#“not everything has to be about shipping” - yeah but i will make it be

[brittle-doughie]

Finally got part 2 LETS GO-

After a few weeks, Black Pearl grew to care for only Y/N for a while because they were the only one to talk to her. The rest of the crew treated her not as much respect and even a little bad sense they didn’t trust her. Leading to her getting the nickname “Black Whale Cookie” or “overgrown shark.” This lead to Black Pearl and Y/N’s crew to be very hostile towards each other… except the cooking and medical team. They treated each other with a little bit of respect.

After about a month or two. The relationship between Whitebeard Y/N and Black Pear strengthened a little. And this eventually leads to a change of behavior in Black Pearl.  Black Pearl would be in a calm-ish state. Being overall less violent and dangerous to anyone near the lake. If Y/N and his “crew” (caretakers, cooks, and doctors only) was there, Black Pearl would be in a pure calm state. Allowing his “crew” to get close to Black Pearl… as long as Y/N was near or doing it themselves.

After a long while, the crew finally grew enough trust to let Black Pearl go with them on a trip or two. Tho on one condition: Y/N had to ride on their head to make sure she didn’t try to kill them.

Which, SOUNDS bad. until Black Pearl realizes they could breath underwater by creating a bubble around their head. This led to Black Pearl having a now constant talking buddy. If they were above water, Y/N would take to Black Pearl as if she was still in the lake. I be it, with a little more chatting from Black Pearl. Underwater tho:

Black Pearl could chat with Whitebeard Y/N for minutes on end sense they had some privacy. If they were in the duskgloom sea, Black Pearl would show Y/N their collection of sunken ships. Y/N talking about talking about each of the boats history (Y/N loves boats).

Even tho Black Pearl is confined to a lake most of the time. At least she isn’t alone. Not only does she have Whitebeard Y/N, but now the doctor and cookies to talk to. Even a few other crew members to make small talk (ones that don’t have any ill intent or no harm to her and Y/N). But she felt something between her and Y/N. She still saw Y/N as lord Oyster, but if was only in looks. He was nothing like Y/N. Even if both are powerful. Y/N was kind, sweet, caring… did her heart skip a beat? Or her mind just go blank? No matter. She’ll just listen and chat with Whitebeard Y/N. But she still felt something. She just can’t say what it is. Perhaps…

…yeah. Let’s go with that.

Authors notes and some extra info:

Yeah so I’m kinda basing Whitebeard Y/N of Lord Oyster. This is because this Y/N and Lord Oyster are distant relatives. But unlike him (and probably most of the oyster house IDK), Y/N is pure of heart and has already gotten what they wanted… a powerful but caring family. I’m kinda thinking Y/N would be like Lord Oyster looks wise. But personally: he’s like him but will ALWAYS keep his word or promise. After all, Y/N wants to have a family that trusts and look out for each other.

if you look closely, you can see that Black Pearl’s pupils have widened alittle. This is because I wanted to show how calm she is around Y/N now.

Also, I do plan to continue this eventually. But I’m stuck if I should make a costume concept for Black Pearl or not.

You can see that Black Pearl’s pupils have widened alittle. This is because I wanted to show how calm she is around Y/N now.

Reminds me of that one meme where a person’s pupils will change if they see someone they like.

This one image is EVERYTHING.

[peskyautumn]

Not to be a traffic shipper on main BUUUUTTTTTTTT

I. Love. Solidwood.

... Yes I know what that sounds like

I mean I love Jimmy Solidarity x Martyn Littlewood, not di-

Anyway comedic start to this post aside, I've actually shipped it since the EVO days so... Uhh *Shuffles Papers* At least 2017, yeah I've been a fan of this ship for 7 years

Back in 2017 is because they were homoerotic border lined married officers of the law (Acab I'm sorry Jimmy and Martyn) I mean they bought matching vacation homes, and while it is a little bit of Toxic Yaoi (We love Toxic Yaoi here) it also is genuine, Martyn and Jimmy care deeply for each other, even when they hop to a new world they stick together, despite disbanding the Property Police. They have each other's back and have undying loyalty to each other and it's fucking gay tbh like helllooooooooooooo

No body matches their freak like each other

BUT rant about EVO aside, i have some... Headcanons/concepts for The Life Series (I've never seen the life series,,,) so if it's conflicting with stuff I apologize but I do try to work with what I know

One other thing of note is I'm really really into The Listener Jimmy headcanon and one of additional headcanons related to that is Jimmy being a blue canary prior to becoming a Listener, his feathers changing to yellow when he becomes one

NOW the reason I made this post. My Solidwood (I'm gonna keep calling it that) Listener!Jimmy and Martyn headcanon I wanted to ramble about

Again prior to the Life Series, during EVO Jimmy is a normal blue Canary, there was nothing irregular about him, that is how Martyn remembers him

But the next time he sees Jimmy, during Third Life, there's something different about him, his bright sky blue feathers are replaced by almost blinding yellow ones. His wingspan has grown to be larger then it was prior, Jimmy's ears (? Feather things) are always twitching, Jimmy seems more hyper aware of the things around him, like he can hear something, like he's being watched.

And something about how Jimmy's face sometimes doesn't seem right, there's a level of uncannyness about how perfect it is, how angelic his voice has become, Martyn loved everything about Jimmy prior, his imperfections being perfect to him and while he doesn't love him any less, the Jimmy he remembers is gone, it nags at him, especially when in the wrong angle, his eyes are a sharp yellow, or how his face figures shift into something he can't make a single detail on.

And it isn't just Martyn, he's noticed how tension enters both Jimmy and Grian the first few times they cross pathes, silent stares like they're studying eachother, waiting for the other to do something. It weirdly enough changes though, a few loops in, becoming a mutual understanding, mutual pity for the other. BigB and Pearl also seem tense around Jimmy, though it's more one sided, like they know something, understanding far deeper then Jimmy does himself.

Martyn still loves Jimmy, he can't bring himself to not, he loves his touch, his laughter, smile and the quiet words they exchange with each other deep into the night. But it's not the same, it's not the Timmy he knew, even if Jimmy doesn't outwardly act any different, there's just things he can't hide. Martyn has in a lot of ways, tried to learn to accept it, to accept him, even if he's not exactly the same man he use to know...

But sometimes, just rare enough that he's never vocalized it, Martyn will look at him right, his breath will hitch and his heart will still....

Because in the right light, Jimmy looks like that Blue Carney Martyn fell in love with all those years ago.

[xiaobaosnoona]

Noona's 2024 Drama Wrap-up

Yeah, so don't expect me to make sense, I just need to gush my entire soul out about the dramas that kicked butt for me this year. Also gifs.

Atomic bomb of the year: The Untamed (2019)

The show that altered the chemistry of my brain completely and threw me into an obsession so serious I pulled several people down with me (you're welcome and I am sorry). A chinese fantasy drama that centers around a young man who wants to do what's right even if it costs him everything (and it does), and his soulmate who loved him through two lifetimes. Censored bl that feels zero censored because of the brilliancy and hard work of the cast and crew. Clearly a labour of love for everyone involved. Impossible to water down into a blurb, watch it and you'll understand.

Love blorbo of my life: Li Lianhua

No one else made me fall as deeply as Li Lianhua of Mysterious Lotus casebook (2023). This cynical, too clever, highly whumpable lying liar got me in a chokehold and has yet to let go. His love language is to push people away, but thankfully some people are hard to get rid of. Deserves to be lovingly wrapped in a blanket and fed chocolate until his sadness passes (or possibly forever).

The one I never thought I would love: DMBJ/Lost Tomb franchise (2016-2024)

Hi, hello, what the hell happened? This show kinda took over my life and I am seriously confused (standard dmbj experience). One of the queerest shows I've ever laid my eyes on featuring one of china's most famous m/m ships; Pingxie. Filled to bursting with adventure, conspiracies, tomb shenanigans, snakes and the best character dynamics I've ever seen on the small screen. Don't expect everything to make sense, just enjoy the ride. It's a hoot.

I cried my face off because of this: Fangs of Fortune (2024)

This made me suffer from dehydration, flailing arms with feet kicking, and severe gif-making-syndrome. Stunning Chinese fantasy with characters that will unapologetically roundhouse kick you in the heart. Repeatedly. Very queer and doesn't even try not to be. Did I say stunning? The cinematography and costumes are so fucking beautiful that this alone brings tears to your eyes. Just watch it, I can't possibly explain what it's about without starting to cry again.

Has a dear and special place in my heart: Oh no! Here comes trouble (2023)

So well written I want to chug vinegar because I didn't write it myself. Some of the best character dynamics known to man, fantastic stories told with a supernatural twist and (you guessed it) queer vibes that will smack you in the face. Has a wonderfully dumb and grumpy ml that will make you love him unconditionally in a very short amount of time. The drama deals with heavy topics, like grief and abuse, and balances it out delicately with ridiculousness and humour.

Favorite BL: History 3: trapped (2019)

The cutest little twink police falls in love with the mob boss he's been trying to catch for four years. Adorable low-spicy Taiwanese bl that utilizes the often seen het-romance drama tropes in a low key hilarious and endearing way. Enemies to lovers? Uhuh. Grumpy/sunshine? Mhm. Catch the love interest in your arms as they trip and fall? Yup. Everything wrapped in soft romantic lighting as you stare into each other's eyes? Yesss. And do i love it? FUCK YEAH. Actually does have a pretty solid plot as well, which made it a real home run for me.

Underrated gem: 19th Floor (2024)

A less queer version of Spirealm (but watch me try and find every queer crumb in it if it kills me). Got me on the edge of my seat most of the time, had characters I loved dearly with great development, adorable bromance with cheek smooches, and het-romance that didn't make me want to scratch my face off. FL kicks serious ass and is allowed to be unapologetically herself throughout the whole show. Also this show has Bai Shu and that is always a win.

[yaut-jaknowit]

Soooo I wanted to ask… can I request the assassin predator (I think his name is Wolf?) x male wanted criminal yautja. Where the two has clear high tension and maybe even sexual.. So a smut! Like hate fucking! But the reader is a bottom 🫡

ofc near the end the Reader gets away after they do it as in like— sleep with your enemy when closer because that’s when they’re vulnerable.

He looks like the type to hate fuck and call the other names.

Keep Your Enemies Closer

Character: Assassin Predator (Male Yautja) x Male!Yautja!Reader

Warnings: SMUT, hating sex (seriously hate sex, not angry, AP really fucks reader up and leaves him high and dry, extremely rough sex, clawing, biting, orgasm denial (completely). Seriously, might have gone a bit over board... whoops

Word Count: 2798

Summary: On the run, you've find yourself wound up in a trap. You've been playing a game of cat and mouse with him. This high ranking enforcer. Yet, every time, you slip from his fingers. But, finally, he gets his hands on you. He needs to take his frustrations out somehow.

Author Note: YEssssss, he definitely would! BTW, the one you're talking about is Assassin Predator or Upgrade Predator. Wolf is from Aliens Vs. Predator Requiem.

Masterlist

Ao3

Running for your life as a bad blood wasn’t everything that you’ve heard. Yeah, it dangerous when at every turn you could find yourself headless. Where you had to hide the signal of your ship encase an enforcer was tracking it. Where you couldn’t go to the markets. Couldn’t do anything but hide and keep your head down at all times. One slip up could be the end of the line for you.

Sometimes, being on the run was fun.

One enforcer you loved to tease and trick was Assassin. He was just that. An assassin. You were just a little quicker than him, a little smarter than him. You kept him just close enough he could catch your scent but too far for him to catch you. It was exciting. The racing of your heart. The adrenaline dump.

This was all because you killed a Yautja who deserved it. Yet, the courts didn’t see it that way and deemed you a bad blood. Before they could execute you right there, you had slipped out right from underneath their mandibles. You were gone before anyone noticed in time.

Now, on the run from anyone who would love your skull as a trophy, you play a game of predator and prey with Assassin. He’s meant to be one of the best. Top of line. Engineered to be able to take on anything. But he couldn’t catch you. The times you’ve caught a glimpse of his face afterwards was so delicious to watch.

Yet, you knew this game would come to an end. Either from a slip up or he finally changes his plan. When that day would come, you savor it by the look on his face. He would then catch his prey, once and for all.

That day had come.

You weren’t expecting it either. For each time the two of you would meet, you thought you would’ve been able to notice it. Like the pieces of a puzzle falling into place. No, it wasn’t like that. Assassin had come to you like a spacecraft with no airbrakes. He was done playing these games with you. He would take what he needed from you. That meant you entirely.

Though, the bounty didn’t need you alive, just the head or video proof of a bad bloods death, he hauled you onto his ship. Your hands were cuffed tightly behind you, preventing any comfort. Assassin had a death grip on the crook of your elbow and nearly was dragging you up the steps.

Since he was engineered to be the way he was, Assassin was massive in height and mass. He easily towered over your average male size. Despite knowing death was soon to come, you scanned him from head to toe with a smirk. If you were to die today, at least one of the last things you got to see was his delicious body.

“You finally-ack!” you tried to make a snarky remark when he shoved a ball of cloth into your mouth. A glare was set on him for a moment before you spit the fabric out. “That’s rude. I was trying to congratulate you with words for finally catching me.” You huffed and started to purposefully dragging your feet along the ramp.

Assassin gave you no chances. He spun around and hauled you up onto his shoulder before you could even make a sound. A death grip held onto the crook of your knee as he marched up into the belly of his ship. Armor protected the only section you were close enough to bite. You growled and tried to pull free from your bindings. That failed.

“I know you didn’t have to keep me alive. What’s the occasion?” Assassin’s deadly claws bit deeper into your skin. The pain was well worthy it. “You wanted to get a good look at me? The one to deceive you all of this time. Where are you going to put my skull?” You know this will only bring your death quicker, but why not fuck with him before then?

Nothing is said by the brute. He continues deeper into his ship and passes into a room.

Trophies lined the wall. A room you knew well of. A trophy room for any Yautja to gave no matter their occupation. Everyone has one of these. Including yourself on your own ship.

One you’ll never see again.

You are ungracefully thrown off of his shoulder against a wall. A grunt leaves you. Assassin moves quick to secure bands around your biceps that are chained to the wall. He steps away to look at you for a moment. When he deems you secure, he marches over to the work bench and plops down on a stool. But, he makes no move to kill you. He just stays there at the desk.

After everything you’ve done to rile him up, you would’ve thought he’d kill the moment he could. Assassin keeps pushing it back. You tug on your bonds and find no place to escape. This was the end of the line for your game. You leaned against the wall and ignored the discomfort in your arms.

“What’s it going to be, Assassin?” you questioned his method of death. “Gonne drag it out? Make me suffer for all the trouble I put you through? Or do you wanna just get done and over with?” Who knows what he may do. Depends on how angry you’ve made him. On what he wants to put you through.

A chest rumbling growl sounded from Assassin. If it was anyone else, you might have been terrified. Your body reacted in a way you didn’t think it could.

In his anger, Assassin stomped back up to your chained form, towering over you. His mandibles were flared wide, shoulders heaving with each breath he took. Fear pierced your heart as you looked up at him. You narrowed your eyes, pulling your mandibles close in. He wasn’t close enough to bite.

His hand wrapped around your throat and cut off air supply. Your narrowed gaze widened. Instantly, you tried to bend down and bite his arm. Anything to free yourself from this slow, painful death he was pushing you towards.

“You have been a pain in my side since I was assigned to you,” he snarled and applied more pressure to the point it felt like he was about to snap your neck. Only sounds of your choking were able to slip out. Nothing could slip, not even a drop of oxygen to delay the inevitable. Your hands clawed wildly at the wall behind you. The sounds terrible on your ears even as you stare to lose consciousness.

“I do not how you continue to do it. Every pauk-de time, escaping my clutches. You disgusting scum of a Yautja. You do not deserve to even look upon me!” His talons dug into the back of your neck, drawing out more pain. You felt yourself going limp in his hold. You saw the recognition, the satisfaction growing in his eyes when he noticed as well.

This is how you were going to die.

“Your escapes stop today, scum. I have caught you.” At the last possible moment, his hand lets air back into your lungs. Your body violently surges for what it could consume. You cough and choke, panting for each breath you were given. “I have plans for you.”

A shutter ran through your already trembling frame. Your head whipped up, mandibles flaring. “You think you have me. But you will fail. That’s all you’re good at,” you snarked back at him.

Assassin immediately retightened his hold and cut off your air once more. His own fangs flared wide challenging your own. Despite the loss of air, you don’t back down. You push against his hold to go toe to toe with him.

For a flicker of a moment, Assassin’s bright eyes darted down your frame then back to your eyes. Your anger falter for a second afterwards until you pulled it back with a full force. Assassin shoved you flush with the wall again. His free hand touched at your exposed chest. You weren’t expecting to get snagged in the middle of sleeping.

Sharp claws sliced through your scales, leaving scars in their wake. Your jaw tightened to hold back any noises of pain. Then, his fingers touched the waistband of your pants. Your thoughts are short circuited. Yet, you didn’t oppose to stopping his hand.

His digits slipped underneath the fabric. The lack of air was making you loopy again. Your eyes grew unfocused while trying to maintain eye contact with him. You grow slack against your bonds once more. Assassin pulls his grip away from your throat and lets you gasp for needed air again. You fight against the chains holding you to the wall while snarling.

“Fucking let me go. Either kill me or let me go!” you shouted at him and ignored the pain of the metal digging into you. The advanced Yautja ignores your words. Instead, he grips at the fabric of your pants and tears it free from your body. You choked and narrowed your eyes. The color of them reflected the rage you felt building inside of you. Ready to boil over at any point. “I’ll kill you for that!”

Either too focus on his internal mission or purposefully ignoring you, Assassin scoops up both of your legs and pins them to his chest. Your feet hang over his shoulders, barely long enough to reach that far up his body. He reaches between your bodies. A metal click sounds. Then, you feel the heat and wetness of him tapping at the swell of your butt cheek.

You snorted and kept your gaze locked on his face. “That’s all? I can barely feel it.” Assassin snarls. His head turns and fangs latch onto your ankle. Teeth dig deep into your muscles and drawing blood to the surface when he pulled away. You don’t give him the satisfaction of crying out or flinching. “Go pauk yourself.”

A scary, evil grin spreads across his features. You felt the color drain from your face. That dark colored Yautja keeps himself pressed to your pinned body. His free arm not holding your legs guides the taper tip presses against the tight ring of muscles. Your involuntary reaction was to jolt up with a gasp. Assassin keeps you still as possible.

Assassin shoves his hips flush with your butt. You cried out at the sudden stretch and tearing of your flesh. Your head slams back on the wall. He doesn’t wait. He curls over and uses his free arm to hold himself up, elbow resting flat on the wall. His thrusts are slamming into you and send you rock up if it weren’t for the chains pulling you back down.

Pain is sharp. There is no relief, no sign of stopping. Assassin moves like its his last day in the universe. His anger drives each new pounding into you. You whined, mandibles falling open as you tried to reel every broken piece of you back in. Somehow, the enforcer has shattered you into a million pieces in the matter of seconds.

There was no time to recoup from this. He makes you take and take and take. He doesn’t care about if you can handle it or not. He’s just using you for his own pleasure. You clawed at the wall with your bound hands and scratch up the metal. Nothing gives you purchase, a chance to hold on. Assassin doesn’t stop. His moves are harsh and unforgiving.

Despite the pain, your cock slips out of your sheath amidst the commotion. The tip leaking precum and smeared across your stomach and Assassin’s.

Your legs are shoved up painfully against your chest, forcing you to bend in an awkward manner. The new angle makes his tip hit something deep within you. A keen echoes back at you in the trophy room. You look directly at his face while gritting your jaw tightly. “Pauk, ri-right there. Keep going!” you pleaded while in the throes of agonizing pleasure. He had you on the edge of pain and ecstasy. The fine line.

He made disgusted grunt and let one of your legs fall to hook around his waist. The changed position lost the spot he was hitting. A threatening growl left your throat. You jerked on the chains all over again but the same result came. You were trapped.

“You pauk-de!” you screamed at him. You did everything in your limited power to angle your hips back in a certain way. Yet, this position offered little to no movement to find that relief. Assassin didn’t slow down to allow you time to find that same spot again. Honestly, he purposefully didn’t let you. Oh, you wanted to tear our his throat.

Through the tears that filled your bright eyes, you are able to find his own. Assassin released a snarl. With his free hand not holding up your legs, he shoves your face to the side and painfully into the wall. You attempted to fight his threatening hold on you but to no prevail.

After exhausting every chance to at least graze your opportunity to orgasm, Assassin has blocked each attempt. All you could do was rest against the wall and let him use your body for his gain.

His shaft leaves your stretched hole all of a sudden. Your eyes snapped wide, head fighting his hand to see what he was doing. The dark grey Yautja enters a code into a panel just out of reach to your right. Both cuffs on your biceps released you. Then, he had you spun around and shoved back into the wall, chest pressed to the metal.

Both of his hands grab at your butt cheeks and spreads them out. You felt fully exposed to him for the moment he takes to line the tip back up. Without taking a moment, Assassin reenters your body with a violent slam. Your head whipped back and landed on his shoulder. He grasps at your tresses and slams your face into the wall. His former pace returns.

You tried to shift your hips around to find the perfect angle again. Yet, the enforcer did everything he could to not let you even get a hint of that pleasure. You snarled deep in your chest and tried to fling yourself back to knock him off balance. Assassin used his hold on your tresses to keep you pinned. You were at his will.

Four harsh, unforgiving pumps later, Assassin presses his hips flush with yours finally. The unfamiliar feeling of his knot locking the two of you together has you crying out. Your body wasn’t meant to take it. Not without care at least. He forces it as deep as you could possibly take it.

Assassin pants heavily against the wall, chest heaving with each breath. You are crushed underneath him, trying to catch your own breath. You tried to gain his attention by poking at his stomach. The larger Yautja groaned and peeled himself off of you. A deep breath of fresh air entered your lungs.

Only for you to roar out. The dark Yautja grabbed at your hips and yanked himself back. His knot pulled free from your body. Your knees gave out right from underneath you. You collapsed in an ungraceful manner half on the wall and half on the ground. Assassin gave you one look before tucking himself in and strutting over to his work bench.

All of that only to be left aching for something to touch your throbbing cock. You couldn’t even do anything relieve the ache.

After awhile, you were able to turn and lie on your back, looking up at the blank, black ceiling. Assassin had left at this point. To where you didn’t know. But the ship’s engines hadn’t been turned on just yet.

Ideas instantly pooled in your brain. You heaved yourself off of the ground and onto shaky legs. They wobbled with each step you took towards the closed door. Yet, you pushed through the pain and forced yourself to move. This was your chance and you were going to take. All to keep playing this game of prey and predator. Maybe you’ll end up in this position as before.

Either he’s an idiot or believes he has truly wounded you, the trophy room door is left unlocked. You are able to slip on through the ship without even catch a glance of him. All the way down to the cargo hold you made it. Then, you were out. Back on the run, racing towards your ship despite the pain that raced up your spine.

Today, you get to live.

[soup-du-silence]

I've been meaning to do a rec list for a while as part of an initiative to be more proactive about the kind of slow depreciation of fic culture in fandom, as well as being better about leaving comments and second kudos, so here are a few of the TWST fics I've enjoyed this past year

Overthrown | T | JamiKali | 1.5k words (complete)

By @thatgirlonstage

Silk City has become discontent with the Asims. Despite everything, Jamil has never wanted Kalim dead.

This is my favorite JmKl fic. Yeah its 1.5k words. Yeah it’s barely shippy. But it’s such a perfect, condensed encapsulation of who they are, the elevator pitch for the ship, imo. It boils it all down to its essence: Kalim’s unwavering optimism, Jamil’s betrayal, their enduring loyalty.

Jamil’s Expressions, As he Dances | T | JamiKali | 1k words (complete)

By thatsrightdollface

“Kalim watches recordings of the gift performance.”

Short, soft and very sweet. Kalim watches recordings of the GloMas performance to see Jamil, has Kalim-typical thoughts about him.

Borrowed Time | E | JamiKali | 44k words (complete)

By Lalaen

Crowley announces a fun new event he’s already put into motion - Parents’ Tour! Jamil needs to host the Al-Asim at Scarabia dorm, and hide what happened during his overblot, and pretend he isn’t sleeping with Kalim. Not to mention keeping Kalim - no, their entire dorm from letting anything slip.

While I don’t agree with his characterisation of the Asim family, I’m in this one for how horrible and ugly Jamil is. He’s just simmering with disgust and loathing and its very delicious imo. This one played a big part in my own “Oh Kalim likes the brainwashing, obviously” headcanons. Also Rook and Vil are there helping Jamil find his footing! We love the Scarabia/Pomefiore friendship in this house.

I Need You To Be Okay | M | JamiKali | 6k words (complete)

By Lalaen

It’s just Jamil’s luck that the one time someone tries to poison Kalim at school, he ends up getting hit with the full dose. Stabilizing Kalim is something Jamil is used to. Unfortunately, Kalim isn’t good enough at alchemy - or controlling his own trauma response - to return the favour.

Sickfic basically, featuring Jamil being stubborn, Kalim regretting, and RookVil assisting.

Honestly I think all of Lalaen’s stuff is worth checking out so be sure to click through to his profile.

Scales of Contrition | T | JamiKali, LeoKali | 52K words (ongoing)

By Pareidolia

“Jamil returns to the Scalding Sands after a decade. Time doesn't stand still.”

This fic has everything I would normally filter out of my searches: Jamil or Kalim shipped with literally anyone else, those ships with biological babies…but it works and it’s good. Lots of really good world building, political stuff, angst and pining and drama. Missed opportunities and the consequences thereof. The Asim legacy and what it means for Kalim now that he’s a father. Jamil trying to figure out where he belongs. Leona being Leona. (there’s also a second ongoing fic that documents Leona’s POV, be sure to check it out)

The Hungry Heart, The Roving Eye | T | LeoRuggie | 5k words (complete)

By @thatgirlonstage

Five things Ruggie stole from Leona and one thing he gave back.

What it says on the tin! I feel like there’s not a ton of LeoRuggie fic that’s like……sweet? Because Leona is the way he is. I imagine he makes it difficult. But this one is really cute and I like it a lot.

How to Ruin Yourself | T | LeoRuggie | 190K words (ongoing–abandoned?)

By apple_fairy

Your name is Ruggie Bucchi. You are a no-good, lowdown hyena from the slums of the Sunset Savannah. You are quick-witted, prideful, a terror, and a young boy just trying to survive the world. You bend your morals where you see fit, break the world to ensure your survival. You do not suffer from guilt, but only the idea that the world owes you overdue payment, and that you had a right to live just as anyone else does. You laugh where you can. You don't show anyone your tears. His name is Leona Kingscholar. In the beginning all he had been was a prince from the royal family, a name whispered in the markets, a faceless thing for you to hate during your hungry nights. It all begins when you finally meet him at Night Raven College. This is how you ruin yourself.

I grabbed this one off of Hilling’s rec-list and jumped into it without looking at the stats and the first chapter knocked me on my ass and then I quickly realized it was 190K words multichap and hadn’t been updated in 2.5 years, so. Oops. I looooove the prose, great world building and Ruggie characterization, and its second-person(!!!!) and I think it's got a lot of really really great stuff in it! (also it 100% needs an M rating) But I ran out of steam on it somewhere around chapter 16 and I think there are few ways to tackle this fic:

Read chapter one for how they meet, how they connect, as a sort of character study, and stop

2. Read a few more chapters to see how they become a couple, and stop.

3. Read up through Leona’s overblot, see how that affects their relationship, and stop.

Or

4. Continue reading as it was meant to be read, up through the current updates. (I haven’t done this. I lost interest. I very much like the concept that they have a brief, intense fling, become obsessed with power, and it all collapses. It could have ended there and been great, imo, but it’s clear the author wanted to follow them through the rest of the game)

Night Sculptor | E | LeoRuggie | 7k words (complete)

By shoeburn

This room, door locked, lights dim, belongs to the two of them alone. This is where Ruggie belongs. He wants Leona to belong here too.

Doomed LeoRuggie smut. Just fucking SAD, man. But good.

Unexpected Proximity! | T | FloRid | 15K words (complete)

By elo_quentalias

On an otherwise routine trip through the Hall of Mirrors, an unseen student pushes Riddle into a coffin — along with Floyd Leech. Riddle is about to discover just how far his work-in-progress patience can possibly take him.

“Two characters trapped in a tight space.” This is one of those ships that when they interact in canon Im like “hell yeah i get it” but they dont take up too much space in my mind otherwise and I havent found much good fic that helps solidify it as something possible, they always kind of show up in the background of other fics as a love/hate jokey thing. This is a good one though, Riddle has to test his patience and so does Floyd, and it forces them to meet in the middle.

Such A Funny Way to Fall | E | TreyCater | 6k words (complete)

By undeuxtreycater

Trey walks in on Cater having sex. Cater makes sure he does it again.

I do not give two farts about this ship but this is good smut to me. And everything else they’ve written is also good smut about ships I don’t care about. And it’s all they have. And I’m like 95% sure this is a side account just for someone’s TWST porn and Im really fucking mad about that because they have NO bookmarks and an empty bio and how am I supposed to see what else they’ve written?? Why would you do this to your readers? It’s just mean. Anyway Cater’s a whore check it out.

Lavendar haze | T | LilIdia | 3k words (complete)

By la_nuit_porte_couseil

“How is it possible that you have been alive for untold decades yet you’ve never been high?” aka Idia encourages Lilia to try smoking weed. It gets gay.

I don't think the characterization on this one really hits (in op’s defense it's two years old and we had significantly less Lilia then) BUT it's like a really elaborate shit-post with some turns of phrase that live rent free in my brain, worth reading for that alone. I might take “I finished all my panic attacks” with me to my grave.

[verdantwyrm]

I heard many arguments about how mouthwashing shouldn't have a fandom because they doesn't get the story's point and "fandomize" said characters

I'm kinda agree with them? Since I doesn't like how the Fandom actively ignores Jimmy and yeah the Jimmy hate train was funny but it gets annoying sometimes

People say mouthwashing shouldn't have a fandom not because of the fandomizing of the characters but more how they don't understand that you can ship, write fanfics, make happy endings or au's because they cannot comprehend someone doing all of that and then also engaging with the content in a proper, informed and literate way.

I talked more about that over here, but thats not the point of your ask. I think it's fine to be annoyed with how Jimmy, as a character, is routinely ignored. It's not that I don't think people can dislike him or that i'm saying people have to like him, its neither of those things, but outwardly removing him intentionally can sometimes come off like you don't want to comprehend him at all and the massive role he plays in the story. He is the villain, the fallout, and the why and how of Mouthwashing as a story and a piece of literature. You don't have to analyze him or write some deep thought-provoking piece every time you mention Jimmy, but it can come off definitely as very shallow when you simply write him to be completely nonexistent for no other reason than to ignore the whole plot of the game, the story and especially the other characters.

But you're not agreeing with the people that say Mouthwashing shouldn't have a fandom because of this reason alone, because even if it didn't have a fandom this would happen regardless, and almost everything in the existence of for-fucking-ever has always had a "fandom" so trying to say that this one instance, this one singular game shouldn't is hilariously naive and very silly.

Things, for as long as they exist, no matter how they're made, will always have a fandom, and thus, will always have annoying people. It's up to you wether or not you let them dictate how much fun you have in that fandom. Create your own echo chamber, who's going to stop you?

[storywestistrash]

watched mouthwashing finally. the fact that i saw people be more aggressive towards curly than jimmy is kinda strange. kinda real weird

[dykedvonte]

I hate the stretch lines in the front of Curly's uniform because that means the devs rushed to make a model in like a month or so and thought "They gotta at least know he has huge knockers, gotta know he's got back pain." Cause like what is the thematic importance of his tits having overhang?

What responsibility is that representing? Breast reduction? It shows an inherent greed in his character due to the excess and heshouldletmeholdone and that he clearly is blinded cause if he tries to look down his damn ladder all he's seeing is his own cleavage.

[starry-bi-sky]

Dead on Main Childhood Friends Memes

Because now that I've gotten the hang of making au memes, i can't stop.

[dennisboobs]

i love seeing normies chardenning, like yesss... please speak more on their friendship, this is fascinating to me....

[bakedcrossaintt]

people who say shit like "ugh not everything has to be about shipping! these characters are just friends, stop making them gay!" are annoying as fuck pass it on

[camellcat]

reading a post s7 fic and it's got me thinking... like, y'know, maybe the reason wil and xand struggle with their partners is because no one really comes above buffy. they're part of the slayer's arsenal, her best weapons, her biggest supports. and why buffy has such people troubles in general is because she will always always save wil and xand before anybody else. cause it's them three against the world

[bluestjayy]

Move complete 😭

[trashcanwithsprinkles]

The new chapter is lovely ❤️

I'm glad Childe figured it out himself since Zhongli would have never told him that he isn't human ...

Aah, now I really want to read what Chongyun/Hu Tao think about Childe and Zhonglis spar/interactions.

After all, Ghuizhong already ships them, maybe they're going to start thinking that Childe has a chance with Zhongli after all?

Considerung Hu Tao already tries to wingwoman Childe 🤔

chongyun and hu tao are mostly like staring from the sidelines. honestly everyone is, guizhong might 'ship' them but she doesn't take direct action just because. like- sending childe to the clothes retrieval trip wasn't just because hehe i want my otp to spend time together, but more like- zhongli clearly enjoys childe's company and she's worried about him so maybe sending his friend along will do him some good, maybe they'll have a spar and it'll help or smth that the otp gets to spend time together is an added bonus

[necrotic-nephilim]

do you ship helena bertinelli with anyone? if yes, then which characters and why? what's your favorite helena ship? do you have any helena rarepairs? (i know you've talked about helena/steph and you're so right about it, it's a very interesting ship)

!!!! i have so many ships for my best girl ever yes oh my god thank you for asking.

my top pairing is probably Vic Sage/the Question. Vic is the basic answer, but man. i love them so much. no couple has matched each other's freak like that have. Justice League Unlimited is a great adaptation of Helena in general, but it also did a great adaptation of Helena and Vic's relationship. how he just dedicates himself to helping her with no expected return, but also wants to make sure she doesn't go too far in a hunt for vengeance that never ends for her. i think a lot of characters often want to change Helena or expect things out of her for their own needs, like the Batfam and the BoP. but Vic is one of the few people who just wants her to be better for her own good. when he tries to stop her from killing it's not because of his morals, it's because he doesn't want this crusade to consume her. and i just. man i think about them a lot. Helena rlly likes weird little men who give themselves wholly to her.

Zinda Blake/Lady Blackhawk is also a top ship for me. tbh i just like Zinda. but i do love how Helena and Zinda interact, being the more rough and tumble members of the BoP. they're both outsiders, in different ways. Helena is an outsider of the Batfam and Zinda is literally from a different time and an outsider to the current world. their friendship is so genuine and i think if Babs and Dinah can have. whatever homoerotic nonsense going on during BoP, then Zinda and Helena deserve some homoerotic nonsense too. as a treat.

if we're willing to count New-52 Helena, then i enjoy Helena/Dick/Tiger. i think Helena and Dick being a past relationship is really important in pre-Flashpoint for Helena's development, though i don't ship them as a serious couple beyond a fling. but in the New-52, i think this throuple be fun. Helena and Tiger respect each other as two very driven, no-nonsense agents and then well. they both clearly have some kind of thing for Dick. so it's fun finding the balance of how they could all work together romantically.

and ofc. it's a crime to mention Helena ships and not mention Renee Montoya/the Question. every time they interact it's really fucking gay. it's so gay that Kate Kane, Renee's own ex, assumed Helena and Renee were gay. i cannot be convinced against this ship. i genuinely think this ship should be canon. i mean. DC did tease us with this moment from an alternate universe and it's lived rent for me since. fucking criminal for us to only get one panel of what we could have if DC let Helena be a fruit in the main universe. being in love with Helena Bertinelli should be a right of passage for the Question mantle, i personally believe. if you asked me like. genuinely who i want to see Helena date in the current comics, Renee is my top pick. (i would say Vic but he's fucking dead and the New-52 butchered him so rip my mans-)

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besides those ships, just about every ship for Helena probably falls into the category of rarepair. like you said i've talked about my love for Helena/Steph before bc god. i think it should be a thing more people ship. once i finish the fic i'm writing about them i will convince others to like it.

i also think Helena/Cass could be fun. in a *lot* of ways Helena and Cass are narrative parallels to each other. Helena was a victim of her family being murdered at about the same age Cass was forced to be a murderer. Helena grows up to believe in lethal justice because of this, and Cass grows up to be staunchly against it. Cass' Batgirl suit was made *by* Helena. they both want to be protectors of the most vulnerable people. they balance each other out in a lot of ways and i think they should kiss about it.

also probably a rarepair, i think Helena/Lady Shiva is fun. their fight during Birds of Prey (2010) had... questionable moments for Helena's characterization, but i do love so much that Helena knocks Shiva off her feet and gains a deep respect from Shiva. like. Shiva gives her a nickname and shows her admiration. i would like to see fanfic where Shiva continues to be weirdly admirable of Helena and bothering her non-stop. they could be a fun fucked up toxic yuri moment. this is just. so gay to me.

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my most rare Helena pair would probably be Helena Wayne, actually. but specifically Helena Wayne of JSA (2022). ever since, for some reason, it was made canon that the current Helena Wayne was named after Helena Bertinelli and took the name Huntress to honor her i *cannot* stop thinking about them meeting. because in-universe it makes *no* fucking sense for Bruce to name his kid after *Helena Bertinelli*, someone he's regularly at odds with and doesn't like. it's clearly an awkward explanation to try to make the whole two Huntress situation make sense. (it's almost as bad as Helena Wayne in the New-52 using Helena Bertinelli as an alias.) but because it's such an odd choice, i do think it could be fun for Helena Wayne, when she's back in time to see Bruce, to find Helena Bertinelli to get to know the woman she was named after and Helena Bertinelli just being. baffled by the idea of *Batman* naming his kid after her. it could be a fun fucked up moment.

my other super rarepair is Kara Zor-L/Power Girl. they had like. one meaningful interaction of JSA Classified and it's been PLAGUING me. something about when Power Girl doesn't remember her past and she's seeking a friend, she instinctively goes to find Huntress? but it's wrong bc this isn't *her* Huntress and neither of them understand why Power Girl would seek Helena out? god it's so good. i'm always a big fan of ships where one person in the ship is *so* obviously using the other person as a replacement for someone they lost and they both know it. it's such a doomed angsty thing where you could play with Helena actually really liking Kara, but knowing that she's just a replacement for Kara's Helena Wayne. good fucked up shit man.

and lastly: i really ship her with Dawn Granger/Dove. there's no canon basis for this, they didn't have a ton of interactions even when they were both on the BoP. but there's a very kind innocence to Dawn that contrasts Helena's violence really well. and i do love a ship with a corruption kink vibe to it. let Helena corrupt Dawn. i could write such fucked up porn about these two.

[stop-breaking-my-heart-telltale]

if dorian didn't show up, do you think louis would have shot minnie?

I do. I know some people think either he wouldn't have or he would've missed so that's why the writers had him shoot Dorian instead, but mmmmmm no, I don't personally think so. I like to think that if he had taken the shot, his shaky hands would've caused him to shoot her fatally.

Mostly because I'm already so normal about the fact that of the Ericson crew, Marlon and Louis are the only ones with a body count. Well, that we know of, but shown to us in the game, at least. Plus, we know it's Louis' first kill.

Like yeah, Clementine and AJ become part of the crew and they have bigger body counts, and if we're counting indirect kills caused by actions, then Tenn has a count... and I guess everyone has blood on their hands for blowing up the boat... but I'm talking about killed directly with a weapon like....... I lied, I'm not normal about that at all, Louis and Marlon are the ones who have killed someone in Louis' route. I'm also not normal about the fact that Louis kills Dorian and then even as he's clearly in shock, he tries to go with Clementine to get AJ, and then later on when they talk about it, he says it feels like bile but not quite and he's glad he has it in him to do it.... listen, listen, listen... I'm obsessed with that.

Anyway, so if Louis shot Minerva, I think he would've accidentally killed her and can you imagine? He's already enough of a mess after killing the woman who pinned him down and tried to cut his finger off [or succeeded] but he knew Minerva, they were friends before the twins were taken. Even Violet couldn't kill her even though that would've been the smarter thing to do, and we know thanks to meta knowledge that killing her would've saved lives, but Violet couldn't, and I don't think Louis would intentionally either.

Speaking of Violet, if Louis killed Minerva, I hate to think about what that would've done to Vi. I think she might've actually left at that point, like what was planned before it got changed to her being burned. I don't think she would've attacked Louis over it, though, like yeah she attacked Clementine in the cell but Louis? I don't know, but I don't think so just because it's Louis and he'd be a mess about it anyway.

Though if he did kill her, it would be a neat parallel to draw... y'know, because Louis forgave AJ for killing Marlon even though he was pissed and heartbroken, and Violet was annoyed with him the entire time... but could she ever forgive Louis for killing Minerva? Y'know? We already have a similar parallel with AJ shooting Tenn, but still.

If Clementine killed Minerva in that moment, though, then I could see Violet attacking her since in her eyes, Clem proved her right.

So yeah, I get why they added the Dorian kill to his route. It adds another compelling element to Louis as a character, but we also need Minerva alive for episode 4; Louis can't kill her, he can't miss, and he's not going to stay with her because we need Violet to stay on the boat and him to be on shore for all routes.