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( she calls him pretty fairly regularly, and paul still manages to blush, every single time. )
I'll fetch your ingredients for brews, and make sure to chase anyone you don't like off the property. And I'll hand feed you pixie sticks and gummy bears nightly, and rub your back when they give you a stomach ache.
And offer my kisses as often as you'll have them. And build Sir Kettlewing his own bassinet. And do whatever you want. And say I love you every day. And
I don't know. Find a cat for you to adopt. Name it Daisy-treides.
I'll fetch your ingredients for brews, and make sure to chase anyone you don't like off the property. And I'll hand feed you pixie sticks and gummy bears nightly, and rub your back when they give you a stomach ache.
And offer my kisses as often as you'll have them. And build Sir Kettlewing his own bassinet. And do whatever you want. And say I love you every day. And
I don't know. Find a cat for you to adopt. Name it Daisy-treides.
that sounds like a good life. a happy one. i'm lucky to have such a dutiful husband
just so you know, in case i don't say it enough
i couldn't have asked for anyone better 🐹🐭 (that's an artistic interpretation of us in our hut)
sir kettlewing told me he's grateful you're his father, too
we're going to need plenty of firewood for the hearth. i'll have to add that to your duties
i've read that it's much easier to chop with your shirt off. it's a very trusted scientific method
( the one benefit of sick delirium means she's too exhausted to battle her filter for long — impossible to embarrass herself in the process of embarrassing paul, even if remembering glinda asking if she's in the family way makes her want to huddle under the blankets. so: )
you know, i was thinking paw atreides for a cat
daisy is a nice name. too pretty to waste on just a pet
maybe you should save it for something special
just so you know, in case i don't say it enough
i couldn't have asked for anyone better 🐹🐭 (that's an artistic interpretation of us in our hut)
sir kettlewing told me he's grateful you're his father, too
we're going to need plenty of firewood for the hearth. i'll have to add that to your duties
i've read that it's much easier to chop with your shirt off. it's a very trusted scientific method
( the one benefit of sick delirium means she's too exhausted to battle her filter for long — impossible to embarrass herself in the process of embarrassing paul, even if remembering glinda asking if she's in the family way makes her want to huddle under the blankets. so: )
you know, i was thinking paw atreides for a cat
daisy is a nice name. too pretty to waste on just a pet
maybe you should save it for something special
Sir Kettlewing told me he couldn't hope for a better mother. In between his wailing, of course.
🐭💙🐹
( ft. a selfie of paul posed with kettlewing wailing into his neck. his shirt is stained. )
Well, I'm all about making this easier. It's a done deal.
( it's not difficult for him to connect the lines between glinda's (extremely unhelpful!) comments, and alina bringing this up now. he hasn't given up on their dream of family, despite how much he's failed in this endeavor — so he acts like he isn't bothered she isn't in the family way, same as her. he'll keep trying, when the world stops throwing cruelty at their feet. )
Should we name them all after plant life? Our green paradise.
Lady Paw Atreides will need many little supervisors, I imagine. We'll have a full house.
Full hut.
🐭💙🐹
( ft. a selfie of paul posed with kettlewing wailing into his neck. his shirt is stained. )
Well, I'm all about making this easier. It's a done deal.
( it's not difficult for him to connect the lines between glinda's (extremely unhelpful!) comments, and alina bringing this up now. he hasn't given up on their dream of family, despite how much he's failed in this endeavor — so he acts like he isn't bothered she isn't in the family way, same as her. he'll keep trying, when the world stops throwing cruelty at their feet. )
Should we name them all after plant life? Our green paradise.
Lady Paw Atreides will need many little supervisors, I imagine. We'll have a full house.
Full hut.
( instantly saved and changed to her wallpaper — and if alina smiles doofily back at the screen, eyes feverishly bright, that's her business. )
my favorite boys in the known universe. and the cutest, if i say so myself.
that stain looks messy, by the way. you should take it off so i can wash it for you.
immediately, probably. you know. so it doesn't set
( haha jk unless. )
oh, many, is it? just how many are you trying to plant? sounds like you'll be hard ( pun meant ) at work, mouse duke
do you have a favorite? plant, i mean. it feels strange that i've never asked
my favorite boys in the known universe. and the cutest, if i say so myself.
that stain looks messy, by the way. you should take it off so i can wash it for you.
immediately, probably. you know. so it doesn't set
( haha jk unless. )
oh, many, is it? just how many are you trying to plant? sounds like you'll be hard ( pun meant ) at work, mouse duke
do you have a favorite? plant, i mean. it feels strange that i've never asked
And walk home shirtless? Alina, I only want to be oogled by you.
( most people who would see him shirtless would probably try to feed him anyway, thus delaying his time in getting back to alina. unacceptable !!! )
I don't know. I didn't think about the number.
Maybe two? Maybe three? I'll take as many as I can convince you to give me.
Let me think. ( putting way too much thought into it part 2 ) I really like cotton. Is that a boring answer? It's one of the things that grows on Arrakis, something a Planetologist managed to cultivate during Arrakis' ecological transformation. I like incense bush too, for the scent. I also like
Well, it's a fruit, but I like grape vines. Fine wines are an important export from Caladan, where I'm originally from. I guess they're very familiar, to me. Do you have a favorite plant? I know about sunflowers.
( most people who would see him shirtless would probably try to feed him anyway, thus delaying his time in getting back to alina. unacceptable !!! )
I don't know. I didn't think about the number.
Maybe two? Maybe three? I'll take as many as I can convince you to give me.
Let me think. ( putting way too much thought into it part 2 ) I really like cotton. Is that a boring answer? It's one of the things that grows on Arrakis, something a Planetologist managed to cultivate during Arrakis' ecological transformation. I like incense bush too, for the scent. I also like
Well, it's a fruit, but I like grape vines. Fine wines are an important export from Caladan, where I'm originally from. I guess they're very familiar, to me. Do you have a favorite plant? I know about sunflowers.
Edited 2025-01-18 22:30 (UTC)
ideally, you would be taking it off here, so i can ogle you adequately
have pity. i hate being so bedridden and bored.
i think i might be dying, actually. fulfill my final wish.
( not to be dramatic, but also to be suitably dramatic. it's a strange feeling, regardless, like — trying to slough off the familiar feeling of sleep, the undercurrent of chronic illness. apparently, she'd taken grisha vitality for granted. )
oh, so just a small army of mice, then.
i don't think we can name a child cotton, or grape, or incense bush. but it helps me know what to plant. 🌻
you and alia built it. you should both have something of your own in the garden.
something familiar. something like home.
treasonous of a sun summoner to say, i suppose, but i've always liked irises best. the blue ones.
or wildflowers. keramzin — where i grew up — had an entire meadow filled with them.
i used to hide it in for hours until ana kuya dragged me inside. it was nice to pretend i could run away, for awhile.
have pity. i hate being so bedridden and bored.
i think i might be dying, actually. fulfill my final wish.
( not to be dramatic, but also to be suitably dramatic. it's a strange feeling, regardless, like — trying to slough off the familiar feeling of sleep, the undercurrent of chronic illness. apparently, she'd taken grisha vitality for granted. )
oh, so just a small army of mice, then.
i don't think we can name a child cotton, or grape, or incense bush. but it helps me know what to plant. 🌻
you and alia built it. you should both have something of your own in the garden.
something familiar. something like home.
treasonous of a sun summoner to say, i suppose, but i've always liked irises best. the blue ones.
or wildflowers. keramzin — where i grew up — had an entire meadow filled with them.
i used to hide it in for hours until ana kuya dragged me inside. it was nice to pretend i could run away, for awhile.
As you wish, my love.
Less a small army, more a hopeful bouquet, I think.
I know Alia likes lilies, and lily pads.
Iris is a good name, too. Male or female.
Wildflowers are very you, I couldn't think of a better answer. Loving the orphaned flowers of the world.
Less a small army, more a hopeful bouquet, I think.
I know Alia likes lilies, and lily pads.
Iris is a good name, too. Male or female.
Wildflowers are very you, I couldn't think of a better answer. Loving the orphaned flowers of the world.
In that case, I'll happily be your garden, semechko.
I know. I think I saw her try to bathe with lily pads, once. She's so gross.
Maybe we could build a pond in the garden? Give her new friends. Her old ones are in hibernation.
You learn to love the things no one else cares about, when no one cares about you.
I think it's a perfect name. Iris was the goddess of the rainbow, too.
She brought water from the seas to the clouds so it could always rain, and helped Leto birth her twins.
(I've been reading my husband's books so we can talk about them. Do you think he'll be impressed?)
I know. I think I saw her try to bathe with lily pads, once. She's so gross.
Maybe we could build a pond in the garden? Give her new friends. Her old ones are in hibernation.
You learn to love the things no one else cares about, when no one cares about you.
I think it's a perfect name. Iris was the goddess of the rainbow, too.
She brought water from the seas to the clouds so it could always rain, and helped Leto birth her twins.
(I've been reading my husband's books so we can talk about them. Do you think he'll be impressed?)
She did. Only just found out.
She's not herself. House did something to her - made her something she's not.
[ he knows the hunger alicent faced, has felt it himself, and there are no real words for it. ]
I'll check with them and let you know what I hear.
She's not herself. House did something to her - made her something she's not.
[ he knows the hunger alicent faced, has felt it himself, and there are no real words for it. ]
I'll check with them and let you know what I hear.
It means you've been slacking in learning your Ravkan.
Only one of us is a dedicated student, I see.
"Little seed". You help me grow and flourish.
I did. Gods are as dramatic as Ravkan Saints, it turns out.
Do you want to hear what else I learned?
I took notes, in case you want to test me. Though I'm not sure you can handle being even more impressed.
Only one of us is a dedicated student, I see.
"Little seed". You help me grow and flourish.
I did. Gods are as dramatic as Ravkan Saints, it turns out.
Do you want to hear what else I learned?
I took notes, in case you want to test me. Though I'm not sure you can handle being even more impressed.
I'd know more if I wasn't so distracted by my beautiful nastavnik.
It's interesting, isn't it? The Romans where such a militant and honor-bound group, yet religion became as important to them as oaths and duty. Soldiers first, but a spiritual people as a close second.
Of course I do, I can handle it. What else did you learn?
It's interesting, isn't it? The Romans where such a militant and honor-bound group, yet religion became as important to them as oaths and duty. Soldiers first, but a spiritual people as a close second.
Of course I do, I can handle it. What else did you learn?
Perhaps you'd have better incentive to focus if your hard work was rewarded. 🤔
The drüskelle are the same. Sworn to their God and their duty in the same breath.
But I think you'd find their so-called honor bound oaths less honorable than your Roman Empire.
Mm. Well, I learned Leto's children were Apollo and Artemis. The sun, and the moon huntress on her stag.
It's a little funny, don't you think?
The drüskelle are the same. Sworn to their God and their duty in the same breath.
But I think you'd find their so-called honor bound oaths less honorable than your Roman Empire.
Mm. Well, I learned Leto's children were Apollo and Artemis. The sun, and the moon huntress on her stag.
It's a little funny, don't you think?
If you can write me one entire sentence in Ravkan, I'll let you choose.
I can tell you what little I've learned. Any Fjerdan history paints them as righteous.
They worship many gods, but Djel is a father to them. He's the Wellspring, connecting the world through His water.
The first of their witch hunters believe Djel anointed them to serve his will, and destroy all offenses to the world Djel created. They honor their dead on pyres so they can join Djel in the afterlife, but Grisha aren't considered people among Fjerdans. And so we're buried in shallow graves in their country, and given no rites.
( the rest is — well. her teasing certainty dampens to shyness, suddenly. )
In a poetic way, I think. You don't agree?
I can tell you what little I've learned. Any Fjerdan history paints them as righteous.
They worship many gods, but Djel is a father to them. He's the Wellspring, connecting the world through His water.
The first of their witch hunters believe Djel anointed them to serve his will, and destroy all offenses to the world Djel created. They honor their dead on pyres so they can join Djel in the afterlife, but Grisha aren't considered people among Fjerdans. And so we're buried in shallow graves in their country, and given no rites.
( the rest is — well. her teasing certainty dampens to shyness, suddenly. )
In a poetic way, I think. You don't agree?
Edited (dont kill me i didnt realize how UGLY and hard to read my formatting was on my phone) 2025-01-22 05:00 (UTC)
[A series of images comes through: Kettlewing sitting on a cushion, wings folded sedately, bumbling to himself. Then, a hand coming into frame holding a tiny paper hat. Then, the hat resting delicately on Kettlewing's head. Then, the hand reappearing in a thumbs-up.
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( there are few things worse than the fever-sweats of detox — facing alia just happens to be the crowning champion of the list. she is, for a moment, irrationally envious of kettlewing's brain, so empty it whistles with steam. blissfully oblivious, in only a way a bird-brained creature could manage to be. wouldn't it be nice, to live without these memories crowding her brain, anxieties cluttering and cramping the space?
it's a good pause of wrestling with a response (and the water in her stomach, attempting to bubble back up) — )
👍
good work, he looks impossibly more dashing.
i think he likes it. i can tell these things
( that's mother's intuition, or just crybaby to crybaby communication, where kettlewing is concerned. )
it's a good pause of wrestling with a response (and the water in her stomach, attempting to bubble back up) — )
👍
good work, he looks impossibly more dashing.
i think he likes it. i can tell these things
( that's mother's intuition, or just crybaby to crybaby communication, where kettlewing is concerned. )
Edited 2025-01-22 05:10 (UTC)
I think you're right. I'd make one out of a walnut shell or acorn cap, but they're under the snow.
Perhaps a scarf next. He has a lot of neck to keep warm.
[She feels clumsy, unsure, like a giant tiptoing through a field of daisies. Or something equally ungainly.]
I remembered to tell Gale to sweep the tops of the shelves. They won't be dusty when you come back.
Perhaps a scarf next. He has a lot of neck to keep warm.
[She feels clumsy, unsure, like a giant tiptoing through a field of daisies. Or something equally ungainly.]
I remembered to tell Gale to sweep the tops of the shelves. They won't be dusty when you come back.
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