#assassination tw

[chok3onlollip0pz404]

I'll pray for Charlie Kirk as much as he prayed for the children getting shot in American schools.

[violetamaisonx]

closed starter for @sword-born , @glittxeringgold , @dcstiniesfm , @missbluebiird , @promisednight , @fxll3ncr0wns , @crossing-at-the-fires @xf-regents

setting: after daemon targaryen's assassination attempt and the death of danelle tully / location is utp

the death of lady danelle tully as well as the attempt on prince daemon targaryen’s life stunned the knight. surely this cannot be the work of the ashen promise? If it is, why would they target a prince who from jasper’s knowledge is innocent? this cannot be so, he sworn to them because he believed that they cared for the innocent.with the assassin still lingering around in the shadows–whilst himself and the other nobles left in the dark unable to leave, jasper felt like a rat stuck in a maze with a cat at the end waiting to slaughter him. this killer must be found, no matter who they are. bruised and sore from the melee and jousting, the knight preferred to spend his time seated till the soreness ceases. the thought that the final round of the joust between davos baratheon and loras tyrell put a bad taste in his mouth. “to think… a woman has lost her life, a prince’s life threatened, we’re on lockdown… yet the tourney continues. to think that the crown would end the joust final to a later date and time till the murderer has been caught.”

[trenchcrows]

how did you find out the pope just got assassinated?

talking to family/friends

the news

tiktok/instagram/whatever

destiel meme

from reading this poll wtf

Voting ended onAug 24, 2025

Pope - Wikipedia

Assassination - Wikipedia

The day Pope John Paul II was shot in St Peter's Square

The Vatican marks the 44th anniversary of the assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II, recalling the Rome shooting that stunned the world

[ladystardust09]

Charlie Kirk warned against "assassination culture." I think the word he was looking for was revolution. Or revolte of the people. Or France, 1789.

[psalm40speakstome]

I don’t care your political affiliation we have to STOP pew pew-ing people we disagree with

[compoundskies]

Fantastical Fridays #1: Forbidden Lovers

‧₊˚ ☁️⋅♡𓂃 ࣪ ִֶָ☾. Your heart was stolen by someone everyone said you couldn't have. It was your heart versus your brain. Versus society. Versus everything you knew. Would you try to reject them? Or give in to temptation?

What drives you both apart? What is the force that keeps you from their love? You need their love, it’s your oxygen and brings you to life. It’s an addicting and powerful force that would make you move mountains and face down death if you had to. It’s sweet and welcomes you into its kind and warm embrace without hesitation.  So long as you have their love, anything is possible.

Are your families what drag you apart? A long-standing hatred between your bloodlines that leave you both wistfully gazing after each other? Every chance you have to attend a ball, you go dressed to the nines in hopes you’ll see them. You wish for the chance to see their face. If a genie appeared before you in a bottle, your first request would be to be in their arms. Do they reciprocate? To them, does getting close to you start out as a way to aid their family but grow into a passionate desire? Did you happen to meet at a masquerade and be inseparable ever since despite knowing your positions? Were your hands joined during a waltz and your hands have been unable to part?

Did you swear an oath to your regent or boss to give them their head? Perhaps they are a traitor who has forsaken everyone or maybe they are another person of importance. Regardless, assassinating them isn’t easy. Maybe you try a few times, yet all of your attempts fail. They’re always too slick or coincidentally escape your clutches. Who knew that someone’s attempts to live could enthrall you? Such a sight lures you in, perhaps enticing you to make riskier moves. An operation to break into a masquerade occurs and you don’t hesitate to go and get close to them. You shouldn’t let your heart guide you, but maybe it’s how the hidden weapons will see their use… or maybe it’s how you’ll find yourself whisked away.

Is it because you’re rival businesses? You can’t give up in your endeavors of crushing your opposition, but your stomach churns every time you both make eye contact. ‘It’s out of disgust,’ you kept telling yourself despite knowing the opposite is true. Your emotions crawl inside of you, threatening to escape you with every passing moment. It’s difficult to keep them bitten back and perhaps your rival doesn’t see it as you do. Maybe they make the first move, whispering the sweet nothings that make your heart cry out for them. Maybe it’s coincidence that pulls you both together, a business venture that can only succeed if you both join hands. Maybe your families decide to create a marriage of convenience and you’re both caught in the crossfire.

Regardless of circumstance, it seems that you’ve found yourself oh so hopelessly falling for them.

[nyxicnymph]

Ganyu's Role

Featuring: Ganyu Rating: Mature warnings: assassination, blood, political mismanagement. Summary: The adepti are tasked to protect Liyue, and they do, in their many different ways. But how does Ganyu play her part? General fic, no shipping.

Tags: @eenochian

Ganyu fidgeted over the paper work on her desk. A new Tianquan had just been appointed over Liyue Harbor, the previous having died in his sleep. Or so she was told, anyway. The elections for the new Tianquan had happened quickly, more quickly than Ganyu remembered them happening before. And while there was nothing wrong with things going smoothly and quickly, something just felt... off.

A throat cleared, and Ganyu's head shot up. She met the eyes of the new Tianquan, who smiled. Ganyu smiled back and nodded before clearing her throat.

"Hello, can I help you?"

The woman before Ganyu sighed. "I'm just acquainting myself with the people I'll be working with from now on. You are?"

"I'm Ganyu, the secretary. And you must be the new Tianquan."

"Very good. I'll be seeing you around. Farewell."

Ganyu watched her go with a slight frown. Something about this Tianquan just... didn't sit right with her. She didn't even give Ganyu her name.

Ganyu briefly prayed for patience and slower judgement before continuing on her paperwork.

But she did start a list about the new Tianquan.

Months passed, and the Lady Tianquan never gave Ganyu her name. Ganyu eventually figured it out from the Tianshu when he came in to discuss security for a small event. The man had seem surprised when Ganyu hadn't known the name of Lady Xixi.

Ganyu kept track of every inconsistency that Xixi displayed. Just a few examples included:

Changing her schedule whenever she felt like it despite promises to cut back on that behavior.

A disregard to other members of the Qixing in addition to ignoring the staff around her unless she needed something.

She'd claimed that she would increase the money going to farmers in Qingce Village and other remote towns in Liyue, but had instead cut back their income.

And, now, she was putting something together, something secret, that Ganyu had a bad feeling about.

Papers and papers had come across Ganyu's desk about conversations with Treasure Hoarders. Small deals, small concessions to them. In addition, Xixi was making huge confidential purchases with the money in the Qixing secretary.

Ganyu didn't want to jump to conclusions right away, but her gut was telling her that maybe she should do some digging into Xixi's personal history.

Ganyu emerged from the archive late at night, a frown furrowing her brow. She'd found out enough to say that maybe her concerns had a basis in reality. She'd just locked the door, when she heard a throat clear behind her. She spun around, hiding the key to the archives in her bodice as she did.

"Lady Xixi!"

"Secretary Ganyu. Imagine meeting you here this late," the woman said smoothly.

"I'm sorry, I was just working and lost track of time while I was in there. Why are you here?" Ganyu asked, watching Xixi warily.

Xixi hummed. "Why, I was worried about you! Overworking so much, it can't be good for you." Her eyes lingered on Ganyu's horns. "Even the adepti wouldn't work this hard, would they?"

Ganyu didn't flinch. "The Yakshas work even harder than I do, my lady. I'm just a simple mortal secretary who loses track of time when working."

Xixi hummed again. "Perhaps it's time you take a vacation. I think, oh, three weeks ought to be enough for you to recover whatever sleep you might have lost while you've been 'working', don't you agree?"

"My lady?"

"Oh. don't tell me that you've never taken a vacation." Xixi's face hardened. "Three weeks. If I see you here before those weeks are up, I never want to see you here again."

"With all due respect, it is not your place to dictate when I work. My contract says that I am the only one to decide when I work or how much," Ganyu stated. That wasn't quite true, for she worked for Rex Lapis in the Qixing, but it was as much as Xixi needed to know.

Xixi got up in Ganyu's face. "You will take those three weeks off. It's only for your best interests."

Ganyu recieved a quiet message from Rex Lapis. She was to accept the vacation. Ganyu bowed her head and nodded.

"Yes, my lady."

When Ganyu returned home, she collapsed to her knees.

"Rex Lapis, why have you requested I stay out of it? Are you willing to let Liyue fall into the hands of the treasure hoarders? All because of this selfish liar of a woman?"

"Ganyu."

Her eyes flew open as she heard the voice of Rex Lapis. "My lord!"

"I wanted you to take the vacation so that you would stay alive. I need you to do something for me regarding her, and this time will give you a chance to prepare." His hands extended towards Ganyu, and glowed. The glow coalesced into a bow, a bow that Rex Lapis then placed into Ganyu's hands. "An old friend of mine gave this to me, but as I have no use for it, I believe you will make better use of it."

"Rex Lapis.... What are my orders?"

"Secure the safety of Liyue."

When Ganyu awoke the next morning, the Amos Bow still in her hands and a plan fully formed in her mind, she knew she would not let Rex Lapis down.

The day dawned. The day on which Ganyu would ensure the safety and security of Liyue.

The Tianquan Xixi was to make an announcement regarding the future of Liyue. There was a week left on Ganyu's vacation, but that had no bearing on Ganyu's task.

Ganyu had foregone her usual apparel, having settled for her dark armor from the Archon War, and further disguising herself with a shroud of mist over the rooftops where Ganyu was standing.

She was several blocks away from where Xixi was to make the announcement, but she could see what she needed to. It had been a long time since she had tapped into her Adeptal powers, and while she would never be as strong as a full blooded adeptus, she was strong enough for this task.

Xixi made her appearance then, and Ganyu raised her bow. As Xixi began to speak, the crowd became agitated. Ganyu let an icy arrow fly when the first yell of dissent reached her ears, then, cloaking herself in the mist, ran along the rooftops behind it.

Her arrow struck true, impaling Xixi's left shoulder, and imprisoning it in Cryo. Ganyu rematerialized directly in front of Xixi, and kicked the woman to the ground, nocking another arrow as she did.

"Rex Lapis does not stand for your decisions, greedy mortal," she announced, deepening her voice an octave lower than usual, what she called her "battle voice". "You have broken your contract to care for Liyue, and abandoned your people."

Xixi looked up at Ganyu's shrouded face, eyes wide with terror.

Ganyu was no innocent lamb. She had killed before. She knew it was necessary at times. But the twinge of guilt she felt never went away.

She unshrouded her eyes just enough that Xixi could recognize her. "Now you shall suffer the wrath of the rock."

Xixi began to say, "Ga-"

But Ganyu's arrow pierced her art and froze her body. Ganyu vanished into the mist again, the adrenaline flowing through her veins carrying her away faster than she'd arrived.

She rematerialized in the backyard of her home, and quickly returned her armor to where she hid it in the floorboards, and hid the bow in the same spot. Someday she'd be able to unearth these, but not for another century or so.

She spent the next hour calming the tremors in her hands, until when at last, someone knocked on her door, she was calm.

The next few weeks were busy, with the handling of the incident, and the election and more thorough investigation of a new Tianquan.

Ganyu returned to her job as secretary as soon as her last week was up, and if the Tianshu raised an eyebrow at her when he saw her, well, he'd never much liked the previous Tianquan, anyway.

The story of the unidentified assassin of Tianquan Xixi grew more and more fantastical through the decades, eventually becoming a legend and fairytale about upholding one's contract. And Ganyu never bat an eye at it.

And Liyue continued to know safety and security.

[feel-da-magic]

Humans are Space Cockroaches

Original post by @hello-apes-of-the-world

Ok so what if instead of humans are space orcs we’re just space cockroaches with a weird knack to survive anything and to be able to live in

This post contains mentions of:

Death, assassination, cursewords

Read at your own risk

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When humans joined the thousands of other species among the stars, they expected to be something admirably special.

The fastest, strongest, smartest, largest, smallest, dumbest, weakest, slowest, the first, the last, SOMETHING

They were not. There were always tons of species faster, stronger, smarter, larger, smaller, dumber, weaker, slower, before or after them.

What they did not really expect was being annoying little cockroach fucks that were mostly just a nuisance that could just not really be killed.

Acids? Not if you want to keep your house intact.

Poisons? Rarely, if not correctly dosed, even poisons that were confirmed lethal could be survived.

Heat? They probably will outlast most common building materials or furniture.

Fire? Yes, but they can survive shorter, weak blasts. And fire will most likely ruin your furniture / the environment.

Cold? Not really if they have the chance to get their hands on anything remotely insulating.

Ice? Yes, but only if done correctly. Which is hard. Furthermore a very costly method.

Smoke? Not really, it may keep them away, but it is hard to kill most humans with Smoke alone.

Water? Again, hard to execute correctly, since they will have to be fully submerged with no air left in the room.

Chemical deterrents? Not many commercially available.

Force? Not necessarily.

That did make them good for some things.

They were often used as a slightly cheaper, yet still versatile options, when a job requires specialty, but also a bit of knowledge of different fields. Perhaps the Employer was on a bit of a budget.

Yes, humans. So average, but if you leave them unattended for too long, we will fuck something up, for better or worse.