Ellysia Banearrow

I'm a gamer who likes anime, MLP FiM, and reading vampire/werewolf books. I'm also a writer of said werewolf books.

[ellysia-banearrow]

So, I did the thing

So, i told @wanderlustlily that I would create a little story based on her MerMay comics. Well, this is the result. Sorry if it’s a bit disjointed in some places, but I hope it’s at least enjoyable for what it is. Thanks for reading! 

https://archiveofourown.org/works/24717214

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He laid there for a moment, frozen by the beauty exposed before him. Never in his life had he ever seen such a specimen as what had just dragged him from the water. As he lay there on the sand, basked in her red, scaly glory, Adrien was struck speechless. When her hand reached out and touched his cheek, an electric shock caused him to inhale her salty sea scent. A few drops of seawater dripped onto his face but he couldn’t care less, so enthralled by her was. As they both seemed to gather themselves, Adrien thought back about what brought him here today and how they ended up in this situation.

He knew his family owned a strip of land on the beach, several miles from the main fishing shops his family normally ran. Well, “family” really meant his father and brother. Gabriel Agreste took over the family fishing business when his long-passed grandfather had died. He used to run the business with his mother, but since she passed too, it was mainly his father, brother and he. Sometimes people would come into the main shop, hand his father a letter, and he would suddenly have to leave to go to the vacation house. Adrien never knew why he’d have to rush off so quickly. Now, it seems, he had his answer.

Back then, he had to figure out why his father kept vanishing. So, he made up some excuse about going to visit his friend, Nino, but really went to the vacation house. He remembered climbing up to the cliffside behind the house. He must have gotten too close to the edge and the cliff gave. He remembered falling into the water thinking that he was going to die, no one would know where to look for him. Then, he hit the water and caught sight of red in the darkness of the water. Scales surround blue eyes. The same eyes and scales she had.

Her body shimmering in the setting sun’s rays jerked him back to the present. Her blue, reptile-like eyes stared at him, thumb pressing gently against his cheek. Again he was struck by her beauty. Beautiful black-blue hair clung to her head and flowed down her shoulders like a river. Naked from the waist up, her chest on full display, he can’t say he wasn’t pleased by her proportions. Red scales patched her skin around her cheekbones and shoulders as well as gills on her cheeks and ribs. There was also her tail and ears. Well, “ears” is a loose term. More like fins.

With her lower half being fish-like, including a webbed tail, she looked like all the fairy tales of a mermaid his mother used to tell him.

“You’re beautiful,” he heard himself whisper, unbidden. The mermaid’s face turned from shocked and surprised to thoughtful.

“Hmm,” she said, voice in a sing-songy tone. “If you really thought that…”

Her thumb brushed along his cheek again and he reveled in the feeling, until a sharp pain burned from the side of his face.

“Then you would stop hunting us,” she continued. Her face turned sad as her fins slowly drooped. “You’re an Agreste. I should kill you.”

Shocked at hearing his family name come from her mouth, his eyes widened. She knew the Agreste name? How did she know? Adrien tried to ask, but her musical voice started speaking again so he chose to listen.

“But, I prefer saving life.” Her face morphed from sad to angry, her fins shoot up with her agitation. “Unlike you!”

“I-I’m” he tried saying, but she cut him off.

“Save it! Don’t let me catch you here again, because I won’t be around to save you a second time.You’re lucky you’re cute.”

Stunned again, he tried to find something to save before she used her powerful tail and flipped back into the water. He sat up, trying to see which way she went, before her red scales vanished in the depths of the water.

[cedarbranch]

sometimes the best fanfics are written by middle aged adults with years of writing experience who simply know how to craft a good story. but also sometimes the best fanfics are written by a sixteen year old girl with something deeply wrong with her

[cryoverkiltmilk]

#fandoms need both

[anonymousedward]

#biodiversity

[ladyananas]

trade secret, the middle aged adults with years of writing experience are just the sixteen year old girl with something deeply wrong with her but all grown up

[ellysia-banearrow]

This is me. That last post. It’s me.

[draconisxmalfoy]

Looking at him that night, he seemed so wise…and ancient, like the first dog that ever walked the Earth. I just hope that one day I can be like him. Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey 1993 | dir. Duwayne Dunham

[xxtc-96xx]

this movie made me cryyyy

[jestre]

Sweet memories

[dankmemeuniversity]

[dectech]

preperations for the long journey ahead, friend

[blueskittlesart]

Azula always lies. 

saw this post by @heavenly-dusk and kinda went insane thinking abt it so i drew it, i hope you don’t mind! 

[fmlcomic]

Avatar AU where Azula loves her brother more than she wants power. Yes please and thank you.

[warriorfaeriequeen]

https://archiveofourown.org/works/25544227

og post is gone, here’s the fic tho

[cherryblossomshadow]

That fic is by heavenly-dusk i think too

Links to copies to the original posts:

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

[write-on-world]

[for-the-freaks-and-geeks]

[homunculus-argument]

Hey btw, if you're doing worldbuilding on something, and you're scared of writing ~unrealistic~ things into it out of fear that it'll sound lazy and ripped-out-of-your-ass, but you also don't want to do all the back-breaking research on coming up with depressingly boring, but practical and ~realistic~ solutions, have a rule:

Just give the thing two layers of explanation. One to explain the specific problem, and another one explaining the explanation. Have an example:

Plot hole 1: If the vampires can't stand daylight, why couldn't they just move around underground?

Solution 1: They can't go underground, the sewer system of the city is full of giant alligators who would eat them.

Well, that's a very quick and simple explanation, which sure opens up additional questions.

Plot hole 2: How and why the fuck are there alligators in the sewers? How do they survive, what do they eat down there when there's no vampires?

Solution 2: The nuns of the Underground Monastery feed and take care of them as a part of their sacred duties.

It takes exactly two layers to create an illusion that every question has an answer - that it's just turtles all the way down. And if you're lucky, you might even find that the second question's answer loops right back into the first one, filling up the plot hole entirely:

Plot hole 3: Who the fuck are the sewer nuns and what's their point and purpose?

Solution 3: The sewer nuns live underground in order to feed the alligators, in order to make sure that the vampires don't try to move around via the sewer system.

When you're just making things up, you don't need to have an answer for everything - just two layers is enough to create the illusion of infinite depth. Answer the question that looms behind the answer of the first question, and a normal reader won't bother to dig around for a 3rd question.

[bfleuter]

This is good advice on worldbuilding.

And also. 

I would really like to play a vampire-hunting sewer-nun and her pet alligator in a ttrpg.

[bfleuter]

Woops uh oh oops woops.

[miss-cigarettes]

주제 입맞춤 || 아드리앙맘 YUTmahru [@mahru_] ※Permission to upload this was given by the artist (©). **Please, favorite/retweet/follow to support the artist** [Please do not repost, edit or remove credits]

[06bjkcirkinkral]

It's winter and the black wolves are on the snow 🐺❤️❄️

[thatdisasterauthor]

I think he broke a record for the amount of NSFW jokes in this one. 😂

[chronic-backpain]

A Valentine’s Cream Pie, from ‘59! Mhm! Now I can’t think of anything better for Valentine’s Day, than a good old fashioned cream pie.

[Holding cherry jar] And this one features the maraschino cherry!

[Holding jar of flour] Pastry!

[Holding dough] Hello!

[Throws flour on counter] Ngyeah!

[Slams dough on counter and begins rolling it] Goodbye!

[Holding glass baking container] For a pie pan, we’re going to want a nine inch! I know I do too!

[Placing pastry in container] If you’ve got one, don’t just force it in. Be gentle.

[Pointing to sides of dough.] Now whether or not to edge is up to you. Some people aren’t that patient.

[Happy noises as he decorates edges of pastry]

[Putting dough in over] Blind bake at 425 for 15 minutes.

[Winces as he checks dough and pulls it out.] This finished a bit early. Happens to the best of us.

[Holding pot] Into the sauce pan goes a cup of sugar! 1/4 cup cornstarch, two egg-ies! Two cups of moojuice!! 1/4 cup of cherry juice? Hopefully it’ll be pink! [Looks regretful of word choice.] Bring this to a boil and stir constantly!

[Lights stove] FIRE!! If your hand gets tired, just keep going. I’m single, so I’m used to it. Once it’s thickened, we remove from heat and add in a half cup of chopped cherries! In you go!

[Putting dish in fridge] To the fridge!

[Holding heavy whipping cream bottle] Next, a cup of cream, whipped! Some people are into that.

[Impersonating blender growling noises.]

[Putting whip cream on pie] Bloop!

[Placing cherries on pie] Now we get to top. And that’s always fun.

[Trying pie, looking quizzical, then pleasantly surprised] Mm! Mm!! I like that... Very sweet... But I like it.

[blackcherryblood]

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

[criticalrole-incorrectquotes]

The critter community is so artistic, and I just felt some of you needed to hear this💜

[modmad]

really did need this today thank you

[ellysia-banearrow]

Reblogging for those who need to see this because I, as a writer and published author, sure as hell did!

[buggachat]

Part 96 of my bakery “enemies” au!

First / Prev / Next / All

Kofi

[dispatchesfromtheclasswar]

[biglawbear]

Good for this person. This is exactly what you do. Screw the job.

I had a job that made me work an all nighter, 30 hours straight, over Thanksgiving. I resigned that Monday and it was one of the most satisfying decisions I’ve ever made.

[running-in-the-dark]

Part 3:

[biglawbear]

BRAVO!!

[beaversbearsleeches-deactivated]

Someone smarter than me has probably already said this, but there are a few things of importance to note.

Before leaving the job, this person knew their company’s policies on PTO and was very familiar with how they are supposed to resign according to those policies. Some jobs genuinely do have specific requirements so you have got to follow those perfectly. This person also left ample documentation about their job. No one is keeping track of your work, your achievements, your daily tasks, etc. you have to do that for yourself. Always leave a well-documented paper trail of what your job is and how you do it. This person left behind documentation of exactly what they do to fix these types of problems, further proving their worth. After resigning, this person received a lot of contact from their former employer. By refusing to pick up the phone, they made sure all correspondence was documented in writing. If you’re in this position and you have to take the phone call, do it on speaker phone and either record the conversation or do it with your lawyer present. In some states recording a conversation without alerting the other party that you are recording is illegal, but that crime is so minor in this instance that what is actually said during the conversation supersedes this rule. Next, many personal attacks were made by the employer and never once did this person respond to them; that’s incredibly smart. I know it’s hard not to take these kinds of words personally, but by keeping it professional this person comes off looking infinitely better than the employer, and if this has to go before a jury at some point, their professionalism will make them look better.

[witchaj]

I know I already reblogged this, but I just can’t get over the audacity. They just showed this man that they literally cannot run their company without him, and they still expect him to come crawling back. They should have already been paying him more than anyone else if he was so important that his absence will cause the company to fail. Incredible.

[lineith]

A piece I made last year for @miraculousfanworks charity zine "@newbeginningszine" . A small tribute to Marinette, my favorite girl, and (at the moment) all of the Ladybug Miraculous ancestors. Going from left to right, up and down: Mariquita , Jeanne d'Arc, La Coccinelle, Micazoyolin, Mudekudeku, Mudangbeolle, Hyppolitia, Khepri, Tentomushi, Bọ Rùa, Piáo Chóng.

Check my IG (art_of_lineith) for close-ups. Of course, credit to @ferisae for the designs of Tentomushi, Mikazoyolin, Bo Rúa and Khepri!! All others are by Thomas Astruc.

|Check my Miraculous Ladybug tag for redesigns and lukanette content| |DO NOT REPOST MY WORK|

[memeuplift]

Which of these wholesome Memes are your Favourite? :) 

Follow @memeuplift for more wholesome memes

[cuddlebug-exe]

currently sobbing

[ladyluck678]

Passing on the good feels to everyone

[rhythmicpirate]

Enough I can only take so much happiness

[obj-updated]

Dunno who needs to see this, but here you go 💛

[localenhagene]

And there I go again reblogging it at the speed of light

Have a good time y'all ;))

[crane-legs]

[ruleof3rds-deactivated20221118]

I FOUND THE POST.

[callmeithaca]

Quiet…… I am Yearning

[callmeithaca]

Because of this image, specifically

[v8roadworrier]

#romance#listen i know that Courtly Love ™ is a much analyzed thing that has Layers and such#but i just gotta look at the YEARNING AND LOVE IT SOMETIMES#because what i love about this picture#is how it looks like both parties desperately want to be properly embracing#face to face arms really AROUND each other so they can kiss#but for some reason that we can’t see in the painting htis is impossible#neither the knight or the lady have turned their bodies physically away from their intended staircase paths#the knight isn’t craning his head any more to the right to see her face#and the lady is turning her face to the wall#and all they can snatch together is this brief desprate and infinitely tender moment LIKE I YEARN MY HOES I YEARN#you can imagine that they arranged it so carefully between themselves at some previous date#that they would pass each other on the stairs just for this brief moment#so the lady could hold her hand out and the knight could kiss it#the lady turning her face away for deniability#and the knight easily able to let her go and pretend it was just a chance brush#DARN STAR-CROSSED LOVE I’M WEAK Y'ALL ( @takiki16​ )

[havocinthebluebox]

For those (like me before finding out) who are wondering which painting is presented here : It’s The Meeting on the Turret Stairs by Frederick William Burton ! I adore it.

[wellshitcaitlin]

Hi, yeah, do you want to yearn and ache some more because OOF

(taken from the National Gallery of Ireland website)

[airagorncharda]