#//THIS WAS HTE NOT WORST THING I COULD COME UP WITH

[sanjisboyfie]

one piece smau: vacation edition

— strawhats being a cute friend group once again

— male reader, everyone having the tiniest crush on him too but thats only if u swuint (im a very selfindulgent writer sorry)

— also i imagine robin, franky and brook to be older than the rest of hte crew, but not like crazy older. its probably not really relevant, but like mid twenties insead of their thirties and forties LMFAOA the rest of the crew is young twenties

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dni_nami: pre-7hr flight question, how long until we all start killing each other? everyone place your bets

tagged: ._.[name], freeluffy, and princesanji

uso_pp: we barely made it through the airport without losing luffy, so i'm placing my bet on one hour.

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-> dr.law: i'm surprised you even made it through airport security....

-> freeluffy: TOORRAOO YOU SHOULD'VE COME IT WOULDVE BEEN SO FUNNNN!!!

-> dr.law: hard pass. good luck everyone else.

._.[name]: i think it's gonna be fine !!! what's the worst that can happen tbh

-> dni_nami: i could list 100 reasons why this is gonna go bad and all of them involve luffy.

-> robinkills: [name]'s right, i think this trip is going to be very fun !

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freeluffy: [name] rented bikes for us, but he won't let me drive :/

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SUPERCOLA: good job [name] for saving his life, much appreciated

dni_nami: i'm begging you two to not crash and make the expenses of our trip go up even more

-> princesanji: always thinking logically, nami, this is why i love you so much <333333333333333

roro.zoro: pick up some sake otw back

-> ._.[name]: yesyesyes we all know thats the only reason why you came anyway, i'll pick some up

-> roro.zoro: what. no way. i definitely wanted to be sat on a hours long flight next to luffy and be living in a small apartment with all of my friends who dont know how to speak quietly and wont let me sleep even when its already early morning. what. i am so excited to be here.

-> uso_pp: alright we get it please stop

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robinkills: thank you [name] for winning me the prizes :)

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._.[name]: anything for you robin <3 aka the person thats keeping all of us sane right now <3

princesanji: HOW DARE THIS BAFFOON STEAL YOU AWAY ROBIN PLEASE LET ME TAKE CARE OF HIM, I WILL MAKE SURE HE NEVER BOTHERS YOU AGAIN

-> uso_pp: when is sanji going to accept the fact that [name] is actually apart of this friend group and that he is also more favored by the women we interact with

-> ._.[name]: dw usopp he only puts on a hard front, he ltr begged me to room with him so he could cuddle w me at night. he's just being shy rn

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freeluffy: [NAME] [NAME] DID YOU GET ME THEONE I WANTED TOO??!?!?! REMEMBER I SHOWED YOU

-> ._.[name]: yes luffy :) we are otw back and i have the one you asked for as well.

-> SUPERCOLA: [name] the absolute goat in dealing with luffy and his absurd requests so the rest of us dont have to

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uso_pp: morning debrief where we all share embarrassing stories, like how [name] almost stripped completely naked drunk last night because an ice spice song was playing on the karaoke.

._.[name]: alright genuinely why the fuck did that have to be the caption you put on the internet for the whole world to see

-> roro.zoro: no dont be embarassed [name] it was funny watching you try and copy her signature pose

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-> dni_nami: don't think about even crossing me in the future, i have a video of the whole thing bby

-> ._.[name]: GOD FORBID A GUY HAS FUN

skullnsoul: i found [name]'s dancing and singing quite endearing

-> ._.[name]: thank you brook :') you're so sweet

-> skullnsoul: yes, although i feel like you're much too old to be wearing underwear with hearts as the print, [name]. i suggest buying new pairs of boxers :)

-> ._.[name]: what the actual fuck

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dni_nami: i really wish you could hear sanji cursing [name] outin this photo

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._.[name]: me when im literally following the instructions that hes telling me and i somehow still get yelled at

-> princesanji: do you even understand hwo cooking meat works? everyone would have gotten salmonella and food poisoning if i didn't teach you how

->._.[name]: yelling is never the answer sanji

-> freeluffy: I THINK [NAME]'S COOKING TASTED REALLY GOOD

uso_pp: they acc cookeedddd tho like our food was so tastyyy

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robinklills: sanji almost shoved [name]'s head into the griller, it was funny

-> ._.[name]: HE WHAT ??!?!?! I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE THAT HE TRIED DOING THA TWHAT THE FUCK

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roro.zoro: [name] told me to post this photo he took.

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dni_nami: awww look all the boys finally getting along

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-> princesanji: i would have much rather been in your presence my queen, i love you so much

-> ._.[name]: sanjii give up the bit for fucks sake

uso_pp: where was me and luffy's inv ??? ig its like that now ....

-> roro.zoro: you guys were playing mermaids in the pool at the apartment and explicitly told us to not interfere with your serious business

-> princesanji: and then you started getting mad at us for invitig you again right before we left

._.[name]: damn zoro u lookin mad fine in this photo shiiiitttt #smash

-> roro.zoro: i need you to make sure your door is locked later tn or else i cant promise you will wake up the next day

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._.[name]: thank u nami for the photos

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._.[name]: btw nami made me post this w that caption so it could "scare away the hoes"

-> dni_nami: im doing them a favor, they just dont know it yet cuz ur fucking insane

-> uso_pp: LMFAOAO

purrrona: can i bite it?

-> ._.[name]: BITE WHAT?????

-> purrrona: so is that a yes or a no?

-> uso_pp: professional dick rider alert !!!!

roro.zoro: why is your thirst trap the first thing i have to see when i open this app

-> ._.[name]: why are you acting like you weren't the first person to like this post???

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portgasace: WHY THE FUCK WAS I NOT INVITED ON THIS TRIP?????

dr.law: id also like to thank nami for the photos

[thesketchyheartist]

04/19

Shin Sekai no Yori (EP 15, 21, 24, 25)

This show ended so peacefully considering how dramatic it was. I think the toughest part of digesting it now is really being satisfied with the future because when their current society was made, perhaps the founders thought it would finally rest their problems in peace, but obviously it didn't. Now, we expect things to be better, but we only hear Saki's post-war narratives, not actual post-war generations' recalls.

And after watching these episodes now, it confirms pre-EP 15 (I don't remember) of watching the queerats get killed that they are in fact, humans. I think the most horrifying revelation was that Saki and Satoru found out after Satoru illegally researched after the revolution ended when it should've been a peaceful post-war revival of society, but instead, they continued to learn the horrors of their ancestor's history. In that sense of how the queerats were created, it reminded me greatly of how enslaved Africans and their descendants were treated in colonial and post-colonial America. Even after Civil War era was over, it is still shocking how little modern American actually knew how they were treated. Even when we learn about the past, many details are still omitted to not "taint" the pride and ideals of the average life. However, as seen in Squealer's revolution, unless we properly make amends with the past, one way or another, it will come back and hurt everyone. The "new world" that arised from the untamed psychics might have found a way to tame the untamable, but the people were stuck in the crossfires end up becoming enslaved to incompetent founders.

The worst part is knowing the government probably knew all along what happened, but they chose to not worry about external issues and focus on just making the "perfect society." In fact, I'm sure there were intelligent kids like Shun who would be that perfect leader and advisor to come up with new solutions that society will benefit from, but because they could not control their powers and the adults won't find ways to help them control their powers, it was easier to kill them and have mediocre kids who become mediocre adults that rule their new world.

I remember Satoru telling Saki how after seeing the concrete building in the queerat colonies, he said he gets the "sick feeling that the queerats are tryign to become humans" especially because he knew that not even their villages had concrete buildings. I don't know how they knew what concrete was if they don't have a concrete building, but the foreshadowing was scarily uncanny when Satoru was also the one to study their genome.

Fun fact: the Human Genome Project was conducted in 1990s and lasted about 10 years which revolutionized modern genetics because scientists were able to study the human genome (as in every piece of human DNA) to find out their sequencing and what each set of sequence correlates to what gene and what each gene does. I looked it up, Shin Sekai no Yori was published as a manga in 2008, so I think it makes sense that after the project and its findings were released, that was probably when the mangaka began writing this manga. Though, the queerat's origins reveal was in the alst volume, given how it was revelaed in the last episode, I think the inspiration to create a human subspecies probably came from this. The HGP is imprtant today because what once took scientsits years to study the genome, takes us much shorter time and more efficient when we want to study a specific gene.

I was also kind of right about Saki becoming the "Giver". While I don't know if most citizens became aware of their hsitory, the fact that Saki retaining her memories (and by association) Satoru probably started remembering his hidden past, she is able to make informed decisions while keeping her humanity throughout hte show. I think her strongest ability in the group is to persevere no matter the trauma she goes through since her childhood. We see how when she is put in terrifying situations, her eyes are filled with shcok and her body and mind seem to be frozen in time, but after the shock is processed, she is able to get back into action. I think it showed how integral she was in Group 1's dynamic with everyone excelling in their categories , but it truly is a shame that because society wanted people to conform to them, the group lost its team network when they took out its members one by one.

Satoru's development was quite surprising. We see he is more rowdy as a kid and while he is quick to assume and believes what he is told, I think when he grew up and also started to learn the truth both from Saki telling him and from seeking the truth on his own, he is more reserved and logical. Like when hearing from the false minoshiro, he wanted to be ignorant of the truth but as we see now, denial only caused pain when society began to collapse from the revolution.

I think Group 1 was probably the #1 group in their generation/grade/school hence the number. And I think if they all reached adulthood, each of them could've been a leader who could change their village for the greater good while resolving issues that caused the problems in their adolescence/adulthood. Shun is definitely the wisest. Mamoru might be soft-spoken but understanding and empathetic of the weak and below average. Not sure about Maria, but she seems in touch with her feminine side that could appeal to the women of their society. We already know what Satoru and Saki are capable of. Maybe Squealer upon learning his species' origins would still revolt because even if the humans were to make it right with the queerats they might still have unresolved anger, but society would have been stronger and made another new world that focused on equality rather than stability. Much like how today's world no longer has any living enslaved Africans and very few living post-Holocaust Jewish people, just because they are gone now doesn't mean their descendants are immediately forgiving the oppressors. Likewise, though, the oppressors and their descendants are not immediately forgiven just because it was their ancestors and not them who are the perpetrators, but that doesn't mean they should sit and do nothing now that was is not here. The whole point of a new world is not just to prevent the old world we wanted to run away from, but to learn from the mistakes and ways of the old and grow into the new world we always wanted that the old could not have.

-04/18/24

[littlewalken]

Jun 28

Some of today's insight is knowing that I am missing dolls I know I have, they're just somewhere in the garage. And the garage is right here with us not half a country away.

And the urge to want to do the sorting and purge I had planned for two years ago because I am not getting rid of anyone, maybe a couple, until I know who I have.

Somehow tho I am pretty good at knowing which modern things I bought at the store and so far there's only two of one 2010s outfit pack and now 2 of a cat themed accessory pack. It's not that I have a no twinsies policy it's that I'm on the side of getting something I don't have first. Doesn't count with Ken tuxedoes.

Also got to remember my first rule of rerooting- do something you can live with because chances are you're going to be stuck with the doll. I have 10 year old Gen 1 Monster reroots that prove that.

Part of me wants to say if you see a Barbie/Mattel (not Gen 1 Monsters) doll in my photos you might think you want send me a message. The worst I'll tell you is I'm keeping it or it's gone.

When I do get to selling I charge going rates for the condition, might do a lump sum depending on the situation, and are occasionally open to trades.

There will be a purge of rerooting supplies eventually. I have too much of what I call 'headband hair'. It's cut off of kid's dress up headbands I got at Dollar Tree, I'm assuming it's nylon, it's shiny and comes in natural and fantasy colors. Aside from the watermelon pink and a couple of the browns I'm not sure if I'm going to do much with it.

While looking and feeling sort of "cheap" honest to the doll gods I bought it for the Monster High, if you've done one you know the volume it requires, sold a bunch with it, customers were happy.

At least I know it's non toxic and probably non flammable because it was sold as a child's toy.

Or I might not because I still have a good half dozen or so Monsters and I know the one blue was headed for a Cleo.

It's the hormonal time of hte month where I don't do anything I can't undo and we'll just leave it at that.

And the incase I end up keeping the reroot is to make sure the Leah sculpt gets done in the lighter grey instead of the Baby Unicorn because I get the feeling that will look better on someone with Nostalgia skin.

Not Tina Lee or Drew, Drew has the color I thought Locket Kayla had.

Maybe someone I haven't bought yet or the not Malibu Stacey mold I want.

Don't know why I don't have a pic of her done, I really need to do that catalog, but she has glowing white hair and I did her lashes.

*Could reach all but one doll bin and I swear that little plastic bitch better be in that one. Did get to Bill and Ted and the Nostalgia skin tone girls along with a bag of heads for rerooting.

[hearts401]

oh is that an opportunity to ramble i hear? dont mind if i do

firstly i hate lizzie being the daddys girl sorryyyyy its boring 2 me!!! i dont think will even liked her i just think she preferred him over whatever the fuck her brothers were doing in their little corner lol. william literally made an animatronic for her and then made it a child killing machine "he made it for her" like okay but he also made it for himselffff didnt he? liek... also in tse (which ik isnt game canon) he does hit her doesnt he? and hes annoyed by her? like this is a little girl with nothin better to do who is constantly asking to go see the murder bot. and in the end he didnt even try very hard to stop her? like she wanted to be daddys girl but she wasnt lmao. also her desperation to prove herself to him/make him proud like... normal girls whos fathers loved them ddddont do that. william didnt like her she was probably just the most tolerable because she wasnt crying all the time and she wasnt michael. being michael is like a death sentence. but ill come back to that when i talk about him lol. she loved her father and even went as far as convincing herself he called her to teh fnaf 6 location so she could help him, only to figure out he was there, but hed never called her, and had never come to find her. he was too wrapped up dealing with michael. dddoesnt give the vibes of a loving father lol. i dont think he WANTED her to die, obviously cbby wasnt made to kill her (in fact none of his kids' deaths were directly by him, the aftons are just unlucky like that) but she did die and it was his fault because he doesnt understand how kids work ig

idk i feel like too many ppl use the whole "spoiled brat" thing too much like... i dont think she was spoiled at all but. okay.

NOW FOR MICHAEL. WOOH THERES A LOT.

this is specifically teen mike but i'll talk about adult mike too... maybe... i dont know actually IM JUST GOING ON OKAY DONT MIND ME

firstly yall give him too much credit im SORRYYY. i dont think william was the reason he bullied evan. i dont think his friends were the reason he bullied evan. i think he was a bored teenager who was annoyed/amused by his little brother's sensitivity and decided hey lets make fun of him why? cuz its funny. he has 0 emotional intelligence and is insensitive because its not him whos being treated badly. like. think about it this way. he is also being treated like shit/ignored by william. so obviously, mental health issues ensue. so he needs to find a few things: attention, entertainment, and a distraction.

actually kids who are neglected act out a lot, and this could be a form of michael acting out.

entertainment is obvious. he finds it funny. he does it excessively, yeah, but thats because he doesnt have a lot of it. he has friends who find it funny to, so hes gonna be like "yo lets do this" because its something his friends can get behind. again, attention.

finally, distraction is obvious and basically the same as entertainment.

the worst part of all this is that thru finding a way of coping with his issues, he takes away any coping evan has. he cant hang out at fredbears cuz hes scared, he cant go home because hes scared. he gets locked in his room, and he cant make friends because hes just the crybaby who hides under the tables.

but this isnt about evan if i talk about him ill get sad.

teen mike would not immediately switch up if evan didnt die. if he understood what could have happened/the severity/maybe even had some sense knocked into him, then hed reevaluate, but hes not suddenly the best brother in the world.

and another thing, and this might be a hot take idrk

he would not cook for his siblings. he would not clean the house. that boy takes hte trash out at the end of the day and that is IT. if william doesnt cook, nobody will. and i assume that he does because as awful as he is, hes not tryna get arrested. HE HAS KIDS TO MURDER PEOPLE!!!!

i dont think hes the adult of the house and ive mentioned before that i dont think the afton brotehrs eat dinner with lizzie and william. just because they dont give that vibe. william wouldnt WANT lizzie there but its not like the worst thing thats happened tohim and i bet hed rather her than the crybaby and the MICHAEL.

the afton brothers probably dont eat dinner together either but thats more likely than the alternative.

i lost my train of thought i had so many thoughts so expect word vomit now

mike just overall gives asshole teen vibes. if evan and lizzie hadnt died he wouldve needed the wake up call of the century

i dont think hes responsible (frankly i dont think hes a very responsible ADULT.) and i dont think he was forced, coerced, or felt obligated to bully evan the way he did. i think that view of him takes away a lot from his character. and from the aftons in general.

i want more the aftons are toxic but MORE than just william. I want more than just bad dad because michael was a bad brother and i cant see lizzie being a very good sister and evan didnt have a choice. he probably tried but yknow.

thats about all i can think of right now i hope you guys understand what im saying

im starting to think its less "nobody gets them like i do" and more "ive made up a very specific interpretation of them in my head that nobody else would understand unless i explained it in excruciating detail"

[noconsequence]

“This looks… inappropriate.” - Rubatosiis

“...It is Spiracorn mating season, I’m not surprised to see such acts from them.” Why on earth Prompto even pointed that out was beyond him.

[fanficwritersworld]

Kisses & Secrets Before Midnight

Summary: You and Jordan start the New Year with no secrets

Pairing: Jordan Kent x Prince!Reader

Requested: No.

Word Count: 1.6k

Warnings: Little angst, some hurt/comfort cause I'm a sucker for it. Fluff

A/N: Jordan and Reader aged 17-18 dividers by @firefly-graphics

Masterlist|Prompt List

When the twins experienced their first New Year’s in Smallville, they never thought that every adult would be in the convention centre for the New Year’s Eve party, leaving every teen in town to do the very same.

The football team organised it every year, and this year it was even bigger. You ended up sitting on top of the roof of one of the players' houses, a red cup in your hand as you swirled the contents around. You always hated big parties, made you feel sick without alcohol.

You wrapped the varsity jacket around your shivering frame, the winter cold still nipping the air. “I always love how my jacket looks on you”.

You turned around to see Jordan with two mugs in hand. “What are you doing up here?” You asked him as he handed you a mug. The smell of chocolate invaded your red nose as he did. “Well, I know my girlfriend and wanted to keep you warm” Jordan smiled, sitting close next to you. You kissed his cheek before taking a sip of hte hot chocolate. “You think Corey’s parents will mind?” You asked Jordan, sipping on the hot chocolate. “They’re both in Paris, I doubt it really” Jordan mused, intertwining his hand with yours.

Smallville definitely changed Jordan for the better, even with his Dad being Superman and finding out the worst way possible that he had powers at the bonfire. Yet it gave him the best thing he could imagine. You.

You two met at Harvest Fest that year, the both of you danced horribly before Jon came in drunk as shit and ruined the moment. But the next day the twin apologised and begged you to give Jordan a second chance. Now here you were, Jordan’s arm wrapped around you as you both listened to your friends and fellow classmates get wasted before the countdown.

“My mom’s gonna be in Central City for a few more weeks. Wanna stay over before school starts?” You asked Jordan as you two waited for the countdown to begin in the next minute or so. “Of course, I love spending time with you” Jordan smiled, his stomach fluttering.

He wanted to tell you. About everything, you have been together for three years and both got accepted into college together. He wants to tell you about being Superboy. His Dad even gave him the all clear.

“You only want to come because of my cooking” You laughed, messing with his curls.

5!

You rolled your eyes at the hoarse voices of your friends. Your laugh fills Jordan with love and admiration for you.

4!

Jordan brushed some hair out of your face, cupping your face softly. His gaze filled with love. You smiled softly, at him, pushing yourself closer to him.

3!

“I love you” You whispered to him.

2!

“I love you too” Jordan smiled widely, leaning forwards.

1!

The kiss was electric, as the fireworks flew throughout the Smallville skies, they also flew inside you as you kissed Jordan. Your arms wrapped around his neck as you did, tasting the bitter alcohol and hot chocolate on his lips.

Once you both need to breathe, you lean your foreheads against one another, panting with smiles on your faces. “To a better year” You gasped, kissing his lips once more. “(N/N) there’s something I need to tell you” Jordan gulped, his worried look making you uneasy.

“Jordan, you can tell me anything” You told him, holding his hand close as you kissed his knuckles.

“I’m Superboy”

You sat in your house, alone on the first morning of the year with a cup of coffee in hand. You had some stupid show on to take your mind off the fact that your boyfriend is Superboy. Jordan Kent, the sweet and harmless boy you’ve fallen for so deeply is the Son of Steel.

Your phone kept buzzing, calls and texts from Jordan pleading with you to answer him and let him explain. You wanted to answer him so badly but you needed time to think before you even thought about talking to Jordan about this.

You grabbed your phone, scrolling through your contacts. After the dial tone, a familiar voice calmed your jittery nerves. “(Y/N), my dear is everything okay?” your mother’s calm voice asked.

“Yeah, I just need to talk. How fast can you get here?” You asked your mother. “Open the door my love” She spoke softly, hanging up the phone. You raced to the door, a weight lifted from your shoulders as you looked at your mother, standing at the door.

You wrapped your arms around your mother’s waist. “Mom, I don’t know what to do” You sobbed gently, your mother embracing you. “It’s all right my dear. Let me make us some tea and then we’ll talk” Diana cooed, kissing your forehead.

“Jordan is Superboy? I didn’t realise Clark had allowed him to tell you” Diana pondered, holding her tea in her hands. “You knew!” You asked her. You knew your mother was Wonder Woman, it was how you ended up in her care all those years ago.

You looked at your mother, deflated that she hid a secret from you. “My dear, it wasn’t my secret to share. You never told the Kents about my secret but they knew about you and the same with me. I wanted you both to do this together, you know that boy has always had my blessing” Diana smirked at you, making you go red.

“Mom! This isn’t Theymiscyra! You don’t arrange marriages at eight!” You whined, your mother’s laugh making it worse. “I’m only joking. But if I were you, I’d answer those calls before he takes a page out of his father’s book and listens in on your conversations to make sure you’re okay” Diana told her daughter, patting her hand.

Diana gave you the phone, giving you an eager look.

‘Anywhere we can meet? Alone.’

Jordan bounced his foot nervously, waiting for you to come. He had been a bundle of nerves and anxiety since you left the roof last night. Even though his parents had been comforting him telling him you needed time and Jon saying there was no way you would dump him, his mind was not so sure.

He couldn’t lose you. You had been the one constant thing in his life and he didn’t want to imagine a world without you by his side. God, he sounded like his Dad right now.

“Jordan”

Your voice was barely above a whisper as you walked towards him. Jordan noticed the bags under your eyes, the tear stains on your face and the way you dragged yourself. He did that to you! God was he stupid, he knew he should have followed you when you left.

“(Y/N)! Are you okay?'' He asked, bringing himself closer to you. His worried eyes scanned your entire body, hands aching to pull you closer to him. You couldn’t answer him, only nodding which was a red flag already for him to think something was wrong.

Jordan sighed, pushing some of his curls back. “I wanna take you somewhere less, open but I swear that I will answer any questions you have” Jordan took your hands in his, looking at you with pleading eyes. “Okay. I trust you Jordan” You answered him, gripping his hands as softly.

Jordan brought you to a field full of flowers. “I found out when I was fourteen. My powers caused that bonfire explosion, it gave Tag powers, my uncle is Morgan Edge and I was possessed by his weird psycho father with some weird Kryptonian tech that my grandmother created and then my mom’s daughter from another world showed up” Jordan ranted, walking back and forth in front of you.

You listened to him, letting him get it all out of his system. You knew Jordan would bottle up certain emotions and it was clear he was bottling up his guilt. “I wanted to tell you now because my Dad needs my help more than ever and I don’t want to be this absent boyfriend and never being able to give you full answers to your questions... I’m rambling aren’t I?” He stopped himself, making that cute face when he finally realised what he’s doing.

You smiled at him, holding in a laugh poorly. “Jordan, it’s okay. I’m not mad at you. I was just caught off guard” You admitted, taking his hand in your own. “My mom is Wonder Woman. I never thought that I would be able to be like her so I never tried to. She convinced me to do this and honestly, I am so happy I did” You told him, bringing his hand to your cheek embracing his touch.

“We are quite the pair aren’t we?” Jordan mused, bringing you close to his chest. You wrapped your arms around his waist as your head rested in his chest. “Yes we are and I wouldn't have it any other way” You looked up at him, the sun shining down on you both.

“Did they make up?” Diana asked Clark as she sat at their dining table. Clark took a few moments before answering. He let out a sigh of relief, “Thank God” He preached, earning a chuckle from his friend.

Clark and Diana laughed for a moment. “Not a word to them about this” Clark told her, knowing if his son found out he was listening in on them he would blow a fuse. “My lips are sealed my friend” Diana smiled before she felt her phone buzz.

‘Right as always mom’

[kidfoundonstreets]

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walking into his room like hiiiiiiiii sirius pov switch cant have noel having too much thoughts THAT IS NOT CAT SCRATCHING DOOR SOUNDS BUT ITS SO CUT EOH MY GJFDFHDROIQH3EROIQ3HE31OI CAT BRINGS EVEYRBDOIY OTGETEHR!! I LOVE CAT even if it might mean smth bad because black cats are known to be bad luck (even though thats complete and utter bullshit) but its also part of the monsters EVEYRBODY HAVINBG THE HEART REACITON TO THE KITTY ME TOO ME TOO noel claire and sirius interactions lets hecking GO yoiud think sirius would be heartless but nah if the cat must be fed the cat must be fed

OIH NMY GOD THEYA RE EFVRYTHING TMOME WHY DOES THE CAT LOOK SO CUTE. THEY ALL LOOK SO CUTE. THE WAY NOELS LOOKING AT CLAIRE. THE WAY SIRIUS IS JUST BEIGN PRETTY BOY. THE WAY CLAIRE IS BEING CLAIRE. IM SO FUCKIGNS AD AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I LOVE THIS CG ITS INSTANTLY ON EOF MY FAVS thank frick is sirius disliked cats i dont think id ever be able to forgive him rest in peave books........................ dogs are worse when it comes to organizing maybe sirius should just get a fish or a pet rock like a nerd (affectionate) SIRUSY CATBOY!! SIRIUS CATBOY!! SIRIUS CATBOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I NEED TO DRAW THAT SO TRUE CLAIRE ther sibligns ever... leaving claire alone with the cat gives me a bad feelin g but alr alr

ITS BEEN DROPPED,, the flashback though. agh. it makes me wonder if he’ll become more protective over claire sirius really is the best person to know about this but his mental state is so fragile if its tampered with the wrong way

dead on the floor. this game is just feeding me so much info and man i am LIVING for it it took so many loops to get to this point but man its happenign1! real!! but im just scared that ashe ansd wilardo might do something before then or overhear.d ahghjhhg. the murder is always sudden LOOK I LOVE SIRIUS AND I KNOW THAT ON IMPULSE THERE IS THE SLIGHTEST HCANCE HE’D KILL FOR DOROTHY BUT HE ALREADY THINKS SHES ALIVE AND SHE WOULDNT BE PROUD OF HIM but also i think like noel said he isnt the type of person to do that at all just. i fjhjkhhgh they make me so emotional WHAT. IS. UP. WITH. NOEL. WHY IS HE LIKE THAT WHATS HAPPENING TO HIM I STILL DONT GET IT IT COULD JUST BE STRESS BUT WHAT IF IT IS SOMETHING WORSE “just like lady dorothy” ouch. i really wonder whatr hes going to do now,, claire hows it feel reminding so many people of the dead

rouge looking genuinely slightly worried >>  guess she just got reminded of ashes wish ashe we can all agree is pthe most desperate one here the death rates literally prove it. idk  agh. so much could be wrong if noel chooses someone that betrays him?? i dont know i dont know HTE THING WITH THIS GAME IS THAT THEY ALL HAVE SNESIBLE WISHES BUT. GHHGHGJGHH

bbbbbbb babygirl there are so many things wrong with you. please stop IM GETTING SO UPSET OVER NOEL I REALLY FEEL LIKE ITS GOING TO GET WORS EAND WORSE AND THE FACT HRE WAS JUST THINKING ABT NICHOLAS BEFORE IT UGHKJHGKH BUT HE NEEDS TO THINK ABOUT THESE THINGS IF HE WANTS TO GET ANYTHING DONE I DONT KNOW his body is destroying itslef even after this will it have a permanent effect  wait if the demon affected him that much of a time ago then why didnt it happen earlier./... why at the worst times side lime time my beloved according to the intro she gets a lot more screentime i think? or maybe all the demons do so hell yea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE MUSIC GOES SO HARD ANFD FOR WHAT lim e what thwe ruck okay listen!! i love her!! i think shes a really cool chafractwer and has a nice deisng + personality but when it comes to this i want to dropkick her to the absolute sun  wilardo being weak to emotions even after all these years. gn.

girl . shut up at this point youre just reaching in for your own desires you just want someone else to suffer or be like you ughyejkghgrheghghgh. shes not wrong. but thats because ashe cared so much that he cant move on. hes stuck in denial because he doesnt want to accept it him becoming a demon would be the complete opposite of what his family would want. but then again it feels like hes thrown that away with all of the things hes done but UGHYGH ITS COMPLICATED just jfc driving him insane with his own dreams idk man ashe desevres so much better please let him get proper therapy and help hes been so isolated lime stop self projecting and talkjing to yourself stop catching other people up in your misery i am so done killing them all noel would never do that even if he did he’d just feel so much unbearable guilt he’d feel no different than his father  idk idk i love this game :’D

[virtualtoybox]

okay nobody asked however tho i may be cringe i am also FREE so heres the story beats for dark lady au -

-padme survived, tho is handicapped from injuries sustained during her fight with anakin on mustafar. shes in a leadership position in the rebellion, but stays disguised as a handmaiden to the queen of alderaan as a way to protect here identity from the empire. 

-luke and leia are raised basically co-parented by the organas as well as padme and sabe. luke and padme are extremely close while her relationship with leia remains strained and distant... being a mother to her daughter was harder than was to be one to her son. she saw too much of herself in leia, and it scared her, and i think it scared leia too. a ferocity and need to change the world around her but too young to do anything about it. padme wishes she had done more about it. she tries so hard to make up for hte mistakes of her past, creating a better future for her children based on the foundation she failed to build before. 

- its around 12 years old that the children are found out by vader, and leia is singled out just by being on the wrong planet at the wrong time, just because she happened to by the first he found ina vulnerable enough position. he never planned to take leia; it didnt have to be her. 

- middle middle ive been drinking and smoking, ALL NIGHT, so suck it up you dont get the intensive leia sith training meta. maybe tomorrow. 

- ....okay just a lil. so she is fairly easy to manipulate tbqh considering shes so hunger for more and better and any sort of satisfaction that can ease the burning in her gut for just a second. palpatine offers her that in the form of force training- something her mother forbade. 

- so leia very definitely like. feels like being a sith can get her where she wants to be- where palpatine is. doing better than him. 

- a new hope is different in many ways but the one i will talk at length about is Leias assassination of emperor palpatine. vader is tasked with stopping the hotshot pilot trying to destroy the death star and comes back to give his master the bad news only to find a mangled body and his daughter wuth blood on her hands. she wont tell him what exactly happened- but that she does expect a new title. 

- emperor vader and his daughter; the dark lady arfenia (the devoted) are a very intense hand in unlovable hand fucked up power duo who feed off each other in the worst most unhealthy ways - she hates him so much, knows she needs him alive for now, shaking deep in her bones to finally kill him. he loves and would die for her easily, knows its not yet his time so he  is basically a puppet leader for his extremely disturbed daughter. 

-during this time, padme takes luke to ahsoka for force training- desperate for some form of defense against her ex husband ... against her own daughter.

- leia and han end up meeting when han is taken prisoner by vader to try and lure luke ala esb, though things go quite a bit differently to the point of Han being stuck in the cells on Leias ship. she honestly just curious as to who wouldve grabbed her brothers attention to such an extent that she visits han a bit more often than she should. they only know each other for a month. theyre only together once. its enough. 

-jaina and jacen are born 9 months later. theyre both so strong in the force, leia can already sense the power rolling off her children in waves. but one of them, the boy... hes sick. no matter what she does, she cant get him to stop crying a sickly pathetic wail- something that scared her so so bad. she could only think of one person who might be able to help- her brother, a jedi. a healer in the force. 

-she leaves jacen with luke- hiding him away just close enough for her brother to sense and safe enough to wait until he did. she knows the boy will be safe there- maybe even get to know his father. 

-ive type 1k more words than discord will allow me to send about an au no one could possibly care about besides myself and im not even to the main part of the au. might write more later but for now i thnk im gonna go put myself in niche star wars au jail (timeout in the corner)

[ohnothewheatisonfire]

ok J&H Fandom, let’s talk:

“Popular” blog @thatsmyhyde​ is a prominent creator in the J&H Fandom. But here’s where the problem shows up: 

the content they make is concerning at least, and full of red flags at worst. 

DISCLAIMER: This is all information I have gathered through their tumblr blog - I am not aware of what other things they may be posting on other social medias or their written work.  ANOTHER DISCLAIMER: Please be polite, I am a minor, and am just creating this post to ward off / warn other minors from following this person. If you are an adult interacting with this post and blog, be mindful of your actions and be responsible

Trigger warnings for: discussions of homophobia, discussions of p//phillia, fat-shaming, fat-phobia (?), etc. Just be on general edge for this post, we’re talking about a lot of weird stuff

I will be linking their posts as I am not going to take screenshots of their art.

This is not a comprehensive list of all the things they’ve done - these are the ones I could think of and was able to adress. If you have anything additional you want to add to this post (such as concerning things they may do on other social media), feel free to reblog and add on the things you need to say, just please don’t be dumb. 

Let’s start with the premise: Henry Jekyll creates an alter ego, Edward Hyde. They begin a relationship - an emotional and physical one. Their AU features Jekyde (A popular ship in the fandom, the name stands for Jekyll x Hyde), people have various views on this ship. 

So far so fine, right? Here are the problems:

1. Their Henry Jekyll is an awful person. Now, let’s start by saying that of course you can have bad people in your works, those are, after-all: villains. The problem is,Henry Jekyll is a harmful walking gay sterotype, and an outlet for Biscuit’s obvious fat fetish. But their relationship isn’t just toxic it’s romanticised in how toxic it is.

a. The harmful stereotype - Their Henry Jekyll has a “thing” for younger men, even though he is in his middle-ages, and Hyde looks like a young child. (Age gap relationships are their own thing - they come with their own burdens, and this is not the post to discuss them. This topic will lead into the Edward  Hyde section of this post.) But, it was a known homophobic scare-mongering tactic of straight parents to accuse everyone who is gay that they are ‘out to prey on your youths’. This is a stereotype that stigmatized the LGBT community, and still harmfully affects them to this day. 

b. The fat fetish: Jekyll is frequently seen with cake (as seen here, here, and here)  or being self-loathing, to the point of suicide. (click the link here to acess a list of suicide and other crisis hotlines! you matter to me!). Now, the self-loathing could be a symptom of depression or other mental illness, so I am not going to talk about it, as a person with mental illnesses.  But the self-loathing in addition to him being fat is not good. Media is drowning in the “self-loathing fat person” and as someone who isn’t thin i’m tired of seeing this. 

- The fetish aspect comes in him constantly being referred to “Chonky”, a term usually used for overweight/obese cats and being drawn obsessed with cake. It fetishises his weight and dehumanises him into something people call their animals. Also, here’s more of Jekyll eating food and being embarassed by it, though this time because it’s seen as “servant’s food”. 

- Biscuit admits to liking them “Big and chunky” in posts like this. 

[Photo id: A string of texts that says: tantok, frankenstein, twink lore, dorian slipped through the cracks and got himself sketched by yours truly the other day because he brought lord henry along, he and the slime didn’t have to fight to the death because they’ve both got their own chonky old toxic henries to focus on, but this blog still ain’t big enough for the two of ‘em. end id]

- They also talk about how they ‘prefer’ to draw fat (chonky) people. Image attatched above. the thing that should be noticed is that they say ‘chonky old toxic henries’ . they, once again, are making fat people a fetish. 

[Photo id: Anonymous asks: are you gonna make a victor design tho biscuit responds: Oh, man, anon, I hate to disappoint but.....probably not. Aside from my non-humanoids and hellspwans (slime gremlins, corpse creatures, and etcetera), I’m extremely uninterested in drawing young thin men. I really need middle-aged chonk to hold my attention. If poor Victor Frankenstein had only been 40-something and round when he made his great creation, then he’d definitely get a design from yours truly. As it is though, he’s not holding my attention enough to want to. end id] 

Biscuit once again talks about how he doesn’t want to draw ‘thin men’, because he is only interested in older ‘round’ people. He, is, once again, bringing to light his fetish for fat people. 

2. Edward Hyde is basically a child - Edward Hyde is drawn in boy’s school clothes, is taken in and raised like a child after Jekyll’s death, and is constantly cooed over by the creator, even earning a nickname of ‘slime’ from them. In addition, he also has ‘family photos’ taken with Utterson, has his toenails kept, is the height of a child, and teeths. This, paired with the fact that he is in a toxic, abusive, relationship with a man in his middle ages is concerning and should not be romanticised. 

[Photo id: the text reads: In his first year of existence, Hyde lost teeth and regrew them in a mildly similar fashion to a kid losing baby teeth - except it wasn’t all of his teeth (Just the canines and some random molars) and they weren’t replaced with a larger set, just with teeth exactly the same as the ones that had been lost. No one knows what was up with this. the teeth are still in Jekyll’s study in a little jar. end id]

a. Hyde is treated like a child after Jekyll’s death. Hyde teething is concerning because that’s something infants do. He also clings to utterson like a child. The idea that he gets taken in by Utterson, whisked away to an estate out in the country, despite both of them having romantic feelings for Jekyll is. how do I put this: WEIRD. (seriously, imagine your father/father-figure dating ur significant other / having a crush on them before you two got together and after). 

b. Hyde dresses like a child, whilst being sexually active and wearing lingerie. Now, on their own, these traits aren’t a problem - but together? They are very much a problem.  

- Hyde dressing as a child is concerning because he is also treated like a child at certain points in their “lore”. After Jekyll’s death, Hyde becomes a singular entity, and is taken away by Utterson. To care for, like a child. This post sums it up well: he wears both children’s clothes and lingerie. 

- Hyde has a very strange appearance - if you compare it to his early design (which was less cartoony and looked more like a man in his twenties), Hyde’s current design is concerning. Why does he have the height of a child? Why does he have eyes that take up a grand part of his face? Now, one could argue that ‘he is not human’ - but if he is treated like a human, whilst wearing children’s/youthful clothes, teeths, and his general enchanment with the world - he appears as human (and looks eerily similar to a child), which is why him being sexually active, wearing lingerie, and being friendly with prostitutes (one that gave him underwear and other articles of clothing)  is concerning. 

- That said, Utterson is directly talked about being ‘adopted into gremlin fatherhood’ (paraphrasing). 

[Photo id: the text reads: 59. Jekyll is irresitibly attracted to everything about Hyde, but if he could somehow be forced to list hte most attractive physical attributes of Edward Hyde in his opinion, aside from Hyde’s youthful appearance in general it would be his eyes, his overbite (Jekyll perceived the way Hyde’s-) the screenshot cuts of the rest of the paragraph. end id] 

- Jekyll has a ‘thing’ for younger men. This is to the point that the most attractive part about Hyde is that he is young. (or looks like it), Hyde looking very young is concerning because that would make their verison of Doctor Jekyll a p*dophille . This is something the artist has either not recognized, realised, or simply does not acknowledge. 

3. The toxic relationship (and how it’s romanticised) - The relationship in this ‘AU’ is: love comes first, toxic nature comes second. If you scroll through the blog you may see some reference of ‘Henry Jekyll is such a toxic person teehee’ and a lot of them kissing, being together, smiling, or enjoying life. Now, obviously, an artist - if they do not want to - should not draw characters being toxic to each other. But it is concerning when the above points come into a factor, that the toxic nature of their relationship comes second to the highs of their relationship, at least on their blog. 

Here is one of the only examples I’ve seen of Biscuit talk about the relationship in a detailed negative light. 

4. The fandom - Whilst Biscuit says it’s ok for minors to interact with his blog (in that blog he says that he tags nsfw - which is true.) he does not regularly mention that his jekyde is toxic - not in a concerete way. He romanticises it (despite acknowledging it’s flaws), and the only way it may or may not be (i would not know) acknowledged is his fic: which is mature and not meant for minors. He does not tag his posts with regular triggers for things like: alcohol, drugs, mental illnesses, or abuse (any variants). They’re not even in his blog’s description! If Biscuit had acknowledged it in his blog, something along the lines of: “Hey! This blog has <content warnings> be warned when interacting! But no, he does not. 

- A lot of the people who draw things, or generally interact with Biscuit are minors. Being exposed to such a thing may be harmful to my peers, and I am worried. To minors who are fans of Biscuit: if you’ve made it this far, thank you, I know you’re mature and responsible, but being exposed to content creators like Biscuit could lead you down a dangerous path of having this kind of thing normalised to you. Be careful with the content you consume, please! And thank you for making it this far, I’m sure you’re a lovely person :)!

Thank you for taking the time to read this! Stay safe, tell the people you love that you love them. 

[yuzukult]

HAPPY 2K BENCH !! you deserve the whole world yk :( you deserve every single one of those followers + a million more !!!

i got a few questions for you :D it's a lot but <33 <3 <3 they're fun questions i swear </3 i even put a little husna flare to em if you couldn't tell KWHKAJSD

1. if you could live in a fictional world, which one would you live in?

2. it's the zombie apocalypse !! (of course there's gonna be a zombie apocalypse question, thisis me we're asking) which one of my tumblr moots would you want to help you survive? other than me, of course, that'd be cheating.

3. what was your favorite childhood snack?

4. which marvel character is your favorite? talk to me about your fav marvel movie, your least fav marvel movie / show, and what you think about marvel's time traveling concept.

5. what are some of the worst movies you've watched?

6. what do you think is the best thing you've ever written? ik it's hard to choose, all your writing's amazing.

7. what kind of superpower would you want? do you think you'd make a good superhero?

8. what are some deal-breakers for you when it comes to relationships, whether it be romantic or platonic?

9. rant to me about a show you're watching <3

10. any advice for the kids who are pursuing the stem branch? aka me #lolzies

im gonna stop at 10 qs but !!! happy 2k to user @/gyukult aha :fboi:

:( you’re too nice husna even though i hate you and bash on you everyday 

f-fun? i hope so.... or else i’m going into this and crying because your questions stress me out. just kidding or whatever is that how people tell jokes 

i answered them below the read more bc it got long LOL

ask me questions for my 2k q&a!!

1. hm. like based off a movie or whatever? i wanna live in the marvel cinematic universe. do you think bucky or steve will notice me? also, wouldn’t it be so interesting to live in a world where there’s these people that call themselves ‘the Avengers’ and dress in colorful spandex or weird robotic armor? (i hope i answered this right.)

2. hm. can i be honest? the rest of gta are a bunch of weaklings and i don’t think any of them could help me survive. they might kill me first actually and it be by accident. if i had to give an answer, jae.

3. i used to live in an area where there were corner stores, and back in the day, snacks were like 25cents a pop but that’s another story for another time. i used to eat a lot of Little Debbies snacks so I would eat like those oatmeal creme pies, the cosmo brownies and the zebra cakes !!!

4. steve rogers but,, you knew that. class A hottie amirite i honestly feel like i’d have to go back and rewatch all those movies a second time (the last time i did that was before infinity war) but i honestly did really like infinity war & end game? i think watching all those movies throughout all those years and then seeing those two movies it just .... hit different. like i think if you didn’t watch any marvel movies and just watched those two, it wouldn’t feel the same way it hit us??? (remember, peter,,, with,,,, tony....) UGH I HATED CAPTAIN MARVEL !!! DID THEY ONLY MAKE THAT MOVIE JUST TO FULFILL THE “FEMALE EMPOWERMENT” AGENDA AND THEN DIDN’T THINK OF HTE PLOT!?!?!?!??!?! I’ M SO MA D?!!?!/ honestly. i’m not sure. i think i’m not the type to pick out a lot of stuff in films but at the same time...... i notice..... a lot of gaps in between things yet at the same time i never care enough to speak up about it? but maybe i can pick your brain on it another day. :D

5. sierra burgess is a loser. to all the boys i’ve loved 3. f9. wonder woman 1984. captain marvel. the new adaption for mulan. tall girl. i probably had way more honestly because you know how i love watching bad movies to give them the benefit of the doubt then being disappointed.

6. this is hard !! but i’m torn between after midnight and hello. i say after midnight because it’s out of my comfort zone to write anything fwd (it’s honestly kind of hard) but i managed to push through that and made it work! and i say hello because it’s one of my first long length fics and it just. i love the meaning behind it and it always has a place in my heart. :(

7. i think i wouldn’t make a good superhero tbh LOL i’m like an anti-hero or something LMFAO but if i were to have a superpower, probably super strength. no reason. just wanna throw stuff around.

8. i’m really big on honesty and respect. if my feet stinks, please tell me. but also there’s just something about respect from both friends and a significant other that i prioritize!! some things about a person’s personality can’t be forced to change, and that’s fine, but if they can’t be at least honest or respectful towards me, which btw is the bare minimum, consider yourself cut off.

9. !!! i’m only watching kitchen nightmares rn !! LMFAO but honestly i get so mad when people waste gordon’s time or act like he’s here for himself when they’re the ones who asked to be on the show??/ like hello did you forget you wrote into the show so you could be helped??? hello???? also i can’t help but wonder like how much time did he spend away from family bc of shows like these only to have ungrateful bitches out here smfh

10. LOL STEM !! i love stem even though i hate it. i think something to keep in mind is that there’s an end goal to this. throughout the ride, you’re gonna feel discouraged and feel like this isn’t for anything. but remember why you did it in the first place. and is it worth it? because that’s how i felt often but i remember taking those trips to job-site tours to see construction in progress, and i’m like yeah. this is why. i like this. i wanna work in this in the future. and i think it’s easy to forget what you’re working for during the obstacles because your head is only wrapped around that and whatever is in the moment, but just remember to step back, breathe and try to remember what you’re in this for !! 

and even if you’re not 100% solid in what you like, don’t forget to try out different things even if they’re not pertaining to your major. you’re young, you have time to figure things out, and when you discover you don’t like something, great! that scratches off one thing on your list. now you’re one step closer to finding something you like.

[kelvintimeline]

I saw your analysis on ep 2 hoping the flag smashers and John Walker will switch side and with them setting up John walker with the real potential to be the bad guy (since it is now obvious he is in fact working for an organisation and not the us military/the government) what’s your further thoughts on this? I would be optimistic but the scene of Karli blowing up that building makes me think hmmm

SPOILERS FOR FUTURE FATWS CONTENT, IE CONTENT FROM TRAILERS AND LEAKED FILMING

So, with consideration of everything I’ve seen, I do think the theories that John will work with the Flag Smashers in some regard might come to fruition. There’s footage of him fighting them 5 at a time... which makes me think he either steals or is given the serum from them.

This co-mingling of forces makes me... wary.

While the show is pushing Karli as more and more sympathetic, even as she reaches peak “violence” (against people starving her people, so like... is it violence or is it self defense? but WHATEVER), I do fear they’re gonna end up pulling “Awww, the repatriation has a bad apple (John) and the flag smashers have a bad apple (Karli), these things are comparable and both need to go!”

I have a very, very bad feeling their own partners (Lemar, pretty dude whose name I did not catch I am so sorry but the dude in the car with Karli) are going to be victimized in some way to show the “danger” of their extremes.

I think John will break and get more violent than he was in this episode and Lemar will bail and/or get hurt and I think Karli is gonna enact a plan killing/maiming her new pal. They’re gonna be framed as two sides of the same coin, especially now that John is safely removed from the military plot and is working for a fictional, global organization.

And so.. we’re gonna get some lukewarm “A moderate response to these displaced people is necessary and force is unnecessary!” take. Maybe this involves John/Karli as fighting against each other, maybe somehow they end up as sort of “enemies of my enemy” with Bucky and Sam... taht I do not know.

But I do think this episode has made me MUCH more wary of the handling of the flag smashers.

I don’t think it’ll be as bad as episode one implied (where they’re straight up framed as like The World’s Worst Terrorists) but I do think it’s gonna be extremely liberal.

Which is a damn shame because Karli AND her methods are extremely interesting. Why shouldn’t she explode the people who let innocents die? Why shoul dthey live while refugees die alone in broken down buildings? What other message COULD she send to them? What else could keep them from immediately chasing?

John is losing control, it’s very clear he is going mad with power and will only get worse (there’s leaked footage (SPOILER OBVIOUSLY) of him beating hte SHIT out of someone with shield), and Karli is carefully gaining control and using it to help her cause.

They aren’t comparable.

And yet I fear Marvel will frame them in identical portraits.

[bitletsanddrabbles]

WIP Wednesday

So apparently my brain has decided that Island of the Gays by @alex51324 is going to be my crack and chocolate for the rest of the year. Of course, this being my brain, it may well change my mind next week and go charging off in a different direction all together, but for now it’s pelting me with ideas, one or two of which have stuck.

This is a bitlet from the one I started today. While I normally try to keep Thomas ambiguously married to whoever-the-reader-pleases, for this one I needed his beau to have an identity. I went with Richard for plot reasons. He’s not in this snippet.

“Is that you, Mr. Barrow?”

Thomas paused, having just shut the door behind him. “It is. Good evening to you, Lord Hexham.”

“And to you as well,” the other man returned, crossing the remaining distance between them and drawing to a stop directly in front of Thomas. “I’d actually hoped to catch you before you left. Do you mind if I walk you home?”

“Not at all.” There was a time when he’d have been surprised at the other man seeking him out, particularly. However, Lord Hexham had learned long ago that when it came to the Beacon’s finances, it was best to approach Thomas or Richard first. Between the two of them they could normally talk Kit into seeing reason in relatively short order. Figuring that there was some budgeting issue, Thomas turned his feet toward home. “What’s on your mind?”

Lord Hexham fell into pace behind him. “I’ve a bit of a personal favor to ask, actually. Of you and Richard both.” He paused, then gave a little half laugh. “Dashed embarrassing, really, and I shall quite understand if you tell me to go soak my head.”

Thomas gave him a sideways glance. The poor lighting rather obscured his face, but his posture was a bit more withdrawn than normal. “I can’t imagine what you’d ask that would make me tell you that,” he said, quite honestly. The years had proven the other man to be quite kind and surprisingly conscientious, for a toff. Oh, he had all of the normal upper crust traits - no idea how things really worked, an impression that money could solve all ills, that sort of thing. However, once you pointed out to him the reality of a situation, he didn’t fuss, and he was more than willing to learn. They’d even shown him how to operate the printing press, in case he ever needed to know how. He hadn’t, but Thomas appreciated the show of willingness.

“Yes, well, hopefully we’re not about to find out.” There was a pause, a sigh, and the other man started his request. “You see, back in September I received word that my cousin is getting married. My favorite cousin, as it turns out.” He paused again and added, “That is to say the only cousin who is actually pleased to claim the relationship.”

Thomas understood that one. Allies, of any sort, were something the island prized above gold.

“At any rate, he invited Victor and I to come.”

“Both of you?” That was a surprise.

Even in the darkness, he could see hte other man’s smile. “Yes, well, you can see why he’s my favorite. At any rate, it was easy enough to say yes back then, but now that the date is drawing near, I confess, I’m growing nervous. I’ve not had much to do with the rest of the aristocracy since the war, you see, and when I have it was always in my territory, not theirs.”

Thomas could appreciate the problem. After five years on the island, the idea of going back to England and facing the real world head on was daunting. Mrs. Hughes had become a regular correspondent, to his surprise and pleasure, so he was still in touch with the realities of the mainland, beyond what was covered in the paper, but he was still quite content to live apart from it for the rest of his life, thank you. Come to think of it, Lady Edith was supposed to be getting married this month too. Perhaps he should send a card. “What is your cousin’s title, if I may ask?”

“Estate agent.” They were moving into the side streets now, so it was entirely too dark to see expressions, but the smile was still evident in Lord Hexham’s voice. “Oh, he’s my heir as well, but with luck he’ll If it weren’t for him keeping everything under control at home, I wouldn’t be able to avoid everyone else. So you see, I’m quite indebted to him and would be the worst sort of coward if I let the prospect of dealing with my peers scare me off.”

“I can see that, yes,” Thomas frowned. There was something that wasn’t adding up here. “But how many peers are going to be at the wedding of an estate agent, even if he is your heir?” And what on earth did it have to do with him?

“That’s the thing,” Lord Hexham continued, a tension in his voice that suggested they were drawing near the heart of the matter. “He’s marrying a bit above his station. Not too high, mind. The second daughter of an Earl. In fact, I’ve been told you know her. Lady Edith Crawley?”

The name caught him completely off balance. “Oh. Blimey. So that’s who she’s marrying, then?” Mrs. Hughes hadn’t given him many details, only that the wedding was to be the end of the year and from what she knew of the groom he was a nice, dependable young man. There had been some unpleasantness with Lady Mary back when they’d first become engaged, apparently, and the whole thing had been called off for a time, but now it was back on and everyone was scrambling like mad to be ready. That was all. He supposed that after Lady Sybil had run off with the chauffeur he shouldn’t be surprised by Lady Edith marrying an estate agent.

“It is. Which brings me to my request.” The other man took a deep breath and charged ahead, “You see, while I love Victor dearly and value his support in this, I would like to have as many people on my side in this as possible and preferably someone who knows the lay of the land, as it were.”

Uncertain he was actually hearing this, Thomas repressed a laugh. “You want me to come with you?”

“If you’re willing,” Lord Hexham confirmed. “And Mr. Ellis as well, of course. I had thought that, for the time we’re at Downton at least, the two of you might pose as our valets? Victor’s and mine? As I said, I understand that this is asking quite a lot and will not fault you if you tell me to go soak my head.”

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What do all of these  People have in Common.... They all come from the Capitol...  

As I am rereading the series again... this never hit me before. How much Katniss Hated the captiol and everyone in it... She wanted nothing to do with them. ( Like wanted them to know nothing about her life). She was Disguested at the fact the get pump up for the games ( like anyone would for a sporting event or something you truely get excited for).. She lables the people in the capitol  That they are all bad guys, Doing the Worst crime possible... ( Prior Games)...  

Then she meets her prep Team and realizes that they are actually trying to help her  stand a chance.  But still was on edge a little bit with them.. Katniss Realized okay they are pretty much brainwashed into enjoying these games.. And like she just couldn’t hate  on them because they just look so silly and talk that way. Catching Fire... They way they treated her mother with respect  Katniss Felt a guilty for the way she labled them... Then later on in the books  her prep team is crying tears over her and there goodbye... ( Katniss says something like how  this literally is breaking her heart).. Then in the book of Mockingjay they are “rescuded and put in jail in district 13 for the fact they stole a piece of bread or something like that”. In that moment  Katniss was like oh hell no she defended her prep team... even tho it took them a little bit of time to gang there trust to her again... But over all  she realized they are actually good people... 

Effie the Escort of the games.... Katniss would make fun of  her acent and really since Effie was just the escort Katniss didn’t really value her opinion early on. Tho I don’t think Katniss ever Hated her.  Trust took a while tho. She was in the same boat as everyone else in the capitol tho .In catching fire ( this  broke my heart) At the reaping Effie thats when I think it hit Katniss Efffie Genuinely cares about Katniss and Peeta... ( Not the next Party not the wedding).. From that point Effie managed to break my heart a few more other times... Another was before the Interviews ( In the movies not sure if this was in the books) When Effie tells Katniss she would be the most Beautiful Bride and says lets show them what real beauty looks like... and then the Goodbyes from Effie.  This is when I persoanlly had a whole new respect for Effie. ( During these times).  In Mockingjay In the book shes not in it until the very end of the book. In the movie she has a bigger role...When she is talking to Plutarch  she feels so bad for Katniss all shes been through and tells him that She cannot be replaced... So when she Meets Katniss again. Katniss  doesn’t hesitate to hug her. and is happy to see her..  Another thing I noticed after Snow Dropped off the roses and Katniss is having the Meltdown.. She tells them we should turn off the cameras... ( I thought personally such a sweet Moment)... At the End of the movie. When Katniss is on her way home... What Effie said to Katniss (Also broke my heart) Katniss knew that Effie was like a friend to her almost family who truely cares about her...

Cinna. The moment she met Cinna she liked him right off the bat.  and he hasn’t Dispointed her. She saw Cinna was not only going to help her look good. She saw him as someone who will help her get through interviews Help her have a actual chance in these games...  In fact she calls him a friend even. She also feels alot safe when he’s around and doesn’t want to Disappoint him.  When he said I am not allowed to bet but if I could I’d bet on you... That moment Katniss realized that he genuinely Beileves she can win this thing... Her outfits Tell a story. Girl on Fire.  Wont Go down without a fight...Made her  unforgettable... Catching Fire... He helped Katniss with her talent and Katniss enjoyed this since it meant talking to Cinna. By this point no question they are friends ( Katniss has a friend in the capitol). The Wedding Dress to Mockingjay “Chef kiss”.. ( By that point there was this rebel plot and Katniss was nammed the Mockingjay of it but She had no idea yet...) So Cinna did her a huge favor in helping her. Knowing it would result in his death...  Mockingjay even tho he was dead i personally felt he was there all along. Making her the mockingjay suit  adding all these little details making it perfect. Over all I personally love Cinna. ( he said I only show what I feel in my work so he hurts no one but himself...) I love that line... And he was hte one who really truely helped Katniss no matter what,,,

Plutarch. Katniss never Fully trusts him... He is the head gamemaker and rebel too.. So Katniss said  she ranks the Gamemakers somewhere between maggots in the terms of creatures she wants in contract with her skin.. ( Also anyone remember whem Katniss shot the arrow at  the gamemakers and one fell in the punch bowl yeah that was Plutarch. So over all basically slowly once hes found out to be the rebel.. after the break into the arena... Katniss sorta slowly trusts him ( I am however a little rusty on Mockingjay tho) I want to add right here. I know that in the movies. He was suppose to be added in a lot more but since Philip Seymour Hoffman death they did  the movie beautifully. ( Did you know that they had a meeting with Suzanne Collins about what to do.. She said Haymtich should bring Katniss the letter and read it)...

Cressida.Messalla, Pollux and Castor.. Katniss Film crew in District 13...  Katniss. really didn’t put them in the lable... tho I don’t recall her trusting them right off the bat.. at this point tho  the Capitol lable is thrown out the window if your in district 13... ( I personally forgot they were from the capitol)

Over all during the series Katniss Realized not all people in the capitol are bad... not all from from there. she had a new respect for  people after her first games. she realized well  that the games are made in a way that it makes people want to watch the games... and like Katniss opens up a whole new door to them.. 

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Hi there! I dont know if you are still taking request but if you still are, can you write spy Draco gets hurt badly during his mission and that suprises everyone in hogwarts because they dont know he is a spy? Thank you in advance, and I love you and your blog ❤️

Draco Malfoy doesn’t speak; it has been three days since he woke up in the infirmary, and nothing that has been done has been able to get a reaction out of him. 

When Malfoy hadn’t shown up to the first day of their sixth year, Harry had known it was something to do with Voldemort, but he’d assumed Malfoy had joined him and was now in a mission for the Dark Lord.

Oh, how wrong he was.

Malfoy had somehow appeared straight in Harry’s dorm room one afternoon - scaring the shit out of Ron and Hermione, the only people there - and said only one word - Horocruxes - before he’d passed out.

He’d been bloodied, and dirty, and bruised, and he’d looked like he hadn’t eaten in weeks. Harry understood nothing except for the fact that Malfoy needed help, and so he’d sent Ron running to get Madam Pomfrey and McGonagall. Hermione had shoved Harry out of the way and began muttering healing spells in earnest, her face pale and her hands bloody.

Harry could only stare.

Madame Pomfrey and McGonagall had both worked in tandem, with a synchrony that only comes from years of working together. After they were sure Malfoy wasn’t going to die, they’d taken him to the infirmary, and Ron and Harry had turned all of their questions on Hermione, who’d been trembling since Ron had pulled her away from Malfoy, after Pomfrey and McGonagall arrived.

“He - He was spying for the order.” Hermione had whispered with shaking hands. “I was - not a lot of people knew, I - I don’t know how they - how they-”

She’d stopped talking then, and neither Ron nor Harry had pressed her for more.

Two days later, Malfoy had woken up. There had been questions, of course. A lot of them. Malfoy didn’t answer a single one, and though they tried again, it’s been three days of no answers.

“There’s nothing wrong with his vocal chords.” Pomfrey says, when Hermione has stopped by to check on him for the fifteenth time in five days; she’s been sleeping in the infirmary more often than in the Gryffindor Dorms lately. Ron and Harry are hovering uncomfortably by the door; though he believes everything Hermione had said - including that Malfoy changed - he doesn’t think he’s ever been close enough to Malfoy to be welcome in the room at the moment. “It’s trauma. Shock, too. We can’t rush the process.”

He’d arrived through a portkey Professor McGonagall had made for him, charmed to lead him straight to wherever Hermione was. The first few nights Harry tried to fool himself into thinking that Malfoy got away before hte worst happened; that as soon as he’d been found out he had managed to get out. He knows he’s wrong.

The scars are both old and new, some as old as four months, which means the beginning of July, or the last of June. Right when they went home for summer. He doesn’t want to think of anything that might’ve happened to Malfoy, becuase he doesn’t think he could stop thinking of what he could’ve done to stop it, and it is a line of thought he cannot indulge in right now. Instead, he focuses on helping Malfoy, as much as he can, which mostly comes through in helping Hermione.

He and Ron bring her food, and books from the library, and even things like a toothbrush or a change of clothes in the weekends, when she refuses to leave Malfoy’s side. She feels guilty, Harry knows; being one of the only two people who knew of Malfoy being a spy, she thinks it’s her fault, it must’ve done something she did.

And honestly, Harry doesn’t know if it was; maybe it was an ill-timed letter, or a floo call one of them made carelessly. He does know that Hermione wallowing in guilt and not taking care of herself does nothing to help Malfoy, and that even if it was something she did, she couldn’t have known.

“Please, Hermione.” He begs. “Please, just - it’s dinner. Go to the Great Hall. Eat there. Talk to people. Malfoy will still be here when you’re done.”

Hermione rubs at her eyes - darkened by lack of sleep - and shakes her head to wake herself up.

“I’m fine,” She says. She looks back towards Malfoy - sitting on the infirmary bed, hands on his lap, eerily quiet and still - and shakes her head. “I don’t want to - I don’t want to leave him alone. What if I - what if I leave, and something happens, and I’m not here? I - I knew what he wanted to do, I promised he’d be safer this way, and he’s - he’s-”

Her voice breaks, and her eyes begin filling with tears, and Ron and Harry look at each other helplessly.

“‘Mione, this is not your fault.” Ron says firmly. “You said Malfoy changed. If he did, he would’ve done this anyway, whether or not you promised safety. You’re wasting away, and that is not helping him. Do you want to end up in one of the infirmary beds with him? Do you think you’ll be any help to him, then?”

Hermione’s lower lip trembles, and she wipes at her eyes, shaking her head.

Harry is surprised by just how much Ron is like his mother.

“Good.” He continues. “So you’re going to come with us to the Great Hall, you’re going to eat something, and you’re going to sleep in a bed for once. You can be right back here tomorrow morning.”

Hermione still looks hesitant, and so Harry speaks.

“I’ll stay with him.” He says. Hermione looks at him, and he nods. “You didn’t want to leave him alone, so don’t. I’ll wait with him, until you’re back.”

“You’ll stay the night?” Hermione asks dubiously.

“Yes,” Harry says. “It’s alright. We can take turns.”

“Alright,” Hermione sniffles quietly. She stands and hovers for a little while on Malfoy’s bedside. “I’m going to the Great Hall, Draco. I can - I could bring food back for you, if you would like.”

There’s no reaction. Hermione sighs slightly, and then presses her knuckles softly to Malfoy’s. 

“I won’t be long,” She promises. “Harry will stay with you.”

Harry nods helpfully, and Ron and Hermione walk out of the infirmary. 

Harry stands awkwardly for a while, before sitting down on the chair Hermione had been using. Harry has never liked silence, but this one in particular is driving him insane.

“So, uh, how are you?” He asks. Malfoy doesn’t respond. “Not good, I imagine. I’m sorry I didn’t - I’m sorry I didn’t do anything. I know, I know, I didn’t know, how could I have - but I - I’m also sorry for that. Not knowing. I was - I thought you were a prick. You were a prick, but even when you weren’t I - I think I was already used to seeing you that way, so I never bothered to look at you any other way, and I didn’t notice - I - I’m sorry.”

There’s still no response, and Harry sighs and leans back. He leans forward again, and then shifts his weight. Leans back again. Forward. Back. He taps his foot. He’s moving so much he’s half expecting Malfoy to snap out of his trance and snap at him for being annoying.

He doesn’t.

Staying by Malfoy’s bedside is hell. Mostly because Harry can only sit there and wallow in his own guilt, his insecurities and uncertainties, and the only thing there is to do is watch Malfoy, which gives Harry a painfully clear view of everything that’s happened to him.

There are bruises on his face, and his arms, and a long cut across his nose. There are scars under the hospital gown, Harry knows even if he hasn’t seen them. His grey eyes - pale grey, much clearer than Harry had noticed - are still on the white wall, and he’s barely blinking.

It’s… creepy.

Still, he comes back the three nights later. And then another three. And another three. Him, Hermione, and even Ron take turns every night to stay by Malfoy’s bedside. Harry has taken to reading Muggle books out loud for Malfoy to hear. He gets through all of Disney’s fairytales, and then reads Mulan again because he thinks it’s Malfoy’s favorite, even if he has no way to know.

He’s reading The Little Mermaid when it happens.

“She’s dumb.” Malfoy whispers shakily.

It’s nearly three in the morning - Malfoy barely sleeps - and Harry has to blink various times to make sure he didn’t imagine it.

“What?” He asks.

“Ariel.” Malfoy says. His voice sounds odd; unfocused, distant, terrified. “She’s dumb. She gave away her voice for legs for someone who she didn’t even know because she thought she was in love with him.”

Harry’s jaw is slack. 

Malfoy doesn’t say anything for the rest of the night, no matter how many times Harry tries to question him.

Over the next few weeks, it happens again. They’re always tiny comments, and they’re only with Harry. Some of them are nonsensical, but most of them are pretty structured, if a little vague. Harry can mostly carry out a conversation with him, as long as no one else is around and Draco - because it’s Draco now - feels sufficiently comfortable.

The first time Harry tries to get him to speak in front of other people, Draco curls up in a ball and doesn’t speak for three days, not even to Harry, alone. The next time, it’s only one day, and the time after that, his fingers keep twitching nervously but he tries to get a few words out.

He doesn’t succeed, but Harry’s proud of him anyway.

The next few times, Harry holds his hand through it. He’s taken to doing that, holding Draco’s hand, whenever he gets nervous. Harry doesn’t know if Draco was always this anxious or if it is a new thing, but he is always anxious. Now that Harry can read him, he notices it all the time, in the set of his shoulders, the twitching of his fingers, the way he swallows.

Which means there’s a lot of hand-holding, which, surprisingly, Harry is entirely okay with. The first time Draco speaks with another person around - Hermione - it’s the words ‘It’s not your fault’ and Hermione and him both cry. Harry tries to let go of his hand to give them a moment of privacy, but Draco squeezes tighter and looks at him like he’s begging Harry not to leave.

It is a long, slow way. Draco develops a stutter for a while, and he doesn’t ever discuss what happened at the Manor, and Harry doesn’t press. They sleep in the same bed every night, and, with Draco in his arms, Harry’s arms wrapped around him, he realizes that, with his friends and his boyfriend on his side, they’ll win the war.

They have to. Because Harry isn’t going to allow anything else to harm Draco, or Ron, or Hermione, ever again. They don’t deserve it.

And he will do anything to ensure their safety.

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Bad Decisions Can Have The Best Results

Avengers - Bucky Barnes/Reader

Story Summary: Working on a farm in the summer heat with no water was not your best decision. Thankfully, someone's there to help.

Word Count: 1433

Author’s Note: I may or may not have forgotten to bring water to a u-pick farm like this, thus the inspiration. Also, Home and Confession’s next chapters are coming along - I just really wanted to write this today.

Disclaimer: I don’t own the characters so don’t sue me please. I just really like them haha

When you’d made the decision to quit your high paying job to take your dream job even though it paid less, you knew you’d have to be smarter with your money. It only made sense then that when you heard about a local farm offering up to 3 boxes of produce for $15 that you take the deal. You’d eat what you could fresh and freeze or can the rest to make sure you had fresh(ish) food for a while. The only downside was you had to pick it yourself. What could go wrong with that?

You’d barely slept the night before, having stayed up late binge watching your favorite show, and so you started the day exhausted. It only got better when you arrived at the farm with your 3 boxes and realized it was a rather warm day. You didn’t really see any issue with it, until you started picking in one of the hot houses. A lot of the produce was already really picked through and you were struggling.

By the time you moved to the outside fields, you were already sweating and cursing yourself for having forgotten to bring a water bottle with you. You had been working at a desk job lately, so you weren’t in the best shape of your life. As the box of produce grew heavier you decided to take it back to the car and grab one of the empty boxes, make it a little lighter to maneuver.

As you headed down the rows of vegetables, you noticed the heat stroke was really settling in. You could see your car, it wasn’t even a quarter mile away but it felt like it was going to take hours to get there. When you finally reached the shade of the barn, halfway to your car, you took a seat on the ground next to your box.

“Are you okay? Do you need any help?” her voice was pleasant and you found yourself blushing, embarrassed at being caught like this.

“I’m fine, I left my water in my car” you lied, not wanting to admit that you hadn’t even thought to bring one with you at all.

“I can watch your box if you want to run and get it?” she offered, frowning at the exhaustion evident on your face.

“No thank you, I’m not far” you pointed at your car.

She tried protesting, but eventually she gave up and headed out to the field herself when you promised her you’d be fine. After she left, you leaned back against the wood of the barn, eyes shutting as you let out a low groan. It was bad enough you’d forgot to bring water, but now people were noticing the weird girl just relaxing against the side of the barn. You weren’t a big fan of the fact that you obviously looked like you needed help, but you couldn’t bring yourself to get a move on just yet.

“Can I help you, ma’am?” a man’s warm voice spoke, and you jumped slightly. You hadn’t even heard anyone approaching.

“No, I’m fine. I’m just gonna die here and then you can have my box” you chuckled, refusing to open your eyes. You didn’t want to see whoever it was - with your luck it would be a hot guy and you’d be sitting here, drowning in sweat and dying of heat stroke.

His laugh was soft and you couldn’t help the smile that slid onto your face as he spoke, “Well we can’t have that. You’re too pretty to die here among the tomatoes.”

At that you cracked one eye open, eyebrow raised. It took your eyes a moment to adjust to the bright sunlight and you immediately found yourself wishing you hadn’t looked. You’d been right when you assumed he was of course going to be handsome, but it wasn’t until you spotted the metal arm that you realized who he was. Of course you’d meet Bucky Barnes when you were dying of heat stroke and looking like complete trash. Just your luck. Couldn’t meet him on a day when you were looking good or even just feeling good, nope. Not you.

It wasn’t until he laughed again, louder this time, that you realized you’d spoken those last thoughts aloud and you let out a groan of frustration, leaning your head back against the barn. Sometimes, you really made the worst decisions.

“Come on, Doll. Let me help you to your car.” Bucky picked up your box in one hand and held out the other one to pull you up.

“It’s fine, I am more than happy to just wait to die here, Mr. Barnes.” you groaned, but when he didn’t budge you placed your hand in his and let him pull you to your feet.

The two of you walked in silence over to your car and he slid the box of produce into the backseat. You on the other hand immediately sat down in the passenger seat, exhaustion over taking you.

“Hey, where’s your water? You really should drink something.” Bucky’s voice finally broke the quiet.

You let out a nervous chuckle, “Okay, so, don’t laugh, but I may have forgotten to bring water with me.”

“Stay here. Do not go anywhere.”

“Couldn’t even if I wanted to.” you smiled when he looked at you puzzled, “That would require me moving and I’m good here.”

Bucky rolled his eyes playfully and jogged away. You hadn’t even noticed the other Avengers were here as well until he reached them. Your eyes traced the faces and you named them as your eyes wandered. Captain America, Tony Stark and his family, Black Widow, Falcon, and Hawkeye. He leaned over the small cart and grabbed something, talking to them. Suddenly, it seemed like all of their eyes were on you and you wanted nothing more than to just go back to dying against the barn. You waved half-heartedly before placing your hand over your face, hoping you’d just disappear. Embarrassing yourself in front of one Avenger was bad enough. All of them? Well, this would be the memory keeping you up 50 years from now - you were sure of it. When Bucky finally returned, he was holding two water bottles. He unscrewed the top and handed it to you.

“Yes, sir” you saluted him playfully before taking the water from him. You chugged that thing like a frat guy at a toga party.

Bucky raised an eyebrow before handing you the second one, and when you began to sip that one he finally spoke. “I don’t think you should be driving anywhere for a while. Where do you live, doll?”

For a moment, you hesitated, unsure if you should answer. Yes he was a guy you’d never met before, but he was also an Avenger. If you couldn’t trust an Avenger with your address, who could you? When you finally gave him your address, he smiled. It wasn’t far from the compound at all.

“Can I drive you home?” his voice was soft now, reassuring.

“You don’t have to worry about me, soldier. Go have fun with the other Avengers - just stay out of the hot houses. Those things are death traps.”

“I won’t be having any fun at all if I’m worried that the prettiest girl in New York is driving home in this condition. I’d hate for you to get hurt.”

“Flattery will get you everywhere, Barnes.” you snickered before continuing, “No but seriously, I’ll be alright. You don’t have to worry about me. Besides, you don’t even know my name”

“[Y/N] [Y/L/N].”

You blinked slowly, “Well that’s not creepy at all there.”

He pointed at the security badge hanging from your rearview mirror, “Besides, you’d be doing me a favor. Clint’s really driving me up a wall and this is the perfect excuse for me to escape. Help me?”

The puppy dog look in his eyes was enough to do you in, and you sighed, handing him the keys. He waved once at the team, and as he shut your car door you could see Tony and Clint shooting him double thumbs up. He climbed into the driver seat next to you, and the smile on his face was enough to make you glad you’d met him today.

~~~~~

You’d been right when you said this would be the moment keeping you up 50 years later. Only, it wasn’t out of embarrassment. It was gratitude. The simple bad decision of forgetting water led to you meeting hte love of your life, and your future husband.

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A Peace Sign to the Sky: Chapter Thirteen Preview

As she paced back and forth in the waiting room, Ruby could hear Todoroki’s and Iida’s fight waging on. Or at least her teacher’s commentary on it. Normally, resent Mic’s cheerful tone would help put her atease. But today… today it did nothing.

She had to fight Bakugo. Katsuki Bakugo. The guy whom she could not have gotten off on the worst foot with when school began. She hadn’t seen what he did to Midoriya during the mock battle, but she did get the general picture of it later. And that was only the start of it. She had seen him fight during USJ, and his fight against Ochako… All of them proved that Bakugo didn’t hold back, no matter what.

...which meant that he wouldn’t hold back against her. Ruby was nervous… and she was scared. Kirishima at least had his Quirk to protect him from getting hurt. All Ruby had were genetics. The Xiao Long family’s Quirks usually had a side-effect of lighting their hair on fire. Overtime, they built a natural resistance to this flame. Ruby only hoped she got that from her dad. Then again, Bakugo hadn’t exactly burned anyone yet… at least not to Ruby’s knowledge. Maybe this wouldn’t be so bad after all—

The door to the waiting room then suddenly swung open, making Ruby jump and yelp. She was the only one supposed to be in here right now. So why did--?! She spun around, freezing when she saw who had exactly opened the door.

“Hey, little sis.” Standing there in the doorway were not only Yang, but two more of Ruby’s friends as well: the white-haired Weiss Schnee and the cat-eared Blake Belladonna. Ruby stared at hte older girls for a moment before a grin broke out on her face.

“Hey, guys!” Ruby rushed up to them, with Yang catching her and messing up her hair. Why did everyone seem to be doing that today? Didn’t matter, friends were here. Friends were good. Wait— “What are you doing here?”

“What?” said Weiss as Ruby pulled away, smoothing out the younger’s hair. “You didn’t think we were going to wish you luck?”

“Eh, it took us a while to get back here, but I think we got a decent pass this time,” said Yang. Ruby looked past the three of them.

“Where is everyone else?” she asked.

“Pyrrha’s boss is here, so she went to talk to him about potential interns,” explained Blake. “And…” She glanced at the other two. Yang seemed unsure how to explain it, leaving Weiss to take the initiative.

“We lost track of Ren and Nora,” she said, “so the others went looking for them.” Ah. The arena was pretty big. Ruby didn’t exactly blame them for not making it here. Hopefully she would see them before the festival ended.

“Mirio, Nejire and Tamaki wish you good luck,” Yang concluded. “Hopefully they make it back here to tell you that. But, the four of us managed to get back here to see you!”

Ruby blinked. “Four?” sherepated, getting a nod from Yang. But there were only the three of them here. Unless Jaune somehow managed to get away from the infirmary long enough to--

A very familiar voice that Ruby didn’t expect to hear until she got home echoed out from the hallway. “Hey, girls. Maybe slow down a bit next time?” Yang leaned back, using the door frame to keep herself from falling.

“You’re a Pro Hero,” said Ruby’s sister in a teasing manner, “how come you can’t keep up with us?”

“Uh, because I didn't expect you to run like that?” Ruby’s eyes widened when they finally saw who exactly Yang was talking to. Taiyang Xiao Long -- Ruby’s own father -- was standing there. He was actually there, dressed head-to-toe in his hero suit. He turned to his youngest. “Hey, Ruby. Congrats on making it this far.”

“Dad!” Doing her best to hold back her Quirk, Ruby dashed up to Taiyang, hugging him tightly. She heard her father chuckle as he returned the favor. “I thought you weren’t going to…!” She hadn’t thought he would see him today, not even at home. He wasn’t supposed to be working today, after all. That’s what he had sadly told her that morning.

“Thank your Uncle Qrow next time you see him. He’s holding down the fort for the day so I can be here. There was no way I was going to miss your first Sports Festival.” Taiyang pulled away from his daughter, ruffling her hair. “Ruby, you’ve made it so far, and I—”

Ruby’s face fell. “I don’t think I’m going to make it much farther.”

“Ruby?” Ruby glanced up at Blake. “Is everything okay?” The young girl sighed.

“I’m just… It's just… who I’m up against. It’s Bakugo.”

“Bakugo?”

“The boy with the Explosion Quirk.” Ruby mimed her classmate’s Quirk for those in the room. “He blew up that meteor shower in the first round.”

“Wait, is it that same first year I had to pull away from you because you blew him up?” asked Weiss, her tone taking a turn as her brow raised. “Well, he blew you up.”

Taiyang straightened up. “What?” he said, his tone edging on the defensive. Ruby sighed. In order to keep him from worrying, Ruby only told Yang about what had happened on that first day. And to avoid… well, papa bear from coming out.

“Long story. But yeah…” Ruby groaned. “You saw his fights! He doesn’t hold back. I’m just…” She stared at the floor. “What if I don’t win? What if I don’t…”

“Ruby, you’re better than him,” said Weiss, cutting off the first year. “Both in strength and in attitude.”

Yang slung her arm around her sister’s shoulders. “He’s just an angry pomeranian,” she said, reminding Ruby of her own words.

“With a wicked bite,” Blake added. Ruby held back a groan at that reminder, tensing up under Yang’s touch.

“Blake!” That was probably not the best thing to say when giving a pep talk.

“I didn’t mean it like that.” Blake was often blunt and to the point. After three years, Ruby was used to it. “I meant…”

“I know,” said Ruby with a sigh. “I have to be careful.”

The full chapter will be up on Ao3 on August 8!