After the morning showers
Author: saratogaroad
Prompt: your werewolf girlfriend is introducing you to her parents tonight and you want to make a good impression
She sneaks up on you while you’re rearranging that one unruly curl for the umpteenth time and you are assaulted by the flat of an overly affectionate tongue, throwing the whole operation back to square one. With a frustrated grunt you bat her away and try to salvage what you can.
“Aw, I can’t help it,” she says. “You’re so cute, getting all fancy like that. I didn’t even know you owned a shirt this clean.” She presses another open-mouthed kiss to your cheek, wrinkles her nose. “You taste weird.”
“It’s foundation and you shouldn’t be tasting me half an hour before we leave for dinner.”
Her devilish smile softens. “You’re really worried about this.”
“I’m not worried, I’m just- I want them to like me.”
She barks a laugh- the pun is warranted, so inhuman is the sound. It’s not the right night for the shift but it’s close and you know her well enough to see the places where she’s beginning to fray, the calm and clean of her melting away like wax. How is your girlfriend, all eyeteeth and moonfever, keeping it together better than you?
“Of course they’re gonna like you. They’ll love you.” She wraps her arms around you and nuzzles against your ear. “Ask me how I know.”
“How do you know?”
“Because I love you. We don’t agree on everything- no family ever does- but they’ve always been supportive, about everything.”
Her hand hovers over her abdomen, a ragged pink scar just barely hidden under a little black mesh top you picked out for her birthday. It’s not really a look that screams “family function” but you suspect there’s more to it than that. She doesn’t like to hide, wants the world to know what she is in what little ways she can make them. Her scar is a badge, a sign of what she is, and that top is, in a funny way, a sign of what you are to her.
What a terrible sap she makes you.
“I love you too.” You sigh and give your hair one more go. And if it’s not perfect, they’ll have to take you as you are.
the other side of the signs
- aries:can be very soft, emotional. sometimes doubt themselves. feel unwanted, unloved. they are without a doubt strong people but sometimes they just need someone to make them feel alright again. cry over people who hurt them in the past sometimes. never really forget what others did to them.
- taurus:overprotective and jealous because they doubt themselves as a partner. sometimes they feel not good enough. can get angry over little things. when in rage they may say things they don’t really mean and regret later. focused on their goals so much that they are about to give them up after a little failure.
- gemini:can be mean and bitter when hurt. wouldn’t admit they’re hurt. ignore people because they don’t know how to express themselves sometimes. overthink things and panic. it takes them a lot of time to regain their strength. they look for a home in other people. they often feel misunderstood.
- cancer:they can be hard as a rock. they give second chances but they know exactly that giving a third chance is foolish. they won’t hurt those who hurt them but they will make sure the people who did them wrong know what they did. is normally a dreamy romantic but they have an iron skin to hide in when it all gets too much.
- leo:sometimes they feel powerless, as if something was sucking their energy out of them. challenges that seem impossible can bring them to their knees. sometimes their “roar” is a soft, whispering voice. their pride can make them roar incredibly loud though. if they feel like you make fun of them you’ll get to see their teeth and this is not how you want to experience them.
- virgo:sometimes they are mean on purpose, hurt on purpose. they may try to control others emotionally. they do this to be let alone or to make someone stay. sometimes they feel lonely and down. they also create little worlds where they hide then. they can have problems with saying or even knowing what they want and it confuses them and makes them feel uncomfortable.
- libra:they doubt themselves a lot. they sometimes feel like the failed first try of a painting. sometimes they are not as kind as nomally, sometimes they explode. they never forget what they deserve and they will do anything to get what they want. they use their elbows to get people out of their way if it’s needed.
- scorpio:they sometimes feel things they don’t understand and it makes them feel depressed. sometimes they feel like no one on this planet is made to understand them. sometimes they regret things so much that they hate themselves for making those mistakes. it takes them a ot of strength to seem as strong as they are.
- saggittarius:the longer they look for them, the more “flaws” they’ll find in themselves. they are bright people who live in so many colours but sometimes all they see is black and white, maybe grey. sometimes deep thoughts keep them awake and although they usually have many friends they don’t know who to talk to. then they feel like the whole word has given up on them. they are known as funny, charming people but sometimes they feel like they’re carrying the weight of everyone’s happiness, like they’re responsible for it, and that can be too much for them from time to time.
- capricorn:they can be furious. sometimes, when it all gets too much, they yell and kick things and start treating the people around them badly just for standing where they stand, just for being there. they like to know more than they should. they rarely speak about how they feel. they tend to hide their true feelings from everyone around them and when they finally talk about things that bother them no one knows how to comfort them. they don’t say what they want but expect others to feel what they want and when no one understands them they get angry.
- aquarius:there can be a lot of secrets behind the pretty face of an aquarius. the best kept can be their sadness. although they are bright personalities who love to laugh and make jokes, aquarius often have experienced things that still bother them even after a long time. they won’t always speak about it, they may try to cover it, but some day they will tell everyone what bothers them. it’s actually hard for them to let go of their past.
- pisces:they can be the most revengeful people. sometimes they know nothing, neither friends nor family. if they want to make someone pay for something they will do so, they will get their revenge. although they love a lot and love intensely, they also know hate. they try to avoid this feeling but they know it too well. actually pisces are haunted by a lot of things, mostly their own mistakes. they sometimes can’t find peace. they fight for justice but sometimes they go too far. too far with many things. they tend to be self-destructive.
So I’m not sure what to call this
But I figured I’d at least try to impart my knowledge of (hank hill voice) weapons and weapon accessories.
If you like this, tell me, and I might do another tutorial some time!
PREMULTIPLY
I have this AU in my head that I would love to see written.
Where the rulers of Lucis abdicate the throne after the Crystal drains them of their prime.
So Regis does. Steps down so that Noctis can take control of the Crystal.
Because, you know, there’s more life power to take in someone who’s young. Gotta keep the Wall strong.
But Noctis needs an heir so that he can repeat the process. Cue the treaty, with Luna.
It can get tricky or not, with Noctis in a secret relationship with one of the Bros, or with Luna and him remaining platonic. The romantic feelings are sort of secondary. What matters is that they refuse to reproduce.
Because in their private talks, after the wedding, they realize: the treaty hasn’t truly ended the war. Their lands are still not theirs, their people are not free.
What was supposed to be a treaty that ends with an heir turns into the birth of a revolution.
A fully powered ringed up Noctis teamed with the Oracle. Let them fuck shit up.
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Final Fantasy XV ○ 540px Gifs (48/?)
Zack having dinner at Cloud’s house for @miketrawilson! I’ve never played Crisis Core, but I feel like the original game leaves room for this to have happened.
Also: petition for Cloud’s mom to have an official name. Like, beyond concept art.