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Finally, I Can Maintag This After Nine Months

Hello everyone! This post is about my very long (80k) Empires S1 fanfiction, (i'll tend to the flame, you can worship the) ashes.

Ashes has been nine months in the making, and the last chapter was just posted today. It is twice as long as my previous longest published work and I made a lot of it up as I went.

The premise is this: The Rapture was three months ago, and Gem and Fwhip are on their way out of the world. They land for the night on the edge of the desert, and stumble upon a certain emperor, who's been missing for eight years and long presumed dead. Which is great! They found him! But... he's strangely quiet.

More details and a general FAQ for the fic under the cut.

Why does this fic have the Graphic Depictions of Violence warning and the Author Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings ratings applied at the same time? What does that mean?

I explain my full reasoning in a post here, but basically, I wanted to let people know that there was violence while also implying that there were also some other things that needed to be handled carefully that aren't necessarily covered by an Archive warning.

Ashes has the Canon Compliant tag attached, but this is a scenario that I've never seen in canon before.

This is correct. When I started writing this, my tag for this fic was #ashes au because I was pretty sure that I was going against canon with some of the details I was including. I added that tag later after realizing that even though some of the specific details didn't line up, it counted to me. (The tag stuck because I've linked it everywhere by now and don't want to change it.)

As for the post-canon status of this work, Ashes was mainly started because I felt like Pixl's ESMP s1 POV (which ended early because he got busy with another project; this happens to everyone and i do not hold it against him) deserved to be finished and so I set out to write it. Pix later said in an Empires S2 livestream and then in his s2 finale that every interpretation of what happened to the Copper King was correct, so I just went with it.

If I wanted to make fanart or fanfiction of this fanfic, could I do that?

There is a section for that on the website I made for Ashes! (I learnt HTML at 12am for this. I couldn't sleep.) Any questions you have that aren't answered by that, send me a message or an ask and I'll be happy to answer.

Ahhhhhh your talent is unparalleld, this fic is seriously so beautiful! You’re a super cool person too!

home is wherever you are - my piece for @gendryabigbang

gendry struggles and heals, and discovers it’s not all bad to let someone in

special thanks to @livhatesolives for being a super cool person and for the amazing piece of artwork!

The Forest Will Meet The Sea

TS HAS MAJOR TWS U HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!!! under the cut :3

CW: hella whump, ed, somewhat suicide ig??

The forest will meet the sea as Rain is nestled up to Mountain in a post-scene haze, naught but whispers and purrs breaking the silence and the hum of the mechanics of the Ministry. Mountain promises he will never leave Rain as long as he lives, and Rain returns the promise. Their warmth and satisfaction continues as they continue to nuzzle into each other. A low trill leaves Rain as they shift together to lay on their side, and they tangle legs, arms, and tails comfortably and fall asleep to the warmth and cool respectively of the other. Mountain leans up and kisses the mating mark on Rain’s scent gland, causing Rain to lean their head and hum happily. No words are spoken as they settle for sleep, held close to each other.

The forest will meet the sea as Rain wakes up with what can only be described as a scream, shivering with the ice cold terror after a nightmare; their new mate being torn away from them, their bond being severed, the pain and dying from their broken heart. Mountain holds their arms, grounding, peppering their face with kisses as they wail and wrap their arms tightly around him as if they’ll be torn apart if they let go. Mountain murmurs praises, rubbing their back, and holding onto them, pressing kisses to their head and twining their tails together. “I’m here, we’re safe, no one will hurt us.” Rain is slowly lulled to sleep and Mountain is left wondering what scared his mate this much and nearly shaking with rage and want to go into their brain and tear apart what hurts them. He is hesitant to go back to bed, a primal need to protect his mate flowing through all of his being.

The forest will meet the sea as they lay together under the stars, watching as meteors rush by and constellations burn nearly as bright as their love for each other. Rain yawns and cuddles into Mountain, closing their eyes as they are exhausted into rest. Mountain wraps his arms around them and holds them as they rest under the beloved stars on that peaceful night.

The forest will meet the sea when they receive the news Mountain is being sent back to the Pits. They do not leave each other’s side, not even when Mountain needs to cook for the pack. Rain stays glued to his side. They are always pressed together, skin to skin, crying desperately and trying to get as much of each other as they can before they are savagely torn apart, as Dewdrop and Aether were. Mountain blesses Rain with his recipe book, so they will always have a part of him. Rain vows to dedicate a day to his cooking only and that no one will ever forget him as long as they are Topside.

The forest will meet the sea when Mountain has to be torn away from Rain. They are on their knees crying like they never have before, trying, by any miracle, praying to any higher power listening, that they will allow him to stay. But they don’t. With a final, dreaded kiss, Mountain is whisked to the pentagram and sent back, tears falling down his face as he mutters a final, “I love you.” to his mate. Rain is inconsolable, snapping at everyone who tries to comfort them, nearly killing Mountain’s replacement, someone that will never be him no matter how hard they try, and never being seen out of their room unless it’s to cook Mountain’s recipes; even then, they are almost violent, zone out often, are silent, and hardly eat the food. The pack grows worried, they want to help but there is no way to help.

The forest may meet the sea as Rain continues their terrifying pattern for the rest of their time Topside; starving for weeks at a time, not bathing until their skin is cracking and rough, their skin growing paler with a lack of vitamins. They spend most of their day in their room, trying to sleep, crying into Mountain’s clothing until they fell asleep with the worst headache ever. If not there, they are in the Clergy’s offices trying to beg them to send them back to the Pits. They are extremely reclusive on tour, and attempt to retain their energy that they once had, but they are unable. Fans notice. They notice Rain’s mood change along with Mountain’s absence, and people quickly catch on.

The forest may meet the sea as Rain finally receives the news that they are being sent back, the Clergy has become fed up with their lethargy and sends them back. Rain falls to their knees and cries, frantically thanking them for finally letting them go home, and to Mountain. They frantically search for weeks, finally finding Mountain, and they are ecstatic. However, Mountain has moved on. He holds two young earth ghoul kits, with another climbing up his leg. They meet eyes, Mountain’s widens and Rain’s narrow and fill with tears. Rain watches with feet nailed to the ground as Mountain gives his kits to his mate, before moving to Rain. Rain sobs and tries to move to hug Mountain, hopeful, to hold him close just as he did to them so many years ago, but he moves back, simply staring at them. It’s clear their love ended when Mountain returned to the Pit. Rain falls to their knees, digging their claws into the ground. They sob hysterically, shaking their head. “I fucking begged, for YEARS, for them to send me back for you, FOR THIS? I’ve given you EVERYTHING, and THIS is what I get? You’re fucked up Mountain, I haven’t done anything but give you every bit of love I had! I hurt everyone, including myself, fucking rejecting them because I thought that, one day, I would have you again. But I’m just so fucking stupid huh?” Mountain is speechless, and just walks away and ushers his family into shelter. Rain scoffs and goes to find shelter of their own.

The forest may meet the sea as Rain finds someone new, another, much older and larger water ghoul named Riptide. Rain and Riptide love as Rain and Mountain did. Rain is happier now, however still attempts to find Mountain and brag they have someone new, that he’s as replaceable as they are. However, it doesn’t have the desired effect. Mountain ends up getting into a fight with Riptide, causing him to leave Rain as they begged him to stay. Rain attempts to continue, to find someone new, but they can’t.

The forest will not meet the sea as Rain allows themself to wither away within their shelter, causing their own death. They don’t have anything left now. As their final consciousness fades away, Rain remembers their soft mornings with Mountain, they remember their soft nights with Mountain, and they cry as they mistake the warm blanket of death for Mountain’s arms. 

The forest will meet the sea in many universes, but this will not be the one that they'll meet again.

Absolutely BEGGING for this manga to not get cancelled and to skyrocket into an anime adaptation one day

If I can ever recommend one thing to you, it is this:

I have several done years of RPing, and this has taken me to countless different forums and, if you are at all familiar with RP forums, let me tell you, they were the lowest of the low some six or seven years ago.

In one of these forums, a legendary tale happened, a tale that, if I can ever recommend one thing to you, it is this:

The Ballad of Edgardo.

A story that happened to an anonymous RPer years ago.

Anyone will be able to appreciate it (and trust me, you will), but if you are kinsmen or kinswomen to me, if you ever had to experience the shittiest of RP forums and their terrible userbases, particularly that one guy that does whatever he wants and is an asshole that clearly godmods but gets away with it because the actual mods don’t give a damn, you will find the beauty behind the ballad that much brighter.

Just trust me on this one. It’s not a particularly long read, either.

I hope you enjoy The Ballad of Edgardo

Found family g/t is literally the best I love this

Family 3/? (gt story)

First part:

Previous part:

!Warning!

fear, mention of death and potentially eating people, sadness, is rather fluffy I think..

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Mark stood stunned, staring at his husband and the tiny girl in his hand. James laughed slightly at that.

"I felt that way too, calm down babe" he said quietly looking at his husband. James gaze then returned to Lizzie, who was clinging tightly onto the stuffed elephant. It was obvious that Lizzie got scared again seeing Mark, her eyes filled with tears again, which softened the hearts of both men.

"Oh, calm down, sweetheart, it's just my husband, Mark. Don't be afraid, love" James whispered gently, stroking her hair. Lizzie didn't look any more calm. Now she avoided the eyes of both men. Earlier, when she was alone with James and the plushie, even for a short moment she did not feel like James was a murderous beast that humans are, but he felt like a really nice person. Almost like... a parent? No, she should never use that word. Certainly not talking about a human. Now, however, when Mark apperead, she was terrified again and didn't want and couldn't be around humans. Mark didn't seem half as nice as James, he was much taller and more powerfully built.

"W-Where are her parents?" Mark asked his beloved. James lost his sparkle in his eye. He thought Lizzie was some kind of revelation from heaven, their tiny little dream child, but the truth was that she might have parents who were looking for her right now. After all, it was impossible for a child of her age to live all alone. James didn't wish her parents anything bad, but he was silently asking the Universe that Lizzie would need him.

"I don't know..." James muttered under his breath.

"Lizzie, where are your parents?" James asked quietly, stroking the girl's back with one finger. It had calmed her before, but she didn't seem calmer now.

"Returned to the Creator or something.." Lizzie mumbled softly, remembering what Cain had told her. That their parents are already in a better place and they are happy there and they don't have to hide anymore. Lizzie had always wanted to visit them or live with them, but Cain said that there will come a time they will, but it will be in far away future.

The men's eyes widened. Something was wrong in their stomachs now. That poor little girl was... alone?

"Are you..Who's looking after you Lizzie? You're still a little too young to be all alone.." James whispered, frightened by the vision.

"I'm not too little! I'm already 8 years old! And I have a big brother!" Lizzie was indignant at being described as a little girl.

"Big brother?" Mark asked confused. Lizzie flinched. Mark's voice was deep and resonant and didn't remind her of anything nice. Her legs trembled at very the thought of being in front of humans, and here she had to face them and talk to them. James didn't even seem very human, he was kind and quiet, but the other one reminded her that she was in hellish danger right now. She needed her brother to be able to come back home.

"Y-yes, I have a big brother and he is scary and brave and he will save me!" exclaimed the girl with feigned confidence, wiping tears from her ocean blue eyes.

"Save you? From what exactly?" James asked, his voice breaking. He was afraid he already knew the answer.

"Well.. Humans. You know bestial monstrous humans?" Lizzie said in disbelief that these men didn't know what was going on. Mark and James felt as if their hearts had stopped beating for a moment. As if something had died in them. James felt tears building at the corners of his eyes. He felt very sorry for Lizzie and her brother and didn't understand how they could see them as... monsters?

"How old..?" gasped Mark, his voice cracking "How old is your brother?"

"Fourteen! He's big now and he's not afraid of anything!" Lizzie said with a smile, but her legs trembled with fear whenever she made eye contact with one of the giants. Both men's hearts stopped beating properly. A 14-year-old boy taking care of his little sister all by HIMSELF?

"Where is your brother now?" Mark said coolly. Lizzie immediately stopped smiling. His voice sounded... scary. The man, however, had other plans than to scare the little ones. He wanted to find the boy and help him. Help them. He knew that James wanted it too, but he was too jittery with all this information to take the initiative.

"Home" Lizzie mumbled, snuggling tighter into the elephant. The borrower rules she already knew were "don't let humans see you" and "don't tell humans where your hiding spot is if you get caught and you don't live alone." She had already broken the most important one, but she did not plan to say more. She had to wait for her brother to show up to save her.

"Where-"

"Aren't you hungry Lizzie? Why don't I make you some breakfast?" James cut in, interrupting his husband. He though that putting too much pressure on a girl who is on the verge of crying again is not a good idea. Plus he thought Lizzie was like 6 years old and skinny, so if she's 8 she's on the verge of starvation.

"Bre-k-fast?" The girl said, as if testing out the word. As if she was using it for the first time, even as if she was hearing it for the first time.

"You know, the most important meal?" James flinched at her response. Lizzie didn't know why he reacted the way he did, but she found it a little ironic. Instead of her panicking, James looked more scared now. Lizzie just shook her head.

"I'll make... cereal." James mumbled, trying to calm himself down.

"Call my work and say I'm not coming today because I'm sick" he said quietly, turning to face his husband. Mark nodded. James then proceeded to prepare the meal, and Mark sat in his place, smiling at Lizzie, who just hid more, cuddling up to the elephant.

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Cain knew he had to save his sister at all costs. He hoped she was still in the tunnel, but unfortunately she wasn't. Approaching the end of the tunnel, he didn't expect to hear humans on the countertop.

Oh shit. Are they up?! Why so early?! Cain was horrified at the thought. He couldn't hear much from the tunnel exit, but he did understand one thing. They said something about food. The only vision his mind creates told him that Lizzie was supposed to be the main course.

"Over my dead body" Cain whispered as he prepared to rescue his sister.

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Sorry I wasn't posting for long, hope you enjoyed❤️

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Hermitcraft RPF Rating: Not Rated Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Mumbo Jumbo/Grian Characters: Mumbo Jumbo, Charles | Grian, Mumbo's Mother, Mumbo's Father, Renthedog (Mentioned) Additional Tags: Trans Male Character, Trans Character, Trans, Gender Dysphoria, Dysphoria, Fluff, Angst, Fluff and Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Songfic, The Village (Song) Series: Part 18 of Songfic Series Summary:

There's something wrong in the village, in the village. They stare in the village, in the village. There's nothing wrong with you. It's true. It's true. There's something wrong with the village, with the village. There's something wrong with the village.