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Do you know at 3pm on 23rd of April 2023, a UK-wide test of an emergency alert system will take place on every mobile phone in the country? This loud alarm will sound on your phone and make it vibrate, even if it is switched to silent or notifications are off.
If you're living with domestic abuse and you have a mobile phone hidden in your house "just in case", please remember to switch it off on Sunday 23 April 2023. Your hidden phone must be switched off completely during this time to avoid discovery.
âą Even if this post doesn't apply to you, please support/share/repost.
âą You will be connected to someone who is living with domestic abuse right now, even if you think you're not.
Some images from the notes of various settings screens showing where to turn these alerts off too (iirc in order they are Android 13 on a Pixel 7, an iPhone, and not sure what the last is but looks like Android).
Iphone: Settings > Notifications > Government Alerts (at the bottom) > Turn all off
Android: Settings > Notifications > Wireless Emergency Alerts > Toggle off all or relevant (May also be under Notifications > Advanced Settings)
Please be aware that other things like extreme weather, amber alerts, police alerts, etc may also trigger these notifications. Also, someone in the notes is saying some phones may actually turn back on to play the alert, so take out the battery if you can or block incoming signals somehow - see this Wikihow page for cheap diy Faraday cage options, but keep in mind a lot of these will impede quick access to the phone if you need it suddenly in an emergency. Something like a Faraday bag is better if you need that quick access.
The Faraday cage (or shield), named after Michael Faraday, is a device that is used to protect from electromagnetic radiation. A Faraday cag
(Please note pretty much all this info is just what I've harvested from the notes)
Hi there :) If youâre still taking requests, could I request a one-sided ârivalsâ to lovers type of fic with Eddie where he becomes jealous of the reader who started a club with Dustin, Mike, and Lucas back when she used to babysit them? Sheâs back from college for the summer and Eddie gets all dramatic about the kids âcheatingâ on him and gushing about how fun their club is so he spends his time whining about it to Steve at Family Video and convinces him that they have to crash a meeting to regain custody but once he sees the reader he falls head over heels immediately. I hope you have a good rest of your day!
I'm so sorry this took so long, but I haven't written that much due to work and stuff, and I started this... weeks ago, but I am finally finished. Because I just love this idea so much, so I hope I hit the right mark with this and you enjoy what I came up with đđ
Requests are open | prompt lists for inspiration | Stranger Things Masterlist
Pairing: Eddie Munson x Female!Reader
Word count: 4140
Warning/Tags: one sided enemies to lovers (kinda), fluff, falling for each other, D&D references from someone who's never played, did I mention fluff?, oh and jealous Eddie who whines a bit
Let Your Passion Set the World on Fire
âCongratulations, youâve really managed it this time!â Eddie said with a grin, leaning back in his throne, looking over the table in front of him while the others celebrated their victory. This campaign had been so much fun, and the club had enjoyed it as well, especially because they had defeated him. School was over (for Eddie completely), the summer lay ahead, and they had had their last session before they would resume in the new school year, because even though Eddie wasnât a student anymore, Hellfire would still be there, and heâd make time for it. Sure, heâd said that he would get out of Hawkins, but there were now a couple of reasons for him to stay. At least until he figured out what he wanted to do.
The summer was for earning money in Eddieâs case, playing a couple of shows with Corroded Coffin and relaxing a little bit. And the boys should go out and have fun as well, and not spend their whole time inside, right? Yeah, not really, as Eddie was about to find out.
âThat was really good training for the summer,â Mike said, grinning at Dustin. Will nodded along straight away.
âI canât wait to see what she comes up with. Itâs been quite a while,â Lucas agreed, leaning back in his chair, a smile spreading on his lips.
âWhat are you talking about?â Eddie looked at all of them, one after another, because that had certainly caught his interest. Who were they talking about and what. He had an inkling that he knew what it was about, but he had to be sure.
âOhh, you remember y/n?â Dustin immediately said, looking up at Eddie, a brilliant smile on his lips. âThe one we used to play D&D with? My old babysitter?â
âOur old babysitter,â Will made it clear, and it was obvious that all of them still adored you.
âYeah, you mentioned her once or twice.â Or pretty much every other week, which had annoyed Eddie at first, but once theyâd started with their campaigns, it had died down a bit. But of course, the boys had told him how much theyâd enjoyed your campaigns, that youâd really gotten them into it in the first place. That they were glad that they had Hellfire now with Eddie and the others, because it was even more fun like this. But still, heâd been curious about you, and yes, even a little jealous when he heard them gush about you and your campaigns. Oh, he knew that his campaigns were awesome, hard to beat, but still⊠there was this little nagging feeling whenever they mentioned your name.
âSheâs coming home for the summer,â Mike spoke up again, gathering his dice from the table so they could start putting everything away.
âAnd she already said that sheâs got a pretty epic campaign for us!â Lucas' eyes lit up when he said that.
âAnd when she says epic, she means epic!â Dustin winked at Eddie, followed his words up with a chuckle.
âSo⊠youâre abandoning Hellfire for a girl. Nice one!â Eddie rolled his eyes and got up from his throne. Clearly, he didnât have his emotions under control right now, and he was completely overreacting, but he was already a bit⊠touchy because of not going to school anymore and spending most of the time with the boys - if he attended his lessons that was. Life was about to change, and he didnât know whether he was ready for it or not.
âWhat are you talking about? I thought Hellfire was on break for the summer?â Mike scowled at Eddie, watching him pack up his stuff in record time. Usually, Eddie took his time, made jokes with the others, but right now, it felt like he wanted to get out as quickly as possible.
âYeah, didnât we want to resume when school started again?â Will watched Eddie, picking up on the slump in his shoulders, the way his lips were pressed together.
âYeah we did,â Eddie eventually said, taking his bag, before he looked back at them. âYouâre right. Hellfire will be back when school starts again.â Even if he wanted to, he didnât have a full-fledged campaign anyway, so they needed that break. âNow, if youâll excuse me, gentlemen, I have places to be, businesses to attend.â And with businesses, he meant turning up the newest Metallica album as loud as possible while he lay on his bed and stuck his nose in a book.
It was nice to come back home after your first year of University. Youâd been home before, sure, but the summer break gave you an opportunity to really relax and catch up with old friends - and that included the kids you babysat back in the day. Youâd been in contact especially with Dustin all the time, and when youâd told him that youâd come home for the summer, heâd been more than excited about this, immediately asking you about your plans. With a grin, youâd told him over the phone that youâd prepared a campaign for them, if they were interested.
âAre you kidding? Weâre so in!â
Youâd always loved his enthusiasm, and that had shown again once you stood in front of him and he hugged you. Heâd grown quite a bit since youâd last seen him, but to you, heâd always be the little curly haired boy that youâd read good night stories to. Dustin had been the first one youâd babysat, and then it had kind of become a group thing when youâd started playing D&D with them, when youâd made campaigns for them. Finally, someone whoâd enjoyed it just as much as you.
It hadnât been the same at University, mainly because you really hadnât had the time for it, to find a new group, when you should actually do stuff for your courses, start painting again and get your assignments ready. But in the background, youâd worked on this campaign to surprise the boys with it.
Of course, theyâd told you about Hellfire, had gushed about Eddie and his campaigns, and youâd listened with excitement. Because you had been happy for them. Having Will move halfway across the country hadnât been easy on them, so Eddie had been able to distract them a little. Luckily, Will was back home, among his friends, where he belonged, so you had the whole gang for the summer. You couldnât be happier.
You remembered Eddie vaguely, had heard his name, but youâd never really crossed paths, but from everything Dustin had told you, he seemed like a pretty cool guy.
âYou know he can join, right? If he wants to,â you told Dustin once more when you set up the table in his basement, taking everything youâd need out of your bag. God, youâd spent so many hours down here, it almost felt like a second home to you.
âYeah, but heâs always our DM.â Dustin watched you intently, trying to get a hint at what you were coming up with. Maybe, he could get a glimpse at your notes somehow, but you kept them close to you. No peeking!
âEven a DM just wants to be a player sometimes,â you reminded him. While you enjoyed leading campaigns, you didnât back away from participating in one every now and then. You still remembered Mikeâs first campaign, where youâd felt like a proud Momma bear.
âYeah, but he reacted rather⊠pissed when we talked about this here.â
âWhat do you mean?â Your head whipped up, your eyes focused on Dustin, your own dice abandoned on the table for a moment.
âWellâŠâ Dustin started, scratching the back of his head. âHe thought we were not gonna play during the summer and then we brought this up. You. He thought we were abandoning Hellfire.â
âYouâre not, itâs just a meeting between old friends.â
Still, you had to smile to yourself, because you knew just what it was: jealousy. Youâd felt the same way when the boys had told you about Hellfire and this supercool dude the first time, because youâd missed them, had missed playing with them. But it had died down, when youâd realised just how good it was for them, and that you werenât able to give them that kind of club with being miles apart from them.
It was kind of satisfying that you werenât the only one with that knee-jerk reaction, but that only made you more curious about Eddie.
âIâm telling you, sheâs stealing the kids from me - us!â Eddie moaned as he collapsed onto a chair behind the counter of Family Video. Steve was alone today, so it was just the two of them. Business was usually slow in the summer months, but someone had to be here.
âTalk about being dramatic,â Steve mumbled, rolling his eyes. Eddie hadnât stopped talking about this, but Steve could understand why it irked his friend. Youâd been here for nearly two weeks and every time either one of them had asked the boys if they wanted to hang out, theyâd declined, because they wanted to get along with the campaign. It was strange not really seeing them altogether in so long after pretty much spending all their time together when they could. Granted, everyone deserved a little time to come down from everything that had happened.
âHarrington!â Eddie suddenly sat up, spilling some of the beer heâd brought with him onto the floor, making Steve wince, because heâd have to clean it up later on.
âWhat?âSteve rubbed a hand over his face before he looked at Eddie, taken aback by the mischievous grin on his face. That was never a good sign.
âYou still have the key to Henderson's place, donât you?â
âYes. Why?â Steve eyed him a moment longer, before it clicked. âYou donât really want to go over there, do you?â
âWhy not? Crash their little party, and drag their asses out of Dustinâs basement so they get some fresh air. Itâs not good for them to be inside all the time!â
âLook, whoâs talking!â Steve couldnât hold back a chuckle, because Eddie wasnât exactly the guy to spend a lot of time outside bathing in the sun, but he still had a point.
âYeah yeah, shut it.â Eddie rolled his eyes at Steve, but got up nonetheless, stepping up to Steve. âLook, these little assholes are not only cheating on meâŠâ
âReally, Munson?â But Steve couldnât deny the fact, that Eddieâs words were beginning to sink in, and make him realise that he missed those buttheads more than heâd like to admit.
âWell, they are!â Eddie shrugged his shoulders, rocking back on the heels of his feet, pushing his hands into the pockets of his jeans, leather jacket abandoned due to the weather, but he was still repping his Hellfire shirt.
âAlright, alright,â Steve eventually gave in, taking a look at the clock on the wall. One more hour and he could lock up. âLet me just get changed at home and then we can head over there.â
âI knew I could count on you!â
Oh Eddie was already looking forward to their stunned faces, and especially to see a look of annoyance on your face when he crashed your campaign, because he knew that heâd be fucking pissed if anyone dared to do that to him.
It was the fifth session you had, but youâd seen the boys apart from that as well, had spent some time with them at Loverâs Lake and had made a movie night with them, including Max and Elle of course, who were just wonderful to be around. Theyâd won your heart over in no time. But for your campaign, it was just you and the boys - and Erica, who brought so much joy into this round, so much fierceness, that you couldnât help but smile whenever you looked at her. She was so witty, had so many great ideas, that she reminded you of yourself at that age. Sometimes speaking before you thought about the consequences and being called a big mouth by your elders, just because you knew more than they did sometimes.
âNow, Lady Applejack, you had to leave your companions behind, some of them hurt, the others taking care of the rest, but they put their trust in you.â You fix your eyes on Erica, leaning forward slightly, elbows on the table, the tips of your fingers touching. âThe dragon has not yet taken notice of you, is still fast asleep, but what you need to save the others, lies directly beneath its right claw. You can see the wooden chest with the big metal lock from your hiding spot. Now, the dragon is a very light sleeper and someone who doesnât like getting his things stolen. What he is up for is a trade, but I donât know if you have anything to trade that is worth enough for the dragon. Or⊠you could just call the dragon by its name and throw him off guard. What do you want to do?â You smirked at her, leaning back in your chair, crossing your arms over your chest.
âI donât think you made it as easy as calling the dragon Rumpelstiltskin.â Erica levelled a look at you that told you that sheâd caught up on where youâd gotten your inspiration from.
âGood idea, but nope.â You shook your head, when you suddenly heard trampling noises from upstairs and the door to the basement flung open. Instinctively, you knew that it couldnât be Elle and Max, because they didnât behave like that, but there was nobody else upstairs.
When two figures bolted down the stairs and stopped next to the table, you knew immediately who they were, because they boys hadnât shut up about Steve and Eddie. Of course, youâd known King Steve, but you hadnât been in the same group of friends. It had surprised you to hear from Dustin and Mike just how much heâd changed, but they loved the guy. And they loved Eddie. When your eyes met, you couldnât deny the fact that your heart skipped a beat. After hearing so much about him, you were of course curious to meet him, but the effect those deep brown eyes had on you when they were levelled on you, was something nobody could have prepared you for.
âWhat the hell? Eddie? Steve?â Dustin spoke up, looking from one to the other, but Eddie didnât even react, his eyes were still firmly on you.
You were not what heâd expected. Not at all. Though to be fair, he wasnât sure what heâd expected look-wise, but heâd expected someone with their nose stuck up in the air, who would be mean and just wanted to keep the boys to herself. You looked nothing like a mean old witch wanting to destroy his life. Okay, that was a little over-dramatic, but still. In fact⊠you looked stunning, though a bit shocked judging by your big eyes that stared back at him.
âSurprise!â Steve said, poking his elbow into Eddieâs side, pulling him back from his thoughts.
âYeah⊠s- surprise!â He managed, all but blushing when he looked at you once more. He was usually so witty with his words, never one to lose his ability to speak, but right now`? Right now, you rendered him speechless and that even without having said a word, but when you finally opened your mouth, he hung on your every word.
âGentlemen, weâre kind of in the middle of something? We were just about to find out whether Lady Applejack would tame our dragon or not.â You rose to your feet, leaning over the table, putting your weight on your hands, while you looked at both men.
âA dragonâ?â Eddieâs ears perked up, his eyes scanning the table, and he had to admit that he was impressed with your whole setup.
âYeah the dragon can wait!â Steve spoke up again, rolling his eyes at Eddie, because this had been his idea after all, and now, he was all heart-eyes for you. Oh Steve knew that look, but he was hoping nobody else was picking up on that right now, and would just attribute it to the game or whatever. He honestly didnât care, he just wanted to set this plan in motion.
âBut we are hurt and Erica has to save us!â Will spoke up, the desperation clear in his voice, because he was always playing with his whole heart.
âErica can still do that tomorrow!â Eventually, Eddie had found his voice again, and spoke up, not looking at you anymore, because he knew that heâd fumble with his words otherwise.
âJust take a break. We already ordered pizza to my place. Parents have gone on vacation at the start of the week, so we can hang there.â Steve shrugged his shoulders, a smile taking over his face, because he knew that he could get the kids with pizza and the pool at his house, especially when it had gotten so damn hot again.
âWait, why didnât I know that?â Dustin got up from his chair, reaching for his bag already.
âBecause you were busy, butthead,â Eddie ruffled Dustinâs hair, a smile on his lips, that caught you off guard. He looked even better when he smiled with that kind of adoration in his eyes that was reserved for the kids. You knew it all too well, because they brought that out in you as well.
âCan we?â Mike looked at you expectantly, and you felt transported back in time to when they were all still little, when youâd been their babysitter and theyâd asked you for permission.
âIf you want, of course! We can resume some other time,â you said with a smile, watching them all get up excitedly grabbing their bags and bounding up the stairs. You turned away from them with a smile on your lips, as you gathered your most important stuff. Everything else could just stay here, but you needed your notes before anyone else would be able to read them.
âYou coming?â Eddie called over to you standing at the bottom step of the stairs. âDonât wanna miss out on pizza and cooling down in the pool do you?â
âOh, I didnât know the invitation was for me as well.â
âOf course! Now that we finally met, I need to know more about you!â Eddie winked at you, suddenly getting a burst of confidence back, and it made you smile - and your stomach tingle, which you tried to ignore as best as you could.
Everyone was talking a mile a minute while they were sitting around the pool, enjoying their pizza. The boys talking about your campaign as well, discussing their next moves with Erica.
âYou gonna give us a hint at the name of the dragon?â Lucas called over to you, tilting his head to the side. Heâd already finished his pizza and was getting ready to get into the water.
âNope. Not a single word will leave my lips,â you said with a smile, making a motion with your hand that you were locking your lips and throwing away the key.
âThatâs gonna be on their minds until you continue,â Eddie said, sitting down next to you at the edge of the pool. Your legs were dangling in the water and heâd pushed up the legs of his jeans as far as possible so that he could dip his feet and legs into the water as well.
âLet them burn a little bit. I love getting them so curious that they practically start begging me for information, because they canât wait to continue.â Your lips curled up into a smile, your head turning slowly to look at Eddie. âBut I guess you know that.â
âOh yeah⊠all the time. But I didnât tell them, instead I just revelled in their misery.â Eddie nudged your shoulder with his own, nibbling on his bottom lip before he looked back at you. âSorry for crashing the campaign like that. I would have freaked out if someone had done that to me.â
His honest words made you smile, and you nudged him back, aware of a couple pairs of eyes on the two of you, but you just tried to ignore them.
âDonât worry about it, I get it. Besides, Iâm happy to finally meet you, even if it happened like that.â
âWell, we could have had that sooner, but you guys were all so busy. The kids didnât even want to hang out with Steve and me at all.â
âBut you could have just joined us, I made the offer.â You shrugged your shoulders, leaning a bit forward to trace your fingertips across the water.Â
âWhat do you mean?â Eddie turned his upper body towards you, focusing solely on you. His eyes scanned your face, the curve of your cheeks, your plush lips that gave him all kinds of ideas, back up to your kind eyes that looked back at him with such warmth that it made his breath hitch in his throat.
âWell, I told Dustin that even a DM likes to participate in a campaign now and then. Hand off the reins and just play. He said that wasnât your cup of tea.â You wet your lips with your tongue, eyes darting from his lips up to his eyes.
âThat little shithead,â Eddie mumbled under his breath, but you still picked up on it, chuckling at his words. âI said some⊠not so nice things before, so maybe thatâs why he didnât say anything to me.â
âI get it⊠you were jealous!â You smirked at him, and before he could protest you kept on talking. âI was too. When they told me about you? About this supercool guy who made these awesome campaigns and had his own club for D&D? I really was jealous of you, because you got to spend time with them. But them I realised that I was happy for them, that they got to do what they loved because of you. So thank you for making them part of Hellfire.â You put your hand on his thigh, feeling him tense up beneath your touch.
âThat was definitely not what I expected.â Eddie managed a chuckle, leaning back on his hands while still watching you. âYouâre really something, you know that?â
âCan you stop flirting in front of the kids?â Steve called over to both of you, making Eddie blush, while you also felt the heat creep up your neck, but when you heard Eddie chuckle, you relaxed.
âYouâre just jealous, Harrington,â Eddie called out to his friend.
âMaybe so!â
You both started chuckling, but it died down when Eddie looked back at you again.
âNow, as someone not part of the campaign⊠would you confide in me and tell me the name of the dragon?â Eddieâs eyes lit up with mischief, because he would love to know that, tease the kids with it, because he knew something they might need for their campaign.
âIf you promise to keep it a secret?â You raised your eyebrow at him, biting your lip again.
âBy my honour! I will not breathe a word until the campaign is over! But I will tease the shit out of them.â You both started to chuckle.
âOkay⊠from one DM to another,â you lowered your voice, leaning over to him, one hand on your shoulder and your lips brushing the shell of his ear when you whispered the dragonâs name into Eddieâs ear. You could feel his hand land on your thigh, squeezing it slightly as his lips curled up into a smile.
âThey werenât lying when they said your campaigns are epic.â
âThey say the same about yoursâŠâ
âImagine what we could come up with together then,â Eddie said, rubbing his thumb over your thigh before giving it a gentle squeeze. Usually, you wouldnât let someone you barely knew get so close to you, but with Eddie, you felt like you both already knew each other.
âItâs a date then,â you said, beaming up at him. âNow we have to make one together.â
Let me know (send me a message) if you want to be on one of my tag-lists (or want to be removed). I have one for the Promises Series, Eddie x Reader, Steddie and Steve x Reader đ
The Arcana HCs: M6 when a spell goes wrong and they're stuck as a small child for a day
Reverse scenario is here:
Reverse scenario is here:
~ to set the scene ~
It's been a while since your little mishap with your notebook and spell development. At t
~ to set the scene ~
It's been a while since your little mishap with your notebook and spell development. At this point, your day as a toddler has become a funny story to share with guests over dinner. You're reminiscing on it early one morning as you lie awake next to your slumbering beloved. You never did figure out exactly what was going on with that circle. You decide to flip through your notebook and take another look at it while you wait for your darling to wake up.
As you're reading back over it, you feel them stir next to you. "MC? What are you looking at?" Still half asleep, they reach over to pull you closer, but instead their hand falls flat against the page. One bright light later, you're gazing over wide-eyed at the small child rubbing their eyes next to you.
(I've included the official art of child!Julian, Asra, Muriel, and Portia. Unfortunately there's no art for child!Nadia or Lucio. Enjoy! - brainrot)
Julian
Figures out his predicament almost immediately. From the way you're looking at him to how small his hands suddenly are, he knows
What neither of you expects is the pipsqueak voice that comes out of him when he opens his mouth to talk to you
"MC, I - ah! Is that my voice?!"
He's going to spend the next hour while you make and eat breakfast trying to figure out the funniest thing to say in a child's voice, ranging from his extensive knowledge of curse words to lectures on medicine to warbling ancient Vesuvian operas
Malak thinks it's fantastic. He's following nearby, cawing along to whatever Julian has to say
You end up putting him in one of his normal dress shirts, which looks like a dress on him now, and using a scarf for a sash
He'll get bored rather quickly - all of his favorite activities are off the table until he's an adult again
You remember him mentioning living with his parents on one of their merchant ships as a boy though, so you take him down to the docks
A couple polite requests later, and several of the sailors agree to let him explore their ships as long as he doesn't get underfoot
It's a special time for him, running around a ship with the same perspective that he had when his parents were alive. It unearths some memories he had previously forgotten and that makes him so happy
You also had Malak take a message up to the palace inviting Portia down (you didn't want to risk losing Julian in the crowd in the trek up) and she arrives just in time for lunch with Mazelinka in tow
Portia absolutely gets misty-eyed seeing her brother like this again, she always used to think he was so grown-up next to her but realizing he was just a child too is doing things to her heart
You'll have a late lunch on the beach together before heading back to his house
Since all three of them are feeling nostalgic, Julian, Portia, and Mazelinka will pass the afternoon reminiscing on what life was like the last time he looked like this
They leave before the sun sets - they have lives to get back to, and you have dinner to prepare
The first thing he does after poofing back is bellow out a raunchy sea shanty and hunt down the liquor he's been saving in the back of the cabinet. He missed being an adult
Asra
They knew what has happening as it happened, they saw their palm landing on the spell circle and had resigned themselves to the outcome before the light had faded
The first thing he does is take full advantage of his new size to snuggle up on your chest and fall back asleep
And hey, it's several hours before their normal wake-up time, and it's not like you'll be able to do anything else today, so you fall back asleep too
When you re-awaken it's to a suspiciously quiet house
When you find him he's tucked away in a corner with Faust, scheming brainstorming about the opportunities his temporary shift affords him
You're able to distract them with breakfast, but it quickly becomes obvious that their attention span is considerably shorter and their sense of propriety considerably less inhibiting than their adult form
Cue a wild game of chase around the closed shop, Faust watching gleefully from the rafters as Asra keeps setting off latent spells just to watch your reactions before scampering off in a fit of giggles
They're surprisingly docile once you catch them though, as soon as you've got your arms around them they're cuddling up. You've never held a snugglier child
There's also the issue of clothes - none of his clothes fit, and he couldn't care less. You end up tying a shawl around him and knotting it in the back where he can't reach to take it off when it hinders his freedom of movement
If you need to have a serious conversation with them it's entirely possible, they're just living in the moment
You manage to pack a lunch and take him over to Aisha and Salim's
To say they're overjoyed is an understatement. They missed so much of Asra's childhood and growing up, and you've just given them several hours of that back
For the first fifteen minutes or so, he's got his guard up a little. It takes a lot of vulnerability to revisit that stage in life, with the parents he so keenly felt the loss of
But then one of them cracks an inside joke, and all the emotional walls come tumbling down
You get to spend the rest of the day getting a glimpse into the past, of what their family was like before the hard times started
You're also relieved that you're not the only one responsible for keeping them in check
As soon as he poofs back, he's waving goodbye and heading out the door with you. He misses his kisses
Nadia
She realizes a split second after you do, and she is Not Impressed
She's spent most of her life trying to outrun being perceived as the baby of the family, and now here she is - a baby!
She's not upset with you though, she knows if there's anyone to blame it's her for touching the page like that and the look on your face says you didn't mean to
She also knows that there's still Vesuvia to run - oh well, it looks like she'll be taking a vacation
She's standing on the bed, robe pulled around her, arms crossed over her tiny rib cage as she gives directions for her absence
You're quickly realizing that her sense of authority didn't come from ruling Vesuvia - it's clear she was just born with it
Finding a good outfit for her to wear is also quite difficult. She knows it's last minute, but one of the ways she combats her own insecurities is by appearing as put together as possible at all times
You're not sure what to do at first. You know the last thing she wants is to be in touch with her family right now, and she'll get bored quickly if she just stays inside her chambers with you
Luckily for you, she knows exactly what she wants to do - and that is everything that she wasn't allowed to do the last time she was this size
She's leading the way to the stables and getting ready to ride off into the sunset before you can blink
It quickly gets tiresome though. She was already sneaking off the last time she was this age, and she already knows all the area around the palace
Your wave of inspiration hits as it gets close to lunchtime. She's always wanted an incognito tour or Vesuvia. This is the perfect chance
She's immediately for the idea. She was never allowed to do this as a kid, and it's something she still struggles to get away with
You find her some every day kid's clothes in the marketplace and spend the afternoon wandering the streets, giving her a taste of the "real" Vesuvia
By the time you're heading back to the palace as the sun sets, her whole perspective about the day has shifted. She might ask you to do this again, if she needs to do something undercover
She chooses to wait until after poofing back to have dinner. After the day she's had, she wants her Golden Goose
She eventually agrees to let you tell parts of the story to her family members. Watching their reactions helps remind her that they did not look down on her, but truthfully admired her as a kid
Muriel
Completely frozen. It's up to you to make the first move
He understands what happened as soon as it happens, but he's in denial about it
He'll only start moving once you ask him if he's okay, if anything hurts, if he can talk, etc
The sudden levels of attention you're showing him will spur him to action and then he'll start responding again, shifting around and pulling the shirt he's drowning in closer around his shoulders
You'll probably end up tucking him back in bed and suggesting he rest and get over the shock a little more while you prepare breakfast. He'll agree because he's not sure what else to do
It really hits home with him when he sits down to a full, hot meal at the small table with you. You accidentally prepared the amount that the two of you normally eat and he doesn't remember ever having a full stomach at this age
You'll watch him wolf down his plate and then pause, struggling between the instinct to eat while there is food and the desire to savor having more food than he can eat
The morning continues like that, with him silently processing all the ways his life has changed for the better from his childhood's perspective
There is a funny moment with the chickens when it's time to feed them, of course
They've had to wait a few extra hours, so as soon as they hear the feed bucket they're charging at you twice as aggressively as normal
Now that he's small, they don't seem as tiny to him any more, and the hungry chicken avalanche leaves him a little shaken
You decide to give him a day as quiet and pleasant and safe as he deserved as a kid
You'll pack a big lunch of his favorites and go on a quiet stroll through the woods, listening to the bird song and admiring the plants
It's a strange experience for him because he's so used to being the biggest thing in the woods that having to look up at stuff is weird, and slightly frightening
On the other hand, the different vantage point has him noticing all kinds of details that never stood out to him before
Eating your packed lunch together in fields where the grass grows above his head is surreal. Being able to lie down next to you and know that only you and the sky and birds can see him is liberating
When he poofs back after returning to the hut, it's the first time he's felt truly thankful for his size. He can protect you better like this, now that he's been reminded of what the world can be like when you're small
Portia
It takes her a second. She hit the notebook instead of your face because her curls were in her eyes, and they're still in her eyes, but why are her arms so short when she pushes them out of her face?
Whoah, you've turned into a giant. Scratch that, everything is big now, that means she must have shrunk
Now she's spotting the notebook in your hand and the shock on your face, and her own voice confirms it
"MC, I just set off a spell, didn't I?"
You're nodding slowly, watching her carefully stand up and look around
When she turns back to you, it's with an all-too-familiar look of mischief
"This bed is huge when I'm this size! I don't have to worry about breaking it at all!"
She's bouncing on the bed, shrieking with laughter and giggling, and all you can feel is relief that she sees the mishap as a good thing
She'll ask you to send a message giving her the day off of work, of course, and then she'll start brainstorming things to do while she chases a very confused Pepi around the house
"Do you think they'll give me pastries if I ask nicely since I'm so small now? You have to admit I'm pretty cute. I bet I could ask for anything!"
So. Much. Energy. You end up leaving her to her own devices while you get breakfast together, and by the time she sits down to eat she's already deconstructed the entire living room
All of her shirts have wide necklines and don't stay up on her tiny form, so you have to put her in one of your own with a ribbon for a sash. Good luck trying to tie up her curls
You decide to take her into town for the day, on the condition that she not let go of your hand. You both agree eventually to tie a ribbon around her wrist for you to hold on to just in case
You're able to find her clothes that fit, and get a read on Julian's most likely location
As soon as you find him and he spots Portia, he is one smiling mess. So much of his identity is wrapped up in trying to be a good older brother to her, and now he has the chance to do that as an adult
He'll put her up on his shoulders and the three of you will saunter through all the fun parts of town, getting into all the best kinds of trouble
You'll get a summons from Nadia as well for afternoon tea. She wants to see one of her best friends as a child too
When Portia poofs back that evening all the exhaustion will hit her at once like a wave. This day will become one of her fondest memories
Lucio
Is convinced that you're just playing mind games to make the world look bigger than it is until you show him the notebook and explain that it's the same spell that hit you previously
He's a little panicked now. He's been able to survive this long because he was strong and vicious, and when he needed your help his big thing to contribute was his ability to protect you
What if you decide to leave because he can't protect you like this? He couldn't blame you, after the past you unearthed with him he knows you know exactly who he is and sometimes it's hard to believe you love him anyways
You can recognize those wide eyes and trembling lips anywhere, the first thing you're doing is pulling him into a hug
The hug does him in, Morga was never the affectionate type and being held in a such a safe embrace when he feels so small makes him fall apart a little
Will deny any and all emotional vulnerability. He has a reputation to uphold, dammit
You'll get him situated with one of his shirts and a scrapped together sash. He's too busy marveling at having both arms again to complain about it not being stylish
Quickly realizes from your reactions to his requests that he is in fact adorable in this form. Contrary to your expectations, he doesn't mind that at all
It's also becoming more and more apparent that the child-likeness is affecting him. It turns out his obsessive love of partying comes from a very playful nature
If you're on a job at the time, you'll decide to make it a travel day
He'll find a stick to use as his sword and tuck it into his sash since you've temporarily confiscated the real one
He's running circles around you, yelling his little boy's heart out, scrambling up every large rock you pass so you can compliment his climbing skills
Each time you praise him he'll flush, his normally sharp smile softer with the baby fat on his cheeks and his scrawny chest all puffed up with pride. Being a kid around someone who lets him actually act like one is the best thing that's ever happened to him
And that's how most of the day passes, traveling a bit slower than usual through nature, listening to his breathless story telling as he fights off imaginary beasts with his wooden sword and kissing the bumps and scrapes he gets so they heal better
He begins to get a little scared when night falls, because he knows his golden day is about to come to an end
So as soon as he poofs back, you pull him back into your arms so he knows you will always be there to hold him, no matter the state he's in
AAAAHH!! Thank you! And julian portia and muriel have official art as kids?! Did this come out of the actual game?! This is so cute!! I have seen asra kid oic
Hello! Good day! Im not sure if you still accept request but ill shoot my shot anyway. Feel free to ignore this if youre not accepting anymore. Im new to arcana ( about a week. I have been binge playing it) your hc are đđâ. I was wondering if you could do the stuck as a toddler thing but this time its the M6 turn to be a kid. I think itll be cute! Thank you!
Hi! I have it in my drafts and will hopefully finish it sometime tonight. Work has been kicking my butt lately so that's why I'm down to so few posts atm. I'm glad you're enjoying them, and welcome to the Arcana fandom if nobody's said that already!
Aww thank you! Youre so nice to answer.. its ok take your time! I hope work isnt being too bad i know how that it is! Thank you so much for accepting my ask! Ill be patiently waiting!
Ok im fairly new to arcana... Cause why not and im playing a cr*cked version of it.. ( im so sorry im broke and i didnt know about the ads thing till i got the cr*cked one.. im so sorry đŁ ) its not with in my loop of fandoms yet so i dont know the full story i got interested cause i get its been heavily advertised in my tumblr and youtube . Not sure what i clicked to get those ads..
I first went for julian cause hes advertised as the villain... Or well the ad made it looked like he is.. i thought he was kinda like a yandere type character ( i was pleasantly surprised) now that im in asra ( after muriel) i was thinking taking lucio's path last..
And if its not a time travel isekai thingy ill be sorely disappointed.. cause surely.. surely hes not just the conventional entitled villain.. hes not that one dimensional right? Please like turn back time..
( spoilers warning but arcana been out here for long i doubt i need to warn but better safe than sorry)
I mean turn back time catch him when he was still montag so he rise up to be the next head of the tribe worthy of being a leader convince his mom that maybe ask help from muriel's peaceful tribe! Muriel wont be orphaned.. lucio's tribe and muriel's tribe will survive ( havent finished asra's route yet so im not sure what he means by 'for his parents' during the face off at julians route) julian wont get the plague! Maybe he wont feel as much as a failure cause brah as dramatic as it he is its gonna do some damage being a plague doctor trying to cure it then you might get people you know, friends on the operating table to experiment on cause the head of the department is a demon.
Muriel wont be the scrounge! ( I read somewhere that he might have ptsd)
Portia will have his brother with her !
MC wouldnt have died .. im not sure how asra will fit in the picture yet..
But come on! How will be a love interest i have seen him as a insecure villain who did shitty things just to save his own skin. The problem will be the devil will try and drag lucio back breaking time and space so he could rule. And mc will help lucio stop them like see the error of his way if he remembers or not how he was as the villain ( i was appalled when it was revealed he force fed julian a plague bug and force muriel to be his executioner )
Please tell me something similar like that is in lucio's path.. cause if they can bring mc back from the dead surely theres magic to turn back time.
i don't actually give a fuck whether fatness is an indicator of health because health shouldn't indicate a moral high ground. being healthy isn't some pinnacle of human achievement, it's not morally superior. and being unhealthy isn't a moral failing and shouldn't mean you're less worthy of kindness, justice, and a good life. signed, a chronically ill person who will never be "healthy" at any weight.
I am really stretching the original prompt but uh... this is a scene set in the future of the enemies to lovers fic I'm co-writing so it counts maybe? I'm saying it counts :]!!
Today... I kinda felt like i over shared.. i was so frustrated at my work.. havent eaten breakfast and drunk coffee and were on break but still in a meeting for additional work on top of our regular work.
I must admit i mustve taken it out at my coworkers cause im not taking down notes being crabby.. and actually try to apply for a job out of.the country . I even said i really wanted to jump off a building .
Its sort of a joke... But when i ponder it ... It sounded so appealing . I didnt want to bring everyone down with me being so negative.. but . I feel frustrated.. i have a job that after almost 9 years in it made me feel even more incompetent than when i first started. I dont want to go to it but its a stable job.. its one of the reasons i didnt want to have kids..
I tell it with a thing veil of humor... But i still feel like i over shared.. one of my workfriends said that its annoying to hear that.. and i get aome use those as weapon.. but i can't help it..
Im typing this now to the internet for strangers to see cause.. i cant hold back tears... Cause of a freaking anime movie.. the character said.. that maybe its best if she disappeared, everyone is better off with out her but shes scared. and that fucking resonated with me. But i have to let it out cause i was watching with family and i habe a roomate how can i explain them why im crying? Cause i wanted to jump off a roof? Cause that anime is so relatable to me that if i was in it i wouldve jump into the ocean to be dissolved?
So to avoid crying in the bed room with someone else there im typing in the bathroom for everyone in the internet to see...
Im sorry i know this is oversharing and not healthy but i feel like ill burst out crying without a solid explanation.
As a former zookeeper we would hear this a lot. âIf you donât study hard youâll end up cleaning poop for a living.â Itâs the one time weâre allowed to go off on the visitors. I once heard my boss rant for five minutes at a lady, in front of her kids, about how he had a Masterâs degree, how people literally worked there for free, and how dare she judge people without bothering to know anything about them. Later that day his boss came by and said, roughly, âShe told us what happened. Thanks for not throwing anything this time.â
I can count on one hand the amount of times I have gone off on people, but employment snobbery gives me the rage. I was showing the new kid how to use the fry scoop at McDonaldâs â.. like this, and then just sort of hold it perpendicular and give it one tap..â
And the new kid sniggered âisnât perpendicular a bit of a big word for McDonaldâs?â
Something in me was just so annoyed by this 16yr old who was learning to work right next to me and somehow felt above us? Fuck that shit. I pointed at the people just on the floor and went off, âsheâs a 4th year law student, sheâs the primary career for her terminally ill daughter, he raises 100,000 for charity every year, she manages 3 stores and more than ÂŁ16mil in turnover a year. What the fuck do you do?â
He just sort of mumbled âI didnât knowâ
âyou shouldnât have to know, youâre not better than us. So. You tap it once and then move it here to releaseâŠâ
yes to all this because workers can be educated and intelligent, but also, even if workers are formally uneducated or dont know big words that doesnt mean they arent equally deserving of respect
Zookeepers bust their asses shoveling shit and feeding apex predators so you can stare at an elephant without flying to Asia or Africa.
Fast food workers bust their asses surrounded by hot ovens and boiling oil so you can get food quickly without having to make it yourself or even learn how.
Janitors bust their asses cleaning up the most vile things humans can do to a public room so you donât have to tiptoe around human waste everywhere you go.
Mail carriers bust their asses going door to door in near-fatal heat/cold and have to deal with the possibility of getting attacked by your poorly-trained pets so you donât have to drive to the post office every single day.
Warehouse workers bust their asses making sure YOUR latest Amazon crap doesnât just disappear into thin air.
And retail workers bust their asses coddling and picking up after you like your parents because none of you know how to read a price tag or stop deliberately miss-shelving things you never wanted.
But sure, go ahead and act like you wouldnât be dead in a week without these people.
Why Tumblr? Why do you, an actual celebrity, a famous writer, use Tumblr of all websites?
(The actual celebrity and famous writer sits back in his rocking chair, surveys the world of Tumblr, from his porch. He chews meditatively on a straw, and then he says:)
TACAFW: Y'see, I've been here for nigh on twelve years now, which in new-fangled internet years is about four hundred years... yup, I remember when all this wuz just folks trading photos of cats, and I remember when over there, where it's now just waste land, that whole part of town was whut we used to call 'Not safe for work" -- hooey, I don't know where those folks went, when they got driv out of town -- but me, through those twelve years, I've just been in this old rockin' chair on this old porch, and I've seen 'em come and I've seen 'em go... I guess I mus' just' like it here...
[ID: A picture of Neil Gaiman wearing an old-fashioned jacket with popped collar and a Stetson pulled low over his eyes, leaning back in his rocking chair with his boots propped up on an upside-down washing pan, saying âThey came for gold anâ glory, but all they could find were sexbots anâ kittens. So they left. But I stayed. I stayed.â]
