#━━ ✦ 001. / ems turn to talk.

[mastermicd]

so i recently just started buffy and the millions of tumblr gifsets simply do not prepare you for spike's british accent

[jealousmartini]

KPOP DR INTRODUCTION

Old opening intro:

" Don't freak out! We are O.M.G! "

New opening intro:

" 6 friends and a dream! We are O.M.G "

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[ # 000 :: O.M.G's ORIGIN STORY ] small print

O.M.G, is an originally animated six-member girl group created in late 2013 by Lucia Martinez, or better known as "Keisha" from her character in O.M.G, under her youtube channel "Envious Martini" accompanied by her 5 other girlfriends for fun. They would post a lot of vlogs, grwm (get ready with me's), mukbangs, reaction/commentary, and livestreams, of course, none of these posts were ever serious. And a lot of their videos would be clipped to be used as memes that would instantly catch fire, and their faces would soon be very recognisable. In fact It wouldnt even take long for O.M.G to earn a lot of attention from Korean and Western K-POP fans when "Molly (claimed song!! playboi carti)", which is a scrap unreleased track by the way, would randomly go viral at 2.3 million views on youtube and Envious martini would begin to grow a humble following of 430K followers for their music, art and shitposts.

All music production, concepts, and choreography were created by Keisha with the help of the 5 girls behind the scenes. For example, in order for Keisha to be able to animate the choreography, the girls would make dance routines together, figuring out positions and record it for Keisha to take as reference. This also went for vocals and rapping. All girls played their parts accordingly to how they felt comfortable and were suitable to each member. And then it would be in mid-June of 2014 that the girls would decide to bring Keisha's art to life and replace the characters of O.M.G with themselves.

And in 2015, after being invited to many interviews and talk shows and entering many survival shows and competitions, it would be one competition show in particular, held by JYP which O.M.G would win, where they would officially be adopted under JYP entertainment and debut as a JYP girl group in the same year. But it wasn't until 2016 after much debate surrounding the group that O.M.G. was finally recognised and accepted as a KPOP group.

[ # 001 :: ALBUMS ]

[ disclaimer!! claimed songs are highlighted, and said songs most likely sound slightly different in my dr because of personal taste.]

Core genres :: KPOP, EDM, JERSEY CLUB, POP-ROCK, SYNTH, ELECTRO-POP, CONTEMPORARY R&B

Core aesthetics/concepts :: GIRL CRUSH, Chaotic academia core, Y2K, Girl-next-door

Themes :: Teenage years/Nostalgia, Self discovery, Love/self love, Random stuff

(2013) Mini album 1 :: Superstitious

Tracklist :: "track no.1", "track no.2", "track no.3"

(2014) Mini album 2 :: Lawfully Wedded Wives

Tracklist :: "What's your number", "Molly", "Greedy hearts", "girls never die", "heaven sent", "kinda miss you rn"

(2015) Debut Album :: Oh My Gosh

Tracklist :: "OMG", "Magnetic", "Ditto", "Lucky girl syndrome", "Dalla Dalla", "Woo! Ah!", "ETA"

Debut song :: Ditto

(2016) 1st Single :: Princess Sickness

(2017) 2nd Album :: New Region

Tracklist :: "La di da", "Supernova", "Crush", "life on Mars" , "JOYRIDE",

(2017) 3rd Album :: GINXED

Tracklist :: "Girls on wings", "LOOP", "Serotonin", "WOW", "Bitternes, the disease", "Yes, and?", "Charmed", "LOVE DIVE", "Accendio"

(2019) 4th Album :: Hopscotch

Tracklist :: "Six of em", "1 on 1", "Now what", "Super mario", "Jersey Girls", "Sir mix a lot", more to come...

(2019) 5th Album :: Joyride

Tracklist :: "Insidious", "It's my turn now", "Trance", "met her on the internet", more to come...

(2021) 6th Album :: TOTALLY MAXED OUT

Tracklist :: "I'm your magical girl", more to more...

[ # 002 :: SOLO PROJECTS ]

(2019) Debut Solo Single :: "Make way"

(2021) 1st Solo mini Collection :: Come again?

Tracklist :: "It's my turn now", "He ate my heart", "WTF?"

(2023) 4th Solo Single :: "My Chemical Romance feat. Megan the Stallion"

(2024) 5th Solo Single :: "ABCD feat. NAYEON"

(2024) 6th Solo Single :: "Boohoo"

(2024) 7th Solo Single :: "New Woman feat. CHAE KYUNG"

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[ # 000 :: BASIC INFO ]

Date of DR :: ??/04/2017

Name :: Lucia R. Martinez

korean birthname :: Hwang Chae-Kyung

adopted name :: Lovely adopted surname

nicknames :: Kyu, Kyungie, Keish/Keesh, Chae-Bae, Vivi

Stage name :: Keisha/Kyu

Title names :: THAT girl, Mother Rabbit, Millionaire Maknae, KPOP's Princess, KPOP's Darling, KPOP's first Black Idol, KPOP'S secret ACE, KPOP's curly head, KPOP's BEYONCE

Positions :: Producer, Main/lead singer, main dancer, sub rapper, visuals, maknae, center maybe??

Date of birth : 20 / 06 / 1997

Age :: 19

Hobbies :: Music production, drawing, dancing, singing, baking, gaming

Languages :: English, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Mandarin Chinese

Ethnicity :: half puerto rican, half korean

Representative animal :: red panda / puppy / Bunny (I can't choose rn guys)

Representative colour :: orange

Representative dessert :: cookies and brownies

Fanbase name :: charmings

Training period :: ?? months

Company :: JYP

Group representative colours :: Blue and Pink

Brands :: Vivian Westwood, Diesel, Juicy Couture

[ # 001 :: FUN FACTS ]

She is older than Jungkook by 4 months. He knows this but still chooses to not use honorifics sometimes.

She is close friends with NAYEON, Sana, Chaeyoung, YOONGI, JIMIN, JUNGKOOK, Namjoon, J-hope, TAEHYUNG, Jin, BANGCHAN, Felix, Hyunjin, YUNA, Jennie, Jisoo, Tsuyu, WONYOUNG, YUJIN,

No one knows this yet but she has a crush on 6 of the idols listed and 2 of the highlighted names are part of the six, the other 4 are not

The red panda is her animal representative because there was a video circulating of her dressed up as a mascot for her highschool as a red panda and break-dancing

Speaking of dancing, she has mastered multiple dancing styles like house, vogue, street dancing, belly dancing, Jazz, Latin, Club, Jersey and Freestyle. She's got her own signature groove 💃🏾 🕺

She is the first kpop idol to be the ambassador for Vivian Westwood, Juicy Couture and Diesel

[ # 002 :: CONTROVERSIES AND SCANDALS ]

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[madelynraemunson]

CALL ME WHAT YOU WANT 𓆩♡𓆪

(Book #1 of the Hellfire Gentlemen’s Club series)

strip club owner!eddie x fem!exotic dancer!hargrove!reader

𝐌𝐎𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐍 𝐀𝐔 18+ MDNI

Chapter 017: Something’s Brewing

Mornings are for coffee, contemplation, and work visitations. And before you know it, things go from 0 to ‘Eleven’.

author's note: the layout of this chapter is heavily inspired by the writing style of one of my inspirations, @pinkrelish 💘 love you alyson!!

CW: fluff, boyfriend eddie, angst, drinking, smoking, profanities, physical altercations, arguing, aggressive eddie, GENERATIONAL CURSES, eddie misogynistic/ableist one-liner (our fave is also a man at the end of the day), therapist!eleven rise up 🤩🤩, divider from @attxnt

word count: 4.8k words

↳ chapters: 001, 002*, 003** , 004**, 005 , 006 , 007* , 008**, 009, 010, 011, 012* , 013**, 014** , 015, 016**, 017, 018, 019, 020*

* = somewhat smutty chapters ** = smut chapters

You’ll NEVER. GET. AWAY. from the sound of a woman that loves you.

♡

WEEK-IS-LONG-WEDNESDAY

Eddie doesn't sleep well when you’re not with him. Like a fish out of water, your boyfriend flops and flails around in bed, rolling over his bumpy sheets that still linger with your scent. But before he can even get comfy, it’s already time to start the day.

Son of a bitch.

“Alexa,” Eddie pleads. “Please postpone my cries until tomorrow.”

“Sorry — Eddie… I don’t understand what you meant by please postpone my life until tomorrow.”

“That too I guess.”

———

It’s awfully quiet at Hellfire.

Your friends seem to be protesting your unjust departure, keeping the essence of you alive by paying the Hellfire Girls no mind.

Meanwhile the witches who made you quit are celebrating your absence, laughing and leaning against the wall, entertaining themselves with their week-old gossip that was centered around you. Because without talking about ‘Shy Girl’, they wouldn’t be as interesting. To anyone.

"Yeah and she didn't even have the decency to give her two weeks," Kassidy scoffs. "Just up and left. How immature."

They got what they wanted. You were gone. Controlled, altered, deleted. 86’d, baby. But at what cost?

“Classic Baby Stripper. Can’t handle Hellfire’s heat.”

Now it's their turn to have the spotlight again. Just like old times. Although this time around, that attention is all negative.

But it’s attention, nonetheless.

Emmy and the other Hellfire Girls are seen squirming around, struggling to to reach for a prop that was placed high up on a shelf.

"Mike, I can't reach this thing, can you come get it for me?"

"Sorry, busy," Mike scoffs, shuffling angrily past them.

A couple of raised eyebrows. Okay then…

"Dustin, do you think you can-"

"No. Do it yourself," Dustin snaps.

Every appetizer they ordered from Argyle came out dry or burnt. Any toiletries needed from Nancy were handed over with minimal eye contact and assistance. Jonathan stopped serving them alcohol three peach schnapps ago, but of course those bitches were too busy faking their intoxication to even notice.

And despite everything, they were still appalled. Surely EDDIE wouldn’t approve of this blatant favoritism.

After putting out his cigarette, Eddie makes his way inside with the paperwork needed for your severance check, along with more checks for the club (and Wayne) that he didn’t even want to think about.

"OH EM GEE, HI EDDIE BEAR!" the girls squeal at him. It's their one last attempt to be smothered with love and affection from your boyfriend.

SLAM. The door to Ed's office swings shut.

Chrissy and Nina erupt in laughter, because even despite getting rid of you, Eddie still doesn’t give those girls the time of day.

“Eat shit, you cunts,” Nina chuckles, shaking her head in satisfaction.

While it was obvious whose side The Party is on, the Hellfire Girls are STILL left distraught and confused.

"Do you guys...” Kassidy says. “…kinda get the vibe that everyone seems a bit pissed off today?"

THANKFUL-THURSDAY

"Thank you, come again!"

You had just finished making your 20th peppermint mocha of the morning. And to think you’re going to be here ‘til close…

Being a waitress and barista are two completely different ball parks, something you wish you knew before Steve got you the job at Newby’s not too long ago.

Syrups. Sauces. Coffee beans from robusta to arabica. The just-as-caffeinated juices that would taste a lot better with alcohol in them...

And the damn milks. God forbid you use soy milk instead of almond, otherwise Susan Swayne from the Hawkins Neighborhood Watch Committee will throw a hissy fit for everyone with a satellite dish to see. And you’d much rather not want to end up going viral on Reddit — again.

Sigh.

You’re whisking away at a matcha when you realize that a group of corporate Chads were looking at you for way too long. Your paranoid eyes scan the scene, heart nearly dropping to your stomach as you lean your body into Steve’s for comfort.

"People are staring at me," you report to him at a low whisper.

Harrington is right beside you, wiping the counter down with a wet cloth after spilling some half and half on it. Your new colleague glances over at them before giving you an earnest look of reassurance.

“They probably just have a staring problem,” he says. “New pretty face at a local coffee shop? Of course they’re gonna look at you.”

“I’m almost certain I gave one of them a dance.”

“You’re also making them a coffee,” he points out. “How many people can say that about their dancers? They should be grateful.”

It makes you less stressed knowing you have a male coworker by your side, and that your job predominantly takes place in broad daylight. Your stress is further alleviated when you see Max shuffle back in through the side door after her 15-minute juul break in the parking lot. She gives you a tense nod hello after exhaling a small cloud of 'Wild Raspberry Bubblegum' into the room.

“Back from your break?” you mumble rhetorically, avoiding direct eye contact with her.

“Yeah. I am.”

You and Max got into a fight earlier this morning. It was over something stupid, your first real fight since she found out you were stripping on the low. You’re stunned when she wraps her arms around your shoulders from behind, causing you to hum in endearment. Dearest Maxine…your baby sister.

"I just wanted to say I'm sorry," Max apologizes. "I'm not me when I go without smoking for too long."

"I forgive you," you hug her back. "Thank you for communicating your feelings. Wanna help me with this in-house order?”

“Of course.”

Since your whole lives were spent constantly losing people on such short notice, you, Max, and Billy have made it a goal to never go to bed angry. You all follow through with it 90-percent of the time, which is huge considering your dynamic. You never want to end the day on bad terms with anyone. With how the world operates nowadays, you just never know.

“You guys make coffee for non-heroes?”

And you weren’t going to start the day mad either. To your surprise, your gaze is met with Eddie’s when you turn around. Your boyfriend beams over at you with eager eyes, hands tucked neatly into his pockets as he waits to order.

“EDDIE!” you exclaim.

Mister-Leather-and-Denim greets you with his signature dimpled smile. "Hi, sweetie."

You practically leap over the counter to give your man a tight squeeze. He chuckles into you, his cool rings lightly pressing against your back during your embrace.

“Eddie...” you coo. “You came to see me!”

“I sure did,” your man sings as he goes to put you down. “Ohh my goodness… Look at you with your little barista apron! Do a little spin for me.”

You spin. Eddie hoots in adoration.

“Now do a little pose.”

You pose.

“One more turn for me, baby…all the way, all the way, all the way…” he instructs. Suddenly, his palm issues you a rough smack across the ass. “BOOM! There we go. Now we’re talkin’!”

“Hey hey hey, let’s keep it PG,” Harrington scolds him. “Bob watches the cameras when he’s not here.”

“Then Bob should know Eddie’s hands are rated E for everybody,” Eddie tuts, slyly clicking his tongue at Steve. “Didn’t think I’d miss YOU now did you, Big Boy? C’MERE!”

Eddie scurries towards Steve to give him his as well. Smack. Almost like it’s muscle memory.

Max shakes her head in amusement as watches their tomfoolery unfold in front of her. She always used to think you were exaggerating their 'bromance', but now her doubts have been debunked.

“Need some caffeine to kickstart your heart today?” she asks your boyfriend.

“Not particularly, since your sister’s in front of me,” Eddie replies, chuckling at his own cheesy joke. But then he hands her a 20. “I’ll take a cold brew though. Change is yours to keep.”

“My hero, my hero,” Max hums. You watch as she opens the register to acquire the difference.

Your sister starts on Eddie’s drink while you two spend some time together. Out of habit, you fiddle with his hair and then lovingly stroke his face, all while Eddie scans the room around him, his curious fingers dancing over to the plastic tip jar next to the pastries behind you.

“How much for the trail mix?” he comments.

“Ha-ha,” you respond to him dryly.

“Baby you could make this much in tips in a second at Hellfire.”

“I’m not going back,” you respond with certainty.

Eddie’s face drops when he realizes how serious you sound. Tucking his hands back into the pockets, Mr. Tough guy elicits a rather child-like pout.

“But everybody misses you.”

“Not everybody.”

“Everybody who matters,” he corrects himself.

“That’s sweet,” you admit. “But we’ll all still hang out, y’know? I just...really wanna keep our work-life shit separate.”

“I understand, baby,” Eddie frowns. “I just miss your face is all.”

It was a shitty situation those girls put you and Eddie in. But now that you’ve had time to think about it, you don’t need Hellfire anymore. Stripping has rocket-launched you out of debt; and now that you’re comfortably on your feet, with everything you could possibly want and more, you see no need in having a hustle mentality anymore. And besides, everyone and Eddie knew that to you, Hellfire was only temporary.

“I miss you too,” you assure Eddie. “But I'm out of that cacoon now and spreading my wings. Thanks to you. We can celebrate off the clock."

“Now I like the sound of that," Eddie smirks as he pulls you into him again. He gives you another, rather tight, squeeze followed by a delicate forehead kiss. "So amazing to hear, sweetheart. I’m so happy for you.”

FACE-THE-TRUTH FRIDAY

“You’re upset.”

It’s an assumption that irritates the shit out of Eddie. Jane watches your boyfriend as he frantically ushers himself around, stress-cleaning everything at POTIONS while Jonathan takes his lunch. For as long as she's been here, it's been observed that the only thing Eddie seems to be running on today is a hot chip, and yet another cold brew from Newby’s that you had made for him.

“I’m not upset, Eleven.”

“Don’t lie.”

“I’m NOT,” Eddie insists. “Shy Girl and I are doing great, thank you very much.”

But the psych major doesn’t believe it one bit. Setting the pencil she was twiddling down onto her notebook, Jane narrows her eyes.

“Wanna know how I know you’re lying?”

“Hit me.”

“I never once mentioned Hargrove’s name.”

Caught. Red-handed. A sucker-punch to the ego. Eddie’s cheeks flush an exposed shade of pink, having been read to filth by the girl he and Steve used take turns babysitting when she was a little kid.

“And boys always lie,” ‘Eleven’ tuts. Jane starts to dismantle her waffle fries as if they were pieces of pull-apart bread. She then shoves the Eggo-shaped taters into her mouth. “‘s like it’s in their blood.”

“Girls lie too,” Eddie scoffs.

“But they lie better.”

Eddie pretends to dismiss it, waving Jim and Joyce’s daughter off so she could go with Mike who has probably forgotten to take inventory yet again. But when she doesn’t, and insists on playing therapist, Eddie can’t help but wonder what Jane and Wheeler could possibly be fighting about now.

“Don’t start your relationship off with a lie,” Eleven forewarns. “I can tell you really like Shy Girl. And if that’s the case, I assume you trust her enough to be honest with her.”

"I am honest with her."

“Bullshit.”

He peers back over at Jane.

Eddie’s assets — at this point — have now become a liability. And it was YOU who had to pay the price.

But he knew he still had to be realistic. There was no way in hell that he could spoil you, take you out, buy you nice things, and introduce you to new experiences if his business is in shambles. He needed his dancers.

"If you can’t get rid of those girls, you at least owe Shy Girl the truth,” Jane points out. She finds herself leaning across the bar. "And the truth is... you’re upset about her quitting.”

Eddie shrugs, choosing to gloss over how he really feels in hopes of getting a second opinion. “But I don’t know why I’d be upset. She’s doing what’s best for her.”

But Eleven clears him immediately.

“Because your abandonment issues tell you she gave up too easily,” She shoves another waffle fry into her mouth. “therefore she didn’t fight hard enough for your relationship.”

Man.

“Otherwise, you two would’ve found a compromise by now,” Eleven keeps going. “Meaning she would’ve stayed. Could’ve stayed.”

She pauses for the dramatics while Eddie uncomfortably clears his throat.

“Should’ve stayed," she finishes.

Bingo. It’s like Eleven found a way to invade Eddie’s mind somehow. Disgusted with himself, it also dawns on him that although the kids are much older now, they’re still sponges. That means they can still read into him and everyone else, even more than they could’ve when they were only 12. And this time around, there’s no filter when it happens. It’s a scary thought.

“I liked you better homeschooled.”

SHRUG-IT-OFF SATURDAY

It’s D&D night at Jeff’s house and you’re in charge of food prep. But you really don't see the point in it anymore, considering bank heist campaigns are way more interesting than the messy charcuterie board in front of you.

"I can't believe tonight will go down as the Craigslist Campaign," Max remarks. "That's where Eddie found these guys, right?"

"It's where Gareth found them," you correct her. "I hope they all get along, though. Campaigns are huge for Eddie."

You watch your boyfriend from the kitchen as he does his thing, kneeling on the wooden table as he prefaces the campaign with an introductory monologue. It all makes you swoon. Eddie is just so animated. It's in the dramatic changes in his voice depending on who he's imitating. His theatrical jazz hands. His extremely detailed, and lucid story-telling that slips so naturally off his tongue.

Eddie Munson knows how to put on a show. As a performer yourself, you can appreciate watching his universes come to life. This is a look into Eddie's mind. His world. His safe space. And he appears to be having a lot of fun with it.

Your lip curls involuntarily. A little too much fun, you think to yourself…shamefully, spitefully.

“You’re not mad at Eddie, are you?”

You look at your sister like she's crazy. Max knows you and your micro-expressions like the back of her hand. Wasn't really a hobby she picked up per se, but more of a survival tactic. It makes you second guess yourself. Surely you didn't make yourself that obvious, did you? But even then, you're not even that bitter about it. So why are you physically reluctant in giving an answer that your brain is so sure of?

“No,” you shake your head. “Why would I be mad?”

“He barely did anything to defend you from those girls,” Max points out. “You’re his girlfriend and what do they get? A slap on the wrist for all of the shit they've done? It’s unfair!”

You silently return to your edible arrangement, putting the grapes next to the cheeses and away from the deli meats so that Gareth doesn't get 'the ick'. Then you grab a wine glass to make a rose shape out of said deli meats. Max doesn't back down.

"It's okay if you're upset," she tries again.

"I'm not upset, Max."

"You're lying."

"Am not!" You quickly jump to defend Eddie. "I genuinely think, and know, that Eddie's a keep-the-peace kind of guy. Besides, Hellfire would've been in jeopardy if he fired those girls."

"Hellfire would've been in jeopardy if Billy pressed those charges."

You think about the fight more often than you would like. It was the only time you've truly seen Eddie out of character.

"But that's different. Billy pushed all the right buttons. I know Eddie. He's not as manic as people paint him out to be."

And as if it were a joke, the Universe uses this impeccable timing to launch you into a panic. Soon the sound of shattered glass and moving chairs fill the room, and when you whip your head over to the sound of the commotion, you're stunned to see your man lunging at one of the strangers that were sat at Jeff's dinner table.

"EDDIE! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" someone yelps.

"You wanna say that shit again?" Eddie demands. "Huh, do you?"

"What the actual fuck," Max breathes out with her hand clutched to her chest. "That came out of nowhere."

"Disrespecting my fucking friend in his own fucking house?!" he gives the guy another violent rattle. "Huh?!"

You're unsure whether to intervene or not, but the guys seem to have it managed so you just stay put in the kitchen. From what you gathered, the guy said something rude to Jeff, making fun of his class and level and using his character skin as a reason for being inferior to him. But clearly, he was still no match for the Dungeon Master.

Eddie shakes his head in pity.

"Classic fucking bard," Eddie spits. "All that talk and all that charisma, but you're still FUCKING WEAK in battle."

"Hurtful..." Dustin, whose also a bard, whimpers.

"Wasn't talking about you, Henderson," Eddie huffs.

Then who was Eddie talking about? Because according to the look on everyone's faces, his rage didn't align with the severity of the issue at hand. The guy did seem condescending and patronizing when you met him, but all he did was poke fun at Jeff. Something the Hellfire boys already do with one another.

Eddie's outburst is enough to end the campaign early, and the guys who allegedly violated Jeff that badly left without a cue. As everyone cleans up after themselves, Gareth locates all the drinks that Eddie has downed tonight and confiscates them. You remember the time Eddie told you drinking makes him feel gross. Makes him act gross too, apparently.

"Eddie, what the fuck, man? Where did that rage even come from?"

"Dude was cocky as hell," Eddie shakes his head at Gareth. "They can act stupid about it, but I see all the underlying shit. They knew what they were doing."

Suddenly your ears perk up. If you had been the one to say that, you could easily appoint those very sentences to the situation with the Hellfire Girls. The burning in your chest is undeniable now. Of course that's how shit starts to feel when it gets personal.

"No one bullies my boys and gets away with it," Eddie says. "They can get out and stay out."

Max looks back over at you, just as distraught. Then she says exactly what you were thinking but were far too afraid to admit. "Where was that energy when you were at Hellfire?"

You and Eddie go to different bathrooms to collect yourselves, both for entirely different reasons. Seeing Eddie that distressed over something so small really had you wondering if he was upset about something else as well. But then you start getting upset at yourself for not putting your concerns first. And this concern was a huge one. He can do that with his boys but not with you?

“Oh my god,” it dawns on you. “I guess I am disappointed in Eddie.”

And then, from the other side of the house, in Jeff's bathroom, it dawns on Eddie too as he sobers up.

“Oh my god. I guess I am upset with Hargrove.”

SUCKER-PUNCH SUNDAY

“You’re early, babe,” you remark.

Little did you know Eddie would’ve been at your door even earlier, had he not been rehearsing what to say in his van...and doom-scrolling the internet for the past hour.

“Just didn’t wanna be late!” is what he comes up with.

You greet him with a kiss shortly before allowing him into the home. Max is working today while Robin and Vicky were out running errands. This left you both plenty of time to hash things out if needed, both in the living room and the bedroom (if it applies).

C'mon, Hargrove, you urge yourself. Just say it.

"Listen..." you both say at once.

You both pause, glancing over at one another in surprise.

"What are you about to say?" you ask him.

"What are YOU..." he counters. "about to say?"

"You go."

"No no," he deflects. "Ladies first, I insist."

You hate that he's a gentleman sometimes. Out of the many situations where you had to rip the band-aid off, somehow this was the hardest one. After swallowing hard one last time, you finally come out and say it.

"I'm..." you begin. "I've been thinking all week. And... I guess am upset with how shit ended with Hellfire."

Eddie breathes a sigh of relief. "Oh thank god, you too?"

Suddenly, the air seems breathable again. You and Eddie both sigh in relief which then extorts a chuckle out of the two of you. At last, you two seem to be on the same page about this minor discrepancy.

"I've been losing sleep over it all week."

"I've been stress-cleaning trying to think of how to come to you about it!"

"Oh my god..." Eddie laughs.

"This is crazy!" you exclaim.

"I forgive you," the two of you say simultaneously.

Your eyes widen simultaneously as well.

"Wait, what?" you echo one another again.

"What do you mean you forgive me?" you hiss. "I should be the one forgiving you, not the other way around."

"Well... you kinda left me in a crummy spot... leaving Hellfire so soon?" Eddie argues. "And you were almost everybody's favorite dancer too. Outside of Chrissy."

"You left me in a crummy spot!" you place your hands on your hips. "By refusing to fire the dancers who made my life a living hell. The bullying wouldn't stop until I quit and you just let that happen."

"Okay first of all, you chose to quit," Eddie snaps. Anger starts to simmer within you. "After I begged you time and time again not to. And you were the one who told me not to get rid of the dancers because it would've been easier to just get rid of you, the one."

"I still expected you to give them some harsh ass consequences!" you exclaim. "And what do you mean I didn't fight hard enough for you? You shouldn't have to make me fight in the first place."

"You know what I mean," Eddie huffs. "And expected? I can't read your mind, Hargrove! How was I supposed to know what to do?"

How was he supposed to know? How was he supposed to know? Not reassuring at all coming from a business owner and manager. And the gag is Eddie sure knew what to do last night, when something similar happened to his homeboys.

"You literally kicked those dudes out last night for bullying Jeff. At the drop of a hat. But you couldn't do with the girls the same way?"

"Those Craigslist dudes don't pay the BILLS, sweetheart," Eddie emphasizes. "Had they been responsible for my paycheck, I may have approached it differently."

"I don't care anymore!" you exclaim. "Paycheck this, paycheck that. It's the principle of it, Eddie! The girls bullied me and all you did was slap them on the wrist. I expected you to do more."

"There it is again, 'expected'! I'm a simple guy, babe. I can't read you like a puzzle! Say what's on your mind. Why do you have so much trouble speaking up?"

"I shouldn't have to hold your hand through something so simple though. Forget that I'm your girlfriend for just a minute. You should've fired them when you realized they were sabotaging another dancer. And whose to say this was their first time doing it? What if they did it with Isabelle too?"

"Don't talk about Isabelle!" Eddie snaps at you. "You don't know anything that happened with her."

"Oh so now you're defending your ex wife too? OVER ME? Your actual, current girlfriend?! It's just anyone but me at this point. WHY AM I THE LAST PRIORITY? IT'S MY RELATIONSHIP."

"IT'S MY RELATIONSHIP TOO!"

"You don't seem to be fighting for it!"

"You're one to talk! You're the one who left when it got hard."

"I don't leave when shit gets hard," you argue. "I leave when shit doesn't change. When shit becomes toxic."

You did it with your last relationship. You did it when you and Max left Billy. You did it with Hellfire when the torment wouldn't stop. And you might as well do it again with Eddie, if nothing changes.

"You know what apologies without change is?" you grumble. "It's manipulation."

"Oh, so I'm a manipulator now?!" Eddie questions. "I did EVERYTHING you told me to do, but now I'm still a manipulator?!"

"Birds of a feather," you huff angrily. "Living up to the Munson name, huh?"

"That's not fair, baby."

"It is."

"NO, IT'S NOT!" Eddie booms. "How would you feel if I told you that you were living up to the Hargrove name? By blowing shit out of proportion when it doesn't even need to be like that?"

"DOESN'T NEED TO BE LIKE THAT?" you shout. "DOESN'T NEED TO BE LIKE THAT? THOSE BITCHES RUINED ME, PUT SUGAR IN MY GAS TANK, AND YOU'RE ACCUSING ME OF READING TOO MUCH INTO IT?"

"Now you're just putting words in my mouth."

"I'd like to put something in your mouth, that's for sure."

"Kinky," Eddie says smartly.

"That's all your mind travels to, is sex isn't it?! No wonder you keep those sluts around."

You and Eddie continue to argue back and forth, the volume of your voices gradually getting louder. Eventually, you grow overwhelmed, and the only thing that will calm you down is a good ol' scream.

Just like a banshee, a high-pitched scream rips through the house.

"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!"

You throw a nearby plastic cup at the wall, you're so angry and overstimulated.

"The hell was that?" Eddie questions. A laugh tugs at the corner of his mouth. For a minute, he looks like Billy when he gets a reaction out of you. That really sets you off.

Now you're out for blood. Out for the very thing, every Hargrove wants: the last word. He's right. You are living up to the Hargrove name. But why does it feel so good?

Unable to control yourself, your palms land across Eddie's chest and you shove him into the wall, causing Eddie to short circuit in shock. His face drains to a pale white. Now suddenly, you're Billy. And Eddie is you, looking at you the way you would look at your brother whenever he screamed or punched a wall.

Now Eddie's angry too. As much as he wants to get you back, it's still natural for him to physically refrain himself from doing so. Eddie Munson does not hit women. Wayne raised him better than that.

So instead, he settles for a verbal jab.

“You’re crazy. What is wrong with you, Hargrove?"

It's the damned C word that no enraged woman wants to hear. But now that you've heard it, there's no turning back. You're done with him.

"Get out," you order him.

"Fine," Eddie mutters. "Fine, I'm off to Wayne's anyway!" You stomp after Eddie as he starts making his way towards your door. "He's the only fucking person who seems to understand me."

The two of you share one final look before he heads out.

You hate that it has to end this way, because the devastated demeanor in his beady, brown eyes share that same sentiment. The sorrow is unspoken, but universal. Just as the love and yearning is, even when your words display a lack thereof.

"So you're gonna leave me?" Eddie gulps. "You're gonna leave me, huh? Just like everyone else does?"

You shake your head bitterly. If there's anything about you that you love/hate, it's that you always stand on your business. "Don't worry. Plenty of other bitches in the sea for you."

The final blow to Eddie's chest. Normally Eddie would've been able to recover from that... would've been able to leave the argument untouched after hearing those words... had it not been for you, the only person he truly sees himself with. The only person he would look for in a sea of people.

"I really thought you were different, Shy Girl," Eddie shakes his head. "That's what I get for hiring someone who doesn't understand what the industry can be like."

That's what he hits you with? Just then, the sadness is replaced by resentment entirely.

"I HATE YOU, Eddie Munson," you grimace. "I never want to see your face again."

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[aemiron-main]

More Patty-Henry and Stobin Thoughts: The One That I Like and She’s Not Even Real

So, I posted here and here about the parallels between the Patty-Henry confession booth scene audition tape

And now, keeping the Steve-Patty parallels in mind I’m staring at this line:

“The ONE that I like,” versus Henward being 001/the way that the word “one” is repeated in ST to deliver 001 subtext.

I won’t be surprised if we get a similar line from Patty that’s along the lines of “this boy, the one that I like”.

And you might be thinking “oh, Em, it’s a stretch to say that something in S3 was written with TFS in mind,” to which I say that it’s actually not a stretch whatsoever because, as James pointed out to me, development on TFS started during Season 2:

And we also know that 001/Henward has been planned since the very beginning/pre S1.

And also, this makes me think about this line from Steve talking about Suzie:

And I’m staring directly at my post about the idea that Patty isn’t real/is some sort of computer program & also at the fact that like I talked about in this post, while Patty is most heavily paralleled to Steve, she also has a few Robin parallels while Henry also has a few Steve parallels, so if This Steve scene turns out to be a Henry parallel re: Patty being part of a simulation…

Or also, if that line from Steve is still a Patty parallel, it could reference Patty saying that she’s not even sure Henry is real (esp with his weird powers), especially with all of the stuff that points to simulation/time travel weirdness in TFS, including Henry’s weird age…..

Anyway! Many thoughts…

[givehimthemedicine]

can I talk about the 001 tattoo?

so we can agree the 001 is darker, thicker, and WAY bigger on Vecna, right? also it's got a vein running prominently right under it, which doesn't seem to match the anatomy of his wrist in the broom closet tat reveal. (idk if that's an original vein or some kind of vine nonsense tbf)

"oh that shot is dark and spooky and cluttered, maybe they just exaggerated it so you can see it" maybe but.. they can do literally anything with cg - zoom into his skin cells or whatever they gotta do to make sure we see that tattoo without having to make it cartoonishly large.

can I also talk about how Nancy sees the tattooing scene twice, and the tattoos look different?

I know em and/or james (sorry much like henward I forget which of you has said what lmao) have discussed the differences in lighting, etc. in the tattoo scenes and the fact that one is unfinished and so might be 000 instead of 001, but I wanted to touch on the Nancy aspect of it too.

just for clarity, the tattoo scenes go like this:

in 4x7 - "when Papa realized he could not control me, he tried to recreate me" we, and Nancy, see the boy getting tattooed 00(unfinished). this is the last time we see Nancy in 4x7.

4x8 picks up with Nancy watching the tattooing, Brenner wiping off a finished 001, and then turning to her with creepy eyes. she tries to run, pries some boards off the doorway, and arrives back in the tattoo scene again.

so although it's broken across two different episodes, this is all one continuous vision for Nancy (one thing split in two - isn't that fitting for a secret Henward reveal)

it's super weird that after Nancy runs from the tattoo scene, Vecna tells her "Now you've seen where I've been; I would like very much to show you where I am going" and then... sends her back into the tattoo scene?

why say that and then immediately show her more redundant "where he's been"? why not just have her bust through that doorway straight into the apocalypse vision, like Victor in wartime France?

"it's like El arriving in the Rainbow Room over and over" yes. it is! but that was El getting clockwork orange'd with HNL footage and her brain struggling to reject it. whereas this is Vecna. and Vecna, as far as we saw, doesn't usually force his victims into loops like that, right?

Max, Chrissy, Fred ran inside their visions. unsuccessfully, yes, but when they ran, they actually travelled. like, when Max ran in the graveyard, she didn't keep arriving at Billy's grave over and over. Chrissy didn't keep finding her mom in every room. so it's curious to me that the only loops are Nancy and El, both in the lab (or I should say, "in the lab" given that neither of them are actually in the lab). so Vecna deviated from his usual method because he reallllly wanted Nancy to see that tattoo some more.. it's just odd to me, IF those tattooings are truly supposed to be the same event.

why else are WE the audience shown this scene multiple times than because they need to have shown us two events, but made sure we conflated them as one? to assume that that was the same boy getting the same tattoo?

anyway, the actual tattoo:

the 00 in 4x7 seems a lot lighter in comparison to the very dark 001 we see being finished up in 4x8.

people with tattoos: do they start it light and then go over it darker? is that a thing? is the 4x7 a realistic depiction of the 4x8 tattoo in progress? because if not I have more thoughts.

btw if I wanted to get real crazy, I would point out that El's tattoo also seems to vary slightly - it seemed bigger when she was little (maybe that part makes sense. how do tattoos behave on growing children?) but also it keeps sneaking closer to her wrist. look how in s1 it's four tattoo-lengths from the crease of her wrist, and by s4 it's more like two. (does anyone know when MBB got that for real?)

anyway I'll leave you with the thought of: remember those two extremely similar and redundant El-dragged-off-to-solitary scenes they showed us in s1?

[141ragdoll]

COD Actor AU | #001

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"CUT! Great job yet again, guys." "Take a break gentlemen." Chatter began to fill the set as the actors and crew took a break. The suns rays beamed down on the cast, heating their vests and suits. "Anyone else's pants runnin' up them?" Kyle asked, tugging down the legs of his slacks. "Keep that to yourself, yeah?" John chuckled before taking a seat on the trucks bed and striking up light conversation with Kate. Simon had walked off to sit on the edge of the cliff as Kyle and John recorded their shot. His character's mask lay in his hands as the wind blew softly through his hair. "Seriously, Johnny, I can't be the only one having these stupid pants ride up on me!" "Talk to the costume apartment aboot that, dude! Cannae help you with that." Johnny laughed before walking over to Simon. He took a minute to look over the details of the man in front of him.. his short-cut, dirty blonde - almost brunette - hair, his blue eyes looking out at the mountains in the distance, those perfect lips he wanted nothing more than to kiss till- "You just gonna stare at me?" "Eh? Me?" "You. You're the only one that stares at me for about 20 minutes straight. Somethin' distracting you?"

The Scott smiled softly before sitting next to his close friend. "Naw, nocht. Just... like starin' at you, I suppose." Johnny sighed and turned his head to the clouds, watching as the sun slowly went down. "Like watching the sunset?" Simon asked while simultaneously filling the silence between the two. It took a moment or two for an answer; as it was hard for Mactavish to keep himself contained so he wouldn't say anything stupid. "Aye - always liked how sometimes the clouds would look like cotton candy. Wanted ta just reach out an' eat 'em when I was a wee lad." Johnny smiled at the thought as he leaned back and layed down on the grass. Simon took in his answer before laying down with him. "I used to be scared of sunsets.." He muttered bashfully, turning his head to the other side. Mactavish couldn't help but burst out laughing hearing this admission. "What?! Why?" He asked in between snorts. Riley rolled his eyes and faced the man next to him again. "Alright, alright; we get it, it's funny - whatever. I was afraid of sunsets because I was scared of the moon-" Johnny laughed hysterically and couldn't find it in him to stop, even though his stomach was beginning to hurt and his eyes were starting to water. "A-a'right.. let me ask this then: why were you afraid of the moon?"

"It was a big ass, bright ball in the sky that only came out at night - fuck was I supposed to think of it?!"

Johnny nodded, trying to be open minded; but his cheeks were pink and puffed up as he tried to hold back a laugh. "I'm just gonna stop tellin' you stuff." Simon huffed playfully as the Scott couldn't hold back... yet again. Once he had managed to catch his breath, Johnny sighed and flipped to his side; facing Riley. "Here, you told me somethin' embarrassin' aboot you as a kid, only fair if Ah did too." It took about a minute but he eventually came up with something. "I used ta think if I got too close to a giraffe it would think Ah was a leaf and eat me." Turning to look at Simon, he noticed him quietly chuckle to himself. It wasn't an extraordinary laugh, but Johnny was happy to get something out of him. "Really? A tiny little Mactavish mistaken for a leaf?" Simons chuckle turned into a whole hearted laugh as he shook his head. "I dinnae ken what was wrong with me as a kid." "Everything, Johnny, every fuckin' thing." Johnny scooted closer, reaching out for Simon's hand slowly. "You might be right 'bout that.." Feeling their fingers intertwined; the Brit looked down at their hands and smiled. "I know I'm right. When am I wrong?" Mactavish took this opportunity to try and go for it.. "You're wrong for not kissin' me yet.." The silence between the two was so loud that Johnny could barely hear his thoughts.. "I-.. hmpf... you've got a point. But you have to work for it." "Oh, I'll work for it al'right! You gotta give me a kiss if next scene we do, I dinnae mess up on my lines."

fin

[mercerhollowhq]

HOPE MERCER PLAYLIST: 001

01. nothing new ( taylor's version ) // taylor swift ft. phoebe bridgers

"and my cheeks are growing tired from turning red and faking smiles are we only biding time 'til i lose your attention? and someone else lights up the room? people love an ingenue”

02. 7 rings // ariana grande

"whoever said money can't solve your problems must not have had enough money to solve 'em they say, 'which one?' i say, 'nah, i want all of 'em' happiness is the same price as red bottoms"

03. bejeweled // taylor swift

"best believe i'm still bejeweled when i walk in the room i can still make the whole place shimmer and when i meet the band they ask, 'do you have a man?' i can still say, 'i don't remember'"

04. homecoming queen? // kelsea ballerini

"look damn good in the dress zipping up the mess dancing with your best foot forward does it get hard to have to play the part? nobody's feeling sorry for ya"

05. tolerate it // taylor swift

"i wait by the door like i'm just a kid use my best colors for your portrait lay the table with the fancy shit and watch you tolerate it if it's all in my head tell me now tell me i've got it wrong somehow i know my love should be celebrated but you tolerate it"

06. the last great american dynasty // taylor swift

"there goes the last great american dynasty who knows if she never showed up, what could've been there goes the maddest woman this town has ever seen she had a marvelous time ruinin' everything"

07. mirrorball // taylor swift

"i'm still a believer but i don't know why i've never been a natural all i do is try, try, try i'm still on that trapeze i'm still trying everything to keep you looking at me"

08. my tears ricochet // taylor swift

"and you can aim for my heart, go for blood but you would still miss me in your bones and i still talk to you ( when i'm screaming at the sky ) and when you can't sleep at night ( you hear my stolen lullabies )"

[invvuu]

A WHISKER IN LOVE | a yang jungwon smau

SYNOPSIS. as one of the officers included in the school’s student council it is inevitable that the amount of work gets doubled on top of school related activities, but fear not as the white fluffy cat that usually appears near your favorite resting spot is here to save you from stress! however, this specific cat isn’t any ordinary cat at all, it just so happens that he is the very same shy boy who secretly has a crush on you at school, yang jungwon.

( TL;DR ) timid young lad accidentally reveals his fluffy self to his crush

PAIRING. cat!jungwon x fem stco secretary!reader

FEATURING. enhypen, jooyeon + jungsu from xdinary heroes, gaeul + yujin from ive, sakura + yunjin from le serrafim, and etc.

GENRE. social media au and written, high school au, he fell first she fell harder, mutual pining, fantasy, fluff, angst

WARNING/S. profanity, timestamps, sucky humor, jungwon being entirely in love, y/n wears glasses in some chapters, different warnings will be added to a specific chapter if needed

STATUS. (slow updates) SEPT. 06, 2023 —

TAGLIST. OPEN! (send ask, reply, or dm to join)

AUTHOR’S NOTE — so if you were one of the people who have seen this blog since the very beginning you may have remembered my first ever smau (yes, this one was originally posted before love ethan) that was discontinued barely 5 chapters in 💀 but after some consideration i decided to give awil a second chance with specific changes different from the initial smau and i did try making this a bit more story-oriented than just comedy so i hope it turns out well to you guys who decided to read awil when it comes out^^

PROFILES : one // two // three

001 — devoted secretary

002 — in too deep

003 — don’t lie jungwon (+written)

004 — i insist

005 — stalker behavior

006 — wait a minute…

007 — kdrama moment (+written)

008 — k i s s i n g !!!

009 — stop halt pause

010 — what time? (+written)

011 — /j or /srs

012 — what’s up nick wilde

013 — silenced 4ever

014 — can we talk? (written)

015 — four eyes

016 — dni if not y/nwon supporter

017 — shippers unite!

018 — a-a-re y-you s-s-s-ingle???

019 — i will shove this down ur throat

020 — you know what to do

021 — open the goddamn door

022 — slumber party! (+written)

023 — the truth

024 — stay folded

025 — tuna sandwich

026 — wazzup student council secretary

027 — stress reliever (written)

028 — boom boom

029 — oh em gee

030 — slide into her dms

031 — i’m going to do it

032 — hey, y/n? (written)

033 — popsicles

034 — sleep deprived

035 — emergency meeting

036 — on read

037 — old mcdonald had a farm

038 — look what i got

039 — listen to me

040 — who cares anymore?

041 — school festival (written)

042 — man up

043 — knock knock (written)

044 — something’s fishy

045 — surprise…?

046 — NUMBER ONE COUPLE

chapter names are subject to change

© invvuu do not copy, translate, nor plagiarize any of my content on various platforms (wattpad, youtube, twitter, tumblr, etc.)

[prnster]

ok it’s finally time, new tags !

[nikiiwi]

some actual predictions

I'm almost never right about shit I call, but I like saying "I knew it!" when I am, so here goes:

DEATH

I'm like 50/50 on whether I think any of these will happen.

Eddie: So much of his arc is about facing his fear. He runs away, he tells the club it's okay to run away during the campaign. I just know we're getting some brave heroics and possibly a sacrificial death.

Hopper: I don't really believe a character can really "finish serving their purpose". If their old arc is over, give 'em a new one. But Hopper has grown so much since S1. We got a fake-out last season and El doesn't know he's alive yet, so I doubt this one. But I think it's possible.

Max: Please I don't want it to be any of the kids. But the fact that Vecna is still gunning for her, the fact that she wandered through his mind? Danger.

Steve: I guess my reasoning is similar to Hopper's. The fact that they're playing Stancy up so hard also feels suspicious to me.

Jonathan: Will looks pissed in that new trailer. He could just be reacting to Vecna/The Mind Flayer in general, but I'm thinking someone close is in danger. Joyce is in Russia and he's talking to Mike. Plus there's something about the way he and Nancy expressed their love for one another but he's being so distant.

Brenner: He fucking better.

VECNA'S CURSE

Mike: If we need a motivator for both Will and El, here it is. I think this is the most likely.

Brenner: He's the source of a lot of Vecna/001's trauma, so I think this is also pretty likely. (hopehesnapshisfuckingneckrip)

Max: She's still being chased. I think she'll get taken again.

Jonathan: If it's not death, it's the curse (or both). I just know he's gonna be targeted.

Jason: It just seems fitting. So many cult themes in this season and Jason is a bonafide cult leader in the making. He can get so many people to turn on a dime. He's not afraid to exploit the deaths of people for personal gain. And he just faced serious trauma. If he's not getting Vecna'd, he's becoming his ally.

SHIPS

Stancy: I don't think it's gonna happen. If anything, it's being telegraphed too hard. I'm not expecting Steddie or Ronance, but I think Steve and Nancy will come very close to something happening before a) Steve pulls back 'cause he's a decent guy or b) Nancy decides she won't do this before talking to Jonathan.

Byler: I think Will is gonna come out. But I'm not so sure about this. I think it's more likely than Mike telling El he loves her, but I don't know how Will would feel about being with Mike now that he and El are siblings. That's a big way to hurt her.

Rickie: I don't think they introduced Vickie just to ignore her in Vol. 2. This is happening in some way.

CONSPIRACY THEORIES

Eddie is 010: Absolutely not. It's such a reach. Based on a buzz cut? I'm being reductive. There's more to it than that, but I think it's tenuous at best.

El is 001's daughter: I fucking hope not. I think this carries a little more weight, but it's so dark. And #problematic as well, tbh. More likely than the last one though.

Kali/008 is returning: I want this so bad and I refuse to hope for it. They're not bringing back the woc that was maligned by the fandom, no matter how relevant her plot is to this season.

Billy will show up again for Max: I MEAN? PROBABLY? I hate this but yeah probably.

[mastermicd]

me: has not written a damn thing on any blog in weeks also me: what if i joined an rp

[thelordofdarkreunion]

Magnificent Scoundrels- Down to Business

So, a lot of the Magnificent Scoundrels series is me sitting here and thinking, “you know what would be awesome?  If ____ happened.”  You know what would be awesome?  If three fan favorite factions, the Starfleet from Star Trek, the Quarians from Mass Effect, and the Adeptus Mechanicus from Warhammer 40k got together.  

“Power has been restored!  By a guy with metal tentacles.  Mmm…  Think of all the possibilities...”

“Ramirez, get your mind out of the gutter.  That’s an order.”

Mass Effect Galaxy

The Citadel

The lighting flickered inside the massive meeting room for a brief moment, and the various screens located in front of the delegates died with mechanical sighs.  Delegates looked around the room, moments away from panic.  Bodyguards readied their weapons once more, most eyed their ancestral enemies with suspicion.  Down in the delegates section, Drake rolled his eyes, annoyed at their response

“Well, what now?” hissed Vir to Shepard.

“First-” Shepard was cut off by a static hiss in his ear, followed by a voice that seemed to be panicking but trying not to show it.

“Shepard, this is Joker.  Uh, we got a pretty sizable and unknown attacking fleet coming in, and that power surge disabled all the docking clamps.  So, we’re kinda sitting ducks here unless you do something.” 

“The docking clamps attaching the Omen to the Citadel are locked down,” said Vir, clearly getting off a conversation with someone on his crew.  “How do we release them?  And, who the hell is Joker?”  

“Joker’s my pilot,” muttered Shepard.  He keyed his comms once again.

“Tali, this is Shepard.  Can you release the docking clamps?”  A strangely accented voice responded.

“No.  I don’t have the skills to hack into the Citadel’s central network.  Plus, it would take too long.”  

“Shit,” Shepard muttered.

“All of our ships are locked down, and now this station is under attack!” yelled one of the delegates.  Shepard didn’t quite catch who it was.  

“Can’t you do anything to fix this?” shouted someone else.   The salarian Councillor looked up from a frantically beeping holographic console.   

“We’re trying,” he snapped back.  “Somehow, someone disabled most of the Citadel’s vital systems.”  

“Damnnit,” muttered Vir.  “This is not good.”  

“Not shit,” replied Shepard.

“Commander, this is Joker.  We are seeing armed troopers on the Citadel.  A lot of ‘em look like Cerberus, but some of them I don’t recognize.”

“Cerberus?” questioned Vir, but Shepard was already pacing and muttering to himself.

“Cerberus doesn’t make any sense… they wouldn’t want to attack the Citadel.  Not now, especially.  Something screwy is going on.”  

“We can’t do anything about figuring anything out unless we fix the problem at hand,” said Vir.

“But how?” replied Shepard.

It should be noted that most people realize that fate has a delicious sense of irony.  Therefore, it should have come as no surprise that help came from a most unexpected source.  

One of the delegates of the Imperium of Man finished speaking with a voice in his comms, and with a surprised nod, looked out into the various groups settled into the Council chambers.

“Quarians!  Who are the Quarians?” he bellowed.  Now it was Shepard’s turn to look surprised.  The Quarians were a race of nomads, having lost their homeworld to machines of their own creation long ago.  Due to their unique immune systems, they had to wear bodysuits and masks at all times.  Most individuals in the galaxy looked down upon them in the false belief they were untrustworthy thieves, and every other race saw them as second class citizens.  They had no seat on the Council, and, unlike many others, were not a client race of one of the Council species.  In fact, the only reason there were Quarian diplomats here at all was because Shepard insisted.  Now, of all the groups present, the highly xenophobic Imperium specifically wanted them.  

Slim faces, masked and hooded, looked up at the Imperial delegation.  

“We are the Quarians.  What do you want?”  Their accent was the same as Tali, Shepard’s chief engineer, noted some distant part of Vir’s brain.  Interesting, but not important right now.

“What frequency are your communications on?”  The Quarians looked at each other, clearly expecting something else.  

“Uh, 3091.”  The Imperial diplomat relayed the numbers back to someone else.  There was a brief pause, then the previously dormant console in front of the Quarian delegation lit up.  A synthesised, metallic voice cut through the various diplomats’ squander and filled every speaker in the room.

“I hear your kind is quite good with techno-theocracy,” it began without preamble.  “I can return all functioning systems to the Citadel, but I cannot interface with it.”  The voice spoke as if the Citadel was some sort of giant creature, able to be talked into proper performance.  “I need you to provide me with an interface.  I also need a cognator with enough power to broadcast my signal.”  The hell-

“What’s a cognator?” hissed Vir.  

“I believe your word for it is ‘computer’.”  Cain’s voice sounded through the Scoundrels' private communications channel.    

“Good to hear from you, Commissar,” replied Vir.  Sheaprd was already speaking to the wide room.

“They need a computer.  A really powerful one.  Anyone here have that and some really skilled people to liaison with the Quarians and… uh, metal voice there?”  Kirk raised his hand instantly.  

“We do!  The Starfleet is at your service.”  

“Excellent,” replied the metallic voice.  “Provide me with interface to your blessed cognators, and Quarians, provide me and them interface with the Citadel.  Then we shall see about restoring your systems.”

Aboard the Enterprise

The Enterprise’s crew, looking neat in their Starfleet jumpsuits, ran around the bridge, doing everything in their power to break free from the Citadel.  White and grey walls and panels dully reflected the neat white overhead lights, giving the entire room a clean and futuristic appearance.  Chief Engineer Scotty was already on the bridge.  Spock stood next to him, huddled over the central console.  

“Right, put this in now: 001, 543, 893, 115, 221, 101, 618.  It should work now,” said Scotty.  

“Excellent,” replied the voice.  “You certainly know your way around appeasing machine spirits.”  Scotty looked up at Spock.  Spock shrugged and gave him a clear ‘hey, I don’t know either’ look.  

“Uh, thanks, I guess.  What’s your name, by the way?” “I am designated as Archmagos Spericles Kaustus.  Please, tell me your designation as well.”

“Montgomery Scott.  You can call me Scotty.”

“Very well, then, Scotty.  All that remains now is to speak with the Quarians.”

Aboard the Watch Eternal

Utterly massive windows, more suited to a gothic cathedral than a starship, allowed the Eternal’s crew to look out into the black void of space.  Murals, depicting actions of heroes long dead, were painted on every available inch of wall.  There were no interior lights in the bridge, which served to give the massive room a dark and eerie demeanor.  Officers ran from workstation to workstation, observing the Deathwatch chapter serfs that crewed this vessel.  The captain sat in the middle on a large and imposing silver throne, metal tubing snaking from his head, allowing him to know what was happening on the ship at all times.  Captain of the vessel he may have been, but he did not command it.  This was a Deathwatch vessel, and so it fell to the Watch Captain of the Space Marine strike force to do so.  

Currently, the massive, power armored bulk of the Watch Captain was not quite huddled over a strange looking individual, but rather gave the impression he would have been huddling had the action not been genetically bred out of him.  

“Archmagos Kaustus, this… seems like heresy,” came the Watch Captain’s booming voice.  The strange individual glazed up for a moment.  Glowing red lenses, framed by a blank metal faceplate peered from beneath a voluminous red and black robe.  Seemingly hundreds of additional metallic arms and tentacles sprouted from beneath the robe, and all were currently occupied with typing at an entire workstation console at once.  They did not stop their work at the Captain’s words.

“Do I tell you how to do your job?” replied the Archmagos’s blank metallic voice.  “Do I tell you how to best serve your Primarch and the Emperor?  Do I tell you how to best kill the alien enemies of man?  No, I do not.  So please do not tell me, a tech priest of the Mechanicus, what is and is not tech-hersey.”  The Captain frowned from beneath his heavy helmet.  

“Very well.  You have always served the Deathwatch and Inquisition faithfully.  I leave you to your business.”

Aboard the Niqunus

“Admiral, we’ve been contacted by the Starfleet and… the other guy.”  The admiral looked up from his cramped position on the starships’ tiny bridge.  Quarian ships had to be lived in, and so there was no room for the luxury of open space.  An engineer welded wires together in the background, framed by grey plastic and open metal.  Despite their starships being old, there was no better group in the galaxy for getting metal to hold together like the Quarians.  

“Very well,” replied the admiral.  “Locking Starfleet systems to the Citadel.”  She pressed a holographic button in front of her and spoke.  “Scotty.  Archmagos.  We have interfaced your systems.  Prepare to transmit.  

“Excellent.  Transmitting code now.”  

It should be noted that to synchronise computers and other technological systems from three separate realities, all completely different from each other, was quite the impossible task.  Later, when trying to gain control over a lost shuttle, the Interstellar Manufacturing Corporation ordered a team of their finest scientists to make the shuttle’s computers compatible with theirs.  It took the team eighteen months.  The Quarians, with the Starfleet’s help, did it in seven minutes.  

In the same vein, it should also be noted that to write a code to take personal control of the Citadel, a massive space station, guarded by the finest technological traps money could buy, would take any normal person weeks, if not months, to write.  Tali-Zorah, one of the finest engineers and technological masters in the universe, and chief engineer of the Normandy, could do it in the span of hours to days.  Kaustus did it in four minutes and forty-nine seconds.  

Headquarters of Citadel Security

The Citadel

Captain Bailey of Citadel Security turned over the long counter and fired his sidearm twice.  He could smell the visceral stink of blood in the background, courtesy of a dead officer behind him.  His bullets found their mark, puncturing through the armor of a Cerberus trooper.  Damn them.  A solid quarter of C-Sec officers throughout the Citadel had turned traitor, and upon the arrival of the enemy, turned their weapons on the backs of their unsuspecting comrades.  Bailey didn’t understand what had happened, but he did realize alien and human alike had betrayed their oaths.  Therefore, with logical deduction, the pro-human terrorist group Cerberus was not the mastermind of this.   It didn’t stop him from cursing out whoever was attacking him wearing the terrorists’ logos, though.  

“Captain Bailey, I believe,” came a sudden voice in his ear.  He almost jumped out of his skin.  It was cold, emotionless, and strangely metallic.  

“Who is this?” Bailey managed to blurt out before ducking back into cover.  

“Archmagos Kaustus.  To restore your stations, systems, I need you to do as I instruct.”  Bailey glanced around, disbelieving.  

“Uh, sure.  What do you need me to do?”  

“Go into your station’s central terminal.  Reboot it.”  

“That’s it?”  

“Affirmative.  We’ve taken care of everything.”  Bailey shook his head.  

“Okay.”  He crouched low and ran through the station.  Luckily enough, the building was still under control of the actual C-Sec.  Didn’t stop people from trying to shoot into it.  He reached to long central control desk and looked at it.  Power.  Simple.  Press the button.  He did so.  

“Okay, uh… rebooted it.”  The voice came immediately.

“I know.  Excellent work.  Your systems shall be online and under your control shortly.”  Bailey sat down.  The computer screens started to run with green binary code.  He stared.  What the hell is this?  I’m no expert, but I don’t think anyone’s used this kind of coding for a hundred years!  The green scrolling numerals gave way to a strange symbol, a half human skull, half metallic face surrounded by a cogwheel.  The system's diagnostic came up next, in a format he’d never seen before.  It was easy enough to read, though, and he stared at it. 

Docking Clamps: Online

Citadel Central Network: Online

Internal Communications: Online

P.A. System: Online

Citadel Security Communications: Online

Power Operating At: 120% Capacity

Defense Batteries Operating At: 160% Capacity

Glory to the Machine God!

What the ever-loving hell is this?  And how can things operate at more than 100%?  He shook his head and turned on the newly-online comms.  

“Everything’s back, Councillors,” he reported.

The Council Chambers

“Everything’s back, Councillors.”  A wave of cheers rose at this announcement.  Drake held up his hands once more.

“Whoa, whoa.  We still have to get rid of these guys.”  He turned his gaze to a group of delegation boxes.  “Cain, Master Chief, Solo, Kirk.  Get the delegates to safety.  The rest of you, you're with me.”  Vir shrugged to Shepard.  At least they would be part of the action.  Drake clapped his hands dramatically.  “Get moving!  We don’t have all day.”  With a nod to Shepard’s position, he disappeared behind his delegation.  

Servos whirred as Vir’s Iron Eye armor came to life.  Shepard hefted his rifle.  

“Time to get this show on the road.” 

There it is.  If you have any questions, comments, concerns, requests, or criticisms, feel free to tell me.  Like I said before, this series is just about, “hey, wouldn’t it be cool if ____ happened?”  So, if think something would be awesome and you want to fill in that blank, tell me, and I’ll write it!  

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Task 001: Character Playlist.

Another case of Affluenza - a Dylan McNamara playlist

Snippets of Lyrics below:

Side A + Dylan’s vibe 

1. all in my head (flex) - Fifth Harmony feat. Fetty Wap

Flex, time to impress Come and climb in my bed Don't be shy, do your thing It's all in my head

fun fact - the original song that they sampled this chorus from actually goes like this: 

Girl flex, time to have sex Long time yuh have di rude bwoy yah a sweat Girl, flex time to have sex Look how long yuh have di rude bwoy a sweat

thanks for coming to my ted talk

2. ain’t my fault - zara larsson 

It ain't my fault you keep turnin' me on It ain't my fault you got, got me so gone It ain't my fault I'm not leavin' alone It ain't my fault you keep turnin' me on I can't talk right now I'm lookin' and I like what I'm seein' Got me feelin' kinda shocked right now Couldn't stop right now Even if I wanted, gotta get it, get it, get it, when it's hot right now Oh my god, what is this? Want you all in my business Baby, I insist Please don't blame me for whatever happens next

3. sugar - Maroon 5

I'm hurting baby, I'm broken down I need your loving, loving I need it now When I'm without you, I'm something weak You got me begging, begging I'm on my knees

4. stupid love - Lady Gaga

You're the one that I've been waiting for Gotta quit this cryin', nobody's gonna Heal me if I don't open the door Kinda hard to believe, gotta have faith in me

 5. desperado - Rihanna 

If you want, we can be runaways Running from any sight of love Yeah, yeah, there ain’t nothin' There ain't nothin' here for me There ain't nothin' here for me anymore But I don't wanna be alone

6. pray for me - The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar

I'm always ready for a war again Go down that road again It's all the same I'm always ready to take a life again You know I'll ride again It's all the same (Ooh, ooh, ooh) Tell me who's gon' save me from myself When this life is all I know Tell me who's gon' save me from this hell Without you, I'm all alone

Who gon' pray for me? Take my pain for me? Save my soul for me? 'Cause I'm alone, you see If I'm gon' die for you If I'm gon' kill for you Then I spilled this blood for you, hey

7. 24k magic - Bruno Mars Pop pop, it's show time (Show time) Show time (Show time) Guess who's back again? Oh they don't know? (Go on tell 'em) Oh they don't know? (Go on tell 'em) I bet they know soon as we walk in (Showin' up) Wearing Cuban links (ya) Designer minks (ya) Inglewood's finest shoes (Whoop, whoop) Don't look too hard Might hurt ya'self Known to give the color red the blues

Ooh shit, I'm a dangerous man with some money in my pocket (Keep up) So many pretty girls around me and they waking up the rocket (Keep up) Why you mad? Fix ya face Ain't my fault y'all be jocking (Keep up)

8. bed - J. Holiday 

Wanna put my fingers through your hair Wrap me up in your legs And love you till your eyes roll back I'm tryna put you to bed, bed, bed I'mma put you to bed, bed, bed Then I'mma rock ya body Turn you over Love is war, I'm your soldier Touchin' you like it's our first time I'mma put you to bed, bed, bed I'mma put you to bed, bed, bed

9. don’t judge me - Janelle Monáe

Even though you tell me you love me I'm afraid that you just love my disguise Taste my fears and light your candle to my raging fire Of broken desire

But don't judge me I know I got issues, but they drown when I kiss you Don't judge me Baptize me with ocean, recognize my devotion

10. the greatest - Sia 

I'm free to be the greatest, I'm alive I'm free to be the greatest here tonight, the greatest The greatest, the greatest alive

11. love in this club - Usher feat. Young Jeezy 

You say you're searching for somebody that'll take you out and do you right Well, come here, baby and let daddy show you what it feel like You know all you got to do is tell me what you sipping on And I promise that I'm gonna keep it coming all night long

12. u don't have to call - Usher

Aw, girl, your face is saying, "Why?" Tears in eyes Should've been more smart about it Should've cherished me, listening to friends Now it's the end And again, no story can end without it

Side B + Annalise Young (Infidelity & Divorce)

1. forgive me - Chloe x Halle

Baby, what you think this is? Why you wanna plead the fifth? You ain't gotta tell me what it is 'Cause I saw the messages You must got me fucked up You must got me fucked up I think I had enough

So forgive me, forgive me I been goin' too hard in your city So forgive me 'cause I'm not teary Best believe I'll move onto better things

2. makes me wonder - Maroon 5

Wake up, blood-shot eye Struggle to memorize The way it felt between your thighs Pleasure that made you cry It feels so good to be bad Not worth the aftermath, after that, after that Try to get you back

I still don't have a reason And you don't have the time And it really makes me wonder if I ever gave a fuck about you

3. maps - Maroon 5 

I miss the taste of a sweeter life I miss the conversation I'm searching for a song tonight I'm changing all of the stations I like to think that we had it all We drew a map to a better place But on that road I took a fall Oh, baby, why did you run away?

I was there for you In your darkest times I was there for you In your darkest night

But I wonder, where were you? When I was at my worst Down on my knees And you said you had my back So I wonder, where were you?

4. mend this love - Vaults

Take me from the edge Steal a step and lead me back from harm Hold it in your hand Crush it into crumbs like nothing's wrong

And tell me "right what you wanna know? Take what you wanna hide It's too late to mend this love" And tell me "go where you wanna go Break what you never had It's too late to mend this love"

5. wicked game - Chris Isaak 

The world was on fire and no one could save me but you It's strange what desire will make foolish people do I never dreamed that I'd meet somebody like you And I never dreamed that I'd lose somebody like you

No, I don't wanna fall in love (This world is only gonna break your heart)

6. love’s divine - Seal

Then the rainstorm came over me And I felt my spirit break I had lost all of my belief, you see And realized my mistake But time threw a prayer to me And all around me became stil

7. beautiful mistakes - Maroon 5 & Megan Thee Stallion

It's beautiful, it's bittersweet You're like a broken home to me I take a shot of memories And black out like an empty street I fill my days with the way you walk And fill my nights with broken dreams I make up lies inside my head Like one day you'll come back to me

8. i’m not the only one - Sam Smith feat. A$AP Rocky

You and me, we made a vow For better or for worse I can't believe you let me down But the proof's in the way it hurts For months on end I've had my doubts Denying every tear I wish this would be over now But I know that I still need you here

You say I'm crazy 'Cause you don't think I know what you've done But when you call me baby I know I'm not the only one

9. perfect illusion - Lady Gaga

I don't need eyes to see I felt you touchin' me High like amphetamine Maybe you're just a dream That's what it means to crush Now that I'm wakin' up I still feel the blow But at least now I know

It wasn't love, it wasn't love It was a perfect illusion (Perfect illusion) Mistaken for love, it wasn't love It was a perfect illusion (Perfect illusion)

10. don’t walk away - John Legend feat. Koffee

We can't go out like this It's just the two of us We should be making up We could be making love Didn't  used to talk like this Now you say you're giving up Took too much to build this house I don't wanna sit and watch it burn down I ain't leaving, I ain't leaving, I ain't leaving, I ain't giving you space I will not be replaced I don't wanna save face Don't leave me open, leave me open, leave me open, leave me open like that Whatever love we had We need to get it back

11. if I could have you back - Aly & AJ 

On the subject of you being gone forever I still can't believe it, I can't see it I should just stop counting days On the subject of the future Wouldn't it be nice to leave it open ended And pretend it could go either way

If I could have you back again I'd think about it once or twice, I guess If I could have you back I'd reconsider, maybe I'd say yes On the other hand, it would be better to have a life Without the constant indecision over If I could have you back If I could have you back

12. fairplay - Kiana Ledé

I think it's kind of funny You could say you love me Turn around and play me, yeah I think it's kind of funny You say things you don't mean Underestimate me, yeah

I have always done right by you Said you're never going to lie, liar Shit gon' come around full cycle I flip the script on you

Tell me why you mad Tell me why you're hurt Bet you didn't think that the tables would turn You gon' fuck around I'ma do the same How you like that karma? How you like that karma? Yeah, that's just fair play

Bonus: 

busted - The Isley Brothers feat. JS 

Busted, It's 2 o' damn clock in the morning, where you been? (Baby didn't you get my 2-way I was with my girlfriend) You are lyin', I called Kiesha and Tanya And they were both at home (But I didn't say them though) Well they're the only friends I know Girl you better (Wait before you get all upset here's the truth) Talk to me (I was with my girl when she got some bad news) And...? (Her man cheated, had her upset and confused) But baby what's that got to do With you coming in at 2? (I'm telling you, now she was so upset She asked me to stay with her) Well why didn't your ass just pick up the phone and call me? (I was gonna do that but it slipped my mind I'm sorry) (But I'm telling you the truth) Yeah, well I got something for you... Tell me what's her name? (Sharon) Where does she live? (Uuummm...) Her man's name? (Billy) She got kids? (I think one or two) She got kids? (Baby yes, no) That's one thing I got to know How the hell is she your friend If you don't know if she got kids?

[reluctant-heroes]

Roleplay sentence starters from the Attack on Titan / Shingeki no Kyojin manga! These sentence starters come from chapters 001 - 003.

Please reblog if you find these helpful!

“Prepare for battle!”

“It’s heading this way!”

“We strike at the same time from all directions!”

“It’ll get dark if we don’t go home now.”

“... Are you crying?”

“Huh?! What makes you think I’m crying?!”

“You reek of liquor!”

“We’re on gate duty today.”

“What’s the big deal if liquor happens to be among the rations sometimes?”

“What kind of emergency?”

“I don’t believe this! It’s obvious!”

“Don’t suddenly raise your voice like that...”

“It’s dangerous to feel at ease like this!”

“If they wanna have fun playing war, let ‘em, I say!”

“The front gate’s opening!”

“The heroes are back!”

“Shit! I can’t see with all the people!”

“Are these the only ones who made it back?”

“Looks like another massacre.”

“That’s all we were able to get back.”

“We accomplished nothing.”

“Soldiers are nothing but a waste of our taxes...”

“What do you think you’re doing, you little shit?!”

“Help me pick the wood up...”

“Why do you want to go outside?”

“Well, I’d better be going. The boat leaves soon.”

“Talk some sense into your son!”

“There’s no holding back an inquisitive mind.”

“If it hurts, hit me back!”

“I’m not going to stoop to your level!”

“They took one look at me and ran away!”

“In other words, the king is a coward!”

“It made a hole in the wall?!”

“Both of you, run!”

“I’m sure she’s already escaped...”

“Let’s hurry up and get you out!”

“Let’s get out of here together!”

“You mustn’t fight it!”

“Take the children and get away!”

“Don’t underestimate me!”

“I wasn’t brave enough.”

“This boat’s full!”

“It’s too risky to leave it open any longer! Close the gate!”

“There are still a lot of people inside!”

“I’ll never be able to go home again.”

“All I could do was argue and be stubborn!”

“Is crying the only thing the weak can do?!”

“Next time, it’s gonna be our turn.”

“Lucky bastards, making the top ten!”

“Getting to work near the king... it’s an honour!”

“Are you still playing the goody-goody?”

“Tell me how you really feel.”

“You can’t wait to get into the interior, right?”

“We can finally escape this shitty, suffocating front-line town!”

“I forgot you were a prize pupil!”

“I don’t want anyone to think I’m like you.”

“Isn’t the interior of your brain soft enough for you?”

“Are you trying to say that I’m an idiot?”

“Humanity doesn’t stand a chance.”

“It’s like a funeral in here, thanks to you.”

“Tell me... What’s so good about giving up?”

“Do you want to be titan food that badly?”

“Not a single person here agrees with you!”

“Did you forget what their hand-to-hand combat score was?!”

“This is the highlight of the farewell party!”

“Let’s stop fighting amongst ourselves!”

“You always act impulsively when you get angry...”

“Without me, you’ll die an early death.”

“I’m not asking you to stick with me!”

“How long do you intend to keep at this?!”

“I died once and was restored to life. I won’t forget that debt.”

“If I died it wouldn’t matter!”

“All right, you’re dismissed for today.”

“People cannot live in fear forever.”

“What’s that foolish crap?!”

“Marriage has turned you soft!”

“Your speech last night had an effect on them.”

“Sometimes even when you know what you should do, you still hesitate to follow through.”

“You know, you really are dumb. Scary dumb.”

“Don’t let this chance get away!”

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Scrapped Shooting Star Sonia Ideas

After over five years of work, the Shooting Star Sonia series is officially over.  Initially I had ideas for it to run a bit longer, but after experiencing some burnout while writing Red Joker I felt it would be best to wrap things up in Event Horizon.  Of course, once I get an idea I have a compulsive need to talk about it, so detailed here are my original plans for anyone who might be curious.

Event Horizon itself didn’t change all that much.  Information would still be provided about the MBN cores, though perhaps not quite everything; Sirius would have had the xarium rather than Blitzar, so there’d be no Rogue Xa yet and Solo would take the metal back at the end.  Naturally, the ending is where the biggest change occurred: originally, someone from Planet XM would express interest in continuing to have Sonia and friends test the Meteor Breaker Numbers, and give them one year to prepare before the experiments begin in earnest.  How ominous!  Everyone would realize they need to get stronger, and to facilitate that, Sonia would use the EM Compatibility Tuner to interface with the Rosetta Compiler, becoming the new Administrator of the Black Hole Server.

Next thing I wanted to do was actually a super short side story, the obligatory Boktai crossover.  More specifically Boktai DS/Lunar Knights, since that’s the one that did a crossover with SF1.  Though I never did get into Boktai proper, I always found it neat that Battle Network and Star Force had these ongoing crossovers, and I wanted to keep it going.  It was a very basic idea: Sabata ends up in the SF universe and gets possessed by an FM-ian (I believe I was thinking Vulpecula?), so Django follows and teams up with Sonia to stop him.  No one would be showing off their new powers here, it’d be too soon for that, but there’d probably be hints.

The main event would’ve been Shooting Star Sonia 4: Rosetta Orbit. (A Rosetta orbit occurs when an object is moving fast enough to not be sucked into a black hole, but not fast enough to entirely escape its pull.) A year has passed, and so Planet XM begins dispatching a series of Meteor Breaker Numbers for Sonia to fight.  I thought the major bosses all being on par with previous final bosses would be a cool way to raise the stakes, and I went with two themes when designing them: the seasons of the year, and other Mega Man series.  For instance, the first MBN to appear would have been Vernal Ronin, a skeletal samurai robot meant to evoke Mega Man Legends (it’d look Reaverbot-esque, it’d been observing the heroes from the moon for some time now) and spring (“vernal” means spring, samurai are associated with cherry blossoms which only bloom in spring).  I also wanted each MBN to be accompanied by an XM-ian who had some sort of reference to the Roll of the respective Mega Man series, though I had done less work on that. (Vernal Ronin would have been overseen by Cophin, an excitable engineer.)  The other MBNs were Estival Rampart (summer, ZX), Autumnal Specter (autumn, Zero), and Brumal Transgressor (winter, X), with a recurring boss in the form of an XM-ian named Aeim who fought by operating a separate entity named Solstice_Harbinger.XM (EXE).  Ultimately, the gang heads to Planet XM to find the newest MBN, the Equinox, which has been enhanced with all the data gathered over the course of the story and resembles the Yellow Devil from Classic.

On to transformations, Solo would obviously unveil Rogue Xa at this point, and I liked the idea of Geo working with the Sages of AM and WAZA to merge the Star Forces into a single, absurdly powerful form inspired visually by the unused concept art for an Angel Tribe On.  With Geo and Sonia no longer needing the Ace and Joker Programs, I thought it would make sense to pass them on--have Bud take the Joker Program and Luna take the Ace Program.  Sad to say I never got to the point of designing these forms, but I think it would’ve been fun.  Also, I was contemplating the idea of Zack operating Magnes similar to a Net Navi, probably also developing a way for him to enter a controlled version of his Spade Magnes form; I wanted him to be involved and this seemed like an easy way to do it.  There was also the possibility of Jack wanting to help and becoming a new iteration of Acid Ace, but I didn’t come to a decision on that.  Other than that...I think Shepar was also going to have a way to temporarily take on the form of Chalice Libra?  Everyone else was kind of on their own.

Now then, Sonia...as I said, she’d be drawing power from the Black Hole Server, which is powered by Adha. The last time she used this energy to transform was when she held the OOPArts, and I wanted to tie back into that. So, similarly to then, Sonia would draw on the Black Hole Server using the EM Compatibility Tuner, and then use the power of her Brother Bands to get it under control.  These forms, called Orbits, would change her appearance and abilities to be similar to the Wave Form of the specific Brother she’s calling on at the time, probably with some design elements from Sirius thrown in.  I wanted one for each element and was planning Luna Orbit, Bud Orbit, and Claude Orbit...but was at a loss for an Elec form. Since Gemini didn’t stick around I didn’t think giving her a Pat Orbit would be a good idea, and Couronne doesn’t have a Hunter and thus can’t make a formal Brother Band.  I could’ve ignored that restriction, or found a way to justify her Band with Zack giving her a Magnes-based form, but nothing was ever decided on. However, just like with the OOPArts, this power would have sometimes run wild, causing Sonia to enter a berserk state and forcing one of her allies to hit her with her elemental weakness to shock her out of the form.  For this reason, she would exclusively stick to forms that have elements...until the final boss.  The Equinox would adapt throughout the fight and develop ways to counter all four elements, so with no choice, Sonia would use Geo Orbit to get a form combining Mega Man’s powers with her own, defeating the Equinox and saving the day.  Then, she goes berserk.  Her friends would find a way to calm her down eventually, of course, but this would sort of make Sonia the true final boss and I thought that was kinda neat.

So, with the pinnacle of the MBN Program destroyed, the XM-ians would be kind of freaking out--here’s where we’d get the full story of the origin of the program, and how it was originally meant to protect Planet XM in case a certain angry god ever showed up.  Sonia being Sonia, she’d say that if anything happens, she’ll protect them.  The XM-ians are moved by her kindness, and decide that maybe they should stop building war machines after all.  After that, there were two more small things I wanted to do, either as two short stories (4.5 and 4.55, I think?) or as two Epilogues for RO.  Firstly, that thing Planet XM is so afraid of would show up, and what do you know, it’s Duo.EXE!  When I was planning for Red Joker I remembered how, leading up to SF3’s release, there were a bunch of theories that Meteor G had some connection to Duo, and I wanted to do something with that.  The ultimate story then (and this holds true to an extent for the final product as well) is that Duo’s violence in the name of “justice” only spread pain and fear, which led to the XM-ians developing the MBN cores to fight against him, which only led to more pain and fear through their own actions as well as through the cores ending up in others’ hands.  It’s an ongoing cycle of violence that is only broken when Sonia steps in to convince people to try a peaceful solution.  Capping it off with Sonia the idealist versus Duo the extremist, probably resulting in Sonia helping Duo to grow beyond his programming and be more productive than destructive, seemed like a fitting, fun way to go.  After that, I just wanted to have one last fight between Sonia and Solo--Geo Orbit Harp Note vs Rogue Xa in deep space to finally settle their rivalry!  I didn’t decide a result, but it definitely would’ve involved Solo properly opening up and telling Sonia he respects her and all that.

(Also a very specific joke I wanted to use in RO and couldn’t find a good place to integrate into this post: when the head of the MBN Program is explaining it to Sonia, she’d say they still have MBN-001 through 008 on display, but only have records for MBN-010 and up.  Sonia asks about MBN-009, and her guide scowls and says “We don’t talk about number 9.” You know, referencing the other Mega Man.)

(And, there is one other idea I had, a spin-off to shift to after resolving the history of the MBN cores, but it’s detached enough that I think I can turn it into a standalone story in the future so I want to hold onto it for now.  Probably best I take a break from writing Star Force for the time being, but I really like the character designs I thought up for this one, so one day, I hope to put them to use.)

Once again, I want to thank you all for your interest in Shooting Star Sonia--I hope I was able to entertain you! It was a bit rocky at times, but in the end, I’m glad I embarked on this journey, and I’m eager to get to work on a new one.  Until next time.

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    boys like boys is a playlist consisting of songs by gay “icons” or songs that are just simply gay. simply put, it’s a pride playlist, since june is almost up! but, nonetheless, it’s some of duri’s favorite songs from gay “icons” and artists that are lgbtq+ themselves, or songs that hold that feeling. it’s songs that he quite enjoys, songs that make him feel empowered in some way as a gay man. he likes boy and boys like him, but of course, there’s only one boy on his mind!

001. i wanna dance with somebody (who loves me) by whitney houston.  ⏤ clock strikes upon the hour and the sun begins to fade. still enough time to figure out how to chase my blues away. i've done alright up to now. it's the light of day that shows me how and when the night falls, loneliness calls. oh, i wanna dance with somebody. i wanna feel the heat with somebody. yeah, i wanna dance with somebody with somebody who loves me. oh, i wanna dance with somebody, i wanna feel the heat with somebody. yeah, i wanna dance with somebody, with somebody who loves me... 002. like a prayer by madonna.     ⏤ when you call my name it's like a little prayer. i'm down on my knees, i wanna take you there. in the midnight hour i can feel your power. just like a prayer, you know i'll take you there. i hear your voice; it's like an angel sighing. i have no choice, i hear your voice. feels like flying i close my eyes. oh god, i think i'm falling out of the sky, i close my eyes, heaven help me. when you call my name it's like a little prayer. i'm down on my knees, i wanna take you. there in the midnight hour i can feel your power. just like a prayer, you know i'll take you there. 003. i like boys by todrick hall.    ⏤ mama, i like boys, i like pecs. like them arms when they flex, like that print in them sweats. tell them girls, "thank you, next". i like when they text me sexy pics of 'em, like them abs when there's six of 'em. tell them girls i'm sorry. i like boys. mama, boys like me (i like boys who like boys.) mama (i like boys who like boys.) work (I like boys who like boys.) mama (i like boys who like) boys like me, yeah (boys like me.) yeah, they do (boys like me) ooh (boys like me) motherfuckin' boys like me (bitch) ... 004. kiss the boy by keiynan lonsdale.   ⏤ if you want to kiss the boy then you better kiss the boy right now. you ain't got to be afraid of the words you want to say right now 'cause love is a game we deserve to play out loud. so you want to play then you better kiss the boy. oh, you better kiss the boy right now. giving the love giving the love, give it the time give it the time. if it's all a movie then you'll see, it's only about us two but the cost of trust is that you could throw it away. maybe it's overrated i probably shouldn't chase it. but i can't stop the crazy within. you messing my emotions up, my head gets stuck. i'm scared to show just how i feel 'cause people talk. don't want to worry 'bout whatever just got to know your deal. see, half the time i’m wondering if this is real. i might not say the one thing on my mind cause it's too tough. but we lose our chance when we don't try... 005. heart attack by chuu vivienne.    ⏤ the fact that i took a step towards you first. it lets me find myself that i didn’t even know. pounding more and more; i’ll give it all, take my heart. surely you’re my destiny it shines fully in my heart. this must be what thrill feels like, darling. eventually i fall into you. you attack my heart. you attack my heart. you attack my heart. you attack my heart. you attack my heart.... 006. all night by girls’ generation lipstick.    ⏤ ooh, you already know. all night, all night. alright, we’re gonna laugh and party. ‘cause we hot & sweet baby. when the summer electricity tickles my ear, when the fireworks in your eyes shake. like a fool, i fall in love with you again all night, all night, all night. i wanna ask how you’ve been but really, you look so good. i just smiled too, smile together. if we get it on if we fall in love, if this wild kissing continues. like a lie, we’ll melt into each other all night, all night, all night... 007. i’m not afraid by holland.    ⏤ with your eyes open, you don't have to look. you don't have to be forced. the tears that i shed every day, the dreams i drew every day. untie the knotted strings. i’m not not afraid anymore i’m not not afraid anymore (my li li life.) i’m not not afraid anymore afraid anymore i’m not not afraid anymore (my li li life.) i’m not not afraid anymore i’m not not afraid anymore (my li li life.) with your eyes closed just feel it. you can follow the flow. the tears that i shed every day, the dreams i drew every day. untie the knotted strings... 008. we found love by rihanna.    ⏤ shine a light through an open door. love and life i will divide. turn away 'cause i need you more. feel the heartbeat in my mind. it's the way i'm feeling, i just can't deny, but i've gotta let it go. we found love in a hopeless place. we found love in a hopeless place. we found love in a hopeless place. we found love in a hopeless place...