#((....y'know what fuck it we're going angsty

[ask-the-sexyman-squad]

Damn

Al, DT? how's parenthood treating you?

"Honestly? Rather well. I'm just relieved that these two are out in the world...and one of them looks like me. If I had carried them for three months for them to both turn out like Alastor, I would've been disappointed."

They held Castiel a bit closer, and they smiled a bit more. He was their pride and joy now, along with Belladonna. Though they could tell Bee was going to be a daddy's girl.

"I wouldn't change my role for the world. I'm perfectly happy with this."

//TW: There are mentions/depictions of child abuse. Please proceed with caution.//:

"......"

He should've been happier than this. He was happy, but it just...it wasn't sitting right. Holding a child, a daughter that was his made his stomach turn.

Belladonna: his little Bee.

This was his reality now.

She slept peacefully, and it left him alone with his thoughts. He pulled her into his arms, pressing her to his chest protectively. His heartbeat lurched into his throat, his mind running a mile a minute.

Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.

FUCK.

All of his memories of his father were coming back now....each blow that struck his body. Each cut that stung like hell. Each scream that tore through his eardrums and jolted him into silence while his belligerent father beat him with an inch of his life.

He felt horribly, horribly sick.

He didn't want to be like his father. He didn't want to see his spouse, lovely little boy and sweet little girl in pain because of him. He didn't want history to repeat itself.

...but like father like son...surely there was a way to beat it, right?

...right...?

[cerezzzita]

Howdy howdy.

A little birdie told me requests were open and I had to ask: Can I request Dante with a s/o who’s a cowboy-themed devil hunter?

Love,

Rodeo

notes: and howdy back at you, Rodeo! my, can you guys believe that Rodeo, one of my favorite DMC writers of Tumblr, is here on my humble blog? geez, I got so so happy once I saw you here, please feel very welcome on my lil silly saloon!

this was very fun to make, not gonna lie, took most of the inspiration at my full-time Overwatch's Cowboy (a.k.a Cole Cassidy) lover period, and yeah, Dante with a Cowboy Devil Hunter s/o would be very funny to see hehehehe

i hope you enjoy the ride, Rodeo! <3

♡ tags: gender-neutral reader, no use of pronouns, no description of reader's appearance, Cowboy word is gender-neutral as well because yes everybody can be a Cowboy, some fluff I guess, Dante loves you so much and the end have a itty bitty angsty moment.

�� gif's not mine!!

This man is over the moon, that's for sure.

We all know Dante had/have a thing for western-themed things (we're all looking at his chaps and cowboy boots in DMC4 at the moment), now imagine him having a S/O who's literally a Cowboy?

He's definitely lovestruck. 

Thinks you're badass, you are badass and no one's changing his mind.

Always mouth wide open of how impressed he is seeing you in action.

Now cut for him showing off as usual so he can impress you too. Don't we all love this man? 

He will wear Dr. Faust most 100% of the time you two go out on missions together. 

"Look, sugar! We match!"

Also had a blast of glee when you wore Dr. Faust once. 

Oh, and he'll wear — not to say steal — your hat too. Loving is sharing. 

Silly goofy cowboy-themed nicknames for you, but most are just romantic and/or cute. 

"I'm your huckleberry, honeypie~" "Indeed, you are, Dante." 

If you ever have a Southern accent, you'll see Dante blushing from pink to cherry-red when you're speaking. He thinks you're voice is so sensual.

Also, yes, please sweet-talk to him — whether in public or not, much for Vergil's dismay —, he'll be a happy demon purring puddle. 

"Who's my lil, sweet daredevil?" (Cut for Dante purring on the background)

Tell me you have a Devil Arm that's a lasso, by the love of Sparda. He'll be astonished and even more over the moon. 

And sure, he'll convince you — a.k.a make his infamous puppy dog eyes — to let him use it.

Yet he also planned to got stuck by it so he can flirt with you. 

"Looks like you got your price, honeysuckle?" "Dante, please, we're in the middle of a mission—"

It doesn't really matter how many Devil Arms you have on store, Dante will convince you to let him use, even if it's just for a bit. He'll let you use his, too, and yes he's mesmerized as heck seeing your proficiency with them. 

I dare to say, he's even more in love with you. 

Let's enter the angst field for a bit, with the classic "Dante knows you're badass yet he's afraid to lose you". He knows you're capable and strong, hell, that's one of the reasons he fell for you; but goddamn, what if you got hurt and he's not there to give you cover as he always does? Fuck, he doesn't even wanna think of the day you decide you're better off without him. 

"My ridin' will always have you there, Dante. Y'know I love you with my heart and soul of coal, honeybun."

He's crying and he's hugging you like it was the last time, that's for sure. He loves you like a country love song. 

Overall, Dante's your huckleberry, you're his honeypie, the love of his life, the step on his groove because you're so smooth. Have a very fun ride with this devilish cowboy! 

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[butterflyintochains]

We Three Together

This is kinda based on a convo I had with @mikathemad earlier, kinda angsty, but here she is.

The rush of the number retirement ceremony has begun to abate a slight since last night. But, there's something wrong, Sid can feel it in the room, something is not entirely right in his team. And, no, it's not the abysmal powerplay... yet. He looks around the room at his team, eyes falling on Kris and Erik. The duo are deep in conversation, heads close together, looking at something on Erik's phone. Sid can feel that Kris is holding something in, eighteen years have honed them on each other's cues. So, he gives Geno a nod, and he closes the doors to the dressing room after Ned and Tristan leave. ''Sid, what's going on?'' Erik asks.

Sid says, rubbing his hands together. ''I think one of us has something on his chest. And, I think we all know who it is.'' Geno sits at his stall, and says. ''Legend, are you okay?'' Kris, a kind of confused look on his face, smiles and says. ''Yeah? Of course I am, why wouldn't I be? Why?''

Erik places a hand on his partner's knee, feeling like the shittiest partner in the world right now. ''Kris... hjartat.'' This seems to unravel him a slight. ''I dunno, maybe this weekend has just... brought a lot into my mind, that's all.''

Sid gently asks, knowing not to press his best friend too hard lest he pounce. ''Like what?'' Kris is silent, staring at the whiteboards, his glassy brown eyes would be hidden a mere month ago by his hair. ''Kris, we're your family, talk to us.'' Geno says, trying to sound as calming as possible. And, that's the problem, they've never had the thoughts Kris has had on quiet bus trips, they've not almost died because of a fucked up heart, he loves them both so, so much. But, this is just too big, too messy, too... not Kris. ''Kris, look at us, please.'' Erik says softly, and Kris slowly turns to face his partner and brothers. ''Promise me that no one but us four will know this?'' Sid, on behalf of all three of them, says. ''We promise. Now, talk to us.''

Kris steels himself for this conversation, one nearly a decade in the making now. But, he's safe with them, right? ''Seeing Jagr's number raised, the number I wore my whole childhood, just got to me. I just... what if that's as close as I get, y'know?''

Sid knits his brows together, a knot of pain for his best friend forming in his stomach. ''Kris, what d'you mean?'' Kris swallows heavily, trying not to put pressure on his heart. ''Sid, come on, I'm not exactly anything special, am I? Michel Briere died, Mario is Mario, Jaro is Jaro. You and Geno are living legends, so is Flower.''

Geno says, still keeping his voice level so as not to aggravate the situation. ''Kris, you've won three cups, all of them for us.'' Kris scoffs, and says. ''And, how much does '17 count really? I only stepped on the ice once the entire time.''

Erik says, not even he's heard any of this, not even at home during late night chats in bed. ''Your name is on that cup all three times, that ring sits on our mantle with the other two. Sully told me you all but coached the team that spring, with the surgery and all.'' Geno adds, remembering 2016. ''And, remember '16? You scored that goal, Kris, neither Sid or me have ever scored a cup goal, you have.'' Kris sniffs, the dam is breaking, and he doesn't like it. ''I've not won anything for Canada, either.''

Now, it's Sid's turn to scoff. ''That's because the assholes never had the guts to give you a chance, Kris. I begged Babcock to add you to the Prague and World Cup teams, he refused. No idea why, he just did.''

Kris fiddles with his baseball cap, needing something to occupy himself with. ''I've got one individual award to my name, one I didn't particularly seek out, no one wants a Masterton. I'm so proud of it, but, not even being considered for a Norris, just... hurts.'' Erik says, because he does know, he's always known, ever since he won his second, how hurt Kris has always been at being passed over. ''Kris, you don't need a Norris, you've already cemented yourself as this team's greatest ever defenceman. I mean, I looked at all the records for our position on the walls when I got here, you are on all of them.'' Erik says, because only a fellow defenceman can ever understand this feeling. ''As much as I love you, I never wanna play against you again. But, so many forwards in this league hate having to face you, and so many dmen want to be you.''

Sid adds, hating himself for failing his role as both best friend and captain where Kris is concerned. ''Then: you made sure we were all vaccinated against Covid, you are the driving force behind our charity work, you helped get the Bubble Playoffs and return to play going. Played 1000 games after all you've been through.'' Sid catches his breath. ''Sure, I have the C, but, when things get really bad, we all look to you.''

Geno simply asks his best friend. ''Kris, what do your gloves say?'' Kris furrows his brows, confused. ''Legend, G, why?'' Geno rubs his hands together. ''That's there for a reason. That's how we see you, you're our Legend. Our survivor.''

Erik adds, holding Kris' hands in his. ''Our conscience.''

Mario swoops in, the quiet father of the team. ''Kris, son, 58 will be up there with 87 and 71, and hopefully 29 too. No one could ever carry it with the dignity, humility, and style you have. As soon as you three hang them up, we're having the ceremony.''

Sid asks, incredulously. ''Wait, day of our retirement? All at once?'' Mario nods, and says. ''Within the week, actually, I've had the ceremony planned since 2017. But, this is my promise to all three of you. Now, Sully is waiting, should I tell him you're on your way, or not?''

Everyone looks to Kris, who picks his helmet up, dries his eyes, and says, ''Let's fucking do this.'' Sid and Geno embrace their best friend, Erik kisses his partner, and the four musketeers take to the ice. ''Kris, why didn't you ever bring this up before?'' Sid asks on the way to the rink. Kris shrugs. ''It just didn't ever feel like a good time. I promise, though, no more secrets.''

Sid says. ''Good, because it's we three together, okay?'' Kris nods, his chest feeling a million pounds lighter. He just hopes Flower can be added to that ceremony, whenever it happens.

[poognthebrainbois]

🐛 & 🗻

🐛Which part made a lot of progress?

Kiara.

She's been around for 6 years now, and in that time they've been through a lot. While they still identify as a fictroject, it took her a long time to let go of the ties she had to the people she used to know, and to build stronger ones with those of us she could get to know.

She's been kind of a rock for our host(s) over the years. She was the first to be unapologetically herself in many ways, and I think because of that, they've had the most time to work on themself.

We could write an essay on her and why she's important and loved and appreciated (honestly we might), but suffice to say, they've come a long way from the angsty, rebellious 13 year old we met all those years ago. She's now around 17 most days, and basically the one holding the system together.

She's half the reason we get out of bed/can even function right now given our circumstances. They've gotten us through some of our worst times, and we got to be with and there for her during some of hers.

We love you Kiara. Everything that you are, have been, and will be.

(Next Question)

🗻(something something) What makes the innerworld feel like home

uuuhhh best I can mention is the front room? It's not exactly homey but we got like couches and a coffee table a couple years ago. First time the place had ever changed (at least to the hosts' knowledge).

I mean we all have like bedrooms r whatever but honestly (and this is gonna be cheesy as hell 'cause I don't have another answer), the thing that makes the innerworld feel like home is the people.

The varying dynamics between headmates range from the equivalent of "I saw you on the street one time" to "I know a guy who knows you" to genuine family dynamics.

Family in the way of We're All Close Friends Who Share An Apartment And We Annoy The Fuck Out Of Each Other For Fun But Also Help Each Other Through Hard Times And We're All We've Got. Like found family. Orrrrr the way that you put the main characters of a movie in the same fight even though they have nothing to do with each other and by the end of the movie they're family, y'know? It's like that.

I can't describe much of the innerworld 'cause I can't see a lot of it. And most of what I know about isn't exactly a home-environment. So that's all I got.

Anyway, thanks for the ask. If anyone else sees this, here's the link to the post so y'all can toss us a couple.

Later,

Xander

He/him, co-host

[sohmiya]

Because i have brainrot and i promised something a lot less angsty. i'm sorry for sending more than one long ask today asdfghjkl

Rigghtt, so y'know when Max and Ev get over that huge argument I imagine Ev going over to Max's place, knocking on the door and when she answers they're standing there smiling at each and Max asks "are you going to come in?" and Evren shakes his head and goes "uh, I don't trust the two of us alone together in a space that isn't a studio. do you fancy a walk though?" "where?" "the store, for stuff for a charcuterie board."

And they're walking down the street together side by side, and the silence actually isn't awkward, it's like comforting and it'd probably remind the two of them how well they get each other and then Max would go, "are we going to do this small talk thing?" "god, no. we're terrible at that. we can skip to the honest shit" "like what?" and Evren would be all confident and cocky and say, "am I still your person?" and Max would roll her eyes all like "you're still fucking hung up about that" "it's the nicest thing you've said about me" "hey! I can be nice regularly!" "yeah...sure, i believe you(!)"

And then they're in the store together and Evren's carrying the basket, and Maxine's putting stuff in it, and a couple-that-aren't-a-couple shouldn't look so good grocery shopping...but they do, and then Max goes "I listened to your most recent song" and Ev would laugh and go "that's cute, you're keeping tabs on me" "well I'm going to when you're writing songs about me...you mentioned a woman with red hair" and Evren would be all "there are lots of women with red hair" and Max would smirk and say "you sang about her being in a band too" and Evren's pretty much caught out bc ofc its about her and he just ends up not responding.

When they're done shopping I imagine that they have a mini argument about who's going to pay bc I see Evren wanting to pay, but Maxine wanting to as well so they like play rock, paper, scissors to come up with a solution.

I feel like their walk back to Max's would be even more comfortable than their walk before, and then Evren's handing Max the bag when they get to her door and Max would say "I can't eat all this by myself" "share it with your band then" "...me inviting you in is me trying to be nice, evren" and I think he'd really debate it before going "look, i missed you and wanted to spend time with you and i've done that. so i'm good" bc he's still sorta in love, and Max is still probably scared about any prospect of them actually being together. but Max is in his life so having her in some capacity is better than not having her at all, and then he'd smile, and take a step back and go "feel free to text if you write anymore bangers about me though, babe"

i know this was supposed to be fluffy and happy but this made me feel bittersweet at BEST like your previous hc was too sad 😭✋🏼❤️‍🩹

but SCREAM evren finally taking maxine to shop for charcuterie <33333 imagine them walking around the store and checking things out then max goes “is there anything you like? like idk, your favorite cheese or whatever?” and ev just shrugs like “whatever” so max goes “don’t you have those at rich people parties?” “i mean yeah. but cheese is cheese” LMAOOO

"are we going to do this small talk thing?" "god, no. we're terrible at that. we can skip to the honest shit" "like what?" and Evren would be all confident and cocky and say, "am I still your person?"

smiling through the tears………. in another life they wouldn’t be joking about that 🕳️🚶🏻‍♀️

but also maxine relentlessly teasing evren for writing a song about her and evren ending up not responding….. maxine out here making it hard for him to move on like girl if you don’t shut the fuck up

OH and if evren wins rock paper scissors and ends up paying max will buy a bottle of wine to go with the charcuterie board but if she wins she’ll just go “ha. loser” 😭

"look, i missed you and wanted to spend time with you and i've done that. so i'm good"

you calling this hc “a lot less angsty” vs this line singlehandedly breaking my heart all over again

i don’t have maxine’s self-control like if i were her i would’ve asked evren out right then and there 😭

BUT OMG ok so when max and ev have both moved on and healed their hearts, imagine evren suddenly releasing a song about a dancer who’s good at ballet JDNDJDJS maxine would be sooo nosy about it and immediately call him like “TELL ME EVERYTHING” ugh the miko creator in me is like 🥹 but my max x ev heart is all 🥲

[mentallyinvernation]

Trope Game

Ahh, thank you to the lovely @bazzybelle for the tag!!!

I'm not picky when it comes to tropes tbh (at least I don't think so haha) I'll probably read anything if I'm in the right mood.

Rules: How much do these tropes affect your decision to click on a fic?

-10 -> very dissuaded

0 - don't care either way

+10 -> very enticed

nope -> if it's a hard no and you'd never click on a fic with that tag or or you even have the tag blocked or you'd insta click out of the fic if it wasn't tagged

Bonus points for explaining the rating and whether it's conditional.

Age gap: +4 I'm not usually drawn to fics with major age gaps, but y'know, if the plot speaks to me I'll give it a go lmao

Codependency: +5

Okay in angsty scenarios yes please. It's about the trust. the growth. the tendernessssss.

Or! It's about the dead!dove whump of it all, and yes.

Obsession/Possessiveness, jealousy: +10

I WILL EAT THIS SHIT UP IDC. Less so obsession, but the possessiveness and jealousy? GOD. Sign me the fuck up. You've instantly won me over - especially if there's some kind of marking kink going on.

Dreamling are such sluts for this trope lmao

Opposites (grumpy/sunshine etc): +1000

ELITE. All of my favourite ships come back to this. You can't go wrong. Something something he was sunshine, I was midnight rain 

Enemies to lovers, Enemies with benefits: +100

Look it's about the sexual tension. Are they flirting? Fighting? Nobody knows. Everyone is too afraid to ask. It's about both characters pretending they're not in love with each other. It's about the oh-no moment when said characters realise they're in love with each other. It's the star-crossed nonsense of it all.

I love it. God-tier trope.

Friends with benefits: +4

Not really my go-to but I have read some fics where this is done SO well.

Sex to feelings: +7

Yes.

Fake dating/relationship: +8

I'm such a sucker for these stories lmao. Especially if one character knows they're in love with the other before agreeing to fake date. The point where the lines start getting blurry between what's pretend and what's not is just *chefs kiss*.

Friends to lovers: +7

I mean, I like this trope, it's pretty much the baseline of most fics I read. But you need more tropes for flavour. Admittedly I'm more of an enemies-to-lovers person. Well, no, enemies-to-friends-to-lovers. THAT'S where it's at.

However saying that, Dreamling does friends to lovers very, very, very fucking well.

Found Family: +9

GIB. I love all the found family tropes.

Hurt/Comfort: +10

Yesssss. Sucker punch me with angst. I'll thank you for it. Just burrito blanket me with comfort afterwards. I love this trope, especially if the character going Through It is a pathetic little meow meow anyway.

Love Triangle: nope.

Just not really my thing. I've tried a few fics that have done this, and every time it's ended with the author getting hate from readers who wanted a different ending with the other love interest, and the comment sections were just war zones. However that's my experience with the trope, so take it with a pinch of salt.

However, if it's a love triangle that turns poly, I fucking love that shit. Especially if they're all being idiots about it. Rating for that is: +50

Poly, open relationships: +10

The only issue I have with this trope is keeping track of everyone's arms and legs while writing smut lmao. Otherwise, an absolute god-tier trope.

Mistaken/hidden identity: +3

Uhhhhh, idk It really depends on the context for this one. I don't think I'd go searching for a fic like this, but if it's propped up by some other tropes I'd probably read it.

Monsterfucking: +50

No notes. Another god-tier trope.

Pregnancy: +6

This is a weird one for me. I like pregnancy fics if that's what I set out to read, but generally, if there's an unexpected pregnancy halfway through a story I lose a bit of interest. UNLESS we're working in omegaverse.

Accidental baby acquisition is always a fun trope as well.

Second Chance: +4

No strong feelings on this one tbh.

Slowburn: +100

YESSSSSSSSSSS. Make me stay up past 3am with my eyes burning, mumbling about how these two fuckers just need to get it together and kiss already so I can sleep.

Soulmates: +1000000

AND THEY WERE SOULMATES. *sobs*

There are so many creative ways to go about this trope, and I love all of them. And then there's the world-building that goes on in soulmate universes. Admittedly, I don't read these very often anymore, but when I do they always hit so good.

Tagging (but absolutely no pressure): @sleepsonfutons @spockandthings @mallory-x @meadowziplines @thranduilland @phinofthestorm @beauty-of-nyx @serenailith @janimoon

[cheemken]

Need to get back into the Villain Diantha AU brainrot again. Need some angst or wholesome stuff, doesn’t matter what

Only if you aren’t busy tho. I know you’re writing oneshots about the champions rn

Nah it's fine I'm taking a break from writing a bit since I already wrote two, I'm gon try posting em later and such hahah if I don't forget that is

Anyways yeah have some more villain Dia stuff that's been plaguing my mind too owo

Y'know have I actually like,, written stuff abt Diantha and Augustine's reunion or smth, cause like,,, if we're going w that one concept w Dia and Cynthia in the basement, then maybe Dia just said she doesn't want to keep Augustine waiting so Cynthia would leave too, and she wouldn't have to really hurt her

Idk how their reunion would go tho I want it to be like really fucking angsty but I also want it to be somewhat wholesome and it shows how Augustine can still pull out what little humanity Diantha has left within her

But like cndmdn imagine Augustine going back to the Carnet Manor, no one with him this time, bc the League was out finding Dia on their own too. Cynthia isn't w him right now bc of champions stuff, so he's on his own. The only pkmn he has w him is Garchomp, he left Xerneas w Calem again, thinking that if Diantha finds out he still has Xerneas, then she'd think he'd still attack her. So hey, now w his Garchomp, venturing the living room of the Carnet Manor. He never got to look around more, but now he did. There's a broken piano at the far end of the living room, and just on top of the fireplace there are some pictures coated with dust, some of the frames and glasses were broken, the pictures themselves were ripped and torn apart, leaving only Diantha's own face.

"why must you bother with those things, my darling?"

He turns and sees Diantha sitting on the couch, her usual attire without her white coat, and he could see the burnt purple skin of her right arm. "If you're looking for mother, she's right here." And she motioned to the ashes a few feet away from her, the one covering the burnt wood of the floor, the one covering that cursed C on it.

Swallowing a lump in his throat, he spoke, "Dia.. I've been looking for you.."

"really?" Came out almost a drawl, her eyes half lidded but it pierced right through him, "after you went against me?" She stood up and stepped closer to him, and he took a step back.

Augustine was terrified, Diantha never got mad at him, never. Even when he made countless mistakes, even when he rebelled against her when they were younger, she never got mad at him, never raised her voice, not even once. But this time he probably took it a step too far, he never saw such hatred in his sisters eyes aimed towards him before.

To his surprise tho, Dia pulled him close, hugging him, "oh, my darling... What have they done to you? What did they tell you for you to go against me? Have I not done everything for you?"

"of course you have, Dia. You gave me everything I ever wanted and more.. but.. but Diantha, this has to stop. You're killing people."

"have they not killed others as well?" Then she pulled away, looking at him, the intensity of her glare was petrifying, and he took another step back. Her looks softened, although... It felt like it didn't. It felt somber, it felt... It felt like she's so tired. "Arceus... Do you know how much I hate looking at you sometimes, Augustine?" And that caught him off guard, "you look so much like her. And I hate it so much. I was terrified that you'd be like her, so I made sure you won't ever be like our degenerate of a mother. I made sure you won't kill me with the same flames she used to burn my own skin." She seethed, then she turned her back to him, facing the ashes of their mother, "and yet here you are, here she is, still tormenting me even beyond the grave."

And Augustine finally sees them. The burns on her back. The same cursive C on the floor tainting the skin of her shoulder blades too. More burns littered across her back, on her spine, on her nape. It was horrific. His breathing quickened when she turned back to look at him again. Her eyes looked tired, she looked tired, and she cried. She cried, letting the tears fall, and it hurts his own heart seeing her like that, as this was the first time he ever truly saw her cry.

"I sacrificed everything for you, Augustine. Was that not enough? I only wanted this world to be better, so you won't ever get hurt again. Is that so bad?" Came out her almost desperate plea, and she watched her brother crumble before her words, his own tears brimming his eyes as he shook his head.

"Of course it was enough! Dia, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.." and he's there taking her hands, falling to his knees as he started sobbing too, choaking out his apologies. And like before, like when she just got custody of him, on their first night on her apartment, he clung to her, "I'm sorry... You're right.. I should've listened to you, you're only trying to make this world better.."

And Diantha buried her face on the crook of his neck, cooing sweet nothings as she comforts him, telling him how she forgives him for everything, that everything will be fine, and she's there hiding the smile on her face as she finally got her brother back on her side. And this time, she'll make sure the others won't ever get to him again.

[jackalsprey]

I want to post angst headcanons for Cars & Planes. Did anyone ask for them, nope! Everyone, get ya tissues! We're going on a ride!

Doc never had a home. He lived on the streets and in motels until he got famous, racing for peanuts in the late 40s. He got extremely lucky, then '54 happened and, well...we all know. His life was one string of bad luck.

Flo had a serious rupture with her family when she married Ramone. See, in my human AU, Flo is Caucasian while Ramone is mixed Latino and black. And given this was the 50s, interracial marriage was a big societal no-no, ESPECIALLY when you were someone in the public eye like Flo was. The whole reason they moved to Radiator Springs was to avoid the discrimination. She's never recovered from separating from her family. Not completely.

The year before he quit working in New York, Sheriff lost his partner in a shoot-out during a drug bust. He's never forgiven himself for it.

You guys already know my Lightning angsty headcanons, his awful dad, his abusive relationship with Marcus, etc. But I have two icings on the cake: first, Lightning had a half-brother, Ian, who was about 4 years older than him. Ian was a petty criminal who stole to help him and his little brother survive, since their dad spent what little he got on unemployment checks on beer and pizza. Ian died when Lightning was starting middle school; lung cancer from smoking. To this day, Lightning is an anti-smoker and vaper and spends a good chunk of his winnings on charities to help addicts.

What's the other icing? Well, remember when I said I believe Lightning and Sally are a happily married couple with no kids? Yeah, that no kids thing isn't for lack of trying. In between movies one and two, Sally actually got pregnant with what would've been their daughter, but she had a violent miscarriage. The treatment saved her life, but left her unable to ever have kids. Cruz filled that void a little bit, but nothing like what a real kid would've been like.

Y'know why Francesco's so attached to his mama? Well, cause she's the only reason he's alive. And not just cause she gave birth to him; Francesco's dad was a sexist asshole who wanted Mama Bernoulli (I headcanon her name is Valentina, so Imma just call her Mama Valentina) to be his perfect little housewife and abused their baby son, thankfully before he was able to remember anything. And she said, FUCK THAT SHIT, I'm going to go wreck it on the race track! To this day, Francesco wishes he could be both as skilled on the track and as brave in real life as his mama.

[metalbuckaroo]

Selfish

SUMMARY// "I wanna be selfish with you."

WARNINGS// cursing, age gap (reader mid 20s, bucky mid 30s), unprotected sex (that's basically a given on this blog), lil angsty, one and a half smut scenes (one is brief)

AU// dbf!bucky x f!reader

NOTE// have this drunk drabble 🥴 idk what else to say, besides its not proof read

Bucky was a new friend of your dad's. A little younger than your dad but had quickly grown close to him over the course of a year. They started to do everything together- watch sports, go for drinks, all of the things two best friends do together.

Bucky was also one incident you told yourself wouldn't happen again. A perfectly sculpted, handsome, blue eyed incident that made you feel selfish for indulging im.

Sitting in his kitchen after a rejection to your dream job. The soothing tones of his low voice melting into you as he leaned closer, smoothing his sturdy left hand down your back.

It was something you'd never be able to forget. How metal and flesh hands gripped your hips, your waist. Stubble scratching your skin. The way his lips tasted as he filled you to the brim and fucked you against the counter.

Bucky was usually so confident during sex, but in that moment in his kitchen- he could barely do anything besides mutter filthy words and promises against your skin and lips.

After that, he noticed you distancing yourself away from him until you had moved to your own apartment across town. Where he could finally have the chance to talk to you.

"Bucky?" You said when you opened the door, confusion etching across your features. "We need to talk." He said, clearing his throat.

You leaned your shoulder against the doorframe and folded your arms across your chest. "About what?" You shrugged a shoulder, blue eyes boring into you. "My kitchen, what happened in it."

"James, if my dad f-"

"He won't, and if he does I'll handle it. We're adults." He assured. "Do you know how shitty it makes me feel to know I slept with his best friend? How selfish?"

Bucky scoffed and shook his head, tongue jutting out to wet his lips. "I should be the one who feel like shit, but I can't make myself feel bad. Want it too bad. Want you, too bad. "

You just looked up at him, his teeth chewing the edge of his bottom lip as he waited for you to say something. Anything.

"Y'know what, I should go. This was fucking stupid of me-" your hands reached out to grab the front of his shirt when he went to back away. A single tug taking him off guard as he stumbled closer. Your fingers twisting in the back of his short hair to pull his lips down to yours.

A fire you had craved since that night at his house lighting in your core as he backed you further into the apartment. Bending down to grab the backs of your thighs and lift you to his waist.

"Want you so fucking bad, sweet girl." Bucky groaned, kicking the door shut. Your mind fogging over from the messy kiss. Teeth clashing, tongues pressing and twisting together and biting on each others lips until your back met the plush cushions of your couch.

Bucky's lips locking back to yours as his hands pawed at the hem of your dress, shoving it up so he could hook his fingers in the sides of your underwear.

A sharp gasp left your lips when he ripped the thin fabric and dropped it to the floor. Fumbling with his belt and the fastening of his pants.

"Fucking hell, sweets-" he gasped out, shocks of pleasure coursing through both of you as your walls stretched around him.

Your hands holding his scratchy jaw and lips nipping his between moans as he found a steady pace. Bionic and flesh forearms caging in your head as his body waved over yours.

The pressure in your lower belly quickly building with every drag of his cock. "You make me feel s'good, Buck." Your words slurred together against his lips. His touch so intoxicating, you were addicted.

"Cum, pretty girl. Feel you milkin' me." Bucky panted, slipping his hand down to thumb tight circles to your clit. Palm applying the right amount of pressure just above your pelvic bone to push you over the edge. A pleasured cry of his name swallowed by his lips as his release mixed with yours.

Your body relaxed against the cushions, chest heaving as your breaths mixed with Bucky's. Taking in the after glow as his forehead leaned against yours.

His nose nudging yours and hands moving to hold the sides of your head, softening cock still buried in your cunt. "I wanna be selfish with you."

💙 💙 💙 💙 💙 💙

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[daisylincs]

Today is, officially, the last day of 2020 - so it's literally just in time that I'm getting to @aosrecweek's amazing challenge. But that does go to show the nature of this crazy year a little bit, right? Time has just been INSANE, and I honestly cannot believe it's so close to over.

That said, I want to put it out there that everyone - absolutely everyone - who created something in this mad year, is a SUPERHERO. Like. We could have hidden away in dark corners, curled into little balls, and lost touch with our creativity entirely - but instead, we made some of the most fantastic content I have ever seen. And, excuse the language, but that is fucking amazing, of each and every single one of us. We're bloody INCREDIBLE, you guys. We really are.

Now, the rules of this challenge dictate that I've got to start with some of my own things, then repeat with the same number of creations by other people. So I'm going to do that, and I apologise for the sheer length (and self-plug-iness) of what is about to follow - but, bloody incredible, remember? I really mean that. 💜💜💜

My Own:

you could call me babe for the weekend - 19k of Spideychelle being oblivious, mutually pining IDIOTS while being snowed in. And, you know, fake dating. (This thing was SO MUCH FUN to write and though, yeah, it got completely out of control, as evidenced by the 19k, I still really love it.)

'tis the damn season - my first attempt at writing a multi-chap, and, yeah, it only has one chapter as of now, but I really love said chapter. Basically, it's Daisy and Mackelena being friends, and honestly just the BEST friends - I adore the style I managed to achieve in this thing. Plus, the Skimmons I have planned up next is going to be da bomb.

the closest thing - Philindaisy plus fake family. Also; amusement parks. And for a fangirl like me - well, it was pretty much a dream come true to write!

oh valley of plenty - in this fic, I basically told myself, so AoS won't give us Huntingbird in the finale? Fine. I'll just do it myself then - in the fluffiest way possible. And that's exactly what I did - making them, and their kids, be best friends in Perthshire.

maybe life should be about more - a very angsty Skimmons and Daisy-centric AU, focusing on the internalised homophobia Daisy has experienced through her life, and shaking it off (and eventually, y'know, getting together with Jemma.)

and it's dark in a cold december (but i've got you to keep me warm) - Fitzsimmons just make such a supreme pairing for hurt/comfort, what with how insanely well they understand each other and care about each other, so I'm really glad for the Fitzsimmons Secret Santa giving me the chance to write this! Basically, this follows our science duo through a stressful mission on Christmas Eve (so yes, it's a mission fic!!) and realising that the two of them can do anything together.

july second - ahhh, one of my personal favourites to write! Daisy birthday surprise fluff will always be top-notch for me, especially for all the team-as-family fluff you can add in, especially especially that this is set in Staticquake times! Also, it's from Hunter's point of view, which will forever be the most insanely fun thing to write, I do think.

i just wanna be with you - man, I'm such a big royal fan, so getting the chance to write a modern royalty AU for my OTP was nothing short of amazing!! This is Princess Daisy and her fiancée Lincoln Campbell at their official engagement interview

see the line where the skye meets the sea - shameless season 1 bby Bus Kids fluff, featuring movie nights, singalongs and... so much fluff your teeth will rot. Also I'm really freaking proud of the pun in the title okay

'cause all that you are is all that i'll ever need - Huntingbird waking up together fluff (because, fight me, Huntingbird in their sweet moments is one of the sweetest things you will ever get to read or write.) This is also my, fluffy, take on the origin of the Franny's Saloon keychain.

we love you, we love you (and we hope you love we too) - aha, my first polyship fic! Also my first try at some actually fancy HTML formatting (forever thanks to Kat for explaining.) Both of these things combined to form a fic that even I think is ridiculously fluffy and funny, and kinda amazing, at that.

and man I don't know where the time goes (but it sure goes fast like that) - Another Bus Kids movie night fic, but this one set post-season 7, and reflecting on how far they've come. A little bit more hurt/comfort-y than it's pure fluff prequel, but still super fluffy and soft. And, of course, with a happy ending.

she shares my dreams, i hope that someday, i'll share her home - snowy Fitzsimmons fluff, complete with them falling in love at the Winter Olympics, as you do.

then you walked in and my heart went boom - 16k of Dekesy for the wife, and remarkable for that, because literally a month ago from this, I hated Dekesy with my entire soul. Then I started reading Kat's fics, and, well, fell in love with them... so much so that I wrote sixteen thousand words of enemies-to-friends-to-lovers, bed sharing holiday fluff for them.

a love like that - a Fitzsimmons Cinderella AU, featuring my two favourite science babies, in true science bby style, falling in love over science and how stupid the whole courting thing is. Also, Daisy makes a brief appearance, and she's the freaking best.

ever after - ah, probably the one single fic I'm proudest of. A post-season 7 Daisy character study focusing on her emotional rollercoaster re: losing her family/things never being the same again, which just achieves... an emotional level that I have never managed to replicate again. I was full-on sobbing while writing it, and, guys, it also part-holds the Closest To Making Kat Cry prize.

blue - Daisy character study spanning snapshots of seven seasons, and before - but tied together by something blue in every moment. Researching for this, and finding all the blue moments, was very interesting, and immensely satisfying, especially since all the moments where a little bit of blue was present actually combine to chronicle Daisy's journey on the show remarkably well.

who is that girl I see - the one time I decided to write straight angst, and straight angst with no happy ending. Melinda May post-Bahrain, folks.

take my hand, take my whole life too - aww, the first thing I wrote that I really and truly loved. A Staticquake and Fitzsimmons Actors AU, featuring a proposal on set and INCREDIBLE amounts of fluff and softness.

hold out your hand, 'cause friends will be friends - the wife's favourite, and, as second fics go, pretty damn good, if I do say so myself. It's a Soulmates AU for Staticquake and Mackelena, with the focus being on DaisyMack friendship, and lots of denial, angst, and guilt about finding their soulmates. (They figure it out eventually, don't worry - it's me, of course I made them happy.)

Fitzsimmons + Fake Dating moodboard - Fake dating will always be FAB, and picturing it out in a moodboard - especially for my clueless bby best friends in love - was the best, and super satisfying.

Staticquake + Orange moodboard - One of the cooler ideas I had for Trick or Treat (which I still have not finished, heaven help me) was to make a series of moodboards for my OTP plus different colours. This orange one is just so light, and cheerful, and happy, and honestly I kinda adore it.

This Philindaisy + Family Moodboard - making moodboards can be insanely frustrating when you just can't find the photo that fits exactly right. With this one, however, I found all the pics I needed pretty insanely fast, and, better, the whole thing just worked, and really nicely so, too.

This Bus Kids + Baking Cookies moodboard - there's absolutely NO faults to be found with tiny, adorable Skye, Fitz and Jemma concocting choc chip cookies - but I'm actually doing a tiny cheat here, because, cute as my moodboard here is, the accompanying fic by my love @eowima is the SWEETEST and best thing you could ever wish for!!!

This Daisy Johnson Appreciation Week Photoset - Day 3 of Daisy Johnson Appreciation Week focused on an emotion, and I picked confidence and power, because honestly, it's nothing short of amazing how confident and powerful our gorgeous girl has become.

This Daisy Johnson Appreciation Week Photoset - One of the times I wish I could gif, because this quote about struggling though never giving up just suits Daisy perfectly. The photos I found are cool, though, and I mean, it's Daisy, so that's already absolutely fabulous.

Other People's:

I managed to find twenty-six of my own things that I liked enough to put up there (because, yes, I'm that big a dork, 26 things for me being 26 is the way to go :D) Anyway, now that gives me the amazing chance to spotlight twenty-six of my favourite creations by my FANTASTIC mutuals! 😍

To start, my wife - Kat said I couldn't put everything she's ever written on here, so, ugh, I guess I'll just do my top five then. *grumbling* Everything by Kat is on here in spirit, though!!

Chasing Cars (even after the story ends) by @aleksandrachaev - the epic Dekesy roadtrip AU and incredible Daisy character study itself, which, I do believe, finishes today!! Words aren't enough to describe how freaking AMAZING this thing is, or how spectacularly well characterised. Just: if you haven't read this yet, you are missing out. You will laugh, you will groan, you will want to wrap Daisy in a very tight hug, and you will probably cry, too. This fic just has it all, really!

there goes the maddest man this town has ever seen by @aleksandrachaev - the post-season 7 Deke-crashes-the-Framework-Zoom-call fic I didn't know I needed (but spent the next two weeks rereading every single night.) It is absolutely INCREDIBLE, with all the Deke & Team feels we missed in the final outro scene, and honestly just the most fantastic writing. I cannot recommend it enough!

To Box It Up And Start Again (everything must go) by @aleksandrachaev - bloody hell, this BROKE me. Deke never really got to say goodbye in canon, but Kat gave him the chance to do it here. And, my freaking GOODNESS, she made it so incredibly bittersweet and heart-shattering. 10/10

i am a leaf on the wind by @aleksandrachaev - a little bit of a stretched-out, reflective moment in the season 7 finale. As Daisy lingers on the edge of death, she reflects on all the lives she could have had - and, man, what a study in bittersweetness!! This entire fic is utterly incredible, and something I think all Daisy fans should read.

Falling Into Place by @aleksandrachaev - here's a tiny cheat from me (sorry, babes, lmao) because technically this isn't one fic, but a series of three. Way too amazing to miss out on, though!! Set mid-season 7, this has the Chronicoms go after a young Mary Sue Poots to kill Quake before she can become a problem for them. They stop the Chronicoms, yes, but not without a TREMENDOUS dose of feels and hurt/comfort. There's also a wonderful little dose of Dekesy friendship, and then an adult adoption (!!) that honestly made my entire day to read. Actually, that's true for the entire series - I really canNOT yell about it enough!!

destroyer of worlds by @bobbimorseisbisexual - a study in incredible parallels between Jiaying's daughters. Utterly breathtakingly done, this will give you ALL the feels for this small and complex Inhuman family.

Muscle Memory by @robotgort and @bobbimorseisbisexual - a Huntingbird!! Bones!! AU!! And also a collaboration between two of the most fabulous Huntingbird authors in the fandom - honestly, what more can you ask for?! This will make you laugh, and gasp, and wince, and keep you guessing at each new plot twist (and also screaming at your screen for Hunter and Bobbi to get their acts together and TALK ABOUT IT.) In short: it's completely and utterly amazing, and I cannot, cannot recommend it enough!!

You Belong Among the Wildflowers by @libbyweasley - a freaking incredible Scis & Spies Regency AU! I only just started reading, but I was hooked all the way through, especially on the way Libby writes all four characters' complex relationships (and their attraction, and their history!) Everything about it is just completely stunning, and I for one cannot WAIT for these beautiful idiots to figure out they all belong together.

Family Snapshot by @tomatobookworm - if it's family fluff you're after, especially Staticquake family fluff, look no further! This tremendously soft and utterly amazing fic follows a day in the lives of a pregnant Daisy and her husband Lincoln, and their not-so-little family of Inhumans, both adopted and biological. There's also shopping with Grandma May, lots of feels, lots of shippiness, and just AMAZINGNESS all the way through!!

Best Day Ever by @loved-the-stars-too-fondly - Jemma and Daisy want to adopt a pet, and make a very special trip to Wisconsin to do it. Also, whether he knows who he is or not, Jemma has an important question to ask Cal - and just, AHHHH, everything about this is utterly stunning! For starters, Aubrey's writing is FANTASTIC, and the scene she sets is absolutely beautiful, and so very bittersweet. I was actually misting up a little with happy tears towards the end of this - really, I cannot recommend this enough, to any Skimmons fan.

so why don't we go somewhere only we know by @loved-the-stars-too-fondly - more Skimmons (platonic this time, though), more hurt/comfort, and, yes, again, more absolutely INCREDIBLE writing. This one is canon compliant, following a shaken Jemma struggling to sleep after Maveth, and how Daisy finds a way to help her out. Incredibly sweet, tender and BEAUTIFULLY written, this one was an instant favourite the moment I read it!

Unspoken by @anxiouslynumbme - a birthday fic for yours truly, and, honestly, one of the most STUNNING Staticquake introspectives I've read. It follows Daisy and Lincoln in a beautifully tender missing moment in season 3, with them both realising their feelings, and just... AHHHHHHHH, everything about it is utterly incredible!! I cannot, cannot recommend this gem of a fic enough

the thing about water droplets and ruffled hair by @que-mint-tea - here's another fic that proves, once and for all, how good Kat's Dekesy is, because it managed to convert T to write some Dekesy smut. And, oh my GOSH, what Dekesy smut - so goshdarn angsty, but so FANTASTICALLY characterised and written that it leaves you more than a little breathless, and gaping at your screen. The first chapter initially left us on the most HORRIFIC cliffhanger, but then T fixed it, and it's just... this thing is really a whole new level of emotional writing, raw and gripping and intensely perfect for both of these characters. My haw still drops whenever I think of this thing, and how utterly AMAZING it was, so yeah. Fic rec!!!

beautiful stranger, there you are by @justanalto - I do believe I still owe Serena a long and very gushy comment on this thing, because, MAN, does it ever deserve that!! Pipsy and fake dating, with the most HILARIOUSLY incredible writing, plot and characterisation, and honestly just a giddy "askhdfkhsfh" whenever I think back to how much I enjoyed it. Yup, it was that good.

Jumping to conclusions by @eowima - a very special one, because it marks my love Océane's first venture into writing AoS fic! It's an AU of 1x06 (the Fitzsimmons episode of s1) where Fitz does actually jump out of the plane to save Jemma. Realisations of feelings, and some of the most genuinely FANTASTIC Fitz characterisation I've read in a while, follow - and, yup, I was shouting at my screen for them just to get together already. Amazing stuff, really!!

Look into your eyes and the sky's the limit by @eowima - okay, this. This. Another gift for me, and one that I will probably treasure forEVER, because it is just?? so?? utterly?? perfect?? Just for starters, the title is a Hamilton reference - and then the theme of Hamilton references continues into the fic itself, I'm delighted to say. There's also the most BEAUTIFUL, playful Skimmons friendship, and teasing, and then of course the bet about who can make out with their crush first... Staticquake & Fitzsimmons perfection. And all rendered in Océane's delightful, best-thing-ever-to-read writing!! I'm going into a giddy keyboard smash just THINKING about this, so yeah, cannot recommend it enough.

lullabies and clear blue skies by @springmagpies and @bobbimorseisbisexual - okay, I never thought I'd catch myself shipping FitzBobbi, let alone shipping it this hard, but... wow. Maggie and Al teamed up to completely blow me away, and MELT MY WHOLE ENTIRE HEART with the sheer cuteness of this!! It features Fitz, Bobbi and adopting two daughters, and it's just the most tender, beautiful development through that little family - I love it so, so much.

We made all the wrong choices by @browneyedgenius - the winner of the AoS Angst War 2020, how could I not include this one? It is such a well-deserved win, though, whoa - I was sobbing, full-on sobbing, at least twice while reading. It follows the season 5 team through the events of the time-loop, after they failed to save the world - and, oh my gosh, it ripped my heart right out of my chest, but beautifully so. Everything about this fic just hits so hard, and it's written so well - yeah, really a most AMAZINGLY deserved win, for an utterly SHATTERINGLY incredible fic.

I threw stones at the stars (but the whole sky fell) by @nazezdha321 - this is Z showing us all how to write a backstory for a minor character, and write it so well that everyone's hearts break all over again when she dies. This one is about Victoria Hand, and it builds a stirring and profound childhood for her, also making her rise through the ranks of SHIELD and just her entire character mean so much more. Really, fic-wise, this is goals, and I take my hat off to you, Z, 1000%, for writing it.

in which the universe is put together by @besidemethewholedamntime - Rebecca's emotional writing, particularly Fitzsimmons' emotions, is incomparable, and she proves it all over again in this fic. If follows Fitz and Jemma before, after and during the bloodwork, and I just... wow, honestly. The emotion!! And the characterisation!! Absolutely stunning, and honestly all I could wish for in a we-had-time fic.

Agents of SHIELD Season 8 by @egumal - THIS. This, this, this, oh my gosh - as fix-it fics go, this has to be the most spectacular one I have ever read. What it does is find a way - a potentially canon compliant way, too - to bring back Lincoln Campbell, and reunite Staticquake. Basically: just about as season 7 finishes, the Astro Ambassadors get an unexpected visitor from another timeline, who asks them to come help out against Hive. Case in point, Daisy meets her lost love again (... but he has no idea who she is) and also has to relive the Fallen Agent drama. It all gets even more complicated when Kora restores Lincoln's memories, and Daisy meets the full team Deke has assembled around him in the 33 years (for him) that they've been apart... in short, this is one of the most thorough, well-written and downright SHOCKING plot-twist-wise fics that you will ever read, and honestly, saying "I can't recommend it enough" is an understatement. This thing is thd BEST, plain and simple!

Black Roses aren't real (but you and I are) by @ohwriteiforgot - ahhhh, a fic that will always have an incredibly special place in my heart, because it introduced me to one of my best fandom friends. The main focus is on Clintasha, it's true, but it's also a crossover with AoS in the sense that Clint was adopted by Coulson and May. Also, Daisy is his little sister, and their bond is gold. Also - there's Staticquake!! And flower shops!! And rivals to friends to lovers!! All I'm going to say is, what more can you ask for?!

A book to shield my story by @maybebrilliant - Staticquake High School AU, ahhhhhhhh!! There are only two chapters out so far, but the way this is shaping up is making my DAY - with Daisy as the new girl who meets Lincoln and his group of friends, and, though her foster parents are absolutely shit, starts to find actual happiness in a school for the first time in her life. Also - THE REFERENCES. Guys. I'm crazy for those, and in this book, so are my favourite dorks, Daisy and Lincoln - and let me tell you, it's nothing short of the best thing ever.

This AoS Finale Gif Edit by @heysteverogers - AoS really has been the most INCREDIBLE journey through the years, but what's really made it special is the company - and that's summed up perfectly in this gorgeous gifset. Also, the graphics on this are just, ahhhh, stunning - I'm in awe, and I've spent very long periods of time just looking at this thing in a state of heart-eyes.

This AoS Finale Gif Edit by @jemannesimms - combining Auld Lang Syne and the final scenes of my favourite show was a raw emotional - but utterly brilliant experience - for me. It's just so absolutely beautiful, and perfectly suited to the team, and their goodbyes!! Breathtaking editing work here, too.

This Daisy as Peter Parker and May as Tony Stark moodboard by @agentsofcomedyandchaos - ahhhh, a crossover of two of my favourite fandoms!! And what a lovely one, too - the colour scheme, quotes, and just the whole FEEL of this is absolutely genius, and I am guilty of being inspired by way too many fic ideas by it. Stunning stuff!!

And... whoa, that was long, but I really do feel that we deserve a bit of a proper pat on the back after creating such magical content in such a messed up year. So that's the note I'm going to leave you with for 2020, my friends: hell-year or no, look at the absolute beauty we were still able to create!! We really are freaking amazing, guys.

[darke15]

Hello Rhymie!!!!! @rhymingtree

It has been a long day, and I have done nothing productive. I shall reward myself with reading.

awwwww, i hope your day was good tho

Also I accidentally hit post before I had even read the whole thing.... Either I am stupid or reading the summary has already made me cry and I can't see through the tears

looooollllll

Darke keeps giving Turner new material for his nightmares.

😬😬😬

Nia was curled up under her covers, her face barely visible under the blankets. Nea’s bed was empty, she’d wandered into her sister’s bed in the middle of the night. They were cuddled together, and Babar was hugged tightly against Nea’s chest. 

🥺🥺

🥰🥰🥰

Oh hey Duke, why didn't you open the damn lights, you scary.

he's being moody and angsty

Boone's doin' all the dirty work in the middle of the night.. that's one thing we have in common.

she does her best work right before and right after 3am

(F/N) in the blue dress.... makin' me feel some feelings...

same tho ☹️ sorry

At this point with their lack of sleep, I'm just imagining Duke and Boone to be like ghosts themselves. Pale as fuck and slower than usual.

Yesssssss. Very pale and gaunt and pissed looking

Wow, this sounds very Batman-y with all the corruption and the elections and the-...

HEY WAIT A MINUTE

😏😏😏

Can't wait to see what Boone has in store for Manette... nothing can top the knife to the chest though, that was amazing.

She got good plans for both Larry and Manette 😏

“You’ve been thinking about it too?”

She shrugged, “Maybe.”

Duke sat up, looking over her with half-lidded eyes, “What have you been thinking about?”

“Nothin'. What have you been thinkin' 'bout?”

“Somethin' tells me we're thinking the same thing,” he said, staring her down with a raised brow. 

Boone smirked, “Are we?”

I might be the only one here who isn't really thinking about anything.

same. head empty. zero thoughts

Is this what happens when you're sleep deprived? You go crazier than you already are?

from experience...yes annnndddd they get very very annoyed very very easy

Telepathy isn't their thing...

they're trying their best

Didn't even know it was gone in the first place, kinda just thought they had it in a really big garage somewhere.

it kinda got left behind after the ambush

IT WAS WAITING IN TEHRAN FOR WHAT- TWO YEARS? THREE YEARS?

21 months

Hehe but what if someone broke in like in that Star Wars movie? When Rey and Finn and the ball-droid thing broke into the Millenium Falcon and tinkered around with it?

looooolllll yessss

And then Han Solo and Chewbacca came in... can't remember what happens in the rest of the thing but there was a big octopus creature involved

i'll be real I don't think i actually watched the sequels

EXCUSE ME WHAT

HE CALLED OFF THE DATE

😬😬😬

NO

UNACCEPTABLE

I'm sorry

I'VE BEEN WAITING MONTHS FOR YOU TWO TO HAVE ONE (1) CONVERSATION AND YOU CALL OFF THE DATE!?

😳😳😳

Y'know... I've told a lot of my friends about this series, and they know I call it one of my comfort reads... but every time I talk about what happens in it, it isn't comforting at all.

oof i'm sorry, this chapter turned out a lot sadder than i anticipated

I don't know what comfort I find in this, but whatever it is I like it and the angst is worth it.

🖤🖤🖤

So much has happened to them and they're not even 10 years old yet...

I really do feel bad for them

The women in this series... I would trust them all with my life. But if I ever saw them coming towards me I'd probably shit my pants.

same tho

“What are you two—” He paused, watching as Nea hopped to her tippy toes to lock his office door and Nia shoved a chair under the handle, effectively barricading them inside the room.

“Whoa, whoa, whoa,” Turner shook his head, working his way back to the door and slipping the chair out of the way before he unlocked the door, “Don't do that.”

“But daddy, what if the bad guys come again?” Nia asked, looking up at him with a frown.

This isn't even the finale yet... I'm a mess of tears right now...

😬 the finale will be better i promise

There are so many beautiful traumatized bat shit crazy people taking care of these lil angels

it's amazing that they somehow came out a little normal

Hehe.. Belov wiggling his fingers. It's so cute.

Angry Russian is cute Russian

Turner is best dad ever. God fucking damn it. He's too fucking great. It ain't fair.

it really ain't

I love how she's working for the Turners and taking care of Nea and Nia because she loves and respects them as family. Because when we were first introduced to her in BS:A, I genuinely thought she was just a disgruntled employee.

lol that's how she started out for me too but I decided that she needed more of a backstory

I'm so glad we got to know her more. It's beautiful to see someone who folded herself into the whole team so naturally, not having been part of Aftermath in the beginning really, but having always been part of and stayed in the family.

She's like the grandmother of Aftermath

Edith is so much more than a babysitter, at this point she never has been. She's been another parent to Nea and Nia, like Boone and Duke have been.

I see her more as a grandmother bc i don't think turner's parents are around v much...or, at least, he doesn't allow them around his girls.

I don't think we've gotten to see how Nea and Nia's relationship with all of Aftermath grew as they grew up too. 'Cause they'd be significantly older in BS:A, but they're still surrounded by the same people, who have all matured in their own ways too

they made a short appearance in one of the aftermath shorts but idk if they'll ever show up in BS:A

OH. And the older they got, the more they'd see Belov as a brother; I think he'd have a different dynamic with them, especially because of his sister.

Just like Yelena, he would take them in as his little sisters and he would have been their big badass brother

And despite all of them living incredibly dangerous lives, they all still manage to give Nea and Nia a somewhat typical upbringing; crazy, definitely, but because of them, safe.

That is what Turner would like. Even though he's a senator and the leader of a military organization, he doesn't want them to get involved with politics or the military. He'd rather them take an artistic approach like their mother and have relatively normal lives. That being said, they were raised by Alpha 2 and their stubborn like their father and confident like their mother so they kinda do what they want

And when they're older, everytime they gossip about anything, no one can figure out what they're saying because they've learned 15 different languages from Raf, Belov, Boone and Zac and no one can figure out what they're saying. They've developed their own secret code made up of Spanish, Mandarin, French, and Russian.

They would def be polyglots and they would def use different words from different languages to communicate with each other.

Belov is waddling. There is a little girl latching onto his leg like a baby koala to her momma koala. And momma koala is waddling.

yesssss angry russian koala mom 🥺

Yeah. These two are gonna learn Russian somewhere down the line.

definately

Playing in the garden. Duke is playing. Yes. Legos with tomatoes.

LEGOS WITH TOMATOESSSSS 😂😂😂

“We don't care,” Dugan said, throwing a jalapeño at him. Belov glared at him, flinching as the pepper hit his shoulder. He turned, about to snap a string of curses at him before two more peppers went flying at him. 

This made me laugh too much.

I like to imagine Nea and Nia just chucking peppers at the poor guy with the most determined faces

NIA CALLED HIM ANGRY BOY HAHAHAHAHAH

🤣 i love her so much

I'm not even sad about the cancelled date anymore.

Whatever happens won't change the fact that Jack and Duke are gonna be calling each other husband one day.

i would like to remind everyone that when duke proposes to him he says they've been together for three years (this happens in 2016) which means these motherfuckers had the biggest crush on each other for years before they decided to actually get together

No Jack, you're gonna happen. And you two are gonna be a big pain in the ass for everyone because you two will have no limit when it comes to flirting.

that do be true tho

AWWW so he is watching Duke do his gardening. Don't worry, he'll be plowing you soon as well, Jack.

RHYMIE!!!! 😳

What I didn't say that you didn't hear anything

👀👀👀

Did he actually get the ice cream before they brought him to the medbay tho? Because ice cream comes before all else.

he did

OI

WHAT WHAT

HE CALLED HER WHAT

😏😏😏

OH MY- SGDFIOSJIODFSJIDGSJIDGJIOEFAJIOJIOJIOIO

heheheheheheheheh

Of course it was the freakishly tall and the little tiny dynamite that were gonna be an OTP. Of course.

OF COURSE

As a very short person, Jesse is living the dream.

She really is tho

So Zac's good at keeping secrets... Noted.. (my trust issues are burning)

leave him alone, he's fiiiinneeeee

Zac is a mood.

he really is

LIKE PRINCESS TIANA

she's my fave princess

It's 1 in the morning and this is setting off my midnight cravings...

You know what fuck it I'm gonna go see if there's anything in the fridge.... came back with a tuna spread sandwich oooh yeaaaah

ohhhhhh yummmmmmm

Is there a word for a jumpscare but instead of a scare it makes you sad? Like... a jump-sad?

ooooooffff sorry

Because what the fuck Darke. A flashback out of nowhere.

I'M SORRY

His family. HIS FAMILY.

🖤🖤🖤

Currently, I am crying over a plate of tuna sandwich. Not a pretty sight.

i'm imagining it wonderfully

Turner is once again. A mood. Yes. Be avoidant. Be in denial while there's still nothing to deny. Good job.

🤣🤣🤣

Boone the supposed Anarchist, one of Senator Johnson's biggest supporters. Nice.

she might not support the government but she can support him

Boone and Duke's friendship were founded on their mutual love for (F/n), at the same time that one thing they have in common can easily tear them apart.

unfortunately yes

... Can I also have a beignet?

yes i make some for you

Aaaand flashback again... ok. Thanks.

you're welcome 😉

I'm only now reminded of how difficult it must be for anyone to adjust to being a Super Soldier. They never delved into it that much in the films other than the changes in physical build and strength... but now she can hear everything. But nothing's loud enough to drown out the noises in her own head, which is now going miles a minute.

it's something really interesting that i would like to see delved into because it's confirmed that everything is enhanced, right? That means more than muscle, that means all your senses. You can hear better and farther, you can smell more things, your sight would be enhanced, your taste, your touch. And dealing with that all at once would be agonizing imo.

Your reflexes would become better, faster. Your brain would be able to take in more information and remember it vividly.

It's terrifying...

it really is

That last bit.

Yeah.. no... fuck you... that hurt.

yeah i deserve that

I mean... they did find each other in the end, right?

yessss 🖤

This was fun but it also hurt and now I'm crying because of the last line but I wanna laugh because in the back of my head, I still see Scary Russian Momma Koala with lil baby koalas hanging onto him.

i like that visual so much, let's just remember that part

Also, don't know if this was originally why the lil baby koalas are named this, but I googled it just now... Nia and Nea both mean lustrous and purpose.

Yes! The babies and their mother's name was very on purpose. I was looking for Swahili names when i found them because i wanted Imara to be from East Africa originally. Though that changed, I still think her roots are East African and i wanted a way to display her heritage (plus I fell in love with the names) i wanted the girls' names to be similar and I wanted them to have a purpose/goal.

They were made to be cute, I'm not gonna lie, but i also was thinking ahead to season two and i wanted them to have a definitive role in the creation of alpha 2.

And, Imara, it means strong. Turner needed someone strong in that time and she is just, overall, one of the strongest women i've written and i love her to death

And the whole reason why Alpha Two formed was to protect them. They showed them how to unite. They showed them their purpose.

yessssssss

Aight. This one was a lot I'm going to bed.

Goodnight rhymie! Thank you so much!

SEASON 2 : EPISODE 9 — THE SENATOR

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“It’s official,” Duke said, handing a glass to both Turner and Imara before taking another from Boone and raising it toward them, “Congratulations…”

“Senator Johnson,” Boone crooned, a smooth grin working to her face as Imara jumped, waking both the girls as she threw herself into Turner’s arms. 

Turner blinked, almost dropping his drink as he took in their words. 

Senator Johnson.

“Thank you,” he said, completely breathless as Boone handed him her phone. 

He’d won by a landslide. 

— “How do I look?” —

— The two soldiers cocked their heads to the side, looking him over before a pair of sly smirks spread across their faces. —

— “You look surprisingly sophisticated.” —

— “Nah,” (F/N) shook her head, biting her lip as she looked him over again, “You look like a politician.” —

— “God help us if he ever goes into politics.” —

— “The country would fall apart.” —

— “Up in smoke.” —

Turner smiled, looking up at them, “Thank you.”

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