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Accidental CI

Pairing: David "Deacon" Kay x fem!reader

Summary: When your employer's name comes up in a case, your best friend Deacon calls to ask for your help. He leads you into a dangerous situation, and you come out as more than friends.

Warnings: r works an unspecified corporate job, mentions weapon trafficking and guns, threats, mostly fluff!

Word Count: 3.1k+ words

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“Hi, Deac,” you greet as you open the door.

“How was work?” he asks.

“It was fine. My boss forgot to start a software update last night so we didn’t have computer access until after lunch.”

“So, you got paid to sit there and do nothing?”

“Which isn’t that much different than most days,” you tease. “What about you? Any crazy calls?”

You lead Deacon into your kitchen, and his smile widens when he sees dinner waiting on your counter. He pulls you into a quick hug before telling you about his day at work.

“No injuries?” you ask softly.

“No injuries,” he assures. “What about you; any paper cuts that need tending to?”

“Just mental injuries for me. Our financial statements aren’t aligning like they should and if it’s not fixed by the next audit, someone’s getting in trouble.”

“What do you think caused it?”

“Oversight or adding the same bill twice, I’d guess. But I think we should talk about something more exciting than my future IRS investigation.”

“Then let’s talk about that amazing dinner over there and I’ll remind you that Luca wants to have a cooking competition with you.”

Deacon has been your best friend since he moved in next door. You also harbor an ever-growing crush on him. When you saw him climb out of the moving truck the first day, you knew you wanted to be close. He’s got a stressful job, so if you can give him a break and a friend, that’s what you’ll do.

Deacon watches the screen in the situation room as Hondo explains the corporate espionage turned weapon trafficking case. It's a strange move, going from stealing trade secrets to transporting illegal weapons across borders and into areas with strict gun control laws. Metro found a lot of evidence, but when they located the weapons supply in their prime suspect’s corporate office, they called in 20 Squad.

“Wait, go back. Who’s the suspect?” Deacon asks.

His eyes search the monitor as Hondo returns to a page of surveillance photos.

“Elwin Dupree. You know him?” Hondo responds.

“Not personally, but I know someone who works for him.”

“CI?” Chris guesses.

“No. She might be willing to help, though.”

“Call her,” Hondo says.

Hicks adds, “Otherwise, we’re going in blind. Metro has intel but it’s not enough to avoid an ambush.”

Deacon nods and walks out of the room. He presses a contact from his favorites list before raising his phone to his ear.

“Remind me why we work here?” your desk neighbor, whom you lovingly call Nola, says as she sits across from you.

“Because the pay is good… and we’re desperate,” you offer, smiling as you accept your favorite drink.

“May I remind you that Dupree is an idiot who can’t even remember what he asks us to do?”

“Just smile and go with it, Nola, it’s the easiest way to handle it.”

“The man called me into his office yesterday, and then didn’t know why I was there,” she whispers.

“That’s probably a good thing for you. Considering your nickname is based off of your reply of no; lazy.”

“I am lazy! So, I don’t like to do things. He can fire me whenever he wants.”

You roll your eyes and prepare to reply but are interrupted by your cell phone ringing. You apologize to Nola before you answer it.

“Hey, it’s me,” Deacon says on the other end of the line.

“Indeed, it is. What’s going on?” you reply.

“How do you know something is going on?”

“It’s mid-morning on a weekday. And you never call me.”

“I call you all the time!” Deacon argues.

You laugh before you say, “Not when you’re at work.”

“Okay, fine, you’re right. Listen, we’re working on something, and your boss’s name came up.”

“Dupree?” you inquire. “Why?”

“I can’t tell you exactly what we’re looking into, but Hondo and Hicks wanted to know if you’d be willing to help us.”

“Of course. Tell me what to do,” you agree.

“Can you come down here?”

“Uh, yeah,” you answer. You open the calendar on your computer and add, “I can spare an hour and a half, is that enough time?”

“Absolutely. Thank you,” Deacon says.

“Anything for you.”

You hang up and gather your things before standing.

“Where are you off to? Please tell me you’re leaving to go on a date with the hot neighbor you always talk about,” Nola whispers.

“Not today. There was a slight mishap for some of our paperwork. I have to run to another office and get everything sorted out,” you lie. “I’ll have my cell if you need anything.”

“Dodging bullets left and right, aren’t you? Go ahead, I’ll watch your phone and fill in Dupree if he notices you’re gone.”

“Thanks, Nola.”

When you park outside the station, your thoughts begin spiraling. You sit in your seat and wonder if you made the right decision. Will you be in Deacon’s way or be too distracted by him to even help? What if something happens to him while you’re with him? What if he-

A tap on your window draws you from your questions. You turn your head and see Deacon looking at you through the glass. You send him a small smile as he opens your door and bends to look at you. His head tilts to this side, and when he lowers to a squat, his brown eyes distract you as he looks up at you.

“You okay? You don’t have to do this if you don’t want to,” he says gently.

“No, I want to. Just- I was thinking too much, I guess,” you reply.

Deacon nods and stands before offering his hand to help you out of your seat. He closes the door and ensures it’s locked before moving his hand to your back to lead you inside.

“Nice to meet you. I’m Hondo,” Hondo says as you enter.

You shake Hondo’s hand and introduce yourself as you follow him further into the station. He doesn’t waste any time as he begins explaining as much as he can about how your boss is involved in the case they’re working.

“We’d like to send you in the get additional details on the office and any other information you can find,” Hondo says. “We’ve got basic floor plans, but we need insider info.”

“She can’t go in alone,” Deacon argues. “We don’t know what he has in that office. If she starts asking questions and he gets suspicious-“

You cut Deacon off by laying a hand on his shoulder and asking, “What if you go in with me? It wouldn’t be that hard for me to lie about who you are; Dupree doesn’t know most of the people who work in the building. Plus, you know what to look for better than I do.”

Hondo looks at Deacon and waits for his reply. You feel Deacon sigh against your hand before agreeing to go into the office with you.

“There’s an employee entrance without metal detectors, but you have to swipe a keycard,” you explain. “They’ll know if you piggyback with me.”

“Our techs can make him a keycard,” Hondo assures. “If you have yours, they can copy parts of it.”

You nod and pass your card to Hondo. He turns and gives it to a passing officer with a few short instructions. Deacon pats your arm as he leaves to change; his uniform isn’t business casual, but he said he'd find something more fitting.

“20 Squad is going to be close by,” Hondo begins. “Deacon can say a word and we’ll be inside, but if you need help and get separated from Deacon, try to get to a window. Signaling for help is easiest with this; just keep it in your pocket or your hand and press the button if you need us.”

You accept the small device and slide it into your pocket. It’s invisible, and you nod as Hondo reassures you everything will be okay.

“I know you can’t tell me what exactly Dupree is doing, but you’re going to catch him, right?” you ask softly.

“Absolutely. Nobody can run from S.W.A.T.”

You scan your keycard and wait for Deacon to do the same before opening the door. The employee entrance is on the side of the building, and you smooth your hands over your hips nervously. When you feel the device Hondo gave you, you relax slightly.

“We’ll walk to my desk, look at a few papers, and then go in?” you suggest as Deacon gestures for you to enter.

“Sounds good,” he agrees.

“The suit looks good,” you mumble as you walk toward the elevator.

Deacon chuckles as the elevator door opens, and you smile as he shakes his head at your flattery. The elevator is quiet, and as you wait to arrive on your floor, you take a few deep breaths. Deacon’s hand finds your lower back, and he rubs small, comforting circles before the door opens.

“Still working on the paperwork issue?” Nola asks when you reach your desk.

“Yeah, we are. This is Ryan from the Santa Monica branch,” you say.

Nola’s eyes narrow at you before she looks at Deacon’s hand. He’s close to you, like always, but you don’t understand her look. You raise your brows, but she only shrugs before looking back at her computer.

“Was it this one?” you ask Deacon.

He takes the blank form from your hand and nods. “Yes, this is the one.”

You return the paper to its rightful place on your desk before leading Deacon down another hallway. Nola’s reaction confused you at first, yet you’re not surprised when Deacon gently grabs your hip to stop you in the hallway.

“I’m sorry,” you whisper.

“It’s fine. Just stay calm and remember our covers. Like you said, Dupree won’t know any difference,” Deacon soothes. “And the team’s waiting for our signal if we need them.”

You nod, and Deacon’s hands raise to your shoulders as he drops his chin to look into your eyes.

“You got this,” he promises.

“I need to discuss an urgent matter with Mr. Dupree,” you inform his secretary. “This is Mr. Ryan Davidson from the Santa Monica branch. There have been some discrepancies with paperwork submitted to their office, which needs Mr. Dupree’s immediate attention.”

His secretary raises the receiver of her desk phone and whispers into it. You turn to look at Deacon, and he tilts his head to the left to signal you to stay calm and wait.

“You can go on in,” the secretary says as she lowers the phone.

Deacon opens the door for you, and you step inside first.

“Hello,” Mr. Dupree greets. He doesn’t pretend to remember your name, you notice. “I heard there’s an issue with some paperwork?”

“Yes, sir,” Deacon says. “I’m Ryan Davidson with the Santa Monica office and we’ve been having issues; receiving incomplete or incorrect paperwork from this branch.”

“My sincerest apologies, Ryan. If you don’t mind, use that laptop there and sign into your account while I bring mine up. We’ll get this sorted.”

You stand back as Deacon walks to the table at the back of the office and opens the laptop. Mr. Dupree didn’t shake his hand, ask for identification, or take other proper steps before jumping to help. It’s suspicious, but probably not what Deacon and his team need.

“What kind of incorrect information have you seen?” Mr. Dupree asks. You open your mouth to answer, and he adds, “Ryan?”

“Financial statements that aren’t matching previous months, for one. Most likely an oversight or adding the same bill twice. Nothing too extreme, just something we need sorted before the end-of-year audits,” Deacon answers.

You raise your eyebrows in surprise at his response. He practically repeated a complaint you shared during your last dinner together.

“Very well. I don’t know why the system is moving so slowly,” Dupree responds. He moves his hand under his desk as Deacon types.

You watch Dupree because Deacon’s team is getting him the access he needs. When you see the handle of a gun gripped in Dupree’s hand, you call, “Gun!” and drop to the floor just before he shoots above your head.

Deacon pulls his own weapon and points it at Dupree as he demands, “Put the gun down. I’m Sergeant Kay, L.A.P.D. S.W.A.T.”

As Deacon speaks, you slowly press your back against the side of Dupree’s desk, where he can’t see you. Deacon’s eyes are on Dupree, but you watch Deacon because you trust him to keep you safe.

“I could put it down,” Dupree says. “But if I angle it like this and pull the trigger, wouldn’t it hit your little friend?”

Deacon glances at you quickly, and you lock eyes before you shift away from the oversized desk.

“One more time: drop the gun,” Deacon repeats.

You can’t see Dupree, but you clap your hands over your ears as you hear two shots. Everything goes quiet, and you lean forward slowly to look for Deacon. He kneels before you and gently pulls your hands away from your head. You let him move you before surging forward to hug him. He welcomes you into his arms as footsteps echo in the hallway outside.

“It’s okay. We got him,” Deacon promises.

You nod against Deacon and allow him to help you stand. Deacon keeps you angled away from Dupree’s desk, and you’re happy to avoid looking.

“Did you get everything you need?” you ask quietly as Street and Luca lead a paramedic inside.

“We did. Are you okay?”

Deacon lays a hand on your shoulder, and his thumb presses gently into your tense muscles as he looks into your eyes.

“Get her out of here. Hondo said you can take the rest of the day. Maybe she can practice for the competition,” Luca calls.

“I think you need the practice more than me,” you reply without turning.

Luca laughs as Deacon wraps an arm around your shoulders and leads you out of the office. He takes you back to your desk to get your things, and Nola rushes to hug you when you enter the open area.

“I heard the shots and was so worried!” she exclaims. “You’re okay?”

“I’m fine,” you promise.

 “Then I need you to do something. Go home and ask your neighbor out. Don’t wait too long,” she says.

You nod and return to Deacon’s side. He heard everything from where he was standing, yet doesn’t comment as he helps you into the passenger seat of his car. Once you’re on the road, he fills the silence by asking you questions about what you will cook for your competition with Luca. You know he’s trying to distract you from what happened, and you appreciate it.

Back at the station, you sign some paperwork to receive CI benefits before walking to Deacon’s side. He offers to drive you home and keep you company, which you happily accept. You never like leaving Deacon and don’t want to be alone tonight.

“I waited too long,” Deacon murmurs while walking you out.

You stop and turn to face him as you ask, “For what?”

“What your friend said. I waited too long to ask you out.”

You smile and slide your hand into his. “Did you know that Nola looked at us like that because you were standing really close to me?" Deacon shrugs, and you explain, “I never shut up about you, Deac. I’m in love with you, so she was confused about why I was standing so close to another man.”

“Never?” Deacon repeats playfully.

“You didn’t wait too long, Deac,” you promise.

“I didn’t?”

“Not if you take your chance right now.”

Deacon looks around quickly before yelling, “Hicks! Did you file it yet?”

“No; I’m busy, Deacon,” Hicks answers.

“Can you make her Hondo’s CI?”

Hicks looks between the two of you and rolls his eyes. “Yes, I can.”

When Deacon turns back to you, he doesn’t give you time to speak before he asks, “Will you go out with me?”

“Nothing would make me happier,” you answer.

Your smile grows to match Deacon’s, but he makes it disappear when he pulls you in and kisses you. The sound of clapping makes you open your eyes as you pull back. Hondo leads 20 Squad in a round of applause, and you bury your face in Deacon’s chest to hide your grin and burning embarrassment.

“My CI’s never end up like this,” Hondo jokes.

“Pretty good timing, though, wasn’t it?” Deacon asks as he wraps his arms around you.

You stand wordlessly from the couch and walk past Deacon. He turns to watch you as you enter your bathroom and close the door. It only takes a moment for him to decide to follow you.

“Are you okay?” Deacon asks from outside the door. “And don’t just say you’re fine. We both know you’re not.”

You open the door and lean against the vanity as he walks in. “I feel bad that you had to shoot Dupree. I know he’s fine and he’ll recover, pay for him crimes, and everything. But you probably wouldn’t have done that if I wasn’t there.”

“Don’t think like that. If he had refused to drop the gun or fired again, I would have stopped him. Whether you were there or not. The only thing that was different was how fast I decided to do it; he was threatening you, but that didn’t affect my reaction itself.”

You nod, and Deacon places his hands on the vanity, caging you and keeping you close. “Don’t carry that guilt around,” he requests. “It gets heavy quickly.”

You slip your arms under Deacon’s to circle his waist. Because of your position, you look up at him and ask, “Could I have another kiss to help me overcome all of this guilt?”

Deacon laughs as his hand raises to rub your back. “Anything for my accidental CI.”

“I’m Hondo’s CI,” you remind him.

“But I’m the one that gets to kiss you, so who has the better timing?”

You let your kiss answer the question, and when Deacon pulls you against him to be even closer, you know that the wait was worth it. Though you probably won’t agree to go into the office of a weapon trafficker with him again, you will always be ready to help him when he asks and comfort him when he can’t. Despite how much you loved Deacon when you thought you could only be friends, you feel more love now that you know he feels the same.

[crumpetsandbiscuits]

Biana made so much sense in the first book

Let’s say you were Biana in the first book.

Before the events of KOTLC:

Your brother and your dad are always disappearing and leaving you out. You find yourself picking out flaws that your brother never had a problem with. “Am I always going to be the bronze to his gold?” Naturally, you start to turn to your friends for entertainment, including your best friend and your brothers’ cute friend who skipped a grade. You quickly become the most popular girl in school, everybody at your feet. “Do they like you because of you, or your status?” One day, you invite some friends home. They seem really giggly, for whatever reason. The second your brother walks in, they all flock to him. “Did he really make it about him today?” Your mother and your two best friends are the only ones who understand. Your mother tells you to be nice, because he doesn’t have many friends. It’s ok, at least your brother’s back.

When Biana is first introduced:

A dress suddenly disappears in your closet. When you ask your mom what happened, she says they’ve picked up some girl your age. It’s why they were doing all those errands, and they took your dress instead of buying a new one. “Another kid for my parents to love more.” You finally can’t take it, and you and your mom get into an argument. She uses her powers to disappear. “Classic. Always running away from conflict.” You hear your father’s voice. Oh. That girl is here. The epitome of everything your parents love more. Secrets, leaving you out, and your brother. Whatever.

The Elwin scene:

Is the school nurse in your house today? In taking a closer look, he is. You go to investigate when you see a ‘moment’ shared between your brother and that girl. She’s scared of the doctor. Yeah, right. The worst thing in the doctor is the medicine. You have a fun little chat with your brother and then go back to your room. It’s ok. You can always ignore her. It will be hard, but not impossible.

[rydiathesummoner]

Rating FFXVI characters based on how badass they were when they died*

*the official status from Square Enix for three of the characters is "it's up to the player's interpretation" but for the purpose of this post obviously I'm rating as if they died.

Spoilers start here!

Elwin 4/10

It's always a bit badass to die saving your kid. So he gets some points there. And he didn't go out crying about how he was betrayed. That said, he was REALLY caught off guard by Head Chopper, and as the ruler of a nation and the spouse of a conniving bitch I expected more from him.

The Bastards 7/10

Squashed by Boulder Dude gets lots of points for the memorable epic scream. Axe Dude here gets points for getting murdered without messing up his hair. Now THAT's talent. Tiamat gets no points. He was easily beaten by his subordinate, plus he was given a chance to escape his position and he chose to remain loyal to Sanbreque. Like bro. That was your chance. So many people died in that battle. You could have just vanished. Did anybody go looking for Clive after he vanished? No! You died Sanbreque's loyal little bitch.

Benedikta 9/10

Benedikta went out like a champ. An absolute badass. She didn't even flinch at the previously unknown Eikon of Fire, she just took one look and was like "ok yeah sure I''ll kick this one's ass too." Girl regrew limbs and stood on Ifrit's face. She showed the player how scary eikons are. I'd give her a 10/10, but she threw my dog.

Cid 10/10

Cid destroyed a mothercrystal, got stabbed by an interdimensional monster, STOOD BACK UP to stab Ultima in the neck, then spent his last moments giving Clive a heartwarming and encouraging speech. He went out on his own terms, despite being a dominant. Bravo Cid 🫡

Imreann 0/10

Just look at this asshole. He genuinely thought Jill wouldn't kill him. His last moments were spent like "Wait, why is the girl I horribly mistreated killing me? That's not fair!" I considered giving him a pity point because Jill's badassery is awesome in this scene, but nah.

Hugo 4/10

The fight was a 10/10, but his death was too quick after that to really show any badassery. He used up everything he had to fight Clive, which I'll give him points for. But just turning instantly to stone like that... I dunno, he just seems pretty 'armless.

Sylvestre 6/10

Again, giving points here for dying to protect your kid. Even if your kid is a possessed monster from a conniving bitch. I gave him an extra point for running even though he needs a cane. And another because I'm pretty sure he figured out he was a dumbass all along in his last minutes.

Olivier 2/10

I'll give points for this death making me laugh. It wasn't a badass death at all, but I still clapped in my head.

Annabella 4/10

I hate this cunt so much. I wanted to kill her myself, but she stole that too. I'll give her points for the mystery of whether she actually thought Joshua was a demon or if she was just manipulating to the very end. Plus a point for trying to cut Joshua with her knife. If she really did think he was a demon, at least she tried to defend herself.

Barnabas 9/10

The fight was great. The crazy-man laugh was great. The best part though, is that he got one over the most overpowered person on the planet just by grabbing his ankle. Clive didn't even want Odin's power, but Barnabas was like "nope, you're slurping my powers whether you want to or not." I took off a point for his last words reminding the player of the scene of him cuddling his mom naked, ugh not the last thing I want to remember about the dude.

Dion 3/10

I gave him points because the "I ask not for acceptance but for forgiveness" part was cool, but everything else about this death was stupid. He's still babbling about his worthless father. He doesn't even mention the one person genuinely in his corner. He's badass the rest of the game, so his Suicide by Demigod death is incredibly stupid. Look, I've spent way too much time in the past in a therapist's chair ticking The Bad Boxes so I really, really understand the mental state. But that doesn't change the fact that killing yourself over something you didn't have control over is stupid. It would have been far more badass if he managed to find a way to live with himself, because that's far harder than offing yourself.

Joshua 10/10

Joshua was frail and weak, but he really powered through until the end. His dedication was admirable. He gave it his all, including his Phoenix powers. His last speech to Clive was so sweet, and it really showed his faith in Clive to do what was right for the world.

Ultima 7/10

The fight was great. But the sheer pettiness here won me over. Clive won fair and square, and Ultima is STILL getting his digs in, right up to the last second. His last words are pure snark. Maybe that's not very badass, but I can at least respect it.

Clive 9/10

I respect his ability to swim/float to the beach after that last fight. That's badass. I only took a point off because he didn't drag himself very far onto the beach. His body may be in trouble when the tide comes in. It's nice that his last moments are thinking of the ones he loved. But most impressive of all is that despite JUST dragging himself out of the water, his hair looks like he just stepped out of the salon. Like, damn. Nobody will ever top that ability. No man can compete with that.

[alaydabug2]

This is... kind of grotesque

(Dex pov)

Dex tweaked the gadget he was working on. It had been sparking when he tested it earlier. It was supposed to make a big flash of light and smoke, but all it was doing was shooting sparks.

He sighed and placed his screwdriver down. He pushed the goggles up on his head, needing to take a break. It felt like he'd been going cross-eyed

The chair squeaked as he got up from his desk. He was about to start to the door when he heard sizzles. He turned back around to see the gadget smoking. But not the way it wad supposed to.

Dex sprinted over to it. Her tried to ask it what the problem was, but the language was too jumbled to understand it.

A sharp, ear piercing whine was emitted from the gadget. Ok, it was time to run.

He never got a chance.

The gadget exploded, leaving fire in its wake.

Dex got tossed back. Hus cape ended up on fire, but when he tried to tear it off he found his hands practically a crisp. He hadn't even noticed before. Did it burn his nerves?

He felt up to his face where he felt pain. His fingers didn't feel anything, but they bumped up against his skin. Or rather, what was left of it. He didn't want to know what the sagging, gooey, burnt flesh looked like.

The smell was wretched enough. It smelled like the meat Sophie had in the Forbidden Cities mixed with putridly sweet sugar.

The stench was carried by the thick, darn gray smoke. It choked his lungs and made him dizzy. He cried out for help, but it came out like a croak.

The pain started to subside as his brain grew hazy. It wasn't so bad. He could get used to it. It made him feel like floating on top of a cloud. If he could just stay in it forever...

(Sophie pov)

The first thing Sophie noticed when she walked up the hallway to Dex's lab was the smell reminiscent of sweet barbecue beef jerky.

That... was unique. She assumed it was weird concoction Dex was cooking up.

The handle when she reached out was unnaturally warm. She opened it to be battered with a wall of smoke. Coughing, she stepped into the room to see fire.

Where was Dex? Shouldn't he be keeping this contained?

She pressed the emergency sprinkler system that had been installed to extinguish the flames.

When the job had been done, she carefully poked her head in the room. She stopped in her tracks when she saw a blackened figure on the ground. Her heart sank.

Upon further investigation, she gagged. It was.... Dex. Or at least what she assumed was him.

The skin on his face had... melted. It made a hole in his face, exposing his teeth, jaw, and the pink goo that was his gums.

She bemt down beside him. She tried to pick him up, but he was too hot to handle.

The skin on his hands and arms were blackened. Bone was exposed.

She shook him to wake him up. He was just asleep, right? He had tk be asleep!

The smoke wasn't the only thing choking her throat as she hailed Elwin, informing him of the emergency about her best friend.

[permanently-stressed]

Things Elfs Say On Social Media Pt4

(Dex) "New meme format just dropped: *picture of Biana in an elaborate gown with jewels posing elegantly, Sophie running away from the camera and Keefe in a silly over dramatic pose behind them*"

(Elwin) "I'd like to publicly say that you should NOT randomly apply elixirs. Read the bottle, know what it's for, make smart decisions"

(Keefe) "@ sophiefoster Elwin is throwing shade at you again"

(Sophie) "I deserve it tbh"

"There's three imps on the loose in the Level One hall. WHO IS LETTING THE DIZZNEE TRIPLETS GET THEIR HANDS ON ANIMALS"

(Fitz) @ Keefe Sencen we both know the Dizznee triplets had nothing to do with this

(Keefe) "How dare! I'm but a small, sweet ray of sunshine who can do no wrong"

(Fitz) "@ sophiefoster"

(Sophie) "are you sure about that, keefe?"

"I think the council is using the foxfire kids to test how far Elvin society's gullibility stretches. There's no way all the stories are real"

"What did they say now?"

"There's a rumor about them having to evacuate the school two times on the same week?"

(Maruca) "that's... pretty tame"

(Jensi) "this is my application to sit in the cafeteria with the Political Secrets And Scandals Club"

(Keefe) "state your case"

(Jensi) "I sleep with a stuffed animal and sleep less than two hours each night"

(Keefe) "Welcome To The Family!"

"Tribunal This Saturday! Placing bets on who is on trial"

"50 lusters on Sophie Foster"

"No one in their right mind will bet against that"

"Okay, correction: Place bets on why Sophie Foster is on trial"

"50 lusters it has to do with fire"

"Again, no one in their right mind will bet against that."

"How to not take Alchemy in Foxfire no borax no glue"

(Sophie) "my tip is manifesting another ability"

(Keefe) "torture your mentors by turning their desks into silver"

(Stina) "if you value your life don't listen to advice from genetically engineered elfs. I promise you they don't know what they're doing either"

"@ sophie foster can you give me life advice"

(Sophie) "always be a good communicator, no matter what."

(Fitz) "🤔"

(Sophie) "shut up fitz"

(Keefe) "@ Biana Vacker how does it feel to be the best sibling in your family?"

(Biana) "it feels great actually. what did he do?"

(Keefe) "he ate the last butterblast"

(Fitz) "i ate two butterblasts. of the fifteen. that I baked. you literally had the other thirteen"

[somewhereincairparavel]

okay. So I've finished book 1 of keeper of the lost cities for the first time. And I'm loving this keefe dude already?? Like I never thought I'd like a fictional character so quickly. All it took was like one page for me to fall for him, I am aware that keefe is one of the most loved characters in the fandom, and I can see why (correct me if I'm wrong).

Also the book is a solid 9.5/10, the only thing I was frustrated about was probably the slight info dumping about the whole blackswan thing towards the end? because it took me like 3 reads to understand the whole situation, of course, we could just narrow it down to me being slow too, lol. But I'm VERY excited to continue reading the rest. So while we're at it, I'll put in my first impressions of the characters, so I can look back on it after I've read all the books, to see how much my perception has changed of them.

Sophie- i like her, she's really mature for her age, I keep forgetting that she's like 12 lmao. But she's well written, her emotions seem very raw and natural. Of course, she may seem overpowered but, I think that's the whole point of the story, she is supposed to be overpowered, so I don't mind and i wouldn't call her a Mary sue. Overall great protagonist, my girlie deserves a break tho, she got dumped in the hospital atleast 6 times lol.

Fitz- i actually think he's cool. I liked him better in the beginning of the story tho, I feel like afterwards, the dude kinda just disappeared a little? Keefe and Sophie seemed to have more private interaction than those two, and keefe literally only came by in the middle. But yeah, I feel like he had more of a personality in the start. Keefe and Dex, in my opinion had more personality in 5 minutes than fitz did the whole book, but I wouldn't judge so quickly, it's only the first book after all, Hopefully he'd have more page time in the later books. I still like him tho, just not as much as keefe.

Dex- Yeah he is such a typical best friend, I love him. His beef w the vackers is so funny lol I was relieved when Sophie stuck with him even after she became popular tho, also, he seems to have a crush on sophie right? It's kinda obvious, but overall friendship goals 10/10. I vocally "AWW-ed" after he said "are you kidding, i can't wait to tell everyone that you're my first friend" like I need a guy bestie like him :(

Alden- honestly, my heart warmed so much with his father-like dynamic with sophie tbh. He seemed to genuinely care about her well being, but I don't want to get too attached to him tho, just in case becomes a traitor or some shit later on, you can literally never tell with the adults lol. I've read enough books to back that up. But yeah, i really like him and della, the amount of reassuring hugs he gives sophie really heals me :(, They're like sophies 2nd (well, in her case, 3rd) parents. The amount of effort and lengths Alden put to get her out of trouble is actually sweet.

Elwin- This guy is such a W. He is like an adult keefe tbh. He is probably my favorite adult so far lol.

Cassius- I'm sorry, but Mr jerk face over here reminds me SO much of Lucius Malfoy??? Like ?? I feel so bad for Keefe, like poor baby leave him alone smh. I really wanna deck his royal highness in the face tbh.

Biana- absolutely loathed her in the beginning, she gave off such bad snob vibes lol but I love her now. I like the trope of two people forced to be friends w eachother by someone actually end up becoming friends. It's rather uncommon as far as I've read, atleast.

Grady and Edaline- is it bad that i thought they were going to be evil? Yeah I have so much trust issues, it's concerning. But yeah, they're both big W's, their backstory, their temporary contemplation to reject sophies adoption, everything aligned well with their backstory. Greatly written characters.

And last but not least, the king himself, Keefe- okay, he's like added to my list of fictional crushes now lol (along with Percy Jackson, Jason grace, Steve Harrington, chat noir, Eugene fitzherbert, edmund pevensie and Ravi singh ofc). How does sophie not have a fat crush on him, like- ma'am if you don't want him, I'll take him. But jokes aside, he feels like the most authentic character out of them all, tbh. Epitome of great writing. He was inserted to the story as this random dude that sophie runs into, and becomes an og in like 5 minutes. He is like a mix of Eugene from tangled, Kristoff from Frozen and chat noir from mlb all at the same time?? I cannot wait to see more of him and his backstory, especially with his parents. I know alot of people dislike the humorous guy with depression trope since it's overused, but I like how it played out on keefe, he uses school as an escape, which is very relatable.

Also, bonus, i LOVE the world building, the light leaping and all, very creative. I cannot wait to get my hands on book 2

[yosaflamesworld]

give me fumus x god reader smut

topic can b up 2 u i just need more fumus x reader content

FUMUS X GOD!READER

Warnings: NFSW, cursing, angst at the start.

Reader has no gender but has a clit. With a symbol that covers it. Like etihw.

—

You lay in your shared bed waving your hair in your hands peacefully, as your lover fumus went out as always to either watch husband creations train or just sleep in his office or discipline his angels as he says. Those poor darlings. But he says it's nothing to worry about as always, you've kept watch over a few, especially taffy, the one that suffered the most out of all, poor him, you felt bad for all of them especially elwine, recently Nadine had disappeared. It gravely upset the cat like angel, she came crying to you about her, you asured her she'd return eventually. She'd hugged you so tightly. You cradled her sobbing form that moment. She thanked you for making her feel better after that, she usually hung around you when she wasn't happy.. to think now I think it's time to get up

You get up and dress up brushing your hair as your aura flows around you, you then look presentable with your perfect outfit, you head towards the door and open and step outside, everyone's around, training, fumus no where to be seen, ofcourse.. taffy teaching his class how to get rid of demons, natural. Maybe just grumpy again. You go off to do your own thing, for the whole day

TIME SKIP.

It's almost nighttime, you decide to watch the sunlight, your hair floats in the wind.. you feel a presence, a strong and forceful one.. you turn around to see your loved fumus. Smoking behind you..

"Mm... come on.. were going inside now."

"Ah.. okay.."

There's no way you can disagree or argue. Your punishment may be worse than taffys, more brutal. You follow him inside, best to be obedient, you follow him to ypur shared bedroom, then he's nowhere to be seen, you suddenly lifted and thrown into the bed. He puts ĥis warm hand and fingers to your thigh and began hand rubbing it roughly. You shutter and whimper as he towers over you.. still kissing you. He breaks off the kiss, panting a bit from how long you were kissing for. He leans into your neck and puts kisses and hickeys. "Slut. My pretty little cum slut"He then uses his free hand to move your underwear and pants and move it down your legs forcefully.. you whimper due to the contact he's making on your neck, you don't notice the contact he's gonna make on you, He straightens his posture, taking your pants and underwear.. revealing your clit, with symbol on it. Specially a cloud symbol, he then sticks a finger into your clit, he already begins pumping it in And out harshly. You choke sob and Moans to this, it hurts, but it feels so good at the same time, God you were beginning to reach your high between your pain and pleasure high. As soon as you almost did he pulls out his slick covered finger. It dripped, he plops it into your mouth, He smirks as you struggle to keep his finger in your mouth, "Your being so good for me... you deserve this dick don't you..?"

You nod almost to your high if he kept this up.. he puts his hand to his pants and zips it down and then pulling his boxers down enough for his massive, veiny dick to come out, he just shoves it into your aching clit, and begins moving after a 5 seconds pass. He's just thrusting carelessly, you moan and arch as he keels this up at a fast but soon he'll be going at a harsh pace, his dick going into your aching wet folds. He's gonna fucking oversimulate you badly, you won't be out of the bedroom for days. He doesn't care though. You reach your high as he's still rotting into your wet folds, ruining you each time, but your almost close to cumming"A-Ah... fumus! I-I'm.. gonn- cum..Please!"He smirks as he Thrusts harshly into you"Heh..Whore."

He Thrusts and fucks into you Relentlessly as you moan and cry for him to stop, and be slower. But he just degrades you and Thrusts harsher each time you beg... you then.. reach your second climax of the night.. but.

"I'm not Finished With You yet. Slut."

.

[therealsophieelizabethfoster]

Official intro!

Hi I’m Sophie :D or the mysterious ms.F , foster, fos boss, miss independent. Ect.

Anyways hey y’all I’m just a elf doing her best….

Friends :))))

my besti dex: @dex-the-smart-one

My uh…???? Keefe: @keefe--sencen

Fitz. ( they guy my cousin totally dosent like) : @fitzroy-avery-vacker or @fitz-avery-vacker

The amazing, lovely Biana vacker: @sparkles-make-anything-better

The great pyrotechnic Marella: @shut-up-i-will-burn-you

The “spooky shade”: @tam-song-the-shade or @tam-shade-song

The graceful hydronetic: @linh--song

My friend and one of the smartest guys in school: @jensi-babblos-rules

The it girl maruca: @the-only-maruca-chebota

…….stina: @im-just-cooler

Wylie: @flasher-boi-endal

Adults.

Keefes body guard, plus the cool ogre: @hunkyhairs-backup

Calla: @callas-panakes-tree

Rayni: @your-black-cloaked-bestie

Mister forkle…he’s….interesting: @norwegian-trickster-god

Totaly not forkle, magnate Leto: @magnatetheleto

Elwin, of whom I’d be dead without: @elwin-at-your-service or @elwin-h3slege

My t-Rex wrangling mother: @edaline--ruwen

The somewhat questionable adult: @alden-dendrick-vacker

My body guard Sandor: @igowhereyougo

Squall: @the-prettiest-ice-cube

The organization that’s made me and is trying to save and kill me, I’m not quite sure: @black-swan-official

Quinlin: @quinlin-sonden

People currently trying to kill me…

The Neverseen….: @neverseen-official

A neverseen technopath who I destroyed the life long work of….(sorry) : @neverseen-techn0path

Fintan: @fintan-pyren

Vespera, who I have beef with given bia: @vespera-neci-foland

Ruy: @ruy-tonio-ignis

The traitor: @alvar-not-vacker

In my opinion, the worst of them all: @lady-gisela

Places:

Foxfire. (I go there): @foxfire-official

The sanctuary: @sanctuary-official (home of silveny: @therarestprattlespin )

Exillium. I went there for a moment: @exillium

The lost city’s! : @theofficallostcitiesblog

Ugh:

Oralie: @oralie-pretty-in-pink

If I forgot anyone please tell me!

[siennamakeschaos]

kotlc adult headcanons :D (and theories i guess)

warning: kind of long

I also got off-track quite a few times

but enjoyy

grady and kesler were best friends all throughout their time at foxfire (their friendship was even stronger after kesler got booted out before elite levels)

kesler dated juline for a bit, then introduced grady to her sister (edaline)

grady was heads over heels for her but edaline was an oblivious sweetheart

cassius and edaline previously dated

they were cute together

they broke up bc of reasons (which may or may not include a mystery sencen sister~)

grady and cassius were also really close friends for years. and years. cassius became a lot more hostile after oralie got elected as a councillor (which is part of a theory of mine that i might talk about in another post) and the two of them drifted apart

and cassius kind of insulted edaline in front of grady, which resulted in him getting mesmerized to slap himself :D

grady and edaline moved in together on the day of their 10 year anniversary of being together

he surprised her with a new addition to the animal reserve (edaline was over at havenfield 90% of her time)

VERDI!! grady knew edaline loved t-rexes, and she instantly fell in love with verdi

verdi fell in love with her

grady was scared verdi was going to steal edaline from him

so he proposed to eda :D

their wedding was in the paddocks because edaline requested it

kesler was the best man, juline was the bridesmaid

ofc jolie was the flower girl

verdi crashed the afterparty

edaline's parents screamed while grady's parents laughed

after everybody left, grady, edaline, kesler and juline hung out together

kesler proposed to juline

the lost cities went SCREECH

their wedding was on a pretty beach

at midnight

because they wanted it to be special

jolie was flower girl. again.

grady was best man, edaline bridesmaid (yep grady and eda's wedding but swapped)

there wasn't a large collection of guests bc of the bad match scandal

kesler wore a bright yellow suit

juline wore a neon yellow dress with green glow-in-the-dark makeup

their wedding was eccentric and beautiful <3

time to move on from weddings

alden and grady were colleagues and they developed a friendship

edaline and della met when shopping one day and they developed a friendship

one day edaline and grady both accidentally invited della/alden over and that's how the two of them met

della got her match list a couple weeks later

number 1? alden vacker

she was astonished and tried not to dwell on it

but her and alden grew closer after that

then confession stuff and they dated for 5-ish years.

before proposals

they had a wedding in the everglen reception hall

jolie was excited this was her first wedding that she wasn't the flower girl at

best man + bridesmaid were close friends of alden + della's

the bridesmaid was a relative of alina's

gave her all the info (when the wedding was happening, where)

alina went and crashed it we all know what happened :)

okay back to the childhood of characters

ELWINN

a-hem. elwin's parents fought a lot and didn't pay much attention to him :(

he had a cousin named amarelle sencen

she was a couple years older than him and they were so close :D

elwin spent most of his time at amarelle's house

when he was 15 and amarelle was 18, amarelle's parents had another child

elwin was happy, he had another cousin :D

the child was named cassius (>:D)

amarelle moved out after she completed elite levels (she was an empath~)

elwin's parents literally forgot he existed most of the time so he moved in with amarelle

cassius was 2 at this point and ANOTHER child was born (elwin had another cousin!)

the name..? ahah no.

elwin saw his aunt and uncle a lot, and cassius looked up to him.

elwin babysitted cassius and the mystery child a heap, until he went to elite levels

it was around then he began to take an interest in physician and doctory stuff (look at me using scientific words /jj)

amarelle supported him every step of the way

she gave him a stegosaurus stuffed animal

he named it stinky >:D

elwin was so grateful for that he began to grow a stuffed animal collection

but stinky was always his most favourite

elwin went and got qualifications after elite levels and stuff

but he still lived with amarelle

she owned a place called splendour plains

amarelle was working as a jeweller, she often made jewellry for elwin to wear

(also when keefe was temporarily living in splendour plains, amarelle still owned it but elwin knew that the two of them had never met so he claimed it was his own house. amarelle was on a trip with a close friend while keefe was there.)

amarelle didn't have the best relationship with cassius

but she showed up to the opening ceremonies thing for Foxfire when he became a Level one :D

elwin came as well

he cheered cassius on the whole time

elwin gave cassius a special stuffed animal after that (it may or may not still be in cassius possession~)

elwin began to get really busy and he didn't have much time to hang out with cassius and the mystery child

he managed to make it to the mystery child's first opening ceremony tho

he gave HER a stuffed animal as well >:3

it was a unicorn

she named it sparkles

bc she thought the name 'queen pink of all things pink' sounded kinda weird

mystery child loved pink :)

uhh this elwin part's gotten kind of long now-

elwin became foxfire's physician

mystery child always got fake-injured (or exaggerated her injuries) to come to the healing centre to see elwin

cassius would sometimes drop by during breaks with grady

elwin had recently gotten a blue elephant stuffed animal in a hawaiian shirt and he wanted to find the perfect person to give it to

it took years to find that person-

also aro/ace elwin :)

he doesn't wanna get involved with any romantic-y stuff

not for himself anyways

he gives the best romantic advice to cassius tho

and his other patients

especially one who got a really bad injury one time named kenric

he was pining over the mystery child

mystery child and kenric became friends :)

cassius was sUsPiCiOuS (older brother instincts)

he didn't like kenric

until one day mystery child almost died in some sort of accident

kenric saved her

cassius liked kenric now :D

cassius and kenric weren't friends tho

cassius, grady and kesler had sleepovers with edaline and juline

chaos

pure chaos they were

cassius + edaline began dating the next day

grady was lonely bc kesler was dating juline

he was a single pringle

ages later (wayy after cassius + edaline broke up) grady asked edaline out

shit we're getting back to grady and edaline-

tiergan and prentice were besties

they would have been the perfect cognates

but tiergan didn't want to fall in love with sOmEoNe

so they stayed besties

then cyrah came along

prentice fell in love but it didn't feel right

he loved cyrah tho

tiergan was a single pringle

for a year

two years

three years

ten years

twenty years

thirty years

has been a single pringle his whole life :')

let's go to gisela now

she grew up with a few close friends, she did moderately well in school and she kept noticing the things that were wrong in the lost cities

after elite levels she met mr arson (a.k.a fintan) and he felt good vibes off her

a couple months later gisela is officially a neverseen member

she is really dedicated

fintan loves her (platonically)

they're bestiess

fintan puts on mini fire shows for her

gisela helps him with his noxflares

she was sad when he was taken off to exile

lol she took over the neverseen leadership position

but then fintan was back

and they were besties again

then fintan was arrested again

and she took over the neverseen leadership position again

and uhh this is kind of getting into canon things now-

okay I think this is enough for now

...i'm tempted to write more for elwin

ANYWAYS YEAH

....mystery child reveal may be in a post to come

[gotham-its-too-early-for-this]

Identity conspiracy board

This is where you can put whatever conspiracy’s you have about a superhero vigilante or villain secret identity.

ILL START

Ok so I have a friend at Gotham U who thinks Batman is either Jim Gordon or a relative of his and the Joker is the poor man who turned to a life of crime after his heart was broken!

I SAY THIS IS BULLSHIT (Sorry Elwin)

There is NO WAY Batman is Jim Gordon, not with how many times they’ve been seen together.

There’s some things that everyone has concluded about the bat. He’s gotta be rich, like super rich, he’s gotta be someone who can act, and he’s gotta be someone with access to a lot of kids.

My theory?

Batman is Oliver Queen.

Think about it! Billionaire, check! Acting, check (we’ve all seen THAT video)! Now you may be saying “but he doesn’t have any kids” and you’re right. You know who does have a lot of kids?! His best friend, Bruce Wayne!

I REST MY CASE!

[thelasttaleofthepari]

KOLTC Book 1 Thoughts

//Spoilers for Book 1 of Keeper of the Lost Cities!

Sophie is my baby if anything happens to her I'll cry

So there seems to me this love,,,, corner,,,, incomplete square thing?? involving Sophie w/ Dex, Fitz, and /maybe/ Keefe (I'm gonna be honest I like her with Keefe more than the other two)- I'm not the biggest fan of love triangles and I'm wondering how its gonna go forward for the next books (and I'm really hoping its not dragged out across 10 books)

Alden (and Elwin!!) was the most reliable adult in this book but I can't help but feel like there's things to be suspicious of involving him?? Like I know the things he wouldn't tell Sophie got cleared up later but,,,, idk the vibes are off

Speaking of reliable adults, lets talk about the most unreliable people here wtf are the Councilors doing-- like anytime something of concern comes up its always "the Council won't allow this" "the Council won't allow that" wtf do they allow

When we do see them, the Council do seem pretty fair (especially with Sophie's trials) BUT its just,,,, PLEASE do something thats your JOB

I love love love Dex and Sophie's friendship so I really hope Dex's feelings and love triangle stuff don't get in the way of that because their best friendism is so beautiful

I hope we get to see the rest of the friend group! Like we know a little bit about the characters besides Sophie but I really wanna know more about Fitz, Biana, Keefe, Dex, and Marella!

The KOTLC cast is SOOOO huge it was hard to keep up- I kept mixing up characters and if not that, I could not remember who was what- I'm kind of scared to read the other books because there might be even MORE characters

*hands shaking* I wish I got into this series earlier because holy shit there's so much to read I'm gonna have to LOCK IN

I love Sophie's relationship with Grady and Edaline and how it evolved over time

Iggy seems important? Iggy didn't play too big of a part in this book besides a few scenes, but idk the vibes are telling me he's gonna be important

Shannon also seems to be someone who plans out things super closely and hints things in advance so I'm really curious how she'll be connecting concepts that she dropped in previous books

I think I have more thoughts but I don't remember them so I'll just end it here XP

[the-great-gullon-incident]

Kotlc swap au

Keefe has been living with humans his whole life while secretly being an Empath

Biana finds him and takes him back to the lost cities

He’s adopted by the Ruewens

He comes with Edaline to a meeting with another animal rehabilitation center where he meets Stina who’s a year younger then him but still offers to show him around on his first day

During said first day he meets Dex and Marella who make insult and berate Stina after she put a gullon in Dex’s locker

Jensi stays the same because Jensi is eternal

Keefe gets saved from the droolly boys by Maruca who invite him to her table

Plot shenanigans

On his way to find the Infermary and getting very lost he runs into Sophie who’s ditching Universe since she already has all the star maps memorized

She’s in his year and takes him to see Elwin saying she’s been in enough accidents to know her way there

More plot shenanigans

Fitz initially doesn’t like Keefe but eventually invites him over to Everglen

It’s revealed Sophie and Biana are best friends

Continued plot shenanigans

Dex reveals that Fitz was ordered to befriend Keefe on his parents orders after Marella hear it through the grapevine

Stina and Keefe get kidnapped

Later on during book four it’s explained that Tam was the one exiled after a shadow flux accident and Linh went with him into exile

[candies-and-sparkles]

thoughts on elwin? :P

Hmm. Elwin, is a amazing guy in my opinion, he takes care of kids, he gives emotional support stuffed animals, hes also a physican, he's always there for everyone, whats not to love? <3 Elwin is also a huge supporter of the Black Swan, and as someone who may or may not be part of the order, i like that trait. Elwin also gives the best bear hugs and he's a walking green flag!

thanks for the ask!

[keeperofkatz]

5 Cursed KOTLC theories of the Day

Fitz isn’t Della’s biological son, Alden and Alina had an ‘affair’.

Alvar is playing both sides, he’s a part of another organization, and that organization is something Jolie founded.

who knows what edaline keeps in the void? Who knows?

Kesler is known for making random elixirs and being one of the best Alchemists in the Lost Cities. He’s also slammed for being a bad match and STILL helps the council when Oblivimyre is on fire. Why?

Sophie’s biological father is Elwin

[ship-garbage-pile]

been playing Three houses and the idea of an AU where the Rosefields are nobles from the adrestian empire and attending classes feels very fun, i can see it really clearly Joshua and Clive attending classes under Byleth.

Of course Jill is there too! probably Lord Elwin decided it would be best to help further Jills education alongside the boys (as well as keep her away from Anabella's harsh words.)

Now i feel we could easily substitue the Eikons for crests, but also the idea of them transforming is super fun since three houses didn't have a beast class of anykind.. It's tricky, i don't know which i prefer.

Also Clive would work SUPER well after the timeskip, i can see it so clearly as a mercenary in Faergus going under the title Wyvern. Blaming himself for Joshua's death, now as to who he would support i'm not sure. I could see him supporting Edelgard at the start for her beliefs about crests, but also Claudes vision of the future would also touch his heart.

[isolde-illustrates]

Kotlc Characters as Actors in their Movie

These are things that I imagine could happen based on personality. Some are also based on things I've seen actors do or say. Also, for the purpose of none of them being actual people, Ethan Benedict Wright is the director.

Casting Young Keefe (based off casting young Aurora in Maleficient)

Gisela: They tried a lot of young actors who had great audition clips, but for some reason, they all failed the actual scene with me.

Cassius: It's because you're terrifying.

Gisela: I just wear my normal makeup!

Cassius: Exactly! That's why your kid is the only one that worked.

Gisela, Elwin, and Oralie walk into set before getting ready to film scenes back to back with Keefe and Sophie. Gisela and Oralie have the coffee while Elwin has the scones.

Gisela: Come hug your favorite T.V. moms!

Keefe and Sophie: *both run over to tackle Elwin*

Gisela and Oralie: *pouting*

Oralie: This is why I auditioned for a councillor.

Kenric and Fintan are about to do the Everblaze scene.

Fintan: Hey, when you tackle me, make sure to get my good side. *gestures to the left side of his face*

Kenric: Yeah, bro, of course. I've got you.

Kenric, doing the scene a few minutes later: *pushes Oralie and Sophie away, then tackles Fintan, putting his right hand on Fintan's left cheek, covering his face entirely and giving him a handprint to the face*

Fintan, after finishing the scene: What was that!?

Keneic: Sorry, I just thought about my character's motivation, and he wouldn't want you to look hot.

Sophie and Keefe just finish getting the best cuts for the window sleepovers in Neverseen after a day of filming them.

Sophie: Aww, he looks so cute when he pretends to be asleep.

Fitz, walking by after grabbing a donut: I don't think he's pretending.

Sophie: Keefe...

Fitz, hitting drums from the sound department: Wake up!

Cassius, Keefe, and Ethan are doing an interview.

Cassius: Yeah, there was one really funny moment on set when Keefe was supposed to be swimming at the Shores of Solace, and I was supposed to be leaving.

Keefe: Not this again—

Cassius: And he didn't know how to swim! Keefe lied about it on his resume, so I just did the responsible thing and continued the scene.

Keefe: *pouting as Cassius's laughs completely take over the microphones*

Ethan, desperately: He did come back!

Cassius: Oh yeah, I forgot that. For legal purposes, I did come back after the scene finished and helped him.

Keefe: I could have died!

Cassius, envious: I know! Sixteen years old and you already have an awesome story on set!

Ethan, being damage control: He did not drown. We had it under control. Everything was perfectly under control.

Sophie, reading through one of the last scenes in Legacy: Hey, I think I have the wrong script. This version doesn't look right.

Oralie: Don't worry, it is.

Sophie: I can't have three TV moms. Now, I'll never catch a break!

Wylie: *laughing so hard he's crying*

Sophie: At least I *have* TV moms.

Wylie: Hey, just because Cyrah and I have never met doesn't mean that I don't have one! Younger me technically is me, so it counts.

Sophie: Doesn't.

Wylie: Does.

Younger Wylie, walking in from filming a scene with Prentice: Doesn't.

Wylie: Hey, that doesn't count! He always chooses the opposite of what I say.

Sophie: Thanks for agreeing that it doesn't count.