#Higgs needs to HURT

[higgs-the-god]

samhiggs free use/(c)nc/whatever where Sam is the top and he doesn’t care abt Higgs being in pain bc he deserves it or whatever. Send tweet

[tesalicious2]

Gothamites are just a different breed of people. They literally could not give a single f*ck about anything. There attitude is ‘eh, not impressed’ mixed with ‘been there don that’ and ‘try harder’.

It’s bad but no one knows how bad until they move there. I’m convinced everyone who lives in Crime Alley has had there parents/grandparents live there, while the less dangerous parts of Gotham see more new faces. They don’t stay long but they pop up.

Batman doesn’t let the Justice League to Gotham and I think that’s fair. They are all to bright and happy. Everyone is so angsty it’s amazing. He doesnt let them in for their own protection. Mostly since they all thinks he’s dramatic. But he knows that that relaxed manner is going to get them hurt.

The only vigilante that has zero haters (besides criminals) is Red Hood. Like, he control the most dangerous part of Gotham every night, walks kids/girls/teens/anyone-who-asks home, regularly buys food for the homeless, reads to kids at the library at night/near closing, stops robberies, sometimes teaches people self defense, and tries to be really quiet bc the walls are thin.

Either him or Signal bc he’s a daytime hero and everyone loves him. Nice, new, and will help out work the mundane stuff.

That being said, the rest are liked too but so have their haters. Despite this, there are websites and videos of them all doing cute and funny stuff or the gothamites doing nice stuff for them.

There is a video of someone giving Spoiler an umbrella, she returned it the next day. Someone managed to find everyone and give them their own hand sewn plushies, and their reaction.

Mostly starting with them on a rooftop of a building, a person calls out. “Yo! (Insert name)! Come here real quick!”

They go over and the person pulls out the plushie.

Batman: *stares for a moment* thank you. Did you make this? The workman ship is amazing.

Nightwing: awwwww! This is so nice, thank you!

Red hood: imma admit it, this is the greatest moment of my entire life. Now, you are in a very bad part of Gotham and need to get to bed. I’ll walk you.

Red Robin: i adore this. I will keep it with me till I die.

Robin: *brain cannot compute* Umm…Thank you very much. Honestly, no idea what to say right now

Spoiler: AWWWW, my first fan anything! I love this! Do you have an Instagram or something? I have to follow you! Let me buy you food!

Black Bat: *squished it once, looks up, Higgs it to her, then motions to hug the creator, they hug*

Signal: ummm, thank you? ive never had to deal with this before. I love it so much! Thank you!

(Can’t believe o forgot Batgirl)

Batgirl: This is so sweet! Thank you! *gives the biggest hug known to man*

[mxrcusflint]

some old flintwood wip

i know where home is flintwood my beloved

Marcus had spent the better part of the past six years making up for the brunt of his father’s sins, and then the added weight of his own. It was a thankless job. It didn’t matter that he’d never cast an Unforgivable, or that he’d kept his head down — people still cut a wide berth around him, and he preferred it that way. If he barely said ten sentences a day, if he retreated back to his flat after every day, ate a dinner hastily cobbled together, and spent the night with his knuckles wrapped, then it was for the best.

He’d cut everything off with Wood a year before the brunt of the war, before the worst of his moral failings. It was hard, at the end of it all, not to look at Wood and detest his goodness, his rising star, the naive innocence of an unburdened bloodline. At twenty-one, Wood had been summoned to first string and the pitch had fallen in love. Scotland had made it a known bet that they’d be knocking on Wood’s window for the regional team once the World Cup came back around. It was on the eve of that dinner meeting that Marcus had called everything off. He’d justified it — they’d been contentious bed mates at most, sparring rivals at best, meeting with no particular cadence to fall into bed together. 

Marcus was smart enough to know that whatever similarities they had, the core shade of their beings was different. 

And so. The war. 

He had nightmares often — of blue-black woods, of snaps and running so hard his chest hurt. There was a small subset of people Marcus had ever held in high esteem, and they’d splintered, one by one. Bole, Higgs, Warrington, Derrick, Urqhart: Snatcher, casualty, marked, killed in action, marked. It had become a horribly easy list to recite. Slytherins of their age didn’t make it out often.

The Flint name had long fallen from grace, that much was clear. His father, his older brother — two marked wizards who’d died in the war. Marcus couldn’t hold space for that. He had a business to run, and that was all he could think about without losing it. 

If it weren’t for Montague, he’d have never come to a Puddlemere game. They were the last two strongholds of their old team, and he’d conceded because he’d seen the empty space over Montague’s shoulder where Cassius should’ve been, and after that he’d been unable to say no.

He hadn’t thought all of it through, to be frank. He couldn’t pay attention to anything else; not the roar of the crowd, nor the referee’s contentious calls — Wood was glowing, brilliant in front of the hoops. Marcus couldn’t tell what was worse: the deep, deep jealousy for the first stringers, or the ache of watching Oliver at his best. 

The quaffle finally flew from a Ballycastle player’s hand to get past Wood’s outstretched fingers. 

“Good contenders for the cup, yeah?”

Marcus merely nodded at Montague’s statement, too occupied with how the familiar stubborn, frustrating tilt to Wood’s mouth made him claustrophobic.

Wood had gotten better since the last time Marcus had seen him play — a scrimmage between Puddlemere and Falmouth that still surfaced in his memory no matter how much he steeled himself against it.

“They’re probably going to get beaten out by Tutshill,” Montague continued, voice filled with longing, “But their chaser line is looking strong.”

Montague could no longer play, not after war injuries and a trip down a Vanishing cabinet, but he was an avid enough watcher that they traded observations and statistics over a meal on occasion. Marcus kept an arms-distance between himself and most people who’d known him, but it was hard to say no to Graham, not when he still struggled with recalling memories, things that Marcus knew he should’ve remembered cold.

(Winning the Quidditch cup, being made Prefect, the odd crushing disappointment that plagued them all when Warrington hadn’t been selected for the Triwizard’s cup.)

Puddlemere won in a landslide, which they needed. They were trailing Tutshill and Ballycastle by 100 points and the season was drawing to a close. Marcus allowed himself a moment to appreciate the sight of Wood in the middle of a dogpile of happy Puddlemere players, before excusing himself from Montague. There was no point in lingering in the stands, and both men knew that they would see each other at some point anyways — pureblood circles ran small nowadays. No point in causing public concern over gatherings when it was easier to lay low.

The impulse to dive into the inner labyrinth of the pitch grounds was one that Marcus didn’t try hard to fight. He rarely got energy like this where he lived. The sheer amount of adrenaline was enough to make anyone dizzy. Post-matches were a gaggle of players, of staff and press junkets, and he was one of many, many bodies weaving in and out. He allowed himself to drink in the bustle, the hum of excitement from Puddlemere supporters, and it was a nice contrast to the quiet of the shop.  

It was, in hindsight, an idiotic idea, because —

“Flint?”

It was a voice that plagued him in his sleep, one he’d held onto during the deepest, darkest winter months during the war. Marcus would know it anywhere. He had never wanted to hear it again. 

Wood had the trained reflexes of a professional Keeper, and so his hand was already on Marcus’ shoulder by the time he’d made up his mind to walk away. There was nothing else to do but turn around and face the man. 

“Good game,” Marcus said, and he shut his mouth before anything else could escape. There was likely nothing coherent he had to say, because this was the closest he’d been to Wood in three years, and he’d never been able to rid himself of this weak spot. 

“Thanks,” Wood said in a carefully neutral tone, “I never expected to see you at a Puddlemere game.” 

It wasn’t a direct attack, but Wood’s eyes were cool, appraising. Even when they weren’t strangers, Marcus made it a point not to attend, albeit for different reasons. 

“Montague wanted to,” Marcus replied. He didn’t elaborate; Wood didn’t need to know that for some odd reason, Warrington had had a soft spot for the middling team. 

“I see,” Wood said, though his tone of voice indicated that he didn’t, not really. “Well. What did you think?”

Marcus shrugged and made a non-commital noise. 

Wood stared at him for a beat, before scoffing. “Man of few words still, huh?”

“I’ll be heading out then,” Marcus said, though it came out more harshly than he’d wanted it to, on account of his words getting stuck in his throat. 

“Sure,” Wood said, and he released his hold on Marcus’ shoulder. Marcus took the opportunity to hightail out of the stadium, and though he managed to apparate back to his flat without splinching himself, he didn’t manage to shake off the phantom touch of Oliver’s hand for the rest of the night.

[soothinglee]

intoxicated romance in paris

summary: after taras party, everyone left leaving you drunk and very sleepy, luckily someone came in to check on you on a beautiful night in paris.

warnings: mentions of being sick, drunk-heavy-ish fic.

authors note: sorry i've been gone for a little bit, school started and ive been busy- plus i've had little motivation. but i am back! i have another tao request coming up so hopefully i'll have that done by the weekend. requests are open!ಇ

inspiration: impossible - wasia project | time machine - willow

pairing: tao xu x reader (no pronouns specified. though reader is mentioned to go to higgs.)

masterlist | request

you could honestly kill darcy right now. it’s not like she did anything intentionally illegal but stealing a bottle of vodka and pouring it down each party goers throat; it catered to the massive headache stirring in your head.

everyone had departed to mr. ajays room to take care of her after she felt sick. you lay limp and alone in the hotel room. party streamers and confetti lie around your body like an outline, balloon slowly fall to the ground after hours of stillness and lack of oxygen. there was a soft purple glow of the beautiful paris street lights from below, and you can faintly hear the honking of cars on the road- all going to unique locations.

as much as you tried to roll over to check the time on your phone you find yourself still. fatigue from exhaustion creek in your bones, making the nauseous feeling creeping up push forward. at the sudden sickness you throw yourself forward and try to stabilize yourself on the knitted sheets.

behind the thoughts of trying to keep the sick in you didn't even realize that someone had knocked on the door until that person had turned the handle with a click, the noise echoing throughout the empty room.

"hello hello?" the voice called out, growing nearer. when there was no response they speak again, "hello?"

the only response you could give back was a disgruntled grunt.

"[y/n]?" the boys voice questions, rounding the corner of the entrance way to see you hunched over ontop of the bed. you hadn't known but your hair was sticking up in several places and the crocheted sweater that you wore was hanging off your shoulder on one side. he huffs out a laugh and nears you. "you alright?"

again a grunt.

he lays his phone on the nightstand next to the bed and kneels down next to you, "you look sick, did you drink too much?"

"i'm going to hurt darcy, respectfully." the words come out in broken pieces, but behind the words was a little lighthearted humor. deep down you knew she meant well but oh my god this feeling is gross.

"well don't hurt her too much, she already got sick in mr. farouks' bed. the look on his face could've killed her alone." tao shakes his head at the thought and reaches up to smooth down the back of your head. the feeling of his hand on your hair ignited something warm in you.

you decided it was just because you were drunk.

"did she actually?"

"oh yeah," he laughs lightly and goes to fix your clothes, "she looked like she was going to pee herself, he kicked all of them out."

confusion passes over you, "then where are they?" you were still in their rooms and it's been a good 30 minutes since they last were here.

tao hums and picks at his nails, "they decided to have a sleep over in imogens room, she's only with one other person but her roommate wanted to hangout in her friends room for the night."

you nod and look off but then direct your attention back to him, "wait," you watch as he glances at you then diverts his attention back to his hands, "then why are you here?"

as a reminder, tao jerks up and starts throwing around blankets and items on the other nightstand in a haphazard manner, "oh- yeah, well um- tara had asked me to come back and look for her phone because she needed to text her mom goodnight," he then adds a "yeah." at the end as if he's trying to convince himself of his own words.

while you watch him practically destroy the room your face goes blank with realization, "tao." he hums in acknowledgment but his movements don't cease, "taras' phone isn't in here, she took it with her when she left the party with everyone. and even if you called it it would've rang on this bed," you make your point by slamming a finger into the sheets, "because this is where she was sitting all night."

as if being caught red-handed, tao slowly stands up, the pillow falling from his hands slowly, "oh." was the only thing that came out.

pushing past the fatigue you swing your legs over the edge of the bed so your feet was mere inches from his legs, "so tell me the truth," you huffs out a short breath, "why are you really here? was it to check up on me?" you remark sarcastically. you know it's probably not the truth but hope dances on your tongue tastefully.

quite surprisingly, he nods his head. "i knew you were alone so i figured i'd check in, make sure you didn't spit up on yourself or something." in other words, i cared enough to go out of my way away from the others to make sure you weren't dead.

again, another wave of confusion, "but why?"

tao groans playfully and body flops on the bed, his hair splayed out around his head like a halo, "why are you so coherent, you're supposed to be drunk!"

a slurred giggle escapes you, "oh trust me, i feel just as bad as i look. i just didn't have as much as the other." you pause and hiccup, "can i ask another question?"

"[y/n]-? and i mean this lightheartedly, all you do is ask questions." but he makes a gesture with his hands as if to give the go ahead.

you lean in and whisper, "why are you still here?" a playful smile twitches at your lips. he lifts his head up to look at you, his hair falling in his eyes.

tao rolls his eyes and copy's your position, the beds were close to eachother so the two of you were inches from touching knees. he takes a look at you and you cower a little under his gaze, but not too much. tao goes to speak but stops himself, you lightly kick his leg in encouragement, "because i want to be near you."

that nearly winds you- feeling a little appreciation for being intoxicated because without it as a cover the red huge on your cheeks would be a give away.

you look away from him and towards the balcony, the door open to it let a soft breeze float through the room. you suddenly want to be out there. so without a response towards his comment you reach out your arms towards tao and silently point towards the doors.

he seems a little sad at the conversation change but obliges, "what? you want to go outside?"

you nod feeling a little sicker than before, "wanna see the Eiffel Tower." he nods and takes your hands in his, gently hoisting you up into his arms. his warm body heat makes you feel sleepy, and the over whelming feelings all at once doesn't even let you register that you were holding his hands, let alone in his arms.

slowly but surely he turns you around so your back is to his chest and he carries you on his toes to the balcony. it takes a while because every step he takes you loose your balance and have to regain it.

as you take a step outside a wave of fresh dew air hits you and at the feeling you close your eyes and lean back into tao. he chuckles at the action.

being outside at night, being in paris- an unfamiliar but welcoming presence, being with, no, against tao, especially alone for the first time in the 6 years you've been friends, this could be the best night ever.

the feeling is all too sentimental, whether it's the alcohol doing it's damage or being in the city of love you can't help but sigh and look up at tao with big bright eyes. it takes him a moment because like you too, he was watching the city come alive, and as you make eye contact he smiles with hesitancy, "what?"

it had been clear as day for the longest time but for some reason, right here right now, despite what everyone has been telling you, you had liked him too. it just took you now to figure it out. you lean against him once more and let out a deep sigh,

"i like being near you too."

thanks for readingಇ

[wintrsss]

『S/O with High Level DOOMs』

Fandom: Death Stranding.

Characters: Sam, Higgs, Cliff.

Request: Can you maybe do Headcannons for a reader with high level DOOMS? Like sometimes just forgetting that (other then higgs) their S/O doesn't have DOOMS like they do? Not in like a dangerous situation but more like teleporting behind them and scaring them accidentally. How would they react and so on with things that just come with being a high level?

Genre: Fluff, Headcanon.

Warnings: None. Reader is gender neutral!

A/N: I'm sure you only wanted Sam and Higgs, but I included Cliff bc I love him <3 let's pretend he knows abt DOOMs

Requests open!

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Sam Porter Bridges

You'll scare the hell outta him if you teleport without letting him know about it, but with how reticent he is, you probably wouldn't notice

He only knows a handful of people who have DOOMs and only two can teleport, it's rare for him to see one who can. Can't blame him for getting a little alarmed

He is more than happy to pass you some spare cryptobiotes in the case you getting tired from teleporting. You clearly need them more than he does

He will get a little worried once you tell him you're at a high level, with all the repercussions it has, but other than that, he won't dwell on it too much

Sam isn't very good at dealing with emotional problems, but he is a good listener. If you need an ear to talk to about those nightmares, he'll stay quietly at your side. Sometimes he'll say some things that Amelie told him to make him feel better, hoping they'll help you too

He'd rather you not resort to any sort of violence unless it's self defense; there's no need for it. But hey, if you really wanna let off some steam, you should do it to the MULEs or something to clear the area for future porters. Do some good with it at least, right?

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Higgs Monaghan

Half of him is excited to see you at a higher level like he is, the other half wants to show his superiority to you in every way

Sure, you can teleport like he can, but can you control BTs? Nuh uh, didn't think so

So yeah, with the many times he tries to brush aside your dooms abilities as less than par (compared to him), he's totally forgotten at least once

But after the first scare, you wont get him again! That's a promise!

With nightmares however, he may not understand your fear in them, seeing as he's already accepted mass extinction. He'll probably just tell you to go back to sleep without any thought

But if he sees you really shook from it, he'll at least try to comfort you, but it'll end up seeming really half-assed; he's just not used to cheering people up

Higgs isn't gonna be the one to dissuade you from any violent urges you may experience with DOOMs, in fact he's going to fuel the fire and encourage you to act upon these thoughts. Only thing he draws the line at is you hurting yourself

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Cliff Unger

I would not advise trying to scare him with your teleporting because you WILL get put to the ground

He wasn't an army captain for no reason, his reflexes undoubtedly prove that

But with how tired you get from doing that, Cliff strongly advises you to not use it so often, especially if it's for your own pleasure of getting a reaction out of him

You having DOOMs fascinates him, he'd love to learn more if you're willing to tell him about it

He can empathize to an extent on the nightmares you receive from this condition, having had plenty of his own in the past, he'll do his best to try to comfort you during the bad ones, rubbing your back and whispering soft affirmations to you

He knows he doesn't have to, but he likes to wipe away your chiral tears

Cliff doesn't want you following the same path of destruction he's gone to, so he'll keep on eye out in any changes in your behavior so that he can help in any way he can

[little-red-fool]

Out of curiosity what do you think about the idea of Higgs thinking he is just hallucinating DS2? He seems too calm for someone who was put into a second forced isolation.

I don’t see why it wouldn’t be possible. To be honest I’m not that surprised that he seems quite calm in the second game despite his circumstances, given his childhood he’d probably be used to isolation, and whilst he could probably panic about having to go through it again when he’s finally got his freedom, it would also make sense if he didn’t have much of a reaction at all—he might be completely desensitised to it.

I can’t lie my interpretation of it is that he could have actually found peace at the Beach. Whilst he would (likely) be isolated, it’s not the same kind of isolation he experienced in his childhood—when he was younger he was beaten and trapped in a small, dark bunker with his uncle, he was staring at the same four walls for years and years, whereas on the Beach he’s got the peace of (probably) being the only person there, he doesn’t need to fear getting hurt again, and this time he can roam where he wants. Whilst I don’t know how big the Beach is exactly, based off what we see after his boss fight when we’re with Amelie it looks quite sizeable so it looks like you can wander for a while at least. Sam was also trapped on the Beach for ages and he seemed to be mostly fine after he was rescued, so maybe it’s a similar situation for Higgs too. Whilst a lot of people can find isolation quite stressful or upsetting, it’s possible that Higgs might have taken on a more hermit-like role, where his isolation was more meditative and could have actually helped his mental health, he seems quite troubled in the first game so it’s possible that his isolation gave him time to reflect and heal. Also I saw others talking about it, but his disconnection from Amelie might also play a factor in this, she no longer has control over him and he isn’t being manipulated by his Beach Baby since the others took it off him, he might be thinking clearly for the first time in years, but I expect that if that’s the case he might be carrying a lot of guilt in the second game.

Then again, Higgs’ time on the Beach might have also upset him so much that he became desensitised due to dissociation for a prolonged period of time, and he might still be in that state once he gets out of the Beach, which could explain why he seems so calm. This isn’t really evidence rather me just speculating and going off personal experience, but Higgs does seem a lot more relaxed and his voice seems a lot softer compared to the first game. Higgs’ gestures also seem smaller and less energetic than the first game: he keeps his arms closer to his body and primarily moves his hands, whereas from what I can remember in the first game he does big sweeping gestures with his arms whilst keeping his hand movements quite small and this might reflect the lack of energy and the heavy leaden feeling you might get in your limbs with dissociation, which could mean nothing but I’m going to overanalyse everything because it’s fun.

Final slightly more boring interpretation, but Death Stranding 2 looks like it’s going to play a lot on opposites and inverses, like a lot of themes are going to be flipped from the first game, and in the first game Higgs is quite energetic, dramatic, talkative, and competitive so maybe his calmness and friendliness(?) in the second game could symbolise his growth as a person and how he’s going to take on a different role in this game, instead of being the main antagonist he could be a main ally. For me Higgs’ newfound calmness seems likely to be a mixture of my first point and this one, but we can’t really be certain until the game comes out, so there isn’t really any right or wrong interpretation. So whilst hallucination isn’t really how I interpret it, I understand why it might be your interpretation, but either way I hope this was an ok answer.

[a-sociopath-do-your-research]

Hey you should talk about twinsduo

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU STARTED IM CURRENTLY SICK AND I GET 200% MORE INSANE ABOUT THEM WHEN SICK.

Where do I start.

Ok so to me/in my main au (higgs field au) they're brothers - not bio brothers but they look pretty much the same so can easily pass as such.

Wilbur found techno when they were like 13, hurt and scared and basically went "dad I'm gonna keep him" and he did (Tommy was also there but shhh this is a Twinsduo post)

To me they used to be really close when younger - if we follow the higgs field au Will basically saved Techno's life - until an argument about- [spoilers for something I'm working on] happened and they broke apart and it hurt them both SO much.

Wilbur was in the wrong in said argument so he blames himself and Techno, even though he still cared, can't fully forgive him for what he did and it's tearing them apart from the inside.

Also they were so!!! Clingy!!!!

To me both of them are clingy guys but are really awkward about being clingy so when they found out about the other's need for affection they kinda glued to each other (clingy duo copied them a lot and this is a whole other thing I can talk about-)

They were idiots also (affectionate)

Got into fights every other day and worried Phil so so much but also as long as they were together they never got really hurt cause they knew the other was there to help (which made them reckless when eventually they cut contact cause they kept forgetting the other wasn't there.)

ALSO!!!! Techno has a piglin form and keeps it throughout the dsmp cause he can't stand to look in the mirror and see Wilbur look back.

Similarly, Wilbur keeps his hair short, even though he used to have it long, cause he couldn't look in the mirror anymore without seeing Techno starting back hating him like he hates himself.

I could keep going but this is getting pretty long dear God can you tell I have autism

[jeanmoreausautismstickers]

hello I absolutely adore Imogen as a character and I'd like to talk about her a bit.

CW: Heartstopper spoilers for seasons 1 and 2

okay so Imogen's character's really interesting to me in the way that she sort of parallels Nick (mostly in season 2 but a bit in season 1 also).

in season 1, she's shown to be more popular. she's good friends with Nick and most of the rugby players and I'd assume probably has many friends at Higgs also. I see her depicted as a 'bad' person (more before season 2 was released than after) simply because she's one of Nick's love interests and it's odd to me?? it isn't like she really did anything wrong, excluding lying about being with Nick to Tara, Darcy and Elle. like yes sure she's friends with Harry, his lot, and later on Ben, but she's honestly not that bad. when she tells Tara and Darcy she's an ally (this is one of my favourite bits) she genuinely believes that she's doing the right thing. I'm not saying they have to be grateful or anything, but she doesn't know any better and she really is an ally.

sure, she can be a bit annoying, maybe a little overbearing but keep in mind she is sixteen years old. she has a crush, or at least she feels like she's supposed to, on a guy she's friends with. she asked HIM out, HE said yes. she didn't ambush him or anything, in fact I believe she didn't really want Harry and the rest of the group there when she asked Nick out. it wasn't her fault he felt pressured to say yes.

when Nick tells her he doesn't feel that way about her, she doesn't get angry with him or try and convince him to be. she accepts it, regardless of how much that has to hurt, and moves on. she doesn't even tell their friendship group that it's Nick's fault it didn't work out, she says SHE can do better. and she can. I love Nick, but she fully deserves someone who genuinely loves and is attracted to her as a person.

in season 2, it's shown that she's still good friends with Nick! she's moved on, she doesn't try and pressure or force him or anything. granted, the guy she develops a crush on isn't great, but she doesn't know that. when Nick tries to tell her, she (understandably) gets upset and I do not blame her. she believes Ben, the same way Charlie believed him when they started kissing and stuff, and that's not her fault. Ben is shown to be really good at manipulation.

when she ends up realising Ben sucks and hanging out with the 'Paris Squad' it's shown that she's much happier. I think my favourite part of this, however, is how close she grows with Sahar.

her breaking up with Ben was my FAVOURITE thing she's ever done it was such a good scene. it also shows how much she's grown as a person to be able to recognise she really does deserve better and needs to turn her focus back on herself.

her and Sahar help me circle back to when I said she parallels Nick because the situation is a bit similar. she and Sahar start off as friends. she believed Sahar was straight, and when she said so and Sahar got upset, you can see the confusion and panic on her face because she really does feel guilty for assuming and feeling like she's hurt Sahar, and it's shown that she follows her offscreen (showing she HAS been working on herself, btw). it's after that initial realisation that she starts looking at Sahar a bit differently.

the biggest one though is when she sees Sahar on stage (sort of like Nick with Charlie and his drums in the orchestra) and the bi flag coloured lights flash across her.

I think it just parallels nicely with Nick and Charlie's relationship because of the similarities (l cba to list them) in how their relationship began and how her's and Sahar's MIGHT begin (if we get a season 3 and thats a storyline Alice wants to pick up)

overall I think she and Nick are very similar (she also is very golden retriever ish) and she's such a good character and I'm glad she's in the show. she creates conflict (like the date in season 1 and Nick being anxious about telling her in season 2) but not so much that she can't be redeemed or loved as a person/character.

also!! I love that she did the ally to (potentially) queer person pipeline because that's a very realistic queer experience and it brings me a lot of joy to see that depicted onscreen.

dunno I've rambled enough and this honestly probably doesn't make much sense considering I've not slept but I hope you enjoyed this 🫶

[frozen-fountain]

It's ten years today since I made a pilgrimage down to Brighton to see Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds live in concert. My purpose today isn't to get into the circumstances that preceded this or the specific reasons why being there meant so very much to me; maybe some day I'll do that under this name as well. For now, suffice to say it was the best show I've been to, and one I doubt will ever be surpassed. I think the Bad Seeds were on stage for the better part of three hours, with two encores and everyone clearly having a great time, reflected just as strongly in the audience. I really hope I get to go again eventually, though it'll be a more sombre affair now. And that's fine. I've always looked on his music as a big congregation that plumbs the depths of human existence without ever denying or shutting out the light, and it's this that's struck such a resonant chord with me across the years and made him one of the most key pillars in my musical journey.

One of my most vivid memories of the night doesn't even concern what was happening on stage. The whole time, I was fascinated by the two ageing punks sitting in front of us. I love ageing punks; I was raised by one, and they're my favourite people at shows because of their sheer enthusiasm for the music and utter disregard for what's generally considered age-appropriate dress and behaviour. Deeply inspiring stuff. But I remember one of them lifting both fists in a cheer when this song (from 1986) started playing – and he did the same for Higgs Boson Blues, a track from the contemporaneous album. And I was struck by what a gift it must have been to watch this wonderful group evolve and shift over the years, to meet new songs at different stages in life, and to remain no less excited for their new creations even decades later.

It was many things, but to me, it was a thick, bold line under what I'd spent the previous year working to convince myself of as I left my youth behind me, and that this band's congregational music helped so much in drilling through my obstinate, oblivion-seeking skull: there are and always will be things worth sticking around for.

I don't know anything about this man besides what the back of his head looks like and his enthusiasm for Bad Seeds old and new. He never even turned around to look at me in turn. I highly doubt we'll ever meet again, and if we do, I'll have no way of knowing it. But I still smile every now and then when I listen to Sad Waters, or simply when my mind wanders back to the show from time to time. When I need to remember the future is unwritten and the world has a capacity for many things, and one is endless surprise. Regular readers of whatever it is I'm doing here will know my young life was not the happiest, and I expended a lot of time and energy wrestling with the desire to end it. As I write this I'm closing in on the eight-year anniversary of the last time I seriously contemplated suicide – which is something I couldn't have even dreamed about saying back in 2013. It's these experiences, these moments of connection between strangers through the shared appreciation of another stranger's artistic expression, that go along way to making this so, and I'll never forget it.

This last decade has intensified a cultural shift that was gathering steam around the time of the concert. And one of many reasons I feel conversation can be so divisive and contentious is that we're rapidly becoming more aware to how badly we can hurt one another through simply existing as we are. Whether it's the descendants of colonisers reckoning with the ways we continue to benefit from that bloody history, or men being pushed to evaluate the allowances they are granted to take up space persistently denied women, or any of us learning the benefits of initiating awkward conversations about boundaries in our interpersonal lives, what is bit by bit rising to the surface of our awareness is how easy it is to become a bad story in someone's life just by being people. It's a very difficult thing to come to terms with no matter who you are.

And I wanted to write this memory down and share it because, at least to me, it's a reminder that we can help one another, too, and often without trying or knowing. You don't know what you might have done for a stranger you had no idea was watching. A simple, unguarded gesture that I doubt this man thought about for so much of a second has stayed with me, cheered me, and reminded me of several crucial lessons when I most needed them. If I've learned anything in the years since it's that, simply by being you and being open with your joys, I can guarantee you're someone's good story, too. Even if you'll never know about it.

In the meantime, if you're so inclined... maybe tell me a story about a time a stranger helped you in a similar way?

[ao3feed-narlie]

The Lighter Makes A Spark But I Look Better In The Dark

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/xNVLWG7 by stcrew Tori’s arm was on fire The jumper sleeve that was there a minute ago was completely burned away, leaving just the red skin peeking through. The agonising pain sent sparks throughout her entire body, making her shiver, even though nothing hotter had ever touched her skin. The orange flames danced on her arm, claiming it for their own. She watched it happen. Nobody did anything. Nobody ever does anything. -- Or Tori struggles with her mental health after the fire at Higgs. Words: 4409, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Solitaire - Alice Oseman, Heartstopper (Webcomic) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: F/M Characters: Jane Spring, Julio Spring, Charles "Charlie" Spring (Heartstopper), Nicholas "Nick" Nelson, Victoria "Tori" Spring, Michael Holden (Solitaire), Oliver "Olly" Spring Relationships: Charles "Charlie" Spring & Victoria "Tori" Spring, Michael Holden/Victoria "Tori" Spring, Minor or Background Relationship(s), Nicholas "Nick" Nelson/Charles "Charlie" Spring Additional Tags: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Asexual Victoria "Tori" Spring, Autistic Victoria "Tori" Spring, Victoria "Tori" Spring Needs a Hug, Angst, Self-Harm, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Mental Health Issues, Depression, first Tori fic so its kind of ooc, Implied/Referenced Suicide read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/xNVLWG7

[savage-rhi]

Ok, I haven't kept up with troy baker, but if you don't mind me asking, what did he do to be a bad person? (I have gotten a bad feeling from him before, but could never place why, and I only know him thru kojima stuff, not interviews)

I'll still always love my boy higgs tho

(Even if i have to seperate art from the artist)

Nonny, I'm going to be real. I was very tempted to not answer this. I don't like stirring the pot. That being said, I do feel people shouldn't hold celebrities to godlike tiers so I'll share a bit of my experience. All I ask in return is to please not take my response as an invitation to pry further.

This has nothing to do with his NFT stint, the David controversy, or the Window To The Abbey/pledge music fiasco that's been circulated around the internet for the record.

I and several creators interacted with Troy during the height of the pandemic. Everybody got to know one another very well. To his credit, Troy was generous with his time. He taught us a lot about the industry, shared his experiences, and hung out with everyone like "one of the guys". This went on for about a year or so, give or take. I've had some great conversations and experiences with him myself.

There was a miscommunication between me and him at some point. This coincided with me being sick, and long story short, he hit me several times when I was already down. And I've spent the past two almost three years trying to find closure and get over it.

I don't wish him ill despite my bitching in the tags at times. I don't hate him. However, I do acknowledge he's a very flawed person, and there are things he needs to work on. I still enjoy the work he has done, but I wouldn't trust him again as an individual in confidence. He lost that.

I'm not going to pretend I'm perfect, either. I know I'm not, and I honor that, but when you've lost my trust, you've lost my trust. At the end of the day, I doubt he cares about that, and it's painful to say cause it takes a lot for me to get to this point with someone.

Does it upset me that people love the guy to death? No. Troy is talented, and I know firsthand he has the capacity for kindness when it suits him. I don't want to spit on the positive experiences people have had with him. I'd rather let his own actions speak for himself.

I'm sharing my two cents because I feel as fans--and people in general--we need to be mindful that celebrities are human. They make mistakes and can hurt us just like anybody else.

But if you can help it, don't meet your heroes.

[willowpenguinwritting]

A random Narlie short story I felt like writing.

TW//////// Self Harm and Eating disorder.

Do you ever fear that something really bad has to happen before it actually gets any attention? - By Me!!!! Not like the Taylor Swift song though. This is from Tori's perspective as I fancied a change in perspective.

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I thought it would be a normal lunchtime. It was not one. I thought that I would eat my lunch, drink some lemonade and then go on a short walk with Micheal around the grounds and for him to comment on the bees whilst I read some Tumblr blogs.

That is not what happened.

I was sitting on a bench with Micheal next to me eating my sandwich when one of my brother Charles's friends came running over to me. It was Tara Jones. She was a very pretty girl whose first kiss happened to be my brother-in-law. I firmly believe it is not too early to say Nichalos Nelson is one day going to be my brother-in-law.

"Tori, Nick's spamming my phone with calls trying to get to you," Tara explained handing me her phone. Her girlfriend wrapped her arms around her and rocked her backwards and forwards whispering in her ear that it would all be ok.

I picked up and the first thing I heard was Nick "Tori, I need to talk to you and uh as soon as possible."

"Breathe Nick, It's all ok," I told him despite the fact my gut was screaming about Charlie at me.

I heard him inhaling and exhaling "I think Charlie is meeting Ben at Higgs right now, I don't know why but he won't answer me."

"Benjamin fucking Cornelius Hope, right Micheal and I will go have a look where he usually is and investigate."

Nick sighed "Why do you know his middle name?"

"Why don't you?" I asked.

Nick responded, "Not everyone stalks Facebook as diligently as you do Victoria."

"Micheal does."

He sighed "You too are an exception to average society."

"I am giving Tara back her phone but we will go work out what is going on.

Nick took another deep breath "Ok, let me know how it goes.I am really worried about him."

"No shit Sherlock, Bye for now Nick."

Nick breathes a Bye as I hang up.

I hand Tara her phone and death glare Micheal. "Come with me, We have some investigating to do."

"The Spoldren Spy Society is back."

I laugh "We never were official before but this is serious." I tell him as he follows me around to the front of the school. Ben is not there.

Micheal raises his eyebrows and leads me to the library. Ben's favourite meeting spot with Charlie when he was at Truham.

There they are the two boys we are looking for.

"Charlie, I just wanted to apologise." Ben stammered looking at Charlie who was glaring at him with his arms crossed.

Charlie snarled at him"Apologise for what?"

"For hurting you, I shouldn't have done it." Ben admitted. Progress in a really shitty way?

Charlie shook his head "Are you talking about the sexual assault, eating disorder or scars?"

"What eating disorder, what scars?"

Charlie laughed "Wow, you really don't seem to notice that you made me hate myself so much that this all happened," He rolled up his sleeves all of his scars clearly showing. "These ones, and the anorexia, you should have come with a disclaimer."

I find myself smiling with pride. Micheal is on facetime with Nick so he can see Charlie too.

Ben's mouth moves but no words come out. I take this as my chance.

I walk out from behind the bookshelf I was leaning against. "Wow,great job Benjamin. Now leave my brother the fuck alone." I smile at him that instantly sets him backing out of the library. Micheal comes out from his spot and hugs Charlie.

Micheal whispers to Charlie how proud he is of him whilst I sit with Micheal's phone and talk to Nick.

"Why is it always before something significantly bad happens before anyone actually pays attention?" Nick asks me.

I glance over to Micheal and Charlie who are discussing my older sister magic and then tell Nick "I don't know, why is my brother-in-law actually a golden retriever?"

Nick had taken a sip of Fanta and instantly starts spluttering, "Who said we were getting married?"

"Does it matter?" I ask

Nick looks at me still spluttering "I was not invited to my own wedding with the love of my life?"

"The love of your life? He can't actually hear you, you know." I informed him.

Nick checked his watch "Tell Char that he needs to start walking back soon as I miss him."

I told him and he instantly hugged me and Micheal and headed out of the school with us and went walking along the toad.

Micheal looked at me "Another case solved by Spoldren Spy Society?"

"If it will shut you up about it I suppose it is," I told him to which he faked elbowing me.

I heard the bell and headed inside with Micheal at my tail and started walking to the common room.

I made eye contact with Ben when we sat down and didn't break it until he pretended to talk to someone next to him.

Micheal who was next to me said "That's just creepy Tori."

"Creepy is the entire point," I told him staring at Ben some more before Micheal handed me an earphone and he started singing along to dancing queen.

That was my lunchtime. Not the same as a normal lunchtime as it was not one. I suppose that on occasion change can be a good thing. That good thing was Charlie standing up for himself. But for now until next time I will be sitting here with Micheal listening to Abba.

Spoldren Spy Society out.

Don't tell Micheal I said that.

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[atlanticcanada]

Higgs doubles down on Policy 713 review despite controversy

New Brunswick premier Blaine Higgs has kept the conversation alive surrounding his government's decision to revamp a policy on the minimum standards around the rights of LGBTQ+ students in schools.

Opposition leaders say the premier's message behind the statement is clear.

"I just felt the premier is doubling down on what he's been saying. It's harming people,” said David Coon, leader of the N.B. Green Party.

"My takeaway is that the premier has doubled down on his position,” said Susan Holt, leader of the N.B. Liberal Party.

Over the weekend, Higgs said in a social media post that Policy 713 is here to stay, but his government will edit language around access to washrooms based on gender and sports teams.

His stance has opposition leaders concerned.

"I've been hearing from constituents ever since it was uncovered that 713 was being reviewed who are concerned about the review who support 713, and I've heard from a couple of parents with trans kids who are just frantic, beside themselves scared,” Coon said. "He's a man of the 1950s really and I think was surprised by the breadth and depth of the response to his obsession with reviewing Policy 713.”

The premier’s statement recommended people reach out to their elected representative “on how they feel.”

"It makes me angry and makes me frustrated because the premier is in a position of responsibility and leadership and this is a time when he should be bringing people together and addressing peoples’ concerns and fears -- not contributing to them,” Holt said. “There are so many people reaching out because they need to understand and want to understand and are trying to understand, and I think that's where the premier should be spending his time.”

All of this back-and-forth among political leaders has sports organizations in the province watching.

Coach NB for instance says their organization provides education on inclusivity of LGBTQ+ youth.

"Language is so important of all aspects of fostering inclusive environments,” said Manon Ouellette, executive director of Coach NB. “The words we use, the actions we use hurt other people and could really affect our community or our team environment.”

Higgs has denied multiple requests from CTV Atlantic to speak about the statement or give any further update on the policy's review.

from CTV News - Atlantic https://ift.tt/NfryLKq

[gortashs-skidmark]

I need every death stranding shipper to revoke their fan card. There is too much higgs content. That bitch hurt my lady Fragile and you forgive him?? Die.

[sanctaignorantia]

So what was the really wild otasune fic you tried reading, that was wilder than samhiggs fic? I'm in both fandoms and kinda want to know what it was/ about now

Hiii👋

It's not that it's exactly wild or wilder than SamHiggs. But there's that thing where you imagine a dynamic and when you read some fanfics it turns out to be different from what you imagined. The SamHiggs fics I read at first seemed "scary" to me because it was new to me and I hadn't looked anything up about them, fanfics of this kind of media (games) was something I'd never read, because I wasn't on the Internet looking for it, but after reading several headcanons and more fanfics I came to the conclusion that all SamHiggs are ideal for me, but it's different and more intense with Otasune.🥺

You see, I haven't played any of the MGS games, I've only watched the videos and I confess that I only started looking at David more because of Hal🫣 and then in MGS4 I was so hurt by the ending, I mean... What did Kojima expect of me? I could laugh and cry and it still wouldn't make sense, I needed Otasune forever imprinted on me and so I immersed myself in fanart and fanfic, but then the fanfics? Omg! Let's take it easy and be honest, I'm no saint and I've written a lot of dirty stuff in fanfics, but the emotional weight I put on David and Hal makes any fanfic the saddest thing there is for me. It destroys me. It makes me stop and stare at a fixed point for a few moments and SamHiggs doesn't do that (at least not yet, until we get DS2🥲)...

I remember that I was very depressed about Sam and Higgs before I ventured into MGS because I feared their fate together. And well... It's not as if MGS helped me. Look at David and Hal, look at Adam and John... And then I look at Sam and Higgs... I think wild is more about the emotional part that got me in the first place and then, of course, sex... I think... we need to talk about that? The sex is pretty wild haha🤌 and I didn't expect this kind of view from people, but not that it's bad and not that Sam Higgs are saints... Hmm, I just didn't expect that kind of... power🫢

It's hard to explain because I end up turning simple things into "problems". I guess that's it.😮‍💨

Not to mention the fact that I keep reading some things and thinking to myself "Dave🤨, go easy on Hal, he's too thin🤕, he could break😵, help!" but it's fun and I keep reading completely out of breath... I think I'm losing my touch, that's all...

And when I say look how Bosselot and Otasune end up in MGS I mean that when you love a character very much you want them to last forever and that doesn't happen in MGS because Ocelot and John are dead and David's fate is certain, only Hal will remain alive to the point where we imagine that for Hal there was an afterwards while for these three death is the end of their stories. But deep down in my heart I hope that they all experienced the purest love in their lives before they died.

[torao3999]

Alright so I'm sorry I'll make this post longer but i have the compulsive need to share my own theories as well

A good way to compile all of my unorganised thoughts about the trailer

(I finished the game pretty recently and I haven't done the coffin thing yet :') but I'll edit this post as I find / think of more things!!)

So

1st of all: everything is false. My theory, your theory, everyone's. Because it's a game and only kojima has the key to win it, everything in the trailer is made to make us wrongly assume things about ds2, just like the 1st death stranding trailer, just like the 1st "the phantom pain" trailer and so on

Kojima said himself he wanted people to talk and discuss it and it works simply because it's simply impossible to guess what the story will be about

Now here are several things I noticed or some guesses I or other people I agree with have made:

1) Sam doesn't age

-> Kojima isn't afraid of aging his characters, we see it with old snake in mgs4, or even with Fragile in ds, so if Sam had aged up in ds2, I sincerely believe it would be noticeable

-> So from what we see in the trailer, only his hair has changed, he has the exact same face as before. Besides he isn't the only one to have had hair bleaching; during the fight against Higgs on the beach, we can see his hair gradually becomes gray (and might eventually turn white)

Besides, in the concept art of this scene, they both had white hair at the fight.

Reasons for the white hair can only be guesses;

- maybe fighting on the beach did something to their vital force, hair bleaching being only a side effect of the "drain" - maybe it's related to the both of them having DOOMS (or being homini demens etc), while they fight on the beach it could hurt the source of their abilities - or they both had Marie Antoinette's syndrome at the same time idk

2) Fragile's skin

So Fragile doesn't have the timefall effects anymore

-> It could be due to Amélie's beach having closed, maybe it simply cancelled all the effects of the timefalls

-> She healed: either with cryptobiotes eating (« one cryptobiote a day keeps the timefall away») or with something Bridges or Sam did, either scientific or DOOMS/beach related. I'd seen a theory that Sam healed her, which somehow weakened him in a way that shows with white hair). I liked the idea that by healing she got stuck in her youth but I still think Sam hasn't aged.

-> It's not the same Fragile. Or rather not at the same time, a theory was that the footage with Lou is from a dream or a vision of even another timeline/universe. I find it hard to believe because the multiverse is the too easy solution, besides she could appear with old skin in visions too.

3) Louise dies

So we know it's Louise in the trailer, she has her name marked on her clothes thingy in the trailer, and Sam recognises her in the pod later.

Louise dies. We see Fragile and Louise be attacked by APAC (we can guess the red silhouettes during the escape + the person that shoots Fragile has the same gloves and general vibe as Higgs)

Fragile seems to repatriate but it does feel like Lou just dies in that scene, it could totally be a Kojima trap but I have some theories about it that could make sense;

-> Louise becomes a BT

We can see her reappearing in her old BB pod as a BB sized BT that has little wings like her baby clothes

And then Sam picks her up «Lou?» it would make sense because if the gameplay is similar to DS1 we'll probably get something similar to DS1 Lou to detect BTs and all and imo BT Lou could be used for that purpose.

Now story wise. See next points :

-> Lou survives.

Lou survives and grows up to become a young woman played by Elle Fannings (I still don't think Sam aged, even if in this particular theory it would make sense). I really like the idea of her growing with the cult, kidnapped by Higgs and maybe the plot could be to find her and reunite her with Sam and Fragile, effectively stopping the cult from doing whatever they're doing.

-> Lou dies AND survives.

This one is my own theory: Lou dies and becomes a BT, that will serve Sam as BB

BUT

What if she survives on the beach, like Amélie; Lou has had a very particular birth which could in fact have turned her into some kind of entity or even just homini demens, where she'd have a Ka form on the beach that is out of time (which would explain her being grown up and played by Elle)

So in this theory, she'd be both dead and alive, and the connection to her special beach could also be the way BT Lou detects BTs for Sam in the real world.

But that's not all: if Lou had this link to the Beach, she'd basically work the same way as the dolls the terrorists used, the dolls which were connected to Amélie's own beach. I think it could have something to do with why Fragile has the tar tears similarly to Higgs and Clifford, I don't know how exactly it's all related but there has to be a link.

And this brings me to: the plot would be Sam finding a way to bring Lou back to « Life », reuniting her Ka with the real world and her Ha.

-> Octopus Lou : Kojima/kojipro refer as the octopus in the pod showing alongside BT Lou as « Octopus Lou »

My theory is that she isn't a new kind of BT or anything, but rather Sam's DOOMS has improved enough to allow him to see BTs instead of just sending them; we've seen lots of BT bosses that had sea animals shapes like whales etc so an octopus would make sense, besides it'd help vary the designs for the sequel and change a little from DS1

[ I'll talk about the APAC kidnapping theory at the Higgs part ]

4 ) The Magellan

At the end of the trailer we see this huge submarine boat metal gear red thing

It seems to be called « The Magellan » and has almost all the trailer's logos on it.

-> DS2 happens in another country/ continent

Magellan was a grand explorer and it's pretty easy, even obvious to think that the ship was made to either explore or rally more people.

So we could suppose that the Magellan takes us to another place where we'll have to rally everyone onto the chiral network like in DS1, just in another place.

They way Fragile calls Sam to go and work again makes me think we'll have to do some porter work again at least.

-> DS2 Magellan allows us to travel from beach to beach

What if the Magellan was a gameplay option it would be so fucking cool

In the trailer we can clearly see the Magellan emerging from a tar lake (there's BTs falling down and Fragile and Sam react to the tar by crying bc of the DOOMS chiral allergy)

So maybe the Magellan was made to travel not across the tar but through it. We know the tar can like a portal to the beach (repatriations, BT boss fight etc). The Beach system could've changed due to Amélie's doing, making different kinds of Beach dimensions or something

5 ) What is APAC

So the trailer shows APAC as being evil right.

They attack Fragile and Lou after all, and look like some evil cult that clearly praises Amélie (or the extinction entity in general). But imo it might be a Kojima trap.

-> APAC was good : APAC means Automated Public Assistance Company, it doesn't sound very evil right, moreover; the logo of APAC is on the Magellan ship, alongside Drawbridges logo etc so they probably participated in creating the ship.

From the name it would mean that APAC is simply a drones/robots/androids company, that probably took off after DS1.

-> APAC is constituted of cyborgs/androids: I'm not the only one to think that APAC people are just androids or robots, they look very cyborg ish and they way the lights on their heads react to Higgs (?) Playing the guitar looks like he's controlling them more than giving them orders.

So with this, I'll talk about APAC and the cult as separate things, because imo APAC is just being used as executive force/ army for the cult

6 ) Higgs is back

The entity in the trailer has been proven to be Higgs because of the ear but I'll still separate the both of them when I talk about it.

-> He was repatriated : eternity is long, even longer on the beach. Higgs was already mad before but spending so much time alone (?) can't have helped much so maybe he got sick and tried to get out (or unlifed himself). Fragile became a repatriate in the ds2, so why not him too (if he wasn't already, as a homini demens). It could be 1 way if returning.

-> He was brought back by the cult : if he wasn't repatriated, then taking him back to the real world couldn't have been easy, which could explain why he'd become a cyborg thing as the entity, I'm fairly sure he's the one in the coffin during the pilgrim cult scene, we can see tar spilling from the holes which suggests the thing inside was from the Beach. Besides there's similar symbols to those on their cyborg body.

-> These are not intestines :

I was thinking it could be a huge umbilical cord instead, granting them a stronger connection to the Beach and Higgs Homini Demens powers back (if he did lose them after the fight)

Ik it sounds weird but,,, intestines are not like this either, they are SUPER long so it doesn't make sense, especially if the entity is a cyborg why would they have intestines.

-> He kidnapped Lou. As I said before I really like this idea it makes a lot of sense with the cover of BB'S theme by Troy Baker and the resentment/obsession he shows towards Sam.

So there's different rasons why this makes sense:

- Revenge. As said in the first post, Higgs surely HATES Sam for ruining his projects. As much as I wished he stopped being evil, he could very well try anything in his power to take everything from Sam, from killing Fragile to killing well everyone else, with his army of cyborgs.

- He meets Cliff or sees Sam's memories : If he saw the Cliff flashbacks like Sam does in DS1 when he connects to BB, he could've mistaken BB Sam for BB Lou (same mistake the player and Sam made in DS1), meaning he thinks Lou is Cliff's baby, the one Amélie wanted alive.

- Lou becomes a Beach/extinction entity (either similar to Cliff or to Amélie) : So she'd be a Homini Demens with an access to a powerful Beach and would be used by the cult/Higgs/the entity to trigger a death stranding or accelerate the 6th extinction.

-> His goal isn't murdering everyone : I don't know if this makes sense, it's what I'd like to believe.

Higgs might always have been crazy (due to the abuse and harsh life he grew up with) but he wasn't always evil. It's said in the interviews, he was a very good porter, and in his own journal he says he wanted to bring people together, exactly like Sam, which is why he teamed up with Fragile in the first place. (The pizza booklet in the shelter,,,.,.,,.,.,.)

[I haven't gotten all his journal entries yet so I might edit this later on]

It's clear that according to the last entries that finding Amélie changed him a lot, he went from rallying people to obsessing over her; but maybe this was her own doing, making him her soldier or pawn, like with Cliff.

It could explain Higgs' obsession with Sam, because Amélie only had eyes for Sam, and Higgs only had eyes for Amélie so he just wanted to make sense out of her needs (could also be jealousy).

So what effect would that have on Higgs after Amélie closes her Beach ?

Well one could think he'd stay obsessed with her and crazy; wanting to carry on her work as Extinction Entity and provoke the ultimate death stranding.

But he could also break away from the grip she had (if she did) on him, and he'd find reason, he'd just stop his obsessions. Meaning he could, once he came back, work alongside Sam and the others to help them, as a porter or something. Fragile might would've been able to bring him back to the real world, if she kept an eye on him and realised he'd been manipulated.

But that doesn't mean he didn't become the antagonist again; as one of the first Homini Demens he's powerful and linked to Amélie. So the Amélie cult could find him and turn him into the entity cyborg thing against his will.

-> The cult's goal isn't murdering everyone either: I know this is hard to believe, but it could be the cult's goal at least at the beginning of its existence;

In the end of DS1, Amélie explains to Sam that an extinction is an opportunity to adapt and change in order to survive. DOOMS is (I think) what characterises homini demens, it's evolution, it's said in DS1 too, that DOOMS people are more adapted to the post death stranding world and thus more adapted to survive through it.

So: the cult could have been created in order to help people acquire and train their DOOMS, and help as many people as possible to adapt against the extinction. ( Someone in a yt analysis said that red was the colour of doctors, and thus the cult could be meant to help and heal people. )

And then something went wrong and they became evil (or not, could be a Kojima trap from the trailer), they keep their own ranks of DOOMS haver, and eliminate all non DOOMS haver, exactly like Magneto in xmen with normal humans or Suguru in Jujutsu kaisen with non sorcerers.

I really think adaptation will be a centre plot point for ds2

7 ) Higgs and Amélie are form entity (like liquid ocelot'..)

This makes sense right, Higgs appearing as Amélie (the mask, the hair, the quipu, the colour red everywhere...) They could have fused in a way, to create this entity.

Besides it wouldn't be the first time they sort of appear as 1 and the same person (pls look at my girl I'm so proud of this screenshot I took)

-> Simple fusion : The simplest option would be the both of them just merging into one, willingly or accidentally after Amélie closed her Beach.

Or

Higgs seems to be the one in control (not very Amélie-ish to play the guitar and all, it's really Higgs' vibe). So Higgs would've taken control of the beach and Amelie's powers and come back to the real world in order to provoke the ultimate death stranding.

-> Neither of them wanted the fusion : A body (ha) can receive two souls (ka) like with Mama and Lockne only if they share a beach. I don't believe it's the case of Higgs and Amélie (unless it changed when she manipulated the Beaches to prevent the Death Steanding)

So I've mentioned the cult taking over Higgs to manipulate him, but they could've also provoked a fusion of Amélie and Higgs, for example by separating their ka from their original ha, merging the souls into an artificial body OR putting Amélie's Ka into Higgs ha/body, leaving his Ka on the Beach. Something like that idk

+ sarcophaguses are used to contain stillmothers like Lisa so it could mean there's only a Ha in the coffin thing

-> Higgs controls the cyborg from the beach : the cyborg could be just an artificial body in the shape of Amélie, controlled remotely by Higgs who would be stuck on the Beach

8 ) Higgs is the centre of everything.

Higgs. My man. I love everything about him so much and I blame Kojima entirely.

Higgs is just the Revolver Ocelot of Death Stranding

It's pretty obvious right? He's played by Troy Baker, Low Roar album cover has Ocelot's/kojipro mascot 's side profile etc

It's all in the name, Higgs, the particle of god. He's named Higgs 3 darn times: Higgs (Peter) Monaghan aka Peter (Higgs) Englert (François) AND calls himself « the particle of god (Higgs/BEHHGK boson) that permeate all existence ». He says himself, he's at the centre of EVERYTHING

Now look at the equations on his jinormous forehead (the images aren't mine!!)

I've talked more about it here, but to put it simply, they are equations that describe how a Higgs system evolves under certain circumstances, he has the definition of Higgs

But that's not all

As said in the Reddit post, his equations are meant to go with the equations on the q-pid

The higgs boson is the key to eventually ally quantum physics to relativity

Higgs is the key to rally everyone. He's the missing piece for the q-pid/chiral betwork to work completely,

That or: Higgs is the beginning, as the Higgs field is said to be related to the Big Bang, he could also be the beginning of a new era (the era of homini demens).

My guess is if higgs and sam kissed theyd repair the world by reuniting the equations together, it'd bring all the answers we need..

Theory Time..!!!

*insert Conspiracy String Board Meme*

Higgs :

Lets be real....this mofo is going to be Higgs...

We know Higgs saw everything in Amelie and was her proud lil lap dog in the first game

She gave him a false sense of Purpose so in my eyes it makes sense thar after she disappeard with her world destroying duty unfullfilled, that he picks up on that.

"I want to be a god like her, I am the bringer of extincion, I finish what she started"

He Obsesses over Amelie and his pov of her trying to become what he things she was...

We know that Higgs likes to obsess over things (fragile back then, Sam...)

so it makes total sense for me...

Fitting to his god Motive he rebuilds his old fraction but this time its going to be a Cult

Probably an Doomsday Apocalypse type of Cult with him as religious "godlike" Centerpiece and bringer of destruction yadda yadda...

Maybe even trying to convince his followers that HE is Amelie

....and i think those two compared pics have something onto him...

Idk Why the name is APAC but the logo for sure gives me some religious and cult like vibes if you leave the official name away

Well..

What does Higgs need to fully capture Amelies being and Life ..?

To fully transform into her Mentally?

Louise:

A Child of course...

And what child does he know and maybe is the reason all his world destruction plans failed?

Lou

How can he make Sam repay what he did to him, How can he revenge Fragile and make them all suffer the best way?

Taking Lou

I dont think lou Dies in that sequence , but gets kidnapped by Higgs...

We can Hear Troy Baker sing Lous Lullaby in the Trailer and tbh ? It gave me an off feeling...., it was lacking warmth....love....and overall heart like the original..

A comment by Tumblr User @headlessstar gave me the final push beliving that higgs took lou as sort of revenge against Sam and co

A mocking version of that song connecting Sam and his love for his Daughter just makes sense

I Remember a post some way back comparing Elle Fannings mocab Poses to Lou in her pod...wich makes me sure that elle might play a grown up version of Louise..

Wich would explain Sams visual change because years have gone by on his probably search for his daughter...

If Lou was kidnapped with 2... and grows up at least 15-20 years will pass and our dilf turns into a gilf

FRAGILE still looks unchanged tho..., but maybe that has something to do why she got her youthfull body back...

Maybe now she cannot age annymore at all..

ANNYWAYS

Lou growing up with higgs would also explain Kojimas Marketing poster questioning Elle in big letters " WHO AM I " and Norman asking himself " WHY ME "

Because of course our big Himbo daddy cant think of anny reason why someone would be after him and i love him for that...

Back to the Poster ...a kidnapped Lou also explains Leas Lettering of " How Come ?" Asking herself how the fuck she could let that happend in the first place

CONCLUSION:

I think Ds2 is going to be about Lou,

who grew up with higgs in a doomsday cult asking herself who she really is and where she comes from,

Because she feels that she belongs somewhere else...

Fragile trying to make up what she did to Sam...loosing his Daughter and Sam trying to find Lou at all costs..

I have no Clue what the other actors are about...

How NWR is involved...

What is about Deadman or Heartman...

But i think i Connected the most important Dots so far!!!!

Pls tell me your Opinion on my Brainbarf