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gwenllian-in-the-abbey · 5 months ago

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Not fluent in English.

Please tell me I’m not the the only who noticed that team green characters in the show aren’t allowed to hate team black characters.

Like Aemond can’t even hate Lucerys for cutting his eye and disabled him for life.

And Alicent can’t hate Viserys for marrying and gr*ping her and forcing pregnancies on her, even though he have no intention to name any of their sons his heir, and treating her mostly like a caretaker and concubine rather than his lawful wife and the mother of his legitimate children.

Aegon and Helaena aren’t even allowed to hate Daemon the man who ordered the death of their Son.

Like why??? Why aren’t they allowed to hate them???

Hi aleksandra! You make a good point! I think there are a few things going on here.

For one, I think the writing is incredibly inconsistent across the board this season, and there are a lot of dropped plot threads. Some of it is intentional (like, I do think B&C was deliberately downplayed and undermined so that Alicent could have that Dragonstone scene, more on that in a bit), some of it I think is just bad writing and a kind of ... well, look, I can't speculate as to what goes down in the writer's room and have no idea what their workflow looks like or what processes they follow, but a problem going back to S1 is that characters and dialogue vary a lot from episode to episode. I don't think it's all that normal for a fandom to be concerned ahead of time about which writers will be writing which scenes and which episodes, but with HotD there seem to be huge differences in how each writer interprets the characters. Having worked on OFCIR collaboratively with @aifsaath, we work really hard to make sure the chapters are relatively consistent. I gave our first few chapters to my critique partner for original fiction, a guy who knows my writing inside and out, someone I've worked with for about 6 years now, @theravenpiper, and he could not actually tell which scenes were written by me, and which were written by Aife, which I took as a big complement to our collaborative process, and to our ability to edit to a uniform standard. Now I'm not saying we do it better than the HotD writers, but I do think that there is something missing from their collaborative process that makes the entire thing seem disjointed.

I do not think it is entirely that the whole of team green is not allowed to be angry at team black, although that is part of it, some of it is part of an overall bigger problem where major events are not allowed to resonate across the story, and I chalk some of it up to simple bad writing. Rhaenyra is apparently over Luke's death enough by E3 that she can seek out Alicent for some kind of vague "let's stop this madness" ploy, but still conveniently needs "a son for a son" in E8. Although Rhaenyra is negotiating from a position of power in E8, there was no reason for her to feel so desperate as of E3, when Rook's Rest hasn't even happened yet, that she would set aside her grief and anger and go seek peace. Peace was offered in E10 of season 1 and Rhaenyra turned it down after Luke died, so what has changed besides Rhaenyra's own husband beheading a toddler? Other events happen too and have little or no consequence. Rhaenyra and Mysaria kiss in E6 and it's entirely forgotten by E8, with zero follow up. Criston Cole is brought to his knees by the sight of Aegon lying injured by his dragon, but never even visits his bedside. Gwayne never interacts with anyone aside from Alicent and Criston. Rhaenyra sends her younger children to the Vale and never mentions them again (she is shown looking wistfully at a box of toys), nor does Jace. Laena in a vision berates Daemon for not looking after their girls, but does he ask after them when Broome shows up directly from Dragonstone? I could go on. Events just happening and then never really mattering again is a consistent problem throughout the season, which makes it hard to tell when it is happening deliberately and when it is happening because the writers can't get on the same page.

There are two things I do think are deliberate, however, one of them being the scrubbing of Viserys' image. While audiences loved Paddy's performance, a lot of viewers did pick up on how Viserys played favorites and neglected his sons, and I think when the show decided to switch up Alicent's motivation from "she wants to protect her children and knows they will face the sword if Rhaenyra comes to power" to "she misheard Viserys' last words," they knew that the natural question is, "why should she care about Viserys' last words?" A lot of the immediate feedback about that episode involved how Alicent was stupid for not knowing Otto planned to have Aegon take the throne, and a lot of people didn't think that Alicent (or Aegon for that matter) really believed that Viserys changed his mind, but apparently that was the writers' intention, that Alicent truly believed it and managed to convince Aegon (there's a lot I could say about how they could have included this deathbed misunderstanding into the plot without having it replace all of Alicent's other motivations, but they did not do that). So in order to drive home the point that the whole entire war is being fought due to this misunderstanding, they have to make sure the audience is clear that all of these characters considered Viserys a good king. Even if he was Alicent's rapist. Even if he was a deadbeat dad. Even if he was a terrible husband. We are meant to believe he chose Rhaenyra not because he was playing mindgames or out of guilt over Aemma's death, no we must believe he chose Rhaenyra because he was good and wise and to convince us he was good and wise we have to have the green characters reminding us constantly that things were so much better when Viserys was around, that Aegon is inferior to Viserys, that Viserys' wishes are all that matter. Nevermind that it goes directly against the book, never mind that it's not even a particularly powerful or interesting change, it's what enables Rhaenyra and Alicent's relationship to continue. Because here's the thing-- if Alicent put Aegon on the throne because she felt it was the only way to keep her family safe, and because she feels that law and tradition ARE on her side, and because absolutism isn't good (!!!) then there's no chance for her and Rhaenyra to ever reconcile. These are irreconcilable differences, not misunderstandings. And so the show has to glaze Viserys otherwise the basic reasoning falls apart.

And the second is the events like Luke's death, Blood and Cheese and Rook's Rest come in, events in which the greens or the blacks harm and traumatize each other directly. It is not that the greens are not allowed to hate the blacks, it is that Alicent is not allowed to hate Rhaenyra, and by extension, the people who Alicent cares about are not allowed to hate her (I would argue that Aemond is allowed to hate Luke on screen, he literally murders him, and I don't think the scene with the brothel madame is an expression of true remorse, it's more "I'm kinda sorta sorry there were consequences for my actions."). Alicent cares about Helaena the innocent, and therefore Helaena cannot be allowed to hate Rhaenyra (note Phia Saban's many interviews about how apolotical and neutral Helaena is). Aegon, on the other hand, can be affected by B&C because he is allowed to hate Rhaenyra. In fact, his hate for Rhaenyra puts him at odds with his mother, which is what the show wants. Aegon is gravely injured at Rook's Rest, but good thing Rhaenyra's forces did not cause the injuries, Alicent herself drove him to battle with cruel words, and Aemond burned him, which puts him at odds with Alicent too (and Helaena is allowed to express ire at Aemond by extension). If you look at S2 as an exercise in driving a wedge between Alicent and her family and downplaying what happens to them in order to justify their decision to have Alicent seek out Rhaenyra and surrender Aegon's life, it makes a lot more sense.

The thing is, it still doesn't work. Their efforts are much too transparent and require characters to act in ways that are simply not within the realms of how normal human beings would react to these situations, much less the characters established in S1. There is a twitter user, and I'm so sorry that I can't remember their name at the moment, but I've seen them express the sentiment several times that Alicent's character this season made them aware, in a way that a viewer should never be aware, that these are scripted lines coming out of her mouth. That is, a lot of the characters in S2 do not feel like actual people. Aegon is such a fan favorite this season because he feels real. Alicent garnered legions of fans last season because her struggle felt real, even if we didn't agree with it. She felt like a character who inhabited a quasi-medieval world, bound by restraints we are not bound by, but nevertheless a human with human reactions who had to make difficult choices and persevere through them. And any human would be angry beyond comprehension at Blood and Cheese, would lose all faith in Rhaenyra, would know that there can be no peace if she is ruling with a man that ruthless at her side. If she thinks her sons are devils (and mind, so far as king Aegon's most egregious action is executing a handful of ratcatchers after one of their number murdered his son, whereas Rhaenyra burned about 65 peasants alive in a quasi religious ecstasy-- will Alicent ever find out about that, I wonder?), they are at least the devils she knows. Better they all die than end up in Daemon's hands, surely? And so OP, you're right, they are not allowed to hate each other when naturally you, and many others, feel like they should. That is because they are writer creations who would never do such things as what happen in the books in the first place, acting out plot points of entirely different characters (their book counterparts).

#asks #aleksandravill #hotd critical #anti rhaenicent #blood and cheese #aegon ii targaryen #aemond targaryen #team green #anti alicent hightower #(show alicent only I don't know you girl)#anti rhaenyra targaryen

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adoribullpavus · 9 months ago

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EXCITING NEWS GUYS

i have started development on my first ever renpy game. i'm so excited since this is something i've wanted to do for a while now, but renpy always kinda scared me. but i've finally put it into action and i'm really looking forward to the journey ahead.

the game is still in extremely early development, but i have planned an outline of the plot, written some scripts, and have come up with so many ideas i want to share with you all.

as you can see, it is a dai fan game. if anyone knows if i can get sued for this, please let me know lmao

i don't want to give too much away but here are some features i'm planning to include:

you can choose from 17 different characters to play as (12 will be available straight off the bat, and 5 will be secret routes that are unlocked via other routes). these are all characters from inquisition.

you get to decide who your character ends up with, or even stay single if you want to be.

you can end up in a polyamorous relationship with (almost) free reign as to which characters that relationship includes.

no two routes are the same. each route will have the same plot but you can make it your own through your choices. remember; just because picking option b worked for your dorian playthrough, doesn't mean it'll work when you're playing as cullen.

there are a LOT of choices that genuinely impact the direction of the story.

each character has a bunch of different endings and they're all carefully tailored to your decisions.

as the game is still in early development, with only a faint outline holding it together, plans can change. however, as far as i know, this is how many endings each character can have:

the dorian route has 8 endings and 7 secret endings.

the iron bull route has 11 endings and 6 secret endings.

the varric route has 10 endings and 6 secret endings.

the cullen route has 10 endings and 5 secret endings.

the sera route has 6 endings and 5 secret endings.

the leliana route has 11 endings and 7 secret endings.

the cole route as 3 endings and 4 secret endings.

the josephine route has 11 endings and 5 secret endings.

the blackwall route has 10 endings and 3 secret endings.

the cassandra route has 9 endings and 6 secret endings.

the solas route has 10 endings and 3 secret endings.

the vivienne route has 3 endings and no secret endings.

i have tried to provide as much freedom as possible when it comes to pairings, but there are a few exceptions:

dorian and sera are still gay/lesbian and can only be romanced by characters of the same gender - so naturally they will have less endings as their options are restricted.

cole doesn't have a lot of romantic endings as there were only one or two characters i felt comfortable writing him with (so far only dorian has a cole romance ending, and cole has three secret romantic endings). this could change in the future but definitely not for characters such as varric and solas who cole shares a very parental relationship with., or for vivienne due to the power difference between them that would make me extremely uncomfortable to write.

vivienne also doesn't have a lot of romantic endings but that's more to do with the fact i struggle to write her in romantic scenes. again, this could change.

the rest are all free to romance whoever they want. cullen can romance a man (or two or three). cassandra can romance a woman (or two or three). basically there's no such thing as straight in this game. go nuts.

i will keep you all updated as i progress. the game will take a long while to create and i would appreciate any advice/help/suggestions etc to make it enjoyable for everyone. i would also appreciate the support from you guys as i dive into my first game making experience.

but just remember i am a single 20 year old girl who's doing this in her free time. i don't have a huge team behind me so the game is going to take a lot of time and effort to become something playable.

follow the tag ' #the dai kissing game ' if you want to keep updated on the game's progress.

thank you guys!!

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illdowhatiwantthanks · 7 months ago

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HOT 100 HCs: Emily Prentiss

Friends. Colleagues. I am starting a new thing (but not ending any old things, don't worry babes). I'm calling it HOT 100 Headcanons. Basically, I've created playlists for characters that include all the songs that they love and/or have shaped them in some way. I take cues from the canon characters (for example, canon Emily was a rocker in high school, so her playlist includes quite a bit of rock).

I don't know if anyone else will enjoy this or care about it and, frankly, I don't care. I really enjoyed making it, and I really do believe it's doing deep dives like this that help you really get to know a character (or your HC of them, anyway). Enjoy, if you're into that kind of thing!

HOT 100 HCs: Emily Prentiss

Note(s): When I think of the Criminal Minds characters, I always think of them as being Elite Team-age in the present. If Paget Brewster’s age roughly equals Emily’s, then Emily joined the BAU when she was 36/37. If we move the Elite Team timeline up so it starts in 2024, she’d have been born in 1987. That’s the date I work from when calculating these Hot 100 Lists.

(Also, the first parentheses is the date the song was released. The second is the age Emily was when it was released.)

Nat King Cole, “Nature Boy” (March 29, 1948) (N/A)

Emily’s grandfather didn’t have tapes or CDs at his chalet in the French Alps, but he did have a turntable, and Nat King Cole was one of his favorites to spin. Now it always reminds Emily of him. She still likes to spin Nat King Cole and dance with you in the living room.

2. Édith Piaf, “Milord” (May 8, 1949) (N/A)

Another record straight from her grandfather’s house. They listened to a lot of Édith Piaf, but this was her favorite as a little girl. She thought it was funny, and it helped her learn how to do uvular trills, since French wasn’t her first language.

3. Juliette Gréco, “Sur les quais du vieux Paris” (October 1951) (N/A)

Little Emily didn’t get to go to Paris much, mostly just as a stopover on the way to her grandfather’s. But whenever her grandfather brought her back to her mom, he’d take her around Paris for a day, and she always thought it was the most magical place in the world.

4. Georges Brassens, “Je Me Suis Fait Tout Petit” (February 2, 1956) (N/A)

Her grandfather played classical-style guitar and loved the work of Georges Brassens. He often played it and sang for Emily. Georges Brassens was a significantly better singer than her grandfather was, but sometimes Emily wishes she had a recording of her grandfather instead of Brassens. Nevertheless, listening to it still reminds her of sitting with him on the hillsides while he played.

5. Léo Ferré, “L’affiche rouge” (February 1961) (N/A)

Another favorite of Emily’s grandfather. He was a star of French chanson, a folk music tradition driven heavily by lyrics, almost like poetry put to music. Her grandfather would sometimes read her the poems first and then play her the songs afterward.

6. Marie Laforêt, “Marie douceur, Marie colère” (1966) (N/A)

One of Emily’s first favorite rock songs. She heard this version long before she even knew who Mick Jagger was and, to this day, she could defend in a dissertation-length essay why Marie Laforêt’s lyrics are better than the original.

7. Jacqueline Taieb, “Le cœur au bout des doigts” (1967) (N/A)

A dancing-in-the-living-room standby for Emily at her grandfather’s.

8. Patty Pravo, “La bambola” (May 1968) (N/A)

Emily didn’t discover this one until she lived in Italy, but it’s a perfect sad song, great for dramatically belting in your room or in the car. Which is exactly what she did for months after the asshole of a boy who knocked her up dropped her and she had to go through the abortion process almost alone.

9. Maxime Le Forestier, “San Francisco” (1971) (N/A)

One of the “newest” records her grandfather owned. He only conceded to buying it because Maxime Le Forestier covered so much of Georges Brassens’ work. He ended up loving it. Emily’s first instinct is still to pronounce “San Francisco” like Le Forestier does in this song.

10. Meat Loaf, “I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)” (October 21, 1977) (N/A)

Inexplicably, Meat Loaf is one of the only English-speaking artists that Emily’s grandfather liked.

11. Lio, “Le Banana Split” (November 1979) (N/A)

Her grandfather hated this song so much, but she loved it, so he bought it for her anyway. Teeny baby Emily could not get enough of the word “banana,” in any language.

12. Grover Washington, Jr., “Just the Two of Us (feat. Bill Withers)” (1980) (N/A)

Emily’s mom loves Bill Withers. One of Emily’s best memories of childhood is dancing to this song with her mom. Now her favorite memory is dancing to it with you at your wedding.

13. Yazoo, “Only You” (August 16, 1982) (N/A)

A regular on Emily’s mom’s boom box when Emily was young.

14. Metallica, “For Whom the Bell Tolls” (July 27, 1984) (N/A)

Discovered during *Emily's teen rock era.*

15. Madonna, “Into the Groove” (July 15, 1985) (N/A)

Emily’s mom is a big Madonna fan, so there was a lot of Madonna in little Emily’s house.

16. Siouxsie and the Banshees, “Cities in Dust” (April 21, 1986) (N/A)

Discovered during *Emily’s teenage rock era*

17. Berlin, “Take My Breath Away” (May 13, 1986) (N/A)

Top Gun was Emily’s mom’s favorite movie for a solid decade of her childhood, so Emily was very familiar with the music. This song was her favorite.

18. Alannah Myles, “Black Velvet” (March 14, 1989) (1)

Emily will tell you that she remembers being young and trying on her mom’s makeup in front of the mirror to this song.

19. Metallica, “Enter Sandman” (August 12, 1991) (3)

Discovered during *Emily's teen rock era.*

20. Nirvana, “Smells Like Teen Spirit” (September 26, 1991) (3)

Didn’t discover Nirvana until her teen years, but Nevermind remains one of her favorite albums of all time.

21. Lara Fabian, “Je Suis Malade” (1994) (6)

Tiny little Emily heard this in a café in Paris with her mom and begged her mom to buy it on vinyl so she could bring it to her grandfather’s. Her mom obliged, mostly to shut her up, and Emily spent all summer listening to it. It was the first song that ever gave her chills. She still knows every word, still loves to belt it in the car, and still swears up and down that Lara Fabian’s version is better than Celine Dion’s.

22. Tori Amos, “Cornflake Girl” (January 31, 1994) (6)

Emily’s mom went through a real Tori Amos phase. Little Emily genuinely thought this song was about cereal and asked her mom to play it over and over again.

23. Beck, “Loser” (March 1, 1994) (6)

Little Emily loved the slide guitar and that the song said “loser,” which her mom did not let her call anyone.

24. Bush, “Comedown” (December 6, 1994) (7)

Emily was late to discover a lot of ‘90s and 2000s rock because it was hard to access non-mainstream American music abroad, but when iTunes came around when she was 13 or 14, she spent an ungodly amount of her mom’s money buying songs and albums, including this one.

25. Collective Soul, “December” (March 15, 1995) (7)

Discovered during *Emily’s teenage rock era*

26. April March, “Le Temps de l’amour” (October 20, 1995) (8)

Another favorite from her French summers. A sneak peak of later punk rock Emily.

27. April March, “Chick Habit” (October 20, 1995) (8)

Emily lords it over every gay she knows that she knew this song from the original album and not from But I’m a Cheerleader. But she does love But I’m a Cheerleader… This was her favorite CD for a solid year or more.

28. The Smashing Pumpkins, “Bullet with Butterfly Wings” (October 23, 1995) (8)

Discovered during *Emily’s teenage rock era*

29. OMC, “How Bizarre” (January 1, 1996) (8)

A favorite track on Emily’s favorite CD, Now That’s What I Call Music! 3.

30. Backstreet Boys, “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)” (May 6, 1996) (8)

All the kids knew this one, in any country Emily visited or lived in.

31. Khaled, “Aïcha” (November 1996) (9)

Emily’s mom was the U.S. ambassador to Oman for a few years during Emily’s childhood. Emily learned Arabic quickly and tried very hard, as she did in all the places she lived, to fit in seamlessly with the people around her. So, of course, the songs she sang and danced to with her friends were the ones popular in Oman at the time.

32. Third Eye Blind, “Jumper” (April 8, 1997)

Discovered during *Emily’s teenage rock era*

33. Rachid Taha, “Ya Rayah” (August 5, 1997) (9)

Another favorite of Emily and her friends during her time in Oman. They even had a little choreographed dance they did all together.

34. Will Smith, “Miami” (October 3, 1997) (9)

Tiny Emily genuinely thought she was the baddest little bitch in the world for knowing all these lyrics, despite having never been to Miami or a club or anything.

35. Britney Spears, “...Baby One More Time” (January 12, 1999) (9)

Honestly, what ‘90s kid didn’t have a formative moment with a Britney Spears song?

36. Buena Vista Social Club, “Chan Chan” (September 16, 1997) (9)

Emily was an adult when she discovered Buena Vista Social Club, but they’re one of her very favorites on vinyl now. She started listening to them while she learned Spanish in college.

37. Green Day, “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” (October 4, 1997) (9)

Discovered during *Emily’s teenage rock era*

38. Hakim, “Wala Wahed” (1998) (10)

Emily’s mom was transferred to Cairo in 1998, where Emily had to start over again–but thankfully not with a completely new language. She really liked sha’bi music, and her best friend’s dad played drums in a jeel band.

39. Less Than Jake, “All My Best Friends Are Metalheads” (January 1, 1998) (11)

One of Emily’s earlier alt finds. She loved it.

40. Cher, “Believe” (October 19, 1998) (11)

Another favorite of Emily’s mom’s. On repeat in little Emily’s kitchen in Cairo.

41. Alaa Zalzali, “Akli Tar” (1999) (11)

Emily was obsessed with this song and the whole album because it combined two languages she knew and loved: Arabic and French.

42. Crazy Town, “Butterfly” (November 4, 1999) (12)

Emily loved this song so much, and she jokes that looking back it should have been a huge flag that she was gay.

43. A Perfect Circle, “Judith” (January 1, 2000) (12)

*Emily’s teenage rock era*

44. Anastacia, “I’m Outta Love” (February 29, 2000) (12)

Even Emily’s hard little rock heart still loved a pop anthem.

45. Pascale Machaalani, “Nour El Chams” (June 25, 2000) (12)

All the girls in Cairo wanted to be Pascale Machaalani. Think of her as the Beyoncé of Emily’s preteen years.

46. Rage Against The Machine, “Renegades” (December 5, 2000) (13)

One of the first rock songs Emily discovered and fell in love with. She still knows all the words.

47. Staind, “Outside” (May 22, 2001) (13)

*Emily’s teenage rock era*

48. System of a Down, “Toxicity” (September 4, 2001) (13)

*Emily’s teenage rock era*

49. Noir Désir, “La vent nous portera” (September 11, 2001) (13)

Even when she lived in the Middle East, Emily still spent summers with her grandfather in France. As always, he’d let her have a day in Paris when she flew in, and she always visited a music store to buy all the new French alt albums she could find.

50. Hoobastank, “Crawling In The Dark” (November 20, 2001) (14)

*Emily’s teenage rock era*

51. Saliva, “Always” (January 1, 2002) (14)

Emily’s mom considered sending her to therapy because she listened to this song so much.

52. Seether, “Driven Under” (January 1, 2002) (14)

*Emily’s teenage rock era*

53. Seether, “Fine Again” (January 1, 2002) (14)

*Emily’s teenage rock era*

54. Sum 41, “The Hell Song” (January 1, 2002) (14)

*Emily’s teenage rock era*

55. Mango, “La rondine” (July 9, 2002) (14)

Wildly popular while Emily lived in Italy. Think of him as the Peter Gabriel of Italian music.

56. Chevelle, “The Red” (October 8, 2002) (14)

*Emily’s teenage rock era*

57. Audioslave, “Cochise” (November 17, 2002) (15)

Italy Emily was baby rocker Emily, but she wasn’t very external about it because the Catholic church was not a fan.

58. Evanescence, “Bring Me To Life” (March 4, 2003) (15)

Another song that was on repeat for Emily post-abortion. Sweet baby Emily was so depressed and honestly really needed to go to therapy. She wouldn’t say she likes the song now, exactly, but it brings her back to a specific time and place that were very formative for her.

59. Linkin Park, “Lying from You” (March 25, 2003) (15)

A classic teenager Linkin Park moment.

60. The Darkness, “I Believe in a Thing Called Love” (July 7, 2003) (15)

*Emily’s teenage rock era*

61. Three Days Grace, “I Hate Everything About You” (July 22, 2003) (15)

Emily will tell you that this song is what she felt like most of the time in Italy, trying really hard to fit in, trying to like boys, really liking girls, all-in-all having a terrible time.

62. Jet, “Are You Gonna Be My Girl” (September 15, 2003) (15)

Emily jokes that this one also should have been a dead giveaway that she liked girls.

63. Keane, “Somewhere Only We Know” (May 10, 2004) (16)

She will never admit it, but this song still makes her cry.

64. Seether, “Remedy” (January 1, 2005) (17)

Emily is a little embarrassed about liking Seether so much, but she really does.

65. Negrita, “Rotolando Verso Sud” (January 21, 2005) (17)

A favorite of Emily’s after she and her mom moved back to the States in 2004. She felt very out of place, which makes sense considering she’d grown up across several countries. She found a lot of comfort in listening to music in her other languages, since she didn’t really get to hear it spoken anymore.

66. Negramaro, “Estate” (February 7, 2005) (17)

By this point, Emily's deep in her rebellious rocker phase. Because it’s Emily, her dramatic rocker music is in several languages, though.

67. System of a Down, “Lonely Day” (November 22, 2005) (18)

Technically not a teenager anymore, an adult. But now her music taste is pretty solidly set on rock (with some variations here and there).

68. Rihanna, “SOS” (April 10, 2006) (18)

Not usually a big pop fan, but she has a huge soft spot for Rihanna. Particularly this song because she says that’s how obsessive she is about you. It always makes you laugh.

69. AFI, “Prelude 12/21” (June 6, 2006) (18)

She’s a drama queen, she just won’t admit it.

70. My Chemical Romance, “Teenagers” (19)

*Emily’s adult rock era*

71. Fall Out Boy, “Thnks fr th Mmrs” (January 1, 2007) (19)

Yes, even Emily likes listening to Fall Out Boy sometimes.

72. Avril Lavigne, “Girlfriend” (April 17, 2007) (19)

Okay, but who doesn’t love Avril Lavigne?

73. Linkin Park, “Given Up” (May 14, 2007) (19)

Adult Emily still loves Linkin Park. It’s nostalgic now.

74. Vampire Weekend, “A-Punk” (January 29, 2008) (20)

*Emily’s adult rock era* (but make it less dramatic and depressing than usual)

75. Max Gazzè, “Il Solito Sesso” (February 29, 2008) (20)

Sure, she’s in college, but she still loves Italian music and keeps up with her friends from Italy. Plus, she’s starting to accept that she likes girls, and the girls love it when she speaks Italian.

76. Katy Perry, “I Kissed a Girl” (June 17, 2008) (20)

Loves this song for very obvious reasons. Plus, when this came out there wasn’t really much queer girl music and Emily was in her feral, fresh-out-of-the-closet baby lesbian era.

77. Halestorm, “Mz. Hyde” (April 9, 2012) (24)

Oof. Big ol’ crush on Lzzy Hale.

78. Superheaven, “Youngest Daughter” (April 5, 2013) (25)

Once a rocker, always a rocker.

79. Indila, “Tourner Dans Le Vide” (February 24, 2014) (26)

Emily is a huge fan of Indila because her music sounds like a combination of French and Arabic, and it reminds of her childhood.

80. Highly Suspect, “Lydia” (July 17, 2015) (27)

Big fan of Highly Suspect.

81. K. Flay, “Blood In The Cut” (April 17, 2017) (29)

Hearkening back to her dramatic-ass punk-rock youth.

82. Polo & Pan, “Cœur croisé” (May 19, 2017) (29)

Emily loves Polo & Pan. They’re her go-to for international air travel. Something about their music just feels like whimsy and adventure to her.

83. Pomme, “Ceux qui rêvent” (October 6, 2017) (29)

Emily is a dramatic French woman at heart, and you love her for it.

84. Beck, “Dreams” (October 13, 2017) (30)

Beck? Of course she loves Beck. She’s loved Beck since “Loser” came out when she was six.

85. Death Cab for Cutie, “Northern Lights” (August 17, 2018) (30)

For when she’s in her feels.

86. Muse, “Pressure (feat. UCLA Bruin Marching Band)” (November 9, 2018) (31)

It’s Muse. Duh.

87. Alice Merton, “Roots” (January 29, 2019) (31)

Loves this because (a) it’s a fun song and (b) she really relates to the lyrics.

88. Vanille, “Suivre le soleil” (June 7, 2019) (31)

Her go-to for when you’re driving on vacation in the French Riviera. Coincidentally, you don’t know that she’s ever been more attractive driving a convertible with a sun hat on blaring French music that she knows all the words too while treating you to a vacation on the Mediterranean Sea.

89. The Black Keys, “Go” (June 28, 2019) (31)

The Black Keys lean a little blues-rock for Emily usually, but their music is just so damn catchy. Plus, you love them, and that makes her love them.

90. Harry Styles, “Watermelon Sugar” (December 13, 2019)

Loves this song for one reason and one reason only: she heard it was about eating a girl out. She hasn’t heard Billie Eilish’s “LUNCH” yet and, honestly, you’re afraid to show her.

91. The Strokes, “Why Are Sundays So Depressing” (April 10, 2020)

She loves The Strokes. And, also, she thinks Sundays are depressing because she knows she’ll have to leave you and go back to work the next day.

92. cleopatrick, “THE DRAKE” (March 11, 2021) (33)

A current fave. Plus she likes that their Spotify artist description is just “guitar band.” She thinks that’s hilarious.

93. Halestorm, “Back From The Dead” (August 18, 2021) (33)

Emily is, through and through, a Lzzy Hale girl. She was 21 when their first album came out and had a massive crush on Lzzy. Didn’t know if she wanted to be her or be with her. Lowkey still doesn’t know. You tease her about it relentlessly.

94. Muse, “Will Of The People” (June 1, 2022) (34)

Muse, because duh.

95. Madelline, “dopamine - Version Française” (May 12, 2023) (35)

Still a sucker for French pop all these years later.

96. KennyHoopla, “YOU NEEDED A HIT//” (May 19, 2023) (35)

KennyHoopla brings her straight back to her 2000s rock roots, and she’s obsessed.

97. Mother Mother, “To My Heart” (September 15, 2023) (35)

A new discovery for Emily, but she’s really into them right now.

98. Mammothor, “Inside Out” (December 15, 2023) (36)

*Emily’s adult rock era*

99. St. Vincent, “Broken Man” (February 29, 2024) (36)

Emily loves St. Vincent. She’s not much of a concert person, but you did take her to see St. Vincent for her birthday once and she was over the moon.

100. Doña Manteca, “Tengo una Debilidad” (May 10, 2024) (36)

You found them on TikTok before their album came out and sent it to her. She pre-ordered their album on vinyl, and it’s her favorite thing to dance with you to right now.

#emily prentiss #emily prentiss hcs #emily prentiss headcanons #emily prentiss fanfic #criminal minds #criminal minds fanfic

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taddymason · 8 months ago

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What do you think about S6 Jay? I've always felt conflicted about his character due to this season, (but that comes from the fact that Skybound is a total mess). I didn't like how he used his wishes to impress Nya so she would date him. It annoyed me that he kept making decisions that wronged his friends because he couldn't let go of the idea she didn't want a relationship with him. I'm conscious this is the consequence of the messy love triangle from season 3, but it would've been nice to see Jay growing up from his relationship with Nya. (And if the writers were so desperate to make Jay and Nya endgame, at least they could've shown us Jay apologizing for everything he did during the season (lying to his friends, not accepting her refusal). They could've shown us Nya bring up the love triangle, and why she went for Cole when she was with Jay. You know, resolve the problems in their relationship and the things each of them did).

But no, they show us Jay making his final wish: "I wish you had taken my hand, and no one ever found that teapot in the first place". That decision feels like he hasn't progressed about his relationship with Nya from the start of the season. At the beginning of Skybound, she clarifies she doesn't want to be with him, so why would Jay wish she had taken his hand? Like, she's dying, and he's still thinking about that moment. What the hell? There were so many ways that scene could've gone, instead of Jay making her do something against her will. (Kind of? I think that depends on the interpretation of each person).

On the other hand, I didn't like how Nya's feelings were handled. One of the main problems her character had to face in season 6 was feeling she wasn't able to choose her destiny. She found out she was destined to be with Jay, and Nadakhan was forcing her to be with him. She literally said she felt that her whole life had been defined by other people, rather than by herself. However, at the end of the season, Jay wishes she had done what she didn't want to do at first.

I don't know, Skybound feels like an amount of missed opportunities for Nya's and Jay's character development.

Oh, skybound. skybound.

This season is a disaster for me and probably the season I feel the most conflicted about.

Overall I think most of the characters this season are pretty ooc. From Cole making sexist jokes for no reason, to Lloyd remaining strangely quiet throughout the EP5 conflict, to Jay throwing his own friends' security out the window to be with Nya. NOT EVEN S3 JAY (which was also a low point) WAS LIKE THIS. Even with all of his insecurities or rivalry with him, as soon as the situation demanded it or Cole was in danger (S3EP9) Jay could focus on what was at stake.

Instead, for some reason during the middle of the season Jay is EXTREMELY desperate to be with Nya to the point that he doesn't even care about his own team.

Look, I don't even mind that they make a season where Jay is an asshole and has to confront the consequences of his actions to learn to be more mature and aware of what he does (most of my fics are like that anyway). Do they want to do a season where Jay lies until his mistakes blow up in his face and where his selfishness is finally tested? I'm on board. If there is something that makes him such an interesting character, it's his flaws. Jay is selfish, he lies very often, he is opportunistic, and that makes his arcs so different from everyone else's.

Now, I hate that this is all solely because of his obsession with Nya. I've said it before but the worst thing about Jaya is when she becomes Jay's only motivation and interest to do everything he does. The season punishes Jay for resorting to wishes, not for continuing to believe that he has the right to be with Nya as if it were a necessity for him. The moral of the season shouldn't be "if you wish something enough, you'll find a way to make it happen" but; you don't need to be with someone else to be happy. Jay doesn't have to depend on Nya for his own happiness, and the season surprisingly never says otherwise.

From start to the ending, Nya remains Jay's final motivation. Literally her final wish is him imposing her will on her again (I know the wish supposedly didn't affect Nya but I think it's a mistake to make a character's wishes remain static from the beginning to the end of history).

so basically the season is a bunch of wasted potential that could have been a really good season to develop both characters. There are good things in S6, I'm not going to deny it. Jay from EP6 onwards has some pretty good moments, like him learning to be a leader, showing that he is a capable and intelligent member who ends up motivating others (Jay inspiring people is a rant for another day). And it's probably the most seriously the show takes his character.

I think the season would be better if it ended up addressing other things as well. There are many hints of Jay feeling worthless, Jay being insecure because he is poor/weak, believing he needs to be with Nya to be happy. And the season doesn't do much with this anyway. So, wouldn't it be better if the season wasn't Jay and Nya getting back together, but rather Jay realizing his own worth as a person? What if Jay resorts to wishes because he doesn't feel valuable as a member of the team? because he starts to believe that Nya is a better blue ninja than him? Or because his powers begin to fail and weaken as he is not maintaining his true potential by allowing himself to be consumed by his own insecurities? There are MANY ways to resolve this conflict without having Nya come back to him as some kind of prize.

...This is spoilers for my Skybound rewrite btw

but yeah, I agree with everything you say, Jay and Nya deserved better this season and I think what affected it the most was making the ending have to be these two getting back together with just ONE episode of them speaking sincerely

Sorry for the long post, Ty for the ask! ^^

#jay ninjago #ninjago #jay walker #ninjago jay #Ninjago Skybound #Ninjago Skybound AU #ninjago analysis

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mishlady · 3 months ago

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Kinktober Day 6

I'm still working from @dreamlandcreations's list. Day 6 prompts: roleplay - reunion sex - discipline

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Unspoken Longing

Back in the day in Deadlock, Cole would have bragged easily and often about any partners he had. Even in the early days with Blackwatch, he would join in on the sly looks and conversations about sex and partners. That had changed about four years into his tenure at Blackwatch, and when he had been officially made Reyes' second in command. At that point, Cole had worked specifically and almost exclusively with Reyes, maybe even Amari, in terms of the officers of Overwatch and Blackwatch. It wasn't very often that he interacted with anyone from Overwatch, let alone Commander Morrison.

Once Cole made 2IC, he was given more responsibilities. Responsibilities which included going to meetings with Reyes that included Morrison, Amari, and others. The first time he was in the same meeting room as Morrison, he was almost instantly taken back to the interrogation room with him in his Deadlock threads and Morrison in his working blues. It was over in a flash though, and Cole was able to be cordial. Somehow, he ended up between Reyes (who had slowly become like a father figure) and Morrison. Cole noted that Morrison looked - well, tired wasn't the only thing he looked. Haggard, maybe? Yet as the meeting went on, Cole began to understand how Morrison made it all work.

Time went on, and Cole would get assigned as part of Morrison's security detail. That became more and more of a regular thing, as Reyes wanted Cole to understand things from the Overwatch side of things.

"Mijo, as much as I know what your first impressions of him were, Morrison has a lot to teach you," Reyes had told him when Cole questioned it. "At the very least you can learn how he views the world and works through things."

The first time Morrison cracked a joke, Cole was floored. Mr High and Mighty Strike Commander had a sense of humor?? He subtly flipped off Reyes when Reyes looked at him with an "I told you so" look. As time had gone on, Cole had garnered new appreciation and respect for Morrison and everything that he did. More and more, Cole went with Morrison as the head of his security team. The two of them got closer, sharing stories over late night dinners and drinks. Cole found that Morrison's laugh and smile could light up the room.

Cole still remembered the first time things came to a head. For a few months, Morrison had been returning the flirty banter that Cole dished out, as well as winks and squeezes to the bicep. At first, Cole was taken aback; after some time, though, he had continued with the flirting. Their relationship had deepened after several incidents, including a riot and two assassination attempts. It was after one of the assassination attempts that their relationship changed even more.

Jack - for after that, Cole had been given permission to call him Jack - had been pacing around his assigned hotel room when Cole had entered after debriefing with Reyes over vid-comm. The look on his face when Cole closed the door was a mix of relief, fear, and worry. Cole had just taken off his dark Blackwatch cowboy hat to set it down when Jack had walked over to him, taken his face in his hands, and kissed him with an air of desperation. Cole had dropped his hat to the floor in surprise, then returned the kiss. That kiss led to more, that led to them naked in bed, panting through orgasms.

Now, having a relationship with the strike commander in a professional manner or even as a friend was no problem. But a romantic relationship? With a subordinate? Not something that anyone outside (or even at other watch points) would understand. So in that way, Cole never said a word to anyone. Not even Reyes, though Cole was sure he knew something was going on.

Cole stayed out of the way in later years from getting in between the shouting matches between Reyes and Jack. Most everyone did at that point. The final time he had seen Jack, they had made frantic yet passionate love, tears occasionally appearing. Somehow, they both knew that would be the last moment of intimacy they would be able to get. As they laid there, wrapped in each other, Cole had felt Jack's fingers tapping out a message on his arm in Morse Code.

Get out of here, Cole, his fingers tapped out. There are going to be some serious accusations flying around. While I believe Reyes, not everyone does. I don't want you to be caught in the crossfire.

It was with a mixture of grief and horror that Cole had watched the coverage of the Swiss base explosion from a dusty bar in Mexico. When the news reported that they were considering anyone in the building, which had burned to the ground, who was missing but not found was dead including the Strike Commander and Commander, Cole took three bottles of high octane liquor and got blackout drunk while sobbing. His father and his lover, gone in a bang.

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Present Day.

Cole sat at a safehouse he had acquired over the years, located by the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in northern Montana. It was in the foothills of the mountains by Glacier National Park and the Saint Mary Lake. It was where he went to be near his native family and to get some peace and quiet while he got enough information together for the new Overwatch. Over the years, he had gotten confirmation that Reyes, Morrison, and Amari had survived over the past decade or so.

He had been glad that he had to split firewood when he had found out. There was so much anger that he had to get it out, and not on himself in a destructive way. He had sent off a message to two of the three; Cole knew well enough to not reach out to Reyes, especially when he was in deep with Talon. Ana had visited him the week before, each of them so glad to see the other.

"I'll try to send Jack your way, habibi," she had said with a knowing look. "You know how stubborn he was then; he has gotten worse now with that." Cole thanked her, and a few days after that she had left.

Three days after Ana left, Cole had been working in his yard with things like fixing the hen house, feeding the chickens, watering his garden and flowers. Small things that tended to build up but were relatively easy to discharge, even if it took all afternoon. As the sun started going down, Cole finally finished and looked towards the long drive as he heard a hover bike come into hearing range. He took off his shirt and wiped his face as he heard the bike come close enough and then stop. Cole wasn't worried about not seeing who it was at first; if they were there for nefarious reasons then they wouldn't have been so blatantly loud.

Cole took off his hat long enough to run the shirt through his hair. As he put the hat back on, he heard a voice that he never thought he would hear again.

"Still wearing the cowboy hats, I see," Jack said, his voice deeper and half broken. Cole's shirt dropped to the ground, forgotten, as he took in Jack's look. Dark blue jeans, boots, a brown leather jacket over what looked like a green Henley; Jack looked like the typical Midwestern dad on a solo bike trip. He even had the sunglasses and the Indiana Pacers ball cap to top it all off. Cole pressed a hand to his mouth, his eyes filling up with tears.

"Jack, you absolute ass," he said, his voice tearful. "Why? Why did you wait so long to reach out?" Jack walked up, pausing about two feet away from Cole, his own jaw quivering with held back emotion.

"I....I was too hurt, and then too vengeful and angry to reach out," Jack replied. "I wanted to tie up loose ends first, and get a handle on my anger. To my dismay, it took this long to get back to you. There isn't enough 'I'm sorry's' to make up for allowing you to think I was dead." He took off his hat and glasses, allowing his face to be lit up by the golden afternoon light. Cole felt his heart squeeze at the sight of that beloved face, now bisected by two large scars and covered by quite the beard. Cole huffed, then picked up his shirt.

"Well, you can start by cooking dinner. I've got enough food to sate our appetites for now. Come on in," Cole said. Jack picked up his duffel and followed him in. Jack looked around as Cole got started on a roast and potato dish. It was simple, yet with a Southwestern flair that was subtle. Cacti littered everywhere; geometric, colorful blankets over the recliner and sofa; warm, earthen tones reflected from the paint to the rugs to the dishware and dish towels. Once the roast was in and cooking "low and slow," Cole turned to Jack.

"I've got a spare room, but the bed isn't big enough for either of us," he said. "Would - would it be okay if we shared?" Cole's voice was smaller than Jack had heard it in years; it was the smaller voice of the almost man he had interrogated all those years ago, covered in desert dust. Jack stepped forward, the wrinkles around his eyes crinkling in a smile. He had heard the unspoken forgiveness in those words. While it would take time to repair what they had, it was possible to start on that road.

"I do not mind sharing with you, Cole," Jack said, his eyes darting back and forth to re-memorize the man's features. The fuller beard, now with gray hairs sprinkled among the reddish brown; the way he had filled out with both muscle and fat; all of the new scars on his bare torso. He saw Cole's eyes doing the same, and saw the reflected longing in Cole's eyes that he knew was pouring from his.

Cole noted the same differences as before, and noticed more scarring on Jack's hands. Both of them, at the same time, lifted a hand and caressed the other's cheek. It caused both of them to smile before walking down the hallway hand in hand. The bedroom was decorated like the rest of the house, and a king sized bed took up a good portion of the space. Jack smiled at Cole, chuckling while Cole just flapped a hand at him.

"A man could hope that one day you would show up," Cole said. The slight hurt in his voice was muted yet present. Jack set down his duffel in a corner, then took Cole in his arms.

"Allow me to make it up to you?" he asked, running his nose along Cole's. Cole nodded, running his hands down Jack's torso and pushing his hands under the shirt to explore Jack's skin. Jack's laugh brought a smile to Cole's face; that had not changed over the years. Neither was the fact that he was ticklish. Jack took off his shirt and they embraced in a hug, just allowing themselves to breathe and feel each other again. After a bit, they took off their pants and climbed onto the bed, not ready just at that moment to be fully naked.

Their hands caressed each other as they kissed slowly, knowing they had hard work and conversations ahead yet wishing for the sweetness of the sugar to help the medicine go down later. Their fingers found each new scar, each new wrinkle; Jack made sure to take a moment to press a kiss to where metal met flesh.

"You only need to tell me what happened if you are comfortable doing so," he said. "I am so sorry that you had to go through that alone." A tear streaked down Cole's face to be kissed away by Jack. They continued their soft exploration, finally getting fully naked. Both were partially erect, yet did nothing but entwine their legs to continue with the slow pace.

"Fuck Jack did I miss you," Cole said after a deep kiss. "I mourned your loss, and it nearly broke me. To find that you are still here, and I can touch you again...." his voice trailed off as Jack slowly rolled them so he was on top and pressing Cole into the mattress like a weighted blanket.

"I am here, and I am real," Jack said as he peppered kisses all over Cole's face. "I do not plan on leaving you ever again."

"Even with me going back to Gibraltar?" At Cole's question, Jack pulled back and leveled him with a straight face, filled with love.

"Even with you going back to Gibraltar. I...feel like I can give back more than being alone," Jack said. "Plus, well...I need to be in place." Cole gave him a sharp look then nodded before wrapping his arms around Jack and pulling his head into a passionate kiss.

"I'm done talkin', mi amor," Cole said in between kisses. Jack moaned in agreement, seeing as Cole was sucking a love bite into his neck at that moment. Their movements got faster as they remembered what each liked. Jack reached up and grabbed the lube bottle he knew would be under the pillow. Cole blushed at that, and Jack just smiled down at him. Jack kissed around Cole's collarbones and pecs as he lubed up a few fingers, then circled the furl of his ass as he pressed a thumb to his taint.

Cole let out a loud moan, squirming under Jack's heavy weight. He let out almost a continuous series of moans as Jack slowly and reverently opened him up.

"Ah-ah-fuuuck Jack, please, please, please," Cole panted, his hips bucking as Jack thrust three fingers into his ass. "Please, I need you taking me, love!" Jack paused to press a kiss to Cole's lips.

"Anything for you, my dearest," Jack murmured, removing his fingers and slicking up his cock. He slowly pressed his cock in, gasping at the hot heat of Cole's ass as Cole's head dropped back on the pillow, back arching and mouth open in an almost silent moan. When he was all the way in, hips pressed to hips, Jack shivered and dropped his head to Cole's chest. They both took the time to get acclimated to feeling each other like this again before Jack's hips bucked by instinct.

Cole moaned a "yes, Jack, please" and Jack started thrusting. Slowly pulling out halfway before pushing back in, as though he couldn't bear the thought of pulling out farther than that. He needed to feel all of his lover; after twelve years apart, he knew Cole felt the same. Cole wrapped his legs around Jack's waist to keep him close while Jack put a hand behind Cole's head to cradle it as they kissed.

The sex that followed was a slow, devoted act of love. Their bodies quickly fell back into the familiar rhythm from years before, thrusting and kissing and stroking like no time had passed at all. In between moans were murmured words of love and affirmation, ensuring that the world outside of the room and the bed itself faded into the background. They climaxed together, gasping through it. As they caught their breaths, the world seemed to be more righted on its axis.

"Love you so much, sunshine," Cole murmured.

"I love you too, sweetheart," Jack replied.

#dlkinktober2024 #overwatch #cole cassidy #soldier 76 #mc76 #reunion sex

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paladin--strait · 5 months ago

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paladin's 100 follower celly and new request list!! ✨

ahhh thank you so much for 100 followers! im so happy 🥳 and on my birthday too?? its like a gift 🎁 but, i hope that you guys like these prompts and the people i chose but if you have anybody that you want me to write for or a different prompt you wanna read you can still send it in and i'll see what i can do!

I love you all so much! keep reading to see the prompts and the people for your requests! ⬇️

the people who you request for are referred to as "name" in the prompts. and sorry, but none of these will be NSFW. even though i read it sometimes, im not comfortable with writing it just yet. all fics written will be under the tag "paladin's 100 follower celly!" make sure to check it out and drop a follow to see when a new fic comes out!! ❤️

some will be written in headcanon form and some will be in fic form! but let me know which one you want it in! ❤️

please let me know if you want the reader to be plus size, i'll happily write it for ya!

current request status: temporarily closed to work on current requests!

✨ prompts!! ✨

1 - "I'm sick, don't get near me" "I don't care"

2 - "I want you to meet my parents." "but we just met!"

3 - crying in his arms

4 - him crying in your arms

5 - "listen to me, everything is going to be alright."

6 - "I'll take care of you."

7 - "they didn't deserve you."

8 - sugar baby x sugar daddy

9 - "I'm gonna be here for you whether you like it or not."

10 - bodyguard!(name) x reader

11 - sunshine!reader x (name)

12 - lazy morning

13 - team staff member x (name)

14 - comparing hand sizes

15 - cooking for his team (athletes only)

16 - cooking for his parents

17 - meeting his team (athletes only)

18 - (name) x baker!reader

19 - reader brings cookies or cupcakes for players team after a huge win (athletes only)

20 - reader gets hurt and (name) takes care of them

21 - wearing another players jersey (athletes only)

22 - (name) cooks for reader and it goes terribly wrong

23 - (name) cooks for reader and its good

24 - reader cooks for (name) and it goes terribly wrong

25 - reader cooks for (name) and its good

26 - reader hosts a suprise party for (name)

27 - rival player chirps player about reader, player goes crazy (athletes only)

28 - reader is a ref for the nhl, slowly falls for player (athletes only)

29 - reader cooks for (name)'s friends

30 - reader's child takes a liking to (name)

31 - reader is a storm chaser

32 - reader meets (name)'s pet and the pet loves reader

33 - reader watches an episode of her and (name)'s show without him knowing

34 - (name) comforts reader in a storm

35 - reader and (name) go to a pet store and reader convinces him to buy them a pet

36 - going to the eras tour with them

37 - going to a nba game with them

38 - going to yours/his little siblings sports game

39 - hairstylist!reader / doing his hair

40 - he teaches you how to play hockey (athletes only)

41 - reader compliments their eyes

42 - reader is a florist

43 - reader is a coach for a pee wee team

44 - teacher!reader

45 - coaches daughter

✨ nhl players! ✨

matt rempe

jack hughes

luke hughes

quinn hughes

trevor zegras

jamie drysdale

sidney crosby

cole caufield

nico hischer

timo meier

dawson mercer

andrei svechnikov

arturs silovs

sergei bobrovsky

matthew tkachuk

brady tkachuk

auston matthews

igor shesterkin

connor bedard

jeremey swayman

andrei vasilevskiy

stuart skinner

marc andre fleury

nico daws

jacob markstrom

aleksander barkov

brock boeser

j.t. miller

macklin celebrini

leo carlsson

mason mactavish

david pastrnak

artemi panarin

✨ other fandoms! ✨

tyler owens (twisters)

javi (twisters)

boone (twisters)

daryl dixon (the walking dead)

rick grimes (the walking dead)

carl grimes (the walking dead)

negan smith (the walking dead)

eugene porter (the walking dead)

abraham ford (the walking dead)

(there may be more added later)

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burningdreambanana · 8 months ago

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My problem with Alicent Hightower on HOTD

I'm team green but I have to admit I have a hard time with show Alicent and I honestly think it's because she's just not a well-written character. I mean I was rewatching HOTD and sometimes she doesn't like her own character, but more a foil to Rhaenyra. It also feels like she's the product of different writers who had different ideas about who she should be and never really agreed.

First of all, I think that Alicent's support for Rhaenyra as heir should have been changed the minute Aegon was born, as he immediately became a dangerous challenge that Rhaenyra would be forced to deal with. The show treats this issue as if it's a 20th succession story about who's going to take daddy's place as CEO or whatever but it's not, for Alicent to be so chill about it and act like Otto is making stuff up without basis is just wrong and anachronistic.

Secondly the reason Alicent turns against Rhaenyra feels weird and contrived to me. Like I can understand her being upset that Rhaenyra semi-lied about her sex life (not even a full lie since Alicent doesn't know she lied about not going to a brothel with Daemon but she did imply she was a virgin which wasn't true) and not wanting to talk to her anymore but to declare war???? And suddenly in ep6 she despises Rhaenyra and thinks she's going to kill her sons. Idk that's kind wild to me that she went there from a semi-lie, but was still ride or die for Rhaenyra after her son was born and Rhaenyra gave her the cold shoulder for years. I know there's been a time skip but it's not an excuse not to explain why a character became the way they are.

Thirdly, Alicent from ep8-9 feels like a completely different character than in ep6-7 and it's not explained by any logical turn of events. At the end of ep7, Alicent had the confirmation that Rhaenyra and Viserys couldn't care less about her children, Rhaenya saw her little brother maimed for life and asked that he be "sharply questioned" (which btw is supposed to be a medieval euphemism for torture), she lets people believed she murdered Laenor to create fear and married Daemon, who despises Otto. In ep8 they show up at court after 6 years of absence, accuse her of poisoning Viserys (when she's the one who stayed to take care of him), and make Viserys drag his dying corpse to the throne room so he could solve issues created by Rhaenyra's own stupid mistakes. Daemon proceeds to murder Vaemond without a warning or a trial for saying the exact same thing that Alicent, Aemond and Aegon have said many times. Logically, Alicent should be terrified and more determined than ever to put Aegon on the throne for her family's safety. But no, Rhaenyra makes a half-assed apology that doesn't even acknowledges Aemond's eye, doesn't involve a genuine gesture towards her brothers to show that she will keep them safe and Alicent is like you know? you're forgiven ! What I am angry about anyway? You'll make a great queen ! Like what happened? And then because the war still has to happen with the stupid misunderstanding that makes Alicent look really delusional and stupid. Also in ep6 and even at the beginning of ep8 she was plotting to put Aegon on the throne so why is she out of the loop at the Green council? It's just sad, no one has respect for the poor lady except maybe her sons and Cole. Anyway I think her character deserved way better. Personnally I would have keep the safety of her children as her motivation but also a more personal act where she realizes she spent her life catering to Viserys and Rhaenyra who walked all over her and gave her nothing in return, and decided to put Aegon on the throne to finally be free and have power through him.

#hotd critical #alicent hightower #hotd alicent #queen alicent #pro team green #anti viserys i targaryen #anti rhaenyra targaryen

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trulyauthentic · 9 months ago

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Timeline pt. 4

From Seperate Paths to Season 4

Separate Paths - 6.5 months (April 15 - October 1)

Season 4 would have to begin when grief is still fresh but enough time has passed for the ninja to start their new careers and for Lloyd to consider adding a new member to the team.

I'm gonna say about 6 months, so in October.

Season 4: The Tournament of Elements - 9 days (October 2-10)

The Invitation - October 2-3

Only One Can Remain - October 3

Versus - October 4-5

Ninja Roll - October 5-6

Spy for a Spy - October 6

Spellbound - October 7

The Forgotten Element - October 7-8

The Day of the Dragon - October 8

The Greatest Fear of All - October 8-9

The Corridor of Elders - October 9-10

Ninja Ages:

Lloyd - 15-16

Nya - 15

Jay - 15-16

Kai - 16-17

Cole - 16-17

Zane - 19

See previous

See next

#lego ninjago #ninjago #ninjago lore #ninjago theory #ninjago thoughts #ninjago timeline #ninjago season 4 #ninjago tournament of elements

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emerald-cloud23 · 11 months ago

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Trying to figure out how much time passes in canon between seasons – according to the show itself (and then making rough guesses)

This is so long– also, doesn't include Dragons Rising

Pre-Pilots & Pilots: I don't remember them saying anything about that, though I imagine that it has been less than a year as they (Cole, Jay, Zane) obviously aren't as close as they'll become later in the show, maybe not even 6 months. I'll settle on 4 months for now

Pilots & Season 1: Once again, I don't remember them stating anything in particular so, once again, it's been less than a year. Maybe even just two or three months. The core four ninja have become closer but we can immediately see how distant they still are with that first mailman scene where it's apparently the first time ever the other three find out that Zane is practically an orphan as well as Cole hiding his true relationship with his father from them. Between the Pilots & S1 I imagine the ninja have encountered Lloyd before (according to their reactions they know him but the viewer doesn't), even telling Wu about him and he decided "No, I'm not gonna look after my brother's son"– sorry, going off-track. I'll go with like 3 months

Season 1 & Season 2: Looking at the end of S1 it has probably only been a few hours or like a day as everyone is fixing Ninjago City from the damage that the finale caused

Season 2 & Season 3: Canon mentions that it has only been a few months since the finale of S2. With Lloyd traveling around the island and accepting awards and stuff as well as Wu & the ninja taking over a school (most likely Darkley's), I'd say it's less than 6 months but I can't exactly decide on anything

Season 3 & Season 4: I don't think anything had been said in the show but with the statue from the finale becoming so dirty, the ninja no longer staying together and Jay apparently recording a 70+ episode tv show with a holiday special??? Another few months– only because I don't know how else Jay would've been able to make his own tv show and much less one with so many episodes and even a contestand that had previously participated. Oh, also it needs time for his fans to, well, start being his fans and viewers. I don't know how much time something like this would take but seeing as even Wu being unaware of why the other three aren't training with Lloyd I'd say they gradually left the team in the span of, probably, 4-6 months. If I didn't take Jay's show into consideration I'd say 1-2 months because that seems more logical with the 'skipping training'-bit

Season 4 & Season 5: Canon doesn't say anything. Buuut I feel like Morro wouldn't have waited much longer than necessary to start his search for the realm crystal. He'd find out what happened to Wu, find out about Lloyd & the others as well as that no one knows where the FSM's tomb is. He seems pretty smart so that would probably take barely any time at all, less than a week probably. However,, Wu has to buy a piece of land (most likely already with the buildings on it because construction can take monthssss), register his store, buy his shop's inventory and new uniforms (both the deepstone suits and the advertisement shirts & hats), also he needs to get the flyers designed, printed and delivered to him. This, unfortunately, takes time, and probably a lot more than just a few days. Despite hating the thought that Morro waited so long since escaping the cursed realm, I'll say that it's probably been a month

Season 5 & Season 6: There's a few things that I need to take into consideration as canon, once again, says nothing. The S5 finale takes place on new years so this is a good starting point. I only know new years as the last day of the year so that's where I'm going with this. S5 ends at the end of december. S6 needs to happen months later for a multitude of reasons: the people of Stiix being pissed at the ninja and rebuilding their city over water with Strangleweed (which S5 mentions not really anyone wanting to do), the ninja becoming famous for the destruction of the cursed realm, the ninja recording a tv show for kids and going on tv shows, being interviewed, getting fans & Nya training her elemental powers and Spinjitzu. So, if I view S5 at the end of the year then S6 feels like it takes place (or would take place if it hadn't been undone) in spring, so like march or april

Season 6 & Day Of The Departed: I remember that DOTD canonically is on like october 30th or 31st (I can't remember this for the life of me) so there's a good time period for the ninja to get their fame under control. Otherwise I don't have much to say

Day Of The Departed & Season 7: I believe canon said it's been a week since Cole became human again, so there you have it. That'd be early november

Season 7 & Season 8: Canon says it's been exactly a year since Wu disappeared in the time stream. There you go, a crystal clear answer to how much time passed since the previous season's finale. Thank you canon

Season 8 & Season 9: It is said that Garmadon ruled over Ninjago City for a week now, that means for 7 days Lloyd, Nya, Pixal, Dareth and Misako thought that Wu and the core four were dead (god, I always forget just how depressing this was for them)

Season 9 & Season 10: And we're back to nothing being said in canon, great. Well, there's the monastery that needs to be rebuild (as well as all of Ninjago City) and the murals being designed and needing to be painted, also there's some shorts on Lego's YouTube channel that still have the murals being painted, so they happen before S10. But all this takes time. But because I don't want Garmadon's warning about the Oni to appear so weak, I'd say a minimum of 6 months needed to pass. Most likely a lot more but, again, I want to keep his warning as something rather fresh and recent to Lloyd so he'd remember it when visiting his father in Kryptarium

Season 10 & Season 11: Canon (or rather Wu) says that it's been some months since their last big victory. In order for Cole going from super ripped in S2 to giving me almost an entire breakdown over being the exact opposite (no, genuinely. My first time seeing him without his super muscular body made me so, so frustrated and I don't even know how to put it into words but mAN–)… Uh, another 6 months? They all became incredibly lazy to the point where Wu eventually had enough, so half a year is the maximum time period I'd give them. Also, as we saw (and as they said) they haven't been in tune with each other as a team when fighting/fleeing. So, if you've spent years with people doing nothing but that I can't imagine you'd become so uncoordinated in a short period of time (but that's just me, a loner)

Aaand now we're entering the time period where it is difficult to make guesses–

Season 11 & Season 12: I would've assumed it's been a few days but because of S13's comment on it having been weeks since the ninja were at the monastery... I'd still like to say S12 happens just days after S11–

Season 12 & Season 13: I just mentioned the comment, sOO– Maybe Prime Empire took weeks in the actual world. I don't know. I can't make sense of this sentence. Like, ily Lloyd, but man. You're not making the time periods of this show easy. Especially because Wu and Pixal were both still at the monastery in S11 and S12 and I can't imagine the two not having taken care of it in that time when the others were gone. I just can't. So, somehow between the start of S11 and the start of S13 it has been weeks in which no one took care of the monastery. Even if they had been on an unmentioned vacation between S12 and S13, I feel like they would've taken care of the trash around the monastery. Though, something like this would explain the amount of leaves in the courtyard and Lloyd trying to urge Cole to stop relaxing on his free day to help with laundry and stuff (their gaming session is adorable btw, they need to interact more in canon pls)

Season 13 & Season 14 (The Island): I don't think anything is mentioned about S13, though they say that last month a bunch of criminals broke out of Kryptarium. So, unless that happened while the ninja were in Shintaro, it's been at least a month. Also, Misako, Wu and Clutch Powers went missing on an expedition they went on. When Cecil from the Explorers Club comes to visit them he mentions that when a member is 'presumed dead or lost at sea' they remove their belongings from the club. Soo, for them to be presumed lost at sea I'd say it would take like 1 week but "just to be safe" the club waits a total of 2 weeks after members set out on expeditions before deciding that it's been too long without hearing from them so they must be dead. But, seeing as Wu was also in Shintaro and he went on this expedition the ninja must've been back a few days before they went on this expedition, which I just assumed they started 2 weeks ago, so it's been maybe like 2.5 weeks to a month between these seasons

Season 14 (The Island) & Season 15 (Seabound): Canon doesn't say anything but I see S14 as setup for S15 so it would probably be like a few days between them

Season 15 (Seabound) & Season 16 (Crystalized): Canon says it's been a year since Nya's sacrifice. Another crystal clear (no pun intended) answer by the show

oKAY, GREAT. THAT'S ALL. If anyone wants to chime in for my rough time period estimations and calculate this whole thing, feel free because I'm not doing it! Like Cole says in Crystalized: "I'm not much of a math guy".

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smellybead · 3 months ago

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Hi I saw your your Ninjago oc on the ninjago oc page and went through your profile to learn more of your oc

And since your oc has a dragon form I'm guessing they have am Element so what is their element?

And what abilities does it give them?

What is your oc's relationships with the other Ninja?

When was they introduced? And when did they meet the other ninja?

Are they dating anybody?

And what is the pronouns for your oc?

Thank you for answering my questions

Hi!!! You might be the person who left a similar ask a while ago and if you are sorry I didn't get around to it!! I did write half of it but the draft didn't save </3

1. Florian's element is crystal! I honestly have not explored it as much as I could but I promise I'll watch crystalised again soon and get thinking avhdjhejdjh

2. His element I suppose is sort of similar in function to Cole's earth and zanes ice I suppose? But also has the ability to harden/protect over parts of his skin I reckon. Think the female titan from attack on titan lol

3. As a whole, the team is very important to him! They're very close. He tends to bump heads with Kai a lot. They seem to have a special skill of getting on each other's nerves /hj He cares a lot for the team but at the same time can find it easy to feel disconnected or distanced from them. After the merge, he drifts away from them a bit as he ends up leaving the team for his own good and well-being, but all on good terms.

In terms of role on the team: Florian serves as the medic of the team basically. He may take on less of a role on the offensive in fights/on missions.

4: For ages I had it that he was the 2nd last of the og ninja to be brought onto the team (before kai and after the others) but now it's up for debate and I may make him join a bit later. Still before or during s1 tho

5: Florian's romance and sex repulsed aroace and is not in any romantic relationship. But he is however in a qpr with Morro (and eventually bentho). Perhaps to the detriment of his relationship with the other ninja for a period of time.. codependent qpr save me /silly

6: his pronouns are he/him! He's fluid between a binary (trans) man and binary woman.

Thank you for asking some questions! I love talking about him and trust I could yap on more haha

#ninjago #ninjago oc #beadspeaks #oc #lego ninjago oc #asks

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photogirl894 · 2 years ago

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"Sun and Rain Part 2: Age of the Empire"

Chapter 16

"Circuitry and Assets"

A "Bad Batch" fanfic!

Pairing: Hunter x fem OC, Echo (more best friend pairing)

A/N: Aaahhh, sorry this took forever! I'm to a point where there's going to be a break in the canon (cuz there's a small time jump between episodes 6 and 7) so I'm back to coming up with original stuff and man, that's hard sometimes! This chapter might not be much, but things will pick up in the next one!

Also a big thanks to the lovely @l-lend for a good chunk of Rina's dialogue in this chapter, too 😊

Taglist: @the-sad-batch , @nimata-beroya , @intrepidmare , @cole-kenxbi , @tech-aficionado , @ladykatakuri , @d1n0-dan , @sammi9498 , @darthzero22 , @scarlettrose9901 , @tech-deck , @thebadbatchscyare , @chxpsi , @ilikemymendarkandfictional , @4pplecider @locitapurplepink , @l-lend , @nekotaetae , @eternalwaffle , @merkitty49 , @avathebestx , @idoubleswearimawriter

《 Chapter 15

》 Chapter 17

All chapters (Part 2) (Part 1)

Explanation: The Bad Batch and the Koriena Force adjust to being on Ord Mantell and a new mission comes to them from Cid...involving both teams.

Aboard the Aurora, Lex was sitting on a sofa in the back room, staring down at her gloved hand and flexing her fingers in and out. It was strange not being able to feel the movement in her hand like she used to. Even though the pain wasn’t as serious this morning, there were still some dull, pulsing aches she was experiencing. Unfortunately, she couldn’t use any of Kida’s bacta salts to help with that. It wasn’t exactly smart to submerge her new mechanical arm in water for too long. It had only been over a week since she’d lost her real arm and she was slowly getting used to this new one. It still wasn’t the most comfortable thing, though, and she wondered how long it would take before it just felt normal.

“I know you hate it right now, but you can’t view your arm as a hindrance or a separate piece of equipment you wear. It’s a part of your physical body now; an extension of yourself. The more you reject it, the harder it’s going to be for you to get used to it…I see you, Lex. I do. I’ve been through what you’re experiencing now. The agony will go away, I promise you.”

She could hear the echoing words of a certain Clone by the same name in the back of her mind, his comforting voice putting her thoughts at ease. She knew he was right. Now that things had changed, she had to adjust her thinking in order to adapt to that change. She couldn’t look at her arm as an obstacle to overcome, but rather a new part of her body to put to use. That was the only way she would be able to properly overcome this new difficult predicament she found herself in. Eventually, things would be better and she wouldn’t be in pain anymore.

Despite how terrified she’d been at Echo discovering her secret at first, Lex was glad that, of all people, it had been him to stumble upon her crying. He was probably the only person who fully understood her situation and he was willing to help her adapt to her new cybernetics. That at least spared her having to randomly approach him, explain everything and then ask for help, which she wasn’t always good at doing. That was certainly due to her Zabrak stubbornness, for sure. She had felt nervous before at the thought of asking Echo for help and, in hindsight, she couldn’t fathom why. He was an understanding and compassionate person who cared a lot about other people. She knew this from briefly getting to know him before on Toydaria when the Koriena Force and the Bad Batch had taken some downtime a long time ago. Why had she thought he would be different this time, especially when this was something she knew he would understand? She had been afraid over nothing.

A flash of his handsome, smiling face and his bright brown eyes crossed her mind and she found herself smiling, too. Though, the moment she realized that, she shook her head and pushed that thought away. What was she doing? Why was she thinking about Echo like that? All he was doing was being a guide and a friend for her in her time of need. Not to mention they were all on the run from the Empire. There wasn’t any room for any sort of frivolous imaginings like that. Besides, it wasn't like Echo would remotely think of her like that either. She was a woman who came from a sketchy background while he was a noble soldier. Those two things didn't ever coincide.

Then again…despite that, he still chose to help her anyway.

It didn't matter. She wasn't going to let her thoughts regarding him get carried away. Just because he was the first man who showed her positive attention didn't mean she was going to let herself get attached like that. He was just a comrade giving her friendly advice. Nothing more.

“Hello, Lex.”

Lex was broken out of her thoughts by the lovely lilt of Kimber’s voice and she looked up to see Kimber coming into the room, dressed in her red and black civvie dress again.

“You’re up early,” Kimber remarked.

“I could say the same to you,” said Lex.

As she sat down on the sofa next to Lex, Kimber said back, “I honestly half expect Cid to have a mission for us again, so I want to be ready this time. Is everything okay? You looked lost in thought.”

Initially, Lex wanted to react on instinct and tell her everything was fine so they could just move on, but then she couldn’t help but feel guilty at keeping such a huge secret from her leader and friend. It had felt relieving to share her secret with Echo, even if it had been inadvertent, so maybe it was time that Kimber knew, too.

“Actually…there’s something I need to tell you about,” she told Kimber.

Kimber tilted her head curiously. “What is it?”

Taking a deep, shaky breath, Lex went on to explain to Kimber everything that happened back on Pantora up until the explosion, where her voice began to falter. Kimber patiently waited for her to continue, laying a reassuring hand on her shoulder.

“I activated the explosive…and it went off prematurely…resulting in this,” said Lex as she then slowly removed her full arm glove and revealed her robotic arm.

Kimber gasped in shock and her hands flew up over her mouth at seeing what had happened to her friend. “Oh Lex!” she cried, reaching out and tenderly touching the metal arm as if to see if what she was seeing was real. “Oh my…I am so sorry this happened to you. Are you okay?”

With a nod, Lex answered, “I’m getting by for now. I’m still adjusting to it all. It’s a good thing Irys knows people because that’s the only reason this happened.”

“You should talk to Echo when the lads come back,” Kimber suggested right away. “He can help you with this transition.”

A shy, knowing grin crossed Lex’s face upon hearing that. “About that…he already knows,” she admitted.

“What? How?” Kimber asked, rearing back a bit in confusion.

“Your boys actually got back in late last night when you all were asleep,” Lex explained. “I couldn’t sleep because I was in pain and went outside. Echo actually found me and ended up learning my secret. He and I talked for a little bit about it and he gave me a lot of comfort and advice.”

A glad smile tugged at Kimber’s lips and she chuckled. “Yeah, that sure sounds like Echo. Of all the people to find you, right?”

Lex hummed in agreement and once again smiled timidly. “Yeah…of all the people to find me.”

The smile on Lex’s face did not go unnoticed. “What is that smile I see?” Kimber asked, smirking mischievously.

“Nothing. I just thought he was very kind and he helped me feel better about my situation,” Lex replied.

“He’s quite good at that,” said Kimber. “He’s helped me quite a bit, too. More than I can ever thank him for.”

Lex grinned pleasantly as she pulled her glove back over her cybernetic arm. “That explains why you two are so close.”

“I do adore him very much,” Kimber said back. “I think the two of you will get along very well, too. He’ll do whatever he can to make sure you adjust well to having a new arm.”

“Though, I feel bad because mine has a hand and his doesn’t,” Lex commented, her face falling ever so slightly.

Kimber, however, just shrugged. “That doesn’t seem to bother him, though, and he’s learned how to manage with it. He’s told me that having the scomp has proved beneficial on missions several times and that’s why he prefers to keep it as is. That way, if we’ve needed to retrieve information or get systems working or our hyperdrive needs fixing, we don’t have to worry about having an R2 unit or anything like that. He can take care of that easily.”

“He really doesn’t mind?” Lex questioned.

Shaking her head, Kimber told her, “No, not at all. Though, using it did used to mess with his head a bit to where it was getting painful, so that’s why Tech made Echo the cybernetic headpiece he wears. It helps control his modifications and regulate his brainwaves when he’s using the scomp. That way, being connected to a computer of any kind doesn’t hurt him too much. It makes using his arm much easier.”

“I see,” Lex simply said. She appeared indifferent, but in her mind, she was intrigued. She’d wondered before why Echo still had a scomp and why he didn’t get a different arm, but it hadn’t occurred to her how useful the scomp had to be to him and the Bad Batch when on missions. It all made sense now why he chose to keep it.

Then she spoke up, “I’m sure having the scomp can’t be easy on a daily basis all the time, but if Echo sees the value in it for other things, then good on him for finding the positive in a possibly negative situation.”

“As long as I’ve known him, that’s how he’s always been,” Kimber stated with a sure smile.

Lex found her thoughts were drifting to Echo again, so to deter that again, she gave a slight shake of the head and said to Kimber, “What are you doing wasting your time with me, princess? Hunter’s back from the field, you should be with him right now.”

A giddy smile slowly crept up on Kimber’s face at the reminder that Hunter was back. Before leaving, she stood up and once again laid a hand on Lex’s shoulder. “I’m sorry you went through something so awful,” she said, “but I know you’ll get through this and Echo will be an amazing help to you. I promise you that.”

Waving a dismissive hand, Lex just replied, “Forget about me, go be an armor chaser and get your Sergeant.”

“You’re starting to sound like Rina,” Kimber pointed out teasingly.

“I know, I think I need to go wash out my mouth now,” said Lex with a roll of her eyes, but still with an amused grin on her face.

With a hearty chuckle, Kimber jogged out of the back room of the Aurora and made her way to the exit, hitting the button on a console to activate the ramp. The ramp lowered in front of her and as she hastily went down the steps, she was surprised to see Hunter was already outside, sitting on the steps to the Marauder, and was looking in her direction. Neither of them said anything and just smiled brightly at seeing each other. Kimber broke into a run towards him and Hunter stood up, making his way to her, as well. She practically leapt into his open arms and he swept her off her feet to spin her around gladly, his deep, happy chuckle sounding in her ear.

He set her down and, to surprise her even more, simply told her, “Kiss me. Right now.”

Not needing to be told twice, she grasped the back of his head with both hands and crashed her mouth against his. He kissed her fiercely and needfully in return and nearly crushed her in his arms against him as if trying to absorb as much of her as possible. It seemed like he missed her a lot more than she thought.

When they came apart, gasping for breath, Hunter asked her heavily, “Have I told you how much I love you…and how amazing you are?”

“Not today, no. What’s brought all this on?” she replied through a snicker, now curious about what was going on with him. “You were only gone a day yet you kiss me like you haven’t seen me in years and then you say that? What’s going on?”

“I know it was one day, but it felt like forever,” he said back. “I had to deal with the most infuriating woman on Corellia and it just made me miss you even more. You would’ve hated her.”

“Is that so?”

“Yeah. She was ungrateful, fought me at every turn and tried insulting me a couple times, too. Sometimes, I think I should’ve let the guard Droids shoot her.”

“That wouldn’t have happened…because if I had been there, I would’ve shot her first. Nobody gives my Sergeant trouble like that and gets away with it.”

That brought an amused grin to Hunter’s face. “That’s my girl. I missed you,” he sighed, lightly caressing her cheek and giving her a kiss where his hand had been. “It wasn’t the same without you there.”

“I missed you, too,” she said. “Were you successful?”

He heaved another heavy sigh and shook his head. “Thanks to that woman and her meddling sister, no, we weren’t. As you can imagine, telling that to Cid didn’t go over well.”

Kimber reached up and tenderly ran her hands through Hunter’s hair to soothe him. “I’m sorry to hear that, darling,” she replied.

“You seem to be doing better,” he observed.

She nodded. “I am. Kida is a miracle worker.”

"Remind me to thank her then," he said.

Then they both heard the boisterous voice of Wrecker call out behind them, "There she is!" They looked and saw he was bounding over to them, where he proceeded to scoop Kimber up off the ground, causing her to let out a small yelp, and hug her tightly. "You can't ever sit out on a mission again!" he exclaimed. "Hunter made me the lookout because you weren't there and I had to get up real high. I don't ever wanna do that again! I even hit my head real hard because of it."

"Oh Wrecker, that's terrible," she said apologetically, kissing the top of his head comfortingly. As he set her down, she looked to Hunter. "Why would you give lookout to the one squad member who's afraid of heights?"

"I didn't have much choice," Hunter said indifferently.

"He still managed to perform well, given the circumstances," then came the voice of Tech as he, Omega and Echo were exiting out of the Marauder and coming over to them. Omega went up to Kimber and hugged her tightly around the waist.

"Good to have you back, Omega," said Kimber, ruffling her hair.

"Good to be back," the kid replied.

Then Echo asked, "How are you feeling, Kim?"

“Much better,” she said. “If you guys are all up, why don’t you come into the Aurora? It’s quite nice and there’s plenty of room for all of us. I’m also sure I could smell something cooking inside.”

That, of course, got Wrecker’s attention as he beamed excitedly. “Oh good, because I’m getting hungry!” he exclaimed.

“Getting?” repeated Echo.

They all filed into the Aurora where Kimber led them to the back room where she had previously been with Lex, who was still sitting on one of the sofas, now twirling her vibroblade around. Lex saw them come in and gave them a wave with her knife. Her eyes found Echo in the back and he grinned warmly at her, making her slightly blush.

“Welcome back, guys,” she said, hoping no one saw her reaction just then. Then she sniffed the air, a sweet scent in the atmosphere of the ship. “You made good time, too, because it smells like Rina’s making breakfast.”

Wrecker’s eyes and grin widened. “Rina cooks? Oh yeah!” he cried, pumping his fist.

With a snicker, Kimber leaned in next to Hunter beside her and whispered, “I think Rina just won Wrecker over even more.”

“If her food is good, then there will be no turning back for him,” he quietly replied.

Then they heard Rina’s voice call out, “Good, the boys are here, too! Come get ‘em while they’re hot, everybody!”

Hearing both his favorite girl’s voice and the fact that there was food, Wrecker went bounding further into the ship to find her, Omega right on his heels.

“Are Irys and Kida up?” Lex called back as she stood up.

“They are. Kida’s been up for a while because of the smol. Little guy’s an early bird,” Rina yelled back.

All of a sudden, Irys appeared from another corridor and stated, “Yes and she is trying to get Kori back to sleep. Your yelling is certainly not helping.”

While Kimber, Hunter, Tech and Irys made their way into the ship to eat, Lex lingered towards the back and was approached by Echo, who gently touched her arm and said to her, “Hey…how are you feeling today?”

“I’m…better, thank you,” she told him. Then she moved her arm up and down to test if the aches were still there and she winced a little. “There are still some aches, but it’s not nearly as bad as last night.”

“Mind if I take a look?” he inquired.

She stiffened slightly. While she wanted to accept his help, she was afraid of any of the others walking in and finding out about her secret before she had a chance to tell them. She held up a finger to Echo and then moved over to the doorway that led to the hall everyone had gone into, pressed a button on the wall console and the door slid shut. Then she pressed another button, locking it.

“I don’t want anyone to walk in and find out before I can tell them,” she explained.

“Understandable,” he replied as he went and sat on the nearby sofa.

Lex went and sat next to him, pulling off her arm glove as she did so. She held up her arm to Echo and he pried open with his scomp the panel in her arm where the wires inside were connected while bracing her arm on the back of the sofa. Once the panel was removed, he took out his torch, turned it on and handed it to Lex, asking her to hold it over her arm so he could see. She did as he asked her and held the light up. He peered carefully inside, inspecting the wires in the mechanical arm. He was careful and attentive to how he handled her arm and a tiny smile formed on her face.

“I see the problem,” Echo then declared. “Some of the wires are not connected properly, so it’s sending electric shocks into the remaining nerves in your shoulder, which is what’s giving you pain. Whoever assembled this did a terrible job, but I can fix that for you.”

Before Lex could protest at all, he pulled out a welding pick and started using it to fix the wires, tiny sparks emitting from the tip of the pick’s needle. He was so focused on his work that she swore he didn’t blink once. Here he was, helping her yet again when he didn’t need to.

About a minute later, she felt something click in her cybernetic arm that sent vibrations and a quick jolt of electricity up into her shoulder, eliciting a startled gasp from her, but right after, she could feel immediate relief where there used to be aching in her muscles. She gave it a couple seconds and found the aches were actually starting to fade away.

“Oh…wow!” was all Lex could manage to say. She found herself dumbfounded that what Echo did actually worked.

“I take it that worked,” he stated with a grin as he closed up the panel in her arm and took his torch back from her.

“Yeah…,” she said, still in disbelief, looking down at her arm.

“I’ve had to rework the circuitry in my own arm before, too, so I know exactly how to deal with it,” he explained. “It’s not easy by myself sometimes, so Tech’s had to help, too, a couple times.”

Lex offered him a small yet grateful smile as she pulled her arm glove back on. “Well...thank you, Echo. I already feel way better. I…I really appreciate your help.”

Echo grinned back at her and laid a hand on her shoulder. “I was glad to. If you ever need anything more, you always know where to find me.” Then his eyes narrowed slightly and his head then tilted to the side as he looked at her curiously.

"What?" she inquired, wondering why he was looking at her like that.

Then he gave her a light smile as he told her, "I don't know how I haven't noticed…your eyes are violet. They're unique…and I like that."

Warmth sprung up into her cheeks and the tips of her ears and timidly, she averted her gaze for a moment. That wasn't what she expected him to say and she was caught a bit off guard.

"Thank you. No one's ever commented on my eyes before," she admitted, looking back up at him.

"That's a shame," he said. "They're lovely."

Why was he being so sweet to her? She didn't deserve such attention, especially from him. Feeling the heat rising even more in her face, she quickly changed the subject by gesturing back with her head and saying, “Come on, let’s get some breakfast.”

With that, the two of them stood up from the sofa and left the room. However, unbeknownst to them, in the opposite corridor, Kida had stood on the other side of the wall and had both seen what had transpired between Echo and Lex and overheard their conversation. She’d heard their voices after finally having gotten Kori to go back to sleep for a while and stopped to listen in, even though she knew she probably shouldn’t have.

A pleased smirk crossed her face once she knew they were out of the room. “Well now...that’s a new development I wasn’t expecting,” she said quietly aloud.

She’d seen a kind of smile on Lex’s face that she hadn’t seen from her in a long time and it had been because of Echo. It seemed that his kindness was beginning to make Lex’s walls crack just a little and it intrigued Kida. She figured she’d have to keep an eye on those two, wondering how things between them would start to change.

“And just who are these ladies?”

The Bad Batch and the Koriena Force were now standing before Cid in her parlor and the female Trandoshan was certainly less than pleased to see a new group of people in her establishment. Kimber had mentioned to the girls that maybe they could look into working for Cid, as well--albeit begrudgingly since she still didn't fully like or trust Cid--since they too were in need of some extra money, so she and the Clones had brought the ladies to Cid's place to introduce them. Things were off to an…interesting start.

"This is my squad, the Koriena Force. This is Rina, Lex, Irys, Kida and her son, Kori," answered Kimber, gesturing to each one as she said their names.

Upon seeing Kori, Cid's mouth curled up in disgust. "Ugh…babies. Ugly creatures," she stated distastefully.

Kida glared at her and shot back, "You're not exactly a beauty yourself, Trando."

Cid just glowered at her.

In response, Kida kept a firm focus on Cid and stated with a slight icy undertone, "I know multiple ways to make you disappear and the authorities will never find your body…so if I were you, I'd think twice before badmouthing my son again."

Everyone all exchanged wide-eyed, nervous glances. Omega looked downright intimidated. This was not what they expected from the girls' first meeting with Cid and now, they were apprehensive as to how the rest of this was going to go.

However, Cid surprised them by grinning deviously and saying back, "I like you, Bluey."

"Oh trust me, those are pleasantries for Kida," Rina put in. "I sometimes miss how she used to threaten me....Kida, how'd it go?"

Kida rolled her eyes with a grin and replied almost fondly, "I believe it was 'I'd blend your corpse into paste, fly out to the nearest Hutt-controlled planet and offer your slurried remains as a delicacy for their prized rancors'...respectfully."

Rina just nodded as she turned back to Cid and stated, "See? Very creative."

Cid just gave Rina a stoic look and then diverted her attention back to Kimber. "All right, cut to the chase, Dollface. What's the deal with these ladies and why are they here?"

As Kimber opened her mouth to answer, Rina stepped up and said, holding up a hand, "I got this, boss lady." She placed one foot on the bottom of a barstool and leaned her elbow on her propped up knee. "It's simple, Cid: you want money and so do we. The girls and I are here to work."

"I already have strays," replied Cid, casting a side eye at the Clones, which earned her displeased looks from them and Kimber.

"Well, we come with experience in this line of work....and we're cheap. Here's the deal: first five missions, we split eighty-twenty, house's favor," Rina said back, gesturing to Cid. "If after that you don't like our results, we'll call it even and walk away, but if you like how we operate, then we renegotiate the cut: sixty-forty, house's favor. Just need enough to feed mouths here, especially the smol's."

With her arms folded, Cid eyed her curiously, contemplating the offer before her. "And if I got no work for you?" she asked.

Pursing her lips in thought, Rina glanced around until she caught sight of the slot machines on the other side of the parlor. Then she turned back to the others and said, "Hey, Irys, think you can reconfigure the odds on those slot machines for the boss?"

"I can do that in my sleep," Irys answered confidently.

Rina glanced back at Cid and just raised her eyebrows while motioning to Irys, needing no other words to convey her point.

"She's good," Wrecker commented proudly to Hunter next to him, who also looked impressed.

Cid drummed her clawed fingers on her arm, carefully assessing Rina and the rest of the Koriena Force. "Actually, I have a job that could work for all of you," she said, motioning to everyone in the room. "It'll work out better with some ladies on the job."

"We're listening," said Hunter, folding his arms across his chest.

"It's a simple intel extraction, but from a high-security home of an Imperial higher-up. I think he's a scientist or an engineer or something," said Cid.

"Nothing about that sounds simple," stated Echo.

Ignoring him, she withdrew a data card from her pocket. "All the info is on here, but I will say this: I hope you ladies know how to work your assets, if you know what I mean."

All the girls and even the Clones exchanged confused glances as Cid tossed the data card over to Hunter, who caught it with ease. Once that was done, Cid just turned and walked towards the back in the direction of her office.

"Well, let's take a look at the details," said Kimber, motioning with her head to a nearby holotable.

Everyone gathered around the table as Hunter put in the card. A holographic blueprint of a large domicile appeared.

"This is the residence we will be infiltrating. However, the name of the scientist or engineer who owns the property is not listed," stated Tech, looking over the information.

"Convenient," said Lex, rolling her eyes.

"It says the residence is on Balmorra," then said Echo.

"Looks like we're going back, girls," said Kida. "Irys, you still have access to the house?"

With a nod, Irys answered, "It's my house, so yes."

"Good, we can use that as a base of operations for the mission," stated Kimber.

Then Tech pressed a button and two areas of the house, one near the top and one near the bottom, were highlighted red and a projection of a case appeared. "The intel we're retrieving will be in a special locked case, stored in either his private office on the topmost floor or in an underground facility below the residence. Most likely a laboratory or work station of some kind," he informed everyone.

"So what's our play here?" asked Hunter.

Tech then went on to say, continuing to read the information, "In three rotations, our target is hosting a sort of social gathering. However…the guest list is comprised of mostly female attendants."

"Oh, so that's why Cid said it would work better with us girls being on the job," Lex commented.

"And why she made the comment about 'using our assets', too. Clearly, we're not needed for standard mission procedures here," added Rina. Then she pointed at Kimber and declared, "The Koriena Force is claiming Boss Lady for this one."

"Excuse me?" Hunter asked, an eyebrow raised in confusion.

"No offense, Sarge, but you, Echo and Tech don't exactly have the legs to pull off a mini skirt," said Rina.

All of them looked down at their legs and then back up at Rina, even more puzzled than before.

"Wait, what about me?" inquired Wrecker.

Rina looked him over with her eyes and grinned a bit mischievously. "Hey, your thighs don't lie, big guy," she responded with a wink.

Wrecker just beamed with pride at the compliment, making all the ladies giggle.

Seeing the rest of the Clones still didn't understand what they were getting at, Kimber snickered at them and Kida stepped in, stating, "The play is obvious, gentlemen: the Koriena Force will get in undercover as guests or entertainment and distract the target while you boys sneak in and recover the data we need." Then she snickered deviously. "Ooh, I've got some good outfits we can use that'll really make things fun."

"You just want an excuse to wear a scanty outfit again since being pregnant," said Rina, smirking.

Kida simply grinned smugly.

"What about me?" asked Omega.

Irys spoke up, "You can help me keep an eye on surveillance. I could use a second set of eyes."

With a determined grin, Omega stated, "Got it!"

"Well…what if we need Kimber?" Hunter asked, looking conflicted as he went back to the previous subject.

Kimber turned and laid a hand on his shoulder. "No, they're right, love. It would be better for me to go with them and ensure the target is occupied while you guys make the extraction. You'll be fine without me."

At first, Hunter looked like he was going to disagree, but acted against it. Instead, he sighed and responded, "All right. Let's head out, we'll get to Irys' place on Balmorra and work out the finer details there over the next couple rotations until the gathering."

"Now you're talking," said Rina.

"We can take the Aurora, it'll fit all of us," suggested Kida. "We can take time to…better know each other since it's been a while." She cast a sly grin at Lex as she said that.

Lex's eyes widened ever so slightly. Why was Kida giving her that look? Was it just her being her flirty self again? Most likely. Though, her mind betrayed her and her eyes wandered over to Echo…just as his eyes found her.

"Karabast! What am I doing?" she thought, immediately turning away as her body stiffened.

On the other side, Echo saw Lex quickly turn her face and a small grin crossed his lips. He found her shyness amusing…and a bit attractive, too.

"Sounds like a plan," said Kimber in response to Kida's suggestion. "Let's get going."

Tech withdrew the data card from the holotable and they all made their way out the door of Cid's parlor.

"You all right?" Kimber asked Hunter as they walked out.

Knowing she was referring to the Koriena Force's plan, he replied, taking her hand, "I trust you, sweetheart, and I know you'll be taken care of."

She squeezed his hand back. "Thank you."

Behind them, Echo came up beside Lex and said to her, "I wanted to say I'm sorry."

"Sorry? For what?" she questioned.

"I didn't mean to stare at you," he answered.

"Oh...it's okay," she said back.

Then he inched up just a little closer and said, "I'm glad you ladies are coming with us. It'll be nice seeing you in action again and helping us fight against the Empire this time."

She scoffed in amusement. "It's just gathering intel. That's not really much."

"It may not feel like it now, but it's the small steps we take first that can lead to something greater," he told her. "In the fight against the Empire, the little things we do can make all the difference and that intel could very well help us."

"Well, I guess we'll see if you're right," she said back.

He gave her a nod, a pleasant grin and continued further ahead, moving alongside Kimber. Lex watched him walk away, not even realizing the smile that was appearing on her own face.

"I haven't seen you smile like that in a while," she suddenly heard Irys speak beside her.

"What?" asked Lex.

"I've known you for a long time, Lex, and I know your smiles," said Irys. Then she said in a more hushed tone, "You have your eyes on Echo…and rightfully so."

Lex repeated, "Rightfully so? What does that mean?"

Irys shrugged. "It's obvious, isn't it? You both have shared trauma that you relate to and he's the only person who can fully understand you, even more than I do. You see the promise of something better in him...and possible redemption for yourself after what happened with Dune."

"I highly doubt it," said Lex dejectedly.

"Don't be so sure. Echo is ten times the man Dune was. He won't hurt you," Irys tried telling her.

However, Lex just shook her head and said dismissively, "I don't want to talk about that now, Irys. We've got a mission to focus on."

"Very well," Irys simply replied.

With that, they continued all the way to the Aurora and soon, the Koriena Force and Clone Force 99 were on their way back to the planet of Balmorra.

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FANFIC TAGGING GAME

I got tagged by my lovely bestie @backtothestart02. Thanks for thinking of me, hun. <3

1. How many works do you have on AO3? - 11 (and at least 4 on ff.net, though I had a few I deleted as well, including my longest story on there out of embarrassment lol)

2. What’s your total AO3 word count?

168, 530 words

3. What fandoms do you write for?

On Ao3, it was strictly Gertchase from Runaways (Marvel) but I've also written for Gossip Girl & Harry Potter as well.

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Most of them are my earlier stuff but there's one that was more recent that people seemed to like my take on a scene. 1. A Place Isn't Home - it's my baby, my first dip into writing fic in YEARS & for a ship that I'd only just gotten into. I put a lot prep & care into it beforehand so I'll always be proud of it considering it's centered around one trope - sharing a bed. lol 2. Lost Moments - doesn't surprise me now since there were lots of missed opportunities for good Gertchase content in S2 so I just had to do a missing moments fic for them 3. Over & Over Again - inspired by the Runaways promo team releasing the first few minutes of S3 before the season dropped & gave me the opportunity to write in Chase's pov which I love since it's easy for me. 4. Maybe I'm Falling - based on the teased bed talk with Gertchase before S2 dropped (which is still a cute scene) but I kinda prefer my version lol And 5. It's Your Call - my two different takes on Gertchase's S2 kiss scene written right after the trailer had been released. And guess what? Neither one was at all like what we got. lmao

5. Do you respond to comments?

Most of the time. Considering kudos are usually the only way I know if people are liking a fic by me, getting any comments on one is kinda a big deal to me cuz I love getting them. lmao

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Angstiest ending... Well, even when I write angst, there's generally some kinda hope since I like to write angst with a purpose even if it cuts hard. But since you were my home but now i'm (so) lost is about Future Chase reflecting on Gert's death & deciding to save her, I guess that's the automatic answer. But also, Lost Moments technically since it ends with Gert deciding to get over Chase after his betrayal (I was proud of that chapter tbh)

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Ummm, basically the majority of them are happy like I said. lol Maybe I'm Falling is the purest tho since the whole thing is fluffy. hell was the journey but it brought me heaven was pretty cute too imo.

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Not on Ao3 since like I said, I hardly get comments as it is. But on ff.net... Trust me, I got some flames. It wasn't pretty. lol

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Before I wrote love doesn't know what distance is, the answer would have been a hard no. Mostly because I would always chicken out before I even got started. lol Somehow I convinced myself to get it a proper try on that fic and I didn't hate it??? Do I think I'm the best at it? Still no. But I'm not as scared now. It's pretty basic but at least I did it. lol

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?

Not with my Gertchase fics cuz I suck at that kinda thing but during my Harry Potter days I used to experiment with AU ideas that never went too far before I deleted them. I remember I was gonna use a Real World (yes, the reality show lol) concept for a Harry/Ginny fic that never made it passed Chap 1. lmao

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I know of...

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

No.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Nope.

14. What’s your all time favorite ship?

Oh, this is so hard these days because younger me would always say Chuck/Blair and they are still up there.... I think Cole/Cassie from 12 Monkeys might be my most epic ship tho, despite me never having written for them before (I wouldn't know where to start tbh) And my heart will always belong to Ron/Hermione too. I love Gertchase but at the end of the day they might actually be more of a top 10 ship for me, I just am able to be inspired to write for them.

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

The ultimate WIP for Gertchase for me is a post-canon fic that initially was gonna be just a simple proposal but then I wanted to include other stuff like Gert getting pregnant, etc. so it could be a mini fic. But I've just never written it because of lost inspiration (the real life drama of the cast did kinda taint the show a bit at one point but also, the fandom's pretty dead too) That said, never say never. Maybe one day I'll do it. There's scenes I had written for it that I still have somewhere so it's possible. We'll see. lol

16. What are your writing strengths?

Dialogue. lol I know it is because that's how I start writing my fics. I tend to write scenes out like a script first because it's how I'm able to start visualizing the rest of it. Rarely does a fic of mine not start with a quote or at least a train thought by a character. I also like to think that when I do write angst I'm not afraid to go for the jugular so to speak because it's meant to hurt BUT I do always want it to have a purpose and move the story along. Also, apparently when I'm really feeling a chapter I'm not afraid to have a big word count. I can't help it. lol

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

The actual writing process. lol It doesn't always come naturally to me. I don't usually write anything all in one go unless I'm truly feeling it. Also, descriptive stuff. There's a reason why dialogue is my strength. It's writing around all that I struggle with a lot.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

Um, it's intimidating. lol I did consider doing it a few times because Gert is fluent in Spanish & she was supposed to tutor Chase for it so I always thought it would be fun to tease that in a fic or two but never did. I don't want to get the translation wrong.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Harry Potter. Because I was obsessed with Ron/Hermione. And yet if you looked at my old ff.net account you'd assume it was Harry/Ginny because I deleted all my RHr related fics. lol

20. Favorite fic you’ve written?

Omg, the hardest question. lol Most of them are all my bbs for different reasons. I do think my mini The College Woes trilogy is some of my strongest work to date tho because all of that is pure me going for it since it's all post-canon. I did research and had fun with the process.

Anyway, I don't really have anyone to tag myself because I don't know who follows me and wants to answer these questions but hey, if you write fic and see this, consider yourself tagged! Also, even tho I haven't written in a while & might never again in the foreseeable future, if you like Gertchase, my A03 account is When_the_Day_Met_Night21 :)

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