughout the pantheon for her delicious apple pie! Her coconut cheesecake is a hit too!

Her favorite handbag brand is Megaleio. Her daughters even gifted her with the most expensive handbag- the rose gold crocodile leather one adorned in over 1,200 miniature diamonds!

Hesi's main source of income comes from money she makes modeling for the Euryphaessa jewelry brand.

In the pantheon, she's friends with Coralie (an oceanic nymph), Argía (goddess of holidays), Helios (Titan god of the sun); a former flame, Kéfi (goddess of mirth), Nymphe (goddess of self-care), Eudaimonia (goddess of happiness), Paean (goddess of physicians), Hydros (god of water), Apólafsi (god of enjoyment), Elais (goddess of oil), Karme (demi-goddess of the harvest), Aion (god of time, eternity, & the zodiacs), Panigýri (goddess of festivals), Selene (Titaness of the moon), Nárkosi (goddess of sedation), Elpis (goddess of hope), Aígli (goddess of glamour), Dione, The Nesoi, Philotes (goddess of sex, friendship, & affection), and Leto (Titaness of demurity & motherhood).

As for romantic relationships, she had a brief fling with Helios, but it wasn't anything serious. After that, Hesi was in a relationship with Horkos (god of oaths). They dated for two years before she ended things due to their different time schedules & him being a workaholic. Hesi met Atlas (Titan god of strength & endurance) by chance while out surfing with Elpis. She noticed him from a distance on the beach, sitting by some jagged rocks while his dogs ran around. One of the dogs made its way into the ocean, quickly becoming overpowered by the currents. Hesi didn't think. Leaping off her surfboard, she swam to the dog, grabbing ahold of him just in time. Atlas was still in frozen shock when she handed him his pet, repeating- "Thank you. I don't know what I'd do if I lost him." It was later that same day while having dinner with Elpis & Dolos (god of deception & treachery) that Hesi learned more about the Titan with the lost and intense steely blue eyes. The next morning, she searched for him, finding him near his sailboat. Hesi gave him a bowl of her ambrosia salad which he accepted. Atlas asked if she could watch his dogs while he went sailing- giving her the keys to his house & she agreed. Inside his house, she noticed framed pictures all over the place of his kids. Five beautiful young girls with dark olive skin, long satin-y hair, their eyes the perfect mix of brown & blue. There was a photo of a boy sitting atop the Titan god's shoulders. They had the same steely blue eyes, same square face, same ink black hair. Noticing how bare the cupboards and fridge was (and holding on tightly to the dogs' leashes), Hesi and the dogs went grocery shopping. When Atlas returned, he was shocked to see his kitchen table set up, complete with a home cooked meal. They ate in complete silence. Hesi was taken aback while washing the dishes when Atlas kissed her. He pulled back- tears streaming down his face and began profusely apologizing. A week later, they became intimate. Hesi sometimes doesn't know where she stands with him, four years later. On one hand, Atlas is emotionally distant- keeping her at arms' length or reacting unfavorably to her saying "Se agapó" (I love you) during sex. On the other hand, he goes for long walks with her on the beach, or surprises her at her place holding a beautiful bouquet of island flowers, gifting her with new paint supplies, or sending her loving text messages. The moment Hesi looks forward to the most is their pillow talk. At their bare & most vulnerable selves, they pour their souls out to each other while cuddling. Atlas laments about his punishment, memories of his young son, talking about his daughters, and his hopes for his space aeroengineering school. Hesi talking about her hope of their daughters meeting & her dreams for them as a couple.

Hesi also loves to read, write in her journal, hike, & cook in her free time. Her go-to dishes are the coconut mango beef curry (Atlas' favorite), fried coconut shrimp with pineapple salsa, chicken soft shell tacos, & grilled salmon (with a mango teriyaki glaze) with white rice (her girls' favorite). Her guilty pleasure is a large pineapple pizza.

"Sunsets aren't the end. It's just a rest period."

School’s Out: June 2022

Metro Vancouver Events Calendar:

Now-Jan. 22: T.Rex: The Ultimate Predator @ Science World

Now-Oct. 30: Mount Pleasant Farmers Market @ Dude Chilling Park / Kitsilano Farmers Market / West End Farmers Market (Sundays)

Now-Oct. 29: Riley Park Farmers Market / Trout Lake Farmers Market (Saturdays)

Now-Oct. 10: Richmond Night Market @ River Rock Casino

Now-June 19: Hamilton @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre

Now-June 12: Yellow Fever @ Firehall Arts Centre

Now-June 11: The Mountaintop @ Pacific Theatre

Now-June 5:: Cirque du Soleil: Allegria @ Concord Pacific Place / Upintheair Theatre: rEvolver Festival 2022 / Vancouver International Children’s Festival

June 1-Oct 5: Downtown Farmers Market @ Vancouver Art Gallery North Plaza

June 2-5: Realwheels: In Camera (virtual) / Doors Open Richmond 2022

June 4-5: Music Waste Festival

June 5: Purity Ring @ Hollywood Theatre

June 8-Sept. 24: A Midsummer Night’s Dream @ Bard on the Beach

June 11-7: 5X Festival

June 12-July 3: Talking Stick Festival

June 12 & 26: Ladner Village Market

June 18-July 8: Queer Arts Festival: Hauntings

June 18: Hats Off Day @ Burnaby Heights

June 18: Record Store Day

June 24-July 3: Vancouver International Jazz Festival

June 25-July 1: Steveston Salmon Festival

June 25-26: VMF: City Centre Opening Weekend Block Party / Scandinavian Midsummer Festival

June 25: East Side Pride @ Grandview Park

June 26: Greek Day on Broadway / Steel & Oak’s 8th Anniversary / Foodstock: A GVFB Fundraiser @ Swangard Stadium

Photo credit: Joan Marcus

ford atticus smith

Age: 37 (November 19)

Pronouns: He/him

Residence: Abita Springs, Louisiana

Hometown: Abita Springs, Louisiana

Primary occupation: Ferry driver

Secondary occupation: Farmer

Personality traits: Reserved, hard-working, quick-tempered, worrisome

FC: Adam Driver

Nicknames: Truck (it was his army codename)

Ford is Soleil's older brother who chose to stay back at the farmhouse while she moved out to the city. He is a former marine who fought in the 2000s, and retired in early 2010s. To keep himself busy, he tends to his family's farm estate and also helps his father by working his ferry business from time to time. He is a man of few words and can come off incredibly coarse initially, but once he opens up, he's a lot more comfortable being himself. He has always dreamt of leaving town just as much as Soleil has, though is extremely devoted to taking care of his family, especially since his mother has gotten sick over the years.

Deep down, beyond his brooding exterior, Ford has a big heart and would absolutely take a bullet for anyone. His relationship with his sister has become complicated over the years and he has noticed more and more how opposite they are. If anything, though, he has interpreted their differences to mean that she has always been meant for something bigger than living at the farm.

ASTER HOLLOWAY - nonbinary, they/them. 28. cradle witch. botanist. tower hill. NOAH RHODES - trans man, he/him. 26. selkie / sun nymph. clerk at bad records & laundromat attendee at the fishbowl. locke row. SOLEIL CAMARA - demi woman, she/they. 26. vampire / hunter. cashier at buy n' go's. prospect hill. ROHAN DYAL - cis man, he/him. 36. human / exorcist. owner of the green farmer's market. prospect hill. VIKTOR SAMUELS - nonbinary, they/them. 30. borrower witch. visual artist. tower hill. DONOVAN "DUCKY" MERCER - cis man. he/him. 29. werewolf. drug dealer. locke row. JUNIPER RIDLEY LIAO - genderqueer. she/they. 27. werewolf. mechanic. locke row. SAIGE BEAUMONT - cis woman. she/her. 360 26. fae hybrid. unemployed. marina heights. PALOMA "BABE" MORI - demi woman. she/they. 27. medium. taxidermist / stripper. tower hill.

for a closed group, marionetted by james :D (they/them).

IAM Programs 2023-24

Holly Harris/Jason Chan 🇦🇺AUS RD: Madonna, Material Girl, Into the Groove, Express Yourself FD: Colossal Trailer Music, Ocean Lullaby; Christian Reindl, Lucie Paradis, Gefion, Freya; Christian Reindl, Lucie Paradis, Power-Haus, Vale choreo: Marie-France Dubreuil

Alicia Fabbri/Paul Ayer 🇨🇦CAN RD: AC/DC, Back in Black, Hells Bells, You Shook Me All Night Long FD: keeping FD from last season- Lewis Capaldi: Someone You Loved choreo: Zachary Donohue RD, Marie-France Dubrueil FD

Laurence Fournier-Beaudry/Nikolaj Soerensen 🇨🇦CAN RD: Top Gun - Harold Faltemeyer, Top Gun Anthem; Kenny Loggins, Playing with the Boys; Berlin, Take My Breath Away; Miami Sound Machine, Hot Summer Nights; Kenny Loggins, Danger Zone FD: Notre Dame de Paris - Mario Pelchat, Danse Mon Esmerelda- Acoustic; Monks of the Abbey of Notre Dame, Final Angelus Bells; Noa, Ave Maria Paien; Cirque du Soleil, Les Sans-Papiers; Garou, Danse Mon Esmerelda choreo: Marie-France Dubreuil, Romain Haguenauer, Ginette Cournoyer, Samuel Chouinard

Sandrine Gauthier/Quentin Thieren 🇨🇦CAN RD: Joan Jett, I Love Rock n Roll; Def Leppard, Pour Some Sugar on Me; Twisted Sister, I Wanna Rock FD: Game of Thrones choreo:

Marjorie Lajoie/Zachary Lagha 🇨🇦CAN RD: Michael Jackson, Thriller FD: Jean-Michel Blais, Roses choreo: Romain Haguenauer, Ginette Cournoyer

Marie-Jade Lauriault/Romain LeGac 🇨🇦CAN RD: INXS, Need You Tonight, Never Tear Us Apart, Devil Inside FD: Danny Elfman, Corpse Bride choreo: Marie-France Dubreuil, Romain Haguenauer, Sam Chouinard, Ginette Cournoyer

Emmy Bronsard/Jacob Richmond 🇨🇦CAN RD: Les Rita Mitsouko, Andy, Marcia Baïla FD: Muse, Exogenesis Symphony part 3 choreo: Marie-France Dubreuil

Shiyue Wang/Xinyu Liu 🇨🇳CHN RD: Falco, Rock Me Amadeus FD: LP, Forever for Now, The One That You Love choreo: Marie-France Dubreuil

Solene Mazingue/Marjo Jevgeni Gaidajenko 🇪🇪EST RD: Run-DMC, Walk This Way; Salt ‘n Peoa, Push It FD: Tems, No Woman No Cry; Rihanna, Lift Me Up

Evgeniia Lopareva/Geoffrey Brissaud 🇫🇷FRA RD: Myléne Farmer, Sans Contrefaçon, Tristana FD: Rachmaninoff, Elegie in eb minor, Prelude in c# minor choreo: Romain Haguenauer RD, Guillaume Cizeron FD

Lilah Fear/Lewis Gibson 🇬🇧GBR RD: Eurhythmics, Sweet Dreams, Here Comes the Rain Again FD: Rocky choreo: Romain Haguenauer, Samuel Chouinard, Ginette Cournoyer

Misato Komatsubara/Tim Koleto 🇯🇵JPN RD: Ghostbusters FD: Loving You (from Passion) Barbara Streisand & Patrick Wilson; Love Grows (from Final Fantasy VIII) Nobuo Uematsu (choreo: Romain Haguenauer) choreo: Romain Haguenauer, Marie-France Dubreuil, Ginette Cournoyer, Sam Chouinard, Eva Airapetian

Azusa Tanaka/Shingo Nishiyama 🇯🇵JPN RD: Super Mario Bros. FD: Giselle choreo: Romain Haguenauer

Hannah Lim/Ye Quan 🇰🇷KOR RD: Prince, When Doves Cry, Let's Go Crazy FD: Umbrellas of Cherbourg choreo: Romain Haguenauer RD, Marie-France Dubreuil FD

Allison Reed/Saulius Ambrulevicius 🇱🇹LTU RD: Guns n' Roses, Welcome to the Jungle, Paradise City FD: Son Lux, Enough of Our Machines; Tokio Myers, Children choreo: Marie-France Dubreuil, Sam Chouinard

Olivia Smart/Tim Dieck 🇪🇸ESP RD: Blondie, Call Me, Rapture FD: Strauss, Also Sprach Zarathustra; Elvis Presley, Fever choreo: Marie-France Dubreuil, Romain Haguenauer

Kayleigh Macsymek/Felix Desmarais 🇨🇭SUI RD: Beverly Hills Cop - Harold Faltermeyer, Axel F; Corey Hart, Hold On; Glenn Frey, The Heat is On

Mariia Holubtsova & Kyryl Bielobrov 🇺🇦UKR RD: Bonnie Tyler, Holding out for a Hero; Bonnie Tyler, Bryan Adams, Straight From the Heart; Bonnie Tyler, Desmond Child, If I Were a Woman (and You Were a Man) FD: Joe Hisaishi, Merry Go Round of Life, Fragile Dream, A Walk in the Skies (Howl's Moving Castle) choreo: Romain Haguenauer, Pascal Denis, Sam Chouinard

Oona Brown/Gage Brown 🇺🇸USA RD: Elton John, This Town, Satellite, I'm Still Standing FD: Eric Carmen, All By Myself choreo: Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer, Joel Dear

Madison Chock/Evan Bates 🇺🇸USA RD: Queen, Another One Bites the Dust, Who Wants to Live Forever, I Want it All FD: Pink Floyd, Time, Breathe, Eclipse choreo: Marie-France Dubreuil

Kaitlin Hawayek/Jean-Luc Baker 🇺🇸USA RD: U2, With or Without You FD: Fred Again, Kyle (Northern Line); Charles LeClerc, AUS23 (1:1) choreo: Marie-France Dubreuil, Kaitlin Hawayek, Jean-Luc Baker

Sara Kishimoto/Atsuhiko Tamura 🇯🇵JPN jrs RD: Styx, Mr.Roboto FD: keeping FD from last season - Pulp Fiction choreo: Romain Haguenauer, Sam Chouinard, Ginette Cournoyer, Eva Airapetian

Jamie Fournier/Everest Zhu 🇨🇦CAN jrs RD: Soft Cell, Frustration, Seedy Films, Tainted Love FD: Damien Rice, The Blower's Daughter; Melanie Laurent feat. Damien Rice, Uncomfortable choreo: Romain Haguenauer

Safi Faye, a pioneer filmmaker

Safi Faye is an emblematic figure of African cinema, one of the first women on the continent toassert herself as a director, particularly of documentaries.

It was a decisive encounter that led Safi Faye to launch her career in cinema. In 1966, when she was a young teacher in Dakar, she met the director Jean Rouch during the World Festival of Black Arts. He gave her a role in Petit à Petit (1969). She quickly flew to France and studied cinema at the Louis-Lumière school and ethnology at the EHESS. In 1972, she directed her first short film La Passante, based on Baudelaire's poem Les Passants. « It shows the acculturation in which we were» she says.

With cinema, Safi has the ambition to film her country, Senegal, but above all to highlight characters who resist the weight of colonial history, political corruption and patriarchy. Safi Faye is a pioneer, the first woman director on the African continent. She shot her first feature film, Lettre paysanne (Kaddu Beykat), in 1975. It deals with the economic problems of the rural world. The film was rewarded and noticed all over the world: it was the starting point of the African feminist cinema. But Lettre Paysanne was censored in her country, refused by Adrien Senghor, the president's nephew, then Minister of Agriculture, because the film tells of «swindling illiterates ». When she talks about her film, Safi says: « I show myself and I go back to my corner to make films and try to make things change »

Her second feature film, Fad'jal (1979), shot in her native village and awarded the George Sadoul Prize in 1975 and many other prizes, deals with the opposition between tradition and modernity. Other edifying documentaries follow: Goob Na Nu (The Harvest is Over, in 1979) or Les Âmes au soleil (1981), which evoke both work and the condition of women. It is only with her last feature film Mossane (1996) that Safi tackles fiction. This film starts from a legend, invoking spirits and deities, to thwart the arranged marriage to which the young and beautiful Mossane is condemned. The film was presented in the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes Film Festival. Safi Faye then stopped making films. This selection in Cannes is one of the rare marks of recognition from the profession. Note that in 2018, she was also the guest of honor of the CNC at the Cannes Film Festival on the occasion of the presentation of the restoration of his film Fad'jal in the section Cannes Classic's.

To conclude, I propose to end with these words proposed by Safi Faye on the occasion of her «Film Lesson » at the Créteil Women's Film Festival in 2009.

« I chose the rural world, because I am a farmer [...]. I wanted to emphasize this world which alone can save Africa [...]. I imposed that I am a peasant, that I am not from the city and that no African is from the city ».

Juliette Corbel Vivas

Fears- Book 1: Awakening [Chapter 4- carnal beasts] 

Nicolas and Ellisa walked deeper into the darkened hall of flesh and bone, the unfathomable stench that remained consistent in the halls became more potent as they walked deeper into the living labyrinth, “how are you-” Ellisa gagged, her face paled more as she fought the urge to vomit. Her eyes watered from the stench, gaining a look of sympathy from Nicolas before continuing where she left her conversation off “How are you able to withstand this horrid musk?!” she complained. Surely he had a good reason and she wasn’t planning to take indifference nor feigned obliviousness for an answer, and Nicolas could see it clear as day, as her facial expression alone was enough of an indicator. 

“Intuitional magic” is his only response. Ellisa gave a nod as she moved onward, forcing Nicolas to follow as the hall slowly became more horrid, the vines now covered the walls to a point the actual architecture was no longer visible as veins slowly concealed by other veins only to be lined with flesh much so the floor as each step slowly sank further.

“Heathen” she called. Nicolas faced her, his face showing heavy annoyance and yet made no aggressive claim when he spoke “yes?” his brow lifted with annoyance and justified offense as Ellisa continued “How did you gain the notice of the powers?” She peered with genuine curiosity. Nicolas looked with a brief look of confusion knowing he would gain more knowledge from the mere question, and yet, seeing a human with the markings of two divine powers in one's soul was rare albeit those that have were relatively weak in comparison to those who focused their faith on a single deity or pantheon, and yet he seemed rather strong regardless of it, it was pretty…amusing to say the least.

“Surely you must understand, I see you of no faith nor commit patronage to both sides, and yet you gain their attention and have been marked, so what may be that has gained the interest of two divine powers?” she pried further. Leaving him to ponder. -my marks?- he mused while he gazed towards Ellisa, his eyes giving a faint glow of lavender and wondered if he’ll ever get used to it but that would be as dark shapes and silhouettes danced around her, they seemed off-putting as each shaped showed some form of malice, some more than others, especially towards him, and yet he found microcosms of a hint of assistance and yet-to-be respect in the silhouettes “well? Go on heathen, I don’t have all night to wait for your answer” she urged curtly, her voice betraying her blank expression.

Nicolas paused, finding the right words to answer his teammate without receiving another dose of her wrath “I’m…not sure, the thing I could think of why, is maybe Soleil shook my hand.” he bitterly answered, a slight sneer forming from the corners of his face, as Ellisa gestured to continue. "I was trapped in some void...it felt all like a dream," he explained, it sounded more rambling than an explanation "but what I remembered clearly was I was being pulled into a sea of flames and into clouds of...something," he tried to find purchase in his words, and yet his tongue slipped into an indescribable abyss.

"The pain wasn't bad...but it felt like an eternity of it and one day, I had enough" A hint of anger bubbled to the surface as a soft plume of acrid smoke and ember "I tugged and struggled against the two and when I was free, I feel something missing from me".

Ellisa looked at him with intrigue, for once Nicolas had something worth noting "Interesting, such a feat as that. to be free oneself and resist divine pulls, though not unheard of, is quite a feat" She entertained the thought "now, could you tell me of this Soleil character you speak of? They seem quite the interesting sort".

“they-” he paused in contemplation. Ellisa stared at him. Urging him to continue “I met him with my friends, they were a farmer… I think? Not sure, but they let us stay in their cabin only for them to try and kill us by setting their cabin on fire” he explained as Ellisa looked on with interest, remembering as to where she heard of them “was there any legends of them?” 

Nicolas pondered, nodding but not wanting to reveal his source, he didn’t plan on dragging anyone, especially someone who wished for their help “Somewhat, something about an entire village being burnt for…having a possible influence of the dark powers?” he answered.

Ellisa’s eyes furrowed at his answer, but still wished to press further "Is there anything that makes them distinct? Perhaps how they cast would be a place to start" "Now that you mention it, they had some control over the fire and had claws of smoke with him" he answered, the older member stared wide eyes, now recognizing who they were once he finished his words "They mentioned the pyre, gods that was a nightmare."

“Ah, so you’ve survived an encounter with a devout follower of the pyre” Ellisa stared at Nicolas with amusement. A slight smirk formed o her lips while he lifted his brow in a rare moment of confusion.

“I wouldn't say survived, brought back from the dead is a better answer” he answered with curdled fatigued, for the topic was not one most would discuss in great length or detail "Can also we stop talking about this, it's bad enough I died, less so about the gods that made my stay in the afterlife an eternal hell" he ranted to Ellissa, despite wanting to digress on such frivolous topics, but by this point any distraction the smell of the flesh ridden corridors had gone through exceeding heights of rotting miasma that any sort of distraction was more prevalent than to simply focus on the smell.

Ellisa listened while Nicolas continued on in his rant, to her surprise she learned much more than she would likely accept, both about her colleague and perhaps the world that they have fused with.

This child. No that would be too simple, this unperturbed novice spoke on and ranted, some point blasphemous words slipped at the end. She couldn’t believe Fennec, even conceived in their ever-twisted mind, gave so much mercy to him, more so allowing him to work alongside her.

“Heathen, you have quite the ire, if I had my way, I would have pulled a seed of your very discontent with not but a gaze” she responded in repetitious fervor by complaints end. Dark smog formed around them causing Nicolas to slowly walk back to the wall, but stopped by a mere inch. Not wanting to touch its bloody and flesh-like coverings as he observed what may happen next.

It felt as if an eternity of time was upon him, however, it never came as the smog dissipated. Ellisa, her face was that of a crude calm expression as to mask the simmering annoyance just underneath the surface,  arms crossed she stared at him as she continued “Amuse me, what came to that conclusion heathen".

Nicolas lifted his brow before he responded, at least he found himself grateful to not be on the receiving end of her spells “After seeing souls getting burned by the Pyre and the pain of being pulled by it and the powers, I'd rather not die or get into an afterlife with them in charge of my soul ever again” he answered sternly, especially the last bit as Ellisa remained unconvinced before sighing -if I know anything about this heathen and those with vision blessed, they only spoke in truths, why should he be any different…perhaps they are heretics and heathens, they knew the truth and are despised by it- she mused thoughtfully as she nodded at Nicolas and urged him to continue their journey which he nods and continued albeit in a somewhat quickened pace, not wanting to linger here any more than he should, Ellisa being another who shared the sentiment as they tread as boots and hooves alike sank deeper into the fleshed coated, every step being thickener and harder to pull out than the last as they made it to the main chamber.

A strong humid cloud of MIasmic musk of rotting pus and bodily fluids filled their nose, were it not for the steel-like resolve or muted sense of smell one would pass out under the cocktail of unending stench as the room was that of a jungle of flesh and veins as bones tall as boab trees  towered above while pools of ichor and patches of pus and blisters  spread around the fleshy carpet below. Were it not for the faint traces of polished dark stone and faint glow of crystal torches, both would have mistaken them for being in a flesh-like jungle.

At the center laid a amorphous pile of breathing flesh and bone, its shape looked to that of tumors as it brought life to the jungle with each pule and shift of movement, -this place is gross and this…cancer is the heart of it, and functioning as one oddly enough- nicolas thought but he was glad that he couldn’t smell it.

“Wake up Visera, we need you to remove some corpses for you to eat” Ellisa spoke. Her face was as uncomfortable as her tone as the mass shifted. Giggles of what he could perceive of a child echoed through the room as the mass spoke and rumbled in its spot.

“…no, i want something new” giggles echoed throughout the mass, in between words as Elissa gave the mass an annoyed glance, she couldn’t believe she had to bargain with something so dull and simple minded like them “okay…what would you like in exchange for helping us?” She asked. Hoping some agreement could be made that wouldn’t be too taxing.

“Hmmm…how about” they pondered slyly. It didn’t currently have eyes but Nicolas couldn’t help but know it’s looking at him as his soon fears and suspicions made manifest as they spoke once more. Their voice now more menacing as Elissa lifted her brow “him” 

Nicolas looked at Elissa, his face showing concern as her expression remained blank surely, she wasn't pondering on letting them eat him, right?

“And why should I?” She asked, her arms crossed as she waited for an explanation “I never tasted eye-symboled ones before, and he surely doesn’t smell human…not fully anyway” Nicolas starred in confusion at the mass’s comment, though not fully dreading he wondered just how human was he, or how much of him left is human. -did something happen to me when I shook Soliel’s hand?- he thought. Silently pondering further, it felt all too confusing than merely feeling the existential dread of what he truly is as that is a problem for a future him to ponder.

“Very well,” Ellisa spoke. Nicolas stared at her with wide eyes, watching as a sly smirk formed on her face as she continued “however if he is able to best you, you have to help us…do we have a deal?” she lent her hand out, the mass showed no hesitation as they shook “deal!” Visera cried in joy as entertainment and an exotic meal seemed like a reward she couldn’t simply pass up.

-d-did she just bet on my life just to make them do a chore?!- were the only thoughts that came from  Nicolas’ mind. His expression remained surprised, to which Ellisa quickly took notice “Don’t look so surprised heathen,” she said. Her sly smirk remained plastered as she looked at his dismay with delight as if enjoying the despair he felt, similar to a sweetened treat before continuing “Think less of this as a bout of sacrifice and more of a rite of passage if you have the right to live here and work under us” she answered, a small smug grew whilst she spoke, earning a flabbergasted look from her would-be teammate now potential bargaining chip or tribute. 

“HOW DOES THAT MAKE IT ANY BETTER?!” he screamed. A puff of ember and flame left his mouth while symbols of eyes opened around him as his anger both in his expression and voice persisted. “I don't even know how to fight, how do you expect me to win?” he spoke. His anger now spent  he stared on in uncertainty, Ellisa waved it aside  “Well, now that is not my problem now is it?” being her only reply to the matter before urging him to take his place. “and heathen,"she called, a sharp glare raced to her while she continued "please prove me wrong” 

Nicolas could only sigh in defeat, he knew his fate was somewhat resolute,and  as fear and dread ran through his body like the ichor inside him  the mass of flesh known as visera began to shift. His only option left was clear as day, bringing his hands together, he stared frozen in terror as he mutter his last words to the gods that makred him for their own entertainment and the flame that singed his very soul, hoping one will give him some absolute .

“O’ powers and great ashen flame…” he began, his eyes glued to the mass, giggles echoed through the room as he continued “i beg for your salvation and absolution…”  the echos louden as a visible line right between the mass “please, spare my soul as my body is erased from this world, be it in your care or as fuel for the every burn flames” the line began to split. Revealing an endless gaping maw of writhing tendrils, organs and teeth, each watering an endless stream of saliva as she looked at Nicolas “I'm going to savor you” a cacophony of voices sprang forth from the maw as they spoke. As Nicolas watched the tendrils move ever closer to his body he continued.

“If you decide me worth saving,I beg of thee to be your vessel and bring wrath upon whom I smite down” time began to slow with each phase he’s spoken as the tendrils were inches from him “let my soul be one with your flame for i give myself to both, bring forth your power and salvation for. I .AM. YOURS” he finished.  the tendrils closed in as they began to touch his hoodie as the symbols of eyes opened throughout his body while the heat around him spiked hundred fold.

Before he knew what happened the tendrils that approached him turn to ash as symphony of  screams plagued the room “w-what?” he muttered. as all, including himself, had an expression of surprise and shock of the sudden events that befell him.

Nicolas looked at Visera with confusion as a sea of lavender eyes opened both on him and throughout the chamber, gazing at every inch of Visera with scrutinizing judgment as the very floor he stood on sizzled and burned as ember floated harmlessly through the air.

Nicolas looked at his hands to find the tips of his fingers grow a burnt black, embers flaking off whilst he stared and awe as he could only silently thank the gods for his prayers being answered, for the battle had just begun.

100 Songs in French from the 80s

100 Songs in French from the 80s This Youtube channel does not receive any advertising income, we are very grateful for any Paypal donation, no matter how small, to continue making videos about the history of music. Link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=HEHMNQ4E3T3ML Songs in French from the 80s, including: Didier Barbelivien – Elle, France Gall - Il Jouait Du Piano Debout, Francis Cabrel - L'encre de tes yeux, Jairo - Les Jardins Du Ciel, Lio - Amoureux Solitaires, Richard Cocciante - Le Coup de soleil, Sylvie Vartan – Nicolas, Trust – Antisocial and many more!!! 1. 1980 Didier Barbelivien - Elle 2. 1980 France Gall - Il Jouait Du Piano Debout 3. 1980 Francis Cabrel - L'encre de tes yeux 4. 1980 Jairo - Les Jardins Du Ciel 5. 1980 Lio - Amoureux Solitaires 6. 1980 Lio - Banana Split 7. 1980 Richard Cocciante - Le Coup de soleil 8. 1980 Sylvie Vartan - Nicolas 9. 1980 Trust - Antisocial 10. 1981 Alain Bashung - Vertige de l'amour 11. 1981 Daniel Balavoine - Mon Fils Ma Bataille 12. 1981 Herbert Léonard - Pour Le Plaisir 13. 1981 J.J. Lionel - La Danse Des Canards 14. 1981 Jean Schultheis - Confidence pour confidence 15. 1981 Michel Polnareff - Tam Tam 16. 1981 Michel Sardou - Être Une Femme 17. 1981 Nana Mouskouri - Je Chante Avec Toi Liberté 18. 1981 Pierre Bachelet - Elle est d'ailleurs 19. 1981 Sylvie Vartan - L'amour C'est Comme Une Cigarette 20. 1981 Téléphone - Argent trop cher 21. 1982 Dorothée - Hou La Menteuse 22. 1982 Jean-Jacques Goldman - Quand La Musique Est Bonne 23. 1982 Michel Sardou - Afrique adieu 24. 1982 Philippe Lavil - Il tape sur des bambous 25. 1982 Philippe Timsit - Henri, Porte des Lilas 26. 1982 Rose Laurens - Africa 27. 1982 Téléphone - Ça C'est Vraiment Toi 28. 1982 Thierry Pastor - Le coup de folie 29. 1983 Axel Bauer - Cargo 30. 1983 Christophe - Succès fou 31. 1983 Corinne Hermès - Si La Vie Est Cadeau 32. 1983 Indochine - L'Aventurier 33. 1983 Jakie Quartz - Mise au point 34. 1983 Jean-Jacques Goldman - Au bout de mes rêves 35. 1983 Jean-Jacques Goldman - Comme toi 36. 1983 Julien Clerc - Cœur de Rocker 37. 1983 Les Forbans - Chante 38. 1984 Cookie Dingler - Femme libérée 39. 1984 France Gall - Hong Kong star 40. 1984 Gilbert Montagné - On Va S'aimer 41. 1984 Jean-Jacques Goldman - Envole-moi 42. 1984 Jean-Pierre Mader - Disparue 43. 1984 Jeanne Mas - Toute Première Fois 44. 1985 Chanteurs Sans Frontières - Éthiopie 45. 1985 Daniel Lavoie - Ils s'aiment 46. 1985 Gold - Capitaine Abandonné 47. 1985 Gold - Plus près des étoiles 48. 1985 Jean-Jacques Goldman - Je marche seul 49. 1985 Jean-Jacques Goldman & Michael Jones - Je Te Donne 50. 1985 Jean-Pierre Mader - Macumba 51. 1985 Jeanne Mas - Johnny, Johnny 52. 1986 Daniel Balavoine - Sauver l'amour 53. 1986 Desireless - Voyage, Voyage 54. 1986 Gold - Ville de lumière 55. 1986 Images - Les Démons de Minuit 56. 1986 Indochine - 3ème sexe 57. 1986 Jean-Jacques Goldman - La vie par procuration 58. 1986 Jeanne Mas - En Rouge Et Noir 59. 1986 Julie Pietri - Ève lève toi 60. 1986 Niagara - L'Amour à la Plage 61. 1986 Partenaire Particulier - Partenaire Particulier 62. 1986 Stephanie - Ouragan 63. 1986 Téléphone - Le jour s'est levé 64. 1987 Caroline Loeb - C'est la ouate 65. 1987 Corynne Charby - Pile ou face 66. 1987 Elsa - T'en Va Pas 67. 1987 France Gall - Babacar 68. 1987 France Gall - Ella, elle l'a 69. 1987 Francis Lalanne - On se retrouvera 70. 1987 Gérard Blanc - Une autre histoire 71. 1987 Guesch Patti - Etienne 72. 1987 Jean-Jacques Goldman - Elle a fait un bébé toute seule 73. 1987 Jeanne Mas - Sauvez-moi 74. 1987 Johnny Hallyday - Je te promets 75. 1987 Licence IV - Viens boire un p'tit coup à la maison! 76. 1987 Mylène Farmer - Tristana 77. 1987 Philippe Laville & Jocelyne Beroard - Kolé Séré 78. 1987 Rita Mitsouko - C'est comme ça 79. 1987 Vanessa Paradis - Joe Le Taxi 80. 1988 À Cause Des Garçons - À Cause Des Garçons 81. 1988 Céline Dion - Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi 82. 1988 Début de Soiree - Nuit de Folie 83. 1988 Desireless - John 84. 1988 Elsa - Jour De Neige 85. 1988 Elsa & Glenn Medeiros - Un Roman d'Amitié 86. 1988 Etienne Daho - Bleu comme toi 87. 1988 Florent Pagny - N'importe quoi 88. 1988 Mylène Farmer - Pourvu Qu'Elles Soient Douces 89. 1988 Sandy - J'ai faim de toi 90. 1988 Vanessa Paradis - Marilyn & John 91. 1989 Début de Soirée - La Vie la Nuit 92. 1989 Francis Cabrel - C'est écrit 93. 1989 François Feldman - Les Valses de Vienne 94. 1989 François Feldman, Joniece Jamison - Joue pas 95. 1989 Jean-Pierre François - Je te survivrai 96. 1989 Johnny Hallyday - Mirador 97. 1989 Marc Lavoine - C'est la vie 98. 1989 Mylène Farmer - Sans logique 99. 1989 Philippe Lafontaine - Cœur de loup 100. 1989 Roch Voisine - Hélène #hitsof1980s #chansonsenfrançais #chansons_des_années_80 #hitsof1980to1989 #hitsof1980 #hitsof1980songs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVliXwhg9SY