#(not my fav theory of how he died)

[fuckyoualastor]

How did you die?

Revealing my death to the public would give others ideas, but I can say that it involved a television studio, a cable, and a jealous asshole.

[abyssalreds]

gege needs to retire his character death note and hand it off to asagiri i swear 😭

[strawburrymeadows]

guys i haven’t watched mlb in over a year but the memes abt the new finale are so fucking funny i love them and im slowly trying to piece together what the fuck has been happening in that show

[reno11037]

In honor of Chapter 1 coming out for Project:Eden’s Garden I drew my fav boy Damon as well as share my theory (or my hypothesis/idea cause I’m not really basing this on a lot) on why I think Kai is going to die (not in chapter 1, probs dying as chapter 4 or 5 victim)

(Also if you couldn’t tell, the fanart is inspired by my idea about Kai’s death lol)

First the fanart, I’m very proud of how this came out (let’s see how long that lasts lmao), took awhile to get the effect on the butterflies right

And now on why I think Kai is going to die

All the characters are associated with an animal, Damon a snake, Eva a crow, Wolfgang a sheep, etc, and Kai is a butterfly.

Butterflies often represent life, death and resurrection in Christian iconography, also being a symbol of hope and endurance but more often they represent rebirth, transformation and change. In official art we see Damon and Kai together a lot

Examples (sources are official Eden’s Garden Discord and Twitter):

And what is Kai’s talent again, the ultimate influencer. My belief is that during the game Kai is going to influence Damon and is going to be a big part in his character growth, especially when he dies, Damon at first will be like “that’s sad but I don’t care” to “wait no I actually care a lot” really quickly, he’ll have to come to terms with he’s feelings towards Kai (wether that be romantic or platonic, my moneys on romantic cause in the valentines pic it says Damon got something from a secret admirer and there are butterflies around him, Kai’s signature animal)

I imagine Damon will be faced with a lot of grief and regret of how mean he was to Kai when he was alive (similar to Himiko and Tenko from DRV3) we’ll see Damon be at his lowest and potentially at his most vulnerable and just not understand why until either he or one of the other characters (probs Wolfgang) helps him realize his feelings, I Imagine some tears would be shed from Damon

TLDR: I think Kai and his death are basically gonna be used for Damon’s character development lol

But that’s just my thoughts, if anyone has anything they’d like to add to this I’d love to see it

[theoceansluvr]

Multi-Character x Nerd! Reader

warning; none except my endless yapping !! author's notes; *comically loud gulp* it's finals season so i decided to drop this before grinding my grades and whatnot😿 gave all the characters different random interests of mine sooo yay !

PERCY JACKSON- Flowers

i like to think percy is pretty neutral about flowers; not his favorite, but doesn't hate them

but when you stepped into the picture ? ALLLLL of that changed !

probably has a flower language book sitting on his bedside table just because of you to be totally fair

because of you, he buys really specific colors (or asks the Demeter cabin to grow him some) of flowers for you because of their meanings

for example, he ABSOLUTELY got you yellow tulips when he asked you out :3c

as much as he's a blue guy, he knows what they stand for (hopeless love) and thought it'd be sweet

sometimes you name a flower he knows NOTHING about like what on earth is an azalea ??

listens to you carefully regardless since he finds it cute how often you ramble about why orchids are associated with royalty

received flowers for the first time from you and he's kept them ever since, claims it's because he keeps forgetting to get rid of them but he's just a sap like that

very supportive of your interests and WILL stay up for hours to hear you talk !

ANNABETH CHASE- Astronomy

at first she thought you were talking about astrology and wasn't all that interested, but then she saw the massive amount of books you had on the stars and understood

dare i say she takes you on stargazing dates where you just point out all the constellations and all the stars we'll never see

has watched about 8 space documentaries in one week, and still isn't tired of it

also ! when ever she's drafting up home designs, she ALWAYS puts a room with a glass ceiling or balcony so you can put your telescope there

she swears it's just for the visuals but she not very good at hiding it(i love you sappy annabeth chase <9)

bought you one of those little star projectors when you guys moved into New Rome !

you guys also made paper lanterns of all the planets + pluto and hung them up on the ceiling since you rarely get to go out much one you go to college

speaking of pluto.. you guys didn't speak for three days over an argument over the basis of it being a planet or not. annabeth refuses to say it is because scientifically it's not, but you say it is because "emotionally it's a planet to me !" (real conversation i've had btw)

takes you to the planetarium whenever you guys have the spare time mainly just to see to get all animated over all the facts you've probably already told her

she absolutely adores you no matter how many times she's heard about all the dwarf planets..

CONNOR STOLL- Comics

deep in my heart he's a flash or spiderman nerd, so it's perfect !

safe to say, if you like anyone else, you guys might dispute who the best superhero is every other day- lovingly of course !

dates probably consist of walking around comic books shops and talking about your favs or reading them in your cabin

swapping off comics whenever you finish one so you can talk about them

has absolutely stolen merch for you on numerous occasions because he can he let the love of his life go without that batman mug ?

definitely makes up insane theories about what happens whenever his favorite character dies..

"no, no, no, he's gonna come back in the next one, trust me !" "con.. he literally blew up." "SO DID JASON TODD BUT HERE WE ARE"

dare i say y'all have matching spider man and gwen or batman and catwoman keychains ?

you probably got him really into young justice on accident because you mentioned him reminding you of wally west(PLS TELL ME SOMEONE SEES THE VISION-)

honestly, you guys are just nerd for nerd but he won't admit to it as easily

LEO VALDEZ- Sharks

scratch what i said about connor being nerd for nerd, you and leo are THE nerd for nerd couple !!

made you a wind up shark toy as a gift because he was bored, and it was basically a marriage proposal to you

has definitely fallen asleep to you talking about sharks before ! not out of boredom, just because he likes your voice

moving on ! y'all know those cardboard sharks people were making ? well, he made you a metal version of your favorite shark !

takes you to aquariums whenever he can, which is rare, but he thrives off of hearing you get excited.. like a kid in a candy store

he also has a crazy supply of gummy sharks in the bunker now for whenever you come over

he has also made you shark shaped string lights because why would he ever let you buy anything ?!

let's you cover his well, everything with shark stickers ! workbench ? sure ! festus ? might protests, but if festus like it, alright !

you told him he'd be a hammerhead shark, and he now has a keychain of one on his belt loop at all times

he rambles to you about mechanics, so in turn you talk about sharks; it's a win-win situation :3c

YAYYYYY PSOTING AGAIN AND IT'S ABOUT MY INTERESTS !!!! this was actually in the drafts for a minute and WAS supposed to drop saturday but i got impatient- love y'all and uhh see you after finals !

[hibiscusseaart]

ok so i have some Tobirama thoughts cuz i watch Naruto rn and over analyzing everything

but whatever i need this character study to get my characterisation of him straight.

So basically I just thinking over what an ass Tobirama is towards the Uchiha clan

and a disclaimer: i love Tobirama he's my fav, I just want to understand him better and PLEASE share your own opinions too! i feel like im making a whole paper on him or smth

Tobirama was basically "I separated Uchiha in their own compound from the main cast of the village and ordered them to make a police force (and everyone knows how people "love" cops, especially in military settlement) not because I hate them. They're just dangerous and prone to mental instability (thinking of Madara much? Dude if ppl feel love intensely, and you don't, it fucking doesn't mean they're mentally ill). But I know some good Uchiha (Kagami who was under his command?? and Itachi who massacred the whole clan for the village????) so I don't hate Uchiha."

Like okay, he doesn't hate hate them, but he IS prejudged af. As much as I like to read stories where he isn't like this and kinda more forgiving, in canon he is an ass.

And honestly it makes sense for Tobirama to be like that (I'm not defending him, I'm just trying to lay his thought process down). Like he fought with Uchiha for most of his life and he doesn't have pink glasses on his nose like Hashirama. He knows they're dangerous and he learned to mistrust them since they're enemy.

And he has his own theories about Sharingan, but basically he thinks that bitches are so sensitive, they can't handle a little hurt and loss.

I honestly think that he's wrong, like I think Sharingan awakens by high levels of stress (maybe cortisol levels shoot up suddenly?) Tobirama is only one man who tried to understand that and he barely interreacted with Uchiha personally.

Ok i just found this but bitch really came up with this theory based on rumors. Dude, please stop spreading misinformation.

Though we don't know their medical progress at this point, so maybe he really didn't know? Like he didn't have enough medical knowledge to get this theory straight. He has his special interest in making jutsu and you don't need to know people well enough. You just need to know how to kill them effectively.

Also, dude, if you (or maybe Senju in general) don't react as strong as the Uchiha, it doesn't mean they're mentally ill or cursed.

Oh and Tobirama thinks he's done GOOD for Uchiha. I mean his brother thinks it's slight for the Uchiha to get separated, living near prison and being avoided by village since they're the police force, but for Tobirama it's a job well done cuz it helped the village. He's a practical man who doesn't even think about feelings like that.

I think with Konoha he kinda played the game like SimSity but IRL. Optimised and used the resources he had to do the best working village. You don't think about sims' feelings when you make them pay higher taxes or make them live near dumpster just cuz you think it's okay and they will manage, right?

Before it was his brother to care for this kind of stuff. But then he died (how the fuck btw? I hc it was a disease but damn in some timelines he died when he was like 42 but damn WHAT could've killed The God of Shinobi) and Tobirama stayed alone. I assume his family wasn't much help and they had a 1st war near, so Tobirama had to work fast and efficient.

just a funny strip "You don't know him like I do"

I think Tobirama was also offended at Madara since he tried to destroy the village he put a lot of work into (lets be real, Tobirama doing most of administrative work is basically canon, not a headcanon, it sits way too right)

Plus I think Tobirama like many people was impressed + scared of Madara. Like he's crazy strong and ofc you're afraid, I get it. But Madara is an exception, not the rule. He's just a freak of nature + I think being Indra reincarnation had its influence too. It's not the whole Uchiha clan, but Tobirama judges them like he'd judge Madara.

Maybe he's a bit paranoid. Understandable since being a ninja and it's what keeps you alive, but this lack of trust really showed through all of the history between Tobirama and Uchiha clan.

Okay maybe hc territory, but I think Tobirama doesn't get emotions much in general. He's very autistic coded and, being on the spectrum myself, I can get where he's coming from. I trained my empathy cuz not having one is considered wrong. Tobirama probably didn't cuz no one told him to or he didn't consume this type of content in his childhood (i trained myself by cartoons lol). He cares, but he doesn't get feelings and makes these kinds of theories, based on rumors (damn dude fact check please).

Maybe since he doesn't get emotions much he's used to depend on other people in this regard? Like people start saying these rumors and he watches himself and is like "Yeah that seems possible" especially since Madara got his big drama time about Izuna. He has big feelings = has strong Sharingan. It is plausible.

I dont think Tobirama wanted to check it for sure, since 1) WHO will let the White demon near their precious eyes to help him understand how they work; 2) it's not his point of interest. he had village to run, jutsu to make, kids to teach. the bitch was busy and it's only 24 h/day

so yeah Tobirama had his reasons but he's an ass lol. like dude did start this chain of Uchiha slander and then when they were massacred he was like "Oh boohoo they self destructed what a pity" DUDE 😭

[i-cant-sing]

OK POOKIE! i saw my message went thru 🥸

i remember a while ago you were like “look at y/n with all these time period yanderes and little snippet ideas of how they act,,,” AND THEN THE LAST THING OF PART 7 IS Y/N DIDNT LOOK AT THE TIME AND JUST PRESSED THE TIME MACHINE BUTTON ,,, my theory is that ur different-time-periods-yanderes r going to make an appearance in your time traveler AU 😎 if so, ur a genius and I AM ASWELL

Also i like how crazy u made Baldwin. honestly i lowkey forgot he thot y/n was an angel and that he’s actually super smart. idk if u did that on purpose tho cos i was like “oh he’s dumb in love” w/ how you write him but then, offhandly mention how he won a war at 16 or that he genuinely believes y/n has magical powers. like ik he’s smart but i feel like ur smarter with the way you made me forget how smart he is. or i might just be forgetful ,

it kinda makes me sad that y/n didn’t get to say a genuine goodbye to sultan but honestly…she didn’t have the time to. she had to move fast. WHICH, i really liked how fast the ending was. it was BAM we find out he’s crazy. BAM wedding. BAM we run away. BAM we on a cliff. BAM WE JUMP OFF CLIFF cos tbh when u find out the person u love is crazy and has been manipulating everything around since the start u kinda just…roll with the punches until u find a way out.

i liked that Guy died. even if baldwin set up the situations to make it seem like Guy was behind it, Guy still said really infuriating things. Baldwin didn’t tell him to call us hoes. Guy called us a ho3 , that stupid bitch.

This is- this is EXACTLY how I wanted someone to react to my works. Details, reactions, everything. Come here, baby- you're my favourite person now. Let me give u a smooch🫶

There will be different time periods reader will go to now, and I have a few in mind (I am very excited for the two of them, but one more than the other but I can't write that one yet because then the less exciting one will lose its charm but godddd do I wanna rush this to my fav time period). Lol and I made a list of time periods/historical figures that had potential and idk why but I wrote down Columbus but then I looked him up and I was like... nvm.

[baddestbittyontheblock]

charles leclerc fic recs

✦ dividers by @benkeibear, @fairytopea, @benkeibear ✦

◖ ◗ hi everyone!! here is a list of all the charles leclerc fics that are my favs with tagged writers/authors ◖ ◗

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⁀➷ ‿➹ wait for you by @cherry-leclerc charles leclerc x reader | fluff, humor, tiny bit of smut, established relationship, 1.8k

-an eager Charles tries to convince you to take part in an adorable video to show off your relationship for the first time, but it only lands you two in a clumsy mess. 

⁀➷ ‿➹ dirty mouth by ^ charles leclerc x reader | humor, fluff, a tiny bit of smut, 2.5k

-winter break and your boyfriend convinces you to go with him for his annual training in preparation for the new season, and this unleashes a natural disaster when it comes to him.

⁀➷ ‿➹ fucked-up little thrill by ^ charles leclerc x reader | pwp but also porn with plot (the best of both worlds!), humor, she truly is a maneater in disguiseee, 18+...oral (m and f receiving), fingering, handjob, penetrative sex, riding, slight cry, unprotected sex

-there’s a difference between warning and danger - you happen to be both. though, charles only sees the green light, go. well, we can all imagine how this will already go.

⁀➷ ‿➹ surprise by @lqvesoph

charles leclerc | giving birth ig, and google translated italian, fluff

-your baby girl decides she wants to come out into the world while you're at the monza grand prix

⁀➷ ‿➹ ruin you by @pucksandpower charles leclerc x reader | 18+ content

-you and charles are a perfect match — he enjoys utterly ruining you and you … well, you enjoy being ruined

⁀➷ ‿➹ any time of the day by @uglyducklingofthe2000s charles leclerc x reader

-charles finds his girlfriend doesn't need it to be night time for her to have a reason to sleep

⁀➷ ‿➹ tipsy by @uluvjay charles leclerc x fem!reader | kissing, being under the influence, fluff, kinda suggestive

-in which you take care of a slightly drunk charles

⁀➷ ‿➹ orange theory by @forzalando charles leclerc x best friend!fem!reader | 2.5k

-charles and his best friend do countless nice things for each other, but they're just behaving like any good friend would. right?

⁀➷ ‿➹ prettiest by @starlost97 charles leclerc x fem!reader | fluff, charles leclerc is a simp

-with charles questionable dating history, you didn't want to risk getting into a relationship with someone with that reputation. He was, however, determined to change your mind. and when you did, he couldn't be happier.

⁀➷ ‿➹ unexpected by @rustyr3dhe4d best friend!charles x mom!reader | fluff

-a few years ago, you found yourself unexpectedly pregnant with your boyfriends baby. upon telling him, he completely disappeared and you hadn't heard from his since. of course you told your best friend, charles. he vowed to help you before and after the birth. fast forward a couple of years, what happens when your child assumes charles is her father.

⁀➷ ‿➹ unexpected (2) by ^ best friend!charles x mom!reader | fluff

-a few years ago, you found yourself unexpectedly pregnant with your boyfriends baby. upon telling him, he completely disappeared and you hadn't heard from his since. of course you told your best friend, charles. he vowed to help you before and after the birth. fast forward a couple of years, what happens when your child assumes charles is her father.

⁀➷ ‿➹ bath time by @uramakimochi charles leclerc x fem!reader | just fluff, no use of Y/n, husband/dad!charles

-aurora and louis weren't extremely naughty children, you and charles had raised them well.

⁀➷ ‿➹ my person by @russellsppttemplates brothers best friend!charles x reader | fluff

-your brother's best friend is sure you were made for eachother

⁀➷ ‿➹ part-time driver, part-time nurse by ^ charles leclerc x reader | fluff

-charles spends his off season nursing you back to health

⁀➷ ‿➹ it helps mama too by ^ charles leclerc x reader | fluff

-charles read a few pregnancy books so that he could help you as much as possible and he has some tricks up his sleeve

⁀➷ ‿➹ after all by @scuderiahoney charles leclerc x bestfriend!reader | alcohol/intoxication, tooth rotting fluff, 3.6k

-and, according to everyone who’s ever seen the two of you together, he’s madly in love with you.

⁀➷ ‿➹ all you got by ^ charles leclerc x teammate!reader | alcohol/intoxication, mild swearing, mild car crash (everyone is fine), panic attacks, comments about sexual activities (but no actual sex/smut), 5.4k

-you hate charles leclerc. the feeling is mutual. he’s made that clear from the very beginning. enemies to lovers

⁀➷ ‿➹ he's so pretty when he goes down on me by @amaranthineghost charles leclerc x reader | smut, mostly google translate french (highschool does NOT teach us how to talk dirty okay, bare with me)

-his green eyes mimicked the shimmer of pale emerald. sunlight peeked through the curtains, though in a few hours time, it would fall from its peak in the sky and the room would eventually begin to darken.

⁀➷ ‿➹ 'cause when you know, you know' by @sv5hive charles leclerc x fem!reader | mentions of drinking, 0.7k

-"this is who i was talking about! charles leclerc, you know, the racing driver i mentioned?"

⁀➷ ‿➹ the prettiest star by @lovings4turn charles leclerc x reader | fluff, mentions of reader wearing make-up but nothing overly specific, 1.2k

-charles’ girlfriend likes to wake up a little earlier every morning in order to take her time getting ready. charles tries to wake up a little earlier, too.

⁀➷ ‿➹ monaco by @cutielando charles leclerc x reader | fluff, 1.2k+

-being in a relationship while living in 2 different countries was proving to be an inconvenience for you and charles, so he decides that it's time for you to move in with him in monaco.

⁀➷ ‿➹ news! by @hemmingsleclerc

-the air in the f1 paddock was filled with excitement as the news spread like wildfire: charles, the talented ferrari driver, and his girlfriend y/n were expecting their first baby.

⁀➷ ‿➹ bet on it by @pucksandpower charles leclerc x marko!reader | fluff

-charles will do anything for you to finally give him the time of day … even if that means betting on himself to pull off the impossible in exchange for a date with you.

⁀➷ ‿➹ theories of relativity by ^ charles leclerc x reader | fluff

-you don’t need tiktok theories to prove that your relationship is a dream come to life, but it doesn’t hurt when your boyfriend passes all of them with flying colors.

⁀➷ ‿➹ blow out the candles by ^ charles leclerc x birthday girl!reader | vague depictions of childbirth and labor

-the many ways that you and charles celebrate your birthday throughout the years

⁀➷ ‿➹ soft moments with charles leclerc by @itaipava charles leclerc x reader | fluff

-casually fixing each other’s hair in public. he’s talking to someone but he notices that particular strand getting in your face in the corner of his eyes and while continuing to talk, he reaches over to tuck your hair behind your ear.

⁀➷ ‿➹ what would you do if i went to touch you now? by @verstappen-cult charles leclerc x fem!reader | smut, fingering, unprotected sex. Just two oblivious in love. this one is long, so, prepare yourself, go grab a cup of coffee and a snack

⁀➷ ‿➹ lucky by @leclerc-hs charles leclerc x fem!reader | angst!!!!!, no smut, 1.3k

-in which you and your childhood best friend, are most definitely in love, but it's too complicated.

⁀➷ ‿➹ lucky pt.2 by ^ charles leclerc x fem!reader | smut, angst, 18+, not proofread, 2.6k

-in which you and your childhood best friend, are most definitely in love, but it's too complicated (or is it?)

⁀➷ ‿➹ lucky (bonus!) by ^ charles leclerc x fem!reader | smut, angst, cheating (oops), 1.3k

-in which you and your childhood best friend have sex for the first time.

⁀➷ ‿➹ do i wanna know? by ^  brother'sbff!charles x gasly!reader | 18+, smut under the cut, badly translated French (pls correct me!), NOT PROOFREAD, 3.5k

-in which you consider vacation with your family and brothers friends torture OR you fuck your brother's bff on his yacht

⁀➷ ‿➹ a blind date?? by ^ charles leclerc x fem!reader | angst??, slight smut

-you have a blind date and let’s just say your best friend charles does not approve of it…

⁀➷ ‿➹ broken lamps by ^ charles leclerc x fem!reader | smut, 18+, spitting, unprotected sex, 1.2k

-charles flying to see his lover in another country but getting so needy he ends up fucking her in the hallway of her apartment on the floor.

[sakuraswifee]

MY SON IS ALIVE!!

(Not really, tho)

Before I start my delusional rant on why I think Mitsuba (og timeline) is alive/could still survive, I wanna say:

1) I'm no professional at theories, this came up like yesterday while re-reading the manga.

2) This is probably to feed my delusions because I refuse to believe after all the times he has died this is the last💔

3) There will most likely be mistakes, english isn't my first language, so bear with me🙏

4) There's an aoinene doodle at the end.

This is the point that makes me say "ah, this theory makes no sense" since Natsuhiko does say that, if touched, his blood will "waste you away" so basically you would assume death, but why not say death directly? (Mind you I have no idea what the original japanese dialogue is so maybe the translation is playing with my mind).

Not being sure what "waste away" meant I searched it up (again assuming it somehow meant death or something like that), however..

So now, we get to the part where I noticed something interesting while reading, Imma compare panels from chap. 99 and chap. 110

Chapter 99, Mitsuba's creepy ass eyes (while hungry)

Chapter 110, Mitsuba's creepy ass eyes (again!!!) (Obviously cause he's fucking spitting blood and most likely terrified!!)

Chapter 99, creepy ass face (while hungry, with a heart in front of him)

Chapter 110, creepy ass face (very similar to chap. 99, no hearts but supernaturals surrounding him) (while "wasting away")

I also wanted to point out how incredibly depressing this death would be compared to the other ones, like, yea, even the other ones were brutal but this? He dies alone, painfully, killed by someone he thought he could trust.

So, if "waste away" means to become weak because you're ill or not eating properly, then we could say he's dying but could still survive?? Natsuhiko said that he would've been able to not get affected by the blood if he had become a proper mistery with a yorishiro, though Mitsuba STILL is a mistery, so this process could be slower? Maybe?

And lastly*, why did AidaIro introduce the whole "eating supernaturals/supernaturals hearts/humans" thing if it was not gonna come up ever again because Natsuhiko fucking kills him? (I still love you, Natsuhiko).

Reading this I think I sound delusional but I also think that I DO somehow make sense? Idk..let me know your thoughts and if you wanna tell me "bro he's fucking dead just let it go" please be nice he's my second fav😔💔.

*This sounds like reaching, but Imma say it anyways, in the possibility that no. 1's yorishiro gets destroyed, only Tsukasa would be left, but we aren't sure of what he plans to do, so wouldn't the gang (Nene, Akane, Teru, Kou and/or Hanako) want more time or a safe option in case Tsukasa gets destroyed, ergo by getting the only mistery who never got a yorishiro to get one???

Sorry for waisting your time, here's an aoinene doodle

They look so ugly I'm going to cry.

[catofoldstones]

The Ashford Theory and my patience running thin

Welcome, welcome my guys, gals and non-binary pals, to another scream into the void that the Ashford theory is, in fact, very jonsa

On to the arguments!

1. The suitor has to have the correct last name, not family, look at Joffrey Baratheon, you stupid jonsa

Hypothesis - the suitor has to have the corresponding name, not family, and because Jon is a Snow he’s out of the running. The other prong is fAegon who is actually a Blackfyre and not Targeryen, who can also be the suitor.

Thesis - Joffrey is the only other suitor to have a different name. Joffrey and Jon have also been set up as foils from the start of AGOT. Joffrey is a bastard masquerading as the rightful king and Jon is the rightful king (thrice crowned) masquerading as a bastard. It makes sense that they are the only two suitors to have the wrong name as this establishes them as inverses in another way. The last suitor being the foil of the horrible first suitor thereby showing character growth, and plot progression and resolution? Count me in.

As for Young Griff being a Blackfyre, here’s a meta or two, maybe even an argument, for him being the real Aegon VI Targaryen but take my personal fav evidences of Tyrion figuring out that Young Griff is Aegon VI Targaryen and then, Varys literally telling a dying Kevan Lannister about the true Targaryen prince and why would you lie to a dying man? How does that serve your purpose?

This is literally grrm telling us who Young Griff actually is, though this does not count him I out of the contenders, it reduces the weight of him being the fifth suitor, due to story arcs and well, his doomed fate.

Conclusion - While Aegon VI is a strong contender, there is much, much more literary weight and nuance with Jon being the Targaryen suitor.

2. Lady Ashford was not crowned the Queen of Love and Beauty by any champion!!! Take that jonsas

Hypothesis - tQoLaB is a title analogous to a betrothal/love interest

Thesis - there have been no allusions to the title of tQoLaB while trying to foreshadow a relationship, except for a really, really bad one (r + l) that plunged the whole realm into a civil war and we should not take that as a good sign

Conclusion - we’re grasping at straws here besties

3. Dunk disrupted the Ashford Tourney, therefore Sxndxr will disrupt Sansa’s prospects and other things

Hypothesis - Dunk & Sxndxr are are analogous and since there was no conclusion to the Tourney we can safely assume that it’s sxnsxn foreshadowing

Thesis - Brienne is the Dunk asoiaf corollary, not Sxndxr. Brienne is theorized to be Dunk’s descendant. She even has her shield painted like Dunk’s, apart from their striking character parallels and being a true foil to all the other knights in the story. Mr. Gravedigger is just tall :/

“Your door reminded me of an old shield I once saw in my father’s armory.”

Brienne II, AFFC

Brienne has Dunk’s shield in her family home possibly because she’s a descendant of Dunk but then goes ahead and gets her shield painted exactly like this one

“[The painted shield] was more a picture than a proper coat of arms, and the sight of it took her back through the long years, to the cool dark of her father’s armory. She remembered how she’d run her fingertips across the cracked and fading paint, over the green leaves of the tree, and along the path of the falling star.”

Brienne II, AFFC

Secondly, just because the tourney did not have a (satisfactory) conclusion does not mean that the tourney did not exist to serve a purpose. I doubt grrm would likely give out his whole story as early as 1998.

Conclusion - BRIENSA 4eva!!!!!

4. Valarr Targaryen died of a sickness and Aegon VI is doomed to die and is connected to a sickness, are you looking at the nerves popping out of my thick, brainy skull

Thesis - the fifth suitor is 100% Aegon and there’s no one else

Hypothesis - there is a Targaryen.. currently dead.. in the books… (thnk u @istumpysk for ur galaxy brain). The plague in the story serves to connects Aegon more to Dany than to a northern girl he doesn’t know about and might not like since she’s a Stark and his mother is Elia Martell.

Conclusion - jonsa

5. This is all a coincidence & u jonsas are reaching as always

Hypothesis - though george is known to tie every deep end, every crack theory, even farfetched ones that the readers have not caught, this one thing completely skipped his notice because exceptions are always there

Thesis - yes, because this is acotar & not asoiaf and he’s not grrm, i am

Conclusion - JONSAAAAAAAAAAAA

[terriblyvexed]

hey hey! its one of your readers on ao3 i realized i can ask questions on tumblr so i am trying it out. this may be a controversial question as opinions vary greatly from person to person lool but i am curious being a fellow fan of aot and a fan of your work, so, what did you think about the ending to aot? 👀

(personally i subscribe to a specific fan theory (NOT ANR GOD FORBID i rebuke it!) to keep hope alive in my heart that theres more aot to come cause i did not like the ending much so basically, theres no judgement from me srsly im delulu myself as it stands 😭💯)

anyway thats all thank you for writing left behind and answering my question (potentially)! hope you have a great rest of your day :D

Yeah I know your nickname haha and you can ask or yap about anything!

Ahh yes the ending opinions where swords are drawn two minutes into the debate lol and it’s annoying that people can’t state their thoughts as freely because of the toxicity from every side. This is going to be long I’m sorry😭

I personally didn’t like the ending that much either. I don’t think it’s as bad as people make it out to be, I mean we’ve all seen GoT, but I know a story like AoT could’ve done a little bit better than that, so. It’s not that I wanted Eren to live happily ever after, because his death made the most sense even before I knew about it, but it’s the execution of the episode in general that makes it feel rushed for me.

Mikasa killing him is a beautifully tragic twist, I started bawling my eyes out right there, but I wish the cabin scene was done differently. For me it didn’t feel as raw and honest as the Eren-Armin convo, which I’m not the biggest fan of either, but I’ve always wanted more communication for Eremika so maybe that makes me bitter. Let me see them talk about the table scene and let me see Eren apologise to her. It’s their last moment together, I wanted to see more emotion and honesty rather than an already established relationship that they did off camera. I get what it’s trying to show, and the scene itself is not bad, but I was just a big EM shipper at the time and hoped for more. (I felt the same back when he told her he would wrap that scarf around her forever and always. It hit me just in the right place I remember wanting them to talk about it afterwards but nothing was said.) Same with the memories he gave back to his friends, I’d have liked to see them talk. Him opening his eyes one last time to see her was beautiful no comment there.

Other than that I also LOVED when Levi saluted his friends and comrades! Liked his internal monologue where he said he didn’t regret not bringing Erwin back (Which also made me wish we could’ve seen Armin coming up with impressive strategies and ideas like he used to.)

I liked how Hange was sent off, but I missed them in the final fight.

I really liked the rumbling montage with Guilty Hero playing and Armin’s VA pouring her heart out + that cry at the end when Armin sees Eren. The Levi&Mikasa team-up/final stand was amazing. Those were all done nicely, but that’s pretty much it for me.

For some reason I wasn’t vibing with Annie. I mean she was never my fav but her in season one and in her ova was so much more interesting to me.

I was left underwhelmed by the final fight considering we’ve had great battles like RTS and Liberio previously, it does not compare in my opinion. I understand that Eren won’t kill his friends and I definitely agree with that, but something else could’ve been done with Ymir to make the stakes higher. The ancient titans didn’t feel threatening when you just knew no one was going to die, especially when Falco (first time flying) could dodge all of their arrows.

When everyone there turned into titans, like Jean and Connie, I would’ve preferred if they stayed titans and died when the curse ended. Bringing them back a few minutes later is just meh for me, and makes the emotions I’ve felt a one time thing only because that Jean&Connie dialogue didn’t hit the same afterwards. Not to mention that Connie’s mom was brought back only for us to not see their reunion lol.

Ymir’s storyline was interesting when Eren saw her memories, but after that she lost me a bit. I also don’t like that that *chef’s kiss* scene with Eren telling her she’s just a person didn’t free her at all, that killing Zeke stopped the Rumbling, that Levi was nerfed for the sake of the fight. If all these decisions were done in a slightly expanded time period, I don’t think I would’ve minded much. Especially the final episode itself was, again, rushed in my opinion.

Also, this isn’t just the finale but Historia being sidelined like that is a no-no for me. Not a fan of how the Hizuru-Mikasa plot line didn’t go anywhere either. That may just be nitpicking, but again I do believe season 4 should’ve been longer, maybe with a season 5 as well.

With all that being said, these are just my personal opinions/feelings and despite all, thematically the author did a good job wrapping everything up. Ending a story like AoT couldn’t have been easy at all. Watching it was an experience I don’t think I’ll ever forget or get over and I’m forever going to miss it. (I’m reading the manga now and the uprising arc has me hooked since it’s a bit different from the anime, and dare I say better?)

The ending didn’t ruin it for me or anything, just sad that I won’t get to see the things I wanted to see because naturally everyone has their own expectations, but what are fanfictions for?

What’s the fan theory that you believe? Other than that ANR I’ve heard about the mist and ouroboros but I’ve never read them in detail.

Thank you for reading Left Behind! I’d also like to state that my criticism of the AoT ending does not mean I’ll write one better lol. I like my ending for my story but I’ve already made peace with the fact that some readers might have problems with it. Which is fine as well because I love a good finale debate.

You have a great day/night as well!💓

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Thoughts On Project: Eden's Garden Chapter 1

Note: These are just my fresh off the first watch thoughts on the characters. Also, so very subjective.

Damon Maitsu: Ultimate Debater - Snake. My overall opinion on Damon hasn't really changed much since the prologue, which is something you'll see with a lot of the characters. He's still very full of himself, manipulative. He's also seemingly got an inferiority complex, always so self conscious about his talent especially in comparison to someone like Wolfie. I do find it interesting that of everyone Damon trusted Eva despite every red flag. Was it really as simple as her agreeing with him and that gave him enough validation to think "see, she thinks like me." I still like him as our protag and can't wait to see where he goes.

Wolfgang Akire: Ultimate Lawyer - Sheep. (Dead) Another character that my thoughts haven't changed a whole lot on. I didn't really trust him but I didn't think he needed to die. He was a complicated presence in the game. Sometimes his mannerisms skeeved me out, but he was never outwardly malicious. Not really. And I mean, he turned out to be right not to trust Eva...so... I'm curious about what went on with his dad though I do have my guesses.

Toshiko Kayura: Ultimate Matchmaker - Flamingo. This poor girl is not making it to the end of the game. I still don't have many overall thoughts on this little mochi but it is gonna suck when she inevitably dies.

Eloise Taulner: Ultimate Fencer - Swan. I'm starting to think Eloise may have more of a backbone than she lets on, and I'm curious how her...antagonism with Grace is going to progress (as much as I love Grace I also loved seeing Eloise push back a bit). I'm certain she is also not going to make it through this game, but I'm unsure if it'll be as a victim or a killer.

Desmond Hall: Ultimate Marksman - Shark. I like him. I appreciate his demeanor. Someone like him is definitely needed.

Ingrid Grimwall: Ultimate Blacksmith - Lion. Team Mom that I'm prepped to lose. Ingrid is very charming. Unfortunately I don't have much to add to that. Although, her singing voice is lovely.

Wenona: Ultimate Entrepreneur - Bear. She's such a bitch. I love her. I'm still waiting for her and Cassidy to have a meaningful interaction given that they've set up that conflict. I appreciate that she doesn't take anything at face value, it makes sense for someone in her profession.

Cassidy Amber: Ultimate Pro Gamer - Spider. Speaking of everyone's favorite gamer. I'm still keeping my theories about her in my back pocket, but I'm willing to admit I like her. A lot of that is due to her voice actress sounding like she is having the time of her life. Also her memory is actually really impressive. Must be from memorizing all those fight patterns.

Mark “Mayhem” Berskii: Ultimate Music Producer - Alligator. The boy looks consistently like he needs a nap. For that, he is a mood.

Jett Dawson: Ultimate Drag Racer - Coyote. I have next to no thoughts about this man. Uh.... His voice actor is good.

Diana Venicia: Ultimate Cosmetologist - Chameleon. I want to protect this good bean and am somehow still suspicious of her all at once. I can't figure out what it is about Diana that just... makes me squint. Genuinely cannot put my finger on where this is coming from. She did make me tear up during the trial though. Snowy did a great job. Is Diana the game's New Hope? Is she going to die tragically? Most likely.

Kai Monteago: Ultimate Influencer - Butterfly. Alright, so. My opinions on Kai have definitely changed. He's not a fav or anything but I like a lot of how he interacts with people, particularly Damon. He still kind of annoys me, mostly just because I find him whiny. But, it doesn't feel nearly as bad as it did in the prologue.

Ulysses Wilhelm: Ultimate Historian - Owl. Let's see... I still love history, note taking, and am in desperate need of a nap. I'm just Ulysses, friends. If I were the killer though, I'd go for this guy. His note taking is so helpful during trials. That aside, I'm actually growing pretty fond of this little nerd. His little interjections were cute.

Jean Delamer: Ultimate Ship Captain - Dragon. God, I genuinely don't want anything to happen to this man. He's such a steady presence. An anchor, if you will.

Eva Tsunaka: Ultimate Liar Mathlete - Crow. (Dead) Hmm. So. I've got some complicated feelings on this one. I was pretty certain once her real talent was revealed that she wasn't long for this world. I wasn't entirely sure that it would be this chapter but considering peoples' vague commenting on some of my predictions it felt like a safe bet. However, despite this, I found myself liking Eva as a character. Once the cool facade was ripped off, I felt bad but also endeared (which I imagine was the point). Still, once Wolfie bit the dust I had a hunch about Eva, though the bobby pin was a bit of a red herring that gave me pause (also fuck Eva for trying to frame Diana). My complicated feelings for this character come from the reveal of her motives. I didn't really feel anything when she was executed, and I'm starting to think that's a me problem given other reactions I've seen. I think what gets me stuck is that Eva seemingly has a form of a persecution complex, or perhaps it's closer to a victim complex. Now, this isn't to say that the others weren't being assholes to her. They were. But I'd also like to point out that Eva brought a little of it on herself when she chose to keep lying. If she'd just come out as the Ultimate Mathlete to start, yeah she might have got some snickers, but she made it worse by going to such lengths to keep that hidden. Again, I'm not excusing the bullying, but there is a trend of Eva making things worse for herself by lying. Diana and Damon actually reached out their hand to her. Diana especially just wanted to be her friend. But Eva couldn't see that. You know who she reminds me of? Goob from Meet the Robinsons. I'm also just a little confused on what the actual motives were. Like, the Traitor Perk was cool, but was she actually going to die by Tozu's hand if she didn't do something or was that a mislead just to get her to panic or...? I don't know. I liked her as a character, I just have complicated feelings. Maybe Ultimate Liar really was the more appropriate title.

Grace Madison: Ultimate Golfer - Rabbit. She's perfect. And that's it. I guess I'll see you guys next- What? What's with that look? ... Ugh. Fiiiiine. So, I've made it no secret that Grace is my favorite character. She's been my favorite since her introduction in the prologue. I think a lot of it comes from the VA giving 110% to her performance, but I just also find her funny... for the most part. Yes, even I can admit sometimes she's harsher than she needs to be (what the hell did you do, Grace, that your blackmail warranted that reaction). I give her some leeway during the trial because she'd just lost Wolfie but still. Speaking of, her relationship with Wolfgang is another point of interest. I wouldn't have initially called them as a thing because... well they're them. I want to know how all that happened. I don't even ship them and I am fascinated by this development (also my thing from the prologue). Her reaction after the execution was also worth noting seeing as she was the most vocal about wanting Eva executed. Given all this, I'm looking forward to what development she goes through before they inevitably decide that another one of my favs needs to die. ....I'd love to be proven wrong though, guys! ....Guys? ..... Please?

Overall Chapter 1 was great. The pacing in the trial could have maybe been tightened up but I had a blast.

[crossedsabers10s]

hey i was wondering if you have any headcanons or theories on what if enzo had been the one to escape augustine instead of damon? i know enzo probably wouldn't leave damon but what if something happened and he does. idk i just find the idea really interesting that's all.

ah so, someone actually asked me this once and this is what i told them (paraphrased a lil):

To the person who asked me this the first time: thank you this is still one of my fav ideas <3

And to the anon who reminded me this exists: thank you, ily <3

So. The way i figure, Enzo wins the rock paper scissors, but Damon actually gets disappeared earlier. Enzo gets told that he was disposed of--like old equipment or a sharps bin or something--that keeping two vampires was too much a risk or getting too costly. Plus. Like. I'm sure Whitmore knew all of Enzo's baseline stats, maybe he noticed he was improving? (Which. Makes me question how the hell they didn't notice one of their patients was a step away from desiccating in canon but--) But Damon actually got given to someone else doing a different project. And Whitmore throws Enzo Damon's ring as proof, probably in effort to break his spirit.

So Enzo carries out their plan alone--it was more difficult, but he'd been drinking both his and Damon's rations for long enough that he manages. He escapes goes on a very bloody rampage and burns Augustine to the ground. He finds Maggie, or Maggie finds him. They get their love story, at least for a while, bc Maggie doesn't want to turn (or maybe she does and they stay friends? or lovers and friends or--)

Eventually, he wanders into Mystic Falls—because, the thing is, Damon had told him about Katherine. There had been a day or week or long month where he had been sure he’d die in Augustine and he’d made Enzo swear to get her out for him. Told him about the amulet and the comet and the tomb. 

So. Enzo rolls into a town where—well, first, Gale and Sarah are alive and living with Zach—and second, Damon’s brother is there. Enzo watches Stefan stalk Elena for a while—he’s never seen Katherine, but he had heard Damon describe her enough that he absolutely knows Stefan is Being Weird about this—before dropping by the Boarding House, very polite and chatting with Sarah, Gale, and Zach before Stefan walks in and clocks him for a vampire. Enzo keeps on being polite like ‘yes, also a vampire, not here to hurt you, don’t worry about it’ and tells Stefan that his brother is dead. He’d died decades ago. (He does Not show him the ring he keeps on a chain around his neck, right next to the wedding ring, if he ended up married to Maggie. Maybe he should give what’s left of Damon to his brother—since there hadn’t been a body, Enzo’d been told he’d been cremated—but he Does Not Want To. There’s a thought there about how Enzo had been the one to mourn him while Stefan hadn’t even known he was dead.)

Anyyyway. Canon happens with a bit less collateral damage, as Enzo had his emotions on and wasn’t quite as invested in fucking with Stefan as canon!Damon was. He gets the amulet, Emily, with the excuse that it was Damon she made the deal with and Enzo does not have the right to use her amulet as a key, still intervenes, but eventually the Tomb gets unsealed and Enzo discovers that, hey, Katherine was a giant bitch. Who knew? (He makes it a life goal to kill her, after that. Remember that time Katherine /did/ end up trapped in the Tomb? Enzo shows up with a few gallons of gasoline and some smokes and scared the unlife out of her.) 

Canon continues to happen—as Enzo sticks around to try to find Katherine/and then to protect what’s left of Damon’s family once the Originals roll into town. (Lexi is also there, because she isn’t dead. Both of them take turns filling Damon’s original role of protecting Elena/turning Caroline/dealing with Mason so on and so forth. Lexi is the one to get bitten by Tyler, Stefan still sells his soul to Klaus for a cure. He’d just discovered that he lost his brother—and, you know, didn’t even notice—he doesn’t want to be left Alone for the rest of eternity.)

Canon remains mostly on track—a few differences here and there, but Esther still gets re-alived and the Ball still happens. 

So. Uh. Right as the toast is going down—the one that would link all the Original Sibs to each other so their mother could gank ‘em all at once—someone walks in and—uhhhh, well. Enzo drops his drink. 

Because, the thing is. Damon isn’t dead. 

Damon, had, in fact, been sold to yet another mad scientist, this one obsessed with magic. Like, the guy wanted to unlock the secrets of vampirism, but not how their blood heals. He wanted to unravel what makes them. Like reverse engineering Esther’s spell. Maybe even he’d been after/interested in Silas and rightfully liked vampires as the next step down from it. Or he’d even tracked down Silas’ doppelganger bloodline and mistakenly thought it was Damon instead of Stefan due to the blood they share. 

So Damon spent fifty years being put through ritual after ritual, used as ingredients, had his mind, body, and very lifeforce played with like putty. He’s got magic runes and sigils inked and burned into his skin, scars that refuse to heal from magic so dark it makes Expression look like Glinda the Good’s bubble spells, and a whole host of new issues because he’d been alone for fifty years. 

Like. Anxiety, severe depression accompanied by an emotional flatness that often ends in dissociation. (I’ve legit been thinking of this as: In Which the Author Gives Damon Salvatore Anxiety *Evil Cackle*) Plus the magic that’s been dragged out of his soul makes him more prone to like. Just not paying attention to the physical world. He just stares off into space, blank faced and lifeless as any slightly glowing statue.

So. Yeah. After that, Elijah, of all people, finds him. Maybe Evil Magic Scientist died and one of the witches who knew Elijah went, maybe he’d like to hear about this? (As I imagine Elijah was forever looking for some way to break Klaus’ curse/restore Kol’s magic, he just never mentioned it to not get their hopes up, and he just. Kept up the habit even after he thought Klaus yeeted their sibs into the ocean.)

Elijah rescues him, debates killing him out of mercy, but doesn’t. And Damon spends some time recovering on a beach in like France or something. Elijah is the one to break it to him that Katherine is alive and free, that his Augustine friend is too, is living with his brother in Mystic Falls—and like. Damon wants to go there, but also—he’s traumatized, with powers he can barely control, and there’s the nasty thought that he’s been replaced. That Stefan has a new, better brother in Enzo, that Enzo has a new best friend who isn’t broken and moved on with his life when Damon’s been stuck missing him for more decades than he cares to remember, that if Katherine never cared about him at all, what does he have to live for? 

So. Damon walks into the ballroom, skin still tingling from the magic burned into him, a scar curving under his eye from where it had been cut out, spelled, and then put back in, and gives most of the people there a variety of heart attacks when he very casually knocks Elijah’s drink out of his hands, says ‘oops’, and then walks back out. 

…

There should be better music. 

The town’s rebel son coming home after half a century should rate better than a lackluster rendition of Clair de Lune. Like AC/DC. He likes Back in Black. It’s exactly the kind of music his father would have had a heart attack at, which automatically puts it in the running for Best Things About the Twenty First Century. 

Right up there with the clothes—or the lack thereof—the cars, and the sheer magnitude of the internet. 

…

“You’re late,” Elijah says, acting as if Damon walking into the black tie party of the year wearing jeans, a flimsy T-shirt, and motorcycle boots was the plan all along. He doesn’t even have a jacket, putting all the silvery scars and stark black arcane sigils on his arms on display.  

Hell, maybe it was. Elijah is hard to read at the best of times. Let alone right after his long dead mother pries her way out of the afterlife to throw herself a party. He’d been oddly reserved in his correspondence lately, not giving his opinion on the events one way or another. Just another reason for Damon to come to Mystic Falls in person. Elijah going cagey after Damon had grown used to the man being bluntly honest, if somewhat polite about it, had been disquieting. 

And it’s a good thing he had decided to return home at long last—after months of avoiding even the thought—with what he’d learned not even half an hour ago. 

“Sorry,” he says, shallow as any of the myriad of glitzed out people staring at the scene they're making. Somehow, despite all the eyes making his skin prickle, no one is really registering as real quite yet. No one but Elijah. And if he’s deliberately keeping it that way by purposely focusing on the Original, then at least there’s no one else in his head to call him out on it. Right now. That he knows of. “I didn’t want to come.”

He snags a champagne glass off the tray as he walks towards the staircase. The dirt on his boots from where he’d been lurking in the garden and not giving himself a pep talk flakes off into the polished floor. 

He used to be good at this, being the center of attention, going to these things all the time. When he was human and otherwise. 

He can do it now, when there’re actually things of importance on the line, but he’s no longer so at ease in his own skin and the crowd of people is leaving him—

Not nervous. 

Damon doesn’t get nervous. 

Uneasy, maybe. 

Paranoid, definitely. 

…

The entire room watches as champagne drips down the stairs. 

Belatedly, he says, “Oops.”

…

He’d been hanging out on the window to Esther’s spell room while she was with Elena and Finn while in the form of a crow—a nifty power that he actually likes. He actually prefers being crow shaped to human some days—and overheard their whole plan. Including Finn and Esther’s jabs at Elijah. Who he is spectacularly attached to, even if they both prefer to pretend that he isn’t. 

…

“You told me my brother was dead.”

Enzo doesn’t look away from the ghost across the ballroom. Faintly, he says, “I thought he was.”

“You lied to me,” Stefan says, so quietly that he could scarcely be heard over the noise of the room. 

Enzo manages to tear his eyes away Damon’s tense silhouette. It takes a certain amount of willpower to not immediately turn back. He looks at Stefan, whose hands are clenched around an empty champagne glass so tightly it is just as much a miracle as Damon’s appearance that it hasn’t shattered. “I didn’t—I wouldn’t—“ 

All of Enzo’s words abandon him at the soul-deep betrayal Stefan can’t hide. 

They hadn’t gotten along in the beginning, he and Stefan. Not when Enzo had only known him as the man who hadn’t even noticed his brother’s absence. Not when Stefan had only known him as someone who had barged his way into his perfect high school fantasy, bringing bad news and worse intentions as Enzo had done his best to fulfill Damon’s wish to see Katherine free. 

(He’d been almost glad that Damon hadn’t been there to see that godforsaken tomb, to know that the woman he’d died for had skipped merrily away while he’d devoted his life to getting her back.)

… 

“No big deal. I owe you, remember?”

“Damon.” Elijah steps forward. Damon doesn’t flinch as a hand settles into his shoulder and squeezes. Elijah’s eyes are firm as he says, “For this, any debt you think you owe is more than repaid.”

“I don’t think—“

“If anything,” the man continues, “I owe you. You put your life at risk to save my family.” 

And hadn’t that been a delicate way of skirting around the fact that it was family that had put the rest of them in danger. 

“I hung out on a windowsill for five minutes,” Damon protests. 

…

“You,” he says, scarcely an inch away from Damon and staring like he’s two seconds from slicing him open to see what makes him tick, “are not a vampire.”

“News to me,” Damon says lightly, in direct contrast to the blatant way he takes a step away from the Original. That brand of curiosity is one he is more than familiar with and he doesn’t appreciate it. If that step takes him closer to Elijah, then it’s a coincidence. “Should I not be drinking blood, then?”

“Vampires,” it is proclaimed as Kol draws even nearer, “cannot do what you have just done.”

“Have they tried? It’s not that hard,” Damon says, taking another step back. His arm brushes Elijah’s. Who sighs, but takes a single step forwards, extending an arm as he does. 

Damon doesn’t sigh in relief, but he does lose some of the tension he hadn’t realized was in his shoulders. Not all of it. But some. 

Kol frowns down at where Elijah’s finger is touching the center of his chest, stopping him in his tracks. He exhales petulantly, but stops staring at Damon like he wants to weigh his liver. “‘Lijah, your pet turns into a bird. How?”

…

“What have you brought into the house?” Rebekah asks her brother, eyes on Damon. 

…

Damon isn’t a witch or anything, his powers are like. The result of having the magic that made vampires stripped bare, broken down, and amplified. It gives him powers closer to what vampires had in the Vampire Diaries books—though def not as strong as his much older book counterpart. 

This, of course, leads to Kol going on a research spree, because this is the closest he’s come to getting his magic back since it abandoned him. Cue multiple scenes of Damon running tf away while Kol pokes him with a stick. Elijah dumps all of Evil Magic Scientist’s Research on his brother to cut down on the instances of Damon hiding somewhere in the rafters. 

Klaus absolutely tries to use him as an asset, except Elijah is fond of him and Damon can and will find a flock of crows to chill with for a week or two to hide. 

…

“And you thought that what? Taking over my life would be atonement?”

“I—“

“My town, my family, my brother? Leaving me there wasn’t enough, you had to replace me?”

“Da—“

…

Enzo slams him into the wall. Damon falls silent. The placid look on his face can’t disguise the rage, eyes glinting like ice in the light. It’s the most emotion Enzo’s seen from him since— 

It’s the most emotion Enzo’s seen from him since he’d popped back up, miraculously alive and in the company of Elijah, of all people. 

…

“Because the memory of you was all I had left!”

…

So. That. Stefan, who has been feeling guilty over Augustine and everything, is relieved that Damon isn’t dead. Enzo, who has spent. Years of his life loving Damon’s ghost, now has to deal with a walking, (sometimes, not often) talking man who looks through him more than at him. 

 Elena, Bonnie, Caroline, ect. Try to be supportive while also being not as trusting, bc Damon is v obviously on the Originals (Elijah’s) side. Though he won’t hurt them or anything, and, in fact, is more likely to zone out and leave the room, he’s still like an active obstacle to getting rid of the Mikaelsons. And then there’s a whole new subplot that Stefan and Enzo are invested in called Getting Damon Away From the Originals. 

(Damon barely notices this. He’s in Mystic Falls again. It’s weird. Whenever he’s human shaped and not with Elijah and Stefan/Enzo and all the complicated feelings he doesn’t get as a crow arent at home, he basically haunts the Boarding House like a ghost. The human relatives keep giving him food he doesn’t eat and Sarah keeps sending him playlists on the phone/computer he barely knows how to work. She eventually makes him an actual mix tape on a tape recorder he knows how to work called Music My Grandpa Doesn’t Listen To. Gale will show him baby pictures and like. Will occasionally get a very disjointed anecdote from Stefan’s childhood in return. Zach will sit with him in nervous-at-first—on both ends lol—silence and watch TV. Damon absolutely won’t drink something if any of them pour it, esp Zach, they notice this and stop trying.)

Eventually, Katherine rolls into town and tries to start a makeout sesh with Damon to make Stefan jealous. (She makes Enzo jealous instead) and Damon. Uh. bites off her tongue. It’s a thing.

So, there’s a long road of Damon coming back out of his shell, being more present, complete with the occasional backslide and a few instances of him forcing himself to act like he used to to be ‘more normal.’ Enzo stays very patient through all this, helping him recover, respecting his boundaries, and just generally trying to do what Maggie did for him. Stefan does his best too—the more Damon gets more used to everything the wilder he gets, which Stefan both appreciates and does Not lmao. The Originals move on to New Orleans, Damon stays in MF, which both he and Elijah decide is a Good Thing for him, bc he’s more stable/is less codependent these days. Still visits tho. Which. Skews things a lil bit, to have a magic vampire dropping by in NOLA. 

I did end up using some of this in my Feral!Damon series actually, tho the beginning is different, mostly the interactions w his human family

[avionvadion]

Um...by the way it sounds from the spoilers, Skully's dead and his spirit is just trapped in the book. Having him just attend Night Raven might not make sense in your fic unless you go in the AU direction and make him alive. Though, I've heard others suggest fan theories that he could've been one of the original members of Ramshackle, but died in an accident there somehow.

Fun Side Note: Also, in the latest update, they (well...Leona, Sebek and Jamil's VAs) are singing This Is Halloween in English. I never expected that to ever happen, but as someone who has Jamil and Leona as some of my favs, I'm not complaining. xD

Yeah I saw. My theory was half right 😭😭😭

I truly don’t understand why they “killed” him off. Like you could have had him trapped in the book for decades or centuries, stuck in a loop, unable to get out because he kept failing to complete the story since he was so stuck on his idea of a morbid Halloween and would snap every time. I mean? How is twst gonna make him a playable card now???

I mean, sure. Ghosts can exist on campus, and talking portraits also exist. but he’s LIVED HIS FULL LIFE. The Skully we’ll get if they make him a card technically SHOULD NOT be the Skully we know. So even if we have his ghost following us around, it’s not… the same guy??? Really??? I mean it is but so much time has passed for him and he’s done so much that he’s not…

I don’t know how to articulate it. It’s just a little upsetting.

I might go the AU route after all, or have him be like the missing son of the Skully J. Graves who founded the NRC Halloween Tradition. Our Skully’s “J” can stand for Junior 🤣

Also YASSSSS oh my gods I wasn’t expecting Leona’s English to be so SMOOOOOOOTH. He sounds SO GOOD. And RIDDLE. I had no idea I knew Natsuki Hanae’s voice so well until I was trying to figure out who was who 🤣🤣🤣

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Creepypasta is a guilty pleasure of mine, especially the older creepypastas from the early 2010s and how corny and formulaic they are(the lost episodes are my all time fave), such nostalgia❤ and I hc that Seth also likes creepypasta or at least had a creepypasta phase when he was a kid. So could we get some seth w an s/o whose a creepypasta fan(maybe also autistic?), and regularly indulges in their interest w them, letting them infodump on their favorite pastas and reading/watching their faves w them ?

Creepypasta.

I had a slight creepypasta phase but never got REALLY into it, but I did read comics when younger.

I can def see him w a creepypasta phase. So when you told him it was your special interest, it turned into a 3 hour conversation.

It's a real fun conversation when you guys compared theories with the creepypasta's.

You both have fallen for the I eat Pasta for Breakfast comic. When rereading it when older the both of you were so, so concerned bc wtf was that.

Since you have a favorite character, Seth does let you just infodump on him about them. He really likes when you tell him something Seth didn't know about that character.

Like Ticci Toby's love for waffles was a joke by his creator and it just spiral.

Also the annoyance about people trying to give too much hcs to the creepypasta characters. Like idk if you wanna be with Jeff because uuhh he kinda....hhmm

Idk if Seth would have a fav creepypasta bc he def did have a phase but more into cryptic's

Seth is interested on the whole Slender mansion thing bc that tall fuck is def using them.

HATES that fucking Offenderman. Hope he dies.

But there are creepypasta that stories are sad like Sally's. Along with Ticci Toby and other Creepypasta character's.

When you find new information on your favorite character you usually text Seth when you find it.

Loves watchign video's and listening to audio's about the creepypasta's. If you like making comments during it he'll indulge and add his own.

If not he'll sit there and listen but if he does have a question he'll pause so he doesn't speak over the video/audio

Once you asked if you want to read one of the fanfic's for creepypasta and critique it, BC sometime's the writer's just be putting anything. (I should now I read a lot of them. Yes I was THAT deep into it but never really read anything about them-)

Seth really loves how you add him to your special interest. 100% supports you with your creepypasta love.

[serxinns]

Give me the reader being batman(idk what gender they are) we just need to be saving the city.

• You always hid that you were the Bat, Ever since ur father retired you were eager to take his place, it was no surprising there whenever your classmates asked you who was your parents you always told them that they died and u lived with your "Grandpa" (Aka Alfred ) and they all believed it plus even if you'll tell them they'll be even WORSE

•Now your classmates were already obsessed and overbearing with you they bicker with each other about who would hang out with you Mina would pinch your cheeks telling you how adorable you are tsuyu loves to cuddle with you and if you tried to leave she'd guilt trip you to stay longer, Hakagure love watching you even if you're not talking to her but if you are she acts like she doesn't deserve to talk to someone like you, Jirou is Making you a bunch of playlist involving love songs and your fav songs are now hers too

And the boys aren't any better

•Bakugo would force you to walk with him to class while holding hands and glaring at anyone who looked funny, Todoroki would always need help with something in his room whether be a broken lamp or some work he would always be something in his dorm room and while you're helping him he'll invite you to spend the night or to just watch you, Izuku would try to squeeze information out of you by asking a bunch of questions about everything, Sero and Denki would try to invite you to play video games with them and would try to impress you with their skills making it a big completion

•But they always question your strange habits, Like how you'll go to bed early, Or how you mostly don't use your work as much and use your fighting skills, and whenever you see the bat on TV you always 1st one to see it

•One day you were heading to bed early while talking to Kirishima and Tokoyami the 2 men got curious and took a peak in your room to their shock you were to be seen but there was another costume on your bed that looked similar to "the bats" hero costume kiri took the mask and examine it and theories were true they were gonna have to tell the class

•The next day you were bombarded with questions, squealing and wonder everyone was holding put autographs and stuff it was crazy

"HOW DID YOU BEAT 5 NOMUS BY YOURSELF"

"Troublesome extra STOP BEING RECKLESS"

"Y/n you have no reason to be fighting crime late at night it is unhealthy"

"CAN YOU SIGH MY NOTEBOOK"

You were shocked and confusion by this sudden attention so you questioned it and to your horror kiri sheepishly told you that he peaked into your room and saw it defeated you told them about how you were bat kid and sternly told them to NOT Tell anyone about it

To this day on the class all promise to protect you and keep it a secret

•Like How Kirishima and denki would beg you to let them see your gadgets and if you accepted it they'll play fight it with each other which u scolded them not too but Kiri will worship your weapons like crazy

•Ojiro would offer you to train to where it's just the two of you

•Izuku and ochako is just be obsessing over you Like lovesick puppies Izuku is just writing down everything about you and finally gets to add more info about the bar hero section while Ochako is just sighing dreamily doodling you with love hearts and cute little letters

•iida will forbid you from sneaking outside and scold you about how it is way past your bedtime and that school is important and if you still manage to sneak out he's going HUNT MODE heck even some of your classmates will join in cause they're extremely worried for you especially when you're fighting all these villains

Your classmates see a devoted to protecting you no matter how dangerous after all you are their batty little darling~