#Choice Encounter

[allthingsfangirl101]

Choice Encounter Masterlist

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Chapter 1: Seeing Colors

Chapter 2: Everything But One Thing

Chapter 3: First Impressions

Chapter 4: Affected

Chapter 5: Growing Impatient

Chapter 6: Last Minute Courage

Chapter 7: Second First Impression

Chapter 8: Let’s Try This Again

Chapter 9: Interruption

Chapter 10: The Truth

Chapter 11: Controlling The Frustration

Chapter 12: Waiting

Chapter 13: Not The Right Call

Chapter 14: Guns Blazing

Chapter 15: Starting Over

Chapter 16: One Night, Two Nightmares

Chapter 17: The Future

Chapter 18: Mrs. Lessons

Chapter 19: Move-in Day

Chapter 20: First Official Outing

Chapter 21: *Successful Party 🌶

Chapter 22: Perfect Morning

Chapter 23: *Late to Our Own Party 🌶

Chapter 24: Engagement Party

Chapter 25: Failure

Chapter 26: Not Giving Up

Chapter 27: Daddy Dearest

Chapter 28: To The Rescue

Chapter 29: Fatherly Interrogation 

Chapter 30: Mafia Peace

Chapter 31: *Wedding Bells 🌶

Chapter 32: First Morning as Husband and Wife

[raynewolferune]

DC x DP Prompt: Bruce is bad at emoting but at least ghosts are empathic (too bad bat kids are not)

Was reading Twincognito on AO3 when I stumbled across this gem again:

~

" “Danny, Tim. I was just…checking in. Is everything alright?” Curse his inability to make meaningful conversation when it wasn’t a life or death situation.

They glanced at each other and shrugged.

Then Danny hauled himself out of the bed and walked over to Bruce.

Bruce tried not to let too much excitement show on his face. "

~

Now I really want to read a story where Bruce adopts Danny post Meta trafficking and is being his usual emotionally constipated self. His kids keep getting mad at him because he's treating their new meta brother who was trafficked poorly (generally being stilted in conversation with him, walking away hurriedly mid-conversation, avoiding Danny when he's feeling really awkward, etc). They think Bruce is discriminating against Danny for being a civilian, meta, dealer's pick, but really it's just Bruce being horribly socially awkward. Danny knows this because of ghost empathy and find the whole thing hilarious. The whole thing comes to a head with the Bat Kids staging an intervention in the Bat Cave.

[burriburi]

One thing I appreciate about Zenos' place in the writing/story is that he provides an avenue for WoL to be someone else, something more than what the core narrative simply directs you to be.

You're the hero, you do everything in your power to help those around you. Zenos allows you to be less than virtuous, if you so choose. You don't have to agree with or take up the personality he ascribes you. He can be wrong about you. But... He can also be right about you.

You can be the WoL that feels bloodlust, that began the journey simply because you wanted to see the world and challenge yourself. You can fall into the role of virtue, adopt the mantle of hero, but feel tired and regretful of the responsibility hoisted upon your shoulders.

You will always rise to the occasion, because that's what's inevitably required of you, but you don't have to with unending enthusiasm. And when you finally, finally reach the end of the universe. Make the penultimate sacrifice for the sake of everyone and everything else...

He gifts you one final opportunity... to fight for *yourself*. To be *yourself*. He tells you you can walk away, this is your choice, whether it be for duty or pleasure, you act for *you* and what you want. No one is asking you to save them, to fight for their sakes. You fight for yourself and for your very own hopes and dreams.

[dailymanners]

IF it can be helped at all, stay home when you are sick to prevent your illness from spreading to others, even if it's not a "serious" illness and is just a common cold, a common cold can still be really detrimental anyone with a weakened or compromised immune system from conditions including, but not limited to, leukemia, HIV, and hepatitis. And you can never know if one of your co-workers or a customer or a random stranger at the store has or lives with someone who has one of these conditions.

Not everyone can help it, some people risk losing their job if they call in sick, and not everyone has someone they can call on to run to the store for essentials while they're sick.

In these cases at least consider wearing a mask while you're in public so as to prevent spreading your sickness to co-workers / customers / random strangers you encounter while out in public. There are several cultures where even pre-COVID times it was considered rude to go out in public without a mask even if you had a simple cold because of it being inconsiderate to spread your sickness to others.

Now, if it can be helped at all, if you have a job where you can call in sick without losing your income, or if you have a job where you can work form home, or if you have anyone at all you can call on to run to the store for you to grab essentials, use that!

"Oh but I don't want to inconvenience my co-workers by having them down a person today, what if they really need my help?" You know what's going to inconvenience them more is when you make everyone at work sick, and some of them might either have a compromised immune system or live with someone who does.

"Oh but I don't want to inconvenience my friend by asking them to grab some essentials from the store for me while I'm sick!" You know what's going to be more inconvenient is when you spread your sickness to that dad you stood in line behind at the store who has a child at home withe leukemia, or a spouse with HIV.

And again, of course not everyone has an option. Some people risk losing their income if they call into work sick, or they don't have anyone who they can call on to get essentials from the store for them. But again, at least consider masking up to mitigate the risk of spreading your illness to vulnerable people who could be seriously harmed by even a common cold or mild flu.

[undefeatednils]

This episode just continues to be so sweet. It does such a great job at making Odo feel more relatable & to ground Lwaxana...

[onaperduamedee]

Hey, WoT fandom, it's not bad writing; it's an adaptational choice you don't agree with

[wizzard890]

The first dyke I ever met was a former straight woman who told me she had been abused and materially abandoned by men too many times and actively decided to start pursuing relationships with women. She and her lesbian partner had been together for over a decade at the time I knew her. She was my boss at a coffee shop when I was fifteen, and her story profoundly shaped how I think about lesbianism and queer identity.

Like, not all dykes are born to it. Just something to think about, ladies.

[allthingsfangirl101]

CE Chapter 32: First Morning as Husband and Wife

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The sun shone through the curtains, waking up the newly married couple. Ellie rolled over smiling when she saw her husband watching her.

"How's my gorgeous wife this beautiful morning?" He asked, his voice deep with sleep.

"She's tired," Ellie mumbled as she cuddled into her husband's chest.

"Well, she doesn't leave for her cruise until tomorrow," he said, dragging his hand up and down her back. "She can spend all day, right here in this bed, in her husband's arms."

"Your wife likes the sound of that," she giggled as she cuddled more into him.

"And your husband loves the idea," he said tightening his arms around her. He listened as Ellie's breathing slowed down and she fell back asleep.

As his wife slept on his chest, he imagined his life with her. He pictured coming home to his pregnant wife chasing after their other child. He imagined running and scooping up their son, pulling him away from his mother. He imagined playing with his son as his wife sits on the couch with her feet up. He could hear their cook in the kitchen making Ellie's favorite pregnancy meal.

Suddenly, his happy dream turned into a nightmare as he pictured alarms throughout the house going off. He imagined himself jumping up, helping his wife to her feet, and picking up his son. It was almost too clear as he raced his family through the house, trying to get them somewhere safe.

The idea of losing his wife or his children made him subconsciously tighten his arms around Ellie. He looked down and watched his beautiful wife sleep on his chest. George shifted so Ellie was completely laying on top of him. He wasn't doing this for the sexual release it gave him. He was doing this because he wanted to hold her close.

In that moment, with his new wife asleep on his chest, he swore to her and to any future kids they have, that he would put all of his energy and focus on protecting his family. As long as his family was safe, he didn't care what happened to him or his organization.

He held his breath when Ellie let out a small moan as she cuddled into his chest. She woke up, George watching as her eyes fluttered open. She looked up, her face turning bright pink when she saw George watching her. She giggled as she moved a little so her hands were under her chin.

"Hey, you," she whispered.

"Hello," George smiled. He reached up and moved a piece of hair out of her face. "I love you."

"I love you too," Ellie giggled. She gasped, quickly turning into multiple laughs as George rolled them over. She waited for him to lean down and kiss her, but he didn't. Instead, he sighed and looked deeply into her eyes.

"I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you," he whispered. Ellie opened her mouth to agree but George continued, "Everything I do will be for you and our family. Now that we're married, my entire world revolves around you. And when we have children, my world revolves around you and them."

"I want to be a good wife," Ellie said, her voice dropping. "I want to be by your side and support you in every way you need. I'm just worried I won't be able to do it."

"What are you talking about?" George asked, sitting up. He leaned against the headboard and pulled his wife with him.

"I still don't know much about your organization," Ellie said, pulling her knees up to her chest and fixing the blanket around herself.

"You don't need to do anything with that," he smiled as he wrapped his arm around her waist, pulling her into his side. She sighed as she leaned her head on his shoulder. "I handle all of that, baby girl. All you need to focus on is being yourself. I need someone to come home to that helps me disconnect. That's what you are. You can do whatever you want. You can keep working at your shop. You could stay at home. It's up to you."

"I feel like I should know something about your organization and what you and your men do," she mumbled.

"Let me worry about all that dark stuff," George sighed. "I deal with that so you don't have to."

The newlyweds sat like that for a few minutes. Finally, Ellie started to get out of bed.

"Where are you going?" George pouted. She reached down and grabbed his button-up. He leaned against the bedframe, smirking at the fact that Ellie didn't button up his shirt and it still revealed. . . A lot.

"I'm gonna take a shower before we go to dinner," she said, grabbing some clothes out of her suitcase.

"Damn," George moaned. "I have a gorgeous wife."

Ellie stood up and turned around. She crossed her arms over her chest and playfully smirked at him. She unfolded her arms and grabbed George's button-up. She watched her husband shift in their hotel bed as she removed his shirt so it pooled at her feet. She turned on her heel, taking extra long to get in the shower. George was about to turn on the tv but he noticed his wife left the bathroom door wide open.

                                * * * * *

Ellie walked out of the shower, tightening the towel around her body. She looked up to see George still watching her. She walked over and climbed into bed, instantly straddling her husband's lap.

She leaned in and pressed her lips to his. They instantly fell into their perfect sync. George gently rolled them over without breaking the kiss. He instantly grabbed the blanket and draped it over them.

"George?" Ellie broke the kiss.

"Is something wrong, my love?"

"No," she said instantly. "I just. . . I wanted to talk about our future."

"Okay," he smiled. George rolled off of Ellie and fixed the blanket, making sure it covered her. "What about it?"

"Are you okay if I still work at the bookshop?"

"Of course, baby," he said quickly. "I'm proud of the work you've put into it. I want to support you."

"Thanks, Georgie," Ellie said, her voice softening.

"Anything else?" He asked gently.

"Umm," she hesitated, "there might be something else."

"What is it, darling?"

"The thing is. . . I've always wanted. . ." Ellie sighed. "I've wanted children for as long as I can remember. I want a family, George."

"I want a family too," he chuckled. "Honestly, I've always thought about starting my family as soon as I got married."

"I did, too," she chuckled. "But can we wait a year before we start our family? I want to spend the first year of our marriage focusing on just us and getting used to our new life together."

George leaned in and kissed his wife. Their lips started moving roughly in sync as they laid back down. Ellie giggled when her husband broke the kiss and started sucking on her neck.

"Georgie," Ellie moaned, "baby, we have dinner reservations in under an hour and neither one of us is dressed."

"We could always order in," George smirked. Ellie pushed on her husband's chest, smirking when she saw his pout.

"We haven't left the hotel since we got here last night," she chuckled.

"Fine," he sighed dramatically as he crawled off of her.

The two got dressed and headed to the restaurant. They went through the night, enjoying their first day as a married couple. They sat down and ordered their food. As soon as the waiter left, Ellie broke their comfortable silence.

"So back to our conversation later," she said, her face burning, "how many kids were you thinking about having?"

"I don't really know," George said honestly. "I've thought about having kids but never really put a number to it. Then again, I'm not the one who has to carry the baby around for nine months and then go through hours of labor to bring our child into the world."

"Fair point," she laughed, looking down at her plate.

"Did you have a number?"

"I was thinking three or four," Ellie admitted. George reached over and grabbed his wife's hand.

"I love the idea of three or four kids," he said softly. "I would have as many kids as you want."

                                * * * * *

They walked back to the hotel with George continually checking the area. They had agreed that neither one of their security teams should accompany them on their honeymoon. Even though they had both agreed to it, George was a little hesitant.

"You okay?" Ellie giggled. George led her over to the nearest bench and they sat down. He looked down at their intertwined hands.

"I need you to know something," George whispered. "If you ever wanted to leave the organization, I would."

"What?" Ellie asked, her heart jumping into her throat. "Baby, are you serious? You've been raised in this organization. You'd really walk away from it?"

"For you?" He whispered, pressing his forehead to Ellie's. "I'd do anything for you, Mrs. Montain."

"I would do anything for you, Mr. Mountain," she whispered. "Simply ask."

The End

[pokimoko]

Hello!! I came across a couple of your animals with pride flags series (idk what you're actually calling it lol) and I wanted to request an intersex blue-ringed octopus (I'm not intersex myself tho lol, just thought it might look neat)

Oooh, this was a fun one! Thank you for the request! 🐙

[refractionrailway]

on an unrelated note it's so funny to me that they keep making Heathcliff the defacto "we have an id who's in a position of leadership and we need someone to be their sidekick" sinner, guy who is so "hot dog or hamburger style boss" coded

[cincincinnanom]

Distinction- heart shaped buns <3 + ear tear.

[ceaselessims]

yeah part 20 is still my favorite episode of malevolent

sobbing ten thousand fold

[thepersonalwords]

Freedom is realizing you have a choice.

T.F. Hodge, From Within I Rise: Spiritual Triumph Over Death and Conscious Encounters with "The Divine Presence"

[cups-official]

its probably just a skill issue but I do not understand why python people would think that concise code would be inherently more readable

[utilitycaster]

I really do keep trying and failing to expand on this main paragraph of this post both because I kind of said the core of it but also, on some level, I have always loathed the stripped of choice/but they're literally neurodivergent and a minor and a disabled nb punk and a lesbian and people were mean to them to a point that goes beyond "this is bad media analysis". It is perhaps the one thing other than bigotry that crosses into "you're not just an annoying guy in my fandom; I genuinely think you probably are terrible in real life" and this has only been underscored by the fact that most of the people who gravitate to these defenses are the people in fandom spaces I would say show the most frightening inability to treat anyone other than themselves as people with feelings. I suppose the good thing I can say about What Doesn't Break is that it utterly shreds that "stripped of choice" narrative and stomps on the pieces in terms of actual events, even though some writing decisions seem like a half-hearted attempt to present the opposite view.

[lafaiette]

I'm watching GameRiot's playthrough of Veilguard, and one of the minor characters you meet is 99% voiced by Simon Templeman, Loghain's VA. Either they hired him to voice someone new, OR there might actually be a way for our past choices to matter.