#.bea rambles about shit

[dreaming-of-lu]

I’m having serious brain rot rn over the idea of reader just ugly crying over wolfie. Twi is silently panicking cause he’s not sure why they’re crying until they blubbered out that he’s so cute that it should be such a crime for him to be this cute. 

[desires-of-chain]

y'all wanna know what lil ol' Bea forgot about? I forgot Time had a Zora mask and i'm not okay rn

[bumblingbabooshka]

This is literally one of my favorite moments for both Harry Kim and B’Elanna characterization. I think a lot of people forget how soft hearted and altruistic B’Elanna specifically can be while Harry, of course a friendly and sweet individual, devotes himself most often to the mission, his friends and Starfleet’s ideals. Harry’s been shown to be much more down-to-earth and less fantastical in his thinking than either Tom or B’Elanna. The only time he gets in major trouble with Janeway and breaks protocol is because he wants to be with a woman. This is distinctly different to me than Tom’s (attempting to save an alien world) and B’Elanna’s (giving a robot race the ability to reproduce) transgressions. His other biggest infraction is begin a mutiny which he does in order to save Janeway & Chakotay. He doesn’t get in trouble for this which is why I put it last but again it seems different from Tom or B’Elanna to me because it’s For The Ship it’s For The Captain it’s a crime which displays his loyalty to Janeway instead of one which demonstrates him going against her ideologically (as shown by the lack of punishment). In that way I think B’Elanna and Harry balance each other well. B’Elanna is a person who seems very nervous and defensive when in conversation with others, who thinks of herself as a person who is ‘bad’ and doesn’t believe in herself much. Meanwhile Harry seems to be at ease with most anyone he speaks to, attempting to befriend even Seven of Nine right away. He’s confident in himself and his abilities and out of everyone (yes even Tom who seems most often to just become frustrated) would be the one to push B’Elanna and break through her defenses. That’s to say it makes perfect sense that B’Elanna would be absolutely enamored by this person who views her as inspiring, would be struck by that while Harry views it as just a weird question. 

[michaels-reality]

I need butches with curvy wastes and big boobs so I don't feel so feminine 🙏🏽

[phoenixyfriend]

I was turning over @threebea's Snow White in my head and I got to the question of What's Up With Ahsoka, and started coming up with with an offshoot of the main fic and sent the whole ramble to Bea.

At least a few things match canon timeline, because the twins exist, so I'm thinking Ahsoka plausibly still had a Wrong Jedi arc and ran off to find herself, later getting picked up by Bo-Katan. (I assume Satine is dead, or she'd have been mentioned at some point.) And Bo's been fucking around at the edges of the various empires trying to decide what she wants to do with herself, Ahsoka on her ship (and occasionally in her bed because they're both about twenty and stressed and sometimes that means destress sex).

So they hear about the Cin'Ciri thing going on, and Ahsoka's freaking out, and that... makes Bo's decision for her.

Once she meets with Jaster & co, Bo makes the argument that Ahsoka left the Jedi half a year before shit went down, and has been a good friend to Bo-Katan (though we can't use the canon of 'a friend to Mandalore' but maybe Maul was fucking around on Kalevala in particular and Jaster was too busy to get involved there, so Bo still had some shit to do), so she shouldn't be memory-wiped like the others. Jaster is considering letting Ahsoka integrate more normally instead of forcing a mind-wipe, especially since Bo-Katan declares that she'd marry Ahsoka on the spot if it meant Ahsoka gets to make a real decision here.

Meanwhile, Ahsoka wants to meet the other Jedi, even though they don't consider themselves Jedi anymore, and none of them recognize her, and there's a moment where she just goes "Master Obi-Wan?" and he doesn't know her but there is a technically-still-a-teenager in tears that cares about him a lot so he offers a hug and she ends up sobbing on him because Duh.

And they talk a bit, about what the memory thing did to all the surviving Jedi that have made their way into Mando space, and Ahsoka says that if none of the other Jedi can keep their remembrances, and she may have the option of doing so, then she will keep those remembrances. Everyone's. She will do the mourning, build little shrines and say the names of the dead.

Something something that 'Ahsoka the White' look with the robe and shakujo is a Priestess look that develops as she makes a place for herself as the memory-keeper for the Jedi.

A new part of the Cin'Ciri cin'vhetin process could be that people give her the names they want to immortalize and she carves them into that shrine she keeps (though Jaster has banned anyone from entering to see those names, except her and certain non-Jedi guards) so that someone can do the mourning for them?

IDK I just have this bouncing around in my head because of Ahsoka's specific relationship to the Jedi and Mandalore in S7, and Bo-Katan in particular.

Bo is very Feline Protection Energy about her wife.

Obi-Wan doesn't know Ahsoka but given that he and Quinlan rebuilt a friendship I imagine he's more than willing to at least put some effort into trying to make something new?

I think Ahsoka avoids the details of how close they were at first, just says she was his grandpadawan, but Bo-Katan butts in and tells Obi-Wan that Ahsoka's the closest thing he's got to a daughter so he better at least make an attempt.

Jaster doesn't want to kill Bo-Katan because she's a great stabilizing force for certain elements due to her relation to Satine, but for fuck's sake is she annoying to him personally.

Idk if Jaster would allow it but maybe Bo-Katan lies and backdates her "marriage" and kicks up such a fuss about how he can't do the Cin'Vhetin to someone who married in before it was even protocol that he just gives up on dealing with the problem that is Bo-Katan Kryze.

Bea:

Oooo I love this. Yeah I left it ambiguous for Satine. Tor ruled (I think) up until the beginning of the clonewars (maybe a little earlier idk) so I think either he got her or Maul got her still sadly. I definitely think Bo's argument of she was already married to a Mandalorians would work. Jaster isn't pleased but by then the process is more in the Cin'ciri's hands anyway and Obi-Wan is very interested in another way to reassure people going through the process that their dead will be remembers and carried over. Oh boy Quinlan absolutely asks Ahsoka if she knew his padawan. And if they're dead. Ahsoka: I'll remember them for you Quinlan: You're like Kenobi, aren't you. Answering without answering. Jango is suspicious of Ahsoka at first (especially because of the connection to Obi-Wan) but he mellows a bit when he sees she's taking away some of Obi-Wan's guilt and stress for being the one taking the memories now. Jango maybe knew what happened to Satine, and Bo's opinion of Ahsoka does carry some weight there too (unless he knows she was connected to deathwatch at any point). I figure with the Jedi they don't recognise each other but there is some recognition in the force. I can imagine it's hard for Ahsoka and helps her in a strange way because Obi-Wan disappointed her, but she knows she also disappointed him and she has to let it go in favour of a relationship with this new Obi-Wan who is both the exact same and different. She sees Luke and thinks Anakin is dead. Didn't know Padme was pregnant but Luke is two and his eye colour matches and Obi-Wan tells her he was his last mission. Heh and maybe she has met Bail and that's where she heard about this because Bail is keeping tabs and feels so guilty about letting Fett take Obi-Wan. Maybe Bail actually told her a tiny bit about the twins since Obi-Wan and Yoda are dead. Well Yoda is and Obi-Wan doesn't remember. I completely forgot but the aesthetics for the new Order is totally lots of white ��� More Mandalorians style though, and some wear armour. Light so they can move easily with their lightsabers. So Ahsoka in the Ahsoka the white garb totally works. Ahsoka absolutely adds Satine to the shrine for Bo and Obi-Wan. The clones too. There's something very sad that that relationship isn't something the Jedi think they might have lost. From their POV the clones just killed them so they couldn't have cared about them and if they had it must have been a trick. Only a few people know about the chips (Jango will have to change that Quinlan can't be the only one wanting to go after the perceived murderers of the Jedi)

Bo: This is my Jedi wife and I LOVE HER Jango: Shut up you're like twelve

Jaster views Bo as an unfortunately deadly kitten

What if you were forced to forget your Kryze partner what then Jaster? Checkmate.

[disclaimer: Bea and I both love the idea of Jaster and Duke Kryze having had a thing that may have been at or near marriage at some point]

Fighting with your stepdad about whether he approves of your hippy-dippy neopagan wife is just Thanksgiving dinner norms, right?

(In this case the neopagan is a joke about Ahsoka's demigod pet owl that kind of just shows up wherever)

Bo-Katan:

Jaster who was like: well Jango is not interested in people like that I'm not gonna have to deal with these kinds of issues Son: This is my Jedi I'm gonna marry Step daughter: We're already married and if anything happens to her I'll kill everyone in this room and then myself. Jaster: you're my favorite now Boba: ? Boba: wait I don't want another dad Boba: I already have two (Jaster is basically just another dad at this point) Boba comes around on it though. I feel like Boba is treated like a student/padawan at first which he is way more comfortable with Vader: want do you mean he has children!?!? Rwaaargh

Ahsoka: Wait we're married? Bo-Katan, lying: Uh, yes. Jaster: Did you not explain the marriage process before having her say vows? Did you TRICK her into marrying you? Bo-Katan, who is not married at all: No, I think we just have different definitions of marriage and had a translation issue. Ahsoka: But I thought I was doing well with my Mando'a lessons and-- Bo: Girl, shut up

Also Rex can be there. Third-wheeling for the lesbians.

Rex, not a Jedi: no issues Also looks like Jango and Jaster can't say no to that face literally Rex: I've heard there's been talk of helping my brothers. I want in. Bo: this is my wife Ahsoka and her boyfriend Rex.

Ahsoka, doing math lady face: Rex, are we dating? Rex, who only sort of understands dating: We… spend a lot of time together?

Obi-Wan's happy to call Ahsoka his daughter, but if Jango tries to adopt her for shared custody like he did with the boys, she WILL fight him.

Bo-Katan will also fight him don't make her wife into her step-niece, Jango, that's WEIRD

I imagine Bo and Jango developed the cat relationship where one will just attack the other to keep them on their toes and then they'll walk away as if nothing happened Obi-Wan: she tried to stab you Jango: but she didn't! Close though. Think she can dodge a flamethrower? Obi-Wan: Do not flame thrower people in my halls! Ahsoka: … So…? Bo: Cain instinct

Ahsoka wants to babysit Luke which is fine but Bo-Katan is very bad at children. There are so many fluids involved in Baby.

Bo: I got him a present. Ahsoka: what is it? Bo: a knife! Ahsoka: no! Ahsoka: holding a baby isn't hard I promise, here- no you need to support the head-and the rest of him! Not like that! Ahsoka: you can hold him in his car seat.

Boba is a lot easier to manage. Just bully him. Make him hang out with Rex for maximum awkward.

She can do teenager teenager is just gangly adult

She's only barely not a teenager herself

Bo: Well since Boba is older I think he should pick the holovid. Then takes a step back Rex also trying to dodge any sort of familification: I am a friend and associate no one is my dad! Jango: oh thank Manda Jaster: :/ (but we have a responsibility) Rex: You know what Obi-Wan is my dad. Actually probably the closest I ever came to having one Obi-Wan: why am I everyone's dad? Bo: has he met Korkie? Jkjk Rex: well Anakin wasn't my dad and Obi-Wan was Anakin's dad so…

Obi-Wan: Who's Anakin Ahsoka: [bursts into tears]

You're dad-shaped, Obi-Wan.

Just imagining Bo constantly draping herself over Ahsoka, or pulling her into Bo's lap and caging her like a constrictor, glaring at passing Mandos who disapprove of the memory-keeping Jedi.

Hiss 😂 Ahsoka: (can easily protect herself but… Pat pat?) Bo: ♥️

[thelampisaflashlight]

A Lack of Engagement Pt. 8: Save The Date

[Previous Part: Here. The final installment in the ALOE series. I am first and foremost a delighter in chaos. This is what happens when you let me write while ill.] Below the cut.

While the groundskeeper drags the lake closest to the docks for any signs of the giant dick that started this whole mess, Rain and Dew spend their afternoon digging holes and carefully planting the blueberry bushes Bea had entrusted to them.

It's a tedious job, especially since neither of them knows how best to approach the situation; Whether it's better to dig all the holes first, or simply dig them one at a time, but either way the task is distracting enough for the two of them to spend most of it working in near silence.

Rain digs the holes and Dew sets the plants into the ground, carefully covering the roots, his nails slowly becoming encrusted in soil.

They wind up making a loose circle, spacing the bushes out with room to grow, and by the time they finish and take a moment to stand back and admire their hard work, Bea's approaching them once more.

"Hm, good job." she nods approvingly, placing her hands on her hips, "I appreciate the help."

Rain smiles, then looks past the woman towards the docks, "How did the search go...?"

Bea scratches her fingers through the short hair on top of her head, glancing back over at the water herself.

"Well, there's definitely something in the water over there," she says, "but that's the thing; There's a LOT of things in the water by the docks."

She gestures for them to follow her, and they all find themselves standing on the edge of the dock, staring out over the water.

"The water here is relatively clear, so you can see the bottom pretty easily." she explains, "I didn't have to search long to find an abnormality, but..."

She points to several odd shapes in the silt below, "It's kind of a mess down there."

Rain frowns, the groundskeeper is right, there's all kind of debris in the water by the docks, and none of it really looks like what they're searching for.

"You said the statue you were looking for was made of metal, so I thought I could just sink a magnet on a line and see what it stuck to, but, then again, there's so much garbage down there... and I think y'all said the blasted thing was made of bronze, yeah?" She asks, and the pair nods, "Yeah, see, you can't use a magnet to find bronze, because the shit's not magnetic, well, not unless it has nickel mixed in-"

Bea cuts her rambling short and shakes her head.

"Anyway, point is, short of diving in there and having a look around, I can't really go in there and shift things around much more. Taking a net to the lighter debris is one thing, but I can't be hauling up anything heavy and potentially waterlogged manually." she sighs, "Personally, I'd have the Creature From The Black Lagoon over there-" she gestures loosely at Rain, "-take a dive and see if anything fits the bill."

"We appreciate the help either way, Bea." Rain says, "Sorry to take up so much of your time."

Bea shrugs, "Ehn, it's whatever. Besides, if I had known earlier how messy this area was, I'd have probably come out here sooner and organized a group to help sort out all of this..."

She places her hands on her hips.

"I'm going to talk to Copia about getting some machinery in so we can remove some of the larger bits from the water, but it'll probably take a while for that to happen, so..."

Rain hums.

"We'll figure something out in the meantime, go have your fun with Mountain already." he does a light shooing motion, "Just shout if he actually tries to kill you."

"Aw, so kind of you to think I'd have the time to scream if he really wanted me dead." Bea places a hand on her chest, "But yeah, I better get going, or he'll be upset... I did promise I'd let him make dinner afterwards..."

As Bea leaves with a bit of a skip to her step, Dew can't help but turn to look at Rain and mouth a simple, "What the fuck?"

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.

.

"So a plan B is in order." Rain announces after surfacing for the fifth time, "I've found two car fenders, a large rock that looks like a penis, but was definitely a rock, and, like, three shopping carts at this point."

Dew kicks his feet in the water, "We have to order a giant purple dildo and send it to Limbo via express shipping?"

Rain pulls himself up onto the dock, "We have to order a giant purple dildo and send it to Limbo via express shipping."

"Man..." Dew flops backwards, sighing, "I was kind of hoping we'd find the dick, I kind of wanted to see that ridiculous thing again..."

"I mean, yeah, it was pretty funny to look at." Rain agrees, laying down next to him, "...Dew?"

"Yeah, Rainy?"

"Why do you think that dick showed up here in the first place?" he asks, turning his head to face Dew, who is already looking at him when he glances over, "Like, the sudden rumors, it just appearing and disappearing and all of that... It just feels... odd, you know?"

"Mn." the other ghoul thinks for a moment, "Well, strange things happen here all the time, it's just the nature of things, I suppose... I don't want to dismiss it's... oddness, but, I guess I've bore witness to a lot of weird shit over the years so this didn't really register high on the list."

"But it is weird, right?" Rain wonders aloud, "Touching that statue, winding up in that other... dimension? World? Whatever that was... and then traveling to Limbo, getting out of there so easily because we could bargain with the Toll Man... Hell, even Bea being willing to help us search the lake... it all feels too convenient to be real."

Dew reaches over and trails his fingers down Rain's side making him twitch slightly before letting out a yelp as Dew pinches his sensitive skin.

"Ow! Hey-"

"Well, we can rule out the idea that this isn't real or a dream." he chirps innocently, "But I get what you mean. It's like someone is guiding us somehow, and I'm not entirely sure how to feel about that."

"Who do you think it is?" Rain asks, "Guiding us?"

"Honestly? It could be anyone." Dew says, sitting up again, "You said you heard the rumors about the dick from eavesdropping on the siblings, right?"

Rain nods.

"Well, the siblings all study the arcane arts, at least the ones living here in the abbey do. It wouldn't be hard for a couple of them to concoct some weird multi-dimensional, teleporting penis... no matter how fucking weird that sounds now that I'm saying it." he turns to look at the abbey in the distance, "Point is, whoever made it probably just wanted to test out the statue on some poor saps curious enough the try it out... Or ministry actually shelled out cash for a giant metal dick statue, but that doesn't feel like a Copia purchase to be honest."

"Definitely more of Terzo purchase," Rain chimes in, "or Ome-"

"Omega!" Dew gasps, "Why didn't I think to ask him before??"

"Huh?"

"Omega manages the arts department! It's... kind of a holdover position from when Terzo was still around and they'd do 'still life nights' that were just an excuse to fuck each other covered in paint, but he's basically in charge of deciding what pieces go on display and which ones get vetoed or shipped elsewhere for viewing." Dew explains, "He'd know if the dick is still in the collection if it's not in the lake!"

"...Can we go back to the having sex covered in paint part?"

"Rainy."

"What?" Rain pouts, "I'm a connoisseur of the arts myself... Also was that one of the instances where you and them..."

He brings two of his fingers together, then, after some thought, tries the same motion but with three instead.

"...I will admit that Terzo did occasionally school me on my... brushstrokes."

Rain whistles and Dew kicks him in the side lightly.

"C'mon, ya perv, let's go see Omega."

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"...A giant metal dick?" Omega's mouth hangs open as he processes what Dew has said, "No... I don't think we have one of those. We do have a rather large, um, Georgia O'Keefe style statue that has a similar story to it, but it involved rubbing the clit and some people had a bit of a hard time finding the right spot to-Anyway. No, no large metal dicks."

"Aw, fiddlesticks." Dew snaps his fingers, "...Any idea where we can find the pussy statue by any chance?"

Omega eyes him wearily.

"No dice, huh?"

The older ghoul nods.

"Circling back," Omega says, waving his hand about dismissively, "you said you two held hands in front of this dick statue, rubbed it, wound up in another universe where you were married, then traveled through Limbo, came back here, had the groundskeeper -who is currently getting railed by Mountain, a detail I didn't need to know- search the lake and came up empty... which lead you to here, am I correct?"

Rain and Dew nod.

"Yeah, that's basically everything."

Omega leans back in his office chair, bringing his hands up in a prayerlike gesture.

"Boys, have you been eating out of Lucifer's cabbage patch...?"

"Lucifer's... Are you asking if we're high??" Dew balks, "Omega, it's a Monday! I'd at least wait until Tuesday-"

"Professionally, no..."

Rain clears his throat, "We're being serious, Omega. We experienced something really weird, and now we're kind of... It lead to some... emotions. So we just... we want to confirm that it, ya know, actually happened, and also we kind of sort of promised a ten foot tall demon in Limbo that we'd send him back something he could ride, and the giant metal dick that started all of this seemed like the obvious choice."

"Ten foot tall demon in Limbo..." Omega looks between Rain and Dew, "...Dewcifer Maurice Drop, if you're telling the truth, did you-"

"Fuck the Toll Man again? No, not this time."

Rain throws his hands in the air, "He knows about that, but you never told me-"

Omega holds up his hand, "As a medical professional and a man of science, I needed to know how-"

Dew slaps his hands down on the desk.

"He can shrink down!"

"OHHHH!"

As the sun finally begins to dip below the horizon, Dew, still reeling from their conversation with Omega, lets out a sigh as he and Rain fall onto the couch in the ghouls' common room.

"Well... we're back at square one." he says, letting his body sag into the cushions, "...Can you get me my laptop?"

"Gonna order the dildo for the Toll Man?" Rain asks, "You sure you don't want to wait and see if the metal dick doesn't show up somewhere?"

"Nah, let's just... We're the only people that seem to know that thing exists. I'm tired, and I have a giftcard that expires soon, so... Two birds, one stone. Laptop, please." he shrugs, "Oh, and my reading glasses!"

"Aye, aye, Captain." Rain salutes him and Dew rolls his eyes, smiling softly as the other walks away.

As soon as Rain returns, Dew opens up his laptop and clicks on a pinned link below his search bar.

"...You just have this site on quick access?" Rain's eyes grow wide as he takes in a barrage of colorful sex toys in some... unconventional shapes and sizes, "On your unlocked laptop no less?"

"If anyone opens my laptop without my permission and the worst they see is a bunch of penises than I think it's fine." Dew says, pushing up his reading glasses as he scrolls through their options, "This isn't even my main computer... Anyway, let me know if you see anything you want."

"...You're gonna buy me a dildo?"

"Or a vibe or one of those stroker things, whatever your perverted heart desires, I'm feeling strangely generous."

After a bit of searching, and spending way too long customizing not one, but two absurdly large sex toys, Dew carefully inputs the details on the gift card and confirms his purchases...

...Just in time for Swiss to walk in dragging a certain metal dick in what is effectively the ghouls' front door.

"You guys will NOT believe what I found-"

Rain and Dew exchanges looks.

"MOTHERFUCKER!"

[stackthedeck]

boostle aus I swear I'll write one of these days

fairytale au where Ted is a classic fairytale prince complete with evil uncle trying to steal the throne and sneaks out of the palace to help the people of the kingdom and Booster is a fallen star like Claire Danes of stardust fame

fairytale au where Ted is a fairy because I want him to be beetle sized but the fairy hierarchy is just obviously pixie hollow and Ted is a tinker fairy and Booster is a classic fairytale trickster who is immortal because he wagered his soul in some wild gamble

Just making Ted beetle sized in the canon universe through comic book nonsense

high school teacher au. Ted is the teacher who got stuck teaching every advanced science because he made the mistake of getting his masters and also the robotics team coach. Booster is the new football coach and history teacher (his ass does not know history there's a student in his class that just takes over the lecture and rambles about history for the whole hour yes it's Rip Hunter). Ted starts liking Booster when he realizes he's mandated that the football team has to stop picking on the nerds. Also oops Booster has a criminal record and lied to get this job but shit Ted is already in love and has to make sure he keeps his job. Guy is a special ed teacher and the gym coach. Tora teaches home ec and AP euro and Bea teaches foreign languages and government classes. Bruce is the principal (his ass knows Booster is lying)

Cowboy au but it's not the justice riders but it's also not not the justice riders

not technically an au but just a fic about how the carter-kord family gets started and domestic fluff with the kiddos

booster getting a star sapphire ring after ted dies angst ensues

a 5 plus 1 fic about why Rip is distrustful of heroes despite being raised by two of them

[gingerpeachtea]

mike shower gone wrong real not clickbait and orchestrations for the wip ask game 👀

(wip ask game!)

TY FOR THE ASKKK MWAH unforchies i already rambled about mike shower fic here and cannot think of much else 2 say HOWEVERRR i will gladly bestow upon you a different gay little excerpt:

“‘Kay. Um. I’m gonna go get Charlie. Just…hang tight for a second. Don’t die.”

“Don’t,” Mike said, and reached out a clumsy hand. “I’m fine, Dale—”

“That first name shit might work on Paul, but it doesn’t work on me. I’m getting Charlie—don’t try anything stupid.”

WAIT FUN FACT ABOUT THIS FIC. i would absolutely 10000% title it somewhere in the haze if i hadn’t already used that title!!!!!! the title of that fic HAUNTS ME bc i just settled on it for the sake of posting and i wish i could change it to something more fitting. #lore

ORCHESTRATIONSSS ORCHESTRATIONS I LOVE YOUUU i wish i had more time to work on this fic!!! it currently resides in the Huge Fucking Moulin Rouge Doc

(every moulin rouge fic ive ever started all live in one big fuckin google doc. just because. though i’m sure you gathered that based on the title, Huge Fucking Moulin Rouge Doc. in reality the doc is actually titled christian/satine oogh.. but it’s also the Huge Fucking Moulin Rouge Doc. to me.)

excerpt under the cut for implied smut:

“Did I hurt you?” She hadn’t meant to grab him like that, she would never grab him like that. Her hand hovered an inch over his head where it rested between her thighs. It would be shaking, if she had less control.

He lifted his head, and she moved her hand away. There was [an almost adorable] confusion written in the crease of his brows, though his eyes were still glazed over. “No, no. Well—yes, but, um…” Blush crawled up his cheeks, tinting him rose.

i swear to god i promise i wrote this well before bea posted that fic about them fucking in the woods LMAOOO

[alitgblog]

that's right, my silly little thoughts rambling post needs a part two for volume viii

also including my predictions for stick or twist

So post Mr. and Mrs, I did the gem scene getting to talk to Claudia and it's another cute one. Incredible line is just Claudia not realizing Shawn knew all these things about MC that she didn't. For example, my MC is a morning person and Claudia is surprised firstly, but then is like "I guess I gotta wake up earlier for you." 🥺

As mentioned earlier, I like to let this MC be messy and I wish she got the option to flirt with Max while comforting him about Emel. And that's partly because I just learned my MC is a musician, and I was gonna switch over to Max. So I was surprised when that turned out to be an option later. Shawn was also shocked, and I thought that was funny because again, MC has been pretty clear she doesn't like him that much.

FYI this is extra funny because this would be the second time MC has left the serious guy for the self proclaimed jokester guy in a last minute decision. (i.e. flirting with Oakley but picking Jin at the recoupling)

I did consider getting on the Kyle bandwagon at this point, but the problem is, I think MC has her hands full between Jin and Claudia, and I think while I do think Max is great, I could let him go easier. Not to mention, MC did kiss Hari a couple of times before leaving for Casa, so there's another loose end there too.

It was so funny that Liam's still choosing to be an asshole and Max is super excited for his night with MC, and then Liam's like nah bro, she probably wants someone else. And Max is like don't do this. And then someone's like oh you mean Bea? And Liam instantly is like shit I didn't mean that, but I guess, yeah that's an option.

But yes I did pick the night with Claudia and she was right the first hideaway night with Jin, because now I'm not so sure of Jin's chances with MC. It's rough out here for a ho 😂😂

I thought it was weird they shoehorned the compatibility thing at the end but we don't even get to see the compatibility thing play out? Just a preview for the next volume I guess? I don't know if it's a game or a horoscope thing like in S1, but I would've preferred it here in this volume, and then just save next volume to be postcard and stick or twist ceremony like usual. Because again, there is so much happening and I just want to get back to the villa and see Jin and the other OGs.

Or maybe we're not getting a postcard because Bea knows what Sienna looks like? Or maybe (and this is a pipe dream) it's because Luna (i.e. the islander MC dumped when she picked an OG boy) is coming back 👀👀

Okay so stick or twist predictions:

Emel is sticking because she did say her whole thing after she picked Shawn for a date and led on Max that she wants to be with Oakley.

It's more interesting for Oakley to twist, and after Emel's little revelation, I think he will for the drama. And with the way LITG has been doing post casa dumping all the single islanders, having him couple with a different girl altogether probably makes branching easier, which fusebox loves to do. But I just don't want to see Emel go. I want them to make it work, even though I know they're incompatible. Let them stay together pls 🥺We need another couple that can at least stand each other for the finale anyway.

Claudia will stick because she doesn't see any of the guys as a romantic partner and doesn't want to risk Theo getting dumped.

Theo will stick for the same reason basically, and those two are just once again stuck with each other. I think if I end up picking Jin over Claudia, these two are just gonna pretend to like each other again. I have another idea that would be more fun but not gonna work because they're gonna dump the single islanders, which is that Theo twists and this gives people on a Theo route intrigue because he's the reformed player and even though he just confessed his feelings, he switched anyway, but then if you're on a Claudia route and he didn't have feelings for MC then this puts Claudia in danger and there's drama there with her trying to stay.

Bea is coupling with Liam. Unfortunate.

Hari has to pick a girl, and my guess is he's picking a girl that's gonna be another potential LI for MC?

Jin has to couple with someone, and this is probably gonna be the returning islander (I guess Sienna). And I hope they don't do the cop out, like he had to pick someone. Because then he should've picked the girl he doesn't have a history with. Let him confess his insecurity with his relationship with MC and then pick Sienna because of that (i.e. the Lucas route lol).

This would also be fun if the boys had different reasons for it. Like Jin is not a serious guy so he got scared it was getting serious; Oakley felt like MC wasn't serious about their relationship because of the Hari situation; I know literally nothing about Jack I'm sorry 😂

[salty-an-disco]

Drew that thing I was thinking about- now, what is this about Mae and Gregg and Cold and Contrarian parallels? (Looking at you very politely)

Him melting aomsksjdxkdoke. so cute <3 Augh. Thank you so much for the contrahero, I’m love them T^T

Now– onto the Gregg&Mae and Contra&Cold parallels– *cracks knuckles* (warning: long ramble ahead)

The most obvious similarities is how dismissive all these characters are of danger and death. One of the first things Mae does when she comes back to town is climb to the wire lines so that she can go over a fence. And before that, she almost got crushed by some tree trunks and this is her reaction:

And on your first encounter (and Mae’s reencounter) with Gregg, those two easily fall back into a familiar bit: listing off horrible things that could’ve happened to the other one, seemingly trying to one-up each other in tragedy levels (that ‘too bad…’ game). To these two, danger, risk of death and injury, it’s all entertainment. Something fun to do with your closest friend. Each of Gregg’s hang out is a dangerous and illegal activity that Mae is happy to go along with (smashing lightbulbs with bats, firing a crossbow on a statue or birds, the knife fight, stealing an animatronic, etc, etc, etc).

Just from this, you can already see where the parallels start. Much like Mae and Gregg, Cold and Contrarian also don’t really care for danger, not really believing consequences are a thing, and going along with whatever would be the most fun.

There’s a very crucial difference though, and it’s that Mae and Gregg are actual people that grew up in a community full of other people; and I think looking into their character arcs more thoroughly could really help to see how Contra and Cold could develop in the real world, or even the kinda people they could be if they were always humans.

First, Gregg:

When you first meet him in Snack Falcon, he’s incredibly energetic and excited to see Mae, happy stimming, screaming, and immediately deciding they need to do a band practice. Those are the first things we learn about Gregg: energetic, impulsive, has a bit of a morbid humor, and really missed Mae. And after meeting with the rest of the band, Bea and Angus, he’s apparently the only one there who missed Mae; both Angus and Bea seem more bemused than enthusiastic, and Casey (someone both Mae and Gregg mention fondly) is nowhere to be found.

That immediately presents Gregg as Mae’s main support, besides her parents, back in Possum Springs, since everyone in town seems to dislike and distrust her for one thing or another she did in the past, but Gregg never seem to care. He’s on the same wavelength as Mae, and because of that, Mae thinks fondly of him. In the midst of all the mess that was dropping out of college and going back home, hanging out with Gregg, doing stupid and illegal shit is a reliable, and maybe even cathartic, source of comfort.

At least– that’s what Mae was hoping for. But Gregg is planning to move out with his boyfriend, Angus, sometime in the future.

And when you think about it– that’s perfectly fair. Gregg is a queer man, heavily implied to be neurodivergent (bipolar is mentioned at one point in the game), living in a conservative small town; of course he’d want to leave as soon as he could. And it’s not like it’s easy for him either, he knows what kind struggles they’ll run it, Possum Springs may suck, but it’s familiar and where everyone he knows is. But he HAS to go, it’s the only way he can grow. (Let’s shelf this for later for now).

And not only that, but much like Mae, Gregg’s also dealing with his own mental issues.

With some more prodding from Mae, we learn that Gregg and Angus have been arguing, and it’s really heaving on Gregg, making him feel like he’s not good enough. Paraphrasing his own words– “Maybe I’m inconsiderate. Maybe I’m not good. I’m just parking lot trash. I’ve known it all along; I’ve got no future if it was just me.”

And that’s what he’s scared of. Being with Angus gave him hope and a future to look forward to, when before, he was most likely just trudging along and whatever happens, happens, much like Mae is doing for the entire game. But now, he has a future, and someone he cares for. And he’s terrified of screwing it up, of losting the one thing, failing the one person he so badly wants to do right by (*gestures vaguely towards ContraHero*).

And Mae doesn’t really understand. She doesn’t know what it is like to have something to worry about, or a future to prepare for. She went to college, yes, but her heart was never in it, she only went along with what her parents wanted and as soon as it got too bad for her to handle, she dipped and went back to Possum Springs, where everythings more simple. Except, it isn’t anymore. Bea hates her, her parents are disappointed in hee, Gregg will be moving out soon, and everyone remembers what she did to that kid in the softball game.

Speaking of–

Let’s talk about Mae’s reputation in the town.

(sounds familiar........ 🤔)

We immediately catch up that Mae was a troublemaker in town by how everyone talks to her. Her aunt mall cop already sounds exhausted (if unsurprised) after seeing that Mae jumped over the fence instead of going the longer way around to the town’s entrance. Mae is known for stealing, vandalizing, causing trouble to the elders, and, more predominantly, of sending a kid to the hospital back in high school (where the ‘killer’ nickname came from). That last one is treated as one of the main mysteries from Mae’s past, together with the reason she dropped out of college. No one in town, and we, the player, really know why she did that, and Lori M (the rat girl up there^) mention their mothers warning kids to stay away from her in case she snaps again.

Mae, for the most part, acts unaffected by this, and seems to embrace her troublemaker status; in a confrontation with an old man that was directly affected by Mae’s behavior in the past, you have the option to double down and insult him back, basically confirming his statement about how Mae hasn’t changed, and is still just the same kid that’s always searching for trouble.

And, yeah, during the day, with other people around, Mae acts like it doesn’t affect her, says she enjoys being seen as a miscreant, and plays into what everyone expects of her. But alone? There’s this very poignant scene where Mae is standing in front of a mirror, preparing for a party, where all her insecurities and self-consciousness comes to light:

(note: the other option you can choose in the second pic is: “You don’t like people. Clearly.”)

We see that not only is Mae self-conscious about her appearance, she DOES care about what people think. She craves connection and a community, that’s why she came back to Possum Springs, but for some reason, it seems like she just can’t hold on to a relationship for long before fucking up.

She’s impulsive, doesn’t have much of a filter, and struggles to understand other people’s perspectives. We see that clearly with Bea. It was Bea’s dream to go to college, but because of personal issues, she can’t; and Mae, someone who GOT that chance, simply threw it all away and dismissed it as ‘college just wasn’t for me’ upon coming back, and expects everything to be as it always was.

Mae isn’t an understanding person. She tries, and she really wants to help the people around her, but she just isn’t very good at understanding people, and will often run her mouth at the worst moments. Bea’s hangouts has some of the best (or worst, ig) examples of that. I’m not gonna get too deep into what happens, but, uhm. It gets BAD, and those moments can make you really unsympathetic towards Mae; but you gotta respect this game for not pulling its punches when showing off its protagonist’s worst traits (and honestly, it made me love Mae all the more, she’s so beautifully flawed).

You can see the familiarities to Cold? Struggle with understanding others, impulsive decisions made with the main goal of entertaining yourself, no sense of danger, disregard of own life, no filter– the main difference is that Mae is much more emotional and prone to snapping, but I feel like their core struggles are very similar.

I could go more into how Mae’s derealization is also very similar to how Cold views the world, but while Cold embraces that feeling as a reason to why you can disregard pain and consequences, that thought terrifies Mae and the kind of person that makes her (it doesn’t make her a bad person, btw, she’s mentally ill and traumatized, but ‘bad person’ is what she internalizes after being told so for so long), but anyway aaaaaaaaahhhhhh this got so long and pretty rambly akaksjsmsjd)djsjdj. Hopefully it made sense though? This has been turning around in my head for days now, glad to finally put it out.

[dreaming-of-lu]

I honestly sat here and didn't know if I should say this. I also don't wanna make this seem too much or too big or like I'm whining. Though, reading a post about how likes just kill writers off really hit me, alongside seeing Pinky's own post about this.

I've seen reblogs on my writings which are far and few in between, and the replies are little. The likes are higher, which i think, do tend to give off the feeling of a pat on the back and being told 'nice'. Which I'm sure many other writers within the LU or LU x reader fandom feels the same way about it. I get some people are shy of interacting. I don't mind people interacting with my posts or with me, if you think I'll get annoyed by you fangirling in the tags or in the replies, I don't honestly, because I savor them.

The same can be said to the other writers, they want that feedback, they want the fangirling. It brightens their day! Anyway, don't wanna make this post longer, writers love it when you reblog, talk to them, fangirl in the tags or reply to their post.

[dovand]

P.G. Wodehouse characters on panel shows

Because I had A Thought in the jerver (Jeeves x Wooster server) and had to expand it to Many Thoughts, owing to my normalness about both Wodehouse and britcom :)

Long & incredibly niche post (x"D) under the cut!

Preface: Characters covered vary and I may not be entirely accurate as I have not consumed as much Wodehouse as I'd like. Polite discussion entirely welcome (and, in fact, desired)!

QI

Jeeves would do well fact-wise but, owing to the fact that he does not watch the show and thus does not understand the format, would, on attempting to make a joke, be klaxoned to hell and back (possibly via goading by Alan). Unless he very carefully managed to dodge the goading he would not win and would be very bitter about it

The Elves would absolutely adore him btw. There'd be a behind the scenes photo of him looking puzzled/slightly scared while the Elves who are there on filming days all pose around him and grin at the camera

Would never forget to use his buzzer (regardless of how embarrassing it is) because he feels bad about interrupting. Would be very much unnerved by Stephen (obviously) and perhaps a little intimidated by how flamboyant he is. Aisling Bea would like him I think

Wooster would have no idea what was going on but would be endearing enough to make up for it entirely. Sort of like Johnny Vegas. He would have to be stopped forcibly from going on long rambling anecdotes a la Gyles Brandreth. If the host is Stephen he will not be paying any attention to anything being said the entire evening. Might win entirely by accident because he's saying nothing remotely relevant & thus is never klaxoned. (Though tbh he might have a heart attack before even starting the show on account of seeing a man who appears pretty much to be Jeeves wearing colour!)

Would get along well with Bill Bailey I think—agents of chaos the both of them. Alan would make fun of Wooster for being posh (a la the way the panel usually makes fun of Stephen). Would do very well on live demos. Stephry would adore him & he would not know what to do with it ("why is campier Jeeves so enamoured of me?"). Sandi would LOVE him. Might bring a blue whale plushie along for emotional support

Ukridge (and here my Wodehouse knowledge starts to thin) would very confidently be very incorrect but would be so charismatic about it that the Elves would forget to klaxon him until he was done speaking. Almost Rhod Gilbert-y levels of accidentally-on-purpose annoying (see: Rhod claiming that it gets totally dark at night in Denmark for like 5 minutes). Gyles Brandreth-levels of ability to talk at length. He starts spontaneously filibustering in the middle of the episode

8oo10cdc

(A.K.A. 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, but the full acronym is so much more fun)

Jeeves wins. Obviously. He would be guest team captain I think, and he would absolutely carry. Jon would be awkward the whole episode because he's being outperformed by this weird posh guy. The jokes about Jimmy being weird and non-expressive and android-like would be redirected at Jeeves and he would just kind of stare blankly at them

His mascot would be something very simple or something very strange/non-humorous (like. Not even a lucky fancy pen, just a fancy pen that writes well that he can use for the working-out). He'd get the conundrum immediately

If Joe Wilkinson was on to do A Bit you'd be able to see him looking confused in the background the entire time

Wooster is hopeless. Maybe if he's on a team with Jon or Jeeves he'd be able to scrape some points but, realistically, he's drawing on his paper the whole time. He takes to the mascot-ing with abject glee & does very well with that. Panel is not sure whether to make fun of Jimmy or Wooster for being posh. Russell Howard would like him

Would be delighted by a Joe cameo. Would be very polite when requesting his letters and/or numbers. Would delight Susie Dent

Ukridge is in Dictionary Corner fucking shit up. If he knows how to work PowerPoint then he's got a PowerPoint to back up his little bit of standup; if not he's got hand-drawn posters. Nobody is quite sure what he's talking about. There's something about ungulates in there. Possibly a mention of cellular respiration. He spends the whole episode asking Jimmy for money. He gets on with Joe.

Corky, for reasons* that go entirely unexplained sits quietly next to Ukridge in Dictionary Corner for the whole episode. He is not mentioned by name once. People in the YouTube comments are asking who the weird silent guy is & if anyone else can see him & if it's some avant-garde Bit that they're doing. Someone says they wish that they'd've tried this Bit out with Jimmy

(*He's emotional support)

Archie Moffam starts crying

Mock the Week

Wooster is entirely unfamiliar with current events. Lends a Milton Jones air to the whole panel. Dressed similarly to Ed Byrne; they are both made fun of for wearing waistcoats

Jeeves is not asked onto the show because he would start doing actual fully-fledged political commentary and being so good at it that nobody would feel comfortable interrupting him

Ukridge would have either Egg Scramble (i.e. Ed Gamble) or Milton Jones vibes for reasons I cannot explain. Would get distracted by the flies & start trying to catch them in his hands

Corky is too soft-spoken to get a word in edgewise

Would I Lie To You?

Jeeves has an excellent poker face & ability to distinguish truths from lies, rendering him excellent at parlour games. Unfortunately he does not understand what there is to be enjoyed in them & as such is only invited on for one episode. He does get into a good little argument with David about something horribly pedantic, though. Also Rob makes fun of him by doing his O.O face into camera and Jeeves entirely misses it

Wooster is great at telling stories but horrible at lying. Everyone loves having him on because he tells a captivating story but it's so so easy to tell when he's lying. Might team up with Lee to annoy David. Rob really likes him. Starts spinning on his chair when they're doing pick-ups, distracting everyone

Ukridge is pretty good at playing. His comedic rant abilities rival David's, except he's not actually really trying to be comedic. All his stories end up being about Schemes & he writes them down during the episode planning to try them. People think this is a bit. It is not.

Only Connect

Jeeves is far too literally-minded for the connecting board but he does remarkably well on the rest of it. Victoria pokes fun at him the entire episode for being posh. He does not notice

Wooster's mind works in such mysterious circuitous ways that he's actually rather good at the connecting board. Unfortunately he is bollocks at the rest of it

Big Fat Quiz

Jeeves does not do very well. Too much pop culture for him

Wooster also does not do very well. His mind is like a sieve except the sieve has very big holes. Or maybe even no holes tbh. So basically his mind is like a sieve if you took the mesh out and all you have left is the metal loop around the top. Essentially he remembers nothing about anything. He brings homemade* sandwiches for the snacking segment. He is goofy & delightful enough that he does quite well be he is not invited back on account of performing so terribly. He does wear a spiffing outfit for the occasion though

(*i.e. Jeeves-made)

Ukridge does surprisingly well. He does start talking about his schemes though. He tries to get Jimmy in on them. He does not succeed

Corky is apparently the only chap who reads the newspapers. He does quite well!

Reggie Pepper also reads the newspapers but he is too busy being inexplicably hot while phoning people from bed so he only gets the barebones of most stories

Taskmaster

(I don't know if this really counts as a panel show, but what the hell.)

Jeeves takes everything literally and is very polite to Alex during all of the tasks. His prize tasks are almost all underwhelming except for one that is accidentally genius. He is so single-mindedly focused during studio tasks that he looks like he is about to murder someone the entire time. Surprise tasks/extra rules that he didn't notice prompt him to stare blankly into the middle distance. Greg is baffled by and attracted to him in equal measure throughout the season. The fanbase is very starkly divided on him. He probably wins the series but not many episodes

Wooster is a sort of Mike Wozniak figure. Endearingly baffled the entire time. Moves in an odd but captivating manner. Committed to the bit. Starts telling anecdotes while he's meant to be doing tasks. Absolutely delights Greg. Is probably lifted up in a studio session at least once (a la Jacaster)

Archie Moffam continues crying

Ukridge wears his mackintosh to studio sessions. He is overly familiar with Alex, who looks despairingly into the camera every time he is manhandled or asked to help with a Scheme. Every prize task is either an opportunity to get Greg in on a Scheme, or to offload things he does not need from previous unsuccessful (i.e. all) Schemes. He gets second place and is pleased as punch about it

That's about all I have at the present moment. Perhaps I'll update with more characters once I've ventured further into the House of Wode. Tootle-pip for now!

[birgittesilverbae]

ok so. i know we're mostly just. glossing over why bea and lilith got divorced in the first place but. may i perhaps toss my hat into the ring as it were? perhaps it was a bit of a marriage of convenience? like they'd been friends forever and thought each other were hot and all, so why not date and then that went well and suddenly they were married and had a kid. and like. it was fine. but perhaps it wasn't really love anymore? like. they were still friends but there wasn't any desire to stay married, and (i believe the reason bea has primary custody hasn't been stated, but i've guessed that lilith travels for work based on literally nothing) so they just. got divorced. and now with ava in the equation being all very much in love with both of them they're seeing each other in a bit of a different light? and oh. Oh fuck why am i having feelings for my ex wife (sorry about this absolutely ridiculous ramble, it very much got away from me. feel free to ignore it lmao)

@random-french-girl and I went back and forth and ended up here:

tfw they're much better divorcees than they ever were wives, when they can be Extremely Capable under different roofs instead of under the same one

when Lilith isn't letting Bea down by putting work first and Bea isn't at Lilith's throat over the pettiest shit that has built itself up because she hasn't confronted it head on.

the two of them bringing the absolute WORST in each other. beatrice with all her Mentoring Instinct trying to tell lilith what to do and teach her how to do things and that always ends in the WORST fights... especially when it comes to Libby, "she's my daughter too, Bea, I know how to take care of her". lilith with her cutthroat ambition and need to prove herself The Best Most Valuable

but throw Ava in the mix and suddenly: Lilith has someone who literally could not give a shit about being the Best because Ava's self esteem has never been dependent on what other people think of her

and they're so careful to keep it out of their interactions with Libby directly but they can feel it starting to bleed through and they know they need to pull the ripcord before they damage Libby the way they're trying to hurt each other

this is when they decide to get a divorce - and why its amicable: when they both realise the situation is hurting their daughter, and they won't ever allow that

and it would be SO hard to be separate at first, because they have been in each other's lives/ each other's ONLY confidant for so long BUT. they're also soooo much... happier? freer? lighter? that they know it's the right thing to do, but it still continues to feel a bit out of balance until ava silva enters the ring

and then the casual touches with ava become casual touches with each other again and there are heated late night convos because whatever they do it has to last, they can't keep switching on and off when Libby's gonna be affected by whatever happens.

like it's all fun and games when it just involves the two of them trying to out-top ava (neither of them wins, btw. i guess ava is the winner in this scenario) but when it slowly sinks in that this affects their relationship and their child and they need to figure it out??

[shadowofthelamp]

You can already see the grimace from Stan, he already feels bad enough for what he did to his brother, but connecting the dots later that he’s got a kid that wasn’t born from someone else in whatever dimensions he was in, but that he was knocked up at the time it happened. Robbing the niece he didn’t know he had a life with not as much danger-maybe.

Tho if he did learn about it right before the brothers had fought. That his twin had this portal and crazy shit and somehow he’s carrying weird spawn? And his brother fights him and he can’t help but give a few hits back in anger emotions are high- but shoves him too hard over that line and-

I figure Ford probably wouldn't want to let on the full extent of what happened to him- rambling about demons wouldn't exactly help to convince Stan that he hadn't gone crazy with the isolation and time separated. If it somehow slips out, Stan's forced to reckon for thirty years between 'Ford's gone nuts', and the somehow wilder 'Ford's telling the truth and now I might never know more about what happened and might have doomed a kid as well as Ford'. Poor guy already had enough guilt to deal with, and that certainly wouldn't help. He feels that one shove in his hands every day.

If he connected the dots when it trickles out that Bea's not a normal kid and it hits him then, it's still rough- he knows what life on the run with people wanting you dead is like, and wouldn't wish it on a kid, even a weird one that's not quite human.

(He does also go 'wait, I'm not exactly a math whiz, but that timeline does not add up' at some point.)

[tzimiscequeen-blog]

In the Heart of the Flames Chapter 5 Synopsis: You get a brief tour of the Victoria Punk and have a very interesting encounter with Wire. Kid has an emotional moment with Heat.

Additional Tags: AFABReader, She/Her Pronouns, allusion of self-harm, tiny bit of angst

WC: 3300+

Available on AO3 (can't get it to link)

     You let Bea know you were leaving and headed to the Victoria Punk. You held hands as you walked to the ship. You knew it was a silly gesture, but you wanted to keep touching him. He made you feel safe and calm. You didn’t care about the world around you or the stares of the people watching you.

     You had been to the Punk a few times, but only made it onto the deck. A few of the crew you had met once or twice seemed to be doing chores on deck while Killer over saw them.

     “Fuck, Heat. Where were you? We were getting worried,” Killer said as he made his way over. You were blocked by Heat’s height.

     “I stayed at her place last night. Sorry, I didn’t mean to worry you guys,” he said as he hugged the first mate. You were surprised but the affectionate concern amongst the commanders.

     Killer tapped the forehead of his mask to Heats forehead and then turned his mask to you and then your linked hands.

     “Oh, I see,” he replied. You were unsure as to what he meant by that. The mask blocked your ability to read him. Little did you know he had a shit eaten grin on his face.

     “She’s meeting Quincy and wanted to ask Wire something. You know where they’re at?” Heat asked.

     “Yeah Quince is in her room I think and Wire’s in the navigation room,” Killer explained.

     “Thanks,” Heat said to the blonde, then turned to you, “I’ll show you to them and then I need to go take a shower.”

     “I bet you do,” Killer mumbled not so subtly.

     You stifled a chuckle as Heat gave his friend a light slap on the chest and shook his head.

     “Where’s Kid?” Heat asked.

     “In his workshop. You should go talk to him. He was worried,” Killer said as he patted Heat’s shoulder and ruffled your hair and left you two.

     Heat walked you to the navigation room where Wire sat in a comfortable chair with papers in front of him. No one else was there. Heat gave you a little tap on your butt to usher you in while he stood in the doorway.

     Wire looked up at the squeak you made.

     “Heat, you made it back safe. I’m glad. I told Kid and Killer not to worry, but you know them,” The older man said before looking you over.

     Wire was different in this environment. It was like he was the master of this room. His presence reminded you of how your fathers friends acted; a confidence that knew no bounds, but was justified, though Wire didn’t give off that haughty arrogance they had. He was just pure confidence.

     “What brings you to the inside of the Punk, little one?” He asked coolly. He put his papers down and leaned forward in his chair.

     “Well…uh…Quincy wanted to take me clothes shopping today and Heat mentioned you might be good to bring along too,” you rambled before you could chicken out.

     “Hmmm…Heat said that, did he?” His voice was even as he looked over at Heat. You glanced back at him and he had straightened up and held Wire’s attention. They seemed to be having a silent conversation when Wire smirked and looked back at you.

     “Yes. He said you had a good eye for clothes and thought you might be able to help me find some that made me feel better about myself, sir,” you blurted out again. Something inside you told you to call him sir.

     Wire gave you the biggest smile you’d seen him make. He offered his hand to you, palm up. You placed yours in his and he gently pulled you to him. He looked over at Heat.

     “You can tell, Quincy we’ll be over when we’re done,” Wire’s voice was a command, but not aggressive.

     “Can I just wa…”Heat started to say before Wire cut him off.

     “I gave you a task. Be a good boy and go tell Quincy. Nothing is going to happen here,” his voice was stern but not angry.

     “Yes, sir,” Heat said with a slight whimper. You had no idea what the hell was going on. Heat said he loved Wire, Kid, and Killer, but Wire was ordering him around. You made a note to ask Heat about it later.

     Once Heat left, Wire turned his attention to you.

     “You may sit if you like, little one. I’m not going to bite or hurt you,” he practically cooed.

     Your trusty gut wasn’t alerting you to danger. Wire had always intrigued you and found his voice mesmerizing. You sat on his knee as he gently put one arm behind you and  tilted your chin to him with the other.

     “Why did you call me sir? Did Heat tell you to do that?” he asked, no malice in his voice.

     “No, I…uh…felt compelled to say it. It seemed like the appropriate thing to call you here,” you stuttered out as you gestured to the ship.

     He smiled, much kinder this time and relaxed his shoulders.

     “You don’t need to call me that. Actually, I think it’s best you don’t. Not unless you are prepared for what comes with calling me Sir,” he explained.

     “Ok, I don’t fully understand but I won’t call you that. Is there something I should call you?” you asked. You don’t remember the last time you were this sheepish.

     “Wire is fine,” he replied. The aura of authority was practically gone and you felt like he was back to the person you had grown to know.

     “Ok, thanks. So uh, would you want to go shopping with Quincy and I?” you asked formally.

     “To watch the two of you play dress up? I wouldn’t miss it. Can I ask you a few questions before we go though?” he asked as he leaned back in the chair.

     “Sure.”

     “I’ve watched how you flirt with Heat. Do you have feelings for him or are you just getting your rocks off since we leave soon?” he asked. His tone was neutral but verged on protective.

     “Oh, I uh…” you paused as you tried to vocalize how you felt. You knew you couldn’t lie to Wire. Your gut told you that he would know.

     “Take your time, little one. I’m simply looking out for my dear friend and companion,” he replied.

     “I really do like him. He makes me feel like I’ve never felt before. But I know you are leaving in a little over a month, so I’m trying to not get too attached. It’s not working so well,” you confessed as you dropped your head.

     Wire hooked a long finger under your chin and brought it up to look at him.

     “Pretend we don’t leave or you come with us. What then?” he asked.

     “I…I would want to be with him,” you said.

     “Hmmm…I assume he has told you of his companion situation?”

     “Yes. I’m not quite sure how that works though,” you replied.

     “I can explain, somewhat. Some things are not mine to tell though. I love Heat, just as I love Killer, Kid, Quincy, Papas, Sid, and perhaps you one day. Due to our past, the four of us commanders have a bond that is difficult to explain,”he paused as he readjusted in the chair so he was more upright.

     “If you are uncomfortable, you can sit next to me,” he offered.

     “I’m Ok, though Heat won’t be upset I am sitting here?” you asked.

     “No he won’t mind. Do you want to know what he was going to ask before I cut him off?” he said and you nodded.

     “He thought I was going to seduce you and he wanted to watch whatever occurred,” he explained.

     “Oh, were you?” you asked.

     “Do you want me to?” his voice dropped.

     Your cheeks turned pink and your throat dried.

     “I’ll ask you again when I’m done with my explanation, alright little one?”

     “Uh hmm,” you replied as you shifted to ease the warmth pooling in your abdomen. You heard him give you a light chuckle.

      “The seven of us console each other when we are sad or depressed. We take care of each other when we are sick. We revel in each others joy. We are like any other ‘traditional relationship’ just with multiple people instead of just two. It’s not for everyone, but it works for us.”

     “Are there ‘favorites’?’ you asked.

     He gave a small chuckle and his hand moved up your back and gently began to make small soothing circles.

     “Not favorites, but some have a ‘primary’ partner that they are with mostly and then are free to see the others in the group at will. Others don’t have a primary and just freely enjoy everyone. Even still there are some who specialize in certain things and are sought after when their services are needed.”

     “It’s starting to make a little more sense to me. But what if feelings are thrown into the mix?”

     ‘Let me use a hypothetical. Lets say you and I were in love. Just like any other couple, but we have agreed to be in a polyamorous relationship. We agree on the parameters of what we are looking for with the additional people, which can always change. We both want to add Kid to our relationship. We both want to have sex with him and also date him. So we do that. I start to have feelings for Kid, but still love you. All we do is talk about it in a respectful way and figure it out from there.”

     “That’s it? It’s that cut and dry?” You asked, a little confused at the simplicity of how it sounded.

     “In concept, yes. Its that simple. In practice, it is significantly much harder. Our group is a little different than other similar groups, I think. Due to the various things we’ve been through and constantly being on a ship together, we have an underlaying bond that can’t be broken even if we were to stop being partners.”

     “I see. It makes sense to me now. Thank you Wire,” you smiled at him.

     ‘You’re very welcome, little one,” he gave you a smirk as his hand continued to trace light circles on your back.

     “Heat did offer to set up a night where I could watch him and someone or multiple people from the crew. So I could see the dynamic,” you explained.

     “Hmmm…and…would you like to watch?” he asked as you shifted again.

     “Yes,” you replied a bit breathless. Wire leaned forward and hovered his mouth over your ear.

     “And who do you want to watch?” he whispered.

     “Heat and Kid” you blurted out. He gave a rumbled chuckle.

     “Good choice. Those two can be quite entertaining. Luckily Heat is really good with ropes and he’s learned many things from me over the years. Would it be too bold of me to ask if I could watch with you?” his lips brushed your ear and you sucked a breath in.

     “I would like that, a lot,” you replied.

     “I know Heat would love it,” he placed a single chaste kiss right behind your ear and tapped your leg then shifted to stand.

     You shook your head out of your stupor. He gave a slight chuckle as he sorted his papers, grabbed his trident and offered his elbow. You took it, but had to more or less hold onto it instead of linking your arms because of the height difference.

     He walked you through the commanders quarters to briefly stop in Heat’s room.

     The blue haired man was brushing his teeth as you entered. You were still a bit stunned from your encounter with Wire so you didn’t pay much attention to the room, besides the giant bed.

     “We just came by to let you know we will be leaving in a few minutes to go shopping. Did you see Kid yet?” Wire said.

     Heat spit and rinsed.

     “Not yet. I know it is gonna be a lengthy conversation so I wanted to let Quincy know first,” he replied.

     “Good. You can tell him the good news,” Wire smiled and patted your hand.

     Heat looked between the two of you curiously. You released Wire’s arm and pulled Heat down for a kiss. His arms wrapped around you.

     “I thought about your offer to have me watch you with someone else,” you confessed.

     “Oh…yeah?” His eyes lit up in hopeful surprise.

     “Yep, I want to watch you and Kid while Wire joins me,” you said.

     “Oh, this’ll be fun,” he got a devilish smile.

     “Oh, it certainly will,” Wire added as he leaned down and pulled Heat’s chin up and pressed their lips together.

     Heat gave a small whimper as his grip on you tightened. Their kiss was brief but you could see the underlaying passion behind it. Their love for each other was palpable, but not cloying. You felt your center begin to throb as you watched them.

     Wire looked to you and hooked his finger under your chin again.

     “Do you want me to kiss you too?” Wire hummed. You glanced to Heat who gave you a smile and a nod of approval.

     “Yes,” you whispered.

     Heat released you and just held your hand. Wire wrapped one long arm around you and ghosted his lips along yours. You sucked your breath in, he smiled and finally made contact.

     The kiss was light. His mouth was slightly open and you could feel his tongue just barely glance along your lips. Before you could really respond his lips were gone and you were left with your mouth slightly open as you hoped for more. Heat smirked and leaned in to whisper.

     “He does that, a lot, love.”

     “If you want more, all you need to do is ask, little one,” Wire smiled.

     “Uh, huh,” you replied.

     “Wire, you broke her,” Heat chuckled.

     “You can fix her quickly,” the older man smirked.

     Heat leaned down and turned your face to him and gave you a sweet kiss. Your eyes shifted to him and you came out of your fog.

     “There you are, love,” he smiled and looked up at Wire, “Please don’t break her again while you’re out.”

     “I’ll be on my best behavior,” Wire replied as he cupped Heat’s face and gave him a gentle kiss.

     “You have fun. I can’t wait to see what you pick out,” Heat replied.

     You smiled at him and Wire guided you to Quincy’s room.

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     Heat made his way to Kid’s workshop. He could hear music blaring so he used the silent buzzer. It triggered the lights in the room to notify Kid that someone was at the door since it was too loud for him to hear someone knocking and it was too dangerous for someone to just walk in.

     The music turned off and Kid yelled to enter.

     Heat closed the door behind him as Kid turned and looked at his friend.

     “Where the fuck have you been!” Kid screeched.

     “Kid, look. I’m sorry I didn’t let you guys know. Things just escalated and I kinda forgot,” Heat apologized.

     Kid cupped both sides of Heat’s face and looked him in the eyes.

     “What do you mean things escalated?” the captain asked as he grabbed Heats wrists and inspected them and then felt around his neck. He began to manhandle his friend, inspecting him for any wounds.

     “Kid,” Heat said as he gently grabbed his hands and laid a kiss to the knuckles, “I’m fine. I slept at Jinjer’s last night.”

     It took a moment for Kid to understand his friend wasn’t hurt then gave Heat a huge smile. He cupped Heat’s face again.

     “You old dog,” the captain chuckled. Heat leaned and gave Kid a soft kiss before plopping down on the couch in the corner. Kid sat across from him.

     “It wasn’t like that, well mostly not like that,” Heat began.

     Kid sat and listened intently.

     “God, she’s a fucking amazing kisser, but other than us masturbating in front of each other, we just talked and slept really fucking well.”

     “Well, fuck me. I wouldn’t have guessed she was a little kinky,” Kid said.

     “Well, about that,” Heat gave Kid a sinister smile.

     “One of the things we talked about was the dynamics on the ship and well, she’s curious. She wants to watch you and me in a session while Wire sits with her.”

     “Well shit…she sure about that?” Kid asked.

     “She was pretty positive. She let Wire kiss her…”

     “That fucking bastard. One of these days I’ll beat him to the punch,” Kid grumbled.

     ‘There’s another thing. This one is a little more serious. Bea told me to bring Jinjer with us when we leave. She said her and the kids would be safer if she weren’t here and they’d survive OK without her,” Heat said, his tone more somber.

     “Heat, she’s got a family. We can’t take her from the people that need her,” Kid said.

     “I told that to Bea and she was pretty adamant about bringing Jinjer. I told her it wasn’t my choice to make. Jinjer had to make the choice herself and you had to agree,” Heat ran his fingers through his hair.

     “Fuck,” Kid stood and began to pace then paused and looked at Heat.

     “You’re in love with her aren’t you?”

     The fire breather just nodded.

     “But you like her too, don’t you?” Heat smiled at his captain.

     Kid took a deep breath and released it, “You know we all do man. She’s different from us. We all crave that kindness she gives us,” he plopped down next to Heat and was silent for a few moments.

     “If she asks to join and agrees to my terms, I’ll welcome her with open arms. I’m not going to take her, no matter what that old lady says,” Kid said.

     “Terms? You’ve never set terms before,” Heat asked.

     “Don’t you fucking worry about those. I’m not gonna make her do something she doesn’t want to do, you know me better than that.”

     “Bea also said to let Jinjer know how much we care about her to try to convince her to join.”

     “Yeah, I’ll get the word around,” Kid said as he stood.

     “Thanks Captain,” Heat stood and headed to the door.

     “Yeah, yeah. You let us know if you’re gonna spend the night again OK?” the red-head barked.

     “I will,” Heat smiled.

     “Heat?” Kid called and the older man turned back to face him.

     “I can’t go through that again,” Kid’s voice was quiet.

     “I know Vic meant a lot to you,” Heat replied.

     “No, you, fucker. Kil had to hold me last night even after Wire said you would be OK. You know the last fuckin time I cried like that?” Heat walked back over and wrapped Kid in his arms in a tight hug that would crush a normal person.

     “A little over a year ago. Kid, I’m so sorry. I really didn’t mean to worry you,” Heat laid a kiss to the top of Kid’s head.

     “I know, but I can’t stop worrying about you, and Kil, and Wire,” Kid said.

     “We worry about you too, but we’ll be OK,” Heat replied.

     Kid took another deep breath and gently pushed Heat away.

     “Go take a shower, we’ll talk about when to put on a show for our Jinjer later,” Kid smirked.

     Heat nodded and left and headed to his room to shower. Kid sat back at his work bench and raked his hands through his hair. He took a deep breath then pulled his magnifying lens over his work and continued the intricate metal work he had been doing before Heat came in.

[happylandfill23]

idk what to ask so just… tell me whatever you want about your ocs

ooh i get to ramble about them :DD

ok so i basically have a bunch of different ocs who are all part of different stories n stuff so here's just some whose lives actually connect but have no real overarching story

⚠️ first off: there's some kinda heavy topics here that are listed before each character as well as in the tags, so please don't read if you're uncomfortable with them ⚠️

leviathan (levi)

tw: verbal abuse, transphobia

tw: verbal/physical abuse, sa

my most recent doodle dump had a character named levi, but he's actually a really old character who i made like 3 years ago. his name was originally gerard but i changed it to leviathan but he just goes by levi for short. his parents are divorced, and his sister lives with his dad while he lives with his mom. his dad sucks and is pretty verbally abusive toward levi, going as far as being openly transphobic around him (levi is trans), but his mom is much nicer. she's not the greatest mom, but she genuinely tries her best and really cares about levi. his sister, beatrice, is quite a bit younger than levi (he's 17 and she's like 8 or something) and i haven't developed her very far but she loves the muppets so i automatically love her. every other weekend levi has to stay with his dad while beatrice stays with her mom, which levi absolutely hates. he doesn't get to see bea very often, but they get along really well when they do get to see each other. oh he also plays the bass guitar and writes his own basslines in his room instead of actually making human interaction with his mom

charles

levi has a huge crush on his friend charles (haven't posted any drawings of him yet cuz i cannot get his hair right), who i created around the same time as levi. charles has had so much go wrong in his life and his friends are basically his only support system. his mother is an absolute piece of shit, first off. she's both verbally and physically abusive to both charles and his father (who died when he was about 10). she also refused to believe him when he told her about the sa he faced, even when given clear evidence. more has happened over the course of his 17 years of life, but i'm not gonna get into that quite right now. (mostly cuz i haven't fleshed all of it out yet but i have some general ideas)

like i mentioned earlier, levi likes charles. well charles also likes him but the two idiots are too oblivious to see it lol. the two of them just can't wrap their heads around the fact that there's even a possibility the other could like them, so who knows if anything's gonna happen with them (oh something will)

despite being a bit of a fantasy character mixed with all these more realistic characters, she's still part of this little wacky friend group and i love her

avalon

ok let's stray from the kinda depressing backstories for a moment to talk about one of my favorite ocs, avalon :)

sonya is only actually home about 5% of the time. she spends most of her time at avalon's house, or at her best friend ramona's house. she hates both of her parents and her brother's never home either, so she just chooses to wander. sonya isn't really a law abiding citizen, but she doesn't care. she's the friend who your parents think is the sweetest kid who you should invite over every day, but is actually the exact opposite when she's not around them. she started driving before she got her license, she's probably drank alcohol before, she dyes her hair both without her parents permission and directly in their bathtub (must be a pleasure coming home and finding the bathtub completely blue), and she plays her electric guitar at 1am with every setting on the amp turned up all the way. she's not the type of person you'd expect avalon to date, but the two just kinda click. they balance each other out nicely and they're really the only two people who've understood each other.

avalon is an elf girl who's dating another one of my ocs, sonya (i'll get to her later). i don't really have much about her backstory planned, but i wanted to talk about her anyway lol. she's mute, and has been since she was 13 (she's 16 now). because of this, she finds it hard to communicate with other people and tends to feel a bit like she's being ignored, but sonya always makes sure she's understood. she has an older sister, willow, who's very protective of avalon's safety. her parents, florian and rosa, are also pretty protective and try to make sure avalon stays out of trouble. because she's been safeguarded her whole life, she finds it hard sometimes to do things out in the world, and her mutism doesn't make it easier either. but she tries her best and finds new ways to do things almost every day. she usually just spends her time reading, baking apple pie, or kissing sonya though.

sonya

there are more ocs that i'd love to ramble about but i'm almost done my raccoon puzzle so if you have any more questions feel free to ask them!!

ramona

ramona is a bit similar to sonya in the sense that she's completely different around people other than her close friends. everyone perceives her as pretty much a "little miss perfect". she's in student council, she volunteers places, blah blah blah. in reality, she's fucking unhinged and will do anything in her power to bother her friends. it's just how she shows affection i suppose