Miyeong sighs in peace after a day full of wrangling their over active daughter. She turns and gently pulls the blanket that the dragonling has curled herself in. Instead, she feels nothing. Her eyes open.
Miyeong shakes Celine up and the dragon immediately wakes up.
Celine's head whips towards the cave entrance, "Intruders?!"
Miyeong shakes her head, "No! Rumi's gone!"
"What?"
"She's not in her blanket!"
Celine takes a closer look at the blanket before she looks around. Miyeong doesn't understand why Celine isn't panicking over their missing dragonling. That is until Celine looks up.
Frozen.
Curious, Miyeong also looks up.... (damn dragons with their night vision).. It took her a bit to see familiar purple scales. Both parents gawk when they see their sleeping daughter is floating in the air.
Celine tilts her head, "I... Don't even know what to say."
common advice for social anxiety is to tell yourself "people aren't going to think less of you just because you said something a bit daft" but the thing is. sometimes they will. and you just have to learn to be cool with that and to treat it as a dnd random encounter rather than letting it ruin your whole day
recent example. lady at my careers appointment had a post-it with her name on it stuck to the monitor, so i introduced myself by saying "hello, i'm eliot! you must be [name], it's nice to meet you!" and she stared at me as if i was the stupidest person alive and said icily, "yeah, i'm [name]. congratulations, you can read."
in bygone times this would have reduced me to a sort of quivering blancmange. thankfully i am now in a place where i was able to pull back, calmly evaluate this interaction, and say to myself "this woman should probably not be working in a customer-facing job"
Maybe one reason time seems to speed up in adult life is because when your full time job leaves you roughly 5 hours of free time a day plus two days off a week your life turns into a sort of monotony that makes the days blend together and creative pursuits move in slow motion as you can only get to them when other your commitments are done.
This flag is pissing off TERFs of course but i am seeing so much colorful JOY from trans lesbians and other lesbians in the notes like I've never seen a set of tags so happy before omg
dont forget that YOU 🫵 are the backbone of this fandom. oh but im not a- DONT CARE. write a bad fic, draw that silly art, make that tumblr post with your headcannon. oh but i have nothing to share- DONT CARE. kudos that fic, write a nice comment, gush in the tags of a reblog.
YOU 🫵 ARE CREATING A FANDOM SPACE BY EXISTING AROUND AND ENCOURAGING CONTENT CREATION
asked the skyrim bandits why they were living in a cave and they explained the war effort has buried the economy so they can't find work and lost their homes. I use my shout to blast them across the cave and find a preeeetty nice sword among their belongings
Hi this reminds me of the skyrim quest I always think about constantly.
It happens during the whole vampire questline. It's not related to vampires. I may misremember details so forgive me for that. But you have to go through old dwemer ruins and you meet the last living snow elf in Skyrim. You know, the snow elves. Who were enslaved by the dwemer and went blind and feral and still live in the ruins long after the dwemer are gone. The falmer is what they're called now. Here's the last one who's in their original form.
And oh hey, to get to where you need to go you have to take a path that's an old snow elf coming of age rite of passage. And he's going to take you through it and you're going to learn about this dead culture, this culture that was killed.
And now you've got what you came for and there's one way out. Now that you've learned what the falmer used to be, where they came from, what was lost because of the dwemer enslaving them, you have to go through a falmer village.
It's a narrow canyon lined with huts. There's no way to avoid it, in order to get through you have to kill them. They attack you because that's what they do to people invading their territory. You're invading their village. You have to kill them or they'll kill you. It's the only way out. You feel terrible.
If you stop to loot one of the huts on your way out you'll find a book full of unreadable text. Take it to the winterhold college and give it to the librarian and he'll tell you that it's a remarkable find because it's evidence that falmer have retained intelligence. They're not just mindless feral monsters. They have this book, they've kept this book even though they can't see. They have a culture. Maybe they still remember what happened to them. Maybe that's why they're so mad.
You just killed so many of them. You're going to have to kill many more.
the idea that every summer will be as hot if not hotter than this for the rest of my life is unbearable i need to (remembers suicide jokes are bad for my mental health) murder an oil executive
This is a reminder for those who handmake Christmas presents that now is not too early to start. It may in fact be a good time to start if you have a lot to make/your craft takes a long time. You should maybe start it now, whether that's brainstorming or actually doing the crafts!
Here's the general idea for the out of context AU post... In bullet points \o/
Let's start with;
Dragon!Celine:
Used to be a human before she was cursed by a rival kingdom to be a dragon when she was a teen.
The child of the royal family to a kingdom that is now considered to be a legend.
Lived in isolation, in the moutains where she made her home.
She burned away a kingdom that is near her territory. Annoyed by the loud sound and her food source being taken by them.
Does avoid killing innocents.
Since then, armies. Mercenaries. Monster hunters. Knights. Went on a crusade to kill her.
But ultimately failed. Hoards the bounties.
Has a deep resentment towards the kingdom that had destroyed her home and cursed her as a wretched creature.
Unknowingly rescued thirdlight from ne'er do well people who harrasses her.
*ping* Thirdlight will now die for you! [Confused dragon sound]
Thirdlight establish her farm somewhat near the mountain. Providing food source and keeping the lonely dragon company.
Celine let her stay. For the first time in a long time, she's not alone.
Was very awkward talking to her. In her defense, she hasnt talked to a real person for a long time.
Thirdlight is very understanding. Though, she does tease a little.
Celine gave thirdlight golds/jewellery from her hoard. In exchange, thirdlight bought extra cattles for both of them.
Celine was resting in her cave before she smells intruders.
Growling lowly, she stalks the hall of her makeshift home.
A group of mercenaries was holding a woman captive.
She watched.
She sees red when she saw the emblem.
Proceeds to attack and kill. Taking all of them by surprised.
Celine whips her head at the woman who had backed herself to a corner.
She stalks towards the woman, who is either a) brave or b) stupid. More likely c) stupidly brave.
The woman picked up a sword from the ground and points at the dragon, in a menacing way.
She defiantly threatens the dragon and Celine doesnt even stop.
The woman is part of the rival kingdom.
Celine asked if she's from the kingdom. Seeing no use to lie, the woman confirms
As Celine was about to bite her, the woman in her panic tells the dragon she's the princess.
Inches from her face is a bloody maw, before it pulls away.
Celine thinks it will be beneficial for her to keep the princess as her captive.
The princess has no choice but to agree.
It was tense and these two keep instigating each other. Very annoyed.
The princess, whom had introduced herself as Miyeong was quietly watching the faraway kingdom from her prison in the mountain. Lights shining brighter than the moon.
Celine growls at the kingdom, saying rhey dont deserve such festivities and merriment.
Miyeong annoyed, snapped and asks the dragon what the hell is her problem with the kingsom.
Celine glares sharply and towers over her.
Miyeong stands tall. Internally she is terrified she mightve got herself killed.
"The kingdom that you so love... Destroyed my home and family without a second thought. Have you heard of the [ ] legend, princess?" [Side note: no kingdom name bcs no ideas]
Miyeong has heard of the legend and read a couple of old books from her family's library. It was mentioned the kingdom suddenly vanish without a trace. Suspecting this very dragon is the cause of the kingdom's disappearance.
But she never heard nor read that the kingdom was actually destroyed by her own people.
Miyeong refuses to believe it to be true.
Celine barks out a sharp laugh, "Of course you don't. You refuse to believe anything that breaks the illusion."
Celine walks away before she stops. Without looking back, she quietly tells Miyeong that she can visit the library.
That she speaks truth.
That night, curiosity got the better of her and dives into seeking the truth.
Miyeong:
Beloved princess and the people pleaser.
Follows her elders instructions without a fuss.
Obedient and kind to a fault.
One day, she got sick of obeying and hired mercenaries to kidnap her with exorbitant pay that she knows can rival the reward money.
The mercs saw an opening to a cave up in the mountains and took her there.
Was ambushed by the dragon.
Stares in horror as the dragon killed the mercs without remorse.
Fate seems to laugh at her as she is held captive by the dragon.
Her attempts of escaping its lair was thwarted by the mountain and the dragon vigilance.
Really hates and annoyed by the dragon.
Was given food and water. Though for food, she has to cook for herself.
The night the dragon tells her to find her own truth from the library.
It was a huge library and tried really hard from gawking at it all. She has a mission.
She went through the might reading anything that can prove to her the dragon is lying.
Because there is no way her kingdom would destroy another.
She found some journals and the dawning realization and horror that the dragon speaks the truth.
Miyeong reads the journals late into the night.
The morning she wakes up, she was blanketed with the softest of fur and pillows.
Miyeong walks out and is greeted by the dragon lounging outside the cave.
Against her better instinct, she clutches the blanket and sits with the dragon. Not far, nor near.
The dragon was silent.
Miyeong mentions the dragon speaks the truth. She... still doesnt want to believe her people did it.
Still silent.
Miyeong stares at the horizon before taking a deep breath.
She also read an entry. Mentioning the writer taking care of the cursed princess as their both the only survivors.
Her likes and dislikes. Her fears. Her joys. The writer's regret that he could help her with the curse.
His plan of surprising the princess with her favourite treats for her birthday. The entry ends after that.
Miyeong subtly looks at the dragon and was shocked when she sees tears running down its face.
Its whiskers and ears drooping low.
She doesnt know why the dragon is sad.
Miyeong wants to comfort the dragon, but fear grips her heart still.
Instead she hummed a song.
That seems to do the trick as the dragon looks at her with an unreadable expression.
Miyeong was about to apologize to the dragon before it.. She... Tells Miyeong her name.
"... Celine. My name is Celine."
Miyeong looks at her with wide eyes before she tentatively smile.
"Miyeong."
Since then, they both try to learn to navigate each other without animosity.
Worth it in the end when Celine is comfortable enough to take a more human form.
Miyeong was a blushing mess when she saw it for the first time.
Especially when the first time is Celine naked.
It took some convincing and a compromise, that Celine has to cover her lower half.
Celine just rolls her eyes.
Miyeong officially meets thirdlight and gets interrogated.
That is her emotional support, sad dragon and she doesnt want the princess from the kingdom that destroyed Celine's home and family hurt her.
Miyeong manages to convince thirdlight she's not going to hurt Celine. Swearing with her heart.
Also starts hanging out with thirdlight whenever Celine plans to visit her.
Learned to farm and is not free from thirdlight's teasing.
A year in a half into this new bond, Celine tells Miyeong everything.
About the kingdom. The journals. The writer. The princess... The loneliness.
That the writer was her brother. And the princess was her.
The cursed princess.
Miyeong knows Celine enough that she doesnt want pity. Instead she leans against her and says in the softest of voice, like the fur draped across her shoulders, says,
"I'm sorry."
A tentative hand pulls Miyeong in as the tail snakes around her.
Miyeong lets her when she feels slight shaking from Celine. A silent crier.
Instead of thirdlight being a farmer, she's a well known hunter/tracker.
Celine unexpectedly founded a village when she killed the kingdom's soldiers who were harassing a family.
This was not her intention.
But the village helps her a lot in the future as she comes to reminisce.
It's been years since the princess, Miyeong, was taken away.
Desperate to get her back, the royals hites thirdlight.
Thirdlight's service is nearly half a kingdom worth but her skills are above all.
It took nearly a year before she manages to track down Miyeong to a cave.
It was an ordeal especially when the nearby village keeps sending her in circles (as if they're trying to protect someone).
Before she manages to enter the cave, she sees a massive dragon growling at her.
They fought.
Thirdlight suspected the princess is nearby and is smart enough she cant kill the dragon, as is.
Especially when the dragon looks to be protecting something (or someone).
So, she incapacitate it and ran off to other parts of the cave.
The dragon roars in pain and anger, trying to get up to chase her.
What thirdlight didnt see is the dragon's desperation and fear.
Thirdlight enters a room and sees the princess, holding up a bow.
She placates the princess that she's here to bring her home and that her parents were missing her.
Miyeong laughs and tells thirdlight, right to her face that she is home. Her parents doesnt "care" about her.
She's just their bargaining chip for their kingdom to appear strong. By marrying her off to a different lord of the strongest kingdom.
As much as Thirdlight sympathizes her, she cant bcs she is paid for this.
She grabs Miyeong despite being an effort. Miyeong's good with the bow, she'll give her that.
Before they manage to leave, a sharp cry is heard from the crib Miyeong has been protecting.
Thirdlight freezes before Miyeong manages to struggle free.
In a split second, thirdlight gets yanked out of the room by a clawed, scaly hand.
Blearily, she looks up and sees a half dragon standing between her and the room.
Rage in it her eyes. Her tail flicking aggressively as Miyeong calms the crying baby.
As the half dragon was about to kill thirdlight, Miyeong yells.
The dragon, Celine, looks at her. Reluctantly, she pulls herself away and limply head towards Miyeong and the baby.
Thirdlight tried to get herself back up, thinking that the dragon is about to hurt them.
To her surprise, the dragon Celine gently took the crying baby and cradles her. Cooing softly before the baby cries lessen to a halt.
When thirdlight finally gets up, the dragon rightfully glares at her. Cradling the baby closer with her tail curling around Miyeong's ankle.
That's when thirdlight sees tiny nubs and subtle scales on the baby. Ah.
The dots connected.
Miyeong bravely steps forward much to Celine's displeasure and tells thirdlight to leave.
To tell her "parents" and the kingdom that she had died.
Thirdlight can still have her money and Miyeong gets to actually live the life she wanted.
Warning her this is the only chance she has if she really wants to live.
Or she'll let Celine tie up a loose end.
Thirdlight accepts and was given a royal crest as evidence to be given to the royals.
Despite the outrage by the royal family, she reiterate it has been years since the princess was gone. And the fact she manages to track her down when she's "dead" is a testament to her skills.
Saying it was no wonder no one has seen Miyeong.
Reluctantly, the royals accepted thirdlight's logic.
She was soon dismissed and told to never return.
Not that she ever plans to, seeing the miserable state of the so called kingdom.
Fun fact: technically, because of its inability to roar and its ability to purr, the cheetah is not a ‘big cat’ (or Great Cat) - they are still classified as Lesser Cats.
Also you haven’t heard anything until you hear them cheep.
You forgot Snow Leopards! Despite the name, they aren’t a type of leopard! So don’t feel dejected about the mistake, they are actually closer in relation to Tigers!
All these Big cats are called Panthers! Any of these cats, if they have Melonism(increased amounts of Mellonin, basically the opposite of Albinism) is a Black Panther! Ya also got Blue Panthers(Maltese Tiger), peach Panthers, Strawberry Panthers, etc.
I love cats
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