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alexcaldownapier · 2 years

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Film Adaptation - Final Weeks (Extension)

It’s almost time for the crit and I’ve almost reached a sound lock. This will be a brief explanation of what I’ve been doing.

I made a score! My old piano teacher would be proud. I took a lot of inspiration from the minecraft soundtrack (almost ripping it off tbh). The melody is totally different, but I’ve used only keyboard and synth and even played in the same key as the song Minecraft. After a fun and funky evening of jamming, (the the help of Ben), I decided not to use the beat machine that Demelza lent me due to its sounds being very dancey and the more spacey vibe worked better for the melancholic tone of the film. I’m really happy with the final song, I didn’t have the time to create a full track but what I did make I’ve used in the sound design and I think it really works!

So, I got a picture lock from Tom on Thursday and I’ve been getting deep into the sound design. Tom’s edit is really tight. We had too much material for the 8 minutes so we had to cut some of the dialogue off of scene 1. This saddens me, but hey, it’s what’s needed. The flow of the conversation is less natural but the information/emotion is all there. Tom and Rowen went through the motivations for every cut and every line and found what could be lost and I think it really works. The film has a driving pace to it while still keeping the space when it’s needed. Aside from some extensive issues with the linking of the sound files where I had to enlist the help of Petros and Zoe to fix it all, I think I’ve managed to do a lot in the past few days. I didn’t have any time on Saturday as I had work, but by Sunday, I had a draft to send to Rowen. I haven’t been able to send it to him yet as I bounced it as an inexplicably large file, but I’m going to try again tomorrow when the screen academy opens up.

Due to the corrupted sound on Day 2, I had to spend a lot of time cleaning up the dialogue for the first scene. One of our lav mics (the one on Kayleigh) was recording independently so we still had that for sound, on top of the scratch audio from the camera. So, I scrubbed up the camera audio as much as possible - boosting the gain, cutting as close as possible to the dialogue and using a de-noiser on the tracks. I was syncing the lav files by hand and chopping them up for room tone as well. This still wasn’t excellent - Credence’s lines are clearly less full-bodied than Kayleigh’s. You could chalk this up to Kayleigh being our protagonist and we need to feel her dialogue more - but this is just reading into a technical mistake. Sometimes the curtains are blue just because the author forgot the word for turquoise. I think I’ve managed to scrub it up as much as possible. One line where I was unable to sync the lav mic for credence (it just seemed to always be slightly out of sync) I used some background noise to distract from the sub-par audio. There’s lots of electronic in-game sound-effects peppered through the background audio so I could use this to disguise some issues.

Scene 2 was nice and simple, aside from some automation, using an EQ-ed version of the score to imply that it was playing through her headphones. This is a scene that, in my script, is a little underwhelming, but having seen Claire (our actress for Kayleigh) ‘s performance, it’s become one of my favourite scenes. The first rough draft that Tom made had this scene play out longer which I absolutely loved. It really highlighted the dysmorphia, sadness and confusion within Kayleigh’s character. Again this had to be cut for time and while I miss the extra space and breathing room in these first two scenes, the faster pace as dictated by the runtime, actually makes us focus on what’s important to the story and keeps the audience engaged while not losing the ideas in the story.

Scene 3 was also a bit of a pain in terms of sound editing. The first half is made up of two main shots, one where we didn’t record sound as it was a long tracking shot and the other being a wide where Tom was unable to get in close with the boom. I’ve managed to scrape together footsteps and some sound for the movement of the trees. It’s not quite done but I’m getting there. I still need to make the atmos sound consistent and the lines clear.

Scene 4 was reasonably simple as it is a mostly silent scene. My tests had helped me work out what I was doing for the void atmos so this was quite quick to put together. I might still add in footsteps for this scene, maybe with a heavy reverb, but we’ll see. I’ve also used some chopped up atmos to add to the fast, disorienting editing as she scrolls through the characters.

I have just received feedback from rowen for the bounced file. So good to get fresh ears on this and I’m going to work through the notes for the rest of this evening and tomorrow I will be doing a final mix of the film in one of the pro tools suites to hear it all properly over speakers. Peer’s working on the grade; Rowen’s on the last couple VFX shots. I’m feeling very happy with this whole project despite our small issues. I can’t wait to see everyone’s films during the crit.

#film adaptation

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mvsicismyaeroplane · 4 years

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i owe so many replies but i just cba to do them today i will try again tomorrow

#only ashley is worthy of a reply from me #jk i was just inspired by our plot #ooc.#i work at 8 tomorrow rip tbh

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maxbernini · 2 years

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cont. unpop: they already wasted half a season and we got only crumbs of anything Maya (who she is) related. Like e.g. the whole fkn first episode was just to say - Maya is in denial. Like we need 1-2 clips to show that but no lets have several clips that say the same thing. Another example - you have 20 min episode and you waste time with a 5 min clip just to say that Maya is going on a date. I am sorry, but I am getting frustrated. S9 is becoming EVERYTHING that I didn´t want from Maya season

“cont. unpop.” tumblr must’ve eaten the first part bc this is the only ask i got from you sorry! readmore bc it’s long but i’m on mobile so RIP if it doesn’t work 💀

i strongly disagree that “they’ve already wasted half a season and we got only crumbs of anything maya related”. every clip so far tells you something about maya (her health, trauma, family, desires, current and changing mindset, history, relationships etc), it’s just often more subtle than skamfr usually is lol; maya’s not the ‘dramatic monologue about my issues’ type. kinda talked about the same thing here but this season is imo better paced (and just better) than 6-8 precisely bc it’s slower, and i think the main reason for that is bc no traumatic random theme was thrown at her in the trailer. the theme is more a character study than anything else, and maya is a mysterious, repressed character; i kinda think people should’ve maybe adjusted their expectations with what this season would be like based on those facts 🥴 like personally i think taking a week for her to be in denial was a really good move character wise: having her accept it was over within 1-2 clips in ep1 is just…not in character and not true of the situation. jo says lola’s come back every time before, so it was important for maya to understand that lola isn’t this time and understand why - this directly sets her off on analyzing her own behavior and eventually arriving at that why; if she’d been like damn it MUST be serious if it’s really over, mid ep1, it’d feel a little rushed and ooc to me?? like her breakup denial imo directly connects to the point about her not crying in 10yrs, so.

don’t get me wrong lol there’s def been clips (mostly ones with jo 🥴) where i’m like, does it need to be this long?? could we shorten this?? take out some banter and focus more on maya?? but i have no idea what you mean by “you have a 20min episode and you waste time with a 5min clip just to say maya’s going on a date” bc all the date related clips were in the 33min ep? which is the longest skamfr ep ever i believe? (for what it’s worth i do have other criticisms about this season, i’ve just been keeping them in the DMs and notes app, i’ll talk about them more later probably)

anyways tl;dr: so far the slow-ish pace works for me and imo works with maya’s character (and is personally refreshing compared to 6-8’s constant movement), i think the first 5 eps have set some really good stuff up, the issue is as always whether they’ll stick the landing, which we’ll find out soon enough. i don’t understand how anyone thinks we’ve wasted 5 eps, and if you think we’re only getting crumbs then idk if we’ll ever agree tbh 🥴😅 repetition IS annoying (which is one reason why i’m feeling dread about this plot), but i think repeating things is also realistic to someone like maya and a good way to cement character traits, so. idk! see you tomorrow i guess?

#long post #it’s 5am 💀#the epic highs and lows of watching a wlw season live #< a recurring tag i guess #french posting #ask #anon

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angrypedestrian · 3 years

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THE TIME IDIOTS EPISODE 703 TITLED “Thank u Netlfix’s deal with the devil/The CW that got us here/GIDEON’S HUSBANDS AND WIVES” MY THOUGHTS:

Previously on The CW Presents Warner Brothers via DC’s Legends of Tomorrow: Fuck if I know. 99 episodes of some gay shit?

CAPTAIN CRUZ

what a JAUNTY HAT gideon

but god what a way to start, with gay shenanigans

circle of life etc...

Spooner winning vs. astra for gideon’s affections. Heritage moments in gay jealousy

Magic gay circle

Which will leads to the unveiling of more gays

It’s gays all the way down

I like that gideon’s head puts them in leather outfits

MY BOY JAX. BRITISH JAX

Was that franz being like yeah naw bro i’m not doing the accent anymore

oh hello tala’s hot husband welcome back

ava: Bishop girl what

CLOSEUP ON GIDEON_OS hm wonder what that could mean

LOLLLLLL it’s just what gideon wants him to sound like LOLLLLLL

JAX IS SO COMPETENT GOD I’VE MISSED HIM

There’s no gideon if she’s not sassy gideon who constantly wants to murder all humans

my gf: between astra and spooner they make one miss frizzle

Yes jax, yes they are always that impatient have you met literally anyone involved in this show once

gideon truly loves and wishes to fuck everyone, and that is beautiful

that is what they mean by love is love

hello ray the whitest man alive i have...missed you less than everyone else but I’m not sad to see you!!!

an aside: every time i see this nicole kidman amc theatres ad i truly feel like i am fully losing my mind

oh hello carter

(and not kendra bc ciara screen’s phils calls)

I truly cannot believe they found the old white canary outfit in the bottom of the costume closet

YES ASTRA GET THAT TERRIBLE OUTFIT’S ASS

I truly can’t believe they let that terrible thing happen and exist and caity didn’t just revolt

god remember the COAT that went with it???

that’s definitely gone. rip

HELLO VICTOR GARBER I LOVE YOU SO MUCH HOW MUCH DID THEY PAY YOU TO COME BACK AND SING

Hopefully a lot

My heart is so full for you both!!!

gideon!!!! and stein!!!! singing together!!!!!!! because of LOVE

oh no not evil sexy naked gideon!!

okay astra you maybe need to take it down from a 12 to like an 8 at most

you know it really seems like those wires should be a bit more secured than that

this vfx work is....stunning

my gf: is this what rise of the resistance is like???

GIDEON AND JAX LOVE EACH OTHER

there better be a fucking western episode this season that amy gets to do goddammit

RIP MY SAD BIRD MAN I LOVE YOU SO GODDAMN MUCH

the LEAN he’s doing the LEAN

lol we got the finest dominic purcell stand-in

season 1 legends was too COWARDLY to address the bathroom issue

has literally anyone ever called him captain cold on this show

kendra and sara were off fucking in this scene

HOW DARE YOU TRICK GIDEON WITH HER HUSBAND

Bring back the brig set! if we’re being PERIOD ACCURATE

you know bishop is kinda valid

evil naked sexy gideon wants to maintain the timeline...and murder humans

and she is also valid

awwwww behrad is also gideon’s husband

gideon has so many husbands!

and wives!

AS SHE SHOULD

i mean evil sexy naked gideon seems to just be a therapist???

i can’t believe legends successfully did an AI learns to love storyline over 100 episodes

obviously it was accidental but still

holy shit is this the old bridge set? did they make the poor crew reset the whole thing for that 30 seconds?

HELL YEAH EVIL SEXY ZARI AND BEHRAD love this journey for them

evil sexy nate and zari 1.0??? i do not hate this at al tbh

you know sara and ava are in love each other because they call each other babe all the time

Romance

fucKING BEEBO

looking forward to that Christmas special

you too can become naked and evil and sexy....just like me

gideon: ...i’m not NOT listening

they are a FAMILY

they LOVE each other

FUCK ME

Awwwww courtney i miss you

brandon you’re fine

GIDGET IS IN BOOK CLUB

where is MONA. you can’t do book club without MONA

oh....no.

there can be no karaoke that can top rip’s careless whisper tho

YOU GO GET THAT EVIL SEXY NAKED GIDEON GIRL

GIVE AMY A MILLION DOLLARS AN EPISODE

KISS YOUR HUSBAND

i am rolling my eyes out of my skull but i just love these dumb motherfuckers so GODDAMN much

what secrets are that ugly hat hiding gideon

oh boy well that’s probably not good

NEXT WEEK: plot?????? i guess???? pink coming by to do her aerial silks????

i first watched legends the summer between seasons 2 and 3 in a weeklong haze binge as I recovered from top surgery. this show is so FUCKING stupid and it drives me nuts but what got me to keep watching and not turning on bake off instead is that they fucking love each other. they love each other so goddamn much and no amount of nonsense from the cw or warner brothers or ol’ phil himself changes that. happy 100th episode legends, here’s hoping you don’t get canned at the end of the season lol

#legends of tomorrow #legends of tomorrow spoilers #we did it kids we fuckin did it #the time idiots #my thoughts as i have them

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sideblogformindtrash · 3 years

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A Masterlist Before I Flood this Blog so Much that I lose total control over it just like everything else™

I always see when people leave comments and stuff, can’t really answer cause sideblog, but I appreciate it <3

Everything else should be reblogs or non-whump. I’ll get into tagging the reblogs someday. Eventually. Maybe.

If someone needs content warnings or something tell me. I tend to not put it on tags and put them on the post because I’d rather not have the stories under them on the general tumblr thingy.

Also if someone wants to avoid my useless rambling on how bored/tired I am, block ‘not whump’, should do the trick.

Prompts/General Scenarios

General tag

The one with the Villain and the Hero Whumpee Who is way too into it for some cursed reason ™ ; the second part; the third part; the 4th part; mail; 5th part; with hero A; 6th part part 7; part 8 I will still update this one

My art/Possibly gifs of whump-media:

General tag for art

Crow and Bunny

Orfeu and Haru

this may be going around from my other blogs or deviantart too, but shhh

With OC’s

-> Crow, Bunny and the rest of their animal-named friends who I’ll definetly write more about someday

Reception

A very firendly fight with werewolf friend

-> Orfeu and Haru

Caged - Orfeu by himself.

Soap - Haru with old masters

Bird - Haru with his old masters

Poison - Orfeu getting Haru as a gift because he is a gold digger also his point of view is abolute hell.

Trunk - Scary car ride ;c

First night - Orfeu wants to help but he is unable to not be akward as hell

Morning

Storm - Haru is scared of storms

Ritual magic parafernalia

Ghost Hunt

Haunted House

Panic

Sharp teeth - Orfeu by himself

Idk what to title these tbh - Haru with old masters

smoky

I think ya’ll noticed - Haru with old masters; 1/2

I’m bad at naming these; Haru with old masters 2/2

cookies - Orfeu with Farlan (Haru’s old Master :))

haru is bae and deserves love

Ill fix the titles tomorrow when brain is working

Baby Bird - Mountain climb fluff

Angst - stop hoarding paper

Ripping off ghost whisperer

Crimson

dissociate

suspension

early

grave thing

Stuff about them I should review or rewrite because its inconsistent with characters but I’ll leave it here nonetheless because reasons:

mirror

sleep

> asks:

‘humiliate yourself’; ‘orfeu ignore haru’, ‘orfeu brush haru’s hair’ awful food, ‘catch haru humming’, ‘haru find your master tied up’, ‘orfeu hug me’ lol, ‘haru sing for me’; ‘hugs and pets’, haru manipulating orfeu, haru with a sick orfeu

-> Some delicious art by other people 10/10 would eat again even without sauce

(x), (x)

->Roots and Nepthys

The Witch’s Familiar

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Art

Ask

-> MISC

Beloved

Creature

Mirror Shards

Forest

Wing

Angel Hunter

A guide to running in the woods

Little plant guide

#oooh look a MASTERlist :)#I need to make a better masterlist #one to rule them all

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ywhiterain · 4 years

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Top 5 Stelena scenes!

Lets clean out some old asks lol. And like, if asked again tomorrow, I’d probably pick something else.

5: Stefan kissing Elena in the season three finale. No joke. I’d kinda given up on Stefan/Elena in season three because I thought they were probably going for Delena and like. I still loved it. But it’d be like how I feel about Tyler/Caroline - really love it and wish it had worked out but I can move on. But then. Goddamn. That was build up. That was set up and pay off. This is what building and building tension for an entire season can look like. Most of the time, I get bored as hell because writers aren’t able to stretch out a will they/won’t they believably. But Stefan and Elena went to dark and ugly places. There was no way that Elena was going to be able to stab him in 3x03 and drag him home and rebuild what they had before. And this season? Kinda owned it.

This was Stefan making a choice not defined by helping Damon or trying to follow a self imposed set of guidelines to become a man worthy of existence. He just turned around and gave himself a second to let himself be in love with Elena and in that moment every single doubt fell away from her face and you can see it when she just looks at him seirofewaioasdfikjaweoi. This is it. There’s nothing that’s ever going to be like this ever again. And it’s so beautifully tragic because both of them know that it’s unlikely everyone is going to get out alive. And so they stop pretending for a second and just give themselves this moment. I mean, it was mostly about Stefan - he’s the one who turns around and kisses her.

But this is where Nina and Paul just fucking own this goddamn stupid silly show. Because Elena didn’t need to say or do anything. Everything was written on her face.

And as much as this show pushed delena. Julie and company knew that. It’s why we got Stefan/Katherine and Silas/Amara. Julie is a hack but she’s not stupid. You don’t completely throw away that chemistry. Like, I almost never talk about chemistry because most of the time I find it secondary to narrative. I mean, I enjoy a ship with fantastic chemistry but I tend to think people overestimate/underestimate chemistry between a given pair. Strong writing, good acting, and visual language is usually going to draw me in more than if two actors sizzle.

But Nina and Paul? You can’t bottle that. Because if they could, every single person working in TV/movies would be buying every day of their professional life. And this is not my favorite scene because they drew me back and and I got invested again and I suffered through so much bullshit season 4-8 and I’m her in the year of our lord 2020 and still here shipping them like it’s 2010 and it’s season two.

4: Everything about 3x05? And it’s even better these days because I actually like Klaus as a character so there’s dramatic tension between Stefan and Elena, Stefan and Klaus, and Klaus and Elena. Whereas, before, Klaus was just sort of a plot device that wanted to molest Stefan for me. He brings me the angst and drama, but now he’s like an actual character to me and we’re seeing him at his most ugly (the only other time he’s ever been this bad for me was with Rebekah in the originals). Put a timer on it. He gives Bonnie less than an hour to undo an ancient spell cast a thousand years ago by one of the most brilliant witches in the show when she’s still basically a newbie. He’s just gonna tear apart one of the few people he actually cares about because Stefan being beside him and following him is what matters - his emotional state doesn’t.

Stefan is freaking the fuck out. All his careful plans and and lies and delusions are shattering right before him. The only thing keeping him from completely going off the rails was the memory of what he had and who he was with Elena. And then Klaus rips that from him.

And Elena is fucking fearless. Just bite from me. It’ll be okay. We’ll figure out how to get rid of Klaus compulsion. They’ll figure it everything out together. And what gets me is that, yeah, the romantic epic soul makes who love each other is absolutely at play. But what gets Stefan fighting again were three words: you owe me that. There’s this real cynical edge here. Because, yeah, after everything that Stefan and Elena have been through he can’t just give up. Elena was going to kill herself in season two and she was fine with that decision and she was happy to sacrifice her life for her friends and family until Stefan convinced her to keep fighting. The hell is she going to let him quit. And that’s not really a good or healthy way to think about relationships - but it works. Because when you’re in a war zone and you survive, it’s generally because you have to do ugly things.

3. Elena: break Damon’s neck so I can talk to Esther because he’s being a big baby and is trying to stop me from plotting with the originals. >:( Stefan: kay, honey. I mean yeah that’s smart lets take Klaus down i am evil ripper who cares not about you except I’ll make sure you get home and have some emotional catharsis with you l8r. Damon: asdlkfaweoiruqworf YOU TWO SUCK. YOU’RE BOTH ALWAYS SAYING BE A BETTER PERSON AND BE RESPECTFUL AND YOU DO THIS I HATE YOU BOTH SO MUCH RAWRWWWWWWD. And then he breaks Kol’s neck. And like, that’s a hilarious and sad summary of poor Kol’s entire life pre Davina tbh .

Part of it is the ot3 element. Part of it is this fantastic female fantasy fulfilled: a man who respects his lady to make her own choices especially when they’re being reckless and dangerous because said man knows how strong and brilliant she is.

And I also like the contrast. Stefan and Elena are cuddle bunnies who spoon each other and are so fluffy and sweet but like they’re also battle couple who’ll do pretty ruthless shit.

2. Remember that time Elena led Stefan to his own room when they had sex for the first time? And she told him not to hide. And they kept gazing at each other. Bathed in shadows and light. He loved her and she loved him and they were both alive and for a moment they were both glad. And like your otp could never.

1. “You had hope. That’s all I ever wanted for you.” look it’s 2020 and the world is literally on fire and that’s the most romantic thing ever.

#stelena #the vampire diaries #stefan x elena #elena gilbert #stefan salvatore #otp: i just want you to fight for it

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liberolove · 4 years

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Testing the Waters (pt. 2)

Summary: youve finally graduated high school and now youre moving on to college. youve decided to go to sendai university. its summer and youve become curious about checking out the dating pool in miyagi, so you download a dating app. you figure you might as well have fun before delving too deep into your studies

Part: [part two] out of ???

Pairings: nishinoya x reader / kuroo x reader / oikawa x reader / kiyoko x reader

A/N: theres tons of ships here, just me living out my hoe phase lmao please dont judge me. let me know what yall think

Genre: fluff, smut, crack

Warnings: flirting, college shinanigans

It’s been three days since the last time you saw Yuu. Gosh, even saying his name to yourself gave you goosebumps. You two have been texting non stop and honestly, it felt so refreshing. You were a pretty bad texter but he knew how to keep the conversation going.

One of his favorite things to do was play 21 questions with you. He wasn’t like those fuckboys who would use this opportunity to ask you if you were a virgin or what your favorite position was. Yuu was different. He came up with the craziest scenarios and judged you on the way you answered. One time he asked you how you would escape a 300 lb lion that just broke out of the zoo you were visiting. You honestly had no idea how to respond but eventually you replied,

“I’d make sure to run with a crowd and ‘accidentally’ trip a slow runner so that the lion could get distracted and probably (most likely) attack them. This would buy me some time to get the hell out there.”

This response caught Noya off guard but he loved the way you thought. You continued to come up with barbaric schemes to survive all the scenarios he would throw at you. He kept you guessing and that was what you liked so much about him. He was wild and so were you.

You were getting a little impatient over your next date so you took a deep breath and eventually asked him.

Y/N: Heeey, Yuu. I was wondering when you’d like to go out again. I’d really like to go out with you again.

Nishinoya Yuu: hey cutie! I’ve been wanting to see you again but I haven’t had any days off from work lately.. (; ･`д･´) IM DYING!! I just wanna see yoouuuuu

Y: Aw man.. :( That sucks. When do you think you’ll get your next day off?

N: idk tbh but hopefully it’s soon!!

Y: no worries, just let me know.

N: will do!!

Well, that was that. Now you wondered what you should do to pass the time. You were bored again and needed something to do. “Oh wait. I should check the app. I haven’t checked since I messaged Yuu on there. Maybe I have more matches.”

You opened up the app and you had 10 notifications. You had gotten some likes on the selfie you posted and several people viewed your profile. You checked who looked at your profile, and it was mostly ugly, older, men. “Gross,” you thought to yourself. Besides this, you noticed some new messages.

You opened up the first message.

“Hey sexy! Wanna come see me play? Click my link https://…..”

“Damn bots. So annoying.” You deleted the message. Next message:

“DTF?”

“I mean like yeah, but you could’ve been less forward in your message. What a turn off..” You had one last notification left. Maybe it wouldn’t be a let down.

“Are you made of Fluorine, Iodine, and Neon? 'Cause you are F-I-Ne.”

To be honest, this pick up line did make you giggle a little. You checked out the profile of the mysterious stranger who sent it and you were surprised that it was a bulked up biker. And damn, was he hot as hell.

His hair stood up in an organized, weird bed head kind of way. It made him look like a rooster. Rather than smile in his photos, he smirked. And his eyes looked like he could undress you solely with his gaze. He looked like your typical bad boy, but that didn’t make sense. Why would he use a chemistry pick up line?

This made you become even more interested, so you replied back with another cheesy pick up line.

Y/N: I wish I were adenine because then I could get paired with U.

Kuroo Tetsuro: Hey, kitten. I thought you’d never reply. You had me waiting.

Y: umm??? calling me kitten already?

K: What’s wrong? Are you flustered already? We haven’t even met up yet.

Y: woah there cowboy! hold your horses

K: I’m not a cowboy, but I’ll gladly have you ride me instead.

Y: skskskks i cant even-

K: Sorry. Too much?

Y: YES TOO MUCH

K: Alright. Let me start over. Ahh, a fellow chemist, I presume?

Y: yeaaah, kind of. I have a love/hate relationship with chemistry.

K: Is that so? Maybe I can help with that.

Y: oh really? how so?

K: I am a chemistry major after all. I go to Sendai. Do you go to school?

Y: uhhh i’m going to start there in the fall. I still haven’t decided what to major in, just yet.

K: Maybe you’ll end up being a chemistry major like me and I can give you private one on one lessons?

Y: I highly doubt that, but nice try.

K: Have you gotten a tour of the campus yet? Or are you waiting for freshman orientation?

Y: nah, I haven’t seen all of it yet.

K: Would you like to?

Y: um sure! When are you free for my private tour? (:

K: How about tomorrow in the morning? Maybe around 9am? I can pick you up too if you’d like.

Y: Sounds good and no thanks. I’m not riding on that motorcycle! Looks scary :(

K: Don’t worry, kitten. I’ll drive safely and make sure nothing happens to you.

Y: there you go again.

K: Sorry, I couldn’t help myself. No, but really. I don’t mind picking you up. Have you ever been on a motorcycle before?

Y: nope

K: Then, let’s change that. Send me your address tomorrow morning. And get some rest.

Y: alrighty it’s a plan then!

K: No. It’s a date.

Y: sksksk omg

After that conversation, all you could think about was how the hell did you get into this mess? Motorcycles are dangerous, yet this rooster convinced you so easily to take a ride with him..

It was an understatement to say that you were nervous for tomorrow.

You set an alarm for 7 am the next day and went to bed.

Your alarm woke you up and you immediately remembered why you were awake so early. You rushed into the shower and once you were out, you spent 30 minutes deciding on what to wear. You opted for some black, ripped skinny jeans and a white v-neck t-shirt.

At 8am on the dot, your phone’s notification bell went off. It was Kuroo.

“What’s your address, baby?”

You sent him the details and continued getting ready. You put on some light makeup and brushed your hair. You checked the time, and it was already 8:55 am. Then, your phone went off again.

“I’m outside.”

Your heart almost beat out of your chest. You grabbed your purse and put on some chapstick. You know, just in case..

You locked up your apartment and walked down the stairs. You were greeted by the biggest shit eating grin on the sexiest man you’d ever seen. You never went for the bad boys but college is a time for experimenting.

“Hey, Y/N. You ready to ride? I brought an extra helmet for you.”

“Hi, Kuroo. And yeah, I guess,” your voice shook as you replied. You were really nervous but you tried to hide it.

“Don’t worry, baby. There’s nothing to be afraid of. I’ll keep you safe.”

His words made you melt and you had just met him. The way he cooed at you and looked your way made you blush. You felt your cheeks get hotter by the second.

“Alright. Hop on and hold on to my waist. Hold on tight or else you’re gonna fly away when I take off. Okay?”

“..okay..” you managed to mutter. You were shaking but you put on the helmet he gave you and lifted up your leg to sit on the metal machine. You slowly hugged Kuroo from behind and held on as tight as you could. Your head was smashed right up against his large, broad back.

“Ready?” he asked.

“..yeah,” you squeaked.

Before you finished saying this, he had taken off like the devil was chasing him. If this was his meaning of safe driving, you didn’t want to find out his meaning of reckless driving.

The ride to Sendai University only took about 5 minutes, when realistically it would take 20 minutes by bus. You arrived and Kuroo teased, “are you going to let go, kitty?”

You hadn’t realized you were still gripping onto him for dear life. You released him from your hold and your hands still tingled from the amount of force you applied to his shirt. “Sorry!”

“No worries. Hey, look! I brought you here alive. Aren’t you glad?” he cackled.

His laugh sounded like a dying hyena but it did sound a little cute at the same time. “Yeah. Thank goodness. Your driving is insane, dude.”

He showed you all over campus, from the administrative buildings to the gymnasium, to the fields. Sendai was a pretty big campus, and it made you glad that you had a personal guide to show you all the different buildings.

After your little tour was over, he asked, “wanna grab a bite to eat? I’ll be a gentleman and pay for you too.”

Of course, you couldn’t say no to food. Much less, FREE FOOD! You nodded and got ready to ride the devil’s machinery again.

He took you to a nearby sushi bar. “Order whatever you’d like, princess. Today, I want to spoil you rotten.”

You melted at his words and also at the variety of rolls on the menu. You didn’t ask him if he really meant that you could order anything. You just kind of went for it. You ordered everything from shrimp tempura, to octopus, to eel. Sushi was your favorite and being told that you could order everything was a dream come true.

“Damn, girl! I had no idea you had such a huge appetite! I didn’t know you’d take me seriously on my offer. You’re gonna run my pockets dry.”

You blushed and looked away. “Sorry, Kuroo. I really couldn’t help myself. I love sushi so much.”

“I’m just teasing you, baby. You deserve to be treated like this everyday.”

You had no idea how to respond so you just kept stuffing your face with sushi.

After you finally had your fill, it was time to go home. It was getting late. Kuroo took you home and you were definitely more relaxed this time on the bike.

“I hope you had a great time today, kitty. And I hope I met your standards.”

“Yes, I did! Thank you so much, Kuroo! This was honestly so much fun. Thanks for everything.”

“Of course. Nothing but the best for you. I just need one little favor from you, baby.”

“Oh? What is it?”

“Can I get a kiss from your soft lips? I know you want to. I saw the way you kept staring at me, today.”

“Oh.. uhh.. Y-yea-yeah. Sure, of course.. Yeah,” you stammered.

You looked at him with soft, shy eyes and before you knew it, he leaned in quickly and kissed you on the lips. Your eyes were wide open in surprise but as he deepened the kiss, your eyes slowly shut.

The kiss felt like electricity coursing through your body. You didn’t know what it was, but this man definitely already had you wrapped around his long, slender finger.

As soon as you realized his hold on you, he backed off, and left you wanting more. He was such a tease.

“I can’t just let you have everything today, kitten. I need you wanting more.”

You didn’t know what to respond so you looked down at the ground shyly.

“I’ll message you later, y/n. Don’t make me wait too long, again.”

You waved and muttered, “Thank you, Kuroo.”

He revved up his bike and was gone in seconds.

You remained in a daze as you walked back up to your apartment. Once you got inside, you plopped down on your couch and released a long sigh. “Who knew that college was going to be so exciting..”

[link to kuroo pic i found]

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SHADOW & BONE REVIEW: EP 8

On this episode: Parting the Red Sea of Doom, off-camera mass death, and the Inejiest line we've gotten.

And final thoughts!

- Zoya: Alina you had one job!

- Suddenly back to Nina again? At a time like this?! I mean they’re really cute together in this scene but everything with them still feels so rushed and out of place. They're talking about waffles and book readers must be overjoyed, but show only's must be like wtf is going on here, we don't understand this, why are they eating Eggos???

- But I do love Nina's skirt and blouse. I have a skirt just like it! Kinda Edwardian looking.

- Killing Matthias would be a waste of 20k kruge! I concur, my good man, take him away and clap him in irons.

- And this Alina parted the Red Sea, err, the Fold. Really though, WHY are all these passengers here? They should be idk, below decks where it's safe, at the very least.

- "A man consumed with vengeance." "See it enough in the mirror do you?" Hahahahahahaaaaaa

- And that was how Mal became an honorary Crow. Ok.

- Time for some mass death! Well, they didn’t really show much of it so it was a little anticlimactic. ...Is it bad that I wanted to see the mass death? O.O

- Ah man time for more Mal spitting blood. And old classic.

- Is this a Suli team-up?!

- YAAS SANKTA ALINA DO THE THING

- What a money shot of Kaz walking alone in front of the Fold. Great shot. I want it as my desktop.

- Omg the Sankta Alina dagger. Kaz is like, fuck, Inej definitely loves Alina more than me, I have no chance now.

- "Have you found religion too?" Now THAT is a good Witty Kaz line.

- "The deal is the deal." *cries *

- Look at this height difference, excellent. Oh god. Kaz said he needs her. She said "AFTER THAT, WE’LL SEE." Yes YES that is exactly what Inej would say because she won’t settle for Kaz as he is even NOW in pre-canon fake-canon, but it is still the exact right thing for her to say, oh my god I’m so happy with that little exchange they just had.

- Ok yes Matthias sounds exactly like Bjorn from Vikings right now.

- Jesper did not just make a "the friends we made along the way" joke, are you kidding me.

- Well, how convenient your new heart render is sitting right there. You should spring Matthias from jail right now while you’re at it, it’ll save you a lot of trouble later on, trust me.

- Omg that smirk Kaz threw at Inej, I am deceased

- oh. ok. that's... it. omg it's over!

FINAL THOUGHTS

So, I don’t work in journalism or reviews anymore but my god has this ever been fun. Kind of makes me miss it, except not, because I’d rather have job security, hah hah RIP journalism careers.

Now here’s the thing. I’m a SoC stan first and forever. It’s been living on my bookshelf for 4 years and I could probably recite them in my sleep. So... the Crows' involvement here isn’t canon to me at all. But that’s NOT THE POINT. The point that the writers have said about involving the Crows is: are these characters believable in this situation? Is this heist something that these characters WOULD do? Am I buying into it? And my answer is a fat fucking YES. I treated this as a fun IRL fanfiction, just like LB said it was. And it’s all I ever hoped for. It’s everything I ever wanted and more. (Imma break this down later in another post probably. Probably specifically about Kaz and book writing vs. screenwriting, because that's what most people are taking issue with.)

The series was truly amazing. I am over the goddamn moon that it even exists in the first place and I can watch it whenever I want. Tbh, I will probably start rewatching it AGAIN tomorrow. Then I can actually concentrate on it and not pause every 5 seconds to write a reaction on my phone.

Well, that’s all for me. Thank you for coming. I hope someone enjoyed reading my thoughts as much as I enjoyed writing them.

Do feel free to reply or send me an ask with your own thoughts, your disagreements, or just tell me I’m a pretentious asshat. I'm a big girl, I can take it. See you next season (hopefully) or visit me on ao3 at teacup_tyrant for more of my ramblings. Spoiler: it's all kanej because of course it is.

ep1 | ep2 | ep3 | ep4 | ep5 | ep6 | ep7 | ep8

#pocketreviews #shadow and bone spoilers #sab spoilers #six of crows #grishaverse #kaz brekker #shadow and bone

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i’m not going to apologize for this angst but i am going to say that it has been being built towards for a while and like, it was bound to happen, tbh. tho i am sorry about who precisely gets the worst of it, this chapter. Whoops. anyway happy (?) lizard kissin!

Going Through Changes, Ripping Out Pages (chapter 7)

[ch 1] [ch 2] [ch 3] [ch 4] [ch 5] [ch 6] [ao3] [ch 8] [ch 9] [ch 10] [???]

Fandom: The Penumbra Podcast

Relationship: Lord Arum/Sir Damien/Rilla

Characters: Lord Arum, Sir Damien, Rilla, The Keep

Additional Tags: Second Citadel, Lizard Kissin’ Tuesday, Established Relationship, (uhhhhh sorta), Amnesia, Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending, (WE WILL GET THERE…… EVENTUALLY)

Summary: Lord Arum wakes to discover that some things have changed while he slept. Namely, there is a human in his bed.

Chapter Summary: No solutions yet, but it's the dead of night, they are exhausted, and at least one of them is attempting to be responsible with their health right now.

Chapter Notes: This one feels pretty heavy. Is it weird for me to admit that I cried a few different times writing this? Anyway. Take care of yourselves, I love you.

Damien swims back to awareness with a rustle of paper and a deep, familiar sigh.

He blinks, stretching his arms above his head with a gasp, and when he sees glossy scales through his bleary blinking he nearly reaches without a second thought-

Nearly. He remembers in time enough to make the motion look only as if it is part of the stretch.

Arum stares at him from a nearby seat, setting aside the books he is holding.

"Kind of you to rejoin us, little knight," he murmurs, his tone blank.

He looks- exhausted, Damien realizes. When he glances to Rilla she doesn't look up from her own reading, though she does quirk her lips into a strained smile, acknowledging him despite her focus. She looks just as harried as the monster, if not more so, a concerning tension in every muscle of her frame.

"How long was I… how late is it?" he asks quietly, and Arum squints for a moment before the Keep gives a gentle answer and the monster frowns more deeply. "Far too late, I think," Damien continues, his suspicions confirmed more by Arum's expression than his dubious understanding of the Keep.

"We've hit a few- a few walls," Rilla says, and her voice is muted and clipped as she lifts a hand to rub at one of her eyes, "but we've been making progress. Got a few hypotheses to test out."

"Bed," Damien says, his voice inarguable. "It's long past time you rested. Your hypotheses will keep until tomorrow, unlike the pair of you."

Rilla sets her jaw for only half a second before her shoulders slump and she nods absently. She sighs, closing the book in front of her. She stands and when Damien steps up beside her she reaches for his hand, and then she glances towards their monster.

"I don't expect we'll be sharing a room tonight," she says, an unexpected brittleness beneath the words, and when Arum blinks Rilla continues quickly. "The Keep should still have my old room tucked away somewhere, anyway. We've done enough tonight that I think we'll be able to make progress with fresh minds in the morning."

"You wish for us to stop working now? We have theories, we could attempt to implement any number of-"

"The last time you ran yourself too ragged you nearly killed yourself and the Keep," Rilla snaps, squeezing Damien's hand almost too hard. "And I don't know about you, Arum, but me? I know for a fact that we're not going to stumble into the right answer on the first try, and I'm way too exhausted to handle another failure right now. If you wanna keep working until you hurt yourself, I can't stop you, but if you want to keep working on this together then you're gonna have to just listen to us and we'll test more theories in the morning."

“But- I-” Arum's jaw clenches, teeth bared, but he looks away from them and after a long moment he sighs, nodding a concession. "Very well. Keep, do you know the room she is referring to?"

The Keep sings a soft reply, pulling out a door, and Rilla's hand tightens on Damien's again, her lips pressing tight together.

"In the morning, then," Arum says, quiet and stilted, and then he gives a very slight bow. "Rest well, humans."

He stares at them for another moment, and then he turns, and the Keep presents him another doorway.

Arum slips through, and then he disappears into the bedroom that should belong to the three of them together.

When the Keep closes the portal behind them, Rilla and Damien don't go to bed immediately. They stand just inside the room and Damien holds his arms open and Rilla sags and flings her arms around him and they just- hold each other, clinging tight for a long time. Feels like minutes, possibly into the double digits, but Rilla's brain is going a little hot and fuzzy at the edges so she can't really trust that her sense of time is working just now. Doesn't matter anyway.

Eventually Damien sighs and loosens his grip, leaning back enough to reach up and brush away the hair that's come loose from her braid, his knuckles soft against her temple, and while his hand is in range she tilts her head to kiss his wrist. He breathes a laugh, his smile going so warm and delighted, and Rilla loves him so fucking fiercely, loves that he can find wonder and joy even at the end of a day like this- loves that he can find it in her, even when she feels-

Even when she feels like well-crumpled trash, honestly.

They undress without speaking, and when they crawl into bed Damien tangles their legs together, tangles their hands together between them, ducking his forehead close against hers and humming lightly as he closes his eyes.

"I feel I should apologize," he says gently, his thumb stroking slowly up and down the back of her hand. "I did not mean to sleep, to leave you to contend with this situation alone yet again-"

"It's fine, Damien." She shakes her head, sighing. "It's probably better that you got some rest. And- and I think he feels less threatened when he only has to deal with one of us at a time, anyway."

"Hm," Damien says, a frown tugging at his lip. "Still. I am glad, at least, that you've come upon some ideas, even if none managed to break the spell quite yet."

Rilla swallows roughly, thinking of how stiff and uncertain Arum's hands felt when they took her own, after their failed kiss. "It's not gonna be an easy spell to break, I don't think," she manages in a whisper, and Damien sighs.

"Perhaps not. But… I believe in you," he says, his forehead pressing against her own, his hands interlocking with her own. "I believe in us, my love. My fear is so very small a thing, when measured beside my love for the both of you, my faith in your brilliance. I believe in you, my Rilla."

Rilla-

It's like glass breaking. The moment the first crack shows, the integrity of the entire facade fails. Shatters. She covers her face with both hands, pressing back against the tears that come as her breath cuts off in ragged little gasps. Damien makes a small surprised noise before he curls his arms around her, gathering her against his chest.

"Oh, oh my flower, oh-"

"I don't know what I'm doing," she chokes as Damien lightly kisses her hair, the pads of his fingers rubbing small soothing circles into her back. "I don't- I don't know if we- what if he never remembers, Damien? What if he's just- gone? We barely even know wh-what happened, not for sure, and if we don't know what the curse is, how can we fix- how can we-"

"Rilla, oh love-"

"Even if we convinced him of the truth it doesn't give him back- it doesn't give any of us back the time we lost! He doesn't remember meeting us, he doesn't remember- we convinced him that we aren't lying but what does that m-matter if he doesn't-"

"Breathe," Damien says, and Rilla tries but every time she tries to slow down her breathing her throat catches sharp and she ends up gasping and choking instead. It hurts, her throat, her eyes, her lungs, and she doesn't know how to make it stop .

"Maybe he falls in love with us again but he doesn't- he didn't- is he even the same Arum that we loved before, then? Is it still him, or- or is this some new Arum and the monster we fell in love with is just- gone? All those little bits of time, all- all the talks and- and the moments of realization and- and- he doesn't know, he can't know how-"

Damien makes a gentle hushing noise, his palms still pressing sturdy into her shoulders beneath the sheets, and she clings to him, curling tight. "We don't know that this is permanent, love. We just don't know. I'm frightened too, but- we cannot give in to despair."

"I thought- I thought if we could remind h-him maybe it would trigger- maybe it would pull something back out but- but nothing is working and he doesn't have the first hint of a memory and I feel so-"

"Rilla-"

"Useless! I'm just useless and the way he looks at us makes me want to scream and I just want him back. I want him back and I don't know how. I should- I should know! I should be able to fix this, I just-"

"It's alright, Rilla, it's-"

"It's not, Damien, it's not alright and I don't know h-how to make it alright again and I-"

"It's alright to feel this way," he insists, and his arms around her squeeze. "You need not always hold yourself so stiffly, my love. It is unfair to expect yourself never to crack. You are allowed to feel this. You are hurting just as I am, scared as I am, and you should not try to bury those feelings for my sake and for his-"

"I- Damien I should- I should be able to fix this, it's my job to know how to fix- why can't I- why can't- Damien I hate not knowing what to do-"

"I know," he murmurs, holding her close and pressing a kiss to her hair. "I know, love. But that does not mean that you are useless, Rilla."

"I feel useless. I feel stupid, Damien, I'm so fucking desperate that I let myself believe that some fairy tale magic was going to work and all it did was make me feel like- like I was kissing the wrong monster and- and like I was betraying- betraying Arum, our Arum-"

"A kiss," Damien murmurs, and Rilla wants to scream for the note of sadness in his voice. He's smart enough- of course he knows exactly what that kiss would be meant to do, and clearly it didn't work. He squeezes her again, sighing into her hair. "I am so, so sorry, my love."

"Sorry for what, Damien? That I let myself fall for some magic potion bullshit when I should have been focusing on real solutions? That I can't shake the feeling that maybe I just wanted to kiss him one last time in case we never fix this-" her throat tightens, her breath shuddering as her tone wobbles out of her own control, "and what if that's why it didn't work? I didn't do it right, didn't say the right things, didn't- or- or if it's a true love thing, what if I'm just not- not-"

"Oh, Rilla-"

"Not enough, or- or maybe it would only work if we were both monsters, or-"

"Speculation without data is unhelpful at best," Damien says dutifully, and Rilla gusts a breath against his shoulder, almost a laugh, surprised to hear her own words echoed back to her. "We simply do not know, and you are only hurting your own heart by saying and thinking such things. You hoped, and that hope did not bear out. You cannot judge yourself lacking for this. You cannot judge yourself useless or - Saints forbid - stupid. Nothing in the world could possibly be further from the truth. Certainly you know that, deep down."

Rilla sags in his arms, her nose pressing against the side of his neck, her cheeks wet enough that she knows she must be crying on him too. "I'm just- it's only been a day and I'm already- I don't know how to do this, Damien. I don't-"

"Is all this- noise really necessary?"

Rilla jolts, inhaling sharply, but hearing Arum still sounding so distant and uncomfortable makes the ache in her chest even worse , makes the uncontrolled hitching of her breath even harder to push down, and she buries her face against Damien's collarbone, trying to stifle as much of it as she can.

"We did not mean to wake you," Damien says quietly, and Rilla shakes in his arms, clenching her jaw tight and squeezing her eyes closed to try to control the tears.

"I was not sleeping," Arum grumbles, unmoving in the threshold of his summoned portal , his claws curling awkwardly against the vines. "Cannot seem to…" he shakes his head. "You are not- injured, correct?"

"No," Damien says, stroking Rilla's hair as she presses against him and tries to breathe more normally. "No, Lord Arum. It has simply been… emotionally taxing, for the both of us."

"I… suppose… I suppose that is to be… expected," he mutters, looking away, and then his eyes flick back towards them again, the uncertainty on his face so clear that he may as well be screaming it. "I… are you…" he pauses, then looks away again with his claws flexing awkwardly. "Are you having difficulty finding sleep, then?"

Rilla clenches her teeth tighter, hisses between them at the stupidity of the question because of course-

"Unfortunately, yes, Lord Arum," Damien says, far more gently, one of his hands still drawing through her hair, and she presses her forehead against his shoulder harder. "And you as well?"

"I-" Arum snaps his teeth together, sighs, and looks down at the ground. "Cannot seem to… it is too cold, tonight, I think," he mutters. He pauses in the doorway, one hand clutched on the frame, clearly tense, his tongue flicking anxiously before he continues. "We-" he pauses again, barely managing the entire word before he has to look away again. "You implied- S- Damien. You implied that we- we rest, together?"

"Most nights, when we can," Damien says, his tone very carefully neutral though Rilla can feel the way he deflates at the question, the slight edge of despair in his words. "Yes."

"So the pair of you would be… accustomed to my presence in your bed," he says slowly.

"Our presence in your bed, when we are here," Damien amends, but Rilla tenses further, pulling herself out of Damien's arms so she can sit upright, swiping a hand quickly over her face to diffuse the tears before she levels a glare at the monster in the doorway.

"You wanna interrogate this now?" she asks in a sour, biting voice. "We slept with our Arum. You don't even know who we are. You don’t love us and we all know it, so why don't you just let us wallow in peace? I'll try to cry a little quieter so we don't disturb your beauty sleep next time-"

"Rilla," Damien says, chastising and gentle, and Rilla shakes her head. Arum doesn't move, doesn't respond to her furious words except to duck his head very, very slightly. "We are all exhausted, all frustrated, all well beyond our depths. And..." he sits up to match her, lifting a hand to tilt her face towards him as she stubbornly closes her eyes again. "My love, I do not believe that your anger is truly directed at him."

Damien's hands on her face are soft, steady, comforting. They always are, he always knows when she needs- he always knows how to-

If she had to do all this alone, deal with all of this on her own- Rilla doesn't know if she could. She doesn't know if she'd be able to make the anger and the fear small enough that she could work through them, if she didn't have Damien here, if she didn't have someone here who knew her so well, who knew how to hold her. If she didn't have someone to have her back.

We have each other, she thinks, a little fury still biting at the edges. Arum? What does Arum have?

Arum has the Keep, at least-

But Arum and the Keep have always been entirely on the same page. Each knows what the other is thinking, always. Except now, the Keep is a full year of knowledge away from its familiar, and Arum is-

Arum, even with the three of them here with him, is probably feeling more alone than he ever has in his life.

Rilla inhales, exhales a sigh, and when she opens her eyes she lifts a hand to grip Damien's for a moment before she meets Arum's eyes again.

"I'm- I'm sorry," she says, and the monster blinks. "This isn't your fault, obviously. I know- I know it isn't-" she clenches her teeth for a moment, forcing herself to keep the damned tears in her eyes where they belong, and then she sighs. "I'm sorry."

Arum stares at her, unsure, and then he drops his gaze. "I was certainly cruel enough to the both of you in my own distress," he mutters. "If I called us even for such a mild bite, I would be overplaying your hand and underplaying my own. I-" he swallows, wincing, and Rilla knows- she knows the exact tone he's about to take when he- "I … apologize, as well. Both our angers were… misdirected, as Sir Damien implied. In the morning we shall aim our ire towards its proper recipient, I think."

Rilla bites back a laugh, if only because she's not really sure she'll be able to keep it from choking into sobs again.

"Yeah," she says, low and forced to evenness. "Yeah, that sounds like- like a plan."

Arum glances up at the both of them again, hesitant, and he stares for another long moment before his shoulders hunch and he half turns in the doorway. "I- I should… leave you be, then. I did not mean to distress you further."

She feels Damien's arms around her tremble, just for a moment, and then he says, "Of course. We- we shall see you in the morning, then, Lord Arum."

She knows what Damien wants, even if it'll sting. She wants the same exact thing. And Arum-

She'd rather have him here than send him off to sleep all alone, even if it hurts.

"Unless-" she cuts herself off, still feeling stupid, but Arum hesitates in the doorway, and she thinks she can just barely catch a hint of- of relief in his eyes, behind the familiar wariness.

"Unless?" he echoes quietly, his face guarded now, his claws scratching lightly along the edge of the portal.

The thing is, Rilla knows him too well to ask if he wants to stay. When they first met, when they first started together- he'd never admit anything like that, even if it were obvious that he wanted something. Especially if it was obvious that he wanted something, in fact. So-

"Would it be- would it be too weird if we asked you to stay?" she tries, and Damien inhales sharply in surprise. "You- you said you're too cold. You may not remember, but- but your body is used to- well, it's used to a bit more ambient nighttime heat than you remember right now, I think." She pauses, swallows. "Or- I mean, I'm sure the Keep could just- up the temperature in your bedroom or something, but-"

"I'll stay," he interrupts, too quick, and then he shakes his head. "It- I- it is far too strange, knowing you are sleeping under my roof without- without keeping an eye on you."

It's so obvious a lie that Rilla almost wants to laugh again. Instead she sniffles, lifting a hand to rub her eye, and then she tugs lightly at Damien's shoulder, laying the both of them back down. "Okay," she murmurs, because she can't think well enough right now to respond in any sort of clever way. She's exhausted. "Good. That's- that's good."

They way they're laying, Damien has his back to the monster as he slinks hesitantly to the side of their bed. Arum can't see the way that Damien presses his eyes more tightly closed, the way he bites his lip a little too hard. Rilla can see, though, in the brief moment before the portal at Arum's back closes, dropping them back into fuller darkness.

She slips her arms around Damien, tugging him closer. "Scoot, Damien. Make room," she murmurs, and he glances up with a grateful half-smile. He tucks himself closer against her side, resting his cheek on her shoulder and pressing a quick light kiss to her neck before he sighs, closing his eyes again as the blankets shift.

Arum grips the edge of the sheet for a long moment before he rattles out a frustrated noise and slips beneath the covers with a grumble, keeping his body considerable deliberate inches away from their own. "I-" he pauses, lowers his voice even further into nearly a growl. "I cannot say if I will be able to rest with someone else in-" he stops himself again, and then he sighs, and Rilla can feel him settling. She wonders if it's more the warmth or the exhaustion dragging him down, just now, because it certainly isn't them . "Well. It does not matter. It is not as if I was sleeping anyway," he mutters, and then she watches the dim reflection of the moonlight in Arum's predator eyeshine as he stares back at her in return.

She closes her eyes before the feeling in her chest gets too big to bury again, holding Damien in her arms and settling closer, grateful for her exhaustion if only because she's too tired to completely process how horrible it should feel to have Arum so close and so distant at the same time.

"Goodnight, my love," Damien whispers in her arms, and Rilla squeezes him tighter because she knows the waver he's hiding in the whisper, knows that he's not talking only to her.

"Goodnight," she replies in the lightest gust of a breath, and from his place beside them, still not touching them, Arum says nothing at all.

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#elle's fanfic #the penumbra podcast #second citadel #rad bouquet #lizard kissin' tuesday #sir damien #lord arum #amaryllis of exile #going through changes ripping out pages #ARGHHHHHHH

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i-am-just-a-kiddo · 3 years

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Thank you @vishcount for tagging me once again, you busy bee 💞

This took ages but was fun

1. What is the color of your hairbrush? black

2. Name a food you never eat. hard cheese? like cheese that is not melted, the only exception is mozarella and feta

3. Are you typically too warm or too cold? both, my system is all over the place so it keeps varying between extremes. but i loathe heat so i am not a good summer person, i whine so much

4. What were you doing 45 minutes ago? i watched this girl on youtube dragging onision’s book lol

5. What’s your favorite candy bar? hmmm i feel like i haven’t eaten one in ages but the one i remembered now is kaštan - the chocolate is so smooth, but i don’t have it often

6. Have you ever been to a professional sports game? i don’t think so? unless you count the gymnastics competions i went to when i was a child and still doing gymnastics

7. What is the last thing you said out loud? “enjoy your food” to my flatmate cooking in the kitchen

8. What is your favourite ice cream? chocolate and lemon sorbet (or just any sorbet tbh)

9. What was the last thing you had to drink? water

10. Do you like your wallet? yeah it’s cute, my dad bought it for me when i went through my kuroshitsuji phase - it’s fake-leather with the demonic sigil on one side and the japanese name on the other (also it’s hella battered rip)

11. What is the last thing you ate? pasta with spinach and feta (why is it with these i always eat pasta)

12. Did you buy any new clothes last weekend? nope

13. What’s the last sporting event you watched? am just gonna count street dance china here

14. What is your favorite flavor of popcorn? just normal salty ones

15. Who is the last person you sent a text message to? @vishcount as well, because i love them and i enjoy their screaming as well as screaming back at them 💞

16. Ever been camping? yes, my family and i used to go camping in italy all the time, it was so lovely. i miss those times sometimes. i’ve also been camping during festivals and the last time i went was denmark in summer 2019

17. Do you take vitamins? i take vitamin d’s during winter, and also eat oranges and lemons very responsibly

18. Do you regularly attend a place of worship? i do not, i only like looking at churches/mosques when they are empty so i guess i do that often

19. Do you have a tan? no, and my mum keeps scolding me for my paleness

20. Do you prefer chinese or pizza? please don’t make me choose sob. i wanna say both, but i think pizza wins by slight margin

21. Do you drink your soda through a straw? not really, unless am at mcdonalds or somewhere else

22. What color socks do you usually wear? very colourful ones with patters!! since my entire outfit is black usually i love having cute/colourful/patterned socks (my recent treasure was provided by vishie and i sobbed)

23. Do you ever drive above the speed limit? i can’t drive

24. What terrifies you? the future

25. Look to your left, what do you see? my water glass, my crocheting, a pile of writing material

26. What chore do you hate most? emptying the dishwasher - it’s too noisy

27. What do you think of when you hear an Australian accent? steve irwin, i loved watching his show when i was little

28. What’s your favorite soda? coke or sprite

29. Do you go in a fast food place or just hit the drive thru? i can’t drive, so any other option

30. What’s your favorite number? i think eight but i don’t have strong feelings

31. Who’s the last person you talked to? my flatmate

32. Favorite meat? hmm fish and seafood (am 80% vegetarian so yeah)

33. Last song you listened to? dragon tongue squad - chinese cooking (this song is so feel good and i love it okay)

34. Last book you read? phew let me thing for a second.

okay so i couldn’t remember the last book i read but i can name a longer dissertation called transformation and tradition: cataloguing chinese art in the middle and late imperial eras in by cheng yen-wen; and am working my way through an actual book called bronze and stone: the cult of antiquity in song dynasty china by sena yunchiahn c. (i feel like i don’t read anything else apart from uni lately - and honestly i am fine with that cause it’s fun)

35. Favorite day of the week? friday maybe?

36. Can you say the alphabet backwards? nope, we gotta sit here til tomorrow

37. How do you like your coffee? black, in summer iced

38. Favorite pair of shoes? all my pairs of docs boots

39. Time you normally get up? hmm recently i have woken up somewhere between 9-10 but usually i take ages to get up so 11ish is a good time

40. What do you prefer, sunrise or sunsets? i loooooove sunsets in every form but i experience sunrises so rarely that it always feels very special and magical

41. How many blankets on your bed? one, and one for emergency

42. Describe your kitchen plates. bold of you to assume i have one set of kitchen plates and not just a jumbled mess of second hand plates and plates ppl have left in this flat ages ago. and honestly i wouldn’t want it any other way. (but i bought myself a pair of pastel pink and black plates from ikea)

43. Describe your kitchen at the moment. moderately tidy, for once it is not crowded and there are only some pots piling by the sink for drying

44. Do you have a favorite alcoholic drink? sparkling wine/prosecco, wine, beer, gin tonic

45. Do you play cards? no, only uno and maumau cause i suck at cards

46. What color is your car? invisible cause nonexistent

47. Can you change a tire? nope!!

48. Your favorite state or province? uhm. huh. i think where i live right now is good, the capital is its own province so that is nice

49. Favorite job you’ve had? i have only worked at one factory that produces measurement equipment and spirit levels for 5,5 months in total and i gotta say, it was surprisingly okay? i mean it was hell, because everyone is treated like machines, but i guess i enjoyed doing physical labour on my own without having to interact with ppl a lot; and with those i interacted they were really nice and you sort of connect through this atmosphere of being stuck there (though i guess i was most privileged cause i knew i would go to uni and wouldn’t be stuck here for the next 30 years like many others that worked there. i am angry about this, why is capitalism like this)

i am tagging @sassyassassy , @intyalote , @the-cloud-whisperer , @isabellaofparma (two in one day - i am sorry, my friend vishie is busy tagging me in all these so am just continuing this love train). no pressure though, as always

#phew this took ages but was fun!!#but why were so many cars related fghjk #tag game #personal #long post

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bloomins · 4 years

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30 Questions: GW2 Edition

This can be done in many different ways: get asks by your followers, pick some questions for yourself, answer the whole damn thing at once, etc!

You can draw, write (to explain in details or not) or just post screenshots! If you miss one it’s totally okay, whether it’s by lack of answer or time. Have fun!

Wasn’t tagged, but it looked super fun so I’m gonna do it. :3

1: Favorite living world season? Living World Season 4 was amazing. It awakened (hah...) my love of Palawa Joko and all things Elonian, and also dove into some really amazing, top notch story content. Boy howdy. Season 4 had me REELING on multiple occasions (hello ending of episode 3 and 5. JEEZ.).

2: Favorite expansion? Path of Fire. Just... Just beautiful. I still park myself in Vabbi just to enjoy the scenery and culture of the place.

3: Favorite soundtrack? Path of Fire’s Soundtrack is so good. I’m a fan of non-Western music, so it’s got some different sounds that I enjoy.

4: First profession you played? Engineer. It was new compared to GW1, plus it gave me some SERIOUS steampunk vibes.

5: First race you played? Human. I still got my girl Torris Brookes. <3

6: Favorite Destiny’s Edge character? Zojja (RIP). She’s so bitter and petty, so she creates some good (even if sometimes unnecessary) conflict.

7: Favorite Dragon’s Watch character? Taimi. I really do enjoy her dialogue, and I’ve been missing her as of late.

8: Favorite Elder Dragon? Kralkatorrik actually brought me to tears when I saw him the first time. Magnificent.

9: Best boss fight (story)? Palawa Joko. :3c

10: Best boss fight (fractal)? Oh, that’s tough. Hm... I do like Arrk’s final Shattered Observatory fight quite a lot.

11: Best boss fight (raid)? Really, I enjoy all of wing 1. Sabetha is a BITCH, though. 12: PvE or PvP or RP? PvE. I have PVP achievements on my nearly completed panel and I hate it. They’re the only reason I venture into PVP at all.

13: Favorite canon couple? Jory and Kas. I wish nothing but the best for them.

14: Favorite fanon/self made couple? I don’t really have one, tbh... Uh, anyone’s characters x canon characters? My OC Rin hangs out with her djinn buddy Nefes a lot, but that’s not really a couple... *squints*

15: Favorite quote? “Gross” - Bonnie Kunderah, Apprentice to Snargle Goldclaw. And also “WHAT??” *incoherent crashing and banging and scrambling* “Did you say chak?!” - Gorrik

16: Most emotional cinematic? Yeah, gotta go with Trahearne. We had to put my cat down 3 days before I played that instance due to a terminal illness, so that hurt extra hard.

17: Favorite VA? OH, I CAN’T CHOOSE, they all do so well!

18: Post a fun screenshot!

Was grabbing me a good hand reference for R E A S O N S.

19: Post a landscape screenshot!

Was taking more refs for R E A S O N S.

21: Favorite mount skin (for every mount you have)?

Raptor: Canyon Spiketail (This I use for my sylvari, Deorsa)

Springer: Kourna Jackrabbit (Long boi for my long gurl, Rin)

Skimmer: Spined Longtail

Jackal: Fulgurite Ridgeback

Griffon: Northern Feather Wing

Beetle: Synergetics Gyrocycle (sorry Petey, I still love you)

Warclaw: I only have the default skin for this, but Vigilant Saberclaw is cool.

Skyscale: Shimmerwing is cool, but LISTEN. Bearded dragon is just so cute.

22: Favorite weapon? There’s so many cool ones.I really love shields (Chrono main forever ago). I prefer more realistic, less flashy weapons. For RP purposes.~

23: Favorite gear set? Marauder shoulders and pants with bucaneer coat and privateer boots. I would wear this in real life if i could, I think it’s beautiful.

24: Favorite title? The Eternal (that BITCH, Sabetha).

25: Something you worked really hard to get? H.O.P.E. My first ever legendary. When I learned that I didn’t just *get* it after completing T4, it almost drove me to taking a break from the game. I might’ve cried. I became so poor after finishing T4, I didn’t have enough money to waypoint.

26: Favorite GW2 Youtuber / GW2 related video? I love me some Wooden Potatoes and KROOF Gaming.

27: Most used miniature? Palawa Joko. :3c He follows my girl, Rin Smallwood, around.

28: Most used novelty? My skyscale lounging chair, or the Desert King chair. Usually both accidentally.

29: Number of achievements points? Currently? 20,983. Gonna get 22/22 of No Quarter tomorrow.

30: Something you’d love to see in GW2? Call me terrible, but more Joko content on Halloween. Still think it was a missed opportunity to have Aurene barfed up his head. We could have gotten a new legendary focus that wouldn’t shut up.

@mindlessabnormity @diesvitae @brahameirsson @pr-gw2 and anyone else who happens to see this and wants to do it. :) If you haven’t done it already.

#gw2 #gw2 text #text post #30 questions gw2 edition #bloomins #ooc questions #djinn #bone palace #characters #ocs #gw2 ocs

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surveysonfleek · 4 years

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1571.

When’s the last time you ran? probably at the gym. Do your jeans have rips, tears, and holes in them? no. What are you dreading right now? work tomorrow :( Do you celebrate 420? no i don’t. not a fan of weed.

Do you get the full 8 hours of sleep at night? i do!

If anyone came to your house on your “lazy day” what would ya’ll do? lie down, watched movies/shows and order uber eats lol. Who last grabbed your ass? my boyfriend. Have you ever been on your school’s track team? nope. Do you own a pair of converse? i used to own a few. they’ve probably all been donated now. Do you eat raw cookie dough? just a taste haha. Have you ever kicked a vending machine? nope. Don’t you hate it when radios ruin good songs by playing them over and over? eh, i hardly notice. i don’t listen to the radio much anymore. Do you watch Trading Spaces? no. How do you eat oreos? normally. i’ve tried the milk thing a couple times but meh. Have you ever stayed online for a long time waiting for someone? lol maybe when i was 14? Are you cocky? no. Could you live without a computer? i’d love to say yes buuuut i can’t. Do you wear your shoes in the house? only downstairs. Who or what sleeps with you? pillows. At what age did you find out that Santa wasn’t real? i forgot. i kinda had an inkling when i was 6-7 since santa’s ‘letter’ looked like my mum’s handwriting but i pretended to believe as many christmases as i could lol. How many phones are in your house, that includes cell phones? 5. What do you do when you’re sad? just stay in my room. Do you know anyone born in the year 1985? nope. Who would you call first if you won the lottery? hmmmm. maybe my immediate family lol. Last time you saw your best friend? today. Are you in high school? no. What jewelry are you wearing? earrings and necklace. Is anyone on your bad side now? eh not really. When did reality become tv? i’d say when a simple life came out. What’s the first thing you do when you get online? check emails. When did Motley Crue become classic rock? not sure. When did Ozzy become an actor? never seen anything he’s in? Do you watch Grey’s Anatomy? no. How do you most people spell your name? wrong. that’s for sure haha. Would you wear a boy/girlfriends clothes? rarely. Where do you work? 5 mins from home. loving it! What are you doing tomorrow? working. Is Justin Timberlake becoming the next Michael Jackson? nope. Where do you draw the line? depends what the situation is? Favorite name for a girl? sierra. Favorite boy name? i don’t have one yet! Will you keep your last name when you get married? most likely. When was the last time you left your house? today. Do you return your cart? yes. Do you have a dishwasher? nope. What noise do you hear? rain i think. Would you survive in prison? haha i’d go crazy with the boredom tbh. Who is the youngest in the family? my sis. Road trip! Who would most likely overpack? me, always. Do you know anyone with the same name as you? not personally tbh. What’s the last thing you purchased? food. Do your siblings ever pay for stuff for you? sometimes. usually food lol. What brand are your pants right now? not wearing any pants haha. What brand is your digital camera? canon. Do you own expensive perfume/cologne? yes. many. it’s the one thing i collect. Do you watch movies with your parents? sometimes. Ever been to Georgie (the state)? georgia? if so, yes. What irritates you the most? not getting enough sleep. Are you taking college classes right now? finished. Do you like sushi? looooove it. Do you get your hair cut every month? nope lol. i’ll do haircuts yearly. Do you go online everyday? yes.

#survey #surveys #quiz #bored #questions

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dolphin-enthusiast · 4 years

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good evening to you, buttercup!! 💫🌸☀ how are you deary?? hopefully your day went well!! my day was tiring, so i look forward to finally being able to lay down and relax (while writing this of course 💕) (1/8)

"speaking of buttercups, i often forget that they are one of my favorite flowers!! along with lily of the valley, white and burgundy roses, tiger lilies, hibiscus, and more,, i've always had a certain fascination with flowers, they're so pretty and relaxing and hold all sorts of different meanings and uses,, i hope that i get to grow a huge flower garden in the future 💐 (2/8)

sorry for that little ramble of mine, i just really love flowers hehe that reminds me, thank you all for your kind words today!! they cheered me up a ton, and gave me the motivation to get out of bed today, you all are awfully sweet, saying such nice things all the time, i don't deserve you guys 💓 (3/8)

and that creep my friend mentioned? i'm okay, lots of friends went after him,, it just really scared me that's all!! i was able to laugh it off later since many people on here DMed me asking for his location,, and threatening some strange things for him... as much as it makes me laugh, i wouldn't wish pain on anyone (unless they happen to be truly evil) 😊 (4/8)

oh,, i ate a little more today!! i'm happy that i'm getting better with this, even if it's quite slow!! i was also able to embroider a little more while i ate, i'm working on decorating a shirt right now 💗 (5/8)

mamma mia,, a friend surprised me today with a little "gift", they invited me in minecraft and built me a little house on an island with cats,, it was so sweet!! apparently it was to make me feel a bit better, and it honestly worked 😖💞 (6/8)

i also got a preview of a new album waifu brother is working on!! being the little sister of a musician is awesome,, since i get to see new music before anyone else does hehe,, he also discussed a film he's writing and showed me the script,, it's based off of one of our favorite rock songs actually!! (7/8)

well, that's a wrap i think!! i'm honestly very glad i get to end my day like this every night, it's a nice way to unwind (and to talk to you of course~ 💋) take care of yourself for me darling, and i'll see you tomorrow 💖 - a pleasure as always, your loving waifu xoxo 💘✨💗💕💓💋💌💞💖💫😍 ps: i'm awfully touched that you say you'd fly to america over something as dumb as that,, but truthfully?? i wouldn't complain 😘😘 (8/8)"

Let me start off by saying that me and the entire clown army are happy to see that we helped ur motivation spike up once again 👀 and im very pleased with them wanting to go after that asshole as well and tbh if u ask me he truly IS evil i mean calling someone slurs and basically harassing them just bc they dont want to engage in stuff with u is like the lowest of the low imo🤡🤡🤡 i stand by my previous statement and that is i WILL fly to america (or wherever his dumb bitchass is located) and give him a fine yeeting for merely THINKING about harming you😤🔪

Murderous tendencies aside, u being into flowers is so in character and thats exactly why its so pure and adorable xhdhdhx i myself like orchids alot for whatever reason...and also the hella rare black roses and the blood/crimson red ones😳👊 looks like i'll just have to help u set up a big ass flower garden someday h u h

Also not to simp but holy shit how much cooler and lit can yall get??? Ur brother being a goddamb musician and a script writer?? A SCRIPT BASED ON A ROCK SONG? SIGN ME TF UP I'D PAY GOOD MONEY TO WORK WITH HIM ON SUCH PROJECTS HAHCYSHSJSNE (little thing abt me i used to really want to become a singer for some good years in the past but now i kinda gave up on it since its hella unrealistic rip but...if ur brother needs any help tell him im here i took singing lessons for about a year or so👁️👁️)

Honestly i too have been very unmotivated lately and have struggled bc i wanna draw and write but at the same time my mind is like [b l o c k e d] when i sit down to do it so i just end up playing my cringe fail racing game then marathoning yt/shows until i pass tf out at like 5 am or smth a h a h a but im proud of u for having a sudden burst of motivation and hooefully it will stay that way for a l o n g t i m e

#the confessional #ik i complain alot abt being unmotivated but it looks like many of us have this problem nowadays smh #quarantine brainrot as i like to call it😩😩

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