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I have not noticed his until now
This is the best thing ever
thank you. I also appreciate blobs with sticks for legs.
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here me out, soap fucking both you and him so damn good and hard it sends you both into a frenzy of overstimulation 😵💫😵💫 just two very fucked out idiots in love <3
╰┈➤ 🧼 Soap 🧼
»»———- When in Love ———-««
┆ ┆ MDNI - 18+┆ ┆
Triggers: Smut, swearing I think, overstim, hard dom reference
I HEAR YOU I HEAR YOU
I see soap as SUCH a hard dom. Thorough, takes his time, knows what makes you tick and will go to the extremes until you’re shaking underneath him and can’t even beg anymore for him to stop. THAT’S when he knows he’s done his job. Not a moment before.
And the aftercare? It’s mandatory, of course, and he does his job well to assure you how well you’ve done taking it like a good whore for HIM and only him.
But what about when he’s lovingly rough? That’s a whole new side to him.
(Also, i have such a weird time writing ‘you’ and im so so sorry… so i just do ‘she’ butttt lmk if you prefer they/them or would like a gender neutral- could be male or female- or he/him specified!) For this ask I’m assuming afab, she/her pronouns! xx
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The mission had been a huge success, but that wasn’t the only cause for celebration. One year with the most perfect woman in the world… Three hundred and sixty-five days of pure bliss anytime he thought about her at home in their bed. Having someone to come home to gave him a new sense of purpose to succeed that he hadn’t realized he needed. Anytime he was due to come home came with the anticipation of waiting, sitting eagerly on the couch and then pacing impatiently at the door once the half hour countdown began.
Like always, he was expecting to throw his bags down, leaving them at the door to accept her into his arms which she always jumped into. Her choice of apparel had been noted well after he took in her scent deeply, hugging her close with a half assed kick to the door behind him.
“Sweetheart, god, I missed you.” He breathed, one more squeeze placed around her before he was pulling back for a kiss. Then he noticed what she was wearing, a smirk lifting across his face which held a five o’clock shadow from a few days gone by without shaving. The stubbled kiss was sought out despite his hesitation as he now wanted to gawk at her form, her hands coming to his cheek and pulling him in.
“I missed you more. Happy anniversary, my love.” Mumbled against his lips, declaring her undying adoration for the man she promised from day one to give her everything to. Traveling hands snaked under her rear, squeezing the sparsely clothed flesh with a hum.
“Such a pretty present… I think it’s time to unwrap you, gorgeous,”
To the bed they had picked out together she was unwrapped after a painfully long amount of time of Soap simply… admiring her. He had every intention of stripping her from her confines, but before he felt it would be criminal to ignore how much effort she put into this outfit. The lingerie hugged every curve and dip of her body like it was tailor made to accentuate her natural beauty. His lips worshiped the exposed flesh, tongue teasing over the textured fabrics between her legs, giving a hint of what nectar pooled against the fabric in her arousal.
Her squirms and whines did little to deter him, promising her pleasure if she was patient to allow him to explore and become reunited with his treasure. “Be a good girl. Don’t make me remind you what happens when you disobey, eh?” Teeth nipped at her sensitive flesh, warning her he had not changed views on the severity of discipline.
She never worried whether or not her needs would be met, and that evening was no different. As he had promised, he delicately removed the clothing from her body, teasing her even then by his languid pace. ‘Darlin’, I haven’t seen you in so long…. I want to ravish you.’ He would say, silencing any potential protest with a searing kiss as his impressive bulge ground into her need. The whine it produced was enough to convince him to drop the bullshit, tearing at his pants while she clawed the shirt from his body and sought the heat of his flesh.
Any gentleness he might have had in store had dissolved the moment he caught a taste of what he’d been missing for too long overseas serving. The initial stretch of her welcoming heat, rolling hips matching the breathy moan he earned which drooled from her kiss-swollen lips.
“Good god, you take me so well,” it would keep him faithful even in the struggle of loneliness, for he knew already that no one could ever compare to her. His thrusts were needy, hungry with a passion so raw it was almost overwhelming after so long without his touch. Clawing, scratching, pulling one another closer, it was all he could do to quickly remove the distance each time he pulled back to reenter her.
His praises were softer than normal, but she cherished them just the same. Where ‘my dirty slut’ would sputter from his lips, tonight, it was replaced with ‘my only love’. His native tongue lavished her in compliments she hardly could understand but knew to be praises, melting under his harsh touch and romantic words. Soap was sure to remark every inch of her body, fingers digging bruisingly hard into her hips, pressed into the mattress firmly as he drilled his cock again and again just so to unravel her resolve and have her milking his length for what would be the first of many orgasms.
One blinding, world tilting climax after the other shook her raw to her core, muddying her mind until the only word she could mutter was his name. A plea, a praise, a prayer, he became the very breath she inhaled desperately upon each glorious thrust pressing him closer. One of his favorite positions ended the evening, his hand securely caressing her throat as he kept her tucked against his chest, rocking into her from behind. His thrusts had become jerkish rutting, moaning hotly against her ear with panted breaths, undoubtedly assuring her that neither one of them would be moving the morning until the sun had crested midday. Words had become uttered whimpers, reaching behind for his hand he gladly squeezed and intertwined with his fingers.
“I- love you… so much, y/n. I love you, baby.” Repeated again and again, Soap gently guided her to another orgasm, hot tears pooling anew down her cheeks from the overexertion. She ached in the best of ways, able to hear her heartbeat in her ears, trembling in ecstasy with a pitiful whine as he finally pulled away, curling behind her and adjusting her so she was comfortable. Strong, capable hands soothed her shaking limbs. His sweet murmurs lulling her to sleep.
#soap x reader#john soap mactavish#johnny soap mactavish#soap x you#soap smut#john mactavish#john mactavish smut#soap imagine#cod imagine#soap cod#soap mw2#🧼 soap 🧼
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PSA: Free Software
Reading this may really save your time, privacy, and money!
Reblog or share to spread awareness!
Folks often use software that’s expensive and sometimes even inferior because they don’t know there are alternatives. So to those unfamiliar: basically, free and open-source (FOSS) or "libre" software is free to use and anyone can access the original code to make their own version or work on fixing problems.
That does not mean anyone can randomly add a virus and give it to everyone—any respectable libre project has checks in place to make sure changes to the official version are good! Libre software is typically developed by communities who really care about the quality of the software as a goal in itself.
There are libre alternatives to many well-known programs that do everything an average user needs (find out more under the cut!) for free with no DRM, license keys, or subscriptions.
Using libre software when possible is an easy way to fight against and free yourself from corporate greed while actually being more convenient in many cases! If you need an app to do something, perhaps try searching online for things like:
foss [whatever it is]
libre [whatever it is]
open source [whatever it is]
Feel free to recommend more libre software in the tags, replies, comments, or whatever you freaks like to do!
Some Libre Software I Personally Enjoy…
LibreOffice
LibreOffice is an office suite, much like Microsoft Office. It includes equivalents for apps like Word, Excel, and Powerpoint, which can view and edit files created for those apps.
I can't say I've used it much myself yet. I do not personally like using office software except when I have to for school.
OpenShot
OpenShot Video Editor is, as the name suggests, a video editing program. It has industry-standard features like splicing, layering, transitions, and greenscreen.
I've only made one video with it so far, but I'm already very happy with it. I had already paid for a video editor (Cyberlink PowerDirector Pro), but I needed to reinstall it and I didn't remember how. Out of desperation, I searched up "FOSS video editor" and I'm so glad I did. There's no launcher, there's no promotion of other apps and asset packs—it's just a video editor with a normal installer.
GIMP
GNU Image Manipulation Program is an image editor, much like Photoshop. Originally created for Linux but also available for Windows and MacOS, it provides plenty of functionality for editing images. It is a bit unintuitive to learn at first, though.
I've used it to create and modify images for years, including logos, really bad traceover art, and Minecraft textures. It doesn't have certain advanced tech like AI paint-in, but it has served my purposes well and it might just work for yours!
(Be sure to go to Windows > Dockable Dialogs > Colors. I have no idea why that's not enabled by default.)
Audacity
Audacity is an audio editing program. It can record, load, splice, and layer audio files and apply effects to them.
Audacity is another program I've used for a long time. It is not designed to compose music, but it is great for podcasts, simple edits, and loading legacy MS Paint to hear cool noises.
7-Zip
7-Zip is a file manager and archive tool. It supports many archive types including ZIP, RAR, TAR, and its own format, 7Z. It can view and modify the contents of archives, encrypt and decrypt archives, and all that good stuff.
Personally, I use 7-Zip to look inside JAR files for Minecraft reasons. I must admit that its UI is ugly.
Firefox
Firefox is an internet browser, much like Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, or Safari. While browsers are free, many of them include tracking or other anti-consumer practices. For example, Google plans to release an update to Chromium (the base that most browsers are built from these days) that makes ad blockers less effective by removing the APIs they currently rely on.
Aside from fighting monopolies, benefits include: support for animated themes (the one in the picture is Purple Night Theme), good ad blockers forever, an (albeit hidden) compact UI option (available on about:config), and a cute fox icon.
uBlock Origin
As far as I know, uBlock Origin is one of the best ad blockers there is.
I was on a sketchy website with my brother, and he was using Opera GX's ad blocker. Much of the time when he clicked on anything, it would take us to a random sponsored page. I suggested that he try uBlock Origin, and with uBlock Origin, that didn't happen anymore.
Linux
Linux is a kernel, but the term is often used to refer to operating systems (much like Windows or MacOS) built on it. There are many different Linux-based operating systems (or "distros") to choose from, but apps made for Linux usually work on most popular distros. You can also use many normally Windows-only apps on Linux through compatibility layers like WINE.
I don't have all four of these, so the images are from Wikipedia. I tried to show a variety of Linux distros made for different kinds of users.
If you want to replace your operating system, I recommend being very careful because you can end up breaking things. Many computer manufacturers don't care about supporting Linux, meaning that things may not work (Nvidia graphic cards notoriously have issues on Linux, for example).
Personally, I tried installing Pop!_OS on a laptop, and the sound output mysteriously doesn't work. I may try switching to Arch Linux, since it is extremely customizable and I might be able to experiment until I find a configuration where the audio works.
Many Linux distros offer "Live USB" functionality, which works as both a demo and an installer. You should thoroughly test your distro on a Live USB session before you actually install it to be absolutely sure that everything works. Even if it seems fine, you should probably look into dual-booting with your existing operating system, just in case you need it for some reason.
Happy computering!
#196#psa#foss#open source#tech#software#apps#computer stuff#I really hope Tumblr doesn't block this for having links or something. Someone mentioned that being a possibility and now I'm worried.#please reblog#2024-01-26
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Saw the bodypic on your sideblog and hot DAMN! Any workout+nutrition tips for us peasants to get like that?? I'm a hardgainer myself so I would appreciate the advice!
lmao shouldve sent the ask there then :(
important disclaimer: I look Like That largely thanks to good lighting and the fact that I had a mad pump. I dont look like that 24/7, nobody does. If you remove me from that specific spot under the gym lights and wait 10mins for my pump to disappear Id look entirely Normal.
As for hardgaining, youre not gonna like the answer but - just eat more. We like to think we eat a lot already (because it feels like that, because most of us have tiny stomachs) but if u actually took 1 week to record everything u eat, including its nutritional values (mainly macros - carbs, protein, fats, etc), youd see youre probably lacking and/or eating exactly at maintenance (i.e., maintaining your current weight, nothing less and nothing more). The best way I found for myself to eat more is to split my meals, so instead of eating 3 big meals a day, I eat 5-6 smaller ones, and I make sure each meal contains a decent amount of protein (at least 10g). And yeah I wasnt kidding - record what u eat for just 1 week, itll help u see where/what ur lacking.
As for protein - I dont use powders. I find their texture disgusting and most of them give me stomach issues. Personally I view health and fitness as something I should enjoy so Im not gonna do things that actively make me feel like Im suffering or forcing myself, hence, no powders. You dont even need powder to eat a lot of protein, too. Lots of idiots will tell you you need to eat 1gr of protein per 1lb of bodyweight to get larger, but thats protein powder marketing bs (unless ur like, an olympic athlete). Normal people need around 1.2-1.5g of protein per kg of bodyweight to grow muscle mass, according to almost all studies on the subject (again, unless ur an olympic athlete), so for me, weighing around 55kg, thatd be between 66-85g of protein per day. As I mentioned before, I structure my meals so that each contains at least 10g of protein, so right off the bat I start at 50-60g on avg. My lunch (meal 3 usually) is around 40g on its own (blessed Pork steak & greenbeans), so I easily get to 85g of protein a day, and maybe a lil more. Meat shouldnt be your only source of protein, theres a variety of foods to choose from and if u enjoy cooking then ur gonna have a great time! The price of not using any icky powders is learning how to cook lol. If you still want to use powders thats fine, theres nothing wrong with them, but just so u know that eating more protein wont necessarily help u grow, cause ur body has a natural cap on how much it needs/wants to use of the general amount u give it, the rest itll shit out. So, if eating more is difficult to u, I suggest avoiding the powders and just restructuring ur meals to fit you.
As for working out - if youre a woman focus more on volume (higher reps, lower weight), if youre a dude then the opposite. If youre doing more reps at a lower weight make sure that the weight is still somewhat challenging to you though. The distinction between male and female here is important because our bodies respond differently to training so if ur purpose is building the big mooskles and ur a girl - lighter weights will get u there faster. If you want to maximize strength gain as well - dedicate 1 day a week to heavy weights (so less reps but increasingly challenging weight). Im not gonna delve into the types of exercises or workouts u should do cause idk u or what ur experience is but theres enough content online abt that.
The most important thing about the eating and working out is the consistency. ur muscles grow because they respond to stimuli, they adapt to the pressure ur putting on them. theyre not gonna adapt if this stimulation is momentary. Try to work out 3-4 times a week, even just for 30mins each. Get in those reps per muscle group, train each group about twice a week and ur good. Youll see longterm results once eating+working out becomes a habit.
Last thing I wanna touch on is cardio. Theres this weird belief that, if u wanna gain muscle mass, you shouldnt work on cardio. Idk which lazy cunt invented that but its not true! Cardio is important for ur heart, health and ur ability to lift heavier loads! You dont have to run for cardio, theres many activities you can pick from: swimming, boxing, jump rope, dancing etc. Hell, even walking is really good cardio (and is actually better for you than running, longterm) and you can easily do that if you got 1hr to spare twice a week. Developing your cardio will not only make you feel better and healthier, its also detrimental to your strength gaining journey, to avoiding plateaus.
goodluck!
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AN EVENING AT THE LAKE
Whitney Alysse Young
I walk in dim moonlight and gaze into the shallow glistening water of my favorite lake, admiring my reflection through its shimmering ripples. My shoulder length auburn hair flutters as a gentle breeze lightly wisps through it. My petite frame carries me silently and gracefully. I have practiced my stride for countless hours during my transition, and my hips sway imperceptibly underneath my fashionable print sundress. I look for a perfect spot and settle for a patch of lush green grass beside the shore. I have always relished the soft spongy texture of lush grass and it squishes between my newly manicured feet with fresh French tips adorning my toes. I shrug off my overnight bag from my feminine alabaster shoulders.
My overnight bag, a purse of sorts was given to me by my Mom. She made it by hand - khaki suede leather with dainty tassels, dotted with various brightly colored sequins that now reflect the dim moonlight. I fondly remember the day she gave it to me. She gave it to me soon after I came out, a token that symbolized both sadness over the loss of her son, and joy that she had gained a daughter. I love my bag's stylish look and appreciate the painstaking hours it took for her to make; most of all I cherish the symbolism of acceptance by my mother as her daughter - the fact that she viewed me as Whitney and that my male self was all but a distant memory. As I reminisce I feel a torrent of emotions, and tears well in my eyes. She was so happy that day. WE were so happy, and the warm embrace we shared provided me with a sense of validation that I was female and always have been.
My shoulders that held my bag, purse...whatever you want to call it...were once attached to muscular arms that have since evolved into their now slender form, replaced with a thin layer of fat underneath my skin like most other women possess. The thin extra layer has now enveloped my entire body, even hiding my once visible abdomen after years of feminizing hormone therapy. My face, once chiseled and angular has become softer, more rounded and feminine.
I kneel down and retrieve a beautiful lioness print fleece throw blanket from my bag. She has piercing eyes that always seem to beckon me. I gently spread my throw on the ground. I am Whitney now both on the inside and the outside. It was one year ago today that I had gender affirming surgery. So for all intents and purposes today is my birthday! Surgery is not a cure all. I have the same likes and dislikes, the same idiosyncrasies, but it has helped me cope with my everyday battles with the cold, cruel world - battles that I was unable to face before.
I smile and lie down on my throw gazing at twinkling stars and dim moonlight. I am finally happy that my mind is now in perfect alignment with my body. I look about furtively and ensure that nobody is watching before I remove my sundress, leaving me wearing only my pale shrimp colored bra and matching silk panties. I feel vulnerable as most women would even though I am sure I'm alone. We have always been told that we are the weaker sex. "The 'weaker' sex", I mutter. "it's such an archaic term as if women are not supposed to be strong". Our vulnerability is not a sign of weakness as much as it is a keen sense of awareness of things both seen and unseen - women's intuition if you will. I view my vulnerability as a strength, not a weakness.
I gaze lovingly at my bra and my breasts through the sheer lace fabric. I adore what hormone replacement therapy has done with my body. My breasts are not overly large. I never opted for implants because I never really felt they were necessary for my smaller frame. Besides, I like them! They are…well, they are perky! I feel a warm yearning deep within my tummy like a tiny match, and I watch with fascination as my nipples react. They become erect before my very eyes and protrude underneath my bra's sheer fabric, a product of the cool breeze intermingled with my growing feeling of desire.
I stare at my feminine body, a genuinely female form that finally matches my mind, my soul, my very feminine essence. I watch myself breathe, my tummy rising and falling methodically and my belly button piercing rises and falls in unison. My piercing has a surgical steel base with a cute little dragonfly that dangles at the end, one of many that I now own. I had my belly button pierced the day after the stitching was removed from my newly formed vagina last year - a symbol of rebirth like a Phoenix rising from the ashes.
The intensity of the little match inside grows within me. I stare at my flat front and feel just a trace of familiar wetness deep within my core. I feel blessed. Most transgender girls are unable to experience such a sensation, but when my mood is just right, I feel its erotic warmth, not as much as most women, but still plainly evident. I gently place my hand on my new vagina still awestruck that I have one now. The thin fabric of my panties is the only barrier that separates my hand from my vagina and I begin to caress it softly. My thighs part slightly so I can gain better access. It is much more natural for me to touch myself now, and I do not feel as clumsy as I once did right after my surgery.
My other hand roams freely about my body with soft, gentle caresses until it reaches one of my breasts, which I lovingly cup in my palm. I deftly remove my bra and slip off my panties. I am taking a huge risk now, but it enhances my desire. I gently graze my palms over my sensitive nipples, lightly pinching them from time to time. The sensation elicits a jolt of sexual pleasure along a direct conduit to my vagina.
I stare at my new vagina in awe. I whisper incredulously, "I have a pussy now!" It's still pretty hard to fathom. I gingerly touch my clitoris and a jolt of electricity courses through my body. Last year I would have been grasping my penis, but thankfully it no longer exists. Its only remnant is my now throbbing little button. My pleasure is much more fulfilling now, more passionate, more passive, and definitely more feminine! I am now consumed by an intense fire that burns brightly within me, but I am in no hurry to release like I was when I had the body of a male. I relax and just let go. I have all night.
I continue to lightly massage my throbbing little button and a tiny but audible gasp escapes from my full, glossy lips. My fleshly desire begins to grow exponentially when I gently plunge my finger into my quim's folds causing my back to arch instinctively. I allow my finger to remain inside me for a moment savoring its fullness. I slowly withdraw my finger and am met with a barren empty feeling that I ignore - for now. I tentatively touch my finger to my tongue and I taste my pussy juices. The familiar heady and slightly pungent, but strangely sweet taste of my sex overloads my already heightened sensory perception.
I slowly plunge my finger inside me once again and withdraw it until it is nearly out and plunge it back in. In-out-in-out...over and over. God, it feels so...so...nice, so...so - oh it is impossible to describe the pleasure I feel with mere words! I mew softly and caress my sensitive little button with my thumb, continuing to finger my vagina with one hand; I softly caress my nipples with the other. My movements become a little more methodical, more feverish now and I spread my legs wide open to full missionary position a passive position of submission in of itself. I bend my knees as if I am in imaginary stirrups at my gynecologist's office, only now I am examining myself.
I shudder and thrust my hips to meet the onslaught of me pleasuring myself. I moan uncontrollably as the delicious pressure of my impending orgasm approaches like a freight train hurtling down the tracks. My body can take no more and I am pushed over the brink. Wave after wave of pleasure washes over me like the ripples in the lake that gently lap the shore. As my orgasm fades into the night, I sit up. My legs are still quivering and they feel like rubber, preventing me from standing to get dressed again. I am content to just sit for a moment under dim moonlight and twinkling stars in my little patch of lush grass beside my favorite lake. I am a woman who is completely in touch with my feminine energy. I am a female in mind, body, and soul...[to be continued?]
(This is my first attempt to write transgender erotic fiction, any genre of fiction for that matter. Constructive criticism and suggestions on how I can improve my writing skills are always welcome. In fact they are encouraged, but those who offer derisive or hate-filled criticism will be blocked.)
#trans fiction#transgender#mtf trans#trans woman#post op transgender#trans girl#trans love#transgender girl#transisbeautiful#transition#transgender community#trans women#trans female#trans surgery#lgbtq+#trans lives matter#trans stories#trans girls#mtf transgender#mtf girl#mtf hrt
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ok as promised here's the post about botw-adjacent hyrule castle's theorized main entrance
so: as anyone who's explored the castle in breath of the wild or tears of the kingdom knows, there are limited entrances to the interior of the castle. there's the docks, some tunnels, the balcony of the observation room, etc. then there are a couple of side doors, like the ones to the guards' chambers, the library door that leads outside, the door(s) to zelda's room, etc. but like, none of those is a *main entrance*. you'd think it's obvious, duh, it's the door to the sanctum!
but here's the kicker. the sanctum doesn't lead anywhere.
you can't actually get anywhere else from the sanctum. you can get on top of the sanctum, sure, and you can get outside, but it does not connect to any other parts of the castle. There aren't even rubble filled doorways that would indicate that you could! (this is Very Likely so that you wouldn't accidentally end up in the boss fight in botw while exploring the rest of the castle, and like, that makes sense from a dungeon design point of view, but not from a *liveable castle* point of view.) this is ESPECIALLY frustrating because Creating a Champion literally states that Zelda's room is where it is so that she could get to the sanctum in less than 5 minutes without going outside. SHE CAN'T, NINTENDO, BECAUSE YOU REMOVED ALL INNER THE DOORS TO THE SANCTUM!!
so this creates the question: where was the main entrance before calamity then?
well, youtuber banan039 has an answer: under the observation room balcony! genious, i thought, that makes so much sense omg why wasn't that in there in botw. (by the way i'm in love with banan039's pre-calamity mod's progress videos they give me so much strength on my harrowing journey to trying to figure out intact hyrule castle's layout please go watch them and support the creator if you have the means.)
but uh yeah anyway turns out the door isn't there in botw because there's a cliff like right in front of it. well that's inconvenient, i thought, but idk, maybe the calamity caused it and collapsed the door.
NOPE! that door was never in there even pre-calamity in breath of the wild canon!
(https://www.reddit.com/r/Breath_of_the_Wild/comments/7xkavh/hyrule_castle_town_on_its_prime_before_the/)
this screenshot is from the cutscene in champion's ballad where king rhoam appoints the champions. if you look closely, you can see that the area underneath the observation room (right above the castle gates) is the same texture as the cliffs around it, and you can see the bit of grass there, yeah, that would block the front door.
(also, minor spoilers for tears of the kingdom: you couldn't have anything under the observation room anyway because of the royal secret passage.)
and actually then i got to thinking: if the front door was under the observation room, what would be the purpose of the gatehouses??? and, as a friend pointed out, the narrow winding path that would be difficult to climb, heightening the castle's defenses????
so what makes the most sense is that the main entrance would be in the sanctum after all, especially since it was said in creating a champion that it would have had an indoors access to zelda's room. my current working theory is that there was a spiral staircase in one of the corner towers of the sanctum's lowest floor, but i have not yet been able to explore that area in depth enough to confirm that it could have been possible. however, it seems... plausible, likely even if i happen to find a spot with a lot of rubble on the floor, because that could be a staircase hole filled up. it's not the most conventional castle architecture but eh, it makes more sense than the front door being before either of the gatehouses, straight on the line of attack after the castle gate gets broken.
except.
THERE'S A FUCKING FRONT DOOR UNDER THE OBSERVATION ROOM IN AGE OF CALAMITY
(https://nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/Hyrule_Castle?file=Hyrule_Castle.jpg) (and a bunch of aoc cutscenes, though i wasn't able to find the one this screenshot is from.)
sigh.
#the legend of zelda#breath of the wild#tears of the kingdom#tears of the kingdom spoilers#totk spoilers#anyway like botw hyrule castle is a great dungeon design but they clearly left it at that and did not think about the castle's#original purpose i.e. you know a castle#but then in aoc they had to think 'wait a second how is the royal family supposed to use this'#and added a front door lol#BUT IT COMPLETELY DEFEATS THE PURPOSE OF THE GATEHOUSES AND THE REST OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE#i told my spouse about my findings and they went 'the front door is what stopped the calamity'#AND I MEAN-#maybe botw rhoam was so prideful because he thought his house was infallible#but aoc rhoam realized he had a shitty front door and had to accept alternative means of protection if it meant saving his skin#aslgjldjljlskjgl#age of calamity#hyrule warriors age of calamity#hyrule castle
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The Spy (Part 3/?)
Pairing: Tommy Shelby x Adeline Taylor (OC)
Warnings: period typical sexism, series typical violence, period typical views of PTSD, period typical racism, blood and gore, angst, sexual situations
Summary: Adeline learns more about George, then begins to make some startling connections.
**Note: This is a series, so you should read The School Teacher and The Messenger first if you want to understand everything.*
Word Count: 3274
A/N: I promise Adeline and Tommy won’t be kept apart forever. Let me know if you want added to the tag list!
France, 1923
Adeline stared out the window. She’d always enjoyed train rides, even if this one had her digging her fingernails into the palms of her hands. Of all the ways she’d been tortured over the years, this had to be the worst. Looking out at the French countryside, she knew how she should feel about it. The war was over. And yet. When she surveyed the soft, rolling green hills she saw bodies, and smoke, and blood. If she closed her eyes, it was better, but only because then she saw Alfie starting a fire, humming a lullaby his mother taught him as they cooked whatever game they’d found during the day.
“Your ticket, please, Mrs. Reilly.”
A hand on her knee drew her attention. Glancing up, she saw a young attendant hovering near the door to their carriage.
“My wife is a bit distracted by the scenery,” George said, buying Adeline time to gather her thoughts.
Who the fuck was Mrs. Reilly? Shouldn’t it have been Mrs. Bergmann? Not that the name mattered. It was all fake. Everything since she’d left the Darby felt fake. She pulled the ticket from her purse and handed it to the attendant who smiled indulgently at her. The desire to stab him in the face until his blood covered the floor of their carriage nearly overwhelmed her. George’s hand tightened on her knee as though he could read her thoughts. What would his objection be, she wondered. Certainly not the life of the young man. Perhaps he would take offense to the smell of copper, or wouldn't enjoy the stain on the rug as they journeyed east. Knowing George held the most responsibility for her no longer being bothered by both the loss of life and the sight, smell, and texture of blood increased her desire to gut the poor boy where he stood if only to cause a small inconvenience for the man sitting next to her. She needed off this train. She needed - No. Shaking her head, and thoughts of home from her brain she forced a smile to her face as she glanced up at the still-living attendant.
“It’s lovely out today,” Adeline replied blandly. “I’m distracted with thoughts of our lovely holiday. My husband is quite generous.”
She wanted to vomit.
Wishing them a pleasant trip, the attendant punched her ticket before leaving them in peace once more.
“Mrs. Reilly?”
George met her gaze before shifting it to the ring on her finger.
“My dear, you’re the one who insisted on wearing it.”
Adeline smiled. “Aye. I remember that conversation well.”
“Yes,” George said slowly.
“You’re a clever man,” Adeline began. A more genuine smile graced her face as she thought with a small amount of fondness about their conversation regarding Tommy’s ring. “I’m quite sure you could relearn how to do basic, everyday tasks with only your left hand. I’m not even sure you’d miss your right hand if I were forced to remove it from your arm.”
“Either way, I’d rather not need to find out, hm?” George shifted a bit in his seat. “Serves its purpose either way.”
“Which brings me back to, Mrs. Reilly.”
“Even you must admit, my dear, that it’s much more believable for us to be married than it is for us to be siblings.”
“Aye. If I’m your wife, then my desire to see you dead makes far more sense than if I were your sister.”
George’s eyes narrowed. Adeline grinned.
“George Bergmann has served his purpose. I needed him during the war, but now he’s become a bit of a liability.”
Adeline pretended to be shocked. “Could it be that you’ve made additional enemies? Such a charming, upstanding man. I can’t imagine - ”
“That’s quite enough.”
She closed her mouth, but the grin remained.
“We’ve been through much together since I found you in that field hospital. It’s time you know who I really am.”
“I’d rather not, if it’s all the same. The parts of you I know are already more than enough.”
“Do shut up.”
Adeline rolled her eyes. She had suspected that George Bergmann wasn’t his real name. Alfie had alluded to it many times over the years. It made sense given his occupation. In fact, she could count on one hand the number of times he’d ever addressed her by her real name.
“My name is Sidney Reilly. George is my middle name.” He paused, tapped his nose with his index finger. “That’s the English version of my name at any rate.”
“Damn,” Adeline murmured. The pieces slowly came together. “Alfie was right again.”
George, or Sidney, raised an eyebrow. “What exactly was Solomons right about this time?”
“He told me that you were Russian. And you are. That’s why we’re going to Moscow. You’re somehow getting mixed up in this business between the reds and the whites. Fucking Bolsheviks.”
“You always have been so clever, my dear.” He stood and gave a rather ostentatious bow. “Sigmund Georgievich Rosenblum at your service.”
Adeline shook her head. “And which of these many names of yours am I to call you now? I doubt the people we will undoubtedly encounter will appreciate me referring to you as that fucking bastard. Even if it would bring me such immense joy.”
“You could always call me husband.”
“Fuck off.”
Sidney, or George, honestly, he needed to pick one, chuckled. “George is no more. It is important that from now on you call me Sidney. For your safety as well as mine.”
“As though you give a single fuck about my safety, Sidney.”
“But of course I care, Arke. You’re of no use to me dead.”
Yet, Adeline added in her head.
“Why am I of use to you now, Sidney?”
She didn’t like the new name. Somehow it made him more human. It had a lilting quality when she spoke his name now. George had always sounded so boorish, so cumbersome in her mouth. It seemed more appropriate to him.
“Don’t underestimate yourself, my dear. You’ve never stopped being of use to me. Even when you ran and tried ever so carefully to hide yourself from me.”
Adeline frowned. “I wasn’t hiding from you. No reason to hide from a dead man.”
“Your mistake, then.”
“Aye.”
“Would you believe me if I told you that I missed you?”
“Aye. I would believe that. I very much believe you missed having me available to you. A perfectly crafted weapon you could point in a direction and launch at your enemies…and at your friends.”
Sidney angled his body to face Adeline. He brought his hand up and caressed the apple of her cheek. As his thumb moved down to trace her bottom lip, she imagined sinking her teeth into the flesh, feeling the bones against her teeth, tasting the blood as it pooled in her mouth before she spat it and the remnants of his mangled flesh to the floor. She could see the specs of blood on the carpet, could almost hear the agonized cries that would pass his lips.
“There’s always been something beautifully cruel in your eyes when you gaze at me like that. I can always tell when you’re contemplating various methods of dismembering me. Pure joy lights up your eyes, like a child at Christmas,” he paused. “Tell me, my dear, how have you destroyed me this time? Hm?”
His voice caressed her skin. It teased her senses as it always had. The way his poisonous words slipped in through the cracks in her defenses. What type of man took such wanton pleasure in knowing she thought of innumerable gory ways to end his existence?
“I’ve not gotten far,” Adeline began, voice soft between them. Her tongue poked out and tasted the salt on his skin, imagining she could taste the copper of his blood just beneath the surface. “I’ve only just started, you see. I’m beginning anew. Challenging myself because I want it to be perfect when I send you to hell. For now, I quite think I’d enjoy the taste of your blood on my lips, the feel of your bones between my teeth as I tear your thumb from your hand.”
Sidney continued to caress her face. He brought his lips to her ear, traced the shell of her ear with his tongue. A shiver worked down her spine. She hated him. His touch made her want to crawl out of her own skin, but he knew her. He held a part of her that no one else could touch.
“You flatter me, Arke. Such an intimate way of bestowing pain.”
She met his gaze, eyes bright with a myriad of emotions. “No less than you deserve.”
“And you wonder why I’ve missed you.”
“Strangely close to sentiment, Sidney. Don’t tell me you’ve discovered a soul in the years we’ve been blessedly parted.”
He paused. The silence stretched thin, nearly uncomfortable. She wanted to squirm in the space between his body and the back of the bench. Every instinct in her body demanded she jump from her seat and put at least the length of the train between them. Before she could move, he wrapped his arms around her and hauled her onto his lap. Her hands landed on his shoulders as his lips crashed against hers. He tasted of brimstone.
Gasping, she pulled back eyes wide. His eyes were dark, full of need.
“You were mine before you were his.”
“Aye.”
Ignoring the way her body trembled, she pushed herself from his lap, pleased he didn’t fight her, and stood on unsteady legs. His eyes followed her movements, tracked her, roamed over her with a dark possession that left her skin crawling as she fled the cabin. Slamming the door behind her, she leaned her back against it. Hand pressed to her racing heart she closed her eyes.
“Fuck.”
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
They hadn’t spoken since the train. Adeline took comfort in the silence as the car drove them through the streets of Paris. As it had on the train, her hand closed into a tight fist, the leather of her gloves stretching across her knuckles. She’d wanted to cry when Sidney, knowing look in his eye, had handed them to her as they’d disembarked. Without looking at her, Sidney took her hand, uncurled her fingers, and laced his fingers through hers. Shifting her shoulders a bit, she wanted to wrench her hand free but knew it wouldn't work and prove that he was affecting her. Instead, she squeezed his hand as hard as she could as they drove, hoping it would help keep the demons at bay.
“I have been tasked with overthrowing the Bolsheviks.”
Adeline tilted her head. Something in his tone sounded almost…patriotic.
“Have you found a cause?”
Sidney’s lips pursed as he glared down at her. “You sound disappointed.”
“I’d never have accused a man like you of loyalty. And from what witnessed about people with causes is a great deal of loyalty. Loyalty to the point of stupidity.”
“I’m Russian.”
Adeline didn’t understand him anymore than she did the likes of Byrne and Donal Henry who wore their cause like a badge of honor. And she’d bet her life, that Sidney Reilly had never been loyal to anyone but Sidney Reilly.
“No.”
He blinked down at her. “I know I’ve lied to you about a great many things, my dear, but I assure you, I am Russian.”
“Aye. I believe you’re Russian. What I don’t believe is your reason for putting your neck out being that you’re Russian. More men than you have been trying to stop the Bolsheviks for years. Seen enough of the like in Birmingham. Everyone’s trying to get the Reds off the board before it’s the only color there, but you’ve never been one for a cause. You’re as likely to fight for one of those as you are to have suddenly found a soul.”
He didn’t respond. He made a point of avoiding her gaze. She studied him for a long moment, thinking through the facts, the information she’d gathered.
No.
It couldn’t be, but it made the most sense. Far more than him having any sort of cause.
“You’ve made a mistake somewhere, haven’t you?” Adeline asked, a teasing, but rather astonished note to her voice. George Bergmann had been larger than life. The man who fueled her nightmares. She’d assumed Sidney Reilly would be just the same, but as she looked at him, she could read it on his face. “So you are human after all.”
“No need to sound so pleased, my dear. But, yes. I was part of a failed assassination attempt, and now the situation has become complicated.”
“Who was it?”
“Vladimir Lenin.”
“Christ. What is it with men always punchin' above their weight?”
“Just moments ago you’d seemed so pleased at my failure.”
“Aye, and I’d still be pleased about it if you hadn’t shown up at the Darby and brought me into your fuckin' mess. I’m so bloody tired of fixin' the messes of the men around me. Should just lock you all up in a room together and throw away the bloody key.”
“Yes, well, that’s not happening, so put it from your mind. I need you to focus. We’re on our way to meet a contact of mine, Prince Vladimir Nikolayevich Orlov who is working with other Whites to retake the government and overthrow the Bolsheviks. Luckily for him, he was exiled because of his dealings with Rasputin.”
“Strange luck.”
“Orlov is going to assist the Crown in procuring weapons for anti-Bolshevik leadership.”
Adeline nodded. “Unofficially, of course. Can’t be seen antagonizing another State so soon after a war. Plus, the country is full of Bolsheviks and every major company fears continued labor strikes. Can only imagine what would happen if the workers knew their government was actively working against their interests.”
“Always were a clever girl.”
The car rolled to a stop in front of a grand house. She snorted. Even in exile, the aristocracy lived better than most of the families in Small Heath. Schooling her features, Adeline kept her thoughts about the Russians and how much messier they’d made the war to herself. While some of the puzzle was beginning to reveal itself, there were a few key pieces missing and she couldn't risk a misstep. The biggest was why she needed to be here. None of this required her. She didn't know anything about the Russians.
The housekeeper escorted them into a sitting room. She pulled her gloves from her hands and shoved them into her pockets before walking to the fire and holding her hands over the flame. When the door opened, she glanced up and watched recognition flash in the man’s eyes before he pulled his arm back and punched Sidney squarely in the face.
“Seems you make friends wherever you go.”
Sidney glared at her as he held a hand to his bleeding nose. With a roll of her eyes, Adeline pulled a handkerchief from her purse and held it out to him.
“Apologies, ma’am.”
The man stood tall, a few inches taller than Sidney and twice as broad along the shoulders. While Sidney was all compact muscle and lithe movements, Orlov was something of a bear - all thick muscles and coarse black beard and mustache. Even his eyebrows were thick and bushy. Yet his eyes held a bright amusement, as though he was part of a joke only he knew.
Adeline smiled. “Not at all. I find myself wanting to do the same on a near daily basis.”
“Orlov,” Sidney said, “This is Arke.”
Damn. Adeline frowned. She’d just begun to like the man, but she’d learned her lesson. Anyone who learned the name would die with her. Again. Fuck. The list in her mind of the people she’d need to kill to be free again continued to grow, but she’d not make a mistake this time.
“Pleasure.”
Adeline inclined her head.
“Now, Reilly, tell me what the fuck you’re doing here and give me a damn good reason not to shoot you between the eyes.”
Oh, she liked him a lot. Perhaps they could come to some sort of arrangement. If the IRA had taught her anything of late, it was that it was always good to have useful friends in strategic places. Maybe she could find a way around killing this one.
“Same reason as before, old boy. Bolsheviks.”
“No.”
Orlov shook his head as he paced along the far wall of the room. “It’s not possible. It was a fool’s errand before, and we know how spectacularly that went to shit during the war, but now? It’s impossible to get close enough to Lenin to kill him. All your attempt at a coup did was increase his paranoia and anger him.”
Sidney pinched the bridge of his nose attempting to stave off the rest of the bleeding. Adeline couldn’t help but laugh under her breath. Boys. Always the same no matter whose side they were on or what they were doing. Always had to be fighting about something.
“Even if you could get close, everyone knows your face now. Your name. All of your names. Well, most of them. It would be suicide.”
“I’m not here to go after him directly, since, as you said, that is no longer an option. But, you know where the Romanovs and their close circle are hiding, the ones who are still alive that is. I know many pursuing passage to England or to America, seeking asylum.”
“If I did?”
“We would be interested in supporting their rebellion efforts.”
Something clicked into place in Adeline's head. A box of munitions just happened to fall off...the IRA...Campbell. Bloody hell.
“Unofficially,” Orlov stated, eyebrow arched.
Sidney nodded. “Naturally.”
“It’s not the British army they’d be looking for this time.”
Adeline rolled her eyes. “Honestly. It’s a wonder you men ever get anything done at all. He’s not offerin’ the British army because what’s left of it is too broken or too poor to give a single toss about what the bloody Russians do. Doubt he’s even offering money, least not money tied to the Crown. I know how this plays out - ”
“Arke!”
Adeline covered her mouth. She hadn’t meant to carry on like that, at least not out loud, because she’d just realized some of the key pieces she’d been missing. It was the same game. The same moves as she’d played with Campbell. That had been a test, a way to work out the kinks before moving on to the actual endgame.
Orlov held out a hand. “Let the girl speak. You brought her with you, after all. And, it seems as though she knows quite a lot.”
Adeline let the “girl” comment pass because she wanted a drink and a smoke and to get the fuck out of France. Orlov pulled a pack of cigarettes from a case on his desk and held them out. With a grateful smile, Adeline took one, allowing him to light it. Inhaling the tobacco, she centered herself, organized the thoughts and ideas, and guesses that had begun to connect themselves into a plan.
“Money. Exiled royals with nothing but diamonds. They get passage to England, protection from the state - refugees, and then underhanded deals are worked, whispered along the dark corridors in London. Then bodies start dropping. But, someone pulls a few strings and a crate of guns goes missing. No one’s the wiser as those guns make their way into the hands of those leading the rebellion.”
Orlov looked at her. Truly looked at her for the first time. She met his gaze dead on because she’d been examined by more intimidating men than he, and while she’d liked him initially because of how he’d greeted Sidney, she once more assessed the situation. The longer he stared, the more of a loose end he made himself. Poor sod.
“But of course, you already know they’re here,” Orlov said as he slid his gaze to Sidney. “The Grand Duchess and her family.”
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Abandoned and Rehomed Chapter 3
Mostly setting the scene and fluff
Brief recap: Abandoned by Dabi, you were found on the streets by Hawks who ended up bringing you home. (LOL this kind of sounds like the courage the cowardly dog intro). Last night with Hawks was pretty soft, just him trying to take care of you.
Also I’m going to change the writing perspective from a Hawks X You (second person) to more of a Hawks X Y/N (First person). Let me know what you think, if I get enough feedback that people don’t like it then I can just revert back in the next chapter.
Link to Chapter 2 if needed
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A bright light peeked through the thick curtains lining the wall. I groaned while flipping over, essentially smothering my face into the pillow. I reached for Hawks but was blocked by a wall of fluff. Huh?? Curious, I lifted my head to peer over the soft border, the bed was empty and disheveled. In his place was another horde of pillows almost resembling a clustered nest. I couldn’t help but smile with how adorable he must have looked gathering them all this morning. Because I definitly couldn’t remember them being there last night.
Stretching out on the bed, I fought the urge to just curl up and burrow farther under the blankets. However my growling stomach argued otherwise. I rolled off the bed, taking a few of the pillows along with me. The brisk air creates prickles that spread over my body. Quickly, I snatched the flat sheet off the bed once realizing I was still naked from the night before. I tightly secure the sheet around my body and proceed to collect the fallen pillows and return them back to the bed. In a somewhat orderly arrangement.
The room itself was massive compared to what I was used to. But almost had a cold, clinical feel to it. The walls were bare, no decor, no personal touches. Well aside from the collection of pillows I guess. Other than the California King sized bed there was literally nothing. I did my best at arranging the mass of pillows in an orderly fashion, struggling against the unruly sheet that refused to keep me properly covered, before turning my attention to the heavy curtains covering the entire left side of the room.
Peaking through the curtain, I hissed as the light nearly blinded me while my eyes adjusted.
Wow.
I pulled the curtains all the way open, revealing not what I thought was windows but a giant sliding glass door. Beyond it an equally impressive balcony area. One that I could easily envision Hawks doing a routine of morning stretches.
How did I get so lucky? What could he possibly have been thinking when he basically scraped me out of the alley last night?
The thought of him last night referring to me as his pet had my nerves jittery. It was nice… being wanted. Looking around the room once more, I recognized the bathroom door. My face flushed as my heart fluttered from the flashbacks of yesterday. But I moved to what I assumed would be the closet. This time, not so surprised to find the excessively spacious walk in closet or dressing room, I suppose? Like I’m being completely serious it almost resembled a high end store with how his clothes almost were displayed for his personal viewing purposes.
Amongst the clothes hung, several copies of the VERY well recognized hero uniform, and numerous other high end designer brands. I let my fingers graze over the soft fabrics, stopping briefly on some to really appreciate the delicate textures. I eventually settled on a very comfy long black tee along with shamelessly snatching a pair of boxers.
I cautiously glance at the door before removing the sheet from around myself to replace it with the newly obtained articles of clothing. I struggle, big time, working my way into the shirt. The holes in the back panel make it a lot more complicated than intended to navigate my arms and head into. Once on, the shirt hung farther than expected, right at mid thigh, hiding the boxers entirely. Hawks wouldn’t mind me going through his things…. Would he?
I shifted my weight as I mulled my options. Maybe he would feel freaked out at the thought of a stranger going through his things. But on the other hand, he did tell me last night that he wanted to take care of me. My tail lightly flicked at that thought. I then consciously willed myself to stop from twisting the hem of his shirt, before letting out a deep breath. “I’m taking the shirt.” Decision made!
I released the hem all together and exited the closet. Still no sign of Hawks, what if he was having second thoughts, maybe he would also dump me, somewhere I could be someone else's problem. No… No. Deep breaths.
My stomach churned as my anxiety threatened to surface. Everything will be fine. I walked over to the last remaining door in the room, briefly pausing right before turning the knob. My grip tightened as I took a few more steady breaths. It’s okay… It’s gonna be fine, just go.
My ears perked forward as I cautiously opened the door. I peered out to see a wide open area, much like the bedroom, the living room and kitchen despite their grand size was only filled with bare essentials. However it was the large pair of crimson wings that redirected my attention to a very shirtless Hawks standing with his back to me at the stove.
“Good morning kitten! Did you have fun exploring?” Hawks turns around, away from the stove that he’s currently cooking breakfast on. I could see the slightest fluff of his feathers when he saw what I was wearing. Quick to recover he “Well well, glad you're making yourself at home.”
Immediately I feel my face flush in embarrassment, “ I’m sorry I hope you don’t mind” as I pick at the shirt’s hem.
“ Of course not, from today what’s mine is yours.” “Now how long are you gonna hide over there?” A smirk paints his face as he leans seductively against the counter.
I pause and try to take a moment to reset my brain as it short circuits. I stumble forward out of my frozen trance, being pushed gently from behind. Guided by the unseen force straight into Hawks, arrogantly waiting with open arms as I fall into his grasp.
My quirks instincts activate, my ears flatten and I rapidly turn to confront that the force that shoved me forward, a low growl rumbles through me before its forcefully shutdown.
My body froze immediately when I realized it was a small bunch of Hawks’ feathers.
My ears lift rapidly just to droop submissively. "I'm so sorry."
His eyes glared down, his smile dangerous with amusement? Instinctually I shivered against his dark gaze. "I - it was only on reflex."
Breaking eye contact, I directed my attention downwards to hyper-focus on the tiles below.
“Tch” Hawks' immediately forced my chin up, his eyes sharpened. My body on instinct shrunk under the looming threat. His wings flared around us making me feel even more cornered. I froze under him, my lungs seized to function while staring back at him.
"No worries kitten, I'm an understanding guy. But let's not repeat bad behaviors in the future, yea?" His eyes narrowed sharply as I wordlessly nodded in his grip.
“Now, enough of that." He spins back to the kitchen using his wing to wrap around me gently guiding me to a seat beside him. A plate of hot food is placed in front of me, my mouth immediately waters as I can't recall the last time I ate."Here eat, but pay attention, I'm gonna run through the house rules.
I take the fork from him and force myself to eat as if i'm not some starved animal, but hey if the boot fits right? He makes his own plate and leans against the counter across from me.
"One. No answering the phones or the doors. Especially if I'm not home. Two, Don't leave the house if I'm not with you. I don't want you to feel trapped but I have enemies and can't have you be a target.''
I took a break from eating to hold eye contact with him along with a small nod. "If you are bored or want something, tell me… I mean it. I'm by no means frugal and want you to be happy here. Unfortunately all I have now is the TV with streaming services. I'm gonna be away for the next few days so make a list while I'm gone and I'll order whatever when I get back."
I stopped eating after hearing that, "what you're leaving already?”
"Awe don't pout kitten." He reached across to lightly caress my face. " that brings us to number three. I'm going to give you a feather to have at all times. It will be as if i'm not even gone.''
A small downy feather appears in front of me connected by a thin black cord. I froze staring at the cord, my anxiety threatening to surface at the reminder of my old collar.
"Kitten." Hawks was by my side without me even realizing he moved." You don't have to wear it right away. Just as long as it stays with you. in a pocket even.
"N-no, I can do it. I just needed a minute." Very carefully I plucked the necklace from out in front of me. Taking a few deep breaths as I lowered it over my head. Once my fear dissipated, I was surprised at how weightless it was, as if it wasn't even there. I fiddled with the small feather but stopped when Hawks let out a small snicker.
" Ah, sorry kitten, they can be... a little... ticklish. Among other things. But that's for later."
"I really gotta head out though. There's food in the fridge or frozen meals in the freezer. Feel free to explore the house, I meant it when I said “What's mine is yours." He gave me a brief hug and a forehead kiss before taking off from the balcony.
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I looked at the research hall models again for a while today and took a bunch of pictures, mostly for fun and art reference but i figured id share some here in case it'd interest anyone :)
Mostly just for art reference, closeups of the chest straps and the neck shackle on normal patients, I'm not exactly sure if the shackle is meant to look closed off at the top this way for the headless patients or if its an accidental texture thing but im inclined to think its on purpose...?
Some adelines at an angle, better look at the straps that are in fact the same as the crawling patients after double checking, and at her scarf from behind that does clip into her neck a little LOL
These wounds and various body afflictions, which are actually present on all the patients (at least the sculpt on the model, not the texture itself if that makes sense?) but I used adeline to showcase it since shes the only one who has a model thats not totally covered in blood (at least not that i found how to remove the blood material if it is separate)
This one brought to you by me noticing this ingame and going "do the patients have boobs or am i seeing things ??". You can draw a conclusion yourself i have no idea if this proves or corrects me. Either way adeline does not have this LMAO flat queens or whatever
This idle cowering animation that ive seen a few times ingame before but now with a better clearer look at it. Frowning so deeply :(
And for your viewing pleasure, this very sweet patient gesture <:')
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Projection
Week 2: Wednesday, June 22
This morning I received a tutorial on soldering basics from Dr. Jones. This allows me to solder an LED circuit to a PCB board.
After my foray into soldering electronics, I unboxed the mini-projector to test if the projector’s throw distance will suit our project's purposes. The setup was as easy as plug and play. It is powered by the laptop via USB and receives the image via HDMI. Once the projector was up and running, I tore out some graph paper from my notepad and held it before the projection. The good news is that the image could be viewed from both the front and back of the paper, as our design requires a back-lit projection. However, the unfortunate part is that it was throwing the projection from over a foot and a half. A distance that will make it a challenge to place all the components into a unified package. Hopefully, the mirror trick will be the answer to this hurdle.
Later in the day, I started thinking about the material that could be used as the screen in our package design. The original ThanatoFanestra project used Japanese paper that had a textured and semi translucent quality. As I was brainstorming ideas, I suddenly recalled that there was tracing-paper laying on a stack of magazines that I spotted, as we toured the lab on our first day. This, I thought, would be the ideal substitute for the Japanese paper as it too has a textured, translucent quality.
After testing out the tracing paper in front of the projector, I started altering the cardboard frame of our prototype by removing the support beam that interrupts the display area of our package. To make up for the structural compromise, I reinforced the frame by gluing rectangular cardboard cutouts to the inside and outside of the frame at one of the folds. Then I attached the tracing paper to the frame and…
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In case you are unaware, some weird Twitter drama went down the other day regarding Lara's sexualisation that resulted in a beloved community member, Nicole Bounxe, who is always positive and seems to only have nice things to say about all eras or the franchise and all versions of Lara, and makes some of the greatest edits and content in the community, being called a "porn addict".
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First of all, yes, if Tomb Raider: Underworld had at least one more year in the oven to get polished out it would have been peak Tomb Raider gameplay. Period.
The video in the above tweet is gameplay from the first location of the game, a submerged temple in the bottom of the Mediterranean sea.
Obviously, since this is an underwater level, Lara is wearing a wetsuit. Now, this is arguably a much more sexier wetsuit than the ones she's worn before.
Here are all three Classic wetsuits. The one on the top is from Tomb Raider II, bottom left one is Angel of Darkness and the one on the right is the one featured in the above video.
We can all definitely see that, while all three serve the same practical purpose of exploring the games' respective underwater areas, the outfit chosen for the same purpose got sexier and sexier across the years. The second wetsuit is unzipped to reveal her breasts and then Underworld's wetsuit retains this detail and also completely removes the leg part of the outfit. These changes serve zero purpose other than to make Lara look sexier.
And that's fine. I have in the past shared my view on female sexualisation in games. It's perfectly fine to enjoy sexualised female designs if we, at the same time, also accept that there's a huge possibility of over-sexualisation devaluing the brand. Some people, Tomb Raider fans in this case, have a huge problem with even accepting that Lara was ever sexualised. Or, only acknowledge it when it's convenient for them.
Core purists for example insist that it is only Crystal Dynamics who sexualised Lara in-game and that Core never did and that the only sexualisation present during Core's era was in the suggestive pin-up style promotional material that Eidos, the publishers, not the developers, started creating after TR1.
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Core design gradually deepened Lara's cleavage in her main outfit, first in the TRII redesign and then even more in the Last Revelation redesign (see comparison of TR1, TRII and TLR Lara's in-game models below). Judith Gibbins, the TRII & TRIII voice actress, said that she was instructed to "sound sexy" while recording Lara's death clips. Her crawling animation across Core's games is pretty suggestive and not at all practical, she's just crawling on all fours. An FMV of teenage Lara almost getting topless in Chronicles. A cutscene of Lara being groped all over by Kurtis in Angel of Darkness in the pretext of him disarming her / frisking her for hidden weapons on her very exposed arms and very exposed navel. Angel or Darkness, an unfinished and rushed game, featuring fully functional breast physics both in-game and in cutscene.
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You can also see how they started making her shoulders and waist smaller to make her breasts look bigger. Last Revelation's model even features a "shiny" texture on her right breast and you can see the outlines of her butt cheeks on her shorts.
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Worth noting that a lot of Core purists like to point out that these cutscenes were outsourced and that, for the latter in particular, the animators responsible misunderstood the scene and thought they were meant to be lovers (which makes zero sense to me and you can clearly see how uncomfortable Lara looks throughout the whole ordeal). But even if that is the case, at least ONE person in Core Design must have had to inspect them and they either thought that these two scenes were fine (they're not) or, even worse, that Core didn't check the cutscenes that would go in their own game at all. Even if both of these specific titles were made under extreme duress and are the two least critically acclaimed games in the series for very good reasons, saying that Core didn't make the cutscenes is at the same time both not an excuse and also makes them look incredibly stupid for not at least checking them.
Crystal on their part are responsible for Lara's most sexualised main outfit in the form of the Legend outfit (cleavage, midriff exposed, shorts considerably shorter than any other pair she has ever worn), ironically designed by Toby Gard who, allegedly, left Core Design after work on TRII began because he did not agree with Lara's sexualisation, among other reasons... Even though he was also responsible for the size of her breasts in TR1...
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They of course also retained breast physics throughout Legend, Anniversary and Underworld, and even included idle animations where Lara stretches and bounces up and down, making her breasts visibly bounce alongside the rest of her body. They included the notorious evening dress in Legend (plunging neckline that goes below her breasts, whole back exposed and she then proceeds to rip it on the sides, fully revealing her see-through laced boxer-style panties), the aforementioned Wetsuit in Underworld and, of course, bikini DLCs for Underworld! In Legend you could only wear two unlockable bikinis in her manor, but in Underworld you can wear them in the Mediterranean, in rainy Mexico, in the Arctic circle etc.
In conclusion, all companies responsible for the development and publishing as well as licensing of the Tomb Raider and Lara Croft IPs from 1997 to 2008, steadily and surely sexualised Lara progressively more, resulting in a very false narrative according to which Classic TR and Lara were nothing but a sexual fantasy created for the male gaze, a narrative which was in the past adopted by certain Crystal Dynamics executives themselves while promoting the Rebooted games and redesigned Lara and often weaponized by Survivor fans to diminish Classic Lara as nothing more than a sexual fantasy.
This is also factually untrue, because although sexualisation was present in the games and not just in the promotional material like many Core and / or Classic purists suggest, it was never the main focus.
Lara is presented at all times as the most clever and capable individual in the room, always bests female and male allies and adversaries alike, both in wit and skills and has never had a sexual partner, male or female. The only form of media where Lara is actually engaging in sexual acts with men is the Top Cow Comics and the Angelina Jolie movies, and while both are a big part of the overall brand, they are non-canon, as far as the games are concerned.
Then there is a whole other subset of Classic fans who refuse any sexualisation ever took place, which, as I've already stated, is not true, either for Core's or Crystal's games.
I think it's also worth pointing out that a huge portion of the hardcore Tomb Raider fanbase is made up of gays and women. So even if we accept that Classic TR and Classic Lara were made with nothing but the male gaze in mind, she sure as hell managed to win tons of loyal fans who love and idolize her and her games in spite of that. Various female fans have also expressed how Lara's classic look and demeanour is very inspiring and empowering to them. Lara can be sexualised and an inspiration at the same time. This is clearly far from a black or white, this or that type of issue.
Now, let's go back to Nicole's clip. Another issue other than the outfit itself, is that whenever Lara starts to climb walls or ladders or even sprint, the camera will zoom right up her butt. This is an issue prevalent in Legend and Anniversary, and even Last Revelation to a smaller extent, but is made extremely obvious in Underworld. Fun fact, the camera work for Underworld? Also Toby "I-Don't-Agree-With-Lara-Being-Sexualised" Gard's work.
Now, I am very grateful for what Toby has done for both Tomb Raider and Lara Croft, but I do feel like he can come off as very entitled sometimes. To me it feels a little bit like he may not be ok with Lara being sexualised... When it's not done by him 👀
Anyways, that's mere speculation on my part.
So, what happened next is that this person quote retweeted Nicole's above video and had this to say
I wanna make this 100% clear, she has EVERY RIGHT to say this and in spirit I do agree with it. Under no circumstances, do not send her any unnecessary hateful comments. That is not the point to be made here.
Once again, my personal belief is that we should acknowledge that female sexualisation is rampant in video games but that it's also ok to enjoy said games and characters. However, I am a gay man. I am not a woman so I will never experience any of the effects of sexualisation of women in games and media in general.
My only issue with this tweet Is that it seems to completely ignore the context of why Lara is in a wetsuit. The fact that she is in a sexy wetsuit and that the camera automatically zoomed in on her butt is nothing but sexualisation. But like I said before she is exploring an underwater temple. So the wetsuit itself as a concept makes perfect sense.
Furthermore, many of the people who replied to this tweet and the ones who proceeded to directly attack Nicole's own seem to have no context at all and make assumptions of this being a modded outfit and that therefore this can only be a horny person putting Lara in ridiculous outfits just to get off. Which Is of course not true.
In conclusion, context matters. In this case, Lara being sexualised is a fact, but at the same time the people who attacked Nicole ignore that she is wearing a wetsuit because she is exploring an underwater area and proceed to make assumptions while continuing to ignore the fact that, if the camerawork wasn't ridiculous and the wetsuit itself was similar to TRII's, practical and not made sexier for the sake of being sexier, this would't count as sexualisation.
Nicole's response to this whole mess was perfect. Couldn't expect Nothing else from her.
If you made it this far congratulations.
I have nothing more to say other than you should preorder the Tomb Raider I-III Remaster collection that will be released on the 14th of February (Lara's birthday!) for PC, PS4, Xbox One and Switch, and that you should also campaign on the official Tomb Raider social media for a Tomb Raider Legend, Anniversary, Underworld trilogy remaster to follow next!
Thank you and happy new year 🎊🎉
#Tomb Raider#Lara Croft#Lara Croft Tomb Raider#Tomb Raider: Underworld#Twitter#X#Nicole Bounxe#Drama#Feminism#Sexualisation#Objectification#Male Gaze#Sexism#Discourse#Video Games#Gaming#Youtube
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