#I have it when one cute ship needs to suffer for another

[made-my-peace-with-all-the-bad]

Happy That I Came is Chet about Cherry (and Soda by extension)

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Oo I got something for TFO

If possible would you be open to doing a human s/o with D-16? Like the human came from another planet that was destroyed and they got stranded on Cybertron and somehow managed to end up in Iacon city?

D-16 (Megatron) x Reader – The Creature From Another World - Part 1 of 2

A/N – This is so much longer than I thought it would be. I think it may be the most fun, silly fic I’ve ever written and I am so happy that I got to write it. Also, SPOILERS FOR THE END OF THE TRANSFORMERS ONE MOVIE IN THE FINAL SEGMENT!

Warnings – None.

Rating – T

It was all Orion’s fault. Everything that was likely to get D-16 in trouble was his fault. It was always, ‘Hey, what if we searched the tunnels for something even more valuable than energon?’ Or ‘You want to come into the archives with me? Of course, I have a permit. It’s not like I would try breaking in… again.’

This time, the line that was sure to get D-16 into trouble was, “Hey bud, don’t tell anyone but I got us a pet!”

D-16 rubbed his helm exasperatedly, “A pet, Pax! Why can’t you just obey the rules for once.”

“Hey, there are no rules against keeping pets,” Orion said excitedly, heading over to his locker to retrieve the creature in question.

“Of course there aren’t! Because no one would be stupid enough to keep one!”

“You just haven’t seen it yet. It’s really cute.”

“I hope your spark eater tears off your face, Pax. I really do,” D-16 deadpanned.

“Not a spark eater,” Orion chuckled, then he began whispering into his locker, “Hey, hey, it’s okay. I’m not gonna hurt ya, little cutie. That’s it, settle down now.”

D-16 shook his head, “You’re gonna get demoted all the way down to the 40th sub-level and when you do, I’m not gonna save your sorry aft. Besides Pax, there isn’t enough energon to go around as is. How’re you gonna feed a pet?”

“That’s the thing,” Orion said eagerly. “It doesn’t fuel up on energon.”

“Don’t be ridiculous. What kind of thing doesn’t need energon?” D-16 asked, his curiosity finally getting the better of him as he tried to peek over Orion’s shoulder at the so-called ‘pet’ he was trying to grab.

He heard some scrabbling, Orion said some more soothing words and then Orion turned around, holding a creature half his size around the waist in both servos.

“D-16, meet our new pet, Minitronus.”

“Minitronus!” D-16 said excitedly. He knew Orion had only picked the name to foster his attachment and ensure that he kept the creature a secret.

D-16 got close to Orion’s pet, resting his hands on his thighs as he bent down. “Whoa, what is it?”

“C’mon D-16. If you don’t know, I’m not gonna tell you.”

“You have no idea, do you.”

“Not a one.”

The creature chittered angrily, pushing at Orion’s servos.

“It looks angry,” D-16 observed.

“It’s just getting used to us. That’s all.”

Orion began stroking at the creature’s head.

“Okay Pax,” D-16 said, resigning himself to Orion’s crazy new pet, as he knew he would from the start. “C’mon then. Tell me all about it. What does it eat? Where’d you find it? And most importantly, how’re we going to keep it a secret?”

“Hey! I said HEY! YOU UP THERE! STOP PETTING ME! I’M NOT AN ANIMAL, YOU BIG DUMB IDIOT!”

The giant metal man smiled at you affectionately, opening his mouth to say something you couldn’t understand. It all sounded like scraping metal and electrical noises and you couldn’t make sense of any of it.

Ever since the Quintessons had abducted you, your life had been nothing but trouble. You were their prisoner but when they found out your planet had nothing of worth, they decided it would be better to experiment on you. The only consolation was that you could at least understand the Quintessons, who had multiple translator devices on their ship.

You were very fortunate that the Quintessons didn’t view you as a threat since they didn’t bother keeping you in any kind of high-security prison and so you managed to escape before they did anything too terrible. The worst you suffered were a few zaps from a weak cattle prod, probably testing your nervous system.

Yet, having escaped the Quintesson ship, you had landed yourself into deeper trouble. You had found yourself on a living metal planet, and though a few plants grew on the ever-transforming surface, the pocket computer you had stolen from your captors informed you they were poisonous.

Fortunately, you had thought a few things through regarding your escape. You had managed to grab a backpack, stuffing it full of provisions and interesting gadgets. The food was stored in dehydrated cubes so with proper care, it could last you months, maybe even an entire year. The backpack also contained a device to keep you warm, a cube that turned into a forcefield when thrown to the ground, and most importantly one of the translators that had allowed you to understand the Quintessons along with a few other gadgets.

However, despite your planning, things hadn’t gone very well for you. After touching down on the planet, you boarded a train that you hoped would take you to civilisation, and while it did take you to a city underground that was more beautiful and advanced than you could imagine, it was clear that the alien life-forms there had never seen an organic creature before.

The few you tried to talk to initially screamed as if you were vermin and tried to blast, stab, and crush you in succession. As you scrambled for your life, you took a kick to the back, saved by your pack which had broken your much-needed translator.

You ran and hid, keeping out of sight and soon you started feeling like the vermin the metal people viewed you as. You learned quickly to keep out of sight and made your way to where there were fewer bots, spending many quiet hours either sleeping in vents or trying to repair your translator with the limited knowledge you had.

Yet, your luck couldn’t last forever and eventually, you ran into a vent that turned out to be a transportation tunnel to and from the mines. It was there that Mr Big-Red-Idiot-Bot caught you and took you to the charging bays. At first, you thought your luck was turning around and that he was going to take you to someone who would be able to understand you since he was obviously trying to be gentle with you. Then it became clear that he just thought you were some kind of stupid animal in need of care and he adopted you as his pet.

“What are these things?” D-16 asked, gently lifting your top.

You slapped at his servo, swearing at him even though he couldn’t understand you. Orion laughed, “I don’t know, but that’s how it reacted to me too. I think they’re to keep it warm. Either way, it doesn’t like it when you touch them. Oh, and hey, check this out, it does tricks.”

Orion shoved you back into his locker where your bag was. You ran to your pack, hurriedly grabbing your broken translator and showing it to the new grey bot. You had tried repeatedly showing it to Big Red, but he didn’t get what you were trying to do and always just laughed at you.

“What’s it holding?” D-16 asked.

“Playing with some scrap metal. Isn’t that cute? It has a favourite toy! I think Minitronus might have belonged to someone else once because it has all these adorable toys in there and it can make its own fuel.”

You sighed. Clearly, the grey bot was no better than Big Red, but at least he wasn’t trying to kill you. You shook your head and began searching your pack for some tools to repair the translator. Upon seeing you grab a screwdriver, Orion took it from you.

You yelled a few more insults, demanding it back but Orion just teased you, holding it just out of reach.

“Aww does Minitronus want the toy? Do you? Do you? That’s it, reach for the toy. Grab it.” He cooed.

D-16 rolled his eyes, amused by both Orion and his new pet. He snatched the miniature ‘toy’ screwdriver from his friend, handing it back to you. “Don’t tease it, Orion.”

You nodded gratefully at D-16 and he ruffled your hair. This time, you didn’t bother insulting him since he had given you what you wanted.

The work alarm went off overhead and Orion slammed his locker shut just in time for the influx of workers to come through the shared stasis bunker on their way to work. D-16 tried to fight against the crowd to stay by the locker but Orion pulled him into the fray, muttering that it would look suspicious if he wasn’t at work on time.

“But what about- Will it be okay in there?” D-16 whispered as they headed into the lift.

“Sure,” Orion said from the corner of his mouth, trying to be quiet. “It’s been in there for days and it's been fine.”

“If you say so.”

“I do. Now be quiet and act normal.”

D-16 smiled and gave a small awkward wave to a bot in front of him who was observing the pair with a raised optical ridge. Over the years, Orion had caused more than his share of trouble so D-16 was used to the scrutinising looks from others, though he always got nervous when they both had something to hide.

You sighed and rested your hands on your hips. It was awful being constantly stuffed in a locker, especially since Big Red didn’t seem to think things through. He shoved you in your new ‘home’ whenever other bots were around or when he went to the lift which you assumed meant he was working. The problem with that was that his species didn’t tire easily and could work a very long time, and with this being what you could only assume was the poorer part of the city, there were always other bots around. You had to get your translator fixed quickly, or else you would spend the rest of your life in the locker. Still, things weren’t all bad. It was warm and safe. You often used your backpack as a pillow, sleeping through the first few hours before getting back to your repair work. You had privacy and a personal collapsable service suite that pulled moisture from the air so you could drink or shower - it even took care of your waste by vaporising it; alien inventions sure were convenient. Besides, now the other bot knew about you too, and perhaps he could help you. Resignedly, you set about keeping to your normal routine and began some light repair work, too awake to rest now. You only wished you knew what you were doing and that you had even the faintest idea on how to fix alien technology; your life depended on it.

Orion and D-16 were the first up and out of the elevator, avoiding the usual crowds by skipping the last few minutes of work with a lame excuse about being called upstairs. Honestly, the pair got into so much trouble they were often called up to meetings with higher-ups for tellings-off, which Orion usually tried to talk his way out of, and so nobody so much as batted an optic when they left.

Upon getting up to their quarters, Orion and D-16 were both relieved to see that the rotation team had already filed out, presumably having taken one of the other lifts to a different mine. Orion ran to his locker and hurled it open.

“Aww, look,” He pulled D-16 close to get a good look at you. “Minitronus is recharging. Hey, do you think it’s dreaming of us? Pets do that, right? Dream of their owners?”

“I mean, if Minitronus is thinking of me, that’s a dream. If it’s you, it’s a nightmare.”

Orion elbowed D-16 in the chassis then reached in to grab you.

D-16 pulled him back, “Whoa hey, don’t wake it.”

“We have to. It’s time for walkies and this is the only time we can get out of here quietly before the others catch up.”

Reluctantly, D-16 let Orion go.

You jolted awake, terrified until you remembered where you were and that you were now the ‘pet’ of an advanced alien. You settled groggily in his arms, wondering what he was going to do with you now.

He proffered you some words that sounded like two lawnmowers smashing together, but by his expression, you could tell he was happy. Then he jostled you, miming something you couldn’t understand until it was too late.

You scowled at Big Red with your arms folded, too insulted to even try yelling as he tugged you along an empty alley on your new wire lead.

This was a new low.

“I don’t think Minitronus likes walkies,” D-16 commented as you dug your heels into the floor, trying to hold your ground.

“Nonsense,” Orion said, trying to be gentle as he pulled at your lead, making you stumble forward, “It’s just not used to it yet.”

D-16 patted his thighs, “C’mon Minitronus. That’s it. Here Minitronus. Minitronus.”

After a few more attempts, you realised that the gentle electrical hum Grey kept repeating must be his name for you. Huh… Well, at least the repetition meant they had a stable language.

You listened again and tried to mimic the sound, making both bots pause to look at you.

“Did it just…?” D-16 asked, pointing at you.

You mimicked the sound again.

“It did,” Orion agreed. He ran over to pick you up, spinning you in his arms, “Who’s a smart Minitronus, huh? Yes, you. You are!”

Although your mimicry had been good, it wasn’t quite enough to convince them that you were sentient. Rather, they were looking at you like a parrot who had picked up a new phrase. Instead of repeating your name, you had managed a babyish mumbling somewhere close, that sounded more like Mini–Tron.”

D-16 beamed and petted your head, quickly coming to love his new pet. Orion was right, it was smart and cute.

“That’s so cool, I wonder if we can teach it more words.”

“I’m definitely teaching it swears,” Orion laughed.

Eventually, the pair headed back to the underground, with Orion heading in first, making sure everyone was recharging, before signalling for D-16 to follow with you.

“Oh, c’mon, don’t put me back in the locker,” You whined as you were placed on the top shelf.

“Oh no, don’t cry,” D-16 begged, listening to you pitchy chittering. He held a digit to his lips, shushing.

“You two will be gone for ages, what between sleeping and working, and it’s dark in there,” You continued, even though he couldn’t understand you.

You only stopped talking when he held you against his chassis, petting your head. You sighed in understanding. He was trying to keep you safe; this was all for your own good.

‘Okay,’ You thought, feeling strangely comforted by Grey’s actions. ‘If this is how it has to be for now… Okay.’

Orion gave an enthusiastic thumbs up to D-16, glad that he had managed to keep your mewls under control.

“Goodnight, Minitronus,” Orion whispered before shutting the door.

“We love you,” D-16 added.

You shook your head after the door shut; life was going to be interesting with those two.

“PAX!” Elita-One shouted, jetpacking up the empty elevator shaft to catch up with Orion and D-16 who had stolen away from work early for the third time that week.

Orion held you behind his back, hiding you just in time before Elita got in his face.

“Captain, what a surprise!” Orion grinned cheekily, already trying to smooth-talk his way out of the situation. “Me and D-16 were just saying what a great and wonderful leader you-”

“Can it, Pax!” Elita glowered. “I’ve had just about enough of you. It’s bad enough that you’re a troublemaker but now, you’re dragging D-16 down with you and- what’s behind your back?”

“My back? Nothing at all,” Orion shoved you into D-16’s open arms, and he in turn hid you behind his leg, trusting that you wouldn’t run away if he wasn’t holding you.

Elita grabbed hold of Orion, slamming him into the lockers, her eyes narrowing when she didn’t see anything worth hiding. She glared at D-16 who held up his servos in a shrug, gesturing to Pax who was already babbling about how strong she was and how no other Captain had had the strength to throw him so hard.

While Pax created a distraction and Elita-One continued her tirade against him, D-16 shuffled backwards, sneaking you out for your daily walk.

You had grown used to the routine now, learning the building’s alarms that marked the beginning or end of a shift. When it was coming time for Orion or D-16 to take you out, you always hitched on your backpack, just in case you needed anything, though you had long since learned not to work on your translator in front of Big Red, since he kept assuming it was a toy and continually threw it for you to fetch. Honestly, he was doing even more damage to the already broken machine, and it stressed you out constantly whenever you were forced to catch it before it hit the ground.

When you and Grey were alone, you always did repair work at the end of a walk, since he would take you somewhere quiet to rest for a while.

You had been living with the pair for just over two months now and in that time a few things of note had happened.

First, they had entrusted knowledge of you to a few of the others in their ‘platoon’ or whatever the group they worked in was called. This had happened after an incident wherein you had escaped your locker to explore and a silver and blue bot with a passion for dance stumbled into you and squealed. Big Red, and Grey hurried to your rescue and had to explain their ‘pet’ to him.

This led to you being the worst kept secret in the mining facility, though it was bound to happen eventually with so many bots living in close quarters. However, all the mining bots found you sweet enough and they all had a code of honour that meant they kept you secret from anyone with authority like Elita-One or any of the other captains.

Yet, while everyone knew about you and you were generally allowed out of the locker most of the time, it was still only Orion or D-16 who took you out, and they still tried to get out of work a tad early to check on you.

One of the other changes in your life was the delivery of a big bundle of wires as ‘toys.’ That was another word you had learned to mimic since Orion kept bringing you play-things and repeating the Cybertronian equivalent.

This happened after you kept picking up pieces of scrap wire on walks, taking them with you so you could use them in your repair work. At first, Orion and D-16 took them off you, afraid you would hurt yourself somehow, but when you kept collecting them and fought hard to keep the few you had, they assumed it must be a normal nesting behaviour and brought you a great deal more than you needed.

You were delighted with the gifts and hugged both bots for it. Then, after saving the few you needed for your translator, you weaved the extra wires into a new over-shirt. It was uncomfortable, but quite practical since your jumper was wearing away and you needed a new one to keep decent when you were washing your actual shirt.

Another problem to occur was your hair. In your time with the bots, it had grown very long, and much to your bemusement, Orion had tried cutting it. The whole thing had gone disastrously, and you suddenly understood those dogs that got terrible haircuts because they tried to escape their groomers; you could only be thankful that the bald patch was beginning to grow back.

The final change was Grey’s idea. He felt confident that you were well trained since you now responded to your name, paying attention when you were called through the miners’ hab-suite. Because of your actions, he often let you off-lead, which you were immensely grateful for. He rarely put the lead back on you unless he thought something was unsafe, so whenever it went on now, you clambered onto his shoulder, trusting that he would take you home and away from danger quickly.

It wasn’t a perfect life, but things were slowly improving. You could only hope that your lucky streak didn’t break and that you would be able to communicate your needs fully before the year was up.

D-16 sighed, sitting on the side of a tall building overlooking the city with you in his lap. You were content to let him pet you while you toyed with your translator. You went in an almost trance-like state whenever you tinkered with it now, honestly not expecting anything to come of it but needing to work all the same.

He continued speaking in his gentle, rhythmic noises and you hummed as if you understood, pressing a wire down with the flat of your screwdriver.

“- and that’s why I know what we’re doing is important. Even Sentinel says so. Us miners, we’re keeping Cybertron alive,” D-16 said proudly.

“Who’s Sentinel?” You asked absentmindedly.

D-16 screamed, accidentally throwing you off his lap.

“Hey, be careful!” You scolded. “You could have dropped me over the edge.”

You picked up your translator and brushed yourself off.

“Minitronus, you’re talking!” D-16 accused.

“Yeah, well so…are… Oh my God, I did it!” You breathed. Then you punched the air excitedly, “I DID IT!”

“WHAT IS GOING ON? HOW ARE YOU TALKING?!”

“I fixed my translator,” You squealed ecstatically, waving it in front of D-16.

“Your- Your toy?”

“Yeah,” You nodded, practically bouncing on the spot.

“This is impossible. You- You’re our pet!”

“No. Not a pet. Not anymore. I’m (Y/N). Okay, (Y/N),” You repeated your name slowly, trying to get it through to Grey who still looked panicked.

“Primus, this is insane.”

“Yeah, it is.”

“You’ve got to explain everything to me, right now.”

“Okay, sit down,” You patted the ledge.

D-16 did so, and you jumped back into his lap.

“What’re you doing? You can’t sit there now. You’re not an animal.”

“Hey,” You pushed against his servo, staying stubbornly in place, “I’m not going back on that ledge, I could fall.” “Fine,” D-16 relented. He went to pet your head again then stopped himself, keeping his servos stiffly by his sides. “As long as you explain yourself, you can sit wherever you want.”

Having told D-16 everything and had him explain a few things in return, things thankfully changed. Initially, things between you and all of the mining bots were awkward, with haunted comments from some of the bots like, ‘It saw me in the wash racks,’ or ‘I can’t believe I tried to rub its belly… No wonder it slapped me. Oh. Oh no.’

Once everyone got used to the idea, your life improved. You were still kept secret since none of the miners knew how the higher-ups would react to an alien species, but with some ingenuity and a few favours exchanged for information about your species and planet, they all came together to transform your locker into a proper living space, complete with all the amenities they could manage to scrape together. They even began forming a plan to try and have you off-planet and en-route somewhere you could survive before your supplies would run out.

After D-16 and Orion were over the weirdness, you still had them take you on your daily excursions, sans the lead since you were no longer their pet. Orion managed to laugh about the whole thing, but D-16 grew to be even more strained around you. However, you didn’t get to ask him about it till you were next alone with him, which was a long time afterwards.

“So… Do you hate me now?” You asked him one day while he walked a few paces ahead of you, keeping an eye out for anyone who he would need to hide you from.

“What?” D-16 sputtered. “I- I don’t-”

“It’s okay,” You smiled easily. “It’s a strange situation.”

D-16 felt his insides squeeze. He had held onto you while you slept. At the time, he thought you were cute. Now though… You were still cute when you slept, but it was a different kind of cute – Softer, somehow.

“I told you everything,” He sighed, defeatedly. “My life, my dreams, my fears.” He shook his head, continuing mournfully, “And you didn’t understand any of it.”

“Not true,” You contradicted, running to stand in front of him.

He watched you warily.

“I might not have known what you were saying, but I did understand you. Your tone, expressions, the sound of your voice. I understood more than you think.”

D-16’s spark pulsed.

“Let’s go home,” He said quickly, turning on his heel and walking away from you.

The two of you had to go where you wouldn’t be alone or things would change again.

D-16 was falling in love with you and he couldn’t let that happen. There were too many unknowns and he had his planet to think about. He was a miner – the life force of his planet. That’s what Sentinel Prime always said, and work came first.

Besides, you weren’t going to be on Cybertron forever. You couldn’t be. Once your supplies ran out, that would be it for you.

D-16 couldn’t get attached. It wasn’t like you were a pet anymore. You didn’t belong to him, even if he wanted you to.

You ran through the destruction of Iacon City, terrified by everything that was happening. Honestly, you had missed most of the events leading up to it, having been stuck in Sentinel’s tower, but you had seen the so-called Prime torture and brand D-16.

Afterwards, you tried to find him or Orion, but you were small and Iacon was big and the city was collapsing around you.

You screamed as you were grabbed seemingly from nowhere and looked up to see D-16, though he looked slightly different thanks to the new infusion of Megatronus’ T-Cog which you hadn’t seen him take from Sentinel’s corpse. Also, there was one other change – his angry red optics, which bore into you.

“D-16,” You shouted, “What’s going on? Where’s Orion?”

“Orion is dead,” He growled. Though he had made a promise that nobody else would be deceived, you needed to hear that lest you side with Orion over him. Besides, it wasn’t a lie. Orion was dead – Dead, and replaced by Optimus Prime. “And my name is Megatron.”

“Orion- Orion’s dead,” You repeated, too shell-shocked to even cry at the moment.

“Yes,” Megatron glossed over your emotions, far too focused on his rage as he transformed around you, keeping you safe inside his alt-mode. “And we’re leaving.”

“Where are we going?”

“To war!”

Yet, even as Megatron burned with hatred and his desire to bring down the corruption that fuelled his planet, he was already reading the intel sent by the disgraced High Guard, informing him of several nearby planets where you would be able to get the organic fuel you required to stay online.

Megatron had lost everything. He was not about to lose his beloved pet too. You were his, and you always would be.

A/N - Hey, I worked really hard on this so please comment, or at the very least reblog. Likes aren't enough anymore guys, they just aren't.

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꒰ ࿁ ˙ ˖ ໑ reckless driver [frank langdon x f!reader]

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synopsis: we all need a little bit of healing (or frank patches you up after an accident)

a/n: i got really badly injured at a waterfall and then proceeded to write this while holding back tears. also i binged the pitt and i'm so deeply in love with frank i love my wet rat babygirl.

thank you to @eurydiceauxenfers for being the best beta a girl can ask for <3

tagging @mayfieldss and @a-house-of-endless-fandoms for suffering through my pitt tangents

This wasn’t out of the norm for you.

Not the type of injury, of course, just ending up injured. You were prone to tripping, falling, hitting something, pretty much any accident under the sun. You woke up with bruises and cuts you didn’t remember receiving, and aches that weren’t there before. As long as you weren’t bleeding, you considered it fine. Take some ibuprofen and call it a day. As befits a doctor, you were horrible at taking care of yourself.

It was that flippant attitude that ended with you in this situation. You took the bus to work, like every morning, getting off at the closest spot to Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center. It was still a 10-minute walk, but the sun was out, so you didn’t mind. Until you saw a dog run out into the road in front of a car, and then decided to run and push the dog out of the way. You always did have a soft spot for animals.

Of course, the car didn’t stop. You would consider the treatment you got a love tap. Sure, you landed flat on your back on the pavement, but no broken bones. You weren’t dead. You weren’t bleeding too badly. It took you all of five minutes to tell people that ‘yes, I’m fine’ and ‘I’m a doctor, I would know’ before they’d leave you alone. It took you another five minutes to (calmly) chastise the driver for their negligence.

You were late to work and unhappy about it.

A couple of minutes into your walk, the adrenaline wore off, and your leg started to hurt. Like, really badly. Your head kinda swam too, but you ignored that. The driver did hit your leg straight on, so you shouldn’t be surprised. But you really didn’t want to worry your colleagues.

Robby would make you go home; he was overprotective like that. Dana would follow you around like a mother hen. And Langdon would…be Langdon.

You never knew with Frank. He was one year ahead of you in his residency and usually full of snark and a boundless energy you couldn’t match. You thought he was cute the first day and hid that info by being as sarcastic as he was. Using humor to deflect your feelings was one of the best ways to avoid getting hurt. Especially when the inevitable would be nothing happening and him finding someone else.

(It would absolutely devastate you anyway.)

But the few times you got hurt to the point of it being a problem, there was a switch in Frank. He would become worse than Dana, but a whole lot more argumentative. Part of you liked to think he cared, the other part wondered if it was exasperation in his tone. 

(You would keep getting hurt if it meant you could feel his touch on you.)

You made it to the hospital by slowly limping as fast as you could. You entered the ER, slowed to a stroll to hide your leg, planning on waiting until you could corner Samira to help you out. She always was good with confidentiality. 

You were never that lucky. You took approximately ten steps, said hello to Robby, who was waiting at central, before getting called back by him. He had taken one look at you and known something was wrong.

“Morning, doc,” you saluted, hiking your bag up on your shoulder. He narrowed his eyes.

“What happened.”

It wasn’t a question the way he said it.

“Nothing happened.”

“Bullshit. What happened.”

Robby was like a bloodhound when someone he cared about was hurt. It was very annoying. Probably what made him a good doctor.

“Just had a run in, not a big deal,” you shrugged. He still didn’t believe you. Footsteps behind you made you inwardly curse.

“What’s up?” Frank asked, jogging up. He looked like he had his morning Red Bull and was raring to go.

“Dr. L/N was going to tell us how she got hurt this morning.” You fought the urge to roll your eyes.

“What? You’re hurt?” Frank immediately stepped toward you, tone serious and brows furrowed. You glared at them both.

“No, I’m totally fine. See?” You twirled on your feet, clenching your teeth as your leg protested. Robby noticed.

“I want you to walk normally in a straight line,” Robby crossed his arms, looking you up and down. You blinked back at him. You walked slowly until Robby narrowed his eyes, and you were forced to pick up the pace. You felt tears prick your eyes. “I’ll ask you again. What. Happened.”

Robby had this tone he got with his residents, like they were unruly children lying about their report card, and you hated to hear it. It made you feel like you should be in time out.

You mumbled about the car.

“I’m sorry?” Robby leaned forward.

“I maybe accidentally, perhaps, been hit by a car,” you rushed out, taking a step back as if you could escape to the lockers. 

“What?!” Robby and Langdon both said at the same time. You flinched at the noise. 

“Room 2. Now,” Robby snapped, grabbing your arm and dragging you forward. You dug your heels in despite the pain and refused to budge. “Y/N.”

“I’m fine! I don’t need medical attention!” You seethed, trying to wrench out of his grip.

“Langdon. Grab her.”

Frank immediately stepped up behind you, blocking your escape. 

“Sorry, princess,” he shrugged, picking you up when you wouldn’t move. He ended up throwing you over his shoulder when you proved to be difficult. “Would you stop hitting me?!”

“Let me down or so help me God—“

“You’ll what? Limp toward me in fury?”

“Motherfu—“

Langdon plopped you on the patient bed in a huff. Robby closed the door, and you knew that you had lost this battle. No way getting past these two. 

“Why are you so stubborn?” Robby sighed.

“I don’t like bothering people,” you crossed your arms, leaning back on the pillows. Before he could examine you, one of the nurses knocked on the door, telling Robby they needed him. He looked between you and Langdon, running his hand over his head.

“Langdon, take care of her. I’ll be back,” Robby stated, nodding at you before leaving.

This was a nightmare.

“You don’t have to be doing this,” you murmured. Langdon checked your eyes and vitals, ignoring your statement.

“How did you even get hit by a car?” he asked, putting on his stethoscope. You tried to mellow your heart, but it was hard when he was close.

“I…was saving a dog.”

He looked at you in disbelief for a moment before bursting into laughter.

“Only you,” he chuckled. “I’m going to order a CT, because I don’t trust that there isn’t something wrong with your head. Roll up the pants for me.”

You did as instructed. He touched along the calf, and you hissed. He pulled his hands away. 

“Any other injuries you’re refusing to show me?”

You stuck your tongue out at him but reluctantly offered up your palms, which were scraped from supporting your fall. He pulled up a chair and grabbed some first aid, sitting close to you as he grabbed your hands. His touch sent electricity down your spine, even as he cleaned the wounds with antiseptic spray. 

“You really don’t have to do this,” you whispered. He looked up at you, that one lock of hair falling into his eyes and driving you mad.

“Why do you do that?”

“Do what?”

“Pretend like I shouldn’t care,” he responded. He wrapped your palm in gauze, not letting the hand go, even when it was bandaged. He traced your fingers with his thumb, staring down at your hands. “I do care. Why is that weird?”

“Because you’re usually an ass.”

You watched him suppress a smile at that. He finally looked up at you, blue gaze steely. You felt like you fell into the deep end of the waters and couldn’t get back up. You wondered if you’d even want to.

“Y/N, do you want to go on a date with me?”

The question caught you off guard. So off guard, you actually just stared at him, blinking for several seconds. Then you remembered you had to answer.

“I, uh, yes, um…I do want to date. Go on a date with you,” you stammered. 

“Really?” He looked so hopeful that it made your heart hurt. 

“Really,” you smiled, honestly. And then your heart flipped as Frank kissed your palm, returning your hand to you. He was a tease, and both of you knew it. 

“Kisses make everything better, medical fact,” Frank smirked. 

“Are you kissing your patients? Because that seems like an HR case,” you jibed, your voice dying out as he kissed your other palm. He ignored your teasing.

“Any other injuries?” He inquired. You narrowed your eyes at him, thinking.

“I think I scraped my lip.”

“Did you now?”

“Yep, totally. Happened when I face planted the pavement.”

“I think I have something for that,” Frank smirked, before leaning in and kissing you. His hand cupped your cheek, so gentle and yet so firm in his affections, it made the butterflies in your stomach go on overdrive. He tasted like caffeine and spearmint, and you wondered if you could survive on him alone.

“Jesus fuck, I asked you to take care of her not hit on her,” Robby groaned, stepping inside the room. You both broke apart, you with heat rushing to your cheeks and mortification in your eyes. Frank, with a sort of smug satisfaction. Bastard.

“I was providing care.”

“Sure,” Robby rolled his eyes. “Everything okay?”

“Just need a head CT,” you coughed out. You still couldn’t meet his eyes. 

“Then get on that,” Robby sighed. “Now, break it up, lovebirds. Langdon, I need you now.”

Lovebirds. That’s all you thought of as Frank left with a wink. 

Maybe you should get hit by a car more often.

[paxdracona]

Sooo... omega twins Mav & Ethan with alpha Ice, anyone? If yes, see read more. If no... at least the pic is cute :3?

Imagine: you're Maverick, you're an omega, you have the best alpha ever (no bias whatsoever of course). Your twin brother drops a shocking bomb on you; because it was more efficient for the IMF he has been on industry-grade suppressors for basically his entire adult life and only just last month his body finally rebelled spectacularly and now he has to go 'natural'. Meaning, that he's never had to learn to cope with his omega side and he's Not Having A Good Time. We're talking extreme reactions to random alphas and the way they interact with him, every omegan instinct dialed up to eleven and Ethan is hopelessly frustrated by the betrayal his body is displaying.

So, Mav comes with an unorthodox solution: come live with Ice and me to get used to it. I can help you navigate this shit and Ice is biologically obsessed with me so he'd already consider you pack. ('That's quite an oversimplification,' Ice mutters flatly). Ethan and Ice have misgivings but they agree to try it out. Mav is horrendously smug when it seems to work. Ethan's omega instincts latch onto Ice, who IS a very capable and reliable pack alpha, and whose biology DOES seem to immediately recognise that this omega is family.

So here's the three of them, Ice and Mav being their clingy selves and ethan slowly coming to terms with this part of himself he never needed to know and cautiously taking the comfort that's been offered to him.

Now here I leave you the choice to believe what you want; platonic packbonds, wholesome puppypiles etc. OR Ethan struggling with his sudden volatile libido and how extremely he reacts to alphas' commands and pushing. So that's another thing Ice helps him figure out; desensitisation to alpha interactions so that Ethan can begin to trust that his biology won't betray him, even if some asshole alpha tries to use their alpha voice on him. On both their insistence Mav is present for all of this because one moment Ethan can be docile under the grip of pheromones and next moment he'll snap out of it in a reflex accompanied by a defensive move befitting the trained spy he is. Being near Mav calms him down quickly.

And of course, because I like to make him suffer, he'll get the first proper heat of his already quite long adult life and navigating THAT is overwhelming in every way possible.

And imagine Ice, his alpha side pleased as punch that his pack now includes a second omega; one that his biology already grouped with mav and thus as His. Also being responsible for TWO of them would have turned him grey if that ship hadn't already sailed, so luckily Ethan has no interest in being managed. He's come this far without some alpha trying to say they know better, so there.

[flawseer]

Mail Call #3

Answering comments from @void-the-bear @railway-lands @keabirb @ilikebookssomuch @chezgorman @cartoons-everywhere @dragonra305

Please don't hurt me. I have glasses.

Thank you, to all of you. It makes me genuinely happy to know that I'm able to put something into this world that other people can enjoy. I think this is a great setting that is fun to add to.

Doing a Wings of Fire-themed run of this Smaugust challenge has been very interesting and it's good that the result appears to be well-received. It's not always been easy, I'm actually getting quite exhausted having to post content on a strict schedule like this. But it is worth doing if it makes people happy.

Relating to my comment on this post. I probably will do it eventually, along with some other ideas I had that didn't fit in. But it won't happen while Smaugust is still going, as I am already skirting the limits of what I am physically capable of right now.

Ahh... hm... This is the question that has toppled mountains and started wars. You're going to get hit squads sent after me.

Well, there is the big one, of course. Qibli/Winter. They have such wonderful chemistry whenever they are in a scene together (with one pretty upsetting exception). And Qibli is always teasing him about being his destiny and the two of them getting married, so I think there is some attraction there.

Then uh... I used to feel completely ambivalent about this one, but Starflight/Fatespeaker has really grown on me over time. There's a lot of interesting potential there that doesn't really make it into the story. I need to make a long-winded post about Fatespeaker one day.

Blaze/Glacier is another one that could be cute. I think putting a repressed Icewing together with a highly eccentric and rambunctious Sandwing is going to be a winning combination most of the time. Or well, I guess I should say "could have been cute", since Glacier had to die for the plot, in a very wretched and infuriating way too.

There are a couple more that I think have their moments or could be interesting in one way or another. Some of them even contradicting or overlapping each other. Listing all of them would probably be a bit excessive.

Oh yeah, and I think Sunny is ace.

Ah, a question that'll make me put someone else's favorite character at the bottom of a preference list... After the shipping question I'm starting to fear for my life now.

Let me preface this by clarifying that I generally like all of the DoD. There are some characters in this setting that I loathe and wish they would exit the story, and the arc 1 protagonists are nowhere near that. So being ranked low here translates to me saying "Yeah, they're okay, room for improvement", not "wow, they're the WORST!"

Okay whatever, let's get down to it.

#1 - Sunny

That one's easy, I mean, just look at the pinned post on this blog.

Sunny is so wonderful and charming and perfect in every conceivable way, she is one of my six all-time favorite characters. She is the flower that blooms in the bitter desert. A lot of people may perceive her as this demure and innocent character who is always happy and friendly, and oblivious to the suffering around her. Nah, Sunny knows exactly what is going on. She is keenly aware of all the bloodshed, suffering, and toxicity that unfolds in the world around her. When she remains optimistic and forgiving in the face of darkness, that is not her being meek or passive, it's her steadfastly refusing to let that darkness into herself. She is actively embodying the change she wants to see in the world, even when it hurts her or gets her taken advantage of, because that is what she believes in and the future she will create.

That's pretty inspiring. I wish I had that kind of inner strength.

Also, she is not weak. While she's not a powerhouse scrapper like Tsunami or an invincible stack of bricks like Clay, Sunny strikes quickly and without hesitation when her friends are in danger, and can be deviously clever. This is often overlooked, but she is--to my knowledge--the only character to land an attack on Morrowseer that comes close to actually hurting him.

Well... you got me rambling about Sunny. Let's go through the others more briskly.

#2 - Starflight

I like Starflight a lot. Unfortunately the story really doesn't. He is like, the unluckiest character by far. I don't know what he did to deserve the never-ending cavalcade of misfortune that gets shoveled in his direction throughout all three arcs. Like, it never ends. A couple of friends and I came together and we jokingly called our group the "Starflight Protection Foundation", because someone needs to stage an intervention. Like, wrap him in a cozy sweater and buy him hot chocolate or something. Heaven help this poor man.

He's another one of my favorites.

#3 - Glory

Glory is really cool; I vibe with the "unchosen hero spurned by destiny" theme. She goes through her life and is constantly told "No, you don't have a special destiny. You're the fifth wheel. You are worthless and unimportant". Though she struggles with the constant abuse and devaluation, she eventually finds a way to turn it into strength and declare that the only value that matters is the one she gives to herself.

I really wish the story had NOT made her turn out to be a secret princess. "I was born without destiny, so I'm making my own" is a so much more satisfying character trajectory than "Oh, don't worry. You were born special after all, you just didn't know about it".

So yeah, I kind of tend to put that "secret princess" plot twist on the shelf when I think about Glory, and prefer to think that she managed to sway Grandeur with her skill and determination, rather than a random blood link.

#4 - Clay

Clay is very lovable. He is like the emotional bedrock of the group and acts as a stabilizing force that pairs well with all of the other arc 1 protagonists. He pretty much resolves all of his baggage in the first book and becomes content and steady. That is very good for him, but unfortunately this also kind of turns him into just some dude for the following four books.

Which is fine, it is good for the other characters to have someone behind them who loves them and helps them up when they stumble. It just makes it difficult for Clay to shine on his own.

#5 - Tsunami

Okay, so, Tsunami. I actually like her a lot in arc 1. She's bringing an interesting kind of energy to the group that is like, half-supportive and half-detrimental. Very chaotic. She also has to contend with some heavy stuff; everything to do with her father and the complications in her family life. It's very interesting. Lots of places to go with that.

Arc 2 Tsunami though, really grinds my gears. She regresses into this kind of juvenile, immature personality that is just pointlessly abrasive and confrontational. She acts really condescendingly towards Peril-- despite the latter having saved Clay's life AND it being really important to Clay that her staying at JMA works out well. Her borderline sabotaging this effort by making Peril feel unwelcome seems very dismissive towards Clay's feelings. It also doesn't help that she is the most outspoken about her loathing of Nightwing mindreading and prophecies, which drives Moonwatcher further into her emotional shell and makes things more complicated.

Okay, I have to reiterate: I don't dislike Tsunami. I just think her character arc is incomplete. It feels like she is stuck in arrested development while at JMA. She's mostly running around yelling at people, when she really should be thinking about what to do about Queen Coral, and how to get custody of her siblings. Her sister Anemone is carrying emotional scars from how the Queen has kept her leashed like a dog for her entire life, a process that is now happening to Auklet, even to this day. And then there's the 30 something children who have never known parental love for a day in their life and their mother can't remember the names of.

Someone's gotta step in and save these kids. Or like, at least start vaguely thinking about it.

Turtle???

Hmm....

...

Moose!

[bronx-bomber87]

Well hello there lovely Fandom :) This has to be one of the best of eps of season so far. Tied with last week for sure. The writers came to play this season holy hell. Also a little birdie (my friend ha) told me the person who wrote 2x11 wrote this one. SOOO of course it's incredible. Start to finish. Once again not just the Chenford stuff either. (That was insanely good obviously. Losing my mind over it.)

I just love that they've tapped back into the show as a whole again. I mean we would have some decent B and C storylines along with our ship last couple years. But this season? Phew they are killing the game. Each week tops the last or ties it. I can see why Eric loves this season so much. Why he's called it his fav so far. It's been fantastic. I'm with him. Let us dive into the goldmine that is this episode.

7x08 Wildfire

We start off with another Genny appearance. I love this sfm. Wasn't sure when we'd get to see her again. Definitely was not expecting a couple episodes after 7x06. This season continues to surprise and delight me in the best way. Her reply about the GPS cracks me up. I've been in traffic so bad the GPS gave up on me too LOL Yay Uncle Tim to the rescue. This was such a nice start to the ep for Tim.

This is the season that continues to give and give. More of Tim's house AND an Uncle Tim scene? *swoon* I love that the first thing they ask about is where the good boy is. We all love him and need more of him in all of our lives. Kojo is at daycare hehe Considering how this episode goes down I'm grateful for it.

They try to pull one over on him but it ain't working. Not even a little bit. Lmao I adore how he pops back in to catch them instantly disobeying. The best part is they say 'Yes sir.' when they're caught. The love and respect is evident. It's so lovely. Seeing him in Uncle Tim mode is so cute I can't stand it. Little gem I didn't knew I needed. Well done writers.

I love Lucy bee-lining for Tim to let him know about the looting in his neighborhood. The best part is her immediately jumping in his car to get to his nephews. My heart. Such a short but impactful scene. Does my shipper heart good to see it. Chips down they're always there for each other. That's never changed despite all the messy relationship issues. A constant for them we all love to see.

So many things to love about this next portion. I wasn't able to get it all in. But the way they enter the house together on guard. As you all know I love watching them in the field. It is ship crack for me. I'll never be over the well oiled machine that is them. It is the ONE thing that never suffered no matter how bad it got between them.

It's their center and it held well. I friggin love the pic. Oh my word. It's from the baseball game in 5x11. The little things are the best. I love the small details. Tim is so damn sassy 'Gently.' Can't say I didn't think the same when they were man handling his TV. lol

Then the ship crack really kicks in. Fighting the stealing duo together. gimme gimme. Poetry in motion as always. Love to see it. The funniest part is his nephew's reappearance. Cracks me up they were playing the entire time. LOL Of course Genny shows up to see it all. Little bit of levity amongst a sea of intensity during this ep. Also relief the boys will be safe and headed home with her after this.

Oh my word, them talking about his nephews. Be still my damn heart. I love that she had a relationship with them. Not only that she coached them as well. Her joke about the curveball making Tim's smile even wider. Could he be more in love with her? *sad sigh* This is why the breakup destroyed her. Stuff like this. No doubt she thought they were getting married and we're forever. She had relationships with his sister and her kids. Legit ones to the point they miss and ask about her.

Tim was her one and done. The first time she fell in love and thought it was going to be her future. He was going to be her future. Oh Timothy, you really stepped in it when you let her go. My goodness. I love getting peeks into their life outside the station when they were together. This was a fantastic addition to that. The details in this one making me insanely giddy. Too bad we don't get to hear what he told them but hot damn I enjoyed this little tidbit moment.

The immense fire interrupts their lovely moment. They're trapped and have to radio in as such. Grey is one giant ball of panic even thought he's trying to hide it. Despite being his officers those are his friends in real danger. Not only that he is stuck at a command post hoping against hope they make it out. Eric killing me with his expressions once again.

The deep breath he takes before formulating a plan is everything. Suggests they leave the shop ASAP. Just a tinder box waiting to happen. When he said to use a safety blanket I was percolating with excitement. That meant tight quarters and goodness to come. I could feel it. I was legit vibrating this morning as I watched this go down. Tim not giving Lucy a ton of relief saying he saw it on youtube once lol

I absolutely love the role reversal here. Tim is the rambling one. Going on and on. Lucy has to be the one get him to focus. He’s spewing facts that mean nothing to her in this moment. She just needs to know they’re going to be ok. That this is going to work and they're not going to die in this fire.

First time we see Tim come undone and not have the cooler head between them. Lucy has to be the one to get him to focus and give her a straight yes or no answer. Her anxiety can't take the long winded reply. I love her face and hand she puts up letting him know as such. She needs his reassurance not his facts.

This is the meat and potatoes of this scene right here. The sass coming from this man in this scene lmao I love him sfm. 'What, You got somewhere to be?' Oh my lord. These two. Lucy cuts him to the quick. Trying to stop this near death-love confession of his. Tim continuing the sass train saying he could be saying something hateful. LOL Doubtful my love very very doubtful. You forget she knows you just as well as you do her. Lucy continues to try and water down his confession by cutting him off. Saying she knows what he's going to say.

That he's still in love with her. Tim's reply is primo. ‘The arrogance.' This made me cackle. My god this is not the time to be fighting her on this Timothy. Also she’s not wrong babe.... He gives in and says she's not wrong. Of course he still loves her. *heart clutch* Here's what I love the most about him saying this. It's fact that he couldn’t die or possibly let her leave this earth without letting her know he’s still in love with her. That he loves her. That fact still hasn't changed for him. I’m sure he’s worked it out in therapy and lives with the guilt of it daily. Her wondering if he still loved her. If he truly loved her like she loved him.

I remember thinking about that in post 6x06. And it honestly killed me the thought of it. When he broke it off how she must've felt like he didn't love her anymore. Or fell out of love. Or never even cared at all with how he tossed them away. When it was the farthest thing from the truth. Whether she realizes it or not she needed to hear this from him. To hear him say he still loved her. It’ll mean more post this moment than anything else. I think this healed a small part of her. Whether she wanted to hear it or not. I think she sensed it in 6x09 with their hug. With the way he clung to her and told he he wasn't ok till that hug. But this is verbal confirmation for her. He loves her.

Her anger is still shining through when Tim asks if she still loves him? As it should. He DEEPLY wounded her. Also only they could have a near death-love confession and be fighting through the entire thing LOL I love them sfm fandom. I truly do. It's insane how much I do. ‘You are infuriating.’ Doesn't crack or let it slip she loves him back still. Now her non reply truly is her answer. Tim can see that and it's why he says 'So that's a yes?' He knows her. But she is fighting him every step of the way.

Lucy is not going to be an easy nut to crack. Nor should she be. He straight up scarred her for life with that breakup. The carelessness of it. Fuck, it damaged me for sure. This show and this ship are my happy place. I was going through a rough and painful transition in life when it occurred. So it hit me real hard when it happened. My happy place was suddenly not so happy anymore. I struggled with it a lot. Can only imagine how Lucy felt. She has a rock hard exterior slash wall with him. Even facing death she couldn’t verbalize she’s still in love with him too. It risks too much for her. He shattered her heart into a million pieces.

Tim is slowly picking up the many shards but its going to take time. He is going to have to keep chipping away at her wall. Because the scars he left on her heart run very deep. It’s going to take him continuing to try and keep that convo going in order to get her to a good place. A place where she can unleash her pent up anger toward him. To be able to receive his deepest amends to get them on the road to recovery. Loved his 'I know!' He knows he's infuriating. Doesn't fight her and I love the self awareness of his line. The way he cradles her head at the end as they come together. I CANNOT everyone. The tender protection of this has me reeling.

The banter doesn't skip a beat when they emerge. Tim bragging they would make it. Lucy of course doesn't let him get away with it. Because she is wifey and that won't stand. Heh. Gah the way he helps her up. It's so tender and sweet. Once again the little things I adore so very much. Also lets note the look he gives when he radios in 'Code Four.' The man is a glass house of transparency for his feelings. No way she doesn't know he is gone for her even minus the confession.

THIS HUG. OMFG. Tim doesn't hesitate to pull her in. It's the way he holds her holy cow. The moment they have a second to breathe she's in his arms. He needs to grab her and make sure she's really next to him. To ground himself. They legit just survived a near death experience together. The way she falls into him. *happy sigh* Wraps one arm around his back and has her other hand placed intimately on his stomach. I may faint. The wide shot from behind is beautifully done. Showing them what they just made it through together.

It's the way he shuts his eyes and sways with her on the return shot that gets me. Lucy reaching up to touch his stomach once again. Grounding herself through touching him as well. Her eyes filling with tears as she views the destruction they got through. It's such a beautiful moment. I love their hugs SO much. They always convey so much love and emotion in them. Was hoping for a new one this year. Wish granted. The giving season continues to give. This will be my new header for sure. When I find the right gif.

I feel like moments like this I can consider as 'Little doses' He’s trying so hard everyone. He really is. Since s7 started the man has done everything he can while respecting her bounds. Wants to continually show up for her in whatever capacity she'll accept him in. To rebuild her trust in him. Now she’s not there yet and rightfully so. But he’s chipping away slowly with moments like this. This is an amazing moment step forward for them.

Lucy reaches out first in the hospital. Talking about priorities and them being crystallized. Tim looking at her with massive heart eyes when he says his were clear. She is his #1 priority. That has never changed. Even during the breakup she was. Because he was doing it in his mind at the time to protect her. So his priorities have been clear for awhile. But even more so post-therapy. That clarity was sharpened into focus ten fold for him. She is it. It just has taken on a new life and context for him post-therapy.

Lucy does not see what he is throwing down unfortunately. That or she's avoiding reading into what he's saying. I can't decide. That's the beauty of doing my in-depth ones in the summer. Because I'll have the whole season in hand to make a better analysis of that. What I can tell you was Tim wanted to have the convo again. Now his panic is at 100 when she says she needs to move forward. It's pouring out of his eyes the panic of what that means. Striking some terror into his soul. Him worrying she means personally.

Luckily Lucy’s talking about her career instead. Now he is a little dejected still but not nearly as panicked. Agreeing once again just like in 7x06 and letting go of the convo he wants to have....Oh my boy. You’re gonna have to make it happen honey. She is too gun-shy after what you did. You’re gonna have to really really make this happen. Oooh man they’re really gonna make us work for this reconciliation and I’m here for it. Holy hell this season is good. The writers brought it this year I have to say.

Now I know some want a reconciliation already. I get it. Really I do. I miss them being together too. My heart aches and longs for it. BUT they need to really flesh this out. I don't see it as being dragged out so much as worked out. If they don't and they got back together right now people would complain. Saying Tim didn't do the work or work out his shit or take accountability. (Which is he BTW thank you writers for last week) Or that Lucy's feelings are being ignored and she's easily letting him back in. This delay is showing neither of those things are true. Lucy is protecting her feelings and heart still. Tim is really going to have to continually show up for her. They say an apology is useless unless there is changed behavior. He's gotta keep showing her he's changed.

His actions will speak louder than anything. This is going to take time. I keep saying that because it's true. Tim is going to need to continue to put in the work. That way she can get to a place where her feelings are expressed and acknowledged. Where she can truly let him have it and they can move forward. Have that adult convo she was so wrongfully denied in 6x07. When the man was nowhere near ready. He is now. Thing is she isn't ready yet. That's ok. I like them slowing it down to explore them getting fixed in other ways before that convo. Also that it isn't going to be on easy on Tim. You know I love my boy but he's going to have to EARN her back ten times over. It needs to be hard. Now her going for Sergeant? I’m down with.

To quote the legend Alexis Rose. 'Love that journey for you.' This will give her career clarity. I want that so badly for her. Especially if it gets her out of his chain of command. Fixes that issue instantly. Also the smiles happening based on that were so sweet. Tim, literally laying it down, they could be together if she wanted, should she make Sergeant. She smiles with her reply. *screams into pillow* The throw back to 2x02 made me dizzy with happiness. How beautifully full circle would it be for him to help her make Sergeant? To help her study? (loving this idea btw.). The flirty vibes in this scene made me squee. Their base banter is still alive and well. Lucy is flirting right back everyone. This is an excellent sign. Saying they could get a 'Head start early.' Flirty af back at him.

Dumbass Seth comes in and incriminates himself like the idiot he is… Idk what he was thinking saying this in front of not only Lucy but Tim? You little fool. He warned you not to put her in jeopardy. Said you'd regret if you did. My god I fanned myself at his reply to Seth. The feral like stare along with his reply? Hot damn. Get me some ice water. Tim is coming for you dude. Locked and loaded. He told you he would kill you if you put her in harms way. You’re a dead man Ridley. Officially marked my son.

His panic at being caught in his lie is so painfully evident. Trying to cover it up with 'checking in.' on Lucy. Put the Fear of God into them my ass. You couldn't scare a butterfly bro. The knowing shared looks are everything. You just started your countdown clock out of the FTO Seth. They're gonna work together prove what you did. Scorched Earth is coming your way whether you like it or not.

Phew. Holy moly what a good episode. It was incredibly good. End to end fantastic. That seems to be the theme this year. I'm about it. Bummed we have one mini break but after this ep we might need the slight decompression lol

Thank you as always to the amazing people who like, comment (these makes me so happy,) and reblog these. It means more than you can ever know. You are the real MVP's. I'll see you all in a couple weeks for 7x09. It'll be the halfway point which is unreal. Stay excellent my lovely readers.

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Side notes-non Chenford

Love me some Wopez early in this ep very cute. They are controlled chaos haha Poor Wes stuck with all the kids lol

'Wealthy glamorous widow.' Angela Lopez you are a Queen and I adore you.

Angela's serious talk with Nyla was really good. She didn't listen sadly (at first) but loved her for doing that knowing wouldn't be well received. Nyla is having hard ole time this season. She is starting to crack and it shows.

Good job Nolan with the kid. I like them tapping back into what made him likeable in the first couple of seasons. Also him calling Bailey while she was fighting fires was hilarious. Like I'm a little busy bub lol

Of course Seth hid the note…I mean it got us our moment but still. That is going to come back and end him. Tim and Lucy were affected by this. Grey was SHAKEN by his mishap, Won't just be them coming after him with a vengeance when he is found out.

I love that Nyla listens to Angela at the end and taking care of herself. Too bad it doesn't last long.

Jesus what a way to end the ep poor James......That girl got annihilated no way she makes it.

Glad they posted the viewer discretion advised. My heart goes out to Cali and all they've lost.

[luna---lovegood]

My rant on Jegulus and Jegulus fans. Disclaimer that I was talking to someone in the DMs about this, so if it sounds weird, that's why. Also, the RP that I'm talking about is mine, not the person I was talking to's.

I really hate that some Jegulus fans talk about Jily fans in a rude fashion. Like, one person even said this about a Jily fan, "[...] Then they sit on their high horses for shipping Jily. Insane and gross. Grow tf up." THIS WAS TALKING TO A GODDAMN SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIM USING A FICTIONAL FUCKING CHARACTER TO COPE. REGULUS REMINDED THEM OF THEIR ASSAULTER. *THEY'RE* THE ONES THAT ARE SITTING ON THEIR HIGH HORSE. *THEY* NEED TO GROW TF UP. ANOTHER PERSON WAS LIKE "All I'm going to say is that I'm SO disgusted with this blog and that the VERY LAST THING op could have done if they wanted to be cruel on purpose, they could have left out jegulus from the tags." AND THE TAG SAID "but hey at least they get the recognition they deserve" I HATE THESE PEOPLE SO MUCH. IT'S SOMEONE TRYING TO COPE BY MAKING JAMES BEING SEXUALLY ASSAULTED BY REGULUS IN THE PAST. JUST FUCKING BLOCK THEM IF IT BOTHERS YOU SO MUCH. THIS IS WHAT AN ANONYMOUS ASKER SAID: "hey dude, I don’t want to harass you. it seems like one of the biggest problems is that you tagged your posts with jegulus. in general, fandom rule is that you don’t tag anti with the ship tag. most people don’t want to be looking through their favorite tags and come across hate for it. removing the jegulus tag could probably get rid of a few people who are harassing you." BITCH. IT'S NOT HATE, IT'S EXPLORING A DARKER SIDE OF THE SHIP. YOU ALL ARE FINE WITH IT FOR OTHER SHIPS, SO WHY NOT JEGULUS? OH WAIT. I KNOW. IT'S BECAUSE YOUR LITTLE BABY PERFECT VICTIM REGULUS IS GETTING HATE AND YOU CAN'T HANDLE THAT. REGULUS BLACK IS A FASCIST. HE WASN'T FORCED INTO JOINING THE DEATH EATERS. HE WILLINGLY JOINED THEM. I DON'T MIND EXPLORING HIS CHARACTER, BUT KEEP HIS BAD TRAITS. ALL FANDOM DOES IS TAKE AWAY THE BAD TRAITS OF CHARACTERS AND MAKE THEM THE GOOD GUYS AND I'M SICK OF IT. HERE'S YET ANOTHER QUOTE BECAUSE. I'M. NOT. FINISHED. "actually nevermind. kindly go fuck yourself repeatedly bc what the hell?? liking jily doesnt mean you get to frame a FICTIONAL CHARACTER for a REAL-LIFE PROBLEM. liking jegulus doesnt mean you get to frame a FICTIONAL CHARACTER for a REAL-LIFE PROBLEM. that applies to everyone, but rn I'm especially disgusted by you, trying to pass off your hate blog as a fun game" IT'S NOT A HATE BLOG. IT'S CALLED A COPING MECHANISM, BUT I GUESS YOUR TINY LITTLE PEA BRAIN DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT, DID IT? ABUSE IS SO NORMALIZED WITH JEGULUS SHIPPERS BUT WHEN JAMES ACTUALLY SUFFERS THE CONSEQUENCES THAT IS TRAUMA, SUDDENLY EVERYONE'S MAD. ANOTHER FUCKING QUOTE BECAUSE THESE PEOPLE ARE ASSHOLES: "This blog can fuck right off. I hope you get all of the hate you deserve. 🖕🖕🖕 Presenting this as a cute and funny child-like blog is gross misrepresentation. It’s clearly run by a Jily fan implying Regulus SAed James as a minor and tagging it as Jegulus. Fuck you." IT'S. CALLED. A. COPING. MECHANISM!!!!!!!!!!!!! GUESS WHAT, BITCH? SEXUAL ASSAULTERS OR WHATEVER THE FUCK THEY'RE CALLED CAN BE ANYBODY. AND VICTIMS CAN BE ANYBODY. HERE'S THE REST OF THE FIRST QUOTE I GAVE YOU: "this isn’t the first time i’ve seen something like this and it truly disgusts me 😐 it’s not even about me liking jegulus or whatever i don’t care about that in the moment. the fact that people like this use something as serious as SA to feed their hatred of a fictional SHIP is insane. and i bet they’re laughing about it or think they’re so cool for doing it and [...]" JUST FUCKING BLOCK THE USER THAT YOU DISAGREE WITH. PLEASE. I BEG OF YOU. I PROBABLY HAVE SO MUCH MORE TO SAY BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO CONTINUE THIS. TAKE THIS AS ME TELLING YOU WHY I DON'T WANT JEGULUS IN THE RP.

[rainbow-journalist]

Can I just say your zombie Yuma au is adorable! Yes I'm biased because of the Kokobolt, but I still wanted to say that little zombie man is adorable! He deserves head pats 💜

Thank you, I'm really glad you liked it, Zombie Yuma or Undead Yuma is supposed to be a different version of the common zombie. And I really liked the dark, blue aesthetic.

To be honest, I was thinking about Yumagami in that "Corpse Bride" movie vibe, but then I chose Kokobolt because I like Desuhiko and I wanted to make stories where some ships are real, Yumagami probably stays for the AU where Shinigami is a human and she has a crush on Yuma.

You can pat him on the head, he won't bite you, he's a friendly zombie who would never eat anyone, also because he doesn't need to eat, he doesn't have a stomach, this part about him not having organs is more because I love biology and I did some research on it. :3

The negative part about him is that he has slight memory loss after being revived and mainly does not remember who killed him, and also, his death is quite sad because he was left to die in isolation. He died alone, calling everyone and including Desuhiko.

Imagining someone as cute as Yuma being hurt is painful, so many people would not accept his death and would create a fantasy world in their own heads that he is alive and happy, You wouldn't accept his death, would you?

In this story Desuhiko and the others try to discover the mystery of Yuma's death and make him rest in peace afterwards, but the more they stay together, the more Desuhiko doesn't want Yuma to leave, He feels guilty for letting Yuma die alone and wanted to stay by his side, they even promise that in another life they can be together at the end of the story, a sad story I would say. Yuma's last request is for Desuhiko and the others to live for him. I was also thinking of a story where Yuma dies.

He has to go because it is the life, according to Shinigami, and speaking of her, in this story, It's the first time she feels sorry for Desuhiko, because he cries at the end when Yuma leaves. At least they hug one last time before Yuma's body turns into butterflies flying away. The ending of the movie "Corpse Bride" is so beautiful.

Maybe in another story Yuma and Desuhiko will be happy without any losses. I'm very evil, in one hand I make the ships happy and cute, and in the other, pain and suffering. 💔

[hello-universe-lovers]

Do you have any Spectre x paranoid headcanons to talk about? I've never considered that ship before but I think it's really cute

I spent the whole day trying to organize these so it's easier to read...but I gave up so you're just gonna get these, in no particular order!

Enjoy my mad ravings under the cut!

(Note: Paranoid uses she/they/he interchangeably. So keep that in mind while reading)

- Spectre didn't initially like Paranoid. In my au, it's bc She was the voice with the Slayer when they killed her. In more "canon" settings, they don't exactly interact with one another, except for Wraith.

- but she found him, during a particularly bad episode (Para suffers from hallucinations). And tried to help her see that there's nothing to be afraid of. By possessing them (with consent, of course).

- Paranoid could...actually breathe easier. Sure, limbs felt cold and numb, but she was no stranger to jumpstarting organs.

- from there, Spectre lingers around Paranoid, possession becoming a common "bonding" activity.

- They talked a lot, in this state. Going from staying in place to actually able to function with each other.

- its like sorta-PatD existence. Where they sometimes forget that they're different entities.

- outside of possession, being with Spectre made Para more confident and comfortable. Always having someone to listen and not brush off their fears warmed his heart, even with her cold chill, which she quickly got used to.

- Spectre herself wondered why she ever thought Paranoid was ever a threat. To her, she's just a scared bird who was handed a blade and a set of instructions and panicked. Regardless if he was her murderer or not, she realized the Construct took their stability, much like how it took her body.

- there's a bond to be have, between people who lost something significant. And in an imperfect way, they got it back in each other. Paranoid gets his peace of mind to think and Spectre a body to feel. Is it perfect? No. But they are together. And they feel happy together, that's all that it needs to be.

- wait shit, these are supposed to be headcanons.

- Spectre is always the one to push Para out of her comfort zone. Anything new that could go wrong? She is there to guide them through it, going through the safety steps to calm her while also indulging in the thrill of something new.

- They both talk in sync sometimes. It's completely on accident. But they can't help sharing the same opinion or answer on something.

- if Paranoid shuts down, Spectre half-lets go so she can hug them through it. And will stay with him until she comes to.

- Because of the ghost, Paranoid has an insane temperature tolerance. Cold will not wear winter clothes bc he doesn't care about frostbite. Paranoid will not noticed she was freezing until he stepped into a warm room.

- strangely, he doesn't get frostbite, even when Spectre isn't sharing a body.

- Spectre described Paranoid as "something trying to take as little room as possible in a room made just for them".

- they're working on that.

- paranoid was the one to suggest the blueberry dress. Because he thought it would make her feel more connected to the mortal plain.

- it wasn't needed, but Spectre was so flattered, she got the dress made anyway. And it's one of her favorites.

- paranoid has worn it too. They can't help but admit it's fun to twirl in it.

- yes they go on picnics. And Spectre's favorite food are tomatoes, ironically enough.

- this has nothing to do with the tomato plant Para has been trying to painstakingly grow in his room.

- Ghost smooches. She does it before sending Para to bed. It helps them sleep at night, when she has to leave.

- if they ever meet Spectre!Wraith or PaTD, Paranoid is horrified. Both from the terror they exuded, and from the implications that they had to hurt Spectre to get them. Hurting her seems out of the question to the voice. (Spectre reassured she will never be mad at her)

- they heard each other talk for so long, they can replicate each other's voice. It's perfect for pranks, which Spectre loves.

((And that's all I got for now. Lemme know if you wanna hear more. Byeee~))

[theshippirate22]

somehow all my old hyperfixations are fighting for dominance in my brain which is probably like a way to fight off seasonal depression but regardless i’m thinking about Stranger Things and a fic I wrote twenty five pages of and then abandoned and I feel the need to share it with you

The premise was like? witch trials and scarlet letter based kind of but it was really lore deep so i feel the need to give you some highlights of it:

-Hawkins is like this Evil Wonderland/Upside down fairytale kingdom that’s like super religious because the place was so cursed

-They have a religious text called The Guidebook which prophecied the coming of anti-christ known as Kaz the Destroyer that would seek evil to prepare the world for the evil reign of Lord Vecna

-it also foretold of signs of this coming all of which are beginning to come true in the story

-there are rabid demodogs living in the forests that surround Hawkins so it’s really hard to get in and out and everyone knows not to go to the woods (i also thing the dogs couldn’t be in the light? so they stayed in the woods all the time and became more dangerous when the sun was down)

-Steve is the new king because his father had just recently died and its revealed that before the story starts, he keeps having “fits” and they diagnose him with nerves (he had anxiety lmao) so he had to go away to live on a merchant ship to get the sea air to fix his brain for two years and the story starts with him coming back to Hawkins after this time

-While away on the ship, he makes friends with another sailor named Robert and they suffer through the labor together until it’s revealed right before he returns to Hawkins that it’s actually Robin and she’s been a woman this whole time. Since her cover is blown she comes back to Hawkins with him

-Nancy is like a head advisor and one of the high priests and everyone expects Steve to marry her because they were together before his mental breakdown but neither of them are into it

-Dustin is like legally Steve’s brother because Steve’s dad and Dustin’s dad fought in the war together and when Dustin’s dad died Steve’s dad promised to look after him and Claudia so he’s the next heir and the prince of Hawkins

-Hopper is the head of guards and Joyce owns the best five and dime/bar establishment and their relationship is exactly the way it is in the show like will they won’t they but they will lol

-Alexei works the counter at the store and can’t speak very good English and has very strong silly opinions on things and the boys love him

-The party is as it always is- Lucas and Mike are sons of nobles so they’re allowed to hang out with Dustin and Will gets specially privileges for being awesome and Joyce and Hoppers kid.

-Byler is happening but like season 2 type Byler where they’re just silly and cute

-El is a genuine witch with powers and Joyce, Hopper, Will, and Jonathan are the only ones that know and they just don’t mention it like ever

-Will is meant to be the next prophet (but no one knows that) so he’s plagued by visions and it’s really complicated and exhausting for him

-There’s a side plot where Billy and Max belong to a caravan of traveling performers that always come to Hawkins for Steve’s birthday and Billy has this whole plan to become one of Steve’s concubines so he can pay for Max to go to school

-Max wants to stay with the caravan but she knows she doesn’t really have a choice so she’s annoyed at Steve constantly even though it’s not his fault. She also has a sixth sense like fortune teller premonition style and when things start to get funky in Hawkins she seizes and falls into a trance with the power of it and Billy is fucked up about it and will do anything to bring her back

-Eddie, of course, is just the local charlatan that’s kind of known for being a menace but is relatively harmless besides some vandalism here and there

-Eddie also continually kidnaps Robin because then Steve comes after her and it’s funny to him plus he has a crush on Steve and how else are they going to see each other and they have this funny little back and forth thing.

-Chrissy is killed the way The Guidebook described would happen and suddenly the catalyst to put the return of Kaz in motion has now happened

-Jason, the priest, is convinced that Eddie is the one chosen to be the reincarnation of Kaz and that there is evil in him and this total witch hunt for Eddie starts

-In the hysteria, Joyce keeps Will and El locked in the shops attack because she thinks the witchcraft+visions will get them killed so for a good chunk of it they’re just. up there

-This is when Max goes out and Billy goes to Steve to beg him to help her but like. he doesn’t know what to do

-A series of tortures are forced in Eddie like in Salem to prove that he is Kaz (even though he’s not) including one moment where they chain him to the floor of the church and cut his hair with rusty shears and it’s really humiliating and dehumanizing

-Steve has realized he’s also in love with him at this point but they have this like crisis relationship because the kingdom is in shambles and when Eddie gets dragged back to the castle bald with his head all sliced up Steve almost goes batshit insane but then Jason spins the narrative that Kaz has seduced Steve and he can’t be trusted and the manic mob of townspeople believe him

-They’re going to start testing Steve too so Eddie makes an under the table deal with Jason that they can burn him at the stake if they just leave Steve alone

-He doesn’t want Steve to know what’s going on because he’ll try to stop him but he also doesn’t want Steve to blame himself when it’s done, so he tries to convince Steve that he actually is Kaz so he’ll hate him, which features a tragic moment where Eddie is sobbing and Steve is sobbing too and he just keeps saying “no you’re not evil you couldn’t be evil they’ve gotten in your head but i’m gonna fix it i’m gonna make you feel better”

-Steve doesn’t realize what’s happening until it’s too late and Eddie is too gone to save so he really stupidly prays and begs for something to save Eddie literally anything and when he gets to the pyre, Eddie is there and he’s alive!

-Except he’s not because it’s not him, Kaz the Destroyer just heard Steve’s plea and because Eddie would’ve done anything Steve wanted, he now had the consent to reanimate Eddie’s body. so now Eddie really is Kaz lmao

-Because Eddie’s body “belongs” to Steve through technicality because they’re in love with each other, Kaz is forced to submit to Steve until Vecna returns. Which is coming quickly

-So then everybody gets together with this coming of Vecna situation because they’re gonna have to defeat him but they have Kaz and because Eddie was so in love with Steve, Kaz is also a little bit in love with Steve and is like fiercely protective of him

-When i wrote it i initially imagined a really awesome fencing montage where Kaz has to teach all of them individually how to fence

-They get together a group to travel beyond the Hawkins woods to find the reclusive current prophet (Murray) and he very quickly can tell everything that’s going on with everybody in true Murray fashion and they manage to convince him to come back to Hawkins to help.

-Will’s visions get more and more intense and Max begins to convulse and enter sort of possessed periods where she seems to be awake and speaks prophecies and it’s uber creepy before falling back into bed as lifeless as before. the demodogs start acting insane and begin venturing from their woods and into the town so nowhere is safe

-Vecna ultimately does end up coming back and Kaz’s loyalty shifts to him and Steve is devastated and the gang has to do a canon-typical attack to get defeat Vecna but there’s a moment where they are almost beat and Vecna has Steve by the throat and tells Kaz that it’s time to kill him

-He plays on the fact that Kaz should want to kill him because he was his servant for so long even though Steve is nothing but a mortal and this is his chance to get revenge

-Kaz steps up, holding Steve there off one of the balconies of the castle ready to strike and Steve realizes he’s going to die in this moment and then he sees it

-Kaz is standing there looking at him and his eyes (which turned blood red as soon as Kaz entered the body) flash for a moment back to Eddie’s brown eyes but it’s just a moment and Steve is sure he imagined it

-Then Kaz throws Steve down off the balcony, whips around and cuts Vecna’s head clean off, before leaping down after Steve to catch him before he hits the ground.

-I don’t remember exactly how it ended but I’m pretty sure Kaz ends up leaving Eddie’s body and taking over Jason’s instead and Eddie is able to come back to life because Kaz’s power healed the body and then him and Steve get married

-And Kaz is just like. around still because he’s better than Jason lmaoooo

Anyway sorry that was long I just thought it was worth sharing!

[mileenaxyz]

*Spoilers ahead*

I was going to rant about how Season 3 of Industry wasn't Industrying for me. I was going to bitch about the infamous "Season 3 Slump" some shows tend to suffer from. I was going to compare it to The Bear and complain that just like I hadn't gotten enough of Sydney Adamu in S3, I wasn't getting enough of Harper Stern in S3.

I was going to ask if Harper was being phased out in favor of Yasmin and Robert, and I was going to point out that as fond as I am both of those characters, neither one is "enough" to lead this show alongside Eric the way Harper is.

I was also going to call Kit Harington's casting publicity casting and point out that anybody could've been played Henry Muck, because I don't feel like Kit did anything special acting wise.

I was going to do all of that and then...last night's episode dropped.

Y'ALL. Since the end of S2 I've been waiting for Harper to rain fire and blood on PierPoint. I wanted to see how she'd do it and how long she'd draw out the pain and agony. When she started the fund with Petra and became a client of Pierpoint's (and demanded first class service from Eric), I was like, "That's cute and all...but it's not fire and blood."

Watching her scheme with Kenny, Daria, and Jackie, my jaw fell on the floor. I started screaming, "There's my Harper! THERE'S my fucking Harper Stern." And then seeing Eric blow up....

Speaking of Eric, I had no complaints about him this season. Both Ken Leung and the writers did some excellent work; I just felt I needed to see more interactions with Harper (I've dubbed their father/daughter ship Harpsichord). But depriving us worked, because he's been avoiding her all season when she clearly wants his attention, and when he finally confronted her in her office, it was AMAZING! I was soooooo happy when he finally addressed the daddy elephant in the room and she finally pointed out her "monstrous" tendencies stem from him, and PierPoint by and large. Because when we first met Harper, she was too afraid to even pick up the phone.

Eric dragged her kicking and screaming from her shell, tutored her, molded her, and taught her the art of betrayal. He made her a monster and now he's mad...that she's a monster?

And after that, Yasmin's storyline FINALLY paid off, and it was eye-opening.

You have to understand something about me; I'm asexual, so I miss a lot of cues and when it comes to sex on TV, I typically fast forward through that shit because I don't care. I don't think it contributes to the story but this time, it actually did. I now understand why Yasmin feels the impulse to get sexually involved with damn near everybody. Since S1, I found it annoying and thought it was just some dumb thing the writers were throwing in (because so many shows do that shit), but this time, it had an actual point. Yasmin's father weaponized his wealth and status so he could fuck anything with a pulse, so is it any surprise she learned to do the same?

In fact, I think the only reason she blew up at Eric at the restaurant was that she didn't find him attractive. If she did, they would've ended up in that bathroom together. Because wealth and status (and pale skin privilege) taught Yasmin that she can behave in this manner with no consequences (Harper obviously cannot).

Which brings us to the seasonal Harper/Yasmin confrontation. A part of me wants them to be friends, another part a couple, and yet another part thinks they need to permanently split up. Such is the reality of life, and a testament to the writers. Yeah, yeah...Harper's a "monster", but I don't think Yasmin is a "talentless and useless and a fucking whore." Yasmin speaks seven languages, is a deft manipulator, and simply needs to learn that screwing your coworkers, clients, and boss is unprofessional and extremely tacky.

And Harper, honey, sweetie, boo...let that man go. Your little crush should've wrapped up in S1 the minute he chose the spicy white girl who treats him like dirt. I get that Robert's an adorable sweetheart and all, but you're not his preference and you need to get over him. Matter of fact, you've been making bank for a while now - why are you still living with these people?

This is the one part of the story that really works my nerve, but I can't really criticize it because it's real. Harper likes Robert; he's a good guy she has to see everyday at both work and home. The part of her that feels both inferior AND superior to Yasmin desperately wants to "win" him from the spicy white girl who treats him like dirt. That's real. It's as annoying as Yasmin's ill-advised sexcapades, but they're young, insecure women in a cutthroat world, and it's real.

*shrug*

[nshtn]

SITS UP

Wesker to start of course

Extreme logorrhea ahead. I doubt anyone will read this to the end. If you do, you'll get a gift.

How I feel about this character

Fundamentally broken genius of a teleological Darwinist. High-functioning psycho-sociopath. Evil mad scientist trope is my guilty favorite. The only thing they could've done any better was give this man reading glasses.

Some people call him a leather/latex daddy. He does dress like one. I don't think he acts like a fatherly figure, but, then, I've never really understood that connotation - I have no reference.

I want to jiggle his face and boop his nose and tuck him in and listen to him talk about genetics and virology for 17 hours straight without a break. I want to run my hand through his hair like I'm rolling to pet the dragon in D&D without getting incinerated. I want to give him his PG67.

I also want his back-to-back letterbox reviews of every virology movie like or similar to Contagion, including Contagion.

I find him "conventionally attractive". My favorite facemodel is RE5. His nose is so cute and his eyebrows are so thick and gosh, he's got such pretty long eyelashes. He's so cute when his hair peeks forward.

And he is so very, very tired.

All the people I ship romantically with this character

Chrisker, Weskennedy, Willsker, Weskrauser, Polystars

Some of these aren't published anywhere but my DMs. ↓

Mossy's Mcbridesker, Feng's Jordsker, a particular friend's TRICELL supercomputer OC x Wesker, Starlight's Lancesker, whatever the hell 'researcher' has with him apparently

My non-romantic OTP for this character

Rebecca and Wesker being friends in DBD is cute. I want them to get in a funfact battle toe-to-toe. They should watch shitty movies together because there's nothing better to do.

Heisenberg, Wesker and pre-tf Radames is the ultimate in-universe nightmare blunt rotation and I'd pay to see it.

My unpopular opinion about this character

Albert Wesker is a child trafficking victim...

...of a cryptofascist biotech doom-cult who would've probably been normal if Spencer hadn't targeted him. To erase his past is to forget his most important character trope: he is manufactured. Everything about his life has been intentionally sown into him to create a perfect weapon that relies on the orders of another to act without question.

Spencer forgot that human beings are unpredictable creatures. There is no way to strip a human of humanity with no trace left behind - humanity is curious of what lies beyond the walls. We are not stateful machines.

I haven't really seen anyone else headcanon him as someone with C-PTSD and I think part of this is media pattern avoidance of assigning these traits to the villains - it's "bad rep". The truth is that C-PTSD is a horrifying condition to experience and the way you come out of it can very much result in sociopathy - in fact, I'd wager it's a large contributor (I suffer from C-PTSD, so this isn't something I'm throwing around for edge).

I portray him as someone who desperately struggles to detach himself from the concept of humanity because the concept of humanity has made such a monster out of him that he doesn't believe it holds any value. There's thorns around his heart to protect it and they have bled him out.

Wesker also has to detach himself from others because he's been raised to follow the directive of people with more influence (in any fashion) than him and, thus, the only safe option is to stand alone. To give anyone that power over him will put the strings back in the marionette. I think he would rather die. I don't reflect this in most of my xreader writing for obvious reasons.

Wesker cannot be "pacified".

There is no shivering little boy waiting for you to save him locked behind his eyes after he kills Spencer. You will learn to love scar tissue and recognize aching need portrayed in shades of violence or you will love nothing at all.

He's not an empathetic man. In whatever you do you must remember that this character lacks the ability to relate to others as an immutable trait. It doesn't forbid you from writing Wesker being kind or doing 'kind' things, rather he does not do them out of the same kindness you connotate with human empathy.

In fact, I need to update my sheets to reflect this.

I'd eat my boot if he wasn't a social Darwinist.

I don't really focus on Epic Umbrella Moments very much for obvious reasons (aside from not enjoying writing them).

On the flipside, Wesker has every reason to establish the School again when he cements himself in TRICELL, especially considering his lofty goals of pushing humanity off the edge in favor of something new (to breed these extremist views), but he doesn't. That's very telling, I think, and it's in direct contrast to his own ideology, and that's very very telling.

At the end of the day, he's just a character.

I just like Wesker. I'll read and love all versions of him. No one version of Wesker is """bad""" - all portrayals are another portrayal to choose from, all characterizations explore something new.

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon.

god i would pay for someone to write his response to the c virus. hey man, some guy took your virus and used it for his crazy tf mindbreak bodyhorror fetish-obsession with your most contentious agent, do you want to kill him? please please say yes

I would also pay for his response to T-Abyss. I mean, a bunch of 'civvies' got ahold of T. Is he disgusted? Is he curious? Does he want to hire them? Does he hate it? Did he use it in Uroboros? Does he think about it? Does it bother him???

Does the A Virus bother him???

I want pre-tf Radames and Wesker to interact. I want to see what they'd talk about. Radames was herself obsessed with Simmons - would Wesker immediately clock this behavior pattern?

Mother Miranda and Wesker interacting would be fascinating. Would it lead to an earlier, different Zenobia? Even Spencer and Miranda meeting and talking (again) would be very interesting.

Come to think of it, pretty much every other BBEG of Resident Evil involves a child - Ashford herself (and later Hidalgo), Eveline, Natalia Korda, even Sherry. Wesker has no equivalent of T-Veronica, E, T-Phobos, or G - he never involves children directly. Why? I wish his psyche was explored because the things he doesn't do even when they would benefit him are immensely interesting aspects of him.

Thanks for reading! Here's his most immutable, important, unforgettable, irrefutable, inarguable trait.

[hanako-san]

Why I love Hanako x Aoi together

I received a few questions about this and instead of answering separately I decided to make it a post so as not to repeat myself and also express my love for this ship that I have.

Let's start

One panel from p.p arc made me interested in this ship

Aoi jokingly talks about being jealous of him as he blushes. It's a sweet and adorable moment that made me see them as a potential couple.

p.p arc is the beginning of content for Hanako and Aoi. Aida and Iro could have given any random girl or two to fangirl over for Hanako in this fake world, but they didn't. They chose Aoi.

The main ship was not shown, only Hanako and his expression, where Aoi is a fangirl and is fascinated by him. This will show that she is interested in him.

She was the only one who said something nice about him.

What I find ironic and funny is that when Hanako tried the chance to ask daikon out the only person who was happy was Aoi and congratulated her. That's when I understood that it should have been Aoi instead of her

At the end of the arc Hanako and Aoi were shown interacting during school break.

they both feel good with each other at the beginning of the conversation and that's it. it's lovely.

AR gave a lot of adorable and genuinely sweet moments between them in the p.p arc and it made me understand that Aoi would be interested in Hanako if he was one of their classmates.

In chapters 23-24 previously before p.p arc. Hanako in daikon's body wants to kiss Aoi!

Hanako wanted to kiss Aoi and would have done so if he hadn't been interrupted. Aoi is the first girl that Hanako wanted to kiss sincerely. Hanako shows that he is interested in her and Aoi showed genuine interest in him in real world

Literally these moments shaped me into a HanaAoi shipper. The reveal of Aoi and her past and her personality made me love this ship more because I saw the depth of her character and this ship. Their similarities to each other are fascinating. Aoi would understand his pain and past and try to help him, and most importantly, give him the support he needs, because despite their different experiences, their suffering is similar, he did it for her as well.

Aoi proved that the brief interaction between them made her see through him.

Aoi literally opened up to him where she had just met him. This is the 1st time in the manga that Aoi opened up to a stranger. Hanako couldn't deny her.

She laughed at him because of their similarities, it was adorable and it was truly the first time she had seen Aoi laugh sincerely.

She shared all this with Hanako with no one else!

Hanako quickly figured it out too and knew she wasn't being honest at that moment.

and here

He knowingly allowed himself to be led into a trap.That's why I think they would both understand each other very well both pain and both tried to help each other. They are both ready to help the people they love without drawing attention to themselves,their little games were such a cute bonus.

Hanako calls Aoi by her first name, indicating that they are close.

It's also funny that daikon being in a relationship with him and having his permission to call him by his first name still uses Hanako-Kun, and Hanako still uses yashiro-san.

When Hanako first started out he had no problem calling Aoi by her name. Another moment where this ship is first from the main and Aida and Iro proves to me that their bond is really close,even if Hanako uses her name without her permission, it doesn't bother her that he's a bit rude. I'm sure Aoi would use his real name "Amane-Kun" if only she knew Hanako's real name.

In Magic AU on AidaIro Twitter

Aoi eats Amane's cookie and she dresses up as a bunny.

Another moment of HanaAoi as a student and a witch in Magic AU from AidaIro

Hanako hide Aoi from the supernaturals knowing that they cannot protect her and she will become a target for other supernaturals and give her a boost as if she were hungry.

Despite his obvious purpose he really didn't have to care that much about her, but he did by asking about her life and covering her up to hide her and giving her the launch.

They are both shaped by their past and despite their fears they both try to help those they love and be the best support they can. They both have their own problems to deal with, but at the same time they are willing to give their all to those they love without thinking about themselves. They are still learning and making mistakes that teach them.

Aida and Iro gave few moments, but some of them are really cute or overtake the main ship. I love what Aida and Iro have done so far with them. I literally appreciate every moment and every line with them. This ship has a lot of potential as shown by AR. They are both fascinating separately and together.

Why wouldn't I love them? They're so fantastic and their moments are just perfect for me.

HanaAoi is a wonderful ship that deserves more love.

Glory to HanaAoi

cute art my wonderful dear friend @keiirauuu

[affinibureaucrat]

How did she help you figure yourself out? Please, I'd genuinely love to learn more about such a cute Floret.

I'm not a floret >.< (I will put your name down for a mandatory wardship) I was a total mess for my first few decades and just couldn't find a real place for myself. It was hard. So many choices in the compact for an Affini can make finding yourself even in a post scarcity civilisation very difficult. I probably tried out just about every role one could have. I knew immediately that I simply had to work with sophonts I was at first a vet, although the intricacies of so many sophont races overwhelmed me and fear of making a mistake scared me so much that I was asked to leave by the department manager who suggested I find a different occupation until I was older. After that I boarded the Euphoric Blossom when I was about 20 terran years to join with the domestication campaign they were a part of. Its unusual for someone as young as me to have a war bloom but I opted to have myself pruned to the core and rebuilt with military grade grafts. Unfortunately,,, I did not last long in that role. I froze up on my first combat deployment when a kinetic shell ripped off my ventral phyto-injector array. If it had not been for Captain Rosa physically shielding me from them with her bulwark and neutralising the feralist I might have suffered a direct core impact and rebloomed. After that she mentored me personally and took me on a few more sorties. Even with extensive grafts I could not get over the psychological barriers.

She suggested that I try out other roles in society for a while, a statement I was getting painfully familiar with. But unlike at the vet clinic she helped me personally find a new occupation as a floret-minder, looking after high maintenance florets one-to-one whilst their owners were working (mostly on the front lines of the domestication campaign).

I did that for about 10 years and got quite good at it. Doting on the darling florets really fulfilled me and soon I was invited my another friend of mine to work at the J cafe. I really loved that job with all my core. And I stayed there until I got the news we were heading to the Sol system to set up on Earth itself. Knowing that there were so many suffering sophonts on earth and the area we specifically were landing our ship at had so many in dire need of care I volunteered to work in the domestication centre complex that Rosa was turning the ship into. Fortunately, she was more than happy to have me.

[honeyhonest]

Then do all the remaining numbers pls!!! With Crowley of course.

-Neo

YAYYY okay let's see

ask game / questions 3 & 8

1. Why do you like or dislike this character?

now this is a pathetic male done right!!! his helplessness is made-up to guilt the MC into doing what he wants, he makes himself harmless for work but we know that he's a powerful mage capable of much more, he insists upon his own magnanimity whilst leaving MC to struggle and suffer, and all that considered, HE'S STILL REALLY NOT A BAD GUY. he's neglectful at worst which isn't intentional, he does care for his students he's just so ... well. not with the program. he's not selfish or abusive on purpose, he just turns a blind eye to certain problems which, considering his position, feels like the most tactful thing to do. he's got to look at the bigger picture sometimes. and yet still, he may even favor Yuu more than his other students, if only because they're forced to agree with him about everything. he so desperately craves approval and attention, and they just don;t give a fuck. about him. he's lonely he's pathetic he's powerful he's manipulative he's caring he's a cutie he's an old fuck. he's everything

I dislike nothing.

2. Favorite canon thing about this character?

everything. literally. if I had to pick just one,,, augh,,, um... he's cute when he's doing his "woe is me!" thing, that little animation where he's pathetically looking down at his hands... I'd start humping his leg like a dog. nrc should be so lucky that most yuus are normal

4. If you could put this character in any other media, be it a book, a movie, anything, what would you put them in?

does my bed count as media? no? hm... inferno for him!

5. What's the first song that comes to mind when you think about them?

love me dead - ludo (for the toxic crowyuu enjoyers)

6. What's something you have in common with this character?

HATES doing schoolwork!!!

7. What's something the fandom does when it comes to this character that you like?

fuck him nasty

9. Could you be roommates with this character?

no I hate people in my business and I think he'd go through my things while I was out. not even in a sexual way I think he's just a nosy little bitch and would borrow things without asking too

10. Could you be best friends with this character?

yes. I love to stroke the egos of men for fun. it's so easy. but watch out!

11. Would you date this character?

hm... NO!! haha just kidding. I would walk blindfolded into oncoming traffic for one chance

12. What's a headcanon you have for this character?

mild erectile dysfunction

13. What's an emoji, an emoticon and/or any symbol that reminds you of this character or you think the character would use a lot?

ONE HE WOULD USE A LOT????

"hey headmage the storm just blew our roof clean off"

"👍"

14. Assign a fashion aesthetic to this character.

he's just victorian goth

15. What's your favorite ship for this character? (Doesn't matter if it's canon or not.)

crowyuu

16. What's your least favorite ship for this character?

I don't know. there can't be that many crowley ships

17. What's a ship for this character you don't hate but it's not your favorite that you're fine with?

him and maleanor

18. How about a relationship they have in canon with another character that you admire?

crowyuu AGAIN. admire used loosely here... more like "am obsessed with" I need to be in that situation. it would kill me. I Need It

19. How about a relationship they have in canon that you don't like?

none, he has great interactions with everyone

20. Which other character is the ideal best friend for this character, the amount of screentime they share doesn't matter?

me

21. If you're a fic writer and have written for this character, what's your favorite thing to do when you're writing for this character? What's something you don't like?

I like making him kind of awkward and unsure of himself but also presumptuous. like he knows what he's doing is wrong but he's deluded himself into, A). thinking it's okay, and B). thinking you're into it too. it's important that I don't make him too whimsical or tumblr sexyman-like, because he really is just some guy. I feel like I don't quite have his voice down tho and that always bugs me (same w fellow)

22. If you're a fic reader, what's something you like in fics when it comes to ths character? Something you don't like?

I basically write what I like. I WOULD say that I don't like when writers make him too daddy dom (for lack of a better descriptor), but let's be honest with ourselves. it's crowley. I'll take whatever fanfiction I can get

23. Favorite picture of this character?

the smile... the talons... the TEETH... grim on his shoulder. I'm a simple man. twst knows what I like

24. What other character from another fandom of yours that reminds you of them?

UHHH oh my god I really had to think about this. he's kind of like if archdeacon frollo and gringoire fused into one awful man. honestly I don't know many other characters I'm kinda lame I just watch movies and don't participate in fandoms. uncle ian from alvin and the chipmunks. ask me this question for idia

EDIT: LIED THE ANSWER IS OBVIOUSLY CHRIS MCLEAN!!!

25. What was your first impression of this character? How about now?

I didn't really think much of him at first. his incompetence amused me. I never hated on him like everyone else does, though, I never get that. he's so cutesies when he's being annoying and emotionally blackmailing yuu. God forbid a man have hobbies!

26. What's something the character has done you can't get over? Be it something funny, bad, good, serious, whatever?

every time he's kinda nice to yuu... like in his vignette when you have the option to jerk him off I MEAN agree with whatever he says and he says smthn like "I knew I could count on you!" I could cum my pants

27. What is a color or colors that you think of when you think of this character, be it their canon color(s) or not?

reaaaally dark blue

28. If you could have this character meet another in another media, who would you have them meet?

me! haha just kidding. umm... disney frollo. for fun

29. Could you live as this character, would you? If not, what would you change so that you could?

FUCK NO!!! I would be crushed under the stress of his job in .2 seconds. he deserves a good handy in the bathroom stalls for just surviving NRC

[kokobopam]

tagged by @thelilywine!! thank you so much!

writing tag game

1. how many works do you have on ao3? 30!

2. what's your total ao3 word count? 77,934 words. is it obvious that I write short fiction? lol

3. what fandoms do you write for? at the moment, just tvxq. I used to write a lot for exo too, maybe I'll do it again one day. I've also written some nct/wayv fic and one for the worst of evil (kdrama). currently I also have some aew (wrestling) wips but I don't think I'll ever post them.

4. what are your top 5 fics by kudos? I don't like kudos as an indicator of anything, but here they are

Again, at this place: probably one of the softest things I've written. I wrote it right after tvxq went back to japan after two years because of the pandemic, and I was so enamored with the thought of them living together again. I'm glad people found it cute and soft, cause at the time I wasn't really writing anything this domestic.

To be honest: the only time I wrote a real wayv ship, and a popular one—kunten. I still get surprised when this gets a new kudo because I haven't written a wayv fic in three years.

GOOD DOG/MAD DOG: my only kdrama fic and my first time writing actual fictional characters with a set canon instead of rpf. I'm really proud of this fic, but unfortunately it keeps getting kudos but no one except my friends (who haven't even seen the show) left comments, so I don't think I'll write more kdrama fics in the future.

Runaway: a post-apocalyptic power era suyeol fic that I love so much. I wrote this for the last round of tinysparks and I still can't believe it's my most liked exo fic considering suyeol was one of the least popular exo ships back then.

penny for your thoughts (I know what you want): finally, a horny fic makes it to the podium (I've only written two or three lol). I'm glad we agree on this one though, I think it's good.

5. do you respond to comments? I try to, but sometimes I get a bit overwhelmed. not in a bad way though! I've gotten some really long, thoughtful comments, and every time I read them I just don't know how to reply in a way that really expresses how much I appreciate and treasure them :(

6. what is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? uh....I'm mainly a horror writer so a lot of my fics don't have a happy ending, but something explicitly angsty? maybe Come Back Like Winter

7. what’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? I think Rabbit Records is a silly and overall happy fic, and then there's Celestial Alignment where the tone is definitely more serious but it has what I'd consider a happy/hopeful resolution.

8. do you get hate on fics? nah. I mean, there's one person who hates me for writing homin fics but on the actualy fic? just once (a different person) and it was pretty funny considering it was a winwin anti lmao.

9. do you write smut? yes but I suffer through it lol. I just find the process of writing smut so hard. it takes me ages to get a paragraph written even though I have a clear idea in my mind. but I do have many ideas and I need to exorcise them (I'm working on one now).

10. do you write crossovers? what's the craziest one you've written? I have, but nothing too wild. I think jaehyun/xiaojun is the craziest thing I've written. I have an ideas for a secret agents suju-tvxq fic that I'd like to write eventually, and some discarded ones for a shinee-exo space opera, and a suju-tvxq-exo constantin-esque demonic possession story.

11. have you ever had a fic stolen? not that I know of, but highly unlikely given I'm not a popular writer.

12. have you ever had a fic translated? also no.

13. have you ever co-written a fic before? I've tried two times and failed because of external factors :( another friend suggested writing a story together recently so maybe...third time's a charm?

14. what’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will? uhh I try to finish all of my wips and I don't consider them abandoned even though it's been over 4 years for some, but there are a few exo wips that I'm not in the mood to write anymore, so who knows.

15. what are your writing strengths? I've been told I'm good at mood pieces and I'd like to think that's true because, while I think I'm not overly descriptive, I love using those descriptions (of the lighting, character feelings) to set a specific mood as if you were watching a movie. I'm also good at short fiction.

16. what are your writing weaknesses? I don't think I'm too bad, but I struggle with dialogue a lot, like, sometimes I even forget the characters should speak lmao. I also usually doubt myself on characterization even though I get praised a lot for it (it's just in my brain probably).

17. thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic? ughh I generally don't like it unless it's relevant to the plot (a character reading a mysterious inscription in another language) or helps localization (honorifics from different countries).

18. first fandom you wrote for? tokio hotel LMAO

19. favorite fic you’ve written? picking a few that I love and think represent my writing the best

Under the Blood Moon: my most perfect, favorite creation. a found footage horror story told through video transcriptions, emails, blog entries, and other written mediums. I think this is the best example of what I can do when I lock the fuck in and get seriously creative not only about the plot but the story format, which is something I love to do when the plot allows it. Puncture Wound: a very short story composed of a series of vignettes, strongly focused on the mood aspect, the characters' codependency, and other complicated feelings.

A Chimera’s Dream: another horror story. this one's special because I wanted to try something different and ended up going for the most difficult genre I've written to this day; cosmic horror. building up the tension and describing a creature that is undescribable in nature because seeing it would drive you mad, was such a big challenge, but I think I nailed it. definitely my favorite monster description is the one I did for this fic.

if you read all this, thank you so much!! I love talking about my fics and I don't get many chances to do so.

I don't know many authors on tumblr but tagging @easterlystars @aaafonya and anyone else who wants to do this. I'd love to read your replies!