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The air in the sauna made Nadine gasp. It felt wrong. It felt like she wasn't really breathing.
Chloe, unfazed, shut the wooden door with its tiny window and sat down on the slatted wooden seats, and Nadine tried to settle in across from her. She watched Chloe pushing her wet black hair behind one shoulder, hotel towel barely covering her breasts. Was there even enough oxygen in this hot elevator-sized crypt for both of them?
"China? Y'alright?"
Nadine bit her lip and shook her head, closing her eyes.
The panic rising in her stomach was irrational. She knew that. War memories rising unbidden, or maybe she just had a new phobia after the past couple of adventures with this battleaxe or the Drake idiots. Maybe it was of the combination of fire and water and being trapped.
Still, the dark, cramped wooden cube was supposed to be relaxing. Chloe was clearly enjoying it. She almost looked to be dozing off, a safe practice in the devil's hotbox for sure.
Nadine gripped her knees. She was starting to shake. Not from cold, obviously. It felt...more involuntary. Like muscle twitches. Her heart was pounding.
Someone could lock us in here. Cook us like lobsters. I don't have my gun with me. Frazer doesn't even have her stupid phone.
"Wait," Nadine burst out.
Chloe looked up at her, about to ladle water onto the heated rocks.
"You really think it's not hot enough in here?" the ex-mercenary said.
"You're the one that's shaking, mate."
Because this is what my version of hell feels like.
"How long's it been?" Chloe was smirking at her now. "Don't tell me you've never been in one before."
"Ja, I haven't missed much."
"Sauna virgin."
"I'm going to kill you in your sleep," Nadine's face was on fire.
"Even Sam's been in a sauna before."
"Did they have to demolish it afterward to get rid of the smell?"
Nadine could just go, walk out, leave the Aussie idiot to turn into biltong in here if she wanted. Chloe's goading shouldn't have an effect on her when she'd put up with so much in her life. Instead, the shaking was getting worse, and she knew she wasn't hiding it by re-wrapping the towel around her upper half. Nadine wasn't even the type to be self-conscious about nudity, but Chloe was obviously staring.
This was the Finns' fault. This was geometry and fluid dynamics's fault. This was Chloe's stupid rewards points getting them a cut-price deal on this campy spa instead of a reasonable business hotel's fault. Nadine should be upstairs in her pajamas watching the Premier League and pretending not to Facebook stalk Lesedi on her phone. Apparently relaxation was not supposed to be fun.
"All right, ready for the ice dip?" Chloe said into the boiling silence.
"What?"
Nadine was so overjoyed at seeing the door open again, a strip of light cutting the penance benches, that she wasn't prepared when Chloe grabbed an armful of ice from the trough (Nadine had assumed it was for champagne bottles that would be brought later) beside the evil room and threw it over herself.
"Bracing!"
This couldn't be how it was done. This had to be a prank. The line between luxury spa treatment and interrogation-room torture method seemed very thin at the moment to Nadine.
"You won't even feel cold after the first minute, china. Try it."
"I'm going to be honest," Nadine said as the treasure hunter continued rubbing ice on her sweat-beaded body. "I think I'd rather die."
And yet. Nadine did not know what possessed her to reach over and grasp a handful of the ice--it seemed to steam and stick to her wet fingers--and then brush it over her shoulder and chest, where her heart was still quaking.
The shudder that went through her was, yes, bracing. Nadine wouldn't call it nice. Or even tolerable. But it made her take a full, deep breath for the first time in what felt like forever.
Climbing to absurd heights and balancing across precipices. Catching runaway trains. She needed to stop letting Chloe rope her into this death wish crap.
Chloe was rubbing the ice on her face now, in large circles, like it was some sort of influencer anti-aging trick. "You weren't happy in there. You should have said something."
Nadine sputtered, "And--and listen to your--"
"My what?"
"Your bullshit," Nadine gritted her teeth. "All of your bullshit, Frazer, always."
"You listen to it anyway. God, it was hard watching you?" She turned to Nadine. "What sort of place is this for bottling all that up?"
Nadine couldn't say anything to that. Couldn't even hold Chloe's television-static eyes.
Because it used to work. For almost her whole family it had worked. And other skills, softer skills, non-close-quarters-combat skills that she was sure she had down were atrophied now.
"I thought everyone hated being in there," Nadine stammered. "I didn't think--people actually liked that."
Chloe didn't have to burst out laughing.
#chlodine#nadine ross#chloe frazer#nadine x chloe#chloe x nadine#fanfic#ficlet#uncharted#the lost legacy#tll#saunas can be a lot#can we pretend that theres a sequel again and Nadine gets help for her PTSD#angst#(kinda)#i know it's been a while
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Wait...
It's Wednesday? Ooh!
It's time!
WIP Wednesday!
It's a short one, as it came with a small burst of creativity and energy last night. And thank you to @atonalginger for the laughs and ideas!
Bonus: I finally made a new OC! Her name is Penelope (yes, because of Odysseus wife), the pronouns are she/her, and she's Charlie's little sister.
[title TBD]
“My darling Penelope…” Delgado says, pulling his lover closer to his side, and giving her a kiss.
“Del, what are you doing?” Penny giggles at the care. He's so different when they're alone, and she revels in the attention he has only for her.
“Caring for my lady, as usual.” He offers her a chocolate lab, that Penny takes a generous bite off.
She couldn't be more entranced and in love.
Del gently tucks her black hair behind her ear, pulling her for a proper passionate kiss, when the shooting starts outside his door.
He barely has the time to stop and turn when the door opens and a looming figure stands at the passage.
“Penelope, that's the last straw.” They say, stepping in.
The bright pink hair is unknown, but there's something about their eyes as they look at Penny, something tired, above all.
“But Charlie…” Penny tries to argue, only to be held by the arm and pulled away. She can hold on to the bedsheets and wrap it around her body before getting out, thankfully.
“No buts, Penny.” Charlie drags her through the Key, towards their ship. “I told you a million times already, do not get involved with those pirates.”
“You only care because your husband has a big name, Charlie.” Penny argues and digs her heels on the floor. She knows that her sibling cares about her safety, but the way they do it is borderline extreme.
“Penny, I swear to… whatever there is out there.” Charlie tugs at her again.
“That's it.” Delgado appears, behind them, and grabs Penny by the waist, safely away from her captor.
“Oh, don't you start, pirate boy.” Charlie mocks, pulling out their Deadeye. “Give me back my sister, and I'll let you live.” The gun goes straight to Del's face.
In this moment, Penny notices three things:
First, Del is barely dressed, probably due to rushing in after them.
Second, whatever pirates are within range to see them, are hidden wherever they can. In fear of Charlie or Del, she doesn't know
And finally, that they're near Jazz’s. Naeva and Jazz are sitting at Jazz’s table, watching with absolute focus and curiosity, while eating some… popcorn?
“And what if she wants to stay, huh?” Del questions Charlie, who in turn leans over the side to look down at Penny.
“My sister. My responsibility.” Charlie says, cocking their gun and maintaining eye contact with Penny. “You, to the ship. And you, Delgado, if I feel in the force that you're anywhere near Penny, I'll castrate you myself.”
Charlie grabs Penny one more time, and manages to toss her over their shoulder.
“Why, you brute!” Penny screeches, pounding at her siblings back. “I can walk by myself!”
“Penny, I will not tell you again to stay away from him.” Charlie sighs, stepping into their ship and locking the door, while telling Sam to undock.
#wip wednesday#delgado#delgado propaganda#spacefarer x Delgado#oc#starfield fanfiction#starfield#Starfield Delgado#I know it's been a while#but i finally did it#I have something to post for WIP Wednesday!
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Cimarra... What are you laughing about? >.>
..... *proceeds to go to bed when she refuses to answer*
(another of my older, but favorite, ones.🥰)
#ffxiv oc#ffxiv#ffxiv gpose#viera#ffxiv wol#i know it's been a while#so I'm making up for it by pulling a few of my earlier pics from my collection#I hope you like them as much as I do😊
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Red is for February right?
#iris#thick vibes only#curvy body#body positive#hotels#me#i know it's been a while#kiss me bro#lingerie#chest protector
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They're really quite the handful...
Day 12/?
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Miffy wasn’t finding this as fun as they thought it would be. The idea always seemed to be better than the reality...
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hi terribly sorry for asking about this but you have me hanging on the edge of my seat with Catch And Release, do you have any updates on it at all maychance?
hello!!!! it is still on hiatus unfortunately (the crowd boos) but def not abandoned!!! i have the skeleton of the final chapter ready and some paragraphs here and there, but still haven't gotten the chance to actually sit down and write 😔 life's been tough
thank you so much for your patience and i'm sorry for the longass wait 🙏
#i know it's been a while#been fighting mental illness but mental illness got hands#sorry for the long wait <//3 i prommy it's gonna be worth it#c&r things
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Woah??? Dianthus actually wrote something?!
(A character study on Lennox that turned into a character study on Lennox AND Ross because I can’t be expected to write about Ross and not pay attention to him!)
(Definitely stuck with my usual tradition of making sad, sad guys even MORE sad. And I think I’ve almost got Lennox figured out. Never quite sure what exactly his deal is…)
#shakespeare#macbeth#fanfiction#i know it's been a while#BUT! in my defense#i was busy#mostly with pretending to be busy but not actually getting anything done
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For most Squirtle Line Pokemon in the Papa Meowth AU I'd just pick abilities at random, but I have actual Plans for the Squirtle Squad leader and May's Squirtle/Wartortle.
Squirtle Squad Squirtle has Speed Boost, Swift Swim and Motor Drive so his whole thing is Speed now. Also Maria catches him instead of Ash.
Meanwhile May's Wartortle has a new ability I came up with called "Liquify" which is a Water-Type version of Pixelate and Refrigerate. Because it just makes sense to me for there to be a version of those abilities for every Type.
#pokemon anime#papa meowth au#squirtle#squirtle squad#wartortle#may's wartortle#i know it's been A While#so i'll remind everyone that the abilities of any squirtle hatched after delia came back from the pmd universe got randomized#as a side-effect of the space-time continuum almost being destroyed#these two squirtles are Plot Important so they get themed abilities instead of truly random ones
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*blows a layer of dust off and taps mic* is this thing on?
#hiiiii#i know it's been a while#life got kinda crazy#tbh no it didn't i just had the world's most debilitating depressive slump#working on it#i probably won't be here for long#just felt like checking in
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Oh no, she's Up To Something. 😈
#thoughts of despair#i know it's been a while#but evil woman will return to play her evil games with eddie#gotta have some eddie-versary shenanigans#eeeevil eddie-versary shenanigans
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Rottmnt Snippet #29
Mikey's body shudders against his will, and his trembling fingers start to fall away from the bleeding mess at his side. Hands that aren't his suddenly appear, and they touch his face and press something into his side. Mikey wants to scream at the pain that eats at him, but he only manages to groan.
"Sorry," a voice says, lowly, and Mikey forces his eyes open enough to look for the owner. Color dances before his eyes, and he thinks that he sees blue for a second. "I've got to stop the bleeding until the others get here. The good news is that you're still awake."
"'eo?" Mikey finally manages to move his mouth.
"Awake, but not coherent," the voice says again. The hands slacken at his side for a moment, and then Mikey feels the pressure increase. Another hand appears before Mikey's eyes, and he feels two quick, awkward pats on his head which very much screams not Leo. "I-I'm going to let that slide seeing as you're obviously not in your right mind. You better not let that dumb dumb you hear say that, though. He already thinks we're twins."
His brother's voice rambles on for a bit, but Mikey stops listening. He focuses on the monotone voice - though, it trembles with each word like his brother is trying to calm himself down.
"'onnie?" Mikey tries again after, well, he's not really sure.
"Affirmative," his brother - Donnie - confirms. He pats Mikey's head again like Mikey did something good.
"'m scared," Mikey continues, thinking about how numb he feels.
Donnie's grip tightens, and Mikey feels himself being pulled into the Donnie equivalent of a hug. "I know," his brother states, his voice cracking. "Just hold on a little longer, okay?"
#rottmnt#save rise of the tmnt#rise of the tmnt#rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles#donnie#mikey#angst#blood mentioned#i know it's been a while#since i wrote a little snippet#i hope you all realize i lost count a long time ago#so sorry if the snippets are all out of order#i just can't count to save my life
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I'm curious rn like from all the ship that are existing in kpop what are your favorite one ? Like a one you can write a whole novel one it :)
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Okay, I know I've been pretty much on a hiatus for quite a while but as my recent obsession with Attack on Titan started, which kinda rekindled my passion to write again.. Would you guys be interested in some AoT stuff?
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I know that Dia de Los Muertos was on like November 1-2 and it's already the 16th but I just wanted to share with you guys my drawing that I did when it ACTUALLY was Dia de Los Muertos. I hope you guys enjoy my drawing!
(sorry for the poor quality!)
#sorry its so late#i know it's late#i know it's been a while#feliz dia de los muertos#día de los muertos#my art style#my art 2022#skullgirl#hope u like <3
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Thomas + Daisy, Marriage of Convenience, Chapter 12
After the visit to Mr. Mason’s farm, Thomas throws himself into planning their wedding.
“It’s just a lot to see it all laid out like that,” he says in way of explanation, when she questions his fervor. “Mr. Mason’s house, how…how William grew up. That whole place feels like family. I could use a bit of that.” Daisy doesn’t push too hard or question how manic he seems when he says this. After all, that’s one of the reasons she goes there as well.
#downton abbey#fic#thomas barrow#daisy mason#i know it's been a while#but this one took me a while to untangle
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