Amat Victoria Curam @marchandmodeste - Tumblr Blog

I actually think all fairies are fat, in their natural habitat. The Irish used iron horseshoes to protect their milk and butter stashes from fairies bc they love cream so much. Cream and berries and honey and ale, all day every day. If you see a skinny fairy she is underfed, give her some sugar water like you would a tired bumblebee 🍰

#( anything for a price )#evidence.

crosshairsdemon

"Which front." Hanael quipped, brushing a wreath of garlic aside to take shelter from the rain. Being large men both, there was not much room under the awning of the Duke's covered wagon.

The associate who had referred him here had snickered when he called the Duke a veteran. But to Hanael's eye, he owned his space like a warrant officer at a front line depot. Titles such as his could still be authentic in the older, battle-scarred parts of the world. Though his marching days might be over, it was not difficult for the demon to picture a fellow soldier when he looked at the Duke.

Well, whatever he was--he was also a merchant. Annoyed by the news, Hanael tried to slick some water off of the singed and torn shoulder of his jacket before it soaked through.

He didn't have the luxury of waiting much longer on his order. The hordes of Hell were waiting; waiting on him to put a weapon in their hands. He could feel the pressure of their unrest at his back, under his feet.

The demon's tail twitched behind his feet. "And I suppose this is preamble to telling me you can arrange to have it expedited for a nominal fee. So name your price already. Sponge bath? New shirt?"

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"Take your pick." The Duke lifts the jewelers glass off of his head and puts it into a side drawer that seems deeper than the space would allow. "There's never a shortage of battles to be fought, which is of course how I stay in business."

The merchant does his best to give Hanael room, out of politeness, but there's only so far he can scoot over. Despite that, there is still room- whatever magic keeps this place comfortably big enough for the Duke and all his wares also keeps it big enough that his guests don't have to step on him to get past him.

A drip of water rolls off of Hanael and lands on the Duke's leg. He leans over to wipe it off. Good thing this is a wool suit.

He gives a short laugh and a tense smile that doesn't reach his eyes.

"Well, if you're offering," he half-jokes. "I was thinking more along the lines of something more personal."

He looks up at his guest. They'd probably be the same height if they were both standing. The Duke is attuned enough to the strange that he can see a little more of Hanael than others likely would. He both loves and hates dealing with the supernatural- as a man of commerce, everything has different rules and interdicts, and sometimes he'd rather just ask for cash like he does with the normals. But on the other hand, as an alchemist, there's so much potential material to gain. Though, Hanael doesn't exactly strike the Duke as the type who grants favours.

"Surely you're not using all of those teeth, hm?"

#never feel bad writing him be rude I love writing the back and forth tbh #crosshairsdemon

b1gtimerush

first impressions matter a collection of meet cutes and meet uglys from yours truly. (add a “swap” to swap the sender/receiver in the prompt (or just do it manually).)

ankle, sender twists their ankle and stumbles forward, coincidentally falling into receiver's arms.

bark, a dog barks loudly, making sender jump and send their phone flying into receiver's face.

chips, sender and receiver both reach for the last bag of chips in the grocery store, their fingers touching by accident.

drink, sender chokes on their drink and ends up spitting it out all over receiver as they walk past.

emergency, in the middle of an awkward blind date, sender pretends to be receiver's friend and helps them get out of the date by faking an emergency.

french, sender pretends they can only speak french to get out of giving a stranger directions. receiver is a witness.

gift, sender is about to get scammed into overpaying for something before receiver steps in to help (and haggle).

hair, sender gets something they're wearing caught in receiver's hair and ends up yanking a chunk of it out when attempting to separate.

ice, sender is ice skating for the first time and skates uncontrollably in receiver's direction.

jail, sender and receiver are both thrown into the same holding cell at a police station.

kid, sender loses a child that they're caring for, only to end up finding them in receiver's company.

lock, sender crashes their ex's wedding, and receiver, a bridesmaid / groomsman, locks them both in the bathroom to prevent sender making a scene.

match, sender and receiver both end up being sat at the same table in a full restaurant.

nauseous, sender is drunk, and while receiver is attempting to help them, ends up throwing up all over receiver's shoes.

oops, sender is carrying a bag full of groceries that ends up breaking. receiver helps them pick their groceries back up.

plug, receiver walks into the bathroom to find sender stuffing tissues up their nose in an attempt to plug up a nosebleed.

quarter, sender doesn't have enough coins for the vending machine, so they stick their hand up the flap and gets their arm stuck just as receiver approaches.

rain, sender and receiver both get stuck under the same awning when seeking shelter from sudden rain.

shh, sender and receiver are both sitting beside each other at the movies. sender keeps whispering to themself every few minutes.

tooth, sender accidentally bites down too hard on their food, resulting in a tooth falling out and skittering across the floor to land at receiver's feet.

undone, the laces on sender's shoes ends up coming undone and they trip and fall, bringing receiver down with them and into the fountain beside them.

vacation, there's a problem with the booking of sender and receiver's hotel rooms and they end up having to share one. thankfully there are two beds.

woods, sender and receiver bump into each other in the woods. one of them is holding a shovel.

x-rated, in a bookstore, sender accidentally drops a few of the erotic books they were planning on purchasing on the floor, which receiver picks up.

yawn, sender, who is dressed down and has not yet slept, bumps into receiver, who is dressed up and just woken up, in line for coffee.

zap, sender calls out to receiver to ask for directions, but as it's late receiver mistakes sender for a creep and tases them.

‘ aren’t you cold? ’ - @diedindulvey

Only one bed | Accepting

The Duke does a lazy half-roll over, looking down at Ethan over his shoulder. He waves dismissively, shaking his head.

"Me? Never. I've got thick insulation."

#( messages )#diedindulvey

‘ i think it’s big enough for both of us. ’

Only one bed | Accepting

The Duke frowns, his eyes narrowing. He looks to the bed, then back to HUNK. He smiles thinly.

"You flatter me, sir, but I, personally, am not optimistic."

#( messages )#thxgrxmrexpxr

@bela--dimitrescu [ x ]

"Thank you." He breathes a sigh of relief. "Normally I have other ways to bathe while on the road, but I opted for convenience over privacy."

The Duke huffs, brow furrowing, his initial worry being replaced by offense. He reaches for his robe and indignantly starts putting it on, wrestling it off the hook, stabbing his arms through the sleeves.

"Oh, come now," he says in an almost scolding tone. "I would dare say you've seen far more disturbing things than a fat old man with his clothes off."

He senses a thought coming from her direction, and despite being normally well-mannered about reading minds he can't stop himself from adding- "And I'm not that dirty, thank you very much."

#bela--dimitrescu

kingsmemes

「 RP MEME : ONLY ONE BED . 」 * change pronouns as needed .

‘ why did you book us one room? ’

‘ i’m sleeping on the left. ’

‘ just a warning, i hog the covers. ’

‘ if you snore, i’m hitting you. ’

‘ it’s fine. i’ll take the floor. ’

‘ it’s so hot in here. ’

‘ there’s no way this bed is big enough for you and me. ’

‘ hey! no cover hogging. ’

‘ i didn’t mean to wake you. ’

‘ i have to face the door. ’

‘ come on! i’m so cold. ’

‘ don’t feel like you have the take the floor on my account. ’

‘ we’ll be fine. ’

‘ maybe we should cozy up together. ’

‘ this is going to be the best night ever. ’

‘ the innkeeper said this is the last room. ’

‘ i was having such a good dream, too… ’

‘ there’s not even a couch in here? ’

‘ i think it’s big enough for both of us. ’

‘ you think we could get a refund? ’

‘ can you close the curtains? ’

‘ shh, it’s okay. i’m here. ’

‘ you’re kind of warm. ’

‘ there’s no way we can exchange rooms now. ’

‘ aren’t you cold? ’

‘ don’t look at me! ’

‘ i sleep commando, just so you know. ’

‘ come here. ’

‘ how could i have known? i was in a rush! ’

‘ you have to be freezing down there. ’

‘ i’m not facing you. ’

‘ haha, i never knew you had such bedhead. ’

‘ sorry, did i wake you? ’

‘ do you normally have nightmares like this? ’

‘ this is going to be the worst night ever. ’

‘ sharing a bed with a pretty girl like you? count me in. ’

‘ why the hell did they book a room with a single bed? ’

‘ i know we’re undercover and all, but this is a little extreme. ’

‘ we can sleep in shifts. i’ll take the first watch. ’

‘ don’t even think about cuddling me. ’

‘ it was just a dream. ’

‘ i heard you calling their name. ’

‘ you sleep like a rock. ’

‘ did you know you snore? ’

‘ you did this on purpose, didn’t you? ’

#( memes )

garfieldstim

.❤️

#( the duke's emporium )

👀

(Bela is going to hate me)

Send 👀 to walk in on my muse naked

The Duke yelps and nearly slips on the tiles Bela's sudden appearance, nearly knocking over one of the marble statues. He has half a mind to slip back into the bath but he figures it's better to stop now and avoid more trouble. He's got a running leaderboard in his head of which daughter is the most likely to tattle on him to Lady Dimitrescu and most of the time, Bela is at the top.

"It was dusty on the road over," he says with a nervous chuckle. "And I needed to wash off. Please don't tell your mother."

(Bela will likely disagree, but the Duke is, in fact, far more distressed at the idea of Alcina finding out he's been using the fancy bathtub than he is at the idea of being seen without clothes.)

#( messages )#bela--dimitrescu

marchandmodeste

I saw Phantom earlier tonight and I'm now thinking....masked Duke....something something.....Phantom of the Opera AU.

marchandmodeste

he could be a mysterious masked figure exacting a revenge plot from his basement lair and maybe he could become obsessed with a talented ingenue. if you even care.

#( outofcharacter )

diedindulvey

"I didn't mean to interrupt." Ethan turns his head to look pointedly at the ground in the hopes that he isn't offending the Duke.

The Texan clears his throat, fidgeting with the hems of his jacket sleeves. "It's so cold, the steam was visible. It was in the direction of your caravan, so I thought-" pretty stupidly, in retrospect, "-that it was some kind of monster." He sighs, leaving the sleeves alone to rub at his face. "I think we're friends. You're the friendliest person I've met so far."

Well. Since Luiza's house, but. The infected father. The fire. Things should've gone differently, but they didn't and Ethan isn't going to give himself the time to think about it. He isn't. Fuck.

"I didn't want you getting hurt. I'm glad I was wrong about the monster thing."

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The Duke laughs at Ethan's admission.

"No," he sighs. "They stay away from this area if they know what's good for them."

When Ethan looks up from averting his eyes, the Duke is standing and wrapped in a plush, dark red robe, tied closed enough that he could be considered decent but not entirely covered. The robe might not have been there a minute ago.

"It's very kind of you to worry," the Duke says. "And I'm glad you were wrong as well. Now- shall we get inside?"

#diedindulvey

mythshire

※.·:·.※ 𝐘𝐎𝐔'𝐑𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐂𝐊 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐌𝐄 𝐍𝐎𝐖 ··· a collection of chosen bonds, found family, & unconditional belonging roleplay sentence starters. genre: platonic love, hurt and comfort, loyalty.

• You know you don't have to keep checking on me, right? I'm fine. • How are you? Wait, did I ask that already? • I don't know what I'd do without you. I mean that. • Oh, God. I thought something happened to you. Don't scare me like that. • You're not alone in this. You know that, right? • We're family. That's what we do. We show up. • Make yourself at home, okay? This is your place too now. • Get out of here with that. You're not a burden. Don't ever say that again. • Is there anything you need? Food? A blanket? Someone to just sit with you? • So, what's next for us? • I have to admit there's a small part of me that's terrified you'll wake up one day and realize you don't need me anymore... that you'll leave. • It's just... I've never had this before. People who stay. • Why are you still here? I mean, you could go anywhere. Be with anyone. • I know I'm not easy to deal with. But thank you. For staying anyway. • [Name], I don't know what I'm doing half the time, okay? But I know I'm not doing it without you. • I don't really know where else I'd want to be, except right here. • You're the best thing that ever happened to me, you know that? • I really think you saved my life. Not dramatically. Just... by being here. • Hey. Bad dream? Come here. I've got you. • You don't owe me anything. This is what family does • Stop apologizing. You're allowed to need help. • I made your favorite. Thought you could use some comfort food today. • You look exhausted. When's the last time you actually slept? • I'm not going anywhere. You're stuck with me, remember? • We've been through worse. We'll get through this too. • You don't have to be strong all the time. Not with me. • I brought you something. It's stupid, but it made me think of you. • Come on. Let's get you home. • You matter to me. More than you know. • I've got your back. Always have, always will. • You're shaking. Here, take my jacket. • I know you're scared. It's okay to be scared. • You did good today. Really good. • I'm proud of you. I don't say that enough. • Stop pushing me away. I'm not leaving. • You think I'd let you face this alone? Not a chance. • I'll stay up with you. I don't mind. • You're safe here. I promise. • Tell me what you need. Anything. • You don't have to pretend with me. • I trust you. Completely. • You've got this. And if you don't, we've got this. • I'd do anything for you. You know that, right? • You're not too much. You're never too much. • This is your home now. For as long as you want it. • I'll fight for you if you can't fight for yourself right now. • You make me want to be better. A better person. • I chose you. I keep choosing you. Every day. • You're allowed to fall apart. I'll hold the pieces until you're ready.

#( meme )

I have an usfw sideblog btw. @greedything

#let me write hornee stuff #( outofcharacter )

dxsole

She forces a quick smile. 85 knows he doesn't mean much by it, and perhaps she should take his wisdom to heart. But, "I fear all I do is reminisce over the past. I'm not sure how to shake it."

marchandmodeste