#And while I'm at it what's up with May's cousin? Why is he in our buisness ?

[scorpioriesling]

Could you please do a Bodhi x reader where he is tried of constantly being in Xadens shadow/number 2 to him. The reader shows him why he is her number 1. (Can be fluffy or smutty) Please and all the thank yous:)))

Never Second Best

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Pairing(s): Bodhi x reader

Warning(s): angst, light implied smut at the end (pg-13)

Summary: After another particularly upsetting day, your boyfriend turns to you for comfort and reassurance -- in which you are more than happy to provide.

SR’s Note: Sorry for going MIA for almost two weeks -- I've had a lot on my plate! Also, big news: I'VE SURPASSED 1000 FOLLOWERS! Thank you all so so much! I never knew my writing would gain this much attention, and I'm so grateful for every follower, every like, comment, repost, and all the support overall. You are all truly the best! With that, I hope you enjoy this piece (it's my first one written in dual POVs and in first person)! xoxo

Tags: @mellowmusings @rcarbo1 @lilah-asteria @bookofriverr @kitsunetori @velarisdusk @nctsawrus @lreadsstuff @freakishfandomfiend @littleemissperfecttt @loveofmychips @bodhidurrans (inbox me or comment if you'd like to be added!)

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Bodhi

I watched as Melgren spoke, the lines around his mouth twitching as the words tumbled out. He spoke professionally, efficiently; yet, the words that were echoing against the stone walls beyond were anything but.

"As I stated in the meeting prior -- our relations with the other isles must improve," he said, voice thick with irritation. "When we go war -- and we will go to war -- we must have allies set in place preemptively in order to solidify our chances of making it through. Hedotis would be the primary target, and we need to get them on the same page as quickly as possible."

My mind races, thinking of all the ways this could go sideways. I glance sidelong to my cousin, only to find his jaw tense and eyes narrowed.

"I completely agree," Colonel Aetos replies first, always eager to earn brownie points. I have to physically withhold my eyeroll, I never understand how Xaden does it. The calm, unflinching exterior always concealing any thoughts he may have. His lack of reaction in situations like these; honestly, it makes sense that the title of Duke was passed onto him and not me.

"What steps do you reccomend taking to ensure proper footholds in an alliance with the other provinces?" Duvera's voice sounds from the other side of the round table, and I tune back into the conversation. Melgren sighs, and once again, Aetos speaks up.

"We could always send someone they'd trust, someone higher ranking," he suggests, his beady eyes sliding to my cousin. "Someone they'd be familiar with, anyway."

Xaden stiffens, the vein in his arm bulging as he registers the incinuation.

"You think sending me to Hedotis is really the best option?" The question comes out more like a statement, and he holds Aetos' gaze. The slimy fucker simply shrugs, not giving a damn about our family history or what would come from this.

"I mean, your mother does live there, doesn't she?"

I study my cousin, the closest thing I've ever had to a brother. Registering the glint in his onyx eyes, I can see it: beyond that thick skull of his, he is surely pondering killing the Colonel.

Instead though, he takes a deep breath before speaking again.

"I don't think that's the best course of action."

The Colonel laughs incredulously, and I can't help but glare at him.

"Well, it's not up to you or I, is it? It's up to him." He gestures to Melgren, who is rubbing a stressed out hand over his jaw. Duvera chews on her lip, trying to formulate another plan while Kaori shifts uncomfortably beside her.

Suddenly, an idea pops into my mind -- not a great one, but a more suitable one nonetheless.

"Whatever you're thinking," Xaden says quietly, barely moving his mouth as he speaks. "Don't say it."

I forrow my brows as I look sidelong at him, and he meets my stare with a cautios look. I ignore it: he can read my mind, so he surely knows what's coming next.

Melgren and Aetos have begun debating when I step closer to the table, clearing my throat loudly in an attempt to capture the group's attention. Melgren quiets, and Aetos looks my way in irritation.

Finding my voice, I speak as confidently as possible.

"I'll go," I offer, my eyes finding Melgren's. He looks to me in a resigned sort of way, almost as though he wished I hadn't brought it up. Colonel Aetos snorts, looking to me incredulously.

"And, how will you wage an alliance with the Hedotian kingdom?" He says it with a raised brow. I glare at him.

"Well, Talia is my aunt afterall-"

Aetos laughs incredulously, cutting me off.

"This is rediculous! You can't tell me you really think you'd be able to talk them into an alliance just because of your relation to their queen, do you?"

Melgren raises a hand at this, and looking across the table I observe Kaori glaring at the Colonel as well.

"Let him speak, Colonel," Melgren requests, and the flustered male sinks back into his chair with a huff. He goes to far as to cross his arms when I begin talking again.

"I just felt that, since I am familiar with at least one member of their leadership," I give the Colonel a pointed look. "I'd be much better suited for the job."

Duvera looks back and forth as though she's considering the option when my cousin speaks from behind me.

"I don't feel comfortable sending you across seas to deal with my mother," he says lowly. I shake my head slowly, hoping he's reading my thoughts and will shut up. Clearly he isn't, as he continues on.

"I'll go. I'm familiar with the Isle, how to get there, and I know Sgael will be able to withstand the journey." Aetos claps his hands loudly, rising from his chair once more in delight.

"Fantastic plan, young sir. Just fantastic!" He claps again, his barking voice and flapping hands reminding me more of a harp seal than military commander. Melgren looks to me once more, indecision in his eyes.

"I believe myself capable of completing this mission," I interject, and Kaori looks to me in encouragement. "I wouldn't want to put any of you at risk, and I believe Cuir would do just fine-"

"Oh, pipe down, boy!" Colonel Aetos shouts, shaking his head disapprovingly in my direction. "Riorson is obviously a better choice, having familiarity with the land and with his title, he'd be sure to clench an alliance as opposed to...?" He shrugs. Rage swells within me, but before I let it loose I feel my cousin's hand on my shoulder as he steps beside me.

"My cousin," he finishes for the Colonel. "Bodhi is my cousin, and therefore within the Tyrrendor family line. He'd be a great candidate for this trip, however..." he pauses, his eyes meeting mine for a split second before he clears his throat. "I wouldn't put him through that. He's a fantastic officer and leader, and I have no doubt in him. However, this is something I'm directly involved in, and-"

"So, it's decided then!" Aetos interrupts for about the millionth time, and I feel the rage swelling into something else. Something black, inky and distant -- a feeling so common during high-ranking meetings like these.

"Melgren? Your decision?"

The General sighs deeply, looking down at the table and shaking his head. When he looks back up, his gaze full of pity -- I know exactly what his decision will be, and his final answer sends me straight through the front doors without another word.

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Y/N

The rain is falling silently against my window, the gray sky providing a dull light as it fades through the space. I grin as I cap my pen, holding up the love letter I'd been decorating to view it before me. The small candle on my desk flickers its flame, and I lie my paper back down. The flame dances again, this time accompanied by a sudden rapping at my door.

I stand instantly, trotting over to the wooden panel in anticipation. Bodhi had his important meeting today, and with Sloane gone for the weekend, I'd requested he come by after. However, it hadn't been long since he'd initially left this morning -- I sure hope everything went alright.

I close my palm around the small golden knob, twisting and yanking it toward me. Sure enough, the handsome male stood on the other side.

I smile on instict, his presence always an excitement; but, that's when I notice his expression. His eyes are downcast, his brows in a permanent furrow. Small droplets of rain fall from his brown curls, and his arms are folded tightly across his chest in a way that seems unsettling. My face falls, I can feel it -- and I immediately feel more concerned than joyous.

"Bodhi? Is everything alright?"

He shakes his head slowly, barely glancing up to meet my eye. After a moment of silence, he answers back in a low whisper.

"No."

My heart sinks at this, the state he's in, the emotinoal turmoil. I step forward, my hand prying one of his folded ones from under his arm and I grasp it tightly.

"Hey, come on in here honey -- let's talk."

He barely steps forward, more of a staggering trip before he gathers me into his arms. My eyes widen in surprise as his head dips, his forehead resting on my shoulder as he bends down to reach me. He bares half his weight to me, sagging against me as his nose nuzzles my neck. He sighs heavily, his fingers clutching at my waist and pulling me as far into his chest as possible. I move to catch my balance, holding the both of us up as I wind my own arms around his neck.

"Oh Bodhi," I sigh, tears threatening the backs of my eyes. I hadn't expected the meeting to go so poorly, in fact, I expected good news -- he'd seemed to confident about it earlier this week. I can tell now as I run my fingers through his silky, chocolately curls that both of us were wrong to assume.

The threatening tears make their appearance as his body shakes softly against mine, and my lips turn downward. I try to force myself not to cry, especially when my boyfriend needs me in this moment to be strong for him. I sniffle softly, continuing to run my fingers through his dampened locks as he releases his emotions, the only sound in the room the soft patter of rain on the window.

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Y/N

I wake three hours later, immediate gratification flooding my system at the body pressed against mine. The rain has since cleared, leaving a pale evening sky in its wake. Wiping the back of my hand across my eyes, I blink them open, happy when I realize I'm right. Bodhi sleeps soundlessly against me, his arms wrapped around my waist and his head resting against my abdomen. A thin trail of smoke wafts from my forgotten candle, my empty coffee cup sitting quietly beside it. My abandoned love letter rests atop the desk, the red lipstick prints glinting in the evening light. I'd be sure to give it to Bodhi later.

Turning my attention back to him, I smile softly, running my fingers through his hair once more. He stirrs, groaning groggily as he lifts his head.

Those eyes, those wonderfully brown eyes -- they meet mine in an instant, and a small smile curves the edges of his lips. His fingers give my waist a squeeze, and he nuzzles his face into my abdomen once more. His shoulders flex with the movement, and I can't help the involuntary heat wave headed straight to my core.

"Bodhi... baby," I tug lightly at his curls until he tilts his head, looking up into my eyes once more. He grins, and I can't help but giggle.

"Honey, we need to talk," I plead, and he sighs, his pointer finger tracing the line of exposed skin between my top and shorts. I chuckle, swatting his tickles away playfully. His hand reaches up, thumb brushing over my cheek and I can't help but blush.

"About what, baby?"

I roll my eyes, turning to press a kiss against the pad of his finger.

"You know what," I suggest, and he brushes his thumb across my lips once more. When he pulls it back, he examines the paint he picked up, marvelling at the color.

"About... how much I love this new color you've been wearing lately?" He asks innocently. I sigh, sitting up and retracting from his grasp. He moves to sit before me, and I give him a knowing look.

He runs a hand through his mass of curls, finally giving up.

"Ughhh... fine." He resigns, rubbing his eyes with the palms of his hands. I sit quietly, expectantly, as he gathers his thoughts and presents them to me.

"So... I'm sure you gathered that the meeting went horribly today," he begins, looking down at his lap as he explains. He walks me through the meeting, and I suddenly hold up a hand to pause him.

"Wait -- Aetos said you shouldn't go because you're family, yet he was so quick to offer up Xaden instead?"

Bodhi throws his hands up, looking to me in laughter.

"Exactly! Makes no sense. Now, let me finish the story."

He finishes explaining his day responsible for his sour mood, and I listen intently, even when he gets to the point of simply ranting.

"I just never understand it, you know -- it's like nothing I do is enough, or will ever be enough to match my cousin." He sighs, ruffling his hair. "Every time I offer myself up, or try to do something useful, I'm always second best, and-"

"Hey hey hey," I interrupt, leaning forward to take his hands in mine. His fingers are cold, and I press them between my two palms. "You are never, second best. I can assure you of that."

He huffs, looking away again. "I am though, I'm not a Duke, I have no title, I'm simply the younger cousin, and-"

I cut him off, leaning forward to press my lips to his. He immediately stops talking, his skin melting into mine like butter. The taste of rainwater lingering there, his earthy scent -- it's damn near intoxicating.

I move my lips against his, and his hands tug from my grasp in favor of threading through my hair. I sigh against his mouth, only reaching up after a few moments to push back lightly against his chest.

"You're never second best," I reassure, my eyes meeting his. His brown orbs soften at my words, and I give him a small peck before continuing. "Not to me, and surely not to anyone else." Another peck, and it has him leaning in for more. I move to straddle his lap, hating how wet I've become in a matter of minutes. I'll forgive myself though; his bulge presses against the soft cotton of my shorts.

"You've always been number one in my book -- maybe I just need to give you a little reminder?"

He chuckles, grinning wide before tugging my lips back to his. He kisses hungrier this time, devouring my lips with his as though he could never get enough of me. The soft groan is confirmation enough as I purposefully grind my hips atop his, the pressure between the two of us mounting. His teeth playfully toy with my bottom lip, and I only push him back when his fingers begin to trail beneath my shirt.

His back hits the mattress, his darkened eyes gazing up at me in anticipation. I grin, reaching down to tug at the waistband of my shorts.

"I'm always happy to remind you, just how number one you are to me, Bodhi."

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[snootlestheangel]

What if Soap had a cousin that's really close to his age: maybe the difference in age is as much as months apart, rather than years.

They were two peas in a pod, partners in crime growing up. They're cousins through Soap's mother's side of the family, so he doesn't have the MacTavish name, which sometimes Soap thinks is a good thing.

His cousin didn't join the military when Soap did, (partly due to the fact Soap cheated the system but that's neither here nor there) and a couple years went by before he decided to follow in Soap's footsteps and join. He's plenty smart and plenty capable, maybe not nearly as like Soap, but he's good enough that he progresses through pretty quick.

He's made Sergeant before either of them know it, and Soap is fucking proud. They're still close, and the shared experience of military life has definitely helped keep them that way in their adult lives. His cousin was the only one Soap confessed to about his feelings for Ghost. Granted it was more along the lines of a warning: "don't fall in love with your lieutenant, it'll only hurt."

Of course, that conversation happened a while ago, long enough ago that Soap and Ghost have indeed done something about their feelings for each other, but Soap and his cousin aren't ones to gossip about that sort of thing.

All his cousin knows is that Soap may or may not have something going on with his lieutenant, and quite frankly that's all he wants to know.

But here's the thing: his cousin doesn't know Soap is called Soap, and he doesn't know what taskforce he's a part of. He knows that Soap does some top shit, and he's not one to pry. Certainly not when he's got his own problems to worry about.

But he has heard of The Ghost. Everyone in the UK military has, for fucks sake. You can't be a soldier in that military without hearing about The Ghost and his almost supernatural abilities. You can't avoid hearing the higher ups mutter under their breaths "thank God he's on our side". It's considered one of the greatest honors a soldier can receive to work alongside The Ghost.

And that's how he ended up here. Standing in front of his new team, the two sergeants, his captain and lieutenant, suddenly feeling very murderous.

There are 2 options as to why he wants to commit murder:

1. Prior to coming to the Taskforce, he had a bit of leave and spent a few days with his cousin, John MacTavish. He asks him how things with "that lieutenant" are going, to which John says with a cheeky grin "Aye they're going". He then laughs a bit before adding "guess you could say he's my boo".

Of course his cousin is very confused: "boo?"

"Ya know, like a ghost"

"Like a ghost? GHOST?! YOU'RE FUCKING THE GHOST?!?!"

Its quickly revealed the taskforce his cousin has been assigned to is actually Soap's, to which the cousin refuses to believe Soap isn't just trying to mess with him. So he says "I'm kicking your ass if you're right"

2. There's never a chance for the two of them to talk about those sorts of things prior to his cousin joining the team. But he still knows that there's something going on between Soap and the lieutenant, so he's quickly putting together the pieces and getting very angry

Either way, the introductions end with his cousin politely asking if they would excuse him for just a minute. Price, albeit very confused, agrees. He doesn't expect the new sergeant to toss his duffle bag at Soap's face only for them to start wrestling, Soap cackling like a madman the entire time as the other shouts "I'm gonna fucking kill you!" And Gaz is the only one to say out loud what they're all thinking

"Holy shit, there's two of them."

[bookishdaze]

Noa and Mae as Romeo and Juliet in the Next Planet of the Apes Movie?

Here's why a potential "love story" between Mae and Noa, whether explicit or simply implied, may not be such a terrible idea.

Why? Because Shakespeare told me so, that's why.

NOTE: I made another post with the same Romeo and Juliet theory, only with more up to date thoughts and references here.

"When in doubt, it's from Shakespeare....or the Bible." At least according to a book I had to read for high school, lol.

The biblical references in Caesar's trilogy have been pointed out multiple times already, and these movies have also been described as Shakespearean tragedies. So I thought, 'ok, what kind of Shakespearean tragedy will we have this time around?'

I'm first gonna start off with Hamlet in the Caesar trilogy. I'm also gonna mention other popular movies that are based on Shakespeare's plays. Not necessarily because it's concrete proof that this is what will happen in future POTA movies. This is me simply picking up certain storytelling beats and patterns I've noticed in some of my favorite movies.

It's not 100% the same, but there are some similarities. Also, this isn't anything new. Many have pointed this out before, but I love talking about this stuff!

The Lion King, Black Panther, and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes are loosely based on Hamlet. A king or rightful heir is killed. Usually by an evil uncle, cousin, or family member. For some reason this always results in them falling off a very high cliff.

Everyone thinks they're dead, the evil relative takes power, and everything kinda sucks. There is not enough food in the Pride Lands under Scar's rule. Killmonger burns the heart-shaped herbs. Koba leads the apes to war against the humans.

The rightful ruler spends time in exile, recovering from their wounds and trauma. They might even get a visit or have a recollection of their dead father.

Then the rightful ruler comes back from the dead, challenges the usurper, and regains their rightful place upon the throne.

Now lets take a look at their sequels.

The Lion King 2 and Wakanda Forever share some similarities. They both follow another one of Shakespeare's popular plays, Romeo and Juliet.

Like the Montagues and Capulets, we have two rival kingdoms in both movies. We got the Pridelanders and the Outsiders. We also got the Wakandans and Talokanils.

The two heirs/rulers from both kingdoms meet. They hate and don't trust each other at first, but then they start to have compassion for the other. In Kiara and Kovu's case, they fall in love. Namor and Shuri don't fall in love, but after Namor shows her his underwater kingdom and what he has to protect, she softens and begins to understand him more. (They even got the whole Hades and Persephone thing going on, who are a couple in Greek mythology, by the way).

There are losses on both sides. Kovu's brother was killed while going after Simba. One of Namor's people was killed when Shuri was rescued by Nakia, and Shuri's mother, Queen Ramonda, died after Namor's attack on Wakanda. (Starts nervously eyeing Anaya here...)

These losses make things worse, by the way.

In the end, both pairs are able to bring the fighting between their people to a stop. The Outsiders are welcomed into Simba's pride. The Wakandans and Talokanils stop fighting after seeing their leaders return together.

In the end, they realize that they're the same. That they can't let hate and fear of the other side cloud their judgement.

Kiara tells her father, "A wise king once told me we are one....Look at them. They are us. What differences do you see?"

Shuri tells Namor while she spares his life, "Vengeance has consumed us. We cannot let it consume our people."

And I think this goes well with one of the core themes of these POTA movies. The apes are a mirror to humanity. We the audience are seeing us through them, and the characters in the movies themselves must come to the realization that they're the same.

Like when Caesar tells his son, "I always think ape better than human. I see now how much like them we are."

Maybe something similar like this will happen with Noa and Mae and whatever fight will happen between apes and humans. While I'm all for a good romance, it may end up being more like Namor and Shuri's case. There's something there. The tropes are present, but they don't fall in love. (At least not yet. Please Ryan Coogler, give me Nashuri endgame in Black Panther 3, hehe).

This is just a theory, by the way. This doesn't have to happen, but I just think it'd be neat. There would be differences though. What those differences would be, idk, but whatever happens in the next one, I can't wait!

"But but.... aren't you forgetting something?"

What's that?

"Don't they...ya know...both die at the end?"

Besides, they don't have to die. Things can be a little more hopeful for our two heroes 🙈

[fanfictiongirlie]

Twilight: Some Soulmate - Chapter Seventeen

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Parings: Paul Lahote x Reader

Description: Y/N a member of the Cullen family is imprinted on by one of the wolves, she is shocked, he is shocked. She is struggling with drinking animal blood over human, and he is disgusted by a vampire for a soulmate… But maybe it could work..?

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: None

Words: 1,092

The vampires started arriving, and soon our house was full, full of so many red eyes, most of which I had met, but there were a few I didn't know. 

It was always good to see our Denali cousins again, I hugged them all and mostly stayed close to him, the few vampires I didn't know didn't trust me or some members of my family and I didn't like how it felt. 

It was good seeing Garrett again, I had known him for a long while too, and our sarcastic sense of humours worked perfectly together. I followed him outside one day, my family were outside, Nessie was showing the two vampires from the Amazon her gift. I lent against a tree and watched them, they were showing Edward their gifts, however Bella could not see what he could see. 

And when Kate took Bella's hand in hers, it made sense, why Edward couldn't read her thoughts. 

"Edward you never told me your wife was a shield" Eleazar spoke softly, Carmen close behind him. 

"The ones I've met are so different" Edward answered. 

"What do you mean, I'm a shield?" Bella asked. 

"A shield, it means you can shield yourself from others gifts, potentially shield others" I explained. I had met a few shields before, and I tried to learn as much as I could from them, as I tried with most vampire gifts. 

"Could I protect others?" She asked. 

"Maybe, if you trained" I shrugged. 

The days were spent now with various vampires training Bella, more vampires appearing, and just overall vampire things. It was a little overwhelming. 

"I'm sure you could disappear for a day?" Edward suggested quietly to me. I nodded, knowing he could read my mind, he knew exactly what I wanted... Paul. He wouldn't come here, not with all these vampires. I couldn't blame him. 

I nodded quietly. 

"I think I may stay at his house tonight, will you tell Carlise and Esme please?" I thought, Edward nodded. Smiling I run to my room and grab a few things, before leaving, I chose to leave quietly. Not being noticed. I loved my family, but all these vampires were overwhelming. I ran through the forest hoping to not run into any of the new wolves, they were as patient as the others. They'd bite before they figured out who I was. 

I reached Paul's house in record time, and knocked on the door. When I did I finally thought maybe I should of called, or texted. And when the door opened I knew I definitely should of. A man answered the door; Paul's dad I think. 

"Hello?" He looked confused. 

"Hi, sorry, is Paul home?" I asked nervously, trying to remember all my human ticks I should be doing. 

"Yeah, he's upstairs, he's asleep though" The man explained. 

"Oh okay, never mind then" I smiled and went to turn around. 

"You're more than welcome to go upstairs, I suppose you're the girlfriend?" He asks, I nod. 

"Yes, it's nice to meet you" I smile, not extending my hand, I wasn't sure if he was a wolf, I didn't think so. 

"You too, just head up" He smiled, letting me in, I ran slowly upstairs and crept into Paul's room. He was sleeping, he must of been on patrol last night. 

Carefully I laid on the bed next to him, he stirred a little, but only to snuggle closer to me. I smiled widely. Who would of known he'd be such a softie? 

"Mmmm Y/n" He mumbled. I grinned and stroked his hair, enjoying the moment with him. 

"I love you" I whispered leaning down to kiss him forehead. He didn't wake, so I grabbed my phone and started playing random games whilst I waited. 

"Hello" His sleepy voice mumbled to me, I smiled and lean down to kiss his lips. 

"Hey" I smiled. 

"How long have you been here?" He asks me. 

"About an hour, your dad let me in" I answered "He also said to tell you he was going out and he'd be out late"

"Probably staying over at his new girlfriend's" Paul answered gruffly. 

"Can I stay the night?" I asked. 

"Of course, you don't need to ask" He smiled, reaching up to kiss my lips again.  "Mmm I love kissing you" He whispered against my lips. 

"Same here handsome" I whispered back. 

Paul sighed happily as his lips met mine again. I gently moved my lips against his, always worried I'd hurt him, I wouldn't of course, his wolf strength made it impossible for me to acciendelty hurt him. One of his hands grabbed my hip, pulling me close to him, whilst his other hand reached up to hold my face. God I was so in love with this man. 

"Marry me" I mumbled against his lips, I had only meant to think it. 

"Yes, anything for you" He mumbled back, his lips moving against mine more frantically. I could feel his desire for me, he wanted me. 

Soon, and I wasn't one hundred percent how, I was on top of Paul, kissing his lips hard, his hands were firmly on my hips, holding me tight moving me against him.

"Did you mean it?" He mumbled against my lips, his hands holding onto my hips, he pulled away from me and looked up at me with those gentle eyes that made me all goofy. 

"What part?" I asked, feeling slightly nervous, I didn't want to scare him away. 

"You asked me to marry you" He answered bluntly. 

"Oh yeah, that, I guess I did" I said, laughing nervously. 

"I was going to be the one to ask you" He grinned, pulling me down for another kiss. "I had it all planned out" Each word he seperated with a kiss. 

"Well I'm sorry" I answered, giggling softly. 

"I even have a ring" He spoke, his lips now kissing along my jawline. 

"You do?"

"I do, would you like to see it?" He asked and I nodded. He lifted me off him and opened the draw next to his bed, and pulled out a black velvet box. He handed it to me and I opened it, if I were human I'm sure I would have been breathless. 

"So Y/N, would you marry me? And I know it's very soon into our relationship but I promise I am serious about this" He spoke, rambling a bit. 

"Of course I will" I answered giggling, as he pulled me towards the bed, pressing his lips to mine once more. 

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[call-mi-jinx]

Robert "Bob" Floyd X Reader - What's a wallflower?

summary: Coyote sets Y/N and Bob up with some alone time. Bob thinks Y/N hates him but it's the complete opposite and he has no idea.

Warnings: swearing, kissing, fanboy being a matchmaker

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a/n: hey girliessss! its been a looooooong time since the last time i posted anything. hope u enjoyyyyyy xx

robert “bob” floyd x fem!reader

Robert Floyd was a very shy man on the outside. I always admired him. The way he just sees and hears everything without being seen himself. Like a wallflower.

All of us are at the Hard Deck, Bradley is trying to pick up a girl at the bar. So was Hangman. Fanboy, Coyote, Payback and Phoenix were all chatting with each other while playing pool, as was I. And out of the corner of my eye, I saw Bob, eating from a cup of peanuts with his drink at the side of him.

He hadn't yet seen me staring as he was watching Bradley try and pull the girl beside him. Did he think the girl was attractive? If he did, I think he's lost his shot at being with her because Bradley is now locking lips with her. Gross.

"Y/N! You listening? It's your turn to shoot." Fanboy shouted to me waving his hand in front of my face. I blinked, shook my head a little then looked to Fanboy.

"Uh sorry. Lost focus for a second." Fanboy gave me a knowing look. He was the only one, other than Bradley (my cousin), that knows I may or may not have a thing for Bob. Bradley only knows because he guessed and I couldn't stop smiling when he mentioned Bob's name.

I grabbed the pool cue off of Fanboy and looked around the table to see where I could pot a ball. I moved around the table and found my shot. I lined my cue up with the white ball, then looked up to see Bob intently watching me. I shook my head and refocused on the ball. I drew the cue back and hit it with enough force so that the ball potted. The white ball then hit another of our balls into one of the holes. Fanboy patted me on the back and said well done before I sat down.

It was now Fanboy's turn to shoot. But before he did, he shouted to Bob.

"Hey Bob! Please could you get my jacket out of Y/N's car? She'll help you find it, can't remember where I put it." My eyes instantly went to Fanboy. I shook my head slightly with a pleading look. I could not be around Bob alone. Last time I was I completely embarrassed myself. I didn't show my face to him for two weeks.

"U-uh sure!" Bob put down his cup of peanuts next to his drink and got up off the chair and headed towards me. "After you." He muttered with his eyes glued to the floor. I began to walk out and turned to give Fanboy a death stare.

The walk to the car was silent. And awkward. Very awkward.

I unlocked my car and decided to start off in the boot of the car while Bob started in the backseat.

"Not here!" Bob shouted as he then began to look in the front seat of the car. I muttered a quick "okay" before continuing looking in the back.

I was zoned out. Just moving things about, not actually looking for Fanboy's jacket.

"Do you like... hate me or something? Did I do something wrong?" I quickly snapped out of my trance and closed the boot so I could see Bob's face.

"Why would I hate you? You haven't done anything wrong..." I furrowed my brows but my tone was quiet.

"You barely talk to me. There was a period of time where you avoided me, I know that because every time you saw me you did a full 180 and practically ran the other way." With every sentence, Bob took a step towards me until he was only a few inches away from me.

"I... I do not hate you." I chuckle as I make eye contact with him, Bob had a serious look on his face.

"Then why do you always avoid me? There has to be a reason..." Bob really wanted to know... Should I tell him? What if he doesn't feel the same way? Fuck it. I'm gonna tell him.

"Bob... I... Fuck!" I couldn't get my words out. I ran a hand through my hair and breathed out through my nostrils.

"You should know already! You're like a fucking wallflower!" Bob's brows furrowed and head tilted to the right in confusion.

"What's a wallflower?" He seemed very confused. The way he looked right now was adorable though.

"It's someone who sees and hears everything around them but isn't seen." I chuckle as I look into his eyes. The moonlight made his face look absolutely ethereal.

"Oh right... But... You still haven't answered my question." Bob had a small smile on his face.

"I..." I sucked it up, he was probably gonna find out sooner or later. "I have feelings for you Bob..." I couldn't look at him, I didn't want to. He surely doesn't like me back.

When I looked up at Bob, he was looking at me with utter shock on his face. Oh no... Shit... I've probably just fucked everything up.

"It-It's alright if you don't feel the same. I don't actually know why I told you... I could've just come up with an excuse but I just said it out loud." I kept on rambling and rambling.

Bob then grabbed both my arms and shouted my name.

We looked at each other intently until our faces began getting closer to each other. Bob couldn't wait as his hands found place on my cheeks and connected his lips to mine. It was a sweet, soft kiss. Severely contrasting to the other guys I've kissed before.

My hands then traced his abs and up to the back of his neck. I pulled him closer and he backed me up against the boot of my car. My hand went up to tug at his hair to which he let out a groan to.

We then pulled away for some air and stared at each other with goofy smiles on our faces.

"I have wanted to do that for so long..." Bob says breathlessly. I giggle as his smile becomes impossibly goofier.

"Come on, let's go back inside." We both then head back inside the Hard Deck to which Bradly, Coyote, Hangman, Phoenix and Fanboy were waiting and cheered as we got back inside.

"Did you tell them all?" I asked, to which Fanboy gave me a smug grin and hugged me.

"Well done for deciding not to be a pussy anymore Y/N/N." He said in my ear, I hit him on his back in reply which received a laugh from him.

I then go over to Bob who took back his place on his chair next to the wall and rested my head on his shoulder.

I'm glad I decided not to be a pussy.

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Rebuild & Restore - Chapter 15

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~ 1 week later ~ Friday Afternoon

“If you don’t wanna do this, I can call Mel and tell her we changed our minds and she not invited.” Josh voiced, interrupting Kiyana’s thought process. 

Kiyana smiled as she turned her head from looking out the window to looking over at Josh. “No. I’m good. But I'm telling you now. She got one time to say some outta pocket shit. I still owe her from that shit she was talking at Jay-Jay’s birthday party.” 

Josh bit his lip as he remembered how disrespectful he was to Kiyana that day. As she came to a stop at a red light, he turned his gaze to her. “I wanna apologize for that too.” He started, his stomach tightening as he remembered how he let Melvania talk to and about Kiyana.  “I could have stopped her but –” 

“I’m over it.” She cut him off with a flag of her hand.  “I understand why you were so mean” he scoffed and rolled his eyes. “And I really can’t blame you. We technically were divorced already. It’s a lot of shit that I said about you too, so let’s just move on from it.” 

Josh arched his eyebrow at her. “Whatchu say about me?” 

Kiyana bit her lip, trying to suppress a laugh. “I may have told Samara about the um... Forty-five-second incident.”  Josh’s mouth dropped out in shock. He then closed his eyes with a groan, covering his face with his hands. 

“Kiyana…” He groaned out, what happened to taking it to the grave?” 

“I’m sorry!” She laughed. “You pissed me off and I was venting to Mara.” He narrowed his eyes at her, before turning his attention back to the road as the light turned green. “You mad?” 

“No, I’m not mad.” He shook his head. “Little embarrassed, but not mad.” 

“I mean it’s not like you left me high and dry” She tried to make him feel better but Josh sucked his teeth, turning the radio up so he could tune her and her laughing out. 

Melvania tried to keep the scowl off her face as her brother and Kiyana walked over to the table holding hands. It make her sick to her stomach to see him all happy with Kiyana after everything she did to him. 

“Wassup Sis,” Josh smiles at his sister as he walks around the table to hug her. Melvania hummed as she eyed Kiyana before standing up and hugging her younger brother. 

Kiyana rolled her eyes a little as she picked up the menu and scanned over it. She wasn’t interested in exchanging pleasantries with this woman, all Kiyana wanted was to let her know that there would be no more disrespecting her. 

“Hello, Kiyana.” Melvania managed through gritted teeth, eyes narrowing into slits as Kiyana continued to ignore her. 

“Key..” Josh whispered. 

Melvania watched as Kiyana set the menu down and turned to Josh, they seemed to be having a silent conversation that ended with Kiyana letting out a loud sigh. 

“Hi, Melvania, how are you?” Kiyana asked, with a very obvious forced smile on her face. 

“Good, thanks for asking,” Mel muttered and Kiyana rolled her eyes and dropped her smile, bringing her attention back to the menu in front of her while Mel turned her attention to her brother. “So what's up? Why did y’all call me here?”  Melvania eyed Kiyana as the waiter came over and took their orders. She couldn’t understand why her brother was willingly here with her after sleeping with their cousin. The only logical reason Mel could come up with was, that Josh wanted to be present in the house with his boys and Mel knew that Josh should have followed her advice and filed for full custody from Kiyana. 

“You know Mar is about to turn seven right?” Josh started the conversation as the waiter walked away with their orders. “And I know he wants you there but for that to happen, there needs to be a conversation about how you be disrespecting Kiyana, and that needs to stop.” 

Melvania reared her head back like she had been slapped. “What –” she started but Josh interrupted her. 

“Me and Kiyana are working on our relationship and we’re trying to get back to how things used to be and I should have put a stop to it years ago, but I’m telling you right now sis. There will be no more talking slick to and about Kiyana. She is the mother of my children and whether you like her or not, you have to respect her.” 

“I don’t have to respect shit." Melvania scoffed "What the fuck are you going on about Joshua? Have you forgotten what she did to you?” 

Josh and Kiyana shared a look and then turned their attentions back to Melvania who was looking at them like they both lost their minds. “I haven’t forgotten and me and her have talked about that because it’s our relationship, Mel.” 

Melvania's eyes flashed with disbelief as she let out another scoff, her eyes bouncing between her brother and the devil. “So you’re saying you’re just going to overlook everything? Pretend it never happened?” 

Kiyana huffed and rolled her eyes. “What are you not understanding?” She asked, shrugging off the hand that Josh placed on her shoulder. “Me and Josh are working through our issues and if you want to be in your nephew's lives, you will respect me, especially with them around. All the calling me names at Jayla’s party was uncalled for and unnecessary and will not happen at my son’s party.”  

Both Kiyana and Melvania stared at each other with narrowed eyes and at that moment Josh wished he brought Jon or Sefa along with him because he didn’t know what to do next. 

“What’s the real issue?” Kiyana asked, breaking their staring contest. “You’ve hated me since high school and it’s only got worse when me and Josh got married.” 

“You just too dumb to see it huh?” 

“Mel, what did I just say?” Josh snapped, getting extremely frustrated with his older sister. 

“Y’all not about to sit here and gang up on me. I am not the villain in this damn story!” 

“You’re the villain in my story. I haven’t done shit to you for you to hate me as much as you do!” 

“Chill..” Josh tried to interject as he noticed they started drawing attention to their table with how loud Kiyana and Melvania were getting. “We don’t have to yell at each other.” 

“You haven’t done shit?” Mel scoffed “You ruined my fucking like Kiyana!” 

Now Kiyana was the one who reared her head back like she had been slapped.  She turned to Josh who shared the same look of confusion. “What?” 

“You knew that position was mine! And you just swooped in and took it.” 

“Position – Girl! The damn cheer captain position from high school?” Kiyana scoffed and sat back in the chair, crossing her arms over her chest. “You’ve got to be kidding me.” She muttered, rolling her eyes.  Kiyana was beyond done with this conversion. They were grown-ass women now and Mel was still upset about some shit that happened eons ago! “Put on your big girl panties and get over that shit Mel.” 

Josh, increasingly frustrated, rubbed his temples. “Nah, that can’t be the reason. It gotta be another reason. Right sis? All this animosity ain't because of some shit that happened in high school?” 

“Nope. That’s it.” Mel shrugged and Kiyana decided at that point it was time to go. She abruptly stood from her seat and grabbed her bag from the chair next to her. 

“Pointless ass conversation.” She muttered, before turning towards Josh and holding her hand out. “I’m going to sit in the car, can I get the keys please?” Josh nodded and fished the keys out of his shorts pocket and handed them to her. “Can you tell them I want my food to go now?” Josh nodded again. 

“There she goes... Running away, again!” 

“Girl, fuck you.” Kiyana snapped and that’s when all hell broke loose. Melvania stood from her seat and tried to charge around the table to attack Kiyana. Josh caught her though, wrapping his arms around Mel’s waist and pulling her away from Kiyana who honestly didn’t even flinch. 

Kiyana faked a yawn with a roll of her eyes and continued out the door, ignoring the insults Melvania was shouting her way. 

“You stupid bitch! I swear on my momma imma getcho’ ass!” 

“Enjoy your night, Mel. Maybe one day you’ll figure out how to handle your issues like an adult.” Kiyana stated as she walked out of the restaurant. 

“Mel, chill. What the fuck!” Josh shouted as Mel tried to push him out of the way. 

“Sir, two have to leave before I call the cops. I’ve canceled your orders.” Josh sucked his teeth and grabbed Melvania’s bag and all but dragged her out of the restaurant. 

“Where y’all parked at?!” 

“Melvania! Chill.” Josh yelled pushing her back away from him. “I’m not going to let you attack Kiyana. What the hell is wrong with you!?” 

“What the hell is wrong with me? You so lucky you my brother cause I would have smacked you by now! What the hell is wrong with you Joshua?! Her pussy is not that good that you're forgetting everything she did!” 

“No, I didn’t forget! But it’s my damn relationship! If she can forgive me for betraying her then I can forgive her. You need to move the fuck on.” Josh spat, eyes narrowing as he looked at his sister. “And don’t bother showing up to my son's party. I don’t want you there.” 

Saturday Afternoon

Kamari’s 7th birthday bash was in full swing, He had invited his whole class plus his friends from Karate and Soccer so their house and backyard were almost packed with people, but as long as Kamari was happy, so was Kiyana. 

As Kiyana was walking around the party, she heard one of Josh’s aunties make a sly comment that made her roll her eyes. “Who made this pasta salad? It’s like they didn’t even try. You know who makes a good pasta salad? Melvania.. If only she was allowed to come.”  Kiyana knew that last part was a dig at her and she didn’t care. 

She let out a sigh as she made her way to the grill where Josh and Jon were. “Your auntie keeps taking digs at my pasta salad.” Jon snorted and Josh reached over to smack him on the back of his head. 

“Don’t let it get to your head Key.” 

“I’m not, I’m –” 

“Aw hell. You didn’t say he was going to be here.” 

“Oh my god,” Kiyana muttered, as she started to rub her temples, feeling a headache coming on. “Why wouldn’t he be here Yatta?” 

“Direct that stank ass attitude somewhere else sis.” 

“Kenyatta, stop.” Imani chided as she walked over, giving Jon and Josh hugs much to Kenyatta’s dismay. Just like how Mel and Kiyana had a rivalry in high school, so did Josh and Kenyatta. It just wasn't on some petty shit like how Mel’s and Kiyana’s were. Kenyatta always thought that Kiyana could do better than Josh and he never missed a chance to voice his opinion. 

Josh sucked his teeth and turned his attention back to the burgers that needed to be flipped. Jon – sensing the tense atmosphere, decided it was time for him to skidaddle and go find his wife and mother. 

“Look, y’all can continue to pretend to be a happy family or whatever you call it, but I ain’t forget whatchu’ did to my sister.”  

“Oh my god,” Kiyana muttered again. “Now is not the time.” Josh started laughing. “Josh, please” Kiyana pleaded. “Not right now.” 

Josh's laughter only seemed to further agitate Kenyatta, who took a step closer to the grill. Imani quickly placed herself between the two men, her hands raised in a placating gesture.

"Kenyatta, please. This is Kamari's birthday party. Can we not do this here?" Imani pleaded with her stepson. “Like Kiyana said, now is not the time.” 

“Yeah alright, I’ll be seeing you,” Kenyatta muttered, grilling Josh as he looked him up and down. And Josh, not one to back down from anybody dropped the spatula he was holding. 

“You can see me now, the fuck” 

Kiyana's eyes widened in alarm as she watched Josh step away from the grill, squaring up to Kenyatta. The tension in the air was palpable, and she could see a few nearby parents starting to take notice of the brewing confrontation.

"Josh, please," Kiyana hissed, grabbing his arm. "Think about Kamari." Josh ignored her, his heated gaze locked on Keyannta’s. Kiyana grabbed both sides of his face and made him focus on her.  "This is our son's birthday. Don't do this."

For a moment, Josh's jaw clenched, his eyes still burning with anger. But as he looked into Kiyana's pleading face, his shoulders slowly relaxed. He took a deep breath and nodded.

"You're right," he muttered. "I'm sorry."

Kenyatta scoffed, "Yeah, that's right. Back down like the punk-ass—"

"Kenyatta!" Imani snapped, her voice sharp enough to cut through the tension. "That's enough. You're leaving. Now."

Kenyatta looked like he was about to argue, but Imani's stern gaze silenced him. With a final glare at Josh, he turned and stalked away,

Josh closed his eyes as he tried to calm himself down and once he opened them, he did not like what he saw. Kiyana was looking at him with nothing but disappointment in her eyes. 

“Key –” 

“Don’t” She cut him off, dropping her hands from his face. “Let’s just try to finish out this day with no more drama.” She muttered before turning away from him and walking into the house, to calm herself down. 

Josh watched Kiyana walk away, his heart sinking as he realized how much the confrontation had affected her. He was still fuming from the argument, but seeing her disappointment made him feel even worse. He rubbed his temples, trying to push the anger aside and focus on salvaging what was left of Kamari’s birthday party.

Authors Note: Whew... Mel and Kenyatta, need to get over themselves.

Sooo. How did y'all like this chapter?

I'm thinking maybe 2-3 more chapters left of this...

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Athena’s Exes

So, I recently noticed people agreeing that Goddess Athena is Asexual, but from mythological sources like the stories about Pallas, there are hints that she was not aromantic. During a long research spree and reading other people's opinions, I've noticed she'll be considered a Biromantic Sapiosexual Asexual. AKA, not into the, how do I say this in PG language, bedroom stuff due to being a Parthenos, but shows romantic interest to anyone with brains. These are just notes I made while researching this topic. I encourage you all to do your own research. I'm willing to make a part two post of links if anyone needs them. Warning! Greek Mythology is known for incest included in their stories. You've been warned! Please let me know if there is anyone else I missed so I can update this post. Hephestus will not be included since Athena was not in love with him in any way. Now, let's move on to my notes of a few examples.

Pallas, The Lost BFF

When Athena first burst out of her father's head, Zeus, she was taken in by Triton, her cousin and son of Poseidon. Triton also had a Nymph daughter named Pallas. The sources are borderline on how Athena and Pallas viewed each other. Some say they were sisterly best friends, and some say they were more than friends. What the sources have in common is that the two girls practice sparring and compete together.

Fate: During a sparring contest or a friendly sparring practice match Zeus attended or happened to be watching, Athena and Pallas’s fight got heated. Scared for Athena's life, he used his aegis to distract Pallas. Unfortunately, this caused Athena to accidentally impale and kill her best friend. To make it up to Athena, Zeus gave her his aegis, which we see Athena wear to this day. Athena later created the palladium, a statue that looked like Pallas, and Athena took the name Pallas as her epithet.

Prometheus, Thief God of Fire and Hearts

There are a few theories about these two. Especially since Athena helped Prometheus steal the fire. There was one story in which Prometheus had a crush on Athena, which is why he was punished. And believe me, Prometheus and Athena were not on my Bingo Card this year. However, it makes sense since the two have a lot in common, they have worked together many times, and both played a role in creating a new version of humans. Another variation of Athena's birth myth is Prometheus freeing Athena instead of Hephaestus, or he does help out in the process of freeing Athena from Zeus's head. Yes, you may say, “But didn’t accident resources say Prometheus was married and had a son?” Remember, these stories have changed and merged over time with different variants. Some sadly lost to time. Ultimately, we are left with our imaginations when approaching these stories as long as the original culture is respected. But it does make things complicated. Prometheus and his wife, Pronoea or Hesione, never got married or divorced. Be free to come up with theories, everyone.

Fate: After getting caught afterward, Prometheus was punished by getting chained to a rock, and his liver was eaten by an eagle. Then, Prometheus's liver regrows overnight, but his torcher continues each day until he is finally freed. But unfortunately for the rebel titan, it ended his relationship with Athena. To make things worse, Athena was part of making Pandora, so Athena was punished at the end of the day, too.

Myrmex, Maiden Heartbreaker

In an insect origin story, Myrmex was a young Attican maiden who became the goddess' favorite. She was known for her cleverness and her chastity, a significant reason why Athena had a love for the maiden. Athena showed humans how to sow their fields when she created the plow. However, Myrmex was greedy on the inside. Myrmex went behind Athena’s back, stole some sheaves, and claimed she invented the plow to the public in conman fashion.

Fate: Heartbroken, Athena turned Myrmex into an ant, cursing her for stealing other's grain forever. So, talk about the worst breakup of the year there. The lesson is don't break the heart of someone who cares for you, romantically or platonically, because the betrayed will get petty revenge.

Phereclus (or Phereclos), the Shipbuilder of Tragic Dreams

Although one line mentions this, the Illiad mentions a Trojan shipbuilder, Phereclus (or Phereclos), who once made well-balanced ships. According to the different translations of Book V, Athena had “a special love for him,” “for Pallas Athene loved him above all men,” or “Pallas Minerva had dearly loved him.” Either he was her protégé, there was something more, or both.

Fate: According to Book V of the Illiad, Phereclus was killed by Meriones since it was one of Phereclus’s ships that Paris used to kidnap Helen. And if you read it, it’s pretty graphic. People can form their theories on the subject despite just that one line.

Hercle (aka Etruscan version of Heracles/Hercules), A Lover in Question

Disclaimer! This is from the Etruscan sources. I do not ship Hercle/Heracles/Hercules with Menrva/Athena/Minerva. Please do not attack me, people! In the Etruscan religion, Athena was not viewed as a Parthenos. Some sources hint at the two being romantically involved despite being siblings or half-siblings. Even having a blood or adopted kid together named Epiur??? But the two Gods were probably Epiur's protectors instead. Hercle and Menrva were Gods of protecting children back then to the Etruscans. Epiur is still a big mystery, so people, please do your research!

Fate: If we go with Hercle's Greek Version, Heracles had a crazy death, but he became a God, and then he ended up marrying his other half-sister, Hebe, the daughter of the Goddess who was out for revenge on Heracles, Hera. Yeah, this family tree is messed up for the wrong reasons, and I don't want to elaborate further.

That's it for now! Criticism is welcome if I get something wrong and need to fix it. I'm willing to post the links if anyone is curious about these details. Studying Athena's past friends or possible past lovers was an interesting rabbit hole to explore. If I inspired you in any way, please use these ideas as long as you respect original sources and know Athena is a Parthenos. Thanks for coming to my TedTalk of Athena's Exes for now!

Edit: To Epic the Musical fans, be free to use this for any of your theories because these losses may have affected Athena.

[zhvakinnn]

Hello! May I be ⚡ an)on? If that's ok? Anyways! Wondering if I could request a tyler x reader where they thought reader couldn't go to the phantom world but one day while they are there, they are running from a group of Phantoms before a flash bang goes off and reveals reader, holding a machete, and a huge light that was keeping the Phantoms away? You may edit it as you wish! Just keep the basic plot pls! -⚡anon

I was thinking about they flash the light at reader, I don't understand the basic plot but i goggle it (⁠ ⁠ꈍ⁠ᴗ⁠ꈍ⁠)

I'm choosing if i should choose the

while 'you' were running

Or

While' i' was running

Warnings: none ig?

Character: Tyler

G/N reader

Relationship

✨as always i don't know much English so if something is wrong correct me✨

Let's start on how you went to Savannah

You didn't know why you went to Savannah you didn't even have friends but your parents insist you on going there to make friends

But instead of making friends you look like a lost cat

You wonder around the place then you saw a mansion you went close to it trying to peak but ran away when you heard a rattling sound

You panted as you ran when you look back you froze for a moment you scared of the sight, while you stare at it, it suddenly came running towards you, you shriek while holding your arm up in defense

You fell down when you felt it scratch you

That's when a woman came running towards you

"hey! Are you okay?!" A brown haired woman with yellow shirt came running towards you

You look up from her then your arm, you were shock 'i swear i felt it scratch' then you look around but nothing was there it was just you and your embarrassment

Screaming without anyone harming you is kind of embarrassing

You stand up but the woman help you

"yes I'm fine sorry, i just saw snake came but i guess it disappear?" You lied because you always saw in movies they don't believe ghost or monster ti'll they see it in their naked eye she nodded believing it

"hey? Do you have anyone with? Like a friend?.. sorry to say this but ever since you walk out of the bus you look like a loner" you were offended but she's telling the truth anyway

"well yeah I was just force to be here, no friends" you said smiling softly while scratching your nape

You were shock when a hand was Infront of you "well then i will be honored to be your first friend, im Taylor Hernandez, im on the mechanic club" she smiled brightly at you

"oh, well hi Taylor im (name) , and glad to be you're friend" you smiled back as you were about to shake hands a group came running

"hey Taylor everything ok?" "Yeah just them seeing a snake" Taylor and.. tyler the baseball player that you're inlove with

"(name)" you can't help staring at him his so beautiful "(name)?" His brown eyes "(name)!"

You jump all the sudden only for Taylor apologize "oh no need to apologize, sorry i zone out, what are you saying again?"

"oh just introducing them let's start again this is Logan fields the genius of our group friend" she said pointing at the blonde boy with glasses

"and that is Aiden the uh? Hmm the insane one of our group" he yelled a 'hey' making everyone giggle

"and that is Ben the tall one of our friend, Aiden and him are cousins" Ben waved at you and you wave back

"and that is Ashlyn the quite one sorry not sorry" she shrugged it off and just said hi raising her hand

"and last this is-" "oh yeah i remember him being in the baseball club right?" She nodded and telling you their twins

"so that's why you two look alike"

-✧-✧-✧-✧-✧-✧-✧-✧-✧-✧-✧-✧-✧-✧-✧-

When on that night you were in a different room all by yourself when you heard a banging you woke up the sky is red you looked out of the window seeing there's already the black monster it bang its head on the window and you search the room you were shock when you saw a machete

'weird but okay?!'

You swing it in its head and they died

You ran into the bathroom wishing this wasn't real you remember you have your phone on the bed

You cursed why didn't you didn't think to get it first

You open the door looking if there is anyone you quickly snatch your phone and went back in the bathroom you tried calling someone but there are no service

'of course there isn't, am i now in the horror movie ' you thought as you look at the time 12:00 for you it was passed by minutes now yet the clock was still 12:00

This made you cry with fear you tried calling for someone out and you just noticed you have a bleeding arm, you remember that from earlier you look for a wrapping bandaid

Once you find on you wrap it

'i knew it i was scratch!'

That's when you felt your body being pulled

You woke up gasping, you look out of the window and regretting it when a bright light came to your face you closed it immediately

They're are many thoughts on your mind but glad that it was a dream, while thinking that you felt something coming out of your throat

After all that vomiting you still felt sick

You kept vomiting then vomiting so you went home, you ask your teacher permission and he agree

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Present time

By the time you made friends with the six but you came more close to Barron

He was sweet and caring and he asked if you could help him do his assignments and you agree only regretting it

"hey Barron i thought im gonna help you but instead you kept playing baseball" you said looking frustrated and scared at the same time

"oh sorry but can you do my assignment i never had baseball before cause my mom always wanted me to study" he looks at you smiling, you only nodded and went to do his assignment and he added his friends assignments too

But day after day he started to get violent kicking you, Punching your gut, beating you up

You didn't dare to confront him you were to scared of him

.

You were at the arcade like Barron said you were meeting up there

"hey (name)! It's nice to see you again after weeks, how come i don't see you around" you saw Taylor and his twin Tyler i mean

You were about to speak up but Barron already pulled you away making tyler glare at him

"heyy (name) who's you're friends" Barron glared back

Then you notice Logan looking worried at you and mouthing 'are you okay?'

"oh i.. i i just met them on the camping, its nice seeing you again you wave goodbye as Barron lay an arm around you

"they're not okay" Logan said looking at everyone then you

Ben might not know you but he was mad whenever he saw someone encounter with Barron

But when they got there you were no where to be seen

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They were now in the phantom realm Logan was at the top of the wall looking out

Ashlyn suddenly said "hey Logan how many phantom are there they kept getting louder"

When Logan looked with his sniper he can see a group of phantom chasing someone

"there's someone there running!" "Someone? Quick put the light on the direction it might be another person!" Ashlyn said as they all climb up because of curiosity but Ashlyn went out to grab you

When Logan put the light he can see a person when all the phantom became a slime you look at the light seeing someone you were happy that you're not alone anymore

Then you felt a hand grab you and ran towards the wall

Once you got inside the wall you Taylor and ben and Logan, Ashlyn and....tyler

'stop with your thoughts (name) its not healthy

.

"how did you get here, how long have you been here, when did you get here"

"calm down Taylor don't ask them many questions" Tyler said as he look at you then looked away

"I got here ever since the field trip then I had a dream well... Now I know it's not a dream then woke up vomiting and this been happening for a few weeks now "

They also explain that's what happened to them

"okay okay now thats done what the hell does Barron have to do to you?" Tyler said changing the topic you let out a small 'oh' before being silent

Logan sigh and look at you "Barron also force me to do his homework and violently beat me up" when you heard that from him you started to open up to them

"just letting you know if Barron came to you again I'll beat the shit out of him" you started to feel the warmth of your cheeks when you heard what tyler said

Who would've thought you would fall for him even though he doesn't know you

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"woah you use machete" Aiden said with a big grin on his face

"well yeah i found this on the room where we slept while having the field trip, weird they have this things"

Ben tapped you then showing you a board "hey (name) question how did you survive these weeks?! I mean you didn't have any light"

"oh! Well we have a Bunker and I hid there with these torche but when im running out of food i decided to run in a market nearby but none was there only finding those creatures and your light lead me here" you explain to them

"but did you know in the human realm you can put anything, anywhere and it will be on the phantom realm like those lights, before we don't have those but them we figured out we can transfer anything in the phantom realm by being in the human realm" you only nodded but still couldn't catch up to what his saying but you get what he was saying

"okay okay how about we get some rest for now, and here eat you said you ran out earlier you must've hungry" tyler said giving you a snack

"whoa this is not like you tyler, where's a grumpy old Tyler" Tyler glared at him like there was flaming fire around him

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You all are quiet while you ate the snack you thank Tyler for it

This tiny things can make your heart jump you were inlove with him but now being this close you were every much now falling and falling inlove

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The next day you we're getting pinned by the wall because you forgot to do his homework and so as your homework

"seriously are you really that dumb?! It was an easy task and you couldn't do it?!"

Barron kicked you gut and you fell on the ground

"if it was an easy task why can't you do it?" You heard a familiar voice you knew that voice, you love that voice

"If it isn't prince charming what your gonna save your helpless s/o" they all laugh as Barron did too you grunt in pain holding your stomach

Tyler saw you then quickly get blocked by Barron when Tyler was about to punch him a teacher appeared out of nowhere making them run

Tyler didn't care he was worried about your situation right now he asked if your okay, you nodded and look at him if you were and emoji you could've have been the emoji with heart eyes

"from now on your sticking with us, were gonna protect you from that maniac like we protected Logan from him" you smiled at him and lead you to the group

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It was months now you were officially their friends

You suddenly didn't regret going to the field trip thought you regret being in the phantom realm but you were also glad you have them

You've been hangout most of the time with the twin their mom loves your company aswell

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"oh hey ty-ty" you said when he sat down next to you

"congrats its been months your now our officially friend" heh right friends...

You two sat there in a comfortable silent while in the background there was a chaos you laugh when Ben suddenly went flying on the spinning thingy

"hey.. i know we don't know each other much but.. nevermind"

"no go on im listening"

" we were classmate ever since grade 6 and we aren't close but ever since we became grade 8 i suddenly catch feelings for you... Even now" you were shock at his words he fell for you ever since grade 8 while you fell for him at first sight

When you were silent Tyler stand up "sorry I just ruined our friendship we just started and I already ruined it im-"

"no.. no Tyler im.. i accepted your confession though i already fall for you ever since grade 6" you grabbed his hand then he sat back again

"really?..." Another silent was made but then tyler held your hand " so does this mean we're you know... Together?" "Well i guess yes" you giggled at him

When his face started to get close you closed your eyes when your foreheads was at each other Aiden suddenly shout

"GET A ROOM"

"SHUT UP!!"

This story doesn't make sense but I hope you liked it🙏🏻

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[doberbutts]

weird question, but is there a reason why humans with rabies don't become as mindlessly aggressive as animals with rabies? like, how come people with rabies aren't running around biting everyone?

If I'd hazard a guess, it probably cooks us before we progress that far. Additionally, it also likely has something to do with natural instinct- humans with rabies while they are still able to talk report feeling intense fear and pain while experiencing hallucinations.

Most humans actively don't want to hurt other people- I have a schizophrenic aunt and even in her worst delusions and hallucinations where she may be screaming threats, she's never actually followed through on any of them because she genuinely doesn't want to hurt anyone when she's capable of processing situations logically. Similarly, I have a friend-of-a-friend who is also severely mentally ill, and the only times he's ever hurt someone are when he gets grabbed while he's hallucinating that someone is trying to hurt him. Those he's lashed out at in this state get shoved or kicked or punched before he continues to try to get away from them (they also forgive him immediately because they are his caretakers and understand his mental state very well).

When we started using tools as a species, we also stopped reaching for "biting you" as a defensive response unless there is truly no other choice. Even in the grips of intense fear and panic and pain and delusion and hallucination and paranoia, humans are more likely to choose literally any other option than teeth unless that's their last line of defense. We probably did bite each other back when we were no different than our great ape cousins.

More or less, I'm not entirely convinced that rabies sends signals for "bite" specifically, and is more sending signals for "attack", and humans don't really reach for "bite" when attacking as a general rule unlike other animals. Humans who are restrained in their hospital beds are significantly more likely to bite their caregivers- shoving, kicking, and punching are out of the question when you're tied down. That is true regardless of if they have rabies or not.

Additionally, the virus seems to only progress so far before it stagnates at a specific stage in certain animals. Bats are significantly more likely to have "dumb rabies" than "furious rabies". This could be due to a number of things ranging from "dumb rabies makes them incapable of flight and fucks up their sonar [true!] and so they starve to death before symptoms can progress past that [theory!] since they have fast metabolisms and missing even a single night's meal is devastating to their health [true!]" to "bats show some resistance to rabies as a whole [true!] and thus it may take much longer for symptoms to progress in the usual manner and so the bat generally dies before it can go any further [theory!]" Bats CAN progress to the furious stage, but we don't tend to see it as often.

There has never been a recorded instance of rabies passing from human to human so my money's on a combo of the two theories. It's very possible that Grug The Caveman got rabies from the wolves he was trying to tame and then wiped out his entire society by zombie-biting the fuck out of everyone who tried to help him. But we weren't writing things down at that point, so we have no way of knowing.

Rabies' first documentation is 4000 years ago- but it's very possible it existed before that, since the writing just states that the owner of a rabid dog needs to take provisions against it biting anyone, meaning we knew by then what rabies was and that the bite was dangerous. It's very possible this disease has followed us around since before humans harnessed fire and invented the wheel. That's a decent amount of un-accounted-for time for humans to have hulked out and started zombie-biting.

We have so many folkstory monsters in nearly every culture on the planet that boil down to "had contact with an animal that was acting strangly, turned me into a savage monster that tries to kill everything I see less than a month later, btw my monster disease is super contagious and I spread it by biting the fuck out of you" that predate any modern science knowledge of how the virus works, which makes me think that it probably did happen back in the caveman days and it's ancestrial memory that has us clinging to these concepts to this day.

[miss0atae]

Random Thoughts about Leap Day (EP 1) : The fear of time, death and the curse of February 29.

I had no idea how much I would like this first episode, but I'm glad I decided to watch it. I have to admit I wasn't exactly thrilled by this series, at first. I like the actors and I love speculation fiction especially when they have the intent of disturbing or frightening the viewers/readers (which this series seems to fall in). However, some elements of the trailer didn't really work for me and so I was a little bit hesitant of watching it. However, I'm a very curious person and so I decided I should give it a try anyway. This series is making me want to analyze everything again and it has been a while I haven't had the pleasure of doing it and taking the time to make it right. Thank Leap Day, you're actually doing something right for me. There is so much to unpack here so I will try to do it right.

Our main characters Day and Night (and we'll talk about the importance of their names latter) were both born on the 29th of February, a leap day an intercalary date that only come every four years. We learn pretty quickly that people born on this date have the face the death of someone they love on their birthday, every four years. Day lost his mom, father and sister and it seems like Night also don't have a family (at least from what we have seen). They are both trying to deal with the curse of this date (staying at home, not thinking of anyone, trying to push away people who care about them...), but ultimately they both failed by the end of the episode. Night lost his girlfriend, despite trying to break up with her so she wouldn't be involved with him. As for Day, he lost his cousin, Ozone, who he was living with, despite trying to keep everyone at home and not going out to avoid any dangers.

The main theme in the series is of course the time, in a very broad way. It is shown on the date: 29th of February, an unusual date as it only comes in the Gregorian calendars and it seems it also exists in The Thai solar calendar as it as been synchronized with the Gregorian (I admit I looked online for this information). I also tried to look online if there is some superstition around this date in Thailand, but it doesn't seem to have one truly coming from the country. I guess the screenwriters decided to focus on those that associate leap year with bad luck. That's probably why they decided that people born on this day, our main characters for example, would be cursed because of it. It's interesting to say that leap year comes every 4 years, and 4 is usually considered unlucky in Thai culture (as it is also in other Asian countries) because the word four is an homophone to the word death. That's why this number is associated with death and bad luck. It is exactly what the main characters of the story are facing: they are considered unlucky because of their birthday and they lose by death people close to them.

The fact the main characters are called Day and Night, period of time in a day, isn't a coincidence. During the whole episode, Ozone (Day's cousin) always says that - Day and Night must meet - to show how important their meeting must be. Their names illustrate the cyclical nature of time. To be able to work against the curse they need to work together. They may be opposite, but their name shows that only the coexistence of both of them could be the balance they need. We'll probably see more of this opposition in the next episode after they learn the tragic destiny of their loved ones. In a way I believe it will be seen a lot more in the upcoming episodes. I don't think the story introduced Ozone and Dream for nothing. They may be dead right now, however, the use of so many symbols of time may introduce latter the concept of time traveling. I can't exactly remember the trailer, but I think it will probably have its importance, in one way or another.

The time is also shown on the pacing of the story. The one they choose for the story is making you feel the horror of what the main characters are facing. The episode focuses on clocks, dates and moment of the day visually showing the deconstruction or fragmentation of time so as to highlight the fact that what is appearing on screen will surely becoming a menace for the characters. The tension is brought by the light, the colors and the music to create an oppressive atmosphere and a feeling of discomfort.. It's the fear of the unknown. You may know that death is coming and it will take the loved-one of the main characters, but no one knows how it will happen. The key to suspense is after all limiting our point of view so we'll know just as much as the characters and choosing the right setting and imagery to suggest that even ordinary places and objects can be made sinister.

Finally, I like the idea that Death is the biggest villain of the story. In a way, this series made me think of Final Destination because in those movies Death is also the danger for the characters. I also think death could be associated to time as it is supposed to be the end of life and so the end of -our time alive-. Fighting against death is harder than against a real villain, because death isn’t tangible and you can’t avoid it forever. After all, everyone has to die one day. That’s the only thing Leap Day and Final Destination have in common. Let’s not forget that in some symbolism death is also a new beginning and that’s what is bringing Night and Day closer. Again, I believe it shows that they have to work together to be able to overcome the curse of the leap day. How will they do it and what will happen remains to be seen.

I will gladly watch the next episode.

[vellichorom]

you post a lot of fandom stuff, but do you have any ocs? not fandom ocs but completely original stuff? original stories? can you tell us about them if you do?

ummb,,

i'm apparently part of the weird minority of fanartists who DOESN'T really have OCs on the side, i'm afraid... or rather - i have a bunch of character CONCEPTS, but none i have ever felt confident in developing much farther than the scraps of a design & a baseline motif for them

while i very much enjoy digging through & elaborating on the lores of other stories -- be it through my own theories, headcanons, or through the occasional fancharacter, i struggle a lot with attempting to create my own worlds & characters to fill them beyond mere concepts, & i'm not entirely certain why that is. but it's something i'd like to work on so maybe one day i CAN just make my own world & characters - to be JUST as obsessed with as my original work as others are with theirs!

as it stands, i have a handful of ideas maybe one day i'll feel free-er to elaborate on - original & not ( yes you'll still hear about my fandom-based OCs too to make up for the lack of originals ) that i'll make a list of below for both our sakes,

Avure - designed explicitly for a fantasy setting, he's the well-renowned head of a monsterhunter organization, something either inherited from his father or built from a traumatic experience(s) in his youth // character heavily inspired by simon laurent ( infinity train ), miles edgeworth ( ace attorney ), & jay bateson ( awful hospital )

// one of the ocs i reference the most, one of the ones that has the most development, & a favorite amongst my friends wink wink, but one who's been stuck in a special development hell since he was first conceived )

" Yandere-chan " - the embodiment of " fiction affects reality "; a young girl so heavily inspired by various tropes in media she consumes ( as implied by her title - primarily that of anime ), that she ends up committing a crime heavily inspired by them & goes on the lam thereafter...... wow i can't believe it, thierry before thierry

// a character i feel would work best in an " askblog " type format, post-crime

,,,& actually i think that's all in the way of strictly original characters i have so here's all my fandom ocs too,

" Billiam Wafton " ( Spooky Month ) - probably not his name; this world's stand-in for a certain purple guy responsible for a franchise of possessed animatronics, this time manipulating the happy fella brand for his own whims & running a restaurant either inspired by or having inspired the plush toy,

// heavily inspired by the fnaf community's earlier characterizations of the yet TO be characterized william afton, as well as earning his looks from the movie's rendition

Cain Velseb ( Spooky Month ) - bob velseb's twin taxidermist cousin that's similarly as weird as him but with animals; way louder, more obnoxious, & very traditionally southern -- the embodiment of " jolly womanizing drinking buddy "

" Mama " Velseb ( Spooky Month ) - as the title implies, bob velseb's single mother, still kicking in her 80's out of sheer spite; a kindly albeit emotionally distant woman who embodies familial & southern tradition & comfort -- but relatively liberal - at least in the matters pertaining to her family, did her best to spoil & raise bob on what little they had. had really little to no responsibility in how her son turned out criminal-wise;

// these characters are very dependent on a very specific personal characterization of bob velseb, thus more context is likely required to get them fully

Starkeeper ( MLP:FiM ) - a budding unicorn canterlot astronomer that may or may not have contributed to the prophecy of nightmare moon's escape by experimenting with the stars; a bit clumsy & awkward not unlike g3's minty - albeit a little geekier, finds trouble in making friends but pines for it - as well as virtually all of the mares in her vicinity, primarily (1) twilight sparkle - of whom she really dropped the ball with before she left for ponyville,

" Unnamed Baker Pony from Starlight's Cult " ( MLP:FiM ) - as stated, a pony from starlight's cult who held a mindset similar to / compatible with her's, believing her special talent in baking matters little when there's dozens of other baker ponies in the world; obviously far less confident in herself than what her cutie mark ought to define, & deeply misses the way things used to be since starlight left. deeply in love with her, as a matter of fact, finding it hard to live without her guidance & order & desperate enough to go chasing after her after the fallout,

" Unnamed Matchmaker Birdie " ( Hatoful Boyfriend ) - you know how in dating simulators there's hints or tutorial npcs there to help you win the heart of your favorite character? well here's the hatoful equivalent; this birdie is obsessed with love, love, love & wants to help hiyoko tosaka in her quest for a birdie boyfriend however way they can, offering tips & knowledge about whichever bird she's after & encouraging her the whole way through! may or may not be a dove agent trying to manipulate the case in hiyoko's favor, which - either way, is a big no-no. they only appear at the beginning of each route & go completely missing as she finds her way.

" Unnamed Ultimate Film Director " ( Danganronpa ) - an up-&-coming film director that specializes in programs with heavy emotion & dramatics, such as dramas or horror films; such has lead him to be fascinated in the structure of the human psyche... & body. turns out this love of film production came from his familially-imposed history of & participation in snuff films when he was younger, of which he's continued to do well into his adulthood. such knowledge of reality & fiction leads to an incredibly keen eye & hand.

// deeply inspired by INVADERGAYA/anakin's song " Blood on Film ", the original video of which no longer exists publically

Shock Site ( unaffiliated object oc ) - a prankster webpage with a taste in all things controversial & horrifying to most; deeply enjoys terrorizing others with all things terrible & disgusting they would have preferred never to see,

Deep Web ( unaffiliated object oc ) - (( the one on the right )) a producer / distributor of a number of certain illegal things ( business in murder, drugs, weapons - things of that nature & no farther ) simply to get by; affiliated with shock site in some way or another,

// object ocs obviously inspired by my fascination with dark internet content woahh

&,,,,, i think that's all i have to share for now, HOPEFULLY YOU'RE NOT TOO DISAPPOINTED WITH MY LIMITED ANSWERS! as stated, i struggle a lot with fleshing out characters in their own independent stories, but i nevertheless thank you for being interested in even the independent stuff i may make - though limited it may be,

may these whet your palette to my partially original creativity ✨

[simonsrosebud]

ik I'm late to the party but omg.... abram boyd.... I'm sobbing that's so sweet 😭😭 pls tell me more about them

AHHH THANK YOU I LOVE HIM

Abram has certified protective big brother energy, but since he isn’t a big brother this goes to his girl friends at college instead. Palmetto is a safe campus, but he (and Elliot by association) still always end up getting their girl friends back to the dorms safely no matter what. I’m talking if two of their friends are fucked up before he even gets there he will leave the bar 10 minutes in just to get them home and then come BACK. (this is based on my sisters friend at lsu and it’s so wholesome)

Abram’s relationship with Neil is interesting bc he’s growing up as Neil is traveling in the pros in his late 20’s. However, Neil visits whenever it’s convenient and once he gets in the groove of this whole godfather thing he treats Abram like he’s his uncle bc he sees how Andrew is with Aaron’s girls. He keeps up with his schedule when he starts playing little leagues and makes Dan send pictures. She sends first day of school updates and a picture of a little Abram missing his two front teeth.

Abram gets a Josten Court jersey and wears it until it stinks. He gets new ones when he outgrows them. By his third one Matt gets him a huge one to grow into as a grown man. He does indeed grow into it.

Neil sends him post cards with a little letters written inside when he’s 4 and Abram loves it so much that Dan facetime’s Neil like 2 weeks after he got the first one but it’s just Abram’s face all up in the camera. “When will I get anover wetter, uncle Neil?” “Oh!” instant delight “It must still be in the mail, buddy, but just keep an eye on the mailbox, okay?” “Okay… do you wanna see your wetter?! I put it on my wall, uncle Neil!”

Neil is the first to start calling him B, firstly bc calling someone else Abram is something he has to get used to. Secondly because Abram acknowledges it as Neil’s nickname and stubbornly doesn’t let anyone else call him it.

Matt retires from exy at like 32 when Abram is 3. Matt’s exy team loyalties lie where his friends are at, so Matt, Jace, and Abram make it a thing to watch every game. Abram can’t keep track of Neil is and gets frustrated by it. Matt mentions it while laughing, two games later Neil has the butt of his stick wrapped in orange. After that Abram keeps saying, “Ope, there’s uncle Neil again …. There’s- I see orange, Daddy! …. There he goes again! …. Look! Uncle Neil!!”

Andrew may have been the one humanizing Neil, but Abram is the one who softens him.

Abram used to hold onto Addie or Annie’s hands and just follow them around at Fox reunions, which got more frequent throughout the years and is why/how the fox kids all got close.

Abram plays minecraft but just creative mode. He likes adventure or sports videogames while his brother likes Call of Duty and whatnot.

BIG lego kid until he’s like 14.

As a teenager, Abram and Neil text so much and talk on the phone a lot. About exy, about French help bc he’s learning it in school, about some fantasy show that Abram somehow got Neil into, about sports and college applications and when he can come visit again. And then about who these new kids in Neil’s house are and are they gonna stay a while? should we add them to the cousin gc? hey how’s elliot doing? and hey can you send me elliot’s number? and if i’m doing all this hard work to keep the strikers away the least our strikers could do is do something with the ball i keep getting to them, anyway, are you guys bringing blake and elliot to thanksgiving? i’m excited to meet them. and i know ur gonna be weird if i ask you about guys but im pretty sure i have a crush on one and im kinda freaking out and im scared to tell my parents and-

Matt is so loving when he comes out to him and Dan, hugging Abram really tight and just telling him he loves him and he’s so proud of him and Abram cries a little.

The first time he kisses a boy (bc crushes are only from afar) it’s freshman year of college and it’s because he starts looking at Elliot too often for too long and needs to get that shit out of his head bc that’s his best friend.

Abram has lunch with Dan like twice a month because she tries to stay out of his hair since she’s the exy coach at PSU.

When he and Elliot get together he finds he loves to wrap Elliot up in his clothes.

Elliot goes to all of his home games with their friends and cheers obnoxiously. Abram loves it. He also… fucks Elliot while he wears his soccer jersey.

He is definitely a gentle giant, but once he and Elliot get together he throws that boy AROUND in the bedroom.

there’s a lot more about him but i hope that’s good for tonight hehe

[immaturityofthomasastruc]

I can see the inconsistency of Felix character is because he actually a character for there "Fans demand" :

Sooo you prefer 2D-Catnoir/Felix rather than our angel Adrien ? Here Felix ! He official debut in "Felix" ! He is Adrien cousin and a big jerk ! Hate him just like how I hate him too !

Wh- What ? You like him ? Fuck ! So you feel he is more competent that our pure evulz bitch teenagers ? Fine ! Here's Felix who manage to trick Gabriel in "Gabriel Agreste" ! Now He is as dangerous as Gabe

Oh Fuck ! You still like him and feel he is more "relevant" than our angel Adrien and my sweetie Marinette ? Here's I present YOU Felix join Miracuclass as "Dog Hero" and then sell all the Miraclouses to Gabe ! He is Evil ! EVil ! EVIIIIL !

What ? You asking me why he want Peacock Miraculous so much ?! Here I present you Felix as Argos ! He wiped humanity out-of-spite and try to create the Utopia for his own freedom ! He is misanthrope !

What A second ? Why... You... STILL.... EXPECTED... CHLOE... TO BE REDEEMED.... why she already... has many traits... to be put in "Complete Monster" territory ? Why YOU keep want her to be redeem like Zuzu and Pacifica just because having shitty parents ? FINE ! Here's Felix to be our Zuzu ! He is tragic little peacock... has tragic backstory.... shitty dad... and a handsome teenager.... pretty much like Zuzu right ? Now shut up and Go simp on him and Feligami already !

Proper redemption arc ? Who hell need redemption arc as long as he is "tragic and handsome" ? Don't worry... we will make Kagami as "senti" out-of-nowhere aside she wear different ring as excuse and a "horny possessive girl" who still can't move on from Adrien and make her Simp felix because he smell and looks like Adrien RIIIIIIIIIIIGHHT LOL

Honestly, it is pretty hilarious that Felix was meant to be seen as the actual character who went through a serious redemption arc compared to Chloe, when the writers pretty much speedran through every major part of it in time for the finale.

Like, say what you will about Chloe and whether or not you think she deserved to be redeemed, but at least the arc leading to her betrayal was spread across three seasons. Felix's redemption arc only lasted three episodes.

Because of the poor pacing, this is the character journey Felix goes through during the latter half of Season 5.

Emotion: "I'm going to wipe out all of humanity and create a better world! Wait, you think I'm insane for erasing your friends and family from existance while essentially committing mass genocide? WHAT HAVE I DONE?!"

Pretension: "Even though I've spent almost no time with you, I think I'm falling in love with you because you may be a Sentimonster person with strict parents like me. Of course, I don't love you enough to break my new moral code against using Sentimonsters or even answering for my betrayal of Ladybug."

Representation: "I'm finally going to do something to help Ladybug because her arch-enemy is getting in the way with my week-old relationship, and that moral code against Sentimonsters? I don't want to use Sentimonsters to fight, but using Sentimonsters to put on a play to convey information I could easily tell Ladybug myself, since my new girlfriend conviently learned her identity over ten episodes ago? Perfectly okay. And since I have a personal stake by wanting to protect both my cousin and girlfriend, surely, this means I'll get to play a big part in the season finale instead of just letting Ladybug do all the work, right?"

Conformation and Re-Creation:

[autism-autobot]

Flower of a Poisonous Seed Part 55:

Part 54:

"A WHOLE MONTH????"

"Unfortunately, yes."

Wukong didn't like that Nezha had to go to summer training with the Armed Forces of Heaven. Nezha had managed to squeeze his way out of it last year and several other training retreats, but those were stacking up, and he couldn't avoid them forever.

Still, a month apart sounded unbearable.

Nezha: Believe me when I say that I tried to get out of it. I promise you I did.

SWK: I don't doubt that it's just... that sounds like forever to be apart. Especially with all that's happened and still happening recently.

Nezha: I don't want to be away from you either, dearest, but being in the military has its requirements and sacrifices must be made to fulfill those duties.

SWK: I know.

Mac: Are you going too?

Jing: Afraid so. Same time as my son.

Mac: *starts whining dramatically*

Jing: *pets his fur* I know Socks, I'll miss you too. But we must keep our skills sharp to make sure the realm is safe.

Mac: But who will be here to give me treats?

Jing: I asked if my eldest could watch you, to which he agreed, but Wukong?

SWK: Yes?

Jing: His house is not accessible enough for you, nor is it anywhere near a hospital in case of emergency. I'm sorry, but he cannot watch you too.

Mac: Have you asked Muzha-

Nezha & SWK: NO.

Mac: Okay, then. But I doubt DBK and the fam will wanna watch you for four weeks straight.

Nezha: I think they'll be fine with it but I'll double-check to make sure.

SWK: You wouldn't happen to have a backup plan in case they can't, would you?

Nezha: My original thought was Chang'e, but there's so much dust on the moon.

Mac: What about Extra Eyeball and the plum hillbillies?

SWK: You mean Erlang and the Plum Hill Boys? They're probably going to the training as well.

Nezha: They are, though the trainings don't happen to everyone simultaneously, the upper ranks are going together.

Nezha: I should make a call to see if the Demon Bull Family can take care of Wu.

~~~

RS: *sees Nezha is calling him*

RS: *picks up* Good morning, Nezha.

Nezha: Morning, Little Cousin. I was calling to ask if you and your family could watch Wukong while I am on training. It's going to be quite a long training, though.

RS: Let me ask them, mind if I put you on speaker?

Nezha: Go right ahead.

RS: *finds his parents and puts Nezha on speaker* Nezha is calling to ask if we can watch Wukong while he's out training for a while.

DBK: How long will this training take?

Nezha: A month.

PIF: That long? I have no problems with watching Wukong, but that seems excessive. I don't remember trainings being that long when I was in Heaven's Army.

Nezha: Much has changed since then, especially recently. We are learning new techniques, studying new policies, and more. I'm... not excited, as you can imagine.

PIF: Glad I got out when I did.

RS: Wait, which month will this be?

Nezha: The whole of July.

RS: Shit.

Nezha: What's the matter? Are you unable during that time?

RS: I'm going to two different summer camps in the first and third weeks of July. I also have one the last week of June, too.

DBK: We can take care of Wukong without your help, son. You can still go have fun.

Nezha: Wait, summer camps? Aren't you a little old for those? And why three?

RS: Well, one is a STEM camp where I plan to learn skills to create better mobility devices for both you and Uncle and whoever else may need them. I quite enjoy making gadgets and such for others!

RS: Anyway, that one's the first week of July. In the third week, I'm going to the camp I used to go to with my cousins each summer way back when. And no, I'm not too old for it.

DBK: We thought it'd be good for our son get out of his workshop for a while and enjoy himself for once.

PIF: Hopefully, it'll make him take a break from all of the screens and techy whatnot.

DBK: And as my brother told us, it's good to spend time outdoors if one can afford it.

Nezha: Sounds nice. What's the third one?

RS: "Adventure camp" I'm told. Mei wanted me to go with her since MK can't. It does sound fun, though it has a no-screens policy, so I won't be able to contact anyone for a whole week.

Nezha: You're doing that and the one you went to when you were little?

RS: I signed up for the old camp before Mei asked me to join her. I didn't want to cancel nor refuse to go with Mei.

Nezha: Well I hope you have fun.

RS: I hope so too.

DBK: We can absolutely take care of my little brother during that time. He is always welcome here.

RS: And! I just replaced the air filters with more high-quality ones and put in some air purifiers for extra reassurance.

Nezha: Thank goodness.

DBK: We will stock up on anything and everything that Wukong needs.

PIF: And I will be happy to take him to his therapies and wherever else he needs to go in Heaven.

Nezha: Thank you so much. I'm sure Wukong will have a more fun time than I will.

PIF: Indeed.

Nezha: Well, I ought to get going. Thanks again, and Happy Mother's Day Iron Fan.

PIF: Thank you.

DBK: See you soon Nephew.

RS: Bye Nezha!

Nezha: Goodbye! *hangs up*

PIF: Speaking of Mother's Day, what do you two have planned for tomorrow?

RS: You'll see!

~~~

DBK: You did remember that tomorrow's Mother's Day, didn't you?

RS: Of course I did! I was just busy helping the monkeys with their Mother's Day gift.

DBK: Good.

RS: Did you forget?

DBK: No, I just don't know what you normally do with her. I've been taking over everything since my release that I neglected to think of if you had any plans.

RS: Back when you were imprisoned, Mother would request I leave her alone for 24 hours.

DBK: Oh.

RS: Yeah, but we won't be doing that this year!

DBK: Good. I've been so focused on reforging my relationships with you both, I keep forgetting that you two need to repair your own relationship as well.

RS: It's quite alright, Father. We missed you and we know you missed us too. *hugs him*

DBK: *hugs him back*

Part 56:

Masterpost

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[jacethebeltsculptor]

Outer Wilds Exploration Log #3 #2

OK, picking up directly where we left off- after making sweet, sensual love to a wall of cacti at 20 meters per second, I blasted back off go explore the twins again only to meet possibly the only astronaut who both has a job and actually does it anywhere in this galaxy, Chert. Lord knows I'm not.

Chert was such a breath of fresh air. Didn't even need the trees, could've filled up my tanks on their delightful attitude. They had tons of helpful information about how the Twins worked, advice for what to check out, and even clued me in that whatever is happening to our sun may be happening to other systems as well. They even let me borrow their jetpack fuel. 10/10 coworker, would visit again.

Early on in my exploration, I encountered a chunk of Quantum Rock and a puzzle about a guy who went missing. I wasn't able to figure out the puzzle, so I moved on down into the Sunless City. Hope to God cousin Oskaar doesn't see all these guys living here when there's a sun outside or he would flip his shit.

Now, we found some cool stuff here, but the headliner is that I found some old writings debating whether or not to proceed with the Sun Station project. The Nomai were split, because it could either produce the infinite energy they need to find the Eye, or just explodify the solar system. Pretty damn inconsiderate if you ask me. Suddenly starting to get a better idea of why all of these suns are blowing up, and what that thing I definitely didn't kill myself trying to land on was. The Nomai are really shaping up to be a parable about how the relentless pursuit of knowledge can be dangerous unless tempered by a strong foundation of ethics and responsibility- which is great, but it'd be nice if they didn't have to learn their lesson by exploding my home, my coworkers, and all of my stuff.

I used the last of my time in that cycle to check out the Quantum Moon locator- a disappearing moon just has to be plot-relevant, so that'll be handy later.

Turns out, I didn't need it, because I ended up catching a pretty lucky break- I was going back to Giant's Deep for another series of inconveniently-timed blowjobs when I happened to catch the Quantum Moon in orbit. Managed to snag a photo of that fucker to pin it in place and land- solving mysteries is for chumps! I mean, for different chumps, who aren't me. With the solution to all my problems handed to me on a silver platter, I proceeded to try to gravity-sling my way around the planet to explore quickly, and instead blasted my reckless ass into space at Mach Dumbass. This led to me letting the moon out of my sight, and it teleported off into the ether and took my ship with it. I got carjacked by the fucking moon.

Now, earlier in my playthrough, this would've been another stupid way I died- suffocate in space, or splat against the next thing I hit, or meditate serenely while I float slowly towards the sun. I've climbed several rungs up the echeladder since then, though, and I instead managed to get to Giant's Deep and land in the drink. I took the opportunity to sneak into the Statue Lab where I heard about the Ash Twin project and how the statues store memories. I'm not sure how they're getting sent back in time, but I guess when you have a supernova powering your tech, anything is possible. Looks like I'll be visiting Ash Twin in the next loop. Overall, I'm enjoying the hell out of the Outer Wilds. I've struggled to finish similar games, such as Subnautica, in the past, as I eventually found a point where the game slowed down and I stopped feeling like I was discovering new things. The much smaller map, computer system which marks what locations still have more to find and how the information is connected, goes a long way towards preventing the downfall into aimless wandering that results in me dropping the game. I adore the cozy atmosphere of this game- it feels at once cozy and familiar and like a grand cosmic adventure. I'm pretty sure I'm about 60% through the "What's going on?" phase and steadily working towards the "How do I fix it?" phase, with a few more planets to visit to fill out the rest of the picture. To-do list for next time: Check out Dark Bramble / find Feldspar. Return to Ember Twin and Brittle Hollow to figure out the Quantum Puzzles there. Check out Ash Twin. Kidnap Chert and take him to the Statue Workshop so he can start looping with me.

[voidsentprinces]

Shadowbringers took Emet-Selch from ARR Lahabrea levels of mustache twirling, Saturday Morning Cartoon villain. All monologue and evil laughter while his evil boobs malevolently boobed down the Post-Stormblood's darker breast boobily and changed him into an actual character. And the first Ascian who actually spent time with us in a more meaningful way. Flipping them from one note, evil that must be defeated. To one we came to understand and a group that connected to our character's literal past reincarnation that we do not recall.

Additionally, atmospherically, Shadowbringers brought us to Post-Apocalypse that wasn't 28 Days Later, Mad Max or Rapture-esque. While pulling from all those series. Its a world 100 years after the Apocalypse was averted but still causes the world to live in its shadow.

This expansion seems to be the beloved darling of the community. Even topping Heavensward in most regards. But, also, personally, I feel like Shadowbringers is only good Shadowbringers for the last three levels of it. And rest is just so much set dressing and putting together the A-Team. For lack of a better comparison, 70 - 79 is our Avengers Infinity War. We get the band back together, fight off the big bad and actually almost win. But then we lose and we lose HARD and we spend a handful of quests somewhat wandering aimlessly until we resolve to go after the one who took victory away from us. That lead up, to me, is alright but the story didn't really HIT, outside of my long winded story analysis reasons, until we reach Amaurot.

Even its Post-Patches seemed to struggle to figure out what to do. Having Elidibus bounce hither and thither without the Scions really trying to stop him because, "We don't know what he is up to." which was counterproductively frustrating to me. You are literally not stopping and banishing the villain so the plot can happen. Alisaie literally kept tabs on the Warriors of Darkness because we were focusing on dealing with Nidhogg. Why the hell couldn't they have kept tracked and harassed Elidibus at least? But no, the sky starts to shower stars and then it is go time. And while To the Edge and the Seat of Sacrifice are awesome. My suspense of disbelief that our Scions would just shrug and only off screen keep tags on lesser Ascians and then just be like, "I dunno fellas, this here Elidibus is tricky." strikes me as dense. Like, this is denser than a dead star. They let things happen for the sake of it happening.

Bottomline, there is some wiggle room here. Shadowbringers may be the community's darling. But I wonder if, its just because we remember the super highs of Amaurot to Seat of Sacrifice. And kind of brush things like; the Ran'jit fights, the Supernatural problem of Lucifer's Cousin's Roommate being the big bad in Lunar Primals, Thancred's treatment of Ryne and Speedrunning him some redemption in the Amh Araeng second half.

I'm rambling now, as a whole. Did you enjoy Shadowbringers? If not why? Vote your answer and leave your opinion in the tags if you'd like.

Note: I am aware that the Post-Patch production was stunted by the COVID Pandemic. Still, I'd like your opinion about anything you felt lacking. Even with that dead whale hanging over the entire thing.