#ALSO about the fact that he's very good at spying: he swear he didn't do it on purpose. he just happened to be at the same time and place

[borealiszero]

sooo out of all the characters in cursed, would you say you have a favourite? i’m intrigued, also feel free to just talk about the lore if u want to!! (love all of the character designs btw, theyre really cool 👍)

Thank you so much for sending this ask!!!!! It's actually hard to say which one is my favourite but like all the time i keep coming back is Sam Chevannes!!!

Long rambling under the cut

In this world, it's a post massive colonial era plus supernatural stuff but the supernatural are banned from being spoken about because the Christian said that's not what Jesus said in the bible (they fuckin lied). One of the supernaturals are crafters, they are normal human that has honed the skill of their ancestors that it became an ability unique to them (its teacheable but we'll get to that later).

So Sam Chevannes is one of the Crafters, his are Nullifier, which means he can null other people's craft. The problem is, he is suffering from RCD (rebounded craft disorder) means that he can nullify everything including himself, which became a terminal illnes for him, forcing him to be lobg time hospital patient for the majority of his childhood. After getting it under control via a special made ward, he worked at Maciat, and organisation that worked for the supernaturals. He's in the intelligence division, due to his craft and the fact that he's very good at gathering intelligence and being invincible (he swear he didn't do this on purpose).

In my storyline, he's the best friend of the protagonist, Pyrrha Halloran. He's very loyal to her, to the point of willing to betray Maciat for her without hesitation. He's also loves kids very much, and has adopted one (it's more of Yana adopting him actually). He also was tasked with neutralising an agent of the antagonist, Mercury, but he didn't kill mercury because he promised mercury's mom to find him. He's very?? idk what to say but he has this filter on himself that he doesn't deserve anything bc he was a burden due to his illness. He was actually surprised when people love him back lmao. He's also has this very casual attitude about his dying situation so he made jokes about it a lot.

One of my favourite aspect of him that he knows he has limited emotional quote and he strives to accomodate everyone that he met according to their need. Like when mercury was illegally placed at his house he tried his best to navigate through this traumatized, freshly out of a cult assassin's needs. He's also very loving!! His love spilled out of his ribcage and he cannot hold back that he is very much love his beloveds and cannot stop showing it. Like that one moment when pyrrha said that he deserved better friends than her he refuted and said that he said that being her friend is one of the best thing ever happened to him and he hoped that he died as her friend. He also has somewhat straight to the point attitude that can either came off the most amazing roast ever heard or the cringiest thing mankind can say. Also i like that he's very on board with beating up nazis and ableist just bc he can and his coworkers have to stop him physically, even if they're the one being insulated.

His fatal flaw is that he is very loyal. He will jump into the abyss to save people he loved, and he had done so. While Pyrrha sacrifice herself for the lesser evil, sam sacrifice himself for the better future of his beloveds. He will face the horror again and again for them. This frustrated Pyrrha bc unlike pyrrha, sam can permanently die. And he's the one getting mad that pyrrha is hurt even though it will heal quickly (the hypocrisy of these two 🙄).

If he has a character arc, it would be about how he has to face that he is loved, a burden that they willingly carry because it's him!! Who wouldn't carry the burden of people they love!!! Just like how he loves them, they also love him back!!!! Get loved idiot

Random fact about sam: whe he was five, he once was convinced that he was a cat and thus began to emulate cats behaviour like meowing, scratching, hissing, pawing stuff, eating and drinking like cats. His uncle doesn't know what to do. It lasted until he found out that cats cant eat chocolate then said to his uncle that he is birn a human again and never spoke of it again. He still does it sometimes, hissing and meowing.

[hellisharchive]

・﹒・ hypersexual nights

Summary: How various Hazbin and Helluva Boss characters react to a hypersexual reader!

Warnings: 18+, sexual scenarios, Vouyer!Vox, does hypersexual not tell you enough lol just read it

Parings: [Seperate] Saint Peter, Lucifer, Valentino, Adam, Vox, Mammon, and Striker x hypersexual!reader

Notes: HOLY SHIT THIS WAS GONNA BE FOR 300 FOLLOWERS NOW ITS 400 FOLLOWERS! As a celebration, have this! I'm an hypersexual aroace myself so hypersexuals rise up! 💪

﹒Adam﹒

���He would notice how you always were down to fuck, almost every day in fact, how could he not? You've been the only one to truly keep up with him as most other people always had "low" sex drives and wouldn't be in the mood when he was. So you were like a blessing just for him when day after day, you would always be up for sex at any given moment. When you told him you were Hypersexual one day after a good fuck, he just laughed in your face.

・"Hypersexual? You're always horny? Bitch PLEASE I already knew that. You ask for sex like- every day and never shut up about it. That's why I like you so much. You want to be fucked just as much as I want to fuck"

﹒Saint Peter﹒

・He is a pretty innocent soul, he swears occasionally but when it comes to sex? Oh boy. And you? Being hypersexual? You always flirt with him in a suggestive manner, wanting him to just admit that he likes you. He can't help but simultaneously love the attention as the thoughts you always put in his head, but feel so embarrassed and dirty about it. He always seems to short circuit whenever you flirt with him, but he never says no, so you keep doing it. He of course noticed it after the first few times, you being on par with Adam in sexuality, how could he not? But when you admitted that you were hypersexual and he finally understood.

・"Oh? That's why you uh- why you're always flirt with me! Haha...and say those...really uhm...dirty things... Not that I mind of course! I actually uh...kind of like it..."

﹒Lucifer﹒

・He had his suspicions very early on, it was so obvious to notice how you and Angel Dust got along so well with the topic of sex. He also noticed how you always made sex jokes and talked about sex even without the porn star around. And when it came to him? You always seemed to get flustered whenever he flirted with you, always ensuring to make it dirty, and it worked everytime. After you got together, you almost pounced on him, wanting to have sex early on. He didn't mind it, but in fact, wanted it. You then apologized and said you were hypersexual, meaning you couldn't not think about sex constantly. He just laughed and pinned you down on the bed.

・"Oh I know very well, very well. And I will enjoy fulfilling every. Single. Desire. You could ever ask for"

﹒Mammon﹒

・He isn't exactly the smartest tool in the shed, but he knew you were just as greedy as him. Not in the money sense, no, no. But in sex. You haven't yet gotten to that point in your relationship yet, but he could tell you were denying taking the step. Was it because he was a Sin? He didn't know. All he knew is that if you didn't fuck him already, he was going to fuck you first. So he confronted you and you said you were scared of him just using you for sex due to your constant sexual nature. He reassured you that he truly did love you, but couldn't deny that someone just as greedy as him was very nice to have around.

・"Oi! Don't be scared mate! I won't use ya just for sex and toss ya away! I love ya too much for that. But ya know- I'd be down to fuck every single night if that's what you want"

﹒Vox﹒

・He is an interesting case. He isn't the best guy around and loves to spy on you. So, when you act all innocent and sweet around him, yet fuck yourself silly with a stupid toy screaming for him so incredibly often it becomes a pattern? Yeah, you're hiding your sexual nature. Which is odd, but probably so Valentino didn't swoop in to take advantage of you. Instead of talking to you, he let your feelings build and build and let your toy eventually not be enough for you. You finally burst into his office and told him you knew he was watching you while you masturbated. He was taken aback at first, but then laughed as he realized you loved that he watched you.

・"You need the real thing, huh? Was waiting for you to finally say it you dirty little whore"

﹒Valentino﹒

・He noticed immediately as you would constantly flirt with him in a suggestive way and he would flirt back just as hard if not harder. It was so easy to notice, he played into it very hard and took advantage of your very sexual nature. It was easy to get you hooked quickly and you never had to say a thing. He fucked you in every way he could imagine and you loved every second of it. It was a mutual understanding between you two- the thought of telling him that you're hypersexual was laughable in every sense of the idea.

・"Oh baby~ you wanna be fucked into the mattress again? It hasn't even been three hours amore~ you're still horny? I'll make sure you can't walk anymore after~"

﹒Striker﹒

He isn't apposed to sex, he just hates it when people makes jokes about it when he's just trying to do his job. In fact, he loves sex, have you seen the huge statue where his dick is very endowed? That man is full of himself and knows he can fuck good. You started out as a target for him and at first your sexual flirting threw him off his game. But after many failed attempts of cat and mouse, you finally managed to get him to admit that he liked it from your non stop remarks.

・"Ok fine- yer hot and I wanna fuck. Don't look at me like that! Not my fuckin' fault yer always telling me you wanna suck my cock"

[jazeswhbhaven]

An Unlighty Guy | React | Spoilers

I decided to wait and do day four and five together because these mini parts are so short.

Another "sunny" day in Gehenna where there's nothing but fucking angels coming in here and screwing up things as per usual. I'd still like to know why it is that they attack Gehenna so frequently...like do they just have beef with Satan that badly?

I feel like this was explained in either the Halloween event from last year....or chapter one but I digress.

Anyways the units are out fighting and then they spy this little adorable soul that I will be adopting

Like??? I know at a certain age any devil can possibly sign up to fight for Satan's army but he's clearly young based on his horn size and face. :( he's just a child.

We also find out that he's part of Amy's unit. The commando uniform is suppose to mimic Amy's/Satan's jumpsuit. So it's a wonder how this youngin' got separated from everyone.

Sitri is here to the rescue! So we see the details of the Iron Maiden, and we are aware of how it works based on the gameplay of the battles. I feel it's really cool the devs gave a sprite for it. I wish we had a sprite for the other weapons used for reference.

The angels are being stubborn meat shields, claiming it doesn't matter what he does but one thing about Sitri? He's gonna give it all he's got until he can't and that's one of the things I like about him.

And things are starting to look bleak, Sitri getting bad wounds, thinking he should take refuge in the Iron Maiden if all else fails while protecting the young devil...he's prepared to give his life for Gehenna because that's what Satan would do and his purpose is similar if not the same.

Now here...I thought Sitri was going pale from blood loss and I was worried like??

Oh...I know that he means...

Here come Amy with his headass (aave for one who is foolish/stupid) self LMAO

I swear. And I call Amy foolish because of his pranks mostly lmao I actually don't think he's that stupid of a devil. Just to clarify. Also uhhh ya left ya boi here when he's part of your command like how you fumble that badly?

So Amy's unit pretty much killed the remaining angels, Amy goes to see why Sitri was there by himself and then he sees our boi and he's confused because well...he's one of his lol

Like yes my guy one of your bois are not with you and you're out here being all loud and bad for what? Left someone behind...

Sitri, within his right, is very upset about this. He goes on to reprimand Amy that he shouldn't of left his comrade out here by himself and wondered what it is that he was doing to even not notice that he did. It does come off as poor leadership. And this is one of the moments where we see the clear difference in how one leads. Sitri is pretty in the know of where his subordinates are and notices if someone is missing. Amy was being so rash and bold riding around with his commandos that he didn't notice the little one being left behind.

This that we also see, is that even though Amy apologized for not noticing, the devil boy in a nice way says that he doesn't accept his apology and that it's not a big deal. To him it was a big deal, he left him out there on his lonesome, he hasn't had his name stitched on his uniform yet and he's a rookie. So yes, he definitely needed guidance if this was his first time out on the field.

And it wasn't the fact that he was in danger, the boy was upset because Sitri was injured so badly protecting him.

Also Amy went to tell Satan about what happened, and this is one of times where we get to see how he deals out punishments. Satan was annoyed and basically...

I couldn't help but laugh. He literally said his ass wouldn't be kicked a month. Gehenna is truly fucking wild because getting kicked by their king is literally praise and something good like a pat on the back.

We know how hard Satan kicks, I'd secretly be happy he ain't kicking me around for the month cause then my ass can heal. ;w;

But anyways,

Amy's subordinates are trying to stick up for him, but he doesn't want that kind of sympathy right now. He keeps focused on the fact that in that moment he lost to Sitri by being the biggest "jerk" for what he did. That's also how he felt too. He had nothing to say, he couldn't defend himself nor his actions because he knew deep down he is responsible for all of his units and his men. He's a leader and in this moment he wasn't one. No matter how much disdain he holds for Sitri.

This is something I liked reading about because Amy was holding himself accountable instead of being up his own ass about it and saying it wasn't his fault. This is how we are aware that Amy doesn't just think about being the best, he wants to truly be the best he can and do right by himself, his unit, and most importantly Gehenna.

If he can't even do that, then what's the point of this beef he has with Sitri?

so remember how they say, if the person who always gets on to you never does anymore that's how you know you've lost them? this is true for platonic, romantic, and business relationships and I believe that phrase myself.

Sitri literally is ignoring him. He feels that incident was the worst possible thing he could have done and he had to step up risk his own life facing those angels all alone.

So here...I'd say sorry Amy stans but ya man's fucked up big time.

But it seems we're left with Sitri hearing some troubling news when he's almost done healing....

Let's see what awaits our blue haired boi on day 6!

Btw, how are ya'll liking the story so far? I've seen some good observations and reactions floating around ^^ but I was just curious.

Is this event a yay or nay? Or is it too early to tell...

[micia-posts-stuff]

Spoilers for Spy x Family chapter 96

I've already screamed most of my thoughts in the tags of other people's posts, but I also wanted to make a post talking about the chapter because how could I not, HAVE YOU SEEN THE CHAPTER???

(Part 1 because I reached the image limit)

Oh dear 😅 I wonder if that "loosing functionality in my left hand" will come back in the future. It could definitely be a one time joke, but we had a whole chapter on that dorm guardian's stomach cramps, so I'm not excluding anything at this point.

Ah yes Damian, who didn't want to dance with anyone, who thought the competition was stupid, except if Anya wins I guess, because in that case he'll have to dance with her, it's only fair, the competition is sacred, he's forced to you see, definitely not because he wants to ahah

I just want to point out that Anya won mostly thanks to her own effort. Yes Twilight helped her in the first test but the second and third one were won all thanks to her. Like if Twilight says something else bad about her I swear! She's doing amazing at the friendship scheme AND at school. APPRECIATE YOU DAUGHTER

Becky being a great friend as usual, nothing new, she's just the best.

Damian drinking a lot of milk because he's very concerned about growing tall, it's so cute.

I'm devastated, this page killed me. The moment Anya realizes she and Damian are the same, both loving their fathers and doing everything to impress them. The moment Damian realizes Anya really understands him and confirms that she is not like the other girls that aanswered "me". Those earnest expressions. The fact that Ewen and Emile had to admit defeat because they know she's right. You guys need to accept Anya understands Damian just like you and she's a good friend for him (I'm a Eden five friendship believer and I'll never stop!!!).

I also want to believe she didn't read his mind here, that from all she knew about him and herself she was able to understand the answer without using her powers.

AGAIN this is the same Damian that didn't want to dance with anyone and didn't like the idea of the competition for a dance with him. He literally said "not like I want to" THIS IS TSUNDERE 101! It's kinda funny how pushy he is about dancing with Anya, it's obvious he wanted to dance with her, Ewen and Emile have inadvertently given him the perfect opportunity for him to accept Anya's invitation without admitting too much, I bet he's kinda grateful to them for it ahah.

What old times Endo 👀 tell me please 👀 I'm very invested in them 👀

[myg-butterfly]

Goodnight (Love)

Jimin x Reader – Spy!Au

Hurt/Comfort, Angst/Fluff, Enemies(?)/Lovers(?), Non-Idol Au, One-Shot

Part 2

Summary: You and Jimin hold an unwavering grudge against each other, but for what reason? Or, when you and Jimin get partnered for a case together, emotions arise, and so do the stakes. Pride and vulnerability are an explosive pair; will you both set each other off into flames?

Warnings (Buckle up folks because there's a lot): THIS STORY CONTAINS THEMES OF HARASSMENT AND IMPLICATIONS OF S/A!!! DO NOT READ IF THOSE TOPICS ARE TOO HARSH FOR YOU!!! Angst, panic attacks, anxiety, descriptions of violence (like a single fight), sexual assault (no non-con sex happens i swear), misogyny if you squint, Jimin is an asshole at times, trauma, trauma flashbacks, horrible communication tbh, implied abuse, implied s/a

Disclaimers: I am in no way, shape, or form trying to romanticize these sensitive topics, I simply want to show that comfort can be found after said situations. Please do not leave any comments about glamorizing any of the topic.

A/N: Hello hi author here! I haven't thoroughly proof read this oopsies but we'll get there when we get there. There's a lot of time-skips in this btw, and I also just made shit up because I don't really have any clue as to what spies or agents do or whatever (lol)

Taglist: @screamertannie

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"This mission is risky, as it's heavily reliant on precision and strategy, so we'll have to be very careful with who we send."

"I have the perfect pair in mind."

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"You're fucking kidding me."

Jimin stares in disbelief at his bosses, Seokjin and Namjoon, not knowing why they thought it would be a good idea to partner you together.

"I don't care whatever personal vendetta y'all have against each other, you both are the most reliable option we have. So put your willy-nillies aside and get your head in the game."

Namjoon shoots Jin a disapproving glare at his choice of words.

"Please never say willy-nilly again."

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You never thought it was possible for so much tension to fit inside a singular car, yet you and Jimin seemed to be breaking that record currently:

"Listen, I want to get this done as soon as possible, so please just listen to me and do what I tell you and I can finally stay away from your annoying ass."

"As long as you listen to me as well, it'll be a smooth sail."

"And why do I have to listen to you?"

"We listen to each other, it's called teamwork; hence the fact that we're a team, and we work tog-"

"I know what teamwork is – I'm not stupid. But I specialize in retrieving information, so I think we both know who has sufficient knowledge to lead this case."

"One of the requirements to be recruited is being able to safely retrieve information, so technically even though I'm not centered in the encryption department, we still have the same level of expertise in the field of-"

"Do you ever shut the fuck up?"

"I do."

"Great well do that now."

"If it means you stop running your mouth as well then I will."

It isn't that Jimin hates you specifically, he just hates how stoic you are all of the time. No matter what case you had to take on, what was going on around you, your cold demeanor never faltered — and that pissed Jimin off.

I mean, who were you to be so stand-offish to all of your colleagues? Did you think you were better than everyone else? Is that why you never spoke up unless you were giving your 2 cents on the approach the organization should take on the case given. And it pissed him off even more how you were always right, how Namjoon and Jin always agreed with whatever you had to say.

Jimin didn't hate you specifically, but he hated your face and how nice it was to look at and your annoyingly smart brain and your voice that was so soothing to listen to.

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"Jimin, I'm telling you, having me go undercover isn't safe or efficient. The man who has the information we need is kno-"

"Are you admitting that you don't have the guts to complete this mission? What happened to commitment?"

Strategizing with Jimin felt like being a court trial where anything and everything you said would be used against you.

"I am committed. That's why I'm telling you that this isn't a good strategy."

"And why not? We've used it countless times before and it's worked, what's different now? All those men are the same, just play them to your will. Is that really so hard for you to do?"

"It's not good because it's not safe. Chances are that not only will I walk out of there severely injured, but you will too. And what happens then?"

"All I'm hearing is that you're too scared to do it. If that's the case, then why don't you just go home? I can even go ahead and call Jin hyung and tell him that you chickened out-"

"I am not chickening out."

"Then just trust my plan, princess. It's never failed me, and it's not going to start now."

"....... Fine. But don't call me that."

"No can do, princess."

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As you walk into the large fancy venue where the event was being held, the urge to run and hide became much more prominent.

You doubt that he remembers you, you were small when it happened, and now you'd grown.

That should bring some form of comfort, but it doesn't.

Because even if he doesn't recognize you, you would never be able to forget those months.

What he did changed you as a person forever, and for the worse as well.

You walk tentatively, saying hello to people you come across, until you find who you're looking for.

Upon seeing his face, it felt like a kick had just impacted your gut, like if you were dumped into a freezing lake with nothing on. Your mouth dried and the room began to spin, and you almost ran away, almost cowered back to safety, but you were stopped by-

"Dumbass, he's right there all by himself. Approach him, quick."

Hesitantly you started your way towards him.

"Jimin, turn my earpiece's mic sensitivity up."

"Why?"

"Please, I need you to be able to catch anything."

"Fine."

Seeing he was grabbing a glass of wine by himself, you took the opportunity to slide in next to him.

"Excuse me, sir? Do you happen to know what kind of wine this might be?"

"Cherry wine, madam. Would you like to try one?"

"Yes, please. Thank you."

"It's no problem. If you don't mind me asking, is someone accompanying you tonight?"

"Oh, no. I'm here by myself. I got invited by mutual friends."

"Ah, I see. So then, you wouldn't mind joining me tonight? I have a table right over there if you'd like to sit."

"I'd love to join you. Please, lead the way."

After some brief moments of small talk, Jimin gives you the okay to start trying to pull information out of him.

"This venue is so lovely, I wish I could see all of it in full." You started prying. "Well, actually, one of my closest partners runs the venue, if you'd like I could ask him if it's okay for me to give you a tour?"

"Would you really?"

"Of course, anything for such a delightful woman as yourself."

"Oh, you're too kind."

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The tour was going well as good as your given position allowed. You managed to ask about almost each room, giving Jimin any helpful information through your earpiece.

That was until you got to the third floor.

You were trying as hard as you could to push through being in his presence, when you'd been going up the stairs you stumbled for a second, and his hand reached out to "stabilize" you. You managed to regain your balance, still his wrinkled hand remained on the small of your back, a little lower than appropriate, and that was all it took to push you to the edge.

"Um, excuse me, do you mind if we pause for a short while so I can use the restroom?"

"That's totally okay. Do you want me to lead you to the one on this floor?"

"Oh, no. Thank you, I'll use the one from the previous floor. You can wait for me here. I won't be long."

Running down the stairs quickly, your head began to spin with fear.

All of the haunting memories you'd managed to drown out in the deepest parts of your brain resurfaced within a flash, and suddenly its like if you were back where you were less than two years ago.

Rough hands around your waist, liquor scented breath hitting your face, the cold air biting your exposed skin – you remembered it so vividly that you could almost feel it happening to you.

You could feel the harsh tone of voice, taunting you, painting you with shame.

'You should be thankful for all that I do for you. I'm the only person that can stand you after all.'

"Why the hell are you going to the bathroom? Don't stall, you idiot. We need to get this done."

"Right. Yeah. Right."

You stood up and walked towards the door, but you couldn't bring yourself to twist the doorknob. The thought of having to continue with him had your breathing quickening, and your vision shaking, it was all too much at once.

All Jimin could hear was your shallow breathing, and strangely, he found himself growing worried.

"Y/N? What's going on?"

"I can't- I can't do it-"

"What do you mean?"

"I- I need to get out of here."

"Y/N, what's wrong?"

"I can't be here, please Jimin."

Jimin burrowed his eyebrows in confusion, not understanding what caused you to get so worked up. He was even more confused when he felt himself progressively getting more concerned for your well-being.

"Where are you right now?"

“Um, a bathroom in floor 2."

"And you told the guy to stay in the third floor, right?"

"Yeah." You hear Jimin sigh, and you know he's upset with you, but your brain can't fully process that right now.

"I can't believe you're actually pussying out of this right now."

"Jimin, please."

The crack in your voice left an uncomfortable buzz in his chest, and Jimin found himself caving in.

"Okay, fine. I'll find a distraction for him so you can leave while he's busy. Only because we stil have tomorrow to do this and we've made progress."

"Thank you-"

"Don't, we still have to get this shit done tomorrow."

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You thought you'd be relieved as you finally got the chance to run out of the building, but guilt was heavy on your chest. The sound of Jimin's frustrated voice made you uneasy; you've never really been on his good side, but hearing him sound so disappointed in you drilled a hole into your pride.

He watches you as you open the car door and clumsily jump in, and Jimin can't stop his frown from deepening further when he sees your usually sparkly eyes tainted a light color of red, one that matches your nose and cheeks. You take his expression as one of disapproval, and you shrink in your seat, hoping that it'll swallow you whole. You were triggered as it is, an angry Jimin would not help you whatsoever.

Obviously, the only thing he could come up with was to scold you, because what else was he supposed to do? Wipe away your tears gently and destroy anything that would cause those tears to resurface? Yeah, of course not. Not that he wouldn't be willing to if you asked him, but he'll try to convince himself it's only because he's a good person. No ulterior motive.

"This better be a one time thing, eh? No one wants to work with someone unreliable, and leaving was one hell of a liability."

"I know."

"Then why did you do it?"

The words got stuck in your throat; you couldn't tell him that this guy had abused you for years on end of your adolesence. You refused to let anyone see that side of you.

"It wasn't safe, and it wasn't worth risking it."

"I didn't see any threats in the security cameras, and everything in your earpiece sounded fine. What was unsafe?"A tentative moment of silence passes before:

"Him."

You spoke so softly that you thought Jimin hadn't heard you, until you heard a sigh from him.

"We work with dangerous people all the time, there's no difference here, princess."

The name had clear condecendicy laced within it, and it made the sting in your eyes return quickly; it reminded you of him, and now the memories were fresh. You turned your face out the window, hoping that Jimin didn't catch sight of them.

But he did, and great. What else is he supposed do? to destroy himself then? Being harsh is supposed to be what keeps you from getting hurt by him, so why is that no matter what he does, the outcome is always rough?

The rest of the car ride was silent, the emptyness of nightfall very clear amongst the dark.

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"Will you stop moving so goddamn much? Some of us are trying to sleep here."

"Why are you referring to yourself with plurality? The only ones here are you and I, and your comment is directed at me so-"

"It's too late for your smartass."

"Well, it's currently 1 in the morning, so technically-"

"Less talking more sleeping."

"Okay."

You'd stopped moving, and Jimin was about to completely pass out, when the shuffling started again.

"Y/N I swear to god-" he groaned, annoyed that you interrupted his sleep again.

But when he looked over, you were sitting up on your bed, a pained expression covering your face.

Jimin sighed and sat up as well, mumbling under his breath about how 'it's always something with you'. Still he asked:

"What happened now?"

You hesitated to answer before responding.

"Did you do it on purpose?"

"Do what?"

"Send me in there, knowing who he is?”

"I genuinely don't have a clue of what you're talking about."

"I knew you hated me but I really didn't think you would go to such lengths."

"Stop speaking in riddles and just say whatever it is you want to say."

"Do you really not know about him?"

"Stop acting like you know better than I do just because you know about some rando that I've never heard of."

"I'm not trying to act like I know better, because I do know better. I know who we're up against, and I know that Seokjin and Namjoon would agree that sending me in there by myself is a shit decision."

"Why would they give us the case then if it's so dangerous, huh? Maybe you're just too much of a scaredy-cat to handle this case. Why don't you go and whine to our bosses that the task is 'too hard' if you're so set on them agreeing with you?"

Jimin's words felt like a stab straight through your heart, and all you could do was bleed out in silence.

"If I were them, I'd be real disappointed if someone I handpicked for a job as prestigious as this one called me and told me they didn't wanna do it because it's too hard."

The mention of disappointing your bosses made your stomach twist with anxiety. Just when you'd begun to learn to protect yourself, you're suddenly getting berated for it?

"Do you want me to complete this task or not?"

"Of course I fucking do. That's why I'm telling you that you need to suck it up."

"Degradation isn't going to motivate me, so you can stop trying to make me feel like shit. Are you happy? Because it sure is working."

"See? This is what I mean. For someone who acts so stoic all the time you sure are goddamn sensitive."

"Jimin, please. Drop it. I get it. You win."

"Stop whin- wait, what?"

You blinked at Jimin, before sighing and laying back down, shuffling around and throwing a blanket over your head.

For some reason, this made his heart twist in an uncomfortable way.

Jimin took a deep breath and told himself that it definitely wasn't because he felt like crying at seeing your defeated expression, he was just shocked that you didn't continue arguing with him.

Yeah. That's what it is. Totally what it is.

∘⁺✧◞₊⋅✱

Day 2 of the event begins, and your fear is drowned out enough to tolerate it by your desperation to get this over with.

"Okay, he's in there. Go. No chickening out this time, okay?"

"Yes. Whatever."

"Good."

You find him standing by the small bar they have across the venue, and you muster up any remaining strength inside yourself as you begin to approach the man who haunts your every move.

"What kind of wine are you honoring tonight?" You use the same conversation starter as last time, and the guy jumps; you caught him off-guard.

"Oh, my dear, it's you. I am so glad we meet again." His smirk grew, and if you didn't know any better, you would think that it's one of excitement rather than perversion.

"So am I."

"I was afraid you'd pulled a classic Cinderella on me after that first night, I thought I wouldn't see you again."

"Oh, I apologize for leaving so abruptly. Something I ate gave me a stomach bug, and I decided it'd be best to go rest before it could get worse. I'm just thankful it cleared up before the event ended."

"I am deeply grateful as well, I don't think I could've bared to not see you again. Say, why don't we actually complete our tour around the venue tonight."

"That would be lovely."

You had always hated how snobby rich people spoke, as if everything was fancy and business. The formalities and outdated vocabulary made you irrationally angry, and you weren't sure how much longer you were going to withstand this entire thing.

∘⁺✧◞₊⋅✱

Thankfully, you lasted a pretty good while. Everything seemed to be going as planned; you asked questions, he blabbered on and on about whatever you asked, he got more comfortable and started spilling more and more, and Jimin got more information.

“This floor is my favorite.” He says once you finish taking the flight of stairs you were just on.

“Oh, really? May I ask why?”

“My personal room is up here, it's supposed to be a guest room but since I spend my days here frequently, it's practically become my bedroom.”

“That sounds very comfortable. The people who own this place seem to show genuine hospitality.”

“They indeed do. And I was thinking, maybe I could follow in their steps, and extend that hospitality to you?”

“What does this said hospitality consist of?” You were skeptical, the glint in his eyes was evidently one that was ready to strike knives into your chest.

“Reconnection. Mending broken bonds. Making up for all our time lost.”

Your heart began beating rapid and panicked, afraid of what implications come with his statement. He seems to notice your expression fall, as he starts to laugh and even doubles over. Once he composes himself, he immediately makes his way towards you, the change in demeanor too quick to even respond.

"You really thought I wouldn't recognize you doll? Hmm?" He circles around you slowly.

It feels like you've fallen through a sink hole into the midst of hell hearing his words, it's suffocating, so much so that you're sure you won't make it out in one piece this time around.

"To be fair, you have changed a lot. You look much more mature, womanhood has treated you well." It takes everything in you to not break as he grabs your chin between his fingers, Jimin's voice playing on repeat in your head - 'no chickening out this time'.

You swallow and take a second to compose yourself, before speaking again.

"May we please continue our tour?"

"No need to hide from me, little one. I'd always told you, you'd come running back to me one day; and here you are. No need to be embarrassed about it, I'm more than happy to have you again."

∘⁺✧◞₊⋅✱

Jimin's blood runs cold when he hears what the man is saying; did you know him before? What history could you possibly have with this man?

"I'm n- not hiding. I just simply wish to continue looking around."

"Oh, trust me, dear. We'll have plenty of time to look around. But first, don't you wanna go somewhere private? So we can, reconnect?"

A shiver runs down your spine out of pure fear, and you're not sure if you can back down this time.

"Um, I don't know. I don't want to be gone for too long."

"No one will notice dear." He leans in closer to your face. "I know you want this just as much as I do."

His suggestive tone has you feeling sick to your stomach, and you pray to whoever sits above that Jimin realizes what's happening and comes to help you. You aren't sure what you had ever done to turn the universe against you, but you knew your prayers weren't heard when Jimin responds through your earpiece.

"Go. If you're worried about anything getting out of hand, I have this planned out. Just go."

You didn't know what plan Jimin had up his sleeve, but his annoyed expression on your face were imprinted in your mind, his words from the previous night still heavy: ‘If I were them, I'd be real disappointed if someone I handpicked for a job as prestigious as this one called me and told me they didn't wanna do it because it's too hard.’

"Okay, take me with you."

∘⁺✧◞₊⋅✱

He leads you to up another set of stairs, and into different hallways, before stopping in front of two big doors. You watch as he takes a key out of the inside pocket in his coat, and he opens the door, letting you step inside first and following after you. The room was spacious and slightly dark, the only light entering through the window from the lights outside.

"Ask him what part of the building you guys are in."

"This room is beautiful, what part of the building are we in?"

“It is quite luxurious, huh? This is the fifth floor. Main hallway, 3rd door. If you ever want to pay a visit, you're more than welcome to stop by.”

Jimin quickly jots down the room, and you hope he's satisfied, because you're shaken with fear at this man’s words. He locks the door from the inside, and proceeds to move toward you.

"He has a key, right?"

"Ah, yes." Pause. "I'll keep that in mind."

He smiles at you and grabs your wrist, walking towards the large bed in the middle of the room.

"Okay, get his key. Do whatever it takes, just get your hands on it."

He sits on the bed and grabs you by the hips, pulling you down with him.

"I can't believe I have you all for myself again. Even if its just tonight." You feel his fingers in your hair; the thought of shaving your head crosses your mind. If it means getting rid of any trace of him, you'd do it.

"Your features may be a little more grown, but you're still that innocent little sweetheart that I've always known."

His face seems so close; your body falls cold with fear.

"Tell me, how much have you missed me, sweetheart?"

He gets scoots even closer and cups your cheeks, running a thumb over your lips. He gets even closer, and all you can do is swallow and curse Jimin, because why isn't he doing anything to help you?

"I thought you would've learned to use your words by now." He chuckles, you wait for a hand across your cheek.

"Stupid little girl. Aren't you glad I'm so forgiving?"

He leans closer again, your foreheads touching at this point.

"I'll let you show me with your actions. Come on, show me."

Your breath hitches in dread, but he takes this a good sign. He kisses you and you do your best to "kiss" him back without actually doing any kissing. You tug on his coat, hoping he gets the message to take it off, and thankfully – you're not sure this is the right word – he does. As he shrugs it off, he keeps kissing you, and you take the chance to grab it from the inside, and flip it around so the key falls into your lap. You quickly put the key in your dress pockets and you toss the coat across the room in attempt to mask it as a move of interest.

He notices that his coat is gone, and it prompts him to begin trying to remove your corset. You realize that this is your chance to communicate with Jimin, though you're not sure if he can hear you if the silence from his side is anything to go by, while also prompting the man to get off of you.

"I've got it."

"You got the key?" So Jimin can hear you. You don't know if what fills your gut is relief or anger.

"Let me do it." He grips your hands and puts them aside, continuing to undo it himself.

"Yeah." You respond to Jimin. Pause. "I've got it, its fine. It'll be faster this way."

"Okay, we'll get him distracted now." Once again, you're torn between relief and anger.

"Don't you wanna take it slow? Enjoy our sweet time together?" His lips on your neck, and his hands getting lower and lower. You start to cry. Thankfully, he doesn't notice, because the intercom system im the building blares: "The auction is about to begin, 5 to auction." Hearing this, you take your chance to push him away, trying to get yourself back together.

"We should go, we wouldn't want to miss this." You move to get up, but he locks you within his arms.

"It's okay, you're the one thing I want."

"People will notice that we're missing."

"They won't. And if they do, let them. I'm more than glad to show you off."

He keeps on untying your corset, and panic starts to flow more prominently through your body as you realize that he isn't going to let this go easily.

"I really think we should go back. What if we miss something important?"

"Shhhh. Let this happen."

Another announcement blares through the intercom, but he doesn't even flinch this time.

"Auction is now beginning."

"Let's stop. I don't want to miss it."

He doesn't stop.

Doesn't even do a double take.

"If you want something from the auction, I'll get it for you. I'll even pay double the price. But I'm not letting anything take this away from me. I've been waiting to feel you for years. I'm not letting you go now."

You're on the border of cracking as he gets lower on the strings of your corset, not sure if you're gonna be able to get out of this unharmed. He moves to suck on your neck, and that's when you break.

"I don't, I don't want to."

"You're just nervous. I know you want this."

You shake your head, your whole body is visibly trembling now.

"I don't want to."

"Be good and stop talking."

He finally gets to the last string when his phone rings behind him.

He ignores it.

You pry him on.

"Are you not gonna take that?"

"Nothing is going to interrupt this."

"What if it's important?"

"What did I say? Be quiet. Why is it that now you're all chatter, but when I asked you earlier, not even a peep? It's like you want me to punish you."

A sob escapes you; where the fuck is Jimin?

He takes your corset off, leaving you almost bare.

"Such a pretty little thing."

All you can think is that 'This is it. This is it. What did I do to have to go through this again? Why is it tha-"

"I'm on my way up. I'll be there in a moment. I'm sorry I didn't come earlier. I'm coming."

You let out another sob at this.

∘⁺✧◞₊⋅✱

Jimin feels like his heart flew out from his chest because of how hard it was pounding.

He's desperate to get you out of there, and Jimin didn't know what to do.

His original plan to get the man distracted by random interruptions wasn't working, and he knew going up there on his own was risky, but listening to your situation made him sick.

He knew one of the guys on his usual team, Yeonjun, was monitoring the assignment, as they always have someone on standby in chances of emergency.

With his mind made up, he lets him know that he's gonna go in, but he isn't too fond of the idea.

"No, Yeonjun. You don't get it. I have to go up. He's- he's hurting her."

"You'll get caught. Especially if you and Y/N leave together."

"I have to go."

"Jimin-"

"Sorry, I have to get to her."

The line disconnects.

He was coming now.

Getting to you was the only thing that mattered in that moment.

∘⁺✧◞₊⋅✱

You can't bare to watch as the man takes his own shirt off, and you feel like you could throw up at any moment.

"I'm on the fifth floor. Toss the key under the door if you can."

At this, your only string of thought consisted of 'Jimin's here' 'Toss the key' 'Jimin's here' 'Toss the key'

You quickly reach into your pockets and let the key drop by your feet, and you kick it so it's by the door. An eternity of seconds pass by, your brain simply chanting 'Jimin, Jimin, Jimin'

Everything happens so quickly that you don't even have time to process what's happening before Jimin tackles the old man. He punches and pounds, and all you can do is watch in horror as both men begin to swing at each other. You have no clue what to do, but thankfully, Jimin manages to catch him off-guard and injects him with a tranquilizer.

It's strong enough to paralyze him on the ground, but simultaneously doesn't knock him unconscious.

You run to put your shirt on and rush to look for the flash drive that's meant to have all the information you're looking for. Despite your frantic state, you miraculously find it in a drawer, relieved and ready to show Jimin.

But when you turn around, he's still on top of the man, beating him like a crazed man.

"You. Fucking. Bastard. How. Dare. You. Touch. Her. I will fucking kill you." He says in between punches.

He kicks, stomps, punches, even pulls out his blade, and he doesn't stop until he feels you tug from behind him, hearing your attempts to hold back sobs from escaping you.

Even as you're trembling, you hold up the small flash drive in your hand.

Jimin stares in shock for a few seconds, confused as to how you still went to look for the files even with the state you're in.

He looks back at the man on the floor, bloodied and now unconscious.

You wouldn't be surprised if Jimin beat him to death.

A pause of silence engulfs both of you, before he interrupts it.

"Let's go. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. Let's go. We'll talk later. Come on."

You moved to step towards the door, but you were filled with such panic that your legs were giving out on you.

He stepped towards you, but you recoiled.

He knew that this reaction was to be expected, but it still felt like a flame was burning his chest seeing you jump away from him, looking absolutely terrified.

You stumbled and wobbled, but you were insistent on walking on your own.

Jimin respected your boundaries, but when you almost tumbled down the stairs, he couldn't take it anymore.

“Do you want me to carry you back to the car? It'll get us out of here quicker, you're gonna hurt yourself .”

He saw your facial expressions change multiple times in that short moment before you stepped toward him and let him lift you off the ground. You were tense, any touch making your head spin but feeling how securely Jimin is holding you, you can't help but loosen up a tiny bit.

Feeling you shake in his grasp, it hit Jimin like a bag of bricks; you had been one of his victims. That's why you told him that it wasn't safe for you.

How could he have missed this?

You'd been brought back to hell after finally escaping it, and it was Jimin himself that dropped you right back into the gates of it. Maybe if he had listened to you when you said it wasn't a good idea, maybe you wouldn't be shutting down right in front of his own eyes, wouldn't be shaking uncontrollably, wouldn't be face to face with a monster you were to never see again.

∘⁺✧◞₊⋅✱

In the car, you can't stop clawing at yourself in the passenger seat, unsure of how to get rid of all the anger and anxiety in you.

Jimin kept peeking from your eyes and back to the road, and for some reason, this made you angry; not in a scream and throw things way, but in a sob angry tears with harsh breaths until you pass out way.

“What did it cost you to listen to me? Your pride? Is your pride worth the touch of that monstrosity?"

"I'm sorry."

∘⁺✧◞₊⋅✱

You get to the hotel and rip the dress off of you, wiping your lips and scrubbing your hands furiously, you pull your hair in desperation.

Everything feels so wrong and overbearing, it feels like its the end of the world.

Jimin feels like his world is crumbling at the same time that you are.

He goes to make you some tea, anything that will make you feel even the tiniest bit better. Seeing you in so much distress left only 2 things swirling around his head.

The first one being: He would, in fact, do anything to take back everything he's said, and to protect you from any harm that may come your way.

The second: He is so emotionally constipated.

Instead of letting himself understand and acknowledge what he feels for you, he put up a big fucking barrier, and now he’s responsible for your breaking point. Maybe if he could've been honest with himself, maybe if he had been gentler with you–

Well, there's no point in dwelling over it now, so instead he approaches you and removes your hands from your head to stop you from pulling your hair.

"Y/N? You're gonna hurt yourself."

"I don't care." You try to pull your hands away, but Jimin clasps them against his own.

"I made you some tea, it's in the nightstand by your bed. Go drink it while I put on a bath for you. And grab clothes once you're done."

You weren't sure what it was, anger? Gratefulness? Appreciation? Resentment? But something was coursing through your veins, and it all was clearly directed at Jimin. Feeling frustrated and confused, you broke down into sobs once more.

"We don't have to do anything, but I think getting washed up will help you feel better. Whatever you wanna do. Just, please don't cry, I don't like it when you cry.”

You look up and find Jimin crouching in front of you; his stare so soft that you think he might actually care. You can't help it – you launch yourself towards Jimin, neither of you are sure if it's an attempt at a hug or at knocking him down.

He wraps his arms around you and you begin to hit at his chest, your frustration and hurt showing themselves.

"Why didn't you listen to me?! I didn't want to tell you! You should've just listened to me! Then I wouldn't be hurt! It hurts, Jimin. It hurts, it hurts, it hurts."

You repeat that phrase over and over again until your breakdown begins to falter into hiccups, energy gone, and you melt into Jimin's embrace. The room is suddenly still, the only existing thing being you and Jimin on the floor, crying out hurt and apologies.

When he clutches so hard onto your shirt that his knuckles turn white, you know that he didn't mean to do it on purpose, that he's genuinely sorry for how things went down. And when you hug him back and shuffle closer to him, he knows you're willing to forgive him, you don't blame him for the decisions he made.

∘⁺✧◞₊⋅✱

Things feel fuzzy after that. Not necessarily in a bad way, there's just too much delicacy in the air for you to process things properly.

The cup of tea is warm in your hands as you wait for Jimin to finish filling up the bathtub.

After some quiet moments, he walks out of the bathroom and throws an apologetic smile your way.

"You're all set. I'll be out here, shout if you need anything."

"Okay."

You do think initially that a bath will help you relax, maybe get rid of some of the squeezing tension in your muscles, but it becomes clear that your mind won't be able to handle something as simple as undressing and getting into the tub.

Marks brokenly painted across your skin catching your stare, you needed to be forced out of it.

Even as you slowly climbed into the tub and sat down, the only thing running through your head was the image of your scarred form.

You cry out Jimin's name.

"Is everything okay?"

You beg the words to leave your tongue.

"Stay. Please."

Your voice is small and tired, and his heart jumps in a mix of adoration and pain, because you are ever so lovely, but you're hurt, and you're hurt because of him and his pride.

"Okay. I'll stay."

He takes a seat on the closed toilet, and you stare at him for a few seconds, trying to figure out how to ask for the support you need.

"I- can y- my hair."

Finally, it comes out strangled, but it comes.

"What about your hair?"

Jimin moves closer when you fuss a little at his question, splashing the water while doing so.

You rake your hands through your hair aggressively, and he thinks he understands what you're trying to say.

"Do you want me to help you wash it?"

Your face visibly softens – similarly to Jimin's heart – and you let out a little sound of confirmation.

"Okay, are you sure you're comfortable with that?"

"Mhm."

"Okay, pass me the bottle."

The warm water is soothing on your scalp and you feel yourself relaxing as soon as the shampoo touches your head.

“Sorry if I pull your hair.”

When you feel Jimin’s fingers raking across your hair, you start to cry again.

The way he gently rubs your hair makes you overwhelmed with a warm feeling that fills your chest at being handled so tenderly for the first time in so long.

"Love, why are you crying?"

If Jimin was already panicked at your tears, he’s utterly mortified now that the term of affection slipped out accidentally.

Thankfully, it seems like you're too caught up in enjoying the feeling to notice what he just called you.

“Thank you.”

His hand movements stopped for a second to think about his next words before resuming with a sigh.

"Don't thank me. I fucked up so bad. I'm so sorry. I didn't mean for any of this to happen. I should've just listened to you. I'm so sorry."

Jimin's voice cracked, and it looked like he was going to start crying too.

Once he was done, he went to grab a towel, and you stopped him by putting a hand on top of his.

"It's okay. I know you didn't mean it."

"I'm still really sorry. You shouldn't have gone through any of that."

You simply hummed as a response, and you both knew that it meant forgiveness.

The moment felt so soft, soft in the way you were looking at each other, soft like the butterflies in your stomach, it was all just really, really soft.

∘⁺✧◞₊⋅✱

That didn't last too long though, because sleep has never come easy to you, and the events of this day only worsened it.

Every time you closed your eyes, his sickening face would appear in front of you. You could almost feel the way he gripped onto your skin, bruising it.

You could feel yourself falling into a panic spiral again, and your brain's first instinct for whatever reason was 'where's Jimin?’

You sat up and saw him fast asleep on his bed, and you grew hesitant.

What if he gets mad that you woke him up? What if he laughs at you? He's gonna tell you to toughen up.

But then you think back to how he's acted ever since he went to get you.

That wasn't just temporary, right? Was it just pity? Was he only nice to relieve himself of any guilt?

Your overthinking mixed with your already panicked state, and you once again felt like things were crumbling all around you.

You showed Jimin your weakest parts, he can surely use that against you. He probably thinks you're even more pathetic now. He's gonna tell everyon-

"Y/N? What's going on?"

You were so deep in your thoughts that you didn't realize how loud your sobs had gotten, nor that they'd woken Jimin up.

You looked up in horror as you realized that he was sitting on your bed, watching you cry.

The concerned look in his eyes only made you cry harder. You wanted to fall into his comfort, wanted to believe that he genuinely cared about you, but at the same time you were convinced that he was just pretending.

"Don't act like you care."

“Huh?”

"I know you're only being nice to me out of pity, you can drop the act now."

Your words came out broken and between sobs. After you finished your sentence your breathing quickened again.

Jimin felt his heart being shredded into pieces as he saw your state. Did you really think that he hated you?

He could deal with that later, right now his main priority was getting your breathing regulated.

"Come here, we're gonna breathe together, okay? Can you do that for me?"

You were hesitant to approach him, but the offer of closeness was too inviting for you to turn down.

Jimin waited until you were seated directly in front of him before continuing.

"Hands on your belly. Now breathe in, and out."

It took a while before you were breathing again, but now Jimin could tackle the second issue at hand.

“What can I do to help you?”

Jimin sees the distrust on your face at his words and his chest squeezes sadly.

"I'm not doing this to get rid of guilt or anything like that, if that's what's running through your head."

“How do I- know that you're not just saying that to say it?"

Oh what Jimin wouldn't do to hand you the world.

"If I genuinely didn't care I wouldn't be here right now. You'd know if I was lying."

You think to yourself before giving into his offer with a small nod. Jimin smiles at your response.

“Do you need a distraction? Comfort? Water?”

“I think– I think comfort.”

"Okay. Do you want cuddles?"

Your brain short circuited, and Jimin took your silence as discomfort, so he rambled on.

"When I was younger, if I was ever scared of something, my mom would cuddle me and it always made me feel better. If you're not comfortable that's fine, I just think it would help."

You took a second to digest what Jimin had just asked you, never in a million years imagining you'd hear him asking you that, before nodding your head.

"Okay then, come here." Jimin laid down facing you and opened his arms expectantly, so you scooted closer to him and let him embrace you.

There's an inexplicable safety you felt surrounding him that had you melting into his hold. For the second time that day, his fingers gently played with your hair and you felt your walls come down a little further, warmth encasing both of you.

"You're so warm."

"Fuck do you think I am, a reptile? Of course l'm warm."

You scoffed at Jimin’s words, but stayed snuggled into him nonetheless.

"Are you uncomfortable?" You asked him.

"No. I'll let you in on a little secret of mine. I love cuddles. But only from specific people. But don't tell anyone.”

A soft giggle leaves your lips at his words, and Jimin decides that it's now his new favorite sound.

You pull back so you and Jimin are eye to eye; you want to speak but words are hard to convey.

“What's on your mind?” He's attentive, eyes searching yours for any hurt or worry.

“Do you cuddle with all your mission partners?” You try to lighten the mood and he laughs, so you assume it worked.

“No, only with the ones I like.”

His voice is soft when he says this, and it makes you melt a bit more.

“I really did think you hated me at one point.”

“I never did, I'm just very emotionally constipated. In all honesty I really do admire you, but I forced myself to see you as competition to avoid any of the weird emotional shit. Looks like it didn't work.” He finishes his sentence with a bitter chuckle; shame evident in his voice.

“I mean, I wasn't really all that nice to you either.” You try to easy his guilt.

“I wish we would've gotten off on the right foot.”

“Me too. But what's done is done.”

“I'm really sorry for not listening to you. I thought you were saying all of those things just to mess with me, but now I realize how stupid my logic sounds. Hearing what was happening over your microphone had me sick to my stomach. I can't even imagine how it must've felt for you.”

“It felt like my world was ending, honestly.” Your voice is quiet, but not enough to conceal how it cracks while tears pool in your eyes again.

“I never thought I would see him again. I'm still so scared, Jimin.” You begin to hiccup sobs, and he wastes no time in pulling you closer.

“It's okay. He's never coming near you again. I promise. You're safe, okay?” Jimin's voice was soft, feeling the way his chest vibrates against your head that's now tucked under it only helped calm you further.

You both remain like this until you've completely stopped crying and relaxed in his arms. Everything around you felt warm and tender, lulling you into deep sleep.

The last thing your brain manages to process is a soft kiss on your forehead, and words that sound a lot like:

“Goodnight, love.”

[xinnamonbun]

Got Nostalgic

So I decided to look at some old Inanimate Insanity humanizations I did a couple years back. I'm pretty sure I did these RIGHT when season 3 released. Good times-

(Looks)

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Below will be humanizations of: Soap, Bow, Paintbrush, Blueberry, Goo, Cabby, Test Tube, Cherries, Taco, Apple, Fan, Lightbulb, Suitcase, Balloon, Lifering, Microphone, Marshmallow, Nickel, and Yin-Yang

⚠️ WARNING OLD ART ⚠️

Off to a great start...the soap hair tie is almost cute...almost. (also I'd like to mention that I only knew like three types of shoes so you're going to be seeing these once or twice)

It's... Okay. This is one of the better ones we're going to see. Why does she have ballerina shoes???

I was really really bad at drawing guys and was much better at drawing girls (not that that was very good either). Paintbrush being an entirely different thing made me nervous that I was going to make them too masculine or too feminine. I remember being SO proud of myself... And like this one isn't terrible... But why are they wearing ice skates- (they're not supposed to be ice skates but that is NOT lined up)

Not terrible. I think that this still gives Blueberry vibes it's mainly the shoes that are bugging me. But other than that it's not BAD.

I remember one of my cousins called him Caillou, I sobbed... I hate that they were right- I MADE HIM BALD

Did not know how to draw a wheelchairs (still don't but I hope I could do better than THIS) THIS DOESN'T LOOK LIKE CABBY. END OF STORY. I also don't want to talk about the dress- it's bad

I guess I don't hate this one. I don't love it either. This one is pretty much just "I could believe that's test tube" BUT THERE'S NO SPICE

I had this headcannon that one of the cherries was trans which is why they never spoke because they were self-conscious of their voice. Not the worst head Cannon but I just can't see it anymore. These outfits also just suck. And the return of the ice skates-

This is season 1 Taco specifically and the idea was upon show to hide the hands while having her fancy spy outfit underneath. With the little that you can see of the spy outfit it sucks. The top doesn't look super bad I guess. I also gave her little fangs that I decided to make gray for some reason so they blended into her skin.

I remember this one was my absolute FAVORITE like I thought this was peak character design. It's not that good but at the very least it's definitely the most okay one here... Except for the fact that APPLE'S KNEES ARE LIKE 5/8 DOWN HER LEG- WHO BROKE YOUR LEG?!? Also are those green jeans? Also return of the ice skates.

RONALD MCDONALD!!! IVE FOUND YOUR COUSIN- in case it wasn't clear (it isn't) this is Fan... Excuse me while I bash my head into the wall- WHAT IS THIS ABOMINATION?!? AND ON TOP OF THAT WE HAVE ANOTHER CASE OF ICE SKATES- I swear if I see one more ice skate I'm going to lose it-

This is...kinda adorable??? The hair doesn't fit though. I still like the socks.

This one isn't THAT bad, it's just...the nose. The idea of her having a backpack to carry stuff is still cute. And-... Are those. Ice. Skates. (Inhale) AAAAAAAAÆ---

Burn it with fire. I didn't even like this one when I first drew it! I always had plans of redrawing it but I never did. In case you need clarification this is Balloon... In my slight justification for why he's wearing... that. I was originally going to give all of the returning season 3 contestants vacation clothes because they thought they were going on a vacation but I didn't really do this with any of the others so it just looks out of place and ugly.

I saw an ad around the time I drew this that showed a child missing their upper lip. I thought that that would be an interesting design choice for Lifering to to represent the hole in his face. I was correct that it's interesting. It being a good design choice before this art style is a different topic- still like the earring I gave him though.

I hate those fingers. They're so small. I hate it. I remember this was my favorite outfit, and now I don't like it that much. But I guess it's not THAT bad. It's still kinda bad.

This is Marshmallow. I needed to lead with that otherwise you wouldn't know who this is. This is straight up isn't marshmallow. That is some random girl that should not be trusted with hair dye.

This one is just...okay. at least compared to the other ones on this list. It's not the worst. It's DEFINITELY not the best. His hair is... Something. Also the return of the ice skates

This one is honestly just funny to me now. Yin just looks done (I feel you buddy) I really played around with a vitiligo (the reason why they have both pale and dark skin; look it up) and I do like the concept I had of this I just don't think I have the skills at the time to properly pull it off.

Wait...is that it? IM FREEEEEEE-

Bonus: (this was made before season 3 and I only found this because it was one of the reference images for my Bow humanization shown above)

You know what I said about Balloon? I take it back. Burn THIS with fire.

Ok NOW I'm free.

(for the record I give you full permission to bash me in the replies, in fact I encourage it. I'm planning on making redo's of these humanizations with my (hopefully better) art skills. So pointing out things that you didn't like in the previous designs or things that you think would be nice to add are greatly appreciated feedback)

[jejeminnieee]

Mha girls x male reader,who respects the girls in his class and protects them from Mineta and Denki.

Mina Ashido:

She didn't care much about Mineta's lustful words. It wasn't that she cared much about anyone's opinion, but it meant that she didn't feel good about Denki and Mineta peeking.

So, when you bowed your head in front of all the girls of Class 1-A for the first time, she thought that this is it. The guy who will become her best friend and advisor.

And she is very pleased when you stand up for her. Honestly, she will buy you your favorite sweets as a sign of gratitude.

And Ashido brings insane pleasure to watching you slap these two idiots upside the head for their lewdness. Out of all the girls, she reacts like a fan the most when you protect girls from kinks (sometimes Iida gets involved, but he doesn't do anything other than give comments and instructive lectures to Mineta and Denki).

Mina, she’s like your little fan when she shouts approvingly: “Yes, [Y/n], keep it up! Serves them right!” when you accompany the perverts away from the women’s locker room with a kick in the ass.

Ochaco Uraraka:

Believe me, she is very annoyed by Mineta and Denki's peeking eyes. She wants to become a hero, not someone who is spied on.

And her soul lightens every time you stop two perverts.

She is actually pleased that you respect her as a comrade and perceive her as a person, and not as a person with breasts larger than a man’s.

She, too, sometimes looks like a little fan, when you kick the stars of both the villains and Denki and Mineta. Only she, unlike Mina, does not behave so loudly. She will agree with every word Mina says, saying: “Yes!” and “I agree!”

She is also flattered that you are not afraid to show respect for girls, unlike many other guys.

“Wow, you’re really cool today, Uraraka!” you say with admiration, despite the fact that you are many times stronger than her.

“Yes, thank you, [Y/n]! You’re cool today too!” - *she answers you with a smile.*

Kyouka Jiro:

She is MORE THAN annoyed by these two idiots - Mineta and Denki - because they always behave very disrespectfully towards her classmates.

On the one hand, she is glad that they don’t say anything about her, but on the other hand....

Yes. She is more than glad that there is a person, especially a guy, who understands girls. You understand that no one will be happy if they are always spying on him. And she respects you for the same reason and is even friends with you.

I swear, if Denki or Mineta talk while you're away about how good it is that you're not here, or how annoying you are, she'll point her headphones at the person who said it.

.........Or break their skull with his guitar.......

As it was said earlier, you are the one who respects women and treats them as equals. And you are not afraid to show your respect, for example, by praising not only boys, but also girls.

She appreciates your praise.

“Jiro, it was cool!” you say, watching her train. And she smiles slightly at your sincerity.

Momo Yaoyorozu:

She is very uncomfortable when people spy on her. She wants people to notice her other qualities, and not just her large breasts, which are visible because of her quirk costume.

And she is incredibly pleased when you slap Denki and Mineta on the back of the head when they are up to something again. Moreover, you respect girls and understand that they don’t like it when people spy on them.

And when you, the guy who stands up for girls, praise her for the efforts she puts in, it really gives her motivation, as a sign that everything she does is not in vain.

And you also bowed your head to the girls when Mineta and Denki wanted to peek at them again, but you knocked them out. And you bowed your head in apology.

"I sincerely apologize for his disrespectful behavior towards you. Please accept my apology."

Here it is.

What she needed to hear. And the girls respect you from the very first time you stopped those two perverts, saving the girls.

Tsuyu Asui:

She didn't really care about the comments of perverts, but when they peek, she really gets annoyed. And she thanks you for understanding the problem of girls and preventing discomfort.

She took the initiative in friendship when you have already proven your respect for women and stood up for them a couple of times. And she is more than happy to be friends with a guy like you, understanding and reliable.

And by the way, even if she doesn't say it, she gets some pleasure from watching you a kick in the ass for Mineta and Denki.

Toru Hagakure:

Tohru is one of the most emotional people in the class. Therefore, she reacts quite violently to their antics.

Right after you stood up for the girls for the first time, she became friends with you, as did Mina. She likes to communicate with you, because your respect for the female sex gave impetus to the development of your friendship.

She can calmly complain about how she's sick of her period, and you'll listen to her and not be disgusted by her words. Hagakure appreciates that.

[televinita]

I am halfway through A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, and the way somebody might want to murder Pipsqueak just to get her to knock it off and stop annoying people has been apparent since episode 2.

(also I know media has warped my perception of teenage appearance but seriously she looks 14?? she looks like the little sister of her friend group) (edit: what do you MEAN she was twenty (21?) when filming this. ???????)

+ One more rant about Pippa: I didn't SUPER love her but I don't remember finding her this bad in the books until at least the second one. However, her obnoxiousness plus the fact I've never seen this actress in anything else has put said actress immediately on the I Don't Like Her Face, Stop Casting Her In Stuff list.

+ The rest of her friend group, however, is very charming and charismatic! Love them. Her two female friends were my least favorite book characters but I love and possibly ship them already here. Also the white guy (I truly cannot remember names) is charming and funny and needs more screentime.

+ I also love her stepfather & brother, just as in the book, and cherish every scene with them. (Her mother is roughly as colorless and forgettable as I remember in the book; I'm not sure if that's good or bad)

+ The sleaze dripping off Max Hastings - while also somehow still retaining enough magnetism that I can understand how he's popular - is incredible; superb casting.

+ A+ casting on the Singh brothers, they are both as charming and different-yet-similar-looking as I imagined them to be in the book.

+ I feel absolute zero romantic chemistry between Pip & Ravi, mostly on account of her being 12 (age downgraded since she's just fully cosplaying Harriet the Spy at this point), but I like them as friends/investigative partners and am really enjoying their scenes.

+ I'm sorry, the sisters' English-teacher dad is THOMAS FROM "GHOSTS"????????? INCREDIBLE.

+ The music is trash.

+ I don't have any specific standout scenes yet but I do wanna say the silver-star cater-waiter costumes were incredible, lmao.

+ So far I feel like it's sticking pretty closely to the book's arc? I haven't looked up for certain, and I definitely wouldn't mind at least one thing being changed** but also, familiarity good so I kind of hope that's true. I love looking at certain characters like, "I know what you are." (rapist. murderer. all that good stuff)

**i swear to god if this show doesn't fix the one book mistake it absolutely MUST improve upon... (leave her dog alone!!)

+ I also feel, so far, that if I wasn't having so much fun watching the book come to life (not least because I read the dumb Americanized version and it's nice seeing how it is actually supposed to play out, school-and-law-enforcement-wise), I don't know if I'd find this the most scintillating show. Despite the shock opening scene, it's kinda slow? While I did give the book series a solid 4 stars, half the book's appeal is its mixed media formatting, I'm sure of that now.

+ However, I remain very pumped that for ONCE, television has adapted a book I not only know but have read and really liked, and with the power of that knowledge I do think this is a solid adaptation overall. We'll see how the second half plays out!

[addie08read]

The big secret

Summary: you have been acting off and Crowley and Aziraphele noticed and confronted you

Warnings: fluff, t1d, swearing, needles, insulin

Fandom: good omens

Azirapheles nickname is Az

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It was an average Sunday morning aziraphele was cooking breakfast, Crowley was watching the tv

Y/n: you know it feels weird to wake up at 8:00 and not 10:00 anymore

Crowley: tell me about it

Aziraphale: oh hush you guys will survive plus Breakfast is ready eggs and bacon

Y/n: smells great (goes to eat a bacon strip but stops) I will be right back

Aziraphale: ok don't be too long your breakfast will get cold

Crowley: is she acting weird recently

Aziraphale: actually yes she had

(y/n upstairs)

Y/n: sh*t my sugars low

“Back downstairs”

Aziraphele: good your back

Y/n: (shaking) Yep um az could I see the bacon nutrition facts please

Az: sure?

Crowley: how about you eat your shaking are you ok?

Y/n: never better (eats food)

Y/n: (done eating) I will be right back

Crowley: are you ok y/n

Y/n: ya ofc

Crowley: ok just making sure

(Y/n gives him a smirk)

Y/n: (upstairs) ok that subtract 15 ok 5 units

(y/n draws up insulin in the needle and gives herself a shot)

Crowley: az ik it's not right to spy on people but you won't believe what I saw

Az: well spit it out already

Crowley: y/n put some sort of needle into herself and injected whatever was in it

Az: oh my well we will just have to talk to her than

Y/n: (comes downstairs and sees them both on the couch) Hey guys

Az: y/n could you come sit down ( he pats the seat in between him and Crowley)

Y/n: ok? (sits by them)

Az: so Crowley here saw you do something very concerning and instead of jumping to any bizarre conclusion we decided to ask you about it

Y/n: ya ofc Crowley what did you see?!

Crowley: you giving yourself a needle have any explanation !!!!!

Y/n: um uh i- uh

Az: you can trust us we only want the best for you

(Crowley started anxiously taping his foot)

Y/n: fine I'm a type one diabetic I just didn't want you guys to treat me differently or worry about me

Crowley: what tf is type one dia dia-

Y/n: Diabetes well there are 2 types type 1 and type 2 I have type 1 which means my pancreas does not work at all never has never will while the average persons works all the time while mine doesn't work at all so I need to check the carbohydrates in everything I eat and give insulin in a needle people with type 2 have a pancreas that works sometimes also if my sugar is low like this morning I will get shakey and if I don't eat I could pass our if it's high I get a stomach ache and need to use the bathroom a lot and get grumpy so I need insulin it runs in my family

Az: oh my goodness I'm so sorry honey

Crowley: I'm so sorry y/n

(they both hug her)

Y/n: it's ok it's been like this since I was 2 honestly I'm glad you guys know it takes a lot to hide stuff from my two roommates that are also your best friendsds

Az: awe we will always help you no matter what

Crowley: that's right (sniffles)

Y/n: are you crying Crowley?

Crowley: no…

Y/n: (takes off his glasses) Awe sweetie what's wrong

Crowley: I'm sorry I just feel bad that I didn't know sooner to help you

Y/n: awe don't it's not your fault (cuddles him)

Crowley: your so strong

Y/n: thank you

Az: now that we got that out of the way anyone wanna cuddle and watch a movie with some hot coco?

Y/n: I would love too

Thank you for reading if you like it pls heart and reblog!!💙💜

[adrealucia]

Are you gonna do a part 2 to cheating with the devil? It was soooo good!

i actually never indented to write a part two, but honestly, might make this a mini series and write a third part?

pairing: agedup!loak, agedup!neteyam x y/n

warnings: mention of blood, fighting, crying, mention of cheating, angst

word count: 2.2k

wanna read part one?

Cheating with the devil

It's quiet. For a moment, it feels like the whole world is standing still. No one talks, no one moves, yeah it feels like no one even breathes. This cannot happen right now, it just should not. You always imagined your future, you always knew how things would turn out for you and still, this is something you never even actually considered.

Your mate finds you, stripped naked, exhausted, and laying next to his older brother. Never in your life before did you want to just disappear, but there might be a first time for everything. Sleeping with your husband's older, perfect brother was just another check off of this list. The expression on Lo'ak's face made your heart break into two separate pieces. You wanted to scream and cry. You wanted to explain that this isn't what it looks like, but to your disappointment, this was exactly what it looked like. You and Neteyam had slept with each other and as much as you want to regret your actions, for some reason you can't.

Tears start to build up in your eyes and your lips begin to tremble. Your mate, who is just simply standing there, looking at you and jaw clenching. Neteyam looked way too calm and the fact he didn't even care about your relationship with his brother makes you furious.

But it seemed like you didn't really care as well, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't have done this, you would not have betrayed him like this.

You gulp, hysterically shaking your head. "Lo'ak I swear-" you wanted to say something, something that could change the way he was looking at you. You wanted to tell him how much you love him, god, there were so many things that you wanted to tell him. "What? Are you gonna swear this is not what it looks like?" He cuffs in disbelief, shaking his head and coming closer to you.

Neteyam still not saying a thing. He just sits there, staring right at his brother. It's like he is just waiting for him to make a wrong step, so he can attack him, like some animal spying on his prey. He scares you.

You are humiliated, sitting naked on the floor, back still sticky from Neteyams cum. "I felt something was off, remember I am your mate? We are connected for life for fuck sake. What were you thinking?" Lo'ak steps even closer, tears now streaming down your cheeks, blurring your sight. "Fucking my brother? What are you? Some kind of whore?" He lifted his hand and then he froze. After all, he is still your mate and he had no intention of hurting you, not even after what you did to him. So he quickly pulled his hand back to his body, also taking one step back. His ears lay flat against the sides of his head.

His words hurt you so much, even when you know that you deserved this. Lo'ak had every right to be mad at you, damn, you wouldn't even be mad if he didn't resist slapping you across the face. Because if you could you would do it yourself. "Lo'ak I didn't mean to.." you sniffle, trying to cover yourself up, by raising your knees up and resting your arms on top of them. Your face is buried inside your arms because you really wanted to hide the shame that is covering your entire face. "What, you didn't mean to-… what? Hurt me? Fuck my brother? Destroy fucking everything we had?" Lo'ak turned around, facing Neteyam. His expression was so disgusted and angry, you have never seen him like this. "And you? Are you just gonna sit there and wait for me to leave, so you can fuck her again? You are not my brother anymore. You are dead to me."

His voice was so cold and distant. Neteyam did not seem very impressed by his younger brother, almost unbothered and you were scared he would start to laugh at Lo'ak any minute. "You are so fucking proud of yourself, huh? Finally, you took even the last thing in my life that was actually important to me. Congratulations, you did it." Lo'ak didn't cry and if you were honest, that terrified you the most. You did not really care about Neteyam, you just want to fix this again.

You grabbed the blanket, the piece of fabric that Neteyam used to clean his cum off of your back, and you covered your body. With blurred sight you try to lift yourself up, trying to stand again. But it was hard, not just because your legs were weak from what happened before, but also because your body almost refused to balance itself. Your heart and mind wanted two different things, but you couldn't figure out if your heart was calling for your mate or his brother. "Lo'ak, I am sorry! This should have never happened… I love you." He turned around, looking into your teary eyes. His facial expression was blanc, not a single sight of any emotion. "You are right, this should have never happened." But it did, it did happen.

"You don't deserve her."

You looked up and your eyes found Neteyams large body right in front of your fragile looking one. One of his hands was reaching out for your lower back, trying to comfort you. In an instant, your body twitched, away from his touch. You don't want his comfort. Right now all you need is your mate to forgive you, hug you, and tell you how much he still loves you. This view in front of him broke Lo'ak for a second time, you and him standing so close together. "You are right, Neteyam. I think you two deserve each other."

"No, Lo'ak!"

Your scream almost shattered his heart even more. He loved you so much, he always had. Even when his brother thinks that he liked you before Lo'ak did. That is actually not true. He always used to watch you and he used to tell his mother everything about you, oh his mother… she will be so disappointed in you. Thinking about it she will probably be even more disappointed by her oldest son, betraying his little brother like this.

Your mate came closer to you, pointing his finger to where your heart should be sitting. "y/n, I thought out of all the people, you would be the last to betray me like that. I guess I was being delusional believing, that you could really be mine. That I finally had something, that my brother couldn't take from me. I was wrong. You are no longer mine and I am no longer yours…" You pressed your hand against your mouth, not wanting to hear his next words. "…I felt it break. I felt our connection break the second I saw you. We are no longer mated, the bond is gone."

No, this can't be true. How can this be true, when you can still feel him so close to your heart? How is this possible when you can still feel all of his pain? "No, No Lo'ak I can still feel it… I-…It cannot be gone!" Your hand banging against your chest over and over, trying to feel something, trying to feel him again.

His eyes are tearing up, his expression still blanc and a single tear falling down his cheek. Lo'ak's heart is beating fast and it feels like he can't breathe, like half of his body was just ripped apart from him. You were crying so desperately, hopelessly trying to hold onto something. In a matter of seconds, you fell down to your knees. A sharp pain hits you, but not in the knees where you expected it, It was your heart that was screaming for Lo'ak.

Suddenly something in your expression changed, you weren't crying anymore. You were angry, so angry at the other man standing right next to you. Still, with weak knees you are getting yourself up again, coming dangerously close to Neteyam. "This is because of you!" You scream, pushing him back. "You did this! You knew this would happen! You knew he would come back and find out!" Your small hands were slamming against his strong chest, leaving no harm. "You knew it…" Your voice got weak again and you started to cry again. "…This is your fault" you were breathing heavily, almost out of rage.

"No baby, you did this. This is not just my fault, but ours. I knew he would come back and the risk of him catching it was worth it to me and I know it was worth it to you as well, otherwise, you wouldn't have done this in the first place." he quietly chuckles and you could clearly hear Lo'ak's breaking into even more pieces, it would be impossible to repair. Neteyam cupped your face and pulled you closer to his chest, making you cry against his skin. Somewhere deep inside of you knew he was right, even when you did not want to believe it.

"Oh great mother, please stay with me…" you heard Lo'ak whisper the words and after that, everything happened really fast. He pulled you aside and immediately his fist hit Neteyam right onto his nose. You gasped when the older one held his already bleeding nose and stumbled back, leaving you in shock, not being able to move. His fist hit his face again and again until Neteyam eventually punched back once and missed his target. Lo'ak pushed his brother to the ground and repeatedly hit him until he abruptly stopped. He was sitting on top of his hips, crashing down in tears. "I always looked up to you! I don't understand… what did I ever do to you? Why can I not have something nice, without you destroying it?" He was sobbing, weakly banging on his brother's chest.

He doesn't want to believe that this was your fault too. If he could he would just like to imagine that his brother was just accidentally stepping in on you getting dressed and nothing happened between the two of you. But he saw it, he saw how he came on your back and while he did it, he looked right into his brother's eyes.

Neteyam was coughing blood and you were deeply worried for him, but on the other hand, you did not understand why he did not just punch back. Maybe he didn't hate his little brother that much after all?

"…I always wanted to be like you, ever since I was just a little kid…" You still felt Lo'ak's pain and it was hurting you as well, not being able to comfort him. "I don't understand…'teyam? Why do you despise me so much?"

"…I-I do not… hate you Lo'ak"

Neteyam looked up at his brother, they both looked equally awful. Lo'ak with his puffy and red eyes, wet face, and crying face. Neteyam with blood running down his nose, a bruised cheekbone, and a cracked lip.

"I envied you."

Right now it felt like you were only watching a scene from a movie, you could only watch and not take any action in it. Lo'ak's ears perked up and for a moment he stopped crying. He looked his brother in the eyes, confused and still angry. His head slightly tilted to the side and slowly he scooted down from his brother's body.

"I envied you so much. All the pressure was on me and you, you could do just whatever you wanted and no one cared one bit!" Neteyams voice carried so much bottled-up anger. You had no other choice than to quietly rest your body against a wall, still trying to process what just had happened "I also wanted to be like you, Lo'ak… carefree and rebellious."

"And god I was so angry when you mated with her. Because, yes she is a dreamy woman, but so much more than that. She saw someone in you, someone no one else saw… she understood who you are! I wanted that, I wanted someone to see me as well. It was never really about her. I just wanted someone who could see me, the true me. Not as the perfect little soldier, you and everyone else had always seen me as!

You gulped, his words gave you shivers down your spine, and for some reason, you still felt sorry for him. Neteyam was the reason why you cheated on Lo'ak and he only did it to hurt him, he didn't even really care about you in the first place. "You wanted to be like me?" As if Lo'ak didn't understand what his older brother had just said right now, he had to ask again. " You really envied me?" His voice made it almost sound like he was happy to hear that, and maybe he was. Neteyam didn't answer him, only nod.

"I am sorry for using y/n against you. I know she loves you, that's why I did it in the first place… you know. I thought maybe she could love me as well as she loved you. Be mad at me, don't be mad at her…"

And suddenly you thought, maybe Lo'ak can forgive you after all…

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authors note: I never wrote angst before, so tell me if i did good and i kind of hope i made y’all shed a tear or two :)

hope y’all liked it!

btw. some people requested smut for the second part, but i thought that would be really inappropriate 💀 so yeah, might write more and maybe i will end the series with another smut part <3

[asilcorner]

Specters Call Part 3

"Just between us, Professor, most of the time I have no idea what and how adults think."

It's so endearing??? how he says that to the Professor, an adult, without missing a beat. I love him.

"I thought, that it could be helpful one day..." "I... I'm speechless, Luke. (...) Quite the opposite, Luke. Your talent in research is impressive. Respect! (...) Not at all! You've done wonderfully, my boy! Let's go continue our search."

I get always so giggly when Hershel starts complimenting Luke, it's adorable. He keeps reiterating how proud he is of him and how well he's done, I'm in pain.

"Do you think we'll find another curly fossil?"

I'm sorry, but I haven't read/heard the word "kringelig" in forever. It's such a child word to use in German, I cannot with this game.

"We will get to the bottom of the matter. Do you trust me, Luke?" "I... I trust you, Professor."

Hershel keeps asking, in text and cut-scenes, and I think that's such a good character trait. He makes constantly sure that Luke is still on board and that he's not forcing him to follow. He'd be completely ready to bring Luke home if the boy felt like he didn't feel safe with him.

"Calm down, Emmy, calm yourself! Please don't lose your patience!"

I imagine Emmy about to storm up to the boy, fists in the air and face in a snarl while the Professor is holding her by the back of her jacket. The text really makes it look like he's panicking and pleading with her, which is hilarious to me.

"Emmy, your trust in the government is really refreshing."

Not Hershel thinking back to being almost beat to death in an alley when looking for clues on Claire's death. I'm sorry, but this man has EVERY right to question the happenings in Misthallery's higher ranking residents. He is ready to tear Jakes apart at this point and I'm HERE for it.

The first time playing this game I clearly remember going: "OH SHIT!!! YES of courSE! Luke can talk to animals, I FORGOT." and now I just think back to all the times Luke reacted when Emmy mentioned seeing mice or hearing something squeaking.

They made it so obvious and here I was going: "Huh, lots of mice, wonder what I'm gonna do with all the mouse coins, they are putting a lot of emphasis on this, weird."

Also Toppi is adorable, I love himmmmm.

"I appreciate your enthusiasm, but I cannot put you two in danger under any circumstances." "As long as we are with you, nothing will happen to us. I'm sure of it!" "But promise me that you'll run for your lives if danger is afoot." "Please be careful too, Professor!"

They are all so cute; Hershel compromising and letting them stay (because man, how could he send them away when they believe in him this much), Emmy being completely confident and ready to go and Luke worrying for the Professor.

(I try to push the fact that Emmy is tailing the Professor to spy on him to the back of my head all the time. No matter how many times I play the games, I only occasionally get these flashes of "Oh she's gonna betray me" before I continue enjoying her presence.

"Grrr! That smug cop deserves a sophisticated kick in his..." "Cough." "What's wrong, Professor?"

Emmy about to drop a swear, but Layton very 'elegantly' cutting her off. And there is Luke, worrying again. They mean so much to me, aughhh.

[firendgold]

Hi, I dont know if your exactly the right person for this but you know those james and lily lives aus? Well i cant stand them and thats because they always make all the problems go away as well. But I figured out an au of this which I like. Which start of with Sirius actually becoming the secret keeper but then the rest stay the same like Peter is still a spy voldemort is still at large Harry is still the chosen one. And then you have Harry start school and hes probably friends with Neville allready and knows about wizard stuff but the rest of the actual story stay mostly the same. I think that would be quite interesting to see.

Hmm. Interesting, definitely... I don't know if that much stuff would stay the same if James and Lily lived. Not to say they're super important and would Definitely Change The Course of the War or anything, but their presence would definitely change Harry's story drastically, especially if he's still the main character of the fic. You'd have to grapple with the fact that for starters, Harry might not be chosen by Voldemort at all. There's a lot of new dominoes here.

But let's assume Voldemort does still think Harry is the greater threat to him. If Peter remains the traitor but he doesn't have the Potters' address to pass on, then Voldemort goes after Sirius. Since Secret-Keepers can't be forced to give up their secret, Sirius is definitely dead in any modern day AU like this. Peter may or may not be dead as well if he didn't have any more information to offer, but not without taking even more Order members with him who originally survived. Whether or not James finds out about Peter's treachery, that's two of his best friends he's lost in probably only a few years. It's likely to make him even more reckless than he already is, which may badly affect Lily and Harry.

Annnd that's only true if James, Lily and Harry are even alive past all that. Is the AU just that they live past Halloween or they somehow manage to evade Voldemort into the 1990s? If so, that could be because Voldemort kills Harry without having to go through his parents.

As for Neville... I think it's likely that if Voldemort had succeeded in killing Harry, he would have killed Neville too for good measure, so I have no idea what Neville's family looks like in a Jily lives!AU or if he's still alive to experience it.

We also don't know what Snape will do in a world where Voldemort threatens Lily, he swears his allegiance to Dumbledore and becomes a spy, and then Lily just... stays alive and married to his worst enemy, while also possibly popping out kids every few years as the wizards like to do for some reason. Does he remain loyal? Does he start giving Voldemort a little too much information in hopes that maybe James, Remus and Harry get caught in the crossfire somewhere?

But let me put all my conjecture aside. Assuming everything happened as you said, that version of Harry would have to work very hard in a fanfic or else he'd probably bore me. I know that's awful to say! But I don't like Jily lives!AUs either. There are some characters in canon whose deaths I'm super okay with, and they're high up on the list. A Harry who grows up with his parents probably ends up inheriting a lot of James' flaws. He loses the attachment issues that make him compelling to me. I also find it more fun that Harry straddles both the Muggle and magical worlds because of his upbringing. Not in a muggle!wank way though! I'm not on that "Muggles do everything better" train.

So yeah, I'm kind of boring but the only time I read James and Lily being alive is if Harry either time-travels backward before 1981 or if he ends up in another dimension where he gets to experience his parents without actually experiencing his parents.

[ioannemos]

man, i wish my brain would be this plot-y about stories that i'm writing

uhhh tl;dr, trio of rapists/murderers* were caught by yours truly

(*i don't think they actually raped or killed anyone in the dream itself. the brain censor said "we're not doing that" again. but there was def anxiety about it and if this had taken place anywhere else... yeah)

(i used to call this the difference between the writer and the director, but director and censor makes more sense. also it allows me to picture an avant-garde shithead in all black going "~what if~" before being interrupted by a bored no-nonsense old guy (think mike in breaking bad) saying a firm and very flat "no." into one of those old-school cone bullhorns, which is very funny)

things i remember:

there were three of them, and they were like. brothers? oldest was the ringleader, middle was the meanest and creepiest, youngest was pretending to be mentally disabled and was hiding inside my family. why they were targeting us idk

the "plot" kicked off when the oldest came by, pretending to be there for like... some kind of house project, i think? "examining to see if the roof needs repairs" kind of thing. gave me the heebie-jeebies and i said to mom (not my actual mom this time. i don't think...) that i thought he was up to no good and we should get rid of him. she dithered, didn't want to be mean, and i was like "you want me to get rid of him? bc i can do that" and when she still dithered i basically walked up to him and said like "we do not need you here. Get Out. Now." and he left

(side note: this is the kind of direct confrontation that i hate doing but also think i could be real good at bc of how often i want to be that direct. hmm.)

something something, attacked in the night (director: rape 😃 / censor: Absolutely Not / director: 😒), they stole a backpack amongst other crimes

something something, the youngest guy is being asked by the oldest why he didn't report that i would be there ruining everything

youngest guy: i... didn't run into her before

oldest: 😑 you didn't run into her before?

(this was the shocking scene where the audience finds out the youngest isn't actually disabled and is in fact a spy!!! the obvious follow-up question of why they would be spying on this family, esp to the extent they need a freakin spy at all, is never explained)

something something, my moment of revelation comes: they're operating in threes! they "attacked" me (how is left unanswered and i swear i put verbal quotes around the word 'attacked' in the dream), stole the backpack, and. and then when they came back, they attacked someone else, returned the backpack with [something i don't remember] in it, and. surely you see the pattern!

my brain could not come up with that third thing, just knew that threes were better then twos, esp since there were three brothers. i agree in principle but good lord it's so funny that it was like. "there are three things!" "there's only two on this list?" "oops. welp. we'll work on it but first! the revelation scene!"

uhh something something they were caught, for some reason they were still around us afterward like we were in charge of them. there was an edge of like 'ooh, are they gonna be able to get away??' but the dream ended before they could try

the end

[whatyourusherthinks]

Despicable Me 4 Review

And onto the finale of The Weirdest Triple Feature I've Ever Done, and lemme tell ya, it was a mistake to do Despicable Me 4 last! What is that supposed to mean Roan? I've gone on record saying I actually like Illumination movies, even if they invented the Minions and thus ruined wine aunts forever. Roan what did you mean "it was a mistake to do Despicable Me 4 last"? I've only seen Despicable Me 1 and 2, but I really like those movies. I think the villain becoming a father is one of my favorite archetypical storylines, whether or not the villain stays evil. Why are you avoiding the question? The teaser to this movie was alright, although I was worried when the actual trailer was just showcasing the new Mega-Minions gimmick instead of the interesting "Gru's got a new baby and also the whole family needs to go into hiding" plot. Roan I'm assuming the worse unless you clarify that statement. WELL MAYBE YOU SHOULD BUGGNUTZ. I can't help it, I spent all day at the theater and both movies I watched before this one have a lot of tits in it.

What's The Movie About?

Gru's bully from school swears revenge after Gru arrests him, and after he breaks out, Gru's family needs to go into hiding. Also the AVL gives five Minions super powers for some reason.

What I Like.

As always, the familial relation between Gru and and his family is top notch. You cannot convince me that the draw for these movies is anything else, Gru, Lucy, and the girls are great characters and have excellent chemistry. I also like Gru Jr, the new baby. He's the main source of the background gags and he's very cute. Speaking of cute, the bad guy (Maxime, he's called) is obsessed with cockroaches. Are you about to tell me they made cockroaches cute in this movie? Yes, yes I am. Not only that, they make Gru's baby half cockroach in this movie and he was still adorable. It's amazing. I actually like Maxine a lot. Despicable me is no slouch when it comes to villains, and this movie is not an exception. He's maniacal and I like that he's mad for the pettiest reason. Also, he's voiced by Will Ferrell and I could not tell at all. That's crazy. I also, weirdly, like the Mega-Minions storyline. Like it's dumb that this franchise that's had a spy motif for it's entire existence is turning to superheroes, but they kinda admit that? The Mega-Minions suck at being heroes or controlling their powers, so they get retired after going on one mission. And where they all retired to was funny. The comedy can be hit or miss, but the hits are funny and the misses are just eh. My final praise is that the action is super good, surprisingly. I mean, Despicable Me 1 and 2 were fine in that department, but 4 really steps it up. It's thrilling, intense, well directed, and well animated. The stakes of the movie are also pretty high, despite the pettiness of Maxine's motivation. What else, what else... Oh, I like Maxine's girlfriend. I like that she cares about him, but isn't super enthusiastic about everything he does. It felt like a realistic relationship.

What I Didn't Like.

Is it just me or is Carrell's Gru voice gotten harsher than it was? I mean, I guess I can't blame him. He's gotten older and it cannot be easy to do that voice. But it also isn't easy on the ears, much less so now. So we're even. Also, knocking out the easy criticism real quick: all the Minions are annoying. Except for the Mega-Minion and the weird pit crew he has to clean up after the baby. This movie implies that female minions exist which is as horrifying as the fact that they are immortal. Anyway, on to the substantial criticism, this movie has like 5 b-plots. There's the Mega-Minions obviously, but also Gru Jr hating Gru for some reason, Lucy being a shitty hair-stylist and having a woman who's hair she's messed up swear revenge on her, Edith and Agnes taking karate lessons and breaking their Sensei's toe, Gru trying to make friends with their new neighbors, and Gru being blackmailed by the neighbor's kid to help her steal the mascot of an evil school. Most of them come together at the end, but it's still just stuff happening for most of the movie. Despicable Me probably has too many cute mascot characters now, so the only reason I think the going into hiding plot was made is so they can sideline half of them. Also, this movie has a major and completely unnecessary plot hole in the last five minutes. See, there's a shot in the ending of an AVL prison with all the villains from the previous movies, including VECTOR, who as we all know from the Fly Me To The Moon short, is STUCK ON MARS IN HIS UNDWEAR. HOW DID HE GET BACK FROM MARS? ANSWER ME DESPICABLE ME 4! HOW DID VECTOR GET BACK FROM MARS?! Also I didn't need to see Lucy being all flexible and limber, especially with the energy I had from the previous two movies. Gross Roan. SHADDUP.

Final Summation.

Despicable Me 4 is really sloppy, and for a while in the movie I was wondering if the other movies were as good as I remember. But the ending makes up for it. It'll entertain kids and there's some jokes for the adults, plus I like just seeing Gru's family grow.

[Edit: SPEAKING OF MAJOR AND UNNECCESARY PLOT HOLES! I've since learned how Despicable Me 3 ended, and, well, they just completely ignore it. Dru makes a super brief cameo at the very end of the movie, but he literally has no lines and all the Minions just live with Gru's family at the beginning of the movie like everything is normal. This is completely stupid. They sideline the Minions for the main plot already, but instead of having them go work for AVL (And being completely destructive psychopaths), why not just have them living with Dru being bad guys. Hell, the only bit of characterization that is both interesting and consistent is the little butt plugs running off with Dru because he's a better villain Gru! Remember Illumination? Them being dogmatically obsessed with the most evil thing they could fine was like the only idea that was halfway decent from the Minions Movie! Maybe a few of them stay behind and become the baby pit crew, and they are the ones who become the Mega-Minions. You can cut all the jokes that are just regular Minions being assholes to everyone and each other and keep the good Minion jokes. Plus, this allows you more time in the movie to add more to the interesting storylines, or make the more random plot thread connect more to the movie as a whole. Instead you shot yourself 800 times in the foot with gibberish yelling bullets.

Seriously. Did you just forget how the third movie ended?]

[anaid-queen]

just two weeks late

the list of things i love about this!!

CAN I START WITH THE COVER. look at them!! ;___;

Daniel using his press badge to get in for free.... and Armand of course, side-eyeing him XD 'so cheeky, my boy...'

"You're a comedian, beloved." MY HEART!! IS SO FULL!!

'i want to give you everything why don't you want me to give you everything' will forever be the most

(also the hand on Daniel's back ;_;)

no, he was not going to ask, noooo. (maybe he really wasn't, but he'll always worry & consider every option for his beloved twice or thrice)

"We'll leave it to someone who needs it more." ok this is absolutely a front / not the real reason, but damn Daniel, that's still generous. leave it for someone without a vampire lover to prop them up!!

the colors begin!! and the painting facts, ofc

aaand there's the Marius mention.... is it intentional that the room goes very red there? i assume it must be

Armand's faaaace. aaaahhh

love is knowing your partner's obsessive tendencies very well <33

i like learning this artist's story (good man, stand your ground, screw these rich assholes), but do i spy... an embrace? a tender close moment at the very least?? it might be small and sharing space with a lot of text, but you can't fool me!!!!

also, Daniel playfully calling Armand "babe".... Armand going still for a moment and..blushing???... and Armand grinning like a shark and declaring the game on....... a thousand kisses, right there

"Is this why you insisted taking the metro here?" oh my HEART. Daniel convincing an old vampire of new tricks, Daniel trying to stay humble, in-touch with humanity. i LOVE IT. i want to ride the metro with them ;__; (sounds weird, but sue me, i love public transportation. and them! so win-win combo for me :3)

(and can i just say.... i love that you put different random people's faces in focus at times. makes the whole space feel really alive, almost *real*. amazing no notes.)

honestly, in the first moment i didn't even clock why Armand asked Daniel if he wanted to sit down - it's lovely sitting down at an exhibition you enjoy!! especially with your love there (i imagine, at least)

"People probably think you're my disability assistant." i made. noises. i will take every bit, every SHADOW of outsider!POV that i can get, and i WILL cheer it okay!!!

gotta love healing :333

ok this isn't really a 'love' point, this is a question. what's so funny/absurd about the word "ableism"?? old men, i swear XD

are those... are those shaky hands? 🥺🥺

his daughters following his footsteps will forever have my heart

🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 kiss?? or even without kiss. that's so tender i'm!!!

aaand there's the shot from the cover :3 in even prettier, with fancy background!

i should not be giggling about their expressions so much when they're fighting (even minorly), should i

"tone the lurking down a bit" as if he can, Daniel XD (as if you really mind)

blurry faces themeeee

the memory!! love the wife's and daughter's hair... and oh the SELFIE, i'm gonna cry!!!!!!

something, something about the new partner encouraging the connection to the former partner/kids. GOD.

did he cry?? 😧

Armand: options are our driver or the metro. Daniel: cab. i love them XD

i'm not gonna cry over handholding (or Fareed reference, Fareed and Daniel "ancient vamp's boytoy club" when), i am not

their faaaaces. never over how you draw angry (or cheeky) expressions <33

😳😳😳

"Mm. Elder abuse. I think I'd like that." can you develop a kink for smth you technically already liked before, asking for a friend. (that friend is very taken with this line delivery and swears she can literally hear Daniel say it)

Armand's love. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh

what do you mean meds work great Daniel, Daniel what do you mean- (rhetorical question)

Red on Maroon A 16-page IWTV (2022) fancomic about the vampire Armand and journalist Daniel Molloy visiting the Mark Rothko retrospective in 2024 Paris. Content mentions & warnings: The comic depicts Daniel’s internalized ableism. Rothko’s suicide is acknowledged but not discussed in detail. There’s angst, talk about kink and lots of fluff. Louis is mentioned as well as Daniel’s daughters. Marius is not named but is hinted at. The comic is set up in post-Dubai-interview time and based on my knowledge about s1 of AMC’s IWTV with sprinkles of book canon. Some notes about the comic below:

As with my last comic, I am not a native English speaker, so I hope you keep that in mind when reading <3 trying my best here meow meow

The Rothko retrospective can be visited until 2nd of April of 2024 in Louis Vuitton Foundation. I visited the place in January, so the comic’s surroundings are a mix of memories and some image searches, but in no way fully accurate. Since visiting Paris next week is probably not an option for most people, the foundation has a very cool free app, where you can listen to an audio guide about Rothko and paintings in the exhibition. I mostly used their app as a source for this comic, so in case you want to learn more, go here: https://www.fondationlouisvuitton.fr/en/events/mark-rothko

 I listened to a lot of Morton Feldman’s Rothko Chapel -album while making this. So put it in playing in the background if you’re into that sort of thing. Link to the playlist on youtube

Since I am Finnish and I found out that one of LVF’s first exhibition had some Finnish painter’s work, ofc I had to include them… Page 14 has Schjerfbeck’s “Dancing Shoes”  and Gallen-Kallela’s “Kullervo Cursing”.

Ok finally some headcanon stuff: in my head, while writing this comic, I imagined Daniel having accepted the dark gift from Armand, but both of them wanting him to live as a human as long as possible to enjoy the benefits of a… mortal body. :’D Since, you know, vampirism is forever anyway, so why not enjoy the variety of bodily fluids, body heat, aches and weirdness of aging? While having a chronic illness is shitty, his life is not, and while his disability marginalizes him, there’s a perspective there, a person living and enjoying things, allowed to take space and feel his thoughts develop from these changes (that also affect over 6 million people around the world with Parkinson’s).

After finishing the comic I am not so sure if Daniel is going to be turned into a vampire after all. So your guesses are as good as mine, would love to hear your suggestions, hehe!

I wish we knew more about Daniel’s daughters! I just came up with something here because I wanted to draw them and wanted to see their dynamics as a family.

I have now read the Devil’s Minion part from Queen of the Damned as a separate short story and appreciate the TV show’s changes to Daniel even more. I can’t wait for S2…..

My sincerest thanks to @anaid-queen for being a test audience, my informant and such a cheerleader the past week <3<3<3

Hope you enjoy xoxo

SORRY I POSTED THE WRONG IMAGE FILES FIRST WAHHH I had to repost ;_;

[bugslaststraw]

I original assumed, because the TF2 comics are so fuckin weird, that the hell and heaven stuff was all real, and while that version of events is certainly funny I think I prefer the reality where it isn't simply because it makes an ounce more sense and leads to some interesting ideas.

I have not spell checked any of what you're about to read. I did not leave it in my drafts for 24h to contemplate on wether it should see the light of day. Just take it.

(In a reality where all those scenes in hell, heaven, weird desert purgatory etc are canon and actually happened, the TF2 mercenaries exist in a world where reality is self aware and also falling over itself to convenience them at every turn, which, yes, the world of TF2 tends to do that a lot. Anything that goes wrong is instantly deus-ex machina'd with such force that by issue 6 it's started to get sort of funny. Whenever this doesn't happen it's for dramatic effect and usually doesn't last either. It's certainly deliberate and part of the charm, but they are the main characters and they are going to exploit that reality. Anyway, in the OTHER case,)

Assume from now on that all those scenes are not in fact actually happening.

When Sniper is shot, his afterlife sequence is pretty short and is said to take place in "God's secret base" which is... A very Sniper way of putting it. Through that dream, he gets some kinda closure on his parents and seems to make up his mind: they were his real family after all, not those other shitheads. The scene also suggests that Sniper assumes he will go to heaven, possibly because of that very strict work ethic he holds up. When he wakes up, he believes what he saw was real, (which I don't blame him for, mostly because of Merasmus,) but I do wonder if his parents really talked like that when they were alive. You know. With the excessive swearing. The thing that might poke holes in this reasoning is the fact that he was out for six (twelve?) hours, but then again... Medic.

When Miss Pauling keels over, she ends up in the aforementioned weird creepy desert purgatory, in which she talks to the Admin about what her real plans are, which is a turning point in her story arc and the first time she truly doubted Admin's lead. Miss Pauling's character arc is probably the best example of Competent and Original Storytelling in the TF2 comics but it also strikes me that as it stands now, it really does not matter if it was real or not because the function of the scene was to let her change her mind and start doubting. However Admin revealed nothing new in that conversation, nothing that Pauling didn't know, other than "blood" so that checks out if it was all a dream as well.

Scout, then. Nobody actually checked Scout's pulse or anything when he supposedly died. The two other characters present are not the kind of people I imagine would even know how to do that so if he really didn't die but simply passed our due to, I dunno, an adrenaline rush wearing out or high blood pressure or something, Sniper and Spy have a good chance not to notice at all. Anyway his heaven bit was VERY self-serving in an incredibly Scout way, showing heaven and also God as being exactly the kind of things he enjoys, and also playing into his daddy issues with the whole "I wish you were my son" thing. The Tom Jones bit is in that case the part of Scout's subconscious that is well aware who is his actual father and that it sure as hell isn't Tom Jones. (That conversation he has w Heavy earlier proves he does in fact have such a thing.) Another part of him manages to shut down the thought/snap Tom Jones' neck a second time so that the rest of him doesn't realize and immediately strangle Spy upon waking up. As for how he lives... Idk maybe the literal radioactive fuel in his veins kicked his heart back into motion.

And finally, Mr Ludwig. Now, this is interesting because like I may be imagening this but like. Satan and Chevy don't look too dissimilar, and they both spend a bunch of time yelling at Medic and, while Medic must've felt pretty angry about getting his shit wrecked by Chevy earlier, his ego is massive and he is dramatic as hell and I can easily imagine him dreaming up that Chevy = Satan cus he hates his ass, just to immediately then dream that he outsmarts him and is super cool and sexy about it and also succeeded in a physically impossible surgical procedure because he's so cool and sexy, if that makes sense. We also know Medic naturally regenerates hp, so he could totally recover from a couple bullets given the time. The only thing blowing holes in that theory is the pen, but then again, how did he turn the pen into a detonator within like a maximum of ten seconds that's not possible. He might've had it beforehand but his memory got a little muddled from his brain going no-spark for a few seconds.

Finally, when Blutarch Mann describes the afterlife he says there is "nothing there" which is another. Interesting note. Anyway.