“It would be the Omamori charm,” Magnus said, his gentle voice cutting through darkness and straight through Alec. “It was the first gift you gave me. The first gift anyone’s given me in a long time.“
“Magnus-“ Alec stopped, unsure what to say next. He didn’t realize how much it would hurt knowing that Magnus had thought about which memento of Alec’s he’d keep. That he was aware of the temporary role that Alec played in his life.
Alec closed his eyes, trying to ignore the dull ache of his heart. He wondered if Magnus could hear it breaking with every beat as his head lay across Alec’s chest.
“Your bow and quiver. Technically I do still own them.” The levity of the statement was a sharp contrast to how tight Magnus was gripping his bicep.
Alec clutched at the bedspread, keeping his nails from digging into his palm. His breath was coming out in short gasps, his eyes burning as he fought back tears.
Magnus continued, oblivious to the way Alec had split wide open. “The shirt of mine that you wore the other day.”
So what if I… moved in?
Embarrassment shot through Alec, the sting of rejection still sharp against his skin.
He was so stupid to think he could have this.
“Our photos from that booth in Tokyo.”
A beat as Magnus inhaled, shaking slightly against Alec’s side.
He needed Magnus to stop. Needed to cut off the flood of despair that was threatening to overwhelm them both.
“That tacky mug you brought over from the Institute, the recipe of that awful stew,” Magnus breathed back out, barely a whisper but voice barbed and rough, “and, yes, even that spatula.”
“Magnus-“
“All of those,” Magnus continued, refusing to listen, refusing to let Alec breathe. “All the treasures I keep across the globe, and that box that holds my past. I would give them all up if it meant I would never have to lose you.”
Magnus’ tears burned as they hit his chest.
And Alec, Alec shuddered at the realization that Magnus was just as scared as he was. That while Alec chose to face problems with the reckless courage of a soldier, Magnus was the opposite, letting it percolate like one of his potions and trusting that everything would come together in its perfect time.
It was an issue that would yet to be resolved but he wasn’t alone in his fear. Magnus was still here and Alec wasn’t ready to lose the love of his life.
Alec arms wrapped around Magnus, keeping him as close as possible, letting his own tears slide into Magnus’ hair.
He couldn’t promise forever but he could promise here and he could promise now.
“I’m right here. I’m not going anywhere.”
hoo buddy i should not have procrastinated this assignment so much hoo this is bad
Honestly throw back to this This was the peak of tumblr
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Is this real
Can I get a tumblr history lesson
Tumblr history lesson coming up
alright so its May 30th 2015, and this blog appears out of the blue. It’s a self-proclaimed REAL SJW blog, only they made a point of hating ‘special snowflakes’ aka any gender or sexuality that were not one of the well-known ones.
They all take the persona of a Sonic character, and at the time of the blog’s creation there were 6: Mods Sonic, Shadow, Amy, Tikal, Tails….and Silver. The blog hadn’t been active for 24 hours before Mod Silver allegedly closed the ask box. As you can see from the rules page at the time, this was a clear violation of the rules:
The other mods were displeased, in particular Mod Amy who ignored his stated reasons for doing so and furiously demanded that he contact her on skype.
Mod Silver was promptly removed from the blog for his first offence, however not before the blog’s followers took note of another rule on the list: Be kind to Mod Silver.
The tumblr masses became angry at Mod Amy’s hypocrisy and called for her to be removed from the blog, starting the trends #IStandWithModSilver and #DownWithModAmy. She responded by saying she had done nothing wrong by disobeying the Mod Silver rule as the rules had been updated after his removal:
This only made Mod Silver sympathizers angrier, increasing the pressure on Mod Amy. The whole thing upset Mods Tails and Tikal greatly, with Mod Tails trying to stand up for Mod Silver and Mod Tikal refusing to pick a side.
At the end of the day, the blog had 10,000 followers, and both Mod Amy and Mod Sonic confirmed that Mod Silver was gone for good.
BUT WE AREN’T DONE.
The very next day, Mod Tails resigned after alleged harassment by Mod Amy. Mod Sonic then revealed that he and Mod Amy had been dating in secret. Mod Knuckles was recruited, hoping to be a peacemaker of sorts, and became the only Mod with the authority to change the rules. Later the same day, Mod Tikal was banned from the blog after labeling herself a demigirl, which violated the ‘special snowflake’ rule:
On June 1st, Mod Sally joined the blog, but it simply made things worse as Mod Amy immediately suspected that Mod Sonic might have feelings for them. This caused an argument between the three, with Mod Shadow helping to stir up dust by making posts about Mod Sonic’s supposed crush. Knowing he was likely going to be banned, Mod Shadow then made his final post:
Mod Sonic replied the next day confirming Mod Shadow’s removal. He then changed his name to Mod Super Sonic, and removed Mod Knuckles from the Mod List without warning for a violation of the rules (debated below):
After which Mod Sally resigned, unwilling to put up with all the drama. Mod Amy was then unexpectedly banned by Mod Sonic, who had once again changed his name:
Mod Sonic was now the only Mod left, and nobody knew what he would do next. The answer turned out to be… nothing, as 6 days of inactivity was a violation of the rules, and he left the blog. The story get less interesting from here.
Mods Silver and Shadow returned to the blog alongside new Mods Blaze, Classic Sonic, and Classic Amy (both of which claimed not to be the originals). After a kerfuffle involving Mod Shadow claiming that Mod Silver encouraged hate of Mod Amy (which he then took back), Mods Classic Sonic and Classic Amy were removed for inactivity.
FAST FORWARD TO AUGUST 2016, Mod Shadow became angry when a new Mod refused to pick a Sonic character for the blog, instead choosing Nagito Komaeda from Dangan Ronpa 2. They began arguing immediately:
Since then, the blog has changed its theme to include Dangan Ronpa characters rather than Sonic ones, thought their URL remains the same. PLEASE look up screenshots, there are way more than the ones I included, but this post is long enough already. So ends the tale of Sonic For Real Justice, as I remember it
#I love everything about this scene #his coming out was able to pave the way for others #and the fact that someone is telling alec this #that him being courageous has given someone else courage is incredible #alec never would have imagined for this to be the outcome #and honestly the fact that he’s so dumbfounded tells me so much about how surprised he feels #this moment this scene it means everything
this proves that if you take away all the horrible dialogue, awkwardness, bad editing, and repulsive graphics from the prequels, they could have really been something worthwhile
the real victim in Pride and Prejudice is Georgiana Darcy, bc u know her brother spent at least two weeks lying around in his Regency Jammies eating Benjamin and Jerrold’s out of ye olde carton feeling sorry for himself bc his crush not only didn’t like him back but tore him to shreds in the process and Georgie had to deal with that and then said crush shows up at their HOUSE and she has to live w both of them probably stealing lovelorn yearning glances at each other the whole damn day while knowing if she even SUGGESTS to her brother that maybe perhaps his crush doesn’t hate his entire guts anymore he’ll just be all tragic about it bc “you don’t KNOW her Georgiana she dESPISES me and i DESERVE it”
what i do is not up to you 