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[rabbitbakery]

Dangerous deep blue (black Pearl cookie x captain caviar cookie)

This is kinda a part two to a brief reprieve but not? If u wanna read it for context you should 👁👁pretty please 🥺👉👈

(Warnings: FLUFF, cursing ig??, black Pearl cookie softening up, light mention of murder if ur sensitive to that 👍)

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“Why must you crumbs be so stubborn…”

Black Pearl cookie growled towards the injured, stubborn sailor, her large hand keeping him still while she disinfected his wounds. It was days like this she was glad the soda from the dustgloom sea had so many health benefits. Captain Caviar cookie had gotten himself injured by a some low life pirates as he was taking his normal trip to see his Pearl. Sure he was an absolutely powerhouse, but there ain’t much he can do about swords if he can’t get close. She had her fun sending those pests to their watery grave for harming her little visitor. She always did enjoy watching them try to swim away as their dough crumbled….

“Pearly I swear I’m fine really-“ The caption stuttered before a painful hiss left his sailor lips, the disinfectant she had whipped up stinging like the devil.

“Don’t try and sweet talk me. You could’ve gotten killed! Were you even being careful out there?! And now since you were being irresponsible I had to destroy your boat to get those little pests off of you! How in the seven soda seas do you think you’re gonna get home huh?!” He winched as her loud, menacing voice, but there was concern behind it, he had really frightened her. 

“Me crew knows wher’ I am, if I don’t come back to port by the morn’ they’ll come get me thinkin ya ate me” he joked in an attempt to lighten the mood, which only earned him a glare from the serpent.

“…yer scales have gotten pinker…” His own voice drifted to concern, thinking she had some sort of parasitic infection, he knew those nasty critters were rampant in the ocean.

“….I know. I’m fine I’m not sick. You’re going to have to sleep in my den until your little lackies come and get you.” She shifted the conversation back to him, finishing wrapping up his wounds a bit more aggressively then she intended, putting him back down onto the coastal bench she was using as a clinic,

Sinking down to meet his eye level.

”lucky me~” he teased, he’s been more flirty recently. Black Pearl cookie thinks ether he has a tumor or he actually likes her, which she thinks is impossible…

“Can it you gross fuck up for a dessert I’m still pissed at you.” She growled, him having a dopy smile on his face.

“…are you ok?” Her tail swishes in the water, avoiding eye contact, god it’s strange feeling so nervous around a measly cookie. He’s supposed the be the nervous one, she could crush him with one hand…

“…yeah pearly I’m alright. Thanks for savin me, didn’t think any cookie would be stupid enough to be near dat route…” he slid back into the water swimming further up to her, still inspecting her now more vibrant scales.

“….you should really start bringing a weapon with you…” Black Pearl cookie grumbled slightly but dropped it. Without warning, she grabbed him again, dipping into the deep, swimming to her little goldmine of a den. He squirmed a bit in confusion but soon realized where in the glittery hell she was taking him.

“Good witch almighty Pearly how the hell did ye get so much treasure????” He means good god- you could pay for an entire collages student debt with all these valuables.

“Well I can’t have any cookies like yourself seeing a gem mermaid as radiant as me have an underdressed den now can I!”

She cackled proudly, bragging. Totally not secretly trying to impress him. She set him down, letting him view her spoils before swimming to her nests, getting snug.

“…do you like my nest?” Her pupils dilated, looking at him for approval. ‘She HAS to be half catfish or something’ he thought to himself. He swears if he ever told his crew about this interaction he thinks they’d throw him in a nursing home.

“‘Course I like your place lass, real cozy.” He swam closer to her, Black Pearl cookie patting the nest with her large clawed mit, giving him permission to sit with her.

They talked about anything and everything they could think of that night, one because nether of them were tired, and two… Black Pearl cookie doesn’t get company usually. She knows that’s her fault but it still doesn’t lessen the pang of loneliness that she’s struck with when he leaves. Their conversation goes to many different places and levels, from him talking about his time in the navy, to the currently migrating sweetish fish traveling north for the colder months to come. He was just… pleasant to speak too. She wondered if his crew was as pleasant to converse with as him.

Sleep that night came easier to him than to her. His small, muscular body was snuggled up in her cloud-like hair, sound asleep and the most comfortable he’s ever been. Black Pearl cookie was restless, the feeling of being so close to someone else was so overwhelming. After a millennia of loathing the thought of being near any living thing, here she layed, cozied up to a very sleepy sailor. Why is it always the sailors. 

….maybe she can savor this… just for a little longer.

[jackhues]

LET'S GO PENS - (b's version)

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can u pls spare some info abt jade, she’s taking over my brain and joining the mw brainrot ^_^

Hi ! Sorry for replying just now , I woke up only recently -

I’m really happy you want to know more about my silly gal :D

I actually wanted to add more depth to Jade’s character for a while now , so this is awesome ^^👍

Here are some Jade facts , including some epic lore !

Jade is pansexual , and ever since she was a kid she never thought about the gender of her potential partner being something that mattered to her 💙💛🩷 For example she actually used to have a crush on the one friend she had in middle school , and even though she wasn’t interested in her romantically Jade still remained close to her for many years :) 

Jade was … definitely really different when she was younger compared to the present day : very shy , afraid to raise her voice even just a little too much and terrified about disappointing her parents , she clinged to her skills with technology in hopes of becoming good enough to get her mother’s and father’s approval one day … though Jade only talked about her past with Jaw Bone and no one else : it makes her pretty uncomfortable . 

She’d look kinda like this back in the day ☝️

Speaking of Jade’s parents , they used to be heavily involved with L.A.W back when she was a child , with her sister Lena even becoming an esteemed Agent of theirs … however , they pretty much only had eyes for her , leaving Jade behind without caring about any of her own achievements . Since she had the chance to witness up close just how messed up her family’s ideal were , Jade’s hatred for L.A.W begun very early and still lives on to this day . 

After running away from home ( around 17 years old ) Jade got involved with a group of anti-L.A.W space pirates , and they ended up becoming her real family : their Captain Klamp especially took a liking to her , becoming the father she never had while teaching her how to fight and defend herself , and that was also the point where she decided to get a few “upgrades” to improve herself , gaining her robotic legs and eyes . 

Jade has to be careful about not overcharging her legs , since they can stop working and leave her without a way to move or run away … that’s why whenever she’s in a fight she reflects carefully on her every action .

Jade’s shotgun doesn’t actually use bullets : instead she designed it to shoot pure electricity to paralyze her enemies , which can last for whole days … and give them some brain damage in the worst cases , which in her opinion is very much deserved ;C;

Jade often takes pictures of the L.A.W agents she defeats to then turn them into memes and send them to Jaw Bone … he finds them hilarious :,)

Jade’s favorite food is waffles , to the point that they are included in her breakfast almost every day ! Jaw Bone likes to surprise her by baking them some , doing his best to go easy with the heat ( he almost blew up the kitchen once because he wanted to “test” how much the microwave could take … ) 

When talking about videogames , Jade would be a big fan of strategy based ones , like Pokémon and Inscryption , playing some Minecraft and Stardew Valley  when she’s stressed .

The desk Jade uses in her room to work is neatly organized , and she won’t hesitate to annihilate anyone who messes with it ( JB is the only exception to the rule and even he knows not to push it too far ) 

Jade’s voiceclaim would be Lucy from Cyberpunk Edgerunners , another big inspiration for her being Sombra from Overwatch :D

Jade physically can’t wake up without her cup of coffee in the morning ;I

Even though she works for Disco Head now , Captain Klamp does occasionally pass by to chat with Jade and see how she’s doing , and he always makes sure to remind Jaw Bone that if he makes his adoptive daughter upset he will “kick his sorry boney ass” , even though Jade begs him not to do tell him that … overprotective pirate dad is best dad :,)

[lixenn]

@mimiruku

Getting surprise attacked not by this question! Thank you so much for stopping by Jojo!

Edit: I fucked up and posted this on accident when it wasn't ready yet. So I deleted it and made it a seperate post. Sorry about that OTL

I'll try my best to answer it 🫡 (Disclaimer: the time line here is a bit of a mess. Since Housekeeping AU is pre-canon most of tenth gen would be itty bitty but for the sake of this ask just assume I'm talking about the canon versions)

Dan

Squalo (romantic) Squalo and Dan simply vibe. The Captain and the Chief. Loud and quiet. Co-parenting the assassin nutcases together, complaining about the latest stunt some idiot pulled, despairing over Xanxus throwing stuff habit. They are comrades in suffering, your honour. Their bond is forged with blood (not theirs), ink (from all the paperwork) and alcohol (because they need it), it's unbreakable trust👍(beware the bickering though because there's lots of it when these two get going).

Xanxus (romantic) Now, while Squalo and Dan share similarities, Xanxus and Dan are pure contrast. Xanxus is one of the few people that can really rile Dan up, for some reason he knows how to press all his buttons and regulary breaks Dani-boy out of his shell. Squalo brings calm and rest, while Xanxus brings fire and passion. And lots of swearing.

Lal (platonic) Lal and Dan are a great duo. Both competent, both no-nonsense, both sick of training idtiots and dealing with their bosses. They would get along great, quietly exchanging stories over a glass of wine while their partners off doing stupid shit (which they are steadily ignoring). Their friendship would get so much done, they would terrify anyone into submission with a soul piercing stare, it'd be fun!

Fon (platonic) These two haven't met and I don't know if they ever will but they would chill togehter, drinking tea. Just relaxing. Dan would appreciate Fon's zen and ability to kick ass, because he values competence in all forms.

Tsuna (platonic) Dan truly understands Tsuna's plight. Surrounded by chaos, constantly dragged into nonsense... When you just want some godforsaken peace and quiet. They would bond over the craziness that is their life and Dan would teach alll the ways to cope with the chaos (there may be alcohol involved).

Dave (all platonic cause Dave is on the aro spectrum)

Lussuria Sharing a passion with fashion and gossip, Dave and Luss get on like a house on fire. They regualary meet up for spa sessions where they exchange the hottest tea and bitch about Chief not taking care of himself. Sometimes they fuck, sometimes they just giggle and paint each others nails, it very much depends on the mood.

Reborn Chaos gremlins stand united! Dave and Reborn are two peas in a pod, living for the trolling, making everyone's life hell just for the lols. Chief's chaos sense will go haywire should they ever meet and he will instantly cash in all his vacation days at once, cause he ain't dealing with the clean up no sireee~

Bel Another litlle shit going on the list. Dave and Bel are competing over the top spot of: driving Chief to homicide and let me tell you it's a close race. Davey-boy and Baby-Bel love getting up to mischief together, with Dave trying to hold back some of Bel's murderous tendencies. (Dave prefers pschological torment and he's not really that much of a fan of corpse clean up). You could see their relationship as brotherly but if you mention it to either of them they will probably hiss and bite/stab you.

Haru Dave would find Haru adorable! Look at her! Designing funky custumes, eating all the cake and chasing after love. How cute! Dave approves! They would bake cake together, talking about boys (while Dave gives all the wrong advice because he doesn't know shit about romance actually).

Chrome Dave takes on look at Chrome and instantly takes her under his wing. He'd see the look in her eyes, her shy demeanour and thin figure and feel like he's staring into one of these fun house mirrors. Like recognises like. He'd try his best not to spook her, soften his edges a bit and then get some food in her. They'd cook together with Dave showing her the ropes, telling her funny stories all the while, trying to make Chrome laugh. Their relationship would have a bittersweet taste but with a satisfying finish at the end.

[sodium-chloride-blog]

Thought I’d share some of my thought process behind my blue team face hc’s since so many of you seemed to like it so much

I’m absolutely biased since Church is by far my favorite (if that wasn’t obvious enough already), so he probably had the most thought put into his design.

According to the ultimate fanbook, the Director got in a fight with another private when he was in basic training who apparently broke his nose, up until Allison beat up the other guy. It’s not as noticeable in the hc sketches but in most art of Church I try to keep a small bump in the nose because of that. I just thought it was a cool nod to how Church is based on the Director.

Honestly I just can’t help but agree with the combination of glasses, black spiky hair, and goatee as the most widely-agreed upon design for Church. Like yeah, that’s what that crusty screaming blue guy would look like 👍

Compared to Tucker and Caboose, he goes through the least amount of drastic changes, somewhat due to the fact that he isn’t in a human body for very long. I like to think Church in his original AI form resembled a younger Director, maybe in his 20′s or 30′s, and the body they picked for him later just needed to look similar enough that the Alpha AI wouldn’t question it. It’s not exact, finding a perfect match is probably impossible, but I like to think poor Private Jimmy just happened to look enough like a younger Director that he ended up the Alpha AI’s host.

Seeing as Epsilon is based on an AI who’s based on a person, it made sense to me that the details got muddled somewhere down the line like a game of telephone. Since he’s only a fragment, the details aren’t as precise as they were on Alpha Church, hence more straight edges (like a model with less polygons).

Tucker was by far the most fun to work on, honestly. The fandom seems a little more divided on how he should look, but that just gave me more ideas to work with.

I like the idea that all 3 of them started off with shorter, ‘military-approved’ length haircuts which grew out as rvb went on.

Can’t forget Florida’s comment about Tucker’s ‘metrosexual good looks’

After the BGC and Tucker went on to become an ambassador, I imagine he got more confident with his energy sword and himself as a soldier. He’s got a few scars, a little stubble, and he’s grown up a bit, but he’s still good ol’ Tucker. His hair kind of worked perfectly for me to illustrate how he grows and develops as a person, for better and for worse.

In The Recollection Trilogy, it’s grown out a bit, but Tucker still keeps his hair neat and up in a ponytail. He’s still figuring shit out, but he’s doing well for himself.

Then the Chorus Trilogy comes along and BAM, hit ‘em with the depression. Some more facial hair, another piercing, a few more scars, but mostly the eyebags and his hair growing out more. First Epsilon leaving with Carolina, then losing Wash, Tucker had to balance the sudden responsibility of becoming captain to the lieutenants on Chorus along with the stress of losing his friends. He was never the leader, Church was always around 'to take the blame when shit went wrong’, and then Wash took his place. A ton of responsibility is suddenly thrust onto Tucker (bow chika bow wow), and I wanted to illustrate visually that he’s NOT taking it well at ALL.

Not only did his hair get longer, but it’s more disheveled now, hanging lower and not as neat anymore as he struggles to keep everything together.

Finally though, I like to think he eventually felt worthy enough as a soldier, a leader, and as a warrior to shave the energy sword symbol into his hair. I’ve seen a ton of fantastic art where people gave him that, and I loved it, but to me it felt almost like a sign of honor, something that he didn’t feel he was ready for until later into the Chorus trilogy when he’d start getting his foothold and regaining his confidence. Eventually he felt he was ready as he truly became a warrior deserving of the symbol.

Caboose was probably the hardest to pin down. There’s a ton of variation in designs, and I don’t think a single design has really become the most agreed-upon. It took some time to think of a design that, at least to me, felt like it matched his voice and personality.

Just like Church and Tucker, I gave him a shorter haircut for his BGC era when he was still a rookie. I had to ensure he looked friendly enough, so after a little searching around for ideas I settled on curly hair. I imagine he’d probably be a brunette. Real warm vibe.

Shoutout to @picz for the idea to give him freckles, outstanding move.

Of course during the Recollection Trilogy his hair grows out like it does for Tucker since they’re... Not really in the army anymore...? They’re sorta... Doing their own thing, so I imagine no one’s sticking to army protocols for hair length anymore (Except Sarge, obviously. Might make some red team face hc’s sometime too....)

I get the impression Caboose doesn’t outwardly show signs of stress quite as badly as Tucker during the Chorus Trilogy. He’s sad Epsilon left, but he isn’t anywhere near overwhelmed or distressed enough to develop eyebags like Tucker.

His hair has grown out longer, so Tucker or Wash probably tied it up into a ponytail for him.

Of course, Caboose grows up too, so I put some facial hair on that boy, plus a few more band-aids and patches here and there. He’s probably got a few scars by now, but not as many as Tucker since Tucker seems more the type to get up close and personal in combat with his energy sword.

[waryfalcon]

@dragonnan tagged me in this get to know you thingamerbobble

I dunno how this works. I guess it’s answer the same questions???

1) favorite color. Don’t make me choose things, I have a dice app to do that for me. But like, mostly neutral tones for warm? And blue I guess? Then purple is in there because Hawkeye. I also like olive green. Look I really just like a whole. Lot. Of. colors. Because I’m indecisive as hell.

2) 3??? Favorite ships: most people who know me know I’m too Demi romantic to care for the way shows present ships like the romances are cheesy and drawn out. And cloying are back and forth and okay I’m done. But I’m also bi as hell and if they are both attractive to me and have chemistry??? Well like... ✌️ so Let’s talk John Chrichton/Aeryn Sun because fffffff I am rewatching Farscape and by god I forgot how hot those two are individually and together and also they grow together as characters but by GOD. Now a ship I like that is actually cute even romantically and doesn’t annoy me? Zoe and Wash in Firefly. Third ship yoooo I gotta think for a bit these things honestly don’t stick in my head for long. -Stares at the few DVDs left on his shelf, stares at books- ... 404 FILE NOT FOUND. Look guys. There’s pairings I’ve approved of while watching or reading. But those are the only two standing out in my head right now, ngl. Romance is just not a huge driving force in my life so the only time they really stick in my memory is when I DETEST THEM AND HOW OVERBEARING THEY WERE. 🤣 (Castle, Murdoch Mysteries)

Why is the enter jumping like... 50009 lines what the ever loving hell? You know what we are all on this roller coaster together. I don’t remember what the next question was. Last Movie? Uhhhbbbbbbgfgvnnnhgvvvvvmmmmmmm. Either Captain Marvel or My Hero Academia Two Heroes and why couldn’t this have been last show

Hmm slightly fewer lines this time. We are improving. Last song I think? I’m gonna make this one pretty!

Did I miss any questions? Why did it behave when I inserted a big old picture but not just for text? Geeze tumblr, this is 5% of why everyone hates you.

Have I mentioned my attention span has gone to shit since I started T? Like less gone to shit more all the tricks I spent the entirety of my life mastering to manage it being bad stopped working because it shifted to being bad in slightly different ways than all the tricks were set up for -shakes a fist- my doctors and therapist aren’t listening though and this has nothing to do with the questions yoooooo.

Guys I don’t even know who’s active here anymore 🤣👍. You wanna answer. Answer. Have at it. Enjoy. Maybe look at dragonnan’s she didn’t like insert her questions into rambling and I am about 90% certain I have forgotten some. 🥇✌️ but hey no one asked me to make sense. If someone asks me to. I uh... we’ll just cross that bridge when we get to it.

[spockbag]

Thank you, I get so sad seeing all these fanfics where Gary is the worst guy, like he’s literally an abuser or has always been a toxic person. Which then seems to act like a device for Jim’s character development or trauma maybe? It’s convenient to use his character because we know his fate so we don’t have to care what happens to him. It becomes easy to dismiss him and say he deserved it.

I could be biased about redeeming Gary because I love to ship him with Jim. But I don’t think someone being a bit chauvinistic equates to him being a potential rapist and that is what a lot of stories portray. Some stories also suggest that he was jealous of Jim or resented him but to me it seemed like he just wanted his approval and respect. Otherwise why is he reading the books he knows he might like? Surely he wants to impress him or relate to him.

Some Star Trek books I liked that did a nice/okay job with his character are My Brothers Keeper (a trilogy) and The Captains Oath if you’re interested 👍

Mild Star Trek: TOS rant incoming: (TW fandom victim blaming)

This fandom really likes to shit on Gary Mitchell. Really likes to paint him as some kind of “he was always like that” bad guy.

But the episode where we even meet him paints Gary and Jim Kirk as long time friends, as well as former teacher/student. Close enough at least to tease each other. Close enough for Gary to admit he sent the blonde technician (possibly Carol Marcus?) in Jim’s path to distract him because he wasn’t ready for a particular test. Yeah, Jim is shocked (“that was you? I almost married her!”) but he still chuckles about it.

In fact, Gary doesn’t start acting mad and violent until the levels of “strange energy” in his body start rising. Jim’s shock is an indicator (to me) that this is not normal behavior for Gary. Jim does everything to try and save Gary before admitting defeat - he has to get Gary off the ship and kill him. Even this leaves Jim emotionally destroyed. That’s his friend! That’s one of his closest friends!

Anyway, I’m just annoyed that in fanfiction Gary is almost always treated like he deserves his eventual fate, or like he would always have turned violent and power mad - with or without the strange energy affecting and destabilizing him. As someone who knows how crazy destabilizing it can be when your brain chemistry gets royally fucked with, Gary didn’t “deserve” that fate. We have very little evidence that he was always like that or would always have ended up like that if given power. Gary was attacked by a malevolent force and turned into its puppet. Gary doesn’t deserve everyone’s blame and ire. Gary deserved better.

[mellyorablack]

Hello Melly,

I had forgotten that QEII knighted Elton in 1998. I corrected my tagline to Sir Elton John 🎹. I’m sure you approve 👍.

The last CD I bought was “Live In Australia with The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra” in 1987, the year I got married. I haven’t tracked him since. Now, I can’t conclusively prove that my marriage had anything to do with me falling away from following my teenage musical idol, but 25 years later, in 2012, that same wife abruptly abandoned our German Shepherds and me. You may feel free to draw your own inferences 🧙.

I do, however, have all his vinyl from “Empty Sky”, in 1969 when I was 8 years old, to “Blue Moves” in 1976, from which I drew “Tonight”, including the soundtrack to the movie “Friends” and 11-17-70, recorded in front of a very small live audience at the A&R Recording Studio in New York City and broadcast live over WABC-FM (yes, radio was “a thing” back in my day, the Paleolithic 🦕).

“Tonight” is very very good. The sweeping instrumentals are quite moving, but my all-time favorite, of the songs with which I am aware, absolutely has to be “Skyline Pigeon” from “Empty Sky”. I think it sounds more like a hymn than a mellow rock song.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was an obsession in my teenage years. He showcased a Manic-Depressive, since rebranded “bi-polar”, character all the way back in 1887, when the prevailing consensus on people with somewhat different mental states was that they were all dangerous psychopaths.

If you haven’t seen Jeremy Brett’s performances as the moody violinist, do yourself a favor. Check it out.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Brett

When I was just a wee lad, I was introduced to Holmes by Basil Rathbone in the HollyWeird films dating to 1939 - 1946. Until I was old enough to actually read the books I had no idea how horribly these movies were presenting Conan Doyle and Holmes. They FLAT OUT SUCKED !

On another topic that appears to be of interest to you, I grew up watching William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, George Takai and Nichelle Nichols going where no one had gone before.

When word broke of the imminent arrival of “Star Trek: The Next Generation”, when I was in Graduate School and had precious little spare time, I was highly skeptical. I was not at all impressed with the first season. Picard was a two dimensional, stiff cut-out who couldn’t make the most minor decisions without input from everyone on the bridge.

But Dr. Beverly Crusher immediately drew my attention for obvious reasons 😍. Gates McFadden. SO Fine!

By season two things really started to take off, although I believe that is when they replaced Dr. Crusher with “Nurse Diesel” aka Dr. Pulaski. From there it just got better. The two part “The Best Of Both Worlds” was an incredible piece of television, more akin to a major motion picture.

Kirk has his admirers, but if I had to face off in battle with one of the Captains of the Enterprise I would pick Kirk every single time!

Kirk, at times, can be rash, not overly analytical (reference the Kobyashi Maru ploy), and occasionally allows his ego to get the best of him.

By contrast, Picard is a master strategist, dispassionate, always thinking three steps ahead of his opponent and a profoundly erudite man who has benefited from countless generations of military officers, battles both major and minor, Psychology, Sociology and a variety of other academic disciplines.

I bought a new iPhone 11 in March which included one free month of Paramount+ streaming service. They have a two season, so far, series “Picard”. If you like STNG, you will love “Picard”! It outclasses STNG in every conceivable way. Sir Patrick Stewart takes Picard to an even richer, more seasoned and more human, including foibles and frailties, place than we have ever seen before.

O.K. I’ve prattled on long enough. I see, from your blog, that you are heavy into early Elton John, even before his “glasses” phase, so here is a not so fun historical fact. The physical characteristics of the soundtrack album from the movie “Friends” are utterly atrocious! It is incredibly thick, has zero flexibility, weighs as much as four regular vinyl record albums, and the audio quality is barely low-fi. Obviously a low budget production.

Well, I typed until I stopped.

Woof!

Canis Terribilis

Hello Sir,

Wow, that was a long message and I'll try to give it justice with my reply.

I have to admit I only really got into Elton's music about 2 years ago after watching Rocketman and reading his autobiography. O mean, his music's always been there somehow and when I started listening to his albums I was surprised at how many songs I already knew and loved. I remember loving Nikita when it came out and rocking out to Made In England in my dad's car. But it took me until recently to understand his genius. Tonight is one song that has me in awe of his musical talent! One of my favourite songs is also Skyline Pigeon but in the piano version. And you are quite right about the hymn-reference. Elton himself said that about the song. 'When in doubt, write a hymn' is one of my favourite Elton-quotes.

I am heavily in his 70s music but also love what he's done in his later years. The Union, Songs From The West Coast and The Captain & The Kid are masterpieces! His voice is amazing in every decade and his collaborations with Bernie are unmatched.

I could ramble on about him but I also want to turn to the other topics you mentioned.

I've been a fan of Sherlock Holmes for as long as I can remember, read all the stories and watched many films and shows. I love Jeremy Brett! He and Benedict Cumberbatch are my fave Sherlocks. I agree on the Basil Rathbone-series. It is enjoyable but especially in the later episodes it's cringeworthy.

I started being a Trekkie in 1989 when Next Generation first aired in Germany. I loved it from the get go, especially Data. Picard is my favourite captain, I would trust him with my life! I watched the first season of Picard but was utterly disappointed with the last ep. It ridiculed everything that was good about the show. Haven't come around to watching the latest season, I hope it's better. I love the original series (as well as the reboot) and Voyager but never really got into Deep Space Nine or the new Show, Discovery.

Well, I hope I covered all of the topics. 😊 Have a great day!

Melly

[stolenfromthemuses]

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[karahalloway]

Right. I know I am seriously behind... So I thought I’d start with something manageable like a two-parter 😅 Also, I am curious to see your take on this part of the story 👀 Because as you know, I have major gripes with how the whole aftermath of the shooting plays out in canon

One moment, all was right with her world. More than right. Shining, sparkling, the future laid out in front of her like the promised land stretching in the distance.

But before we get to all that, I just wanted to say that I loved the imagery here!👍

When the lights came up, all she saw as a gun pointed straight at Liam. Her heart stopped; time slowed down. She screamed his name as she struggled to push her way through the crowd to get to him. She never saw the second gunman, never saw the gun pointed at her own head. She had no awareness of her own danger until she heard the gunshot and by then, Drake’s body had already crashed into hers, sending her sprawling to the floor as his body dropped its weight onto her.

Wow. This... this was intense. You definately should write for PB!

“This way!” Marco shouted and Riley followed him without another argument.

Yes - exactly what the Guard should be doing in this situation. Getting her out. No questions, no arguments, no ifs, no buts.

“No, we can’t risk it, we’ll have a doctor meet us at the safe house.”    “What?” Nothing made sense.“We have a cadre of trusted doctors on call for these situations.”

Yes! Thank you for fixing this! There is no way that MC - without any medical training (which actually would have to be some seriously high level training, considering that it’s a gunshot wound) would be able to be left alone with Drake in a safehouse to fix him up without even a blimmin’ needle and a thread! 😒

“I’m fine, Drake! You’re the one that got shot!” She was crying again.

“It’s ok….if I die….worth it…”

SHUT UP WALKER!

The bleeding had slowed down, but she didn’t know if that was a good thing or a bad thing. Was it because she had successfully staunched the bleeding or because he was almost out of blood?

Again, excellent point.

“I’d say he’s the luckiest man in Cordonia!” The doctor said as hung a bag of blood from an IV pole. “If you’re going to take a bullet to the shoulder, this is how you do it. It went under the clavicle but above the scapula, and missed every major artery. He’s going to be fine, but there is a lot of tissue damage, and he suffered a good amount of blood loss.”

Didn’t half give us a heart-attack though!

Though this was well explained - because people do forget that you have be extremely lucky to not bleed out on the spot because humans are squishy and bullets are meant to kill.

“You just happened to have blood with you? Blood that matched Drake’s type?”

“When the call came in, they gave me a code that told me who it was. We have all guardsmen’s blood types on file, as well as members of the royal family, council members and anyone else we might be called on to treat.”

More claps for you for this detail!

“Liam’s team has gone radio silent, but don’t worry!” He warned as he saw the panic that flashed across her face, “It’s protocol. It’s so the enemy can’t monitor communications.”

“Each security team has their own protocols, their own safe houses. For events just like this. It’s safer to scatter. And our objective was to save you, not Liam. Just like his team’s objective was to save him, not you.”

Even more claps!

“Technically taking time to save Captain Walker was a violation of our prime directive.”

Harsh, but true. More claps for you 😁

She leaned her head against the cool tile of the shower and cried.  

Again, highly approve this detail - now that everything has suddenly stopped, and she has time to collect herself, the shock and trauma of what happened is going to hit, and hit her hard. I mean, this was a life-or-death situation, which - unless you have specific training for, as Marco said - you’re not going to be able to process, let alone deal with staright away. And I think this was a major thing that was missing from canon - MC is too calm, too collected (yes, the format of the game has limitations in being able to convey this, but I think they could’ve done a better job).

Onto Part 2!

Hinge: Homecoming Part 1

Series: Hinge.

Fandom: The Royal Romance/The Royal Heir

Pairings: Drake x Riley x Liam

Word Count: 2,597

Rating: M

Warnings: Violence, medical emergency  

A/N: So I've had an interaction between Drake and Riley in the safe house in my head for probably over a year now, since before I published my first TRR fic. But once I started writing this, I realized just how crap canon is around this.

First, there is no way her security detail just drops her at the safe house and leaves. They are not needed at the palace. They are assigned to her detail, not the general guard and leaving her would be an egregious dereliction of duty.

Second, any organization with the foresight to have safe house, has emergency medical personnel on standby as well. They just can't be as incompetent as PB made them out to be or the entire royal family would have been murdered years ago.

Third, no way MC can patch up a bullet wound with alcohol swabs and gauze. Come on now.

So....Riley and Drake are not going to be alone in that safe house, and this changes my original ideas. Also, it got longer than intended, so I had to split it into two parts.

DISCLAIMER: I know plenty of other people have written this night, the homecoming ball, the shooting, the safe house. This is my take on it, any similarities to anyone's version is purely unintentional and coincidental.

Everything else: Master List.

Riley was happy. Everything was going right for a change. The news of her engagement to Liam had been very well received, both in Cordonia and abroad. Engagement photos were scheduled, wedding planning was in full swing, and she’d already picked out the perfect wedding dress. Things couldn’t have been better.

She’d spent some alone time with both Drake and Liam earlier in the day and she was feeling satiated, content and cherished. Real happiness bubbled up in her chest and lodged there, refusing to budge.

She was standing next to one of her loves while watching the other on the stage. Liam was getting ready to announce her appointment as Duchess of Valtoria, making their engagement official and airtight. She felt Drake’s hand resting comfortingly on the small of her back, his nearness calming her nerves, soothing what little bit of stage fright remained. As she watched Liam’s eyes land on her, full of love and warmth, she felt like her heart might burst from happiness. He reached his hand toward her. She reached back.

One moment, all was right with her world. More than right. Shining, sparkling, the future laid out in front of her like the promised land stretching in the distance. Then in an instant, it was all snatched away, shattered, and everything she had, everything she loved was slipping through her fingertips.

The lights went out, plunging the ballroom in darkness. The sound of boots storming through the room combined with smatterings of shouts and gasps as guests were shoved and pushed aside.

When the lights came up, all she saw as a gun pointed straight at Liam. Her heart stopped; time slowed down. She screamed his name as she struggled to push her way through the crowd to get to him. She never saw the second gunman, never saw the gun pointed at her own head. She had no awareness of her own danger until she heard the gunshot and by then, Drake’s body had already crashed into hers, sending her sprawling to the floor as his body dropped its weight onto her.

Blood. There was blood everywhere. She was swimming in it, hot and sticky, smearing everywhere as she tried to sit up. Why couldn’t she move? Drake. Drake was on top of her, and he wasn’t moving.

“Drake? Drake? Drake!” Scalding tears fell down her face, the breath ripped from her body. The blood, it was his. No, no, no, oh God, please, no, the desperate prayer repeated in her head, on loop. Her focused narrowed to her frantic pleas to a god she wasn’t sure existed.

Then Drake was gone, and she was being hauled to her feet, as a voice shouted, “Move!”

Her head twisted around, frantically searching the stage, “Liam! Where-“

“Your Majesty…Lady Riley…Riley! Look at me!” The voice barely penetrated her senses as she was pulled along toward the exit.

She slowly turned her head toward the voice as the ringing in her ears started to subside, “Marco?”

“Yes, it’s me, it’s Marco. Alec has Liam, trust him, we have to go now! Drake needs medical attention!”

That got her attention, “Drake? Drake! Where is he?”

“This way!” Marco shouted and Riley followed him without another argument.

She found herself in the back of an unmarked black SUV, Drake was sitting up, but his head was lolled back against the leather upholstery, a young guard she didn’t recognize applying pressure to the wound. “Can you put pressure on this?” He yelled at her.

“Uh..ye…yes!” She replaced his hand on the makeshift tourniquet as the young guard dove out of the car and ran back toward the chaos. Marco slid into the seat the other guard had just vacated as Bruno jumped into the front passenger seat yelling, “Go! Go! Go!” to the driver.

“Where are we going?” The driver yelled back.

“Safe house A19!” Bruno responded.

Riley was startled away from staring into Drake’s face, silently willing him to live. Panic spiked through her, “What? No! He needs a hospital! Marco! He needs a hospital!”

“No, we can’t risk it, we’ll have a doctor meet us at the safe house.”    

“What?” Nothing made sense.

“We have a cadre of trusted doctors on call for these situations.”

“But-“

Her objections went unheard as the SUV hurtled through the Cordonian night. Drake’s voice was weak and thready, barely above a whisper, “He’s right….”

“Drake! You need a hospital!” Panic laced her voice. She felt relief surge through her at the sound of his voice, but fear spiked right behind it as she registered the feebleness of it. His skin was too pale, his breathing too labored, blood was still seeping through the tourniquet. He can’t die, he can’t die, he can’t die, please God, he can’t die!

“S’ok…” He squeezed his eyes shut and grimaced in pain then he opened them again and found hers, “Not…sorry….they were…..aiming….” He grunted again then drew in a deep breath, “for you.”

“What?” Her eyes opened wide in shock.

He nodded, as his eyes searched hers, “You’re….ok?”

“I’m fine, Drake! You’re the one that got shot!” She was crying again.

“It’s ok….if I die….worth it…”

“You’re not going to die! You can’t die! Please, please, please, I love you, please, you can’t leave me!” Huge, shuddering sobs wracked her body, tears and snot streaked her face and she didn’t care, she didn’t notice. The entirety of her consciousness had narrowed to this one moment, to this one request, no, this one demand of the universe, of him: Live!

The bleeding had slowed down, but she didn’t know if that was a good thing or a bad thing. Was it because she had successfully staunched the bleeding or because he was almost out of blood?

The car had barely rocked to a stop before the three guards were out of it, two of them pulling Drake from the backseat.

Drake’s body sagged between the other men as Marco and Bruno helped him from the car and into the small unassuming house.

Marco flipped the light switch, nothing. He looked over his shoulder at the guardsman that had driven them there, “Hey Wallace, go outside and find the breaker.”

“Yes, Lieutenant.” The man replied as he disappeared out the door.

“Where do you want him?” Bruno asked.

Why were they asking her? Riley’s head swiveled between them in confusion before it dawned on her. Liam wasn’t here, and Drake was barely conscious. They were looking to her for answers. For orders. Shit!

She scanned the house quickly then nodded toward the back, where an open door was visible in the dim light filtering through the windows, “Is that a bedroom?”

“Yes, ma’am.” Bruno answered her.

“In there then.” Riley walked with them, keeping pressure on the wound as the men moved him into the bedroom and lowered him carefully onto the bed. Bruno left the room to go keep watch out front while Marco hesitated in the doorway, his worried gaze falling on Drake.

Riley straddled him so she could use her body weight to keep pressure on his shoulder. “Where the fuck is that doctor?”

“On his way, Your Majesty, but I think there’s a first aid kit in the kitchen.” Marco answered.

“Well bring it to me!” She yelled, as if she were used to ordering soldiers around, but her fear had made her desperate.

“Drake! Drake! Wake up!” She begged.

A low moan came from the man below her, “Lemme sleep….”

“No, no, stay with me, please!”

The sound of banging cabinets and drawers filled the house, then Marco reappeared with the first aid kit just as the lights flickered on.

“What’s in it?” She asked.

“Uh…” Marco flipped it open and dug through it, “Band aids, alcohol swabs, some gauze, ace bandages-“

“Fuck, give me the-“

“The doctor’s here!” Bruno called out.

“Oh thank God!” The relief that washed through her was so strong, she thought she might pass out from it.

A young doctor entered the room, followed by a nurse carrying a medical bag. The doctor cut the shirt away from his shoulder and moved the tourniquet, “Good job stopping the bleeding, let’s clean this up and see what we’ve got.

Riley moved out the way as the medical professionals worked, but she refused to leave the room.

Marco tried, “Riley, come sit down, let me get you something to-“

“I’m not leaving him!” She snarled at him.

He nodded and stepped back, “Of course, I understand. I’ll be just outside the door if you need me.”

She watched as the doctor and nurse worked together to clean, exam and repair the wound.

“How bad is it?” She asked, “Is he…is he….”

“I’d say he’s the luckiest man in Cordonia!” The doctor said as hung a bag of blood from an IV pole. “If you’re going to take a bullet to the shoulder, this is how you do it. It went under the clavicle but above the scapula, and missed every major artery. He’s going to be fine, but there is a lot of tissue damage, and he suffered a good amount of blood loss.”

Riley gaped at him in astonishment, the IV pole had been in a closet, she’d watched the nurse pull it out, but where had the blood come from? “You just happened to have blood with you? Blood that matched Drake’s type?”

“When the call came in, they gave me a code that told me who it was. We have all guardsmen’s blood types on file, as well as members of the royal family, council members and anyone else we might be called on to treat.” He explained. “So yes, I brought blood with me. We are trained for this.”

“Who’s we?”

“Select doctors from all over the country. It’s top secret, we all have regular jobs, so no one knows, but we are always on call for the government. I’m surprised you haven’t been briefed on all this.”

“Well, I’ve only been queen in waiting for a few days. No one expected…. this.” She gestured weakly in Drake’s direction.

“Of course not. Rest assured that I reviewed Captain Walker’s full medical history on the way here, so I’d be aware of any issues, drug allergies, etc.”

“Well thank God for that! He’s really going to be ok?”

“He’ll need to get to the hospital as soon as possible, just to double check everything, but he’s stable. I’ve stitched him up and given him pain meds. Once he gets some blood volume back, he should feel a little better. He’s going to be sore as hell and a possibly a little loopy from the drugs, but I don’t see any reason for him not to make a full recovery.”

She had no words to express her gratitude, so she threw herself into the doctor’s arms, hugging him tight enough to squeeze the breath out of him. “Thank you seems so inadequate!”

The man hugged her back then told her, “No need for thanks. It’s literally my job, but you’re welcome. My name is Blake, this is my nurse, his name is Michail. We’re going to spend the night in one of the extra bedrooms, so we’ll be nearby if anything changes. We’ll monitor him throughout the night and hopefully things will be clear to transport him to the hospital tomorrow.”

“Ok, thank you again.”

Drake seemed to be sleeping peacefully and the nurse was still with him, so she slipped out to the living room to update Marco. After she’d done that, she asked about Liam.

“I’m sorry, Your Majesty, I don’t know anything.”

“I told you, call me Riley. Can’t you call someone and find out? Something? Anything?”

“Liam’s team has gone radio silent, but don’t worry!” He warned as he saw the panic that flashed across her face, “It’s protocol. It’s so the enemy can’t monitor communications.”

“Is there anything you can tell me?”

He hesitated and she saw it. “What?” She demanded.

“It’s nothing, really-“

She surprised herself with the commanding note in her voice as she ordered him, “Don’t make me play the queen card, Marco. Tell me what you know!”

“Just that no other team has activated a trauma response unit, which most likely means that no one else was hurt.” He didn’t meet her eyes and she understood what he wasn’t saying. Liam didn’t need a doctor either because he hadn’t been hit, or because he was already dead. A chill of dread threaded its way down her spine.

“Where is he? Why isn’t he here?” She asked, more shrilly than she’d intended.

“Each security team has their own protocols, their own safe houses. For events just like this. It’s safer to scatter. And our objective was to save you, not Liam. Just like his team’s objective was to save him, not you.”

“Can’t you go back to the palace, check on things?”

“Absolutely not. We stay here until we get orders to the contrary. If I left you, I’d be deserting my post. My duty is to keep you safe, and to keep you here until I’m told otherwise.”

“But don’t you care about-“

“Of course I care, Riley. But again, my duty is to stay here and protect you!”

“So, you never deviate from orders, no matter what?” She asked bitterly.

“Technically taking time to save Captain Walker was a violation of our prime directive.”

She felt her stomach drop, “What?”

“You heard me.” He responded tightly, “My orders, my duty, my objective is to protect you, and only you, at any and all cost. I risked my job, and your life, taking time to pull a wounded man out of the middle of that melee.”

Her eyes filled up with tears, she vaguely wondered how it was possible she had any tears left, she’d already cried so much. “I’m sorry, Marco. I know you care. I’m just so scared. What if he…what if….”

Marco’s gaze softened and so did his voice, “Hey, I know. It’s ok. Tonight has been nothing but trauma for all of us, but at least some of us are trained for it. You’re not. Why don’t you go in there and try to get some sleep? I promise I’ll update you the moment I know anything.”

“Promise?”

“Promise.”

“Even if you have to wake me up?”                                 

“Yes, the moment I know anything.”

Drake was still asleep when she went back into the bedroom. The nurse left saying he’d check back in about an hour and to call him if anything changed before then. Riley wandered into the master bath, startling when she caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror, still in a formal ballgown, drenched in Drake’s blood, now dry and stiff.

She peeled off her clothes and stepped under the shower, letting steaming hot water cascade down her body, soothing her aching muscles, but doing nothing for her jangled nerves. Visions from the evening ran through her mind’s eyes. The sound of the gunshots, the screaming, the room as it plunged into darkness. The feel of Drake’s body as it hit hers, the sticky wetness of his blood as it coated them both. How pale he’d been in the back of the SUV. Liam’s face right before the lights went out, Liam with a gun pointed directly at his head. Drake telling her it was ok if he died. It was too much. And she still had no idea if Liam was alive or dead.

She leaned her head against the cool tile of the shower and cried.   

[luminousnotmatter]

💗🥰😍🥰💗💗💗💖💖💕💕 a;lskdjf;l my Sweet T!!!!!!!! @damerondjarin oh my gracious you’re so dear to me. 💗🥰 THank you for thinking my ask is cute!! *blushes*

Your empathy regarding the end of TCW is deeply, *deeply* appreciated, my friend. 💖 (I could write like a twelve-paragraph ramble on how beautiful I thought it was, not to mention the emotiONS I FELT 😨😭😍) I can’t even articulate how *excited* I am to watch The Bad Batch, and how much I am so very certain it will help SO MUCH, just as you say. 😍🥰💯🙌🏻

(I will come back to answer you about my Fave Clone Boys in a second, I promise. 😊👍)

d;slfkjaoifwje ohhh I so *approve* of your clone bfs lisssttt. 😍🥰😍 Honestly, T, it’s *chef’s kiss* 💯🔥 Hevy being on there a;lsdkjf YES PLEASE AND FULLY APPROVED. AnD HUNTER *clutches face* THE B E L O V E D. Cody? *chef’s kiss* REX??? THE CAPTAIN HIMSELF????? 💯😍💯 Yeah. A good list. A *really* good list. All of ‘em. 😍

I do just LOVE that at the end of the day: Fives is really It For You™. The Ideal™. Husband Status™.  I *completely* u n d e r s t a n d and support that y’know?? He really…………..really is kinda just Everything™ and I wholly agree with that

and speaking of him: a;sdlf;jasld UM, MA’AM??? A;SLDKFJA;SLDKF??? YOU HAVE A FIVES //AND// A REX TATTOO??? THAT’S FREAKING BOMB DOT COM 🔥🔥🔥💯💯😱😱 AND MAY I PLEASE SEE????? I KINDA *NEED* TO SEE, TAYLOR. PLEASE. IS THERE A LINK SOMEWHERE OR COULD YOU SEND ME A PICTURE???

alsdjjf;alskdfj I’m legit giddy thinking about all the possibilities of your “long list” of oc clones 😱😍😍💯🥰🥰, “Shred” being the main focus one a;sld I’m just beaming and grinning ;alskjdf;alskd ohhhh ngl, Taylor I kind of definitely love him already. Can’t wait till you’re ready to share him and others with us, both just to describe them and include them in fic a;sldkjfa;slk jGONNA BE A REAL GOOD DAY HERE SOON, FOLKS. 

Oh my cripes, it must be *SO* fun to get to explore and play around with characterization and whatnot with the OCs!!! The sandbox really is there for it, thanks to the show! I LOVE THAT, TAYLOR!!! Hahahah, no worries, no worries, you gotta play this kinda close to the vest right now, and I have the patience to wait for such a good thing as this. I trust you when you say it won’t be long. 😏👌🏻😏🔥 ;LSKDJF;LK FRICK ME I’M EXCITED THOUGHGHGHG 💖💗💕 Prithee tag me in whatever writings you post about them, if you think of doing so, thank you so much. 💖

Imma insert a ‘Read More’ now so that I don’t clog up anybody’s dash if they aren’t into any of these Clone Feels Shenanigans. 😊👍

Okay. Now. This is already *real long and rambly* (aka business as usual with me😂🤷‍♀️) so I’ll try to keep it at least fairly succinct, buT: MY FAVE CLONE BOYS. *settles in to think more comfortably* Rex is definitely way way up there for me as well. He’s just……..the competency and badassery and sass and having Anakin’s back (both in helping keep Skyguy’s Secret Marriage, well, secret, and as his comrade-in-arms)  as well as that of his brothers’, and his deep caring for them and loyalty to them and desire to do right by them always as their leader and brother, and the way he looks out for Ahsoka but also respects the crap out of her and trusts in her capabilities (THE PAINTING OF THE HELMETS TO LOOK LIKE HER, **U G H** TAYLOR I WILLL //NEVER EVER// BE OVER IT) he’s such a GOOD MAN™, TAYLOR?? SUCH A STEVE ROGERS TYPE™ AND I???? LOVE HIM A LOT??? WOULD LIKE TO MARRY HIM??? KISS HIS FACE IF HE’D BE INTO THAT???? HOLD HIM TIGHT??? HAVE HIM HOLD ME BACK??? 💖💕💗💯 I kind of already said this: BUT I LOW-TO-HIGH-KEY FEEL *JUST LIKE YOU* ABOUT FIVES. FOR WHAT MUST BE THE SAME OR VERY SIMILAR REASONS. HE’S…..///y e a h///. He’s Fives. Fives Supremacy Society: members-Taylor and Clara.💯💯💗💗🥵💖🔥😏👀💕 *clears throat* MOVING ON. Echo is super duper special to me too, but it’s not in the dateable-bangable-marryable way really, lol, I just have like Ferociously Protective And Loving Big Sister Feelings about him, y’know? He’s so precious and pure (and of course skilled and capable of kicking so much ass 💖💗) and good-hearted and funny and adorable and I just want absolutely nothing but the best for him always (AND FOR ALL OF THEM TBH) he’s really, really dear to my heart. He’s been through so much and deserved absolutely *none* of it, but somehow clung to who he was-A SWEET, PERFECT BABY BEAN- through it and wow I just feel all of the Fond Big Sister Emotions about Echo. 🥺😭💗  Of the Bad Batch, in the limited, s7-episodes-only capacity that I know them so far: Hunter is *OBVIOUSLY* approved-of *highly* 👀💯🔥😏, I mean, that Strider/Aragorn Archetype™ vibe is all over the place and I’m really all about it. *chef’s kiss* UH-HUH, YES MA’AM. I also noticed myself enjoying Tech a lot too, just that perfect hilarious adorable blunt manner and genius brain, but you can tell he’s got the sweetest lil’ heart underneath that. Honestly they’re each splendid and wonderful and their bond is *chef’s kiss* and I love that they’re this absolutely elite kill-squad-type, play-by-their-own-rules *brotherhood* I am really really all the way here for that. SO THANKFUL I have a whole show to keep knowing and loving them without having to wait for it to be released hahaha.  Honestly, Taylor, the funny thing is is like, I feel I *don’t* actually remember/know/love/have particular feelings about as many specific clones as I would like to!! Does that make sense??? I mean, for example: Kix is one of them that I remember, and I know I *love*, but I couldn’t put any fingers on specific reasons *why*, -besides maybe his being a medic, I just love that, his job being to help and heal first and foremost, rather than to fight💖💕🥰. And I *KNOW* I’d agree with you about Bly………but I just don’t remember him specifically well enough to do so haha. Honestly it makes me sorta sad. I hope I explained that sufficiently lol. 😆I think the reasoning behind this happening to/for me is that I took a fairly long time to watch the whole series, with plenty of stops and starts as I went along (based on ebbing and flowing interest in watching it. I’m a mood-based watcher of stuff haha) and that made remembering certain specifics more difficult, naturally, lol. BUT, I, no joke, started over from the beginning last night, and I’m really looking forward to this watch-through because I’ll be less focused on just plot and my own ‘WOAH WOW THIS IS SO GOOD/CRAZY/ETC’ from the first time through and able to really *sink in* to falling in love with the characters, *specifically and especially* the clones, because as we *KNOW* they *DESERVE ALL THE LOVE*. AND I WANT MORE CLONE BOYFRIENDS, HONESTLY. WHO WOUDLN’T? 😏🤷‍♀️🥵👀

AAAAAAAAAALLLLRIGHTY. Well. That’s enough from ME on this tonight. 😂🤐😬 It’s way too late and I need to sleep BUT AS;DLFKASD THANK YOU FOR INDULGING ME AND ENGAGING IN MY BABBLE AND I LOVED EVERYTHING YOU HAD TO SAY AND PLEASE CONTINUE THIS IF YOU’D LIKE TO I’D LOVE TO KEEP READING YOUR THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS!!! 

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P.S. Remember when I said I was going to try to keep the last bit “at least fairly succinct”??? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤣🤣🤣🤣

#me w/ my 800 clone boyfriends #pls i have so many clone boy ocs ⬅⬅⬅Um, Taylor, not to be demanding but as somebody who just finished watching TCW *tonight* and is jUST TRYING TO FEEL BETTER (#EmotionalDevastationReasons 😭😨😭) AND ALSO HAS CLONE BOY FEELINGS, I would like to cordially invite you to please talk about your Clone Boys. !!!!!!!!!!!! Of the boyfriendy or OC nature or otherwise. PLEASE???? I NEED TO KNOW?? THANK YOU?? I 💖💕💖-Clara 🥰

LKJAHKGJLSJGKJSG OMGGGGGGGG THIS IS SO CUTE!!! WHAT!! clara you sweetheart you!!!

and the ending of that show my goodness- it hurts. def watch the bad batch ok? that'll help!!!

and i wanna know who ur faves are~!

well of my clone bfs on the show- the ones i go back to as my faves are: fives, rex, hevy, hunter, cody, howzer, bly, and o'niner!!!

fives IS my fave, rex is pretty close second. but fives is just like?? my type? i even have a tattoo for him! (i have a rex one too algkjsgl)

and for my ocs i have a uhhh long list LOL and i plan on making a more official? post about them later but the main one im fleshing out rn is named shred!!! im hoping to write a fic about him soon as well!!

but w/ my ocs its fun to experiment and write about characters in different ways! i realize im not saying much about them LOL but i will soon!!