#Fun and chaotic teens they may be

[p0orbaby]

May i request a fluffy chaotic blurb of lionesses teen reader who is from a championship team but is so good that she is called up to play for senior national team and also the reader has multiple offers from various teams , and the players pitch their own team to the reader to join them and it is a chaotic mess

Thank you

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The dressing room is chaos. Full-on, wild-eyed, shouting-over-each-other chaos.

Your kit’s barely off, and you’re sitting on a bench trying to untangle your socks, when it begins. Millie Bright is the first to start.

“Listen, kid,” she says, arms folded across her chest, the captain aura fully activated. “Chelsea’s the only place for you. Champions League football. World-class facilities. Sonia Bompastor. Need I say more?”

From across the room, Ella Toone’s head snaps up, her water bottle mid-squeeze. “Millie, do you ever take a day off? Let the poor girl breathe, she’s not signing anything yet”

Millie ignores her, turning her gaze to you like this is a contract negotiation and she’s about to close the deal. “You want to win trophies, don’t you?”

Before you can reply, Ella’s already marched over, shoving Millie gently out of the way. “United, babe. That’s the real move. We’re on the up, big things happening, and,” she pauses dramatically, glancing around, “we actually have fun. You like fun, yeah?”

You blink, glancing at Leah, who’s perched on a nearby bench with her arms crossed and a smirk forming. She hasn’t joined in yet, but you can see the wheels turning. This is going to get worse before it gets better.

“City’s got the best facilities,” Lauren Hemp chimes in from the corner, casually lacing her boots. She doesn’t even look up, which somehow makes it more intimidating. “And we won’t hound you about it. Just saying”

“Oi!” Ella points a finger at Lauren. “That’s rich coming from you lot. Didn’t you literally FaceTime Keira on her holiday to beg her not to leave?”

“Allegedly,” Lauren says with a shrug, the picture of innocence.

“Arsenal,” Leah says finally, cutting through the chatter like a hot knife through butter. “Tradition, legacy, and the prettiest kits. No contest”

“That’s what you’re going with?” Millie retorts. “Kits?”

“Pretty kits,” Leah corrects, her smirk growing. “And me. Obviously”

“Desperate, Williamson,” Ella mutters under her breath.

You’re still sitting there, socks halfway off, trying not to combust. It’s overwhelming in the funniest, most surreal way. Like you’ve somehow wandered into a football-themed episode of a reality show where every contestant is aggressively charming and mildly competitive.

“Guys, chill,” you finally manage, holding up a hand. “I’m not deciding right now, alright? Let me just—figure out what’s happening first”

“Oh, take your time,” Keira Walsh says, strolling past and dropping her bag onto the bench. “But come to Barça. Better weather”

Georgia nearly falls off her seat laughing. “You’re not even in this league, Walshy. Sit down”

“I am sitting,” Keira deadpans.

The room descends into laughter and bickering again, and you realise something in that moment. It’s not just the offers, or the attention, or the surreal fact that this is your life now. It’s that you’re part of this—this weird, chaotic, beautiful family that’s adopted you overnight.

“Alright,” you say loudly, standing up and finally pulling your socks free. “I’ll think about it. All of it. But for now, someone tell me where the snacks are”

“Chelsea’s got better snacks,” Millie says immediately, earning a chorus of groans and a well-aimed towel to the head.

[therealmrrobinson]

THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP: A LOONEY TUNES MOVIE Movie Review

Let’s be honest, when it comes to movies, the Looney Tunes brand has not had a very good run this decade. In 2021 there was Space Jam: A New Legacy, which turned out to be nothing but a shameless commercial for all things Warner Bros., and then there was the infamous tale of the shelved Coyote vs. Acme movie that may never see the light of day. So it’s with all of these tragedies that it’s a miracle that this movie, The Day The Earth Blew Up, even got released. (Granted through Ketchup Entertainment and not WB. themselves.) Not only that, but it’s also incredible that the end result is undeniably the best Looney Tunes ever made.

THE GOOD

What separates this movie from something like the Space Jam sequel, is that it is made by people who clearly love Looney Tunes. Despite the fact that we only have three characters, this movie stays true to who they are. Daffy Duck is more reflective of how his was when he was first introduced and before he started being paired up with Bugs Bunny. He’s a complete lunatic, he’s overly confident, and has a tendency to cause more trouble than what they have to deal with in the moment! Meanwhile, Porky Pig is the more sensible of the two, complete with his famous stutter. Eric Bauza does a fantastic job voicing both characters and much like Mel Blanc long before, it’s incredible how many of the Looney Tunes characters he’s able to voice to perfection. Petunia Pig is also a fun character. She manages to be the most sensible of the group, while also being crazy and…dare I say looney in her own way!

The animation is spectacular. It’s great to not only see classic 2D animation, but also 2D animation that was made for a big screen experience. The last two animated movies that I can think of that look like they were hand drawn are The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim or Teen Titans Go! To the Movies. In both instances, you watch those movies and question the reason to release them in theaters. The animation in The Day The Earth Blew Up is not only smooth and well detailed, but it also amplifies the insanity and comedy. One of my favorite gags is with Farmer Jim, the adopted father of both Daffy and Porky. While our two main characters are fully animated, Farmer Jim is mostly a static drawing played for full comic effect.

The movie is not just hilarious in how it captures the spirit of Looney Tunes, but also how it works as a parody of the alien invasion movies of the 1950s. From mind control, alien goo, 50s style flying saucers, and the title of the film itself, this movie is a perfect homage to those old school science fiction movies. However it’s mixed with that very chaotic tone that you expect from Looney Tunes and features enough twists that make the movie feel fresh and funny! The big masterplan of the alien invader is ridiculous but makes sense within the nature of the film!

OVERALL

This is about as good as a Looney Tunes movie can get and the flaws it has, aren't worth mentioning! I never got the appeal of Space Jam, and this is coming from a kid of the 90s. That movie should’ve been my childhood, but it just doesn’t work for me. As for Looney Tunes: Back in Action, I have a soft spot for that movie, but even then I can’t deny that The Day The Earth Blew Up blows that one out of the water. It’s got spectacular animation, it’s fateful to the source material, the characters are fun, and it’s jam-packed with jokes that made me laugh hard! Not to mention it has a lot of heart when it comes to Daffy and Porky’s friendship. It’s a reminder of what made Looney Tunes work in the first place and why they will endure until the end of time despite David Zaslav’s hatred for them!

RATING

GET OFF YOUR ASS AND GO SEE IT NOW!!!

[signedaiko]

Hi do you mind if I please request a oneshot where tfp Wheeljack thinks that the human reader is uptight and just no fun, but that's only because she goes adult mode around the kids especially in dangerous situations, but she's actually a total nerd and very chaotic. And he develops a crush on her.

Seasons Changing

Wheeljack X Reader [Prime]

In which Wheeljack finds you're just like every other strict bot, until he gets you alone.

Song - September by Sparky Deathcap

Reader is: Female | Cybertronian | Autobot. Romantic.

Hidden beneath the crumbling red rocks of Jasper, Nevada, a bot that'd spent the last few decades racing across space as the war came to a dwindling and depressing close found himself bunkered in with a conglomerate of Autobots. 

Some he knew well, some he'd never heard of. 

"Wheeljack! Watch where you're stepping!" Once again, you'd turned from your datapad that had your servos practically dented into it from many months of use just to nag at him. 

Another Autobot gone soft; all you did now was read Earth fiction, old Cybertronian articles, and tell him off since he'd landed here. 

"Yeah, yeah, the kids aren't stupid. They can dodge, too." He groaned under his breath before sitting down away from the kids, resulting in a whine from Miko, who'd been trying to teach him to play some rock on her new guitar. 

"Kids shouldn't be dodging anything; they're kids." You corrected him before setting your datapad down in between the two of you to get up. 

Wheeljack glanced down to catch a glimpse of whatever you were reading, finding some pre-war article on quantum engine engineering. He never got how someone so annoying could be interested in cool things. 

Ushering the humans back onto their elevated space so they wouldn't be in danger of moving mechs, you took the chance to apologize to Miko for interrupting her lessons. 

Normally Wheeljack would be out for a mission, but the boss insisted he stay back with you in case you were needed elsewhere. 

Ratchet was also busy working on one of their larger projects: expanding the range of the ground bridge. It meant they needed someone to distract the kids and watch them as much as possible, and so the two of you were left alone. 

Well, as alone as you can be with a bunch of teens and Ratchet. 

"Hey! You and Wheeljack still at base?" Arcee's voice broke in through static, likely interference from the base, lighting up your comms. 

"We are. Need something?" You pressed a servo to the side of your helm to respond, standing up to alert Ratchet you may need to use the groundbridge. 

"We found some locations worth investigating. Our team is splitting into two, but we need you and Wheeljack at the third. Prepare for anything." Your comm beeped, informing you of some coordinates, just as she hung up. Somewhere in the snowy mountains of Northwest Territories, Canada. 

"Looks like we're needed elsewhere, Wheeljack. Let's get going." You turned to wave him over, which resulted in him getting up with a groan. You couldn't think of the last time you saw him do anything but frown. 

With a few digits punched into the machine and Ratchet calculating the rest, the green and purple swirls of the ground bridge ignited into a vortex, which you led the way through. 

Your temperature indicator quickly dropped by the double digits, from 35C to -20C in a matter of a few minutes. As cold as you remembered space being, you'd been subjected to such a warm environment for so long that it took a while to adjust. 

Wheeljack, on the other hand, had only been in Jasper so long and immediately pushed past you into the several feet of snow, nothing but tall pines and thick brush surrounding the two of you. Any trees had their branches thick with ice and snow, making them look as pure white as the rest of the landscape. 

It was so quiet you could hear your own spark pulse. 

"There should be a strong energon signal somewhere around here. We're looking for some kind of mine." Wheeljack had already pulled out the signal detector while you slowly warmed your engines up, hot steam escaping your mouth in an exhale. 

"Yeah, I'm picking up a few right now. Looks like they'd even defend a place as desolate as this." Wheeljack turned the reader off so no one would pick up on its signal either. 

If there was defence, the longer you were out here, the longer they'd have to notice your trace energies. 

"What are we waiting for? Let's break in!" Much to Wheeljack's surprise, you ran ahead of him, sword in hand, as you sliced through branches to clear a path. 

"Whoa! Wait up! What are you doing?" Wheeljack yelled out after you as you charged ahead in the direction of the signals, watching as you broke into a con-made clearing where two Vehicons guarded the entrance to a dugout cave. 

In a moment, you were on top of one with your sword, plunging it into their chassis. 

Wheeljack had no choice but to engage as the other one aimed in your direction, slicing its gun in half, which resulted in the explosion blowing its arm apart. You were already off the Vehicon and running into the cave, which forced him to kick the vehicon he was attacking down and slice its helm off in one swift sweep. 

His mask engaged, covering his mouth as he chased you into the cave, muttering under his breath. Just a moment ago you were as calm as ever, and now you were running ahead of him with no regard for the dangers.

This was when Wheeljack didn't do the buddy system; bots are just too complicated. 

When he caught up to you, you were in the main chasm of the dugout hole, surrounded by stashes of energon, though they varied in colour from mostly green to blue. 

More vehicons, which appeared to be working, turned to the two of you, and before he could react, you were already running at the two closest to you. 

The wrecker had worked with many before, but not many that'd throw themselves into a fight as casually as you did. Even as he bashed two vehicons helms together while making a sword swallowing act out of the third, his optics kept glancing your way. 

If he didn't know any better, he'd say you were a wrecker at some point, too. 

With your combined efforts, you were able to pile the vehicons into a corner and tie them together with some chains, left to the cave on your own. 

"Arcee, we're all wrapped up here. What do we do?" 

It took a couple of minutes before you got a reply, which Wheeljack spent looting the corpses for anything good. 

"Jeez, already? You two comm Ratchet and get as much energon back to base as you can; we'll see you there in a bit." 

Looking to Wheeljack, you pointed to the blue crates of energon, which he offered a thumbs up to. With his mask retracted, you could see his frown was a lot closer to a smile, which was the first of its kind. 

You were able to contact Ratchet, who opened up a ground bridge for the two of you, and Wheeljack got to lugging through crates while you took to collapsing in the cave entrance. 

You wouldn't want humans to find any evidence of this or for the wildlife to interact with the toxic substances in the crates. 

As you two grabbed the last few crates, Wheeljack stopped you before you went back to base for good. 

"Hey, what was up with all of that?" He gestured with his helm back to the pile of vehicons, to which you shrugged. 

"I mean, why act out like that? Aren't you supposed to be Miss-Don't-Do-That or Miss-Wheeljack-Stop-Screwing-Around?" You took a moment to consider what he was referencing before laughing in realization. 

"Oh god, that's right! You've only seen me at base!" He only stared at you with narrow optics, which eventually softened; he'd come to like that laugh. 

"No, Wheeljack, this is me. I just really want the kid to know they're safe. Can you imagine how scared they are, surrounded by a big wad of sentient metal as a small, fragile organism?" 

Thinking about Miko, Raf, and Jack had you worrying again, and you pushed forward to the portal. 

"If you want to know more, you'll have to stop begging to go on missions alone." You disappeared into the swirling lights, leaving Wheeljack on his own in the cave. 

"Yeah, right." The mech mumbled under his breath. He could take this crate of energon, get on his ship, and leave anytime he wanted; no femme was going to change that. 

Yet, he found himself chasing you through the portal, without a second thought.

Author's Note - I tried so hard on this you don't even want to know! I hope its what you were looking for <3

Words - 1,405

[ynscrazylife]

You know what I really miss? Avengers x teen!reader headcanons, there use to be so much avengers content and practically dominated tumblr🥲

It would totally make my WEEK if you would make some classic mcu avengers(before infinity war) x teen!reader x Peter Parker(romantic) headcanons just about reader having powers and what it’s like living with the avengers 💕

-possible your new 👾anon?

let’s do this 💪 and YES you’ll be my first emoji anon!! @ anyone else, feel free to claim ur emoji!!

avengers x teen!reader headcanons

The Avengers are definitely reluctant to add another teenager to the team. Having Peter is great but has been a big adjustment, as they had to train him and protect him, less they face the wrath of Aunt May.

However, you were a compelling case, with your extensive abilities. You didn’t have many other options as to where to go and you hit it off with Peter right off the bat, working very well together as a pair. So, they took you in.

Tony worked with you on designs for your suit, Natasha and Steve trained you in combat (which meant you were going on morning runs with Steve and Sam. How fun . . . Though Sam could be convinced to give you piggy back rides, and you became Clint’s personal arrow-picker-upper. If you had powers, Wanda would definitely help you manage them.

Peter was naturally in tune to science, which meant you hung around the lab with him and Bruce a lot. It became a nice time to get your homework done, as Bruce would definitely help you with that. Sometimes you acted as Bruce’s and Peter’s assistant with their experiments.

Bruce was also a very good listener and your go-to person to vent to about your life’s problems (when Peter wasn’t around).

One of the conditions to be on the team was that you didn’t lapse in schoolwork, so they were very on top of that and your grades. Tony even offered to go to parent-teacher meetings. Any one of them were ready to go to your teachers or principal if anything happened.

Natasha would routinely check in with you to make sure that you weren’t being bullied.

Pepper also became a motherly figure, as she cared very much about you and Peter. She’d offer you a Stark Industries internship.

Movie nights were chaotic, but absolutely the best. It was hard for anyone to agree, so the team had a system where they’d rotate who got to pick the meeting. Sam and Peter were also not allowed to make popcorn after many unfortunate incidents. Most of the time you fell asleep late into the night and one of the Avengers carried you to bed (they’d never admit this, but that also became an argument).

It was during a movie night when Peter realized he liked you romantically. You fell asleep during a movie, your head on his shoulder. Peter swore he never experienced something so precious before. He was adamant to keep your peace, glaring at anyone who dared to talk.

The team found your growing romance to be adorable and often teased the two of you about it. The only people who didn’t tease you were Bruce, Pepper, and Thor (because he didn’t really understand how to effectively tease).

If Flash messed with you, Peter was always on top of it. He’d always protect you.

Steve was also always making sure that you knew right from wrong. He’d give long speeches about how it wasn’t right to smoke, drink, do drugs, etc.

Then Thor gave you Asgardian alcohol once, not realizing how bad that was considering you’re both human and underage. That was a mess. Peter having to hold your hair back when you vomited and multiple Avengers escorting you to bed. Thor got an earful about it.

Clint was one of the ones who better understood you, seeing as he had experience with his own kids. He was always good at mediating and defusing the tension.

Laura also adored you, you were her favorite babysitter for the kids. Whenever they went on date night, they’d drop the kids off at the tower, and you would watch them (Peter would help when he wasn’t on patrol).

Patrolling with Peter was also very fun. More often than not he’d convince you to take a break, then swing you up on top of a roof to watch over the city and the sky.

On multiple occasions, KAREN would rat the two of you out to Tony, but he was never mad. He just wanted to know all about the “date”.

Prom was also very fun. Honestly, the whole team would want to come pick out outfits with you and Peter. They took many, many pictures on the night of. Peter also teared up when he saw you. He thought you were stunning.

Of course, you guys had a curfew, but it was alright. You and Peter had a fantastic night. All he wanted to do was dance and hold you.

You had Happy wrapped around your finger. You could really convince him to drive you anywhere you wanted to go.

You also managed to get an internship at the Sanctum Santorum, learning more about magic under Doctor Strange and Wong’s guidance. The Avengers weren’t particularly thrilled, as they were worried about you being hurt, but understood your want to explore.

You really wanted to see all the areas of being a hero. Clint taught you archery and Natasha taught you how to be a spy. You’d listen to Natasha and Clint’s spy stories for hours. Peter would have to pry you away.

Peter always insisted on having date nights and would go all out, making every date special. He’d do anything to make you happy.

And so would all the Avengers. They loved seeing you smile, it brightened up their whole world and made the team stronger.

[sinvulkt]

Wow!! Thank you so much, this is great! 🎶

List of some of webtoon and manhwa recs.

First of all I should probably say that my favorite type of stories (so the type you might find in the list bellow) is ’tragedy comedy adventure’ without any romance, but possibly a lot of bromance | tension (ok some BL slipped by me into this list). And rather self destructive mc for the sake of their goal (often to the utter despair of the people who care about them xd). Bring forth conflicts and battles of will and rising against destiny !

@blackhazefanblog I did this for you! It took a while. Even if I think you’ll find the ones in [The Fantasy Kind] are the most likely to have similar vibes to black haze. : D

All summaries are from Baka-Updates or WebtoonLine. The links are either towards WebtoonLine, or towards the original official site (or official english translation if i found it).

The Fantasy Kind

Black Haze (Ongoing)

A long time ago, a portal to another world was opened, and those who acquired special abilities along with marks began to be called mages. After the incident known as "that day", the first-class mage from Ophion, known as "Blow", has become very famous. One day, he receives a very special mission: to protect the second son of the Artian family, who suffers from being called a "monster" at the magic school "Helios"! Thus, Blow enrolls in Helios under the name "Rood Krisch" to hide his true identity...

My all time favorite. I learned english thanks to it < 3. And it just group so many of my favorite tropes in one story ☆.☆

I’m not that kind of talent (Ongoing)

A talented individual who is respected by many and welcomed anywhere? Not at all! A bloodthirsty battle fanatic who knows no defeat? Couldn’t be further from the truth! In reality, Deon Hardt is a sickly human who coughs up blood from receiving the tiniest bit of stress and gets sunburns from standing in the sun for ten minutes. But due to an unfortunate misunderstanding, he becomes “Demon Arut,” the notorious 0th corps commander of the demon army and the demon king’s joker. Caught in a war between humans and demonkind, Deon must find a way to survive!

I discovered that one this year! I love comediy and tragedy mixed together, and that one fully achieved that, from making me laugh to absolutely destroying my heart seriously i am still hurting. Well this is a tragedy. Be warned. But a delicious one. (My heart TT.TT).

The Ember Knight (Ongoing)

When Nagyunn’s twin brother, Najin, is murdered before his very eyes, he vows to avenge his brother’s death by assuming Najin’s identity. But although the two may look alike, when it comes to fighting, Nagyunn lacks the talent and skill his brother possessed. In order to successfully execute his plot for revenge, Nagyunn resolves to train himself to become the prodigious knight-in-training his brother once was. Will Nagyunn be able to keep his identity a secret before others begin to catch on to his act?

Another one I discovered ’recently’ = last year. I absolutely adore the fact that the mc rely fully on wits and bluff. He will never get a cheat skill to get as strong as others- he just has to play his card rights (which happen to be a bunch of overprotective knights wishing he stopped going in front of the blade path). So he gotta bluff. A lot. Including playing betrayal at every corner, and i sure love betrayal :3. That and it’s a revenge story ~

TAL (Complete)

They walk like ordinary people, they talk like ordinary people but in fact there is nothing ordinary about them since they can materialize an image they have on their mind... They call themselves Chachaoong which also means Shaman and they do not know how or when they came to this world. It is now a time for their current king to choose the future one and so he did by choosing Yu Jin an ordinary human...? Many of the Chachaoong can not tolerate a human ruling them and now the poor Yu Jin not knowing what suddenly hit him, is trying to avoid the Chachaoongs who are trying to kill him!

This has been my second favorite after Black Haze for a long time, because I got a soft spot for escapists xd. All the more escapists with consequences catching them back faster than they can run until they’re cornered ☆.☆ Fight until the end against a fate you are doom to surrender to ~ I love it.

Catharsis (Complete)

Fear is a powerful emotion that can end up overtaking one's life. Leon thought he knew that. But when he's thrown into the demonic realm that Catharsis governs over, he'll learn that there is more to “true” fear than he could ever have imagined... But will he learn how to face it?

That one also stayed in my mind for a long time. The ending is more ’open’ than I would have wished, but well, there is no sequel yet so let’s call that an ending. Appart from that i loved the mc, and he has synesthesis which give really cool result in webtoon format (yay colors). In a world where nightmares take physical shape, the mc get attacked by nightmares and end up being recruited by the agency fighting nightmares bcs they feel smthg off about him.

Crepuscule (Complete)

Lark is different from the rest of the kids. He has red eyes, just like Vampires do, and he is bullied by the other kids for it. One day he meets Setz, a genuine Vampire of a Noble clan who is the only one that doesn't call him a monster or bully him. Eventually they become friends, but when Lark finds out he may have to return to the orphanage, Setz decides he does not want to lose his friend, so he invites him to his home... The world of the Vampires.

Another webtoon i grew up with as a teen. It isn’t my all time fav, but i still quite enjoyed it enough to reread it a few times. Must be the blond mc that reminded me of Rood xd. Or the fact that he is super weak in a world of monsters. Or the reason he has those red eyes. (Such delicious angst amidst the comedy). Are those just a trope I enjoy? XD

Godly Bells (Complete)

Divine Bells - they choose their own masters and they determine the status, prestige, and influence of the countries their masters rule. The presence or lack of these Bells also has great consequence in the lives of each country's royalty. In particular, the personal and political futures of King Hong-Ryeong seem doomed without a Bell, but at equally great peril if he obtains one. But are the Divine Bells simple magical charms, deities of great powers, or something else altogether? And when the owner of three of the eight existing Divine Bells dies, leaving them to choose new owners, where will the resulting turmoil lead?

Another blond mc i grew up with as a teen and reread a few time. And another ’king’ who is ’weak’. It’s in a fantasy world, where divine ’bells’ give each king (and thus each country) power. The mc country hasn’t been chosen by any bells for years, so quite look down upon. Until three bells at least or smthg choose the mc. And then they become people, with their own agenda. The mc didn’t want the attention but well can’t convince the bells to drop him xd. Which is why i loved this story. Once again, can’t escape fate even when you didn’t want it ~

Aegis Orta (Complete)

Val is an ordinary high school student who dedicates his life to God. His peaceful days however have to end when he learns about who he really is..

Very much in the same vibe of Godly Bells and Crepuscule, only I discovered it later and thus have less memories of it (bcs reread it less). It’s another blond character with red eyes that get ’fate’ thrown at its face ~ well. Demon powers. Same.

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I’m not gonna put Mxtx’s works here (Heaven Official Blessing, Mo Dao Zu Shi, Scum Villain Self Saving System), but they’re great too. If you love comedy and tragedy and don’t mind BL too much. Go for it. I usually don’t enjoy romance that much but it didn’t bother me with those works, bcs it’s presented so naturally into the story rather than harassing us every second. Phantom Paradise is also a BL, although entirely different vibe. It’s what would happen with matriarchat instead of patriarchat but all the toxicity remain - only gender roles are reversed. As for why I enjoyed it so much... I guess I am still somewhat sensitive to fan service ? XD

I also feel like I should mention UnderPrin, even if it didn’t make it all the way to my favs, kind of similar vibe to Catharsis and Aegis Orta. I’ll also mention Makai Ouji: Devils and Realist which is a manga but another blond character in the same vibe of the earlier ones, who refuse his own power XD. And Pandora Hearts because its my favorite manga ever. I even prefer it to Black Haze (but I think someone who liked one would also like the other?).

[skunkdragon]

i am a dragon

as a kid i used to sleep weird, and still do. I always had to imagine myself as some sort of big creature, laying on its side with claws splayed out comfortably in front. Always with a tail. Always with a snout full of sharp teeth. It calmed me in a way I didn't understand, I just loved feeling like a creature. After all, I didn't act like the other kids to begin with.

As I got older I liked to play outside with my stepsiblings and nephews and 90% of the time I'd pretend to be a dragon. A very clumsy and chaotic one at that, the kind that wrecks their environment and chews on everything.

As a young teen life stopped feeling fun. Everything was anxiety inducing, and I developed a severe chewing habit. Wires, sand, the glass of my phone screen until it broke. I simply had to chew- which has severely lessoned now and may be a whole other issue, and yet...

i am a dragon

[cantdothis-nomore]

heyyy,

idk if ur active, but i loved your teen titans x reader scenarios!!

This idea popped into my head a while ago but could you plz write a what would the teen titans do, if you were getting picked on/made fun of (by other ppl)?

tyyy love your work!! :)))

TEEN TITANS WITH BULLIED!!READER

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Date - 03/01/25

A/N - Hey!!! I know this request has been sitting for very very long now, but I have had a very chaotic few months and have had a lot of issues with my mental and physical health which left writing a very tedious task for me.

But now I'm going to get back to writing consecutively and just wondering if I started writing for Arcane, would you guys read it?? Love you guys so muchhhhh and I'm so glad that you like my work!!! ♡

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ROBIN -

I feel like Robin would be the type of guy to work out who exactly the people are who are picking on you and immediately dig up as much dirt on them as he can

Very much a problem solving and logic finding kind of guy, would try and figure out why they're targeting you specifically

He wouldn't go immediately to physical violence or insults, but carefully crafted jabs about their past or something bad that they've done that nobody is supposed to know about

He'd comfort you and reassure that their insults were not true and that nothing is your fault to the best of his ability.

He's not the best at physical touch and all that jazz but he'll try his best, wanting to comfort and help you as much as he can, knowing that the people's words probably affected you much more than you show.

He'd definitely be the type of person to keep an eye on the people for the foreseeable future, watching them and making sure that they don't so much as breath near you again now that he knows that they were picking on you.

Definitely the protective type to be honest, what do you guys think?!

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CYBORG -

I honestly feel like he has the capacity to be the type of person to just get angry and beat the people up depending on how far they had gone with picking on you, but at the same time I feel like he would be the type to take you to the side and speak to you about it

He'd try his best to get you to talk about it without forcing the information out as he'd sense that it may be a sensitive topic as being bullied usually is.

Depending on what has happened or what the people who were picking on you have said/done, he might go and seek advice from the other titans (with your permission of course)

Honestly, just overall, I think he has the ability to be the kind of person to just get in a rage and yell/beat them up, but he would probably go straight to the questioning you about what happened and formulating a plan about what he wants to do about it.

Would be a strategist about it i will admit, (my personal opinion lol) but like Robin, he would dig up dirt about them and use that as well.

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BEAST BOY -

100% would be raring and ready to go switch into like a tiger or something and beat them up, and would probably like it as well.

100% would beg to be able to go and get them

He'd be ready to go and fight/beat them up, but he has enough brains to figure out that you're probably upset about it already and isn't willing to make you more upset if you aren't willing to let him hurt the people picking on you

Again, would turn to the other titans such as Raven to help him, wanting to find the best solution for you despite wanting to fight them himself after figuring out what has happened

He'd also be the questioning type, wanting to know what they said to you and how long it's been going on and just general information about them.

I personally feel like he'd be quite sweet about it honestly

Definitely a thinking out loud type of person

Would pester you with suggestions on how to get back at them 24/7 until the people and the issue is dealt with, just wanting to help you as much as he can because he realised you're upset

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STARFIRE -

Wouldn't understand why you didn't want to make a big fuss out of it, would pester you about it like Beast Boy

She'd be the kind of person to inquire about why they're picking on you in the first place

Her immediate solution would be to find them and beat them up to prevent them from being mean to you at all in the future

If you expressed your opinion of not wanting her to go and beat them up, she'd be confused about why but would agree as it's you asking her specifically to just leave it alone

If you expressed your opinion of wanting her to go and beat them up, she would get one of the others to find out where they lived (or she would fly around the city until she found them) and would beat them up as you requested with a threat of not picking on you again or she would find them

Honestly would not be picky about it, would do either if it made you happy even the slightest bit

Would also be very sweet about it as that's who she is, but would probably go and ask the other Titans about people who pick on other people, and ask about why and what to do so she can help you

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RAVEN -

Wouldn't honestly really care until she sees how it's affecting you, and then she'd get involved, and only then.

Would push you to explain to her what they said and when this all started, wanting to understand as much as she can about this entire situation

Would jump immediately to using her powers to scare the ever-loving crap out of them because it's funny and it might make you feel better to watch them scream in fear

If you didn't want her to do anything, she would resignatedly back off but would continuously pester you about it until you personally did something about it or let her do something instead.

If you did want her to do something about it, she'd assume that you've now shared permission to do whatever and would then take it into her hands to scare the crap out of them constantly and pick on them like they picked on you so they'd stop

She'd only stop terrorizing them when they stopped picking on you

Wouldn't take a single word against what she's doing as she only wants to make you feel better about what's going on

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Hey guys!! Sorry, this is a short one, I'm getting used to being back in the swing of writing now, haha!! I hope you like this and pleaseeeee leave me some more requests. I will get right to them!!

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[shadowgast-recs-weekly]

Works in Progress Recs!

This week, we have one of our recurring reclists! Check out ten fics that are works in progress beneath the cut, and remember to comment or kudos if you like them!

Kintsugi by Checkov (88000, Mature) Reccer's Content Notes: Major Character Death

Caleb returns thru consecution, but it’s a mystery as to how and why, and he tries to re-enter Essek life cautiously

Reccer says: Amazing examination of consecution, lifespans, grief, and reconciliation

Starling by Kaiannae (246866, Mature) Reccer's Content Notes: Graphic Depictions of Violence, Suicidal ideation, referenced torture, slavery

Fairy AU, Essek is a fairy that Caleb steals when he escapes Vergessen. Hardships ensue.

Reccer says: The angst and anxiety give excellent flavor to the world building of the au. Lots of introspection around ethics and ptsd.

While Molly Was Sleeping by Anonymous (23000, Teen) Reccer's Content Notes: No Content Notes

Plot of movie While you were Sleeping, reworked for M9

Reccer says: If you like this movie it’s a wonderful overlay and use of the plot for Shadowgast.

Golden thread around your neck… by MarsBar2019 (191000, Explicit) Reccer's Content Notes: No Content Notes

Modern executive workplace

Reccer says: Highpowered Exec Essek, Admin Assist Caleb. Excellent storytelling and spicy-ness. Incredibly sad it may never get finished.

every reflection of you by NinjaAtticus (70257, Teen) Reccer's Content Notes: Choose Not to Warn

Present-day Caleb gets swapped with a younger version of himself.

Reccer says: The love between Essek and Caleb shines through in how they treat each other's younger selves. A sweet read with plenty of intrigue!

Gloaming’s End by toneofjoy (125251, Explicit) Reccer's Content Notes: Choose Not to Warn

Climbing AU where Bren and Essek are both top athletes. “Enemies” to lovers and forbidden love goodness.

Reccer says: I love the way Essek’s demisexuality is written! It’s complicated and sort of messy with the onlookers of the sports world and it’s fantastic

Through The Frightening Door by Prolix (228371, Explicit) Reccer's Content Notes: Choose Not to Warn, self-harm

A long, chewy, fascinating Going To Aeor fic

Reccer says: I love a long, complex exploration of Aeor, especially one with developing Shadowgast and Essential trying to figure out his next steps, and this one is EXCELLENT. A tiny bit AU at the beginning, but it really makes no difference after about two chapters.

come in (come in), whatever you are by vespermyotis (29374, Explicit) Reccer's Content Notes: Graphic Depictions of Violence, Cannibalism

Shadowgast go back to Aeor and Essek catches a terrible Aeorian bioweapon disease. Is dying and actually going insane.

Reccer says: The prose is so interesting and lovely. The story is dark and twisted and angsty, as I love, but with moments of such genuine tenderness from Caleb that rounds the fic out perfectly. It's an affront to everyone that this fic isn't way more popular

new fires, old ordeals by toneofjoy (38540, Mature) Reccer's Content Notes: No Content Notes

After fleeing Wildemount, Caleb created a new life for himself in the bustling city of Emon, complete with a new (if chaotic) family. But just as he’s finally feeling settled, the most famous climber of their era arrives and disrupts everything.

Reccer says: This author is the reason I got really into watching climbing events at the Olympics. :) But no, it's been a ton of fun getting to read this one as it comes out, I love their writing style, and I enjoy their characterizations of everyone as they slot into this AU.

And then two recs for this last one:

A Tapestry of Stars by Cinderstorm (128000, Explicit) Reccer's Content Notes: No Content Notes

Space Opera AU where Caleb is in an arranged marriage with Essek at behest of their respective countries. It's largely them trying to learn about each other and navigate their growing feelings. Therest of the Nein are not heavily in the fic, but Caleb still has contact with them.

Reccer 1 says: Such good world building in the science fiction setting Reccer 2 says: It's a well-thought out AU, I like the extrapolations from Canon content. The emotions are well-written and complicated and complexly layered.

This is one of our weekly communally-generated shadowgast rec lists. Every week we announce a new theme and allow anyone to submit a fic recommendation. 

And hey, anyone includes you!

Next week, we'll be featuring gifts! Caleb and Essek exchanging gifts, someone giving one of them a gift, them picking out a gift for someone else - any combination works!

Any fics coming to mind? Well, then use this form to submit!

[risingsoleil]

You know what else would be cute? Oogi POV on Linzin and the kids and him loving Lin and being overprotective

This took so long friend, Im sorry!

Oogi loving Linzin and their family = CUTEST LOVE EVER 💞💞

Teen Linzin

Oogi munching on his hay because Lin and Tenzin are tasked with feeding, washing him, and brushing out his fur.

As he munch munch, Oogi tilts his head. His hooman's aura is pink. Usually his hooman aura is green and red. But it only become pink when he's with earth hooman

Oogi looks at earth hooman.

Her aura is pink too.

Usually her aura is red and orange. When she is with his hooman, her aura is pink.

They have same color, but why they don't know they love each other? It's so obvious to Oogi.

He huffs some air to knock both his hoomans off their feet.

Earth hooman lands right on top of his hooman.

Now their auras are even brighter pink together.

Oogi happily chews on a pile of cabbages as he watches the silly hoomans try to stand up.

Lin

More time has passed now and Oogi can see and smell his hooman's scent on earth hooman. His hoomans belong to each other and marked each other.

Sometimes Oogi takes Lin to city and brings her home to island. Every once in a while, he can sense earth hooman is in pain. He growls at anyone who tries to come close to his earth hooman. His tail curls around earth hooman to keep attackers away.

Oogi cannot take pain away but perhaps his hooman can. So he brings her back to the island and calls out to his master.

Oogi does not like to see his earth hooman in pain. She makes his hooman very happy. And she feeds him special treats that his hooman and other acolytes do not. Like watermelon and dragonfruit. But when she is hurt, his master's aura is chaotic.

Hooman Tenzin has peaceful aura when his earth hooman is happy and safe

So Oogi must protecc

One day he senses a new energy in his earth hooman. It's a tiny golden energy inside earth hooman, and he recognizes that it's a baby.

Oogi does not care who comes near earth hooman. No man can come near her. Women = okay. Men = no no

His hooman has red face and is yelling at Oogi for not letting him touch earth hooman.

Oogi blows air at Tenzin and lightly puts his tail on top of Tenzin.

"OOOGI! STOP THAT RIGHT NOW!"

Oogi sweeps him away from earth hooman.

Even if his hoomans do not touch in front of him, Oogi can smell his hooman on Lin. He gives Tenzin judgmental side-eye from the distance.

Oogi must protecc always

After forever, Oogi sees his hoomans carrying a tiny hooman. He has the zoomies and begins hopping and then flying into the air with excitement because he has sensed this baby hooman for a long time

His hoomans have their own herd now.

Oogi must protecc hooman herd

Three more tiny hoomans join the herd, and Oogi is the happiest sky bison ever

Sometimes Tenzin and Lin are too boring, but now Oogi can play and have fun with the tiny hoomans instead. they sneak him snacks he should not be eating like jerky or egg tarts. One time earth hooman scolded them for doing that.

Oogi just waited patiently for earth hooman to calm down for more snacks.

He's extra gentle with the tiny ones because they are too smol. Even smaller than baby bison. They may not understand each other, but Oogi knows there is nothing but love amongst his hooman herd.

This hooman herd is Oogi's family ❤️

[ravenwind-75]

Johanna Newman - Detailed

𝘔𝘊 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯

Name: Johanna Elizabeth Newman

Nicknames: Jo, Firebird, Little bird, Feathers

Name meaning: Johanna was named after her great relative Johanna.

Pronouns: She/her

Age: 15-18 - (18 - HLMCU)

Gender: Female

Birthday: May 18, 1875

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Somewhere in America

House: Ravenclaw

Patronus: Badger

Animagus: Crow (if she had one)

Wand: Cypress Wood, Phoenix feather core, 12 3/4", surprisingly swishy

Blood Status: Muggleborn

Languages: English, some French

MBTI: INFP

Ethnicity: English & French

𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦

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Race: Caucasian

Eye Color: Russet brown

Hair Color: Brown

Hair Type: Wavy/ Curly- usually in half updo or ponytail and rare braid

Height: 5’0” (Teen height) 5’2” adult

Body type: petite, slightly athletic

Markings: light freckles across nose, moles/ freckles on right cheek, scar across nose

𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺

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Ambivert

Positive Traits: Loyal, Brave, Passionate, Honest, Quick Thinker, Optimistic, Kind, Empathetic, Good Chaotic Energy, Joyful, Supportive, Self Sacrificing.

Negative Traits: Stubborn, Neglects Her Own Needs, Takes On Others’ Problems, Can Be Impulsive, Acts More On Emotions, Self Critical.

Strengths: Overall Positive Attitude Even in Dark Times. Always gets up, out of physical or mental situations.

Weaknesses: Cares Too Deeply And Struggles To Let Go.

𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘧𝘰 / 𝘚𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴

Boggart: evil version of herself Mirror of Erised: Her family and friends all happy, Anne cured Hobbies: Reading, Writing, Singing, Dueling, Going on Adventures, Bird watching. Amortentia: wood smoke, lilacs, chocolate, rain

Future Occupation: Auror (canon) magizoologist (dream job, HLMCU) Favorite Spell: Confringo

Least Favorite Spell: The unforgivables

𝘚𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴

Best subject: Care of Magical Creatures

Favorite subject: Defense Against the Dark Arts, Herbology

Favorite Professor(s): Professor Fig and Professor Hecat

Worst subject: Arithmancy

Least favorite subject: Divination

Least favorite professor: Professor Binns

Quidditch Position: Seeker/ and or Chaser

Special abilities: Ancient magic, fire/ lightning manipulation, great with non-verbal spells

Dueling style: Defensive and protective, agile, and cautious.

Extra:

Fun Facts:

Talks in her sleep

Loves hot chocolate

Favorite color is purple

Pets: Smokey her tabby, Silo her barn owl, Honey the toad.

Didn't open repository

Doesn't use dark magic

Finished main quest before Seb's

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��𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺

Mother's Name: Sarah Newman

Age: 40

Status: Alive

Blood Status: Muggle

House: (Would be in Ravenclaw if she wasn’t a Muggle)

Personality: Very kind and sweet, welcoming, understanding, tough, sometimes bitter but overall good mom. (Does her best)

Father: Henri Clark

Status: unknown

Notes: Squib, disowned from pure blood family.

Sister: Isabel

Notes: Her twin. Barely mentioned. Her mother and sister had to go into hiding after canon events from fifth year.

𝘙𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴

Love Interest: Ominis Gaunt

House: Ravenclaw and Slytherin

First met each other: In DADA class.

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𝘙𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴

♡︎ Ominis Gaunt -Johanna’s relationship with Ominis was rocky at first because he saw her as a threat to his friendship with Sebastian. After the Undercroft incident, they began to understand each other better, when Johanna acknowledged his anger and Ominis realized she just wanted to help. Their bond continued to grow as she sided with him and by sixth year they are closer than best friends. Despite deciding to turn in Sebastian together Johanna later felt guilty and was angry with Ominis for not telling her what Azkaban was like. Their connection deepens over time and they eventually fall in love.

♡︎ Sebastian Sallow- Sebastian and Johanna shared a deep unwavering friendship for over a year and half built on trust, mutual respect, and shared experiences. It balanced between friendship and something more intimate right before things went downhill. Despite the strain that occurred between them because of the difficult decision she made turning him in, their bond is rooted in strong foundations, something that can be nurtured back to life.

♡︎ Natsai Onai - Natty is Jo’s best friend from day one. Having both been outsiders from other countries they bond quickly over not understanding the culture. Jo helps Natty think more optimistically and Natty keeps her grounded when she spirals. Together they have a warm and supportive friendship and alongside Poppy the girls are a close knit circle of love.

HLMCU

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♡︎ Silas Evander - Within the HLMCU, Silas is Jo’s partner! They pined for each other for a while until eventually admitting their love for each other, beginning a healthy strong relationship of healing from past wounds. Both are romantics. After school, they traveled together for a while before marrying young. He becomes a healer and she becomes a magizoologist. Silas belongs to @girl-named-matty

♡︎ Amberlyn Salters - Alyn is a very close friend of Jo's, almost like a sister because of how similar they are and their boyfriend's families. Alyn was the first one to understand her fears and trust issues. They become inseparable and spend a lot of time together. She was one of the main pushes that helped Silas and Jo get together. She's a quiet and sweet soul who is a trustworthy constant companion. Alyn is @ps-cactus mc.

♡︎ Other HLMCU friends - Jo is close with all of her friends from the HLMCU and she cherishes them all deeply. They get her through life and are goofs that she loves more than they know.

Notes:

Jo's story isn't fully written, she has many endings. But not all of them are happy. Yet in all of her lives, and universes she always tries to do what she thinks is right. ✨

Born into a strained household Johanna Clark was taught about the magical world even though she thought she'd never join. On her fifteenth birthday her magic exploded, protecting her sister from their abusive father.

Upon relocating with her mother and sister to England they took the name "Newman" and met Fig, enrolling at Hogwarts as a fifth year. Fig became like a father to her and while she was there she became the Keeper of Ancient Magic and stopped Ranrok. Although she tried to help Sebastian, she eventually had to turn him in after he murdered his uncle- a decision she deeply regrets and seeks to remedy.

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[ckret2]

Just rewatched "Jack and the Rave" for the first time as an adult and...

1) How did I not realised it before that this episode is a reference to the Pied Piper of Hamelin and THIS is the reason why the setting is stylized after medieval Germany. Feel myself stupid for only now realising it, although I did not even knew the full story of Pied Paper as a teenager.

2)How does Aku employ DJ Stillbator (and presumably, others like him)? This sort of a minion is clearly of a higher rank than a lowly assassin or a mindless robot, but is also clearly not a lesser demon serving Shogun of Sorrow out of "species loyalty" (like Demongo). Does Aku accept resumes of sadism, chaoticness, and charisma somewhere? Or there is a university for evil minions, managed by Aku himself? Does Aku pay DJ Aku-credits on the card of the Bank of Aku for each successful rampage, or free equipment and opportunity to commit rampages IS the payment? XD

okay, I got that it was a reference to the pied piper, but somehow I didn't make the connection that obviously that's why it looks like rothenburg. clever.

honestly, yeah, I figure he does accept resumes. Aku may be a demon-summoning manifestation of evil, but he's also the leader of a global government, and governments have employees. Somebody's gotta collect taxes and arrest people trespassing on Aku's property and find placements for interstellar criminal refugees and disseminate propaganda and put up wanted posters and come up with new robot designs...

Some of those positions might be filled by Aku's shadow soldiers—they seem adept at running slave mines, anyway—but a lot of them are probably mortals.

The human race has had a lot of tyrants, and those tyrants have had governments, and those governments were filled with other humans who were cool with working for a tyrant—whether because they agree with their policies (and with as long as Aku's ruled earth, there ARE some people who have been raised to believe he's right), or because they're callous enough to turn off their hearts and do their jobs, or because the pay's really really good and okay maybe the tyrant's evil but this job is just driving a truck back and forth from an iron mine to a robot factory and is that so harmful really and anyway somebody else would just be driving it if they don't take the job—

So I think a lot of humans work for Aku. Biggest employer on Earth. And over time, Aku winnows out the employees that work for him out of fear or desperation, and supports the ones that work for him out of greed or sadism.

Like, look at his scientists. The astronaut scientists were enslaved, and ultimately escaped. The ultra-bot scientist built his bots so that Aku wouldn't destroy his home; and because that was what motivated him, Aku destroyed his home anyway. The scientists who built the jumbo beetle in season 5 seem to actually be concerned about Aku's mood and trying to help, they probably like their jobs. The scientists behind the X-Models had fun with it; and the X-Models were built while Aku was conquering the world, which happened so long ago nobody even remembers when it was anymore—and yet, the scientist that gave X-49 emotions is still alive when Jack arrives. This implies Aku made him immortal.

My personal headcanon for DJ Stylbator is that he was just a normal DJ that Aku hired for some gig—god knows what, Aku doesn't seem the partying type, celebrating melting the polar ice caps? charity dinner to raise funds to drive an endangered species to extinction? office Christmas party?—but at any rate, Stylbator was professional and good at his job and didn't piss his pants in front of the Deliverer of Darkness and demonstrated a mean streak Aku liked, so he hired him for a couple more jobs, and then when some government scientist invented mind-control music Aku went "how would you like a full-time job?"

So like, he gets a salary for mind-controlling teens. That's a government turntable, Stylbator's just paid to operate it. Aku pays his travel expenses from town to town. It's a very normal-sounding career trajectory—except for the fact that it involves demons and mind-control.

[tomkaulitzssgirl]

hihihi! can you do a tom x fem reader and its like his 2007 - 2008 era and its like a whole teen romance fic?? during Halloween they go to a house party/ trick or treating tg with bill, georg and Gustav and they’re wearing matching Halloween outfits (you choose), I think it would be SOSOSOSO cute! also your like A GREAT writer, deff my fav!!!! 🤎🤍

DEVIL MAY CARE | TOM KAULITZ

thank you so much!!! i love you guys 🫶🏻

the night had that crisp, electric kind of air — the kind that made you want to stay out too late and pretend you weren’t cold just to keep the fun going. somewhere in a quiet neighbourhood, you were walking between tom and bill, your boots crunching over fallen leaves, your fingers slightly sticky from the candy apple tom had insisted you try.

you were dressed in matching devil costumes — a last-minute idea that had somehow felt way too perfect.

your version was flirty: little red skirt, fishnets, black boots, and a velvet crop top with little horns clipped into your hair. tom had gone for his own flavor of “devil” — black jeans sagging just enough, red hoodie half-zipped, and a pair of horns right above his black cap. he still wore his dreads down, loose and chaotic around his face, and you were dangerously sure no one had ever looked that good carrying a plastic pitchfork.

you’d been together for a whole year now— since you met him at a party. at first, he flirted with you in a way that made you gag, you didn’t like how bold he had been and how he thought you would give in that easily.

that made you a challenge. he was used to girls falling at his feet, while you had looked at him with a disgusted face.

after that night, he had asked for you number to one of the guys that were in your friend group and he had called you the next day.

he had made up some excuse about his behaviour, blaming the alcohol which was partly true. he made you laugh that day, and you talked on the phone for hours.

you still didn’t give in so fast, when he asked you to go out you kept him on his toes, always saying you had something to do.

until the day he was fed up with it and didn’t even ask you, he just came to pick you up. you were surprised, you thought that he would’ve get tired and ghost you, but instead he only was more interested.

after the first dates, where he took you to the beach during the night, or to some classy restaurants just to tell you to ditch the place and get some fast food, you and him slipped into each other’s orbit easily. now, you were the first person he looked for after shows. you always brought him extra gummy worms. he teased you endlessly. you teased him right back.

and then, out of nowhere, a day after you went to see his rehearsals, he kissed you infront of everyone. the band, the crew, the manager, they all watched and he didn’t care.

they thought that he was his usual self with you, the player everyone knew, but when he started holding your hand in public, not inviting fans to his room anymore and worrying when you didn’t text back immediately, they knew something had changed.

they knew he was serious.

now, the group — you, tom, bill, georg, and gustav — had hit up a few streets for fun, mostly to let bill live out his dramatic vampire fantasy. and once georg scared a child by accident with his zombie mask, the five of you ended up at a house party thrown by someone in the crew.

you’d just stepped inside the house, hand brushing tom’s as the wave of warmth and bass-heavy music rolled over you. the place was packed with people in costumes — some elaborate, others clearly last-minute — but all glowing under the colored lights. fake cobwebs hung from the ceilings, and carved pumpkins lined the kitchen counters where someone had dumped three kinds of punch in mismatched bowls.

the music was loud, pulsing in your ears and you frowned slightly. his grip on you never faltered, especially while walking through the crowd of sweaty and drunk people.

“yo,” he said as he walked in like he owned the place, immediately beelining for the drinks table, “they have jäger. god bless halloween.”

you sighed, already trailing behind him. “one drink, tom. maybe two. you’ve already had like three mini bottles in the van.”

he waved you off, pouring a double. “baby it’s halloween. you’re supposed to poison your body.”

“with candy, yes. liquor, no.”

too late—he was already downing the shot, lips wet, head tipped back dramatically. when he looked at you again, he was grinning. “mmm, that’s disgusting. want some?”

you narrowed your eyes. “you’re impossible.”

the night blurred into loud conversations and even louder music. you mingled with the crew, laughed with bill, and kept a very sharp eye on your very not-sober boyfriend. he was buzzing around the room like a live wire, arms slung over people’s shoulders, throwing in way too much charm, especially when the alcohol started hitting harder.

by the time you tugged him away from a group of girls who were far too amused by his stupid impressions, he was giggling.

“you’re wasted.” you muttered, adjusting his hoodie which had somehow slipped halfway off.

“i’m not even drunk yet.” he mumbled—then promptly let out a loud burp right next to you. he didn’t even blink.

you stared at him with a disgusted face. “seriously?”

“what? you love me.” he gave you a crooked grin.

you rolled your eyes, deadpan. “unfortunately.”

a few minutes later, just as you were trying to guide him to sit down and breathe, he took a step back and said incredibly loud, “babe. i gotta piss.”

you glanced around, looking at the few people that heard him and were laughing, then glanced back at him. “tom, you’re not going to the bathroom by yourself.”

“what, you don’t trust me?” he smirked at you, leaning closer.

“no. not even a little.” you pressed your hands against his chest.

he grinned like that was the most romantic thing you’d ever said.

you guided him down the narrow hall and into the bathroom, standing inside with your arms crossed as he tried to focus.

he was humming something under his breath, maybe a melody he was writing or maybe the ghostbusters theme—you couldn’t tell. but then, when he finished and turned around, there was a change in his face. a flicker of something extra in his eyes.

“hey,” he said slowly, stepping close, “you know you’re really hot, right?”

you raised a brow. “tom.”

“what?” he placed his hands on your hips, tugging you gently toward him. “i’m just saying… my girl in a devil costume? that’s dangerous.”

he leaned in to kiss your neck, a little clumsy from the booze, and you gently pushed his face away.

“tom, you literally smell like jäger and apple cider.”

“sexy.” he slurred slightly, pressing his forehead against yours.

“you’re not slick.”

“i’m so slick.” his hands roamed lazily down your sides. “you’re lucky i’m drunk or i’d be even worse.”

you snorted. “oh, i know. and you’re lucky you’re cute and i put up with you.” you said, reaching up to fix the edge of his cap.

“i am cute.” he kissed you sloppily on the cheek, “and drunk. and in love with you.”

your heart twisted a little, even through the chaos.

before you could react, he gently lifted you and settled you on top of the sink, your legs wrapping instinctively around his waist. the cold porcelain pressed against your back, contrasting with the heat radiating from his body.

his hands slid under your skirt, fingertips tracing over your hips, sliding beneath the fabric, grazing your skin with teasing, tentative strokes. you could feel the slick heat pooling between your legs already

his hands moved lower, fingers now tracing the curve of your thigh, teasing, as his lips found yours—slow and hungry. the kiss deepened quickly, his tongue slipping in, tasting you, wanting.

“we shouldn’t here.” you breathed, half warning, half giving in.

“yeah, but we are.” he said, voice husky, and suddenly he was pressing closer, his length hard against you through his jeans.

he started moving his hips, slow and deliberately, teasing you with the friction, making you gasp. your hands gripped his shoulders, steadying yourself as his lips trailed down your jaw, then to your neck, nipping softly.

his hand moved between your thighs, sliding a finger inside you not even caring about taking off your panties.

he just moved them aside, biting your neck as he moved his finger in and out of you while his thumb worked on your clit. “so wet already.”

“mmh, please tom.” you whine, your hips pushing against his hand.

“please what?”

“just fuck me. please, i need you.” you begged.

your voice and the way you pleaded with almost tears in your eyes from desperation were enough for him to fumble with his belt, hands trembling slightly but moving with that determination you loved and sometimes wanted to shake out of him. he freed his length and pushed inside you in one messy, urgent thrust.

he leaned in, kissing you deeply, his hands gripping your hips as if to ground himself. “god, you’re mine.”he murmured fiercely.

you wrapped your arms around his neck, your nails grazing the back of his shirt as he moved faster, desperate and reckless.

the sink rattled beneath you, the moment raw and imperfect but electric in its intensity.

you leaned forward, teeth lightly biting his lower lip, then you flicked your tongue around the silver ring piercing there, tasting the mix of alcohol and his warm skin. his breath caught, and you could feel the shiver that ran through him.

“hm, fuck.” he growled, his hips snapping forward harder, faster, thrusting messily against you. you moaned loudly, your voice echoing as you couldn’t keep from doing it anymore.

you wrapped your legs around his waist instinctively, holding him close as he buried his face in your neck, kissing and sucking on it, marking you.

the small bathroom felt like it was burning up—every sloppy movement, every ragged breath echoing the wildness of the night.

tom’s movements grew rougher, faster, each thrust hitting deeper. the way you arched your back, pressing into him, your breath coming in shaky moans—especially when you called his name, high-pitched and needy—drove him wild.

“shit, baby,” he growled, voice thick with want, “you feel so good. so tight for me.”

you clenched around him, feeling the knot in your stomach grow as you began to snap your hips right against his.

he seemed to enjoy that particularly, a deep groan escaping his throat. his eyes fixed on you, eyes dark and full of lust.

“tom!” you cried out, voice breaking while burying your face in his shoulder, “i’m—”

he nodded frantically, gripping your hair and tilting your head back, “no, eyes on me, like this, good girl.”

the praise you received when you looked at him again was the only thing it took for you to finally let go, mouth agape, arching your back for the last time and screaming his name repeatedly like a prayer.

he came right after you, letting out a string of cuss words as his grip on your thighs tightened. he rode his climax, continuing to push into you messily as he groaned.

when you’re both done and your legs were trembling, his head fell against your shoulder, breathing heavily. you could feel his heart beating loudly.

“mmh, i love you.” he murmured lazily.

“i love you too.”

he kissed your neck as you hugged him, beginning to give each other after care, silently checking in on each other knowing already that you were both completely fine.

then tom stepped back pulling out of you, making you hiss at the loss of contact.

“sorry, baby.” he said quietly, looking down as he adjusted his pants.

you stared at him, your cheeks still flushed from the moment but a bit more calmer. he looked up at you as he did his belt and arched an eyebrow cockily.

you rolled your eyes at him playfully, letting out a breathy giggle.

when he was done, his hands were back on your hips, this time holding you gently as he kissed you repeatedly, his eyes closing and opening each time he pulled back slightly just to see how you reached and searched for his lips.

suddenly, the moment was ruined by someone knocking on the door heavily. “are you two done?! you’ve been in there for an hour!”

tom turned around just enough to glare at the door, voice dripping with defiance, “fuck off. we’re busy.”

you laughed breathlessly, your heart still pounding, and he smirked, his boyish charm lighting up even in the midst of chaos.

you sighed, smiling despite yourself, and rested your forehead against his. “c’mon, let’s get out and get you some water before you flirt with any more skeleton decorations.”

he groaned pulling back from your neck where he had started leaving wet kisses again, your head tilting a bit to give him space. “alright. but you carry me.”

you raised an eyebrow, “you should be the one carrying me, my legs hurt.”

he snickered clearly amused by the fact that he had done that you and helped you down from the sink, “you’re right. but i want candy.”

“deal.”

he kissed you again before really lifting you up in his arms, making you let out a little squirm. tom chuckled and opened the door, clearly a bit more sober now.

and even though he had been loud, drunk and mildly obnoxious—you wouldn’t have traded this halloween for anything.

[girl-named-matty]

𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘺 𝘈𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘦 - 𝘋𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘥

𝘔𝘊 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯

Name: Matty Loraine Ambrose Name meaning: Matty was named after her grandfather, Matthew Ambrose. Pronouns: She/her Age: 15-18 - (18 - HLMCU) Gender: Female Sexuality: Queer Birthday: May 5th, 1875 Zodiac Sign: Taurus Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland House: Gryffindor Patronus: Graphorn Animagus: N/A Wand: Alder Wood, Phoenix feather core, 13”, Slightly yielding Blood Status: Muggleborn Languages: English, Irish (Gaeilge) Ethnicity: Irish 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦

Race: Caucasian Eye Color: Blue Hair Color: Blonde Hair Type: 2c-3a curls Height: 5’4” (Teen height) 5’8” (Adult height) (162 cm + 172 cm)

𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 Positive Traits: Loyal, Brave, Quick Thinker, Optimistic, Empathetic, Good Chaotic Energy, Joyful, Supportive. Negative Traits: Very Impulsive, Extremely Self-Sacrificing, Takes Others Problems Upon Herself, Sometimes A Bit Overbearing Strengths: Her Overall Positive Attitude About Most Things Weaknesses: Sometimes Cares Too Much And Can’t Let Go.

𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘧𝘰 / 𝘚𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴

Boggart: The Sluagh Mirror of Erised: Her being happy with her family Hobbies: Reading, Writing, Dancing, Dueling, Going on Adventures, Rock Climbing. Amortentia: pressed flowers, parchment, and rain. Future Occupation: Auror (Hit Witch division) Favorite Spell: Confringo Least Favorite Spell: The Babbling Curse

𝘚𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴

Best subject: Defense Against the Dark Arts Favorite subject: Defense Against the Dark Arts, Potions Favorite Professor: Professor Fig and Professor Hecate Worst subject: Astronomy Least favorite subject: Divination Least favorite professor: Professor Binns Quidditch Position: Seeker

𝘍𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺

Father's Name: Howard Ambrose Age: 37 Status: Alive Blood Status: Muggle House: (Would be in Gryffindor if he wasn’t a Muggle) Personality: Very fun, out-going, funny, witty, sarcastic, a good dad. Notes: Howard always said he’d name his firstborn child after his father, Matthew, and so when Matty was born (and ended up being the only child), even though she was a girl, she still got her grandfather's name. They just gave it more of a feminine twist.

Mother's Name: Ada Ambrose Age: 36 Status: Alive Blood Status: Muggle House: (Would be in Hufflepuff if she wasn’t a muggle) Personality: Very kind and sweet, welcoming, understanding, a good listener, good comforter, a very caring mother.

𝘙𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴

Love Interest: Sebastian Sallow House: Gryffindor and Slytherin First met each other: In DADA class.

𝘙𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴

♡︎ Sebastian Sallow - Despite being her boyfriend, their connection runs a lot deeper than just their romantic relationship. Matty & Sebastian were friends for a year and a half before ever entering a relationship and in that time, they made a strong bond, becoming very close friends. Always looking out for each other, helping each other, and always making sure that the other was okay.

♡︎ Ominis Gaunt - Matty's relationship with Ominis was a bit rocky at first because neither of them were 100% sure about each other before becoming friends. Matty attempted to be kind to him and break down the walls of skepticism between them but unfortunately, those walls were very strong. It wasn't until Ominis realized all Matty really wanted to do was help was when he finally began to be more open with her. By sixth year, they were wonderful friends and Matty also became closer to his girlfriend, Esme Greenwood.

♡︎ Hope McGowan - Hope is one of Matty's longest friend. She's her neighbor back in London! (what are the odds lol). She was Matty's first friend there and was belated to find that even at such an older age, Matty was at Hogwarts. The two did everything together while growing up and Hope showed her extreme kindness while Matty was first getting used to the area, learning English, and trying to adapt to life in London.

HLMCU

♡︎ Mads Hvidt - Mads is Matty's boyfriend within the HLMCU. They met when she was eighteen and he was twenty-one and at first it didn't go well but after a bit (and a lot of pushing from Killian lol), eventually the two found their feelings within each other. They might be a more reserved couple, but they love each other very much ❤️

♡︎ Other HLMCU friends - Matty is close with all of her friends from the HCU and she cherishes them dearly. They get her through school and those rough patches of life and although they are all goofs that she has to keep her eye on 24/7 to make sure they don't do something stupid, she loves them <3

[dr-spectre]

The scrunkly-ification of this man in the community needs to get studied via a microscope.

Friendly reminder to those who forgot, this man is probably responsible for hundreds if not thousands of deaths during the Great Turf War (although both sides were kinda fucking bad), he feds his army and society propaganda via music to motivate them to fight. He allows CHILD SOLDIERS INTO HIS ARMY!!!! He has stolen the Inklings power source several times without even trying to negotiate peace due to prejudice between the two groups.

He manipulated and then later hypnotised a mentally unwell Callie in order to get her to help him. Despite Callie willing to help, he still hypnotised her so that she doesn't randomly change her mind and keep her under his control more. Or at least that's what I speculate as to why Octavio developed the Hypnoshades for Callie in specific. She is very chaotic even under the shades, and when you factor in her being mentally ill during the events of Splatoon 2, yeah I can see why Octavio would develop the shades.

Although he didn't brainwash his army or Callie, I'll give him that. Like I've gone over Hypno Callie MANY MANY TIMES on this blog before and the whole idea of Octarians being brainwashed slaves is fucking stupid as hell and factually false. He at least allowed Callie to decorate his bases, influence the Octarians, and give them more motivation after their loss in Splatoon 1. He never restrained her, he never abused her or tortured her, hell he didn't fucking kidnap her despite what you have may been told, but I've said that trillions of times before.

He was never truly evil or malicious in his acts but Octavio still ain't no saint. He did redeem himself somewhat at the end of Splatoon 3, but he isn't some cute and cuddly 130 year old octopus guys. He's a war general and will do ANYTHING to save his people. He will kill teens and manipulate the mentally unwell to save his people from death. He's filled with nuance and I think we gotta respect that more. Not turn him into some cuddly cute octopus guy who's a good person.

Im not hating on those who do so and make fan comics and art where Octavio is more laid back and is a silly grandpa. It has its place in the community, Splatoon is a silly franchise!!! We should have fun of course! But I don't want y'all to forget what kind of man Octavio truly is and the acts he's done for over 100 years.

[studentinpursuitofclouds]

Oh my hey! Please, if you haven't already, please, could you do if you haven't please do favorite singer and song of the sdv bachelor/ettes

Oh, this is the first time I've posted an ask about a topic like this, so I hope I did it right. Thanks for the question, and have a great day! 🫰💕

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SDV bachelors:

Harvey's radio will always play Louis Daniel Armstrong or Ella Jane Fitzgerald because the doctor loves listening to jazz. If he wants something more energetic, Harvey will switch to the Latin music radio channel. He's sure to start dancing in the kitchen when Pete Rodríguez's "I Like It Like That" comes on. With music like that, cooking dinner becomes more interesting and fun.

It may sound pretty cliche, but Alex will definitely have a workout playlist with songs from the 80s rock and roll, pop rock and metal genres. Stan Bush ("Touch", "Fight for survive", "Never surrender"), Paul Engemann ("Push it to the limit, "The Eagle Lands"), Survivor ("Eye of Tiger"), Judas Priest ("All guns blazing", "The Sentinel") would be his favorites.

I'm sure Sebastian will be a fan of alternative rock (Nirvana - "Smell like teen spirit" and "Lithium"), emo-core (Taking back Sunday - "Cute without an "E") and electronic rock (almost all Celldweller albums, his favourite album is "Wish upon a Blackstar"). I also think that Sebby often likes to enjoy breakcore, not really remembering the specific artists and listening to whatever he likes. This is how I imagine Sebastian trying to explain to his mom what breakcore is (Warning: loud).

It's quite difficult with Sam because he's a real melomaniac. He listens to absolutely everything and almost all the time. Depending on his mood, he can listen to both heavy metal and pop music. However, the most frequently played bands in his music player are definitely the Beatles (his two favourite albums are "Help" and "Yellow submarine"), Coldplay ("Yellow") and Arctic Monkeys (the album"AM"). And also any popular song that gets stuck in his head (California girls we're unforgettable, daisy dukes bikini on top-).

Classics for Elliott! Our dear writer - and without masterpieces of classical music? Unthinkable! Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi, Grieg, Debussy - all either playing in his little radio on the table, or the writer himself sits down at his piano and plays music by famous composers. He also loves modern classical music, and sometimes light jazz.

Shane listens to rock and heavy metal like Metallica, Ramstein, AC/DC all the time and you won't change my mind (I'll fight for that headcanon). I like to think he just lies on his bed, turns on his music player and plays the loudest heavy rock you can imagine in his headphones. One of his favourite songs that he listens to all the time is "For whom the bell tolls" (Metallica).

SDV bachelorettes:

Actually, I always thought that Maru would like synthwave and retrowave genre. I don't know why, but it would be just her style to include a playlist with synthwave artists (all Home songs, especially "Resonance" and "Head first"). If this genre is a too calm and the young inventor wants something a bit more energetic, her choice would be Daft Punk (Around the world, around the woooooooooooooorld!) or Disclosure ("Grab her" and "Omen" are her favorite songs).

Abigail's choices are quite chaotic. One moment she can listen to dark electro (Owl vision - "Horus" and "Holy shit"), and the next moment the amethyst lover admires folk music and promises herself that she will also learn to play the flute (Percival Schuttenbach - almost all songs, but especially "Karanfilce" and "Lazare", as well as Sowulo - the whole album "Sol"). She is also a lover of video game soundtracks and dark ambient. As I said before, pretty chaotic music taste.

All the popular pop, dance-pop and R&B you can think of - that's what Haley's playlist is. Ariana Grande, Doja Cat, Rihanna, Beyoncé, Britney Spears.... Haley doesn't have a particular favourite song, she likes everything. In the evening she likes to listen to the same pop and dance music songs, but in slowed down version + reverb.

Emily just can't live without energetic dance music. She could probably compete with Sam for the title of Starview Valley's music lover. And the genres can be diverse: from electro-swing (Caravan Palace) to Latin music (don't play Kaoma - "Lambada" in front of her, otherwise she will drag you to dance), from RnB (Beyoncé) to disco (Bee Gees).

When classical music is played, Penny falls into a melancholic mood. She is particularly affected by Claude Debussy's cycle of six piano pieces "Children's Corner", and she loves to listen to the piano version and the orchestra version equally. Besides classics, the young teacher also likes to listen to Enya (she always sheds tears when she listens to "May it be" or "Aniron"). But Penny will shed real rivers of tears if she hears the soundtrack from Titanic (especially "Hymn to the Sea").

If you ask Leah about her favourite music, the artist will name you a few groups of indie music and alternative music. After all, those are her favourite genres. In her free time, she sometimes likes to relax listening to Slenderbodies (especially "Belong" and "Opal ocean"), or Glass Animals (she can listen to the whole "Zaba" album all day long and she won't get bored). Leah also loves listening to songs by the indie duo King of Convenience (especially "Mrs Cold").

[jerzwriter]

Thanks to @liaromancewriter for sending this prompt for Ethan x Kaycee: "I love you, I swear I do, but we're not wearing matching costumes." I swear I wanted to have this done by Halloween, but things just didn't go as planned! lol

Book: Open Heart Pairing: Ethan Ramsey x Kaycee MacClennan (F!MC) Rating: Teen Words: 968 Summary: Halloween snuck up on Kaycee this year, but she still wants to make it memorable. But will her "secret" boyfriend comply?

A/N: Participating in @choicesmonthlychallengenov2024 - holidays

Everyone has a favorite holiday, and Kaycee’s was Halloween. Each year, she’d spend countless hours deciding upon and creating the perfect costume. But this year was different than most. Being a medical resident was chaotic and by the time she realized Halloween was upon them, she only had two days to put together a memorable costume. She was not happy.

Ethan wasn’t happy, either. After all, seeing his girlfriend upset brought him no pleasure, but he was able to find a silver lining in the dilemma. Even though their relationship was still a secret to most, he knew Kaycee would have still tried to wrangle him into a couple’s costume. But now, with only a couple days to spare, he was confident he found a reprieve. His fear of dressing up as Mickey and Minnie, Morticia and Gomez, or peanut butter and jelly was put to rest

His doorbell rang, and Ethan rushed to answer, finding a delighted Kaycee beaming from ear to ear. She kissed his cheek and buoyantly stepped into the foyer, her arms loaded down with shopping bags.

“You managed to do this much damage in just two hours?” Ethan asked, eyeing the bags.

“Mm-hmm,” she smirked. “You, of all people, should know that I always get what I want.”

“There’s no denying that,” he agreed, looping his arms around her waist. “Did you manage to put a costume together?”

“I did, but I had to go simple,” she sighed removing a pair of black spandex tights and red stiletto heels from a bag. “I’m going to be Sandy from Grease.”

“Really,” Ethan grinned, recalling the crush he had on that very character during his early teens. “You may have to model that costume for me in advance.”

“Why? So it ends up in tatters," she laughed. "No chance, Ramsey!”  

They were setting the table for dinner when Kaycee crushed Ethan’s hopes in another way. “Now, we have to work on your costume,” she grinned.

“My costume?” He froze in place. “I think we can skip that.”

“Oh, no, we're not!” she replied. “You need a costume, Ethan! Having fun will keep you youthful. And this year, you’re going to be Danny Zuko!”

“Danny Zuko?”

“Yeah, from Grease!”

“I’m aware he’s from Grease, Kaycee. But are you forgetting, only a handfull of people know we're dating. A couple's costume wouldn't be the best idea.”

“But that’s what makes it so cute,” she insisted. “We're not arriving at Donahue’s together, so it will look like a coincidence! Then, we'll have an adorable story later on once everyone knows."

He shook his head with a grimace. “Kaycee, I love you. I swear I do. But we are not wearing matching costumes.”

“Why not?” she pouted.

“Because in all my years in Boston, I have had one costume and one alone...a curmudgeonly, sarcastic physician. If I show up as anything else, it will be suspect.”  

Kaycee rolled her eyes. “You won’t dress up? Not even for me?”

“I think we just covered that,” he deadpanned.

“Fine, Dr. Crumudgeon! Have your way,” she sighed. “But I’m still going as Sandy.”

When Halloween arrived, Kaycee sauntered into Donahue’s, looking like the perfect 1950s bombshell. She twirled a lock of blonde hair around her finger as she scanned the room, expecting to see Ethan perched on his usual stool wearing his old grey cardigan as he nursed a Scotch.

But then, she saw him. He leaned against the bar, wearing a fitted pair of blue jeans, a classic white T, and a black leather jacket. The casual observer may not have recognized it as a costume at all, but Kaycee knew, and her heart began to flutter.

She rushed to his side, a small smirk lifting one corner of her mouth. “Danny Zuko, I presume?”

Ethan's eyes met hers, and a warm smile was shared between them. "Look, I wasn’t about to wear a T-Bird jacket or brush my hair into a pompadour. But this was simple enough, and I needed a new leather jacket, anyway.”

“Uh-huh,” Kaycee replied, her eyes sparkling. “Sure you did."

She didn’t thank him; she didn’t have to. Her face was radiating pure joy, and Ethan stared back with a stupid grin. Life was sure different with Dr. Kaycee MacClennan in his life, but it was different in a very good way.

Eventually, some of their coworkers noticed the matching costumes and rushed to surround them, eager to know if the rumors they had been hearing were true.

“I knew you two were a thing!” Nurse Sarah squealed. “A couple’s costume is the perfect way to announce you’re, well, a couple!”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about, Sarah,” Ethan said nonchalantly after putting down his Scotch. “I’m James Dean. I was just telling Kaycee I’ve never even seen Grease.”

“Never seen Grease!” Harper shot back. “When we were dating, you told me you had a huge crush on Olivia Newton-John after seeing her play Sandy.”

“Oh, is that so,” Kaycee teased. “Well, Ethan, I’m pretty sure James Dean was Danny Zuko’s inspiration anyway. So we could technically enter the couple’s costume contest if you want, that is."

“What’s the prize?” he asked.

Kaycee looked around to make sure no one was in earshot, then leaned over and whispered in his ear. “The prize is my costume scattered across your bedroom floor later this evening. I'm sure you'd be pleased.”

Ethan downed his drink in one gulp. “Then, by all means. Where do we go to sign up?"

"Follow me!" Kaycee grinned.

Harper and Sarah exchanged knowing looks as the two walked away.

“Do they really think they’re fooling anyone?” Sarah asked.

"Let them have their fun," Harper shrugged. “But if they think they're fooling us, then neither of them is as bright as we think."

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