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September 7 - September 14, 2025
We headed into the library and took the secret stairway down into the archives beneath the building where a single fated night in the past had delivered me to Darkmore Penitentiary. But it had been one hell of a fucking night, and I felt no disconcertion in coming here. This place was ours and always would be.
Trauma
“How is Professor Shellick getting on with testing the Guild potion?” Darcy asked hopefully as she took a seat at the table. I dropped down next to her. “His last update said he needs a few more days, perhaps a week to draw firm conclusions.” “Which we don’t have,” she sighed. “Exactly.”
Why arent they asking ryder
I was angry with my mom for that. For not seeing it. For not stopping it when there had been opportunity. But was I any better really?
Not really
My lips were still bruised from the force of Seth’s kisses, my neck scratched raw from the bite of his stubble, though I had no intention of healing the small wounds away. They were the marks of his claim on me, the secret stolen pieces of evidence that pointed to my ruin for him.
Get married already
A symbol caught my eye more than once; a pair of Phoenix birds taking flight for the sky through the centre of a golden crown. Above them a single star perched as if awaiting their arrival. Below, flames cleansed all they left in their wake. The people had created a banner for their queens.
“Tool of The Resurrected,” she breathed mysteriously, squinting up at me in the darkness. I doubted she would recognise me in this light with my hood pulled up and the moon at my back. It wasn’t like the Queens’ inner circle tended to travel out this way before dawn. “He ate from that very utensil; his essence imbues it with the power of the unknown. It is said that any who possess such a thing will themselves be shielded from the eyes of death and so prosper during battle.” I frowned, noticing the little card which sat above the fork. ‘Genuine item blessed by Darius Acrux’.
Lmao ok
I wondered whether I should call bullshit on all this superstitious nonsense, but I hesitated short of doing it. What harm did it really do? If the Fae purchasing these items believed they gained luck, strength or a chance to avoid death and survive this war then who was I to take that little bit of hope from them? The stars knew we needed what positivity we could cling to right now.
I love him
Flags snapped and whipped in the frigid wind, each depicting that same symbol of the rising Phoenixes bursting through the crown but with them were signs for Orders from Pegasuses to Tiberian Rats and everything in between, displayed proudly and with honour.
Fuck yeah
Would people one day talk of the madness of the Savage Queens? Would they mutter prayers to the stars that those heathenish girls had lost the war and bless Lionel Acrux’s name for bringing about a new era, sweeping mention of persecution and genocide under the rug? I ground my teeth at that thought. Not if I have anything to do with it.
God hes such a good man. Its crazy where we came fro.
“They tell you how hard it is to be a parent,” she murmured. “How many sleepless nights and temper tantrums it will take to survive those first years, how testing it is to cope with teenagers, but no one mentions the bit which is the hardest of all.” “What’s that?” I asked and she smiled sadly, her thumb brushing over my cheek as she studied my features. “How very difficult it is to admit that they’ve grown up.” A tear spilled down her cheek and I frowned, raising my hand to cup over hers, holding her palm against my skin. I had so many memories of those eyes, tucking me in at night, shining
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I love their relationship
We released each other as one, sharing a rueful, ready smile and I nodded. The ground broke apart beneath me in the blink of an eye and I yelled out as I fell, not into a pit but a chasm, the entire beach seeming to have dropped away to nothing as the world disappeared overhead and I plummeted into the dark.
Ok wait??? Are we challenging mom?
“I yield,” she replied loudly. “And I am very much looking forward to seeing what you do next, my boy.” She dropped to one knee before me and my heart lurched as the reality of what I’d done collided with me. I’d challenged her for her position and I’d won. I was a Celestial Councillor. And I answered to no one but my queens anymore.
Wahhh
“Go on,” she urged in a voice just for me. “Go tell the world to get fucked, my beautiful boy. I know that’s at least half of why you chose this moment. So if you mean to shake the foundations of all we stand upon then I’d say that now is the perfect time.”
Ahhhhhhhhhabzbnsnsns
Exhaustion beat my body like a drum, the dregs of magic which remained to me like a simmering ember to the flame I usually carried. I needed blood, but I needed him more.
“I don’t care about rules or laws when it comes to us,” I said my voice hard and unyielding, my steps certain and unfaltering. The twins fell silent, Geraldine gasped, clutching her pearls but Max caught her arm as she made to intercept me, holding her back with a wide grin on his face as he read my intention in the air. “And I won’t be told I can’t have you by anyone.”
Scream
“I challenged my mother and claimed her place,” I told him. “And if my queens try to tell me no on this then I think I’ll just have to go ahead and commit treason. You are in my head morning, noon and night, your presence invigorates me and your absence leaves me aching. I dream of you whenever I sleep and burn for you whenever you are near. I can’t hide it anymore. I won’t hide it anymore. I want you to be mine, Seth, I fucking need you to be mine.”
Ahhhhajsssjja im dying
“About fucking time,” Darius laughed loudly, clapping me on the shoulder while Darcy said ‘at last’ and Tory whooped. Geraldine exclaimed about the live broadcast still rolling and I decided I was done with public declarations. “Let’s get out of here,” Seth panted against my mouth, and I grinned as I kissed him again, hoisting him into my arms and shooting away without another word.
Yayayayyyyyy
“I was sick of the world getting to decide what you could or couldn’t be to me,” I told him. “So I took a leaf from our queens’ book and burned it all to hell.”
“I looked up at her tonight and knew that I was done pretending with you. You’re all I want Seth, you’re all I’ve wanted for far longer than I was brave enough to admit and I-” “I love you,” he said, taking my jaw in his hand and drawing me close so that I could taste those words as he spoke them, brushing against my lips and sinking into my skin. “You stole my line, asshole,” I growled. “Then try it again.” “I love you, Seth Capella, even more than the moon loves the sky.”
I groaned as he stretched me, his hand withdrawing momentarily as he fetched a bottle of lube from the pocket of his pants.
Why does he just have this
“You really are mine, aren’t you?” he whispered, his words like a prayer and I could only nod. “All yours,” I agreed. “From now until the end.”
My babies
He smiled wolfishly, his gaze dropping to my hand which had fallen still around my rigid cock, and he licked his lips. “Fuck your hand while I fuck your ass, pretty boy. I want you to howl with me when I finish.”
Ok we just had a pretty moment seth Capella
Seth cursed my name, sinking in deeper, faster, then finally howling as he came inside me, my body exploding into pleasure again just as a burning sensation seared behind the back of my ear.
Huh
Seth sucked in a sharp breath, shoving my head aside and running his fingers over something behind my ear, reminding me of that momentary pain amid my ecstasy. “What is it?” I asked, shoving his hand off me to touch the tender spot myself and as I looked at him, I found him touching the same place behind his own ear. “Ho-ly fuck,” Seth breathed. “The moon just made us…” He couldn’t seem to finish that sentence but as I knocked his hand aside and looked at the spot behind his ear, I found a perfect, silver crescent emblazoned on his skin. My lips fell open as I recognised it for what it was, my
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Screaming crying bawling
You might feel a sense that something big is coming between you and a beloved Libra, a moment that will place an important choice at your feet.
SCREAMMMMING
“No idea.” Tory shrugged. “Maybe Orion is gonna ask you if he should shave his beard off.”
LOL
Orion shot over, pulling Seth off of me and Darius was close behind him, spewing smoke from his lips as he stared at Caleb pinning Tory to the floor. Instead of going full Dragon, he paused, seeming to notice something about Caleb. “Holy shit.” Darius grabbed Caleb’s arm, yanking him upright and examining something behind his ear.
Im so happy
“By the stars,” Orion exhaled as he realised what they were saying, and it looked like Geraldine and Max were realising it too, but Tory and I were still left in the dark. “What it is it?” I pressed and Seth leapt at me, grabbing my arms and shaking me. “The moon mated us, Darcy!” he exclaimed then spun around, pulling his hair back to show me and Tory the space behind his ear. A silver crescent was marked onto his skin like it was stitched there with threads of moonlight. “Oh wow.” I reached out to run my finger over it and Seth howled, finally unleashing all that energy and racing off to do
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“Bro, I have felt your love for each other for the longest fucking time,” Max said with a smirk. “I’m just glad you finally had the balls to admit it to the world.” “You knew?” Caleb cursed and Max laughed. “Of course I fucking knew, I’m the most powerful Siren in the kingdom.” “And you?” Caleb rounded on Darius who shared a conspiratorial look with Tory. “No, no I knew nothing,” he replied casually. “Nothing at all?” Caleb pushed. “Well, when I was dead there was this weird thing that happened which I guess did clue me in,” he said, rubbing his jaw as if trying to remember the details of
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Lmao max
“Bro, I have felt your love for each other for the longest fucking time,” Max said with a smirk. “I’m just glad you finally had the balls to admit it to the world.” “You knew?” Caleb cursed and Max laughed. “Of course I fucking knew, I’m the most powerful Siren in the kingdom.” “And you?” Caleb rounded on Darius who shared a conspiratorial look with Tory. “No, no I knew nothing,” he replied casually. “Nothing at all?” Caleb pushed. “Well, when I was dead there was this weird thing that happened which I guess did clue me in,” he said, rubbing his jaw as if trying to remember the details of
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Darius!!
“You’re lying,” he accused, pointing at Darius. “Oh no – that moment is branded into my fucking mind for all of time, I assure you. What was it Seth said? Oh yeah – ‘how vanilla are you feeling, Altair?’”
Dying
mean, there’s no way that Darius would have known this for all that time and just let it lie. Tell me how you got your revenge,” Seth barked. Darius simply gave them a taunting grin then flashed the two of them the peace sign. Seth sucked in a gasp as though the act had mortally wounded him and came to an abrupt halt beside Darius, cuffing him around the ear. “I knew there was a reason you did that.” “So you’re not BFF BJ buddies?” Caleb muttered to Seth like we all might not hear him, but we definitely did. Seth glanced away awkwardly then looked back at him, clearing his throat. “I kind
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We fell into discussion about who had known what about Caleb and Seth and the two of them soon joined us, sitting close together, their intimate touches so natural and full of love, I just wished they’d sorted their shit out sooner.
Same girl
Orion heaved a sigh, his chest rising and falling beneath me. “There must be something we can do. Perhaps Max can help? He helped Tory after all.” I nodded mutely. I’d thought of that too, but I’d decided I could handle this alone. There were times when I didn’t think of Lavinia or our captivity at all, but there were other moments like this when I couldn’t escape it. Maybe I should have turned to Max sooner.
Donr forget our boy
“I think you’re getting slower in your old age, Orio,” he mocked. “I’m the same age as you, asshole,” Orion scoffed. “And yet you’d hardly believe it,” Gabriel teased. “Let’s just agree you’re both as old as the hills,” I said, climbing up to stand on the window seat and letting my bronze wings extend at my back. “Now where are we going?”
I immediately recognised where we were, the ruins of the Palace of Flames peeking at us through the thick foliage of the jungle. With a jolt, I realised why we were here. “The Nox flower?” I gasped, wheeling towards Gabriel. “It’s in bloom,” he said, a keen hope in his eyes. “It’s our one chance.”
Omg!
“Avalon cast some dark spell on this place,”
Shes a greedy bitch
A roar made me swing around in fright and I found a fireball of Phoenix flames tearing towards Orion’s back. He moved to defend himself a beat too late, but Shadow was there, rearing up in front of him and taking the full impact right to his chest. He whimpered and fell to the ground in a heap just as another fireball came flying their way and Orion sent an air shield out to protect himself and Shadow from another hit.
No omg
“He’s okay,” I whispered in joy, leaning in to hug him and Shadow at once. “He saved me,” Orion said quietly. “And it wasn’t the first time, admittedly. I think I’ve been a stubborn asshole.” “Nooo, you? Never,” I teased sarcastically.
Omg hes ok
“But it’s not me I’m scared for, Gabriel.” I looked to my brother, my pulse ticking faster. “It’s Lance. It’s you. Tory. Everyone.” The panic deepened, my breathing coming quicker. “The chances of us all making it through this war can’t be good. And I bet you know. You’ve seen what’s coming, but I can’t bear to ask you.” I clutched his arm and Gabriel laid his hand over mine, his gaze tinged with pain.
God i hope they make it
smiled, but it fell away. “Darcy…you have Harpy blood in you. Our mother was fiercely protective by nature, as am I. And from what I know of Hydras, they weren’t exactly laid back in that department either. You need to embrace that part of you. Your mind is trying to warn you about what you desperately fear might come to pass. Of Lance being captured and tortured again, of your loved ones being killed. It’s telling you, at its core, that you must protect them. And if you decide that that is your duty and step into that role as fully as you possibly can, I believe the nightmares will fade. It
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“Every night, I come up here and scour the perimeter a few times,” he said. “I do the same back home. I scout until I’m sure there are no enemies on the horizon, nothing out of place, and no cause for concern. I may have The Sight to aid me, but this part of me is all Harpy.” I followed him in a large circle around campus, looking for any sign of disturbance below and after a while, that knot in my chest loosened. All was calm, at peace. “This really works,” I called to him. “You can scout with me any time,” he said, and I knew I’d take him up on that offer. “Take control of your fear, Darcy,
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Aww i wonder if shes more harpy and tory is hydra
“First off, I wasn’t alone - I was with Darcy. Secondly, I am the queen which means I don’t answer to you. Third-” “Don’t be an asshole,” he griped, getting out of bed and pacing over to me. “Impossible. Asshole is my standard setting.”
A loud knock sounded at the door, and I called out for whoever it was to come in before my dude could get much more irritable about being my dude.
Lmao
“Morning, Darius, are you planning to get dressed for the meeting or just stand about shirtless the whole time?” he asked. “Pish posh, Maxy, don’t encourage the man to don clothing - let us have something to gaze upon with unfettered appreciation, won’t you?” Geraldine scolded. “He looks cold,” Max insisted, stalking over to Darius’s closet and tossing him a hoody.
I agree with gerry
“You gonna tell me what you’re planning then?” Darius asked, bending down to pick up the journal I’d been writing in and flipping through the pages. He frowned as he got back to the start of it then turned the front cover to me with a questioning look. The words Property of Lance Orion had been embossed in gold on the navy cover and I shrugged innocently as I read them. “He has like ten of those,” I said. “He doesn’t need them all. And they’re fancy. The paper is all soft and there’s a little built-in bookmark thing.” “There are at least fifteen pages of notes in his handwriting in the front
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Darius flipped through my notes then turned the open book back to me showing me a doodle of a green Dragon with a sword sticking out of his fat head and little Xs for eyes to prove that he was definitely dead. “Those are my cunning plans,” I added in a low whisper that made him laugh. “I was thinking more along the lines of decapitation, but whatever works,” he said, turning more pages then pausing again, showing me the runes I’d scrawled there. “What are these for?”
I love her
“Coffee?” “I knew I didn’t just marry you because you were dying,” I groaned longingly. “No,” he agreed. “It was because I was dying and I have a big cock.” “Hail to that.”
These two!
“There are a million bubbles in this thing,” I pointed out. “I’m more covered up than I am in most of the clothes I own.” “That’s true,” Caleb agreed unhelpfully and Darius’s eyes flashed gold. “That is not the-” he began, raising his hand to point at me, the paper bag full of precious coffees swinging wildly. “Gah, put the coffees down and stop freaking out,” I demanded. “They’re just tits, dude. No one cares.” “You seriously did not just dude me again,” Darius growled, stalking across the room and Caleb casually turned his eyes back down to the book in his hands even though I could tell he
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“You assholes get naked to shift all the time and it’s not like I’m concerned about that. Caleb must have seen Seth’s cock a thousand times before he was tempted to start sucking it.” “A thousand and one,” Caleb put in, biting back his laughter. “The one over was the charm.”
