#pheros

[fe-smashorpass]

Smash or Pass: Pheros

Smash

Pass

Voting ended onJan 25, 2025

[arachaoticnid]

Coining an alternative term for omegaverse:

Pheros (phḗr + érōs) - Literally meaning animalistic love and referring to the concept of omegaverse aka a/b/o

Phḗr meaning animal in aeolic greek + érōs meaning love in ancient greek, I used aeolic greek for animal to avoid confusion with therianthropy and for its similarity with the word pheromone. I created it for the purpose of having a term that encompasses all dynamics not just alphas, betas, or omegas. You would use it in place of omegaverse, for instance 'I read a pheros fanfic the other day'.

[cozy-fairytale]

Miscecanis travel tips for rv life

From a full time traveling omega

Scenting

If living with people, body sprays are your friend. Not everyone is gonna want to smell your scent as strongly as you’d like. Some people are sensitive to scents.

Spray a plush or something with the body spray. Put it beside you. Smells absolutely wonderful.

Alternatively, spray a room spray right underneath all of the blankets then quickly drop the blankets in their place. (make the blanket part that you’re gonna lay under first)

If you like bath and body works lotions (those are the most potent scenting product I’ve found for your body), buy an unscented lotion and mix them half and half. (If you don’t and you live with people, they will smell it even if you’re under blankets). Then right before bed, slather on the lotion. Makes your nest smell really nice and you’ve scented yourself.

DO NOT SCENT A ROOM WITH ROOM SPRAY UNLESS YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SMELL IT (if in midbunk, it will spread to the living room if you have your vent closed.)

DO NOT OPEN THE WINDOW if spraying a room spray because idk why but the air from the outside pushes the air that your spray is in to another room.

Nesting (I have no experience with dens)

Your bed is most likely gonna be your nest if you live with people, so make sure you have enough storage (and weight capacity) for your supplies.

Midbunks are perfect for nesting. My bed used to be a futon and than because I’m short enough, I made it to be a little bunk that doesn’t fold out, but does have storage underneath. Put snacks, water, and scenting supplies. Again, make sure your rv is not overweight.

You will need to move your supplies if you live with someone and your midbunk is over weight to try to prevent messing up things like tires, axels, among other than things. Moving stuff to the far side of your midbunk helps. Slide motors on the other hand last 3-5 years and if you want to prolong the lifespan, don’t put everything on the slide itself. Try to use space wherever you can find it.

Heats/ruts

Good luck if you live with people

If you have to travel during your heat/rut, get lots of snacks and lots of water. I don’t care that the coffee tastes amazing and you love it, drink some in moderation and drink water. Trust me, you’re better off.

I need to get one, but there are portable heating pads that are battery powered and some can be charged. Better than dragging a heated blanket or pad with you because you can wear it and you don’t have to worry about it being plugged in.

Neck pillows and hoodies will be your best friend.

If you are considering buying an rv, do know that they come with their problems. Forest River, Thor, Alliance, and Heartland are all jokes. Literally. They have the most problems. Grand Design is putting the wrong slide motors in, which is causing people to have to replace them earlier than they should have to. (Within a year.) Jayco won’t pay techs (for a long, long time) if warranty work is done. So many companies have gone out of business because they trusted Jayco to actually pay up. A few techs charge customers when warranty work is involved (rightfully so considering Jayco can’t do their jobs) and Jayco eventually pays them back.

[fefuckability]

Qualifying Round: Poll 7

Which woman is the most fuckable?

Lucina (1)

Kjelle (2)

Cynthia (3)

Severa (4)

Noire (5)

Pheros (6)

Raimi (7)

Aversa (8)

Phila (9)

Voting ended onAug 2, 2023

Feel free to post your justifications in the tags/comments!

[freaquin]

everyone give a big hand for the "not even in the voting roster" gang

[johnny2071]

My Fire Emblem Awakening Pairing Wish List:

-Vaike x Anna

-Gaius x Phila

-Priam x Say’ri

-Yen’fay x Emmeryn

-Walhart x Pheros

[occasionallydiverting]

Contre nous de la tyrannie

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The Valmese occupation had been going on long enough that it seemed like a fact of life. Most of the citizens of Chon’sin’s capital had adjusted to the presence of foreign soldiers in their streets--if not welcomingly, at least with resignation. Apart from the hourly patrols, the armored cars, and the nightly curfews, life continued as usual.

The Grand Cathedral of Naga, built hundreds of years ago at the request of the old Valentian royalty, was a bulwark of calm and comfort in these turbulent times. Its bishop, Tiki, was revered as a voice of wisdom, and her words during the weekly services were a balm to the troubled hearts of the people.

The sun was setting as the church bells tolled out the end of worship, and the congregation filed out toward the doors. A few of them, however, lingered--most notably, a golden-haired woman in the neatly pressed uniform of a Valmese officer. She held her cap respectfully tucked under one arm and stood at the base of the lectern, waiting patiently for the bishop’s attention. Her aides waited just out of earshot, looking somewhat less at ease.

“Your Excellency.”

“Major Pheros,” said Tiki, inclining her head politely. “To what do I owe the honor?”

“I simply wished to commend you on another excellent sermon,” said Pheros with a faint smile. “You have an admirable way with words.”

“So you have told me.” Tiki adjusted the set of her clerical collar. “I must admit, I had not expected an officer of the Valmese army to be one of my most appreciative congregants.”

“Expected us all to be heathen invaders, did you?” The major’s mouth twitched into a rueful smirk. “Well, I suppose that would be a fair assessment of some of us. Why, just the other day, some fool was frothing over one of your recent services, saying you preached sedition!”

“Oh, my,” said Tiki, her voice still mild. “I am surprised that I did not hear of such accusations earlier.”

“I set the fool straight,” said Pheros, waving a hand dismissively. “It was his own fault for not recognizing words straight out of the testaments.”

“I take it that you have some familiarity with the scriptures?”

“I do, yes.” The Valmese woman looked almost wistful. “I was supposed to have entered seminary two years ago, but… well.” She gestured to the rank bars pinned to her lapel.

“You could have chosen not to fight,” said Tiki. “The testaments teach the value of peace, not of war. Perhaps that is why your brother in arms found them to seem seditious.”

Pheros let out a short, mirthless laugh. “Careful, Your Excellency. Less discerning ears might think you were urging me to abandon my duties--and that would be sedition.”

“Not at all.” Tiki’s expression betrayed nothing. “I simply wish to understand you better, as any good priestess would. You must, of course, follow your conscience.”

The clack of boots on the stone floor drew their attention, as one of the other Valmese soldiers stepped forward. “Major, we should be on our way. Our patrol begins soon.”

“Of course, lieutenant. There is no telling what manner of havoc the resistance might cause if left unchecked.” Pheros tucked her cap securely onto her head and gave Tiki a shallow bow, a small smirk still lingering on her lips. “Be safe, Your Excellency.”

“Goddess be with you, my child,” said Tiki, extending a hand in benediction.

As the last of the congregation left, and the doors of the cathedral shut behind them, Tiki looked pensively after them. It was an interesting conversation, but I wonder… were either of us sincere in our goodbyes?

The crypts beneath the cathedral, where generations of Valentian royalty had been interred, were usually shrouded in impenetrable stillness. Footsteps fell dead, swallowed up by the porous stone and thick dust, and the labyrinthine corridors made the mere act of walking around disorienting.

Tiki navigated them with practiced care, never making a wrong turn as she wove her way downward, a covered basket in one hand and a pewter candle tray in the other. The flame guttered at occasional drafts, but she paid it no mind.

At last, she reached her goal: a nondescript wooden door with a heavy iron lock. The room on the other side was almost completely bare, with only iron sconces on the walls and an old statue of the Earth Mother breaking the monotony of its walls. Tiki looked down the hallway in both directions, ensuring that nobody was around, before going inside and locking the door behind her.

Once there, she set her candle and basket on the floor and approached the statue. She knelt down to pray, hands brushing against the cold stones of the floor. Grant me wisdom, Goddess, that I might carry out thy will here on earth.

Her palm fell upon a stone that protruded slightly more than the ones around it. She grasped it tightly and gave it a firm twist. The floor shook slightly, and the deep rumble of stone and metal grating against one another filled the room as the statue slid ponderously to one side, revealing a narrow staircase leading down. Tiki picked up her candle again and followed it.

The existence of this passage was a closely guarded secret in the church--Tiki could count on one hand the others who knew of its existence. The passage led to the old catacombs beneath the city, a maze of mass graves from the time of the plague. It was a holdout from an earlier era, when the church had granted sanctuary to those who opposed tyranny.

In that respect, nothing much has changed.

She reached the end of the passageway and knocked on the door. After a moment’s pause, a voice answered.

“You may come in. Not that you need my permission.”

“Perhaps not, but it is polite to knock.” Tiki eased open the door and smiled at the woman sitting on the cot inside. Say’ri’s appearance had changed somewhat over the past two years: her skin was paler than usual from lack of sunlight, and her expression much more careworn.

The room itself was sparse: the cot along one wall, covered in threadbare blankets; a desk and chair opposite, with a rifle and cleaning supplies laid out on the surface and a dingy clock hanging on the wall above; and a curtained-off corner for toilet and shower. It seemed more like a prison cell than a refuge. Perhaps that is what it feels like to her, too.

“Are you well?” said Tiki in an attempt at normal conversation. Her guest shrugged.

“As well as can be expected. To what do I owe the visit?”

Tiki held out the basket. “Here. It may not be warm, but it should be filling enough.”

Say’ri pulled back the cloth covering the basket and smiled at the food inside. “It would be the height of rudeness to complain of such things, given the risks you already take in sheltering me here.”

“I do not consider it as such,” said Tiki. “We are called by the Goddess to care for those who are in need. This is a duty, and one that I take seriously.”

Say’ri looked as if she was considering a response, but after a moment she simply nodded her thanks. “What news of the war?”

“A continued stalemate.” Tiki pulled out the chair from the desk and sat. “The Feroxi forces are dug in and fortified, and even the Imperial artillery will have trouble dislodging them. As for the Ylissean front… well, more of the same.”

“People fight, people die, and the lines don’t budge.” Say’ri gritted her teeth. “I feel so helpless, just hiding in the shadows...”

“Yet you can hardly appear in public. Your brother--”

“That damned collaborator is not my brother!” Say’ri snapped. “My brother would not have given in so easily when the empire came!”

Tiki sighed. “Marshal Yen’fay, then. In his eyes, and those of the empire, you are a wanted criminal.”

Yen’fay had been in command of the Chon’sin army at the time of the Valmese invasion, but in the face of their overwhelming might, he had quickly negotiated a surrender. In return, he had been allowed to retain some administrative authority over the country.

Say’ri had disagreed vehemently. She and the officers loyal to her had sworn to fight on, refusing to abide to an agreement they saw as invalid. Thus had begun the Chon’sin Resistance, a constant thorn in Valm’s side.

The silence was finally broken, as the clock chimed softly. Say’ri stood, grabbing her long coat from where it lay on the floor and sliding it on. “I must be going.”

“The Valmese patrols will be out tonight,” Tiki warned.

“They always are.” Say’ri picked up her rifle from the desk and affixed a shoulder strap to it. “But my soldiers are counting on me to lead them.”

“You cannot continue like this forever.” There was an almost pleading note in Tiki’s voice, mixed with resignation. She already knew anything she said to dissuade Say’ri would be in vain.

“I cannot. But there is no need for that. I will simply continue until the war is finished, or until I am… whichever comes first.” Her eyes were hard and determined. “As long as I draw breath, I will fight on.”

Say’ri made a few final adjustments to her equipment, checking that her spare ammunition was secure, before nodding to herself in satisfaction. “All set.” She inclined her head to Tiki, smiling faintly. “I’ll be off, then. Stay safe.”

“Goddess be with you,” said Tiki.

She stood in the empty room for a long while as the sound of Say’ri’s footsteps faded into the distance.

Goddess be with us all.

[textsfromtheemblem]