âCassandra woke up to the rays of the sun streaming through the slats on her blinds, cascading over her naked chest. She stretched, her breasts lifting with her arms as she greeted the sun. She rolled out of bed and put on a shirt, her nipples prominently showing through the thin fabric. She breasted boobily to the stairs, and titted downwards.â
đžDescribing Scents For Writers đž| List of Scents
Describing aromas can add a whole new layer to your storytelling, immersing your readers in the atmosphere of your scenes. Here's a categorized list of different words to help you describe scents in your writing.
đż Fresh & Clean Scents
Crisp
Clean
Pure
Refreshing
Invigorating
Bright
Zesty
Airy
Dewy
Herbal
Minty
Oceanic
Morning breeze
Green grass
Rain-kissed
đŒ Floral Scents
Fragrant
Sweet
Floral
Delicate
Perfumed
Lush
Blooming
Petaled
Jasmine
Rose-scented
Lavender
Hibiscus
Gardenia
Lilac
Wildflower
đ Fruity Scents
Juicy
Tangy
Sweet
Citrusy
Tropical
Ripe
Pungent
Tart
Berry-like
Melon-scented
Apple-blossom
Peachy
Grape-like
Banana-esque
Citrus burst
đ Earthy & Woody Scents
Musky
Earthy
Woody
Grounded
Rich
Smoky
Resinous
Pine-scented
Oak-like
Cedarwood
Amber
Mossy
Soil-rich
Sandalwood
Forest floor
â Spicy & Warm Scents
Spiced
Warm
Cozy
Inviting
Cinnamon-like
Clove-scented
Nutmeg
Ginger
Cardamom
Coffee-infused
Chocolatey
Vanilla-sweet
Toasted
Roasted
Hearth-like
đ Industrial & Chemical Scents
Metallic
Oily
Chemical
Synthetic
Acrid
Pungent
Foul
Musty
Smoky
Rubber-like
Diesel-scented
Gasoline
Paint-thinner
Industrial
Sharp
đ Natural & Herbal Scents
Herbal
Aromatic
Earthy
Leafy
Grass-like
Sage-scented
Basil-like
Thyme-infused
Rosemary
Chamomile
Green tea
Wild mint
Eucalyptus
Cinnamon-bark
Clary sage
đ Unique & Uncommon Scents
Antique
Nostalgic
Ethereal
Enigmatic
Exotic
Haunted
Mysterious
Eerie
Poignant
Dreamlike
Surreal
Enveloping
Mesmerizing
Captivating
Transcendent
I hope this list can help you with your writing. đ·âš
Feel free to share your favorite scent descriptions in the replies below! What scents do you love to incorporate into your stories?
â€ïžâŹ it's your job to wake shylock up on his special day.
â€ïžâŹ shylock bennett x sage! gn! reader âȘ
â€ïžâŹ wc: 3.3k
â€ïžâŹ content warning(s): suggestive jokes
âWhat? Master Sage, you want to sleep with Shylock?â
Your face burns. You doubt your ears for a split second. The question is both innocent as it is accusatory. You swivel your head around to see if anyoneâs heard the question before your eyes land on a plate of lovingly crafted cream puffs Nero has set aside. You see Murr crack a wide smile, about to hurl another pointed inquiry at you, so you mutter an internal apology to the hardworking chef for what youâre about to do.Â
Then, you swipe a cream puff and shove your fist into Murrâs mouth.Â
âMm!â The feline-esque wizard purrs, instantly distracted by the honeyed taste of smooth vanilla cream. You wipe your hand on your clothes, not caring if the fabric got stained with the cream-dough-spit mixture coating your knuckles. Murr begins to scarf down his newfound treat with relish, yellow-white custard cream generously coating the pink of his lips and the peach fuzz of his skin.Â
The heat in your face is scalding. Itâs no secret, within the expansive confines of the Sageâs Manor, that youâre indubitably in love with Shylock. Youâve never verbalized it, but one by one, the various wizards have picked up on your feelings. Youâre not the most subtle with your emotions, and while youâre pretty sure Shylock, being the horrendously observant man he is, has picked up on everything already, heâs mercifully holding his tongue. Maybe itâs his way of making sure you can hold onto some scraps of your pride, though you donât know how much of it is left at this point.
And then thereâs Murr, ever the instigator. Heâs the kind of wizard where if you give him one inch, heâll take a mile. And boy, was he skilled at taking miles and miles out of any scraps he could pick up.
âDonât phrase it like that! Youâre making me sound like some kind of pervert!â You hiss, eyes darting around the bustling kitchen to make sure no one else overheard. Youâd simply die of embarrassment if someone misconstrued your feelings for something so much more insidious. And no thanks to Murr, no less.
Thankfully, the other wizards seem too occupied with their own tasks to overhear any of Murrâs loud gossip. The clanging and whistling in the kitchen shows that Neroâs busy cooking up a storm, and thereâs the shuffle of footsteps as Owen orbits around the chef, leering for the perfect opportunity to swipe a treat from under Neroâs nose.Â
Today is Shylockâs birthday. Itâs early in the day, with the sunâs rays only now dappling across the horizon, but a good chunk of the manorâs inhabitants are already awake to help with the festivities. Canaria runs the whole operation like sheâs a naval captain, decisive and firm, and you can make out Rutileâs soft voice as he helps his younger brother hang up decorations. Youâre hoping the noise isnât too loud to rouse Shylock from his sleep and ruin the surprise, but thereâs no sign of him so far which is encouraging.
(Last night, when he had temptingly invited you for some evening tea, you made sure to ask Rustica for his most potent blend of sleepytime tea. Shylock had gulped down the cups you offered him without a question, though your heart did skip a beat whenever he licked his lips to catch any lingering droplets of the specially brewed sleepytime tea. Regardless, you hope itâs enough to ensure a deep, uninterrupted slumber to allow for all of the proper festivity preparations.)
But back to the more pressing matter at hand. You swallow down the bubbling annoyance you feel towards Murr. You did not want to sleep with Shylock. What you wanted was to be the one to wake him up on his special day. It was only natural that you take a fascination with Shylock and his sleep. Though on second thought, phrasing it like that did make you sound like the wicked pervert Murr was framing you as.
You blame it on your infatuation. It has to be an extension of your growing feelings towards the alluring wizard. Shylock is perfect and poised. His weapon is his tongue, the same tongue that whispers something just shy of love and devotion and loathing all mixed together. Maybe his many years of experience both as a bartender and as a wizard has shaped him into the unshakeable person he is. In any case, no matter what spite his patrons spat at him or what affections his admirers threw at his feet, Shylock took it in stride and managed to seduce them nonetheless. Even the most hardened of travelers would find themselves falling in love with the coy bartender, so who were to even assume that you could find yourself to be immune to his charm?
In the corner of your vision, you see Murr give one last swallow and lick his lips with a loud smack. The distraction was bound to only be temporary, and you steel yourself unconsciously when his glimmering teal eyes swing back over to you. You canât help but feel a little trapped, and you press your lips into a thin line as you brace yourself for whatever awful claim Murr is going to bat into your lap. Heâs doing this to get a rise out of you, but heâs too good at provoking you.
âMurr.â A dry voice comes to your rescue. You let out the breath you were holding, and you almost cough when you inhale deeply. A heavy hand lands on your shoulder, and you peer up, eyes watering a little. Nero comes into your vision. In Neroâs other hand is a bottle of what looks to be expensive wine.
âNero!â Murr greets the chef back. Nero raises an eyebrow and holds the wine bottle up towards Murr.
âQuit giving the Master Sage a tough time and give us a hand, wonâtcha? We need all hands on deck,â Nero mirthfully remarks. He tosses the wine bottle into Murrâs hands as if it wasnât made of glass, and you visibly flinch. Nero doesnât acknowledge the movement, his gaze boring into Murr like he wanted to tie the cat-like wizard down to the floor. âMake yourself useful and go pour everyone some wine. Thereâs sparkling grape juice in the kitchen for the kiddos. And the Central prince is included amongst those kiddos. Letâs not have a drunken bureaucratic emergency on someoneâs special day.â
Murr sticks his tongue out but scampers away from you thankfully. Only once Murr is out of sight does Nero shake his head and sigh, massaging his forehead with the hand that isnât on you. You give an understanding laugh. You donât need to explain your situation for him to understand it fully. The Manor does an excellent job of keeping everyone on their toes. When one wizard settles down, another acts up. Itâs just a matter of time to figure out who it is thatâs stirring up a ruckus.
âThanks.â You shyly break the silence. Nero clicks his tongue.
âDonât even mention it. âSides, I didnât come here to save you, Master Sage.â He peers at you, and he breaks out into his signature wry smirk. âWhat, did you think you were off the hook? Not so fast, ya rascal. Iâm putting you to work too.â
You blink, nearly spluttering. âI-I have been working! I was helping set up! See, weâre almost done-â
â-Precisely,â Nero cuts it without giving you a chance to finish. He leans in, and the long strands of his cornflower blue hair brush against the outline of his face. âPartyâs ready to go, and the star isnât here. So wonâtcha be a dear and go fetch that pesky Westie?â
Your face explodes with heat, and you want to punch Nero. Nero follows up with a short chuckle, before letting go of you and stuffing his rough hands into his pockets. Blasted moon, Nero definitely knew of your impossible crush on Shylock and was also poking fun at you. You thought Murr was bad, but you had basically jumped out of the pan and straight into the fire. At least Murr you could swat aside as a mischievous pest, but someone as lucid and as relatively good-hearted as Nero?Â
You were cooked.
âUgh⊠Youâre the worst,â you grumble, burying your face in your hands and shaking your head. Nero shrugs, though you canât see it.
âI didnât say shit,â he huffs. âDonât get cold feet now. Canât have a birthday party without the birthday boy. âSides, Murr said that you wanted to sleep with him, so⊠this might suffice?â
You let out a muffled scream into the swell of your sweating palms, and Nero slinks away back into the kitchen with yet another laugh. These wizards⊠Once the chaos of the birthday party was over, you were going to send the whole lot of them off on the most grueling mission you could find. That ought to knock some sense into all of their stupidly thick skulls.
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You stop just shy of Shylockâs bedroom. Rusticaâs melodic snores and Chloeâs panicked footsteps leak out from their respective rooms. Your hands are as clammy as death, anxiety overtaking your body. Your heart pounds like a typhoon in your ears, and you lick your lips nervously as you try to compose yourself before entering the privacy of Shylockâs bedroom.
This isnât your first time here, but every time you do come close, your body kicks into overdrive. This is the material of your deepest, darkest, most obscene fantasies. Youâre definitely far from the sleaze Murr likes to goad you into thinking you are, but youâre also not quite the angel that you want to believe you are. If you really were truly pure-hearted, you wouldnât be drooling over the thought of what a groggy, half-conscious Shylock might look like.
A lump makes itself home in the middle of your gullet. Itâs not like it matters, does it? Shylock would be an idiot if he didnât catch onto how flustered and clumsy you got around him, and if anything, heâd probably lean into his role as a tempter, leaving you trapped in the vicious cycle of burning desire and painful penitence.
Whatever.
You let out a shaky breath as you wrap your hand methodically around the cool metal of his doorknob. Youâre here to wake Shylock up for his birthday party. Youâre here to creep on him as he wakes up. This task is utilitarian as it is selfish. Your chance to be a moral, upstanding Master Sage has long passed and disappeared, and you know better than to return to a bunch of expectant wizards without the birthday boy in tow.
The door swings open without any resistance, completely unlocked. Itâs as if Shylock went to bed last night anticipating that youâd visit in the morning, and you silently slink through the slight crack you opened up before immediately slotting the door closed behind you. The room is bright as the rising sun peeks in through the window, the curtains having been already drawn open. The scent of warm spices, sticky tobacco smoke, the effervescent tinge of alcohol, and gentle potpourri press against the insides of your nose and mouth, and your stomach twists painstakingly slowly in on itself with flushed heat.
The scent of Shylockâs room. Itâs colored with deep brown wooden furniture and even deeper carpets, and burgundy accented seats and fabrics coo at you as you awkwardly pad across the bedroom. Your eyes meet the end of the bed, the wood of the footrest expertly carved into a titillating curve as if beckoning your line of vision to come closer, to climb up its spread body, to coax you into the roused sheets. Your mouth goes wet as your throat goes dry simultaneously. It hurts a little.
You find Shylock splayed out on his bed. Heâs conscious, and crimson eyes blink leisurely as if still caught in between reality and dreams. You canât read his expression, even when heâs fighting off the throes of sleep, but your stomach twists itself into another awful knot when your heart lurches with attraction. Youâre beyond redemption. Your hopelessness only continues to reaffirm itself with each passing minute.Â
âMmâŠ,â Shylock inhales softly, fragrant air glossing over the dip in his Cupidâs bow with each breath. His unfocused gaze lands on you, and youâre magnetized. A ghost of a tired but tender smile slinks its way onto his face. His fingertips twitch against his sides, and he lithely gestures for you to come closer. âGood morning, Master Sage.â
Shylock is the living embodiment of temptation in this moment. You werenât sure what you were expecting when fantasizing about catching him as he woke up, but whatever you were thinking sours quickly in comparison. Heâs splayed out like a lounging prince atop his bed. Delicate ivory and ruby red colored robes enclose his body loosely, fitting snug against his figure like tissue paper embracing a bouquet of rich flowers. The neckline is generous, allowing you a gaze at the lascivious curves and bumps of his collarbones.
His meticulous hair is undone, and its long strands pool around his pillow, face, shoulders, and arms like undulating rivulets of water. Your eyes canât help but follow their countless numbers, which inevitably leads your vision over every inch of his body. His bewitchingly lowered eyes catch yours for a moment, and your heart stops in your chest when you realize youâve been ogling at him shamelessly like a freak. Â
You shuffle towards him, limbs so heavy that they might have been made out of steel instead of flesh and blood. You clear your throat the best you can. âHappy birthday, Shylock.â
Surprise flutters across his sleep-laden face before he composes himself. âBirthday⊠Ah, right. It is my birthday. My very own special day. I was wondering why I had been so lucky today. The coveted Master Sage had been the one to stir me awake.â
You feel like a bomb thatâs been set on fire. Itâs been less than five minutes since heâs started making conversation with you, and you think youâre going to explode into a million little bits right in front of him with how much inner turmoil heâs stirring up inside of you. Your throat clams up on you, but you do your best to carry out the very mission youâve been sent on.Â
âIâm here to take you downstairs. Itâs your special day, so⊠weâve prepared something special for you,â you choke out. The ends of Shylockâs lips curl upwards into a subtle smile, and he tilts his head more towards you from where heâs laying down.Â
âMy very own special day,â Shylock quietly repeats, as if affirming the truth of your statement to himself. âThat means itâs the perfect day to ask you to indulge my selfishness, yes?â
A bead of sweat trickles down the back of your neck. It threatens to breach the top of your spine as something akin to a deadweight drops into your stomach. He exhilarates you. Terrifies you. Heâs so effortlessly charming that he could ask you to hunt down a unicorn for him, and youâd slave away for the rest of your life chasing after the impossible beast if it meant making him happy. But heâs also selfish and horrible in the way every wizard is primed to be, he himself a captive to his own tumultuous romance.
Itâs him. No matter what horror he might subject you to with the very own whims of his words, itâs still him.Â
âMhm. You can ask for whatever you want today.â
Shylock hums to himself, evidently in thought. âIf thatâs the case thenâŠâ
He pushes himself slightly upwards. Instead of fully laying down horizontally, heâs propped somewhat upright by his pillow. The spot next to him is now vacant, and he pats his bed and beckons you to come sit. You move mechanically, heart threatening to burst with every step you take. Right before you plop yourself down on his bed, your senses are filled with his scent again. Itâs headier than the aroma steeped into his room. Something musky, something vulnerably human, something that wraps itself around you like a loverâs hold before bringing you down somewhere dangerously deeper and down under.
Shylock wraps an arm around your waist once youâre seated, sidling up close to you. You stiffen under his touch, which somehow manages to be both feather light and firm all at once. He lets his eyes flutter shut again before he inhales deeply through his nose, almost as if heâs trying to make out your scent amidst the many mingling balms of his room.
âWhat have they prepared for me downstairs?â He asks calmly.
âA bunch of stuff that you like⊠Thereâs cake and birthday desserts, and I think Neroâs opening up a bottle of wine even though itâs only breakfast.â You wring your hands in your lap. It makes sense for him to be hungry. Heâs barely woken up, and the idea of basically a whole banquet prepared for him would be more than enough to stimulate his appetite.Â
Despite having his eyes shut, the arm wrapped around you moves up your side and back, and before you know it, Shylock yanks you down into bed with him. You yelp audibly as youâre pulled downwards like youâre stuck in temporary freefall. Your back hits the mattress before youâre drawn flush to his body. Goosebumps shoot all over your skin when you feel the weight and warmth of his chest pressed up against your back, and his arms wrap tightly around your midriff. Heâs determined not to let you go, even if you instinctively jerk against him to create some distance between your bodies to no avail.
âYouâre so skittish around me, Master Sage,â he breathes against the shell of your ear. Your heart thunders inside of your chest. Youâre a puppet stuck in the husk of your own body. Your brain wonât respond to reason or logic anymore, fueled in this instant only by the sheer panic and euphoria of being in such shamelessly close proximity to him. No amount of magic can replicate the feelingâa punishment so sweet that it circles back to being torturous.Â
âD-Downstairs-!â You eke out, gasping over your words. âThereâs food- Breakfast-â
âHush, now. This is what I mean. So, so skittish. Like you want to get away from me,â he chuckles. He squeezes his arms, pressing slightly into the plush flesh of your belly. Heat flares up again, a secondary heartbeat thrumming deep in your gut equally as traitorously as the primary. His voice is low, husky, and yet amused all the same, the kind of voice someone would use when trying to win the trust of a coquettish kitten. âYouâll break my heart, and on my birthday, no less.â
His bed is silken and warm with his body heat, the middle indented with the silhouette of his body, a perfect cocoon for you to lull yourself asleep in. He cradles you as if you were meant to be held close to him, your two forms slotted together like two halves to a whole. He rests his heavy head against yours.
His voice dips a touch, no more than an intimate whisper meant just for you. â...Sage. Right now, I want you more than food. Would you mind if I went back to sleep with you?â
You know he wonât wait for your answer. You know your thoughts are one and the same as him. You know your words are going to fail you, like they always have when it comes to condensing and organizing and verbalizing the myriad of things that he stirs up inside of you, a cosmos of swirling emotions and instincts and histories all turned into nonsensical mush in the face of the treacherously seductive wizard.
60 questions that can be made into an OC ask game, or you can just fill everything out yourself to get to know your character a little better :)
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[1] What first impression do they typically make? Are they likeable from the get go, or take time to grow on people?
[2] How does their social personality differ from how they act when theyâre alone?
[3] What emotion is the hardest for them to deal with?
[4] How physically and emotionally affectionate they are?
[5] Are they good at keeping secrets?
[6] How direct are they in conversations, do they speak in hints and riddles or bluntly say what they think?
[7] Are they a good liar, and what would they probably lie about?
[8] How open they are about their true feelings, both positive and negative?
[9] What is their love language?
[10] How quickly do they fall for someone?
[11] What are small things that make them happy?
[12] How high is their self-esteem?
[13] What kind of sense of humor do they have, if any?
[14] What does it take to make them laugh, and what does their laugh sound like?
[15] How do they act around people they don't like?
[16] Do they easily rely on others to help them out, or prefer doing everything themselves?
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[17] What is their biggest struggle that no one around them is able to understand or believe?
[18] Do they ever have to hide their identity and for what reason?
[19] If they could change one thing about their past, what would they change?
[20] When theyâre sad or upset, do they need company or some time alone?
[21] When theyâre sick, would they want others to visit and take care of them, or they would rather prefer not to be seen at not their best?
[22] Do they have nightmares, and if yes, when did they start and what are they usually about?
[23] What was the worst, the darkest period of their life that they have been through?
[24] How hard it is for them to not allow their emotions to cloud their judgement?
[25] Do they have fears and phobias, and if they do, do they usually keep it to themselves or talk about it openly?
[26] Do they have any physical or mental ilness, how do they handle it and how open they are about it?
[27] Do they have any scars, how did they get them and how do they feel about them?
[28] What is something that they will never be able to forgive?
[29] How do they deal with loss, stress and anger?
[30] What are their most healthy and most unhealthy coping mechanisms?
[31] How hard it is for them to own up to their mistakes and wrongdoings?
[32] Is there something they've done in the past that they deeply regret till this day?
[33] What are one of their fondest and most treasured memories?
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[34] Do they have vices they don't want others to know about?
[35] Do they like their own appearance, and what do they do, if anything, to alter it in any way?
[36] Do they own items that have sentimental value?
[37] How would they spend a lazy day when they have nothing specific to do?
[38] What do they usually do or where do they go when they need to feel comfortable and safe?
[39] What is their sleeping habits and favorite sleeping position, either alone and with someone?
[40] How picky they are with food, do they have specific dietary requirements based on their health or culture?
[41] Whatâs their usual morning routine?
[42] What is their idea of a perfect friendly hangout and/or romantic date?
[43] Do they enjoy flirting or being flirted with?
[44] On a party, where would you find them?
[45] For an event, would they dress like they typically do, or go all out?
[46] Would they rather dress to look attractive or to feel comfortable, and what would they never wear?
[47] Do they drink alcohol, and if they do, how much and how often?
[48] Are they, or were they at some point in their life, a part of any subculture?
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[49] Do they possess any unexpected skill or knowledge that surprises others, and otherwise, what is something anyone would assume they know or can do, but in fact they donât?
[50] What are they really good and really bad at?
[51] How good are they with money?
[52] Do they speak any other languages aside from their own?
[53] Do they like to sing and how confident they are with their singing?
[54] Do they like giving gifts, and how good are they at picking good gifts?
[55] How long does it take for them to make a new place feel like home, and what do they need for it?
[56] How would they react to hearing a dirty joke?
[57] What was the most stupid or dangerous thing they have ever done?
[58] In the situation where they had to choose, would they rather stay loyal to their morals or to people they love?
[59] What would they want to be remembered for?
[60] If they were to commit a crime, what kind of crime would it most likely be?
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some of these question were written myself, some are the courtesy of my friend, and some were brought from my questionnaires in my old fandom. if you use them, please reblog or link back to this post