#But his backstory (which I'll get to) kinda means he was always going to move to humans…..

[desultory-novice]

"Apologies AU" Summary Part 1

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Long, long ago, Earth experienced a radical climate shift that meant within as little as two generations, the planet would no longer be habitable for humans. A desperate humanity sought a new home for themselves and their progeny, eventually discovering the perfect place to start over, a planet they dubbed "The New World."

The New World was to be more than humanity's second chance at life. It would be an ideal society: all of humankind's greatness and triumph built side by side with nature, so the problems of the old world would not follow. Humanity began migrating in waves, the most privileged and wealthy and their loyalists first, of course.

Eventually, everyone would get a new lease on life.

Yes... surely...

One day, upon this fresh new world an alien life form crashed. Mysterious. Powerful. Dangerous. Also weak. Too weak to evade capture. And soon...life began to change. The people of The New World slowly turned their eyes away from those they'd left behind in their ugly past, their gaze fixed on a dream-like future. Advancement. Progress. Technology akin-to-magic. A galaxy of possibilities.

It could be theirs. It would be theirs. At any cost. Those in power would make sure of it.

Animal experiments... Human experiments...

Among these experiments was a woman with a voice so beautiful hearing her was to feel like your greatest Dream had come true...  She would fall in love with a man with a Heart so great he left his home to try and return this troubled species to the right path...

...From their union, two children would be born. 

The eldest, a boy, bore great Darkness within him. The abstract nature of his gifts proved of small interest to Lab Discovera at first, and he was tentatively returned to the care of his parents.

The second, a little girl, was a powerful vessel for Soul matter. The ability to create life, not just manipulate it. To bring something into being from nothing.

She, they wanted desperately! For they did not see a child or even a living creature, but a tool from which they could wrest their desired future of absolute control. The wielders of Dream and Heart would not hear of sacrificing their progeny for these twisted goals!

Considered fugitives from The New World for fleeing with precious "experimental equipment" they hid themselves the only place they thought safe: Old Earth, now little more than a dumping ground for exiles and failed or "disappointing" experiments, often sent down as trinkets to pacify the urban warlords who ruled over the depressed, powerless survivors of this slowly collapsing society.

The family of four lived as best as they could in the increasingly cold and harsh modern wasteland, seen as traitors to their neighbors for having worked closely with Old Earth's privileged oppressors. The children were able to avoid capture, at least.

But their parents would not live to see them grow up...

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It is the beginning of summer, the only time of the year on "Shiver Star" where it is warm enough to be outdoors for most of the day. The planet awakens from another three season long hibernation...

Adeleine and Noir Fontaine are orphaned siblings, two young kids in their early and mid-teens just trying to survive amongst a tired and deeply bitter populace who knows that they, for one reason or another, are the ones humanity has chosen to die while the rest migrated to the bounteous and rich future of The New World.

Only Noir is old enough and wise enough to fully grasp that no matter how hard they pretend otherwise, there's no long-term survival for the two of them. And god knows, the day-to-day is hard enough.

Still, the two make it work. They thrive, even, due to Noir's endless tenacity and strong desire to save his little sister from the crushing despair he feels, even if he can save her no other way.

With society opening up again, the two quickly find themselves reunited with their childhood friend of several years. It is a happy reunion for Adeleine and an awkward one for Noir. Though even he can't help but admit, having Raquelle around makes the weight on his shoulders feel a little more bearable. Even if the slightly older girl's good-natured teasing flusters him in a complex way...

Still, they could have gone on like this together for many years, the three of them. Until the snow forgot how to melt and all life fell into a gentle sleep, buried under the white drifts. They could have.

...They could have but...

One fateful day, Adeleine's art supplies, her only personal treasure, are ruined beyond repair by people who did not care for their warm-hearted escapism. Alone, Noir follows a secret hunch and sneaks into the Museum of New World Technology, a wrecked and abandoned building formerly used to host hundreds of the broken and often dangerous tchotchkes left behind by the New World.

He finds just what he was looking for amongst the looted remains of this experimental display of new world glitz – the perfect gift for his sister. A "magical" paintbrush that ensures she will always have the tools to do what she loves. Adeleine now finds herself slowly able to bring her yet unrefined art to a fantastical new level!

While they start out as little more than animated sketches, she will in time learn to tap into powers deep within herself, powers as natural to her as breathing, to bring real items, even food, into being.

Noir finds a gift for himself as well. A sword with a strange dark aura. It speaks to him. To his soul. Anxiety. Dread. Anger. Negative emotions that Noir had been able to push aside for most of his troubled life with seemingly endless patience and resilience.

It tempts him: a weapon that does not require strength nor training to use, and effortlessly concealable as something no more noticeable than a chain necklace he can hide beneath the scarf he always has on him. Before he knows what he is doing, he has donned it.

Their summer takes a dramatic turn for the better. Long days of magic-fueled safety and silliness sponsored by "dream-like" technology. Adeleine continues to hone her skills. Noir trains with his gift as well and the inexplicable powers it grants him. He plays with being a hero, disappearing night after night to hunt "monsters."

...But this isn't a story about a hero...

Noir is disappearing more and more lately. He's tense. Frightened of something lurking just over his shoulder. He never takes his scarf off now, and he's begun to wear gloves over his hands, even inside.

One day, he reports to Adeleine that he and Raquelle had a bad fight; that she said she never wants to see him again. Adeleine, seeing the changes in her brother as a sign Noir's been deeply hurt by this experience, loyally sides with him and gives up her oldest friendship...

And so, things go back to normal for the two Adeleine...

What she cannot see is that Noir's hands and neck have begun to turn dark and withered; it is almost as if something other than blood is starting to run through his veins. Underneath his scarf, the chain necklace that gave him control over the dark sword has transformed into a collar he can neither remove nor destroy. His attempts to do so cause the sword under "his" control to attack him, violently.

Frightened, he manages to contact an exiled New World scientist, a man with a shattered mind who informs Noir of the horrible secret behind The New World's precious "miracle." That their wondrous advancements all stemmed from the extensive torture of an alien life form, a powerful psychic who even now, a planet away, is able to toy with the fates of those who gorged themselves on Forgo's pain.

Worse than the knowledge of what this information might mean for him is the realization that he has cursed his little sister to the same terrible end as he. Noir runs to her, frantic! Perhaps it is not too late! There may still be time to take it back!

Please!! Not Adeleine too...!!

And yet...

...She is fine! To his great relief! Adeleine shows no signs of the frightening, irreversible transformation he is seemingly undergoing!

Indeed, she hasn't changed one bit since her gift...

Time passes for the siblings. Slowly and quickly. Noir becomes desperate to continue to conceal and somehow free himself of his "gift." For if he were to die now, what would happen to his sister? She has no one left. But her joy at her growing abilities only makes his guilt worse. And negativity speeds along the change...

Realizing at long last that the fragile life he wishes he could return to is now forever out of reach, that he was the one who destroyed it, and that the monstrous transformation he is going through can only end in harming Adeleine as well, Noir makes a decision...

There is no escape for him. But Adeleine will be free.

At any cost.

Noir touches his sleeping sister's cheek with a hand she would recoil from if she knew what her "hero" has done and disappears into the night one last time...

Days later, Noir and Adeleine arrive at the spaceport. He has come along to bid her goodbye. He tells her not to worry. That he will follow once his paperwork is all sorted out. Unable to fully disguise his intentions, he smiles with tears in his eyes and begs her to be happy.

Happy enough...for the both of them...

Only he knows this is the last time they will meet in this form.

After she departs, Noir walks out into the snow, alone. The distant eye that had been closely watching the child born to Darkness from afar for years, that had begun to lurk inside him since he took the Dark Matter Blade, that sunk its claws into its prey for good the moment his unstoppable resilience finally slipped and he allowed himself, in his fear, to murder his best friend and consign her soul - along with the others he killed - to be enslaved to the darkness too, bursts forth, consuming his physical body.

His last thoughts are not for his own fate. He knows what he deserves.

No. They are for she whom he always thought of first. To the one he had given up everything for and knew, deep inside, he would give up his life for as well, the moment she gave him that scarf...

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"Was I a good brother... Adeleine...?"

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[Apologies AU Masterpost] [Noir's Field Trip Masterpost]

[mackmp3]

⚰️🕰️🌃 for your two favourite ocs

YAY YIPPEEEE THANK YOUUUUU i also kinda only have. two ocs hehe but YAY i also completey forgor about this so thank you for the reminder also

⚰️ - if your character lost a loved one, what would they do? would they grieve and move on? try to bring them back? cling to their remains?

mihangel has been dead before so his feelings on a loved one dying would be. Complex. because he knows how dark and empty it is to be dead but he also doesnt know if he's remembering right. maybe the afterlife is a beautiful place & he just doesnt know b/c he got pulled back into being alive? he would mourn & try to move on but there's still that nagging feeling of 'what if they really are alone'.

strangeways can talk to ghosts by partially entering their timestream and partially pulling ghosts into the normal timestream and She Would Do This. however she'd soon discover that talking to a dead loved one is actually a Terrible way to your live your life but there would definitely be a long period where she'd Want to sulk & be miserable about it and talk to them in the ghost world, even though it takes a lot of effort for her & only the most determined souls make fully lucid ghosts. especially if they've been dead for a while & are starting to fade, she'd still try to bring them through to this world to talk even when its incredibly draining for her. someone else very close to her would have to convince her to stop. she would be the kind of person to think 'i ALWAYS have to carry this around with me & be sad about it' even though she has an extended lifespan. she would think 'in a thousand years i still have to be upset about this' even if realistically the pain would have faded by then.

more under cut cos this is going to be. long lol

🕰 - what would your character do if they were stuck in a time loop?

YAYAYYYA TIMELOOP I LOVE TIME MESSED UP NESS!!!! they both have Time Things going on hehe

mihangel would. not be coping well with that. in his backstory a Time Thing happened to him that meant that events changed and he is no longer dead, and he would probably think that this is the universe tryng to right itself & fix time by putting him in a loop or a pocket dimension of something. he would be freaking out about being stuck in a timeloop (is he aging? will he ever die? is everyone else looping to or is it only me stuck here? how do i even begin to get out?), she has anxiety which isnt helping. i think (depending how long she's there) she would go through a period of like. doing slightly odd but not actually harmful things just b/c there are significantly less consequences. go for 2am walks by herself. be slightly weird in public. climb up the side of a building and sit on the roof all day.

strangeways would go straight to the 'oh hell yeah, no consequences!!' stage where she'd think 'well if the universe doesnt sort this out in a few days i'll deal with it then, but in the mean time i'm gonna steal a tv and set a couch on fire and go drinking & go to the loudest concert possible' but there would be a deep undercurrent of The Dread. she would just think well surely this will sort itself out soon right????? as she goes out for the 173rd night in a row of wandering around in the dark looking for something interesting to do, as a distraction while she hopes the problem will go away. she'd think to herself 'oh wow i could use this to study so much' only to find that her notes have unwritten themself you know. idk maybe the room wouldnt reset but you get the idea.

🌃 - what would your character do if they were trapped in a labyrinthine city that's alive?

THEYD BOTH BE HAVING SO MUCH FUN AND ALSO BE DEEPLY UNSETTLED BY THE EXPERIENCE YIPPEE

knowing them they'd probably be there together, so. mihangel would be trying to figure out where they are & how to get where they're going & get out again without getting lost/trapped/consumed by the city/etc. probably trying not to touch the walls. he'd be more Disguested when he works out the city is Alive i think. morbidly fascinated but more wanting to just Get Out Of There. strangeways would be pushing button and picking stuff up & being like 'haha wow this is kinda creepy & cool' while trying to cover up that she's actually really unsettled by the whole thing. mihangel would be interested in Looking Around, and strangeways would want to try & communicate with the city, whether or not they can work out if thats possible.

[haematophiliac]

// This isn't a vent or negative as such but more of a... Thought process? Kinda thing. I'm a little fried in the brain after reading 500+ journals I made since 2005 (Wild ride I'll tell you that), but I think I'm good to write this after putting this through my mind for a while now. Cut for length.

I don't know where I stand with Jax and RPing him. At all. It's reached that point where nearly everybody I RP with knows he's a bad guy and, as much as I love RPing a bad guy, it's also grating on me in a sense because I can't exactly do much at this point other than get into arguments, fights, get hated on (all IC ofc) and all that sort of thing. So it's leaving me feeling rather, well, exhausted. This happened on Warcraft with my main and I ditched her in the end after seven years of fruitful RP because I couldn't RP without battles and whatever else. But I enjoy this muse a lot and don't want to, or plan to, ditch him. I just need to think how to proceed without soft rebooting or making a clean slate etc. I don't want to do that. I'm aware this is all from my own actions, but I didn't plan for it to get like this.

Furthermore, there's also the issue of me changing -a lot- IRL since I created him. Things have been coming to light about his creation in an odd way, like his moves and motives etc, that yes, I do enjoy those things in RP, but the things are also making me anxious for some reason. I'm getting anxious at the idea of RPing him and I don't know -exactly- why. I know it's sort of because I've grown a lot and view things much differently now, but why that should affect my RP, I don't know. Some things are also starting to hit home with backstories and whatever related, and realizing this in the past year has made me uncomfortable. Aka, I've inserted things into this muse without realizing that they relate to me in some manner and I hate that and, while I don't plan to alter it at all, it still irks me. So I'm at a loss there on what to do and think. I don't plan to change him and I don't want to change him. I love this muse exactly how he is. But something's irking me, which I don't know what exactly, so I just feel wrong at current.

Lastly, I need to think how to RP him better. A lot of my RP is... Terrible, I guess, in a sense. I can't portray my muses how I truly desire. They overshare because I'm used to oversharing for example, something I'm tackling, and the responses I get to things are totally valid, but also make me realize this isn't how I want the muses to be because it isn't how they are meant to be. This means I need to evaluate how I RP and think more when replying to things.

So, all in all, I need to do more thinking on how to get back into this muse, process a few things in my mind, and what can be done to relight my adoration for RPing with you all because you are all fantastic and fun, and I miss everything, even if I'm still here and never left.

I'm not leaving or anything or even going on a hiatus. I'm just putting this out there because I've been quiet recently due to all these thoughts, and I'm trying to think on what to do, and writing it out helps. I'm open to suggestions but I don't expect anything in any manner. Just putting this out there as an FYI if anything. I've always kept my IRL thoughts and things off of Tumblr to keep a pleasant atmosphere around my blog (I don't mind other people venting or whatever, mind you), but this should be written down at least so there's an understanding as to why I went from writing this muse to nearly nothing.

<3

[sunny6677]

Figured I'd post about an Eddsworld oc I've had for a while now cuz why not

TWS FOR ABUSE, MANIPULATION, COMPLICATED RELATIONSHIPS, UNHEALTHY MINDSETS, WOUNDS, KNIFE IMAGERY, WOUND IMAGERY, ARSON MENTIONS TOWARD THE END??, KIDNAPPING, TRAUMA.

ALSO BY TORD, MATT, EDD AND TOM I MEAN THE CHARACTERS—CLARIFICATION ON THAT PART SINCE I DONT WANNA START SHIT.

So his full name is Cameron Davidson, but everyone just calls him 'Cam' for short. Cam is overly calm and chill to the point of it being kinda the running gag of his whole character (like in that one episode of Legacy where they go to the Zombie-filled amusement park, Cam is calm even after they found out they're all zombies and is like "ehhh we'll be fine" despite nearly dying a few seconds after saying that—and even after nearly dying, he just shrugs his shoulders while Tom drags him off). He's charismatic and can charm people pretty easily into liking him just because of how overly chill he is. I imagine his canon voice is the youtuber ProZD or that he'd sound kinda like Marshall Lee from Adventure Time. He's also really into strawberry milk, and has a massive distaste for chocolate milk. He's also just into the color pink in general. Deep down despite his normally calm demeanor though, it comes from the fact that he's been through so much to the point where basically nothing phases him anymore, and also because he doesn't want people to worry for him. And as to why that is—ehhh, I'll tell of his backstory with Tord as an answer.

So in kindergarten, Cam was actually a very emotional and sensitive kid. This was due to his already manipulative and abusive mother, but also because of the kids in class who'd bully him non-stop for being 'girly'. Tord ended up seeing this, and felt bad for him. But due to Tord being a pretty unhinged kid, he didn't handle it well, and instead started making fun of Cam for being a 'crybaby' so the other kids would divert their attention him from being girly to that. So of course, Cam and Tord developed a very complicated relationship right from the start due to Tord always picking on him.

Buuut, throughout Elementary School, their relationship did kinda soften a little. There was one incident where Cam got beaten up by kids and left on the street, and Tord found him while riding on his bike, and decided to take him back to his house because he isn't that much of a dick to the point of leaving him there. There was another incident where it was Cams birthday, and nobody came, and upon seeing him cry on the porch of his house, Tord felt bad and reluctantly decided to come over. There was.. also an incident where Cam ended up getting kidnapped by some random man in a van when he snuck out one night. But Cam was able to escape by using rat poison on his kidnappers food (his kidnapper made him cook for him a lot and do a bunch of other stuff), because Cam remembered something Tord had told him about poison, and decided using the only poison in the house might work. From the kidnapping incident though, they finally became friends, or at least they did until 5th to 6th grade. Cams mom randomly decided she wanted to move away, and manipulated Cam into thinking no one wanted him there anyway, so this prompted Cam to not say anything to Tord on the day of him moving away. Which prompted a misunderstanding between the two, and made Tord angry at him for years for not even telling him he was going away, while Cam thought Tord already didn't like him and was just being nice.

In senior year of high-school though, Cam suddenly came back one day as a 'new student' because.. well, he moved back. And he was like VERYYYY different compared to how he was before. He was overly chill and laughed most of the things people said about him off, which prompted him from becoming the most bullied kid in class to becoming basically the most popular guy in school. Tord didn't even know it was him at first due to his different look and personality, but when he found out it was him, all of Tord's anger returned, and he angrily vented to his friends about it while at lunch. Not to mention, he thought Cam was already kind of ignoring him (Cam wasn't—he just didn't recognize Tord).

Tom, being an asshole and kind of already having a rivalry with Tord, decided to randomly get up from the table afterward just to invite Cam over to sit with them (because Tom was kind of mad about something Tord did to him a few days ago and was desperate for some form of pay-back). Cam agrees to sit with them, and sparks some conversation. He immediately befriends Edd, Matt and Tom, and tries to befriend Tord—but that doesnt work for obvious reasons. But doesn't even recognize Tord until the end of lunch nears, and the two immediately begin to argue while the others watch.

But throughout Cam being finally back and having reunited with Tord, their relationship slowly starts to soften up again due to Cam going through like a bunch of different shit (people spreading rumors about him, his mom being an asshole, etc). And they slowly become friends again after a while. This is also kind of where Tord starts to develop a repressed crush on him. However, Cam actually started liking Tord the moment they finally became friends in elementary, and has been kind of keeping his feelings deep down inside for years due to thinking a relationship like that wouldn't work out.

So in the time before Tord first leaves in the current time of Eddsworld, a rather complicated love story begins with Cam and Tord after a series of chocolate milk filled pranks Tord pulls on Cam to get revenge on him for making fun of his 'hentai'. It doesn't work though because while Cam is mad, he doesn't really care that much since it was Tord who did it. And Cam already thinks WAYYYY too highly of his friends just because they befriended him despite how 'horrible' of a person he truly thinks he is, and therefore thinks of them as saints due to that. This prompts Edd to intervene though, and forces them to kinds get along by making them go to a carnival thing together. And eventually they do apologize, but a certain incident regarding them holding hands and even getting maybe a little too close starts to make them question their feelings. However, at the end of this little love story of theirs, Tord has to leave for the big city. And Cam is upset deep down, but tries to keep it all hidden away. He isn't able to for long though, and when Tord comes to his room later that night to say another goodbye before he actually leaves, Cam finally breaks down in front of him after so many years and accidentally admits his feelings. Tord is shocked, but ends up reciprocating his feelings, and as a promise to Cam, he agrees to get with him after he manages to accomplish all of his dreams since they don't really think a distant relationship would work out considering he's all the way in some other city.

So after Tord finally leaves the next day, Cam is very quiet and visibly upset the whole time, but eventually calms down near the end of the episode. And to not worry his friends, he pretends like nothing happened and that everything is fine. Cam willingly will talk about Tord after he leaves, but he will avoid talking about anything related to their little romance.

When Tord comes back in The End, Edd wants to surprise Cam (since he knew how close they were before he left), so when he sees Tord in their house, he covers Cams eyes and leads Cam to where Tord is. And upon seeing Tord, Cam is obviously happy and pulls the guy into a hug. But Tord only came back for the giant robot obviously, and he doesn't want to get too attached, but unfortunately for him, he finds his feelings for Cam slowly rising up again. He tries to push Cam away or act distant with him the whole time, and avoids talking about the romance thing. But in The End Part 2 when he pulls out the giant robot and it explodes from Tom's harpoon gun, one of the debris lands on Cam and claws off the side of his face. Cam is too in shock from Tords betrayal to really care and just looks up in shock as his friends frantically run up to him.

After this incident, Cam is effected, but once again keeps it all inside and tries acting like nothing happened. Deep down, he still feels very hurt by Tords betrayal, and will probably keep acting like nothing happened until WTFuture where he finally has enough and basically attempts to assassinate Tord due to how much of a dictator he's become. (Though Cam kinda gets captured by The Red Leader army and Red Leader! Tord anyway, so that becomes difficult pretty quick)

As for Cams relationships with the other boys though:

Cam is pretty cool with Edd and thinks of him as a really talented, sweet guy. And he usually attempts to make the guy happy by giving him lots of cola or bacon, etc etc. Cam is also pretty chill with Tom who he thinks is just really cool despite how grumpy he is a lot of the time, but they kinda become closer after The End Part 2 because Cam ends up kinda venting to Tom about the whole incident, and Tom feels bad for him since he already hates Tord. Cam is especially close with Matt out of all of them though and genuinely thinks he's the best guy to have ever lived—he compliments Matt a lot, he helps him with his shenanigans a lot of the time, and even kinda got married to him once just because Matt was trying to do a list of things he had never done before.

Cam also kind of already helps with his friends shenanigans as well. Like he joins Tom during that one episode of Zanta Claws where he goes on a rampage throughout the entire town, but mostly because Cam is already kind of wasted and can't really think straight about why he maybe shouldn't destroy the town with Tom. Cam helps out Edd with the acting and the script during Movie Makers. Etc etc.

Other facts about Cam—

1. He isn't even lying when he says he thinks Matt is genuinely the coolest person he's ever known, and means all of his word of praise to him. He doesn't even think of Matt as arrogant, and just thinks he's a really confident guy.

2. In Spares, there was a Cam clone that was EXACTLY like how he was as a kid. Tord hesitated to shoot this clone of him because it reminded him of Past Cam, but Cam came up from behind and proceeded to kill the clone without hesitation, kinda symbolizing the fact that Past Cam really IS gone.

3. He also only started repressing his emotions (at least after leaving town) mostly because he thought it was what Tord would have wanted due to how he always made fun of him for being a crybaby when they were in elementary.

4. Tord called him 'crybaby' as an insult at first, but it slowly became a term of endearment when they finally became friends.

5. Cam kinda nearly breaks the ship in Space Face - Part 2 because he starts complimenting Matt a little too much and Matt's ego nearly busts the ship.

6. Cam is overly flirty or at least a little more honest about how he feels when drunk.

7. I imagine there's an episode where Cam literally just goes around the town and destroys a bunch of stuff. But his friends catch him in the act, and Edd is like "Cam, what did I tell you about doing arson?!... without US—" and then they all proceed to join him in a epic montage until the police show up.

May do a post about his story in WTFuture later—also I encourage him being shipped with other characters if you wanna do that. Bro already has a complicated relationship with Tord, he probably needs something healthy lmao

[itzpris15634]

I want to eat Vinnie Oh oh another question if you don't mind about your human au. This one is about relationships, just in general. I'm not sure how to phrase it exactly but basically what social circles exist in your human au - who knows who and who is maybe friends with who? Likeeee for example I'm assuming Zoe's circle is the rest of the humanized pets, Madam Pom, Gail (ig, I mean she is her sister so idk if that counts), Blythe (+ maybe her friends?), another guess is maybe Digby (🤤) or perhaps other guys he dated like Philippe (y'know, the dog mime?). Just kinda a question about who each of them know and are close/r to. It doesn't have to involve only the main characters if you have any circles like that, like maybe there are some side characters who have their own circles that don't involve any of them directly or at all likeeeee idk perhaps Bazil, Mitzi and Scout are all close friends (those are literally just the first names that came to my mind).

Long story short, who mingles with whom?

Vinnie yum yum *nom*

Okay so there’s the obvious Main 7, and then Blythe’s friend group (Sue, Jasper, Youngmee)

I’ll start by elaborating on what you mentioned with Zoe.

Indeed, other than the Main 7, she frequently talks to Madame Pom. Though since Pomela is almost always traveling its usually only by phone/video call. But if Zoe has time she’ll go to Paris to visit her. Soooo I think she'd have a friend group there too. Which brings back my headcanon that Zoe is learning French, with Pomela's help. I imagine she introduced Zoe to that French friend group so she can engage in actual conversation and put her learnings to use. As for guys she dated... wellllll. Like she won't hang with them as frequently as her other groups, but she's on good terms with some of them like Digby or Philippe as you mentioned.

...Aight that's a lot about Zoe haha. Next!

Sunil! Again, Main 7. There's his co-workers at the pharmacy whom he'll chat with sometimes on slow days at work. There's also Scarletta, Tootsie, and Shivers- his bandmates. Which- I wanna get into the backstory of how he got in there but I fear it might be too long so I'll save it for another post.

Lots of Minka's paintings are on display at some art galleries, and so she's a little bit acquainted with the critics who talk about her art. Genghis, being one of them. In fact he's the one she likes talking with most frequently, even if it’s not for art reasons. She just thinks he’s neat!

Pepper doesn't get around much. They frequent a few clubs, and are a little familiar with the staff there. But not much. I guess the closest friend they have outside of the main 7 there's Mitzi who she likes to borrow perfumes from.

(o yeah i'm gonna start using she/they on Pepper now. anyway)

Vinnie, like Pepper, doesn't have much of a social circle outside of the 7. Sure there's all the wonderful actors and dancers he gets to work with for shows, but that's just what they are. Co-workers. Acquaintances, sure. But not super close friends.

Penny (i'm desperate for the right color for her can someone give me an html tutorial or smth pls) Well, there’s the Sweet Delights people- Buttercream, Sugar, Youngmee, Christie. And as I've said before in our DMs, she has a backstory with Scarletta. They were childhood friends, until Penny moved away. Which left Scarletta all alone, so she had to toughen up and stay strong. Then when Scarletta moves to Downtown to start Hazy Summers and sees Penny there... well. Yeah. They had a few things to fix, but overall are on better terms now.

Russell is fairly sociable. The main 7, the co-workers at the prosecutor's office. And of course, the Duchess of Lancashire Lane Fanclub hehe. I guess, according to the cameos in that episode, Scout, Tootsie, Digby, and Mary Frances are in that club too. As such, Russell knows them. They all fangirl over the hot Duke have intellectual discussions about the show's themes and story, and all the most interesting plot twists there are. A cup of hot tea to go along with it.

I reallyyyy want to mention Athena here so here I go- She’s a defense attorney, to rival him being prosecutor. Russell wants to make sure criminals get justice, but Athena is really good at her job so that frustrates him. But they’re not really friends. Like, sure he talks with her in between court sessions even if only to bicker with her.

OKay that's the main 7. As for others? I have a few ideas.

Delilah is acquainted with many people in the industry. She travels around the world to work with different companies and magazines. One of these is Tres Blasé. ...I'll get to the point. I like imagining her being friends with Mona and Tangier. Tangier, well, I suppose it'd be a one-sided thing. Like Tangier would go "Wow! We're friends! I'm so lucky to have you, 'Lilah." And Delilah, already a little bit wary of him just goes "Yes yes yes. Friends, or whatever..."

Poor little Nutmeg is very sheltered, and most of her friends were picked out for her by her parents. She doesn't really like them. Sometimes she likes sneaking out. Which is how she met Youngmee! They have a sisterly dynamic going on and its cute and wholesome, and a nice break for Nutmeg from her Lonely Rich Kid life.

Poppy Pawsley and Scout both work for the Biskits. Poppy is Eliza's secretary, ad Scout is Fisher's sssppyyyy..... uh secretary also. Nothing else at all. Yeah.

Oh hey we're back to Madame Pomela again. She knows Shahrukh. As a friend, boyfriend, or just co-worker- my mind switches it up sometimes but she does know him! She decided one day she'd expand her work, trying out acting in a movie. And then she meets Shahrukh there and yeaaaah.

Alrighty thas all I got for now.

[synonymroll648]

hehe so you ar my number one fic supporter and i GUESS im asking if you have any keefitz prompts for me :)

i cannot something right away but :))

ASRFGDEGTFGJHGJUKHYJHFDF WHEN I READ THIS MY JAW FUCKING DROPPED AND STARTED STIMMING BECAUSE OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD

okokok. so. i'll give you multiple so you can pick and choose as you like!

that au you had where fitz was a model and keefe was his favorite makeup artist and they were besties w/ seemingly unrequited love? please feel free to expand on this au AT ALL. how they met and became friends or the aftermath of the og fic or keefe's pov on the og fic or something else or both - i would devour any and all of it, that au is gold. in my heart

keefitz + pancake art. interpret as you like <3

human au or canon divergent fic where elwin's an aquatic therapist and adopted keefe and keefe's going into the same field as him, and fitz is going into aquatic therapy for his knee, and keefe's the guy he sees and they realize they (still? up to you) have chemistry and resolve to hang out outside of the water

pre-canon sleepover in which keefe finds out firsthand that fitz is the lord of the snuggles

being fruity at the level 3 midterm party (since shannon posted an excerpt from neverseen once that had keefe saying what happens at the level 3 midterm party stays at the level 3 midterm party and i have taken that run w/ it since and i think you would have fun w/ it too)

backstory behind how keefe ended up wearing fitz's bramble jersey(s) (can't remember if it was multiple times or once, but it's confirmed to be pre-canon)

keefe teaching fitz how to draw and getting increasingly distracted

fitz teaching keefe how to bake and getting increasingly distracted

take literally anything and everything from hits different by taylor swift (since i know you're also a swiftie) and fucking run (personally, off the top of my head, i feel like the part of the chorus that says catastrophic blues / moving on was always easy for me to do / but it hits different / it hits different 'cause it's you is the most Them but. you do you!!)

fitz and keefe navigating their canon and implied (implied, to me, meaning keefe's neurodivergency because that boy is one of us in my heart) disabilities together, mayhaps

ok so y'know the destiel i love you meme? yeah so. make keefitz news reporters that went viral as a meme because one of them went 'i love you' on air and the other just responded w/ the headlines for the day (avery would know who is who, i can't remember - i think it's keefe saying i love you and fitz responding w/ the news, but i could be wrong)

fitz telling keefe a bajillion stories about the search since it's over and keefe wanted to know

so y'know how fitz gave sophie fancy presents as a method of flirting? yeah so do that but fitz giving keefe the WEIRDEST shit when they were kids that he loves and by extension thinks keefe will love too. like some fucking umbrella off the street of louisiana, for example. dumb things like that that he REFUSES to explain where he got them from. bonus if he gives inaccurate explanations for their uses

keefe trying to teach fitz how to flirt but fitz can't flirt for SHIT but alsooooooo it's kinda working for keefe

"dammit, i'm not immune to fitz vacker" (or, alternatively: "i guess the wonderboy charm works on guys too")

au where keefe got to go on the search w/ fitz (can be as angsty or fluffy as you'd like)

ok so i could brainstorm more but also i want to finish my qpr keefex fic before i leave for a weeklong trip (leave time is supposedly in 2hrs and i haven't gotten ready for the day) so i'm gonna stop there. hopefully some of these prompts click w/ you!

[vapemaster42069]

🤡 ⛔ 🦅

:D hello!!

🤡: i have a little unposted thing imma stick under a readmore below because i was hysterically giggling the entire thing i wrote it and idk if i'll ever post it lols. here: !!

⛔: oh my gosh, so many. i'm notorious for starting fics and never completing them because of one reason or another; usually i lose inspiration or get a new idea to hop on. most recently, i was planning a 20+ chapter fic that i had about a half planned and a third written that follows a scarian life series+hermitcraft timeline. mainly, i wanted to write the angst bc that's waht i enjoy lols. (ok so. respongin to this actually inspired me to finish a scene so i might end up posting at least one part somewhere lmao, can always rely on you for inspo :] ). uhh, another one was just a party during the hc/empires crossover, one was a jrwi riptide hamlet au, there was a thanatos backstory thing that was Very similiar to Kaladin from TWoK if you're into that, there was a southlands coffeeshop/pottery class thing, much ado twelfth night au because i thought the convolution was funny, and a lot of chatfic-style crack stuff that i live for but will Never see the light of day

🦅: depends on the fic! i have a doc where i scribble down ideas, quotes, or good sentences, so sometimes i'll go off that and ball with whatever strikes inspiration, but i do have a tendency to do specific au's where i know where it's going! (rip jrwi twelfth night au draft you will be missed. ao3 draft deletion hates me fr). kinda off-topic but i feel like i frequently have a starting point and an ending point, especially for longer works, and i have a really hard time filling in the in-between scenes! probably, i should outline more than i do lmao.

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"Joel, have you gotten shorter?"

"I- What? No!"

"No, I swear you look shorter." Grian paused and backed up, looking him up and down quizzically. He rubbed his chin to hide the quirk of a smug smile. "Scar, come look at Joel. Does he look any shorter to you?"

Scar, who had been slowly picking the leaves off of a plant, wheeled around. "Hey, yeah, he does, now that you mention it!"

"Scar!"

"Weren't you like 11 foot last time I saw you? You only look like 10'8 now," He leaned back in his chair, lifting a hand as well to scratch at his beard.

"Must have taken out the lifts in his shoes," Grian nodded sagely.

"Grian!"

"Little Timmy's rubbing off on you now, Joel--"

"I do not have lifts in my shoes!"

"--Every time you visit him, you get smaller."

"I do not-- I am not-- wait! I'm 11 foot, still!" 

"It's okay, Joel," Grian couldn't hide the amused lilt in his voice, "Us short kings have to stick together."

"Us-- HUH? I am not a short king!"

"What's this about short kings?" Sausage, ever with good timing, strolled around the corner and casually leaned on a fencepost next to Grian, propping an elbow on his shoulder. He leaned over and promptly toppled over with a yelp when the unsupported pole moved, before Grian hopped out of the way, grabbing him before he could smack his head on the ground. "I love sho-- waAAAH-- thank you, Grian--I love short kings. I am a short king! What do you have against short kings, Thunder Cheeks?"

"Hold on--"

"Nothing, Sausage! I'm just not one!"

"--Thunder Cheeks?" Grian squeaked.

"Oh, yeah, Joel's Thunder Cheeks, or Thunder Daddy! When his cheeks clap, thunder happens!"

"... I don't know how to respond to that,"

"Which cheeks?"

"Scar!"

"Whichever ones you want to,"

"Joel."

"That an offer?"

"Scar."

"Only if you want it to be,"

"Joel, I swear to god,"

Sausage giggled, his eyes alight. He had, evidently, already had his third cup of coffee today, based on his buzzy hands as he spoke. "You know what we gotta do, the four of us, is go to my tavern sometime! It could be like a double date, I'll show you a dance!"

"Like a-- no, Sausage, we aren't-- I mean, I haven't--" Grian could feel his face burning, "Scar, back me up here,"

"I'd love to go on a double date with you, Sausage! Would Joel and Grian be together, then?"

"Uhh. I mean, sure! Totally..." Sausage sideyed Grian, who looked away, desperately fanning his face to try to ease his blushing. It wasn't working very well, "So, you and I, and Grian and Joel! it's a date!"

"A double date! Oh my gosh, Grian, I'm so excited, we gotta get you out of that red sweater and into something snazzy?"

"I-- Scar, I look so snazzy in this sweater!"

"I mean," Scar wiggled his fingers at Grian, his eyes lighting up, "You're adorable with it on--" Grian squeaked. "--but not formal, like for a date! Come on, let's get dressed up all fancy!"

Sausage clapped his hands, bouncing on the balls of his feet. "Ooh, Scar, I might have this beautiful vest that might fit you, if you need one? The color would really pop on you."

"Oh, maybe! I could show you the shirt I had in mind, if you'd like!"

"I'd love to! Oh my goodness I'm so excited, maybe we could match shirts..." Sausage trailed off as he dragged Scar away by the hand, grinning, going a nerve-wracking speed down one of the hills surrounding Sanctuary, towards the nether portal.

"In about 5 seconds we're going to hear a crash, aren't we,"

"Most likely." Joel turned to Grian, a smug look on his face. "Anyways, Grian."

"Don't you dare."

Joel grinned, crouching down to his height. Grian scowled. It was a bit funny, as Joel was approximately 6 feet taller than Grian was, so he was fully doubled over in a squat to meet his eyes. "Got your eyes on someone, pretty bird?"

Grian covered his face, pressing the heels of his palms into his eyes. "Joel, I swear to god--"

"I won't tell him!” Grian looked up at him.

“Promise?”

“Promise. But I can’t guarantee I won't never blackmail you for it,”

Grian sighed. “I guess that’s all I can hope for,”

“Are you– is it that uncomfortable to go on a double-date with him there? Because, I mean, I could invite some other Empires members too if you think it’d help. Make it more like a server party than a date?”

“That–” Grian paused, looking extremely relieved, “I don’t want to ruin it for you and Sausage, but that would be a lifesaver, I think.”

“Then it’s done! We can probably drag Timmy in, and if he comes, Tango and Scott will come, which will get Oli, and Sausage can get Keralis, which means Jev will come, and I can probably get Lizzy, who will get Doc and Impulse, and– Well, we can figure out the specifics later, I’ll text Sausage.”

Grian sighed. "Well, what are you wearing?"

"Uhh. This?"

"You're wearing that to our date? Wow, Joel. I see how it is," Grian mock-pouted.

"What's wrong with what I'm wearing?" Joel startled, playfully indignant.

"It's not bad, you just wear it every day!" Grian winked, "Let's get snazzy."

[sleepy-achilles]

You don’t have to answer if you don’t want to, but are you okay? Did something bad happen today? Sorry if I’m being too intrusive

Oh no! It's completely okay! I've posted about it already so it's okay to ask. Also talking or atleast writing about stuff always makes me feel better as I struggle to talk about my feelings.

I'll be ranting and well talking about sort of abuse

Basically, small backstory

My brother is a complete and utter asshole who's addicted to weed and lying. He's also angry at the world for things that are his own fault.

He basically made our lives hell back when I was younger. I mean we all have anger issues but him? He has a very short temper to go with it. Him and my sister used to fight all the time, and I mean fight, my sister pulled a knife on him once and he completely broke his knuckles punching a brick wall.

Once my sister moved out it was mostly him screaming and yelling and breaking things. And well once he moved out it was peaceful and I didn't think he caused that much damage to me.

Small detail, I hate confrontation and have always put it down to me being socially awkward.

Back story over.

It's been a month or two since he moved in and today's the first day he kicked off and I went into full Flashback mode, like yk in those films when the soldiers have the ptsd flashbacks?

Yeah I had a full breakdown, shaking and everything, especially when he slammed his bedroom door (our doors are literally right next to each other) and my tennis racket fell off the wall.

I've never had a reaction like it before and well I didn't think he fucked me up that badly until today. Can say I was in shock. Still kinda are.

This man is a bully and a racist.

Mind blowing fact is he's racist toward me. His own sibling. The same race as him. He used to call me the slur mostly used against Chinese people because I have more squinted eyes than him. It doesn't help that our uncle has squinted eyes and is also one of those rare cases where you have too white parents and very dark skin.

Like dude grow the fuck up you dick.

I think what's got to me the most is he and everyone else just blew it over when he got money.

Fun fact about my brother, he will kick off, claim he's going to kill himself, if he doesn't have money. If he can't buy weed.

He's also been unemployed since Christmas and been lying about it because he couldn't be bothered to goto work. The reason he's back. He's only came clean this week that he was apparently laid off that morning. I been knew he hadn't had a drop for the last few months.

Fun fact bro who'll never read this, goto work, you'll get money for your fucking drugs.

This man has only ever brought me one thing. He had the nerve when he moved it to charge me 60 pound for some games he accidentally brought double of. Like, you owe me a lot of Christmas and birthday gifts.

Which I wouldn't be mad about if he actually turned up for my birthdays. When I was younger he chose to hang out with his friends instead of whatever party we had planned.

Everything is about him. He doesn't care about the rest of us if it doesn't benefit him.

Oh and before people call me idk spoilt or something, I've brought him cards and gifts for both until last year in which I gave up caring for him. He isn't going to change. I know that now.

He got me one birthday card in which he cheekily told me he hoped I enjoyed my birthday present which was a trip to the cinema with his girlfriend. I was 10 btw. And he didn't even pay for anything, my parents did as they needed to get me presents and my sister was working.

And yet he expects the world and expects people to be nice to him.

Sorry

I just needed to rant.

Thank you anon :)

[maleyanderecafe]

I just wanted to say - I really really love reading your analysis posts! You explain things so well and you're always so thorough in your analysis!

I was wondering if you could talk about how to write yandere characters so that they feel fresh? I find it really hard to come up with yandere characters without them feeling trope-y and kinda same-y. I guess I'm kinda in a bit of a creative rut. Otherwise, do you have any recs for media that take a unique spin on the yandere trope?

Hi there! Thank you so much. Haha, I'm glad that my analysis is clear since sometimes I feel like I'm kinda just rambling on about stuff and I kind of lose track of my original ideas sometimes (I guess it's fine? Writing is hard but I do my best) and I'm really grateful that people find it fun to read or interesting to read! Still, lately, I've been having a hard time coming up with good analysis posts to write about, so if anyone has any suggestions it would be very heavily appreciated, haha.

As for tips, I'll do my best to give some advice on how to write more fresh(?) yanderes, but for the most part, I feel like it's going to be more general writing tips. This is also more applicable to yanderes that are written with a story in mind. Hope it still helps you though, haha.

The first thing I'd say is to create the character before creating the yandere. This might sound kind of weird, but - at least from what I can tell- any character can be turned into a yandere, which is evident in yandere!characters that are in tumblr and other fanfiction places. For me, at least, it's important to at least establish basic characterization before making a yandere oc, so that the character itself isn't completely defined by the yandere archetype. It doesn't have to be super complicated at this stage, but having a general idea of how a character acts or how they are presented is a good way for at least a basis on how they may act as a yandere, and having other goals or hobbies can give more flavor to what the characters are like. A character that is more charismatic will act differently as a yandere that is more antisocial, just as a yandere who has strong morals may have different ideas than one that is morally gray.

Consider the role in the story and why or how they achieve it. Obviously, when it comes to yanderes, the goal is always tied to the s/o somehow, whether it be for their benefit or against it, which is already a huge thing for a character since that means that they have their basic driving force in the story already checked out. What purpose do they have in the story and why is it important? I'm going to dump my own oc in here as an example because of course, I am (I also keep on moving his purpose in the story too much but whatever), but Beta's main purpose in his story is to be an antagonist towards the main character Alpha and Scientist, who are living together. Because Alpha is much physically stronger than Beta, he can't use force to get rid of her and has to use other tactics such as manipulation to get rid of her. This is important for Alpha because it forces her away from Scientist, who is what's preventing her from going into an eventual downward spiral later in the story. Obviously, the purpose of the yandere will always be tied to the s/o, but there are a lot of ways to do it. One role that's more primary role is protecting their s/o will be different than the one that's primary role is to get rid of everyone around them, and the ways on how they achieve it might be different as well, again based on their own personalities, strengths, and actions.

Ask a lot of questions about your ocs. It can be more serious and in-depth things like their backstories or fears, or it can be more silly like how many rubber ducks they can balance on their heads. The general idea is to flesh out your character as much as possible and perhaps think about why specific answers are the way they are. If you have an ask blog, the people who ask you the questions allow you to think more deeply about things you might not have considered before, whether they be more silly or detailed. If your character can balance a lot of rubber duckies on their head, it might show that they have good balance, are silly enough to own that many rubber duckies, or can show just how determined they are to balance them all on their heads. In terms of yanderes, you might want to ask more questions related to tropes that yanderes are associated with. Are they more likely to directly fight back against someone that might hurt their s/o or are they more indirect? How willing are they to hurt their s/o? If the yandere is not already with the s/o, what is preventing them from being together? Is the s/o aware of the yandere tendencies and if so, how do they react to it? How would the yandere react if the s/o asked them to kill them or kill themselves? What tactics would they use if they were to get rid of someone? Questions like this might help in making some interesting yanderes in the long run.

Another thing that I like to do is to think of weird scenarios or "What If" Questions for plots/yanderes. This is more obvious when you do know the general cliches of yanderes, but try to think of what-if scenarios of things that you wouldn't normally find yanderes doing. For instance, most yanderes are antagonistic, or are normally rather morally gray, but could it be possible to write a yandere that's lawful good or neutral good? Because a lot of yanderes tend to have a lot of power, what if there was a yandere that had struck rock bottom and was climbing his way up to the top to a s/o who had it all? Yanderes are usually depicted as being always loving towards their s/o, so what if there were a yandere that had a hate-love relationship with their s/o and how would that work? Many yanderes are very manipulative and think ahead of their s/o, but what if their s/o was the one thinking ahead? What if a yandere had to forcibly change bodies constantly, how would they be able to be with their s/o? What if the yandere is destined to end up with someone else than the s/o, what would they do to combat it? Lots of fun questions like this might help with making an interesting yandere and seeing what they would do.

The final thing is to consume lots of different media. The best way to get ideas is to look at other people's ideas, and this doesn't always have to be yandere related. In some cases, something completely different from what you would like might help you build something new, and learning new things helps you think up new ideas.

Obviously, there's no way to make anything completely original and for a lot of yanderes, they still will be restrained to the same or similar things (stalking, violence, and imprisonment will always be staples of the yandere genre, even if not all yanderes do these things), but using these things in different situations or having different reasons for doing these things might help with making a good character.

Here's a list of interesting yanderes that might help you:

What If… Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands?- Kind of a dark AU of Doctor Strange, but it does give a good depiction of how living the past can suffocate people and it shows the dark end of a yandere that succeeds and destroys everything.

Warehouse - Didn't really expect a yandere to pull off a revenge scheme with their s/o, but here it is.

I Don't Want This Kind of Hero - Long and I always recommend it, but it is interesting seeing the yandere commit crimes to gain the attention of the s/o that hates him.

World End: Debugger - I'm a sucker for killing game-style stuff and it's interesting to see how they work together, despite yandere hiding his obsession towards the main character.

He’s Harmless, I Swear! - Probably been recommending this one too much, but it is a good look into a more harmless yandere that can still pack drama into a pretty realistic relationship.

Infatuation - A game/wattpad story but I do think it's interesting how the different yanderes act towards the MC and how they change because of the MC's actions. You got lots of different yandere types in this one, that's for sure.

Akkun to Kanojo -I haven't really seen a tsundere yandere before, so this one was interesting. It's also a comedic series and the manga is translating.

Anyways, hopefully, all this stuff ended up helping you!

[ilove-cedricdiggory]

'M not going anywhere.

Remus x Reader

Requested? - It's part 3!

Summary - After leaving Remus, you found yourself with family in the horribly hot state of Texas. What can come of you now? With friends with worries the size of the state and a heart almost as broken as they come, what on earth can you do with yourself with the man shows up - only, in his werewolf state?

Trigger Warning - cursing, mentions of abortion

Guide - (y/m/n) - Your middle name

This one has a lot of backstory in it, fair warning! It's not super action filled, but the next chapter will be up soon!

When you met Remus, you were in school with him. You had known all about the infamous Maurauders and their love for trouble, but didn't really see much of them. Well, you thought you hadn't. You had seen each of them separately, James was in potions with you, Sirius had been in Care of Magical Creatures with you, Peter in Transfiguration, but Remus, well, you didn't think you had him in anything until 4th year. Separately, you thought they were all good people, kind to you in classes, funny when the lesson was droning on, and calm enough to let you get your notes finished within reasonable time.

By fourth year, you had gotten used to each of the three boys separately. When you met Remus in Charms, hanging out with him as a Prefect while walking through the hallways, then outside of your duties together and with the rest of your friends, it came as a surprise at how different he acted with the three boys.

He was always so incredibly kind, so beautiful with his words to you, so when your feelings for him grew substantially, it didn't seem to surprise you. But, when he actually asked you out in fifth year, with the major confirmation of his friends that, yes, Moony, she's crazy for you! Everyone besides you can see it! Just ask her!, You found yourself speechless.

The Remus Lupin liked you back, and was asking you to your own date this Saturday. Then another one in the Astronomy tower on Tuesday night while everyone else was at dinner. Then Friday at the quidditch game, he asked if you'd sit next to him during the game where he actually held your hand.

Date after date after date had you grinning from ear to ear when he finally asked you to be his girlfriend. Kiss after kiss after kiss had you falling in love with him a little bit more each time you pulled apart and opened your eyes just a second before he did, seeing his face in pure bliss.

When you both finally did admit your love for each other was the day you admitted you had known about Moony long before he told you - which had been on your fourth date on the quidditch pitch, laying on a blanket under the stars.

"I love the stars. Something so far away can still shine that bright." You mumbled, cuddling closer to his warm frame. He was always so warm.

"I don't care much for the night." He admitted, his voice a mumble.

"Remus John Lupin, why on earth do you not like the night? It's so peaceful and breathtaking. The night gives you unlimited possibilities." You had now turned to your side, your elbow propping your head up as you tangled your legs with his.

"You wanna know the truth?" he asked you, which had honestly surprised you. Of course you wanted to know the truth. "Well, why would I want you to lie to me, Rem? Especially about something that you don't care for." Your right hand lifted to run through his hair, fluffing it and leaving it sticking up slightly.

"I don't like the moon." You nodded, showing you were listening to him. "It controls me." He whispered, closing his eyes.

"How does the moon control you?" You knew the answer to your own question, having put two and two together in your fourth year, the night he had swapped prefect duties with the Ravenclaw boy he was just telling you he didn't trust the week before. When you had arrived back in your room, feeling a little hurt at his actions, you looked out your window to see the full moon shining down on the earth, it's glow filling up a bit of the forbidden forest enough for you to see a few creatures running along the sides. A stag, a dog, and a rat? Then you heard it, the long howl filling the quiet. Somehow, you're not sure exactly how, but it all clicked in you faster than you could have blinked.

Prongs - A stag. Padfoot - A dog. Wormtail - A rat. And most importantly, Moony - A werewolf.

You didn't ever bring it up, but with each month, pieces fell right into place. Now, you laid with the man himself, holding his deepest secret in your heart without him even knowing you held it.

"Y/n, as much as I wish I didn't have to tell you this, if I want our relationship to get anywhere, I know I have to." He sighed, his eyes staying closed, refusing to see your reaction. "I'm a werewolf." You let out a fake gasp, your hand leaving his hair to trace one of the scars on his forehead.

"I- I'm sorry." You whispered, your eyes staying on his. "You're sorry you don't wanna date me anymore?" He quizzed you, finally opening his eyes to face you. This caused you to let out a small chuckle, shaking your head. "Rem, why on earth would I not wanna date you anymore?" Your hand moved back to his hair, your nails scratching softly at his scalp. "I could hurt you, y/n." He spoke, his voice soft and full of fear.

"Remus, you've known me for a year now. You could have hurt me any other full moon, what would us dating change? It's not like I'm going to follow you out into the woods when you shift. It's not like I'm going to go out searching for you when you are out in your wolf form. It means I'd get to kiss each wound when you come back. It means I'd get to hold you in my arms and read to you every once in a while. It means I'd get to go on cute dates and make you bake with me in the kitchens. You being a wolf doesn't change anything." You shrugged nonchalantly, smiling up at him.

That night, Remus kissed you. He kissed you almost a thousand times. He kissed you so much that, when you woke up the next morning, your lips were still swollen.

After you and Remus had really been a couple for a while, you had realized how much he loved to sniff you. You didn't know if it was the Remus in him, or the Moony in him, but it didn't really bother you. You loved smelling him, why would it be so weird if he smelled you? If you were cuddling, his nose would burry in your hair, or your neck, or your chest, and he'd slowly inhale your scent to calm himself down.

If you were walking down the hallways, he bring your intertwined hands to lay a soft kiss on it before inhaling your scent, kissing it once more, then bringing them back down to sway as you walked.

If he had a horrible day, a bad full moon, or just felt off, he'd search the entire grounds until he found you, look your right in your eyes as he walked right to you, grab you by your waist, and pull you into him to hug you as tightly as he could, inhaling your intoxicating scent for himself.

This had caused you to start leaving a piece of your clothing in the bag they took with them when he turned, so he'd have something with him he could smell that reminded him of you. You were never sure if it helped or not, you never asked him and he never brought it up, but it gave you a sense of comfort each full moon.

But now, standing in front of the wolf himself, watching as his snout lifted into the air and took a deep inhale, well, it didn't exactly comfort you.

Which is why, with your eyes set on him, you reached down and into your boot, gripping onto the end of your wand, before pulling up and sending out two purple balls of light, each of them shooting into both of the houses around you.

This hadn't fazed him, for his eyes were still set on you, as he took a step closer. Before you had time to react, a dog had shot infront of you, growling at the creature before you. Right as he stepped, Moony bent down and growled at Sirius, but his a tone deeper and dripping with a warning.

It must have surprised Sirius, for he whimpered and stepped backwards, closer to your frame, which didn't help his case for Moony then snapped at him, stepping closer to him.

"Sirius, get behind Y/n." Your grandfather had stepped out his face door in a rush, his eyes taking in the scene before him. "Sirius, get behind Y/n and get into the house." Sirius whined at the older man, not wanting to leave you alone.

"Lily is in labor." You called to the man, watching him nod. "Sirius, if you run six blocks east, there is a small cottage. It's blue with white shutters on the left side. That's the healer closest to us. She'll come." This got Sirius to move, quickly rushing out of the gated yards.

"Now, y/n, he's not going to hurt you. I've only ever seen this once, but he recognizes your scent and the scent of your kids. It's kinda like he's sensing a mate with you because of your kids. Just stay calm. I'm surprised he hasn't already tackled you to the ground. Just, slowly sit down and let him come to you."

The last thing you expected of this night was the situation at hand, but now, you were sitting on the cold rocks, slightly shivering, your best friend in labor in the house behind you, watching your financé (?) slowly walk towards you, almost like Moony was afraid to frighten you.

He leaned down on all fours before he lowered his head into your lap, inhaling your scent deeply before letting it rest fully on your legs. His nose rested right at your belly bump, rubbing it slightly on your clothed stomach before letting out a sigh of relief.

You looked up at your grandfather, seeing him watching you intently. "Don't move, not that he'll let you. I will bring out a few pillows and a blanket for you. I'll make sure the healer helps Lily." You nodded, your eyes now moving to look down at Moony.

You hadn't ever seen him in his wolf state, but he somehow still looked handsome. His eyes were now closed, his body relaxed as he soaked in your scent.

"What do you mean, you're not joining the Order?" Remus yelled at you, his face red with fury. There were very few times Remus was this angry with you, usually when you had been neglecting yourself of necessities. But, this time, he was raging in fury with your absolute denial to join the war.

"Remus, I'm just saying I'm not going to go out and fight! Molly doesn't! I'm going to stay back and help where I'm needed. There are tons of you going to fight, I'm staying back to take care of everyone that doesn't go on the missions! What do you want from me?! I wasn't good at defensive spells, I wasn't good at duels! Do you want me to go out there and fucking die?" This caused him to quiet down, your fury having grown substantially.

The two of you sat in silence for a few moments, allowing you both to calm down. "I don't want you to die. I would kill myself if you ended up dying on one of the missions." Remus' voice was soft and full of fear now. "Then why do you want me to go out there and fight, Rem? You are the one that saw me up past midnight trying to learn the defensive spells so often. You're the one I made duel with me night after night to try to improve. You of all people know that I couldn't properly protect myself or anyone else if I went."

He nodded, hating to admit that you were right. He had even told you, seventh year, "Baby, I love you, but you're definitely not getting your excellent mark on this. You'll pass, but barely." You had been much more skilled in potions and herbology, not in the defensive skills.

"I just, I can't stand the idea of you being back home if the order gets attacked. I know that's stupid, I know that's irrational, it's much more dangerous to actually be out there, I'm just scared." It hurt your heart to hear him admit how scared he was, but, you all were scared. You were growing up in a war that shouldn't be yours to fight.

"Remus, while I stink at my defensive skills, have you seen Molly Weasley? The woman survives on defensive skills, all her kids figuring out how to moderately work their magic. I think I'm safer with her than with you." This caused him to break into a small smile, but wrap you up tightly in his arms. "You're not safer with anyone else but me. I'd murder Voldemort himself before he touched you." You gasped at the use of his name, turning to eye the love of your life. "You said his name." You whispered, your eyes wide. "Well, I'd use his name to his face if it kept you out of harm's way."

You had dozed off a bit, your head laying back on the pillow Sirius had brought you, having gawked at the wolf fast asleep in your hold. "We always knew your scent calmed him, it always did when you gave him some of your clothes, but this? I'd never thought I'd live to see the day Moony didn't try to attack whoever was in front of him."

You had only been awoken by James, tapping on your shoulder. You jerked awake, seeing Moony still asleep in your hold. "Lily had the baby, a girl. They're both up in our room, but she wanted me to come tell you and check up on you." He eyed Moony warily, fear still evident in his body, worried the wolf would awake and tear you to shreds. "I'm so glad. Did everything go okay?" Your voice was a whisper, not wanting to wake the wolf either.

"Yeah, the healer said she did great. Hardly needed the help." James sat down beside you, but scooted a foot away from you when Moony growled in his sleep, the foreign scent mixing with yours. "It's weird, seeing him like this. All the nights we were out there with him, trying to keep him from tearing into Hogwarts and keep him away from you when it's apparently all he needed." James shook his head, attempting to remove the shock from his head.

"I don't think he needs me anymore." You whispered. While it hurt you to say, you honestly believed it. The man let you leave without a sliver of doubt. He watched you walk out of the home you built together, taking his kids with you.

"Y/n, he searched the world until he found you, of course he needs you." James didn't say anything about you needing to forgive him, about you needing to hear him out, because he didn't think Remus deserved that. He just knew that Remus did need you. "He should be shifting back soon. I brought out some of his clothes I found in your stuff." He gestured to the pile of clothes beside the both of you before standing up.

"When you guys get inside, Lily would love for you to come in and meet her." You smiled at that, nodding. "It would be my honor."

You laid back down, listening to the morning sounds slowly begin, until you felt the movement under you, watching for your own eyes as Remus shifted back into himself. He groaned, the pain filling his frame once more within 12 hours, the sounds of his groans bringing tears to your eyes.

Once he was fully to himself, his eyes opened and met yours, widening. "What?" He asked softly, his gaze not leaving yours. You reached over, grabbing the clothes brought out for him before dropping them on his chest. He sat up without another word, removing his body from yours and beginning to get dressed.

He stood, pulling the boxers and pants on as you stood yourself. You grabbed the pillows and blankets, waiting until he began to pull on the sweater before rushing inside, hoping to escape the looming conversation.

You set the things down in the living room before slowly creeping up the stairs and towards the room with Lily and James, hearing a soft and small cry emitting from it. You knocked softly, hearing the "come in" before you creaked open the door. "Hey you four." You whispered, seeing Harry fast asleep on James' chest.

"Y/n, thank Merlin." Lily spoke, her eyes welling with tears at the sight of you. "I was so worried. I didn't know what happened." You smiled, walking closer to the woman. "It's all okay, it's a long story, but it's all okay." You walked closer until you were at the edge of the bed, looking down at Lily and the beautiful baby girl.

"Take her." Lily whispered, looking up at you. "What?" you asked, your eyes wide. "You're gonna need the practice, take her." You nodded, slowly grabbing the baby from Lily, coddling her to your chest.

"Y/n!" You heard Remus call before turning into the room, staring at you holding the baby. "You had her?" Remus now asked Lily, smiling widely. "Mhm, last night. Looks like two people decided to make an entrance." Lily laughed, smiling at you.

"She's beautiful." You whispered, your eyes having stayed on the baby in yours arms. "What's her name?" You looked down at Lily, now seeing James awake and looking at you. "Well, we wanted to confirm with you, but we wanted to name her Harley y/m/n Potter." You gasped softly, looking down at the two parents.

"Are you sure?" They both nodded before you finished speaking, "More than sure." Your tears fell freely as you looked down at the baby, seeing her now asleep in your warm hold. "I'd be honored."

Remus had now walked to you, standing behind you as he looked down, his eyes set on you holding the baby girl, pregnant with his own kids. His gaze moved to the ceiling, holding in tears before he glanced at the bed, seeing James glaring daggers into his frame.

"Here, I'm gonna go freshen up. She's absolutely beautiful, guys." You carefully handed Harley back to her mom before quickly walking out of their room, but stopping a few steps away to hear James speak.

"Fucking prat, there the fuck you are! Where have you been?!" His voice was harsh, angry at his best mate. "Looking for her, what else! The second she left Molly's, I've been looking!" Remus' voice was scratchy like it was every morning after a turn.

"Yeah, well, you're a dick." Lily spoke up, still looking down at her baby girl. "I still think Sirius should have punched you harder." Remus nodded, looking at the floor.

"I can't believe I said that to her, guys. What the fuck kind of person am I?" His voice was growing rougher, his eyes swelling with tears. "Don't go on about this with us, mate. You're in the same house as her, go tell her." That caused you to walk off quickly, moving to your room, shutting the door and leaning against it.

Your hands wrapped around your belly, bringing you back to the day you apparated out of Molly's living room, having held your stomach the same way, protecting your children. What on earth do you say to him? What did you want from him?

You weren't sure what the answer was to either of those questions, which is why you quickly left your room and slipped into the bathroom. He couldn't talk to you if you were in the shower. You confirmed you had your bathroom items before jumping into the shower, taking the longest shower you had ever taken in your life.

While you stood, shampoo in your hair, you thought.

What if he still doesn't want them? I'd have to stay here. I'd move in fully and live in Texas. Texas, really? It's so fucking hot and I'd miss snow. Then I'd move in with Molly. Nope, no way, there are already 7 kids there, she does not need two more. Then, James and Lily? Nope. She just had another newborn, there was no way you'd bug them with this. Sirius. That's where you'd go. He had tons of space and you're sure he'd be more than okay with you there.

But, what if he changed his mind? What if he did want them? How could you trust that? How could you possibly believe he'd want them after immediately suggesting they be gotten rid of?

As you applied the conditioner, you wished you could just go back to the easier things. The happier things. The things that had you almost thinking you lived in a world not plagued with pending war.

Five years after graduation. You were sitting in Remus' lap at James and Lily's place, still getting used to Peter not being around. Harry now being two had you all more than happy, listening to his vocabulary grow.

The football game was on, the muggle TV playing as Lily still attempted to explain it to Sirius and James. Remus had his arms around you, his gaze no longer on the TV, but on Harry as he played on the floor with his stuffed dragon. "I can't believe you got him a muggle toy." He laughed in your ear, the smile evident on his face. "Well, he loves Dragons! I couldn't not buy it." You smiled at your boyfriend, kissing his nose softly. The night carried on, the five of you playing a few games of sharades, but you exiting the room to grab the next plate of sliders to bring into the room.

As you sat back down, Harry walked up to you, sat in your lap, and grabbed your face. "Mawwy me." He giggled softly, your eyebrows furrowing as Lily quickly yanked him from your lap, nervously chuckling. "Hah, sorry, don't know where that came from" You looked around the room, all four faces refusing to look at you, all of them nervously laughing along with Lily.

"Did Harry just ask me to marry him?" You watched as they glanced around nervously before breaking out, talking over each other. "What, psh, no way." "Where would he have learned how to do that?" "I didn't hear that, did you hear that?" "No, but I did." All talked stopped, everyone looking at Remus. "What did you just say?"

Remus took a deep breath, moving off the couch and turning to look at you, before bending down onto one knee. "I've been talking to them a lot about how I was going to ask you, but seeing as how Harry beat me to the punch, let's do it right now. Y/n, right in front of our friends and a little boy who doesn't know how to keep his mouth shut." James tickled Harry, causing him to giggle as you all smiled. "I'm asking the most beautiful girl I've ever seen in my entire life, the girl who showed me that being something you can't control doesn't make you a monster, the girl who makes me smile with just a single giggle, to marry me. You have shown me a happiness I thought everyone was faking, a love that I didn't think existed outside of James and Lily and Molly and Arthur, and a kindness I thought had left the world.

"So, in the living room of our best friends, surrounded by food I think Harry might have stuck his fingers in, I ask you to marry me. Make me the happiest man in the world and marry me."

You thought his proposal had been so incredibly beautiful, better than any you ever could have imagined. As you rinsed off the extra shaving cream from your legs, you sighed deeply. How did your love life come to this?

Eventually, you had exited the shower, tying the bathrobe around your bump before opening the bathroom door, walking out and jumping at the sight of Remus sitting on your bed.

"Fuck, you scared me." You clutched your belly, looking at the man. "Oh, shoot, sorry." You pulled the robe tighter, seeing his eyes flutter down to his legs. It hurt your heart to think you needed to cover up from him, but you attempted to cover the large bump behind the robe.

"Let me, uh, let me change really quick." You grabbed your underwear from your dresser before rushing into the closet, shutting the door and dressing in a shirt and a baggier set of overalls, hoping it didn't show your belly too much. When you walked out, Remus was now pacing the floor, his hands gripping his hair tightly.

"Rem, stop, it's fine." you quickly walked to him, pulling his hands from his hair. "I'm glad you're okay." You mumbled the words, taking a step back from him. He inhaled deeply, his eyes shutting.

"I can still smell the change in your scent. Really, Moony can, but I can still tell." You nodded, stepping back once more.

"Y/n, we need to talk." You laughed bitterly, a mix of anger and sadness filling your body. "You think we need to talk, Remus? You think so? You think we should talk about the fact that, the second you got back from being on a mission you could have died on, you yelled at me for something I couldn't control? You think we should talk about the fact that you basically told me to abort our kids? You think we should talk about the fact that you let me walk out of our home without trying to stop me? You think we should talk about that?"

Your hands were shaking in anger, your eyes swelling up with tears. Damn, how much can one person cry? Your hands gripped your own hair now, pulling it in anger. "How can I cry this much? How does this happen?" You shouted in anger, now at yourself. "Fucking hormones!" Your hands fell to your sides, your eyes squeezed shut before your felt yourself in the hold of him.

His scent filled you, filled you up until your body relaxed involuntarily. "'S okay, I'm right here. I'm right here." One hand went up to smooth the hair that you yanked, the other firmly holding you to him. Your hands wrapped around him, grasping onto the fabric of his shirt at his back. "I'm so fucking mad at you, Remus. So fucking mad." Your tears slowed, your eyes closing as you finally felt safe.

He had been your safe place for so long and going without him for this long had kept your body weak. Now, relaxed in his hold, your body begged for decent sleep. You allowed yourself to go limp in his hold, feeling him pick you up bridal style and walk to both to the bed, curling up with you in his arms. "'M right here, love. Right here and I'm not going anywhere." You drifted to sleep, holding him with as much strength as you could as you slept.

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So made some character sheets for my Yuko babies ocs! I love them, it was so much fun. I really like designing clothes... Plus it helped me flesh them out a little more. Long-deserved characterisation and versions of drawings under the cut because it got way too long :)

So, Yaosa (first pannel) is the one who is raised in the Fire Nation with Zuko. You can check a little bit of backstory there. Lueni (second pannel) is the one who grew up at the North Pole with Yue. You can check her orginal post there, an outfit variation there and a potential grown-up version of her there, or just scroll her tag on my blog.

I have decided/changed it so Yaosa is nonbinary! Idk I was getting those vibes. He uses all pronouns, but mostly he/they. Full disclaimer that I am not trans, and so might be insensitive with my headcanons. Don't hesitate to tell me if that's the case! But we should be fine.

Also I am still not gonna make transphobia a thing in the avatarverse because I just don't like that stuff.

He knows how to chi block, their fighting style is very fast and agile. Ty lee taught them, she is kind of a mother/aunt figure to them. Firelord (!!) Azula kinda is too tbh, Yaosa was sorta raised by a village ahah

I think he's a firebender? I'm not sure if I'm gonna make it canon or not. On one hand it would be fun to have a nonbending royal, on the other I want to show the differences between typical fire nation values and Yaosa's in other ways. And I'm not even sure they'd keep him if he was a nonbender? One thing that's certain is that he isn't a waterbender, or he would get his ass yeeted off the palace in less than 30 seconds

Lueni is a firebender for sure tho, which causes... Problems. If they were both firebenders, she would be the most powerful. She probably has some training in weapons, sword maybe? Knives at least. Idk her shoulder plate would make sense with a sword.

Lueni is definitely the more hotheaded of the two, and the most likely to get into a fight. Doesn't mean she fights everyone she sees, tho, she just has a more headstrong and willful persona, and wouldn't stay silent if you say something that bothers her. Words are her first weapon of choice, she can be pretty commanding (and sometimes acts too much like she's the boss of you and is always right, which can piss people off) and is good at convincing people, althought she hates lying and wouldn't consciously manipulate someone. On the other hand, Yaosa often prefers to watch from a distance and calculate things. He is honest too, but doesn't have as strong a sense of justice (which is only natural given where he was raised). He can use either words or strenght on people, depending which is more likely to work.

So, now that we're done with the headcanons let's talk about the drawings. You can see that I drew variations of clothing for both of them. They depend on their stories (which I haven't quite fleshed out yet) and personalities a little bit too. Like:

Lueni's first two outfits is for when she's still at the North Pole with her mom. The first one is more of an outer wear, second one is a more relaxed/chill/inside kind of clothing. Yes, her arms are exposed! She doesn't get cold very easily, I wonder why...

Her last two outfits are for when she leaves the North Pole (it happens at some point in the story. Idk when and idk why). Since she is from the poles, she has trouble handling high temperatures, and if you add to that all the fire play going on... You can see I added a belt and knee + shoulder reinforcment. I just thought that was a realistic touch for someone travelling around and getting into fights.

You can see her style of clothing is a little bit fancy, but definitely not unpractical (especially the last one) She likes being able to move around, and wouldn't be able to do so as easily with clothes like Yue's princess outfit (and her big skirt). Add to that the fact while she is technically a princess, she's not that legitimate. So she is allowed to not be as proper as she should be, which she is very happy about.

She very rarely lets her hair down, prefering to keep it in a practical ponytail. Plus, she can keep her hair thingie/crown visible this way (she is proud of being apart of her family and royalty, even if there are some points she dislikes). I gave her a bone necklace bc i thought it looked cool.

Yaosa doesn't have different weather outfits since their story happens mostly at the same place, aka in the fire nation/earth kingdom.

However, his style of clothing changed depending on whether he has to act like the Fire Nation prince or if they're left to chill on a boat. I imagined when the story takes place he is on their own Avatar search? Everyone in the family gets a part in this, ahah. Anyway, he doesn't like formality when he doesn't have to be formal, and so doesn't wear armor at all times (or... Ever, tbh. They're kind of a pacifist, fight avoidant too)

So, the first outfit is the typical fire nation armor, of course. Second one is a long, thin cotton coat that I thought fit them pretty well. The short sleeves are maybe more suited for hotter temperatures. He keeps the usual fire nation boots for this outfit. I also added some random bandages on his arm, it doesn't mean anything particular.

The last two are the same outfit, with different poses. I don't have anything particular to say about it, apart from the fact I fcking love it.

I think he has kind of a hermit/wise vibe to him. I really like it, think it fits his think-before-you-fight vibe. Think about a kind of Zuko but without the anger issues. Oh, and he usually braids his hair because this way they don't get hair in their face while fighting, but can also sport a top knot or just hair down (althought less often because he thinks the braid makes him look cool and nice). They have a blue decoration to tie at the end of the braid, it's from Yue, Zuko gave it to them. He always has it on him.

Well, I think we're done. I had a lot of things to say :3 If you ever redraw any of those (don't forget to give credit of course) don't hesitate about harrassing me on every social media so I'll see it xD (my instagram is @/he.artane). And as always, feel free to ask any questions!

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Can I get a uhhhhhhhhhh, Yuri, Raven, Zavied for them asks por favor?

This will be long so I'll put everything under the cut!

RAVEN

favorite thing about them: Umm... basically everything lol. I like his personality, his backstory stabs me in the heart, he arguably has the most depth of all of the characters, and he's pretty funny and adorable. He also sounds really funny when he screams.

least favorite thing about them: Sometimes his overly perverted nature comes off as less funny to me because of the timing/situation and just makes me cringe instead. This isn't about him specifically but I feel like the others go a bit too hard on bullying him, like they're even joking around and making fun of him when he's actively grieving the loss of his close friend and they also tend to brush his suicidal feelings off as a joke which they don't do to the other characters (like Yuri or Estelle). It makes me sad and none of them ever really address this or seem to feel bad about it :/

brOTP: Raven and Karol

OTP: Hmmm... I can't pick just one really but I think I think about Yuraven (or Flynn/Raven/Yuri), Schwann/Alexei, and Raven/Leblanc the most

nOTP: Raven/Rita 😐

random headcanon: Autistic, just like the rest of my fave characters 🥰 I also think he likes Judith so much because she looks and acts like Yuri and he's closeted bi and really into Yuri so he'll settle for the diet version.

unpopular opinion: I think there should have been more time between Schwann's death and Raven's reunion with Brave Vesperia. After how much they bullied and distrusted him it would have been nice to have a little more time for their feelings about his perceived death to settle, outside of just a couple of skits.

song i associate with them: This one reminds me of Schwann (specifically around the time Alexei is already deep into his descent and Schwann has no choice but to follow this almost unrecognizable man that he once respected and realizes he's no longer even seen as a human or even as a knight anymore, just a tool to be used). Surely I have some happy or healing or shippy songs somewhere but nothing is coming to my head rn 😅

favorite picture of them: UHHHH I love every picture of Raven but idk, any one where he makes this face? Alternatively his snazzy little gambler's outfit that I am too lazy to find a photo of rn but y'all know the one!

YURI

favorite thing about them: I like his sarcastic personality. Although I don't like it for him as a person because it makes his life so hard I do find that I'm always drawn to characters who are horrible at expressing their feelings and cause themselves undue suffering. He also weirdly shares a lot of similarities (including name) with my favorite character from another fandom which makes me like him even more.

least favorite thing about them: Hmm... I guess I don't like how quick he is to kill people every time a problem comes up instead of looking for other solutions? I mean obviously that is intentional writing but I feel like the root cause of that is never properly addressed in the third act in the way it should be.

brOTP: Yuri and Karol, found family brothers 🥺💗

OTP: Yuraven or Yuri/Zagi? I think I think about those two the most, though I also love Fluri of course.

nOTP: I don't really think I have one, other than the obvious ones like the children or Sodia. I have shipped him with ever adult in the main cast at least once I think lol

random headcanon: For some reason I can't think of any rn 😅

unpopular opinion: Kinda similar to Raven's but I would have loved to see more reaction to him returning after his "death", namely from Flynn who kinda just moved on immediately despite apparently being so worried that he sent fleets out to look for him multiple times. As much as I adore him I also find him annoying at times.

song i associate with them:

This one IG? I had to go hunting through the songs I have saved for the other Yuri I like because the only Yuri Lowell songs I think of are ship songs 😅

favorite picture of them: Probably this one. Need I explain?

ZAVEID

Unfortunately I have almost no thoughts about Zaveid in particular and he hasn't even joined the party yet in my playthrough (I think I was told he joins near the end of the game??) so I will only answer a few of these, sorry! 😅Once I restart a playthrough with my friend here soon (starting over so we can play together, just gotta wait for them to finish Abyss) I will give more conclusive thoughts about him and some general live commentary stuff! favorite thing about them: Umm... he is very pretty! Also his hair looks like a scallion and that's pretty neat. (I'm not actually a huge fan of him yet but I'm still playing so maybe soon!)

least favorite thing about them: I don't dislike him or anything but I rarely am interested in characters who make many jokes and are flirty unless they whack me over the head with a gigantic trauma reveal. I feel like that is right around the corner where I last stopped (haven't played for a few months). We shall see!

favorite picture of them: The first reveal of the ass gun

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so what would the pre-assemby backstories of the interns be

djsjdj i also assume you mean in psychoswap. now, i was gonna save this for when i posted their refs, but since thats taking a hot second, i think ill just answer it here.

Norma had always really leaned into the "good twin bad twin" trope, especially as a little kid. Everyone thought she was the "good" twin, which usually let her get away with the tricks she would pull. As she got older, she got more curious about what exactly her psychic powers were and how they worked. So she became a researcher! She was a small team of one, which she was happy with. But only at first. After finding Green Needle Gulch and its large deposit of psitanium, she decided maybe she could use some help. And who better to ask first but her sister, Lizzie Natividad.

Lizzie was an artist. She didn't really care about the whole "good twin bad twin" Norma wad fixated on for awhile, which usually ended up with people thinking she was the bad twin. Especially after her style became more "alternative." But as I mentioned before, she was an artist. Painting, drawing, but especially sculpting. Her art pieces never had deeper meanings though. Instead, it was just "i dunno. i thought it would look cool." And it did look cool! When she got a letter from her sister asking her to join, she said why not? So now they were a team of two. Until Lizzie reached out and found Razputin Aquato.

Raz had recently come to the US from Grulovia. He was part of a circus with his four siblings, but had ran away. He wanted to do more with his life, and he especially didn't want to stay when there was a war happening. Lizzie found him first and noticed he was skilled with hydrokinesis! And Lizzie was getting tired of how slow the process of mining psitanium was, so recruited him to help. Raz and Norma didn't hit it off at first, fire and water don't really mix after all. But eventually they did become friends.

Next was Adam. After his mom died, he lived with just his dad for awhile. After growing up, he became a traveler, having been all around the world to record its history and things like that. Then he heard about this little group of researches in the woods, and decided to check it out. Which then led to him joining their team! He did kinda barge in unannounced, but they liked him enough for him to be a part of the group. He and Lizzie became close friends quickly.

After Adam was Gisu. Honestly she probably invented the skateboard. But after the wheels broke off mid-skating, she discovered her psychic powers when lev balls appeared underneath instead. So as she grew up, she combined her psychic powers with her love of inventing and skateboarding! She had made a name for herself because of her inventions. She had even sold a few of them. But unfortunately. One day there was a really bad malfunction with one which caused a ton of property damage and maybe even a few deaths, so she got sent to jail. That's when Norma found her, and decided to recruit her.

Sam could best be described as a weird horse girl. But one who could actually talk to the horses. Her parents thought it was a phase she would grow out of, but she never did grow out of the "talking to the horses" part. Which then expanded to talking to all of the animals. Sam could always get even the most temperamental horse to listen to her. Her favorite thing to do was to make little movies with all of the animals. Which she was probably forcing them to be in, on purpose or not. Somehow, Adam heard about her, and was able to recruit her as well.

Morris loved music, and he loved radio shows. So when he was ten years old, he decided he was going to grow up and make a radio show himself! And that he did! His radio show became very popular, which was how Adam heard about him. After some letters back and forth, Morris moved to the Gulch and joined the team that was now seven.

This is just the basics. I may come up with more ideas but I'll have to decide on what their family and other things were like too. I'm always up for ideas from others too!

[xianglingslesbian]

oh I'll give u a character alright: Izuki, Kiyoshi, Riko and Aomine <333 technically that's four, but what goes around comes around (I'll keep this circle of love goin forever buddy)

VICCCC ily my man <33 thank u!!! aight putting this under a cut bc it got long

Izuki

Why I like them: izuki’s just overall so amazing! he inspires me to give my best in the stuff i do, and although it sounds a bit silly i try to be a person that he’d be proud of. his puns are hilarious and well-thought-out (as a person who loves words and word jokes, i’m naturally drawn to him lol). they’re also a way to take the heat off the team, he’s so hardworking and never views obstacles as obstacles, rather as hills he must climb to find newer skies. he’s also rather clever and employs his brains to great effect when his body fails him! izuki embodies the meaning of ‘eagle’ in the truest sense - waiting to strike when the time is right and not failing when it is.

Why I don’t: *sweats* can’t really think of a reason i don’t like izuki, at all??? i guess he can overwork himself a lot and tends to keep his true emotions hidden which could lead to misunderstandings between friends (although this is totally headcanon territory lol)... i also didn’t like the ableist comment he passed on hayama (“i’m just glad you weren’t smarter than me”). but i think he can (and will!) grow from that kind of stuff, he is that kind of person so yeah no particular reason for me to dislike him at all

Favorite episode (scene if movie): how dare you make me pick s3 e8 izuki vs kasamatsu, hands down. i know its like cliche or whatever but that moment just told me so much about izuki as a character? he’s willing to do what it takes to win, he’s adaptable and dependable and he doesn’t let shit get him down ever. it’s gorgeous

Favorite season/movie: s3, he got some fantastic moments in there!! although i will say i loved the spotlighting he got in s1 in the seihō match

Favorite line: “Fear isn't a bad thing. There are some things that can only be done by cowards.” this is first of all such a nice thing to say. ‘fear is not bad’ is just... so fucking wise? keep in mind that this boy is 17, i’ve met 30 year olds who are less mature. secondly it feels like izu’s speaking from experience?? like he has a lot to be scared of, i’m sure. particularly of falling behind and being a burden to his teammates. but it’s that ‘cowardice’ that drives him to practice so so hard. that visceral terror of weighing on seirin is what pushes izuki beyond his limits - which is why here he can empathise with furi’s fear, and knows how best to employ it.

Favorite outfit: look i hate last game w/ a passion but that lil tie/shirt/hoodie thing he had going? that was literally so cute. izuki in general has a p great fashion sense but his last game outfit takes the cake <3

OTP: hyuuizu oh my god i could talk for years about them but since this post is gonna be very long i’ll refrain. just. they are perfect they are fucking perfect

Brotp: kiyoizu!! kiyoshi is izuki’s biggest enabler and i love that for him <3

Head Canon: izuki can be very very passive aggressive when he’s angry at someone/sad and gets cold and withdrawn. it’s not fun to experience but tbh if you upset him you probably deserve it

Unpopular opinion: izuki should’ve been naturally better in canon. it’s not fair to shaft him and give the ‘trier’ thing off to himuro. that being said i am p happy with who he is as a person

A wish: i want to know how izuki felt after middle school! izuki’s and riko’s backstory focuses so much on hyuuga its dumb >:( he also would’ve been demoralised but he didn’t quit bball and i would like to know his thought process!

An oh-god-please-dont-ever-happen: i. uh. i guess izu quitting basketball. because i genuinely cannot see that happening. it brings him so much joy, he should never stop cold turkey. i can imagine old man izuki hobbling about a court giving little kids pointers and making them laugh T-T

5 words to best describe them: “big brain caffeine-powered clown baby” 

My nickname for them: babyzuki/izu/shunshun

Kiyoshi

Why I like them: lots of reasons! kiyoshi is an admirable person. he’s strong, yet friendly and gentle, and he loves his team above all else, which i just find beautiful. i find his manipulative side also pretty cool, bc it shows off how multifaceted he is.

Why I don’t: this is more of a fandom reason but i really dislike how kiyoshi is always said to have had the greatest impact in hyuuga’s story. he badgered and manipulated hyuuga, and while some may argue hyuuga needed that push, it only worked bc hyuuga had had time to think about shit. he’d also been given space by riko and izuki (two integral parts of his life whom the fandom looooves to sideline for uwu kiyo//hyuu). 

Favorite episode (scene if movie): yousen match (can’t pick the episodes)! i loved the backstory we got for kiyo vs mura and i loved how kiyoshi was willing to smile and play but also refused to lose. he truly stole the show despite kagami being the one to finally take down murasakibara, it was gorgeous <3

Favorite season/movie: s2 for sure. kiyoshi wasn’t allowed to shine much after yousen imo - all the focus was on hyuuga kagami and kuroko, and to a lesser extent izuki. not complaining, but yeah

Favorite line: “Let’s go have some fun.” i know it’s kinda cliche but i do love how kiyoshi’s always thinking about playing a good game and enjoying basketball. he wants to play because he loves it and as someone who loves a sport as much as kiyoshi loves b-ball, that love is so poignant and tender

Favorite outfit: practice clothes! kiyoshi looks great in pink <3

OTP: kiyohana. hateshipping amirite ;)

Brotp: kiyohyuu! i love them as friends so so much <3

Head Canon: kiyoshi is half-iranian on his mother’s side and is muslim. i won’t say too much because i am not muslim myself, i need to do more research into this but i’ve had this headcanon for quite a while now!

Unpopular opinion: he should be bullied more for the fact that his canon power is having yaoi hands

A wish: kiyo finds something he loves as much as b-ball. he can’t canonically play at this level again, so if he found another sport/competition/anything, it’d be amazing

An oh-god-please-dont-ever-happen: he should never become demoralised. kiyoshi at heart is a dreamer, so let him dream, let him look towards tomorrow with a smile always

5 words to best describe them: “useless dreamy dumbass cheerleader clown”

My nickname for them: kiyoyo, bc my feelings about him have yo-yoed a lot lmao

Riko

Why I like them: im a lesbian, next. /j i love her because she’s so tenacious and driven. yet she’s also kind and gentle, and never loses her humanity. she cares, and she cares hard. she’s so fucking smart too like... coaching a hs basketball team at 17 against players of NBA calibre and making them win? i could never. seirin without riko is nothing.

Why I don’t: i dont like the constant slapstick of her beating up her boys. also, i dislike how the narrative forces her to act ‘feminine’ and then has the boys think of it as nothing. like first of all if someone like her offered me a kiss i would so take 100, and secondly... why is a girl’s worth so tied to her femininity? it’s awful

Favorite episode (scene if movie): her sending in furi vs kaijō, early in s3. it was an exceedingly smart move that could have only come from her knowing her players’ strengths and weaknesses intimately, and being a brilliant coach. just amazing <3

Favorite season/movie: all of them! riko has some amazing moments each season, so i can’t really pick

Favorite line: “Humans grow. Don't act like you understand when you don't even realize that!” here, riko knows and knows well that she is in her element. momoi might have the data, but riko understands adaptability and knows how to predict stuff. in that way, one can draw parallels between takao vs izuki and momoi vs riko: takao and momoi are recon experts, whereas riko and izuki are strategists. momoi uses raw data; riko manipulates the data to her advantage

Favorite outfit: idk if this is exactly an outfit but her glasses are so cute oh my gosh. (i’d kill to see her in a leather jacket tho)

OTP: rikomomo!!! i’m 100% sure that momoi’s fixation w/riko’s boobs is just... repressed lesbian sentiments. also sports girlfriends gimme

Brotp: hyuuizuriko. i hc that hyuuizu were tgt since elementary school and riko joined them in middle school so... childhood friends feels!

Head Canon: riko knows how to shoot a gun. her father owns one so it makes sense

Unpopular opinion: riko does not need to have bigger boobs in fanart. please stop sexualising a 17 year old girl

A wish: white suit riko please

An oh-god-please-dont-ever-happen: her ever leaving behind sports in any way shape or form. it’s her thing. in the same vein, she should never have to change herself or become more traditionally feminine to be ‘appealing’

5 words to best describe them: perfect perfect perfect perfect perfect

My nickname for them: ai/riri

Aomine

Why I like them: aomine is just a pure, hurting young man that deserves help. he’s passionate, and his fire died down out of no fault of his own. that fire’s reignition through kagami is one of my favorite scenes <3

Why I don’t: he’s perverted as hell and i dislike that. it plays into the ‘brutish dark-skinned pervert’ stereotype which is yikes. also i thought we were done with pervs in anime

Favorite episode (scene if movie): s2 seirin v touou when kagami enters the zone!! aomine’s finally happy and it’s so amazing to watch <3

Favorite season/movie: s2, he finally got happiness and peace of mind

Favorite line: “You’re the best!” there’s just so much of pure joy in this line. he’s so so beside himself that he finally has someone he won’t destroy. kagami sees aomine the person, and that person is so happy, it’s beautiful

Favorite outfit: the leather jacket from the finale lmaooo he looked so cute

OTP: AOKAGA BABY i could write an essay tbh

Brotp: aomomo!! theyre such good friends and bi/lesbian solidarity too!

Head Canon: aomine cannot dance. he has stepped on kagami’s feet multiple times. he has also attempted to twerk when drunk. kuroko recorded the whole thing and uses it as blackmail in case the puppy eyes and “but aomine-kun you didn’t fist bump me back” don’t work

Unpopular opinion: more a fandom thing, but you all need to stop making aomine the aggressive/possessive top/‘seme’. it’s racist as fuck

A wish: aomine goes pro. it’ll be amazing for him, a huge challenge and kagami will be there too so its a win-win ;)

An oh-god-please-dont-ever-happen: he quits again/b-ball loses its allure. aomine at heart is someone who needs passion to drive him so i just want that passion to always burn bright within him

5 words to best describe them: “bastard baby needs a hug”

My nickname for them: dai-chan, momoi rubbed off on me

[prorevenge]

Go ahead and undermine my credentials and hard work. I'll just make sure people know who you really are.

Backstory

I'm 25(M) and I work in the IT department for my company. Our IT department branches out into 6 smaller departments (Technical Support, Programming, Web Development, Computer System Analysis, IT Security, and Network Engineering). Each of these has their own boss and the boss of these all answer directly to the Director of the IT department. A couple weeks ago, I was called into the Director's office when I came into work. She’s an incredible person and mentor.

She told me that she had some good news and bad news. The bad news was that she was offered another job at a much larger company as the IT director at one of their branches in Chicago, so she’d be leaving in a couple of months. The good news was that the position for IT director at our company was open, and given my performance and reputation around the office, my immediate boss (the head of Computer System Analysis) had put my name in for consideration for the job! Each of the six department bosses in IT had to put one name in for consideration, so I have at least five other people who are competing for this job, plus any potential outside hires (It’s four now, but I’ll get to that). After our little chat, I weighed the pros and cons of the job if I get it and I decided to just go for it! I might have a pretty good shot at getting the job, since I'd consider myself a fairly likable person, a hard worker, and fairly good at my job. But there are others who are also very good candidates and I'd still be okay if I didn't get the job. It’s an honor to just be considered.

Now let me tell you about the target of my revenge. For the sake of this story, let's call this guy "Gabe". As the head of Technical Support, Gabe had the power to recommend anyone in his department for the position, but he picked himself. Now I already knew him and what he's like because a year ago I also worked in Tech Support for a short time. I was originally hired to be in the Computer System Analysis department, but I volunteered to help out in Tech Support since we were a bit short-staffed at the time. Gabe is an obnoxious, self-absorbed, arrogant, and uptight dick who doesn't listen to anyone who he feels is "beneath him". He's either in his late 30s or early 40s, but either way he has at least 10 years on me. He's a little on the chubby side, receding hairline, and a neck-beard. All he needs to achieve his final form is a fedora. Back when I worked for him, he gave me a lot of crap for so many little things. From not filling out repair tickets right to completing a repair slightly out of order, he always had something to complain about. But other than that, he seemed fine to me. To be honest, I probably wouldn't have done what I did or gone as far as I did. But then this happened:

I was just doing my work and minding my own business, as one does. I stood up to go refill my water bottle at the water fountain and guess who follows me? If you said Gabe, then congratulations. You get a cookie. Gabe walks up to me while I'm filling up my bottle and starts a conversation.

Gabe: Hey OP, what's goin' on? How are you?

Immediately I knew somebody was wrong. He's never this friendly. But I had no easy way out of this, so I rolled with it.

Me: Hey Gabe. I'm good. How're yo-

Gabe: So I heard that (Head of CSA's name) put your name in for the Director's job.

Me: Yeah! I'm really excited to interview! It's an honor to even be considered.

Gabe just laughs and puts on his normal expression of smug and gassy

Gabe: Listen to me. If you think they're gonna pick you, a lazy new kid who can't even write a fucking repair ticket correctly, over me, a team manager who's had 15 years with this company, then you're out of your goddamn mind.

I was shocked. I couldn’t believe those are actual words that a coworker, much less a coworker with a higher position, said to my face.

Me: What the hell? Why would you say that? I did nothing but good work for you last year and you know it.

Gabe: It was mediocre at best! When I become the IT director, I’m gonna crack the whip. Why anyone would think someone like you is a worthy candidate for one of the highest positions in the company is beyond me. So I’ll make sure my new department heads have better judgement than (Head of CSA’s name)

He walked away smugly and I just stood there, both shocked and honestly quite hurt. The only part he got right was that I was relatively new, being there for two years. But I also realized in that moment that I couldn’t let this kind of person be the Director. But, again, I’m just a kid to them, so what can I do?

Planning The Revenge

That same day, I went down to the building's cafeteria to take my lunch break with my girlfriend (she works in the Marketing Department). I told her about the promotion and what happened with Gabe. She made me feel better by talking me down and that was super nice. But what happened next was even better. A few of my friends from IT walked by to congratulate me as well and they sat down. A couple of them are from Tech Support and the rest are from the other departments. My girlfriend welcomed them to sit down with us and we made it a little party. We talked and then I told them about what happened with Gabe. The ones in Tech Support all groaned and, surprisingly, so did the rest of them. I was intrigued and I asked them to elaborate, and all of them have their own Gabe horror story.

Turns out that his usual condescending remarks aren't the worst of it. They had stories about him ripping into an intern for not getting his coffee order right, one story about him making transphobic remarks about an HR rep (really sweet guy. Makes incredible babka.), one of them has a couple of recordings of sexist and rape-y comments towards the female department heads in IT, and he's even come to work intoxicated on multiple occasions. Although that last part wasn't really news to me, since he reeked of alcohol frequently.

Now at this point, you’re probably asking the same question my girlfriend asked: “Why don’t you tell somebody?” Well I’ll tell ya. Our communication policy is kinda shit in IT. Rather than report a dispute or an issue immediately to HR or the Director, we have to give it to our immediate superior, which in this case would be Gabe for a lot of them. You really think Gabe’s gonna rat himself out to the Director? As much as I love my boss and think she’s going a wonderful job, that’s the one policy that she has that I don’t agree with.

At this point, we had all kinda bonded over our mutual hatred for Gabe. We had all agreed that Gabe would be an absolutely terrible boss and we needed to stop him. We were the Avengers and this was our Endgame (which is funny since Endgame would come out the next day). Just then, my genius girlfriend said something that I couldn't believe I didn't figure out sooner. She said "Y'know, this time next week, you're going to be face to face with the CEO, an HR rep, and your Director for the interview. That's your opening. You can air out all of his dirty laundry right there." The rest of our faces lit up, realizing this too and we were ecstatic. This was our chance and we weren't going to waste it. Gabe is a terrible human being and would be an even worse Director. He had to go. But I'd need proof first. So that's what I got.

Revenge Time

Along with rewriting my resumé and brushing up on my interview skills, I spent the next week being something of an investigative journalist. I asked my previously mentioned coworker to email me those recordings he had of Gabe’s rape-y comments (which by the way were absolutely sickening to listen to. I think the worst one was “I’d love to raw her over the trash can like the dirty whore she is.”), as well as spending time interviewing members of the Tech Support team as well as some of the other department heads. Almost everyone had some form of bad experience with him, ranging from unprofessional to downright abusive behavior. The head of WebDev even said that she was always uncomfortable whenever they were alone in a room together. By the time I was done, I had 3 voice recordings of Gabe, 4 pages of quotes from people around the office, and the stories I had originally heard at lunch that day when we began planning. I really wanted to prove his whole day-drinking thing, but I was afraid that going that far might cost me my job. But what I wanted to do was sneak into his office, open his drawers, and hopefully find empty liquor bottles or something to that effect. But what I had would just have to suffice.

Then the day came. We were in the Endgame now. I showed up to the work the day of interviews in my finest suit, my resumé, and literal pages of evidence to make my case. I walked into the office and saw my competition along with a bunch of other people who I didn’t recognize. Those were the outside hires. I was getting pretty nervous, especially when I saw the interview committee in the conference room through its glass walls. The CEO, my Director, and an HR Rep. I took a few deep breaths, checked when my turn was, and then I sat down to do my work, just waiting to make my move. A few of my coworkers came by my desk to wish me good luck, and that made me feel a lot better about it.

I waited and waited for my turn and then saw Gabe walking up to me from the conference room, so that means his interview must’ve just finished. I pulled out my phone and went to voice memos and began recording, just in case I got anything more out of him, and oh boy you bet I did.

Me: What’s up, Gabe? How was your interview?

Gabe: Great. Obviously. The job is as good as mine. You might as well not even try.

Me: I’m still gonna try my best, man. Who knows? I might even get it.

Gabe: Yeah keep dreaming.

He starts to get up in my face and I can smell his lunch on his breath. Too many onions. He then starts hissing at me.

Gabe: You’re absolute trash, kid. They’re not gonna pick a kid with two years of experience with an undergrad degree over me. I’ve been at this company for far too long and got my undergrad degree and my masters from Princeton! Don’t think for a second that you have the upper hand. You’re nothing to me!

I held my breath while he ranted and then he walked away to talk to another one of my coworkers who had their interview already. Coworkers around me just looked at me both shocked and confused once he walked away. I grabbed my phone, stopped the recording, and played it back. That was it. That was the final piece. I waited for a couple more interviews to finish, until they finally called me in. I grabbed my bag and my phone and walked into the conference room. As I walked, I could feel the eyes of some coworkers on me. They knew my plan, and I think they were counting on me to pull this off. Once inside, we all shook hands and exchanged formalities before sitting down and letting the interview begin. Not all of it is relative to the story, so let me just skip to the end.

CEO: Given the amount of internships you've done and how much time you've put into the company, you may have a good chance. However, we've just interviewed people with almost triple your experience. How do you stand out from the rest.

Me: Well, if I become the new Director, I already have some ideas for policies I'd like to put into place.

Director: Oh really? Would you care to give us an example?

Me: Don't get me wrong. I believe that you have done an amazing job as Director of this department, but there are some things that I think can be improved upon. For instance, our policy when it comes to HR.

HR Rep: Could you elaborate on that, please?

Me: Certainly. In the IT department, when we have any disputes or grievances to settle, we need to report them to our direct superior. Not the Director, but to the lower department heads. My goal is to streamline communication, so workers can report issues directly to the Director or go straight to HR.

Director: Alright, but can you tell us why the current policy is an issue?

I started smiling. This was it. This was my opening.

Me: Funny you should ask. Recently, I heard stories from a bunch of my coworkers about our head of Tech Support, Gabe. He's been very rude to his staff and to others on multiple occasions. In fact, I think "unprofessional" is a bit of an understatement from the stories I've been hearing.

Right then, I reached into my bag and pulled out the long list of stories and quotes I had gathered from the past week and handed them to the CEO.

Me: I care about my coworkers, so I did some digging. I really feel like this is something that you need to see.

I watched as the search committee read the quotes and stories. I watch their expressions turn to shock and disgust, which I totally get. I felt the same way when I heard all of this.

HR Rep: This is a... conflict of interest. From what I know, Gabe is also your competition for this position. How do we know that these stories aren't fabricated so that you could get an advantage? Because offenses like these could result in immediate termination. I hope you have a way to prove these very serious accusations.

Me: I had a feeling you'd say that. You are free to interview any of the people I quoted, but I can just save you some time and show you this.

I pulled out my phone and opened up the email that my coworker had sent me and all four of us listened to this neck-beard's disgusting and upsetting quotes. But I wasn't done there. I also pulled up the most recent one. The conversation between me and him. My Director just looked down at her desk and then they looked at each other. I was the one to break the silence.

Me: I'm sorry you had to hear all of this.

CEO: Could you please email those recordings to me? I would like to address this immediately.

Me: Of course. You are free to keep those papers too.

I forwarded the email to him along with my recording.

Director: Thank you for this information, OP. We'll let you know our decision when the time comes.

Me: Of course. Thank you for your time.

I shook everyone's hand again and that's when the HR Rep spoke up.

HR Rep: Can you please ask Gabe to come back? I would like to address this immediately as well.

I'm ecstatic at this point

Me: I would be happy to.

I leave the room and notice my friends in Tech Support just staring at me. My girlfriend was also sitting at my desk, since we planned on going out for lunch after my interview. I didn't want to give anything away, so I kept a straight face and walked past them and towards Gabe's office. I walked in and sighed.

Me: The interview committee wants to see you again.

Gabe just looked up from his computer and just gave me a cocky smirk, as if to say "I told you so." He got up and pushed past me towards the door. I followed behind him towards the conference room and we parted ways when he went in and I walked towards my desk. I wanted to see exactly what happened. I watched what unfolded through the glass walls. I saw Gabe's face turn white and his expression turn from smug to terrified. He turned his head to me and I had this shit-eating grin on my face. I just waved and then left my office with my girlfriend to have a nice lunch.

The Aftermath

I was feeling pretty good about the whole day. I got my revenge, did fairly well in a job interview, and had amazing chicken parm for lunch that day. I felt so good, that I decided to take the rest of the day off. I went to the zoo, saw a really cute koala bear. The next day, I came to work dressed down since interviews were over, and then patiently waited for the committee to make their decision. When I walked into the lobby of the building, my two friends from Tech Support ran over and trapped me in a bear hug.

Me: Well this is new. What's this for?

Friend 1: You did it!

Me: I GOT THE JOB?!

Friend 1: No! We wouldn't know even if you did. We're talking about Gabe!

Me: I stopped him from getting the job?

Friend 2: Oh you did a lot more than that. But you'll just have to see for yourself.

Both of them drag me to the elevator to go up to the IT floor. When we get there, they dragged me through the main office and over towards Gabe's. When we got in, all I found was an empty room with a desk in the middle of it. My jaw dropped. Apparently I collected so much evidence for Gabe's misbehavior, not only did I eliminate him from gunning for the Director's job, but he was also fired from the company and potentially blacklisted since everything I submitted for evidence against him was put on his permanent file. I'm not sure if he was blacklisted or not since I'm not entirely sure how that works, but he's definitely gone for good. I asked them about the details of what happened after I left. They told me that Gabe was so mad (probably at me), that his face was bright red. After he left the conference room, he spent the rest of the day packing up and drinking in his office, so I guess my day-drinker theory held up. He left in shame, and we won't see him again.

I was so excited. Gabe was gone and it felt like the office was a brighter place. People were so excited that a few people outside the Tech Support department brought in a bunch of desserts, from cheesecake to brownies. They were delicious, but I think what them taste better was that I did something to cause this rush of joy. I think the best part of this whole thing is that only a couple of people know that I had something to do with this. The rest of them? Totally clueless. I'm not the protector that IT wants, but I'm the protector that IT needs. Now enough humble-bragging. It's starting to make me feel like a douche.

In hindsight, I don't know what would've been more satisfying. Doing what I did or getting the job fair and square and firing Gabe. But if there's one thing I learned in life, you will do things that you are proud of that you will enjoy and you will do things that you're not so proud of but will really enjoy. This doesn't apply. I am both very proud of this and I really REALLY enjoyed this. This might come back later to bite me in ass, but for right now I think I'll enjoy it. But now the Director has to pick a new head of Tech Support. Either that or she'll give that job up to the next Director. It's been almost a few days since the interviews and we're still waiting on the results. Even if I don't end up getting the job, I still gained something from this. I have a better bond with my coworkers and got rid of the asshole in my office. If enough people like this story, I'll update you on if I got the job or not.

Moral of the story: Don't shoot an unfamiliar gun. You don't know how strong the kickback's gonna be.

TL;DR: I was considered for a job promotion but was demeaned by a superior who was also up for the job. I found out bad things about him and presented them during my interview and got him fired and possibly blacklisted from getting another job.

(source) story by (/u/KyuubiBlade)

[otakween]

I'm Standing on a Million Lives - Volume 1

Hurray! Moving on from 100% Pascal Sensei, this is the next series on MAL alphabetically due to its Japanese title (100-man no Inochi no Ue ni Ore wa Tatteiru). I'm excited to be catching up on something so recent as season 2 for the anime is actually coming out this month! I'm going in 100% blind so, I guess we'll just see where this goes. Chapter breakdown after the "read more."

Ch. 1

-Well, this was really awkwardly paced and written, not a promising start if I'm honest. I hate it when people are isekai'd and barely react, it's so jarring.

-Protag-kun is an edgelord who "hates Tokyo and all the people in it," has no friends, and just wants to play video games. Of course his video game skills are rewarded in isekai-land. Typical cliché BS so far. At least he had a self-aware "oh wait, I'm being a self-centered prick" moment.

-The art isn't hideous, but I don't sense any creativity here. Everyone looks very generic, including the monsters. At least the two-page spreads look nice on my new e-reader

-I feel like this would read as batshit to people who aren't familiar with the isekai genre. They just assume that people are so used to these tropes that they don't need to explain anything. I would have liked it if they showed us more of the "normal" world so that the isekai moment would be more of a shock and we could get a better feel for the characters/setting.

-Game master dude is really annoying. I hope they explain why he speaks in partial sentences. None of the characters even acknowledged it which was really weird.

-Kinda dumb how Kusue saying "I want to be useful to people!" just completely blew Protag-kun's mind and changed his whole world view. First of all: can we save epiphanies like that for at least the end of volume 1?? Second: how easily swayed is this man!? He felt like he went through the entire A Silent Voice MC's character arc in 2 seconds.

-I feel like the level of gore doesn't fit the tone they're going for. It just feels out of place and gratuitous. Like, this isn't Attack on Titan, this is more of an adventure series (I think)

Ch. 2

-The characterization in this is really annoying. So far the characters don't feel like real people, they're just assigned archetypes. Yuka is an otaku, Kusue is the "frail girl," etc. I think one thing that's lacking is the girls barely get a chance to speak and we're stuck with Yotsuya's incel monologues. Hopefully this improves.

-Real convenient that all the chosen party members are girls so far. The setting/make up of the party reminds me of Konosuba a lot.

-Why are bullying scenes in manga always so over the top? I'm pretty sure bullies don't typically go the sexual assault route. Similar to the gore feeling out of place, that felt unnecessarily dark. The character's also reacted to it as if it wasn't a big deal (???)

-Today in "fancy words used in manga": polyandric. Apparently it means an animal that mates with multiple males.

-I was honestly triggered by the centipede monsters. I have house centipedes in my apartment and they're horrifying. The thought of one wrapping around my head...-shudder-

-The bullying rescue scene was interesting. I feel like normally it would be a big, heroic moment, but instead they chose to show how all the girls (bullies and victim) were afraid of Yotsuya for suddenly showing up and acting like a maniac. It was kinda nice to see his "you love me now, right?" rejected lol.

-The self-aware anime stuff is obnoxious. MC being like "woah this is a harem situation" and the girls being like "gap moe!?" at the end of the chapter. It's jarring when characters that aren't supposed to be otaku bring up otaku things.

-Game Master showing up on Yotsuya's phone was pretty funny lol. I liked his selfie.

Ch. 3

-Shindo's backstory was so weirdly written and awkward: she was a bad kid, made friends with an older girl who taught her to be good, and then that older girl killed herself. She then overheard her family members being like "lol that dead girl was ugly" so...she vowed to protect the weak...or something? I dunno it was confusing. Also, more needlessly grimdark content with Shindo's parents basically saying that girl deserved to die because she was ugly.

-I don't think this mangaka understands anatomy, the abs on the male characters look...off

-Interesting rule where they lose EXP for fighting humans. Although, that does make me wonder about the cover art for this volume. Are the "million lives" supposed to represent all the times the characters die and are revived or...?

-Yuka being like "I don't think Shindo's a good person because she's got pretty privilege." Rubbed me the wrong way. She reeks of the "not like other girls" trope

-When Yotsuya said he's "not like other boys" because he'll listen to your tragic backstory and Shindo reacts "are you gay or something?" That felt like a mix of casual homophobia and toxic masculinity, not cute.

Ch. 4

-We get a new harem addition and her stupid quirk is that she likes cutting people up. I dunno, something about the way she robotically announced that while fighting felt so unnatural and forced. This manga is anything but subtle.

-Only now realizing that the artist and the author are two separate people. Honestly, I was surprised to find out that this is just a manga and it doesn't have a corresponding light novel. It really feels like it's being adapted from something, but maybe that has to do with the writer and artist being separate?

-Every time they mention a new fantasy name it kinda seems like the author just threw scrabble letters at the wall.

-The design of the bipedal steeds wheel attachment looked like it wouldn't work. Like, how do those things walk with a big giant wheel right in front of their feet? I guess I'll find out in the anime lol

-Very, very confused about Yotsuya's "career." When he became a chef he dressed as a chef, but now that he's a wizard he's back to dressing like a farmer and using a hoe? That seems like a continuity error. Either that or they didn't explain how things work very well. Can you switch between your past careers?

-They reveal that they only feel 1/36 of normal pain in this world, which would have been nice to know in chapter 1 when people were being torn apart, but okay.

-One of Yotsuya's new skills is "the ability to raise or lower the persuasiveness of your words." Immediately I was like, "wtf? In what situation would you want to lower your persuasiveness?" Maybe if you're using reverse psychology? -shrug-

-I enjoyed the author's mini essay at the end about stories standing the test of time. I guess this is their first serialization so now I kinda feel bad for trashing it so much lol. Oh well, gotta be honest in my reactions...