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In Gaza, even after the planes go silent, the echo of bombing still lingers in the sky — and the echo of loss remains in the heart. The war didn’t just destroy our homes; it stole parts of our souls. I am one of thousands who lived under the bombs, dreaming of peace like any other human being — to wake up without fear, to see my loved ones safe and alive. And even now, the memories of war follow us in every corner of the street, in every child’s eyes filled with questions and pain.
But my pain is different… because I lost my mother and my sister in a single moment, in a single house — between walls that once echoed with laughter and warmth. There is no pain like searching through rubble for a voice you used to hear every morning. There is no heartbreak like reaching for a hand that once held yours, only to find emptiness. Today, the war may seem to be ending, but its scars remain. The occupation still strikes from time to time, and we are still trying to gather the pieces of our lives — to rebuild the house that became a memory, to take one more step toward normal life, to continue the path we started. I want to return to my studies… to lift my mother’s memory from the ruins and tell her, “I made it, Mom, just like I promised.” I want to plant a flower where our house once stood — a symbol that life is stronger than war, that we, the people of Gaza, never give up no matter how many times we are hit. We are not asking for pity. We are asking for a chance — a chance to live, to rebuild, to open the books that were closed under the ashes. Help us come back… help us continue what our mothers began before they left. Help us plant hope again in this land that thirsts for life. 🇵🇸❤️
My name is Naser AbuThaher. I’m 18 years old, and I live in Gaza.
To everyone reading this, to every heart that feels our pain, to every person who shared, donated, or prayed — thank you, from the depths of my soul. Your support is not just financial; it’s a message — a reminder that humanity still listens, that kindness still exists. Every word, every share, every dollar means the world to us. It tells us that somewhere out there, people still believe Gaza deserves to live. On behalf of my small family that remains, and in memory of my mother and sister who are gone — thank you for giving us a reason to keep going. ❤️ From Gaza, from the rubble — we still believe that goodness is stronger than war
some people think writers are so eloquent and good with words, but the reality is that we can sit there with our fingers on the keyboard going, “what’s the word for non-sunlight lighting? Like, fake lighting?” and for ten minutes, all our brain will supply is “unofficial”, and we know that’s not the right word, but it’s the only word we can come up with…until finally it’s like our face got smashed into a brick wall and we remember the word we want is “artificial”.
I couldn't remember the word "doorknob" ten minutes ago.
ok but the onelook thesaurus will save your life, i literally could not live without this website
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I use this every time I sit down to write. It's the best tool in the world and I would be lost without it!
saw this being debated and just wanted to talk about it too.
"is it rude if I politely ask a writer if they use ai or chatgpt on their works because I'm almost certain they do?"
yes, it is rude. no matter how polite you are being when you ask them this.
you say you are almost certain. so you are not absolutely certain.
unless you are absolutely, undoubtedly certain — with actual proof — that their writing is ai generated, never ever ask an artist if their work is ai generated.
I know several writers who would stop writing and delete all of their works if they were ever accused of using ai. so it doesn't matter if you are polite when you ask them this, you are suggesting that their works are ai generated, that they didn't create the works they could have spent hours, days, weeks, months or years working on.
ai and chatgpt are trained on real humans' works, they are trained to mimic the way real humans write. so if you say a genuine writer's work "looks ai", I'm gonna have to ask you what you think ai was trained on.
a writer whose English isn't their first language may also write in a way that "looks ai" to some, if they write in English and have to rely on translator.
using em dash isn't a sign of ai. I do it all the time. my fellow writers all love em dash.
having long paragraphs with "overly described scenes" isn't a sign of ai. I do it all the time, and so do my fellow writers.
all the "ai signs" are actually just what most writers actually do. they get mistaken for "ai signs" because sometimes the way writers write or describe a scene in a fanfic or an original work is different than the way people talk or text. because they're writing a fic and describing a scene, not chatting with a friend. the way I talk is different than the way I write my fics.
if you suspect a work was ai generated, but are not 100% sure, you can always just stop reading said work without saying anything.
if someone does use ai to write, they will either a.) deny and continue using ai to write or b.) admit because they see nothing wrong with it and continue using ai to write.
if a genuine writer was wrongly accused of using ai, they may stop writing altogether.
asking a writer if they use ai or chatgpt to write will always do more harm than good. witch hunting will always do more harm than good.
you are not "fighting against ai" by throwing around such accusations. you are harming genuine writers and artists.
It isnt an accusation. Its a fucking question. One that protects the very communities and artists that this post claims to defend.
all of the fanfic writers, whom I personally know, say the same thing that they would feel discouraged and might delete all their works if they were asked this.
it’s not “hey do you like x or y” question. it’s a subtle implication that your work looks like it was written by a robot within a minute. if you personally don’t find that offensive, that’s cool. but I know a lot of writers do. and they have the rights to be discouraged by it.
also we are talking about fanfic writers who write as their hobby, getaway or safe place, writers whose works you read for free. not writers who sell their works and are making profit from what they write. fanfic writers don’t owe you anything.
This just came across my dash. I'm going to be blunt.
Asking a writer or artist if they “use AI” is an accusation, no matter how you dress it up. It’s not neutral. It implies you think their effort, style, or voice is artificial. It implies that their human work doesn’t look human enough for you.
You don’t protect the community by policing people who are actually creating from scratch. You protect it by supporting human creators, reporting confirmed AI misuse when there’s evidence, and learning the difference between this sounds different than what I’d write and this is machine-generated.
Writers—especially fanfic authors—already pour their time, emotion, and identity into what they share for free. They don’t owe anyone proof of authenticity on top of that. And if your question makes someone want to quit writing, it’s not protecting the community. It’s shrinking it.
If you’re not 100% sure, just scroll. AI ethics don’t need to turn into public inquisition season.
“And if your question makes someone want to quit writing, it’s not protecting the community. It’s shrinking it.”
^^^^ this
My thoughts on the subject of recognizing signs of AI are more along the lines of pattern recognition. There are noticeable patterns AI follows for any kind of interaction, but admittedly, it does take at least a few iterations to notice. I would never accuse someone of using AI to interact with me or in their writing, unless I recognized a pattern like that, and even then, I'd probably simply stop interacting with this person or their content in that case. I turn to AI for assistance with my neurodivergent challenges, personally, but I would never use it to 'create'. Frick that crap. I know what it feels like to be accused of using AI to compose a song or write a story. It's demeaning and awful.
Controversial Truths About Ancient Egypt Masterpost
The pyramids were built by contemporary workers who received wages and were fed and taken care of during construction
The Dendera “lightbulb” is a representation of the creation myth and has nothing to do with electricity
We didn’t find “““copper wiring””” in the great pyramid either
Hatshepsut wasn’t transgender
The gods didn’t actually have animal heads
Hieroglyphs aren’t mysteriously magical; they’re just a language (seriously we have shopping lists and work rosters and even ancient erotica)
The ancient Egyptian ethnicity wasn’t homogeneous
Noses (and ears, and arms) broke off statues and reliefs for a variety of reasons, none of which are “there is a widespread archaeological conspiracy to hide the Egyptian ethnicity”
The carvings at Abydos aren’t modern machines but recarvings over old carvings. Sure they look like them but if you can read hieroglyphs and know that Ramesses II will even usurp the carvings of his own father just to be a little shit
‘No soot on the ceilings and walls of the Dendera temple!’ is actually because of extensive restoration works and not because Egyptians were in on shit like Baghdad “batteries”
While the Egyptians were fine-ass astronomers they didn’t align any of their enormous and/or important buildings to modern star constellations, because constellations look very different now than they did ~5000 years ago
The pyramid is the simplest, sturdiest shape with which to build and many different cultures discovered this in their own time. There were never any weird fish humans/aliens involved
The sphinx of Gizah is only an approximate 5000 years old; the 10,000 year/rain erosion nonsense is proven hokum
Speaking of that particular sphinx, the Napoleonic expedition is not responsible for its missing nose
Akhenaten was not a “heretic” by contemporary standards
Ramses II appropriated a lot of his predecessors’ buildings/reliefs and isn’t really deserving of the epithet “the Great”
The Battle of Kadesh ended in a stalemate (twice)
While they had feline deities throughout their history, Egyptians didn’t actually worship cats themselves. This was a later Greek/Ptolemaeic addition
It was not, in fact, practice to shave off eyebrows after cats died; Herodotus lied about that
Herodotus lied about a lot of things and many misconceptions about ancient Egypt can be traced back to his Greek ass
I can’t believe I forgot my favourite Hill to Die On
Seth was not the god of “evil”, and despite his chaos providing a foil to order, he wasn’t completely villified until very late in Egyptian history, when he became associated with despised foreign enemies
Hats off to the few of you who’re reblogging this with tags saying you’re going to check my claims later. You make me not entirely despair of this hellhole.
Here are some vetted Egyptological books/sources (that are by and large appropriate for a lay-audience) you can find most, if not all of the above:
Lehner, M., The Complete Pyramids
Wilkinson, R. H., The Complete Temples of Ancient Egypt
Hornung, E., The One and the Many: Conceptions of God in Ancient Egypt
Dunand, F. & Zivie-Coche, C., Gods and Men in Egypt
Kemp, B., Ancient Egypt: Anatomy of a Civilization
Bard, K., An Introduction to the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt
Stevenson Smith, W., The Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt
Kitchen, K. A., The Life and Times of Ramesses II, King of Egypt
Sweeney, D., Sex and Gender (in Ancient Egypt)
McDowell, A. G., Village Life in Ancient Egypt: Laundry Lists and Love Songs
Te Velde, H., Seth, God of Confusion
Guys do me a solid and reblog this version instead of continuously asking for sources on the other versions thanks
You’re doing the good work, friend.
ok but can we go back to the ancient erotica pls
We sure can!
is there a version of this post where y'all talk about how the ancient Egyptians had advanced technology (that is lost and unknown to us) that allowed them to cut multiple ton granite stone to such precision that if you were to try to slide a human hair between the cuts, the hair wouldn’t fit? and if you try to take a photo of the cut from a few inches over head that you can’t even tell the cut line is there? unless the ancients were some sort of advanced earth benders, how do y'all explain that???
Yeah it’s called “the ancient Egyptians were skilled stone workers with the attested tools at their disposal and we didn’t lose that knowledge actually” and you can find all the pertinent evidence in The Complete Pyramids, run along now.
i made a great response to this but then i realized your complete and utter rudeness is not worth it at all. i had a genuine question and there was no need to respond like that. and no, my “earthbender” comparison wasn’t serious.
You know why I was harsh? Because you coached your question in the exact same terms every single conspiracy theorist uses to deny ancient Egyptians their agency when it comes to their stone working. Your reply had the exact same tone of many, many people who tried to play gotcha with me in 119k+ notes, and I’m just not here for that. There is a need to respond like that, actually, because conspiracists will take a mile if you give them an inch on their barely disguised racist beliefs that the Egyptians couldn’t have built their monuments themselves. You either shut it down immediately or you give them ammo. If you got caught in the crossfire of that, that’s regrettable but there is a reason for it.
And why am I making that “dumb comment”? Because I’m an Egyptologist. I have studied this, reviewed the evidence, read all the theories. And as I stated, we do have proof. We do have evidence that metal tools and harder stones can, in fact, cut stone. The same tools can, in fact, create a level surface on a quarried block because the Egyptians, like many contemporary civilisations, knew how to use things like measures and plumb lines.
There is, again, nothing lost or too-advanced about it. It’s technology that is actually still in use today in various fields and quarries together with more modern techniques. If you look through the recent reblogs you’ll find one that attaches many different videos showing exactly what I’m talking about.
And to reiterate, if you’re genuinely interested you can find all of this info in Mark Lehner’s The Complete Pyramids, which is relatively easily accessed online. Barring that, you can look at his website or any of the freely accessible articles by the same and also read up on this. It’s no skin off my nose if you don’t want to take my word for it, but that is why I added sources.
“Because you coached your question in the exact same terms every single conspiracy theorist uses to deny ancient Egyptians their agency when it comes to their stone working.”
The fact that some people will easily and readily accept that whites created intricate and beautiful architecture (like castles, cathedrals, etc.) with ancient, rudimentary, or primitive tools and knowledge, but want to question how brown people all built pyramids without extra help from non-human beings is not okay, and gross. You purposefully remove the fact that they were SKILLED LABORERS and artists, and fuck you.

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Idea ding, ding ding 💡🛎️
What if sinners were animalistic? They are basically savages that are basically embodiments of what sin they indulged most in life.
Only a handful of them have proper control of themselves. But still can be at times violent. That would include Lilith, because obviously.
At first she tries to rally sinners together so she can have an army of rabid pack animals that will tear Heaven apart. However, they don’t listen to her and in turn try and rip her apart.
Luckily, or unluckily in this case, she’s powerful enough to survive and instead works on keeping the savages at bay. It gets so bad eventually Lucifer has no choice but to separate and keep the sinners contained when they lashed out at the Hellborn.
Basically it’s set up like this
The ruling monarchs and other hierarchy are in the circle of pride that is basically like upper class New York. Kind of like in a way their version of Heaven.
The lower Hellborn such as imps, hellhounds, etc. are in a circle where it’s basically like a normal city. The more grimy parts of a city but still no less worse than the sinners.
The sinners all live on the outside where it’s basically dark forest as far as the eye can see. It’s basically nothing but savages that try to kill, fuck, or eat each other.
Now here comes the interesting part. What if Lucifer one day while checking on the savages finds Adam, either he fell or died and became a sinner, who then attacks him and tries to make him his dinner.
Lucifer manages to subdue the beast and as he stares down at the former first man that was close to killing him all Lucifer can think is, “I must make this savage brute my pet and domesticate him.”
Lucifer spanking Adam as he holds his collar tight: I am going to put a baby in you !
Adam making a confused scooby sound: "confused scooby sound" o3o ?
Yeah that’s basically what I had in mind 😁🥰
I thought it was going to have a bit of a Tarzan vibe lol. I'm not sure I like the idea of Lucifer impregnating Adam in such a power difference dynamic. 😅
how many times are they gonna burn down this room?
from ch.45 of @morningstarwrites beautiful fic “Of Saints and Sinners”
Radioapple Valentine's Week 2025 by @/winterveritas 💖✨️
Day 6: Slow Dancing/ Showing Off
Omg Lucifer's adorable little drunk snake face in the first panel, I'm already dying! 😂💞 This absolutely needs a third panel with a follow-up for this stunt. 🥹 Please?
Valentines 💌💗
Someone asked if I’d sell this as a print but that would be kind of a hassle 😖
Please feel free to download the file and print it for your own personal collection if you so desire~🥰💗
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For personal purposes only! ABSOLUTELY NOT FOR RESALE WHATSOEVER!!!! Please enjoy~
Terry Browne I'm Trying
Please go listen to my talented cousin who wrote and composed this piece himself!

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every time I do a web search, right at the top I have AI info dumping on me
just give me the top result please
Swear in your search request. I know it sounds ridiculous, but the most effective way I've found of it not doing the AI summary is just to add "fucking" go my search.
Holy shit
It also seems to get rid of sponsored posts
GUYS THIS FUCKING WORKS OH MY GOD. BEAUTIFUL.
Just wanted to share a lil' funny with everyone 😂
Tasting 😈
Minicomic I made related to one of my fave composers, Paganini, and radioapple, because of course lmao.
Alright, you deprived sinners. You know what to do.
Adam: Hey Gemmus! Want to come over?
@angelicgemmus
@athanasthos
Gemmus beamed and nodded at his hellphone as though he was looking at Adam himself. "Would I ever! I'm closing up The Retreat for the evening, and I'll be on my way! Is there anything you'd like me to pick up for you, and perhaps for His Majesty as well?" As he spoke, he quickly gave one last lookaround to the common areas of the building before engaging the alarm and security system, and then he quickly locked the doors and took flight over the streets of the city.
Adam: Awesome! If you're getting coffee I'll have a peppermint mocha and Lu just takes his black.
He gets more comfortable in bed propping up his pillows.
Adam: We'll be in the bedroom, I've kind of made a nest and I'm comfortable right here. Come on up when you get here.
"I'll be there soon!" Gemmus hangs up his phone and soars using a rising hot air wind, basking in the freedom of flight with a happy smile on his face. He flew over two city blocks, narrowly avoiding getting shot out of the sky by rolling out of the way of the bullet. He flew down straight in front of the door to the best coffee shop in the city. Ten minutes later, he left the shop and took flight again with his basket under his arm and balancing a tray of drinks as he flew towards the palace. He glided down smoothly and landed with a soft thump on the balcony of the royal master bedroom. He knocked at the balcony door and announced with a chirpy voice. "Coffee express delivery!"
Adam: Luci! Get the door for him!
Lucifer went over and smiled as he let Gemmus in.
Lucifer: Thanks for coming over on short notice.
Adam: Yeah, it's been a while how have you been?
They accepted their respective coffees and Lucifer conjured up a comfortable chair for their guest.
Gemmus smiles radiantly as he bows to Lucifer and Adam, his expression filled with devotion. "I'm really happy to be here," he said, before straightening up, setting his own coffee down, and opening his basket to reveal a small feast of snacks and finger foods of all kinds. "I made lovely tea sandwiches with an assortment of toppings, some fruity, and some savoury," he announced. "There are a few turkey sandwiches with crisp fresh lettuce and thinly sliced cheese and prosciutto, and then there are vegetable combinations like cucumber and lightly pickled carrot and turnip, and then there are some with pesto, fresh mozzarella and sundried tomatoes with herbs. I also brought lovely sandos made of crustless milk bread with a ton of whipped cream and all sorts of fresh fruit!" He sat down in the offered chair, almost wiggling in place with excitement at their reactions.
Adam: Oh sweet! I'm fucking starving.
Lucifer frowned: Why didn't you say someone love?
Adam: We had dinner already and I didn't want to bother you.
Adam takes a little bit of everything, leaving the prosciutto because he can't have that.
Adam: And it's all healthy so relax.~
Lucifer took some too: Alright..... Thank you Gemmus.
Adam: Yeah thank you. Mmmm, this is delicious!
(the healthier menu can't have anything to do with reading some prior conversations between Lucifer and Adam about making healthier choices, nooo 😇 It's Gemmus Ex Machina...)
Gemmus took a sip from his cup before taking one of the turkey sandwiches for himself and nabbing the discarded prosciutto. "It really makes me happy to be able to offer you a little respite here and there." He cleaned the corners of his mouth with a napkin, and reached into the basket again, this time pulling out two little pouches made of golden velours. "I've taken up crochet these past few weeks, and I was practicing making amigurumi, and I decided to make these as gifts for your little darlings." He offered each King a pouch.
Adam gasped as he accepted the gift: Oh my god! Thank you this is so sweet.
Lucifer: And such attention to detail.
Adam started to tear up, he was just so happy. He leaned over and pulled out a tub with many crocheted and knitted toys and socks.
Adam: I've been making them so many little things, maybe you can lend a hand?
(for info, they're crocheted soft yellow ducks, dressed like little princesses in rose gold with little crowns, wings like Adam's and horns like Lucifer)
Gemmus gasped in awe and delight at all the yarn creations. "My goodness, how long have you been crocheting? These look so beautiful! It took me half a dozen tries to get the wings right!"
He admired the craftsmanship some more, then smiled at Adam, only to widen his eyes and flush at the emotion he showed. "I'm happy you like them so much," he said, taking a seat back on his chair and sipping on his coffee.
((Awwww that's so cute 🥺))
Adam sniffed, he grabbed a tissue and dabbed his eyes: Fuck, sorry I'm not normally this emotional. Thank you, I've been doing it since yarn was invented. But I stopped when I got busy and recently picked it back up.
Adam admired the little ducks that looked like his girls as did Lucifer.
Lucifer: You're very talented Gem.
Adam: Yeah these are perfect.
(I thought the due date was somehere in February ^^;;; did I miss something?)
Gemmus could barely imagine having five millennia of experience at a craft, and he wasn't going to bring up the likely reason for Adam's business in Heaven. At Lucifer's comment, he flushed dark from the compliment, and beamed at the nickname. "Thank you, Sire!" He said, his voice a little hushed. "Coming from you, that means so much to me." He took a sando with slices of strawberries and took a bite, focusing on the texture of the dessert for a moment to give himself a countenance and avoid making a silly fool of himself. "I've been spending entire weeks at a time in Hell at the Retreat. Have you heard anything at all from Heaven that they might be aware of my comings and goings?"
((April 16th! He's 6 months right now))
Adam: Mmm, not that I'm aware of. But I haven't really been doing much other than going to doctor's appointments or bumming around the Manor. Luci?
Lucifer sets his coffee down: They have been asking if I know of an angel who's been sneaking down here. I had a meeting the other day and told them no. You better be careful, if they find out you're coming down here, even for good intentions they could make you fall.
Gemmus offered Lucifer a grateful smile. "I can't imagine being able to thank you enough for that, my Liege. Heaven is beautiful but I don't like the idea of sitting on my laurels for the rest of eternity when I know there are souls who endlessly suffer in Hell, especially when they've never had an opportunity to make better life choices due to their circumstances." He fiddled with the handle of the basket as he sighed and wrapped his wings about him. "Perhaps I should come clean to Lady Sera and the others about my soup kitchen."
Lucifer looked apprehensive: I'm not sure, it's your call either way but Sera will make you choose.
Adam sipped his drink: Maybe I can talk to her on your behalf? We still have a close relationship.
(ugh, crappy looong day, sorry!!! 😒)
Gemmus held his coffee in both hands and stared into it. "I didn't even expect to make it to Heaven, if truth be told," he said, chuckling softly, before glancing up at Lucifer. "I worshipped you and admired everything you represent while I was alive. The things I did weren't because I wanted a celestial reward in the end, it was because it was the right thing to do, and because I chose to do them of my own volition." He raised his shoulders and held his head high, his eyes gleaming. "I can do more significant good things here in a single day than I could in Heaven in a millennia."

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Adam: Hey Gemmus! Want to come over?
@angelicgemmus
@athanasthos
Gemmus beamed and nodded at his hellphone as though he was looking at Adam himself. "Would I ever! I'm closing up The Retreat for the evening, and I'll be on my way! Is there anything you'd like me to pick up for you, and perhaps for His Majesty as well?" As he spoke, he quickly gave one last lookaround to the common areas of the building before engaging the alarm and security system, and then he quickly locked the doors and took flight over the streets of the city.
Adam: Awesome! If you're getting coffee I'll have a peppermint mocha and Lu just takes his black.
He gets more comfortable in bed propping up his pillows.
Adam: We'll be in the bedroom, I've kind of made a nest and I'm comfortable right here. Come on up when you get here.
"I'll be there soon!" Gemmus hangs up his phone and soars using a rising hot air wind, basking in the freedom of flight with a happy smile on his face. He flew over two city blocks, narrowly avoiding getting shot out of the sky by rolling out of the way of the bullet. He flew down straight in front of the door to the best coffee shop in the city. Ten minutes later, he left the shop and took flight again with his basket under his arm and balancing a tray of drinks as he flew towards the palace. He glided down smoothly and landed with a soft thump on the balcony of the royal master bedroom. He knocked at the balcony door and announced with a chirpy voice. "Coffee express delivery!"
Adam: Luci! Get the door for him!
Lucifer went over and smiled as he let Gemmus in.
Lucifer: Thanks for coming over on short notice.
Adam: Yeah, it's been a while how have you been?
They accepted their respective coffees and Lucifer conjured up a comfortable chair for their guest.
Gemmus smiles radiantly as he bows to Lucifer and Adam, his expression filled with devotion. "I'm really happy to be here," he said, before straightening up, setting his own coffee down, and opening his basket to reveal a small feast of snacks and finger foods of all kinds. "I made lovely tea sandwiches with an assortment of toppings, some fruity, and some savoury," he announced. "There are a few turkey sandwiches with crisp fresh lettuce and thinly sliced cheese and prosciutto, and then there are vegetable combinations like cucumber and lightly pickled carrot and turnip, and then there are some with pesto, fresh mozzarella and sundried tomatoes with herbs. I also brought lovely sandos made of crustless milk bread with a ton of whipped cream and all sorts of fresh fruit!" He sat down in the offered chair, almost wiggling in place with excitement at their reactions.
Adam: Oh sweet! I'm fucking starving.
Lucifer frowned: Why didn't you say someone love?
Adam: We had dinner already and I didn't want to bother you.
Adam takes a little bit of everything, leaving the prosciutto because he can't have that.
Adam: And it's all healthy so relax.~
Lucifer took some too: Alright..... Thank you Gemmus.
Adam: Yeah thank you. Mmmm, this is delicious!
(the healthier menu can't have anything to do with reading some prior conversations between Lucifer and Adam about making healthier choices, nooo 😇 It's Gemmus Ex Machina...)
Gemmus took a sip from his cup before taking one of the turkey sandwiches for himself and nabbing the discarded prosciutto. "It really makes me happy to be able to offer you a little respite here and there." He cleaned the corners of his mouth with a napkin, and reached into the basket again, this time pulling out two little pouches made of golden velours. "I've taken up crochet these past few weeks, and I was practicing making amigurumi, and I decided to make these as gifts for your little darlings." He offered each King a pouch.
Adam gasped as he accepted the gift: Oh my god! Thank you this is so sweet.
Lucifer: And such attention to detail.
Adam started to tear up, he was just so happy. He leaned over and pulled out a tub with many crocheted and knitted toys and socks.
Adam: I've been making them so many little things, maybe you can lend a hand?
(for info, they're crocheted soft yellow ducks, dressed like little princesses in rose gold with little crowns, wings like Adam's and horns like Lucifer)
Gemmus gasped in awe and delight at all the yarn creations. "My goodness, how long have you been crocheting? These look so beautiful! It took me half a dozen tries to get the wings right!"
He admired the craftsmanship some more, then smiled at Adam, only to widen his eyes and flush at the emotion he showed. "I'm happy you like them so much," he said, taking a seat back on his chair and sipping on his coffee.
((Awwww that's so cute 🥺))
Adam sniffed, he grabbed a tissue and dabbed his eyes: Fuck, sorry I'm not normally this emotional. Thank you, I've been doing it since yarn was invented. But I stopped when I got busy and recently picked it back up.
Adam admired the little ducks that looked like his girls as did Lucifer.
Lucifer: You're very talented Gem.
Adam: Yeah these are perfect.
(I thought the due date was somehere in February ^^;;; did I miss something?)
Gemmus could barely imagine having five millennia of experience at a craft, and he wasn't going to bring up the likely reason for Adam's business in Heaven. At Lucifer's comment, he flushed dark from the compliment, and beamed at the nickname. "Thank you, Sire!" He said, his voice a little hushed. "Coming from you, that means so much to me." He took a sando with slices of strawberries and took a bite, focusing on the texture of the dessert for a moment to give himself a countenance and avoid making a silly fool of himself. "I've been spending entire weeks at a time in Hell at the Retreat. Have you heard anything at all from Heaven that they might be aware of my comings and goings?"
((April 16th! He's 6 months right now))
Adam: Mmm, not that I'm aware of. But I haven't really been doing much other than going to doctor's appointments or bumming around the Manor. Luci?
Lucifer sets his coffee down: They have been asking if I know of an angel who's been sneaking down here. I had a meeting the other day and told them no. You better be careful, if they find out you're coming down here, even for good intentions they could make you fall.
Gemmus offered Lucifer a grateful smile. "I can't imagine being able to thank you enough for that, my Liege. Heaven is beautiful but I don't like the idea of sitting on my laurels for the rest of eternity when I know there are souls who endlessly suffer in Hell, especially when they've never had an opportunity to make better life choices due to their circumstances." He fiddled with the handle of the basket as he sighed and wrapped his wings about him. "Perhaps I should come clean to Lady Sera and the others about my soup kitchen."
Comforting Lullaby <3