#((and has Told Sonya about it))

[darling-i-read-it]

Limo

Johnny Cage x fem!reader

Word Count: 2.3k 

Warnings: jealousy/insecurity, insinuations to smut (natural johnny jokes), lots of drinking for some reason idk what i was on 

Author’s Note: i loveee johnny and writing for him is so fun. I think i kinda mixed the spicy fluffy lol, i hope you liked it darling!! I had sm fun with him <3 

Requested: by anon, I loved your Johnny Cage fic. Can I request another one where he’s with the reader, but she’s still nervous he still has feelings for Sonya? Fluffy or spicy ending is completely up to you, but a happy ending for everyone is all I ask. You’re the best!!

I don’t own these characters. They belong to author/director/creator

(not my gif)

Johnny wouldn’t call himself a frequent drinker. He liked to have a beer at events and a glass when he was winding down at home. Sometimes he would have a nightcap, just to end things right. Every once in a while he would go out drinking with friends. Well, he liked to drink with you, that was always fun. 

So maybe Johnny was a frequent drinker. But he wouldn’t call it a problem. 

Your giggles were like music to his ears. He could hear them from another room, identify it in a crowded space. He sat across from you on your shared California king bed. The bedroom was filled with posters from his movies, larger than life, a huge TV hanging from the wall. There was a discarded beer bottle beside you. You had a glass of your favorite in hand, something Johnny had made for you. He was a bartender in a movie. Ten years ago. 

“No more Jon. No more,” you said, and you were still giggling. 

“C’mon, c’mon. Don’t be a party pooper.” His words were slurred. You could understand him despite it. 

“There’s no party!” you argued lightly. It was just the two of you at home, in bed. He had turned on some music, connecting it to a speaker in the lights. He had the whole place rigged with random electronics. 

“This is our party,” he said, grabbing your hands. He spilled your glass and you were both laughing again. 

“You’ve been to real life parties Johnny. All the good ones, the crazy Hollywood ones. You call this a party?” 

“Yes! This is my favorite kind of party!” 

You were only slightly intoxicated. In fact, you were mostly drunk from Johnny's presence. You enjoyed moments where you just got to sit together, laughing at his absurdness. People tend to think it’s his downfall. In truth, it was the most charming thing about him. You had never known Johnny to be anything except pleasant and funny. 

“Oh come on,” you said. You put down your glass beside you. Your bedside table was covered in things, from tissues to pills. You looked back up at him. He had sunglasses on top of his head, even though the sun had gone down ages ago. He wasn’t wearing a shirt. His natural state of being. “What’s been the craziest party you went to?” He thought about it for a moment. He sat back, letting go of your hands. You raised an eyebrow at his studious gaze. 

“There was one like five years ago. People were hangin’ upside down, snorting stuff!” He shook his head, laughing fondly (and drunkenly) at the memory. “Like from the ceiling from hooks! I tried to get up there but Sonya told me I wasn’t allowed to. She was always a party pooper, never wanted to have any fun in front of other people.” He shook his head, a far away look on his face. “She did let me lift her up so she could order us drinks over everyones head. That was hella smart,” he pointed out. 

Your face lost some of its joy at the mention of Sonya. You tried to bring your smile back, not let it bother you. Johnny had always been open about his past romances. He was a womanizer, it was part of his image. Even after his constant assurance, it bothered you a bit. The random girls less so. 

Sonya Blade though…

It was his longest relationship before you. They still worked together sometimes. He still mentioned her, off handedly, like she was a fond friend. 

“You good babe?” You blinked a couple of times, looking back in his eyes. You plastered a fake smile onto your face, trying to let the alcohol in your system sink in. You nodded quickly, grabbing your glass again and bringing it to your lips. 

“Perfect!” You cleared your throat. “Sounds insane.” 

“We should try that next time,” he said. “It was one of my better ideas.” You nodded again. He squinted, sitting all the way up on the bed. The comforter was all messed up from the two of you moving around it. He couldn’t exactly place what had gone wrong but he knew something had been changed.

“You have plenty of good ideas.”

“Yeah, one time I used my powers to get us free drinks.”

“You still do that.”

“It’s really successful. Can you blame me?” You shook your head. You finished your glass. Johnny studied you, squinting his eyes.

“I’m gonna get another glass.” 

“Wait wait, woah!” He grabbed your hand before you could go far. “Wait, something just happened but I don’t know what it was. The vibe changed.”

“Nothing changed,” you assured him. “I just want another glass!” Johnny didn’t know a lot but he knew you. He knew the way you smiled and the way you sometimes covered up your emotions to save him. Even when he said you shouldn’t, you did. 

But arguing with you seemed like a mute point. He wanted things to stay good. That’s all he’s ever wanted. 

“Are you sure?” 

“Yes Jon.” You leaned forward, giving him a kiss. His lips were plump and extremely kissable. It never failed to make you feel better. You kissed the edge of his mouth, leaving faint flutters on his skin. He smiled, shining his movie star smile. 

“Can you get me another too?”

-

Johnny hadn’t even broken a sweat. He could go for round after round and come out of it unscathed and ready for another. You hopped back up, rubbing the tiredness from your face. You stretched your neck back and forth. 

“Tired already?” he teased. You rolled your eyes. You guys had started to train more together. It saved you both a trip to a gym and it proved that you could get all your anger out in a healthy way. Healthy being a relative term. 

“I’m goin’ easy on you,” you joked. You stood up straight. 

“I don’t like it when you lie to me,” he joked. You rolled your eyes and walked over to the edge of the matt so you could grab a drink of water. You were less ‘indestructible’ based and more ‘power’ based. “You know there’s always other stuff we can use the mat for.” He walked over to you, grabbing his own bottle. You gave him a look as you gulped down your water. He smiled suggestively. 

“I’m not falling for that this time.” 

“You make it sound like you aren’t a willing participant.” He flipped his water bottle and caught it. “Hey, there’s a party in the hills tonight. I was gonna go but I figured I could take you.” You hummed in consideration. He watched you eagerly. 

“Sounds like you have ulterior motives.” 

“I always have ulterior motives.” He was looking down at you with a hopeful gaze. Johnny’s eyes crinkled at the sides. Parties with him were always fun, if not overwhelming. He knew everyone and always wanted to talk to them. He dragged you around like a trophy. But by the end of the night, you were always laughing and always gleefully drunk and happily tied to his side.

He tilted his head. 

“Please?” 

You bit your cheek, making an exaggerated face of contemplation. 

“Alright.” 

“Yes!” He kissed your forehead, giving you finger guns. You rolled your eyes. “I’m gonna go start getting ready. Takes me forever, you know.”

“I know Johnny.” 

“I gotta call the limo.” 

-

“Drink! Over here!” 

“Johnny, you have to order the drink!” you said, laughing. He looked down at you, shaking his head. 

“They’ll figure it out!” “What’cha want man!?” 

“Fuck!” Johnny exclaimed. You laughed, knocking your head against the booth. You were shoved right beside Johnny, close enough where you were practically sitting on him. You had an arm over his shoulders, tracing things into his neck. It was making him restless. Which made him hot. “Something fruity!” 

“For the lady?!” 

“For me! I like fruity things!” Your laughter intensified. He turned back to you. 

“What? What?!”

“Nothing,” you promised. You patted his chest. You were both down a few. It was so loud. The flashing lights made you feel immediately higher than you were, Johnny’s voice drowning into the music. People’s voices were overlapping in excitement, there were bodies on bodies, sweat and spit swapping. 

The waiter gave Johnny some magical drink of unknown origins. He started to drink it immediately. 

“Oh fuck,” he muttered. “Sonya used to love this shit.” You tensed. You didn’t want to have this conversation here, now. 

“Yeah?” You receded your hand. You put it in your lap. 

“All tough girl but always liked the fruit drinks,” he explained. “Pineapple juice or something.” You grabbed your drink and took a swig. The liquid going down your throat felt good, despite the burn. 

“Hm.” He turned to you, noticing the absence of your touch. 

“You good?” 

“Great!” you lied.

“You sure?” You turned to him. You couldn’t be sure if it was the liquid courage or the environment but it made you want to say something. You wrapped your hands around the glass tightly. 

“You sure talk about Sonya a lot,” you observed. You hadn’t meant for your voice to come off as aggressive as it did. It was fueled by the constant silence, the moments where you bit your tongue. His eyebrows furrowed in confusion. There was a flash of hurt across his eyes but you didn’t catch it. “I mean, if you wanna talk about her that much, you don’t have to do it with me. She’s your ex Johnny.” 

The music muffled in Johnny’s ears. It was like he was watching you speak outside of himself, like it wasn’t him you were speaking to. You were always fun and easy to bounce off of. You never showed any sort of issue with Sonya outwardly. 

“I didn’t know,” he said, voice almost inaudible over the club. 

“C’mon,” you grumbled. “I know all of the dates you guys used to go on. What kind of books she would read, the drinks she would order.” You fidgeted in your seat. You weren’t sitting on top of him anymore. “I mean, it’s like you still love her.” Your voice was laced with venom, all the insecurity behind it coming through. 

Johnny’s big puppy dog eyes fell. He had no idea you felt like that. He wished you had told him before. He started to shake his head aggressively, turning to face you with his entire body. He grabbed your hand gently. His big hand held yours with such soft intentions. 

“I don’t. I swear to you,” he said, trying his hardest to ground his voice. “I don’t love her anymore. I love you.” You didn’t make eye contact with him. “We were just together a long time, some of the stories I wanna tell you have her in it.” 

You finally met his eyes. You felt immediately embarrassed, sobering up quickly. 

“You’re right. I’m sorry I brought it up,” you said, shaking your head. 

“No, it’s something. It clearly bothers you.” He made you face him. His eyes were oozing with concern. He still looked kind of drunk but he could have fooled you. “I’m sorry.” He held your hands tightly, putting your drink back on the counter. 

“Me too.” 

“Don't apologize.” He bit his lip. “Baby.” 

“Johnny.” 

“You wanna dance with me or somethin?” You laughed gently. 

“I do.” 

“I promise I’ll stop bringing her up so much. I don't love anyone but you.” 

“Samesies.” 

“Cool.” 

“Cool.” He gestured with his head towards the dance floor. “Dance?” 

“Or we could skip the dancing all together and go back to the limo?” 

“My girl. My girl, my girl.” He inched closer to you, kissing you cupping your face. You felt entirely consumed by his scent. He stood up, holding your hand. He slipped off his shimmery jacket and handed it over to you. “It’s gonna be cold outside for a minute. Put this on.” “Yes sir.” He moved around the other people at the table, saying quick goodbyes to anyone sober enough to pay attention.  He threw his arm over your shoulder. You put your arm on his hip. He leaned down to whisper to you as you left. He tossed some money on the table. 

“I just wanted to put more clothes on you so I could take them off.” “I know Johnny.” 

“We should get matching tattoos.”

“Johnny, one thing at a time.”

[angel-of-the-moons]

MK11 Kuai Liang x Fem Reader ?

can be fluffy or smutty <33

I want this man so bad.

I am finally working on backlogged asks!

Petal-Soft

MK 11 Kuai Liang (Sub-Zero) x Fem!Reader

TW/CW: None! Decided to be fluffy with this one!

EDIT: SOMEONE BROUGHT IT TO MY ATTENTION I WROTE THIS INITIALLY FOR THE WRONG CHARACTER NONNY I AM SO SORRY I FIXED IT AND I HOPE YOU CAN FORGIVE ME AKHSLHDLHD 😭

Dividers by @saradika-graphics (Your work is awesome Ilysm)

"This is... not what I was expecting when you told me you had a surprise." Kuai Liang said, blinking at the obnoxiously cute plush sitting on the floor mat by your shared bed.

Yes, your relationship was still fresh, but after losing so much, Kuai didn't want to let you slip away.

"It's for your birthday!" You told him, waving your arms as he picked up the stuffed bear.

"My... birthday." He said suspiciously, looking at the clan sigil of the Line Kuei carved into a little button pinned to the shirt of the toy. It even had a little face mask similar to his on its cute face.

"Yeah..."

He looked at you, and squinted. "I never told you when that was."

"Well... ha ha..." You laughed, a flush bubbling up in your cheeks as you rubbed the back of your neck.

"I kinda asked Sonya, who asked Cassie, who she asked Johnny to ask Liu Kang, who told him to ask Raiden and then Raiden... Said to ask Hanzo..." You babbled.

"And then he told me what it was."

Kuai laughed, shaking his head as he tucked you beneath his arm in a sweet, warm embrace despite the chill in the air. "You could have just asked me."

"Well, that would have ruined the surprise," You giggled. "You would have figured out I was planning on doing something."

Kuai looked at the bear in his hand, smiling fondly at it, "I assume it is supposed to represent me."

You grinned widely and looked up at him, "Yep~ Jacqui helped me look up custom toy-makers online, and we sent them a few references and... Poof. A fluffy you!"

Kuai laughed, and shook his head, "The, ah, button is a nice touch."

"Isn't it? He's a loyal member of the clan. You never even have to worry about him leaving the Line Kuei palace..." You snicker.

The ninja sighed and finally grinned back at you, "Oh, but I have a feeling he will not be able to do much but lounge about the bedroom all day, laying in bed, skipping his duties..."

"Well... at least you don't have to worry about him skipping lessons to sneak off to meet his girlfriend or anything." You replied, waggling your eyebrows.

"Like a certain someone..."

"You are a worthy temptation." Kuai Liang laughed softly into your hair.

"And I seem to remember how quickly and easy it was to convince you to stay in the palace, my love..."

"What can I say? Like a moth to a flame."

Kuai's nose scrunched as he pulled back to look at you puff out your cheeks to avoid laughing at your own ironic, dry, maddeningly stale pun.

"It is obvious your great destiny is not stand-up comedy." He deadpanned.

You gasped offensively, swatting his arm and reaching for the bear. "You jerk! That's it, gimme that bear back! If you're gonna be mean, you don't get to keep 'im!"

Kuai Liang easily pulled the toy out of reach, laughing as you jumped after it.

"Oh, but it was a birthday gift, remember?"

[nomoreusername]

Random TMR Headcannons

• Frypan is Gally's best friend. He's the only one who knows how to calm him down.

• Frypan once went on strike and wouldn't cook his famous stew because everyone made fun of it. It lasted just two weeks.

• When they were Runners Gally always wanted Newt to be his partner in the Maze.

• Aris loves history books.

• Aris is just naturally a night owl.

• Rachel and Aris were together at one point or extremely close to it.

• Aris always blamed himself for Rachel's death.

• Harriet almost died in the Maze but never told anyone.

• Minho called Gally eyebrows instead of Greenie.

• Minho refuses to let anyone see him cry.

• Minho admires Newt more than he could describe.

• Newt did write Minho a letter. He just took a long time to get the strength to read it.

• Newt always wanted someone with his accent to come up.

• Newt is extremely self conscious about his limp.

• One time a Greenie asked about Newt's limp. Someone else had to take over the tour that day.

• Newt gives the best hugs.

• Thomas still has dreams that everyone is alive only to wake up to everyone dead.

• Thomas is scared to love someone because they all end up dead.

• Teresa has extremely neat yet tiny handwriting.

• Chuck only started pranking people because he wanted someone to pay attention to him.

• For about 5-6 months the Gladers purposely sent down stupid requests they knew they wouldn't get because they wanted to piss off tbe Creators.

Books

• Teresa was excited about being with the Group B girls because she didn't get a chance to be around any before.

• Whenever Sonya hears someone say Lizzie she feels like it's familiar.

• Sonya randomly felt like a part of her was missing when Newt died.

• Aris would debate telling someone about his bigger role in WICKED to get some of the guilt off of his chest. 

Movies

• Brenda used to call Jorge Dad when she was little.

• Minho spent every Greenie night for a year after he got his limp.

• Thomas always wears Newt's letter around his neck because it makes him feel safe.

• Newt came up with the idea of a fight ring on Greenie night because he could tell that Gally was holding in a lot of anger.

• Gally threatened anyone who was even slightly mean to Chuck.

• Gally used to test out his 'special drink' and made himself sick the first few times.

• Sonya, Harriet, and Aris had dreams of being reunited while they were apart.

• Aris thought he recognized Sonya and Harriet's voices from the start when they were reunited but was terrified of being wrong.

• Sonya and Aris ended up being together.

The Fever Code

• Sonya used to constantly talk about Newt to her friends

• Harriet would comfort the new girls and explain everything whenever one came.

• Teresa hated being immune because of everyone isolating her.

• Aris would color code his notes.

• Aris would constantly fall asleep in class.

• Occasionally some bored teenagers would dare each other to get as close to the Crank cage as possible.

[tiredfox64]

Hi! I hope you are having a good day/evening! 🤩

If it's okay with you, I'd like to see a Shang Tsung (MK11 or Titan! Shang) x afab!powerful! reader fic. I was thinking of a character who is kind to friends, so much so that she seems harmless, but lethal to enemies 💚🐍

I ask you to imagine their first meeting and how things might evolve from there, trying to avoid the non-con as much as possible (I don't feel comfortable with it 😢)

Give vent to your imagination! 😍

Beauty Like A Butterfly, Pain Like a Wasp

Yip notes: Ugh we love gorgeous gorgeous men with a very petty attitude.

Pairing: Shang Tsung (MK11) x Afab reader

Warnings‼️: None...WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

Could a creature ever be friendly but also deadly? Shang Tsung believed something like that was impossible. Perhaps a dog fits the criteria but never a person. He truly means friendly and kind. Not humble and peaceful like Liu Kang would portray. Someone who will make people smile with no ill will. Someone who draws people in with their aura and demeanor. But alas, he has never once found a person like that.

That was until Shang Tsung set his eyes on you.

You were as graceful and bloodthirsty as a butterfly. As kind and cuddly as a bumble bee with a wasp’s wrath. He has only seen such beauty in Sonya Blade, but never the same warm aura that you radiated. He believed your friendliness was a façade or a trick just like he would portray. But that mask never slipped off during the time you and him spent together.

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Shang Tsung’s first encounter with you was unforgettable because of how unexpected it was.

He journeyed through realms trying to find souls that might be a great addition to his collections. He hoped to find someone worthy to either trick into being his pawn or feasting upon their souls But all he could find were regular beings who had nothing extraordinary about them. Sure, some people looked like they had amazing strength but it was nothing compared to Goro or Kintaro. There was definitely nobody around who seemed to wield any magic. No one stood out just yet. He needed to wait. His patience would be rewarded.

You stood not too far away. You were among your friends, laughing and making them smile whenever you gained the chance. To them, you were the equivalent of an angel. You were the sweetest thing the gods could have given the world with your friendly demeanor and ability to make anyone your friend. The emo girl who usually sits alone is as much your friend as the guy who keeps going to jail for things he “supposedly” did. That’s the kind of person you are.

However, not everything about you is on the surface. Secrets lie even in honest and sincere people. They may not seem like secrets to you but to others, they believe they are since it’s a shock to them. This secret of yours will be revealed to Shang Tsung. Would you like some Netherrealm demons to help bring it out? They will show up in about 5…4…3…

“WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT!”

…now.

You swiftly turned around and heard the ground crumble as many hands started clawing their way out. Soon, horns of many shapes and sizes emerged from this burning hole. There should be no reason for demons to emerge in the streets. But creatures from Netherrealm don’t play nice. If they want to invade a realm so badly they would. And right now they want to bring hell upon your home.

Fuck that noise.

You pushed your friends in a certain direction and told them to run without looking back. You watched as people ran around with these demons roaring and growling like the ferocious beasts they were. A switch flipped inside of you and that bright, cheerful attitude turned into one of aggression and hostility. Shang Tsung was not too far from the spectacle he was about to witness.

You bent down to grab a rock, no bigger than the palm of your hand. You observed it to make sure it would be stable enough for what you were about to do next. You reeled back like a baseball player while keeping your eye on the demon with the biggest horns.

The sound of meat being squished was heard as the demon fell to the ground, a hole blown through its head. The bits of rock went flying before landing in the puddle of blood that came seeping out.

This was…unexpected to say the least. Shang Tsung was not ready for that. He wondered if he blinked at the wrong time and missed what you did. Taking in context clues, he was able to determine what happened. You chucked that rock at Mach speeds and killed the demon on impact. The demon was dead in a matter of a millisecond. When he looked back up he saw you gesture to the rest of the pack to come at you. You were ready to eliminate the rest of them.

Shang Tsung kept a close eye on your display of ferociousness. These demons, who were much larger and were more muscular than you, were falling like flies. Hearts being ripped from chests, horns being used as weapons, skulls being smashed in, oh the blood bath was endless. Shang Tsung didn’t realize he was smiling at the performance in front of him. Even as you grew tired from the amount of demons you were dealing with he was delighted by the effort you were putting in. You were a rodeo bull who did not back down, you wanted to knock that rider off.

He felt like being nice that day so he decided to use his sorcery to help you out. You watched some of the demons burst into flames or being kicked down into pits of fire. You had no clue what was happening until Shang Tsung came into view. He moved fluently as he dodged everything the demons threw at him. Soon the pack of demons were nothing but corpses on the ground. Shang Tsung finished the job by opening a portal and sending the remains back to the Netherrealm. You stared in astonishment. You had no clue what just happened. All you knew was that this man near you was not normal.

“Uh thanks, stranger. I’m not sure what you did but it sure helped finish the job.” You tried your best to not sound confused since you thought it would be rude.

“That, my dear, was sorcery. It is clear to me that you do not need sorcery since you seem like a competent fighter. I watched you from the beginning and I must say, your performance was deliciously cold-blooded.” He spoke to you with a hypnotic voice that was luring you in ever so carefully as he circled you.

“Uhm, thanks?” You weren’t sure if you wanted to take that as a compliment.

He let out an amused chuckle at your confusion and possible innocence. He already sensed you were not someone faking their goodness like Sindel would do. You were clueless and that can be seen as cute at times. He stopped circling you like a vulture ready for prey to die and walked up to you.

“Allow me to introduce myself. I am Shang Tsung,” He took your hand and kissed the back of it. “May I ask who you may be?”

Both of you were hooked on each other for one reason or another. You gladly told Shang Tsung who you were. You saw this as a possibly interesting friendship if Shang Tsung would allow it. Will he actually be your friend or will he use you as a stepping stool to his supposed destiny?

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What have you done to this man? How can he be weakened like this?

Originally, Shang Tsung thought he would use you as another obedient subject that he could use as leverage to get his way. If he could trick Shao Kahn and Sindel, he could easily trick you as well. You would never view him as just a dog that had to listen to his master.

But that was the problem. You didn’t view him as anything negative.

Perhaps it was because he never involved you in his schemes to get Kronika’s crown or spoke about his distaste for certain people. Whatever it was that made you see him in a good light, he couldn’t believe it. All those who “trusted” him knew of his deceptive nature or they fully believed he would aid them all the way in their malicious plans. They were fools and risk-takers. He believed you were one of them until he started realizing the differences you portrayed.

You never asked for assistance on anything even if his sorcery could help. You trusted him fully without much thought of possible deception. If you weren’t acting like the others why are you still here?

Because he was your friend in your eyes. You gave him attention. You showed interest in his sorcery. Even when you two would spar you never got sore about losing. He was sore though after enduring millions of punches from you. He should never forget how powerful you are.

One of the moments that Shang Tsung thought about a lot was the first time he brought you to his island. He showed you his many treasures and special artifacts that he stored on the island. Many items caught your eye such as gold, jewels, and shiny stones. Something told him to test you and see how much you would take. You could take what you wanted, within reason of course. However, your words caught him off guard.

“Isn’t this yours? Why would I take it?”

You stumped him. He was silent as he looked at you with his eyebrows raised. He let out a little ‘hm’ before walking off. You caught up to him, wondering if you made the wrong decision. You actually made a decision he never knew was an option. He knew at that moment that you were just a friendly person. During the rest of the time on the island, you never took a piece of jewelry or a gold coin and pocketed it. You entered the island and left the island with the same items in your pockets.

You had cast an imaginary spell on Shang Tsung. A spell he could never do but you did it without effort. His image of you changed. You were no fool or a pawn. You weren’t a useless subject that he couldn’t use. You were just a woman who gave people chances. That must be why Shang Tsung began to fancy you.

He would invite you to his island multiple times, growing upset occasionally when you had to decline for something reasonable. He would even allow your friends to join you just so he could have a chance to be close to you. Of course, some areas were off-limits. Nobody should find out about the flesh pits.

This would result in your friends teasing you to no end. They would ask you why you haven't made him your rich boyfriend already. He has a freaking island and treasures. But you always told them you were fine with being friends with him, much to his dismay. You’re not blind though, you’ve seen how Shang Tsung’s attitude towards you has been changing. From his choice of words down to his tone, he has become more flirtatious and alluring. He wanted to give you many gifts and spend more time with you. It didn’t even matter if you were sweeping his feet with a kick or listening to him talk about a new trick he could pull off with his sorcery, he wanted you close.

This is ridiculous. He is acting like a coward. It’s time to be bold and officially make you his.

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Another visit to his island, what will you two do?

Shang Tsung surprised you with a dress the moment you walked into his throne room. The dress was gorgeous. It matched your preferred style and was in your favorite color. This was your dream dress that you never knew you needed.

“I had this dress made just for you. It was sewn by the finest designers in Outworld. I think you should try it on.” He laid the dress across your arms.

The material was soft velvet with the inside being smooth silk. The textures were comfortable for you. You smiled widely before running out of the room to try on the dress. After about five minutes he heard the door open. You walked in slowly as you looked down at how the dress hugged your body. You looked up at Shang Tsung with that same wide smile being present on your face.

“I think it looks perfect on me. What do you think?” You asked.

He walked closer to you, his eyes taking in your natural beauty. His heart beat harder against his chest in a way he had never felt before. It was a mixture of attraction, excitement, and possibly…love. He can’t say for certain since love is foreign to him. He is only going off of the fact that you are the only one who has made him feel this way.

“Such beauty…” He whispered, “It is so rare, yet I was lucky enough to find it.”

He took your hand into his. The cold metal of his clawed glove grazed over your delicate skin before he brought your hand up to his lips. He kissed the back of your hand just like the first time you two met except this was different. This was not a formal introduction but a display of his interest in you. Even when the kiss was done he didn’t let go of your hand. You didn’t mind at all. It made you feel warm in your cheeks and tingly in your heart.

Your eyes stared into his. You never realize the light that began to show in his dark eyes. Even in the moonlight, they seemed to shimmer at the sight of you. If you knew who he was before you met him you would realize there was no cocky tone in his smile. There was no hint of judgment or aggression with the way his eyebrows were positioned. He does not look down on you. You are as equal as him.

You will be as powerful as him once he creates his New Era. Everyone else will be his subjects that he will use to conquer the realms. But not you. Never you. He would not dare change a thing about you. You are perfect the way you are. You will be his perfect wife who will rule all the realms by his side. Whatever you want will be yours.

Still gotta make her your girlfriend, genius.

“We should put that dress to good use. What do you say?” He suggested.

“Wait, was this your way of asking me out on a date?” You asked in a playful tone.

“Perhaps it was. That is up to you, my dear.”

“You are a tricky man, Shang Tsung. But you are also very charming. I think a date would be a wonderful idea.”

Alright, now the cocky and smug smirk has come back. You know how to get him started. He loves some good praise.

“Excellent choice. I will make sure you will never regret this.”

Yap notes: I'm going to eat his flesh. Adiós!

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Lin Kuei Members Headcannons

This is more based on the 2nd timeline. Not MK1. This is kind of a what Kuai Liang has managed to restore Bi Han and Tomas. I will not explain myself.

Kuai Liang:

While Bi Han is the more powerful of the two, Kuai Liang is the more disciplined.

He likes to read a LOT. If he’s not on a mission, training, or hanging out with Tomas, he’s reading. Especially books about science.

He’s a massive chemistry nerd. His fascination started when he was a kid and started using his ice powers more. He loved seeing how his cold power affected things around him, and it just kind of spawned off into an interest in chemical reactions.

When he was a young man he was really interested in the use of technology when fighting and working with Sektor, however after the cyber initiative he’s more like Bi Han. He’s not quite as bad as his brother but anything more advanced than a landline is a no.

Very strict about being viewed as professional and expects all his students to be on their best behavior whenever someone is visiting the Lin Kuei. Even if it’s only the Kombat Kids dropping by, everyone damn well better behavior. He has a reputation to keep up after all.

Acts annoyed with Johnny Cage but does secretly appreciate his friendship.

He used to get annoyed with Johnny Cage’s ice puns and jokes because they reminded Kuai Liang of Bi Han’s jokes when they were younger.

Has all the confidence in the world in a fight or when leading, but could not flirt to save his life. The second anything romantic comes up he just freezes (hehe) up and isn’t sure what to do. If he does come up with something it’s usually the cheesiest ice pun pick up line any man has ever said. He grew up in an environment where romance wasn’t really allowed so he has nothing to go off of, but he can always fall back on ice puns like his brother taught him.

Bi Han:

Has claustrophobia but tries really hard to hide it since he thinks the other members of the Lin Kuei will view it as a weakness. The only person that knows about it is Sareena and that’s only because she figured it out on her own, he never actually told her..

He loves his mother a lot and is the only one of the three kids (him, Kuai Liang, and Lisa) that actually remembers her.

His mother and his childhood before he joined the Lin Kuei is a sore spot for him and he almost never talks about it.

Sometimes, rarely, when something triggers an early childhood memory for him he talks to Sareena about it, but other than that he won’t talk about it. Not even if asked.

“Bi Han” was not his birth name and he knows this. He also knows Kuai Liang’s birth name but never told Kuai Liang what it was and Kuai Liang doesn’t remember his birth name.

Has a very low social battery. Can maybe go an hour or two before he starts getting annoyed or antsy when in social environments. This is another one of those things he tries his best to hide cause he thinks he’ll be mocked for it. Kuai Liang and Tomas know but never bring it up cause Bi Han will just deny it.

Do. Not. Touch. This. Man. There is a very very small group of people who can put their hands on him without getting immediately punched.

Very technophobic. To the point that this man doesn’t even own a phone. If anyone wants to talk to him they can either speak with him in person, send a letter, or if they insist on a phone call they’ll have to call Sareena or Tomas and ask to speak with him. He just doesn’t want anything to do with technology and is very open about this opinion. He’d even mock Sektor for his reliance on technology.

He is a cat person and had one as a kid, but kept it hidden since he was afraid it would be taken away.

Sonya is the only member of the Special Forces that Bi Han actually likes.

Very protective of the women in his life, even if they’re just a friend. This mainly stems from him being unable to protect his mom as a kid.

Tomas:

He is the youngest among the group (Bi Han, Hydro, Kuai Liang Sektor, Cyrax). Although he and Kuai Liang are pretty close in age.

He doesn’t remember his life before being taken by the cult but does know he’s Czech and he remembers his name.

He likes to listen to rock music and was the one who got Sareena interested in it as well.

Frost:

She is a lesbian.

Confident fighter but this woman has 0 rizz. The second a pretty girl is put in front of her, her brain just goes blank and her fight or flight kicks in.

She is a ferret person. If she could she’d have 10, but Kuai Liang only lets her have 3 at the most at one time.

Little tech nerd. Even reminds Kuai Liang of a young Sektor, which does worry him sometimes. She’s not as extreme as Sektor though and not nearly as reliant on technology to fight.

[running-with-the-feels]

any drunk headcanons??? who drinks more/less, who’s the lightweight, high tolerance, doesn’t drink at all, ended up making out etc.

ohohoho do I have IDEAS for this one

This list is just for the defenders (plus Bi-Han bc he will never be a villain in my eyes) but I can make another for the antagonists and Kombat Kids if y'all want

Johnny: This man can and will outdrink god without breaking a sweat. It takes a lot to get him drunk but once you do, hoo boy does he get wild. He will flirt with anyone and anything he can and more often than not succeeds in seducing whoever he has set his sights on (he even managed to bag Fujin once)

Sonya: Knows her limits and has no desire to test them, she'll drink if the occasion calls for it, but never more than a few beers.

Jax: Like Sonya, also just doesn't drink all that much as he doesn't really get the appeal. He did once get drunk and serenade the entirety of the special forces with a full rendition of Wicked in it's entirety. Sonya got it on video and it is one of her most treasured possessions

Kung Lao: Cannot hold his liquor, talks a big game but is a massive lightweight. He's also a tactile drunk, he wants to hug and be hugged all the time. Once, he even sat on Liu Kang's lap for five hours straight. Has drunkenly made out with Johnny cage more than once.

Raiden: Cannot get drunk and refuses to try.

Liu Kang: Massive lightweight, even worse than Kung Lao. Three shots in and he's giggling on the floor. He and Kung Lao have kissed while drunk before, but it was less a drunken making out thing and more an impulsive "I want my first kiss to be with someone I trust" thing. They didn't talk about it afterwards

Kitana: Like Johnny, could outdrink anyone. In fact, the two once had a drinking competition that did not end until they were both in the hospital from alcohol poisoning. To this day they have no idea who the winner was and it is the only reason Kitana respects him

Jade: Can hold her liquor, but honestly prefers to avoid it. She likes to keep her wits about her, years of training as a bodyguard don't fade.

Kuai Liang: This man has the tolerance of a wet paper bag, and once scared the shit out of a bunch of SF recruits bc he and Johnny got drunk on base and it was the only time any of them had heard him laugh. Kuai Liang is a talkative drunk too, he will say anything and everything that pops into his head with no remorse and then forget about it the next morning. He did once make out with Johnny Cage in a closet while they were both shitfaced and another time he spent the entire night curled around Hanzo's back like a spider monkey.

Hanzo: drinks on occasion but not often so his tolerance is decent but not phenomenal. Tends to smile more when drunk and generally be more relaxed, but also rarely gets any further than tipsy. Usually, he tasks himself with keeping Kuai Liang out of trouble on the occasions they both decide to indulge, leading to him being subject to Kuai Liang's playful flirting for the whole night. Poor man is struggling to keep it together and not drag the cryomancer off to a closet of their own.

Bi-Han: used to be a total lightweight until he started drinking with Sareena and now he can down moonshine without blinking. He does tend to wax poetic about Sareena when drunk and also made out with Johnny Cage in a closet while drunk (bc honestly, who hasn't at this point?) and when he told Sareena she just nodded, downed a shot, and went to find Johnny for her turn. The three started dating not long after that

Sareena: Drinks a lot, and yet somehow her tolerance never improves, so she ends up giggling and stumbling fairly quickly. She also has a tendency to sing while drunk

Fujin: Cannot get drunk either (god thing) but he keeps trying different beverages when offered bc he's too polite to turn them down. Has made out with a tipsy Johnny Cage in the middle of one of his parties.

Nightwolf: Does not drink and despises the idea of doing so, though he won't tell anyone why. He and Fujin tend to keep each other company as the rest of the defenders get shitfaced, basically babysitting them.

[odditycircus-2002]

Medusa! Reader Intro Banter Part 2

The polls are in and at 100 votes, we have for character intros with Reptile being at the top of the list, followed closely by Johnny Cage, and Raiden! Along with a bonus character I decided to add, cause it’s too good to pass up! And no, it’s not from anyone on the poll. Please enjoy, and don’t forget to like, comment, and reboot cause those are good motivators to keep writing!😁😁😁

Part 1

Reptile

Y/N: It’s because you caught my eye at the Tournament, I purposefully made sure our paths crossed.

Reptile: I am forever grateful to have met such a beauty.

Y/N: Oh stop, you’re making me blush, Syzoth. /

Y/N teasingly: Were attempting to court me, Syzoth?

Reptile: Not since you turned your back on all of Outworld.

Y/N: If it helps, I still have all your gifts you left me.

/

Reptile: Come and Join K’otal Khan’s court!

Y/N indignant: And serve the same Empire that took everything from me?

Reptile: I guarantee the Khan will recognize your skills and spare you, should you swear loyalty.

/

Reptile: Everything you ever told me was a lie!

Y/N: I wasn’t lying when I said I loved listening to your stories of Zaterra.

Reptile: Yet you forget that you omitted the fact you and Shang Tsung were mated!

Johnny Cage

Y/N: I have something that could improve your features.

Johnny Cage: Improve? *Unsure laughter* how will it do that?

Y/N with a mellow grin: By making you bleed out from every pore on your face.

/

Johnny Cage: I just know you slept with Reptile, admit it.

Y/N with a deep frown and her snakes hissing: They are but unfounded rumors, Cage.

Johnny Cage: Oh ho, Imma get the scoop out of you yet.

/

Y/N: How are you and Sonya gettling along?

Johnny Cage: For you information, I think she's already heads over heels for me.

Y/N: Wonderful, I have always wanted a lovers set for my garden!

Raiden

Raiden: It seems like only yesterday when the Elder Gods cursed you and your husband.

Y/N: When the Elder Gods took my humanity and beauty away.

Raiden: Two traits that you never had to begin with.

/

Y/N: You know what your problem is, Raiden? You care far too much.

Raiden: Your black heart has no room to care for anyone.

Y/N dismissevely: It would be too much of an inconvenience to care for potential guniea pigs.

/

Raiden: It is a pity you married Shang Tsung.

Y/N: It is the best decision I've ever made in my life.

Raiden: You squander your potential by choosing to stay at his side!

(aaaaaand as a surprise bonus...)

Quan Chi (Your hated enemy😠)

Y/N shaking in rage: You owe me a great debt, Quan Chi

Quan Chi: I do not recall making any contracts with you.

Y/N with snakes out and eyes glowing: You owe me you life for taking Shang Tsung away from me!

/

Quan Chi: Shang Tsung's woman, to what do I owe the pleasure?

Y/N: The pleasure of tearing out you sssspine.

Quan Chi smugly: You can die trying.

/

Y/N: I have come to ssssettle your debt, demon.

Quan Chi: I owe you nothing, wench.

Y/N: You owe me retribution!

/

Quan Chi: You could have served me well.

Y/N: Sssuch arrogance assures your death.

Quan Chi: *Chuckles* Shang Tsung was right about you having an excellent sense of humor.

[jewishbarbies]

Idk if you saw but Sonya Massey was a Black woman cruelly killed in a recent police brutality case. The body cam footage is haunting. I recommend reading about Sonya if you haven't already.

I, like many, can't stop thinking about it. I was reblogging some posts on one of my blogs to spread attention when I noticed a really depressing pattern.

There were popular posts saying things like "This is why Black people care so much about Palestinians" and just random mentions of Israel....somehow linking it to Sonya.

Now this is nothing new. Everything that happens in the world gets linked to Israel right now because yk antisemitism. However this gave me chills because well in real life I've been really hurting over this. As a non-white person in a country with a majority non-white population, I've had to deal with this rise of thinking where Palestinians = brown and good and Jews = white and evil. It's affecting me severely. I'm almost friendless now. It's hard interacting with people and even just living.

It's terrifying seeing every minority group tell themselves the Jews are the enemies. Where do we go from here? How do we get through this? How do we get over this? What do we do? How can we ever pretend this never happened? Idk. I'm just hopeless atp.

I’ve seen the body cam footage floating around on tiktok. some people are also using her death to say we shouldn’t vote for Kamala bc “she’s a cop”, and I just cannot fathom the level of stupidity and depravity that this society is at. I don’t understand how a black woman being murdered in her own home by a racist white cop with a history of behavior has them making it about literally anything else. HER FAMILY WAS TOLD SHE KILLED HERSELF. THEY DIDNT EVEN KNOW SHE EAS MURDERED UNTIL THEY LOOKED AT AN ARTICLE AND THE FOOTAGE WAS RELEASED. why are we not screaming from the rooftops about this like George Floyd? WHY are we making this some pathetic attempt at activism…FOR PALESTINE??

black people are getting gunned down in their homes and this is what the left is talking about? I’ve seen people say the cop is probably a zionist. bitch HOW DOES THAT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE FACT HE JUST MURDERED AN INNOCENT WOMAN?? these people need to get their heads screwed on straight before I do it myself because this response has been absolutely disgusting from the people who still have BLM in their bio with a black fist emoji.

[lo-toh-takes]

I know this is most definitely not related to Lily’s Owl House takes. But since many have brought it up, Lily is absolutely trying to push narratives that keep people in abusive situations.

It’s why she claims Hunter is an idiot for not realizing Belos is evil and doesn’t deserve redemption. It’s why Luz having complex feelings is “torture porn” and yet she deserves an unhappy ending.

And most recently with her new godawful video, Lily made the bold claim that Fifty Shades of Grey isn’t harmful- because abusers, misogynists, and creeps aren’t attractive like Christian Grey.

It’s outright disgusting how blatantly she pushes narratives that would actively keep victims away from speaking out, asking for help, or even just feeling emotions. Because Lily clearly doesn’t think victims deserve such things.

It’s also why she always pushes this narrative of killing abusers being the only way to escape. A task that is traumatic and in some cases outright impossible for victims, as it could more likely get them killed.

I just hate her so much that it brings me to actual tears hearing her repeat the same mantra as so many abusers I’ve seen.

Lily’s takes on abuse being terrible doesn’t surprise me in the slightest considering that she is an abuser herself. It’s gross how Lily treats Hunter and Luz’s traumas as if they are something they should get over quickly, rather than permanent scars that don’t easily fade away.

People have commonly told me how Lily’s takes on these two directly reflect how she sees victims of trauma and abuse, how she sees her own victims. And I completely believe it.

Something that became especially disturbing with this in mind is when in the Luz section of her fandom torture video, where, she directly lists an experience she had with a past girlfriend who acted like Luz, constantly shutting herself out and always acting miserable no matter how hard Lily tried to support her…and, Lily broke up with that girlfriend despite the mental turmoil she KNEW she was going through, because she saw her being toxic to not only herself but to Lily.

Given Lily’s own takes on Luz’s trauma and how she sees Luz during her depression arc, you can probably imagine how ABSOLUTELY disgusting of Lily this comes across as, to just abandon someone while they are going through intense emotional turmoil and in need of a support system because supporting them became “too hard” for you. Fuck. Off.

And before anyone tells me “Lily is not responsible for anyone’s happiness” first of all, she was probably the last thing resembling a support system this person had, as a girlfriend she should try to support this person when they are going through some shit, second of all, Lily could have at the very least tried to help this person by suggesting they talk with a professional about their issues like therapist or some shit. But no. She abounded this person because she didn’t want to support them any more.

And she wanted Amity to do the same thing to Luz. Because she sees Luz the same way she saw that past girlfriend. Now first there’s the first question of is this person was even real or not since Lily has made shit up about her real life before, and since this person would have spoken up about their experiences with Lily by now…but I have a theory for why they might have not done that….

….Lily once made a post on her old blog answering an ask about what to do when someone is going to commit suicide, and Lily’s response just boiled down to “just let it happen, you can’t stop it”…..

….you can probably guess what Lily’s past date probably did after Lily’s break up with her by that alone.

EDIT: Ok I think I might have been very disrespectful here for making a theory about the girlfriend committing suicide. I do sincerely apologize for that. I have received an ask that confirmed that the girlfriend is in fact alive. Sonya, I’m sorry for that.

[il0veaphr0dite]

ROSES & RINGS

(pictures are not mine credits to the owners)

A/N: I think this is my best written one so far, im very proud of it! I was so close to putting newts name in here but then i remembered 😞. I hope you enjoy and remember my requests are always open!

Warnings: Just fluff and Minho being a sweet boyfriend (not rlly a warning but who cares)

Word count: 1035

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It had been about 8 months since you and the others arrived at the Safe Haven. When the group arrived they all had a tough time adjusting to a new routine, including you. It was hard for everyone to forget about everything and start over from scratch.

In addition to that, Newt’s death was very miserable. His death affected Thomas and Minho the most, they were the trio that helped you and the rest of the gladers escape the maze, and WICKED.

When the group first arrived you all quickly got to work on building huts. Unlike the glade, the island has fewer jobs. The most popular being Builders Doctors, Gardners.

You chose to work in the gardens mostly because you like to be hands-on, working outside is also a bonus since you didn't want to be stuck inside for hours.

On the other hand, Minho works as a builder. You don't really know why but it's not like there's a job as a runner.

The sun was beginning to set when you made your way back to you and Minho’s hut when you were stopped by Brenda. She was walking towards you with a smile on her face.

“Minho said to meet him at the beach,” She spoke before quickly running away.

You stand there confused but you dismiss the behavior.

You headed to the hut first to get cleaned up before you went to the beach.

You walked to the beach not knowing what to expect, but now that you had time to look back on the day you noticed that Brenda wasn't the only one acting weird.

Sonya, who worked with you in the gardens, had been smiling at you a lot and kept asking you what you were doing today.

Now that you noticed all the weird behavior, one question was now in your head.

What do they know that they're not telling you?

That question led you to think about Minho.

Why does he want you to meet him at the beach?

You two would typically meet in your hut and talk about your day before dozing off to sleep but today was different.

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You finally made it to the beach, shoving your thoughts to the back of your head.

Your eyes had been trained on your feet while you were deep in thought but when you finally looked up, you saw a blanket on the sand with two plates of food and two glasses full of what you assumed was juice.

Next to the blanket was Minho.

His hair was done nicely and he was dressed neatly in black pants and a clean white shirt, holding a bouquet of roses, your favorite.

You were amazed, stunned.

You then realize you hadn't said anything since you saw him, you walk towards him wrapping your arms around his neck.

His arms instantly wrap around your waist. You take a moment to admire everything he'd done for you.

You pulled away reluctantly.

“What is all this?”

“I thought we could have a little date to get our minds off things,” he spoke, handing the flowers to you followed by a kiss on the cheek.

He led you to the blanket, a few steps away from him. He sits down, holding his hand out for you.

You take it, sitting down next to him on the blanket.

“I wasn't expecting this..” you said, setting down the flowers.

“That’s because I made sure you didn't find out.”

“I was actually suspicious of Sonya and Brenda.”

He looked at you waiting for you to continue.

“They were acting weird, Sonya kept smiling at me and asking me what I was doing today.” you laughed.

“I only told them so they could help me plan this,” he said, shaking his head with a smile on his face.

“I guess even someone as amazing as you would need

help sometimes”

“I do need help on rare occasions such as this one”

You laugh nodding your head, you feel eyes on you.

You raised your head to look at Minho but he already staring at you, smiling.

“You’re beautiful,” he said.

You turned away, feeling your cheeks heat up.

Of those 8 months you were here you and Minho had dated for 7 of those months. You could easily said those were the best 7 months of your life.

Minho was the sweetest boyfriend you could ever ask for. Throughout the day he would occasionally come to the gardens to check on you.

He's very touchy (which you love), he always gives you hugs and kisses and well the point is he's an amazing boyfriend.

Minho convinces you to take your shoes off and go into the edge of the water.

“Minho stop!” you said between laughter. He wouldn't stop splashing you with water.

You made a joke and now you regret it as you are being sprayed with water.

After a while, you were starting to get tired.

“I'm going to sit down for a second,” you said walking to the blanket.

“Hold on, you have something in your hair,” he said, stopping you.

“What? Where?” you go to touch your hair but Minho stops you.

He walks up to you “I got it,” he says.

You wait for him to take it out but you don't feel anything.

“Did you get it?”

No response.

“Minho?”

No response.

You turn around to see Minho on one knee holding up a ring.

You were speechless.

“Y/N, From the moment I asked you out to right now I have grown more in love with you each moment of every day. You're the most beautiful woman in the world and I want to spend the rest of my life with you, and with that, I want to ask you one question.”

Tears threaten to leave your eyes

“Y/N, Will you marry me?”

You begin nodding your head rapidly.

“Yes!” you finally let out.

You put your hand out as he puts the ring on your finger.

As soon as he stands up you tackle him into a hug.

“I love you so much,” he whispers into your ear.

“I love you too,” you say, kissing his cheek.

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[the-lying-heavens]

"All Those Years Ago"

[The Maze Runner Book, Newt and Sonya]

Masterlist

Summary: Newt and Sonya remember

Warnings: angst, suicidal ideation, mental health, loss and grief, childhood trauma, violence, hurt/no comfort, the Flare, canon divergence, character death(newt)

Word count: 980 words

A/N: I finished Fever Code and it hurt. I changed Newt's dead scene a bit. A birthday present for myself!

Newt just wanted to die. Why couldn't Tommy just give him that? Why couldn't the Cranks, WICKED, the world give him that?

They wouldn't in the Maze, and now they wouldn't when he was becoming his worst fear. He wanted it to stop. Letting Thomas see him like this was horrible enough. What if Lizzy saw him like this? What would she think?

Lizzy. Sonya. His sister. The one WICKED forced him to forget. The one WICKED took away from him after stealing them from their parents. The parents WICKED killed.

He remembered everything now.

He hated it. Hated it hated it hated it-

"Make amends! Repent for what you did!" His throat hurt as he yelled at Thomas to do it, to kill him. He had only so much shucking sanity left. "Kill me, you shuck coward. Prove you can do the right thing. Put me out of my misery."

Thomas shook his head, looking distraught. "Newt, maybe we can—"

"Shut up!" he yelled, "Just shut up! I trusted you! Now do it!"

"I can’t."

Hated it hated it hated it. "Do it!"

“I can’t!”

Did he not understand? "Kill me or I'll kill you. Kill me! Do it!"

Thomas said his name softly despite the situation. It made him angrier.

If I kill you, you can't tell Lizzy anything! Do it before I become one of them!"

"Lizzy?"

Thomas doesn't know. Of course, he doesn't. He doesn't remember.

He doesn't remember sneaking around the WICKED compound with Minho and Alby and then Chuck later on, doesn't remember being sent to the Crank Pit, doesn't remember helping him see Lizzy that last time after Newt had spent years watching her from behind a wall of glass.

“Sonya..." he says quietly afterward. He hated that name—Elizabeth. Her name was shucking Lizzy. They made him forget his own, but he would never forget hers.

"What?" He shakes his head. "You can- you can tell her yourself-"

So much. He wanted to tell her so much. He could go on for years if he wanted to. And he did, but he didn't have the time.

"Sorry. Tell her that..." He breathes heavily. One word that wouldn't change anything but maybe Lizzy would understand.

"Newt-"

His head was clearer, one strand of sanity left. He had to get it done.

"KILL ME!" he gasped painfully. "Please, Tommy. Please." Thomas was his only hope.

He saw the gun shaking in his friend's hand. Thomas closed his eyes.

Newt went to thank him but didn't get the chance.

He was finally dead. As he should've been all those years ago.

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Sonya paced impatiently around the Safe Haven for the umpteenth time she had been there as she waited for the others to come. For her brother to come. She could hardly believe it when she remembered him.

Newt was her brother. She has a brother! The idea made her giddy.

Sonya would be lying if hope wasn't part of the reason she wanted her memories back. Her family being alive was next to impossible but she still wanted to know. She had to know.

And her hope had paid off. Her older brother was still there, still alive. Though she hadn't had the chance to tell him who she was yet. So she hoped once again. She knew he wasn't immune, Janson had told them and, well, she remembered. But Newt was the strongest person she had ever known. He'll be here. He will.

"Are they here yet?" She asked Harriet. Again.

"No. They aren't. Just like they weren't here 15 minutes ago. Or before that. Or-"

"Okay, I get it!"

"Why do you wanna know anyway?" Harriet frowned. "Is one of the boys your boyfriend?"

"What?" Sonya stared at her dumbfounded. "No!"

Sonya hadn't told her about Newt yet. She didn't want to, not until she told him.

"Right. Well, whatever, stick." Harriet walked off. What was up with her?

Doesn't matter.

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They were here.

People had started coming from the Flat Trans for a bit now. Every time she didn't see Newt and his friends she panicked but tamped it down. He would've stayed behind, made sure everyone else was through before he went himself. But he would come. She told herself that again and again.

And when he did they would make up for all that time they lost because of WICKED. They would talk about their childhoods before and about when they were in the Mazes and-

Sonya's heart raced as the familiar figures walked from the shack with the Flat Trans. And then the shack lights on fire. Huh. Better safe than sorry.

She squinted, desperate to catch a glimpse of her brother, to make sure he was really there.

Brenda, Thomas, and Minho finally came into view.

Something was wrong.

"Newt!" she shouted, breaking into a run. She pushed past Minho, searching the faces for the one she longed to see. "Where is he?"

Surprise was written on all of their faces as she looked around them.

"Why do you want to know?" Brenda's brows furrowed.

Sonya ignored him as she looked at Thomas. She wasn't an idiot, she knew how much Newt cared about him even before her memories had returned.

"Thomas...where is he?" He would know. The look on his face told her he did.

"I-the Flare-he wasn't..." he trailed off.

Immune. That's what he meant, wasn't it?

"Where is he?" Her voice wavered.

"He's..." Minho started, his voice thick. "He's gone."

The word hit her like a punch to the gut. "What do you mean gone?"

"He—he didn’t make it," Thomas stumbled over his words, "We- I tried to help him, but—"

"No!" She shook her head violently as if denying the truth could change it. "You’re lying! He can’t be gone!"

What was all that hope for? She knew better. She lived in a world that knew better.

"He called you...Lizzy?" Thomas phrased it like a question.

Lizzy. Yeah, that was her name, wasn't it? All those years ago.

[sinimake]

So I was on the bus on my way home from work and since I had 1h to stare into the void I suddenly got an idea and I need to scream about it.

You know that bit in the intros where Kenshi says "Suchin wants me back?!" or something like that (almost launched myself into space ahahhah fck my Johnshi heart).

So anyways. Imagine if you please a setting where Johnshi is (of course, obviously) head over heels, deeply enamorated with each other BUT. Johnny thinks it's not reciprocated (perhaps it's his self-esteem issues? Love me some softly insecure Johnny fight me). Kenshi? What if he knows about, not only how he feels, but also about Johnny's feelings? But he doesn't do anything bc the whole thing about fighting the Yakuza? Or perhaps they both are unware bc why not. Choose your brand of angst.

And then, *that* conversation with Liu Kang happens. And perhaps Johnny is there. Or perhaps he just happens to hear something accidentally. Sad ensues bc Kenshi has told him of Suchin ("amazing woman, one of a kind") so of course now that he has almost pull free his family from the Yakuza is the best time to rekindle that love.

And perhaps they both go to Japan and meet her (maybe she is actively helping Kenshi against the Yakuza?). And yeah. She is pretty amazing and badass and clearly she and Kenshi care for each other. And Johnny gets angstier and sadder than a wet cat.

But once all it's done you get the cliché scene where Johnny says something like "you must be happy, now that your family is free you can start anew with Suchin". But surprise surprise, Kenshi finally gets what's going on (or he just pulls his head out of his ass or whatever flavour of angst you chose) and explains that while he does care about Suchin a lot, those feelings belong to the past and he has someone else holding his heart (or some poetic stuff idk).

So. Bottom of the line. Is this me screaming at the idea of seeing Johnny's insecurities being developed and let him almost drown on a swamp of self-deprecation while Kenshi is so deeply enamorated and quietly caring about him? Possibly yes. Most definitely so. Sorry it got so long 😶‍🌫️

Yoowww, a question: do you read my mind? Bc i was thinking exactly the same. We think so much alike 🤯

I was thinking back on intro dailogues of Johnny and Kenshi where NRS tried to deny the homo allegations with them mentioning Suchin and persumed Sonya. I was thinking that exact line of "Suchin wants me back?" and i was like 👀.

I really love Assumed Unrequited Feelings and i love your idea ♥️♥️ amazing angst potential ♥️ and love triangle??? Hello?? Delicious 😋

[jondrettegirls]

[ID: 8 quotes and 2 pieces of art. The quotes read as follows, 1: “‘You’re all I’ve got now,’ he added, ‘Let’s be off. I’ve come to you. We’re cursed together, so let’s take the road together!’ / His eyes were glittering. ‘Like a man insane!’ Sonya thought, in her turn.” 2: “Orestes- Our cause is lost. / Pylades- Then I’m lost too. Friends share such things.” 3: “Why do you wave me off? You fear to pollute me? I don’t care about that. I’ll share your bad luck, I shared your good luck once.” 4: “‘I mean, look: there you go crying and putting your arms round me again - well, why are you doing that? Because I couldn’t hold out on my own and went running off to someone else in order to unburden myself: ‘You suffer too, and then I’ll feel better!’ And you can love a villain like that?’ / ‘But you are suffering, aren’t you?’ Sonya cried.” 5: “Orestes- O my poor man! My troubles are really your troubles, it seems. / Pylades- But I’m no Menelaos. I can bear this.” 6: “Orestes- Oh girl. How I pity the dark life you live. / Elektra- No one else has ever pitied me, you know. / Orestes- No one has ever been part of you grief.” 7: “Theseus- Why does he hide his head in his robe? / Amphitryon- Shame before you eyes. Shame before your kinship. Shame for the blood of his sons. / Theseus- But if I came to share his grief? Uncover him.” 8: “‘You’re a strange one, Sonya,’ he said. ‘You out your arms round me and kiss me after I’ve told you a thing like that. You don’t know what you’re about.’ / ‘There’s no one, no one in the world more unhappy than you are now,’ she exclaimed in a kind of frenzy, oblivious.” The pieces of art are as follows, 1: A painting of two vague, human figures, done in cool colors. They are embracing. 2: 3 human figures in a misty, expressive scene. They are closeby each other, perhaps walking together. End ID.]

“We’re Cursed Together” | Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky | An Oresteia - Aeschylus, Sophokles, Euripides (Tr. Anne Carson) | Herakles - Euripides (Tr. Anne Carson) | Massage - Elizabeth Glaessner | Medicine - Mary Herbert

[edgessunflower]

can i make a request please? H/c of Fujin, Liu Kang, Kung Lao, having a crush s/o who has ADHD (and it amazes them that they are really talented) but has really bad social anxiety and just stays mute and doesn't talk to anyone until they talk to them as a sign that they trust them.

Yes and yes sweets!

Liu Kang

He would be confused when you randomly pace back and forth or rock side to side to calm your ADHD until he finds out from Sonya who was the only real person you trusted other than a few other people

The two of you slowly bond becoming friends before realizing you were in love with each other and decided to tell him by writing a note to him

He was amazed by how wonderful you were with not just fighting but many other things that make him wonder how someone as wonderful as you being so beautiful and amazing at everything even just smiling

He noticed how you felt going out in public so he would gently squeeze or rub your hand when your anxiety just rises and rises slowly feel yourself calm down

One day you and him were sparring taking a break and sitting on the beach when you decided to actually talk "Thank you for everything Liu" he looks at you with the biggest smile on his face

He hugs you and you talk to him until the two of you are saying goodbye and goodnight on the doorstep of your house

Fujin

He noticed quietly of your anxiety calmly talking to and making you smile which helped make you feel more comfortable around others

You would watch each other's fights cheering each other on leading to you falling for each other as time went on of you knowing each other and being friends

Soon after you started dating you noticed a change in your thoughts, feelings of life, and living life as well after being together

He never minds that you don't talk much or you don't go out a lot especially if you're alone or going real fat for awhile

You were walking together on the beach when you told him how you had felt for the past while since being together "I love you fujin you changed everything for me" he smiles kissing your forehead

You talk a bit more than ever as your relationship went on and sometimes talking to your friends as well which helped you deal with your inner demons

Kung Lao

He had really become a close knit friend right when you met each other always helping the other when they needed it

You both got together after a long while of flirting and moments of talking and opening up to each other about your pasta before being fighters

He was a source of comfort to and for you when you felt overwhelmed from fighting and being anxious which he would melt away with his understanding and patient ways

The both of you just understood each other even without any words said between you one of you knew how the other felt

He took naturally to helping you with your ADHD and anxiousness around others slowly building a group of people you trusted and felt safe with

The two of you were watching the sun near the Shaolin temple when you opened your heart to him "I know I'm not the easiest person to care for and about but I am really grateful for you and I love you" he smiles kissing you as you smile with him before going back to the temple

[windmaedchen-oceanhorn]

Knight of the Dark

It could not be done

This chapter is just about 2.100 words. Older teeny rating, I guess, due to not nice npc death.

When Valen felt the strength of day tugging at him, he took a deep breath and with a slight groan he turned around. The sky looked like the sun had just come up behind the horizon. The circumstances did not bring any warmth, but at least the sun shone some light upon them. Today, decisions had to be made. Valen fell asleep late yesterday, trying to come up with the best way forward but... he was unsuccessful. He hoped for answers today.

He lifted himself out of bed and put on his clothes and armour. A bit of water on his face and through his hair restored his good looks. With the rest of his daily hygiene taken care of as well, he quietly left his room to see if anyone was awake already. 

The great hall was dead quiet, he couldn't even hear anything from the kitchen yet. But looking at the clock behind the bar, he expected that Dolly would appear any second now.

He then turned around and made his way to the sofa in the corner. He immediately noticed something was off. A body he expected to see wasn't there. He accelerated his steps to ascertain her disappearance. The teapot and cup were still there, as was the blanket ... but no sign of Lavinia. 

A chilling idea crossed his mind, but he told himself that before he should worry, it was better to check the options here. He moved quickly around the Mystical House to check a few places but couldn't find her. On his way back towards the hall, he ran into Dolly. 

"Dolly! Have you seen Lavinia this morning?"

The urgency was obvious in his tone of voice, and Dolly instantly shook her head.

"Darn it. I need to wake up the magister, I fear she's gone and that is NOT good."

He turned on his heels and rushed down the corridor towards SONYA'S room. He banged his fist on the door several times.

"SONYA, Lavi's gone! We need to go after her, NOW!"

There was a quick footstep behind the door and then it opened. SONYA was already dressed but seemed to have been interrupted putting on her boots.

"You have checked the house?"

"Of course! Not exactly everywhere, but more than the places she could realistically be. Besides, why would she need to hide in here from us?"

SONYA shook her head. "No, you are right. She probably has gone back. Alone. I'll be with you straight away."

Valen sighed as he idled in front of SONYA'S half-open door. The Mystical House protected them from unwanted invaders, but it didn't keep people imprisoned against their will.

"What on earth is she thinking? In her state, she can't even beat creampuffs, let alone General Lorenzis. Unless Berial is granting her his power... I sure hope we can catch up in time."

When SONYA appeared by the door she ushered him back to the bar, her two familiars in tow. Dolly didn't have enough time to prepare anything, but she reacted quickly enough to have some bread on the counter. 

"Let's munch on this while we're on the go. I can get us to the nearest Way Stone, but we have to walk from there, I'm afraid." 

Valen had already taken a bite and a piece of bread in hand when he answered. "That's fine, I'll manage to hold my food in."

SONYA smirked and then nodded him to come over. She asked Dolly to stay put and proceeded to cast her teleportation spell.

He had to stand for a moment after arriving, but then lead the group towards the Heroic Order headquarters in big strides. They had just come round the corner of the street when they noticed something was off already. There were people running from and to the entrance and Valen heard the distinct noises of battle. 

When he also spotted a familiar figure approaching from the other side, he started to sprint. 

"General Hogan! What is going on?!"

They met right in front of the open gate to the headquarters but instead of exchanging greetings, they both turned to stare inside the premises. There were two hypofiends in sight alone, that engaged the present members of the Heoric Order in battle. Valen didn't like that one bit. The same distraction allowed Lavinia to launch her first assassination attempt yesterday, and he knew very well what this meant.

"What is going on here?" 

General Hogan attempted to move but Valen stopped him.

"Wait, we need to get to General Lorenzis first. The other soldiers are taking care of the Hypofiends, so let's try to run past. -- I'll explain later, General, this is too urgent."

Valen expected some questions but instead, Hogan gave a quick nod and let Valen lead the way. 

It wasn't just down here in the open that Hypofiends caused chaos. Even as they came up the large corridors, they heard fighting. Most unarmed personnel had evacuated already and the few soldiers running around not fighting tried to usher them back out several times. The moment they realised it was General Hogan, however, the former leader of the Heroic Order, they made no attempts to block their path.

The General's office was on the top floor, overseeing the training courtyard to the back. When they reached the room, the doors were blocked and it took SONYA'S magical help to force it open.

As they stepped inside, General Lorenzis stood over Lavinia's beaten body on the ground. In tension, Valen held his breath, but when he saw Lavinia groan and move, he exhaled relieved. From behind, he felt General Hogan pushing past him. Unsure about what to do, he let the General take control of the situation.

"General Hogan!" greeted the current leader of the Heroic Order his predecessor. "You have come at a rather curious moment."

He was slowly walking towards them, rubbing his knuckles. He didn't seem heavily injured at first sight, but clearly exhausted from a fight. 

"Indeed. Let's try to deal with the Hypofiends before--"

Hogan was interrupted in his speech and Valen could clearly see why. Dark purple smoke had appeared around Lavinia and she grabbed the dagger laying in front of her, lifting herself up from the floor. And then, in unbelievable speed, she lunged at General Lorenzis from behind and swiftly cut through his throat.

Valen had no time to call out. General Lorenzis gurgled a bit and staggered before he followed the blood pouring from his wound and fell to the ground. Lavinia stood motionless behind him, the dagger still in her hand. 

And then, behind her, the ground opened up and like a dash, Berial made his grand entrance to the scene.

"SURPRISE! Have you all missed me? What do you think of my little play? My main actress didn't quite hold up to the job in the end. BUT! No matter. the bad King is dead. Now let's have the princess take the Knight to her grave, too! HAHAHAHAH!"

Berial darted down from his position in the air to push Lavinia in Valen's direction. Her eyes locked onto his and Valen had hardly enough time to react to her sudden lunge at him. 

"HGHNN, damn!" 

He had successfully dodged her blade and as she was close enough for him to grab, he tried to confine her. Of course, she did not like that and fought back.

"SONYA! CAN YOU DO SOMETHING HERE?" he shouted out in desperation.

He couldn't fight Lavinia, not to mention kill her. But when he looked over to the magister, he only saw the flashing light of her magic blasting a large dark creature towards the other end of the room. SONYA was caught up in her own fight, as was Hogan. A Hypofiend had emerged, clinging to his leg and about to drag him into the shadows, forcing SONYA to move to him next.

Valen cursed and put all his strength into shoving Lavinia away from him. As she fell, he felt one of his swords leave its scabbard by his belt. It was her father's. It fell onto the floor as she hadn't managed to keep her grip on it. Valen lunged to kick it away from her, but he was too late. It was already in her hand.

"Oh no, not with that sword, Lavi. Please!"

Valen expected her to keep attacking and drew Stormcaller to be ready to deflect her attacks. Lavinia was up in a moment and growling through the darkness swirling around her purple-tainted body, she kept swinging her sword at him.

Valen kept trying to retreat and keep as much distance between them as possible, but he was so focused on not getting injured by one of her quick slices that he didn't have much time to call for help or see what else was going on. Thus he didn't notice that more people joined the fight until a familiar-looking spear flew in right between him and Lavinia. She was in the process of lunging at him again, but the spear hit her arm and she fumbled, letting go of the sword in her hand. She fell down onto her knees, avoiding a second spear by a mere fraction of a second.

Valen realised immediately that Dionel, a Celestial whom they had met at the Moon Temple, had joined the fray and was attacking his corrupted friend.

Corrupted as she may be, he couldn't give her up just like that. The second spear had just hit the ground, as he lunged protectively in front of Lavinia. He managed to grab her arm and twisted it behind her back, pushing her down into the ground. He put all his weight onto her to keep her there, not least to shield her from attack above.

"Hghn, stay -- down."

He gritted his teeth. He needed to put a lot of force into his hold, as the hypogean energy within her gave her strength beyond her capabilities. And when two heavily armoured boots touched down right in front of him, he just doubled down on his strength to keep her immobilized underneath him.

"Let me do what has to be done, step aside."

"No. She's not lost. There must be another way!"

Dionel attempted to make a move but at that moment Berial was slammed hard into the ground and wall right behind them. 

"SCARLITA!" 

Valen heard Dionel shout out and the Celestial turned away from him towards the Hypogean. 

Berial struggled a little to come back up to his feet and he cursed out loud.

"Well that's not fair! Three of you against one little jester! EEK!"

Scarlita's weapon came down as fast as her war cry. Berial could hardly evade it. The blade sunk deep into the stone masonry and produced deep cracks that spread across the floor and wall. 

Feathers from the Hypogean's wings scattered all around as he hastily withdrew into the shadows. 

"You blasted pigeonheads, you're spoiling all the fun! I better look for a new play-thing, so be prepared for an even better spectacle!" 

Berials voice echoed through the remains of the large office before everything fell quiet.

All Valen could hear were Lavinia's angry groans and his breath, as he continued to keep her in place. He closed his eyes in desperation when both Celestials directed their attention on the corrupted woman beneath him. This wasn't right. He needed... 

"SONYA, please..."

And as if she had foreseen his plea, she appeared next to him. He looked up to her and saw the signs of the fight in her tired face and dishevelled clothes. The light she summoned by her palms was warm and bright and Valen closed his eyes, saying a prayer in his mind to thank Dura for the existence of this woman. Sometimes, he thought SONYA was Dura herself and he couldn't help but feel blessed that she considered him a friend. Naturally, this was a ridiculous thought but if anyone could come close to the divine image people had of their goddess, SONYA would be it.

In an instant, he felt how Lavinia's body relaxed and her whimpers died down. When the light faded, Valen gently laid down the unconscious but breathing body of his friend.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead and kneeled by her side for a moment. 

"Thanks. SONYA." he mumbled quietly.

[blackraged]

MORTAL KOMBAT 1 Thoughts Pt1.

[❌❌contains SPOILERS❌❌]

I've been waiting for this for such a long time and we finally got it. Now with MK1 being practically a full reboot, A LOT of changes are to follow. So here are my current thoughts in order how the story went:

Chapter 1

Kung Lao and Raiden being practically brothers is my fave thing in the world.

Half of the MK1 boys are full on babygirl and honestly? I love that for them. Except for Shang Tsung because that feels very much illegal.

That last scene with Madam Bo felt like a fcking fever dream.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN KUAI LIANG IS SCORPION? WHAT THE FCK DO YOU MEAN?? WHERE IS HANZO?? That feels very wrong. Only Hanzo is allowed to say "gET OVER HERE" that is HIS iconic line. I'm not sure if I like this change.

I KNEW the boys were pulling their punches. I KNEW IT. The entire fight felt so awkward and staged. For a short moment I legit thought NRS pushed down on their fighting animation.

Chapter 2

Sooo...Johnny is a failed Actor now? What happened to the glamour? That's not very Cage behavior.

Okay but I love love LOVED Liu Kang literally showing up in front at Johnny's Door all serious, and Johnny being Johnny.

What made NRS choose to paint Kenshi as a former Yakuza?? I mean the idea isn't too bad, because it would make sense for him to be searching for Sento to free his family. But I still prefer his revenge timeline more. Hell, even him being a cocky arse warrior trying to fight anyone and everyone made more sense.

Chapter 3

Idk why but I half expected Kano to show up in this chapter. The trailers made it look like he was at the Wu Shi academy

Liu Kang practically pathed the way for human Raiden to be champion and it shows. I'd like to think it's out of respect for former God Raiden from before, who practically raised Liu Kang and was a father figure to him.

General Shao is so fine, I can't. He was hot before, but now he's so....so..... y'know?

Liu Kang really wanted to give Kitana the loving Fam she deserved qwq

Everyone is so mean to Li Mei :(( I feel so bad for her

Reiko tho😳😳😳

Raiden has a cruuush~ Raiden has a cruuush~ unexpected but cute. I wonder what Liu Kang thinks about this.

Chapter 4

Johnny and Sonya are forever iconic...but Johnny and Kenshi? I didn't know I needed it until I had it. Their bickering is GOLD. They're so married.

Wealthy merchant Baraka???

Props to Quan Chis new look. He looks like a clown escaped asylum. Very uncanny.

Are they...are they trying to redeem Shang Tsung? No,that would be way too obvious. Plus that intro scene with Krusty Kronika makes it super sus.

Called it.

Chapter 5

KENSHIS BLINDFOLD WAS PART OF JOHNNYS ARMOR. Y'all NRS knew what they were doing. I am eating this up

I adore Reptiles human form. Very baby girl, very cute.

So if Tarkat is transmitted via physical contact, wouldn't that mean that the guys would have it too when they fought the prisoners in this chapter? You even see Johnny react in Chapter 4 to that fact when Baraka told them. Could it be that it's not infectious since they're clones/experiments?

So help me out here... Baraka is strong enough to rip the cages open that seem to be made of the same metal as their cell door, but failed to open that? Plot, I know, but c'mon.

REPTILE IS EVEN MORE BABY OMGGGGG. Pls let me hold him,, poor baby boy,, his sadness is literally tugging at my heart strings.

I love how honorable Baraka is. This is great character improvement. For a beast (visually) to be showing mercy. It's like he accepts who he is now but still holds onto that human (edenian) side of him.

Stopping here for tonight, but will continue tomorrow. So far it's going great but I have a hard time remembering which of some stories in this timeline are kept the same as from the previous timeline.

I'm still pleasantly overwhelmed by the amount if babygirls.