#AND ADA IS A BISEXUAL ICON
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RAAAHHHHH powering through a massive artblock rn and started on a ClaireAda sketch/WIP because I love them and dont see them enough
I also produced a bonus doodle of Luis in Ada's dress bc the brainrot never ends JdjJDKEKSK
#your honor the residents are sapphic#I'M TELLING YALL CLAIRE IS A LESBIAN#AND ADA IS A BISEXUAL ICON#i really wanna design a dress for luis inspired by his jacket#claireada#luis serra#claire × ada#ada wong#claire redfield#AAAAAA#resident evil#leon on the froggy chair art
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Resident Evil Icons
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#resident evil#resident evil re:verse#jill#jill valentine#ada#ada wong#claire#claire redfield#lesbian#transgender#bisexual#headcanon#sparkly#glitter#icons#square icons#icons by me
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Ada Wong, Resident Evil icons ´ ▽ ` )ノ ♥ F2U no credits required! Enjoy! ✿
#Ada Wong#Resident Evil#Resident Evil 4#biohazard#re4#Resident Evil icons#Icons#Pride Icons#LGBT#gay#Bisexual#Pansexual#Asexual#aromantic#non-binary#genderqueer#transgender#Lesbain#polyamarous
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ok ok here me out-
Giyuu right? yeahhhh him, i headcanon him as bi and so my brain was sorta thinking of him while i watched someone play RE4 and then BOOM, a silly little thought came to me
Giyuu having bisexual panic about Ada and Leon, i’m a genius really (he’s so real for that) (also this is probably a modern au or smth)
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bc it's almost the last day of pride (my time) I'm now going to give you all my pride hc for bsd characters whether you like it or not.
also their names are either first name/ last name or last name/ first name
also I don't use neos and don't know how they work. so there isn't many neo mentions.
no I don't stick to these all the time!! thoughts and opinions change.
and silly ™ for the characters at pride
for some reason the TM doesn't work anymore (no storage probably) so I'll probably just use TM instead lmao
Ada:
Fukuzawa Yukichi/
he/him.
asexual. panromantic. cisgender. #1 dad hugs at pride™
Osamu Dazai/
he/they. she/her when silly. bisexual. genderfluid (bigender or trigender specifically). at pride just to argue with the pride protestors. wears heels and dresses to make the homophobes angry™
Kunikida Doppo/
he/she/they. (< in that order) his preferred pronouns change a lot. asexual. demiromantic. biromantic. also genderfluid.
screams about how queer and trans rights are human rights, very proud, wears a bunch of pins™
Ranpo Edogawa/
he/him. gay. cisgender. goes to pride with poe just to hold hands with them the whole time TM
Yosano Akiko/
she/her. lesbian. cisgender. probably in a corner at pride drinking wine™
Atsushi Nakajima/
he/they. biromantic. asexual. doesn't know much about pride. sitting with a group of queer people, getting taught about sexualities and genders™
Junichiro Tanizaki/
he/him. questioning his sexuality, but doesn't have a preference. transgender. sitting far from the people, because it's too loud and is too crowded™
Naomi Tanizaki/
she/her. pansexual. cisgender. sitting with Junichiro to calm him down, also giving out bracelets to others TM
Kenji Miyazawa/
he/him. unlabled. dresses androgynous. goes to pride to learn about sexualities and genders (also everyone loves him) TM
Kyouka Izumi/
she/they. considers using neopronouns (fae/faer), but so far doesn't use them. unlabled. dresses feminine. goes to pride to make new friends and get bracelets TM
Kirako Haruno/
she/her. acearo. cisgender. goes to pride with Naomi, Yosano, or Kyouka to hang out
Katai Tayama/
he/they. gay. bigender. also gender goals. only goes to pride with Kunikida because they make him go TM
PM: (did not include everyone bc uhm. idk enough about some characters. also mori makes me uncomfy)
Chuuya Nakahara/
he/they. pansexual. transgender. goes to pride and drinks wine, also yells at homophobes and transphobes with Dazai TM
Kouyou Ozaki/
she/they. lesbian. cisgender. drinking wine with Yosano TM
Ryuunosuke Akutagawa/
he/him. gay. cisgender. sitting with Atsushi and learning TM
Higuchi Ichiyo/
she/they. bisexual. so many bi panics. transgender. hanging out with gin and admiring others and telling people how beautiful they are TM
Gin Akutagawa/
she/they. asexual. acespec. transgender. hanging out with Higuchi, occasionally with (ryuu) Akutagawa TM
Tachihara Michizo/
he/him. transgender. questioning sexuality. hanging out with Higuchi and Gin. staring at the pride protestors just to scare them TM
Yumeno Kyuusaku/
they/them. unlabled sexuality. non-binary. goes to pride and scares off the homophobic and transphobic protestors TM
Oda Sakunosuke/
he/they. gay. never told anyone his gender so who knows. just an icon TM
Ango Sakaguchi/
he/they. maybe she. gay. doesn't care about gender, but aligns with male. just a loser TM
The Guild: (not everyone because I don't write for a lot of the characters)
Poe/
he/they/she. genderfluid. gay. brings Karl and everyone loves him TM
Lovecraft/
they/them. he/him whenever they feels like it. non-binary. likes men. asexual. dresses androgynous and masculine. just an eldritch horror beyond your comprehension TM
John Steinbeck/
he/him. gay. male aligned but doesn't care about gender. hanging out with his eldritch horror partner TM
Lucy/
she/they/he. genderfluid. panromantic. asexual, probably cupiosexual. hanging out with Poe and playing with Karl TM
Louisa/
she/they. unlabled gender. pansexual. very anxious and probably hiding in a corner with other people TM
Mark Twain/
he/they. transgender. transition goals btw. just a cool guy TM
Misc:
Nikolai/
any pronouns. gay. terrorizing everyone with his clown behavior TM
Bram/
he/they/she. unknown labels. he doesn't tell anyone anything. showing people his fangs because people are interested in them TM
#bsd#bungou stray dogs#bsd headcanons#armed detective agency#port mafia#the guild bsd#bsd dazai#bsd nikolai#bsd kunikida#bsd akutagawa#bsd atsushi#bsd poe#bsd lucy#bsd chuuya#bsd ranpo
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and happy pride month to bisexual icon leon kennedy and bisexual icon claire redfield and bisexual icon chris redfield and bisexual icon jill valentine and bisexual icon helena harper and bisexual icon piers nivans and bisexual icon ada wong and bi-
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Walking through the picturesque streets of Cardinal Hill, you find Julian De Los Santos, the 46 year old criminal defense attorney originally from Chicago, Illinois. Living alongside them in such a small town, you know that they're tenacious and dogmatic, but what you might not know is that they are a witch, and that they’re hiding something… ― Raúl Esparza, bisexual, male, and he/they.
previous threads - visage - musings - wanted connections
current threads - mood board
Name: Julian De Los Santos
Alias: Juli, Jules, Jay
Gender/Pronouns: Male, He/They
Age: 46
Birthdate: 03/10/1944
Big Three: Pisces, Virgo, Taurus
Occupation: Criminal Defense Attorney
Height: 5’9”
Hometown: Havana, Cuba → Chicago, IL, USA
Family: mother (Rosa De Los Santos), father (Markos De Los Santos), eldest brother (Markos De Los Santos Acosta), older brother (Sergio De Los Santos), older brother (Basilio De Los Santos), younger sister (Valeria González), younger sister (Yara De Los Santos),
Friends: N/A
Relationship Status: single
Sexuality: pansexual icon
Other Relationships: N/A
Character Inspo: Kendall Roy - Succession, Miranda Hobbs - Sex In the City, Jack Donaghy - 30Rock, ADA Rafael Barba - Law & Order SVU,
At 46 years old, this criminal defense attorney navigates the legal system of Cardinal Hill, where he has sought solace ever since one fateful night that forced him to leave his city of Chicago behind.
Born in Havana, Cuba -- his early days saw too much turmoil. At the age of five, his family was forced to seek refuge from the conflicts of their native country. Business in Chicago was booming so this is where they settled. This journey -- the journey to Chicago meant they had to briefly say goodbye to their loved ones. Especially Julian. Two weeks before they migrated Sergio, Julian's older brother had become incarcerated as a result of a political demonstration gone awry. He was forced to stay in Cuba until his sentence was completed. This had such a lasting and powerful impact on his childhood that feelings of pain and misfortune remained with him and continue to do so far beyond his tender years.
Julian's parents, Rosa and Markos De Los Santos -- were a dedicated nurse and a powerful patent attorney. These hard workers instilled in him the values of perseverance and responsibilities. He excelled in academia and was driven to pursue law just like his father. But he didn't want to work tirelessly for companies or The Man, so he decided early in his academic career that he wanted to specialize in criminal law. He hoped to make a difference in the lives of those who, like his brother, found themselves ensnared in the gaping maw of the justice system.
Despite being quite successful, the echoes of his life in Chicago haunt his daily life. When he was just 31, nearly ten years into his practice, a tragic misstep would leave him reeling for decades. He made the difficult decision to relocate to Cardinal Hill. Julian hoped to escape the memories that haunted him and start fresh. The ghosts of his pasts are really never far behind and they influence his work as a criminal defense attorney -- shaping his understanding of true justice and redemption.
In the idyllic town of Cardinal Hill, Julian is known not only for his excellent legal expertise but also his compassionate approach with every client. He never shames, he only seeks to provide the solace to Cardinal Hill that it has given him. He fights passionately and tirelessly for the underrepresented. Driven by a deep-rooted belief in second chances - for others and for himself.
Julian De Los Santos continues to wade the challenges of his profession while he grapples with his family legacy, his identity and his own conscience. He stands at the crossroads of his present and his past, seeking to meet the man he was and the man he continually strives to be.
Headcannons
In Cardinal Hill, Julian becomes unlikely friends with an older library employee who was once a lawyer herself. Sharing her experience with Julian, who at some point started hating the law and called it lifeless. The old library provides another place of worship for him.
Julian struggles in his romantic life. He often pushes people away because he believes that anyone who gets too close will either suffer because of him or they will eventually leave. He's usually drawn to people who have their own past troubles and forms bonds over shared experiences.
When the pressure becomes too much or the guilt is too loud sometimes Julian will wander the streets of Cardinal Hill at night to clear his head.
Julian is Catholic and often struggles with his faith since the incident and he attends Mass regularly because of this. He struggles with feelings of unworthiness and he often confesses to a sympathetic priest.
Despite the slight turmoil it causes, Julian kept all of his late father's law books. He often revisits them and the footnotes in the margins to remind him of the man he wants to be.
Julian still writes letters to his older brother in hopes that one day he'll be able to read them -- wherever he is.
He carries around a rosary in his pocket as a comfort whenever he feels overwhelmed. He finds solace in counting the beads, allowing it to ground him in moments of guilt or anxious thoughts. It's a small act that helps him seek clarity.
One of his clients in Chicago taught him what Zine's are and he was inspired to make one and to his surprise it went really well. To this day he still makes them when he has free time -- divulging his thoughts on the law, redemption and morality. His Zine's resonate well with most people and it gives him a great sense of community.
He is the youngest of his brothers and sometimes that makes him feel inadequate or like the runt of the boys.
However, he is the only witch out of the brothers and that fills him with a sense of pride. His mother is a witch too and taught him everything he knows, which he happily passes down to his two younger sisters who he loves more than anything.
To find comfort and connection to his Cuban roots he takes a few cooking class and gets really into it, actually! He often cooks traditional meals and invites neighbors over for dinner parties.
#cardinalintro#I can’t think of a face tag right now I just want to post this#juez jurado verdugo ⋆⁺‧₊☽◯☾₊‧⁺⋆
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i've loved everything about you that hurts
read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/QAiBOXp by t_virusgirl leon and ashley's fluffy, angsty, melodramatic relationship over the span of many years, from post RE4R through RE8 CW: alcoholism, thoughts of self harm + suicidal ideation Words: 6854, Chapters: 2/?, Language: English Fandoms: Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: F/M, F/F, M/M Characters: Leon S. Kennedy, Ashley Graham (Resident Evil), Claire Redfield, Sherry Birkin, Ada Wong, others there's just a lot of resident evil characters Relationships: Ashley Graham/Leon S. Kennedy, Ashley Graham & Leon S. Kennedy, Leon S. Kennedy/Claire Redfield(past), Leon S. Kennedy & Claire Redfield, Leon S. Kennedy/Ada Wong Additional Tags: Fluff and Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Long-Term Relationship(s), Complicated Relationships, On-Again/Off-Again Relationship, Leon S. Kennedy Needs a Hug, Ashley Graham Wants To Hug Him, spans RE's long ass canon, look re4r made me an insane ashleon shipper and i can't stop, kind of vignettes, bisexual icon claire redfield lives rent free in my head, claire and leon are besties, Leon S. Kennedy has PTSD, friends to lovers to friends to ???, Leon S. Kennedy is Bad at Feelings, Leon S. Kennedy is Sherry Birkin's Parent, he and claire co-parent, Found Family, Mental Health Issues, Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Bisexual Leon S. Kennedy read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/QAiBOXp
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#AETIRNUM. a selective, private, low-activity multimuse featurng original characters, hoyoverse, reverse:1999 and etc. by saint. ( 21. they/vamp. ) no icon, minimal formatting, second-person prose. exploring the themes of love and its dangers, darkness of the human soul, lost of self, the importance of death and the like.
interaction.
i. i interact with all mutuals. i will post prompts, starter calls, etc etc if you wish to interact. i reply very slowly, as i run my own roleplay server and i have mental issues(tm) and can run out of battery. ooc wise, feel free to talk to me and whatnot! i can just be a bit slow, my apologies. you don't need to match my length: just put in the same effort as i do.
ii. i can write dark themes such as horror, gore, violence, cannibalism, toxic relationships etc. obvs i dont do taboo shit like incest, pedophilia, etc. go away. i don't mind shipping but prefer to do it with close friends. while i am fine with fade to black and suggestive themes i do not write smut with anyone other than my boyfriend. this is non-negotiable.
iii. i block who i want. i don't want prosh*ppers anywhere here. ideologies such as transmeds and being anti-self dx are also not welcome, esp if youre white youre very funny. idc about rp drama just dont be weird don't bring me into it and as long as you're not fucked up i gen dc. i won't always be here... i am a tired something-woman. please respect that.
other notes.
if i follow you, it means i want to interact with you, and i'd love to write with you! just please be patient with me. i study graphic design, but funnily enough im very tired of making tumblr gfx... not on anyone, just a preference! so i don't do heavy formatting or icons. if you write with me though, all i ask is to not make your text extremely small. i'm dyslexic, so it makes it very hard to read. thank you!
i write a lot of systems here, and i will mention if they ever switch, no worries. i am a system myself, so i really love them!
the writer.
hello! i am lucifer, or call me saint. i am a system host and multimedia student. i'm an artist and writer. i love slowpoke a lot. please show me slowpoke. i have been on the tumblr rpc for a loong time ( since i was... 12 at best... #veteran ) and i just recently came back, but only plan to do light activity. i'm 21 and i'm filipino. read more about me here! my discord tag is #loveits !
muses.
some of these don't have a link/carrd; it's a wip. edited from time to time... sawry.
high.
ayato. ⎯⎯⎯ genshin impact. 30. she/they. androsexual. isolde. ⎯⎯⎯ reverse:1999. 29. she/her. lesbian, did system. tartaglia. ⎯⎯⎯ genshin impact. she/he. 23. tmas butch lesbian. diluc. ⎯⎯⎯ genshin impact. he/him. 25. tmasc butch lesbian. ada mesmer. ⎯⎯⎯ identity v. 28. she/they. lesbian
secondary.
arcana. ⎯⎯⎯ reverse:1999. ???. she/it. lesbian. mahiru. ⎯⎯⎯ milgram. 23. she/they. bisexual. johann. ⎯⎯⎯ eternal return. 28. he/him. butch. lumine. ⎯⎯⎯ genshin impact. ageless. she/he/they. bisexual. vertin. ⎯⎯⎯ reverse:1999. 16. he/they. lesbian. sonetto. ⎯⎯⎯ reverse:1999. 16. he/they. lesbian. ena shinonome. ⎯⎯⎯ project sekai. 18. she/he. lesbian. kevin kaslana. ⎯⎯⎯ honkai impact 3rd. ???. he/she. thing. kafka. ⎯⎯⎯ honkai:star rail. 28. she/her. bisexual. kaalaa baunaa. ⎯⎯⎯ reverse:1999. 28. she/her. heterosexual. kujou sara. ⎯⎯⎯ genshin impact. he/she. 25. bisexual transmasc. otto apocalypse. ⎯⎯⎯ honkai impact 3rd. she/they. nonbinary. hysteria. aromantic: saviorsexual.
tertiary.
blade. ⎯⎯⎯ honkai:star rail. ??. he/she. transmasc lesbian. emil. ⎯⎯⎯ identity v. 25. she/he. transfem lesbian. tooth fairy. ⎯⎯⎯ reverse:1999. 25. she/her. lesbian. saeran choi. ⎯⎯⎯ mystic messenger. 21. he/they. transmasc. did system.
original.
shaira tiriza. ⎯⎯⎯ 28. she/they. did system. fides. ⎯⎯⎯ ageless; billion. she/he. star. amon. ⎯⎯⎯ ageless; 21 billion. she/he/they/it. star. fallere.⎯⎯⎯ ageless; 21 billion. she/they. star. celeste.⎯⎯⎯ ageless; older than us. she/her. the concept of ‘devotion’
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HAPPY PRIDE MONTH LADS!!!
Since it is the month of pride now, here are headcanons of my favourite fictional characters' sexualities!
Sonic: he's trans-mascu/ gay, let me explain. He transitioned to male and will go on dates with other males, I like to imagine that he's got a lot of fur to the point where it's hard to see those wonderful top scares (even tho he wishes he had longer and/or more fur).
Crash: he's absolutely our autistic short bisexual/aroace king! He's a hopeless romantic that half of the time has no idea what he's saying, therefore will always ask his partner "u ok?" When his partner is just flustered after what he's told them. 🤭
Sans: he's an even shorter straight king! His love for Tori goes through the roof but for a guy his size he's one of the biggest allies for this community.
Edge the rabbid: Lesbian/bisexual icon, she started dating with Midnite (obviously), but then after they broke up Edge went on with Rabbid Mario, cuz he's one of those "one out of many" to Edge.
Leon Kennedy: he knows that he acts gay but he's actually straight cuz like Sans with Tori, Leon's love for Ada is through the roof, even if Ada doesn't return the love. Is he an ally? Abso-fucking-lutely.
I'll do a part two if u guys ask for it and uh, yeah!
Happy pride month everyone! 😁🏳️🌈
#happy pride 🌈#headcannons#crash bandicoot#sonic the hedgehog#sans undertale#resident evil#leon kennedy#ada wong#mario + rabbids#bi pride
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leon with ada and krauser ?! honestly re4 is truly the most bisexual game of all time. there is even luis there. this is actually the craziest love rectangle of all time. leon. a bi icon if youd just think about it
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Ada and Victor Pride Icons!
They’re Free to use!
#petz catz 2#petz catz#lgbt pride icons#lgbt#catz ada#ada#catz victor#victor#gay#lesbian#transgender#bisexual#asexual#non binary
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Resident Evil Sexuality / Identity Headcanons, part 1
Ada Wong
Aroace / Female
She has a small devil in her head that brings her joy when she leads people on
She's never admitted to actually liking anyone but said she's lead people on
Albert Wesker
He's either aromantic or gay / Male
The reason I'm torn is because he's never shown any interest romantically in any way... but his obsession with Chris is a little... gay
Scratch that, it's really gay but he's confusing
Alcina Dimitrescu
Lesbian / Female
It's basically canon that she prefers women in other ways than in the bedroom
She prefers their taste in blood (which totally isn't a slightly sexual thing)
I honestly think that if they wrote Ethan as a female, Alcina would've most likely been nicer until, you know, you kill her daughters (who are also all lesbians)
Billy Coen
Ally / Male
He kinda comes off as a bisexual but I don't see it
How I see it is that he's comfortable with his own masculinity and is a supporter of anyone that's queer
Part of the reason I say this as well is because he's a Queen fan in canon and Freddie Mercury was one of the best gay icons so...
Carlos Oliveira
Pansexual / Demi-boy
He doesn't give a shit about being attracted to a specific gender, he's just got love for everyone
He isn't also fully a boy but doesn't fit anywhere else, there are days where he just wants to be a blob on his couch
Carlos has most likely dated at least one person of the more popular gender identities, but definitely dated Tyrell, friends don't look at each other the way Tyrell looked at Carlos
Chris Redfield
GAY / Male
Chris is SO GAY
You'd have to be blind to not see Chris' gayness, and I bet even if you WERE blind, you could still see it
He's not the flaming homosexual kind but like... just, C'MON!!
Claire Redfield
Pansexual / Transgender (male-to-female)
Claire (like Carlos) doesn't care about gender attraction and thinks it's stupid it exists
She's also trans and started early, and also most likely made it obvious when she was little
Chris is 100% in support and (other than Leon and Sherry) is her biggest supporter and has thrown a fist for her
Donna Beneviento
(there's no gifs of her that I could find)
Aromantic / Transgender (male-to-female)
Donna's got too much devotion to her dolls that she absolutely does not need someone to care for her
She still feels insecure about her identity and still thinks she looks too masculine which is only part of the reason she hides her face
She also loves and prefers making female dolls as a way to show how she would've loved to look like if she had not been turned into a monster by the stinky Mother Miranda(r)
Ethan Winters
(he's seen some shit)
BISEXUAL / TRANSGENDER (female-to-male)
ETHAN IS THE PURE EXAMPLE OF BI AND TRANS
There has never been a bisexual the way Ethan has
Also, you think Capcom would dare to make a male character THAT skinny and such a babygirl without trying to state something?
Helena Harper
Bisexual / Demi-boy
She has a hard time during her moment in China with Leon and occasionally Ada being around
She definitely finds both of them very attractive and her brain will go "brrrrr" whenever one of them does anything mildly attractive
Helena also doesn't feel exactly like a girl but is in that in between where sometimes she wants to be a masculine man and others where she just wants to exist
#aroace#aromantic#lesbian#pansexual#demiboy#gay#transgender#bisexual#resident evil#ada wong#albert wesker#alcina demitriscu#billy coen#carlos oliveira#chris redfield#claire redfield#donna beneviento#ethan winters#helena harper
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LGBT+ Harperwong Icons (For free use).
Currently Taking Requests.
#harperwong#resident evil#ada wong#helena harper#lgbt#lgbt+#lesbian#gay#bisexual#pansexual#asexual#ada#helena#icon#nic
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I posted 256 times in 2021
182 posts created (71%)
74 posts reblogged (29%)
For every post I created, I reblogged 0.4 posts.
I added 1,031 tags in 2021
#rqg - 229 posts
#rusty quill gaming - 217 posts
#incorrect quotes - 175 posts
#rqg wilde - 90 posts
#rqg zolf - 77 posts
#rqg hamid - 57 posts
#rqg sasha - 53 posts
#not a quote - 49 posts
#zoscar - 44 posts
#rqg azu - 40 posts
Longest Tag: 100 characters
#i just think they deserve to be a chaos polycule living together on a houseboat and causing mischief
My Top Posts in 2021
#5
Zolf: Okay, truth or dare?
Wilde: Truth
Zolf: How many hours have you slept this week?
Wilde:
Wilde: ...Dare
Zolf: Go to bed.
Wilde: I don't like this game.
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#4
Rusty Quill Gaming! In which:
Oscar Wilde gets punched in the dick by a goblin
Oscar Wilde dies twice (don't worry he gets better)
Oscar Wilde starts a QPR with a sad dwarf
His personality pretty much checks out though
Marie Curie is a lesbian girlboss
Nikola Tesla is like... A sad dilf
Albert Einstein is your weird drugged up great-uncle who you only see every two years but is extremely iconic
Thomas Edison... Is basically the same as he was irl. That is to say he sucks.
Franz Kafka is a funky evil necromancer
The guy who uncovered Tutankhamun's tomb has ADHD and is also a slightly incompetent gay burglar
There's this semi-famous Japanese philosopher but he's an evil brain in an orb.
Amelia Earhart is a gun-wielding steampunk gnome with an alcohol problem
Ada Lovelace is pretty normal and competent actually. Good for her.
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#3
Reblog to kiss a jittery goblin paladin on his little gray forehead
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#2
Based, of course, on this iconic post
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#1
Ah yes, Rusty Quill Gaming. Featuring such highlights as:
3' tall capitalist lizard gets converted to socialism
Gay Donald Trump throws a dog off a roof
Fanboy has a bad breakup, sulks for awhile, then becomes God
Socially inept goth girl tells everyone she's dead inside
Local 10 year old won't shut up about how his girlfriend is a hunter
Diversity win! That girl from your highschool math textbook who bought 100,000 marbles is POC and bisexual!
Trans rights but with explosions
Also featuring!
All your favourite late 19th century celebrities, but now they're gay and sad!
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The Iowa Caucus Happened
A job offer slides into Rafael’s DMs as he waits to find out if it’ll be a new start or prison on February 8.
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Delete the Twitter app, Mr. Barba
“Mister Barba?”
Rafael didn’t like hearing his name from the young woman behind him, especially not given what he’d done. He’d texted Carmen on the first day of the trial, and she’d agreed to look into the offers from attorneys he knew, and some he didn’t, while he sat beside Dworkin and emotionally prepared himself to testify. The ones he’d looked at the night before came from people he didn’t like or were last resorts. He’d moved from his visceral response to finding law to back his actions. Applying logic could let him detangle himself from his conflicted emotions. Catholic guilt wrestled his humanity. That said, he also found himself desperate to introduce Ollie to music as Carmen worked from his apartment that first afternoon, not caring for once as the toddler drooled or sneezed or spilled all over him.
“Yes?” he asked, taking his coffee from the cart. “I’m sorry, have we met?”
“We haven’t. I follow you on Twitter.”
“Ah,” he said, shifting awkwardly. “It’s nice to meet you, Miss-”
“Rachel Sullivan. I have, like, a reading Twitter.”
“I’ve seen that! Read with Rachel? Your icon is a copy of Howl?”
“Yeah,” she nodded, chuckling. “I just- listen, I know it’s bad what’s going on and a lot of people are really hurt and going after you. Do I get it? No. But, I think you didn’t get a good choice, and you did what’s right for you. When it seems impossible, it’s not my place to judge something I can’t fathom. And a lot of people feel the same. A bunch of us have a group chat and we hope everything goes well and you get to start again.”
It was a stark contrast to his interaction with mami or emails from church ladies. There was an acknowledgement of disagreement, but he needed more people to respect that they weren’t there like she did. He also remembered watching his father die, and while he didn’t like the man, he regretted not ending that pain. It only drew out hurt for everyone.
“Thank you, Rachel. That really means the world to me.”
“Good luck today,” she said, giving him a wave when she took her coffee and left. By the end of the day, Rafael hated Peter Stone for being a damn good prosecutor, and he wondered if there were any cases he’d tried, especially the ones before SVU that he was wrong on. He made his way into a new bar, definitely not his usual during all of this, and he sat and drafted his resignation. It took longer than he cared to admit, and he restarted and reread it time and time again. By the time he was drunk, he’d written something he could proofread the next morning and ignored calls from Olivia, Carmen, and mami.
He decided it was time to do what he had been dreading, logging into Twitter. Since Carmen had cleaned it up, more people had found him, and he was able to easily ignore anything hateful by skimming for murder or murderer in the body of the tweet. He skipped those, and Rafael was surprised to see some apathy, sympathy, or respect for his reasoning. Lazily, he scrolled his direct messages. A select few of the people who knew him contacted him with revulsion, but his filtered messages were filled with vitriol. He found Rachel’s account again, following her back and deciding he could break his unspoken rule of only following people he knew or the occasional blog/podcast/museum/celebrity. If anyone contacted him with kindness, he was now more open to the reciprocity of Twitter; no one would be asking him to prosecute their case soon.
He saw a message from Tripp Greene. In Harvard, they’d had an unspoken alliance as the two scholarship kids in their cohort, a silent allegiance that continued into law school. There were very few people Rafael respected personally from Harvard, but Tripp had remained kind, even if he worked in something as ruthless as politics. They’d been reunited by Rafael’s uptick in Twitter popularity. He was more proud than he should be by the potential presidential candidates that had followed him. Rafael should have known Tripp would reach out; he was ever the silent cheerleader and had watched a sibling die on life support when he was at Harvard. They’d discussed the morality of pulling plugs and the selfish desire to keep people alive, though most of it had been Tripp talking and Rafael listening.
While moving to Iowa seemed extreme, he was acutely aware that he would end up haunting the DA’s office and Manhattan SVU like some ghost of ADAs past instead of moving forward. His mother had a boyfriend and looming retirement that seemed likely to take the pair to Miami, where she could play grandma to his grandchildren. There was nothing left for him here but Carmen, and while a great friend, she was not enough to erase the last twenty-one years of his life. When Carmen called for the fifth time that night, he ignored it, but it was quickly followed by Answer the phone or I tell Olivia I haven’t heard from you. With a groan, he answered when Carmen called again sixty seconds later.
“I’m fine. I don’t want to delve back into a play by play of my day.”
“That’s why you’re drunk at seven o’clock,” she said, her tone thick with sarcasm as she pretended that solved everything.
“It’s only been two hours?”
“You’re not at Forlini’s.”
“I’m not hanging out with Stone.”
“Send me your location. I just picked Ollie up from mom’s.”
“Take your son home, Carmen. I’ll be fine.”
“But we could talk about how much I also hate Stone. I’ll even stop and let you grab take out from that Cuban place you like.”
“Deal,” he acquiesced, motioning he wanted to close his tab. “Call me when you’re close.”
“Deal. ETA is about fifteen minutes.”
He polished off his scotch, signing the check and tipping well before taking his briefcase and leaning against the wall as he waited for Carmen’s SUV. She waved at him out the window, and he hurried into her passenger seat. Though he always knew that she was a great secretary and assistant, Carmen was proving to be the friend he needed right now. Olivia, in the few phone calls they had, was unwilling to discuss anything but the case. She was in cop mode, and she talked to him like she could swoop in and fix what he had done. While she thought he didn’t know, she’d talked to McCoy, talked to Stone, talked to anyone who would listen. But what she didn’t understand is that he’d accepted going to prison was a possibility, but it was one he felt was worth it.
“Barba!” he heard from the backseat, smiling softly to see Ollie more awake than he’d expected. He’d seen the boy periodically, mostly during evening handoffs when Carmen’s mother would drop him off so Carmen could take him home. There were a lot of single mothers in his life, and all were exceptional. The last few days, Carmen and Ollie both had spent a lot of time with him. He kept introducing Ollie to music and movies and foods like he could make up for everything Drew wouldn’t experience by making sure Ollie did.
“Oliver!” he smiled, twisting around to smile at him. The boy kicked his leg, and the blue stripe on the rubber of his sneakers lit up. “I like your shoes.”’
“Thanks,” he giggled, kicking again.
“You’re good with him,” Carmen smiled, the navigation now leading her to get his take out.
“He’s a good kid. Noah made me better with kids. Liv said I held him like a sack of flour at first.”
“You’ll be ready by the time you have your own.”
“I work too much.”
“That can change.”
“I don’t deserve to have a child,” he shrugged, and he could see Carmen purse her lips. “I don’t. I wouldn’t be good at it anyway. Wouldn’t be fair. Besides, I might end up like dad. No kid deserves that shit.”
“Bad word!” Ollie scolded, tablet in hand as he watched a movie.
“Sorry, Ollie. Stuff.”
“You’ve never told me what he did.”
“He wanted heterosexual, toxic machismo and got a swarmy, emotional bisexual.”
“You’re not that emotional.”
“He took care of that,” he said darkly. “I used to cry when he went after mami. That turned his attention to me.”
Carmen knew there was nothing she could say, so instead she silently took his hand, squeezing softly. He was taken aback at first, but he kept her hand loosely in his as his head lulled against the headrest. It was strangely grounding, the physical affection. He’d felt like he was swimming the last few days as memories of his father, his father’s death, his childhood, and each case he tried bubbled up. That wasn’t including the vision of baby drew and Maggie in the hospital room that lingered everywhere.
The conflicting guilt and conviction he’d done the right thing also broke a damn and the feelings he’d suppressed- loneliness, guilt, abandonment, distrust- were all bubbling to the surface. He’d spent so much of his life trying not to process them so he could focus on a conviction rate and moving forward that he didn’t have the tools everyone else did sometimes. Right now, Carmen felt like an anchor, and he was grateful for her.
He got out of the car when Carmen parked, ordering enough food for three adults, one take out container containing whatever he thought a toddler could handle. Soon enough, they were settled in his living room and eating, though Ollie had minimal interest in the pork, beans, and rice in front of him. The thought crossed his mind that when he took one of the out of state jobs, he wouldn’t have Carmen there like this. He was sure this friendship would be short lived; when he didn’t need her anymore, she’d leave him. That’s what usually happened, wasn’t it? She just felt bad for him.
“I’m moving to Iowa,” he blurted out before he was able to spiral into the self loathing he’d recently discovered.
“That’s far,” she said, and he thought he could detect sadness in her voice.
“There’s FaceTime.”
“Not quite the same, but I’ll take it.”
“Tripp understands,” he said, sobering up as the food hit his stomach. “He lost a sister. Watched someone dying like with my dad except she’d been born that way. It was years, Carmen.”
“That’s a lot. I’m going to miss you, Rafael. Ollie will too.”
“Come visit. If the tickets are bad, I’ll pay. Or cover renting a car.”
“You’re drunk,” she chuckled.
“Sorry. Best friend. It’s the rules.”
“We’ll come. But I can afford tickets.”
“Promise if it’ll make things tight, you’ll let me. You’re raising a kid. No kids means I can afford to get my friend the occasional plane ticket.”
“Deal.”
“Next week, will it be Des Moines or prison? Who knows! I’ll probably grow a beard either way. Think they’d recognize me in prison if I grow a beard?”
“I’ve never seen you with a beard. Stop shaving and we’ll find out.”
She could see Rafael getting tired, head leaning back against the couch and closing his eyes. She preferred when he joked about all of this. They were stuck waiting, and this time the next night they’d probably know. Ollie climbed between them on the couch, and she realized her boss wasn’t the only one almost asleep.
“You two can stay,” Rafael yawned, hand smoothing Ollie’s curls back.
“You’re sure?”
“Yeah. It’ll be nice not being alone in the morning. And you can stay here to work. We didn’t talk about it, but I know you hate Stone. He’s a good attorney. Doing his job.”
“His job is wrong.”
“That isn’t his fault. If another ADA had done what I did? I’d be prosecuting them.”
“Go get ready for bed,” she chuckled, rolling her eyes. As she scooped Ollie up, she kissed the top of Rafael’s head. “We’ll see you in the morning.”
“Carmen?” She turned in the doorframe. “Thank you. For all of this.”
“I’m glad to, Raf. Promise you’ll actually sleep.”
“I promise.”
“Night, Barba,” Ollie yawned, waving over his mom’s shoulder as they entered his guest room. Maybe Iowa was going to be too far if he didn’t go to prison. He was getting quite fond of having Carmen around quite quickly. He wasn’t going to be her superior anymore, so this friendship could be something he maintained.
Olivia would be a given; even if they were primarily united around work, she was also one of his closest friends and maybe not working together would make him relax. Hell, maybe the end of his life in the city would do it. Rafael couldn’t remember a time he hadn’t felt he was chasing an upward trajectory in New York City. Even at Harvard, the plan had been to return. Maybe coming into Des Moines established would let him feel comfortable just existing.
He liked cooking and reading in the park and going out dancing on occasion. He rarely had time for two options, and the latter made his cheeks red with embarrassment at the prospect of a colleague seeing him during the outing. In Iowa, maybe he could go dancing and take up a new hobby and wear jeans without feeling like something was out of his control.
He woke up before Carmen, excited to be able to cook for her. He appreciated the fact she was happy to help him, but she had paused her own life for the last few days. Their friendship was relegated to offices and dinners by the office. He’d come to her baby shower and birthday parties and even a holiday party, but that was it and that had other colleagues present. Except maybe the baby shower, but he was determined to buy up whatever was left on her registry when the day came, using mami, abuelita, and the older women at church as pseudonyms to pretend he’d just let family know.
“You can cook?”
“I just never had time,” he shrugged, tray coming out of the oven.
“You made pastries?”
“Pastelitos de guayaba.” Carmen didn’t miss how proud he looked as he admired them. They were something he’d always made with family. “They aren’t hard, but abuelita used to make them for me all the time. Puff pastry, sweetened cream cheese and guava paste. Cafe con leche on the way.”
“You couldn’t sleep?” He shook his head, pouring the espresso and adding the milk before placing mugs at the breakfast counter. His mouth was set in a line now, the corners sucked in as he focused on the countertop. Her hand rested on his, giving a squeeze and he rewarded her with a soft smile. “We’ll be helping you pack for Iowa in no time.”
“I hope,” he nodded, biting into a pastry. Ollie came out, eyeing the countertop. “Want one, Oliver?”
“What are they?”
“Delicious,” Carmen groaned, having torn into her own. That was enough for Ollie, who accepted a pastry from Rafael with a soft Thank you before biting into it carefully.
“Wow! It is good!”
“I’m glad you like it.”
It felt a somber affair, despite the pastries, when Carmen saw him off to court. She chose to wait in his apartment, ringer on high and news coverage on. Ollie was easily entertained by the toys she had in the car, and the phones were forwarded to be answerable on her cell phone. By the end of the day, she’d put dinner in his slow cooker and cleaned most everything at least once. And then her phone rang with his ringer. She’d picked one of the other presets for him long ago, and she watched Ollie with his blocks as she answered.
“Rafael?”
“Not guilty,” he exhaled, still unable to believe it as he surveyed his office to begin packing. Her desk was empty, and he didn’t mind today because if she had been here, McCoy would’ve had her helping Stone. Carmen was his assistant, his friend, and it was bad enough to know Stone would probably take his place at work.
“Thank God,” she whispered. “Did you turn the letter in?”
“I put it on Jack’s desk. I’m hoping to be gone buy his return. I think three heavy boxes will cover it. Plus anything I hung, but other than diplomas most of it came with the place.”
“I put dinner on. Ollie and I ran to the store and picked up short ribs and potatoes and carrots. I needed something to do.”
“Nervous you’d be visiting me in prison?”
“You know damn well juries can be swayed. You’ve done it.”
“And I’m safe. I’ll be there in a couple of hours, okay?”
“Okay,” she said softly. “I’m really glad you get to go to Iowa.”
#Rafael Barba x Carmen#rafael barba x reader#law and order svu#law and order special victims unit#svu
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