Here to reblog and make a silly little collection of silly little posts. Anyone who cares to can call me Silver. Any post I enjoy, I reblog cause it's my blog, and I make the rules :p. This ranges from politics to NSFW, so fair warning. Feel free to send me stuff, always down to chat!
i will personally never understand that thing people do when theyre like "i thought this was a good piece of art until i realised its fetish/pornographic" like why does art lose value if the artist was a little horny when they made it. why is that so scary. im sure a lot of the old masters were doing portraits of their lovers slightly bricked up & theyre still displayed in museums. why is sexual arousal not an acceptable source of inspiration when like every other emotion is. well i mean i know why sadly but i do not like it so i'll continue to complain about it
i think my favorite ff14 narrative gimmick is that the savage raid unlocks are explicitly just the WOL having adhd daydreams about the cool shit they've done. the omega raids are even explicitly about cid trying to put on an ASMR tibetan meditation spotify playlist to calm them down but the WOL is unmedicated so it really only makes the problem worse
synopsis: you can come to sylus anytime you need him. also, some of his men need better training!
tags: fluff/comfort, anxious reader, onychinus guard is dismissive of reader, reader feels like a burden, sylus has none of it, vague threats against anyone who keeps him from his partner, tiny bit suggestive at the end
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one, two, threeâŠ
another futile count to four.Â
no matter how many times you guide the air in and out of your lungs, your heart still thrashes in your chest.Â
on the nightstand, the clock reads 3:06 a.m.Â
where was he right now?
in times like this, there was only one person who could soothe you. you hadnât seen much of sylus this week, but the chances of getting through this without him were slim. you could only hope he hadnât left for the night.Â
hugging your sides, you pad through the baseâs chilly halls, the echo of gruff voices growing louder with each step. above them all, one seems to soarâthe one that sings you to sleep through thunderstorms, that greets you at every dawn.Â
sylus. Â
you nearly trip as you round the final corner that separates you. but when you finally reach the room where his meetings are held, the hulking figure looming outside gives you pause.Â
âyou need something?âÂ
heâs one of sylusâs menâbruce, if you remember rightâbut you havenât spoken to him much. surely, though, heâs seen you around?
swallowing thickly, you wring your hands out in front of you. âi was looking for sylus. i was hoping i could talk to him.â
if he notices the tremor in your body, he doesnât say anything. âboss is busy right now. you can come back when heâs done.âÂ
when heâs done?Â
âumâŠare you sure?â you protest weakly. âhe usually doesnât care ifââ
âiâm sure, alright?â for some reason, he sounds exasperated. âlook, this deal is important to us, and he doesnât need any distractions. just wait for him to finish.â Â
the words bounce in your brain. they feel wrong. you feel wrong. but if your presence ever sabotaged his work, youâd blame yourself for weeks.Â
biting your lip, you nod once and turn on your heel, dragging your feet back to your shared bedroom.Â
youâve been hugging your knees for what feels like hours when the door creaks open. almost immediately, the scent of home fills the room, wrapping around you like the hug you needed earlier.Â
âsylus?â you croak, pushing yourself up on the mattress. âareâŠare you free now?â
he pauses for a moment, then flicks the nearest lamp on its lowest setting. in the warm, reddish light, you see his elevated eyebrow. âwhat do you mean?â
âi know you were in a meeting. i almost went to see you, but the guard said i shouldn't disturb you. so iâve been waiting here.âÂ
âdisturb,â he repeats, like the word is foreign on his tongue. âyouâŠdisturbâŠme?âÂ
his head is angled to the side, like a puppyâs during its first encounter with the bathtub. you decide against telling him this, only nodding instead.Â
as soon as you do, the shadows of snarl creep onto his face. âwhy were you coming to see me?â
âi was just anxious, i guess. it wasnât that much worse than usual.â the back of your neck warms, and you scratch it nervously. âsince you usually help me, i thought maybe you could this time, too. but itâs okay,â you rush. âi feel better now.â
he shuts his eyes, letting out a three-second sigh. then, he comes to the bed, sits down beside you, and tucks you into his side. âheâs fired.â
startled, you raise your head as much as his bear paw of a hand allows. âwhat?â
âthe guard you ran into. heâll be gone by morning,â he says simply.Â
your heart hammers in your chest againâthis time, out of guilt. âbutâiâm sure it was a misunderstanding. he was only trying to make sure your meeting went well, and i could have come in at a bad time, andââ
the wry curve of his lips tells you heâs not convinced. âalright, sweetie. letâs say i keep him on. this first time, youâre upset, and he thinks itâs not worth telling me. what happens next, then? youâre hurt, and i donât find out until itâs too late?â
he takes your silence as a sign to continue.Â
âif you were in danger and someone kept you from coming to me,â he begins, voice dipping in with conviction, âiâd do much, much worse than fire them. consider this a blessing, sweetie. youâre doing the man a favor.â
you chew your lip and fiddle with your hands, unable to fully believe him. âi guess.âÂ
gently, he takes your chin between his thumb and index finger, tilting your head until your eyes meet. âi want you to see me anytime, no matter the reason. even if you don't have one. your problems are my problems, and my time is yours.â
you canât hold his gaze for very longâyou never can. but when you wrap your arms around his torso, he knows heâs gotten through to you.Â
âgood. now, why donât you tell me what you were so anxious about?â
you stiffen against him, but only momentarily. âi donât really want to.âÂ
he lets out a bewildered scoff. âhmm?â
âyouâre here now, and iâm happy. i want to focus on that instead,â you say, shoving your face into his chest.Â
he lets his body buckle slightly from the force, his rich chuckle setting your mind at ease. âalright, then. how was the rest of your day?â
a week later, a taller, bigger, much nicer guard knocks on the dark oak door. nodding your head in thanks, you enter after a momentâs preparation, and the mix of deep voices falls to a hush.Â
the meeting is over. you know that as soon as sylusâs eyes find yours, softening from warmth and relief. âthank you, morgan,â he calls to the new guard. then, he cuts his eyes across the sleek round table. âiâll have the room now. follow up in three days.âÂ
scraping their chairs against the hardwood floors, the other men nod their heads and clear out. once the door shuts behind them, sylus turns his chair toward you and pats his thigh. you rush into his open arms without a second thought.Â
âhi, sweetie,â he murmurs into your hair. âwhat is it?â
heat rushes to your cheeks. you bite the inside of your left one. âiâŠâ
humming inquisitively, he gives an encouraging squeeze to the side of your waist. âyouâŠ?â
âiâŠam bored.â
pulling back a bit, sylus examines you carefully, checking to see if youâre serious. when all you do is stare back at him, fighting the urge to cover your face, a snort builds to a wheeze, then to a bark of laughter. âand we can't have that, can we?â he teases, eyes twinkling like roses in starlight.Â
sheepish, you shake your head and try to double down. âwe canât. my problems are your problems.âÂ
âthey are. youâre a quick learner,â he rumbles, gently bringing your foreheads together. âhow lucky is it that iâm bored, too? had that meeting gone any longer, i wouldâve had to remove our honored guests from the base.âÂ
shifting on his lap, you squint down at him. âby kindly asking them to leave, right?âÂ
âsomething like that,â he replies, and you try to suppress the image of fifteen bodies being flown out the front door. âin any case, what should we do instead?â
âwell, thereâs this rainforest documentary i want to watch. or we could keep watching that vampire drama, or we could play that game i beat you at last timeââ
âi have no memory of that.âÂ
âI do.â you steamroll over him. âor you could walk me through the armory again, orâŠâ
as you spew out options, youâre almost oblivious to the way he maneuvers you in his hold. soon enough, though, youâre intensely aware of the kisses he scatters over your cheeks, stealing your focus until your lips tug into a frown. âyouâre not listening, are you?â
âof course i am,â he whispers, hands roaming over your skin. âyour ideas are great, kitten. itâs justâŠthereâs no need to rush. why don't we start going down the list, say, an hour from now?â
you can barely nod before he pulls you into a searing kiss, any and all boredom going up in smoke. you donât know how long you stay there with him, touching until your bodies blur together. an hour, twoâyouâre not sure, you donât care.Â
with the room to yourselves and him in your arms, you have all the time in the world.