This is part two of my update you can find ova here (it was just getting looooong):
Morning time came quickly. Too quickly, perhaps.
"I think you missed your plane."
"Doesn't matter."
"So... you really want to do this."
"More than anything in my life."
Tony exhaled in relief.
"Thank you... Thank you! Oh, I don't know what've I done to myself if you left. I'll... I'll do my best to be the best boyfriend ever, I'll put aside acting, I'll give you all the love and respect in the world..."
Steve smiled softly.
"Just promise me one thing."
"Anything!"
"No more secrets."
"Deal."
"Woah! This is your house!? It's- it's huge!"
"I mean I know you told me your house is big, but this- I bet five of mine could fit inside and there'd still be space left!"
"Welcome to my world. It's huge, loud, a bit empty on the inside... but I'm hoping you'll help with that last bit."
"Oh finally he appears! Mr Stark, your manager put me up for an interview about your vacation..."
"Sorry, not today. I'm not in the mood."
"Yeah, Tony is going to show me around that huge-"
"But I've waited for over five hours and your manager promised you'd be here!
Also excuse me, who even is this guy!?"
"I understand you want to show your new plaything around but this interview is way more important!"
"Hey! You better back off! And if you dare call Steve that ever again, I'm wrapping up the show and never giving out interviews, especially to your magazine!"
"So please leave my property and possibly rethink the way you treat my friends. Bye-bye!"
"That was intense."
"You still up for it?"
"Obviously!"
"Don't worry, I'll make sure to minimize those kind of incidents... oh look!”
"The paparazzi's already spotted us lookin’ cute and it's all over the internet."
"That's fast. I mean, we just got here."
"Get used to it... I mean, you're the cutest thing ever so no wonder everyone's paying attention."
"Oh Tonyyy..."
"Good morning, the love of my life," Tony greeted Steve with a kiss.
"Morning, honey..."
"C'mon, I've got something to show you!"
"Ooh, I'm intrigued."
"Just one more kiss first..."
"Oh wow. That's one big gift."
"Yeah. To celebrate the three wonderful months we spent together, two of which we spent as official boyfriends."
"I... I didn't get you anything..."
"Stevey, you're a gift yourself!" Tony laughed. "Come on, open it. You'll love it."
Steve slowly took off the lid and gasped.
"Oh... I don't know what that is, but it's sooo cute... Tony... I thought you hated pets!" he whispered in shock.
"Yeah well... I told you I'll change. It's a meerkat, it's actually from Sulani... I specifically asked Thor to get him."
"I love him!" squealed Steve. "Oh Tony thank you, thank you so, so much..."
"We've gotta come up with a name for this little guy! Maybe Simon? Or Leonard? Do you feel like a Leonard? Ooh, what about Stanley..."
Tony smiled.
"I love you, Steve," he quietly said. "I really love you. I... I think you know that."
"Of course I do, you tell me that every day! I love you too."
"Yeah... And I don't want this love to ever end. I mean, you really are the one. I never thought I could ever love someone, I never thought I could put aside my work for just one single person... You are my whole world Steve. You are the person I've apparently been waiting for my whole life... so I guess what I'm trying to say here is... Will you marry me?"
@Koteyka
Listen you, idk who told you you were allowed to just waltz in here and start giving me feelings but I did not sign up for this!
(That was beautiful. Have a nice break!)
白雪夏夜我不停歇
我并不感到困扰
I am kind to everyone. But if you are unkind to me, kindness is not what you will remember me for.
I am autistic. Wording isn't my strong suit.
The robotics workbench is in view:
That can only mean one thing. Robotics...and possible electrocution.
Robotics gone right
Yes, Shine was creating something:
Well, this didn't go too badly:
Shine changed into her everyday outfit and continued to work:
Finally, she was done.
A present for Roddy
Shine showed Roddy a present:
'For me? Thank you mummy!' Roddy said, beaming!
'You're welcome. sweetie!' Shine said, cheerfully. She handed the present over:
'Lets see what's inside!' Roddy said, excitedly opening the box:
'Oh, that's awesome! Thank you for the Chatterbot, mummy!' Roddy said, gratefully:
'I'm glad you liked it!' Shine said, smiling at Roddy:
Affection time!
Shine went into her makeup room, and reapplied her shiny, bright pink lipstick. Roddy watched as usual. (Oh btw, that's the penny pixies lot trait you're seeing in action):
'Almost done, sweetie!' Shine said, smiling:
Shine then checked herself in the mirror:
She and Roddy went into the affection station. 'Ready for the smooches, sweetie?' Shine said, giggling:
'Yay!' Roddy squealed with excitement! Shine giggled and made a kissy face at Roddy, which made him giggle:
And then Shine gave Roddy several big smooches on his face:
Roddy went bright red and giggled. Shine had covered his face in big, shiny, bright pink lipstick smooches:
'Can I have some more lipstick smooches, mummy?' Roddy asked politely:
'Of course you can, sweetie!' Shine said, smiling:
She gave Roddy several more big smooches on his face:
Roddy went bright red and giggled a lot more. Shine had covered more of his face in big, shiny, bright pink lipstick smooches!
Roddy smiled and used one of his makeup removal wipes:
'Thank you for the lipstick smooches, mummy!' Roddy said, cheerfully. 'Awwww, you're welcome, sweetie!' Shine said, smiling sweetly and batting her eyelashes at Roddy. She then blew several big kisses towards Roddy:
And they actually landed on Roddy's cheeks!
'That's new!' Roddy said, giggling. He used another makeup removal wipe:
Shine giggled and gave Roddy a very big loving hug:
'Thank you for the lipstick smooches, mummy!' Roddy said, smiling sweetly at Shine:
'You're welcome, sweetie!' Shine said, smiling sweetly and batting her eyelashes at Roddy:
She then gave Roddy another very big loving hug:
Shine and Roddy then chatted for a very long time:
Sims 4 Family: Benjamin, Shine, Princess Roddy, Sophia and Hamish Furystrykar and Shelly Heart. Princess Roddy is my avatar, and he's a boy!
@DarkAngel1994 ooh, that is some drama! Glad they did work it out, though!
@TheLastStar you know you want to OT3. They're practically telling you to XD
@Becka28 thank you! Heh, Unflirty or not, looks like Cass is having fun XD Oh my, Abilene and Victor look like they want some pancakes for breakfast XD Jessica looks gorgeous, and please let her taze Thorne XD;; Ooh, I just noticed that Jessica and Diego are wearing near-matching earrings at the Romance festival! Good luck, Diego ;D
@Koteyka I literally just cracked my knuckles in anticipation, I hope you know ;D Aww, baby versions! Thor looks so... Hemsworth-y, nice job. Oh man this is so pure and sweet. Oh, Steve's backstory That makes so much of the stuff Tony's done even worse in retrospect, especially since he knew Steve's past even we (the readers) didn't. "No more secrets." "Deal." Ow ._. Wow, that paparazzo is awful. All those years of Steve putting up with that... oh goodness, baby Stanley!! o w m y h e a r t ;_;
@Koteyka the backstory update, explains more about Tony and why he made the choices right at the beginning about the photos before the situation blew out of all proportion. Also explains why Steve hung on and tried to make it work for so long. (was it purposeful that they got Stanley at the start of their relationship and he died when Steve moved out - or was it accidently symbolic?). Such a beautiful looking update too - the poses were all so romantic.
I have no idea what's happening in your games right now... much less I know what's happening in mine...
Like... why is Mimsy alive and at Uni... and why is she so friend with Morgyn...
or why the Secret Society wanted him...
but now I'm back writing Crossing, so I'll probably not be posting in here anymore because in any case, I can't keep up.
Benjamin went into his greenhouse and got the honey:
He then bonded with his bees:
And allowed them to release some anger:
After acting as a stinging bag for his bees, Benjamin teleported into the living room:
Research, toys and more
Shine went into her study area and did a bit of studying for her course:
Roddy played with his chatterbot:
Of course, Roddy wasn't the only sim to have a new toy. Shine had made a quadcopter, and was playing with it!
Hey, where did it go?
Really? It went outside?
After retrieving the quadcopter, Shine went back into her study area and did more studying:
And then she started making a big project:
Afterwards, she had finished. It was a party bot. Shine put the utili-bot in her inventory:
Roddy wrote an entry in his journal:
And Shine used the archive machine:
A trip to the magic realm
Benjamin casted the spell to teleport him and his family to the magic realm:
'Wait a second...where the heck are the vendors? Kyra? Do you know where they are?' Benjamin asked as he found Caster's Alley to be empty:
'I'm not sure myself, Benjamin' Kyra replied, just as confused as Benjamin was:
Whilst Benjamin pondered what had happened, Kyra talked to Tiffany:
'Hold on, I've got an idea. Llama God? Could you create some vendors for us?' Benjamin asked the Llama God for assistance. 'Your wish is granted!' Boomed the Llama God. 'I've just got one thing I need you to do. Gather your family and stand near the portal at Magic HQ!' he added. Benjamin did so:
'HOOLEDALLY HOOLEDALLY HOOLEDALLY HOOOOOLEDALLLEEEY!* It is done!' Boomed the Llama God. Benjamin and everyone else went to Caster's Alley, and found that the shops were open!
'Thank you, Mighty Llama God!' Benjamin said, gratefully. 'It was my pleasure, my dear child!' the Llama God boomed, cheerfully. After the family looked around, they went back to Dianthus Hall:
At this stage, I can now introduce Barry Solano and Curtis Norton. They, along with Raven Ojeda, are the new vendors. Goodness knows what happened to the original vendors.
*That's a reference to the 'If Undertale was Realistic' series on YouTube. Uttered by Flowey.
Sims 4 Family: Benjamin, Shine, Princess Roddy, Sophia and Hamish Furystrykar and Shelly Heart. Princess Roddy is my avatar, and he's a boy!
Chapter 11. Honestly I have a love-hate relationship with this one but I've written it and rewritten it about twelve times, and I'm tired of messing with it. And it's long and I can't cut any of it down because then it'll move too quick so like you know.
... might be hurtful? Idk. Also Damian backstory that even Morgyn doesn't know yet.
Recap: Damian Ember the Morgyn Ember CAS clone moved into an apartment with Cassandra Goth, then they moved to a better apartment, stole the Vatores, turned them human, shipped them to college, and then stole Morgyn. Morgyn turned Caleb into a spellcaster, Lilith doesn't get off the treadmill long enough to be a proper MC, and then Vladislaus called in the cavalry named Sarnai and things are going quite sour quite fast. Cassandra and Damian are married, have a daughter named Esmeralda, Esme for short, and Morgyn and Caleb are dating.
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( This is like ... 4x longer than my other updates I'm sorry. Also it's so long I'm just not even bothering with the formatting. )
This was going to get messy.
One thing was for sure, Lilith had to pick up the slack here. She was the only one that wasn’t a spellcaster. She would be the weaker one of them, but at least they were kind enough not to say anything. What else might be helpful would be brushing up on her vampire lore. Lilith had the feeling it was a vampire messing with Damian’s head. Damian himself didn’t seem to have any idea, but if both Lilith and Caleb had the feeling they’d sensed whatever this was before, it was likely to be vampiric in nature.
For the last couple days, Morgyn had been keeping mental wards on Damian, to prevent him from having to fight the mental intruder off again before his energy had recovered. In the meantime, Morgyn was contacting friends, as was Caleb, and they were trying to figure out who this was. This wouldn’t end until they figured out who and stopped them.
“Lilith, it’s almost midnight,” Caleb’s voice came from the doorway.
Lilith growled. “I know!”
Caleb sighed. “You should take a shower and head to sleep.”
Ugh. He was right, of course. Lilith huffed.
“Yeah, I know,” Caleb said. “This is frustrating. We just gotta keep doing what we always do.”
“You know there’s the possibility that, now that whoever it is can’t control Damian anymore, they’ll turn on one of us.”
Caleb breathed in, releasing the breath slowly. “I know. Morgyn knows. I’m sure Cassandra does too. Morgyn’s put up as many wards as possible.”
“And we just hope it’s enough, huh?”
“Yeah.”
Lilith looked down at the floor. “I’m not good at this waiting stuff.”
Caleb snorted. “Neither am I.” He paused a moment, and then said, “next time we have the chance, wanna go vampire hunting with me?”
Lilith smirked. “Yeah, I do.”
He hadn’t been expecting her to sit across from him. Cassandra had been avoiding most of them, because she didn’t want to answer questions, and would rather pretend nothing was going wrong. Caleb glanced up at her through his eyelashes, presently working on his homework. At a good place, he stopped, setting his pencil down.
“How are you?” he asked.
Cassandra momentarily looked annoyed, but loosed a breath. “Fine.”
“I can tell when you’re lying,” Caleb said.
“What’s it matter?” she asked. “It is what it is.” There wasn’t any point in stewing over it or talking about it, because it wouldn’t change anything, and really, it wouldn’t even make her feel better. She’d ended up moving to one of the spare bedrooms for now. Damian didn’t seem to have noticed, but then he didn’t seem to come out for anything anymore.
Caleb sighed, gaze narrowing in thought. “He’s… not exactly himself, Cass.”
“I figured that out, thanks,” Cassandra answered dryly.
“No, I mean… we think there’s a spellcaster or a vampire messing with his head.”
Cassandra levelled him with a stare, and then arched an eyebrow. Caleb was internally a little amused at how much she looked like her mother. “Are you sure?”
Caleb smiled softly. “You’d know him better than I do,” he said. “Is he really doing anything Damian would do anymore?”
Cassandra turned away, toward the floor beside her, watching the sunlight dance across the wood through the blinds. “So he doesn’t just suddenly hate me?” she asked, her voice tiny and soft.
Caleb almost got angry again, but it wouldn’t serve him here any. “No, he doesn’t. Honestly, I don’t know if he ever could.” That was for Damian to know and Caleb to stay out of.
“Okay,” Cassandra said, quietly. “We can fix this…”
“Yes,” Caleb answered. “Lilith, Morgyn and I, we’re looking into how to fix this. You may want to talk to your parents, maybe they have some ideas we don’t.”
Cassandra nodded. Yeah, her parents might have answers where they only had questions. It was worth a try.
“You should go see him.”
Cassandra looked down at the table. “I will.”
“How is he?” Cassandra asked.
Morgyn softly closed the door, coming to stand in the hallway properly. “Still has a migraine,” Morgyn said quietly. “I think he’ll have one of those for a while. He’s still himself, though. And he’s asked about you a few times.”
Cassandra nodded, eyeing the wood grain on the door.
“I know it’ll be hard,” Morgyn said. “He’s said some things that hurt, and I know that, and I wouldn’t ever presume to tell you what to do. But I don’t know if he’ll find the strength to get through this without you, either.” Morgyn reached over, brushing some of her hair out of her face, smiled slightly, and then turned to go.
“Morgyn?” Cassandra said.
Morgyn stopped a few steps away. “Yeah?”
“I’m glad you’re here.” Asking Morgyn to move in turned out to be a good idea, for more reasons than just it was good to reconnect with Damian.
Morgyn didn’t say anything, just smiled and then headed for the stairs again.
Cassandra released a breath she hadn’t been aware she was holding, eyeing the door. Of course, it was just Damian. What did she feel, anyway? Maybe that was something she’d have to figure out. Maybe it didn’t matter.
She took another breath in, and opened the door, quietly closed it behind her. If she didn’t know any better, she’d think he was just fine for how peaceful he looked. She could see the pain in the lines of his body, though.
Quiet, she shuffled over, gently brushed his shoulder.
He started, slightly, but then looked up at her, and calmed back down. “Hi,” he greeted softly.
“Hey,” Cassandra answered, almost whispering. “How are you feeling?”
Damian rolled over slightly, and gave her a thumbs up.
Cassandra laughed a bit. “That’s a start.”
“Yeah,” Damian answered. “Morgyn’s babying me. Not used to this.”
Cassandra looked amused. “You’ll get used to it eventually.”
“Probably about when it’s over,” Damian said.
Damian went quiet, and Cassandra did too. Caleb and Morgyn were right. He was back to being himself, and she was glad for that, but also angry at the same time. Damian couldn’t bring himself to hurt a fly, and it was angering that someone would do this to him.
Maybe someone that was after Morgyn, and didn’t know what a tootsie pop Damian was.
“I’m sorry, Cassie,” Damian said.
For a moment, Cassandra was confused, and then she shook her head. “Don’t worry about that,” she said, leaning over to kiss his forehead. “You just focus on getting your strength back.”
“I hurt you,” he whispered.
“Rest, Damian,” she said. “We can talk about that later. For now, you need to rest.” In her heart, even as he said the things he’d said, she’d forgiven him. And maybe that was stupid of her, but there was very little Damian could do to make her truly turn on him.
In hindsight, now that she’d seen it, the tension in his muscles, the fear in his eyes, it was there all along. Maybe that was why she’d always held out hope that things would go back to how they were, because her heart didn’t believe they’d ever really changed. And no matter how loudly they’d fought, he’d never struck her. There were a few times it looked like he might, and he seemed to have forced himself not to.
Maybe that was him fighting whatever was in his head. He was fighting it the whole way, and that was good enough for her.
“Are you staying?” Damian asked.
Cassandra was quiet for a moment, and then nodded. “Yeah,” she said. “I’ll stay.”
Caleb was already asleep, or he seemed to be. Morgyn had actually been upstairs, trying to sleep, but so many nights had been spent with Damian that being alone was harder to deal with than Morgyn had expected. The panic started creeping in, and Morgyn had immediately gotten up and gone down to the lower floor. And then wondered what had caused the thought to come to mind, but Morgyn was already down there, may as well.
So instead, here the Sage was, crawling into Caleb’s bed instead. As soon as Morgyn got settled in, a glance at Caleb showed he was awake.
“… oh.” That apparently wasn’t as quiet as Morgyn had been trying to be. “I can go -“
“It’s fine,” Caleb immediately said. “I just wasn’t expecting it, that’s all. Cassandra’s back with Damian now, huh?”
Morgyn nodded. “Yeah. I think we could probably all fit in the same bed, but it feels like intruding.”
“And you didn’t go to your room…” Caleb said, sounding like he was asking a question.
“… I did.” Morgyn shrugged. “I didn’t want to be alone. And, I guess I don’t really need my own room… unless… you don’t want me -“
“No,” Caleb said. “You’re welcome whenever you – I mean I wasn’t going to ask because of that one time I – and that was bad enough so if you’re not ready yet that’s -“
Caleb went quiet, as Morgyn’s lips met his.
“… right. Shut up Caleb.”
Morgyn snorted. “After so long with Damian as a twin, I got used to how anxiety works. That method doesn’t work on him, but apparently it’s very effective on you.”
“I uh… I’m a cuddler.”
Morgyn smiled, and scooted over closer to Caleb, resting against him. “Good.”
Caleb loosed a quiet squeak, and whispered, “Best, night, ever.”
“You’re going to get me soaked…” Cassandra said, laughing at Esmeralda. She wasn’t a big fan of taking a bath, but also didn’t hate baths, at least.
“Waterrrr!” Esme giggled. “Mama, bubbles bzz bzzz!”
“Yes, bubbles,” Cassandra said, smiling for the first time in probably a week or two. It was funny how just spending some time with Esme helped lift her spirits a bit. She wondered if her own mother had ever felt like that with her and Alexander. Nothing was going right, her heart was still so heavy, but she had Esmeralda, and maybe that was good enough.
They’d figure this out. Cassandra wasn’t willing to give up on their family, not now, not over this. It’d only just begun, and the fight wasn’t over. It’d be a fight, she knew that. Cassandra wasn’t under any illusions otherwise, though she did wish whoever it was would pick on somebody that could handle the hurt.
It’d be okay. Somehow, some way. She had to believe that.
The birds started chirping. Cassandra was partially annoyed by it, because she wasn’t ready to wake up and face the world just yet. It smelled like Damian in their room, and she’d never loved a scent more than she loved his. She’d never told him that. It seemed like extraneous information.
Somewhere amid waking up, she felt Damian shift beside her, turning around to face her, and then brush some of her hair behind her ear. One eye opened to look at him, then closed again.
“Good morning,” she whispered.
“Good morning, beautiful,” Damian answered.
Yes, that was her Damian alright. She was back to having to fight off blushes occasionally. “Did you sleep okay?” she asked.
“Mostly,” Damian said. “I had a nightmare again, but I guess I didn’t start screaming.”
“No,” Cassandra answered, reaching over and caressing his cheek. “I’m sorry.”
Damian shook his head slightly, somewhat difficult as his hand was holding it up. “She… ruffled through a lot of my memories, memories I’d shoved into a dusty corner a long time ago, looking for something. I don’t know if she found what she was looking for, but the nightmares are more intense now.”
Cassandra was quiet for a moment. “Can we fix it?”
“I think I have to get over it all over again,” Damian answered.
“Do you want to talk about it?” she asked.
“I don’t – you don’t need to know.”
“Damian, it’s part of you, right?” Cassandra pointed out. “I’m here for it. For you.”
Damian went quiet, watching her with such an intensity, she was afraid whoever it was messing around in his head had taken over again, but then he looked sad.
“Maybe you should marry someone else,” he said softly.
What? “Damian, don’t say that.”
“I hurt you. I can see it in your eyes. You don’t really trust me anymore, and I don’t really trust me, either.”
“I’ll get over it, Damian,” Cassandra said. “I’m tougher than I look.” Most figured she had a silver spoon in her mouth, but she didn’t. Her parents were weird, but they’d raised her well.
“What if we can’t fix this?” he asked. “What if this never stops?”
Cassandra’s gaze hardened. “Don’t say that either. We will fix it. You won’t always be like this. If I have to hunt down and beat the hell out of every spellcaster and vampire I can find to make you better, I will.”
Damian tisked under his breath. “Watcher, how can you say that after what I’ve said to you?”
“I told you Damian, I love you,” Cassandra said, her tone strong and sure. “This? This is nothing. We can get through this. Just one more trial along the way. I still believe in you, Damian. I still believe in us. Love isn’t always rainbows and cotton candy clouds. That’s just being in love, and being in love and love itself are not the same thing. Love is what remains when being in love has gone away, not a thing, or a feeling, it’s something people make. And sometimes you have to try really hard to make it, but it’s worth it. Damian, you are worth it.”
Damian stared at her for a moment, and then dropped his head, hiding in a pillow. “Watcher, I wasn’t ready for that.”
“You’re stuck with me,” she said, leaning over and kissing behind his ear. Damian wrapped his arms around her waist, and she sat up, pulling him into her lap properly.
“I missed this,” he said, sliding down and getting comfortable. “Just you and me. It’s almost like we never really have time for one another anymore. I kind of miss you.”
Cassandra snorted softly. “Yeah,” she said. “Esme was born, and university classes took over everything.” Even when they weren’t busy taking care of Esmeralda, because Morgyn or Caleb stepped in for them, they were probably too busy writing term papers and arranging presentations.
“I guess that’s part of becoming an adult,” Damian said. “I should’ve gone through this stage a few hundred years ago.” Hadn’t he been an adult since, like, 1766?
“I don’t think it works that way,” Cassandra said, amused. “We could go somewhere.”
Damian looked up at her, and arched an eyebrow. “Like where?”
“I don’t know,” she admitted. “Maybe the park. We could just take Esme to the park and spend some time together, enjoy the sunlight and fresh air. It might be good for you to get out of here for a bit anyway.”
Damian thought about it for a moment, and then nodded. “Yeah, that sounds nice. I’ll even try not to glower at your fans too much.”
Cassandra laughed, brushing her fingers against his cheek. “I appreciate it.”
“I’m still so tired,” Damian said, quietly.
“So sleep some more,” Cassandra said.
He made a sound of protest, but between her petting his hair and being exhausted, it didn’t take long for him to fall back asleep.
“I have other friends I can talk to,” Morgyn said. “The ones I’ve spoken to already have no idea what’s going on. Some of them feel like their magic is winking in and out.”
“That can’t be good,” Caleb grumbled.
“So, we still don’t know if it’s a spellcaster or a vampire,” Lilith said. “Caleb, did you ask any of our fanged friends in Forgotten Hollow if they’ve heard anything?”
“No,” Caleb answered, snorting. “I wasn’t terribly interested in running into the Count and maybe dying. You know, again.”
Lilith shook her head. “If both of us sense something that we’ve felt before, it’s likely to be a vampire. And there’s only one vampire I can think of that’s this crazy.”
Caleb drew a breath in, rocking back on his heels. “I don’t like this.”
“Which vampire?” Morgyn asked.
“The Count,” Caleb and Lilith answered at the same time.
“Count Vladislaus Straud,” Lilith filled in. “He founded and runs Forgotten Hollow. Most think he’s just uncannily similar to an ancestor that founded the Hollow, but those of us in the know… know better.”
“I’ve heard of him,” Morgyn said. “But what would he want with Damian? L. kind of makes sense at least.”
“Who knows?” Caleb asked, sighing. “Alright, I guess we’re heading into Forgotten Hollow sometime soon. I have one more friend I can talk to first.”
“Aren’t most of our friends in the Hollow?” Lilith asked. “How many more aren’t?”
“Just one,” Caleb said. “I was trying to leave him out of this, but he hears things all the same.”
“Alright,” Lilith said. “One more. And then we’re heading home for Winterfest.”
Morgyn arched an eyebrow upward.
Caleb snorted. “Fara til bat-land,” he said, and then growled under his breath.
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白雪夏夜我不停歇
我并不感到困扰
I am kind to everyone. But if you are unkind to me, kindness is not what you will remember me for.
I am autistic. Wording isn't my strong suit.
Part two of the last update because the forum literally yelled at me for trying to post the entire thing at once lmfaoooo.
“You’re not good at snowball fights are you,” Cassandra asked, smirking.
“Hey, I have aim at least!” Damian protested.
“Oh yeah?” Cassandra asked.
“Yeah!”
Cassandra smirked even more, reaching down and rolling a snowball, and throwing it at him. It hit his arm dead on.
“Ah, that actually kind of hurt!” Damian said.
“Yeah, I used to play softball in high school.”
“That’s cheating!” Damian argued.
Admittedly, though, it was a nice distraction from how much his head still hurt. Damian had to wonder if he’d always have a migraine, or if it really would eventually go away. He wanted to believe it would, but at this point, he had absolutely no faith in the idea it would.
Cassandra was being the optimistic one for them both, and considering she had occasionally crippling depression, it was kind of weird.
Esmeralda had run off to go play in the small plastic tree house available. The snow was falling heavily, but the two of them found it was a nice thing. The sound of snow falling was peaceful in a strange way. The snow dampened the transfer of sound, and made the world seem quieter.
Eventually, Damian sat on one of the benches, watching Esme, and Cassandra sat next to him, and there they would’ve remained if it weren’t for her.
Her presence made his headache worse. She immediately came over, a woman in red and black, with dusky skin and dark brown hair, and fired off several magical shots. Cassandra stood up, and blocked them effortlessly, shielding Damian.
He, too, stood up and went to fire back, but his magic was still on the fritz, it’d seem. The energy pooled, and then spluttered right back out.
“Cass -“
“I got it,” she said, moving around the bench and firing return shots.
“Cass, no!”
“Watch Esme!”
Watch Esme, she said, like he could manage to stop watching this train wreck. Cassandra was a decent duellist, at least. Damian wondered if she’d been practising with Morgyn. That would explain a few things, and he was trying so hard not to think about it.
The brunette seemed to be going easy on her sometimes. It was obvious she wasn’t yet aiming to kill, but Damian could tell she could, if she chose to. Cassandra had never needed to. Damian wasn’t sure if she could. Maybe she wasn’t even powerful enough.
Damian’s head suddenly started splitting. His teeth ground together from the sudden pain, but he forced himself not to look away. If anything went wrong, he thought maybe he could … could what?
Another woman walked up, snow crunching audibly beneath her heels. It took Damian a moment, but he recognised her as L. – but she felt like the one in his head.
“Kill her,” Sarnai, presently in L., said.
“Are you sure?” the brunette asked.
“Yes,” Sarnai replied. “We are finding her grating. And maybe with her gone, the caster we were after will stop fighting so hard.”
We again… Damian moved around the side, and L.’s arm shot out, blasting him into a tree. He hit hard, slamming into the tree, then the ground, snow falling onto him.
“You may have escaped us once,” Sarnai said, “but you will not escape us this time.”
“I don’t know,” Damian said, coughing slightly, and trying to sit up. “My wife’s doing better than yours.”
“Sister,” Sarnai corrected. “And we’d check again if we were you.”
Damian turned, just as Lakshmi fired a magical chain at Cassandra. She was too slow, and it caught around her neck. At the last second, Cassandra shoved her hand between her neck and the chain. The chain unleashed a burst of electrical energy.
He was sure he’d have nightmares about the shriek that came out of Cassandra’s lungs.
“Cassie!” Without thinking, Damian stood up, rushing over to Cassandra, and grabbed the chain. The electrical current went into him instead of her, muscles instantly tensing, his jaw locking. It took a lot not to scream, but he wouldn’t give them the honour.
“No!” Why would he do that?! Against her better judgement, Cassandra pulled on the chain as hard as she could, trying to get it dislodged from her neck.
Lakshmi sneered. “Wow, that was easy. How stupid do you have to be to dive into an electrical current’s path?” The current stopped a moment later.
Damian fell over into the snow. His muscles were still twitching from the electrical load, but it was fine. It’d stopped most of it from getting to her, at least. “Let her go,” Damian ground out.
“Why should we?” Sarnai asked. “Two of our most grating thorns out of our sides now, we’d be foolish to just, let one go.”
Damian stared at the snow, watched how the light sparkled on the white. And made up his mind.
“Let her go,” he repeated. “I know things Morgyn doesn’t. Things L. doesn’t know, or Simeon. Things that were lost thousands of years ago to the sands of time. I can make you sorely regret this moment, for however many agonising years I decide to leave you breathing. But if you let her go, I won’t. I’ll go with you, do whatever it is you want, just please, please, don’t hurt her.”
“Damian,” Cassandra squeaked. “Damian no -“
“That was too easy,” Lakshmi said, her tone low.
“He is tired,” Sarnai said, smiling in triumph. “And too afraid to lose her. Let her go.”
Lakshmi snorted, but snapped her fingers. The chain disintegrated.
Cassandra fell to her knees in the snow. Damian rushed over, falling in front of her, sliding across the snow slightly. “Cassie,” he said, “are you okay?”
“Muscles are still spasming,” she answered through gritted teeth. “Please tell me you have a better plan than that.”
“I don’t,” he said. “But if they just want me, then fine.”
“Not fine!” Cassandra answered, her tone going somewhat hysterical. “Damian don’t do this -“
“Shh,” Damian said, tapping a finger to her lips. “If it’s me or you, Cassie, I’m choosing you. Every time.”
“Not like this! Don’t make me lose you like this!”
“I can’t let you get hurt, Cassie. I can’t. You’re one of the only things I have that’s worth living for.”
Cassandra’s eyebrows furrowed. “I can’t lose you either,” she said. “We can figure something out, please, let me help you.”
“Do you remember what I told you?” Damian asked, quietly. “That you’ve given me something I never thought I’d have? I meant it, Cassie. You gave me peace. Morgyn left me, and never came back. I know why, but it doesn’t stop the pain and the anger and the sadness. The lord Morgyn was supposed to marry was not happy, threatened the entire family, killed our livestock, killed pa. I spent a week in a cage for saying something he didn’t like. I look just like Morgyn. He eventually decided I was close enough. I forgot how to trust. I couldn’t figure out how to love. I was afraid of what that even meant, and you came along and freed me from the chains I was afraid to let go of and I can’t lose you. I’m not even a full person anymore because of him, but you…”
“Damian…” He’d never told her any of that… she had so many questions, but right now – “Please, you’re not alone anymore,” she said, pleading. “You don’t have to do this alone. We’re stronger together, please let me help you.”
“I’m sorry,” Damian said, eyebrows furrowing in sadness. “I can’t take the risk. I can either protect you, or I can fight. This time, I cannot do both.” He reached over, brushing against her hair, and sparks lit in his hand.
She fell a moment later, and he caught her, gently laying her down in the snow. He brushed her hair back one last time, kissing her temple, and then sat up. “We’d better go,” he said.
“Come then,” Sarnai said, turning.
“Esme,” Damian called softly. “Come here.”
The girl toddled over to her father, stopping beside her mother. She looked at Cassandra in confusion. “Sleep in cold,” she said. “Not good.”
“No,” he said. “It’s not. But mommy’s too tired to get up. Daddy has to go somewhere with the ladies, okay? So sit right here, and wait for Morgyn.”
“Morgyn come?” Esme asked, tilting her head.
“Yes, Morgyn come,” Damian said. “Watch mommy okay?”
“That went smoother than I expected,” Lakshmi said.
Sarnai snorted, turning away. “Don’t let your guard down,” she said. “The others won’t be so easy. Damian was only because we weakened him first.”
“What’s next?” Lakshmi asked.
“Now, we break the Realm.”
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白雪夏夜我不停歇
我并不感到困扰
I am kind to everyone. But if you are unkind to me, kindness is not what you will remember me for.
I am autistic. Wording isn't my strong suit.
The mites are back:
And Benjamin's on the case!
A bit of bonding:
And anger management stings:
Calmed the bees down. As thanks, Benjamin recieved their honey!
'Man, I love my bees. Not as much as my big, beautiful wife, but hey' Benjamin thought:
Smooches from Carol Brinson
Carol came around for a visit:
Roddy sensed that Carol was in the living room and came out of the study area to say hello. 'Dearie, I've got some amazing news!' Carol said, cheerfully. 'What's the news, Carol?' Roddy asked:
'Willow Creek has some new residents!' Carol replied, beaming. 'That is some amazing news!' Roddy exclaimed in excitement. 'Weeeheee! Willow Creek's almost fit to burst!' Carol said, laughing:
'I've also heard that Serena Bhamra's moving into my old home!' Carol added. 'That leaves Crick Cabana, does it not?' Roddy asked. 'Yes indeedy!' Carol said, nodding. She then gave Roddy several big smooches on his face:
And then Carol gave Roddy yet more big smooches on his face:
Roddy went bright red and giggled. Carol had covered his face in big, shiny, bright pink lipstick smooches:
Roddy smiled and used one of his makeup removal wipes:
Carol smiled and gave Roddy a big loving hug:
'Thank you for visiting, Carol!' Roddy said, cheerfully:
'Any time, dearie!' Carol replied. She blew a kiss towards Roddy and left for her home in Willow Creek.
What's this? An intermission?
Yes, because the canteen is working, and being run by Curtis Norton. Oh yeah, that's Lawrence Funk sitting at the table:
And Barry Solano is tending the snack stall!
Meet the Beauties
Later on in the day, Roddy went over to visit the new household. I present to you, the Beauties! What are their names, might you ask? Well, we have Sabrina Hart on the left, Alysia Sawyers next to her, Madeline Stephens in the blue, and Cherry Bright in the red!
Roddy is invited into their home, and first to say hello is Cherry Bright!
Roddy introduced himself cheerfully:
Cherry Bright then gave Roddy several big smooches on his face:
Roddy went bright red and giggled. Cherry had covered his face in big, bright red lipstick smooches:
'Blast, where did I put my makeup removal wipes?' Roddy wondered. 'Oh, there they are' he thought. He used one. Cherry gave Roddy a big loving hug:
'Hey, ladies! Come and say hello to Roddy!' Cherry said, calling to the other members of the beauties. One by one, they said hello. Madeline was first, and gave Roddy a big smooch on the cheek:
And hugged him:
Sabrina Hart was next:
And Alysia Sawyers was last:
Afterwards, Roddy chatted to them for a while:
And then he said goodbye and went back to Dianthus Hall, where it was still thundering it down.
Phew, another update done! No broken images!
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Sims 4 Family: Benjamin, Shine, Princess Roddy, Sophia and Hamish Furystrykar and Shelly Heart. Princess Roddy is my avatar, and he's a boy!
I don't remember how I dressed up my daughter to daycare today, tho I'm pretty sure I did, at about 7 AM.
Must have crawled to bed after that, woke up at 1 PM.
Had shower and breakfast, now it's 4:30 and already getting dark.
Wow, it's like today didn't exist.
@ryttu3k Lovely kid! Tho I'm not familiar with the book/show
@TheLastStar Hahaha, Caleb, perfect! I'd say just go on with that
@Becka28 Wow, for an Unflirty sim Cassandra is a bit too happy about making out in a closet that's literally in the middle of that bar
Awww, the enchanted love cottage is so cute!
Poor Victor omg, give him a break
I died at this pic:
Caviar?? I didn't know that o_O
Thanks so much for liking Ezra! He's my precious baby, I love him
Actually I keep my builds quick and simple (because I'm lazy) and the wedding venues too - I have the household themes and colors long defined, so just spam bb items of the same color all around - et voila!
Why is Morgyn so gorgeous - its just not fair to every other sim.
IKR?!
@Koteyka That's beautifully heartbreaking, but heartbreakingly beautiful
Now with Steve's backstory I can assess the real damage and it's horrible...
@Keidra That moment when Morgyn tries to get in bed unnoticed is so funny and sweet
The rest of it - not so much
Gosh, those pieces of Damian's past - that's really gut-wrenching.
"Morgyn come” better happen RIGHT NOW because that part when they leave a toddler with an uncouncious mother in the snow makes me faint
Today in my game Morgyn came over to Caleb on Friday evening, had a dinner and went straight to bed.
And then he just slept through the entire weekend with short breaks for bathroom and meals and a couple of words with Caleb.
Between night sleep he napped on every nappable surface in the house and left at 9 AM on Monday.
I can totally relate, but is he ok??? o_O
Do Sages get vacations or something?
Poor cutie is exhausted, can't survive on potions forever - well, actually can, but Caleb thinks it's unhealthy!
(plasma is better, aha, now that's a topic for that debate station)
Dunno need to take them to Sulani for proper rest?
@queenvortex808 Sorry, I can't see your picture. I use imgbb dot com. It doesn't require any registration and it is for free. Simply upload a picture and copy bbcode full and then paste it in here. I have never had any problem with that
@DeafSimmer, page 544.
Awesome! Carlos is gonna have the book thrown at him!
'I'm going over to Serena Bhamra's place, mummy!' Roddy said, smiling:
'Take care of yourself, sweetie!' Shine said, looking fondly at her firstborn. 'I will, mummy!' Roddy replied, giving Shine a big hug and a kiss on the cheek:
Shine smiled:
Roddy then waved and set off for Daisy Hovel.
Catching up with Serena Bhamra
Roddy arrived in Willow Creek. 'Roddy! How are you doing?' Serena said, cheerfully when she saw him:
She gave Roddy a big hug:
'I'm doing well, Serena. I see you kept the mailbox!' Roddy said, chuckling. 'This place used to be owned by Carol Brinson and her late husband, Dudley Brinson' he added. 'Speaking of which, Carol Brinson came around to say hello! She's a very lovely lady!' Serena said, smiling. She noticed that Roddy was wearing one of his feminine hot weather outfits. 'That really suits you!' She said, cheerfully. 'Thank you, Serena!' Roddy said, curtseying. Serena smiled and gave Roddy a big smooch on his cheek:
The pair went inside and sat down:
And then they chatted:
Serena then changed into another outfit, and gave Roddy another big smooch on the cheek:
And then Roddy and Serena had a cuddle:
After that, Roddy waved goodbye to Serena and made his way home, almost bieng knocked over by Jaques Villareal on a bike on the way. 'No wonder Dominic Fyres gets angry. I can sense that he's on the verge of getting the Villareals booted out of Willow Creek, and I wouldn't blame him!' Roddy thought as he entered Dianthus Hall.
Testing the party bot out, Meet Eliana Bunch!
After a rest at home, Shine and Roddy went over to Britechester. This was the perfect time to test out the party bot!
After a few hours of dancing, Shine turned off the utili bot and put it back in her inventory. She then emailed her professors about her progress. She got a reply, saying she's doing well:
Roddy then decided to call Eliana Bunch over:
A few sim minutes later, Eliana Bunch transportalated onto the campus. 'Roddy! It's been a long time since I saw you!' Eliana Bunch said, cheerfully:
'I was getting worried, as you were not at the various food stalls across San Myshuno! Is everything alright at your apartment, Eliana?' Roddy asked, concerned. 'To tell you the truth, Roddy, my roommates have been driving me up the wall. I'm actually considering leaving San Myshuno for somewhere far away from them' Eliana said, sighing. She was one of the members of the Spellcasting Quintet. The other four were Kara Robertson, Manuia Vainu'upo, Fetu Ausage and Loario Parata. Eliana Bunch was pretty much the odd one out, since she was bright and bubbly. The only thing the quintet had in common was that they were spellcasters. I digress. 'What started it?' Roddy asked. 'Kara Robertson stole a rocket from Geekcon. Goodness knows how she fitted it in her...Oh wait, magic. And then Loario Parata started a fire in the apartment, burning nearly everything' Eliana explained. 'Yikes, that's bad' Roddy said, his jaw slowly dropping. 'I don't want to even mention what Manuia Vainu'upo and Fetu Ausage got up to' Eliana said. *Thud* That was the sound of Roddy's jaw finally hitting the ground. 'Ah. Forgot you could read minds' Eliana Bunch said, telepathically. Meanwhile, Roddy's brain was going 'SNAP OUT OF IT!' Roddy used a teeny tiny amount of magic to bring himself around and that worked. 'Wow, sorry about that, Eliana. That's never happened to me before' Roddy said, telepathically. 'It's quite alright, Roddy' Eliana said, telepathically. She smiled and gave Roddy a big smooch on the cheek:
Eliana then gave Roddy a big hug:
Eliana turned to Shine. 'You must be Roddy's mum! Hello!' She said. 'Hello there! My name's Shine Furystrykar!' Shine said, shaking Eliana's hand:
And the two ladies gave each other a friendly hug:
A kiss from Cassandra
Later on, Roddy and Shine went over to the quad. Cassandra Goth was there, so Shine chatted to her:
And Roddy introduced himself:
Cassandra gave Roddy a smooch on the cheek:
The trio chatted for a while. Then Shine and Roddy went Darby's Den.
Bumping into Sabrina Hart
Once there, Roddy bumped into Sabrina Hart!
Who gave him a big smooch on the cheek:
And Sabrina gave Roddy a big hug:
Later on, Shine gave Roddy a cuddle:
And then she set off for class:
Roddy waited patiently:
After a while, Shine's class was over:
The pair then went home.
Homework
When Shine and Roddy got back to Dianthus Hall, they went into the study area:
And Shine did her homework:
A few moments later, she was done:
Affection Time
Shine then went into her makeup room and reapplied her shiny, bright pink lipstick. Roddy watched her as usual:
Shine smiled at her firstborn:
Then she and Roddy went into the Affection Station. Shine made a kissy face at Roddy, which made him giggle:
And then she gave Roddy several big smooches on his face:
Roddy went bright red and giggled. Shine had covered his face in big, shiny, bright pink lipstick smooches:
Roddy smiled and used one of his makeup removal wipes:
Shine then gave Roddy a very big loving hug:
'Want to have some more lipstick smooches?' Shine asked, smiling sweetly and batting her eyelashes at Roddy:
'Yes please, mummy!' Roddy replied, politely:
'Then here I come! CHUUU CHUUU!' Shine said, giggling:
Shine then gave Roddy several more big smooches on his face:
Roddy went bright red and giggled again. Shine had covered his face in big, shiny, bright pink lipstick smooches:
'Thank you for the lipstick smooches, mummy!' Roddy said, cheerfully removing the lipstick smooches from his face using a makeup removal wipe:
'Awww, you're welcome sweetie!' Shine said, smiling sweetly and batting her eyelashes at Roddy. She then blew a big kiss towards Roddy, which made him giggle once more:
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Sims 4 Family: Benjamin, Shine, Princess Roddy, Sophia and Hamish Furystrykar and Shelly Heart. Princess Roddy is my avatar, and he's a boy!
So i changed my username to FurryModSpinel from coralmoon100.
Today Trisha and Teagan aged up! Trisha opened a resturant, grafted some snapdragons and strawberries so now shes making hecka money. Right now shes speaking to a young man her age....
It's the weekend! After a week of busy coursework, Blake can relax. However, he still had to prepare for his final exam in his programming class.
He got a chance to meet Julia Wright and Becca Clarke
Later, he joined his friend and roommate Christian for some drinks at Pepper's Pub
There was a Britechester Spirit Corps event going on, so Blake decided to attend the event.
He got himself a cup of Blue Raspberry juice.
The mascot already happened and the Foxbury Institute's Larry The Lobster won, which meant he can steal the University of Britechester's Darby The Dragon's mask. It turned out Frankie was in the suit!
Blake told Frankie that he was surprised to see him in the Darby The Dragon mascot suit.
Before he headed to bed, he helped Anthony out with his homework.
The next day, there was another Britechester Spirit Corps event and he went there to show his school spirit. At the same time, he joined the organization.
Blake saw Anthony getting a selfie with Darby The Dragon, so he decided to get one too.
He got the selfie!
Blake was disappointed to see the school's statue toilet papered, so he cleaned it up.
As a member of the Britechester Spirit Corps, he had to prank the Foxbury Institute's statue. He decided to yarn bomb the statue.
Before the event ended, he painted some murals.
The last day of the term, Blake took his final exam and before the day ended, he got his grades for his two classes, which were A+'s!
@Keidra poor damien. That is an extemely sad backstory. I am glad he an Cass had some resolution and peace before everything happened and they were attacked. Tensely waiting for next update.
So, I've pretty much played a decade in my most recent game (4+ weeks). Anyways, Kayla and Asher got married (his name is actually Asher not Josher, lol) and they had a baby girl named Joyce. With the help of cheats, Joyce dominated all the toddler to child skills and finished all aspirations except the social one (almost!). She has almost finished the scout after-school activity. She almost has all the parenthood traits too. Joyce is honestly one of the best sims I ever had.
I'm finding out how to post pics!
I play on PS4! Otaku here! From the lands of Canada 🇨🇦
Haha, you clicked, now you have to read all my Sword Art Online fan fiction!
@Becka28, page 544.
Heh, I typed that when my medication had worn off.
I was going to do yet another update, but I'm quite tired. I've just been sorting my blog folders out, and getting the sort columns to show the date as well is a pain in the backside.
Sims 4 Family: Benjamin, Shine, Princess Roddy, Sophia and Hamish Furystrykar and Shelly Heart. Princess Roddy is my avatar, and he's a boy!
You'll have to excuse me for only using awesomes i am running on fumes. See at work we communicate through texts a cheap record you see. Anyways i was supposed to be off but I get a call after a late nighy that Im a bit late. Come to find my boss gave me more hours and forgot to tell me..soo I'm also feeling like today zoomed by and just didn't happen.
still want to sim but something that takes less time for me thinking up story wise. My new hundred baby run with an evil woman. She is using her ability to control the mind and an outdated law where you pay the mother for her troubles. Basically getting child support though she leaves them with their fathers. Her next baby is four, anywho I gave it its own thread cause I know it gets out of hand. Just didnt want to be off topic the whole post.
Reddestiny921 on the gallery...still not sure if I capitalized the second d..lol
All the sims err'day
@SiliClone sometimes you just gotta defy the laws of nature to get a degree. And that's a shame, I'll really miss your stories!
@Keidra poor Cass I'm glad she and Damian are communicating, though. "I'm a cuddler." "Good." "Best, night, ever." made me giggle out loud, they're so precious! Oof, and into the Hollow. I'm thinking they should be carrying lots of garlic!
Second half! Heh, softball is kinda cheating a little, yes Oh jeez, that took a turn suddenly! Oh, Damian And Cass, and poor li'l Esme for having to see that, and everyone!
@Morkovka I've had days like that, don't worry. And His Dark Materials is a trilogy of books by Phillip Pullman, currently being adapted into a show on BBC/HBO. There's also a movie of the first book but don't bother with it, it's rubbish. And yes, I'd say your poor Morgyn definitely needs a vacation!
Aaaand there he go. Godspeed, Caleb.
@DeafSimmer dangit, Tyler :-\ Well-intentioned but... very naive. Miles has excellent timing.
@RedDestiny92 all good, I hope you get some breathing space soon!
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Morning time came quickly. Too quickly, perhaps.
"I think you missed your plane."
"Doesn't matter."
"So... you really want to do this."
"More than anything in my life."
Tony exhaled in relief.
"Thank you... Thank you! Oh, I don't know what've I done to myself if you left. I'll... I'll do my best to be the best boyfriend ever, I'll put aside acting, I'll give you all the love and respect in the world..."
Steve smiled softly.
"Just promise me one thing."
"Anything!"
"No more secrets."
"Deal."
"Woah! This is your house!? It's- it's huge!"
"I mean I know you told me your house is big, but this- I bet five of mine could fit inside and there'd still be space left!"
"Welcome to my world. It's huge, loud, a bit empty on the inside... but I'm hoping you'll help with that last bit."
"Oh finally he appears! Mr Stark, your manager put me up for an interview about your vacation..."
"Sorry, not today. I'm not in the mood."
"Yeah, Tony is going to show me around that huge-"
"But I've waited for over five hours and your manager promised you'd be here!
Also excuse me, who even is this guy!?"
"I understand you want to show your new plaything around but this interview is way more important!"
"Hey! You better back off! And if you dare call Steve that ever again, I'm wrapping up the show and never giving out interviews, especially to your magazine!"
"So please leave my property and possibly rethink the way you treat my friends. Bye-bye!"
"That was intense."
"You still up for it?"
"Obviously!"
"Don't worry, I'll make sure to minimize those kind of incidents... oh look!”
"The paparazzi's already spotted us lookin’ cute and it's all over the internet."
"That's fast. I mean, we just got here."
"Get used to it... I mean, you're the cutest thing ever so no wonder everyone's paying attention."
"Oh Tonyyy..."
"Good morning, the love of my life," Tony greeted Steve with a kiss.
"Morning, honey..."
"C'mon, I've got something to show you!"
"Ooh, I'm intrigued."
"Just one more kiss first..."
"Oh wow. That's one big gift."
"Yeah. To celebrate the three wonderful months we spent together, two of which we spent as official boyfriends."
"I... I didn't get you anything..."
"Stevey, you're a gift yourself!" Tony laughed. "Come on, open it. You'll love it."
Steve slowly took off the lid and gasped.
"Oh... I don't know what that is, but it's sooo cute... Tony... I thought you hated pets!" he whispered in shock.
"Yeah well... I told you I'll change. It's a meerkat, it's actually from Sulani... I specifically asked Thor to get him."
"I love him!" squealed Steve. "Oh Tony thank you, thank you so, so much..."
"We've gotta come up with a name for this little guy! Maybe Simon? Or Leonard? Do you feel like a Leonard? Ooh, what about Stanley..."
Tony smiled.
"I love you, Steve," he quietly said. "I really love you. I... I think you know that."
"Of course I do, you tell me that every day! I love you too."
"Yeah... And I don't want this love to ever end. I mean, you really are the one. I never thought I could ever love someone, I never thought I could put aside my work for just one single person... You are my whole world Steve. You are the person I've apparently been waiting for my whole life... so I guess what I'm trying to say here is... Will you marry me?"
Will you marry me?
Will you marry me?
Will you marry me?
Will you marry me?
Will you marry me?..
Listen you, idk who told you you were allowed to just waltz in here and start giving me feelings but I did not sign up for this!
(That was beautiful.
我并不感到困扰
I am kind to everyone. But if you are unkind to me, kindness is not what you will remember me for.
I am autistic. Wording isn't my strong suit.
Stop player on player violence.
That can only mean one thing. Robotics...and possible electrocution.
Well, this didn't go too badly:
Shine changed into her everyday outfit and continued to work:
Finally, she was done.
'For me? Thank you mummy!' Roddy said, beaming!
'You're welcome. sweetie!' Shine said, cheerfully. She handed the present over:
'Lets see what's inside!' Roddy said, excitedly opening the box:
'Oh, that's awesome! Thank you for the Chatterbot, mummy!' Roddy said, gratefully:
'I'm glad you liked it!' Shine said, smiling at Roddy:
'Almost done, sweetie!' Shine said, smiling:
Shine then checked herself in the mirror:
She and Roddy went into the affection station. 'Ready for the smooches, sweetie?' Shine said, giggling:
'Yay!' Roddy squealed with excitement! Shine giggled and made a kissy face at Roddy, which made him giggle:
And then Shine gave Roddy several big smooches on his face:
Roddy went bright red and giggled. Shine had covered his face in big, shiny, bright pink lipstick smooches:
'Can I have some more lipstick smooches, mummy?' Roddy asked politely:
'Of course you can, sweetie!' Shine said, smiling:
She gave Roddy several more big smooches on his face:
Roddy went bright red and giggled a lot more. Shine had covered more of his face in big, shiny, bright pink lipstick smooches!
Roddy smiled and used one of his makeup removal wipes:
'Thank you for the lipstick smooches, mummy!' Roddy said, cheerfully. 'Awwww, you're welcome, sweetie!' Shine said, smiling sweetly and batting her eyelashes at Roddy. She then blew several big kisses towards Roddy:
And they actually landed on Roddy's cheeks!
'That's new!' Roddy said, giggling. He used another makeup removal wipe:
Shine giggled and gave Roddy a very big loving hug:
'Thank you for the lipstick smooches, mummy!' Roddy said, smiling sweetly at Shine:
'You're welcome, sweetie!' Shine said, smiling sweetly and batting her eyelashes at Roddy:
She then gave Roddy another very big loving hug:
Shine and Roddy then chatted for a very long time:
@TheLastStar you know you want to OT3. They're practically telling you to XD
@Becka28 thank you! Heh, Unflirty or not, looks like Cass is having fun XD Oh my, Abilene and Victor look like they want some pancakes for breakfast XD Jessica looks gorgeous, and please let her taze Thorne XD;; Ooh, I just noticed that Jessica and Diego are wearing near-matching earrings at the Romance festival! Good luck, Diego ;D
@Koteyka I literally just cracked my knuckles in anticipation, I hope you know ;D Aww, baby versions! Thor looks so... Hemsworth-y, nice job. Oh man this is so pure and sweet. Oh, Steve's backstory
Like... why is Mimsy alive and at Uni... and why is she so friend with Morgyn...
or why the Secret Society wanted him...
but now I'm back writing Crossing, so I'll probably not be posting in here anymore because in any case, I can't keep up.
He then bonded with his bees:
And allowed them to release some anger:
After acting as a stinging bag for his bees, Benjamin teleported into the living room:
Roddy played with his chatterbot:
Of course, Roddy wasn't the only sim to have a new toy. Shine had made a quadcopter, and was playing with it!
Hey, where did it go?
Really? It went outside?
After retrieving the quadcopter, Shine went back into her study area and did more studying:
And then she started making a big project:
Afterwards, she had finished. It was a party bot. Shine put the utili-bot in her inventory:
Roddy wrote an entry in his journal:
And Shine used the archive machine:
'Wait a second...where the heck are the vendors? Kyra? Do you know where they are?' Benjamin asked as he found Caster's Alley to be empty:
'I'm not sure myself, Benjamin' Kyra replied, just as confused as Benjamin was:
Whilst Benjamin pondered what had happened, Kyra talked to Tiffany:
'Hold on, I've got an idea. Llama God? Could you create some vendors for us?' Benjamin asked the Llama God for assistance. 'Your wish is granted!' Boomed the Llama God. 'I've just got one thing I need you to do. Gather your family and stand near the portal at Magic HQ!' he added. Benjamin did so:
'HOOLEDALLY HOOLEDALLY HOOLEDALLY HOOOOOLEDALLLEEEY!* It is done!' Boomed the Llama God. Benjamin and everyone else went to Caster's Alley, and found that the shops were open!
'Thank you, Mighty Llama God!' Benjamin said, gratefully. 'It was my pleasure, my dear child!' the Llama God boomed, cheerfully. After the family looked around, they went back to Dianthus Hall:
At this stage, I can now introduce Barry Solano and Curtis Norton. They, along with Raven Ojeda, are the new vendors. Goodness knows what happened to the original vendors.
*That's a reference to the 'If Undertale was Realistic' series on YouTube. Uttered by Flowey.
... might be hurtful? Idk. Also Damian backstory that even Morgyn doesn't know yet.
Recap: Damian Ember the Morgyn Ember CAS clone moved into an apartment with Cassandra Goth, then they moved to a better apartment, stole the Vatores, turned them human, shipped them to college, and then stole Morgyn. Morgyn turned Caleb into a spellcaster, Lilith doesn't get off the treadmill long enough to be a proper MC, and then Vladislaus called in the cavalry named Sarnai and things are going quite sour quite fast. Cassandra and Damian are married, have a daughter named Esmeralda, Esme for short, and Morgyn and Caleb are dating.
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( This is like ... 4x longer than my other updates I'm sorry. Also it's so long I'm just not even bothering with the formatting. )
This was going to get messy.
One thing was for sure, Lilith had to pick up the slack here. She was the only one that wasn’t a spellcaster. She would be the weaker one of them, but at least they were kind enough not to say anything. What else might be helpful would be brushing up on her vampire lore. Lilith had the feeling it was a vampire messing with Damian’s head. Damian himself didn’t seem to have any idea, but if both Lilith and Caleb had the feeling they’d sensed whatever this was before, it was likely to be vampiric in nature.
For the last couple days, Morgyn had been keeping mental wards on Damian, to prevent him from having to fight the mental intruder off again before his energy had recovered. In the meantime, Morgyn was contacting friends, as was Caleb, and they were trying to figure out who this was. This wouldn’t end until they figured out who and stopped them.
“Lilith, it’s almost midnight,” Caleb’s voice came from the doorway.
Lilith growled. “I know!”
Caleb sighed. “You should take a shower and head to sleep.”
Ugh. He was right, of course. Lilith huffed.
“Yeah, I know,” Caleb said. “This is frustrating. We just gotta keep doing what we always do.”
“You know there’s the possibility that, now that whoever it is can’t control Damian anymore, they’ll turn on one of us.”
Caleb breathed in, releasing the breath slowly. “I know. Morgyn knows. I’m sure Cassandra does too. Morgyn’s put up as many wards as possible.”
“And we just hope it’s enough, huh?”
“Yeah.”
Lilith looked down at the floor. “I’m not good at this waiting stuff.”
Caleb snorted. “Neither am I.” He paused a moment, and then said, “next time we have the chance, wanna go vampire hunting with me?”
Lilith smirked. “Yeah, I do.”
He hadn’t been expecting her to sit across from him. Cassandra had been avoiding most of them, because she didn’t want to answer questions, and would rather pretend nothing was going wrong. Caleb glanced up at her through his eyelashes, presently working on his homework. At a good place, he stopped, setting his pencil down.
“How are you?” he asked.
Cassandra momentarily looked annoyed, but loosed a breath. “Fine.”
“I can tell when you’re lying,” Caleb said.
“What’s it matter?” she asked. “It is what it is.” There wasn’t any point in stewing over it or talking about it, because it wouldn’t change anything, and really, it wouldn’t even make her feel better. She’d ended up moving to one of the spare bedrooms for now. Damian didn’t seem to have noticed, but then he didn’t seem to come out for anything anymore.
Caleb sighed, gaze narrowing in thought. “He’s… not exactly himself, Cass.”
“I figured that out, thanks,” Cassandra answered dryly.
“No, I mean… we think there’s a spellcaster or a vampire messing with his head.”
Cassandra levelled him with a stare, and then arched an eyebrow. Caleb was internally a little amused at how much she looked like her mother. “Are you sure?”
Caleb smiled softly. “You’d know him better than I do,” he said. “Is he really doing anything Damian would do anymore?”
Cassandra turned away, toward the floor beside her, watching the sunlight dance across the wood through the blinds. “So he doesn’t just suddenly hate me?” she asked, her voice tiny and soft.
Caleb almost got angry again, but it wouldn’t serve him here any. “No, he doesn’t. Honestly, I don’t know if he ever could.” That was for Damian to know and Caleb to stay out of.
“Okay,” Cassandra said, quietly. “We can fix this…”
“Yes,” Caleb answered. “Lilith, Morgyn and I, we’re looking into how to fix this. You may want to talk to your parents, maybe they have some ideas we don’t.”
Cassandra nodded. Yeah, her parents might have answers where they only had questions. It was worth a try.
“You should go see him.”
Cassandra looked down at the table. “I will.”
“How is he?” Cassandra asked.
Morgyn softly closed the door, coming to stand in the hallway properly. “Still has a migraine,” Morgyn said quietly. “I think he’ll have one of those for a while. He’s still himself, though. And he’s asked about you a few times.”
Cassandra nodded, eyeing the wood grain on the door.
“I know it’ll be hard,” Morgyn said. “He’s said some things that hurt, and I know that, and I wouldn’t ever presume to tell you what to do. But I don’t know if he’ll find the strength to get through this without you, either.” Morgyn reached over, brushing some of her hair out of her face, smiled slightly, and then turned to go.
“Morgyn?” Cassandra said.
Morgyn stopped a few steps away. “Yeah?”
“I’m glad you’re here.” Asking Morgyn to move in turned out to be a good idea, for more reasons than just it was good to reconnect with Damian.
Morgyn didn’t say anything, just smiled and then headed for the stairs again.
Cassandra released a breath she hadn’t been aware she was holding, eyeing the door. Of course, it was just Damian. What did she feel, anyway? Maybe that was something she’d have to figure out. Maybe it didn’t matter.
She took another breath in, and opened the door, quietly closed it behind her. If she didn’t know any better, she’d think he was just fine for how peaceful he looked. She could see the pain in the lines of his body, though.
Quiet, she shuffled over, gently brushed his shoulder.
He started, slightly, but then looked up at her, and calmed back down. “Hi,” he greeted softly.
“Hey,” Cassandra answered, almost whispering. “How are you feeling?”
Damian rolled over slightly, and gave her a thumbs up.
Cassandra laughed a bit. “That’s a start.”
“Yeah,” Damian answered. “Morgyn’s babying me. Not used to this.”
Cassandra looked amused. “You’ll get used to it eventually.”
“Probably about when it’s over,” Damian said.
Damian went quiet, and Cassandra did too. Caleb and Morgyn were right. He was back to being himself, and she was glad for that, but also angry at the same time. Damian couldn’t bring himself to hurt a fly, and it was angering that someone would do this to him.
Maybe someone that was after Morgyn, and didn’t know what a tootsie pop Damian was.
“I’m sorry, Cassie,” Damian said.
For a moment, Cassandra was confused, and then she shook her head. “Don’t worry about that,” she said, leaning over to kiss his forehead. “You just focus on getting your strength back.”
“I hurt you,” he whispered.
“Rest, Damian,” she said. “We can talk about that later. For now, you need to rest.” In her heart, even as he said the things he’d said, she’d forgiven him. And maybe that was stupid of her, but there was very little Damian could do to make her truly turn on him.
In hindsight, now that she’d seen it, the tension in his muscles, the fear in his eyes, it was there all along. Maybe that was why she’d always held out hope that things would go back to how they were, because her heart didn’t believe they’d ever really changed. And no matter how loudly they’d fought, he’d never struck her. There were a few times it looked like he might, and he seemed to have forced himself not to.
Maybe that was him fighting whatever was in his head. He was fighting it the whole way, and that was good enough for her.
“Are you staying?” Damian asked.
Cassandra was quiet for a moment, and then nodded. “Yeah,” she said. “I’ll stay.”
Caleb was already asleep, or he seemed to be. Morgyn had actually been upstairs, trying to sleep, but so many nights had been spent with Damian that being alone was harder to deal with than Morgyn had expected. The panic started creeping in, and Morgyn had immediately gotten up and gone down to the lower floor. And then wondered what had caused the thought to come to mind, but Morgyn was already down there, may as well.
So instead, here the Sage was, crawling into Caleb’s bed instead. As soon as Morgyn got settled in, a glance at Caleb showed he was awake.
“… oh.” That apparently wasn’t as quiet as Morgyn had been trying to be. “I can go -“
“It’s fine,” Caleb immediately said. “I just wasn’t expecting it, that’s all. Cassandra’s back with Damian now, huh?”
Morgyn nodded. “Yeah. I think we could probably all fit in the same bed, but it feels like intruding.”
“And you didn’t go to your room…” Caleb said, sounding like he was asking a question.
“… I did.” Morgyn shrugged. “I didn’t want to be alone. And, I guess I don’t really need my own room… unless… you don’t want me -“
“No,” Caleb said. “You’re welcome whenever you – I mean I wasn’t going to ask because of that one time I – and that was bad enough so if you’re not ready yet that’s -“
Caleb went quiet, as Morgyn’s lips met his.
“… right. Shut up Caleb.”
Morgyn snorted. “After so long with Damian as a twin, I got used to how anxiety works. That method doesn’t work on him, but apparently it’s very effective on you.”
“I uh… I’m a cuddler.”
Morgyn smiled, and scooted over closer to Caleb, resting against him. “Good.”
Caleb loosed a quiet squeak, and whispered, “Best, night, ever.”
“You’re going to get me soaked…” Cassandra said, laughing at Esmeralda. She wasn’t a big fan of taking a bath, but also didn’t hate baths, at least.
“Waterrrr!” Esme giggled. “Mama, bubbles bzz bzzz!”
“Yes, bubbles,” Cassandra said, smiling for the first time in probably a week or two. It was funny how just spending some time with Esme helped lift her spirits a bit. She wondered if her own mother had ever felt like that with her and Alexander. Nothing was going right, her heart was still so heavy, but she had Esmeralda, and maybe that was good enough.
They’d figure this out. Cassandra wasn’t willing to give up on their family, not now, not over this. It’d only just begun, and the fight wasn’t over. It’d be a fight, she knew that. Cassandra wasn’t under any illusions otherwise, though she did wish whoever it was would pick on somebody that could handle the hurt.
It’d be okay. Somehow, some way. She had to believe that.
The birds started chirping. Cassandra was partially annoyed by it, because she wasn’t ready to wake up and face the world just yet. It smelled like Damian in their room, and she’d never loved a scent more than she loved his. She’d never told him that. It seemed like extraneous information.
Somewhere amid waking up, she felt Damian shift beside her, turning around to face her, and then brush some of her hair behind her ear. One eye opened to look at him, then closed again.
“Good morning,” she whispered.
“Good morning, beautiful,” Damian answered.
Yes, that was her Damian alright. She was back to having to fight off blushes occasionally. “Did you sleep okay?” she asked.
“Mostly,” Damian said. “I had a nightmare again, but I guess I didn’t start screaming.”
“No,” Cassandra answered, reaching over and caressing his cheek. “I’m sorry.”
Damian shook his head slightly, somewhat difficult as his hand was holding it up. “She… ruffled through a lot of my memories, memories I’d shoved into a dusty corner a long time ago, looking for something. I don’t know if she found what she was looking for, but the nightmares are more intense now.”
Cassandra was quiet for a moment. “Can we fix it?”
“I think I have to get over it all over again,” Damian answered.
“Do you want to talk about it?” she asked.
“I don’t – you don’t need to know.”
“Damian, it’s part of you, right?” Cassandra pointed out. “I’m here for it. For you.”
Damian went quiet, watching her with such an intensity, she was afraid whoever it was messing around in his head had taken over again, but then he looked sad.
“Maybe you should marry someone else,” he said softly.
What? “Damian, don’t say that.”
“I hurt you. I can see it in your eyes. You don’t really trust me anymore, and I don’t really trust me, either.”
“I’ll get over it, Damian,” Cassandra said. “I’m tougher than I look.” Most figured she had a silver spoon in her mouth, but she didn’t. Her parents were weird, but they’d raised her well.
“What if we can’t fix this?” he asked. “What if this never stops?”
Cassandra’s gaze hardened. “Don’t say that either. We will fix it. You won’t always be like this. If I have to hunt down and beat the hell out of every spellcaster and vampire I can find to make you better, I will.”
Damian tisked under his breath. “Watcher, how can you say that after what I’ve said to you?”
“I told you Damian, I love you,” Cassandra said, her tone strong and sure. “This? This is nothing. We can get through this. Just one more trial along the way. I still believe in you, Damian. I still believe in us. Love isn’t always rainbows and cotton candy clouds. That’s just being in love, and being in love and love itself are not the same thing. Love is what remains when being in love has gone away, not a thing, or a feeling, it’s something people make. And sometimes you have to try really hard to make it, but it’s worth it. Damian, you are worth it.”
Damian stared at her for a moment, and then dropped his head, hiding in a pillow. “Watcher, I wasn’t ready for that.”
“You’re stuck with me,” she said, leaning over and kissing behind his ear. Damian wrapped his arms around her waist, and she sat up, pulling him into her lap properly.
“I missed this,” he said, sliding down and getting comfortable. “Just you and me. It’s almost like we never really have time for one another anymore. I kind of miss you.”
Cassandra snorted softly. “Yeah,” she said. “Esme was born, and university classes took over everything.” Even when they weren’t busy taking care of Esmeralda, because Morgyn or Caleb stepped in for them, they were probably too busy writing term papers and arranging presentations.
“I guess that’s part of becoming an adult,” Damian said. “I should’ve gone through this stage a few hundred years ago.” Hadn’t he been an adult since, like, 1766?
“I don’t think it works that way,” Cassandra said, amused. “We could go somewhere.”
Damian looked up at her, and arched an eyebrow. “Like where?”
“I don’t know,” she admitted. “Maybe the park. We could just take Esme to the park and spend some time together, enjoy the sunlight and fresh air. It might be good for you to get out of here for a bit anyway.”
Damian thought about it for a moment, and then nodded. “Yeah, that sounds nice. I’ll even try not to glower at your fans too much.”
Cassandra laughed, brushing her fingers against his cheek. “I appreciate it.”
“I’m still so tired,” Damian said, quietly.
“So sleep some more,” Cassandra said.
He made a sound of protest, but between her petting his hair and being exhausted, it didn’t take long for him to fall back asleep.
“I have other friends I can talk to,” Morgyn said. “The ones I’ve spoken to already have no idea what’s going on. Some of them feel like their magic is winking in and out.”
“That can’t be good,” Caleb grumbled.
“So, we still don’t know if it’s a spellcaster or a vampire,” Lilith said. “Caleb, did you ask any of our fanged friends in Forgotten Hollow if they’ve heard anything?”
“No,” Caleb answered, snorting. “I wasn’t terribly interested in running into the Count and maybe dying. You know, again.”
Lilith shook her head. “If both of us sense something that we’ve felt before, it’s likely to be a vampire. And there’s only one vampire I can think of that’s this crazy.”
Caleb drew a breath in, rocking back on his heels. “I don’t like this.”
“Which vampire?” Morgyn asked.
“The Count,” Caleb and Lilith answered at the same time.
“Count Vladislaus Straud,” Lilith filled in. “He founded and runs Forgotten Hollow. Most think he’s just uncannily similar to an ancestor that founded the Hollow, but those of us in the know… know better.”
“I’ve heard of him,” Morgyn said. “But what would he want with Damian? L. kind of makes sense at least.”
“Who knows?” Caleb asked, sighing. “Alright, I guess we’re heading into Forgotten Hollow sometime soon. I have one more friend I can talk to first.”
“Aren’t most of our friends in the Hollow?” Lilith asked. “How many more aren’t?”
“Just one,” Caleb said. “I was trying to leave him out of this, but he hears things all the same.”
“Alright,” Lilith said. “One more. And then we’re heading home for Winterfest.”
Morgyn arched an eyebrow upward.
Caleb snorted. “Fara til bat-land,” he said, and then growled under his breath.
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I am kind to everyone. But if you are unkind to me, kindness is not what you will remember me for.
I am autistic. Wording isn't my strong suit.
Stop player on player violence.
“You’re not good at snowball fights are you,” Cassandra asked, smirking.
“Hey, I have aim at least!” Damian protested.
“Oh yeah?” Cassandra asked.
“Yeah!”
Cassandra smirked even more, reaching down and rolling a snowball, and throwing it at him. It hit his arm dead on.
“Ah, that actually kind of hurt!” Damian said.
“Yeah, I used to play softball in high school.”
“That’s cheating!” Damian argued.
Admittedly, though, it was a nice distraction from how much his head still hurt. Damian had to wonder if he’d always have a migraine, or if it really would eventually go away. He wanted to believe it would, but at this point, he had absolutely no faith in the idea it would.
Cassandra was being the optimistic one for them both, and considering she had occasionally crippling depression, it was kind of weird.
Esmeralda had run off to go play in the small plastic tree house available. The snow was falling heavily, but the two of them found it was a nice thing. The sound of snow falling was peaceful in a strange way. The snow dampened the transfer of sound, and made the world seem quieter.
Eventually, Damian sat on one of the benches, watching Esme, and Cassandra sat next to him, and there they would’ve remained if it weren’t for her.
Her presence made his headache worse. She immediately came over, a woman in red and black, with dusky skin and dark brown hair, and fired off several magical shots. Cassandra stood up, and blocked them effortlessly, shielding Damian.
He, too, stood up and went to fire back, but his magic was still on the fritz, it’d seem. The energy pooled, and then spluttered right back out.
“Cass -“
“I got it,” she said, moving around the bench and firing return shots.
“Cass, no!”
“Watch Esme!”
Watch Esme, she said, like he could manage to stop watching this train wreck. Cassandra was a decent duellist, at least. Damian wondered if she’d been practising with Morgyn. That would explain a few things, and he was trying so hard not to think about it.
The brunette seemed to be going easy on her sometimes. It was obvious she wasn’t yet aiming to kill, but Damian could tell she could, if she chose to. Cassandra had never needed to. Damian wasn’t sure if she could. Maybe she wasn’t even powerful enough.
Damian’s head suddenly started splitting. His teeth ground together from the sudden pain, but he forced himself not to look away. If anything went wrong, he thought maybe he could … could what?
Another woman walked up, snow crunching audibly beneath her heels. It took Damian a moment, but he recognised her as L. – but she felt like the one in his head.
“Kill her,” Sarnai, presently in L., said.
“Are you sure?” the brunette asked.
“Yes,” Sarnai replied. “We are finding her grating. And maybe with her gone, the caster we were after will stop fighting so hard.”
We again… Damian moved around the side, and L.’s arm shot out, blasting him into a tree. He hit hard, slamming into the tree, then the ground, snow falling onto him.
“You may have escaped us once,” Sarnai said, “but you will not escape us this time.”
“I don’t know,” Damian said, coughing slightly, and trying to sit up. “My wife’s doing better than yours.”
“Sister,” Sarnai corrected. “And we’d check again if we were you.”
Damian turned, just as Lakshmi fired a magical chain at Cassandra. She was too slow, and it caught around her neck. At the last second, Cassandra shoved her hand between her neck and the chain. The chain unleashed a burst of electrical energy.
He was sure he’d have nightmares about the shriek that came out of Cassandra’s lungs.
“Cassie!” Without thinking, Damian stood up, rushing over to Cassandra, and grabbed the chain. The electrical current went into him instead of her, muscles instantly tensing, his jaw locking. It took a lot not to scream, but he wouldn’t give them the honour.
“No!” Why would he do that?! Against her better judgement, Cassandra pulled on the chain as hard as she could, trying to get it dislodged from her neck.
Lakshmi sneered. “Wow, that was easy. How stupid do you have to be to dive into an electrical current’s path?” The current stopped a moment later.
Damian fell over into the snow. His muscles were still twitching from the electrical load, but it was fine. It’d stopped most of it from getting to her, at least. “Let her go,” Damian ground out.
“Why should we?” Sarnai asked. “Two of our most grating thorns out of our sides now, we’d be foolish to just, let one go.”
Damian stared at the snow, watched how the light sparkled on the white. And made up his mind.
“Let her go,” he repeated. “I know things Morgyn doesn’t. Things L. doesn’t know, or Simeon. Things that were lost thousands of years ago to the sands of time. I can make you sorely regret this moment, for however many agonising years I decide to leave you breathing. But if you let her go, I won’t. I’ll go with you, do whatever it is you want, just please, please, don’t hurt her.”
“Damian,” Cassandra squeaked. “Damian no -“
“That was too easy,” Lakshmi said, her tone low.
“He is tired,” Sarnai said, smiling in triumph. “And too afraid to lose her. Let her go.”
Lakshmi snorted, but snapped her fingers. The chain disintegrated.
Cassandra fell to her knees in the snow. Damian rushed over, falling in front of her, sliding across the snow slightly. “Cassie,” he said, “are you okay?”
“Muscles are still spasming,” she answered through gritted teeth. “Please tell me you have a better plan than that.”
“I don’t,” he said. “But if they just want me, then fine.”
“Not fine!” Cassandra answered, her tone going somewhat hysterical. “Damian don’t do this -“
“Shh,” Damian said, tapping a finger to her lips. “If it’s me or you, Cassie, I’m choosing you. Every time.”
“Not like this! Don’t make me lose you like this!”
“I can’t let you get hurt, Cassie. I can’t. You’re one of the only things I have that’s worth living for.”
Cassandra’s eyebrows furrowed. “I can’t lose you either,” she said. “We can figure something out, please, let me help you.”
“Do you remember what I told you?” Damian asked, quietly. “That you’ve given me something I never thought I’d have? I meant it, Cassie. You gave me peace. Morgyn left me, and never came back. I know why, but it doesn’t stop the pain and the anger and the sadness. The lord Morgyn was supposed to marry was not happy, threatened the entire family, killed our livestock, killed pa. I spent a week in a cage for saying something he didn’t like. I look just like Morgyn. He eventually decided I was close enough. I forgot how to trust. I couldn’t figure out how to love. I was afraid of what that even meant, and you came along and freed me from the chains I was afraid to let go of and I can’t lose you. I’m not even a full person anymore because of him, but you…”
“Damian…” He’d never told her any of that… she had so many questions, but right now – “Please, you’re not alone anymore,” she said, pleading. “You don’t have to do this alone. We’re stronger together, please let me help you.”
“I’m sorry,” Damian said, eyebrows furrowing in sadness. “I can’t take the risk. I can either protect you, or I can fight. This time, I cannot do both.” He reached over, brushing against her hair, and sparks lit in his hand.
She fell a moment later, and he caught her, gently laying her down in the snow. He brushed her hair back one last time, kissing her temple, and then sat up. “We’d better go,” he said.
“Come then,” Sarnai said, turning.
“Esme,” Damian called softly. “Come here.”
The girl toddled over to her father, stopping beside her mother. She looked at Cassandra in confusion. “Sleep in cold,” she said. “Not good.”
“No,” he said. “It’s not. But mommy’s too tired to get up. Daddy has to go somewhere with the ladies, okay? So sit right here, and wait for Morgyn.”
“Morgyn come?” Esme asked, tilting her head.
“Yes, Morgyn come,” Damian said. “Watch mommy okay?”
“That went smoother than I expected,” Lakshmi said.
Sarnai snorted, turning away. “Don’t let your guard down,” she said. “The others won’t be so easy. Damian was only because we weakened him first.”
“What’s next?” Lakshmi asked.
“Now, we break the Realm.”
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I am kind to everyone. But if you are unkind to me, kindness is not what you will remember me for.
I am autistic. Wording isn't my strong suit.
Stop player on player violence.
And Benjamin's on the case!
A bit of bonding:
And anger management stings:
Calmed the bees down. As thanks, Benjamin recieved their honey!
'Man, I love my bees. Not as much as my big, beautiful wife, but hey' Benjamin thought:
Roddy sensed that Carol was in the living room and came out of the study area to say hello. 'Dearie, I've got some amazing news!' Carol said, cheerfully. 'What's the news, Carol?' Roddy asked:
'Willow Creek has some new residents!' Carol replied, beaming. 'That is some amazing news!' Roddy exclaimed in excitement. 'Weeeheee! Willow Creek's almost fit to burst!' Carol said, laughing:
'I've also heard that Serena Bhamra's moving into my old home!' Carol added. 'That leaves Crick Cabana, does it not?' Roddy asked. 'Yes indeedy!' Carol said, nodding. She then gave Roddy several big smooches on his face:
And then Carol gave Roddy yet more big smooches on his face:
Roddy went bright red and giggled. Carol had covered his face in big, shiny, bright pink lipstick smooches:
Roddy smiled and used one of his makeup removal wipes:
Carol smiled and gave Roddy a big loving hug:
'Thank you for visiting, Carol!' Roddy said, cheerfully:
'Any time, dearie!' Carol replied. She blew a kiss towards Roddy and left for her home in Willow Creek.
And Barry Solano is tending the snack stall!
Roddy is invited into their home, and first to say hello is Cherry Bright!
Roddy introduced himself cheerfully:
Cherry Bright then gave Roddy several big smooches on his face:
Roddy went bright red and giggled. Cherry had covered his face in big, bright red lipstick smooches:
'Blast, where did I put my makeup removal wipes?' Roddy wondered. 'Oh, there they are' he thought. He used one. Cherry gave Roddy a big loving hug:
'Hey, ladies! Come and say hello to Roddy!' Cherry said, calling to the other members of the beauties. One by one, they said hello. Madeline was first, and gave Roddy a big smooch on the cheek:
And hugged him:
Sabrina Hart was next:
And Alysia Sawyers was last:
Afterwards, Roddy chatted to them for a while:
And then he said goodbye and went back to Dianthus Hall, where it was still thundering it down.
Phew, another update done! No broken images!
Must have crawled to bed after that, woke up at 1 PM.
Had shower and breakfast, now it's 4:30 and already getting dark.
Wow, it's like today didn't exist.
@ryttu3k Lovely kid! Tho I'm not familiar with the book/show
@TheLastStar Hahaha, Caleb, perfect! I'd say just go on with that
@Becka28 Wow, for an Unflirty sim Cassandra is a bit too happy about making out in a closet that's literally in the middle of that bar
Awww, the enchanted love cottage is so cute!
Poor Victor omg, give him a break
I died at this pic:
Thanks so much for liking Ezra! He's my precious baby, I love him
Actually I keep my builds quick and simple (because I'm lazy) and the wedding venues too - I have the household themes and colors long defined, so just spam bb items of the same color all around - et voila!
IKR?!
@Koteyka That's beautifully heartbreaking, but heartbreakingly beautiful
Now with Steve's backstory I can assess the real damage and it's horrible...
@Keidra That moment when Morgyn tries to get in bed unnoticed is so funny and sweet
The rest of it - not so much
Gosh, those pieces of Damian's past - that's really gut-wrenching.
"Morgyn come” better happen RIGHT NOW because that part when they leave a toddler with an uncouncious mother in the snow makes me faint
Today in my game Morgyn came over to Caleb on Friday evening, had a dinner and went straight to bed.
And then he just slept through the entire weekend with short breaks for bathroom and meals and a couple of words with Caleb.
Between night sleep he napped on every nappable surface in the house and left at 9 AM on Monday.
I can totally relate, but is he ok??? o_O
Do Sages get vacations or something?
Poor cutie is exhausted, can't survive on potions forever - well, actually can, but Caleb thinks it's unhealthy!
(plasma is better, aha, now that's a topic for that debate station)
Dunno need to take them to Sulani for proper rest?
Is the picture showing up? That's the best picture I can get of Sara and Joaquin
Awesome! Carlos is gonna have the book thrown at him!
'I'm going over to Serena Bhamra's place, mummy!' Roddy said, smiling:
'Take care of yourself, sweetie!' Shine said, looking fondly at her firstborn. 'I will, mummy!' Roddy replied, giving Shine a big hug and a kiss on the cheek:
Shine smiled:
Roddy then waved and set off for Daisy Hovel.
She gave Roddy a big hug:
'I'm doing well, Serena. I see you kept the mailbox!' Roddy said, chuckling. 'This place used to be owned by Carol Brinson and her late husband, Dudley Brinson' he added. 'Speaking of which, Carol Brinson came around to say hello! She's a very lovely lady!' Serena said, smiling. She noticed that Roddy was wearing one of his feminine hot weather outfits. 'That really suits you!' She said, cheerfully. 'Thank you, Serena!' Roddy said, curtseying. Serena smiled and gave Roddy a big smooch on his cheek:
The pair went inside and sat down:
And then they chatted:
Serena then changed into another outfit, and gave Roddy another big smooch on the cheek:
And then Roddy and Serena had a cuddle:
After that, Roddy waved goodbye to Serena and made his way home, almost bieng knocked over by Jaques Villareal on a bike on the way. 'No wonder Dominic Fyres gets angry. I can sense that he's on the verge of getting the Villareals booted out of Willow Creek, and I wouldn't blame him!' Roddy thought as he entered Dianthus Hall.
After a few hours of dancing, Shine turned off the utili bot and put it back in her inventory. She then emailed her professors about her progress. She got a reply, saying she's doing well:
Roddy then decided to call Eliana Bunch over:
A few sim minutes later, Eliana Bunch transportalated onto the campus. 'Roddy! It's been a long time since I saw you!' Eliana Bunch said, cheerfully:
'I was getting worried, as you were not at the various food stalls across San Myshuno! Is everything alright at your apartment, Eliana?' Roddy asked, concerned. 'To tell you the truth, Roddy, my roommates have been driving me up the wall. I'm actually considering leaving San Myshuno for somewhere far away from them' Eliana said, sighing. She was one of the members of the Spellcasting Quintet. The other four were Kara Robertson, Manuia Vainu'upo, Fetu Ausage and Loario Parata. Eliana Bunch was pretty much the odd one out, since she was bright and bubbly. The only thing the quintet had in common was that they were spellcasters. I digress. 'What started it?' Roddy asked. 'Kara Robertson stole a rocket from Geekcon. Goodness knows how she fitted it in her...Oh wait, magic. And then Loario Parata started a fire in the apartment, burning nearly everything' Eliana explained. 'Yikes, that's bad' Roddy said, his jaw slowly dropping. 'I don't want to even mention what Manuia Vainu'upo and Fetu Ausage got up to' Eliana said. *Thud* That was the sound of Roddy's jaw finally hitting the ground. 'Ah. Forgot you could read minds' Eliana Bunch said, telepathically. Meanwhile, Roddy's brain was going 'SNAP OUT OF IT!' Roddy used a teeny tiny amount of magic to bring himself around and that worked. 'Wow, sorry about that, Eliana. That's never happened to me before' Roddy said, telepathically. 'It's quite alright, Roddy' Eliana said, telepathically. She smiled and gave Roddy a big smooch on the cheek:
Eliana then gave Roddy a big hug:
Eliana turned to Shine. 'You must be Roddy's mum! Hello!' She said. 'Hello there! My name's Shine Furystrykar!' Shine said, shaking Eliana's hand:
And the two ladies gave each other a friendly hug:
And Roddy introduced himself:
Cassandra gave Roddy a smooch on the cheek:
The trio chatted for a while. Then Shine and Roddy went Darby's Den.
Who gave him a big smooch on the cheek:
And Sabrina gave Roddy a big hug:
Later on, Shine gave Roddy a cuddle:
And then she set off for class:
Roddy waited patiently:
After a while, Shine's class was over:
The pair then went home.
And Shine did her homework:
A few moments later, she was done:
Shine smiled at her firstborn:
Then she and Roddy went into the Affection Station. Shine made a kissy face at Roddy, which made him giggle:
And then she gave Roddy several big smooches on his face:
Roddy went bright red and giggled. Shine had covered his face in big, shiny, bright pink lipstick smooches:
Roddy smiled and used one of his makeup removal wipes:
Shine then gave Roddy a very big loving hug:
'Want to have some more lipstick smooches?' Shine asked, smiling sweetly and batting her eyelashes at Roddy:
'Yes please, mummy!' Roddy replied, politely:
'Then here I come! CHUUU CHUUU!' Shine said, giggling:
Shine then gave Roddy several more big smooches on his face:
Roddy went bright red and giggled again. Shine had covered his face in big, shiny, bright pink lipstick smooches:
'Thank you for the lipstick smooches, mummy!' Roddy said, cheerfully removing the lipstick smooches from his face using a makeup removal wipe:
'Awww, you're welcome sweetie!' Shine said, smiling sweetly and batting her eyelashes at Roddy. She then blew a big kiss towards Roddy, which made him giggle once more:
Are you talking about Morgyn's fashion faux pas, or that man's swiggity round patootey?
Today Trisha and Teagan aged up! Trisha opened a resturant, grafted some snapdragons and strawberries so now shes making hecka money. Right now shes speaking to a young man her age....
He got a chance to meet Julia Wright and Becca Clarke
Later, he joined his friend and roommate Christian for some drinks at Pepper's Pub
There was a Britechester Spirit Corps event going on, so Blake decided to attend the event.
He got himself a cup of Blue Raspberry juice.
The mascot already happened and the Foxbury Institute's Larry The Lobster won, which meant he can steal the University of Britechester's Darby The Dragon's mask. It turned out Frankie was in the suit!
Blake told Frankie that he was surprised to see him in the Darby The Dragon mascot suit.
Before he headed to bed, he helped Anthony out with his homework.
The next day, there was another Britechester Spirit Corps event and he went there to show his school spirit. At the same time, he joined the organization.
Blake saw Anthony getting a selfie with Darby The Dragon, so he decided to get one too.
He got the selfie!
Blake was disappointed to see the school's statue toilet papered, so he cleaned it up.
As a member of the Britechester Spirit Corps, he had to prank the Foxbury Institute's statue. He decided to yarn bomb the statue.
Before the event ended, he painted some murals.
The last day of the term, Blake took his final exam and before the day ended, he got his grades for his two classes, which were A+'s!
@Steamvarius I love that phrase lol. Will now be thinking that whenever I see one.
@Morkovka hope whats left of the day improves
@Keidra poor damien. That is an extemely sad backstory. I am glad he an Cass had some resolution and peace before everything happened and they were attacked. Tensely waiting for next update.
I'm finding out how to post pics!
Heh, I typed that when my medication had worn off.
I was going to do yet another update, but I'm quite tired. I've just been sorting my blog folders out, and getting the sort columns to show the date as well is a pain in the backside.
still want to sim but something that takes less time for me thinking up story wise. My new hundred baby run with an evil woman. She is using her ability to control the mind and an outdated law where you pay the mother for her troubles. Basically getting child support though she leaves them with their fathers. Her next baby is four, anywho I gave it its own thread cause I know it gets out of hand. Just didnt want to be off topic the whole post.
All the sims err'day
@Keidra poor Cass
Second half! Heh, softball is kinda cheating a little, yes
@Morkovka I've had days like that, don't worry. And His Dark Materials is a trilogy of books by Phillip Pullman, currently being adapted into a show on BBC/HBO. There's also a movie of the first book but don't bother with it, it's rubbish. And yes, I'd say your poor Morgyn definitely needs a vacation!
Aaaand there he go. Godspeed, Caleb.
@DeafSimmer dangit, Tyler :-\ Well-intentioned but... very naive. Miles has excellent timing.
@RedDestiny92 all good, I hope you get some breathing space soon!