#sonic and the black night my beloved

[memento-morri-writes]

writing share - body horror edition

So, the lovely, amazing @space-writes expressed interest in reading my fucked-up body horror that I wrote last night/early this morning, and who am I to deny a friend? So, here you go:

A brief bit of context: Just under two days ago, Sigmar, Rook's beloved mentor and kinda-sorta father figure, ended up being revealed as a corpse being puppeted by the BBEG, Dr. Purity. The rest of the party brutally killed him while Rook watched. (Via tooth and claw, and also a sonic shockwave from a magic guitar.) And just today, Warren, the party gunslinger, a werewolf and Rook's other kinda-sorta father figure, died (like perma-forever, never-coming-back died) in order to save Rook's life. (Or rather, in order to resurrect Rook, since he was dead at the time.) Now Rook is extremely sleep-deprived and also being affected by mind-altering parasites, two factors that are working together to give him some pretty vivid and fucked-up hallucinations.

(fair warning, this isn't written out fully to the best of my abilities because this scene hasn't happened yet. So this is just my description of what Rook will be seeing and hearing, not a full prose write-up with his internal thoughts and all that. I will almost certainly do that after next week's session, though, so let me know if you want to see that then.)

major tw for extreme body horror under the cut (also emotional manipulation/guilt-tripping)

Rook hears a strange sound, like clumsy, disjointed footsteps. He looks around wildly for the source of the sound and freezes. Out of the hallway we have just come from looms a horrible sight: Sigmar's corpse is lurching towards him, somehow propelling itself on shattered limbs. All of his joints are dislocated, giving his body a freakishly elongated appearance. His shredded clothes are soaked with blood, and every inch of his skin is covered in hundreds of claw and tooth marks, which are weeping blood. Black ichor drips from his mouth, and a web of dark black veins branch out across his face. Every inch he moves closer leaves a trail of blood behind him. He reaches out towards Rook with jagged, broken fingers, and says "Rook... your friends killed me. Slaughtered me like an animal." He takes another staggering step towards Rook, who backs away, shaking. "You promised to help me. You said you trusted me." He points an accusing finger at Rook. "I should never have come to you. I should have burned down Warren's house with you still inside. It's what the two of your deserve." As if on cue, another shape lurches out of the shadows of a hallway across the way. It's Warren. His chest has been blown open, his ribs pointing in every direction and the remains of his guts are dripping from the hole where his stomach used to be. Every inch of him is splattered in gore. He's missing one of his hands, the arm ending in a jagged point of bone instead. He opens his mouth to speak, revealing a mouth of pointed canine teeth. "Rook, you stupid bastard. I died for you. You." He bares his teeth and snarls at Rook, an animalistic sound that rattles him to his core. "We should have left you to rot in that fungi-infested hallway. You brought him to us," he glares pointedly at Sigmar. "You're the reason those two attacked us, attacked Cherry. You're the reason I'm dead. The reason Cherry won't ever have a father." Sigmar steps closer, looking Rook up and down. "Speaking of fathers, yours was right. You are a useless piece of shit." He spits in Rook's direction, then takes another step closer. Across the room, Warren moves to match him. "Traitor." "Liar," Sigmar adds as the two stalk closer. They're so close now, Rook can smell the scent of Warren's burnt flesh, of Sigmar's spilled blood. They're right in front of him now. He tries to shrink away, further into the corner, but to no avail. His limbs refuse to obey, and he stays frozen in place.

[loversofthegrave]

BALLAD OF A FREAK BOY - sammy playlist X

no one's boy marcy playground 2. my beloved monster eels 3. where is my mind pixies 4. me and the devil soap&skin 5. please please please let me get what i want deftones 6. to be alone with you sufjan stevens 7. flume bon iver 8. child psychology black box recorder 9. brother alice in chains 10. your lucky day in hell eels 11. king's crossing elliott smith 12. i'm so tired fugazi 13. talk show host radiohead 14. son of sam elliott smith 15. how to fight loneliness wilco 16. heart of darkness sparklehorse 17. lonely day system of a down 18. metal heart cat power 19. bleed the freak alice in chains 20. half right heatmiser 21. nutshell alice in chains 22. bottle up and explode elliott smith 23. troubled times screaming trees 24. sad and beautiful world sparklehorse 25. last call elliott smith 26. a wolf at the door radiohead 27. bootcamp soundgarden 28. frogs alice in chain 29. losing my religion r.e.m 30. say hello 2 heaven temple of the dog 31. do you believe in the rapture sonic youth 32. mental eels 33. gouge away pixies 34. novocaine for the soul eels 35. spaceboy the smashing pumpkins 36. last night i dreamed somebody loved me the smiths 37. inbred ethel cain 38. the bends radiohead 39. i need some sleep eels 40. sleep forever portugal, the man 41. father of mine everclear 42. just mark ronson, phantom planet 43. opium marcy playground 44. jigsaw falling into place radiohead 45. sinister kid the black keys 46. special death mirah 47. the wolves (act I and II) bon iver 48. why i don't believe in god everclear 49. love of the loveless eels 50. about today the national 51. it's been awhile staind 52. too afriad to love you the black keys 53. one more suicide marcy playground 54. lonely boy the black keys 55. mouth bush 56. to forgive the smashing pumpkins 56. fell on black days soundgarden 57. out of my hands dave matthews band 58. what's the matter milo greene 59. little black submarines the black keys 60. cold contagious bush 61. only dying - demo stone temple pilots 62. eye the smashing pumpkins 63. abuse me silverchair 64. soma the smashing pumpkins 65. pretty (ugly before) elliott smith 66. the vampyre of time and memory queens of the stone age 67. ugly - sadlands demo the smashing pumpkins 68. freak silverchair 69. feel the pain dinosaur jr 70. creep stone temple pilots

[every-character-ever-poll]

WEEK ONE ENTRIES

Thank you all for your entries so far! Here is our current lineup, in chronological order of submission, along with their fandoms (according to the submitter). I have placed it under a cut, as the list is... much longer that I thought it would be when bulleted.

The polls will begin being posted on Sunday the 16th of July, and be regularly scheduled after that until this week's group has finished. "Weeks" will start on Sunday because that's the day my laptop calendar considers the beginning of the week.

Elias Bouchard - The Magnus Archives Podcast

Barren from the Baronies - Fantasy High (Dimension 20)

Philza Minecraft - The Dream SMP/Quackity SMP/Origins SMP

Jo Chastain - In Her Skin

Kaidou Shun - The Disasterous Life of Saiki K.

Jill Valentine - The Resident Evil game series

Edward Teach - Our Flag Means Death

Stede Bonnet - Our Flag Means Death

Karkat Vantas - Homestuck

Dave Strider - Homestuck

Donatello - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (specifically, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Susie - Deltarune

Koichi Haimawari - MHA Vigilantes

Dark Pit - Kid Icarus Uprising

My Melody - Sanrio

Alfur - Hilda

Kass - Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Labrys - Persona 4 (specifically, Persona 4 Arena)

Rinzler - Tron

Mitzi Mozzarella - The Rock-Afire Explosion (Showbiz Pizza Place)

Corvo Attano - Dishonoured

Kevin - SynthV

The Outsider - Dishonoured as well

Miyamoto Usagi - Usagi Yojimbo

Tomoe Ame - Usagi Yojimbo

Cassandra - Tangled: The Series

Shu Kurenai - Beyblade Burst

Stanford Pines - Gravity Falls

Vinnie Dakota - Milo Murphy's Law

C!Wilbur - The Dream SMP

Adam - Hunt Down the Freeman

Ukiyo Ace/Kamen Rider Geats - Kamen Rider Geats

Eremiel - Beyond the End

C!slimecicle - The Dream SMP

Tubbo_ - The Dream SMP

Hong Lu - Limbus Company

Joe Hills - Hermitcraft

Haruto Keats - 86

Lynnette Tarkington - The Final Girl Support Group

Dana Scully - The X-Files

Lalnable Hector - Yogscast Minecraft RP

Natural Harmonia Gropius - Pokémon: Black and White

Eric "Cat" Chant - Chrestomanci

Red - Pokémon

Alice - Alice

Evil Magician Trent - Xanth

Tannim - SERRAted Edge

Killashandra Ree - Crystal Singer

Kim Dokja - Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint

Ed'Rashtekaresket - Young Wizards

Shana - Elvenbane/Halfblood Chronicles

Sayaka Miki - Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Kirio Ami - Welcome to Demon School, Iruma!

Accelerator - A Certain Magical Index

Chara - Undertale

Shadow the Hedgehog - Sonic the Hedgehog franchise

Moon Knight - Marvel Comics

Scaramouche (Wanderer) - Genshin Impact

Donato Porpora - Tokyo Ghoul

Solf J Kimblee - Fullmetal Alchemist

Ness - Earthbound

Kelsier - Mistborn

Nayc - The Smile Alchemist

Raoden - Elantris

Honjo Rika - Tenkuu Shinpan

Juo - Tenkuu Shinpan

Arkady Patel - The Strange Case of Starship Iris

Bain - PAYDAY: The Heist and PAYDAY: 2

The Fool/Beloved - Realm of the Elderlings

GLaDOS - Portal series

The Knight/Ghost - Hollow Knight

The Hollow Knight - Hollow Knight

Hornet - Hollow Knight

Xion - Kingdom Hearts

Dennis Reynolds - It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Zara - Disney Princess Enchanted Journey

Alistair Ash - Fantasy High (Dimension 20)

Phone Guy - Five Nights at Freddy’s

Anna Kwemto - Five Nights at Freddy AR: Special Delivery

Cure Lovely - Happiness Charge Precure

Kaz "Dirtyhands" Brekker - Six of Crows

Fubuki Clockford - Master Detectives Archive: RAIN CODE

Oliver Beebo - Detective Beebo

Leafy - Battle for Dream Island

[somemobianpunk]

I’m curious, have you ever heard about those rumors of a beast spotted roaming various towns across the world at night, during the time the planet split apart? If you have, have you also seen the theories of that beast being connected to Sonic in some way? People have said Sonic was sighted visiting the same places the beast was spotted in during this time, and I was wondering if you had any thoughts on this.

I hadn’t before I saw this. I’ve done some research though, so I think I can answer your question properly.

First off, yes, the beast does seem to be connected to Sonic. Nearly every sighting occurred in a place Sonic visited the day before or the morning after. This leads to the next point- this beast was only seen at night.

From here on out I’m working on speculation, since we don’t have all the information yet. But based on my experience and every account I can find online, the supernatural aspect of all this only happened at night- coincidentally the same time frame when the beast was spotted. So it makes sense to assume that the beast is connected to the nightly supernatural shit.

Take a look at this photo I found of the beast (used with permission):

In this photo it’s clear that the beast is connected to the night-magic (for lack of a better term). Interestingly, it also looks a lot like Sonic.

This isn’t the first time a villainous entity has looked similar to Sonic. Metal Sonic is the clearest example, but there are many others. Dr. Robotnik, the Black Arms, and now whatever entity was behind the night-magic have all created dark reflections of our beloved hero.

Now that the planet’s fixed, the night-magic has stopped, so the beast is probably history. Did it ever achieve its presumed goal of facing Sonic? Why did the night-magic target him in the first place? Maybe as we continue to parse together what exactly happened with this whole incident there will be more answers.

-Izzy

[blacclotusss]

I LOVE MUSIC GAMES

Thanks for the tag @sygoflyy

RULES: When you get this you have to put 5 songs you actually listen to, then tag 10 of your favorite followers beloved beauties who live in ur phone.

Cadillac (A Pimp's Anthem) by Victoria Monet

This song has been on repeat since this album dropped. It's sounds so smooth and it takes you back in time.

After Last Night by Silk Sonic

This song reminds me of those videos you see of Black people in the 70s in all forms of media with their sultry outfits and sexy way of moving. Another one that's perfect for a smooth ride down the highway.

Worth a Million by Jeremy Pope

A VIBE! The chorus literally says "catch this vibe with me". So good! Good for playing in the car at night or in your room with the lights low.

Hi De Ho Man by Cab Calloway

Always have to break up the new music with some stuff from way back. Cab Calloway's voice just does something to my body that makes it want to get up and dance or belt the lyrics. And this song is so upbeat. Can't go wrong with it.

Four Women by Nina Simone

My favorite song in the entire galaxy. It reflects the lives and physical description of so many women in the world. I fell in love with this after hearing a live performance of it my freshman year of high school. So beautiful.

I'm not gonna tag anyone but feel free to participate. I would love to see your taste in music!

[domsanim]

new pinned because shit hit the fan WOOOO

HIII my name is Dom (its almost like my user is domsanim) and i draw sometimes

i do want to get into animation so i might animate occasionally (they will be bad)

-prns: she/they

-bisexual demigirl (wowza!)

fandoms/things i like (oh boy this'll be a doozy)

•strikethrough text means that i havent finished the thing so don't hit me with earth shattering spoilers 😔

Music Artists/Bands: NateWantsToBattle, Chonny Jash, Weezer, Tally Hall, Miracle Musical, Black Veil Brides

Webcomics: The Dummy's Dummy, Artifisouls

MCRP (Minecraft Roleplay): DreamSMP (Story, not actors), MINE Nights at Freddy's

Streamers/Youtubers: Wilbur Soot, TommyInnit, Ranboo, Slimecicle, VenturianTale

Animated Series: Murder Drones, The Amazing Digital Circus, Hazbin Hotel/Helluva Boss, My Hero Academia, Death Note, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, BNA: Brand New Animal, Jujutsu Kaisen

Video Games: Minecraft, Overwatch 2, Five Nights at Freddy's, Undertale/Undertale AUs, Danganronpa, Final Fantasy 7, OMORI, Portal, Half-Life, Your Turn to Die: Death Game by Majority, Doki Doki Literature Club, The Henry Stickmin Collection, Subnautica, Class of '09, Sonic the Hedgehog

Extra that i dont feel like categorizing: Spider-Man, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, S.C.P Foundation

wow that was a lot. anyways

where else i exist

i tend to be in a lot of places. luckily im not very difficult to lose sight of.

Youtube: DomsAnim

Steam: DomsAnim

ArchiveOfOurOwn: DomsAnim

Insta: domsanimations4169

TikTok: @/dom-toretto-but-better

COOL PEOPLE SHOUTOUTS!!

@furinzii my lovely lovely wife who produces bangers almost as consistently as i do. keyword, almost./j

@milesthemagical bestie westie (who also got me into chonny jash funny story)

@akihelux homie (i hear they're working on a tadc au comic so if that tickles your toes then maybe check that out when it happens)

@wadelovessillies god

ok thats all

also follow for the content not fandom i think (even though i'm kind of everywhere) i mainly post about things im currently obsessing over or my beloved ocs

[the-sky-queen]

53, 54

53:

Wade had done his best to calm down the distressed hedgehog, and it seemed did a decent job. Though he certainly hadn’t expected the hedgehog to fall asleep during the less-than-a-minute walk to the bathroom. Not wanting him to wake up, Wade opted to set him down on his bed and bring in the supplies from the bathroom to treat him.

Wade wasn’t the best at first aid, but he’d gotten pretty scraped up over the years as a child. He’d managed to pick up on a few things. By the time he was done, the little black hedgehog looked like a little mummy with all his bandages and bandaids. Wade considered waking him up so he could get him something to eat, but after that probably-a-panic-attack, the little guy deserved to get some rest. Instead, Wade took him to the guest bedroom and tucked him into the bed, nice and snug. He made sure to leave a few snacks on the nightstand, just in case the hedgehog woke up hungry in the middle of the night. Wade also left a note, though he had no idea if the boy could read or not.

After all of that, the idea of a movie marathon didn’t seem too appealing anymore. Wade just went to bed, millions of thoughts swirling through his head. There were questions about who this hedgehog was, why he was here, and what had happened to put him in such distress. Wade hoped to talk to him about it in the morning - assuming he didn’t run off.

54: (Immortals, my beloved. :D)

Sonic felt numb. He couldn’t quite comprehend Dr. Alred’s words. Couldn’t . . . save it?

They arrived at Tails’ bed and Dr. Alred said something about letting them talk alone. Sonic didn’t really hear him. His focus was on his brother.

Tails was sitting up in bed. He looked fine, mostly. But there were bandages wrapped around his torso, specifically around his left shoulder . . . where his arm used to be. Now, nothing was there.

The two of them stared at each other in silence for a moment. Sonic didn’t know what to say. What were you supposed to say when someone lost an arm? 

“Hi,” Tails finally said.

“Hi,” Sonic said. “I-”

Sonic didn’t even get the chance to speak. All at once, Tails had hopped out of bed and rushed at him with a one-armed hug. After a moment, Sonic returned it, laughing nervously.

[l-sincline]

Cybernetics Chapter 21

Amy Rose is a mechanic, plain and simple. But aside from that, she feels utterly alone in a cruel world where she makes just enough to scrape by. One night she’s visited by a mysterious Cyborg that needs his arm fixed, little does she know this repair will change her life.

Flung from the confines of her normal life, Amy finds herself working with Anarchists set on creating a new life for themselves and the poor people of Mobius. The only downside? Seeing who she thought was her best friend fight against her.

AO3 Tags:  Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Amy Rose/Shadow the Hedgehog, Minor or Background Relationship(s), Amy Rose (Sonic the Hedgehog), Shadow the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles “Tails” Prower, Dr. Eggman | Dr. Robotnik, Rouge the Bat, Whisper the Wolf, Cream the Rabbit, Knuckles the Echidna, Badnik (Sonic the Hedgehog), E-123 Omega, Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - Cyberpunk, Angst, Slow Burn, Partners in Crime

AO3 Link

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Their journey home was quiet- both the girls were tired it seemed. The sky was only beginning to darken, and yet Amy felt as if it’d been many days, weeks even, since they’d began their mission. How could so much happen in such a short amount of time?

When they had finally reached base- Amy and Rouge collapsed on the couch together, Rouge melted back into the couch while Amy leaned on her shoulder. It was silent in the base, only the slight hum of the air filter buzzed through the house as it just got darker and darker before Rouge finally spoke. 

“ProjScreen, on.”

The ProjScreen flashed to life, it was on the same gossip channel Rouge always watched but instead of the hosts usual grinning faces there was a pinkish screen with their logo, below were the words ‘Program to return soon!’ 

“Channel seven.” Rouge prompted, and the ProjScreen changed again. 

“-are unsure of where to even begin in this carnage.” A mobian snow leopard spoke seriously to a camera, behind him was a tall apartment building from the inner city. From what Amy could see, one of the rooms seemed to be torn out and smoking- that room singularly destroyed. “Deanerly Deer was the host of Mobian Gossip channel ‘That’s That!’ Alongside the beloved Katerina Katty, who has a few words on the matter now.” 

Both Amy and Rouge were alert now, staring at the ProjScreen with intensity as Katerina’s face came onto screen, clearly some sort of prerecorded video. 

“I know we have our enemies but I can’t for the life of me imagine anyone ever tipping Doctor Robotnik off to Deanerly. He’s truly my best friend and the best cohost a girl could ask for. I’m begging the doctors to make sure he makes it out safe.” The screen swapped back to the news reporter. 

“For those of you just tuning in, that was Katerina Katty on the injury of Deanerly Deer at the hands of Doctor Robotnik. At the moment we have little information on what the Doctor could’ve wanted with Deanerly, all we know is that there was a safe in the penthouse that was clearly broken into. If anyone has any information on-“ 

“ProjScreen off.” Amy’s voice wavered as the screen shut off and she turned slowly to Rouge. “…What are the chances I accidentally led the Doctor to a chip?” 

Rouge looked just as surprised as she stared back at Amy. 

“I don’t know. I think only time will tell.” 

Amy groaned and sunk back into the couch. Things were about to get more complicated, and she was ready for a long nights sleep to compensate for all the energy she’d used today. So no matter how stressful this all was, she’d have to sit and think about it until she was more alert. 

-

When she woke the next morning the base was just about as quiet as it always was. Heading downstairs, Shadow stood diligently at the island, staring at some sort of hologram map that was projected from a small, black rectangle. As her feet landed on the ground he looked up, reaching out and grabbing the rectangle as the hologram disappeared, he shoved it into a pocket. 

“What was that?” She asked. 

“A map. Blaze gave it to me, it’s got a bunch of their potential targets on it.” 

“Oh.” She responded, “Silver settled in alright?” 

“After he finished pestering me with all his questions, yeah. Blaze seemed grateful to have him.” 

“You saw the news? About Deanerly and the doctor?” She finally asked. 

“Yeah.” Shadow sighed, moving from his spot at the island to let Amy get into the kitchen to get breakfast. “No word on anything yet. Blaze has some people snooping around but…” 

“But we’ll have to wait and see?” 

“Yeah.”

“I hate waiting.” She muttered under her breath before opening the fridge to rummage around. 

“Well, there’s nothing else we can do about it now. Blaze started giving out the stuff we got, I made sure I directed her towards your area. Just work on your stuff in the meantime. Robotnik isn’t one for subtlety, if he has that chip we’re going to know about it sooner rather than later.” 

“I know, you’re right. I just hate not being able to plan.” She agreed. 

Settling on some toast, she whipped it up quickly and ate even quicker before heading up the stairs and back into the workroom. It was just as she’d left it. Some tools out on the desk, everything relatively where it should be. She headed over to the corner and yanked the sheet off of Omega that she’d put there before leaving. 

“Well bud, todays the day. Let’s get you back up and running.”

Omega was hard work. Perhaps that’s why it’d taken her so long to finally commit to finishing him. He was an old… old model. Clearly some sort of Eggman bot repurposed, but not one she’d ever seen before. The Eggman bots she was used to were sleek, modern. White, black, and red. This was a chunky old thing, angular and dopey looking- red, black, and silver. Nonetheless, he seemed particularly important to Rouge, and important to Shadow as well, so she continued to work. 

The other part of him that was perhaps a bit frustrating was just how large he was. Amy found herself stepping up and down her chair quite often. With such a large chest cavity, the wires and components were scattered around every level. 

After a few hours she grunted and struggled with putting the chest piece back on. It eventually clicked into place and she sat back with a huff, sliding the chair away from the robot and looking up at it. She sighed heavily, wiping the sweat from her forehead and tossing a hammer back to the work table. Amy looked up at the robot with tired- but excited- eyes. 

“Omega.” She said his name as if she was testing it. She paused, half expecting it to turn on- but it didn’t. Older model, of course. “Let’s see how you do, then.” 

Amy stood and brought the chair up in front of him again, standing on top of it. Carefully, she reached under the lip of his head and wiggled her fingers until she found the obscured button. She pressed it, and his eyes glowed to life. 

She smiled as he turned on and scanned the room and made it to her. 

But soon grimaced as he spoke.

“Intruder alert.” Was all he said before his gun hand raised towards her.

“No! No intruder!” She cried out, but it was in vain. Amy fell backwards as she heard the blaster whir to life, missing the shot as she fell from the chair to the floor. “Rouge!” She cried, “Shadow!”

“Intruder alert.” Omega repeated, stepping towards her.

Amy yelped and scrambled to her feet to dodge another blast, managing to trip again as she grabbed the chair- as if that was going to do anything. Rouge came flying up the stairs, eyes wide- Shadow bounding up after her.

“Omega!” Rouge shouted, “Stop! False alarm!”

Omega’s stance changed to a more casual one as he lowered his arm, looking to Rouge after her command. 

“Up.” Shadow demanded as he leaned down and scooped Amy to her feet by her armpits. She dropped the chair. 

“Omega…” Rouge smiled in relief, leaping forward to give the big robot a hug.

“It’s good to have you back, bud.” Shadow nodded.

“What happened to the Eggman Base?” Omega asked, turning to Shadow as Rouge backed up.

“Destroyed, we got away safely thanks to you.” 

“I totally would’ve lost my head if you hadn’t shielded me.” Rouge affirms, “Thanks, Omega.” 

“This is Amy Rose,” Shadow gestured to Amy, who stood next to him, “not an intruder. She fixed you, she works with us now.” 

Omega stared at her for a moment, and then beeped. 

“Scan complete. Amy Rose recognized as member of team.” He held out his other, metal clawed hand, “Pleasure to meet you, Amy.”

She smiled gently, there was a sense of pride that her work had fixed their MIA teammate, and she shook his hand carefully.

“The pleasure is all mine.” 

[rastronomicals]

1:03 PM EST December 30, 2023:

Halo of Flies - "Death Of A Fly" From the album Music For Insect Minds (1991)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

So what might "Death of a Fly" conjure in my mixed-up mind, so cluttered after the collection of 55 years of cranial junk?

Well, informed of the famed Funeral for a Fly long ago by a thrift store Robert Ripley paperback, I cannot help but think of the darkened ruins of a mausoleum built on Equiline Hill by the Roman poet Vergil. I think of a common housefly laid to rest 2000 years ago in a massive marble catacomb with paid mourners feigning grief by torchlight as their wily patron looks for one of the most twisted tax breaks ever. And I think of Vergil himself, as emcee and chief eulogist for his supposedly beloved pet that night, wearing a tight black t-shirt underneath his tunic, stepping to the mic and wailing on about the "DEATH OF A FLY!" before stepping back and letting Hazelmyer take one of his quāālude freight-train solos.

The A-side of the Halos' sixth 7" is some of the greatest scuzz-rock in this half-acre or hell's, and Vergil would know, too. Tom Hazelmyer said that he wanted to play like Scratch Acid, but all his fingers could do was play Wayne Kramer. Don't let that fool you; like their conceptual forebears The Sonics and The Stooges, Halo of Flies will reveal themselves as damned good musicians on those occasions when you dig past the glorious aural sludge.

Garage rock became garbage rock and ex-Marine Hazelmyer's thinly veiled contempt for most on this mortal coil became the fuel for not just a lo-fi band with all the right modpunknoise influences, but also an entire goddamned record label--though let it be said right here and right now that I sure as hell don't go in for that 300-copy limited edition bullshit.

Anyway . . .

There was once a man who disguised himself as a housefly and went about the neighborhood depositing flyspecks. Well, he has to do something hasn't he? said someone to someone else. Of course, said someone else back to someone. Then what's all the fuss? said someone to someone else. Who's fussing? I'm just saying that if he doesn't get off the wall of that building the police will have to shoot him off. Oh that, of course, there's nothing so engaging as a dead fly. I love dead flies, the way they remind me of individuals who have met their fate . . .

That's a more recent poet, Russell Edson, and the name of the poem is "The Death of a Fly," encountered 25 or so years ago when Cerveza was snarfing down the profoundly weird prose-poetry of Edson like cough syrup or something. I doubt Vergil would have approved, but I have an idea that Hazelmyer would, especially the part about "individuals who have met their fate."

File under: Garbage Rock

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[doodleduds]

YOU !!!! I WAS HOPING I’D SEE YOU IN MY NOTES !!!! YOU’RE MY SONIC MUTUAL !!!!

hi 🥺👉👈 hello i think i would like 2 enter the sonic fandom. how do i partake in sonic. i dont know where 2 start 😢 ive been vaguely watching some of the fandubs and i just played the murder mystery steam game and !!!! i didn’t grow up with it bc i was a pokemon and mario baby but yea [: ALSO if you see me perusing your art that is why [:< !!!! (and because you are very talented and a beloved bestie mutual)

HI!!!!! Always love seeing u beanie I hope you’re good!! This might be a long response so I’m preemptively putting a cut lol

HI AGAIN BEANIE!!! Disclaimer I’m certainly not an expert BUT i’ll try my best 💙💙💙🫡🫡🫡

The murder of sonic the hedgehog is REALLY good. Its definitely got a lot of love packed into it and it shines through the whole thing. Its a favorite because its a little silly but they still work to take the characters seriously (idk. U can tell the devs really loved doing it. I think its all around a fantastic introduction to the series!)

I’ve been hooked on Sonic from a SUPER early age. Like playing on hand me down consoles and stuff. My favorite game ever was sonic and knuckles or sonic 3 and then it was sonic the fighters. And then every game after that until Sonic The Hedgehog (2006) for the xbox 360 came out and despite the glitches and everything else im sure anyone could tell you about it younger me just found it SO striking. Everything about it. I used to sit and watch all the cutscenes on youtube on the family computer like it was my JOB. Idk where the turning point was I’ve played all the other titles except for a couple here and there more recently but I def think you could start where-ever you want!!!

Theres some games I think most people in the fandom would agree are unplayable or just Bad (for any number of reasons, everyone has their opinions! But think like notoriously bad like sonic boom..or specifically sonic colors nintendo ds version) BUT I’m a firm believer that if Sonic 06 specifically didnt have game breaking issues it would have been a masterpiece (look up project 06…! its a labor of love and it made that game feel like what I thought it did when I was itty bitty and more. Beyond my expectations. Genuinely impressive and really shows how much could have been fixed/polished for gameplay/overall) obviously I’m very biased but 06 is something I’ll never get over and I think more people should see Project 06 because the work put into it is immaculate and really showcases what I loved and still love about that game

The fandubs are good! If you’re looking for more watching stuff instead of playing stuff the original remastered Sonic OVA movie is up on YouTube for free and I think you’d really enjoy that too! There’s some design choices (like knuckles just flying for half the movie/not gliding like he would in later titles) that are more timeline based (like they hadnt gotten a firm grasp in franchise what was what yet etc etc) but it really sticks to that charm that drew me in to begin with so its a 10/10 in my book.

Games I think you could start anywhere you’d like (even if people say you’ve GOTTA play x or y or z or whatever you do what you think you’d like) but as a die hard fan you know I’ve got to mention Sonic Adventure 2 or Heroes or one of those. More ‘recent’ games I’ve really enjoyed that didn’t feel rushed/scrapped halfway through.. Sonic Generations is good, Sonic Unleashed is good (and theres a short film called night of the werehog thats official you could watch!) Frontiers obviously is the best I think we’ve gotten in a while narratively.

And im biased but I really. REALLY like sonic and the black knight. I think it being on the wii was a little bad controls wise but it has some charm! The storybook ones (Sonic & The Secret Rings and Sonic & The Black Knight) were super interesting to me when they came out just because it was a fresh art style lol.. Still very charming to me

The Shadow The Hedgehog game will always hold a special place in my heart and I know you like that guy so if you haven’t checked out that game (it has so many endings.) I think you’d personally love it!!

Other than that I think IDW comics are really great if you can get your hands on em! I don’t read them very often if at all anymore but I keep up to date on new characters in gen (more out of interest for the designs and direction theyre going) but if you EVER get the chance to read the arc with the metal virus you absolutely should. All the comics are great but I think you especially would think that arc in particular is incredible

I’ll link the ova and the werehog animation below but every games cutscene you can find on youtube if you’re ever interested! I can always find more stuff and link you if you want : - )

ONE FINAL NOTE IS THAT SONIC GAMES SOUNDTRACKS DO NOT EVER MISS A CHANCE TO GO HARD AS FUCK FOR NO REASON!!!! All of the games OST’s EVER have at least one song for everybody on planet earth and I will not retract that statement ever. If u havent listened to any I highly recommend it

THANK U FOR THE ASK!!!! Always love to talk about whatever so holler if you want!!!

LINKS FOR U:

SONIC OVA:

NIGHT OF THE WEREHOG:

[aphroditestummyrolls]

I was tagged! By my beloved friend, @flowercrowngods 💕 thank you for thinking of me.

Post up to five (5) filenames of your WIPs; not titles, file names.

Post a snippet from one of them. Snippet must be words you wrote in the last 7 days. We’re posting progress here. If you haven’t made any, go make some and come back to post.

After you’ve posted, people can send you an ask with one of your file names. You must then write 3 sentences in that file.

That’s it! You can invite others to join in or just post.

WIPs (these are my most recently worked on stories, but I actually have 7 active WIPs— feel free to send asks about Primo✨ and Color and Light, too)

DIN IS THE MAIN CHARACTER

Secret Relationship 🎉

Nicky ED fic (I am… not supposed to be working on this one 😅👍)

Hanko fic

I Travel Alone

Snippet

He stayed at a small inn in town, paying extra for complete privacy. No housekeeping, no armor servicing, and no questions.

Pelli had offered, but where was he supposed to stay? Where in her hangar could she guarantee him full privacy, no wandering eyes, not even a droid? He liked her. He didn’t trust her.

He especially didn’t trust her to not come running on the off chance that his dreams got… loud.

It was hard to gauge, which nights were worse than others anymore. All Din knew was that some nights he woke up gasping, clammy sweat under his armor, convinced that there was a black hole of impossible gravity inside his chest. And other nights left his throat raw and rasping, shaking through the aftershocks of some sonic boom.

He didn’t know which nights he screamed, or how loud he got. There hadn’t been anyone to wake him or tell him. They had only really started after he was alone again, trying to go back into the life that he’d fit into before.

But, it had changed. He had changed.

You are a mandalorian no more.

Apostate.

He rested himself back on the pillow gingerly, as if he’d been through a great battle. He felt like it. Laid out flat on his back, everything hurt— his muscles ached, he could feel his pulse pounding in his bones, but the worst was the headache.

Beside him, in easy reach on the bedside stool, were the darksaber and helmet. It glinted in the low, blue outline of the night, beskar gleaming. The visor faced him, expressionless and clinical. And for that moment, it seemed like every single mandalorian who had ever sworn the creed and donned a helmet looked back at him. At his bare face.

From the great age of Mandalore. Throughout the Jedi wars, and the civil wars. The Purge. The piles of helmets and blaster burned beskar of his own covert on Nevarro… the Armorer.

He could feel their eyes. He was judged, and found wanting.

The throb of his brain in his skull pushed on the back of his eyes. They were hot, almost like a fever, hot and aching, exhausted.

As he blinked them closed, tears clung to his lashes where they pressed to his cheeks. He didn’t pay them any mind, barely feeling the burning tracks of them as they ran past his temples to his hairline.

I am gonna tag a few people, just if you want to! I like this little game, this was fun 💕 tagging @the73rdpostscript @liggytheauthoress @babygirlyusuf @non-un-topo and @ongreenergrasses

[march-harrigan]

Tagged by @jervis-tetch-my-beloved!

Nickname: Marchie

Sign: Capricorn(Tiger for Eastern zodiac)

Height: 5'5"(and a half)

Recently googled: Fish Mooney

Song stuck in my head: Undefeatable from Sonic Frontiers

Followers: 135

Amount of sleep last night: Uuuh, I'm never sure when I actually fall asleep, but I woke up at noon.

Lucky Number: 10/6 ;) (I don't know what my actual number theory numbers are)

Dream job: If I had the motivation to draw/write consistently and could get by on commissions? That.

Wearing: Black Trogdor t-shirt, tan mushroom sweater, and plaid pajama bottoms(green left leg, mint/white right leg)

Books/Movies that summarize me: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass, Peter Pan, Labyrinth, Transformers(1986), A Nightmare on Elm Street

Favorite Song: Too many

Aesthetic: Robot horrorpunk in Wonder/Neverland(listen, it changes a lot)

Favorite Author: Book auhors? Lewis Carroll and J.M. Barrie. On Tumblr? Finnie and Ri and Cass and Ditty!

Favorite Animal Noises: Cat mrrps and various bug/creepy crawly noises

Random: What a year the last ten days have been.

Tagging: @chillin-with-dr-psycho, @pinkmoonrising, @agentukelele, @finniestoncrane, @riddle-me-ri, @acapelladitty (Only if you all wanna)

[donexmiras]

All of the questions for the ask game you reblogged

Putting under a cut for being long

📷 What’s set as your phone’s lockscreen?

Bowser my beloved (couldn't find the original)

🍫 Cheese or chocolate? Chocolate, cheese can sometimes just be straight up gross to me

✨ Do you have any nicknames? I have a few, Kuvvy is the one who started calling me Momo, but my coworkers call me Bluey or Blues clues

🎵 Last song you listened to? Happier in Hell by Royal and The Serpent

✏️ Have you ever written fanfiction? I've tried, I love roleplaying at least, but I have absolutely zero confidence in my writing so

😏 Are you on discord? Yeah, I'm honestly on there a ton more than I'm on here nowadays, I just can't engage with groups much (I don't have much to say)

💛 Do you have any piercings? Used to have my ears pierced but they closed up, but I do have my septum done and I have snakebites with plans for plenty more later down the line

🐰 What do you think says the most about a person? I honestly can't give a straight answer, I just like people who are chill and don't give me an irritated response when they don't understand something right away

🍪 If you were a cookie, what kind would you be? Chocolate chip, I'm basic as fuck

🐶 Are you more of a dog person or a cat person? Cat, I've had dogs, but I've never bonded with them as strongly

🎧 Headphones or earbuds? Headphones a million times over, I can't stand earbuds

🌼 What’s the last thing you said out loud? "Have a good one!" (Was leaving work)

🙃 What’s a weird fact that you know? Maybe not a weird one, but gators can run

🦉 Are you a morning person or a night owl? I'm a night owl who's been conditioned to be a morning person

🧸 Favorite place to nap? My bed 💙

🏳️‍🌈 Are you a member of the LGBTQIA+ community? I've identified as genderfluid for a long time, but within the last year that's changed to being a trans man, and a hella gay one at that ✨🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 (I still use they/them though, but I don't like when people use it just to avoid calling me he/him)

🦋 Describe yourself in three words. Tired, stubborn, niceys

👖 Jeans or sweatpants? Jeans for outside, sweatpants for inside

🥤 What’s your go-to Starbucks order? Not a Starbucks fan, there's this cafe though I like to order from that has nice ice lattes, I usually get it with caramel cold foam and a few pumps of brown sugar

🧡 A color you can’t stand? Doo doo green

💎 What’s your most prized possession? My laptop, it's been with me for a decade now, it occasionally has its problems but we're ride or die at this point

☕ Coffee or tea? Coffee, though I've been much less obsessed with it nowadays

🦖 Favorite extinct animal? Not dinosaur wise, passenger pigeons, just something about them, otherwise therizinosaurus

🌙 How long have you been on tumblr? Too long (legit answer though probably 5-6 years with an account)

🌴 Desert island item? Cast iron pan, it's multipurpose

🐸 Describe your aesthetic. Spikes, black with bold colors (usually blue and gold), romantic goth in theory, soft boy in practice

🔮 What’s your dream job? Animator, in depth though probably more of a keyframer or storyboard artist

💙 Relationship status? Yoinked

🌿 Describe your favorite outfit. The one I generally wear everyday is usually just a black hoodie and blue jeans with sneakers

🎤 Is there a song you know all the lyrics to? Hm that's a hard one, but I do know the lyrics to Face Down by Red Jumpsuit Apparatus pretty well

🤎 What color is your hair? Currently it's plain ol brown right now since I shaved it again, but I do plan to dye it black again eventually

💌 Do you talk to yourself? I was talking to myself this morning XD it helps me regulate my thoughts more clearly, and helps me vent without the anxiety of oversharing

💄 Do you wear makeup? I used to, but I can't even stand eye makeup on me anymore, so I just go bare face

🌸 Best compliment you ever received? That I am speed, move aside sonic 💅 but also being complimented on my name

💞 @ your favorite blog. This is hella bias cause we talk all the time but @kuvvydraws

[newmusicradionetwork]

William Lee Golden and The Goldens Release “I Saw The Light” Music Video Premiered

Country and Gospel Music Hall of Fame and Grand Ole Opry member William Lee Golden and his sons ‘The Goldens’ release their latest music video for the Hank Williams classic, “I Saw The Light” from their three-album set, ‘Golden Classics.’ Paying homage to the songs that have influenced their lives throughout the years, The Goldens chose to showcase “I Saw The Light” as a perfect way to bring in the new year. “I Saw The Light” can be found on their ‘Country Roads’ country album included in ‘Golden Classics’ along with ‘Old Country Church’ and ‘Southern Accents.’ ‘Golden Classics’ is the highly anticipated three-volume set that contains over 30 songs spread across several genres that all have had an impact on the lives and careers of William Lee Golden and The Goldens. Recently, they made their Grand Ole Opry debut as a family and continue to add shows throughout the country. The music video for “I Saw The Light” was premiered by Music Mayhem and the single is available to download on all digital platforms! To order Golden Classics, visit HERE. “When we went into the studio to record these songs, we couldn’t settle on just one album,” shares William Lee Golden. “There were simply too many to choose from, so we recorded three albums. We brought in cameras to capture the experience and I am so glad that we did. This has been a wonderful experience to share with my sons and I hope you are enjoying it as well!” ‘Southern Accents,’ ‘Country Roads’ and ‘Old Country Church’ were recorded when Golden gathered his sons Rusty, Craig, and Chris, his grandchildren Elizabeth, Rebekah, and Elijah, and friends Aaron McCune, and Ben Isaacs to bring their fresh interpretations to longtime favorites. William Lee Golden and The Goldens deliver reminiscent renditions of Johnny Cash’s “I Still Miss Someone,” and Jim Reeves’s “Welcome to My World.” Chris shines on Tom Petty’s “Southern Accents,” while Rusty delivers a vibrant take on Bob Seger’s hit “Hollywood Nights” and Craig, the rarely heard Golden, revives Gregg Allman’s “Multi-Colored Lady.” William Lee Golden and The Goldens have recently released other videos including “If I Could Only Hear My Mother Pray Again,” “Bobbie Sue,” “Old Country Church,” and “The Long And Winding Road.” Country Roads 1. I Still Miss Someone 2. Four Walls 3. Welcome To My World 4. Take Me Home Country Roads 5. You Are My Sunshine 6. The Great Speckled Bird 7. Green Green Grass Of Home 8. Send Me The Pillow That You Dream On 9. For The Good Times 10. I Saw The Light Southern Accents 1. Take It Easy 2. Me And Bobby McGee 3. The Long And Winding Road 4. Stand By Me 5. Jambalaya 6. Peaceful Easy Feeling 7. Long Black Veil 8. Southern Accents 9. Elvira 10. Multi-colored Lady 11. Bobbie Sue 12. Hollywood Nights Old Country Church 1. Come And Dine 2. Old Country Church 3. It’s Suppertime 4. If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again 5. Until Then 6. Why Me, Lord? 7. I Know Who Holds Tomorrow 8. Too Much To Gain 9. Sheltered 10. Softly And Tenderly 11. Love Lifted Me 12. Power In The Blood More About William Lee Golden and The Goldens: There are few things more powerful than family harmony and rarely has that been more evident than on the three new albums recorded by Country Music Hall of Fame and Oak Ridge Boy member, William Lee Golden who, along with his talented sons have created William Lee Golden and The Goldens. The Brewton, Alabama native cements his considerable legacy in the music industry with three distinctive collections that reflect his musical roots and the journey that has made him one of America’s most unique troubadours. From revered gospel classics to beloved country gems and iconic rock favorites, Golden leads his family through the songs that have been stepping stones on his well-traveled musical journey. It all comes together as a rich sonic tapestry that fans will cherish. For more, visit williamleegoldenandthegoldens.com. Suggested post: William Lee Golden (@wlgolden) and The Goldens release #ISawTheLight off their new three-album collection #GoldenClassics! Video premiered by @MusicMayhemx! Visit williamleegolden.com for more info Read the full article

[invisibleanonymousmonsters]

Out --- Toxicology Bonus Content

Description: Jon Kent comes out as bisexual.

Inspired by this post.

Toxicology – Masterlist

Damian was dreaming.

Usually it was of her. Sometimes it was his family.

On bad nights, they turned to nightmares of losing her. Those were the worst.

Then Damian started entering a half-sleep world.

And he felt a finger trace a line down the back of his neck, right down the center.

Damian Wayne was trained to be awoken by the smallest noise. He always had to be alert. His mother started such conditioning when he was just a toddler.

The only people that could wake Damian without getting a knife to the throat were Y/N and sometimes Dick. Alfred learned quickly to wake the young master from a distance.

“Wake up, my love.” Y/N whispered softly.

Sometimes she used her pheromones to make Damian recognize her presence in his sleep and prevent him from startling awake and immediately attacking.

“Beloved, let me sleep,” Damian muttered.

Y/N was very protective of Damian’s sleep, constantly worrying about the lack of hours he allowed himself. If it wasn’t patrolling, it was something with Wayne Enterprises. And if it wasn’t that, it was something off world, involving the Justice League or the Titans.

“I know, Dami. But Jon is coming over soon.”

That finally made Damian snap his eyes open. “Kent?”

Y/N gave him a shy smile. “I’m worried. He sounded upset on the phone.”

“He called?” Damian was awake now.

Jon was a product of his generation and almost never called any of his friends. It was all texting or a surprise appearances at their tree house.

Y/N nodded. “Said he needed to come over to talk to us about something.”

Damian could tell she was stressed.

He reached up to cup her cheek. “Beloved, I am sure all is well.”

She forced a shy smile and nodded.

“Anyway,” she sighed. “I figured you’d want to put some clothes on before he got here.”

Her eyes glanced down with amusement.

Damian had been so exhausted after coming back from patrol last night that he’d stripped his uniform, got in the shower, and then didn’t bother to put fresh clothes on after, and just jumped right into bed fully naked.

Y/N had no complaints. But Damian was shy about nudity with everyone except her. And she knew he wouldn’t appreciate a surprise visit from Jon while he was butt naked.

“Want me to make you some tea or coffee?” She asked him gently.

She watched as he reluctantly got up to put some clothes on. And by clothes, it was just a pair of black sweatpants, not bothering with a shirt.

“I want to go back to bed,” he grumbled.

But his irritation wasn’t aimed at Y/N, because he pulled her to his chest and gave her a gentle kiss on top of her head.

“He just landed,” Y/N hummed.

“How did you hear that?” Damian asked.

Surely he would’ve heard Jon’s flight or landing. Usually a sonic boom followed the Kents around. But he hadn’t heard one this time.

She shrugged. “Plants told me.”

Even after all these years, Damian was still amazed at the depths of her powers.

Instead of landing at the foot of their stairs like a normal person, Jon landed right outside their main door above ground. He could’ve easily landed on one of their balconies, but Jon Kent was raised with manners and his parents would be appalled by such an entrance.

“Come in!” Y/N called as she started filling a pot with water to make tea for all of them.

Damian stopped what he was doing to stare at Jon with confusion.

“Are you…sweating?”

“What?” Jon blurted out. “N-No!” Then he desperately wiped at his face.

“Jon,” Y/N said sweetly, grabbing his face. “What’s going on?”

Damian watched his girlfriend relax Jon a bit. She always had a skill for comforting people in a way he never could. They were opposites in that way. And it was moments like these that he was envious of her.

“Right.” Jon was very clearly anxious and started running his hand through his hair.

Y/N gently steered him to their table to sit.

But Damian remained standing with his arms crossed. “Is it your father? Kon? What is going on?”

The questions raced out of his mouth.

But Jon just shook his head, eyes glazed over.

Y/N gave Damian a warning look that said, ‘Let him speak.’

“Ummm,” Jon bought himself some time. “Right. OK. OK. OK.”

It was like he was pumping himself up.

Jon finally looked at both of them and took in a deep breath. “I just wanted to tell you guys something that I’ve been…I don’t know…figuring out.”

Y/N and Damian shared a look.

Jon cleared his throat awkwardly. “I think I’m…umm…bisexual.”

Y/N and Damian were quiet for a moment, processing what he just said.

“No,” Jon suddenly blurted out before they could respond. “I don’t think. I know.”

Y/N looked at him softly and gripped his hand from across the table. “Jon, that’s what you got yourself all worked up for?”

Jon nodded, looking like he was about to start crying.

“I don’t want to steal your moment,” she told him quietly. “But this isn’t news to me.”

Jon’s baby blue eyes widened in surprise. “It isn’t?”

Then he looked at Damian to see if it was the same for him.

Damian shrugged. “I had my theories.”

“H-How?” Jon couldn’t help but ask.

“Your pheromones,” Y/N explained. “They’re already a bit different because you’re half Kryptonian. But they’re similar to my moms.”

“Oh, right.” Jon said lamely.

He peaked up at Damian.

Jon wondered if the two of them constantly talked about it. Like his sexuality was so obvious to them while he was struggling to figure it out.

Damian gave another shrug. “I’ve seen you eyeing Selina…but I have also seen you eyeing Grayson.”

Jon just once again said, “Oh.”

“Jon,” Y/N cooed. “Did you think we weren’t going to accept you? Or that we’d think differently about you?”

Jon let out an awkward laugh. “Uhhh. Yeah, something like that.”

Y/N finally got up from her seat and pulled Jon to his feet before hugging him tightly.

“You’re the same person I’ve been friends with since I was a kid. I’m just happy you can feel more like yourself now.”

Y/N felt a wetness on her shoulder and she realized Jon was crying.

“Oh, Jon. It’s OK. Everything’s OK.”

“I know,” Jon sniffed as he pulled away.

“I am a little insulted that you thought we’d react so poorly,” Damian huffed with his arms still crossed.

“Damian, shut it,” Y/N snapped in warning.

But Damian's comment actually made Jon laugh and rub his tears away.

“Give me a hug and stop being a jerk,” Jon told him.

Damian gagged. “I don’t care what your sexuality is, I hate being touched.”

Jon laughed harder. “I don’t care.” And the next second, he had basically tackled Damian into a hug.

Damian groaned and pretended to be disgusted.

But both Y/N and Jon knew it was all an act.

“You hug Y/N all the time,” Jon pointed out, still not letting go of him.

“She is my girlfriend,” Damian spat.

“Right. You’re beloved,” Jon teased.

“Are you done being dramatic now?” Damian finally ripped himself out of Jon’s embrace. “I want to go back to sleep.”

Jon smiled. “Sure, Damian. Thank you.”

He nodded and started walking back to the bedroom, knowing that Y/N and Jon would probably hang out while he was sleeping.

“Love you!” Jon sang, really pushing it.

“Ugh. I love you, too. Whatever.” Damian called over his shoulder, shooing the whole interaction with his hand.

Y/N giggled and shook her head at her boyfriend.

Once she was alone with Jon, her eyes brightened with an idea.

“Should we make some margaritas?” She jumped excitedly.

“It’s 2PM, Y/N.”

“Moms say there’s no wrong time for a margarita. And we’re celebrating!"

Jon laughed. “Alright. Margaritas it is.”

–––––––

A couple weeks later, it was Damian’s 24th birthday.

Both Alfred and Bruce had convinced him to have a party at the manor. Just close friends, most of which were superheroes or knew of the family's other life. But then they didn’t have to worry about hiding powers or identities or any other chaotic things.

Damian had his usual frown on his face. But everyone that really knew him could see the spark in his eyes from being surrounded by the people he loved.

Bruce and Clark were standing off to the side, talking amongst themselves.

If it weren’t for Clark, Bruce probably would’ve snuck down to the cave to work. He only pretended to enjoy parties when he was playing a part.

“Is something going on with Jon?” Bruce asked politely.

He might not be in tune with his emotions, but he was disturbingly observant. And he had seen Y/N and Damian watching over Jon protectively the whole party.

“Oh, right.” Clark said awkwardly. “He just came out.”

Bruce looked at him, a bit surprised.

“He’s bisexual,” Clark confirmed with a nod.

Bruce nodded back.

“Said he’s known most of his life. Apparently, he used to have a crush on Damian and Y/N when they were kids. That’s long gone, though.”

Then Bruce asked, “How’s he doing?”

Clark had a shy smile on his face as he watched his son laughing with Y/N. “He seems so much happier. Which is strange to see because he’s always been a happy, carefree kid. But it’s like something’s been lifted off his shoulders. I can’t explain it.”

But Bruce understood. “Tim was the same way,” he muttered.

“They sure find ways to surprise us still, huh?” Clark laughed.

Bruce smiled as he watched Tim and Jon now having a passionate conversation about something. “Yes, they do.”

–––––––

I know this was short. But hopefully it was also sweet.

[puppiesandnightlock]

SCU! Knuckles meets Rouge!!

My part of the trade im doing with @picapicamagpie!!

Of all the pigheaded, irresponsible things his brother had done in his life, this was the worst. Leaving him with the Master Emerald, taking a NINE YEAR OLD CHILD(their youngest brother, no less, although he did have a gun)to go fight a screwed-up-in-the-head experiment hedgehog made in space(he did wonder, however, if this red striped hedgehog was like the little blue alien dog thing from a Disney movie they had seen with their parents), and, most irresponsible, absolutely terrified their parents. He scowled as he trudged through the dark forest, remembering his mother’s torn expression. Finding a small bush, he set the glowing gem inside of it, creating a little nest. He sighed, leaning against it. 

“Hey there, big guy.” A female voice came from the trees. There was rustling as a shadowed figure leaped from branch to branch.

“Show yourself!” Knuckles barked, shielding the emerald.

“As you wish.” Wings were tucked in as the figure sashayed out of the shadows, revealing a teenage bat.

She was wearing a crop-top with heart designs, black high-rise skinny jeans, and knee high white high heeled boots, completing the look with a black jacket and a smug expression.

“Who…who are you?” 

“Name’s Rouge the Bat. That’s a real nice jem you’ve got there, sweetie.”

Knuckles narrowed his eyes. “Here to steal it, are you, Bat?”

“Oh, no no no! Just passin’ through”

She batted her eyelashes and slowly sauntered up to him. “What’s your name, tough guy?”

“Knuckles. Of the Wachowski tribe, the most feared warrior in the galaxy.”

“Oh! Last of the echidnas, correct?”

“That I know of, yes.”

Rouge ran through the list of facts in her head. Eyes widened as she came to a conclusion. “So, that lovely jewel is the Master Emerald?”

“Why?”

“No reason.” 

‘Task complete. It’s a shame it had to end this way.’ She thought to herself.

Grinning, she came up behind the scowling echidna and ran a finger on the top of the jem.

“Well, see ya ‘round, handsome.”

She opened her wings and took off into the night sky, leaving Knuckles confused and slightly flustered.

Little did he know there was a small red device beeping on the back of his beloved emerald, so small that it was easily overlooked. The tracker read G.U.N.

*added this for fun lol*

“Hey, Rouge? Coming?” Jo-Jo called from the backseat of the car.

“Of course, sweetheart. I promised I’d paint your nails, didn’t I?” She gave a smile and walked up to the others. 

“Keep outta trouble, Shadow. I’ll come visit, promise.” Shadow scowled and looked away, but held out a fist. She grinned and bumped it.

“No more jewel thievery, got that?” Tom looked at her sternly and she laughed.

“Yea yea, don’t worry, Big Blue and the little foxy here will stop me.” She ruffled tails’ bangs and then sashayed up to Knuckles.

He looked away, muttering something about “better not steal the emerald again, Bat.” 

“You’re too serious, lighten up!” She giggled.

(“I tell him that all the time!”

“SHUT UP SONIC”)

“That’s my mission for you, until I see you again.” She tapped him on the nose and blew a kiss. 

“See ya ‘round, Knuckie!” She flew into the car and it sped off, leaving a very flustered Knuckles behind.

At this point, his muzzle was nearly the color of his quills, and he rubbed the spot where the kiss “landed”.

“Knuckie”, huh?” Sonic snickered as Knuckles covered his red face with his hand and walked past him.

A very quiet but angry “Shut it, Sonic.” was heard as he walked past. Tails was more subtle as he giggled at the exchange, watching his oldest brother storm into the house.

*the rest of the scene is up to your imagination lol*

**BONUS SCENE**

*after ending credits*

Leaves swirled on the tip of the hill as a blue flash appeared. Black boots with cyan markings hit the ground, followed by a pair of pink and white shoes. 

“He’s here. I’m sure of it.” A light gray hedgehog spoke to the lavender cat next to him, the light blue tattoos on his hands flaring.

“We’re coming, Iblis Trigger.”