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[yummycookie030]

🦁: I was hanging out with my Brothers, but the snow is so heavy that the Wi-Fi cut out.

We can't get a hold of Papa,

and Roboute seems to be up to something weird with us...

along with that blueberry hamster of his.

🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪

I will be uploading the daily lives of these babymarchs slowly😊

Thank you to everyone who views my art!🥰🥰🥰

[biomecharnotaurus]

Life and death of a number.

[corsomondo]

I really really like these two

[theloverofdragons]

every show dragonfable has one

(i couldn’t pick just one for the hot one dfghjk)

(the uncrunched image of all the df women is the one that dove posted several years ago on twitter for international women’s day)

[pyrit]

hehehehh seCUMdus

[victorluvsalice]

Secundus Sunday: A Smiler In Secundus, Part 2

...so it recently occurred to me that, while I shared the original "Smiler In Secundus" story that I wrote for my friend Gigs's birthday over here, I never actually shared the follow-up story that I wrote for her for Christmas. ^^; In my defense, the end of 2025 and the beginning of 2026 haven't been good for me (dealing with a family medical crisis), and thus it was pretty easy for me to forget such things. So let's catch up now! Here's what happened after Victor met Smiler and told them that you need a permit to sell things on the streets of Secundus:

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“Aw, hello there! Hi! Aren’t you a cute doggy? Yes, you’re a very cute doggy! Isn’t he a cute doggy?”

“Cute and extremely energetic,” Victor replied, smiling as Lighting spun in delighted circles in front of Smiler, his new favorite human. “The woman we got him from warned us he was active even for a corgi, but as I didn’t know how active corgis were at the time, I didn’t think it would be a problem.” He crouched down in front of the dog, ruffling his ears. “You’re a little escape artist, aren’t you? You like to slip out of the house and then make me chase you all over the city.”

Lighting arfed and wriggled under his hand, stubby tail wagging a mile a minute. “Heh – sounds like he’s something of a troublemaker,” Smiler said, crouching beside Victor and offering the corgi a hand to sniff. “That’s okay – I’ve been accused of being one too.”

“Same here,” Victor said, watching Lightning lick Smiler’s hand all over. “I think it’s just part of life when you’re a Touched.”

“...I sent you to the store to pick up flour, not another person.”

Victor looked up to see Alice watching them from the hall doorway, Chester on her hip. “I presume picking up said other person is why it took so long,” she added, tilting her head at Smiler – Chester copied her, expression so serious Victor had to bite back a giggle. “Hello, and you are?”

“Smiler Alton!” Smiler said, popping up like a jack-in-the-box and heading toward her with their brightest smile, hand extended. “You must be Alice, Victor’s wife – and this must be Chester!” they added, turning their grin on the baby. “Hi there! You’re definitely your father’s child, aren’t you?”

Chester stared at them – then giggled and waved. “He certainly is – which means he’s normally much shier around strangers,” Alice said, looking between her son and Smiler with a curious frown.

“Oh, I just have a knack for getting people to like me, at least for a little while,” Smiler told her, pulling a silly face at Chester and making him giggle again. “Comes in handy as a traveling salesperson.”

“Yes, they’re new to the city,” Victor explained to Alice, standing up – Lightning whined at the sudden lack of pets. “I met them when I was coming back with the flour – they tried to sell me some of their wares, and I thought I’d better ask if they had a permit.”

“Which I didn’t, so I’m very glad your husband stopped,” Smiler nodded. “He was nice enough to walk me to the town hall so I could apply for one!”

“I see.” Alice tilted her head in the other direction. “Forgive me for asking, but – they? Are you more than one person?”

“Oh – no, just, ah, someone who knows they’re not a man or a woman and thus doesn’t like ‘he’ or ‘she,’” Smiler explained, rubbing the back of their head. “Kind of like your friend Richard?”

“Ooooh, that sort of thing...well, I suppose Richard will be pleased to know he’s not the only one around with an odd relationship with gender,” Alice commented, adjusting her grip on Chester. She looked at Victor. “Is that why you brought them round here?”

“Ah – not exactly,” Victor said, swallowing. “Just – um – well–”

“I may have had to admit I’ve been sleeping on the street when the form asked for an address,” Smiler cut in, expression just a touch awkward. “Your husband was rather insistent I come back with him for at least a cup of tea after learning that.”

“Ah.” Alice grimaced, bouncing Chester as Lightning padded up to her and began begging for attention. “Just a moment, you...I see. Well, let’s get a pot on, and then we can figure out what to do with that information.”

“Oh, let me do it,” Smiler insisted. “It’s the least I can do to thank you for letting me into your home.”

Alice raised an eyebrow. “Feels a bit odd to let the guest make the tea...”

“I know, but – trust me.” Smiler grinned that winning grin of theirs. “You’ll have never tasted tea so good.”

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Basically, this one came about because Gigs said "If anything you can continue Smiler-In-Secundus" when I asked her about Christmas gift fic ideas, and I immediately went "well, she'd probably like them meeting Lighting" (as she's extremely fond of the dog). XD So this sequel to the birthday fic was born, with Smiler coming home with Victor to meet his corgi, wife, and child! And immediately make a good impression on the first and the third -- Alice is still a little "???" about this new "stray" Victor's picked up, but she's willing to be convinced. At the very least, she's taking the "they" thing in stride (again, thank you Richard) -- and trust me, once she has some of Smiler's tea, she'll DEFINITELY feel more fondly toward them. XD Smiler not actually have a place to stay was kind of a spontaneous decision to help further justify Victor taking this person he'd just met back to his house -- I figured, as someone who was reliant on a friend's couch for somewhere to sleep during HIS first few months in the city, Victor would sympathize with Smiler's situation and feel like he had to offer them SOMETHING. The way I'm picturing this version of the verse going, Smiler would end up in a spare room, or sleeping on the Van Dort couch...and, you know, just never leave. :p

Oh, and if you lot want more -- you're in luck, so does Gigs. And I already have an idea in mind for Smiler knocking the socks off Richard and company with their tea-making skills for a follow-up...

[emmasmoke8]

Schedule aka COUNTDOWN UNTIL I’M GONE—

(I won’t be gone; I’ll just be really busy in a few months so we’re trying to finish everything)

This schedule will be updated as stories are finished

Monday/Wednesday/Friday (afternoon) - Once and Future King

Monday/Wednesday/Friday (night) - Secundus (bonus content)

Tuesday/Thursday (afternoon) - Chaos Heart

Tuesday/Thursday (night) - Miscellaneous (What Makes Us Who We Are, God AU, other fandoms, etc.)

Saturday (afternoon) - Entrusting the Future to You

Saturday/Sunday (night) - In This Twilight, Our Choices Seal Our Fates

Sunday (afternoon) - Lost to the Winds of Notos

Soon to be Finished: Secundus (bonus content), Chaos Heart, Miscellaneous

Far From Finished: Once and Future King; In This Twilight, Our Choices Seal Our Fates

(Entrusting the Future to You and Lost to the Winds of Notos are both designed to be ended at any moment without issue)

[notdarkon]

Secundus