#hc time again

[awkward-fink]

Honey, my water just broke...

Captain John Price

Price is the picture of calm under fire — but this? This short-circuits the man.

He hears, “John… I think my water just broke,” and for a split second he freezes like someone yanked the power cord out of him.

The next second? MILITARY COMMAND MODE ENGAGED.

He doesn’t yell. He doesn’t panic. His voice drops into that steady, low captain tone. “Alright, love. I’m right here. We’re going.”

He has a go-bag already in the closet, sorted by trimester, labeled, and repacked monthly.

He puts a hand on the small of your back the whole time, guiding but not rushing.

Drives with terrifyingly smooth efficiency (he absolutely uses the “captain voice” to cut through traffic politely when some asshat tries to judge his driving style).

Inside, he’s a soft, molten mess whispering:

“We’re about to meet our kid… bloody hell.”

But outside? Unshakable, gnarly oak tree.

Simon “Ghost” Riley

Ghost does NOT panic.

He malfunctions.

The mask can’t hide the instant, wide-eyed oh no that hits him like a shockwave.

He just… stares at you for a solid 4 seconds.

“…Now?”

You nod, breathing hard as you look onto the now shiny floor beneath you.

“…Right. Right. Right then.”

And he moves.

Scoops up the hospital bag like it weighs nothing.

One arm around your waist, steady, grounding and oh so gentle.

Checks doors, keys, car, everything in a ruthless efficiency loop.

But every minute or so?

He mutters under his breath:

“Bloody hell… it’s happening… it’s really happening…”

He’s not scared for himself — he’s scared of not being perfect for you. He stays glued to your side at the hospital, silent, protective, massive hand wrapped around yours the whole time. Dont worry Luv, you can break it if you want to.

Johnny “Soap” MacTavish

Soap goes straight into:

“OH—OKAY—OKAY—WE GOT THIS—OH JESUS—OKAY—”

He’s not useless. Not entirely. He’s just loud. Bolts upright like he’s been shot.

Immediately drops whatever he’s holding.

Tries to put his jacket on but somehow gets both arms into the same sleeve.

Then he sees your face — and instantly calms down.

“Right. Aye. I’m with ye. Deep breaths. We’re good.”

He shifts into hyper-focused soldier mode, but with the eyes of a guy who is 92% sure he’s about to cry from joy.

He keeps making little jokes to keep you relaxed:

“Hey, remember t’ breathe, lass. I cannae be the only one hyperventilatin’ here.”

He will absolutely tear up the moment you’re in the car.

Kyle “Gaz” Garrick

Gaz is the perfect mix of:

extremely prepared

extremely soft

extremely overwhelmed on the inside

When you tell him your water broke, he straightens up like he’s about to salute the queen or like someone told him Manchester was disqualified from the next big chapionsleague.

“Okay. Okay. We’re ready. We’re good. I rehearsed this.”

He did rehearse it. Multiple times.

There’s a checklist taped to the fridge. He memorized it.

But the moment he helps you into the car, he squeezes your hand and whispers:

“I’ve got you. We’re doing this together.”

He talks to you the whole way, keeping you calm, keeping himself calm, grounding everything with warm, steady presence. He calls Price on the way, voice steady but shaking slightly.

He doesn’t break until later, when he holds the baby. Then he absolutely cries. Thankfully the nurses take a picture for you of this.

[noirecrown-blog]

tbh when people ask “who would be ideal as a servant for Caren?” I, honestly, cannot answer that ?? Her shroud means she can trap any man no matter his divinity or power or speed. ( Shown with Gilgamesh & Cu. ) It’s stated even they are wary of her. Though Caren likely hid her suffering from them because she does not view it as “suffering” ( even though it is. ) Her shroud forces any male servant to obey her or lose their freedom & power. Yes, no harm can come to you when you are bounded but you are still bounded lmao. I suppose a good pair would be a male that can handle Caren & in all fairness Gilgamesh & Cu do this pretty well. I believe if they were around her longer, I would know this answer. 

She saves Bazett’s life & nurses her back to life basically but damn she will not let you mistreat her. ( Which is contradictory as she allows people to mistreat her if it saves their life, hence her defect. ) I suppose someone who can handle her dark side ( very triggering ) & also her saintly behaviour & how beautifully holy & self sacrificial she is, but at the same time she enjoys watching attractive people be hurt or even killed ?? I think you need to be a very strong minded, self confident individual. She is not for the weak of mind, she is not for the sensitive, or the weak willed. She is NOT, if she does not tear you apart first what she allows people to do to her & what she does to herself will break you. Honestly, she goes beyond what Kirei allowed happen to himself, it makes me personally sick knowing the Church allows & condones it. Risei would be crying in his grave. But I do think warriors or Kings fit well, since they’re sturdy of mind & heart usually ?? Someone like Amakusa could fit, considering he could bond with Semiramis. It’s a difficult one, truly. Keep in mind best Master/Servant pairs also tend to lead to romantic ships ( aside Kairi/Mordred which is more father & son ). I mean, I do think Cu, Gilgamesh & Avenger all have potential to meet that, though Avenger is bad for her due to how evil his aura is. ( She never feels pain around Cu or Gilgamesh, which is proof they don’t have an evil aura ). 

I mean, yeah Amakusa is possible. But she does have violent triggers, sexual triggers-- so, ah. Servants who do not look down on “holy harlots” I suppose, since she’d just bind you ?? Caren has no interest in fellow women, beyond Bazett. ( Could imply she likes masculine people. ) U h, but it would take trial & error threads to find out ??  Merlin could be good ( not proto ), Gawain potentially ?? God idk fml.

[noirecrown-blog]

tbh i do HC caren had a brief boyfriend during her time in the Church. think kirei/bazett, in the sense of working together e.c.t. but he basically ??? used her ?? & she forgave him because of course she blames demons & is so benevolent ?? but she still left him & basically blamed herself because being around a holy woman he was clearly guided away from his faith because of her natural seduction.

 i really wanna go into this, but it would explain why she prefers to work solo, why she prefers to not have anyone close to her, why she’s willing to disregard herself in every sense for the sake of others. yes, the church encourages it, & she is defective, but it would also make sense for there to have been a potential trigger. the church in itself is enough, but when you see her with avenger, she’s stated she’s been hurt before, there absolutely had to be first & i think something like this could have been it. yes, it means they’d have been under-aged, well they weren’t underage by japanese law. since caren is 18+ by ataraxia. but, tbh, 16 is the age of consent outside of the US, so they were probs 16 or something ?? 

idk, i might go into this further ?? but he basically, wanted to kill her because she was a beautiful angel who should be freed from the evil world ?? so he was p much just a psychopath ?? 

“tell them i was happy, & my heart is broken, all my scars are open.” : ) : ) i hate myself. & she thinks she can’t be loved, because it’ll lead men down the path of lust & allow them to be possessed. I REALLY HATE MYSELF. like no caren babe he was just a fucking loser.

[noirecrown-blog]

Claudia: Awe he seems like a nice man! Caren: Why are you not dead like you should be and Shirou Emiya is simply a visitor--- Kirei: If that Emiya dog touches my daughter I’ll drag Kiritsugu from the grave and kill him and his adopted son. Caren: Why are you not like you should be? He’s just a visitor !!

[noirecrown-blog]

i have too much love for this woman you don’t understand

[noirecrown-blog]

Ship Song for Caren/Shirou. I have broken @idealsforged & I must make @cursedjustice cry too.

[noirecrown-blog]

I remember reading how Zouken was fascinated by Kirei, which means sadly he would be fascinated with Caren. The reason Zouken is cautious around them is because they are exorcists, though they cannot kill him (he’s a monster not a vampire there’s a huge difference in Type Moon canon) they can hurt him to the point he has to hide away & feast, in other words they beat him up spiritually lmao. Zouken would cause Caren pain by simply existing, due to how evil he is. (Beyond even most villains in other series, as Zouken is 100% without a soul at this point.) 

In Heaven’s Feel; “ Sakura soon gives into her dark side and Zouken loses control over her and his plans to acquire the Holy Grail. He is subsequently killed when Kirei Kotomine exorcises his body and Sakura destroys the remaining remnant of his heart. “ So, even if Dark Sakura destroys the worm, without an Exorcist to destroy his body Zouken could arguably return. In other words, Caren can destroy Zouken’s body whenever she desires, but Sakura needs to destroy the ‘main worm’.

As for Dead Apostles e.c.t, they hunt specific creatures, demons, possessed humans e.c.t. So if you’re defined as an evil supernatural being, an exorcist can kill your body and you’ll die unless you have a host somewhere. Though it’s not stated what the exorcists limits are from what I know.

[another-cecil-cosplay]

// So in Renovations, Lauren remarks that the whispering forest never says anything to her... Like what, is she so terrible that not even the trees that compliment everyone -- even Kevin -- have nothing to say to her? Is she that evil? Is she a horrendous Eldritch monstrosity? Or is she just not perceivable by the trees? Is she even a person, or a sentient thought which has no physical characteristics? Is she a haze of radio static that cumulates itself into spoken word audible as a female voice?

... I need to lay down.