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hazelcallahan · 1 year
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WILLOW (2022-) || 1x08 "Children of the Wyrm"
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milksnake-tea · 7 months
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helloo ! congratulations on ur 1k followers - ur writing is absolutely amazing ! may i request for ur event..dan feng + angst prompt 1 + angst dialogue 2 ? (please go easy…)
ty !! ( ´ ▽ ` ).。o♡
❀ ˎˊ- prompts: When they had to choose between you and the city, they chose the city. + "Please, stay. Just… stay." ❀ ˎˊ- 1k followers event ❀ ˎˊ- character: dan feng ❀ ˎˊ- warnings: u get abandoned for approx 10 minutes LMAOAO also maybe ooc... altho can u really be ooc about a character who had like 5 minutes of screentime and it was through villainizing lenses ❀ ˎˊ- a/n: THE WAY I GIGGLED AT THIS ASK... TBH IM NOT TOO SATISIFIED W HOW THIS CAME OUT BUT ITS OKAY I STILL LIKEY
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Dan Feng was a man bound by his duty.
The title of Imbibitor Lunae did not come without mandates - on the contrary, it came with chains and shackles. Trapped with an obligation to his planet, it was a wonder how he even managed to secure a lover, with all the eyes on him.
He can never be selfish in the eyes of public, devoting everything he has to his people, from the scales on his tail to the tips of his horns. Only when he is with you can he be greedy, pressed against your body as he holds you like his most precious treasure.
But even so, you've always known that in the end, you were nothing compared to the Luofu. You've always known, but you always shoved it in the corner of your heart in favor for a sweet embrace with your lover.
So when Dan Feng turns his back on you, you aren't shocked like you expect. Your heart doesn't sting with betrayal, and the tears that trickle down your face are from your body being crushed rather than your heart.
The only thing you can feel is a dull ache in your chest, the light fading from your eyes as you realize that he isn't coming back.
Your vision is blurry as his silhouette fades into the sunset, the glint of his jade spear all the more familiar to you. And still, you reach for him, despite knowing that he won't look back - he never does, in times of crisis.
Ah.
You should really get out of here.
A mocking laugh bubbles in your chest, burning against your raw throat as you laugh hollowly. What a fool you were, and a selfish one too, to really expect him to save you when the entirety of the Luofu was in danger. You were just one of millions in the Alliance, a single drop in the boundless sea.
It hurts.
You click your tongue, letting out a frustrated sigh as you pull yourself up from the debris. Your legs scrape against the rubble as you drag them out, one after the other. Closing your eyes, you lean against a slab of concrete, and wait.
You don't have to wait long.
The sound of flowing water and silk sleeves alerts you of the return of your lover. Your fingers twitch, but you're too exhausted to open your eyes. You hear Dan Feng let out a strangled gasp before the familiar cloth of his embrace pulls you into him.
The terrified whimper of your name strikes deep into your heart as Dan Feng's cloudhymm magic swirls around your wounds.
"No," he grits out. You can imagine his expression right now, eyebrows furrowed and tears glistening in his cerulean eyes - tears that will never break and flow. "Great Long, please, not them too..."
"Calm down, Dan Feng," you chuckle wearily, managing to open your eyes just a bit. The image of your lover is still blurry, but you can make out the teal of his horns, glowing with power as he strives to save you. "From the way you're talking, I might as well be on my death bed."
Relief washes over Dan Feng as you speak, his hand cradling your face as he meets your gaze.
"You almost were," he whispers. "If I hadn't left you, you wouldn't-"
"I'm stopping you right there," you quiet him, pressing a finger to his lips. "You had a battle to win. If you'd abandoned the Luofu for me, neither of us would be able to live with it."
But Dan Feng isn't a fool. He sees the hurt in your eyes, and he saw the way you reached out to him back then. It had killed him, having to leave you like that.
"I'm sorry for leaving you," he says. A smile slips onto your face.
You wanted to console him, and say it was okay - that everything was fine. But you couldn't bring yourself to lie like that. Instead, you opted for leaning your head on his shoulder, nuzzling into him as you once again closed your eyes.
"Just... stay," you murmured, feeling as the shock of the impact left you, leaving only exhaustion. Dan Feng's cloudhymm is soothing against your aching body, lulling you to rest.
Dan Feng nods, standing up as you doze off against his shoulder. You rock slightly as he carries you to shelter, but you couldn't care less. All you cared about was his temporary embrace, even if you would wake up to him gone once again.
After all, the battle still wasn't over. Dan Feng's shackles had yet to be broken. And until they were, he would have to leave you, over and over again.
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scoonsalicious · 15 days
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Unwanted: Chapter 17, Unanswered - Pt. 4
Pairing: Bucky Barnes x Avenger!Fem!Reader
Summary: When your FWB relationship with your best friend Bucky Barnes turns into something more, you couldn’t be happier. That is, however, until a new Avenger sets her sights on your super soldier and he inadvertently breaks your heart. You take on a mission you might not be prepared for to put some distance between the two of you and open yourself up to past traumas. Too bad the only one who can help you heal is the one person you can no longer trust.
Warnings: (For this part only; see Story Masterlist for general Warnings) Language, Anxiety
Word Count: 612
Previously On...: Bucky missed his your check-in call.
A/N: ::Ominous music plays::
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You found Steve lifting weights in the training room, a group of agents, both male and female, pretending not to be transfixed with the way his muscles glistened under the strain of more weight than any normal man should be able to bench. You ignored the whispers that built up as you walked toward him, no doubt dumb gossip continuing to spread after the release of those fucking idiotic articles. You wondered briefly if you could sue the publications for slander. Or was it libel? You never remembered the difference. 
This was America, right? you thought. Wasn’t litigation one of your inalienable rights under God and the Constitution and Santa Claus, or something? You made a note to talk to Legal.
Steve looked surprised to see you when you called out his name to get his attention, no doubt expecting you to avoid him like the plague, all things considered. “Hey, Pocket,” he said, a little too nonchalantly as he set down his barbell and wiped the sweat from his brow. “Don’t tell me you’ve come to ogle me, too.” He nodded toward the not-so-subtle group of agents. “I’m beginning to feel a little objectified.”
“Have you heard from Bucky?” you asked, wanting to get straight to the point. Steve looked at you for a few moments, just blinking, before you went on, your voice growing faster and more high pitched as you spoke: “I haven’t heard from him since last night, and I’ve been calling and texting him all day, but he’s not getting back to me. I never heard from him after the raid, and then after the articles… He missed our regular check-in, and I’ve been worried sick. What if something happened to him? What if–”
“Whoa, Pocket,” Steve put an arm on your shoulder, shutting you up and steadying you. “Calm down, okay? Take a breath for me.” He waited on you to do just that before he continued. “Buck’s just fine. He and Jade were successful in their objective, and they’re on their way home now. There’s nothing for you to worry about.”
His words took you by surprise. He was on his way home? “But… Why didn’t he call me back, Steve? All day, I’ve been thinking he either hates my guts because he saw those damned articles, or that he’s lying dead in some godforsaken Russian forest. And he’s just been completely fucking fine this entire time?”
“Hey,” Steve said, rubbing a hand comfortingly along your upper arm, “I’m sure he’s got a perfectly good explanation for not getting in touch,” he told you. “He radioed Communications from the Quinjet so, maybe something’s up with his phone. Don’t get worked up until you’ve talked to him, alright?”
You nodded, wanting to believe Steve’s words, wanting to let them give you comfort. “Did he say anything?” you asked him. “About the articles? Or give you a message to give to me?”
Steve shook his head. “No, I’m sorry, Pocket. He just said they’d successfully cleared their objective and they were on their way home. That’s it.”
You blinked repeatedly, not sure what to make of what Steve had just told you. The only positive thing you could take away from it was that Bucky was safe. He was safe and he was coming home. All other answers would have to wait.
“Yeah, okay,” you nodded dumbly, “thanks Steve. I appreciate it.” You turned to head back to your room, thoughts spiraling until the only thing you could coherently think was: If Bucky had been able to get in touch with Steve, it wasn’t that he was out of contact; he simply hadn’t wanted to contact you.
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dddomenstarstwst1 · 3 months
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hi! can i request a fic with jade from twst and a soft dom reader who just treats him like a prince? :) sensual and slow, quickly turning into fast and rough. feel free to ignore this if you dont want to do it!
Hii, of course!! Jade honestly deserves so much love!
Prince (ft.jade)
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Warnings: sub!Jade, soft!dom!reader, gn!reader, anal penetration, no explicit genital description, but a word cock is used for reader, handjob, praise kink
a/n: characters are depicted as 18+ y/o
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As your hands slide up his pale skin, you take in every sigh, every gasp and moan of pleasure that leaves his mouth. His hair scattered on the pillow, trembling hands find purchase on your shoulders.
"So beautiful," You leave a kiss on his hip, catching his gaze with yours. He shakes his head, "No? You don't think so, Jade? Seems, I'm not convincing you enough. Whatever do I do?"
Your fingers trace shapes on his delicate skin, causing a knot of arousal in Jade's stomach to almost burst. He still can't get used to how keen you are on treating him like a prince.
"Let me prepare you first, and then I'll show you just how perfect you are and how much I love you, dear," but before you can reach for lube, Jade grabs your wrist, eyes never meeting yours.
Hm? Oh.
"My, my! Don't tell me you already did that yourself?" Jade throws you an unimpressed look, before flashing a toothy grin your way. Damn, this eel. You mirror his smile, before kissing your way up his body, stopping at his lips.
"Tell me, if you want to stop. Anytime, and I'll stop, no questions asked," Jade steals a kiss from you, giving you a gentle smile. Not the one he uses in public, tainted with ulterior motives and a sadistic glint of his eyes. No, this one's genuine, filled with love and affection.
"I know you will. I trust you," You share one more kiss, bodies pressed to each other. Jade sneaks his hand between you, wrapping it around your dicks, "Hurry, I need you."
"Tsk, aren't you impatient tonight?" You sit back, grabbing a bottle of lube and pouring the liquid over your cock. You align yourself with his entrance, catching his eyes in a silent question. He nods, and you slide your dick inside, still taking time for him to adjust.
When Jade gives a green light, you start moving with a slow and steady pace. A sigh leaves eel's lips, but you're not sure if it's a sigh of relief or frustration, given how Jade attempts to hide his face in a pillow. You continue your snail pace, knowing full well it's not satisfying enough.
"[Name], please! It's not enough, move faster," You fight a smirk, as Jade moves his hips, fucking himself on your cock. As much as you want to tease him, you decide to take mercy.
Hooking one of his legs on your shoulder, you lean close to his body, plunging yourself in and out of him. Sudden change steals Jade's breath away, as his insides clench around you. Nails dig in your flesh, drawing lines of red.
Jade throws his head back, uncontrollable mess of mess and begs leaving his open mouth freely. It's almost comical, seeing Jade's composed and calm demeanor crumble the moment your dick is inside him. It makes you wonder what would make him lose his composure in public, but you'll your guesses for another day.
"[Name]! Gh– C-Cum!"
"You wanna cum? It's okay, dear, you can cum anytime," It's enough for Jade to bring his hand to his aching dick, pumping his fist on it. It doesn't take much longer for him to finish, stripes of semen spilling on his hand and stomach.
"Good job, Jade," you praise him through his orgasm, keeping him grounded the whole time. Once he's calmed down, you clean him with a wet cloth and making him drink water.
It's tiring to keep up the mysterious facade all day, but a loving night of you treating him like prince after is certainly worth Jade's pretends.
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harunayuuka2060 · 1 year
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MC: First of all, I would like to apologize for my father's— *gives Malleus a quick glare*— rude behavior towards you.
Cleo Kingscholar: I don't know if your apology would be enough. I've got beaten up into a pulp just for being a son of a former lazy housewarden.
Leona: Who are you calling lazy? *frowns*
Maze Rosehearts: *raises his hand*
MC: Yes?
Maze Rosehearts: *smiles* You don't have to apologize. My dad explained to us the situation.
Maze Rosehearts: It's just that these utter fools were not competitive.
Vito Schoenheit: Oh, please. Do not pretend you didn't eat dirt like the rest of us.
Maple Felmier: Guys, let's not fight in the presence of our families! *shimmer shimmer*
Vil: Wow, Epel. Your son seems to know how to use his charm more than you do.
Epel: My biggest mistake was introducing you to him.
MC: Again, I apologize. And also...
MC: WHY THE HELL ARE YOU ALL HERE?!
MC: Leona! You're the physics teacher!
MC: Vil! You're the potionology professor!
MC: Kalim's working in the cafeteria!
MC: Jamil's the school nurse!
MC: And every single time I turn around, I see all your faces!
Floyd: Calm down, Shrimpy. It's all Nudibranch's idea.
Jade: That's right. He requested all of us to accompany you.
Jade: Unfortunately, Azul won't be able to since he's too busy in his business.
MC: Don't you all have your own career now?!
Leona: We just want to see you graduate this time without pulling a crazy stunt again.
MC: *got stabbed with that* S-Sorry...
Malleus: *goes to hug them* Now that all is well. Let's go walk around the school and check out the new gargoyles.
MC: ...There are new ones?
Malleus: Yes. I've got a glimpse of them while playing with the kids.
Cleo, Maze, and the others: ...
Leona: We're going back to our classes now.
Vil: Right. And Vito, we have to talk about your daily routine as the new housewarden of Pomefiore.
Vito: *mumbles* It's like I didn't leave home at all.
Leona: Cleo.
Cleo: *sigh* I'm going.
Jade: *chuckles* I wish I have kids too.
Floyd: There's someone courting you, right? Why not give her a shot?
Jade: I'm not interested to go in a relationship, Floyd.
Floyd: You and Azul will end up dying single.
MC: ...
MC: I feel like this is going to be an enjoyable freshman year for me.
Malleus: *smiles*
MC: Thanks, Pa.
Malleus: You're welcome.
Kalim: MC! Here! *waving at them* Today's food is great!
MC: Isn't it always, Kalim?
Jamil: *sigh* I'm the school nurse, but I couldn't just let him do the kitchen work.
MC: By the way, Jamil, I heard your son is the new housewarden of Scarabia. *smiles* Congratulations.
Jamil: *smiles* Thank you. But Ahmed should be the one hearing your praise.
Jamil: Speaking of Ahmed, he should be here now.
Ahmed Viper: Zain! I still have things to do! *being dragged*
Zain Al-Asim: But we're going to run out of food if we don't hurry!
Jamil and MC: ...
Jamil: Let's not bother them.
MC: *laughs*
Maze Rosehearts: I'm letting you know that we're going to have a housewarden meeting later this afternoon.
MC: I'll be there.
Maze Rosehearts: And also, please drop by in Heartslabyul. My father wants to see you.
MC: ...
MC: Do you need help, Maze?
Maze: *smiles shyly* Yes. There were two students who arrived late in our dorm and he was not happy about it.
MC: I see. Don't worry. I'll see what I can do.
Maze: *smiles* Thank you.
Cleo: *has approached* Already getting close with the Diasomnia housewarden, huh, Maze?
Maze: *frowns* Cleo.
Cleo: *smirks* Anyway, please come by our dorm too. I'll give you a tour.
Zain: *yells as he passes by their room* Whoo! PDA!
Cleo, Maze, and MC: ...
Maze: What "PDA"?
Zain: *runs back* PUBLIC DISPLAY OF ADMIRATION!
Cleo and Maze: ...
Cleo and Maze: *decided to chase him*
MC: ...
MC: *chuckles*
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Wu Xie's Birthday Congratulations
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On this special day, let's get to know the cutest protagonist in DMBJ, Wu Xie aka Tianzhen aka Xiao San Ye, in a deeper understanding although everyone must already know him (⁠≧⁠▽⁠≦⁠)
One of the best ways to understand what kind of character Wu Xie is by reading the book. I found some interesting meta/analysis about Wu Xie (and PingXie) and I want to share them here. However, everyone has a different perception and understanding of things, so just take it easy, okay? ദ്ദി(ᵔᗜᵔ)
Note: I'm not good at Chinese, feel free to correct me if you find some mistakes.
⚠️ Very long post ⚠️
Uh, I feel bad that this post turned out to be so long, while Xiaoge's birthday is so short, sorry Xiaoge! >.<
First of all, let's refresh our memory about Wu Xie that was going around on Chinese sites and other sites as well.
Wu Xie's Apperance
Source: Baidu
Handsome, with a face like a crown jade, fair skin, gentle and restrained, bookish, and as gentle as jade.
Slender hands: "Unfortunately, although my hands are slender, I have no strength at all." (Daomu Biji: Angry Sea, Hidden Sands Ch. 42 [MereBear's Translation] | Chinese version Ch. 13)
Pretty face: "Tianzhen, your original face is pretty. Why do you need to be the same as your Uncle Three?" (by Pangzi, Daomu Biji Vol. 8 Ch. 25 [MereBear's Translation])
Occasionally wear glasses (NPSS's interview)
As a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom): "Indeed, our family’s Tianzhen is a fresh and clean refined little master, a surpassingly beautiful young public figure ..." (by Pangzi, Tibetan Sea Flower Ch. 22 [MereBear's Translation] | Chinese version Ch. 22 | The meaning of the idiom is here)
"When I was in college, a girl who seemed to like me once said that my face was very calm and other people wouldn’t feel annoyed looking at it." (Tibetan Sea Flower Ch. 27 [MereBear's Translation])
"He was young with a slender figure, wearing a brown jacket and gloves, and looking very casual." (Sand Sea Ch. 6 [MereBear's Translation])
"From Liang Wan’s point of view, although Wang Meng’s boss was young, there was a weathered and worn look about his brows that were beyond the reach of ordinary people." (Sand Sea Ch. 6 [MereBear's Translation])
The eyelashes are long, and the curve of the neck is more feminine than that of a woman: "Black Glasses said that the curve of my neck was more feminine than that of a woman." (Sand Sea Ch. 180 [MereBear's Translation])
"The only part of your body suitable for fighting is your long eyelashes."(Sand Sea Ch. 178 [MereBear's Translation])
Wu Xie is the ultimate beauty in the world (NPSS's interview)
Chronology of Wu Xie’s Major Events (Weibo)
Wu Xie's Personality (According to NPSS)
Source: MereBear's Translation
In the postscript of Daomu Biji Vol. 8:
Wu Xie is a difficult person to describe. If I have to say it, I want to say: he is actually an ordinary person.
But this doesn’t mean that he isn’t great. It’s because he’s an ordinary person that people admire him so much for all he has experienced.
I think many friends will hate his weakness and hesitation when they first see him, but as the story progresses step by step, more and more people like him. He is a boy as weak as water, but please don’t forget that in harsh winter, the most formless water will become solid ice.
Wu Xie is a person like that. He is simple, a little clever, cowardly, and someone who cherishes his life. He’s sensitive and afraid of hurting people around him and is the least suitable person to experience danger among all those on the team.
But I let him become the protagonist of the story and let him experience the most terrifying journey, which is probably the most special part of the story. When everyone can back down, he just can’t; when everyone can escape, he can’t.
I really want to say sorry to him for pushing this ordinary person into such a complicated puzzle. When I look at his entanglements and troubles, it’s like I see my own entanglements and troubles. For a period of time, I could even deeply feel the despair in his heart for everything he had gone through. At that time, I wanted to know what he would do when faced with such complicated despair.
I didn’t expect him to survive. In the development of the story, everyone could see how an ordinary person struggled to become a person he didn’t want to be. But the thing that made everyone like him was that he maintained his conscience in all the places that could be turning points in his life. Even though he eventually wore a sinister mask, he was still Wu Xie at heart. He could have a lot of petty crimes and petty vices under his belt, as well as a lot of minor moral problems, but when it came to making the biggest choice, he would always be the Wu Xie who wished everyone well.
“I hope all of us can live well along the way, and all of us can see our own ending. We may not live long, please let us live the life we deserve.”
Wu Xie prayed to the sky when Pan Zi was dying, even though he was in a dark cave. He took all the responsibility and blame upon himself, unable to face the meaning of his journey.
This is Wu Xie, the “useless” one in the team and the most useless leader in the Iron Triangle. He needs other people’s protection and help. He has boundless curiosity and desire, but as long as a person is hurt, his own things aren’t important. He’s an ordinary person who wishes you to live no matter how much he hates you. This is because he doesn’t understand killing or the wealth that transcends life, he only understands the value of the word “alive”.
[2023.03.11] Taobao Live
Source: 瓶邪bot (mtl)
Q: We all know that Zhang Qiling has a gift from heaven. Why hasn’t he forgotten his companions ten years later?
A: I think this is a kind of bond. It really is a bond. Of course I can write a tragedy. (Host: Don’t write it then), it is all logical, but when such a strong bond exists, especially Wu Xie must not be an ordinary person, even though he appears as an ordinary person, he made full use of his ordinary qualities and became an ordinary person who was not an ordinary person (laughs). That Zhang Qiling must have gone through a very painful struggle and intense confrontation. He finally did it. In the end, he may have forgotten a lot, leaving only that glimmer of light, and then he remembered it again bit by bit from that glimmer of light. I think this must be Zhang Qiling’s efforts. (Host: So this is actually because he worked hard not to forget them. This is not a lucky or small-probability thing, but a result of his own efforts) Yes, because heaven is ruthless, and humans are sentient.
[2023.03.24] Douyin Live Broadcast
Source: 瓶邪bot (mtl)
Q: "Restart", this book has its entire story line structure of separation, reunion, and restarting. Do you think Wu Xie’s personal mentality has changed between the original novel and "Restart"?
A: In the main story, he is really a bit naive. He may be a little clever and a little bit of a cunning, but his understanding of the world is essentially relatively simple. When it comes to "Reboot/Restart", Wu Xie is actually still innocent. You can see that he is slowly returning to his previous innocent state. One is that Zhang Qiling has returned, and he no longer needs to show his fangs. But behind his innocence is an innocence that is not easy to mess with. He has sealed up his huge energy, but he can take it out again at any time, and some very interesting things will happen, because many people think that he is a very naive and easy-to-deceive person when he is in a very gentle state, when he is really bullied, he will return to the state of Sand Sea.
[2023.03.24] Douyin Live Broadcast
Source: 瓶邪bot (mtl)
Q: I would like to ask, what do you think Wu Xie’s mental state was when he was about to take Zhang Qiling home.
A: I think Wu Xie was not ready when he hit the road. He was ready only after he hit the road. He was slowly, slowly... he was already ready when he arrived at the Bronze Gate. Maybe Zhang Qiling was not ready. Come out, or Zhang Qiling has left. I think it is such a process. When he accepted the worst possibility, he might have calmly enjoyed the moment when Zhang Qiling came out of the bronze door if he had not left. I think he had a lot of distracting thoughts at the beginning.
Q: Actually, he has a certain amount of timidity and nervousness.
A: I think I will have random thoughts, because just in case, after living in this world for a long time, I always feel that there are chances in this world. No matter how small the probability of an event is, if you encounter it once, you will feel that it is very likely to encounter it again.
Wu Xie's Mental Journey (Meta)
Source: MuzzledIdealist
This one is a meta/analysis from Chinese fandom and it's written by MuzzledIdealist on Weibo. They already give consent to repost it as long as the source is indicated. If you are interested, you can see other analysis on their homepage.
Please note that this is an edited MTL, if anyone wants to translate it, you're very welcome to do it :)
⚠️ This meta or analysis is cp-oriented ⚠️
⚠️ This is a repost, not my meta ⚠️
【PingXie】 “When I Know That I Will Never See Him Again”
Written by MuzzledIdealist
"The things he saw were things that he hadn’t been able to come to terms with. But I saw Men You Ping, so did that mean that I wasn’t over everything that had happened during those ten years?" — [Note: Ten Thousand Mountains in the Extreme Night Ch. 63 (MereBear Translation) | Chinese version Ch. 62]
Why he wasn’t over the past?
Let’s analyze Wu Xie’s mental journey over the years:
A major premise is that Men You Ping has always been Wu Xie's greatest source of security.
Wu Xie is too curious, but as a fledgling young man, he lacks experience and force value. If his curiosity is not satisfied and the problem cannot be solved, he will easily fall into anxiety (the book mentions many times that he was anxious when encountering difficulties, so I won’t take screenshots.), and Men You Ping has been providing guidance and protection to Wu Xie, which can be said to have given him a great sense of security in both physical and mental aspects (here I summarized it before. If you are interested, you can take a look at "Sharing Some Cute Details of Men You Ping’s “Double Standard”").
Xu Lei (NPSS) also said in the interview that Zhang Qiling had been protecting Wu Xie and helping him deal with many problems, so when he left, Wu Xie was forced to become like him.
(The screenshot is added in the original post)
Therefore, when Men You Ping was no longer with Wu Xie, his source of security was suddenly taken away.
During the ten years when Xiaoge was away, Wu Xie must have dreamed of Men You Ping countless times during the long agony of waiting and dealing with the enemy. Especially when he encountered difficulties, He prayed, hoped, and imagined that Men You Ping would fall from the sky and appear next to him like it did in the past, because this is a habit he has developed due to Xiaoge's protection.
He has grown up during the period of Tibetan Sea Flower, but he will still frankly tell Pangzi, "I always feel that a place with a Xiaoge will be safer. If he is not here, at least having a statue of him is better than nothing". The fat man said he was superstitious, but that was not the case, because as a top student, Wu Xie had always been accustomed to using scientific knowledge to explain all the strange things he experienced (there are many examples in the book), but for his subconscious dependence on Men You Ping, he had no way to explain it scientifically and rationally.
(The screenshot is added in the original post or take a look on MereBear's translation: Tibetan Sea Flower Ch. 39)
During Sand Sea period, Wu Xie grew up a lot, but when faced with a desperate situation, he still longed for the appearance of the person he wanted to see most for a long time. Even though he was about to cough up pneumoconiosis, even though he knew that the stuffy oil bottle in front of him was just his hallucination. The pain of those ten years also made Wu Xie addicted to smoking because he needed to use cigarettes to relieve his anxiety.
(The screenshot is added in the original post or take a look on MereBear's Translation: Sand Sea 4 Ch. 187)
The title of the chapter in Sand Sea where Wu Xie's throat was cut and he fell off the cliff is the poem "Like red beans inlaid in the ivory dice, my yearning for you is deep in my bones" (the translation comes from here). Why was this poem chosen as the title of this chapter?
Xu Lei once answered this question in a vx (Weixin/WeChat) interview. He said that this was his emotion at the time. Writing in the first person, the author's mood at that time represents the mood of the protagonist at that time, so the meaning of this poem is Wu Xie's mood at that time.
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The meaning of this poem is: to express the woman's deep yearning for her husband, her longing for her husband and her inseparable love, and she looks forward to her husband's early return. (From Baidu Poetry Analysis)
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Xu Lei said in a lecture at Fudan University in 2013: "Wu Xie was doing a lot of things with a sense of resentment in Sand Sea, because everyone abandoned him and left him alone there as a widow. The only person he can settle accounts with is Men You Ping, because he is a person who will appear at a fixed place at a fixed time, so Wu Xie must be holding his breath and preparing to ask that person for something back." (This paragraph is dictation + general summary, the original video is more than an hour long. You can search and watch it by yourself.)
(Regarding the widowhood, Xu Lei once explained that Wu Xie changed his name to "Guan Gen 《关根》" in order to maintain his chastity.)
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Therefore, during the Tibetan Sea Flower period, Wu Xie had just left the sense of security provided by Men You Ping, and would still subconsciously seek his protection when encountering difficulties, even if it was just his statue. During Sand Sea period, he had clearly understood that Men You Ping was no longer by his side, so he had to force himself to become stronger and become like him. But even so, when he was extremely anxious, he still couldn't help but miss Men You Ping, which put him in a state of both longing and resentment.
This is also reflected in the "Ten Years" chapter. In "Ten Years" Wu Xie said, "After so many years, I no longer expected anything from anyone, because these people will eventually leave for various reasons." This is his complaint. He added, “There are some people you just can’t stand up. There is a chance that Men You Ping will appear, and I may die on the road, but after going through so much, I need a relief and an end." This was his thought.
(The screenshot is added in the original post or take a look on MereBear's Translation: Ten Years Later Ch. 20 and Ch. 21)
However, in addition to this feeling of longing and resentment, Wu Xie also has worries, deep worries about whether Men You Ping will live or die in the door, so he wrote in "Ten Years": "In the past ten years, I have had many dreams. I dreamed of him meeting me when I was young. I dreamed about the white bones in front of the bronze door, and dreamed that he had turned into something like Chen Pi Ah Si when we met again. There were many possibilities in ten years, which were enough for me to imagine and accept them one by one."
He has had this kind of nightmare many times in the past ten years, and it has become a knot in his heart that is difficult to untie, so even if Men You Ping is back now, he still feels that he has not completely passed those ten years.
(The screenshot is added in the original post or take a look on MereBear's Translation: Ten Years Later Ch. 36 and Ten Thousand Mountains in the Extreme Night Ch. 63)
But even so, even in those ten years, Wu Xie had thoughts, resentments and worries about Men You Ping, and thought about asking for something from Men You Ping, but he still couldn't bear it. The moment he saw Men You Ping again, he still chose to cover up all these emotions, so he subconsciously pulled down his sleeves to cover the scars on his hands, just as he said during Sand Sea period. When he sees Men You Ping again, he will not tell him all this, he will only tell him that you are just a patient, and you can rest now. So he took Men You Ling and lived in Yucun, the place where there is legendary ginseng that can make people remember for a long time.
(The screenshot is added in the original post or take a look on MereBear's Translation: Ten Years Later Ch. 41 and Sand Sea Ch. 92 | Chinese Version Sand Sea 2 Ch. 53)
It has been analyzed before that the reason why Xiaoge went to Hangzhou to say goodbye to Wu Xie before entering the bronze door and said to him "You are my only connection with this world" is because for the first time he had his own "desire". (This is a long story, see "Psychological Activities of Xiaoge" for details)
If Men You Ping had realized that he had fallen in love with Wu Xie at this time, then when did Wu Xie realize that he had fallen in love with Men You Ping? Probably when he realized that he couldn't lose him, as the saying goes, "How do we measure love, the pain after separation."
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This one is a more in-depth analysis about Wu Xie in Sand Sea by the same writer.
Source: MuzzledIdealist
The sunrise in the desert was also beautiful back then, but Wu Xie had no memory of it. But now that he and his brother are in the world’s second most valuable tomb, he can truly feel the beauty of the sunrise. Because the experience of Sand Sea was not a good memory for Wu Xie. Xu Lei once explained why Wu Xie had seventeen scars on his arms during Sand Sea period. It was because as an originally kind-hearted person, he was forced to do many things that went against his conscience in order to defeat the Wang family, including using others. Therefore, he hurt himself by scratching his arms to relax himself. Xu Lei said that Wu Xie during Sand Sea period had a kind of hatred for him.
Wu Xie has indeed grown up in the past ten years, but this growth comes at a price. Wu Xie gave himself the pen name Guan Gen (Xu Lei explained that it means "keeping his chastity"), and made seventeen cuts on his arm with hatred for himself. When he fell off the cliff, his mood was "Like red beans inlaid in the ivory dice, my yearning for you is deep in my bones" and various injuries that have caused permanent damage to his nose and lungs. From all of this, it can be seen that Xiao Wu suffered from both physical and mental pain during the Sand Sea period, and all of this cannot be summed up by the simple word "Evil Emperor". This seemingly cool title seemed to lightly cover up all the suffering he experienced during that period.
He was repeatedly entangled and pulled between his persistence towards his goal, his hatred for himself, and his extreme longing for Men You Ping. For him, the experience during Sand Sea period was once a painful memory, that's why he subconsciously pulled down his sleeves to cover the scars on his arms when he saw his brother on the day of their ten-year appointment. Maybe he didn't want Men You Ping to know who he was before. But with their tacit understanding, it is impossible for him not to see it, that’s why there was a follow-up story about Xiaoge in "Fishing King Extra" who took Xiao Wu to the Stagnant Water Dragon King Palace to make Xiao Wu suddenly enlightened in order to untie the knot buried in Xiao Wu's heart for the past ten years. Now, the same is true in Yucun Notes when Xiaoge accompanies Xiao Wu to revisit Medog (Motuo). When his lover returns to his side, the greatest source of security returns, and Xiao Wu becomes the "rough jade" again.
"I will exchange my life for ten years of your innocence." Zhang Qiling used his infinite sacrifice to Wu Xie in exchange for a limited benefit (Xu Lei's original words), "Like red beans inlaid in the ivory dice, my yearning for you is deep in my bones" Wu Xie use his ten years to buy Zhang Qiling's freedom for the rest of his life. Some people say that the relationship hurt/comfort is old-fashioned, but I don't think so. The two-way redemption between PingXie and the uniqueness between them is always moving.
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My thought:
Maybe the word "fall in love" or "lover" the writer uses here is too strong for some people lol, but they did care for each other, no matter what the relationship is, it can't be denied, right? There were some questions that appeared in my head when I read the book, why did Wu Xie do that? Why did he do this? Why did he do all of these things to this extent? Then I understood. Actually, Wu Xie, especially in his early stage, reminds me of my old-self, so I feel like I can sympathize with him somehow. His "innocence" is different from the innocence that most people think, Wu Xie's innocence is the kind of innocence who wished everyone well.
And then, happy birthday, Wu Xie! May you be safe and live a happy life with Xiaoge, Pangzi, and all of your good friends! 🎉🎉🎂(⁠人⁠*⁠´⁠∀⁠`⁠)⁠。⁠*゚⁠+ *⁠.⁠✧
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j-nope-not-today · 2 years
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Jade West x reader
A/N: I hope you enjoy this small drabble. I didn't really spell check it so sorry if there are any errors.
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Why was my girlfriend so unnecessarily cute? And why did she need to announce to me every damn chance she got that she was mine and I was her's?
I smiled at her as she played on her giant ass stereo a love song that she had written and sung for me. Honestly I was impressed. She really out did it this time.
Yesterday she had made a speech during lunch about how much she loved me. As cute and romantic as she was being. I had a small feeling there was something wrong.
She wasn't super into public affection and I wonder what had gotten into her, but my thoughts were interrupted by her standing in front of my chair.
"Did you like it?" She asked, but she already knew the answer. Of course I liked it.
"I loved it!" I smiled up at her and she leaned down and placed a gentle kiss on my lips.
The bell rang and I watched everyone start to filter out of the room and I grabbed Jade's arm and stopped her from walking away.
"Can we talk?" She nodded before grabbing a chair and sitting in front of me.
Placing one hand on my knee and the other coming to rest on my arm.
"What's up? I mean your being so cute and super romantic and I absolutely love all of what you've been doing, but I know something has got to be wrong?" I looked at her and watched a small array of emotions flicker over her face.
"I just wanted to show you how much I loved you." She smiled at me and I felt her rub my knee with her thumb. I placed my hand over her's and lifted her face to look at me.
"Whatever it is..you can trust me." That seemed to be enough to get her to blurt out what had been on her mind.
"I just overheard some of your friends and they had said you didn't like that I didn't do anything romantic for you..so I did romantic things for you." Those bitches. I had never said that and I was so going to get them back.
"Jade..I never said that. I love you and I don't need you to do romantic anything for me to know that you love me."
"You never said that." I felt the grip on my arm tighten slightly.
"No, but Jade there's no me in jail. Please calm down." I watched her take a deep breathe before looking at me.
"We'll deal with them later. Just come to me next time okay?"
"Okay." She smiled at me and I leaned forward and pressed my lips against her's. Pulling away I whispered to her
"That song was really cute though."
"Thank you." She laughed before I stood up and took her hand in mine.
"Let me walk you to class." I smiled and she nodded
"I promise I don't need supervision. I'm not going to hurt them."
"I know you Jade. Let me walk you to class." She let out a sigh before squeezing my hand and saying
"Okay."
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kirans-wonderland · 1 year
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Hi! I had a fun idea! I didn’t see a character limit, so I’m going to request a small thing for all the boys (you can choose whomever you wanna write for if there is a character limit, but at least have Lilia please :’) )
Let’s say every time it’s someone’s birthday, the prefect gives the birthday boy a kiss on the cheek as “it’s tradition where I’m from~”
Hi Anon! This is such a cute request <3. Thank you for sharing it! This is the third thing I’ve written about kissing Lilia in less than two days- what is happening with me. >:)
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A Kiss for the Birthday Boy~
“Happy Birthday!!” You cheered for the boy of the hour and *mwah* kissed him on the cheek. “Just a little thing we do where I’m from~” 
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Lilia:
Surprised for an instant 
immediately becomes cheeky 
He chuckles and smirks 
“Heheheh~ I am curious as to know more about your little tradition… perhaps you should demonstrate it again~” 
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Riddle: 
The boy is a tomato 
Stuttering and stammering all over the place 
Congratulations! You broke him 
“I- Rule 4- uhm 4-45! No public displays of a-affection in the gardens! On a.. a Wednesday!!”(He’s grasping at straws here) 
Trey:
It definitely surprises him 
He puts and hand over his face trying to cover his flushed cheeks and laughs 
He doesn’t know what to do guys he’s caught of guard
“Wow- thank you (y/n), it means a lot.” *cue the sweet boi smile* 
Cater:
“Wait Wait Wait do it again!” 
You’re confused but do it again 
*click* aaaaand he took a picture 
“Wait till my followers see that I got a kiss from THE prefect~” 
“Cater- put the phone down” 
Ace: 
Cocky cocky cocky 
Boy did you activate this mans ego 
“Are you sure you didn’t just want an excuse to kiss me~?” *eyebrow wiggle* You turn around to walk away. “NO WAIT (Y/N) COME BACK!” 
Deuce: 
You broke him too 
You’d swear he had completely disassociated from reality 
“Hello? Earth to Juiceeee??” Shut up Ace 
His face suddenly takes on a look of determination and his kisses your cheek back 
“Uh- I um- you- uhhhhh-“ he cannot form words 
Leona: 
Honestly surprised he showed up for the event 
He pretends to be disgusted swatting you away like you’re a fly 
“Yeah yeah just don’t do it again herbivore.” 
He actually does want you to do it again :/ 
Ruggie: 
Happy boy happy boy happy boy 
Immediately holds his cheek like he doesn’t want the feeling to go away 
Teasing teasing teasing 
“Shishishi looks like you finally stole something from me.” 
Jack: 
The man goes stifffff 
He turns his head away to save face (he’s blushing)
Don’t look now but his tail is wagging 
“That’s- yeah- … thank you.” 
Azul: 
You’re breaking so many boys 
He tries to be so calm and composed but the red shade of his face betrays him 
“Well- *clears throat* that was unexpected prefect… But d-don’t think that’s any sort of payment!” 
Jade: 
He’s pleasantly surprised 
His eerie smile never leaves his face
“Oh? What an interesting custom. Why don’t you tell me more?” 
Floyd: 
Smiles with allll his sharp teeth 
He’s a gigglin
“Ohh shrimpy~ I think you missed~” 
Run. Start running. You are no longer safe. He’s chasing you.
Kalim: 
Happy happy happy!!!
immediately grabs your face to kiss your cheek back. 
REALLY?? THATS SO COOL!!” he’s literally beaming
Jamil: 
shook 
You kissed him? Him!?! 
He doesn’t really know what to do or what to say. 
“Oh.” 
Give him a break. This is new to him. 
Vil:
He’s used to attention but not quite this type of attention 
As long as you didn’t mess up his makeup, you’re fine 
Takes out a mirror to check if you left a mark (lol) 
“Hmm thank you. Your gesture is much appreciated dear.” 
Rook: 
Immediately grabs your hands with a smile that’s kinda scary- 
Starts muttering rapidly in fluent French before he says anything intelligible
“Mon Dieu! It’s Magnifique! What a tradition!!” 
He’s loud and dramatic about it
Epel: 
He’s a mix of shock/confusion and cocky 
He grabs your shoulders and shakes you aggressively 
Now you’re confused 
“EY- YOU CANT JUST GO ROUND DOIN SUMTHIN LIKE THAT” 
“But you could do it again… i-if you wanted.” 
Idia: 
I see two possibilities for this 
1. He actually leaves his room for the party 
Idia.exe has shut down 
You absolutely fried him 
I quote him from the ghost marriage event “Dude, I will literally DIE if we smoocharoo”
2. He sends his tablet in his place 
You kiss the screen 
Now he can die happily in the comfort of his own room 
Either way he’s a sputtering mess
Ortho: 
Happy babey happy babey 
He’s floating circles around you 
“I have to go tell my brother!!” 
Malleus: 
He’s immediately all smiley 
He grabs your hand and places a kiss to your knuckles 
“I quite enjoy your homelands tradition my Child of Man, may I attempt it?” 
Yes please do
Silver: 
He was asleep and your kiss woke him up (sleeping beauty much?)
“What? Oh. Thank you.” 
He kisses your forehead
“It is only right that I return the gesture” 
Sebek: 
He has to buffer for a second before
Oml the volume-
“I APPRECIATE YOUR TRADITION, BUT PLEASE REFRAIN FROM DOING SUCH THINGS IN THE EYES OF THE PUBLIC AND MASTER MALLEUS” 
It’s because you did this before the hand holding stage- so inappropriate 
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binahs-sinbin · 1 year
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oh man, drunk sex with the tweels, with scent or primal kink??? sounds 👌👌👌A++
Awww, sounds like a lot of fun!!
So I didn’t know if you wanted ficlet or hcs or together or separate soo I did em separate and splited it
(Wanted to post this on their b-day!!!! Sorry it’s a lil rushed…)
All characters depicted below are 18+
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Jade
Cw: scent kink, overstim
A hiss escaped you as you tried to push Jade away. “I said no biting.” You growled out, glaring at him. “I would expect such reckless behavior from your brother but not you. You slapped his chest as a warning.
“I’m sorry, Love. It’s just so hard to control myself around you when you’re like this.” He groaned, breathing deeply, clearly scenting you. “You just,” He moaned, lightly nipping your neck. “Your smell is making me go crazy. I need you. Now.” He whined. Jade pressed himself against you, letting you feel his arousal.
You roll your hips against him. “So needy, do I need to teach you some manners?” Jade paused for a second, though his smiler never faltered. “Are you going to behave? Or do I need to get the flogger?”
Jade purred, giving you a kiss. “Now now, no need to jump the gun,” He rolled his hips against you, pressing his clothed cock to your core. “I think we can make do here.” He lowered his head into the crook of your neck, gently nipping you.
You can hear the deep inhale he takes before he’s actively grinding against you. As much as you want to push him away, he is being sweet, kissing up your neck and nuzzling into you.
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Floyd
Cw: muzzles, chastity device, primal kink, bondage, dracryphilia
You double checked Floyd’s restraints, making sure he had no hope of breaking them or slipping out. He couldn’t move much, you only gave him enough slack so that he wouldn’t get sore. As for his muzzle, all that did was ensure he couldn’t bite you.
And for the cock cage you put on him, well, that was just his punishment for acting up, groping you in public is a punishable offense!
Floyd’s high pitched whines got your attention, pulling you out of your thoughts. “S-Shrimpyyy! This is so meean…” He whimpered, rolling his caged cock against your thigh. “I-it’s too tight! Take it off!”
You hum, dropping a hand to tease the parts of his cock that were sticking out. The merman yelps, thrashing under you, however because of the restraints, he couldn’t shake you off…
“Calm down, your only torturing yourself, Floyd.” You growl at, rubbing the head of his swollen cock. He growled in response, bucking as much as he could to get any friction. “Look how excited you are, poor thing…”
He choked out a cry, collapsing back onto the bed. “S-S-Shrimpy, I need you, p-please let me be inside you-“ He yowled, feeling you pinch the exposed head of his cock.
“Try again.” You hiss out, ready to deny him for the rest of the night.
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dropout-if · 9 months
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80 J IN A SAME SEX RELATIONSHIP WITH MC BEFORE THEY LEAVE AND THEY ARE DATING IN SECRET I NEED-
J + 80: “Let’s run away together.”
(THIS ONE!!! I featured both Jean and Jade so if someone prefers sapphic J you can scroll down^^)
From this ask game.
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Jean always said, “You’ll leave for school soon enough,” like that meant an end and not a beginning. His following phrase often changed: “So come over, have dinner— a proper dinner.”
Or: “It’s too crowded at your place.”
Or: “I’ll help you with your homework.”
They were lousy excuses to see you but they always worked. Sleepovers—you didn’t call them sleepovers even though that’s exactly what you did: you ate, you hung out with Jean’s family like you belonged in it, you sneaked into his bed and slipped out before dawn—at Jean’s were a usual enough occurrence that both your parents and his father could predict when the two of you would ask for permission. As long as it didn’t affect your grades, you were fine to do as you pleased.
And Jean’s father? He was glad his son felt comfortable enough to bring a friend over.
Because Jean and you pretended to be just friends, and by all means it was a success, a perfect act, the role of your life. Jean was nothing if not careful, cold enough in public and scorching hot when you were alone together.
But it still hurt to draw that line between the two of you, to put on an act, to listen and nod along when his father nagged him: “Son,” he said in a teasing tone “You’re always out nowadays. Did you finally get a girlfriend, or something?”
Jean rolled his eyes, barely paid attention, stirred his food around the plate with disinterest. And that was what gave it away for you: Jean was annoyed—though his father was mostly teasing him, Jean had always hated to be the butt of any joke. Your own frustration sparked, but for different reasons.
His father’s attention turned to you, “What about you, boy?”
“He’s too busy studying to date,” came Jean’s swift reply.
“And you?” he snorted. The studying excuse died for Jean last year, when he graduated and refused to keep studying.
“Me? I don’t care. About girls.”
It hurt but you understood, grinned and bore it, kissed Jean twice as hard when he locked his door behind the two of you, where nobody could see you and come up with a million reasons as to why you shouldn’t. It was one of those things that Jean and you never really talked about, always relying on silent agreements and suppositions.
There was little to assume when you had him just where you wanted him, with his hands on your waist, his short hair tangled around your fingers. Jean was right— you’d leave for college soon enough. This was one of the scarce moments in which you allowed yourself to embrace all the negativity.
Though rather than drowning, you found the oxygen and tranquility you needed in Jean’s bruising kiss.
“Sorry about him,” your boyfriend mumbled.
Your fingers trailed down the side of his face, his jaw, and then his neck—making him shiver and look at you with adoration—until they curled around the collar of his shirt.
“Jean,” you mumbled as his thumb caressed your lower lip almost absentmindedly. Jean mused a quiet ‘what?’ to which you answered “Let’s run away together.”
Taking calm and collected Jean by surprise was a shock in itself, but you doubled down.
“Please? We could— You could come with me. I don’t know. I just—” you sigh, perhaps a bit overwhelmed by the torrent of emotions that normally curse through you when Jean was this close (this close and so far away) “I can’t just hide how much I want you, you know?”
Ever the grounding force, Jean swallows all emotion like a black hole—reflects nothing, gives away nothing—and he reaches up with the calmness he’s known for, holding both your hands in his.
“You know you’re not thinking rationally, right?” Jean asked softly “That. That’s just never going to happen.”
“It won’t if we don’t try—”
“And then what?” he waits for an answer you can’t give. Looking at it in hindsight, asking Jean to abandon his family feels unfair “You want me? I’m yours. But be realistic, please.”
You catch his undertone: Jean and you always had an expiration date.
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Jade always said, “You’ll leave for school soon enough,” like that meant an end and not a beginning. Her following phrase often changed: “So come over, have dinner— a proper dinner.”
Or: “It’s too crowded at your place.”
Or: “I’ll help you with your homework.”
They were lousy excuses to see you but they always worked. Sleepovers—you felt giddy like a schoolgirl when you referred to them as sleepovers, though it meant much more for both you and Jade than a platonic night with girlfriends—at Jade’s were a usual enough occurrence that both your parents and her father could predict when the two of you would ask for permission. As long as it didn’t affect your grades, you were fine to do as you pleased.
And Jade’s father? He was glad his daughter felt comfortable enough to bring a friend over.
Because Jade and you pretended to be just friends, and by all means it was a success, a perfect act, the role of your life. Jade was nothing if not careful, cold enough in public and scorching hot when you were alone together.
But it still hurt to draw that line between the two of you, to put on an act, to listen and nod along when her father nagged her: “Jay,” he said in a teasing tone “You’re always out nowadays. I don’t have to worry about you having a boyfriend, right?
Jade rolled her eyes, barely paying attention, stirred her food around the plate with disinterest. And that was what gave it away for you: Jade was annoyed—though her father was mostly teasing her, Jade had always hated any attempts of telling what she could or could not do. Your own frustration sparked, but for different reasons.
Her father’s attention turned to you, “What about you, girl?”
“She’s too busy studying to date,” came Jade’s swift reply.
“And you?” he snorted. The studying excuse died for Jade last year, when she graduated and refused to keep studying.
“Me? I don’t care. About boys.”
It hurt but you understood, grinned and bore it, kissed Jade twice as hard when she locked her door behind the two of you, where nobody could see you and come up with a million reasons as to why you shouldn’t. It was one of those things that Jade and you never really talked about, always relying on silent agreements and suppositions.
There was little to assume when you had her just where you wanted her, with her hands on your waist, the flawlessness in her hair coming undone under your fingers. Jade was right— you’d leave for college soon enough. This was one of the scarce moments in which you allowed yourself to embrace all the negativity.
Though rather than drowning, you found the oxygen and tranquility you needed in Jade’s bruising kiss.
“Sorry about him,” your girlfriend mumbled.
Your fingers trailed down the side of her face, her jaw, and then her neck—making her shiver and look at you with adoration—until they curled around the collar of her shirt.
“Jade,” you mumbled as her thumb caressed your lower lip almost absentmindedly. Jade mused a quiet ‘What?’ to which you answered: “Let’s run away together.”
Taking calm and collected Jade by surprise was a shock in itself, but you doubled down.
“Please? We could— You could come with me. I don’t know. I just—” you sigh, perhaps a bit overwhelmed by the torrent of emotions that normally curse through you when Jade was this close (this close and so far away) “I can’t just hide how much I want you, you know?”
Ever the grounding force, Jade swallows all emotion like a black hole—reflects nothing, gives away nothing—and she reaches up with the calmness she’s known for, holding both your hands in hers.
“You know you’re not thinking rationally, right?” Jade asked softly “That. That’s just never going to happen.”
“It won’t if we don’t try—”
“And then what?” she waits for an answer you can’t give. Looking at it in hindsight, asking Jade to abandon her family feels unfair “You want me? I’m yours. But be realistic, please.”
You catch her undertone: Jade and you always had an expiration date.
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dipperdc · 1 year
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Pretty When I Cry
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Jade Leech x FEM reader
⚠️ warnings: self harm / breakdowns / toxic relationships / ANGST⚠️
Summary: Jade likes to get reactions, and he just so happens to love yours. Your just so cute and pretty. He wants to know how far he can go before you break.
Note: this was not made to encourage this type of behavior. If someone is treating you like this please find help. If you think like this please get help as well. I'm not trying to insult anyone bc I do personally think like this so I know how hard and draining, and overall painful it is. I promise one day you'll feel loved even if you don't right now.
Jade Leech. One of the infamous brothers from the Leech family. He and his brother known to be cunning, dangerous, and overall scary. Yet he had only ever been sweet to you. His partner. At least that's what the public believed.
Your not dumb enough to believe his sadistic side is a facade. But you are dumb enough to believe he wouldn't use it against you. Maybe dumb is too harsh. Maybe you were just hopeful. Hope didn't get you far though.
Here you sat on the floor of your bedroom, tears streaming down your face. Your knees up to your chest and pictures scattered on the floor. Pictures of jade and you. All the memories you liked to keep, this certainly wasn't one of them. But he keeps doing this. Just a week ago he was cuddling up to you, whispering declarations of his love to you. He was lightly grazing his fingertips on the skin on your waist. Moving the hair out of your face and kissing you deeply, mumbling 'i love yous' into your lips. He was calling you his. His girl.
And now? Now you don't exist. He hasn't talked to you all week. He acts like your not there, like suddenly he doesn't have a partner. Why? Maybe he just got bored of you. Maybe you drove him away. Maybe he was just testing you. Or maybe, he just wanted to see your reactions. He always loved your reactions. Everytime you blushed, squealed, smiled, he loved it all. But he also loved everytime you winced, flinched, and cried. He always said you were a pretty crier.
You sob more at the memory. This isn't the first time this has happened. You started to take note on how he would spend weeks building you up, making you feel loved. Just to tear you down and watch you break. You noticed but you still stayed. You loved him after all. He loved you too, just had a weird way of showing it, you tried to convince yourself. He seemed to enjoy watching you sink and break until he came right before you hit rock bottom. He would comfort you, say just how cute you are. Can't go on without him being there, now can you? It's so cute how you love him so much. He promises he loves you too.
And you believe him. Well at least that part of your brain that so desperately want to be loved does. Everything feels to much at this moment. Your mind is just too clouded with him and all your emotions, you grip your own skin for leverage. Your nails pierce your skin and you continue to cry harder. It's hard to breath, your lungs are fighting for air. You can't stop shaking. It feels like so much but so little is happening. Your so distracted you don't even hear the foot steps approaching. You only notice when they stop at the door and you immediately know who it is. The person you were waiting so desperately for.
Jade steps through the door frame and quickly locks the door. A smile decorates his face so beautifully you feel your heart ache despite all the pain.
"Aw, prefect, honey~". He drags you into his arms and you let him. Feeling calmer now that he's here. "Did I leave you alone to long again?".
Though your calmer now you still can't properly respond. Instead you cling to him, begging to know why he left this time.
"I got bored, and I was just dying to see that pretty face of your cry~". He sounds so calm it sends chills down your spine. You know it's wrong, a healthy relationship would make you feel like this. Wouldn't leave you like this. But I mean hey, he likes your reactions right? That's still apart of you right? He grabs your face and gently wipes away your tears cooing at you softly. You lean into his hands, into him. Your body is still shaking but the tears have calmed. "Your so sweet y'know? This just shows how much you love me when you don't leave." He looks you in the eyes and all you can do is nod. You know he's manipulating you, but you can't help it. You just love him to much. As long as he stays it's ok, right? He knows you love him it's ok.
"I need you, I love you so much, yeah? You mean the world to me, darling. I'll never leave you, I promise."
You know it's a lie, you know you probably won't be able to handle it if he left again. But you just nod and kiss him. Kiss him to forget the pain he caused. Kiss him to forget the thoughts that make you want to leave. Maybe you are a little dumb, but if it's for him it's fine. He does it best anyway.
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nevasora · 1 year
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I LOVE YOUR FEAR
Yandere Floyd X Reader
Warning : Yandere-ish,NSFW,Violence,Breaking legs ,murder(not on reader),Non-con
Part 2
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everyone always tells you that Floyd Leech is not one to approach,honestly you believe that, seeing how the incident where students were beaten in front of your eyes and in front of the public is not a pleasant thing,you also think to always keep your distance from Floyd Leech, no, not only Floyd, but also Azul and Jade.
 
You have a comfortable and peaceful school life, far from danger, until one day, when you want to return a book to the library at night because you're too busy during the day, you accidentally see someone thrown at you with a body full of blood and what's worse,the person is not breathing , Shocked and panicked to see this, You fell down and covered your mouth in horror, not long after that a pair of shoes appeared in front of the dead person and spoke "hee~ I thought school was over at this time? Who would have thought that I would get a witness for what I did." You know that voice, that signature voice, it's the voice of the man you should be avoiding, Floyd Leech.
 
To be honest, you are very scared right now, but you dared to look into his eyes, the mistake you made at that time, Floyd also looks at you and smiles broadly showing his sharp teeth, his eyes filled with murderous intent make you shudder,Floyd crouched down and looked at you straight and said "hm~ actually I don't want to leave any traces, let alone have to kill you , Because it must be troublesome, so I will give you a choice, you will live but you have to keep all this a secret,or I kill you here right now even if it's troublesome? choose wisely little fish "
 
Adrenaline surrounds you, you want to live, so you also agree to the first choice, that way your destiny is locked, since then, Floyd always appears around you and even bothers you , makes you shunned by your friends because they are afraid of what Floyd will do.
 
At first maybe you just used to be ostracized, but as a social being you finally can't stand it anymore, you try to talk to someone and make friends with someone,But the result was nothing, they didn't want to take any risk, finally with all the courage, you ran to the mostro lounge and shouted Floyd's name,Making other people who were there turn towards you and wonder what you're doing, Jade and Azul are no exception, Jade approaches you and asks "Please calm down for a moment, if I may ask, why did you call Floyd? did you have any business with him?" You just nodded and held Jade's sleeve then said "Please call Floyd here, I want to talk to him" hearing what you said Jade nodded and told you to wait a moment, after that Jade went to call Floyd,And finally Floyd appears and approaches you with a look that looks bored "uhh what's your business little fish? I'm busy you kno—" Without finishing what he said, you grabbed his collar and pulled Floyd out of the mostro lounge, you stopped in a place that you thought was deserted.
 
"....sigh, what's wrong with you? It's so annoying, hurry up and tell me what's wrong with you, you're just taking up my time," Floyd said angrily.
 
And then, you turned towards Floyd and slapped his face in annoyance, making Floyd startled and glared at you "huh?" Floyd said in a deep tone and looked more annoyed,But this doesn't stop you.
 
You looked straight at Floyd and the anger that was building up in your heart
"can you stop bothering me during the day? Do you know that behavior of yours makes me shunned by my friends?I'll keep that night's events a secret, so you don't have to bother me anymore!" You said in a loud tone.
Floyd who was annoyed and angry because of your previous behavior, didn't care about what happened to you, of course.
so he pulled your hair hard and yanking your head back
"Listen, little fish, I don't care what happened to you, what I care about right now is, you dare to slap me with your little hands and it piss me off now,Do I have to punish you for this? I don't think breaking your little hand is a difficult thing for me" Floyd threatened you, and you know that you have made a mistake,You tried to get away from his hands and apologized to him repeatedly, but Floyd didn't listen to you and instead dragged you into a room.
 
He threw you into the room with ease, and locked the room once he was in the room, looking at you with a look full of danger, you thought you would die right then and there,But what you saw was Floyd smiling, a dangerous and lustful smile, that smile made you realize that nothing good would come of what was about to happen.
"Hmm... Actually I wanted to kill you earlier, but your crying face and your begging me made me a little bit excited" he said followed by his signature smile.
 
  "..No, please, don't do whatever you're thinking right now, I was wrong, please just kill me" you said hoping that Floyd would understand what you were saying.
NSFW?
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sweetjekyll · 2 years
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The Lotus King and His Jade
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pairing: Zhang Yixing x Reader (nicknamed Jade for... obvious reasons) genre: one-shot, drabble, fluff if you squint, historical I guess but not really?, ruthless king au but a good hubby warnings: kinda historical but its very loosely based off of LIT MV thus mentions of war, pregnancy, implied sexual content without being specific ya know word count: 1.2k kinda
A/N: heeey hiii I know it's been a while, I'm on sick leave from work and this has been in my head for a long time so I just decided to write it, it's not in the slightest anything extraordinary. this is kind of set up before the events of the music video, I was really going through it but I didn't have a whole lot of energy to write all of it as I wish I did. anyway, I hope you like it :)
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You remember the first time you saw him behind the red veil covering your face: terrified of the Lotus King whose horrifying stories you had only heard of from the people around you. His eyebrows were drawn in a subtle scowl, yet his face was too handsome and young for a man ruling all of the country under solid command. He was ruthless and never gave second chances, nobody dared question him for they would perish.
You knew better, most of the loyalty he was shown was out of fear, yet behind closed doors people would say bitter words and curse him. You knew and understood them, for his cruelty could always go too far when it came to imperial matters, but you also tried to understand him. Ruling a country with an iron clad fist was the only way to ensure the people’s safety from power hungry enemies. Deep inside he wasn’t the devil people made him to be; he was kind and thoughtful, he wrote poems, played music on the guqin and read books when he wasn’t attending formal meetings with his war generals. With him, there was always more than would meet anybody’s eye than yours.
The impassible face he wore for the public was unknown to you when you were in his arms, just the two of you in each other’s presence. Alone at night, the Lotus King would shed his black clothes and his duties to welcome the warmth of your body, relish in the peace and calm of your love with soft gasps escaping your lips, wet kisses trailing down your collarbone as you wrapped your arms around his shoulders to pull him closer to you. Yixing was incredibly skilled at making you chant his name in the night, candlelit chambers until the flames burnt out.
There was nothing else he loved more than he loved you, not even the throne he sat on, although he would never admit to that. Your marriage was never meant to be anything more than a formal relationship; his righthand general had a daughter and Yixing needed to establish stronger ties and secure a future generation to the throne, if anything, you were a means to an end. Somewhere along the line of your relationship, he got charmed by your gentle nature. He showed you that you don’t have to be afraid of him as everybody else are, for he will never hurt you.
You stirred in your sleep under the bedsheet, eyelids fluttering open as your fought slumber to welcome the moonlight that poured into your chambers. It wasn’t unusual for you to wake up alone without the king lying beside you, he had his own room across from yours, yet when you sat up in bed, you were surprised to find him sat on his knees on the balcony, back facing you. The sliding doors to the terrace were wide open; the night sky was clear of any clouds, giving room to the moon and stars to shine bright. As you rose from the bed and silently touched the floor with the tips of your toes, goosebumps appeared on your skin. You wrapped the bare skin of your body with the silk sheets before making your way towards Yixing.
His eyes were closed as he was soaking in the moonlight, his chest was still exposed while his hanfu loosely hugged his body. He didn’t startle when you wrapped your arms around him, he heard the tail of the bedsheets softly dragging on the wooden floor towards him. If anybody were sent to assassinate the ruthless Lotus King, they would need to be more silent than that.
You kneeled behind him and placed your chin on top of his right shoulder, sighing with glee before placing a chaste kiss under his ear. “You’ll catch a cold,” you whispered as you tightened your embrace, thus pulling the sheets tighter around him.
His dark eyes found yours and the corners of his lips lifted in a playful mockery. “My Queen is wearing nothing but her bedsheets, shouldn’t I be more worried about you catching a cold?” Yixing skillfully turned his torso to fully face you and wrapped his arms around your waist, then pulled your naked frame flush against his chest. His playfulness was gone after a short moment, his expression looked serious and your heartbeat picked up pace as a chill ran down your spine. “Enemy troops are marching from the western borders, they’ll be here in a couple of weeks.”
You mouth fell agape and your body went limp in his arms, too stunned to utter any word of disbelief. You always knew it was bound to happen; many opposed the Lotus King’s rule and many more wanted control over his domains, like voracious and rabid dogs fighting for a bone. They knew they couldn’t face him alone, for many had tried and failed. You began shaking your head and blinking rapidly, unsure of what to say. “What do we- we need to retaliate-”
“No.” His dry answer made you shut your mouth immediately. He gave you a reassuring stroke on the back with the palm of his hand and kissed your chest, right where your heart should be. “I need you to leave Lotus Palace and take refuge with your maids and some guards in the Dragon’s temple up the mountains. The monks will keep you safe.”
“No!” It was your turn to protest, not as calm as he spoke, you sounded more agitated and rightfully so. The look on his face softened when he saw tears threatening to spill from your eyes. “I’m not leaving you. No-”
“My precious Jade,” Yixing called you by the nickname he lovingly gave. “You will be safe far away from-”
“I’m pregnant.” You blurted out and this time around he was the one left speechless. You were shaking in his arms despite his best effort to keep you warm with his own body heat. You had known for a while that you were expecting your first child and were absolutely terrified of telling anybody at court, let alone your husband. You didn’t want his enemies to attempt and make him vulnerable by targeting you. You caressed his cheeks with the tips of your fingers before you cupped them gently and repeated yourself. “I’m pregnant, Yixing, and I feel the safer next to you.”
There was a whirlwind of emotions in his chest, he couldn’t pinpoint the strongest one, so he did what he does best and locked everything up to speak with a clearer mind. “I love you, but my word is final. You will go to the Dragon’s temple.” You couldn’t help but feel defeated so you just nodded in understanding. It was foolish of you to ask to stay, you would only burden him with your useless presence. He didn’t give you any more time to dwell on your thoughts as he kissed you softly to get your attention back on him. “In the midst of chaos you brought me so much joy. There’s no one more precious than you, and I will give my life to protect what I love. Do you understand that, Jade?”
“Yes,” you whispered then gave him a quick punch on the shoulder, which barely did anything to hurt him but he still feigned pain and laughed. “Don’t die, Lotus King, you need to be there when I give life to our child.”
“Yes, my Queen, anything that you wish for.”
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torntoblivion · 2 years
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Hi! I'm the previous person who sent the idea of reuniting with Ei.
I just had another idea but with Ningguang.
I have a habit of going to the Jade Chamber once a day to use the Teapot cause I feel safer there.
Maybe Ningguang notices this "habit" and 1 day Y/N comes by later than usual so she got worried? Fluff? Hurt? Angst?
Idk, it's 3 am right now, you don't have to write it, I just felt like sharing this with you.
Have a good day/night! May the writer's inspiration be with you.
hello again! thank you for the ask, i really appreciate it. have a good day/night yourself and thank you <3
the jade chamber is one of the most protected places in liyue, it's natural one would feel safe in there but the reason you feel safe is because the love of your life lives there.
it's no secret that ningguang is a busy woman, she has a full schedule almost everyday and you understand this. at first, you started visiting because you wanted to see ningguang but there are times she's not free so you settled for just hanging out in the jade chamber.
the guards patrolling are aware that you're ningguang's partner so they allow you to do as you please, sometimes even chatting with you.
even when ningguang isn't there; you still visit the jade chamber, it feels so peaceful and secure. when you are overwhelmed or sad, the clear air and beautiful scenery manages to calm you down.
of course, ningguang is aware of this habit of yours and it makes her so happy that you love the place she worked hard the most. she even knows the specific times you visit. she tries her best to make time for you and hang out with you there.
however, this night you haven't visited at all. you typically visit the jade chamber in the morninh or evening but none of the guards had informed ningguang of your arrival. at first, she brushes it off thinking you're busy or something come up but she can't shake off the uneasiness any longer.
being ningguang's partner has its cons, you might not worry much but due to her position, ningguang worries for your safety a lot. your relationship is not public at all but if an enemy caught the word of the tiaquan's partner, it could put you in danger.
ningguang finally gets up from her desk and heads to the exit, about to order the guards to look for you but when she's at the door, you enter inside with a sheepish grin on your face.
you explain to ningguang that your friends had invited you to hang out and time passed quicker than you thought but ningguang doesn't say a word as she pulls you into her arms.
initially you're confused by the sudden affection but when ningguang squeezes you a little, you realize that she had been worried for you. you smile and return the embrace, taking in ningguang's expensive perfume.
ningguang knows that you can handle yourself but if anything happened to you, she won't hesitate to raise absolute hell.
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nethertrolls · 3 months
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Fenris and nereus 😐
> You know asking for a conversation between some of my worst dudes should be a crime even if they canonically end up working together. Got carried away and there’s more description abt their first meeting and less conversation lol.
> Cute little google doc for preference
> After everything that had happened in the last two months, the calmness of his life right now was almost a blessing to Fenris. That is until on the way home, he was blindfolded and thrown in the backseat of some type of vehicle.
The blindfold on the way to wherever this important meeting was occurring seemed a touch excessive when the one that had set up this meeting was supposedly Nereus Proteus according to his driver and he was just one guy who had been deceased a week ago with exactly one ally to his name. Not that he had much choice in the matter as he had been blindfolded as he had been walking back to his hive and shoved in the back seat of a vehicle.
It could have been a massive lie and if Fenris was being perfectly honest, he had expected this ride to end in his permanent departure from this miserable planet. It had been a thought that increased in frequency as the fun ride ended and he was led through what the undead jade assumed was a building by his silent driver. Fenris didn’t have to continue making assumptions for very long as in two motions, he had gained sight again and was shoved into a nicely lit room.
Although the office space was average in every possible way that it could have been described, the resident made it seem bigger than it was and more daunting. He recognised the troll from mostly gossip magazines and posters, it was Nereus himself.
“I know what happened to you,” Nereus said as the door closed. The fuchsia had his back turned away from Fenris and he looked out a window. If the jade was a much less intelligent being he would have tried to taste that fuchsia blood, “and I know what you did afterwards.”
Fenris didn’t need to ask what Nereus had referred to because he already knew. He had never been remarkable even before he had to dig his way out of the ground, just a standard rebel that had still had the energy to try and change things but then he was murdered and became a rainbow drinker. He had killed the trolls that did it, made the pretty violet look into the sun and that’s what this whole thing was about.
No one carried when any troll under middle class died but if it was a seadweller ? There was action. “It was rightfully deserved,” Fenris growled deep within his throat as he made the decision then and now to get rid of the heir.
It turned out that the surprise tactic did not work as well as Fenris had hoped for as he ended up on the floor with a questionably designed trident being pointed at his throat, “may… you are a stupid one aren’t you little dog.”
Fenris was certainly not going to lower his own self respect more than he already had by reacting so he had chosen to stay quiet, “that’s better,” Nereus said pleased, “now I don’t particularly care about any of their deaths but the public would especially when they find out it was done by some… jade.”
All he could do was watch from his position on the floor as Nereus continued to speak “but I do follow the old traditions and getting rid of you would be a waste… You can kneel now.”
It was worded as a request but it really had not been, as the weapon gets drawn away. He swallowed down his own pride as he pushed his back off the floor, remaining on his knees. A hand lingered just inches among his head without fully touching him, “now that little act of defiance is out of the way, you will do as I say. I want to hear to say that you’ll listen like a good dog.”
“Fuck you,” Fenris spat, keeping the eye contact that had going through out this conversation, “as if I’d do something like that, I’d much prefer watching you choke on your own blood if I have any choice in any of this.”
Nereus didn’t seem affected by anything Fenris had just said.
“Well Fenris Kenlsh.. Here's the thing, an important fact that you seem to be missing. I could do things for you, give you things above your station or I could leave that indigo of yours locked in a cage with you for a while… see what happens, I’m sure someone that has been a rainbowdrinker for a month and a half has complete control of his impulses.”
Fenris ground his teeth together frustrated. Nereus had obviously done his research before this little meeting had been arranged and he is smart enough to know when his beat. “fine, what do you want?”
Nereus laughed in a way that could potentially be described as charming if Fenris didn’t want to snap his neck and drink the man dry, “I knew you’d see it my way hound, get up and I’ll give you the details.”
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merryfortune · 3 months
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Picnic by Candlelight
Written for the Sweet and Spicy Bingo 2023
prompts provided by @sweetspicybingo
Prompt: Candlelight
Title: Picnic by Candlelight
Ship: Alm/Celica/Faye
Fandom: Fire Emblem Shadows of Valentia
Rating: T
Word Count: 1,036
Warnings: None
Tags: Polyamory, Established Relationship, Secret Relationship, Fluff
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   The brisk evening with a sky full of violets speckled with stars was perfect for an al fresco outing.
   It was silly, perhaps even juvenile, but neither King Alm nor Queen Celica cared. Their servants had tried to convince them to have a banquet since their favourite guest was in their midsts but they knew her better. Far better. And so, a starlit picnic was decided upon. 
   They could only have these rural pleasures in fleeting splashes throughout the months and so, indulge they would. They wanted to make sweet and precious memories with their unconventional companion, no title given lest waves would be made and she didn’t particularly want to stand out.
   That companion being their dearest Faye.
   “Thank you, again, my dear for making the journey from Ram Village.” Celica said as she kissed Faye’s cheek.
   “I would go to the end of the world for Alm, and you, too, Celica, of course. For either of you, really,” Faye giggled, “it's truly my pleasure.”
   “Glad to hear it.” Alm replied.
   He shepherded both his lovers closer, it was the gentlemanly thing to do after all. Even if he was clumsy with how he divided his attention. It wasn’t a normal nor kingly thing to do, to take two wives. One in public and the other in secret. Though how secret it was remained to be seen given that the garden was adorned with guards, laced with servants, and plenty of eyes to see but they tried to keep it under wraps as best they could.
   Faye’s feelings… They could overcome even fate, separation, and wars. Her desire to be as close knit as she could to her beloved, it resonated and being a good friend of Celica, too, they found a way forward. All three of them. Some in ways which overlapped and other times, in ways that weaved all their relationships differently.
   But for now. There was a level of discretion necessary. Faye understood that and so, was included in whatever ways that she could. As far as the staff knew, she was just a friend visiting for vacation but she knew it would not be the guest suite that she would be retiring to after midnight. 
    Until then, Faye would simply have to wait as her heart burgeoned with anticipation of what was to come and enjoy the present as it, too, was a rare gift. She had all the faith in the world that Alm and Celica would welcome her warmly again later but for now. A certain decorum was necessary. Faye was a distinguished guest and only that, as far as anyone who needed to know could know.
  Their dates could only occur once a blue moon and Faye did not want to jeopardise her stays. It was such agonising sorrow to be parted from either Alm or Celica too long. So they had to behave themselves until the time to come undone, with festivity and excitement, was appropriate.
   So, on this calm and wondrous night, they set themselves down in the middle of the castle's gardens on a picnic blanket. It was a pale purple to match the dusky sky, it was laden with treats and a bottle of wine, candles were lit around to enhance the mood. The weather was mild, if a little cold, but it just made for an ever more perfect dusk for them to have to themselves on a date. 
   Here, amid the glimmering candlelights and atop this woollen picnic blanket in the dewy grass, politics fell to the wayside. As did nameplates and other stifling courtesies. When they were together like this, They became akin to how they were as children. A little jaded, yes, but free and innocent in the same breath. 
they could be themselves and each other’s lovers.
   “We have a fine selection of delicacies tonight, Faye.” Alm said. “Foods from far and wide, excellent wine. Please, help yourself.” He gestured over the spread laid upon the wooden plank of the charcuterie board.
   From one end of it to the other, Faye’s eyes followed the path that Alm’s hand laid out. She gazed over generous mounds of cheese and even chocolate, various fruits and dried meats, little savoury biscuits and more. Her mouth watered just looking.
   But here was the thing about Faye and she knew this humbleness so well it became a vice. It was difficult to spoil her, and right now even, she felt as though she ought to deny the generosity. She pined for the simple things - fresh peeled oranges, homegrown, sugar cookies fresh from the oven and chilled spring water - but she accepted. She glanced at Celica, following her lead to the grapes first.
   “They’re delicious, Alm.” Celica said. She popped another grape in her mouth for good measure.
   Faye agreed wordlessly with a smile after she finished swallowing. The grape was sweet and juicy, truly a bounty of an agricultural region formerly of Zofia but now of Valm. Her heart stammered in her chest as she glanced between her two lovers to affirm the private joke within her thoughts. It was nice that Zofia and Rigel were united as they were, just like Celica and Alm respectively then her in the middle: enjoying the best of both worlds. 
   She watched, fondly, as Alm and Celica leaned into one another. Alm moved his arm behind Celica, inviting her into an angular embrace and their lips met in the middle with a kiss. It was a kiss fitting of a wedding vow. Faye took it upon herself to reach for the wine - it promised notes of peaches and roses - and poured three glasses. 
   “Thank you, dear.” Celica told her when she finished kissing Alm. 
   Faye doled out the wine. First to Alm, who acknowledged her with a nod, and then to Celica whose delicate fingers brushed along her own when she accepted the glass by its slender stem. 
   “To us.” Faye said.
   “To us.” Alm affirmed.
   Faye initiated the gesture again. She held up her wine glass to the middle and the other two kissed her own upon its rim. She would have her turn soon, in more privacy than what this picnic by candlelight would offer.
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