#5 years and i'm not over it fellas
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secundus-cinaedus Ā· 3 months ago
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i still cannot fucking believe the oa got cancelled
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love-bitesx Ā· 1 year ago
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I loveeeedd the last story Tysm ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļø Keep up the amazing work šŸŒˆ
I have another request
Hobie x fem spider reader
Reader has a weird stalker ex-bf, and the reader tries to keep it a secret from Hobie but he finds out and deals with the ex.
: Ģ—Ģ€āž› STALKER. hobie brown x fem!reader
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any criminal minds fans out there ā€¦ i hope u see the parallels of my baby spencer also i'm so sorry, i didn't see until after i wrote this entire thing that you said 'fem spider reader' so it's a fem normal reader, so sorry! i hope it's still okay, tho!! thank u sm for ur support angel !! summary: hobie & y/n have been doing long distance for months, but she never told him exactly why. words: 2.8k (the words just kept coming, sorry its so long lmao) warnings: fem!reader, pronouns not really used but "my girl", "lady", etc. are, read at your own risk! weird stalker bf, creepy fella, hobie n y/n are long distance, very very soft hobie
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ā€œwhen can i call you next, darlinā€™?ā€ hobieā€™s voice was laced with longing, bass distorted by static at the other end of the phone.
ā€œif youā€™re quick, we can call tomorrow after 5,ā€ you smiled, and if you were in an 80ā€™s romcom, youā€™d be twisting the phone cord between your fingers.
ā€œ5pm it is, donā€™t be late,ā€ you can hear his smirk, and a bolt of guilt strikes your chest.
ā€œlook, i need to ask something, and i think i already know the answer,ā€ hobie speaks, and you bite your lip in anticipation, ā€œthe band and i are playing at a new venue tomorrow, itā€™s the biggest weā€™ve played, weā€™re all dead excited, andā€¦ā€
a sigh.
ā€œwell, it wonā€™t feel the same without you there, pretty.ā€
if the first bolt wasnā€™t enough, then the second one lived up to it, striking you into the dead center of your heart. it had been well over 6 months since you met hobie. well, ā€œmetā€. youā€™d accidentally called the wrong number one day, meaning to contact a friend of a friend, but typing the last number wrong. picking up at the other end was a deep, almost mesmerising voice, telling you; ā€œno bother, darlinā€™. it happens, just make sure not to lose this number, wanna hear more from ya.ā€
ā€œhobie, you know i canā€™t,ā€ your voice is brimming with remorse and you look to the ground.
ā€œi know, shit with your parents, i get it," he tried hard to hide the disappointment, but his heart twanged with neglect and it creeped through into his words.
parents. strict, all-demanding 'parents'. that's what you told hobie when you first started dating, that the reason you aren't able to see him was because your mother was overbearing and extremely protective ā€“ it was a lie. a lie that was eating you up from the inside out. the truth was slightly more grim, however.
years ago, you got involved with a guy at work. a couple brief conversations turned into dates, and dates turned into anniversaries, anniversaries turned into toxic, violent arguments and after a long time of dating, you broke up with him. to say he took it badly, was a criminal understatement. threatening phone calls, showing up at your work, sending you gifts and menacing letters ā€“ his signature move was scaring off, and even once harming, any man or potential love interest that you interacted with. it was exhausting, and terrifying.
and hobie was different. he was sweet and kind, but rough around the edges, and his voice dripped in passion no matter the topic of conversation. his promises were never empty, and most importantly ā€“ he loved you. and you loved him. the last thing you wanted, was your ex to pop up and scare him off, so you kept it from him. limiting your relationship to phone calls at arranged times incase your ex was keeping tabs.
ā€œiā€™m sorry, hobie,ā€ is all you could muster, not even scratching the tip of the catastrophic iceberg that wedged the back of your throat.
ā€œitā€™s okay, darlinā€™, donā€™t worry that pretty little head over it,ā€ and just like every phone call, you melted into his words, ā€œi love you, yeah? iā€™ll call you tomorrow at 5.ā€
ā€œiā€™ll be waiting,ā€ you smiled, cheeks flushed at his gentle affirmations, ā€œi love you.ā€
with a ruckus of movement, and what sounded like a kiss, the call ended, and you stared at the screen silently for a moment. not much longer could you avoid it, and the malten bubble of dread spilled into your gut.
sending him a quick text:
ā€˜good luck tomorrow, handsome. whatā€™s the venue called again? youā€™ll do amazing xā€™
you turned off your phone, discarding it on the bed as you climbed into the hole of guilt youā€™d dug yourself.
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ā€œoi, you ready, blud?ā€ hobieā€™s band mate yelled above the bustle and cheers from the crowd before them. large, bejewelled hands poised onto his guitar strings, he smirked.
ā€œalways.ā€
with a nod to the roadie, the lights went up, illuminating the stage and instruments, hobie's glowing with a harsh red tint. immediately, his sepia eyes digested the crowd. seeing the flushed, excitable faces staring back at him sent a shot of confidence to his bones, and they moved, strumming the guitar with such vigor that the stage floor shook beneath his feet. cheers erupted, and yet felt oddly empty. it was missing something, and he knew what it was immediately.
he'd truly give his all to have you there, front stage in his eyeline, screaming his songs like gospel. not that he'd ever seen you properly, only seeing teasing selfies you'd sent him over the months you'd been together. he didn't care, inherently, he'd fallen head over heels for your personality; a pretty face was only just a bonus.
however, he did yearn for your touch. to feel his hands in your hair, to kiss your cheek, your nose, your neck. he longed to have you with him, even just doing stupid little tasks, having you by his side through the domestic side of life.
his gall spurred him on, his passion surging through his fingertips, spilling out into the sound waves. the audience were lapping it up, screams and chants only barely audible under the booming power of their set. song, after song, after song his talented blood seeped out onto the strings, and his feet were almost numb from the vibration of the bass.
the final song arrived, and his chest was burning, vision blurry, heart pounding against his chest ā€“ and he loved it. it was their biggest crowd, their most excitable achievement so far, and his blood pumped with adrenaline as he finished off the set, falling to his knees as he strum his guitar with one final chord. lights falling, his chest was heaving and his eyes scanned the audience one final time ā€“ you werenā€™t there. he had to accept that.
ā€œthat was fuckinā€™ sick, blud!ā€ his bassist yelled as they exited the stage, palm slapping hobieā€™s shoulder blade and elicited a wide, ecstatic grin.
ā€œyou smashed it, mate,ā€ hobie shouted back over the booming stereo that took their place.
ā€œnah, man, you stole the show,ā€ his bassist shook his head, patting him again in appreciation, ā€œgood that your ladyā€™s here to see it, too, she must be proud.ā€
ā€œi wish, mate,ā€ he sighed.
ā€œdid you not see her?ā€ his ears perked up, and at his confused expression, his bandmate continued, ā€œover at the back, by the bar, i didnā€™t know what she looked like, but she was asking after you. ā€˜er story adds up.ā€
"shit," he mutters, feet solid on the ground. his heart pounds, skeptical of your presence, but chest bursting with hope that it just might be you, "look, bro, i need toā€“"
"go! go, man, go see her," his bandmate pushes him in the direction of the bar, and he almost stumbles over his own feet to push the stage door open, met with the chaos of the crowded bar.
dark eyes scanning the aimless faces, he searched for anyone who could look like you; his stature brought him above everyone else, only by a little, but gave him an advantage to seek you out.
"sorry, i need to get past," he repeated, over and over to unassuming bodies, setting through the chaos to find his peace. pushing out at the back, a wave of light met him, shining through empty pint glasses and illuminating the bar.
there you were.
standing quietly, head nodding along to the blasting instrumentals, drink in hand; you were heart-stopping. and he was pretty sure his did. even if heā€™d never seen you face-to-face, heā€™d memorised the soft plump of your lips, alluring light in your eyes, even the way your hair fell against your skin from the photos he'd seen. there was no doubt it was you, and my god, you were beautiful. he couldnā€™t even stop his legs if he tried, as they carried him over to you.
"y/n?" his voice barely travelled through the sound waves, but it hit your ear like a familiar embrace.
turning to him, eyes wide and bright in the twinkling of the bar lights. you drunk him in, warm eyes swallowing every part of him. you'd seen pictures, again, but it could never compare to him. dark brown skin, soft to its complexion, hugged his bones in every perfect way; folding at the creases of his handsome face. he was tall, very tall, and the detail of the curves and indents of his muscles, altered by the shadows of the dim bar light, made your head fuzzy. god, he was beautiful ā€“ nothing that a digital screen could ever portray with justice.
"hobie," your voice was crisper than he was used to, and he would bottle it if he could, "hey, handsome, you got aā€“"
"come 'ere," he interrupted, essentially scooping you into his tense embrace, melting into your scent, the feel of you in his arms. his heart was pounding against his chest. you wrapped yourself around him, running your hands along his leather jacket, ghosting the skin below it.
"you interrupted my introduction," you pouted against his shoulder, "had a whole little joke planned and everything, you know."
"go on, hit me, love," he pulled back a tiny bit, his arms still glued around your waist, looking down through his lashes. you faltered under his intense gaze, giddy smile bursting onto your face and you buried your head in his chest.
"nuh uh, not anymore," you shook your head against him, "you ruined it."
his hand came up to touch your face whilst you spoke, following the edge of your hairline and tucking your hair around your shoulder. he was in awe, having you here, having you with him. tightening his embrace, he didn't want to let you go ā€“ ever.
"mhmm," his voice vibrated his chest, and you pulled away, "i'm sure it was hilarious, love."
"it really was," you chuckled, giddy in his presence.
the air grew thicker, your laughter dying out and left with just his strong gaze, his dark brown eyes following yours. you could barely comprehend him being here, in front of you, around you, and he was so much more than you had imagined. feeling his calloused hand caress your cheek, you leaned into his touch, inviting him into your world. cupping your face, hobie bought himself to you, leaning down until his pierced lips were ghosting your own. months he'd dreamed of this, imagined how it would feel to kiss his girl, to taste your lips and feel your love. he could feel your breath, and you were about to give in, until you pulled away.
"wait, iā€“" you swallowed thickly, pulling your touch from him.
"what's up, darlin'?" his eyes scanned your face for any sign of reason, "did i do somethin'?"
"no! no, you," you sighed, "you're perfect, it's not you."
he'd be lying through his teeth if he denied the pit of anxiety building deep in his stomach, bubbling up his throat.
"what is it?"
"iā€“" you stuttered again, and fought to get your words out of your brain and into the thick air of the bar, "i haven't been telling you the truth."
silence. just for a second. hobie's brain working over time.
"look, if you've got another fella, or somethin', just get it over withā€“"
"no! no, hobie, i'm yours, i promise," your words settled him for a second.
"my parents don't care about us, they aren't strict, in fact, they were happy when i told them about you," you begun, opening the dam.
"they know about me?" his voice was smaller than you were used to, and if your brain had a spare synapse to process it, you'd probably have melted.
"yes, and i'm sorry i haven't told you," you avoided his eyes, "it's my ex."
"oh, fuckin' 'ell," he sighed, dropping his arms to his side, and he's about to speak, until you interrupt.
"we broke up years ago, but he's never left me alone," you ring your wrists with your hands nervously, and hobie notices ā€“ you looked terrified, "i've tried everything; i've tried the police, i've moved countless times, i've changed jobs, made new friends, met new people ā€“Ā he won't leave me be."
tears welled up now, and his heart reached for you, but his arms stayed stuck by his side.
"every guy that i meet, he's, i don't know, calling them telling them i'm someone i'm not, or following them home and slashing tires, or roughing them up outside pubs," paranoia enveloped you, and your eyes darting around the crowd, "i was so scared, because you're the best i've ever had, and probably will ever have, and i don't want him to scare you off."
"y/nā€“"
"and i understand if this has done exactly what i'm scared of, because i get that keeping it from you was awful, but i was only trying to protect you andā€“"
his lips cut you off, warm against your own, capturing your words and pushing them back down your throat. hands on your cheeks, body flush against your own, you melted into him completely. it felt like heaven, like months of tension and longing unravelling like ribbon into the wind. it was safe, gentle, like a promise ā€“ a promise that it didn't scare him, and that he was yours.
"is he here?" his voice was low, lips hovering yours.
"i-i don't know," you were flustered, your brain trying to make sense of it all, but his hand on the small of your back stopped any cognitive thoughts, "i haven't seen him."
watching him, hobie's dark eyes floated around the crowd, before falling back onto you. smirk on his lips, he placed a quick peck onto your cheek.
"hmm, i hope he enjoyed the show," he chuckled lowly, and you couldn't help but mimic it, relief flooding off your shoulders, "how about we go somewhere a bit safer?"
"like where?" you questioned, intrigued by the coaxing tone of his voice.
"well, i only live around the corner," he shrugged, before offering his hand. blushing, you slipped your hand into his, the soft skin of his fingers pulling you towards him, until he threw his arm around your shoulder.
"nothing could scare me off, you know," he whispered, placing a kiss to your hair, "i'm 'ard as nails."
"oh yeah?" you giggled.
"mhmm."
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clothed eyes glued to the suspicious figure, hobie stood on a rooftop, footsteps silent as he follows the man below. tailing him through the cobbled back lanes of london, hobie's back tingled with apprehension ā€“ he'd been following him for at least a mile, waiting for a perfect opportunity.
and he'd finally found it.
pausing his heavy stroll, the man dug into his pockets and pulled out a slightly crushed pack of cigarettes, fumbling further for a lighter. a small orange glow lit up the air around him as he puffed away, smoke fluttering to meet hobie's nose.
silently, hobie swung to a platform below, pulling his guitar tighter against his back and dropped to the hard ground. the sound of his leather boots colliding with the cobble made the man turn in his direction, eyes wide at the sight.
"spiderman?" the man breathed between puffs, voice hoarse, "can i help you?"
"you know what, i think you can," hobie strutted, hands stuffed into his leather jacket, lanky stance towering him, "are you y/n's ex fella?"
"who's asking?" he questioned stupidly, and hobie let out a laugh.
"bruv, who'sā€“ are you stupid or somethin'?" hobie punched him lightly in the shoulder, "do you not see the whole get up?"
"the fuck have you got to do with y/n?" he spat, defensive stance taking over his body.
"none of your business," hobie knew that would sting, "but you're gonna leave her alone, fella."
"you don't know what you're talking about."
"i'm not askin', mate," hobie stepped closer, "and i'm not givin' you a choice."
before he could even utter a response, hobie had swung his spike-studded arm in his direction, knuckles colliding against the pathetic man's jaw, knocking him to the ground below.
"tha's my girl you're messin' with now."
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deitripper Ā· 1 month ago
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I was one of the Chilean winners to meet Paul McCartney and go to his soundcheck. My experience.
Well fellas, it's been a long time since i posted here and what can i say, i just wanted to give u the good news! As u read it, i had the chance (next to other people, 9 great fellow fans) to hug paul and share few minutes with him (As i write this all what i experienced feels unreal) I'm the one wearing the sgt pepper's suit btw!
I don't remember too much about the whole day, but the soundcheck was AMAZING, he played temporary secretary, mrs Vanderbilt, Let em in and Coming up!!it was CRAZY. Bf the soundcheck was over we were taken to another place in the stadium where we waited few minutes, and we talked with Stuart Bell (((((i joked a bit with him about he having the dream job and the possibility of k1ll1ng someone to be part of Paul's team and he told me 'HOW!? IT WAS A SECRET I TOLD U! ))))šŸ˜‚ Stuart is Paul's tour manager and we met his photographer and cameraman.
To be brief, let's jump right into meeting Paul, where do i start??? HE'S THE MOST ADORABLE MAN EVER, as soon as i saw him my eyes turned into waterfalls, my heart skipped a beat and all the memories of me binge watching videos and interviews of The Beatles crashed in my head. He greeted all the other winners and i didn't notice i was almost the last one, i was so shocked, too paralyzed to even say something, other winners told me Paul said something like 'Oh darling come on' and i just went slowly as i could to be near him and get a hug. I swear won't forget that moment. I HUGGED A BEATLE LIKE WHAAAAAATTT THE ACTUALLL HECKKK!!!! He share few words with everyone while the cameraman recorded everything. I feel that we were with him like 5 minutes but they -believe when i tell you- FELT LIKE 2 SECONDS. Then we took an official photo with Paul (which i'm kinda sad to receive bc i know my sgt peppers suit was totally hide behind two other girls who won, but hey, i'm in the same pic with Paul and that's enough!!) and lastly i had the chance to show him a bit of my work, i ordered some badges and stickers with my Beatle illustrations that i put on my suit and explained him stuff that i can't remember right now :'( But this is what finally made me lost my mind (internally bc for everyone is was just crying) LISTEN LISTEN, HE SAID MY WORK WAS """IMPRESSIVE""" AND HE TOUCHED THE STICKER WITH THE JOHN LENNON PORTRAIT I HAD ON THE SUIT, HE- TOUCHED- ONE- OF- MY- PORTRAITS AND HE RECOGNIZED THAT IT WAS JOHN READING SPANIARD IN THE WORKS. FFS, as i write this i start to sob. Then in a rush we sang the spanish version of 'Besame Mucho" a.k.a Cha Cha Boom song šŸ˜‚ and then we all said goodbye as we could, waving, screaming, and in my case, crying hard af.
I really really hope to have a chance too see him in concert again, i know that the chance to be THAT near to him again, a literally walking legend, is almost impossible (as impossible as it feel the first time) i know i'm a lucky girl, and my life changed just having the chance to be in the same room with him. I won't be over this, there's now way this feels less exciting over the years. I was one of the few people that had the opportunity to be to his side -even if it was for a minute- and nothing is going to change that.
I have big dreams ahead, and i hope i'm able to accomplish every one of them. After hugging Paul everything feels possible.
If you like my art, know that i feel more inspired than ever before and i hope u can follow me on this journeyšŸ©·
Love, Dei.šŸ©·
Ps, all the winners and i are expecting the video of everything, so as soon i as get it i'll try to share all the bits where i'm interacting with Paul (i hope with my soul that our hug is recorded and that his team doesn't cut that while editing the clips)
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hikarry Ā· 6 days ago
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Spencer, dear, I'm so sorry, but "I Will Survive" is not a Crowley song. Seriously? Disappointed
Bro-
Do I-
*waves frenetically towards the picture below*
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Portraying Crowley as this suave, cool and mysterious guy that breathes rock is such a surface level analysis of this dork. That's what HE wants you to think of him. Gorgeous redhead fellaw with slinky hips and rockstar style, yes, BUT
He had his silly goose phase and his silly goose phase was Disco Tony and everyone in my household is going to respect Disco Tony
Look me in my bloody eyes and tell me this lil queer fella and his buddy Freddie Fucking Mercury didn't go down to the Golden Lion back in old Soho and drink their weights in beer as "I Will Survive" played and they kissed some guys here and there?
("Why the Golden Lion again, sweetheart? Why not that Harpoon Louis place everyone is talking about back in Earls Court Road?"
"Ngk, no reason. Absolutely not because I'm very desperately trying to bump into this very very annoying guy whom's I've only seen from a far since we last talked in the 60's after he gave me something we had had a fight over some years before and now we are kinda weird with each other and I dunnot know what he expects of me, but, fucking Heaven's, why does the bloody angel have to be so bloody complicated anyway? You should have seen the way he looked at me. The bloody idiot sitting in my Bentley saying I "go too fast". Go too fast?! What does that even mean?!"
"Ah. Right. Bookshop darling."
"Ngk. No. More like. Pain in my arse. The idiot. The way he looked at me made me feel like...agh....like I was falling apart. Is it really so hard for him to stop being a posh little shite and talk to me straight? Stop- Don't look at me like that. Pull that bloody eyebrow back down, you noisance. You know exactly what I mean. I just...ngk, it feels so lonely sometimes and-"
"Lonely, you say, darling?"
"Don't. Don't you even, Mr. Big Shot Rock Star. Azi-...The angel and I go back a long long time. I'm just used to have him around, that's all, but he's so...so..."
"Extremely queer and quite dishy? I don't see the problem here, really, Tony dear. Just walk up to the bloke and grab his arse. Worked for me and Jim just fine."
"You got bloody lucky, is what you got. Absolutely high out of your own arse, you bastard. I don't do that."
"Oh, but you do-"
"Ngk. No. Not to him...Bloody Heavens, stop-"
"I didn't say anything."
"I can feel you judging all the way from here, Melina."
"My sincere apologies if my sunglasses cannot hide how much I think you're a bloody cream puff, Anthonia Jennifer Crowley. The man is unmistakably almost as bent as the two of us combined. How much do you want to bet with me, right here, right now, that man is dying to have you turn him into an artiste until he is absolutely knackered?"
"Satan, you're fucking impossible sometimes...It's not that bloody simple, alright? Just. There's so much left unspoken between us still and-"
"God, that's a load of tosh, Anthony. You're arse over tits in love with the bloke and instead of getting a move on and a possibly great shag..."
"...Fred...?"
"Hold up one second, darling. Let me just-"
"Fred-What the-Fred-What-Is that-Where the fuck did you take that notebook from? We are on out way to the pub! What-! Stop bloody writing-!"
BAAM Freddie Mercury writes "One Year Of Love" on his way to the Golden Lion in Soho in the company of his mate Anthony J. Crowley, once again sucking on the man's pinning for the mysterious bookshop bloke he has the hots for.)
Anyway- (Adhd brain. It's 5 am on a saturday. What do you want from me?)
I rest my case
Snake boy absolutely asks Alexa to play that song when he is alone in his flat and he wants to feel a lil nostalgic and let loose
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ddarker-dreams Ā· 11 months ago
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i think Gojo & chrollo are the hardest to score. Gojo is waaay too popular so he has so many option while chrollo is... not mentally well...to say the least lmao
šŸ•µļøā€ā™‚ļø i've appreciated the input from my fellow terrible men enjoyers. since the poll is almost at its conclusion, i'll go ahead and give my thoughts, ranked from 'ez +1 husband obtained' to 'requires enough effort that i'm disrespecting myself as a woman with how hard i'd have to try.'
chrollo - listen. hear me out on this. is he a criminal? yes. a murderer? yes to that as well. overall terrible person with very little capacity for genuine emotion? absolutely. however! i'm cute. he'd start off by regarding me the same way one does a penguin who keeps tripping over its feet in the zoo. mild endearment and amusement. next, i regale him with my witticisms. they might not all land but the tripping penguin aura will keep him around anyway, if not just to see what nonsense will happen next. then he can hear my major and go :) heh. the rest is history. wedding bells but in minor key to symbolize the impending doom.
scaramouche - the main hurdle to overcome here is the looming threat of disintegration. i'm a very happy-go-lucky person so he'd probably want to strike me with lightning just to ruin my day. the trick here is to catch him when he can't expose his harbinger identity. that'll buy me enough time to win him over, although, whether or not this is a good idea is up for debate. this fella has a lot of insecurities to work through. my extroversion would endanger the local population (and ecosystem).
gojo - i'd probably end up in a similar camp as utahime at first. i'm easily mortified by people who just say whatever comes to mind, i'd find his lack of tact grating. more pressing than that, however, is that since i'm a girl, my chances of surviving in the jjk universe plummet exponentially. i'd get killed off in an unsatisfying way right when my character development started getting interesting. on the 5% chance i survive, we'd have pretty good chemistry because we're both annoying and cannot shut up.
blade - i hate to admit it, but i'm not sure i could pull this one off. my 20 stat in CHA would ricochet off him because there's no way he'd stick around long enough to fall for my charms. if by some miracle i could have a few interactions with him, i'd have to pass the hardest skill check. there's a 99% chance he'd ghost me because he thinks i deserve better than an 800 year old cursed man who is trying his best to die. is he wrong? not really. should i pass the skill check though, it'd be cute. we're complete opposites. i'm always smiling, wearing bright colors (especially pink), have light hair... then there's him. constantly glaring and dressed for a funeral. adorable vibes ngl.
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instantdoodlez Ā· 1 month ago
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Jashtober Warmups
Bunch of (13) jash fanart with descriptions. Transferring them over from twitter because No. Sorry for not being active here for literally more than a year.
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Day 1, Cosmic. Loosely based on the lines "and when Harmonia shines, atlas beholds her". Had a lot of fun with the warm colors and stuff, and Mr Jash reposted it! Which was both exciting, and just about gave me a heart attack.
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Day 2, Videogame. Based on the shot with the ds in the Forest For the Trees. Mr Jash reposted this one too, which jumpscared me once again.
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Day 3, Folklore. Went through like three separate drafts of this before settling on some kind of cryptid lookin fella. HSH's dlc came out on this day too, so I was really screwed for time.
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Day 4, Hindsight. Not too much to note, except Eyes. Staring mf
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Day 5, Instrument. First drawing I ever made based on the Ship of Theseus album, actually! Based on the second part, because.. Lyre.
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Day 6, 20XX Inspired. Buff man, feat. me attempting to draw muscles. Must have not done too bad of a job, since Mr Jash liked it (third heart attack of the project /pos)
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Day 7, Jashlings. This one was a bit rushed. When I heard "jashlings" I immediately thought of HMS, so I drew those three.
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Day 8, Outfit Design. Soul wears the monster energy merch while Mind watches on in horror. Mr Jash liked this one as well, so that means this is canon now /j (Side note: this was entirely unintentional, but I had multiple people across different platforms tell me Mind looked like Veronica Sawyer from Heathers. And... yeah, I see it.)
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Day nine, Duality. Should've titled it Feathers. Dear god, so many feathers. Also, yin and yang - ish.
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Day ten, Compromise. Based on the hc that Jekyll and Hyde draw up a custody agreement for who controls the body when. Also, their eyes are the other one's primary color because I say so and it's cool theming.
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Day 11, GW/Literature inspired. Carmilla, that scintillating sinner!
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Day 12, Power Hour. Worked on this one for two days longer than I meant to, but it came out pretty damn nice imo. And it got Jash reposted, so I was extra going insane.
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Day 13, Reinvention/self sacrifice. Did this one a few days late. The color pallette for the sixth Ship of Theseus album cover is so fucking pretty. Didn't do it justice, but I tried.
And that's it! All 13 (yes, I didn't do the "14: free space" one, ran out of time) Jashtober warmups. I'm going to be working on posting all the Jashtober prompts I've done so far in another post like this, then I'll just start posting one per day from then on. Thank you for reading all the way through if you have, have a good day/night/[applicable time]!
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apocalypseornaw Ā· 1 year ago
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Don't Blame Me (Pt 5/5)
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Dean Winchester x Reader
A rescue and a second chance
Warnings: cursing, mention of violence
It was a strange feeling, regaining consciousness. You hadn't been knocked out since you were a human and considering you had several years under your belt since then, re-adjusting to it was strange.
The ache in your shoulder told you that bullet you'd been clipped with was a devil's trap one. You strained your neck down to look at the straps holding you to the table and recognize the language,Enochian. Fuck you were screwed.
You heard footsteps getting closer and knew better than to attempt to pretend to still be out. Instead you decided on the false bravado act, you'd perfected it your first hundred years or so on the racks ā€œWhy is it you fella always feel the need to strip a gal down? While I do appreciate that you left the bra and panties that was a limited edition Led Zeppelin shirt. If you fucked it up I'm gonna be pissedā€Ā 
The laugh that hit your ears made the skin on the back of your neck crawl. How fucked do you have to be to make a demon get the ick? ā€œI heard you had that mouth on you. I see why Winchester and Crowley like youā€
The demon finally came into view. He was wearing a skin head as a meat suit. Dude even had a certain nazi symbol tattooed on his ball head. No wonder he set off your creep radar ā€œDon't know if you got your signals crossed but hello? Demon. Dean doesn't exactly want me anymore as for Crowley I come in handy to have around but at the end of the day I'm just his pet hunter nothing moreā€
You saw the knife when he picked it up and nearly asked him if he had forgotten you were a demon too until you saw the holy water vial. YouĀ  struggled against the straps but that sent a jolt of pain through you so you were stuck watching as he first wet the knife with the holy water then dumped salt along the blade. He sent you a smile right before he slammed the knife into your leg closest to him.
You didn't give him the pleasure of a scream. You did however bite into your cheek hard enough you caught the taste of blood on your tongue. He didn't seem put off by your refusal to scream, no he seemed to enjoy it.Ā 
ā€œTsk tsk tsk. Don't underestimate yourself Y/N. You've been Crowley's right hand woman for years. You fast tracked your way off the racks and even managed to get your original body back. Even the big guy was impressed with thatā€ your breathing was a little haggard from the effort to keep your voice steady as you said ā€œOh poor Luci. Stuck in the cage and seeing a hunter get pulled out of hell. Must have sucked for himā€
That seemed to strike a nerve because the next thing he did was retrieve the holy water vial. He kept his eyes on yours as he uncapped the vial then twisted the knife in your leg before pouring the holy water into the wound.
It felt like flames were gnawing through your bone and the scream that escaped your lips echoed off the walls. A grin split his face ā€œAttagirl. Let's see if we can make ya scream like that some moreā€ ā€œI spent three hundred years on the racks. Bring it assholeā€ You spoke through gritted teeth. He shook his head and walked over to a table in the corner of the room ā€œCareful what you ask forā€
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ā€œWhat are we looking at here Crowley?ā€ It was the first time Dean had spoken since they got to where you were being held. ā€œDozen or so demons. Lucifer's last two remaining hellhoundsā€Ā 
ā€œHellhounds?ā€ Sam asked about the time a puff of air alerted them to a presence at Crowley's side. He reached out and patted what looked like air to them but they knew it was a hellhound ā€œDon't worry boys. If they're between this one and Y/N they don't stand a chanceā€
Dean hated hellhounds. Death by them would do that to you but this once he let his eyes linger on the empty space where Crowley's hand rested ā€œYou take care of the other hounds we'll get the restā€ a low growl was the response he got and Crowley nodded ā€œI think she agrees with the planā€
He looked back at Sam ā€œNo one gets to smoke out. They were dead the moment they touched herā€ Sam nodded, gripping an angel blade in his hand ā€œLet's go get herā€
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You could feel tears drying on your face. Flashbacks of your first couple decades on the racks ran through your head. You had to hand it to Skinhead, he was creative.Ā 
He placed one of the tools back down on the table, it was slick with your blood. ā€œWhat's the point of taking me? The point of torturing me?ā€Ā 
He grinned again ā€œCrowley will come for you. The Winchesters will come for you. We kill them and get the big guy out with no one guarding hellā€ you shook your head ā€œNo they won't. I'm nothing to Crowley, just another flunkie and as for the Winchesters you fucking idiot I'M A DEMON. THEY KILL DEMONS!ā€Ā 
You groaned with pain from the effort of yelling at this idiot. Lucifer sure knew how to pick em didn't he?Ā 
Your head fell back against the bed with a heavy thud. Skinhead went to grab another toy but the sound of a howl echoed through the building, you knew that howl anywhere. Juliette.
He looked back at you ā€œHow the hell did you get a hound?ā€ You grinned despite the blood you knew stained your mouth ā€œJust lucky I guessā€Ā 
He grabbed an angel blade off the table and looked back at you ā€œYou'll be dead before she ever reaches youā€ your eyes widened looking at the blade but then another sound caught your ears, the sounds of fighting. You could hear aĀ  shout about the Winchesters. He'd come for you, black eyes and all he'd come.
You cut your eyes up at skinhead ā€œDoesn't matter cause Dean will rip you apartā€ he raised the blade and went to plunge it into your heart.
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Lucifer's hounds were dead, along with most of the demons. Dean was fighting one when it went down to the floor, a spray of blood separating its head from its shoulders then he felt a large head nudging at him. It was eerie being that close to a hellhound but then a thought occurred to him.Ā 
He looked towards the feeling of the head despite not seeing anything besides dark blood dripping to the floor. He wanted to ask if the hound was hurt considering you had a bond with her but he couldn't exactly see and Crowley was with Sam disposing of the rest of the demons.Ā 
ā€œDid you find her?ā€ a low growl responded so he nodded ā€œLead the damn wayā€ He felt teeth grab his jacket sleeve and despite it all let himself be led further into the warehouse before the teeth were gone from his sleeve and all he saw was large bloody footprints leading away. She was running to you.
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You braced yourself for a blow that never came, instead the demon was knocked flat on his back with Juliette on top of him. ā€œJULIETTE!ā€ You screamed. She was covered in deep gashes and looked like she'd been through a literal war but she was doing her best to keep him from getting up.
You lost track of the fight considering they'd rolled further than your straps would let you see but you could hear her growls. You struggled against the straps, tears streaming down your face from the pain.Ā 
The moment the door burst open and Dean was there you heard a low whine and the fighting stopped. ā€œKill himā€ You whispered and Dean snatched the demon to his feet and slammed the demon blade into his throat before turning back to where you were tied down.
ā€œShe's dead isn't she?ā€ He nodded before covering the space between you. He quickly untied you and pulled his flannel off to wrap around your shoulders. ā€œYou came for me?ā€ You asked a mixture of pain and emotion threatening to drown you. His eyes flicked across your face looking for permission and when you sagged against his chest he pulled you into his arms ā€œEven in death sweetheartā€
You finally broke, demon or not you sobbed into his chest as he held you. ā€œI still love youā€ you admitted and he kissed the top of your head ā€œI still love you too. Nothing could change thatā€
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Crowley and Sam burst in the door and looked around. Crowley's eyes landed on Julietteā€™s body ā€œThat's unfortunateā€ you sniffled harder laying your head back over on Dean's chest ā€œGet me out of here Deanā€
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You sat at one of the tables in the library of Sam and Dean's bunker. It was technically a men of letters bunker that their grandfather had given them the key to, with them you didn't question the fact that their grandfather had been dead as long as he had.
Crowley had given the ok for you to go with them after he lifted the warding the witches had put on you. You'd been sitting for the last half an hour listening as Sam explained the fact that they'd found a cure, you had a chance to be human again. The bad part? It had a chance of killing you.Ā 
Dean's arm was around your shoulders, your head against his chest. He hadn't spoken but every time Sam mentioned the risks his muscles tensed. Once Sam was through you nodded ā€œWhen can you get the blood?ā€Ā 
Dean's arm slipped from around you and he walked out the room. Sam looked from his retreating back to you ā€œDo you want to think it over a little more?ā€ You shook your head ā€œMy life, my risk. Go get the blood. I'll talk to himā€ he nodded and started to walk out but stopped then walked over to pull you out of your chair and into a hug ā€œIt's good to have you backā€Ā 
You smiled up at him ā€œAfter this works i'll be back fully thenā€ he pressed a kiss to your forehead ā€œI'll be back soonā€
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You walked softly down the hall towards the room where Dean had showed you was his. You started to knock on the door but just walked in instead. He was sitting on the edge of the bed and glanced up when you walked in ā€œIt could kill youā€ ā€œIt's my life to risk. Dean I love you but a Winchester with a demon? That'll never work. I need to be me again fully. I want your support but if we really want another chance these?ā€ You let your eyes slip then added ā€œThey gotta goā€
He nodded then held out his hand to pull you closer. You were standing between his legs and he had his hands resting on your thighs ā€œI need to tell you somethingā€ you leaned down to press a gentle kiss to his lips ā€œI think I knowā€
He looked up into your eyes and damn he had tears in his. ā€œThey didn't mean anything. I just missed you so damn muchā€ you nodded, feeling your own eyes tear up before admitting ā€œI wasn't exactly a nun Deanā€ he flinched slightly ā€œAs long as it wasn't Crowley I'm good sweetheartā€ You laughed and shook your head ā€œNo Crowleyā€Ā 
He pulled you forward causing you to have to climb into his lap to keep from losing your balance. He moved back further in the bed then looked up at you ā€œYou don't know how amazing it is to have you in my arms. I don't mean to be an ass about this cure but I've lost you once and it nearly killed meā€ you rested your head over in the bend of his neck and placed a kiss on his pulse ā€œThen be with me for the cure. Hold me. If it goes south at least we get a goodbye this timeā€
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The armory of the bunker had been cleared out. There was a devil's trap painted on the floor and Sam had made a decent looking pallet of blankets. When you questioned it he'd shrugged ā€œIt takes hours and you've got to be in it the whole timeā€Ā 
You nodded then smiled ā€œThanks Samā€ you looked back at Dean who grabbed your hand ā€œC'mon sweetheart..I'm with youā€
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Dean was scared. He had just gotten you back and now he was holding you in his arms while you were washed down in sweat, your entire body shivering with every breath you took.
You slowly opened your eyes and looked up at him from where you lay in his lap ā€œI'm ok Dean. I'm okā€ he smiled despite the thoughts in his head ā€œI know sweetheart. I knowā€
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ā€œLast shotā€ Sam announced, injecting you with the final vial. You inhaled sharply, curling into Dean. ā€œFuck it hurtsā€ you whined and he rubbed your back soothingly ā€œJust breathe baby. Breatheā€
You weren't sure if hours or minutes passed before the shivering and pain stopped. You slowly looked up at Dean who pushed your sweat soaked hair back from your face. ā€œHow are you feeling?ā€ ā€œTiredā€ you whispered and he nodded to Sam ā€œGive me the vialā€
Sam held out the holy water and Dean looked to you for permission. You held out your wrist, bracing for pain but this time there was no burning or pain. The holy water was just wet.Ā 
ā€œIt workedā€ you breathed before laying heavily on Dean ā€œWill you help me shower then take a nap with me?ā€ He laughed lightly ā€œI'll do anything you want me toā€
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You were laying in bed, curled up against Dean's chest. It'd taken you a day or two to convince him you were healed up from the cure but when you finally did it was like no time had passed. You'd stayed wrapped up in each other for hours, relearning every inch of every curve of each other's body.Ā 
ā€œHow the hell did I get this lucky?ā€ Dean asked and you smiled sleepily up at him ā€œSomeone somewhere must like you Winchesterā€
He caught your lips in a kiss before pulling away. ā€œCome backā€ you whined but he laughed as he reached into the table next to his bed. When he turned back you saw he had something in his hand. He uncurled his fingers so you could see the silver ring sitting in the palm of his hand ā€œCan this go back where it belongs?ā€Ā 
ā€œI can't believe you still have thatā€ you whispered in shock before holding up your left hand ā€œPleaseā€ he slipped it onto you then kissed your finger ā€œI love youā€ ā€œI love youā€
He grabbed you by the hips and pulled you over on top of him. You straddled his hips and smiled at him ā€œYou don't know how much I've missed youā€ you leaned down to kiss him but before your lips could touch Sam knocked on the door and hollered ā€œCan you two come to the library?ā€Ā 
You looked back at the door then down at Dean ā€œHe still has shit timing doesn't he?ā€ He laughed then flipped the two of you over so he was on top of you ā€œDon't worry. We'll see what he wants then come back to bedā€
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You walked into the library with Dean's arm around your waist. Sam sat at the table with a large wooden crate right in front of him.
You raised an eyebrow ā€œWhat ya got Sammy?ā€ He motioned ā€œIt's yoursā€ Dean walked closer to it with you and you saw an envelope with your name. You picked it up and it simply read ā€œSo it turns out you weren't the only one to get another shot. Figured she belongs with youā€Ā 
You looked at Dean who'd read the note with you. He shrugged then walked to the crate. He cautiously pried the top off then looked in and a laugh fell out of him ā€œC'mere babyā€ you walked over and looked in. A German Shepard puppy sat inside and the moment you popped your head in she sat up and barked, you cut your eyes at Dean who shrugged before looking at the puppy ā€œJuliette?ā€
She barked again and you couldn't help but laugh as he leaned over and picked her up then held her out to you ā€œLooks like she found her way back to youā€ You took her in your arms then he slipped his arms around you both, scratching Julietteā€™s head.
ā€œI found my way back to you so stranger has happenedā€ Dean placed a kiss on your cheek ā€œWe're together that's what matters, even if we now have a puppyā€ Juliette barked again and he laughed ā€œYeah yeah yeah. I hear yaā€Ā 
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adobe-outdesign Ā· 8 months ago
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Kung Fu Panda 4 Thoughts/Liveblog Thing
Just caught this at the theater for a grand total of five whole dollars, so I thought I'd do some quick opinions while it's fresh.
Non-spoiler opinion: It was Okay(TM), but the movies were considerably stronger as a trilogy. It's worth seeing one (1) time if you're a KFP fan (and really, who isn't), but I wouldn't bother paying full price for it or anything
SPOILERS FOR ALL 4 MOVIES UNDER THE CUT:
A list of things that slap:
The animation is stunning and fast-paced. Really loved the use of Chinese-style paint brush strokes to accentuate the action
Also I'll talk about the 5 later but I also really liked the animation change when describing where they areā€”all KFP movies have at least one animation shift and I'm glad this one kept up with it
Some of the fight scenes were super good, I liked the one that uses the tilting bar on a cliff in particular
(side note: the Missing Link did something similar, just on a ship. Go watch the Missing Link)
The Chameleon served straight cunt the entire time she was on screen and I kind of loved (almost) everything about her. Character design was incredible, voice was perfect, palace design was amazing, abilities were sick
Also the way she rides up chilling in a golden tree branch of all things? Fellas, we have no choice but to stan
Also I just appreciate the choice to both do a female villain for a change and to get a reptile in here after having only mammals and one (1) bird as villains previously
Speaking of character design there were a few really good ones in there, like a pangolin that moves Sonic the Hedgehog-style, a cool looking female boar, and a bunch of Komodo dragon henchmen. Good stuff
The jokes were a very mixed bag for me, some hit and some didn't. I will say that Zhen just going "that's great for you" in response to Shifu stating he's a red panda got me for some reason
If anyone hurts Po's gay dads I'm killing everyone in this room and then myself
Jack Black's cover of Baby One (1) More Time is unironically better than the original
A list of things that Do Not Slap:
Pacing/Plot:
This movie lacked a color scheme? KFP 1 was blue (also some gold), KFP 2 was red, KFP 3 was green. These colors weren't subtle either, there are entire scenes in each movie drenched in these colors and it was really obviously missing here
The whole first half the movie feels really breathless and too fast-paced. Apparently it was a studio mandate to have it not go over an hour and a half which is A) stupid and B) hurts the pacing
As much as I love Po's two gay dads we REALLY should not have been wasting time on their journey when the runtime is so tight
Also them tagging along felt off? Mr. Ping was worried sick about Po in KFP 2 but he doesn't tag alone because obviously he needs to let his son have his space. It's more in-character with Li Shan but it doesn't come across like he's talking Mr. Ping into it or something
In general there are so many plot points in this movie that feel under-developed. You could've made an entire movie out of the previous villains returning, Zhen and the Chameleon's relationship (see below), etc.
Po's Character:
People not knowing Po is the dragon warrior is weird, I'm pretty sure he would've been more well known than that
The entire thing with Po needing to give up his role as the Dragon Warrior doesn't really make sense? The Dragon Warrior is literally a made-up title. There's no need to have a Dragon Warrior because there is no such thing technically, it's why Oogway denied Tai Lung the title and then waited years and years to give it to Po. Like it's not a role that needs to be passed down, that's missing the entire point of the Everything
Also Po's only been like Dragon Warrior for a few years? I don't think we're ever given a time scale but it wasn't that long
The jokes about Shifu and Po having trouble with inner peace/mediating feels off given that was the entire plot of the second movie
It felt like Po regressed a bit character wise. He acts like he has no idea how to be a teacher in this movie but he already was a teacher by the end of the third, that was the entire point??
Also he seemed like he was more gullible in this movie but I could be wrong
Why is Po so impressed with Juniper city. He literally spent most of KFP 2 in Gongmen hello?? I think(?) Juniper is bigger but he shouldn't be acting like he has no idea what a city is
Zhen/Chameleon:
Zhen's character design doesn't match anything else, which is weird because most of the new characters in this film keep the distinct style in some form or another
Her wanted poster shows her with the bold markings KFP is known for and it looks SO much better
The plot twist with Zhen working for the villain was so obvious I did not realize it was supposed to be a twist at first
Also, the entire thing with Zhen was entirely unneeded? The Chameleon could've just just stood up and announced her plan to take over and Po would've shown up on her doorstep with the staff
I guess the idea is that Po needed to hand over the staff willingly for it to work? But if that's the case the Chameleon could've just impersonated Tigress or something and gotten it that way in like 1/3 of the time
Originally she was supposed to have kidnapped Shifu which would've been a much better plot point as it would've given Po extra motivation
The other problem with treating Zhen as a plot twist is that it hampers the relationship she has with the Chameleon effectively being her mom, which is FASCINATING. They had some really interesting chemistry together (the whole "stand up straight" thing as one example) and I could've seen it as a Mother Gospel from Tangled kind of deal, but we barely get any interaction between the two and it's like AAAAAAA
Fanfic writers fix this shit. I believe in you
I'll have to chew on it more but my pacing thought would actually be to start with Po finding out about the Chameleon's "take over everything" plan very early due to Shifu's kidnapping. He breaks into the lair like at the 1/3 mark or earlier and he meets Zhen inside which then leads into why she's doing what she's doing and the mother angle, etc etc blah blah
The Chameleon needed to just straight-up murder someone, comically shoving them down the stairs isn't good enough. I know stairs are Po's greatest enemy but I don't think that applies to everyone
Shen was allowed to stab someone on-screen so I think the Chameleon should be a allowed to strangle someone or something. as a treat
If violence was the concern just keep it off-screen like Master Rhino's death in KFP 2
The shapeshifter turning into a giant monster trope is overrated and I'm glad it was just used briefly here and not even for her defeat
Also the Chameleon's thing with her being rejected from Kung Fu because she's too small makes no sense b/c Mantis, which I'm pretty sure everyone's pointed out already. She does say "lowly" I think but was she ever poor? Could make a very interested parallel to Zhen if that was the case but it was never brought up again
I've heard some argue body image parallels w/ Po in KFP 1 but if that was the intent it's not explored, like, at all, which is a shame because it could've been an interesting angle
Also If they wanted a better excuse related to body image just say she was too frail instead of too small. I haven't owned chameleons but I've heard from people who have that they are very frail and very hard to keep alive, which would be a much better reason to turn her away
Cameos:
Yes I'm devoting an entire section to five second cameos don't judge me
I have mixed feelings on the Five not being present (save for the end cameos). On the one hand they are sorely missed but on the other hand they would've just made the plot bloat even worse
Lack of speaking was also bothersome. Part of me is glad they weren't recast with cheaper VAs because it's disrespectful to interchange them, but on the other hand that might've been better than just not having them speak and not paying anyone anyway
Tai Lung had all the best lines and was also the best used out of all the cameos, even if it would've been nice to have him on screen for longer. Also if they stuck with Shifu being kidnapped those two could've had some much-needed dialogue
Side note, while I don't think it contradicts anything from KFP 3 the spirit world having only kung fu masters in it feels off? It makes it seem so small and limited
Kai being there is weird. He's like. dead dead. Deader than dead. I guess you could argue that you can't kill something that's already dead but there's nothing even acknowledging this
Trying to take Shen's kung fu is really weird because the entire point of the fight with Master Rhino in KFP 2 is that he is not? a master?? like he's GOOD but he's not amazing, like if a master is like a 10/10 he's like an 8/10.
"The Chameleon has the powers of all my old nemesises!" WHAT'S SHEN'S POWER EXACTLY. HIS ONLY POWERS ARE GUN AND MOMMY/DADDY ISSUES
She does summon him way later than Tai Lung and Kai so maybe she was just camp spawning every single person she could think of regardless of skill level? she also uses his wings at one point so maybe she just wanted those, I don't think(?) there were other birds summoned
Though speaking of which she claimed she was using his wings but very clearly wasn't? not only were they black but they were raggedy and lacked the five longer feathers on the tips
Also Shen's model was super off, it looked way too fluffy and like an entire row of eyespots were missing from the edge of the train (which might have been a clipping error? unsure) it's been said the new models were made out of glue and popsical sticks and I believe it
Tai Lung has a habit of just like Grabbing anyone that's smaller than him and it amuses me
It's honestly really weird that everyone would just agree to go back into the spirit world willingly?
Like I think it works for Tai Lung because he's a noble person who just goes into a disassociative state and commits atrocities. Like I think he'd be willing to accept his death
Also it checks out for Shen because he killed himself and given his "dead belong in the past" mentality I can't imagine him wanting to stick around, he'd probably think it was unnatural
But Kai?? Kai was FURIOUS at being dragged back into the spirit world at the end of 3, like hell he'd just go quietly
Also I can see Tai Lung maybe respecting Po enough to bow to him but everyone else is pushing it unless they have therapists in the spirit world. Po offered Shen some nice advice at the end of KFP 2 and his response was to kill himself on the spot, I don't think him or Kai would be bowing
All of them were definitely in the middle of a mahjong match and were experiencing the equivalent of being woken up in the middle of a nap so they were just going along with things
Chameleon: I'm going to steal your kung fu
Everyone:
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Misc:
I did like some of the more subtle callbacks. Stuff like Po seeing his reflection in the blade the way Shifu did or the "I can't even beat you to the stairs" scene were nice and not overly overt or in-your-face
If Po actively refers to himself as the "Kung Fu Panda" one more time I'm going to end it all
anyway that was not supposed to be a 12 page essay but it's too late now, goodbye
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hey, sorry, but i was wondering how you started on your fitness journey? i'm in a similar spot that you were two years ago and i want so badly to make the progress you have. i keep trying to begin but stopping because i get too scared or nervous, it's so daunting. do you have any good resources like websites/videos/youtube channels/blogs/etc.? i would really appreciate it. you look awesome and your post was super inspiring.
No apologies needed! It is pretty daunting man because it's getting into it for the long run.
Before I finally stuck with it I started and stopped several times in the past as well. If I were to give short tips personally on how to get started based on how I did:
-Start with the most simple thing for you and focus on building a habit out of it. Whatever that is, do it even if you don't want to. For me, I started with a scheduled walk around a trackfield (one full loop around the track) twice a week.
-Take the time to really outline your goals. Make sure to include short term goals and not only long term ones! It helps to say "I'm gonna walk for 5 minutes" and building up to the goal of "I'm gonna walk for 60 minutes", for example. Additional: having something visual can help with tracking it.
-Take it slow, and keep it simple. You're in this for the longhaul. And it will be very slow, but trust the progress and focus on the present
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As for resources, these are what I used (with some notes if it helps!)
Jeremy Either's Youtube Channel
Great source of information in regards to many things, particularly muscle building. I already had a base understanding of working out due to my sports background, but he's great for complete newbies and for anyone who needs a refresher. I still watch his stuff today but I don't rely on it nearly as much now that I have a better idea of what I'm doing.
Hybrid Calisthenics Youtube Channel
Fantastic channel for complete beginners and for people looking to get into the swing of things again, but at a slower rate. He focuses on being genuinely positive and encouraging finding ways that'll work specifically for you. That includes doing variations of exercises that may be too hard at first, like variations of the pushup, or pullup. Simple routines to get you started without destroying yourself. Very good channel, honestly.
Sean Nalewanyj Youtube Channel
He was the first fella I followed before I found Jeremy. His content is short, punctual, and easy to understand, so if you're looking for much quicker advice without the super detailed explanations his YT Shorts would be recommended. You'll likely have to do a little more research on your own to supplement the knowledge though. Like Jeremy I still watch his content.
Jeff Nippard Youtube Channel
His content is chocked full of research based shit and sometimes can be a tiiiiny bit much to follow, so not really something I'd recommend for beginning lifters. That said, his content in general is downright fascinating and if you're looking for in-depth analysis on the world of bodybuilding, powerlifting, and so on, he's my go-to.
Leanbeefpatty Youtube Channel
Her content is far more vlog-ish, but she gives solid advice while simultaneously just being fun to watch. I like how much more relaxed her stuff is as well, so if you're looking for something that isn't as potentially stressful I'd recommend her over anyone else listed.
Eugene Teo Youtube Channel
I've only just started watching him a couple of months ago but he's been a joy to listen to. His content is relatively chill but he gives indepth explanations without getting too science-y with them. He also promotes things other than fitness that'll help with your goals; stuff like mindful hobbies, healthy food-relation habits (for example: there's no such thing as a good or bad food), so on.
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Other sources I've used to help educate myself the more I got into it include MyFitnessPal (I use it to count my calories and macros), Healthline, countless other youtubes I won't list just so I don't talk your ears off, and asking for tips from fellow gym goers who attend the same gym I do.
I hope these are of some help to you! And keep up the grind; take it one step at a time, and if you need any more advice you think I can help with I'm all ears. I'm rootin' for ya! :)
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hellsite-detective Ā· 11 months ago
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'Ello there, Detective.
I was hopin' you'd find a post from me. It was 'bout seven years, give or take, since I last saw that post. I was 'bout a bloke not flippin' his sticksā€”I looked for it meself, but I ain't got a Scooby Doo 'bout it.
Much thanks.
an anon came into my office lookin' for a post about a fella flippin' his sticks. seemed my client came all the way across the ocean for this one, given the lingo they were usin'. i may not be sherlock holmes, but i sure could find this post.
i went to google and searched for "tumblr flipping his sticks" and quickly found what i was lookin' for. the last blog in the chain had been deleted, so i did a little reverse engineerin' usin' some of the reblogs and found the post no problem.
here's your post! i sure hope this fella ended up flippin' his sticks, but given how long it's been, i'm gonna say he hasn't. have a great day!
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Parallels Chapter 5
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Miguel O'Hara x Spider!FemReader
No use of y/n
Rating: Explicit (Minors DNI!!)
Word Count: 5969
Summary: An anomaly finally makes her way into you dimension and that comes with more than you thought.
Warnings: Canon typical violence (No blood or anything), un-beta'd as hell, S M U T, fingering, Tension, P n V sex (make sure you wrap it before you tap it folks), Praise kink, multiple orgasms, Miguel doesn't use stairs, don't look at me. Small note: I'm making a taglist for this fic! Just comment or message if you want to be added or just interact with this post!
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Chapter 5
Fury
Nothing compared to the highest rooftops of New York in the dead of night. Serenity and stillness above the constantly bustling chaos just belowā€” The perfect hiding spot and vantage point. There was so much happening on the ground that people never bothered to look up all that much. Well, maybe they did a little more since you came into the picture.
It was a long journey but you eventually won the hearts of your fellow citizens. After years of fighting it couldnā€™t be denied that you were only here to help, despite what the Daily Bugle preached every Sunday.
ā€œAll units be advised,ā€Ā the comm crackles in your ear.Ā ā€œDisturbance in Washington Square Park. Suspect reported to be superhuman.ā€
The largest victory in the past few years was probably getting the cops to finally trust you. Well, trust was a strong word. You could finally get in and fight a threat without having to worry about dodging gunfire or a helicopter chase afterward. The city's precincts were a good mix of welcoming your help with open arms or begrudgingly working with you. Still, it was better than what it had been.
Regardless, the NYPD were your eyes all over the city and you were the last call they hoped theyā€™d never have to make.Ā 
ā€œCall in the spider.ā€
Thatā€™s your cueā€” and you were finally close for once. Washington Square Park. No more than 5 minutes as the spider swings. You jump from your perch by the river and start making your way there. As you swing more reports come in.
ā€œSuspect armed and dangerous. Explosives used.ā€
ā€œImmediate area evacuated.ā€
ā€œSuspect is airborne. Repeat, suspect is airborne. Heā€™s got wings, fellaā€™s.ā€
Oh, this was ramping up to be a really good night, but the next report nearly sends you tumbling.
ā€œI donā€™t believe itā€“ itā€™sā€” the Goblin. Itā€™s the Green Goblin.ā€
Norman? No, heā€™d been dead for years. Killed by his own machines. This had to be a sadistic follower. A copycat. It wouldnā€™t be the first time youā€™d dealt with someone following in the footsteps of one of your mortal enemies.
Just another fun perk to this job.
You swing past the police barrier, landing in the circular concrete center of the deserted park. It was completely dark. They must have taken out all the street lamps. You couldnā€™t hear that god-awful maniacal laughter, but you smelled the residue from that stupid glider. The chemicals from some pumpkin bombs too. They were close, and theyā€™d likely seen you swing in.
ā€œHere, Goblin, Goblin, Goblin,ā€ you taunt as you circle the center fountain. ā€œIf you come out we can play nice and maybe talk about our feelings.ā€
ā€œĀ Spider-GirlĀ ,Ā ā€ And there was that horrible, scratchy voice only someone with diagnosed insanity would think is cool. It definitely didnā€™t belong to Norman Osborn, though. You turn in its direction, only greeted with the sight of dark looming trees. ā€œĀ Love the new suit.Ā ā€
ā€œOh, this old thing,ā€ you mockingly bash, scanning the grassy area, ā€œJust had it lying around, ya know. Not sure itā€™s reallyĀ meĀ though.ā€Ā 
ā€œĀ Where am I?Ā ā€ the faceless voice sneers, ā€œĀ It was daytime. I was flying, thenā€” You. You did this, didnā€™t you?Ā ā€
They were agitatedā€” likely manic and confused, how could they not be if theyā€™d somehow gotten their hands on the Goblin formula. You were the only target they had, and they likely hated you before all of this happened. You opt for the negotiating route.
ā€œLook, buddy. We donā€™t have to fight,ā€ You slowly raise your hands as a small peace offering, ā€œIf youā€™re confused, we can justā€”ā€
The figure bursts from the darkness, grabbing you by the throat and soaring into the night air. So much for negotiating. As you fly past the surrounding skyline you finally get a good look at your villain.Ā 
This goblin was a womanā€” with the most comically ridiculous pointed goblin ears youā€™d ever seen. She didnā€™t ride a proper glider but surfed on what looked more like a rocket. She wore head-to-toe metallic purple with some basic armoring around her mid-section and shoulders. All of her gear was clearly professionally made.Ā 
But there was something else about her. A faint aura. The way her body moved. The lines of her sadistic faceā€” Something not of this world.
She was an anomaly.Ā 
Of course, how did you not think of it before? The one night you didn't wear your watch. It would have alerted you right away. Youā€™d never had an anomaly enter your dimension before. Every one of them youā€™d faced up until the point was in someone elseā€™s world. Other dimensions already felt so strange and off-kilter to you, you never stopped to think about how truly out of place the anomalies were. They all looked alien when the entire world was alien.Ā 
But this was your neck of the woods. This was your home and she was just so clearly not part of it.
ā€œĀ How did you do this?Ā ā€ she steadies her glider and holds you out over empty air.
ā€œWould you believe me if I said this wasnā€™t your dimension?ā€ You wheeze out in her grasp.
Through some divine comedic timing, she glitches. As her hand phases between worlds, you fall from her grasp. You tumble a few dozen feet before catching yourself on a building. Clinging to the brick, you look back up at your new goblin assailant.Ā 
The glitching comes to a shaky stop and she steadies herself on her rocket glider again. She takes a small moment to look down at her hands, a wave of shock overtaking her green face before it settles into fiendish joy.
ā€œĀ So... I can travel between dimensions?Ā ā€ she says more to herself than to you.Ā 
ā€œĀ TravelĀ is a strong word,ā€ You get her attention.Ā 
She looks at you, ā€œĀ Youā€™re not my Spider-Girl?Ā ā€
ā€œItā€™s SpiderĀ -Woman,Ā actually.ā€ you ready yourself to pounce at any moment.Ā 
ā€œĀ How many of you are there?Ā ā€ She asks, anger dotting her words.
ā€œOh yeah sure, just let me just give you a quick overview of the multiverse,ā€ Without giving her time to react you shoot a web to the tip of her rocket glider, thrusting it off kilter in one motion. She goes flying. You jump after her, ā€œThatā€™s a terrible glider design by the way.ā€
ā€œĀ Insolent brat!Ā ā€ She screams, reaching out her hand. You reach for her, only to instantly be met with open air as sheā€™s swept away by the glider. She can summon her dumb rocket- surfboard.Ā 
Of course.
You bank to her right, shooting web to at least immobilize her hands. Any web that gets near her is immediately slashed by blades now protruding from her wrists. You aim for her glider again, but she easily bobs and weaves past all of your shots now that she knows what to expect. She was better on that thing than you thought.
You jump, sticking yourself to the underside of the rocket glider. If you canā€™t stop her, then youā€™ll just have to dance with her.
ā€œĀ You think you're a match for the Goblin QUEEN?Ā ā€ She sneers, whipping around wildly to fling you off.
ā€œOh, apologies,Ā your majesty.Ā ā€ You rip off a panel of the flying device, grabbing at any cables and wiring you can, ā€œI didnā€™t realize I was in the presence of royalty.ā€
She grunts in frustration, whipping you to the left and slamming you into the nearest building. In the midst of the searing impact, you lose your grip on her.Ā 
ā€œĀ Pathetic.ā€Ā She swings around to hover in front of you, ā€œĀ Youā€™re not my Spider, but youā€™ll do for now.Ā ā€ She barrels toward you at full force, a massive blade unsheathing from the front of her glider. Without time to jump, you catch her gliderā€” holding her at arm's length while the blade extends out to mere inches from your face.
The brick around you cracks and crumbles as the full force of her glider pushes down on you.
ā€œĀ Iā€™ll kill you, then Iā€™ll harness this power and kill ALL of you,ā€Ā Oh great, she was monologgingĀ , ā€œĀ Every Spider, dead by my hands. This is what I was born to do!ā€
ā€œM-might wanna check that ego, lady!ā€ you grunt, hiking up your feet to push back on the body of her glider. It was awkward but you had the leverageā€” you just donā€™t know how long you can hold it.
You kick your legs up, using her own force against her, and send her spiraling backward. You immediately get out of your cornered position and head back towards the open park. If she was covered in knives and reportedly using explosives, best to keep her away from any buildings. Make her focus all of her attention on you. You stand in the center circle again as she hovers overhead.
ā€œĀ You canā€™t run, Spider-Woman,Ā ā€ She taunts, ā€œĀ And you canā€™t winĀ .ā€
You donā€™t time have for a witty remark before sheā€™s charging at you again, her glider's blade front and center.
Youā€™re about to act when a bassy boom crackles and rips through the air, giving you both pause.
Then you feel itā€” A buzzing at the base of your skull.Ā 
Oh, you gotta be fucking kidding.Ā Ā 
The portal forms just to your right. His webs appear first, red treads shooting from the golden light. They latch onto her glider. The Goblin, shocked, attempts to correct her course, pulling Miguel the rest of the way out of the portal with her. He stands strong, several strands of webs in each hand. He whips his lassos downward, sending her flying off the glider. Before she can summon it back he whips his arms again, redirecting it straight into the ground. It explodes instantly.
He drops the webbing and shakes off his shoulders. He turns to you, sleek mask obscuring his face. He was here. He was actually here.
ā€œUh, Thanks,ā€ You say, ā€œWas trying to get her off that stupid thing for like 10 minutes now.ā€
ā€œDonā€™t mention it,ā€ Though you canā€™t see it, you can hear the smile in his voice.
ā€œTwo of you now?Ā ā€ your assailant broods from the shadows. You and Miguel immediately stand back to back at the sound of her voice, ā€œĀ No matter, youā€™ve stopped nothing. You canā€™t stop Fury. You canā€™t stop destiny.Ā ā€
ā€œOh, sheā€™s a monologuer,ā€ Miguel scoffs.
ā€œMhm, sheā€™s already vowed to kill all of spider-kind.ā€
ā€œWell, we canā€™t have that,ā€ he tuts back.
ā€œAre all of you always so arrogant?ā€Ā She sneers.
ā€œPretty much,ā€ You answer.
What happens next you still canā€™t fully articulate. It was a matter of milliseconds, yet it felt as if the world moved at half its normal speed.Ā 
You feel it before you see or hear it. She throws three pumpkin bombs. Before the devices even leave her hands you know exactly what direction they're coming from in the darknessā€” And seemingly so does Miguel. You move together in perfect unison, dodging the explosives as they implode on the ground. She starts circling the two of you, throwing bomb after bomb. Still, not one touches you. Here in a complete darkness, itā€™s like you could feel every move she was going to make.
ā€œDamned Spiders,ā€Ā SheĀ  grunts in frustration as she throws another pumpkin bomb into the concrete clearing. This one doesnā€™t explode on impact though. You and Miguel pause.
ā€œSmoke!ā€ He shouts, just a second too late. Pink gas explodes from the device. Youā€™re able to escape only after having gotten a lung full of the nasty stuff. You cough and wheeze, barely able to swing to safety in the sparse trees. Miguel is nowhere to be seen, but you can sense him nearby. Maybe this spider-sense thing was coming in handy for once.
Goblin laughter from behind sends a shiver up your spine. You turn to see her perched in an oak tree. Just a few yards beyond her, a broad figure lurks in the settling pink mist. To catch this one, you had to be smarter. Youā€™d have to lure her inā€” and part of you thinks Miguel has the same idea.
ā€œNot bad, for a Psychopath,ā€ you dust your legs off.
ā€œĀ I think you mean visionaryĀ ,ā€ She croons. ā€œĀ You and your brutish Spider-man are no match for-Ā ā€
ā€œSayā€™s the lady with no ride and a quickly dwindling supply of Spirit Halloween props.ā€ You glance over and Miguel crouches down to all foursā€” Ready to pounce at exactly the right moment. Her guard is still up, if he jumped now heā€™d be met with a grenade directly to the face. You could distract her. Get all of her attention on you again. She obviously liked to talk, soā€¦
ā€œHow do you even becomeĀ Queen of the GoblinsĀ ?ā€ You ask, leaning against a tree. ā€œIs there a king? Is it David Bowie?!ā€
ā€œĀ Silence!Ā ā€ She screams. When in doubt, always go for the ego with super villains, ā€œĀ I was chosen by Norman Osborn. Chosen at birth and raised for this purpose.Ā ā€
ā€œNorman Osborn is dead.ā€ you sneer, ā€œAnd he certainly isnā€™t bestowing his messed up legacy on babies.ā€
ā€œĀ In your reality, maybe. In mine, heā€™s a god,Ā ā€ She crouches down, ā€œĀ But youā€™ve opened my eyes to the possibilities, dear. Osborn lives, somewhere out there. Iā€™ll find him. Iā€™ll rally the goblins and weā€™ll finally kill you all.ā€
ā€œNorman Osborn isĀ deadĀ ,ā€ You repeat, ā€œHe always dies.Ā AlwaysĀ . And itā€™s always a Spider standing over him.ā€
ā€œĀ Not anymore.ā€Ā You see her face contort in anger. Attacking her goblin cult leader must be the way to go.
ā€œYou know why?ā€ You step toward her, ā€œBecause heā€™s weak.ā€Ā 
ā€œShut. Your. Mouth.Ā ā€
ā€œJust a weak, pathetic,Ā ordinaryĀ , man.ā€
ā€œĀ Shut up!Ā ā€
You ready yourself, ā€œMake me.ā€
She barely gets a foot off her branch before Miguel pounces from behind. All in an instant, he grabs her, pinning her arms to her chestā€” a portal forms above you, and Miguel, Goblin Queen in hand, flyā€™s through it.
It blips closed before you can follow. You instinctively reach for your watch, only to realize again you did wear it tonight. Of course, thatā€™d make everythingĀ tooĀ easy. Why would you wear it if you werenā€™t planning on an interdimensional battle tonight? A mistake, you assure yourself, youā€™ll never make again.
The brief thought of hurrying directly home and following Miguel flashes through your mind. EvenĀ ifĀ you could somehow get back to your Brooklyn apartment in a matter of minutes, you still had other duties to attend to. The sound of several officers entering the park brings you back to reality. Miguel was a proā€” he could handle it from here. You needed to letĀ yourĀ people know the situation was taken care of.
You speak with the Sargent and Captain at the scene, spinning some lie about her being a deranged follower and one of her bombs malfunctioning, and vaporizing her instantly. It was absolutely ridiculous but they trusted you to never lead them astray. Better to lie here than release the secret of access to the multiverse. The threat to your city was gone. Thatā€™s all that mattered.
You, fortunately, manage to escape a press statement this time, regretfully leaving that task up to Captain Stacy. He was better with the cameras than you were anyway.
Itā€™s nearly 3 a.m. when you finally get back home, sneaking into the building through your rooftop perch. Honestly, itā€™s an earlier night than most. Your back aches from being slammed into a brick wall and your head is still spinning from whiplash. A hot shower and your bed sounded like paradise.
Your building was an old warehouse renovated sometime in the 2000s. It used to be a massive bakery. You swear you can still smell freshly baked bread in the bricks some 20 years later. You fucking loved your apartment. Vaulted ceilings, massive industrial windows, and a lofted bedroom. You were able to afford it out of sheer luck.Ā 
Some business tycoon's daughter was kidnaped. When you returned her safely he handed you a briefcase with hundreds of thousands in cash, refusing to take no for an answer. You felt dirty taking it but you were flat broke since starting college and the medical bills from your nightly activities were piling up. You were younger thenā€” and desperate.Ā 
Jack seemed amazed you were even feeling remorse for it at the time.
ā€œYouā€™ve saved this city how many times?!ā€ heā€™d scold you. ā€œI think you can haveĀ somethingĀ for almost dying for the people of this town on a bi-weekly basis.ā€
Part of you agreed and part of you felt you wereĀ straying from the pathā€”Ā whatever that meant. Jack begged you to get something nice for yourselfā€” so, you got this place and vowed never to take money for your job ever again. You fell in love as soon as you saw it. Your safe haven. Spider HQ, as Jack affectionately called it.Ā 
Miguel had an entire tower, you could have more than a shoebox apartment.Ā Ā Ā Ā 
He was probably back at the tower now. You grab your watch and check the villain logs. Lyla kept a detailed list of whoā€™d been captured and where. And there she was, right at the top.Ā 
Fury the Goblin Queen: Earth-982
Status- Captured: Earth-727 at 2200 hours
He handled it. Nothing else to worry about. You let out a heavy sigh and peal off your suit, sports bra, and underwear. A scorching hot shower and some ibuprofen were calling your name.Ā 
Youā€™re about to climb the steps to your bathroom when you feel a slight tremble in the walls along with a buzzing in your head.
Again? Right now? Youā€™re suddenly very aware of your complete nakedness and quickly grab one of your long abandoned t-shirts from a kitchen stool to cover up with. The baggy shirt barely brushed the tops of your thighs but itā€™ll have to do.
The golden portal formed in your living room, a still fully suited Miguel emerging from it. It closes behind him with a deep rumble.
ā€œThanks for waking all my neighbors up,ā€ you pinch the bridge of your nose.
His mask fades away, revealing that stupid handsome face, ā€œYou didnā€™t follow.ā€ he simply says.
ā€œDidnā€™t have my watch. I wonā€™t happen again.ā€
ā€œYou didnā€™t check in, either.ā€
ā€œDidnā€™t think I needed to,ā€ you groan, rubbing the back of your stinging neck, ā€œI just got home after defusing the scene for 2 hours. Sorry if it slipped my mind.ā€ The last part comes out more bitchy than you intend but you were fucking tired. And he comes to your homeā€” To what? Berate you about protocol? Fuck off.
ā€œSorry, just wanted to make sure you were okay.ā€ He says, earnestly. Okay, well now you do feel a little bit like a bitch.Ā 
He could have just called or asked Lyla to check up on you, be he came himself. He was here, in your apartment. The realization makes your spider sense spike.Ā 
Heā€™s here and you're both alone.
ā€œIā€™veā€¦ never fought with you before,ā€ He says, relaxing his posture, ā€œYou did good.ā€
ā€œYou too,ā€ you say passively. You lean against the kitchen counter, letting the following silence linger into uncomfortable territory. What else was there to say? He came to make sure you were okay, the villains locked up and your dimension isnā€™t crumbling. Still, that dreaded sixth sense pulled at you to keep him here. Just a little longer, ā€œHas it ever felt like that before?ā€ you finally ask.
ā€œHas what?ā€ he furrows his eyebrows.Ā 
ā€œFightingā€¦ with another spider,ā€ You clarify, ā€œWhen we were in the clearingā€” When she was throwing the bombs. The way we moved, it felt soā€”ā€
ā€œInstinctual,ā€ He finishes, taking a step toward you. ā€œNo, itā€™s never felt that way. Itā€™s like you knew what to do. Like you knew what I was thinking.ā€
ā€œYeah,ā€ You shy away from his gaze. You suddenly feel the gravity of it all. While you were grateful for the benefits of the spider sense, something wasĀ wrongĀ with you. With both of you. This wasnā€™t a normal spider-sense. Whatever this was, was like a brick through the window of your daily life. Something was triggered in you, and you couldnā€™t turn it off. Now youā€™ll probably never be normal againā€” not that you really were before.
Everything felt perfect before. The city finally accepted you, a new job you were proud of, and new friends just like you. People that could understand in a way no one else could. Youā€™d found a balance and a new passion for being Spider-Woman. Now, for the first time in years, you cursed your abilities. You doubted yourself. An outsider again, even amongst your own kind.
ā€œHey.ā€ Miguelā€™s voice brings you out of the spiral. Heā€™s standing directly in front of you. When did he get so close? ā€œYou okay, little spider?ā€
The nickname makes your cheeks flush.
ā€œYeah, Iā€”ā€ You stop yourself from rambling, bringing your hand up to your cheek ā€œThis is kinda fucked up, isnā€™t it? You and me?ā€
He snorts a small laugh, ā€œYeah, kinda.ā€
ā€œWhatta we supposed to do, Miguel?ā€ you ask yourself, more than him. Even if his test showed something, then what? Just learn to live with it, you suppose.
ā€œBusiness as usual,ā€ He reiterates from the other day in his room. Why didĀ business as usualĀ feel so difficult then? Youā€™re not even sure what that means around him. A silence stirs between you two again, but this time you feel something building. Your mind screams at you to touch him. To let him take control and ravish you. You squeeze your legs together, doing your best to hide it even though itā€™s no use. If you felt it, he felt it too.
ā€œI should go.ā€ He finally says, voice barely above a whisper.
ā€œSure,ā€ you nod. Neither of you moves. You see the hunger behind his brilliant red eyes.
You hesitantly reach out, running a hand up his broad chest. You needed somethingā€” Just a little of him. His breath hitches at the contact but he doesnā€™t shy away. His suitā€™s technology ripples in the wake of your touch, illuminating and fading away to show the rich, tan skin underneathā€” before phasing back in an instant. He grabs your wrist, halting your movement at his stomach. You can feel his heart rate rising under your touch.
He pulls you in, lips crashing in a frenzy of movement. You throw your arms over his shoulders as he pins you against the kitchen counter. His arms cage you in as his massive body overwhelms you.
Every move you make is feverish and desperate, begging for more of him. His tongue selfishly delves into your mouth and you moan at the taste of him. The sensation sends your head reeling. He bites at your lower lip before ghosting down to your neck. He was hungryā€” so were you.
Your head is spinning. All your pain and exhaustion now completely forgotten and replaced with pure, unbridled lust. The connection screams in gratitude, finally getting what it wanted.
ā€œMiguel,ā€ You sigh into his hair, as he leaves a trail of hickeys down your shoulder.
ā€œI know,ā€ He moans without halting his work, ā€œĀ Lo sĆ©. Yo tambiĆ©n lo siento.Ā ā€
His bare hand snakes up your leg and hitches around the hem of your t-shirt. He pauses when he feels nothing else there.Ā 
ā€œHow scandalous.ā€ He smiles against your skin, running his calloused hand across your bare hips. You shiver in response, suddenly unable to articulate language. He cradles your head with his other hand as he buries his nose in your hair, ā€œOh god, you smell soā€”youā€™re soā€”ā€
He runs his open hand over your bare cunt. You gasp and arch into him, rolling your hips over his fingers. Greedily rocking back and forth against his rough hand, you coat his fingers with your growing arousal. He moves his hand gingerly as you do so. He gently runs his middle finger along your seam before thrusting it inside.
You swing your head back with a moan, clawing at his shoulders. He takes the opportunity to devour your neck again while working his hand in and out of you. Youā€™re at his complete mercy. Whatever he wanted from you, he could haveā€” youā€™d happily give it.
His mass threatens to topple you over the counter. You hook your leg around his hips, opening yourself to him more. You feel his entire body vibrate with a moan as his lips proceed to explore every single inch of you that they can. His thumb comes up to work against your clit and it sends you to a new level.
ā€œP-please!ā€ You gasp. Youā€™re not entirely sure why you say it.
He pauses all of his movements, glowing red eyes meeting yours, ā€œPlease what?ā€ itā€™s more of a demand than a question.Ā 
Tell me what you want.
It takes a moment for your brain to catch up with your mouth, ā€œPlease fuck me.ā€
Then you see a shift in him. Like his eyes glaze over and somehow become more animalistic. It sets all of your hair on end and a new wave of arousal washing over your senses.Ā 
His voice drops an octave, ā€œWhereā€™sā€”ā€Ā 
ā€œUpstairs.ā€ you barely pant out, glancing up at your bedroom just above you. He follows your eyes, quickly taking the hint.Ā 
ā€œOkay, little spider. Okay,ā€ he ever so slowly draws his fingers out from your slick heat. You whimper at the sensation. His hands trace over your soft thighs before hooking under them. He lifts you like nothing at all and your lips come crashing back to his. You entangle your limbs around him as he walks you both out of the kitchen and to the open living room. He doesnā€™t go towards the stairs though, instead walking to the opposite wall. Before you can correct him, his hands are off youā€” talons digging into your living room wall.
He scales the bricks as you cling to him, not stopping your hungry kissing for a single beat. His powerful limbs move under you with brute force but his torso still holds steady for you to carry yourself on. A small reminder of just how strong he was.
He hoists you both over the railing of your loft and carries you to the bed, dropping you into the messy, unmade sheets. His hand comes to the collar of your shirt, ripping it down the middle. You shrug off the shreds and briefly wonder if youā€™ll ever be able to do this without ruining any clothes.
He takes a moment to drink in your naked form, eyes slowly traveling down the curves of your body. You squirm under his gazeā€” Your breasts heaving up and down in anticipation.Ā 
ā€œMiguel,ā€ you reach out to him.
Come here. Please.
His head twitches, eyes darting back to your face. His small trance broken, he smiles down at you. The edges of his suit start to fade away in a pale blue glow until thereā€™s nothing left but a pair of black boxer briefs, his form silhouetted by the streetlights from the window. He hastily removes the underwear, freeing his throbbing hard cock. You drink him in, in all his glory.Ā 
He trails his massive hands back up your thighs and over your torso as he crawls on top of you. His hands are scorching and rough. He pauses at your breasts, running his thumbs over each pebbled nipple.Ā 
He takes one into his mouth, kneading the other roughly. You squirm under him, gasping at the contact. His cock twitches against your stomach. He seems to revel in itā€” watching you fall apart by his hand. You canā€™t say mind much either.
ā€œMiguel, please,ā€ You beg, pulling at his hair. He lazily comes off your breast, lulling his tongue over your nipple before rising completely.
ā€œSo impatientĀ ,Ā ā€ he murmurs. He brings his hand down and runs his fingers through your wet folds, slowly gathering your arousal. He sits back, towering over you. He strokes his massive length, covering himself with you. His gaze burns into you as he puts on the showā€” small gasps escaping him with every stroke.
Look at what you do to me.
He crawls down your body. You bring your legs up from under him and hook them around his waist. He reaches down and guides his cock to your entrance. The blunt tip presses dauntingly against you and then you, only for a moment, worry you canā€™t take himā€” Then he rolls his hips forward. Your face contorts into a blissful silent scream as he begins stretching you to your limits.
ā€œOh god,ā€ He moans as heĀ slowlyĀ takes you inch by inch. He rolls his hips lightly before burying himself to the hilt. Youā€™re legs are already quivering around him. ā€œRelax for me.ā€ He whispers into your ear.
He starts the pace slow, drawing out almost completely before rolling back in. Each dauntingly slow stroke of his cock was a wave of sensory overload. He had you stretched to near painful limits but with each steady thrust, it melted into pure pleasure, your body relaxing around him.
A little faster now, you start to roll your hips with him. Once your rhythm is set, he brings his starved mouth back down to yours. You moan into him, feeling it reverberate in both your chests. You consume each other greedily.
Your sense is singing in absolute ecstasy.Ā 
Itā€™s never felt this way before. Youā€™d had a meager handful of lovers in your life, often leaving you wanting and disappointedā€” But this? This was something entirely different. Something so deep-rooted and primal. It scared you. It excited you.Ā 
ā€œĀ He pensado en esto durante tanto tiempo.ā€Ā He murmurs into you, ā€œĀ Te sientes asombrosa.ā€
You absolutely do not have the brain capacity to evenĀ attemptĀ to understand him right now. Still, the way he so lovingly says it makes your heart swell.
ā€œYou sound like sin,ā€ He grunts against your neck, ā€œItā€™s fucking beautiful.Ā Eres hermosa, mi araƱita.Ā ā€
Your growing arousal makes you more vocal with each movementā€” the coil in your belly already tightening more and more. Your sinful screams bounce off the walls of your apartment and back to you.
Heā€™s leaving a growing trail of marks across your shoulders, evidence that heā€™s been there. You canā€™t say that you disapprove of the reminder. Heā€™s so vigorous in all of his movements with you, it was getting close to overwhelming.Ā 
Youā€™d thought of thisā€” youā€™d dreamed about it for months now and he was incomparable to whatever you could have possibly imagined. Not just because his dick was proving to be something out of this worldā€” well, you suppose it wasā€”Ā  but because it was justĀ him.Ā His smell, his sound, his tasteā€” he overwhelmed your every sense as he made love to you.Ā 
He hits something new and deep inside you, and you jump under him. He takes notice. Of course, he does. He devastatingly slams his hips forward into the same spot again. Electricity surges through you.
ā€œOh, thatā€™s it, isnā€™t it? You like that?ā€ He chuckles, thrusting into the same hypersensitive spot over and over. A few more thrust and it was your undoing.Ā 
You canā€™t even warn him before it hits you like a freight train.
You claw down his back as your orgasm overtakes you. Limbs numbing and mind blacking out to nothingness for brief seconds, it was almost too much. Quivering beneath him, he works you through it. Each thrust extends your blinding pleasure just slightly longer before it subsides into maddening overstimulation.Ā 
ā€œGood Girl,ā€ He moans against your ear, ā€œS-so, fucking tight. So good.ā€Ā 
He doesnā€™t slow his pace, continuing to fuck you through your prolonged high. He takes full advantage of it. You gasp for any air you can, every nerve in your body threatening to burn up in the euphoria.
ā€œOne more,ā€ he grunts, ā€œI know you have one more for me.ā€
He nuzzles into your neck, teeth bearing down on the soft flesh there. The pearl gleam of his fangs flashes in your mind, and you know you should be afraidā€” but you're not. The idea of him drawing blood is strangely pleasing. His tongue licks up along the reddened mark his teeth have left there.
Then he shifts youā€” untangling your legs from him and pulling your hips up off the bed. You plant your feet as he holds your shaky hips. He rises and starts to thrust down into you, bringing his fingers to your clit, and rubbing small circles over your already fried nerves. God, he looked fucking magnificent towering above youā€” His face pure lust. Eyeā€™s lidded and glossy, sweat pecking at his brow.
You grasp at the sheets, trying to find any sense of stability. Another wave is washing over you, ā€œM-Miguel. Miguel, Iā€™m gonnaā€”ā€
It rips through you quicker than your first, but no less powerful. Your voice catches in your throat as you gasp for air, eyes rolling to the back of your head.Ā 
ā€œThatā€™s it. Thatā€™s it,ā€ he chants as crawls back over you, pulling you closer, ā€œFuck, you feel so good when youā€”ā€
His steady pace becomes sporadic as he chases his own relief. You feel his hips start to quake and his eyes go completely red.
ā€œW-where?ā€ he gasps.
ā€œGodā€” inside!ā€ you scream impatiently. You can inform him of your birth control after, though he seems to take the hint.
He cums with a string of grunts uttered into the sheets next to your head, hips shuttering still as he pushes as deep inside you as you can. You feel him throbbing against your walls as he fills you. Every muscle in his body is quivering and tense and thenā€¦ he relaxes completely. You hold him close, arms and legs wrapping around him. You bury your nose in the nape of his neck, memorizing his musky scent.
You both stay there for what felt like hours, in unmoving silence. Breathing each otherā€™s heavy air, clinging to the otherā€™s body. Truth be told, it was probably less than a minute, but it stretched on for eternity.Ā 
Heā€™s the first to move, rising up to rest his sweaty forehead against yours, ā€œHoly shit.ā€
How romantic.Ā But that pretty much summed up your feelings too.Ā 
ā€œHoly shit.ā€ you chuckle lightly in agreement. You notice while coming down from your sexual high your spider sense has also been tamed into silence yet again. That was to be expected but there was something else this time. A new level of satisfaction. You canā€™t help but wonder what itā€™s like on his end, ā€œWhatā€™s it feel like... For you?ā€
ā€œItā€™sā€¦Peaceful. Satiated and content.ā€ he says, rolling onto his side. Your breath hitches at the loss of him. ā€œIt felt satisfied before when weā€¦ but nowā€¦ā€
ā€œItā€™s different.ā€ You finish his line of thought. It was vague and incredibly obvious, but how else could you possibly describe a sensation youā€™d never felt before? Yeah, it was different, but how? You just simply didnā€™t have the wordsā€” not yet.Ā 
It was everything and nothing youā€™d ever known before.Ā HeĀ made you feel that way.
ā€œWill you stay?ā€ you find yourself saying before you can stop yourself. Heā€™s obviously taken aback.
ā€œI donā€™tā€”ā€
ā€œJust- just for a little while.ā€ You quickly try to backtrack a little. It feels needy and clingy but you feel like if he left youā€™d be lying awake for hours with your spider sense screaming at you. Just hold you for a little while? Is that so much to ask? Youā€™re worried you just massively overstepped a boundaryā€¦ but then his expression softens into a faint smile.
ā€œSure, little spider. For a little while.ā€
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Lo sĆ©. Yo tambiĆ©n lo siento- I know. I feel it too He pensado en esto durante tanto tiempo- Iā€™ve thought about this for so long Te sientes asombrosa.- You feel amazing Eres hermosa, mi araƱita- Youā€™re beautiful, my little spider
For the love of god, please let me know if any of this is wrong.
Fury the Goblin Queen is a character from the Mayday Parker Spider-Girl comics! They were my favorites growing up and I thought Fury was cool as shit. She surfs on a fucking rocket, like come on. Too bad she was raised in a cult though.
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Hi, I'm dying to see new Elvis fanfic so here I am.
Prompt 5 with young Elvis and could you make both fluff and smut. My idea is that Elvis cums prematurely and he's embarrassed so reader reassures him.
Thanks!
Hey Anon! I'm sorry this took me so long. I wasn't able to write for a while, but I think I got my groove back. I hope you love this!
Prompt: "That was quick." With 50s Elvis
Warnings: 18+ MDNI, kissing, cussing, fingering, p in v sex, unprotected sex, creampie
You thought Elvis was cute even when you met him 3 days before your 13th birthday. You'd been close friends ever since, but you tried to never let on that you had a crush on him. He seemed to enjoy just talking to you and you let that be enough for you for years. Then, he started singing and playing shows all around the south. You didn't see each other nearly as often and you were finding it hard to ignore the fact that you missed him desperately.
Now, here you sit on the front steps of your parents' house in your favorite dress anxiously waiting for him to arrive. Finally, he pulls up in a shiny new Cadillac and jumps out to open the door for you. When he gets to you, he leans in and kisses your cheek, making your heart skip a beat.
"Hey, honey. Didja miss me?"
"Nah, I've been pretty busy myself. Where did this come from?" You lie and gesture to the car.
"Just bought it! Do ya like it?"
"It sure is pretty." You say as he opens the door and you slide onto the seat. He runs around and gets in the driver's seat. You ride along quietly for a while as he talks about what it's like to play shows and the people he meets on the road. When he gets to a stoplight, he pauses and looks over at you.
"Y'know, speakin' of pretty. You look really nice, tonight." You snap your head over and look at him as he gazes at you. He's never called you pretty before.
"Thank you..."
"No, I'm serious. Have you always been this pretty, darlin'? And I just didn't notice?" The light turns green and he turns back to look at the road. You're not sure how to answer him, so you settle on playful teasing.
"I've always been a pretty girl, Elvis. It's not my fault you're the last one to figure it out." You say with a grin.
"Oh? I'm the last one? You got a buncha fellas chasin' ya around these days?" He tries to say it jokingly, but there's an edge to his voice. Is he jealous?
"Well, not a bunch, but a few." You don't care about any of them, but he doesn't need to know that. You say it really to gauge how he'll respond.
He turns to look at you and he's not smiling anymore. Instead, he grits his teeth and pulls off the road to a clearing that looks out over the town. Once the car is parked, he turns to look at you again.
"I-I-I'm sorry, honey. I guess I'm just protective of you, is all."
"I don't need you to protect me. I'm a big girl, Elvis." Your cheeks flush.
"Yeah, I noticed!" He grabs the steering wheel and grips it tightly. "That's what I'm tryin' to tell ya." He turns back to you. Your heart is pounding and you're breathing so fast that there's no way he can't see it. His eyes flick down to your lips and it feels like you might just die right there on his front seat. You've wanted him to want you for so long.
"I missed you like crazy, y/n. I didn't even realize how much you meant to me until I couldn't talk to you every day. You're all I think about. Talking to you, being around you, kissing you..." When he says the last part, he leans in close to you and presses his soft lips on yours. After a few seconds, you pull back a bit.
"I lied earlier, when I said I didn't miss you. I miss you every minute of every day." You whisper and look down, afraid of what he might say next. He puts his hand under your chin and tips your face up to look him in the eye.
"You are everything to me, y/n. Will you let me love you? As more than a friend?" It's like a dream come true and you're only half sure you heard him right.
"You... you want me?" He smiles and chuckles lightly.
"With my whole heart, baby." He moves his hand to the side of your face and kisses you deeply on the mouth, parting your lips with his own and letting his tongue slip into your mouth. You feel your warm center get even warmer as he kisses you. As the passion overcomes you both, he lays you back on the seat and slides his hand up under your skirt. In the heat of the moment, you forget that as a lady you should tell him no, and instead let him grab your panties and pull them down. He runs his hand up the inside of your thigh and pushes one finger into you. You stop kissing him just long enough to moan at the sensation. He smiles with his nose still touching yours and adds a second finger, continuing to push into your wetness.
"Oh, Elvis." You moan into his mouth, catching your bottom lip between your teeth.
"Honey, I've wanted to see you like this for so long. Will ya... will ya let me make love to you?" He watches your face carefully for a sign that you want to say no. But you nod frantically.
"Please." He smiles again and sits up. You sit up too and your hands go straight to the buttons on his pants. You can see his hardness pressing against the fabric and you need to see him entirely, need to feel him inside you. Once his cock is free, you pull your skirt up and straddle him, sinking down onto him slowly. He groans as you take each inch of him inside you. Then, he grabs the back of your neck and pulls your mouth down to him, kissing you passionately as you begin to move on him. When you switch to grinding against him, pushing him deeper inside you, he pulls back from the kiss suddenly, a look of panic in his eyes.
"Oh, fuck, baby, no- I-I-" Before either of you can do anything else, though, he comes inside you, hard, and sets his head on your shoulder.
"That was quick." You laugh lightly as he groans.
"Shit, I'm sorry." He still has his face buried on your shoulder in embarrassment. "I-I-I've just wanted ya for so long. I couldn't control it... I-"
"Elvis. It's okay. That's not the only time we're gonna do this." He pops his head up off your shoulder and looks you in the eyes.
"It's not?"
"Oh, honey. I've loved you since I was 12. You think I'm gonna give up that easily?" He laughs and wraps his arms around your waist.
"Give me an hour. We'll go to the diner or something. And then I'll show you I know how to do this right. I love you, baby." You nod and kiss him again. You'll give him a thousand chances. This is all you've ever wanted.
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Enjoy!
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i'm outta my head over you Pt. 7
prologue (Pt. 1) | Pt. 2 | Pt. 3 | Pt. 4 | Pt. 5 | Pt. 6 | AO3 | playlist
this is the last chap of my steddie week fic!! i have a little blurb i may do for tomorrow's open ended prompt, but for now, here's the last @steddie-week prompt: misunderstandings
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Robin stops him as theyā€™re herding the gremlins into their respective vehicles. Youā€™d think that after nearly five hours of spending the four barely adultsā€™ money would be enough time at the arcade. But no. Theyā€™re all fighting them on leaving. As if they all wonā€™t be asleep by the time they get home.
ā€œOnce you get it done, you may want to get up early.ā€
ā€œUh..what?ā€
ā€œSteve always goes for a run at like ass oā€™clock in the morning.ā€ sheā€™s speaking low and fast to try and not draw attention to them, but their normal level of volume with one another is normally 100 times louder than this, so sheā€™s really doing the exact opposite. ā€œIf you get up early enough, you can leave it for him while heā€™s gone.ā€
ā€œOkayokay, I got it! Now stop making this weird.ā€
She looks around to find Steve already staring at the two of them questioningly.
ā€œOh shitā€¦ OKAY, YEAH, GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR DATE EDDIE.ā€ she practically yells.
ā€œWhat the hell, Robin? I donā€™t have a date!ā€
ā€œYeah, yeah, Iā€™m sure itā€™ll be great!ā€ sheā€™s walking away already, shrugging like even she doesnā€™t know why the fuck she said that. ā€œCall me when youā€™re home!ā€
Eddie smacks his palm against his forehead and turns to his van, not even daring to look at Steve again.
He finally does dare once heā€™s in his van and has started moving, giving Steve a ā€˜nothing wrong or weird hereā€™ wave as he pulls away.
The expression on Steveā€™s face is indiscernible. Somewhere stuck between totally blank, and the most devastated look heā€™s ever seen.
Damnit, Robin.
He only ended up with Max in his van on the way back, so when they get back, he helps her inside, and resigns himself to staying up all night to finish the tape.
He pulls in next to Wayneā€™s truck at the same time his uncle is coming out the front door, a dufflebag in hand.Ā 
ā€œYou off to work early old man?ā€ and he asks as he gets out of his van, itā€™s only about 9 PM now and his uncle doesnā€™t usually go in until near midnight.Ā 
ā€œYep, gettinā€™ some dinner with the fellas before we head in. Gotta leave shift early to go visit yer aunt.ā€
Ah. ā€œThat time of year is it?ā€
ā€œYep, Iā€™ll see ya tomorrow eveninā€™, son. Donā€™t be getting into any trouble, yā€™hear?ā€
Eddie just shrugs. ā€œYou know me.ā€
ā€œThatā€™s exactly my point.ā€ Wayne says with a crinkly smirk.
He gives his uncle a short hug, and Wayne kisses the top of his head with another ā€˜be safeā€™.
Then, because heā€™s agonizing about it, Eddie spends the next couple hours cleaning the trailer instead of picking the last two songs that will go on his side (listening to said tape while he does).
Heā€™s still got some ideas from before, but only a couple good ones..and not all of them will fit in the time heā€™s estimated is left on the B side.
It isnā€™t until he gets to Be My Baby on his second listen through that he knows which one heā€™s going to add next.
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After heā€™s got that one figured out and recorded, there definitely isnā€™t enough room left for the rest of the picks, so he adds the one he thinks says the most about how he feels about Steve, the one that says everything he needs to say.
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ā€œRobin did say ā€˜ass oā€™clockā€™,ā€ Eddie says to himself, glancing at the clock in his dashboard.
5:13. Yeah, that sounds right.
Eddie lets out a huge cracking yawn. Okay, heā€™s definitely gonna crash once he gets back to the trailer. He was so wired after finally finishing the tape, he couldnā€™t sleep even though he wanted to.
He makes it to Steve's street and parks up the road a bit (not wanting the rattle of his van to alert Steve to his presence if he hadnā€™t left yet), and walks the last leg. The tape in his pocket feels like it weighs a million pounds.
When he finally rounds the bushes at the front edge of Steveā€™s yard, Eddie feels every cell in his body seize up at once.
Nancyā€™s car is in the driveway.
What theā€“
Suddenly, the front door opens. He dives back behind the bushes, peeking through the leaves. You know, like a sane person?
Why the fuck is Nancy leaving Steve's house so early
Why is Steve only wearing those tiny fuckinā€™ shorts?
Oh no..
Oh shit.
Thereā€™s only one fucking reason
This is all wrong! Nancy knows he has feelings for Steve, was that not what that was at the arcade?
Sheā€™s with Robin, she didnā€™t refute it.
Oh fuck, heā€™s gonna have to tell Robin.
Eddie debates making himself known, let himself barrel over whatever awkwardness may arise, but heā€™s still got his heart in his pocket, addressed to Steve.. Whatā€™s he supposed to do with that then?
ā€œOh hey Steve, didnā€™t see you there! Just came by to drop off your very personal property that your best friend stole for me to defile! Nancy? Oh hey, youā€™re here! Whatā€™s up with thaā€“ā€
Heā€™s startled out of his thoughts when the door of Nancy's station wagon shuts, the engine turning over.Ā 
She pulls out, thankfully heading away from where heā€™s hidden.
Eddie watches until sheā€™s out of sight, then jumps again when he hears Steveā€™s front door close.
Steve does a few hops in place from foot to foot on his front stoop (still shirtless), and starts off on his run the same way Nancy had gone. Had he been able to see shirtless, sweaty Steve whenever he wanted?? He just goes for runs like this every day? Why had no one told him??
ā€˜Oh fuckinā€™ hell, shut up, shutup!!ā€™ He yells at himself.
Now what?
Eddie sits in the grass in Steve Harringtonā€™s front yard and stares at the back of his mailbox.
Does he still leave the tape? Of course he should, it is Steveā€™s tape afterall.
But what about the songs? Steveā€™s not gonna want his bullshit nowā€¦
He could go back to his van and re-write the note then come back and leave it. No, he wouldnā€™t have time now, Steveā€™s athletic, yeah, but Eddieā€™s been frozen in his front yard for a while now. Heā€™d be back soon.
Fuck it.Ā 
Heā€™ll drop the tape on the front step, go back home and pack up his shit. Yeah. Good a time as any to get the fuck outta here.
Confessing your feelings to one of your closest friends who very obviously just got back together with his ex not even ten hours after youā€™d seen him and were very obviously flirting with each other?
Yeah. Not ideal.
Does he have the funds to get the fuck outta here? No. But heā€™s got enough for gas and heā€™s got a van. Heā€™ll just load his mattress into the back and be gone before the rest of the town fully wakes up.
Good plan, Eddieā€™s brain. Thank you, rest of Eddie.
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Steve slows to a jog once he can see his house, cooling down from his run on the last little bit of his road, and stopping in his driveway to do some stretches back to the door.
Heā€™s sinking down into his last lunge when he sees the little square ofā€¦somethingā€¦sitting on the front step.
ā€œThe hell?ā€
He stoops down and picks it up, turns it over. Thereā€™s a piece of lined paper rubber banded around it.
Peeling off the band, Steve steps inside and unfolds the letter, leaning back on the now closed front door to read
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ā€œ...oh noā€¦ā€ Steve looks down at the case in his hand. Now he sees why the rubberband was necessary, thereā€™s another folded wad of papers shoved into the cassetteā€™s case, now popped open without the band holding it together.
His heart, previously calmed down from his run, now beat wildly in his chest as he unfurls the short stack of paper.
He reads the first line, ā€˜8. I Was Made For Lovinā€™ You...ā€™
ā€œHoly shit.ā€
Steve books it up the stairs, heā€™s gotta get showered, heā€™s gotta get changed, heā€™s got one more song to add to the tape.
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Eddieā€™s just finished packing up his clothes when his alarm clock radio goes off, the 7am alarm still set for when he has to get up for school.
ā€œ...still donā€™t believe it, he was just leaving OH there must be some misunderstanding! There must be some kind of mistakeā€¦ā€ blasts through the tinny speakers.
Nopenopenope, not dealing with that right now.
He slaps the clock around until it finally shuts off its maniacal teasing, and goes back to packing (and blinking away some wayward tears).
Heā€™s just dropped the second bag of clothes and his sweetheart in her case by the front door and is contemplating if his mattress would actually fit in the back of his van, when thereā€™s a knock on the door.
Eddieā€™s gut freezes mid-flip.
Oh no. Please nā€“
ā€œEddie, are you there? Itā€™s Steve. Can I come in?ā€
ā€˜Donā€™t move. Donā€™t make a single sound. Maybe heā€™ll think youā€™re not home and just leave.ā€™
ā€œCā€™mon man, I know youā€™re in there. Youā€™re vanā€™s out here.ā€
ā€œShit.ā€
Eddie trudges his way to the front door and opens it.
Even with floppy, just-washed, hair and an inside-out polo, Steveā€™s still the most beautiful person in existence.
ā€œWhat do you want, Steve?ā€ Wow. Even heā€™s surprised at how morose he sounds.
ā€œI uh, I got your tape..my tape? I got your note. I added one more song and I thought, maybe, I couldā€“ā€ Steve looks down. ā€œAre you..ā€ his voice pitches high so he clears it. ā€œAre you going somewhere?ā€
ā€œMhm.ā€ Eddie canā€™t look him in the eye. He stares at the porch.
ā€œWhere are youā€“ā€
ā€œJust going, ā€˜kay Steve? No need to worry about me being around anymore.ā€ Eddie practically spits, still not looking up at his friend.
ā€œEddie, what are youā€“ā€ he cuts himself off, his voice going soft. ā€œDid you not mean what you said?ā€
That makes Eddie look up at him. Steveā€™s gaze is now cast downwards, staring blankly at Eddieā€™s packed bags.
ā€œ...I meant every word. Every song, Steve. But that doesnā€™t matter now, does it?ā€ heā€™s truly mad now, who does he think he is, trying to act all glum like he wasnā€™t the one betraying his best friend.
ā€œB-betraying my bestā€“Eddie, what the hell are you talking about?ā€
Damn! He said that out loud.
ā€œJust go away, Steve. I wonā€™t tell Robin, but you definitely should.ā€ Eddie moves to close the front door and turns back towards his room. He doesnā€™t hear it close, but he hears the creak of the floor when Steve follows him in.
Of. Course.
ā€œTell Robin what, Eddie? I already told her how I felt about you, thatā€™s why she stole you the tape in the first placā€“ā€
ā€œNot that! Youā€“ā€ Eddie clenches his fists at his sides and spins back to face Steve. ā€œThat you hooked up with her girlfriend last night.ā€ Steveā€™s face pales and Eddie continues on. ā€œYeah. I came by to drop off your tape; Robin thought I could leave it there when you left for your run. But lo and behold, what do I see when I come by? Nancy Wheelerā€™s car in your driveway at ass oā€™clock in the morning.
ā€œNow, I may be a third time senior, but even I know what the fuck that means. Especially when, not long after Iā€™ve gotten there, the Lady Wheeler herself waltzes out the door with Tiny Shorts McGee following her like a lost puppy.ā€ he gestures at Steve, whoā€™s still frozen in place by the door.
ā€œSo yeah, you can just burn those notes for all I care, I donā€™t even know why I still left it. Whatever. Iā€™m leaving today anyway so you donā€™t need to worry about me pining hopelessly after you, ā€˜kay?ā€
Eddieā€™s chest is heaving, his eyes are burning with unshed tears, and Steveā€¦starts laughing.
ā€œI fuckinā€™ knew it!ā€ There are tears spilling freely out of his eyes now. ā€œYouā€™re really good yā€™know, had everyone fooled. Even me! King Steve is alive and well, everyone!ā€ Eddie spreads his hands wide and yells to no one.ā€ I canā€™t believe you got me to fall for your good guy schtick. Get the fuck outta my house, Harrington.ā€ Eddie points to the door, stalking forward.
ā€œEddie! Eddie, wait, Iā€™m sorry, I shouldnā€™t have laughed.ā€ Steve puts his hands out and Eddie stops, crossing his arms and glaring. ā€œEddie, please, Nancy was only dropping something off for me.ā€
ā€œYeah righā€“ā€
ā€œShe was! She came by that early because sheā€™s driving to an interview this morning at a paper in Indy. She knew Iā€™d be up for my run anyway, so she stopped to give me the revisions she made to myā€“you know what, hold on. Iā€™m calling Robin.ā€
ā€œSteve, I told you to get the fuck out of my house, not go further into it.ā€
Steve ignores him and goes to the phone, giving Eddie as wide of a berth as he can while he passes. He picks it up and dials.
ā€œIā€™m not fucking kidding, Harrington, get the fuck out of hereā€“ā€ Eddieā€™s anger is multiplied tenfold when Steve holds out a finger to shush him.
ā€œHi Mr. Buckley, this is Steve. Iā€™m sorry to call so early, but can I please speak to Robin? There was a last minute change to our scheduleā€¦thank you.ā€™
Eddie watches Steveā€™s face morph from his customer service expression, to an admittedly frightening pissed off smile when Robin apparently gets on the line.
ā€œHey Robin! I found my Eddie tape! Itā€™s the funniest thing, I came back from my run and it was sitting on my doorstep.ā€
Eddie can hear the muffled sound of Robinā€™s voice coming through the earpiece.
ā€œI know, isnā€™t that crazy?ā€ Damn, Steveā€™s passive aggressive voice isā€¦something else. ā€œHe mustā€™ve dropped it off while I was gone..why wouldnā€™t he give it to me in person?ā€
Steve waves at Eddie to come closer, and when he stubbornly doesnā€™t, Steve rolls his eyes and comes to him, stretching the cord across the kitchen as he does.
ā€œHmmm...maybe.. Or maybe something scared him off?ā€ He takes in an over-dramatic sarcastic gasp. ā€œOr maybe, my best friend and soulmate who stole the tape for him, told him to come by at the exact worst time! When she knew a certain ex of mine and current girlfriend of hers was stopping by before leaving to Indy and it scared him off!ā€
Steve tilts the handset out from his ear so Eddie can hear..thereā€™s complete silence on the other end.
ā€œThat would suck, don't you think? Seeing your crushā€™s ex leaving their house early in the morning when youā€™re coming over to confess to them?ā€ He continues.
ā€œOh. My. God. Steve!! I am so so sorry Iā€“ā€
ā€œDonā€™t apologize to me, apologize to Eddie.ā€
Steve grabs up Eddieā€™s hand and wraps it around the handset, forcing him to take it, then stomps off into the living room.
Eddie puts the phone to his ear and walks back to the receiver, Robin rambling in his ear the whole way.Ā 
ā€œ--ddie, Iā€™m so so sorry! I totally forgot Nancy was dropping off Steveā€™s paper this morning before she went to her interview! Please please donā€™t be mad at me, actually, scratch that. Be super mad at me, but definitely not at Steve, okay? I should have remembered, I should have told you, I should havā€“ā€
Itā€™s effective, he feels the anger draining out of him. ā€œRobin, Robin! Itā€™s okay, youā€™re okay.ā€ Eddie glances over at Steve, whoā€™s pacing up and down the short length of the trailerā€™s living room. ā€œBut now I have a very pissed off Harrington in my house right nowā€¦you got any survival tips for me?ā€ he mumbles lowly.
ā€œ...Oh! I know, just go over there and kiss hiā€“herā€“stupid!ā€ Eddie snorts through his nose, her parents must still be nearby.
ā€œGot it, Iā€™ll try that. Thanks Birdieā€¦for everything.ā€
She sighs in relief. ā€œYouā€™re welcome, Doofus.ā€
Eddie slowly hangs up the phone, and turns to where Steve is. Now stationary, heā€™s got one hand on his hip, and the other is rifling through his hair nervously.
ā€˜Yep. Buckleyā€™s right.ā€™
Eddie takes a deep breath and crosses to Steve in three short strides, grabs his face in both his hands, and kisses him deeply.
Steve responds immediately; he wraps one arm around Eddieā€™s waist, his large palm centered squarely on his lower back, and one around his arm, lacing his fingers into Eddieā€™s curls and cupping the back of his head.
Steve pulls their bodies flush and cants his hips into Eddieā€™s, tugs a breathy moan from Eddieā€™s throat when the hand in his curls tightens.
Eddieā€™s nose is pressed uncomfortably into the space between Steveā€™s nose and cheekbone with how close theyā€™ve smushed themselves together, but Eddie canā€™t find it in himself to care.Ā 
Heā€™s kissing Steve Harrington.Ā 
Thereā€™s a strong thigh slotted between his, and Steve Harrington is kissing him back.Ā 
Eddie moves one hand down to clutch at Steveā€™s shirt, and pushes the other back, grabbing onto those short hairs on the back of Steveā€™s neck.
They finally come up for air after one too many teeth clashes, their foreheads coming together.
ā€œHi.ā€ they breathe out at the same time, chuckling at the absurdity of it all.
ā€œWeā€™re kinda idiots, huh?ā€ Steve says, looking cross-eyed between Eddieā€™s eyes. The hazel of his eyes sparkling with the movement.
Eddie chuckles. ā€œDingus and Doofus, remember?ā€ he points to each of them in turn, only lifting his pointer finger out of the grip on Steveā€™s shirt to do so.
ā€œCan I play you the last song now?ā€
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and then they low dance in eddie's living room
Yay!! that's it, thanks for following along with this one!!! here's the last tags :o) @hellomynameismoo, @messrs-weasley, @manda-panda-monium
Here's some notes since it's the last part:
this is the most Iā€™ve ever written in such a short time, I literally wrote each of these chapters the day before their day to be postedā€¦.most of it while at work lmao
Steve used a Sony C60 tape. i.e. thereā€™s 60-ish minutes of space on it. before At Last, the songs on the tape totaled 55 min 55 seconds, a perfect amount left for Etta James (ending up at 58 min 54 seconds in total according to my spoofy playlist).
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I know that the Eddie half of songs werenā€™t reallyā€¦ā€™Eddie musicā€™, but in my head, Eddie likes music for being music. All music is good (like he said to Max in part 5). Plus, he wanted to put songs on the tape that he knew Steve would like/want to listen to.
steve asked nancy to make revisions on his nursing school application essay (he found he quite liked the process of taking care of eddie and wants to go to school for it!)
anyone else just recently realize that Take Me Home Tonight had an allusion to Be My Baby?? anyway, love that, wanted to make that a thing here :o)
and lastly, a couple of little things i LOVED about this fic that i didnā€™t see anyone else / only a couple people point out:
Steve singing the rubber duckie song to Eddie in part 5
Eddie literally giving Gareth the shirt off his back in part 2 when Tommy threw his pop on him (in my head, this is the same red buffalo check flannel that Gareth ends up cutting the sleeves off of and wears in S4).
that's all!! thanks for reading, friends :o)
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saltygilmores Ā· 2 months ago
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Thoughts While Watching Gilmore Girls, Season 3, Episode 13, Part 1, Aka Pickle- Gate
Lorelai and Rory are informing the Grands about their plans to traverse Europe after Rory graduates.
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Two screen shots with incredible future meme potential. Emily: Richard, they want to sleep in a park like a couple of squirrels! What are people going to think when they see a grown woman bunking down with a bunch of 20 year olds? Lorelai regularly bunks down with a certain 18 year old boy here at home, soo... Time to prove me right, Predictable Gilmore!
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Speaking of squirrels..
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Hey look everyone, it's Dean. Let's point and laugh at him. Ha ha! He looks so stupid! LOL! I hope he takes his helmet off and a chunk of cinderblock falls on his head and renders him permanently comatose! lmao! Please tell me this is the episode where Dean asks Jess for extra pickles so Jess threatens to filet him and dump his lifeless body in a ditch.
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Okay Patricia, I'm going to need you to chill. And where is my barf bucket? Time to simultaneously cross off "Miss Patty is Horny" and "Dean and Jess Sexual Tension" off my episode Bingo card (which I've been spotty about remembering to complete).
You know, the general sentiment seems to be that Miss Patty is absolutely slaying, but if she thinks this doofwad is worth wasting that pickup line on. it's likely she hasn't actually gotten laid in years. Or she might want to get checked for cataracts.
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Jesus. Patty and Lorelai should both be on some kind of sex offender registry.
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Oh Lucas. You sure know how to make a girl swoon.
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Luke: This book just talks about fancy tablecloths and dish design and nothing about the food. Jess: You're going through a lot for this lawyer. Luke: She's not just a lawyer, she's also a lady, a very nice lady who probably expects good food on fancy plates and sparse yet elegant decor. This is what you do when you're dating.
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Okay, sooo, no good food, fancy plates or elegant decor for Rory. Got it. Here's what Jess and Rory eat from:
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IT'S PICKLE TIME!
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Let's keep score, shall we? Of who comes out on top (snicker snicker) in this interaction.
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This might be the one and only great snappy comeback that AmyShermanPalladino has ever assigned to the character of Dean. Dean delivers a brutal verbal blow. Jess is not completely unphased. He's clearly a bit shooketh, but probably just because Dean is hella annoying and is invading his personal space. He lets it go. 1 point to Dean. In Dean's defense, it wasn't actually that lengthy an order, certainly not "an order for the entire state of Connecticut" as Jess calls it (it was only 6 burgers) but it shouldn't have been a problem for Jess if he were just writing it down like the good little diner monkey he is. No points added or subtracted for either fella. Dean didn't really didn't do anything wrong, and Jess should have been doing his job.
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Half a point to Jess for this quip. Could have used a little more spice, but a solid effort.
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AMAZING. Calling Jess a female while also observing the job he does. 1 point to Dean because I started imagining Jess in a 50's diner waitress getup after that. Dean is at 2, Jess is at .5. Come on dude, you gotta catch up.
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MEOW! Dean is on fire! With homoerotic longing, that is. Aching, yearning, crushing. Another point award to Dean, who stands at 3 points and Jess stagnates at a measly .5. Okay, okay, I'll bump the "Taylor's Errand Boy" quip up to a full point. 3 to 1.
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Luke is lucky this place existed before Yelp reviews were a thing.
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Half a point for Jess doing the bare minimum and writing down the order, and also because he's a cutie patooty. Dean stands at 3, Jess at 1.5.
Okay, when Dean first gave the order, it stood at a reasonable six burgers. It's now ballooned to over 15 overly complicated sandwiches, PLUS four hot dogs, two salads, five fries, five onion rings, an order of pickles, and a partridge in a pear tree. Half a point back to Jess, because he's been bamboozled and this order is truly fucking insane. This is why online ordering was invented. Lacking that, you don't just pull up to a restaurant and place an insane order like this on the spot. You call ahead, Dean Boy. It's just good manners, which you are sorely lacking. Even if he can write down the order, who's going to cook all this stuff so quickly? You know this place is woefully understaffed and Luke and Caesar are the only two people who cook for this entire place. 3 to 2.
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Damn, Dean! You're really killing it today. Making up for all those years of hilariously stupid "You're the one who's going" and "you're wearing a tie" insults. Metaphorically killing it, that is. Jess is doing some actually killing. You should be scared. 4 for Dean vs 2 for Jess.
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He's killed before and he's killed again Dean. Do you want to end up like Shane, Dean? This is how you end up like Shane. You might not be so lucky to be reincaranted after your death as a graceful yet vengeful bloodthirsty swan either. You should probably back down and take your order to Denny's instead. Due to the sheer insanity of threatening to filet a customer over some pickles ,Jess wins, of course.
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AN UNEXPECTED NOPE! Bless. D: These men work for Taylor which means if you get it wrong they're going to send it back. You could be making this order until you die. (psssst, Dean, you know Jess isn't actually the one cooking the food, right? You goof a doof. This is only going to be a burden on poor Caesar I guess because Luke just skedaddled a few minutes ago). Also, both of you will have the good fortune to escape Stars Hollow and probably not die there. Rory, on the other hand. J: (with a knowing, homocidal smirk): Reads back entire order.
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olderthannetfic Ā· 9 months ago
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https://olderthannetfic.tumblr.com/post/743753323453300736/sense-of-place-i-can-get-with-hp-but-no-ive#notes
Ok listen to anyone reading tho, Voldermort? What the fuck even was that? Rant incoming, keep in mind this is over the top because of how tired I got after 10+ years of people constantly claiming what a fucking good villain Voldermort is just for being from HP. And also the absolutely obnoxious amount of people who used constantly compare literally any "ebil politician from eeby deeby" to Voldermort, before JRK went full mask off terf and misandrist weirdo.
What a shitty ass villain is Voldemort fr fr? Dude gets hyped since book 1 to be some kinda super charisma mastermind, then you meet his edgy emo teen version, people fucking raving. Then? Then book 4-5? One of those, drops one of the most boring ass bitch villains with a shitass excuse. What the fuck was that geriatric snake tiddy sucking fella? Where's the charisma everyone claimed was built up in the previous books? That dude had the charisma of a wrecking ball hitting the local orphanage puppy bakery for nice lil grandmas. If there is something lower than underwhelmed, that's me when I heard about that insult to our beloved snek kind. Leave me alone, snakes are fucking baller. šŸ
No charisma, and his world domination plan was fucking stupid. What the fuck? What a underwhelming villain. The logic for his weird magical racial purity shit was not consistent. Like you'd think a genocidal ethnonationalist maniac would make for an intimidating villain, but that dude couldn't walk up a set of stairs without falling flat on his ass from incompetence.
I'm not surprised that pink cat lady Umbridge is seen as a worse person, yeah yeah you could have a teacher who's a bitch like her, but you'll probably never meet a genocidal dumbass like Voldemort. But fr, Voldermort is just not fucking intimidating and so much of the things that JKR wrote him doing and planning are just fucking stupid. Like, all his lil edgy masked sidekicks have more evil energy, while he's just kinda there, failing. And then they ain't even loyal, because they were fucking kids when they joined him, congrats your army of edgy mask wearers can't even deal with a school of teens.
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theskyblog Ā· 3 months ago
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New to Car Seat Headrest? Start Here! - The Optimal Way to Get Into Car Seat Headrest's Discography
Car Seat Headrest over their 10+ years of making music have amassed a lot of albums, you may be wanting to get into their music but don't know where to start with the overwhelming amount of options. Well fear not, this is the all-in-one guide to get into this band's music so YOU can get ahead of the game and impress your friends.
Starting is always the hardest part, most people will probably tell you to start off with Twin Fantasy (Face to Face), and they're all fucking wrong and morons. Don't listen to these people they are trying to corrupt you. If you're a real fan I bet you know where I'm going with this, I recommend you start with Nervous Young Man. It's very good with lots of banger songs like The Gun Song and I Can Play The Piano, so it's pretty easy to get into. To get the full experience, listen with your eyes closed in one sitting without distractions. If you think about something other than the music you should also restart the album. Again this is a pretty easy one to get into because of basically every song being a banger, it's recommend you give this 5 full listens before moving on
Nervous Young Man - ~5 listens
Next up we gotta pay tribute to the classics, am I right or am I right fellas? You can't appreciate Mario Galaxy until you play Super Mario's Land 3. Which is why we're gonna super mario Jump our way over to 3. 3 is the pinnacle of Will Toledo's early production. This one has a lot of great tracks like Oh! Starving and I Can't Play The Piano. It's recommended you give 3 listens to 3! see what i did there
3 - ~4 listens
Alright now that you're really into things, it's time for the real deal. No more of that stupid baby shit. You can go two paths here depending on your taste, not all music is for everyone, so it's important you get to do what's best for you! It's recommended you either go for Twin Fantasy Face to Face, this one's for all my real deal Car Seat Headbest fans out there. Go for this album if you're into that story driven and wonderfully intense sound, and really like listening to good music. The other option of course is Twin Fantasy Mirror to Mirror, I recommend you listen to this one if you're a bit of a worse person or if you're a huge baby bitch. I fucking hate this album is sounds like horseshit. Now no matter which you choose, you probably recognize that this is their most popular album. And naturally since it's mainstream it's really not as complicated or deep as the others. It's recommend you listen to this one twice, that'll be enough to absorb everything and any more listens might get boring
Twin Fantasy - 2 listens
I have good news, you are finally a real deal Car Seat Headrest fan. You know pretty much everything there is to know, so now any album is yours to explore. Every choice is the correct choice, but I will be here to tell you what the incorrect choices are. If you're gonna listen to Monomania I recommend you do it last, it's really nothing special, he didn't even make the fucking album cover a square, that's how lazy he got with this. Though it does have some highlights such as Romantic Theory and Plane Crash Blues. Listen to Monomania if you suck
We gotta pay homage to the classics, you can't really appreciate Street Fighter 6 until you've played Bubble Bobble. The classics are important unless you're Car Seat Headrest of course, don't listen to 1 it's fucking stupid. I don't even know why he made it. You should listen to 2 though
Teens of Denial? You should deny this album because it sucks
Teens of Denial - 3 listens
And that's about everything! I hope this helps you get into Car Seat Headrest and truly appreciate their wonderful discography. Share this with a friend who wants to get into Car Seat Headrest but is too stupid to know where to start. Follow me for more Car Seat Headrestb contentukjjjjj
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