Thirdly

The only form of liquor I can bear is nyquil when I catch a cold (which I can't even take because of all the other things I was forced to consume by my older siblings [their concern warmed me better than any soup]). Anything else leads to far more congestion. Honey will indeed end up baking something, just not yet...and that's all I can say about that without spouting any spoilers. As for Jedrek...he's not quite "home" at the moment.

I've been downing lozenges, tea, and all things salty. Edit: That last part sounded kinda wrong lmao.

Barney. Wow, what a flashback. You're absolutely right. He's the inverse in colors, ha ha.

Well, I'm bedridden at the moment, and that at leaves gives me some time to sort out the chapters following this one. So, wish me luck!

I'm going to show you something and I'm going to ask that you pretend you never saw it. But, this image is my reference for Jedrek. It's a dragon plush I gave @Rambling Robin as a graduation gift. The real Jedrek dragon's form is not exactly as the plush...but, he was the inspiration nonetheless. If I can find the energy I will draw a real proper version of Dragon!Jedrek.

Honey could only blink rapidly for several moments, utterly overwhelmed. He'd been hauled to a huge lavish house, stood quietly while his mate pushed the doorbell so and hard so many times it had broken, then watched Jedrek bang on the door while shouting until Honey's ears rang. When the door had finally been opened by a surprised young man, Jed had plucked Honey up and barged inside. The big man hadn't bothered to put him down as he spoke to the man who had opened the door. Honey wasn't sure J

Twas brilliant! 💜

Success.

"Excellent choice," Gideon nearly purred. "Now, up you get. We're moving this to the bed." A strong hand pulled Regan upward by the crisscross of ropes spanning his upper back. It put some tension on the Omega's bound arms but wasn't painful. The force was generally distributed along the ropes around his torso. Though, it wasn't meant for suspension. Gideon had something different in mind for when he wanted his mate hanging. Regan quickly found himself belly-down on the edge of the bed w

*pops head in* What was that about Sho and Ivan? It's still happening? I'll wait as long as it takes. Unless you want to start on something new, which is totally fine, too. Val and I got your back.

LMAO! Dying. And it's totally okay. It's Regan's thing and we'll leave it at that.

LMAO!

Chapter 11. Although, technically, the very end of chapter 10 as well.

Regan folded his arms and glanced away from the beautiful beast beside him. He couldn't help the childish pout that was still on his face. "Just wanted to walk 'round the house," he grumbled quietly. "Everything's just such a big deal to you." Gideon growled then huffed a long-suffering sigh. Regan felt the tingle of magic against his skin but refused to watch his mate's change. Moments later, human fingers gripped the Omega's chin and forced his attention to Gideon's silvery eyes. "Cont

“It’s a curry dish with sweet potatoes, Hokkaido pumpkin, carrots, onions, and apples.” - I'm soooo hungry now. A murmur went through the audience when everyone could see that their marks had indeed changed. The colors of Nico’s had turned into their complementary colors, Diarmad’s panther had become red. - Cool! “We will always support you. And when it gets too rough, I will send Nico.“ /“That’s what I hoped. Thank you, your highness.” Sho bowed, grabbed his bags and left. - *gushing tears* You can do it, Sho! Dagnabbit! Aw man, it's bittersweet to leave Diarmad and Nico (for the most part), but I'm super relieved they're doing ok. I'm also excited to (eventually) read about Sho getting into Ivan's good graces somehow! You'll probably see some more random comments from me whenever I get around to re-reading everything again (all your stories are re-readable, in fact, they're a bit more fun the second time around when you're not consumed by the angst-suspense of the unknown that awaits...forget the fact that I'm always going to be feeling that with every new story you post 😄 ). Thanks, as always, for sharing your amazing work with us. I'll be eagerly awaiting whatever you work on next.

What? Never! I just started a new job and haven't been able to catch up yet. With anything.

I agree about the whole second part being painful to read. But, that's just Adi's style. It's gloriously angsty. I wouldn't have it any other way. Like right now I'm super sad about Ivan not being able to see anymore. Especially since Sho didn't get a chance to eat a lot more of his amazing cooking. But, on the brightside, if they properly mate then Ivan can order Sho around in the kitchen and make HIM do the cooking.

Well, technically, Diarmad had two other lovers before Nico...both of them have joined with Noel to form the Nico we see right now, but still... Edit: Also, what's time to a near immortal, anyway?

“Ivan doesn’t want to mate with me.” “What?” Nico exclaimed. “Ivan doesn’t want to be a burden. He doesn’t want me to be bound to a blind cripple” “He wouldn’t be a—” “Of course not, only he doesn’t believe me. He already made up his mind. An hour ago, he sent me home to Japan.” - *flips a table* Dagnabbit, Ivan! Don't make me get over there and spank you! “They are all dead? How did they die? It looks like suicide? How many? Three hundred… four?” - Holy Hera! “Finally some good news. The doctor’s wife made it and just gave birth to a healthy daughter.” - That is indeed good news. But, I am far more worried about everything ELSE now. *flops on side until the epilogue is posted*

Good point!

Ah, but he did refuse to compromise and talk, instead adamantly forging ahead with his one desire saying 'fuck it' to everyone else's wishes. Albeit with flair.

I do warn that it gets worse before it gets better. For both couples. I'm trying my hardest not to grin evilly at that. Totally failing.

Agreed. He's a bit brutish and Regan's pretty willful, but they'll find their middle.

Yep, unreasonable. But, so was Regan.

This segment of the story is a real gem in terms of collaboration since it was done while I visited Robin's house. Robin and I were gigglefarting the whole time we thought it up in person (in particular, the chase scene). If only she didn't live so many states away from me. She has a lovely family.