#I listened to the trailer and I'm dying my god

[famdommcfanface]

Oh no I just found out Jonny Sims is playing Seward in the new Dracula podcast so I guess I am doing Dracula daily again

[xxgoldie]

went to karaoke and someone sang crush by david archuleta so now im thinking abt lighter romance enthusiast lorenz also listening to the most pining songs just the sappiest playlist known to man

as usual, i am Obsessed with lighter being down bad. he's such a fucking dork, i need him. have been listening to a variety of love song playlists for the last few days as i write this and its not helped the brainrot. cw: none, pure fluff, gn!reader wc: 444 (or 618 with the bonus)

when he's out and about, he tends to listen to metal and rock, the same kind of stuff that's in his demo trailer. it gets him in the right headspace for his champion duties. when he's alone, though? his headphones are playing exclusively sappy glitter-gel-pen love songs. he would rather die than let anyone know, he has an image to upkeep - wouldn't even put it past him to have a second spotify account, bc u know the girls will bug him to see his wrapped every year.

within the love song genre, his favourite songs are ones that remind him of you.

his listening history is an amalgamation of different musical styles, but what he really pays attention to is the lyrics; if there's a song that really captures the way he feels about you, or one where the singer describes their lover and they're similar to you, he can't help but put it on repeat. he also loves duets - just like with romance movies, he loves imagining its the two of you in that situation. when he's deep in crush territory, he'll even make a playlist of those songs (it's long - can't help that every other song reminds him of you).

when you're finally together, he's more open about his love of love songs. it may take a bit into your relationship, during some late-night conversation about your respective silly behaviours when you were pining over each other, for him to show you the playlist, titled with just your initial and a heart emoji. but even before that, if you happen to play any of the songs he secretly listens to, you might catch him singing along under his breath (lowkey this post every five seconds). you might chalk it up to him picking up the words of songs the girls listen to, but that's because you don't catch the way he looks at you with the lyrics on his lips.

there are other times where he'll slide up behind you in your kitchen, arms around your waist and head propped on your shoulder, the domesticity and the fact you're wearing his tshirt getting to him. he's not much of a singer, but he'll hum one of those songs in that moment (his voice has a lovely smooth n deep timbre, so his humming sounds Heavenly in your ear). he might get a little embarrassed if you recognise the song and start humming along with him, or god forbid singing, but he'll still sway the both of you along to the music. he's not much of a dancer either, but he can figure out a midnight slow dance in the kitchen for you.

bonus!! a few songs i think he'd listen to, tho kinda influenced by my own music taste (+ spotify links): kiss her you fool - kids that fly (he has it on loop when he's psyching himself up to ask you out) meteor shower - cavetown davy crochet - the backseat lovers (perhaps i'm biased on this one bc i crochet) stitch me up - set it off can't help falling in love - elvis presley cloud 9 - beach bunny ("even when we fade eventually to nothing / you will always be my favourite form of loving" really hits with his whole 'dying for love' thing) love grows (where my rosemary goes) - edison lighthouse paper rings - taylor swift jackie and wilson - hozier (there's a lot of hozier in his playlists, but he really likes the thought of a family with you, even if that's only a couple lines of the song) valentine - atlas sweet tooth - cavetown ("guess i must be satisfactory / you said you love me exactly the way i am" takes him Out i can just feel it) would you be so kind - dodie

[wynnyfryd]

Trailer park Steve AU part 43

part 1 | part 42 | ao3

cw: references to sex, post-coital sad boy feelings but it’s comforting i hope, once again swirling the religious drain

“You look like you just saw God,” Eddie says fondly as he pulls his fingers out.

“Pretty sure I am God,” Steve mumbles, winded and floating, watching the stars in his vision skitter across the ceiling in pretty popping swirls of white. His ass still feels full, phantom ache of Eddie's fingers. They live there now. “Or maybe you are, I don’t know.”

Eddie leans down to plant a firm kiss on his lips, sure and steady, overflowing with affection.

Steve’s heart is gonna pump so hard it bursts.

“Well,” Eddie murmurs into the kiss. “Amen to that.”

Later, after Eddie adds his own mess to Steve's skin, after he kisses him all over and cleans him up and lays them down on their sides, face to face like they were that first night — in the morning; if you still mean it, ask me then — Steve dares to break the silence. Murmurs "hey" so quietly he's not sure Eddie will hear.

"Hmm?" Eddie props his head up on his hand, giving Steve the full attention of those big, dark eyes.

"I, uh, I just wanted to say thanks."

Eddie's brows waggle suggestively.

“Oh, my god.” Steve gives him a weak shove, tapping lightly at his shoulder, and Eddie flops onto his back like he's been struck; groans like he’s dying and then rolls back up with a gentle laugh. “Well,” Steve rolls his eyes like he isn't smiling, too, "for that, too, I guess."

"He guesses.”

"Shut up. I'm trying to be sincere."

Eddie twists an invisible lock; seals his smiling lips shut and throws away the key.

"I just..."

He can do this.

He can. If Eddie hasn't judged him yet, then...

"I like that you. Y'know. You ask me. About stuff." Eddie hums in question, so Steve clarifies: "You pry." Shit. That was rude. "Not that it's prying if I want you to! That's not— that's not even really the word I'm thinking of. Or maybe it is, but, like, not the right conno- commo—"

Jesus.

Why can't his mouth ever just cooperate?

Eddie strokes a soothing hand down his side, letting it settle in the dip of his waist. Silent, steady encouragement. Patient and warm; always so gentle with him.

When Steve speaks again he stares directly at Eddie's chin, lets the words spill out on a muted mumble, like if he says them low and soft and fast enough then maybe god won't hear. "I just mean that you- you actually listen. I know I'm not the most, like, open about talking about my feelings and shit, but most people in my life are— well, I mean, most of them are kids, so that's probably part of it, but…”

He takes a deep breath; feels it rattle behind his ribs. “It’s like I say 'I'm fine' and they hear 'Steve's fine.' Like, 'Oh, Steve? Yeah, he's fine; he's totally fine. He got hit in the head again, but he's fucking fine.'"

There’s salt in his throat.

He swallows around the angry lump swelling there — a wasp nest in his soft tissues and he's swinging blindly with a bat — but he can’t stop now, the confession already pouring from between his trembling lips. "It just makes me wonder, like, am I that good of an actor? Or do they all just hear what the want to hear? You know? Like- like maybe I'm not worth the effort; maybe no one wants to lift the lid to clean the mold growing under it, or..."

He sniffs pitifully, can hardly see for the fresh tears. "I don't know. I don’t know."

“Baby.” Eddie's eyes are heartbreaking; Steve looks away again.

"I just like that you see me,” he confesses to Eddie’s shirt. “You listen. You care."

Eddie’s arms tighten around him; draw him in against his chest. “For as long as you want me to, baby, I swear.”

—

It’s easier, after that. Feels lighter; feels right when he spends his free time at Eddie’s side, laughing and smoking and fucking around; playing passenger princess as he goes to make his deals. Take on Me’s playing on the radio, and Steve looks over and sees him subtly bobbing his head to the beat.

“A-ha!” he says, pointing a Cheeto at him in triumph. “It’s catchy; admit it.”

Eddie rolls his eyes like he isn’t actively drumming his fingers on the steering wheel. “Only because it’s designed to be, you little preppy pop prince fucker.”

“Hey!” Steve throws the Cheeto at his hair and laughs, “Fuck you!”

“Careful there, tiger,” Eddie answers with an easy grin, leaning over to squeeze Steve’s leg suggestively. Bearing down on the scratch marks he left there last night. “Might get what you ask for.”

“Oh, yeah?” Steve quips. “Gonna fuck yourself for me?”

It’s bratty. Steve knows it; resists the urge to stick out his tongue.

A muscle ticks in Eddie’s jaw. “Gonna fuckin’ fuck something,” he mutters darkly to the windshield, and Steve laughs and sings along to the next verse.

—

part 44

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Lead me to you ( Eddie munson x reader )

summary: everyone thought they were dead but what happens when a ghost from the past brings hawkins metal head back from the so called dead or how their relationship stands three years after . 

warning : slight angst , some ptsd , mutual pinning  , strangers( sort of) to friends to lovers

The biggest universal epitome of cruel joke in eddie munson life was dying in the upside down after finally stop running away. The heartbreaking pleading of dustin henderson and the wails of the boy are eddie felt his eyes close finally succumbing to the demo bat brutal attack on his body . Or so they thought , he groaned quietly like his voice was learning to work again as he let his eyes focus and confusion come in ten folds waiting for the pain to hit yet all he felt was a dull ache only well adding to the completely tripped out state. He was in his trailer he knew that for sure well the dreary , doom and gloom version of his trailer . He looked down he was attacked the scars show that but why scars not wounds.

Then it moved the figure in the kitchen darkness that completely covered them and yet he felt no danger , shouldn't he feel some form of danger being in the upside down with some unknown strange being looked human but he couldn't see them probably . the figure seemed not to notice he was awake muttering something he couldn't hear . Sitting up he knocked over the cup alerting the person he was conscious making them take unsure steps towards the small living area of the trailer candle light showing exactly who the mysterious stranger was. That face he'd seen it for month plastered all over the paper for month a couple of times from found to deceased in space of couple of years . He'd seen that face going around town too or in the halls of school .

" Holy shit your y/n hopper" he gasped .

" The one and only" she smiled sadly .

" Your suppose to be dead i mean you closed the gate , they said you died " he said completely freaking out .

" You know about this so that mean you know the gang ... harrington and henderson? Shit are they here i didn't see them out there" her eyes widened.

" No there not , you've been here for eight months this is crazy"he said .

" Guess least now i've company i was like across town and heard the music just my luck to get their too late" she laughed . "

how am i alive i am alive right?" he asked. "They didn't tell you what i can do ? When i found you it was faint pulse but i was able to heal you sort of took too much out of me so sorry ... scars" she nodded to his bare chest .

" Shit i don't care thanks like angel in this place" he joked still reeling over it all . " you know they talked about you all the time i mean like a god which from what really happened and well now , you are pretty metal" he winked.

" Yeah well see how metal i am when we're stuck down here" she huffed.

" What about the gate" he asked.

" What gate" she furrowed her brows only for him to point upwards . her eyes looked at slight light that was on the ceiling.

" Well it was a gate" he winced.

"It's a gate sort of , eddie this might kill me but if it does can you tell my dad something for me and my sister" she asked only for him to freeze she didn't know hopper was gone.

" Of course" he smiled weakly not wanting to break the new and hoping for a better outcome .

" Tell them i'm sorry i did it and i love them" she smiled as she looked up at the ceiling blood coming down her nose as the light got stronger and she weaker finally the gate was opening completely as she fell to the ground .

" I'll get you home" he sighed securing line slightly relieved to hear her breathing stil .

" What the hell is someone there" a gruff voice call .

" HELP PULL IT " he called as he began to see the light of the really world coming blinding him completely , he was home and he didn't run this time.

" Eddie" the voice gasped .

" Hey wayne" he smiled holding the girl in his arms .

......

"Hey you listening" steve harrington snapped his fingers across her face.

" sorry been in a daze" she smiled remembering three years ago when eddie pulled them from the gate with the help of his stunned uncle.  Their friends nearly passed out when they saw the car pulling up  with eddie hidden and her unconcious only for them to both nearly pass out at sight of the supposed dead sheriff.  now here she was standing working a shift in family video with steve since robin was in college and couldn't do  as many shifts as she did before.

" Shit angel i only realised you want to go i can hold the fort down" steve sighed seeing the date knowing why she was not with it . 

" Nah i got it down don't worry  fluff ball" she laughed heading over to stack the videos of returns . 

" Don't fear peasant i am here to save you from dreaded bored" the voice called .

" Hey who you calling a peasant" she glared.

" Oh my apologies dear princess sorceress " he bowed dramatically.

" Dear knight you are lucky or you would be a maiden" she joked back.

" Total nerds which is shame cause you are hot" steve scoffed .

" Thank big boy" eddie winked.

" I mean her asshole" he rolled his eyes.

" Thanks fluffy" she cooed.

" Remember i rescued you" .

" Ah yeah after i nearly killed myself to heal and free you" she asked .

"Ok fine we're both heroes" he waved .

" what am i" steve asked .

" The babysitter" the both called before laughing . 

" assholes" he muttered although he couldn't hide his smile at the two.

" I was actually here to get the movie for our  movie night so make yourself scarce it's a surprise" he ushered her off.

"I'll check the stock out back" she laughed.

" You two and your date night" he teased.

" Least one of us can get a date big boy" eddie smirked. 

" he's just jealous we're such good friends" she headed out the back .

" Just friends my ass you look at each like henderson does those dolls of his" steve scoffed.

" Collectables action figures actually get it right , that actually why i'm here i need advice man i think i might actually die.. this time" eddie hopped on the counter.   

"Wait shit really when did you grow the balls" steve quirked his brow .

" When henderson bragged about  confessing his love to his suzie poo whatever sick shit he calls her i cannot let henderson be ahead of me man" .

" Fair point what advice you need".

" All of it i mean what ever you have in that big hair of yours" .

" Well as cliche it is be yourself man just tell her its angel"

. " Have you met me" he deadpanned .

" Yeah i have and she still goes all giddy around you and that's saying something for a woman who spent most of her life in a lab and basically hell , you know billy hargrove nearly cried trying to get her to catch on he was flirty and she barely batted her lashes  , you do your nerd shit and she twirling her hair like a highschooler" steve bluntly explained .

  " Did you pick yet because keith left his bag out here and honestly i'd rather face vecna again than look to see what died in that thing" she called out.

" Movie me" he quickly said as steve grab closest pile and rang them up before handing the bag to eddie . " your free to leave princess" he called hiding the bag behind his back .

" Which place?" she asked.

" your since you live alone" he chuckled .

" Of course how silly of me i was hoping to see wayne is all" she pouted.

" You using me for my uncle  that hurts sweetheart" he placed his hand over his chest.

" I'm his young bride though true love" she sighed happily making steve snort at eddies horror struck face .

" I'm joking your my favourite munson ... sometimes" she sang heading to put more of video's on the shelves.

"Your a menace princess" .

" robin calls me a brat but she said it's a different kind ?" her head tilted making eddie gulp .

" Well i'll see you later" he called. " if i survive" he whispered heading out the shop. 

She spent most of the day messing around the store with steve only to head home . An apartment five minutes from town and work something she loved about her new little home . Living in the byers home was good but it was too cramped up for her . She must of checked herself over twenty time  a usual before eddie arrived or before she met him . In the three years of being back in the real world she found herself feeling something new which nancy and robin explained were feeling of romantic kind for eddie . It wasn't like she was a virgin she hooked up couple of times with date but this feeling was different , stronger beyond the bounds of what she felt before . it was getting  more strong as time went by too like it was becoming heavy whenever she was around the brown eyes metal head.  Yet it was worse when they were apart even if they had just left each other it was like she instantly missed him . In all the new and  exciting feelings she was feeling old feeling . nightmare that was keeping her awake , the flashes of  being in the upside down.  Hopper could see the signs but she kept telling he was fine . she would hear a bang or a ring and she could remember as if she in there in real time like she never escaped .  she could smell it  , taste it all her senses where locked in a memory as if it was reality.  she felt her breath quicken and her palms sweating til the buzz of her doorbell snapped her back . Shaking herself making sure she was feeling somewhat normal a fake smile plastered on her lips she opened it seeing eddie standing with a pizza beer and the movies in his hands.

" Ready" he asked nervously .

" Always" she shakily replied. 

part two

[sissylittlefeather]

Your Love's Been a Long Time Coming: Chapter 2

A/N: Second installment of the Elvis x OC Vivian Choquette series! We pick up in 1961 during the filming of Blue Hawaii. I really hope you all stay on board for this one. I have the next 4ish chapters planned out and there's some fun stuff coming...

Need to catch up? Here's my Masterlist.

As always, thank you for your help and encouragement, bestie @ccab!

Warnings: Still pretty tame, kissing, cussing, alcohol use, references to sex/oral sex, fist fighting

Word count: ~2k

"Hello again..."

******

"Hi..."

"Oh, you two know each other?"

"Yeah we met in..."

"Germany." She finishes the sentence for him because he doesn't seem to be capable of it. He's still in awe of her. She hasn't changed much since the last time he saw her and he's still spellbound.

"Good. That should make this easy then." The director turns away from the conversation and leaves them to get reacquainted.

"I-I I didn't know you were an actress?" He tries not to visibly cringe when his nerves make him stutter. She gives him a half smile.

"Yeah, I'm just starting out really. This is my first movie role."

"And you're the lead?"

"You're the lead. I'm just your girlfriend." I wish. He thinks, but doesn't say it out loud.

"Well, still, good for you."

"Thanks... so listen."

"Hmm?" He shifts a little as someone walks behind him and forces him closer to her. She looks up at him and he notices how her eyes are the same color as the ocean when it's deep.

"Let's not make this awkward, okay?"

"Oh, of course not." He nods reassuringly.

"We can be... friends." His heart sinks a little. Friends. That's all she wants.

"Sure. Friends sounds good." It doesn't sound good at all, but he'll settle for friends if that's what it takes to be around her.

"Elvis! Come meet some of the other cast members." The director calls from across the room. Elvis nods at Vivian.

"I'll see you around. I gotta..."

"Yeah. Go, Mr. Movie Star." She pats his shoulder lightly and a shiver runs all the way down his spine. He hopes he'll be able to keep it together around her for the whole movie.

******

"CUT. VIVIAN! THAT'S STILL WRONG." The director is yelling from his place behind the cameras. Elvis stands and watches as she struggles to do what she needs to do. He can tell that she's getting more and more frustrated as the takes go on and on. For some reason, she can't seem to wrap her head around the necessary lines. Elvis is dying to try to help her, but it's not the time or the place. She looks at her feet and shakes her hands and he knows she's trying not to cry. Every time the director yells at her, she gets more flustered.

"OKAY. AGAIN."

They try the scene again and Elvis holds his breath, begging God to help her get it right.

But she doesn't. She misses it again.

"CUT. Alright. That's enough for today." They've been trying to get the scene all day long and the director is done. Elvis hangs his head as the director stomps over to Vivian. He can't really hear what he's saying, but when she starts crying and begging, he takes a couple steps closer.

"Please, please let me try again tomorrow. Please don't do this to me. Please."

"I'm not wasting another day of filming. We're replacing you. We have another actress ready to go. You're fired."

"No! Please!"

"Okay. You're not completely fired. You can have a non-speaking part." The director turns and walks away from her. Vivian looks around at everyone watching and takes off running away from the set.

"Viv! Wait!" Elvis calls out to her and tries to follow her. He loses her somewhere in the trailers though and isn't exactly sure where she's gone. When he finds her trailer, he knocks on the door, but he doesn't hear any noise inside. He waits for a few minutes and then turns to walk away. Thats when he hears something hit the door and break. He knocks on the door louder this time.

"Viv, let me in!"

"Go away!" He decides to try the door. It's unlocked, so he opens it and slips inside.

CRASH

He ducks quickly as something hits the wall above his head and breaks.

"Viv! What the hell?!"

"I need another glass." He looks at her sitting on the couch with a bottle of vodka clutched to her. "Or maybe I don't."

She takes a pull straight from the bottle and grimaces.

"Vivian." He walks over and sits down next to her. She offers him the bottle and he declines.

"I got fired."

"I know. Are you okay?" She looks at him and laughs.

"I feel like you're always asking me that. I'll answer the same way I did last time. Do I look okay?" She takes another swig from the vodka bottle.

"No. You don't." He grabs the bottle when she gets it back to her lap and sets it on the coffee table.

"Hey..." She goes to reach for it and he pulls her to him, holding her with her head on his shoulder.

"No, that's enough." Even he's surprised by his command of the situation, but he knows more alcohol is the last thing she needs. He's not sure how much was in the bottle to start, but there's only about a third of it left. Her body quakes as she begins to cry again.

"I p-promised my stepdad I would make this acting thing work out."

"Why does he care?"

"He's tired of the burden I've become since I'm not married. He said he never dreamed I'd still be around." A wave of rage washes over Elvis. He's never met the man, but he imagines punching him if he did.

"Honey, it's not your fault you're not married." She sits up.

"Well I know that. Tell him!" She settles back into his shoulder. "Kinda is my fault though because I won't just marry anyone."

"Oh?" He dismisses the fleeting thought of proposing just to give her a way out.

"No. I want to be madly in love when I get married. I want to be so in love that we can't stand to be apart from each other for another minute." She sits up again and turns to him with a dreamy look in her eyes. "I want to positively burn for my husband and I want him on fire for me. You know?"

He nods as his heart races. Could she love him like that?

"I know exactly what you mean." He whispers.

Just then, she grabs the front of his shirt and pulls him into her, pressing her lips to his. He melts into her, wrapping his arms around her and holding her close to him. She opens her mouth and slides her tongue into his and the passion mounts as their tongues take turns dipping into the other's mouth. He can feel her hands against his chest and she whimpers a little. He pulls back and looks into her deep-ocean eyes and then leans in and kisses her cheek, down to her jawline, and then on down to her neck. She snakes her arms around his shoulders and pulls him with her as she lays back on the couch. He rearranges so that he's on top of her, rolling his hips into hers.

Is this it? Is this how they begin? His mind is racing as they continue to kiss deeply.

"Elvis, stop."

"What?" He backs away breathlessly and looks into her face.

"Are you in love with me?" His heart skips a beat. Is he?

"I-I-I..."

"Because I need you to know that this would just be sex. I'm really drunk and sad and I'm just not... I don't want to give you the wrong idea."

"How drunk?"

"That was a new bottle of vodka." When she says it, he notices how heavy her eyelids are and that her words are a little fuzzy around the edges. He feels like someone has knocked the wind out of him. Sitting up, he runs his hand through his hair and closes his eyes.

"You are, aren't you?" She asks him calmly.

"I didn't say that."

"Then why did you stop?"

"You're too drunk. I don't even know if you want this." She laughs and he looks down at her sadly.

"Oh, trust me. I want it."

"Well, I don't. Not like this." She sits up and glares at him.

"Then why the hell are you here, Elvis?!"

"I don't know."

"Fine. Get out, then." He stands up, grabbing the bottle of vodka as he does. He tries to head for the door, but she yanks the bottle away from him "Goodbye, Elvis."

Deeply discouraged, he walks out the door and down the steps to go back to the hotel. Is he in love with her?

******

The next day, he's sitting around with the guys during a break. They've brought in the new actress to play his girlfriend and she's great, but he wishes they'd given Vivian another chance. He looks up just as she walks by to sit with another actress about twenty yards away.

"You see her?" Joe asks the group of guys with a wry smile.

"Vivian?" Elvis asks confused.

"Yeah. She's got a hell of a mouth on her." He laughs raucously and pushes one of the other guys.

"What the fuck are you talking about, Joe?" Elvis feels himself start to seethe, hoping Joe isn't talking about what he thinks he's talking about.

"She came to my room last night. She gives great h-" Without another thought, Elvis is on top of him, throwing punches. The idea of him with Vivian makes him see red. And then him here talking that way about her pushes him over the edge. All the guys jump and holler, trying to pull them apart.

"Elvis, stop!!" It's Vivian's voice that cuts through the rest of the noise and gets to him. He drops Joe and stumbles backwards, breathing heavily. Blood drips from his nose where Joe landed a good defensive blow. "God. Men. Come with me."

She drags Elvis to a chair and makes him sit down. Then, she disappears for a bit. He considers getting up, as mad as he is, but he stays put until she comes back with some wet napkins to clean up his nose.

"What the hell were you thinking? You... with Joe?!"

"Elvis, I told you I was drunk and sad. You said no, so I found someone else." He feels another wave of rage rush through him.

"Just like that, huh? I really don't mean anything to you."

"You said you weren't in love with me. I told you we could be friends. That means you're going to have to be okay with me being with other guys. But if you're in love with me-"

"I'm not." It feels like a lie, but he wants it to be true.

"Good. Then, get over it." She says it softly as she finishes with his nose and pats his cheek gently. Then, she puts a hand on each arm of the chair and leans in close to him. "Listen, I like you a lot, Elvis. You're a great guy and it's probably a good thing you said no because I could fall in love with you. But I've seen you with girls. I know you have several on the hook right now. We can never be more than friends for that reason alone. I need someone on fire for me and no one else. Can you understand that?"

He looks down at his hands in his lap where bruises are starting to form. It's true, he does have a steady rotation of girls. And he has no way to make her believe that he would stop all that if they got together. Even he's not sure he could be true forever. But he'd certainly try, for her. Still, why would she ever trust him?

"Friends?" He looks up into her deep-water eyes again.

"Friends." She takes one of his bruised hands and kisses his knuckles gently. He actively ignores the way his heart skips when she does.

"With benefits?" He smiles coyly and she puts her hand on his forehead and pushes it backwards.

"We'll see..."

******

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[salisorous]

arcane s2 spoilers:

im listening to the song a house in nebraska and episode 3 is just replaying in my head from start to finish so much with the clips we have of vi from act 2 and act 3 from the trailers.. these two verses:

- these dirt roads are empty, the ones we paved ourselves

your mama calls me sometimes to see if i'm doing well

and i'd lie to her and say that i'm doing fine

when really, i'd kill myself to hold you one more time

and it hurts to miss you, but it's worse to know

that i'm the reason you won't come home

and

- you know, i still wait at the edge of town

praying straight to God that maybe you'll come back around

i cry every day and the bottles make it worse

'cause you were the only one I was never scared to tell i hurt

just reminds me so much of vi jumping from her apologizing for caitlyn's mother dying and knowing that probably feels such guilt because jinx killed her to thinking about how vi resorts back to violence and picks up drinking to cope with the fact that caitlyn walked away so filled with rage and wanting revenge even though she promised vi she wouldn't change, violet put her guard down so much for her.. and the way cain sounds so devastated as she sings,,oh man.

i miss my wives

[khaopybara]

Ok so we are in agreement that may definitely knows that ai-oon is not oom right? Like even if she somehow managed to avoid seeing the news of the accident our girl oon is NOT doing well acting like someone may has/had been dating lol.

But also I love them so i am more than willing to turn a blind eye to all the sus behavior 😆

ALSO we finally got PhimPang and they are ICE COLD!! I wanted to like Pang soo much because of ciize but Pang is the WORST! I was so mad when she pull oon away from may so that she could basically make sure that May was blind. WHO DOES THAT!? 🤬🤬🤬 i know we’re only on ep 2 but at this point i am all for PhimJan!

Really i am praying to the GL gods for a true triangle! Give me PhimPangJan or give me death!

AND ANOTHER THING that grandma is on thin ice

Ok what else….planetarium dates was adorbs and the the cockroach scene had me dying 😭

-🤫

miss famous lawyer who's studying to enhance human rights and went to a meeting in geneva to create a roadmap to help with her mission most definitely knows something is up. i think i got spoiled about this whole situation, but i'm not 100% sure how trustworthy people's vague commentaries and my deduction skills are. either way, oon is now the love of my life. she is adorable and she needs a very tight and good hug, and for now, may seems like she's doing it quite well (tho i must admit, my heart hurts for oon every time may calls her oom).

LISTEN! i love my girl ciize. i adored her as alpha in 23.5, and i was so looking forward to see her in pluto (still am, don't get me wrong, i think this plot line will give us so much), but from the moment ciize said, yeah you know, pang has had this crush on oon since forever but never made a move bc she didn't know oon liked women, too, but now that she knows that's an option for her, you know, she might go for it. never mind this relationship i have with this other stunning officer who lives with me. it's like having war flashbacks of raymew in only friends, tho they are very different characters in very different circunstancies.

the thing about pang tho is that she's very logical. ep 1 pang telling oon, hey girl, i know a lot has happened in the last week of your life, but you're really taking the side of a girl found out existed just the other day and you met literally once. get a grip. iconic behaviour. i was saying the same thing. but ep 2 pang make me feel she does all of that out of misplaced jealousy and sense of ownership over oon's time and presence which is not really nice. i hope we get to see more of the phimpangjan triangle thing soon, because as i said, it's gonna be juicy~ (also, jan is so much more loyal and driven than i thought she would be. from the pilot trailer, i thought she'd be just a jealous wine lady who'd get in between kapookciize, but she's sweet so far).

grandma clearly has favorites (or so we think. at least this part of the story is from oon's perspective, after all, and we know we can be biased when telling a story), but @suppaloscurse talked about it in this post and i agree with a lot of that. oon not only is the older twin, she's also the one who needed to be strong and support her younger sister. it's not fair of grandma to pick favorites so blatantly, but i feel like it's what oon has always expected. she was sidelined bc her sister's fragile health, oom went to a private school, and then as adults, oom became a flight attendant while oon works in delivery (pls know i'm not putting more value in one more than the other) and then, also married rich. namtan talked about how grandma is pivotal in oom's story and is the reason for the granddaughter's growth, so i'm looking forward to figure that relationship out, too.

also, THE SAPPHICS OWN THE SPACE. THAI GLS TAUGHT ME SO. and, props to the cockroach that gave us the classic falling on top of you scene. i've said this during ploy's yearbook when namtanfilm's character found themselves in a similar predicament that if they were dudes, they would have kissed on the lips back then, and we almost had it in today's episode. fingers crossed i still can get my cliche from them.

[freensrcha]

Which upcoming Thai gl series are you most excited about? For me it's 23.5 because I adore Milk and Love together, and they're probably going to properly kiss on screen, which makes me want to squeal into my pillow 🤗

thank you anon for this opportunity to scream about women kjsjksjkdsndj

23.5 is SO UP THERE cause i've been dying over milklove when all we had was inkpa crumbs and they're absolutely going to kill 23.5. ngl i was concerned 23.5 would be high-five drama but gmm has been acting a lil different lately so idk. and technically i said the same thing about bad buddy before it came out so... don't listen to me is the moral.

the last case cause I LOVE CRIME AND MURDER AND MYSTERY. it's just so up my alley. i hope there's women covered in blood GOD PLS. BE GAY DO CRIME

show me love!!! stalking lux (special shoutout to about galaxy which will probably star lux) on instagram for a week straight ended with my insta fyp being filled with thai pageantry content which is literally 90% englot. i mean i already knew them long back but now it's a different level and THEIR CHEMISTRY. yk it's gotta be good when they decide to make a show cause of your irl chemistry. and engfa is openly queer so yes to more queer people playing queer characters.

reverse 4 you had such a good pilot trailer and it has a very solid plot so i'm super excited for that too. i do love me a forbidden romance hehe

be mine/be my baby. i'm still confused about the different names forgive me but i'm still excited cause we HAVE FOUR WHOLE COUPLES. i'm most excited for the roommates (ormfolky) cause ROOMMATES hehe

special mentions to season 2 of both fragrance of the first flower and girlfriend project day 1. happy ending of fotff this time PLEASE.

also big shoutout to sofia (@ahxu-laowen) without whom i wouldn't even know about half of these. OUR SAPPHIC SAVIOUR ily 💖

[raeloganthesonic06fangirl]

//kicks in door heavy breathing

AYO RAE HAVE YOU SEEN THE NEW PREVIEW FOR THE SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS ANIMATION BECAUSE OH BOY. OH BOY. O H B O Y.

brought to you by the The Character They're Finally Fully Canonizing Into The Mainline Games By Acknowledging Him In One Instead Of Ignoring His Side Game Twenty Whole Years Later Is One I've Been Not Normal About Since I Was Nine

now write him a better ending SEGA you owe me that for my emotional distress and rearranging my brain chemistry at NINE

Hold on a second... Lemme find it...

[inhale]

OH MY GOD, THIS IS AMAZING 🤩

The animation is beautiful, and I love the new voice for Maria! And EMERL is back in the spotlight after all these years?? And bringing Shadow back to his core characteristics?? Are we back in 2001-2006 again, because, yo, I think we're back in the Era of Shadow!

I am hyped for the game, I absolutely loved Sonic Generations when it came out ((and one of my fastest 100% of a game in the series when it comes to every mission and task)). With the Xbox 360 becoming a dying hardware, it's likely my game won't last forever and even though I got the Steam release to preserve a copy for my game collection, it's nice that this well deserved update is coming, and I want to grab it when the initial release time is over because I want to see how stable the launch release is... I sorta got spooked the last few times I attempted pre-orders on games with those game breaking bugs... I'll wait for them to be ironed out, it's not like I don't know half of the game's story already, lol.

But yeah, Shadow's version should be amazing. Return to Space Colony ARK, fight against old foes, re-experience the start of friendships and becoming allies again, run through the old Amnesia arc again maybe..? Imagine getting to re-experience the moments Shadow realized that he had true friends in Rouge, Omega and even Sonic? What about fighting Biolizard again?? Face off against the Shadow Androids for the first time since ShTH?? Black Doom's encore?? Mephiles back in glorious HD??

I'm ready to be a young teenager again, looking at Shadow with the same excitement as I did when this trailer dropped in the beginning boot up of loading a Sonic X DVD I was borrowing from a friend who was introducing me to the 3D era of Sonic after I'd been playing the Genesis games for years:

This trailer did irreversible damage to my young brain, but probably because it was already primed by "What I'm Made Of" from Sonic Heroes and already dipping toes in listening to Linkin Park and Evanescence. Seriously, that cluster of time was such a core memory of my coming of age, I can't wait to feel that Ow the Edge era again with this new game. 🥺

[mgarmagedon]

JO WYSZŁA ZAPOWIEDŹ PO POLSKU do transformersów

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeHH5qBv/

Translation: YO POLISH TF ONE TRAILER JUST DROPPED

Tak widziałem XD Tu jest pełna wersja na youtubie:

I wybacz, że tak późno odpowiadam, ale czekałem, żeby zaktualizowali ich stronę na dubbingopedii żebym mógł upewnić się kto ma jaki głos :V (i mean znam te głosy, ale mam słabą pamięć do imion i nazwisk, dlatego mówię np aktor Optimusa z rida15 albo aktorka Arcee. Oprócz Dariusza Odiji i Jarosława Boberka, ja ich rozpoznan i nazwę o 3 w nocy po wybudzeniu XD)

Ale po tygodniu nadal nic nie ma so YEAHHHH---- I mean ostatnio nawet ta zajebana strona mi się otworzyć nie chce więcej zajebiście. 🤡🤡🤡

Moja szczera opinia dubbing jest meh, mogło być lepiej, ale też jakoś źle nie jest. Najbardziej mnie gryzie głos Megatrona, który brzmi znacznie za staro, a on jest młodym dorosłym XDDD

Oś czuję, że Bee będzie mnie bardzo bardzo wkurwiać po za długim słuchaniu, bo ja jestem w chuj na to wyczulony.

A Elita jest meh, like cieszę się, że nie jebneli znowu Anny Szymańskiej, bo jak ja oglądałem Earth Spark po polsku u Pyczka, myślałem, że siedzę na krześle elektrycznym i za każdym razem jak Nightshade albo Elita się odzywali czułem się jakbym kurwa umierał. I ja tutaj nie chce urazić pani Szymańskiej, uważam, że jest cudowną aktorką! Ale jako Strongarm XDDD i do tej jednej baby z Cyberpunka, etc. ale błagam uratuj ją ktoś z Earth Spark!!! Tak samo z Barwińskim, boże on jest cudownym aktorem, uwielbiam jego głos ALE NIECH KTOŚ GO URATUJE Z TEGO ZAJBANEGO GÓWNA.

Poza tym tak mnie wkurwia to, że lektor czyta te zajebane napisy. Jakby one są już kurwa po polsku TO NIECH KURWA NIE WYDAJĄ KASY NA ZASRANEGO KURWA LEKTORA.

Translation:

Yeah I saw it XD

And forgive me for replying so late, but I was waiting for ppl to update their TF one website on Dubbingopedia so I could make sure who has which voice :V (I mean, I know those voices, but I have a weak memory for names and surnames, so I say for example the actor of Optimus from RID15 or the actress of Arcee. Except for Dariusz Odija and Jarosław Boberek, I recognize them and name them at 3 in the morning after waking up XD)

But after a week, still nothing, so YEAHHHH---- I mean, lately even this damn website doesn't want to open anymore, it's awesome. 🤡🤡🤡

My honest opinion on the dubbing is meh, it could be better, but it's not that bad either. What bothers me the most is Megatron's voice, which sounds way too old, and he's supposed to be a young adult XDDD

I feel like Bee is going to annoy me a lot after listening to him for too long, because I'm really sensitive to that kind of thing.

And Elita is just meh, like I'm glad they didn't cast Anna Szymańska again, because when I watched Earth Spark dubbed on Pyczek website, I felt like I was sitting on an electric chair, and every time Nightshade or Elita spoke, I felt like I was damn dying. And I don't want to offend Mrs. Szymańska here, I think she's a wonderful actress! But as Strongarm XDDD and for that one lady from Cyberpunk, etc. but please, someone save her from Earth Spark!!! The same with Barwiński, dear God, he's a wonderful actor, I love his voice BUT SOMEONE SAVE HIM FROM THIS DAMN CRAP.

Besides, what really pisses me off is that the lektor reads those damn subtitles. They're already in Polish!!!

[sourcherryandsprinkles]

SPEAK NOW TV | FIRST LISTEN

I finally got around to listening to Speak Now TV!! I still can't believe it's out. As I did with the previous releases, I will be giving you my thoughts at first listen...and then we can all discuss it and obsess/critique it. I will also be doing a ranking and better developed thoughts in the coming weeks, so stay tuned for that!

For starters, I love how crisp and clean the whole album — as does all the re-recordings — sounds, but also has its downsides. Taylor's voice is older, more mature — and she has achieved better developed vocals over the years, as all singers do. On the majority of the songs, I love it, but for some, it's losing the nostalgia, emotions and the slight pop/punk sound the old song carried. Along with the fake country accent — she will be missed for Debut, I'm not ready to talk about it. Warning, this is not me hating on the songs. I feel the same for WANEGBT and 22 on Red TV. The OG just hits better. 

Now, let's get to each song!

Mine: When Taylor posted on tiktok showing the vinyl, she used that song and it was so perfect because this album is the best thing that’s ever been hers. Now I can’t stop hearing it like that

Sparks Fly: Drop everything now! 

Back to December: I was dying to hear it after it was in the TSITP season 2 trailer. This song is so💜

Speak Now: Don’t you? The laugh. 

Dear John: I was so scared this wouldn’t hit the same 

Mean: Missing the fake country accent. I love that these idiots told her she couldn’t make it and now she is re-recording and she can prove them wrong

The Story of Us: I’M SCREAMING!! 

Never Grow Up: This hits different when you’re older. The first verse makes me think of my god-daughter. 

Enchanted: PLEASE DON’T BE IN LOVE WITH SOMEONE ELSE!!!

Better than Revenge: I never saw it coming, wouldn’t have suspected it…the mattress line has been changed. I want to cry.

Innocent: This version holds so much more. Is she the Girl at Home of Speak Now?

Haunted: This sOG used to give me major auditory overstimulation. While the angst is not completely there, it’s still a favorite

Last Kiss: WHERE IS THE SHAKY BREATH?! 

Long Live: Hits so hard. I will tell everyone your name Taylor 🫶🏻

Ours: People are always hating on this song and I don’t get it

Superman: I can’t stop thinking of Harry Potter/Ginny Weasley when I hear this song

Electric Touch (Ft. Fall Out Boy): More pop than I was expecting, but still a bop. I wanted something more like My songs know what you did in the dark from the 2013 VS show. This performance is just chef’s kiss

When Emma Falls in Love: This song has my whole heart 

I Can See You: Pleasantly surprised with this one. I love it!

Castles Crumbling (Ft. Hayley Williams): I was expecting more of a pop/punk banger

Foolish One: This on guitar? YES. Also, do you hear the Enchanted melody in the pre-chorus?

Timeless: 🥹

[kunoichi-kame]

haha

Zane knew he was wounded to some degree.

He saw the way the others reacted to his wounds.

When he said he had to go clean his wounds, Jay's parents both seemed struck with confusion.

Now he can see why.

Half of his face is missing.

There is no blood.

Metal peeks out from underneath skin.

'Skin.'

He inspects the features. The glue-like residue stuck to parts of the metal. The hinge of his jaw. The screw in his jaw.

His heart is racing.

Should it be racing?

Is it even a real heart?

Deep breaths.

No, why should he even need to breathe?

What is this?

What is he?

The bathroom door swings open.

His face seems drained of most color.

"How come nobody told me about my face?" he asks, his voice low.

This is undoubtedly the most anger anybody has heard in his voice since...ever.

There's something else there. Pain?

Cole sits on the couch. "Buddy, listen, we were running, didn't need any distractions, I mean, how do you even address all of that?"

Zane looks down at his shredded clothes, looking for any other holes in his skin.

It's true, where do you even begin to unpack this?

Jay walks up to his injured friend. "Look at the bright side, my mom saw how messed up your clothes were so look! She's already knitting you a sweater!"

Edna smiles nervously from the couch. "Come here, dearie. Let me measure you."

Zane awkwardly walks over to Jay's mom.

"Not to be rude, but where are we sleeping tonight?" Nya asks.

Jay's father stands up. Ed, according to the junkyard's sign.

"Son, would you mind cleaning out the guest room for your friends?"

Jay tilts his head. "We don't have a guest room? This trailer barely has two bedrooms."

Ed sighs. "The shed."

"The shed?"

"Yes. That's our guest bedroom. What did you think was in there?"

"I don't know, we never had guests, I didn't even know you had friends."

"Yeah, take the broom up there, give it a good cleaning."

-----------

Jay loves his parents, but he can't say he was happy about bringing his friends here, letting them see this.

Time to clean the shed.

The shed that he never saw open.

It wasn't that hard to pry it open.

Is there a light?

He feels around on the wall for some sort of light.

His hand brushes against something moving...oh hey there's the lamp.

The lightbulb flickers on.

The thing that was brushing up against his hand is now wrapped around his wrist.

He wants to scream.

Snakes.

Snakes everywhere.

Good god what the fuck, were they nesting in here? Why were there so many?

They're slithering towards him.

It's fine, just step away. Step back. Let them leave. Then you can go back to cleaning.

Dust flies as his body hits the ground.

He tripped over a snake.

No. Nononono.

They start slithering past him, some of them traveling over his body to get away.

He lets out the most blood-curdling scream possible.

In his scramble to get up, he can feel the masses of scales move around him.

He feels his hand press down on something moving.

It's all a blur.

There's a hiss.

Then something snaps around his hand, piercing the flesh.

He shakes it off of his hand, forcing himself onto his feet, dusting himself off.

He completely forgot about the broom.

He doesn't even know where all the snakes went. Guess they just wanted to get out of the light.

Still, that's horrifying. They could be hiding anywhere.

-----------

When he gets back to the trailer, all he can get out is a string of words through every pant. "Mom! Broom, guest room, light, snakes everywhere, bite, am I dead?"

His mom answers gently. "Slow down, son. Deep breaths. What happened?"

He does just that. Take a deep breath.

Cole pats him on the back.

Jay shakes his head. "I went to clean out the shed. I turned on the light. There were snakes everywhere. I think they got scared of the light. I was scared of them. I fell. One of them bit me. Am I dying?"

Edna stops knitting.

"Mom. I'm not dying, right?"

"Ed! Come here!"

"Mom, it's a yes or a no."

She puts her knitting down. "No, but it's not good either."

"What? Am I gonna be paralyzed or something?"

Ed walks out from behind a partition. The 'kitchen.'

"I was showing our son's lanky friend how to use the toaster oven. He got excited about the apron but now he's just standing there super sad."

Jay peeks into the kitchen.

Sure enough, Zane is standing there, watching the food cook. He's wearing a bright pink apron with a floral print on it.

He won't stop touching his face, be it the metal or the edge of his skin.

Jay returns his attention to his parents.

They're whispering things to each other.

Nya is sitting on the floor. She tugs at Jay's hand, gesturing for him to sit down with her.

Something in her eyes told him to calm down.

"Okay so I'm still not getting any answeeeerrrs," Jay chimes.

Edna sighs. "It's time you learned the truth."

"We used to gamble," Ed says bluntly. "A lot."

Their son is visibly confused. "So what? You won a lot of snakes or something? What, were you gambling with a zookeeper or something?"

His mom laughs. "Oh, we lived a life before you came along. Some of the people we gambled with weren't even human. We played games with the undead, snake people, fish people, millionaires. All sorts of freaks."

"What."

His dad nods. "Then we have the snake man. One day maybe we bet a bit too much and maybeee the outcome was that he had permission to be a guest in our home when times got rough."

"I think something's adding up here, but I'm still not following."

Ed continues. "He led an army, so we provide food for them. They're why we don't have a rat problem."

"Is this bite gonna kill me, yes or no?"

Edna leans forward. "You won't die. But the snake man and his army can be likened to vampires."

"So what, am I gonna die then come back to life?"

"They turn their victims into snake people."

Jay blinks several times. "You couldn't tell me this sooner?! Actually no, why would you even take that bet?!"

Ed leans back on the couch. "He agreed that he would ensure we never got bit. Including any children of ours. You on the other hand..."

"Sweetheart, you're adopted," Edna finishes.

Jay literally has no words. He's just making weird noises and hand gestures.

Cole joins Jay and Nya on the floor.

Despite being in the company of both of his crushes, this did nothing to make Jay calm down.

"You couldn't tell me any of this?! And why didn't I count in the bet?!"

Edna gets up and walks over to her son. "It's just silly rules. You're still our son."

"Yeah but if this was the case, I would've liked it if maybe you didn't hide it for seventeen years?!"

She bends over slightly and ruffles her son's hair. "Calm down, son. They said a raised heart rate either made it better or worse, I don't remember which, so I suggest staying calm."

Jay pulls his knees to his chest. "So how long do I have?" he snaps.

Ed seems nervous to answer. "...a few hours?"

Jay gets up. "That's it, I'm dead, the answer is that I'm dead."

"Well, I'm assuming it was a baby that bit him, maybe it won't do anything?" Edna suggests.

"Those were babies?!" Jay shouts. "This whole time, those were only babies?"

His mom nods. "They are. The adult snake men are, well, the size of men."

Jay starts pacing. He looks down at the bite on his hand.

Two little glowing green pricks.

Yeah, not good. That doesn't look good at all.

Ed pulls out his cell phone. His old, clunky cellphone, which is undoubtedly older than Lloyd. "Look, I'm contacting that snake man right now. He probably has a cure."

"Please do that," their child sighs. "Anything else you've been hiding that I should know?"

Edna smiles. "Your birth parents were Cliff Gordon and Libber Gordon. We were close friends of theirs. You should be expecting an inheritance check down the line, when Cliff Gordon passes away."

Zane pokes his head out of the kitchen, mouth agape.

"Don't you mean Libby Gordon?" Nya asks quietly.

Jay glares at her.

"What? I noticed that."

Ed laughs. "Only the tabloids called her that. Made her seem more 'desirable.' Her true friends knew her as Libber."

Jay buries his face in his hands.

"Mom, dad, I love you, but I think I need to go to bed. Work out the shed situation on your own."

He storms out of the living room, into his very tiny bedroom that barely fits his bed.

Zane comes out of the kitchen.

"The cookies are ready." His voice is flat. He still doesn't look too happy.

When Ed follows Zane back into the kitchen, they encounter Kai and Lloyd already digging into the tray.

----------------------

Jay woke up feeling normal.

Everything looked normal.

Then he remembered that Lloyd was sleeping in his room due to being the smallest. So there he is, on the floor, sound asleep.

Okay, that's still a normal amount of weirdness.

Let's get this over with, he has a shed to clean.

--------------

Zane was supposed to help clean the shed during the daytime, but he's visibly...not okay.

Jay told him to go do something fun.

So he went and sat on the hood of an old, rusted shell of a car.

And he sat there.

For hours.

Eventually, Kai joined him.

He paid Kai very little mind.

"What'cha doing?" Kai asks quietly, trying to break Zane's silence.

"Thinking."

"About?"

Zane sighs. "Everything. Pondering my existence."

"How so?"

"Why was I created? How much of my personality is my own, and how much of it is code telling me who to be? Was I made to be the person I am? Do I have any free will? Am I autistic because I'm a robot, or am I a robot that just so happens to be autistic? If I do not need food or sleep, why do I behave as if I need them?"

Kai nods. "Zane, I know I give you a lot of shit, but come on, does any of it really matter? You're still you."

"Perhaps not in the grand scheme of things, but it matters to me."

"What was it you kept saying about Pixal? She's a person because she has free will, she's not a robot, she's an android. Any of that ring a bell?"

Zane smiles.

It's interesting to see his usual expressions over only half of a face.

"I do remember that."

"Great, apply some of that logic to yourself."

Zane stares at the ground.

"Kai?"

"Yeah?"

"Why doesn't anyone else seem to care?"

"What do you mean?"

Zane starts playing with the edge of his torn skin. "All of you saw my face and didn't say a thing."

"Yeah, we were running for our lives, what were we supposed to do? Drop everything and say 'hey Zane's face is weird, let's ditch him?' You're still Zane."

"I don't know if 'Zane' ever existed. My mind is just a line of code."

"So is Pixal's. Shit, the human brain is just a wad of meat full of electricity and chemicals. Chemical reaction, line of code, does it really matter? You still feel either way it goes."

Zane goes quiet, picking the remnants of glue off of the metal.

Whatever held his skin on was...interesting, to say the least. It was gummy and slippery all at once. He can see how this made his skin feel real over the metal.

He's picked almost all of the glue off. He'd never been one to pick at his skin or nails, but he just couldn't leave this alone.

He had to force himself out of the bathroom earlier because he just couldn't stop staring at his face in a morbid combination of horror and fascination.

His hand trails down to the bottom of the "wound." It barely wraps under his chin.

His fingers start picking at the torn edge, working their way to get under the false flesh.

Kai grabs his hand. "Hey, don't do that, you can't go to work if you tear more of it off."

Zane stares at him. "You know I am not going to work like this in the first place!"

"Okay, just stop it, maybe don't tear all of your skin off?"

"Kai, none of this is real! This is not real skin! No part of me is real!"

"If none of it is real, then how are you feeling so strongly about it?"

Zane takes a deep breath.

He doesn't even need to breathe. That was a waste of oxygen.

Yet his chest still rises and falls subconsciously.

He folds his hands in his lap. "I didn't sleep last night. Because I got lost in thought and had to ask myself, why would a being of my nature require sleep or food or air-" his voice rose with every thing he listed off.

"Well, something's obviously keeping you charged, maybe it's all of those things. Go take a nap?"

Zane takes a moment to contemplate that.

What was keeping him powered all these years? Maybe he really did need sleep and food to function.

"You're chummy with Borg, maybe you can call him and he can fix your skin," Kai suggests, watching as Zane just...remains sitting there, lost in thought.

Zane's fingers tug at the edge of his skin again.

He wedges his finger between skin and metal.

Kai cringes. "Maybe you shouldn't do that?"

"Why? I am already damaged."

"Come on, don't hurt yourself-"

"I'm not hurting myself, I am looking for answers."

"What answers could you even find?"

Zane pauses, fingers grazing the tear he's made, which already reaches halfway down his neck.

"Perhaps I do need a nap."

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The guest shed is way less scary during the day.

Makes sense, there are no snakes.

So far, Jay has gotten more than several dust pans worth of sand and god-knows-what-else off of the floor.

The shed seems surprisingly well-insulated. It even has a small generator hooked up so the guests can run a fan, not to mention the lamp.

Speaking of a fan, there's one sitting on a shelf.

He wants to use it so badly, but when he tried, it blew dust and sand everywhere.

Footsteps sound behind him.

"Your mom told me to bring you one of these," Nya says.

He perks up at her voice.

She leans into the doorway and hands him a popsicle.

He eagerly takes it.

"So how's it going in here?" she asks.

"Hot. I think I'm getting used to it though...or it's the heatstroke kicking in, I'm not sure." He sits on the bed.

The blanket is covered in dust.

Eugh.

"Did Cole leave already?

Nya notices his disgust and follows suit, as if in an attempt to make him feel better.

"Yeah, he's gonna try salvaging our clothes and a few other things. Our makeup bag, the kitchen stuff, dunno, we'll see what he brings back."

"How's Lloyd holding up?"

"You wouldn't believe it," Nya laughs. "He's so well-behaved right now. Your mom keeps doting on him and giving him cookies. She's already knitting a blanket for him."

"Is Zane still..."

"Yeah."

"Kai?"

"He's kinda just around. Think he's helping your dad with something right now."

"Mm. What about you? Get any info on Fugidove?"

A smirk tugs at her lips. "Yeah. We might be able to make a hit on him tomorrow."

"Sweet." He brings the popsicle to his mouth, eyes dancing around the room for other things he can clean.

"What about you?" she asks. "How are you holding up after last night?"

He gives a small giggle. "I think my parents were just fucking with me. Said it'd be a few hours but look at me, it's been almost a whole day and nothing happened to me. I'm fine. I really just accepted the idea of 'vampire snake people,' huh? Guess after my parents started talking about having wild lives I was like eh, yeah, anything is possible."

"The part about being adopted though?"

"I'm not mad at that, I was just upset that they withheld that from me. They're still my parents."

He bites into the popsicle.

Something feels...off about this bite.

Nya watches as blood trails down the piece of flavored ice.

"Jay?"

He slowly pulls the frozen treat out of his mouth.

After a moment, he swallows what he bit off.

Then he spits something into his hand.

It's small and white.

A tooth.

Nya looks at the object in his palm. Then she looks back up at him. "You wouldn't by chance still have a baby tooth or two..."

He runs his tongue over his teeth, only to find three loose canines and one completely missing.

Almost.

The missing one is already being filled in with a short, sharp replacement poking through his gums.

She watches as his pupils thin into slits in a panic.

"I think the vampire snakes were real," she says breathlessly.

He shoves what remains of his popsicle into her hand.

"Do you need anything?" she asks.

He runs a hand through his hair, trying to even his breathing. "If you're done doxxing Fugidove, I wouldn't mind if you helped me clean this shed."

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Lloyd sits in the kitchen, quietly coloring a drawing of two bloody stick figures.

The table and chairs fold up.

Compared to the apartment, this feels like a million dollars.

"Aww, look at that. You're so peaceful. Want another cookie?" Edna asks.

Lloyd places his hands on his lap. "Yes please!"

Kai looks up from his phone, leaning against the wall.

"Lloyd, cut the shit," he snickers.

"What does 'shit' mean?" Lloyd asks innocently, tilting his head to the side with all too large eyes.

The elderly woman places the cookie in the small child's hand.

"Don't talk like that around him. He's just a baby!"

Lloyd shoots Kai a smug, evil little grin.

Kai looks Edna dead in the eye. "Ma'am, I assure you that this child has said nastier things than either of us ever could."

Zane pokes his head into the kitchen.

"Is this for me? I woke up with it tucked under my arm," he asks, holding up a sweater.

Edna nods. "You were asleep. You looked like you needed it so I didn't want to bother you."

"Thank you," he says with the smallest, softest smile.

He immediately starts taking off the shreds of fabric that he once called his work shirt.

The sweater is warm.

Jay was right, he can feel that this was made with love.

For a moment, he can forget entirely about his face and the existential dread that oozed from the wound.

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Nya dusts off the shelf that held the fan. 

"So, you never did get to tell me what your shirt meant." 

She's trying to talk to get Jay to unwind a bit.

He looks down.

He forgot that he was wearing the same shirt as yesterday.

"Yeah, okay, so there was this failed toy line called Galidor- you know about that one company that does like, toy bricks, right?"

"How sheltered do you think I was?"

"Okay, sorry, had to ask." He starts sweeping under the bed, using the broom to scrape up dirt and webs and dust bunnies.

"So they made these weird action figure things. It was kind of an abomination, they were mix-and-match, and the gimmick was called 'glinching.' Oh! And there was a show. And umm, there was a meme recently about a bad movie and a phrase that never actually existed in the movie so um. It's a mashup of the two."

She wipes down the fan with a wet cloth. "I wouldn't mind watching Galidor with you," she chuckles.

"No! It's terrible. I don't even wanna watch it."

"Well, what would you wanna watch with me?" She places the fan back on the shelf, looking down at him.

He's crouching, gathering the dirt into one pile so he can easily sweep it all out. He looks up at her with wide eyes. "You can choose. When would you wanna do it? We've been pretty busy ummm."

"Maybe after we take out Fugidove? As a little celebration."

He shoves the dirt out of the room. "I'd like that. A lot."

They both look at their handiwork.

The only thing left was to change the bedding.

Nya's hand creeps closer to Jay's.

Then a pair of hands slams into the doorway.

Nya looks over her shoulder.

It's Cole.

He looks tired.

"Got what I could, holy fuck it was a lot," he pants.

Jay's eyebrows shoot up. "You mean you got most of our belongings?"

"No, I mean I had to jump through a lot of hoops to get it."

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Cole had managed to get some blankets and some clothes. Toiletries were unscathed due to the bathroom door being closed.

A lot of their belongings were trashed though.

Not to mention that apparently a complaint had been filed, and it seems a long chain of events resulted in the apartment being marked some sort of crime scene for animal abuse of all things.

Then the locks were changed.

So Cole had to sneak into his own home through the window, then carry what he could salvage out of said two-story window.

But yay. They could change their clothes and they have blankets to bring into the guest shed.

Zane was the first one to get into some pajamas.

It made him feel a little bit better.

The Guest Shed is surprisingly cozy.

Cole took the bed.

Kai insisted that Nya gets the bed, but she gave it to Cole since he had a rough day.

Zane didn't sleep in the shed, but instead on the couch.

Well, he tried.

He could see a light shining out of Jay's room.

Zane peeked into Jay's bedroom.

"Can't sleep?" Jay asks, turning his phone off.

Zane nods.

Jay gestures for him to come closer.

Zane tiptoes around Lloyd and sits down next to Jay on the bed.

"I take it you cannot sleep either?"

Jay hangs his head. "Did you know that Libber and Cliff Gordon split because of an affair? Cliff Gordon in general was kinda...unfaithful."

"I was vaguely aware of it, yes."

"...you think that's why they gave me up?"

"Dear friend, your guess is as good as mine."

Jay pulls a throw blanket over his shoulders. "I found out that I'm the byproduct of some dude in the movie biz thinking he can treat women like they're disposable. And I guess I'm turning into some snake thing, I don't know anymore."

"Really? I don't see it."

Jay opens his mouth, showing off his newly sharpened canines.

"Oh."

"What about you?" Jay asks. "What's uh...what's keeping you up?"

Zane turns his head, making his wound all the more visible. "Busy mind, I suppose."

Jay squints. "Did the wound get worse?"

"I made it worse."

"Why would you do that?"

"I think I want to know what's underneath...yet I also do not. I think I have gotten over some of the shock but I still have questions."

"You try calling Pixal?"

Zane looks around the room, taking in the many small plastic brick structures sitting on shelves. "I've considered that, but I am unsure as to how to go about it. I feel that I do not know her well enough to simply call her and say 'why hello friend, it appears that I am a robot and I only barely found out because I had half of my face torn off, can you give me robot advice?'"

Jay starts giggling. "You should call her, just like that."

Zane shakes his head. "It seems impolite."

Jay pulls him into a hug.

Zane finally lets himself sleep as he normally would, feeling safe here.

Everything's okay.

Everything's gonna be okay.

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Nya makes sure to turn off the lamp once morning comes.

No snakes came into the shed. Seems like sleeping with the light on worked out just fine.

"This mattress smells like abandonment," Cole mumbles, still half asleep, his face not on the pillow.

"I call dibs on the bed tonight," Kai grunts, sitting up and stretching.

Cole looks up at the ceiling.

"I want breakfast."

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Zane already got up. He threw on the pink apron and started cooking eggs.

He has an apron! And it's cute!

He's found that focusing on the smaller things in life makes him feel better.

He should probably call Cyrus Borg about the job offer before anything else. Explain that it's been a hectic few days but yes, he would like to take the job, as would the others, now what? Arrange a lunch meeting?

That simply seems like a better use of time and resources than calling the man's daughter and going 'hello, I request robot advice.'

He's pulled out of his thoughts by a scream.

He turns the stove off and slowly enters the living room.

Lloyd scrambles out of Jay's room.

"What did you do?" Zane asks, eyebrow arched.

"I promise I didn't do anything!"

"Get off of me!" Jay shrieks. "Go! Shoo! Away!"

A handful of snakes slither out of his room.

As if the animals were moving too slow, Jay picks them up and runs over to the door of the trailer.

He tosses them out.

Nya, Kai, and Cole all have to step back for a moment, avoiding stepping on them.

The creatures slowly start to return to hiding.

"What'd Lloyd do?" Kai asks, walking up to the open door.

"Not Lloyd, at least I don't think so," Jay pants. "Just woke up... a bunch of snakes were like, cuddling me? I don't know. I don't know anymore."

"Dude, you said not to touch the little fuckers, so I didn't touch them," Lloyd says from the couch. "I'm not risking getting bit."

"Speaking of snakes, where's Ash?" Cole asks, stepping into the trailer.

Lloyd shrugs. "I let her out to catch rats or whatever. I did this yesterday and she came back."

Zane returns to the kitchen, peacefully listening to the current conversation.

----------------

Lloyd remains on the couch, watching the five teens map out a plan.

Every once and a while, he can hear Ed yelling something from the other room. The only room he hasn't been into: the other bedroom.

Sounds like he's talking on the phone.

"Okay, Nya, you're staying behind, okay?" Kai orders.

"What? Why?"

"You need to help out with Lloyd. If anything happens to us, he'll at least still have you. Also, no powers."

"I was in on the last big fight! And I'm sure the Walkers would be glad to take him in if anything happens to us."

Cole gives them a dismissive hand gesture. "Whatever, we can sort this out later, but the game plan is just to show up at this guy's apartment. It can't be anything too bad, right?"

"I would like to remind everybody that he sent a flock of birds after us large enough that it ruined the apartment," Zane points out.

"Yeah but looking at his Chirp, he looks like he's just some guy," Jay mumbles.

Kai leans back, waving his phone around. "That's everyone. I don't post pics of myself setting things on fire, so to everyone else, I'm just some guy. Don't underestimate people."

"This is great and all, but back to the plan...who's paying for the bus?" Cole asks.

-------------

Cole paid for the bus.

The long, long bus trip.

Still cheaper than paying for a taxi.

Zane had decided to cover his face the best he could with his hood. They usually went out on 'missions' wearing hoodies, but Zane was never a fan of walking around in public with his up.

But now he feels it's a necessity to do so.

"My hand itches," Jay announces.

"Okay, so scratch it," Cole says tiredly.

"It's the one that got bit. It itches a lot. Is that a sign of something? Should I be concerned?"

Zane places his hand over Jay's. "Would something cold help?"

"...no, your hands are just weird and clammy."

Zane removes his hand with a frown.

"You think something hot would help?" Kai asks.

"If it involves the lighter, then no."

Jay pulls the sleeve of his hoodie over his hand, lightly scratching through the fabric.

Zane tries pulling his hood further over his face.

The four of them sit in relative silence.

Damn. Bus rides are awkward.

It's crowded. It's loud. They can't just discreetly discuss things.

----------------

"'Watch the kid' they said," Nya mumbles angrily.

She's doing the dishes.

"I know! I don't need supervision!" Lloyd shouts from the table.

"No, trust me, you need it. I'm just tired of being left behind. I kicked ass with a crowbar and all I get is 'oh you're the babysitter.'"

"I mean. You have no powers, you had to borrow the crowbar, your only weapon is a butcher knife that Zane bought on clearance, you have no powers, you don't go on the other missions-"

Water starts to bubble.

She glares at the child over her shoulder, plate and dish rag in hand.

The water seems to jump up. Not just bubbling, but jumping as if it were doing a trick.

Slowly, it rises in pillars from the sink.

Lloyd's jaw drops.

"What? Shocked to see me annoyed? This isn't-" something splashes at her. "...something new?"

She can't take her eyes off the thing coming from the sink.

Water standing straight up, but it's not ice.

When she moves to try touching it, there's a loud splash.

Eventually, the water settles.

It's flat and still once again.

What the fuck was that.

-------------

The four boys stand in front of a door.

It's part of an apartment complex.

In the middle of the city.

"Okay, who's standing in front?" Jay asks.

Cole shrugs. "I don't know, does it really matter?"

"I'll be in front," Kai decides. "I think I'd be the most intimidating."

Cole looks down at Kai. "Mkay, if we're going for intimidation, I'll go in front then."

"I called dibs on being in front," Kai argues.

Cole steps closer, continuing to look down at Kai.

Kai crosses his arms. "Fine."

"You can be behind me, if you want."

"Yeah, okay, what if you lean on the door frame, then I'm off to the side, clearly in view, then uhh, Jay and Zane go somewhere. I guess Zane goes in the back so Fugidove can see both him and Jay?"

Cole sighs, a small hint of a giggle rising. "Okay, so on three, let's get into position, then I'm knocking on this door. Ready? One-"

"Hold on, Birdy, I think someone's outside the door," someone says from inside.

The woman who opens the door is looking down. "Fucking kids, don't you have-"

Oh.

She looks up.

Cole awkwardly stares down at Ultra Violet. 

Her hair is down. She's wearing a baggy band t-shirt and sweatpants. No lipstick.

She backs away for a moment.

Then Cole finds himself being punched in the gut.

A man comes out from one of the rooms.

A rather plain-looking man.

But Jay recognizes him.

"Fugidove!" the blue-clad boy shrieks.

Ultra Violet turns to Fugidove. "Birdie, the fuck are you doing giving out our address to people like them?!"

"I didn't-"

"We doxxed you back!" Jay answers, loud and proud.

"Killow! Come get rid of these guys!" the woman yells.

"We're gonna be late for the Mechanic's thingy," Fugidove whispers.

"Then be useful and don't make us late," she snaps.

"A 'thing?'" Zane asks.

She scowls. "Yeah. A thing."

Kai checks his phone.

Open Chirp.

Fugidove42069 posted:

'omg i have a trip planned for Borg Tower later so excited xxx'

Posted five hours ago.

He flashes his phone at the other three.

Silence.

Killow's footsteps boom.

The four of them start running.

Borg Tower, huh?

----------------

Nya cleans up spilled water.

"Edna, I am so sorry, I guess I wasn't paying attention to where I was going and-"

"Don't worry about it, it happens," Edna assures her. "Would you like a snack when you're done? Destress a little, dearie."

"S-sure thing."

What happened was a little different than what she had said.

She was getting water, yeah. But then the water seemed to jump out of the cup.

Edna returned to her phone call, exiting the trailer.

"No, I'm not asking to be connected to the fish people- Trimaar was a terrible cheat back in the day- I'm asking about the snake people."

"Maybe the water out here is cursed," Lloyd laughs. "I mean, there's evil snakes living out here, who knows what else is weird."

Nya leans against the wall. "Go get yourself some water, then. Let's test this."

Lloyd grabs a plastic cup with his name written on it in marker.

He turns on the faucet.

He's able to drink his water with zero problems.

Nya squints at her cup.

----------------

Jay ran across the street, into the middle of traffic, weaving through cars in a panic.

He forgot that the others can't outrun a car.

"Just get to Borg Tower, warn them!" Kai shouts from across the street.

He's pulled back by Killow.

The man could wrap a single hand around his neck.

Cole slams his fist into Killow's back.

The large man barely twitches.

Zane dodges a kick from Ultra Violet.

He taps Cole on the shoulder, gesturing for him to move out of the way.

Cole looks over his shoulder.

A bird swoops down.

Cole obliges and ducks down.

The traffic light changes.

A flame sparks in Kai's hand.

Killow yells in pain.

Kai playfully waves around his lighter as he crosses the street.

Cole and Zane run after him.

------------

The Mechanic holds a gun to the face of the receptionist.

"I promise I won't hurt you if you promise to not call for security, got it?"

The woman nods silently.

The Mechanic waltzes over to the elevator as if he owned the place.

Jay bursts through the door.

"Stop right there!" he wheezes.

Maybe he shouldn't have ran the whole way there.

The Mechanic presses a button.

The elevator closes.

Well, shit.

Where are the stairs?

-------------

Nya asked if she could use a water bottle and she received.

Even inside the bottle, she can feel the water throw itself against the sides of the cup.

"Stop it, I'm thirsty," she mumbles.

The water goes flat.

She blinks several times.

"Jump?"

Nothing.

Okay.

"Splash?"

Still nothing.

She shakes the bottle lightly.

After gaining a slight momentum, the water starts throwing itself against the bottle again.

What is this?

-------------

Alarms are blaring.

Pixal hides away under her father's desk.

Her father is nervously trying to make it look like he's doing paperwork, checking back on his phone every few moments, trying to alert staff of what he can see from the survalence system on his computer.

The door slides open.

Okay, good. It's not The Mechanic.

...bad, it's Killow.

Cyrus starts backing away.

Pixal can see Killow's giant shoe from under the desk.

Screw it.

She rushes out from under the piece of furniture and snatches the keyboard off of the desk.

Keys fly all over as she smashes it over the man's back.

He turns his attention to her.

"The Mechanic would appreciate it if you came with us," he growls.

Ice creeps across the floor.

The Big Man slips.

Pixal turns to the door.

Zane rushes towards her.

"I will not let you die this time, not if I have any say in it," he whispers.

She seems confused.

She lifts up his hood just a little bit.

So she was right. His small nuances...he was like her.

"It's not the time, we need to get your father to safety as well."

-----------

Fugidove blocks off part of the hallway.

Cole shoves past him. Easy peasy.

"Birds! Attack!"

A single bird flies into a nearby window.

Cole's not impressed.

He raises his fist.

Fugidove drops to the ground before Cole can even lay a finger on him.

"Please don't, I'm only doing this because I had big dreams of being a hero as a kid but heroes don't really get paid so I settled for crime and then I met UV and there was a spark between us and she introduced me to her biker gang then her and Killow got booted from the gang and..."

FSM, this man is pathetic.

Cole stomps away, letting Fugidove continue on about his villain origin story.

-----------

"Honestly, you're not that scary once you take away all the spikes," Jay nervously chuckles.

Ultra Violet has him cornered.

He only has maybe five batteries left in his pocket. Small ones, at that.

Make it count.

He tries slipping away from her, ducking under her, but she grabs him by the hood.

She laughs. "Who styled your hair?"

"I did! Who told you to shave off everything except for that weird little ponytail patch?"

She slams his body into the ground.

He sweeps her feet out from under her.

Cole passes by.

"Hey wait come back!" Jay shouts.

Cole backtracks slightly.

Ultra Violet weighs her options.

Attack the big one whose powers are useless up here, or the small one who can use his powers?

She can take the small one out first, then the big one.

She tackles Jay, slamming him into the wall, right next to a light switch.

He reaches into his pocket for a battery.

Sparks fly from his closed fist.

They burn out quickly.

Shit.

Ideas, ideasssss

Cole pulls Ultra Violet away.

She turns around and headbutts him.

Jay punches the light switch.

Everybody is left in darkness.

-------------

"I don't get it, what do you even want with this stuff?" Kai asks, holding his fists up. "You can only rob so many banks."

The Mechanic tilts Kai's head to look at him.

"Imagine the money this would bring in from the black market."

Kai slaps his hand away. "So what, you're just gonna sell it to whoever?"

The Mechanic puts his bag of spare parts down. "Yup."

A shot barely misses Kai's head.

It leaves a nasty, dark burn mark on the wall.

Avoid the gun hand, got it.

Kai flicks his lighter on.

He lights his finger on fire.

The flame grows.

The Mechanic cackles.

"Come on, you wanna get away with your stuff, right?" Kai asks. "Gotta get past me."

Kai's hair is being yanked.

It's Killow.

Okay, he wants round two.

Kai slams his hand into the man's stomach.

The handprint he leaves is burnt.

The lights flicker out.

"If you have not gotten the memo somehow, please evacuate the premises immediately, there are unauthorized personnel with malicious intent roaming," Pixal announces over an intercom.

Kai makes his way to the door.

Killow blocks it off.

"Listen, I'm really not looking to burn a man alive today," Kai quips.

Then all the wind is knocked out of him, causing him to stumble into a table full of robot parts.

A single punch from Killow is a lot.

Kai's fire was put out.

Ultra Violet comes into the room.

Three against one...one has a gun for an arm...

His odds aren't looking good, are they?

He forces himself to get back up.

"That was nothing," he laughs.

OUCH

He feels something hot- no, searing- hit his back.

What-

It was the gun, wasn't it?

Killow grabs him by the face.

His face makes contact with the table, then the floor.

Ultra Violet grabs a screw.

It pierces his skin.

They're really gonna get away with this because he failed?

All the people that could get hurt...lives lost, even...

He's burning up.

Is this a sign of death?

Is he dying?

He never thought it'd feel like this.

Killow hisses in pain, being forced to let go.

The piece of metal that Ultra Violet was using turned red hot.

Kai gets to his feet.

What they're looking at is not a man at all. Fire imitating the shape of a man, maybe.

Kai barely noticed that the room was ablaze as if he were engulfing it in his element.

The Mechanic grabs his bag and runs out.

The man of fire trails after him.

This will stop.

Nobody will die as a result of today's events.

----------------

Zane, Cole, and Jay stand by the entrance of the building, ensuring that people get out.

They regularly asked people if they knew of anyone who was staying behind or got stuck.

Seems like pretty smooth sailing so far, all things considered.

Then smoke starts erupting from a window.

In the entire blacked-out building, only that room had light...

then the one next to it...

and the one next to that.

Soon, the entire second floor has a bright orange light.

The two bikers run out.

Even the Mechanic finds his way out eventually.

The three color-coordinated boys find themselves holding their breaths, waiting for their fourth member.

Then he came out.

A man made entirely of fire.

His shape was certainly familiar.

Extremely familiar.

And then he collapsed.

And the fire went out.

Flames returned to familiar flesh.

The last thing Kai said before knocking out was, "I think all of them got out."

------------------------

Cole carried Kai into the trailer.

It's funny, he called dibs on the bed earlier. Guess it's his turn for the couch instead.

He's breathing though, so that's good.

Zane inspects his unconscious roommate.

"I am by no means a medical expert but how is it that he obtained all of these burn scars today, but they're already healed? It's as if he's had them for years."

"Something to do with his powers, probably," Jay mutters.

Kai's hands show that they were once burnt to a crisp. The scars taper out a little bit past his elbow, seemingly less severe there.

Edna brings him an ice pack.

"Mom, I'm not sure if that's what he needs," Jay mumbles.

"His body still feels like he's burning up. I think he needs it," she insists.

Ed pulls out his phone. "Where are the boy's parents? I think we should let them know."

Nya grabs her brother's hand. "Our parents went missing about fourteen years ago."

Ed silently puts his phone away.

"When he wakes up, I want to fucking punch him for scaring the shit out of us like that," Lloyd says in a gravelly tone.

Edna gasps. "Where did you learn those words?"

Lloyd shakes his head, refusing to answer.

-----------------

The Mechanic, Ultra Violet, and Killow were apprehended.

They're waiting to have their mugshots taken.

"So, where do you think we should put them?" one of the cops asks.

"The girl can probably go with normal inmates. So can the other one if we remove his gun...the big one, what is he? Some sort of mutant?" The second, slightly older cop answers.

"Should we put him in the same wing as Chen?"

"I like the way you think! But let's figure out what he is, if anything, first."

-----------------

Edna made hot chocolate to calm everyone's nerves.

Nya sits on the floor, against the couch, still wanting to be close to her brother.

She still has the water bottle, still playing with it...is she the one making the water thrash against its container?

Zane and Cole poke at Ash.

Petting an animal made Zane feel just a little bit calmer, in combination with the hot chocolate.

"I feel like she wants revenge for something," Cole says.

"Hm. What tells you that?" Zane asks.

Cole picks her up. "Just look at this face."

Zane nods in a playfully serious manner. "I can see it."

After what seemed like an eternity, Jay comes out of the bathroom. The t-shirt of his pajamas left his arms exposed. He always preferred covering up and hiding his electrocution scars, but this took the cake.

"Check it out, I think shorting out the building gave me a new scar," he chuckles, holding out his arm.

There was a new branch of scarring, but that wasn't the focus.

Lloyd jumps up and grabs his hand.

He seems fascinated.

"It's green!"

"Yeah...yeah."

A major chunk of the blue boy's skin was indeed green, spanning from his knuckles to halfway down his forearm on his left side.

The whole area itches, on top of that.

Zane picks up Ash. "Perhaps petting an animal would make you feel better?"

Jay sits down on the floor, taking up the offer.

The small serpent wraps itself around his wrist.

She seems more comfortable than usual there.

He can't tell if this makes him feel better or worse.

Zane pulls out his phone and starts texting.

He never did get to say yes, he wants the job.

-------------

Killow's cell is larger than usual.

It's a 'special' one.

They expect him to be at the highest risk of breaking out.

Fair enough.

"What are you in for?" someone asks from the cell next to him.

"What am I not in for?"

"Oh, you're one of those people," the person, a woman, scoffs.

"I bet you're one to talk," he growls.

"You have no idea what I've done."

"Alright, what's your name, young lady?"

"Well, all of you around here refer to me solely by my last name sooo. Hi. It's me. Chen."

His eyes widen.

"I apologize, ma'am, I had no clue."

That's one name that has to be respected.

---------------

Is this really where they're staying?

A junkyard?

Maybe he traced the wrong clues...

No. It's worth trying.

If they're not here, he never has to come back here.

An elderly man knocks on the door of the trailer.

Ed opens it.

The man has a long, white beard.

"Hello, I am Master Wu, and I am here in search of-"

The man, Master Wu, got a good look at the inside of the trailer.

One elemental master is passed out on the couch- did he get his True Potential already?

Is the other one a robot? How? Elemental powers are genetic, how on earth...

Was the little one bitten by a Fangpyre? How could one be so foolish?

Why is the large one playing with a baby Hypnobrai?

Lloyd stares at the old man.

He knows who he is, but why is he here?

He's dead.

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"Who are you?" Cole barks.

Wu takes a deep breath.

He was thrown off by the state of his soon-to-be pupils.

"My apologies. I am Master Wu. I am here because four of you have unique abilities. I shall teach you to hone these skills so you may defeat evils far beyond your current grasp."

Jay seems tense. "Okay, this is great and all, and I'm only asking because we just had a big stalking problem, but how did you find us?"

"Oh! I had searched far and wide across the continent for the four of you. Then I had heard the news coverage of today's Borg Tower incident. From there, you left quite the paper trail."

"Across the continent, you say?" Zane chuckles. "I do not think you had to do that. If we were meant to fight side by side, I'm sure destiny brought us together."

"Yes, I did have to search. This is the first time in centuries that I've seen all four elements of creation side with each other of their own free will. I assumed that the four of you were scattered about."

Wu starts listing them off on his fingers. "The previous master of earth declined all offers to work with anyone and chose to live a mundane life. Then the master before her had allied himself with Chen and the Hypnobrai. The previous master of fire and his wife, master of water, were allied with me but went missing-"

"Wait, master of water?" Nya interrupts.

"Yes, although water isn't an element of creation. Then lightning was allied with the Fangpyre against...just about every other faction in the war. And ice is entirely unaccounted for."

"I have no idea what half of that meant," Cole states. "Chen's the guy who got busted some years back for using his restaurant to launder money for his cult or something, right? Never got caught or something, but they did manage to lock up- what was it- either his wife or his daughter?"

Wu nods. "In time, I will explain. But first, I would like to invite you to the Monastery of Spinjitzu, where I will train you to achieve your True Potential."

"Yeah, that sounds cool and all, maybe in a little bit, I'm sorta waiting on someone to help me with something," Jay explains, holding up his bitten hand.

"And we have job opportunities," Zane adds. "In the city. Would this cut into our work time?"

Wu frowns. "You will be provided for if you come with me."

Zane clasps his hands together in his lap. "Understood...although perhaps I would like the job."

"Can we live in the monastery and have jobs?" Cole asks.

"I...suppose so? Although your training would take up much of your time."

"Mkay, so what is this 'True Potential' stuff then?"

Wu straightens his posture. "It is when you become one with your element. When you have tapped into the full potential of your abilities for the first time, it's as if some sort of barrier has been broken, and you are your element in its purest form for a short period. Only after achieving this will you be able to truly hone your abilities."

Zane glances at Kai. He opens his mouth to speak.

Wu continued on, however. "It appears that one of you has already found it. Burn marks like that are common with masters of his element, particularly after achieving True Potential."

"So he's okay, right?" Jay asks.

"He'll be fine. Would you like to come along, now?"

Cole, Zane, and Jay exchange glances.

"Can you give us a few days, first?" Cole asks. "Like they said, we have a few important things to sort out."

Wu nods. "I will permit that."

He sits down on the floor.

"Now, while I am here, I would like to know how you found one another. It's quite the miracle."

His gaze cuts into Lloyd.

"Including how you found my nephew, Lloyd Garmadon."

Slowly, everyone turns their head to Lloyd, who was cowering behind Cole.

"Heyyy, my uncle has no last name, how were you supposed to connect me to him?" Lloyd chuckles.

The small boy feels an arm around his neck.

Nya has him in a headlock. "Do you know how much time I wasted looking for information about 'Lloyd Montgomery?!'"

"Did I say my last name was Montgomery? No, I meant my middle name!"

"Please, do tell us about him," Zane says. Something about his tone seems both mischievous and fed up.

Wu sighs. "He was left at the boarding school for 'bad boys' but-"

"I proved how bad I was by running away," Lloyd interrupts. "I wanted to prove I was evil by making my own path, just like my dad!"

"Heh, so you did try to discipline him?" Jay asks.

"No, the school was training him in the ways of villainy."

Cole gives him a dead stare. "Why would you do that. Who had that idea."

"It was his mother's idea. I hadn't the faintest clue."

Zane laughs. "Alright, I consider myself well-versed in listening but please, I would not mind if someone made a chart of events in order."

Jay leans on Lloyd's shoulder. "You messed up. You lost Zane, you lost all of usss."

Wu blinks. "Lloyd, care to explain?"

Lloyd continues to duck behind Cole, giving a small hiss.

Wu sighs. "Well, would anyone like to explain how the six of you found each other?"

One by one, Jay, Cole, Zane, Nya, and Lloyd start trying to explain.

"It's a funny story, dunno if I wanna-"

"He just kinda showed up one day."

"We were searching for weapons and we were led to each other by-"

"I'm just here because I had to come with my brother."

"They kidnapped me. They're making me sell drugs to other children. I'm on meth right now."

Once again, all eyes are on Lloyd.

Cole pulls him into a noogie.

Lloyd flails his arms around. "Stop! Stop!"

Cole lets go.

"Anyways, so I guess it started when I was looking for hiking boots..."

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Jay worked at a sporting goods store at the time.

A customer came in one day, plopping a pair of boots on the counter.

It was Cole.

Jay stares in awe at the tall boy.

"Can I by chance use a coupon on these?" Cole asks.

Jay nods. "Lemme see it?"

"It's on my phone."

"Yeah, that's fine, umm, just hold it up and I'll scan it."

"What else would I do?"

"You'd be surprised how many customers shove their phones into my hands. I don't like it, it's uhhhh-" make up an excuse make up an excuse you don't need to tell random strangers that you fry tech- "a sanitation thing."

Cole holds up his phone.

Jay scans the barcode.

Punch a few things in-

Ah shit.

The computer starts sparking.

"Is that normal?" Cole asks.

Jay shakes his head. Then pauses. Then shrugs. "Eh, kinda? Don't worry about it."

He's trying to fix the computer.

Come on make small talk make small talk

"So, hiking boots. Where are you going?"

"Wherever the wind takes me. Probably gonna climb some mountains."

"That's cool."

Cole can see the cashier's face contort from stress.

"Hey, random but wanna get some coffee or something later?"

Jay stops in his tracks. "You asking me out?"

"No, I just feel like yeah, you'd be cool to have a drink with. Dunno why."

Jay can feel his heart thumping, and he's not sure if it's from the proposition or the panic of him possibly busting another computer.

"Well, either way it goes, I'd love that! What time?"

"What time do you get off of work?"

"About two hours."

"Okay, see you then."

Then Cole remembers he's waiting for the computer to be fixed so he can buy his shoes.

Well.

The offer's still on the table.

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"I've never been asked out by another guy," Jay says cheekily, sitting at a table with coffee.

Cole puts his coffee on the table. "This isn't a date, you just seemed like an interesting little guy, dunno. Drawn to you, I guess."

"That's how all romances start-"

"Okay look, I don't like women and I'm on the fence about men, I'll give you ehhhh, twenty-five percent odds."

"I'll take those odds! Can we call it a date if it goes well at the end?"

"This isn't a date. At all. I don't move that fast."

"...I misread every possible signal here, didn't I?"

Cole rolls his eyes, clearly annoyed. "Anyways, small talk. I don't know."

"I don't even know your name."

"It's Cole."

"Jay."

They both stare at each other for a moment.

"So, hiking," Jay starts. "Got a story behind that?"

"Dunno, I just feel at home hiking, being with nature, it's nice. Think I wanna just live out there. Spend time with the rocks."

"Okay, that's totally normal stuff to want," Jay laughs. "Lucky you get to do that. I'm over here struggling to pay rent. Keep blowing through jobs."

"Really? Why?"

"Ummm, I have a tendency to break computers. They always short out on me! It's wild."

"Have you tried not being around computers?"

Jay rubs the back of his neck. "No, I just feel like that's where I do best. Tried stocking shelves, that didn't go too great. Tried cleaning and it was okay but then my boss would still put me on the register when we were short sometimes."

Cole nods. "Want my number? Just in case something happens?"

"Sure."

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Somehow, they ended up moving in together.

Jay lost his job. Cole came to help.

And suddenly, they were roommates.

They're still not sure why they feel the need to stick together. Cole is aloof sometimes, in contrast to how loud Jay can be.

Sometimes they're on the same page, and sometimes not at all.

Cole got a job flipping burgers.

Jay joined him as a cashier.

They sat on the bus, riding their way to work.

A boy around the same age sat next to them one day.

Slowly, he turned his head.

"I believe I've seen the two of you in a dream."

They soon learned that his name was Zane and he somehow ended up never going away.

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The first time they got caught up in crime was unintentional.

Cole saw a woman (who he later learned was named Ultra Violet) shoplift.

It's not that bad. He could've let it slide. Sometimes people can't afford what they need.

Then he saw that she stole a knife and she was threatening people in the parking lot.

Cole was able to reveal his abilities.

Rock in hand, the concrete of the sidewalk trapped the woman.

Zane and Jay stared.

It's time to talk.

It's time to reveal secrets.

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Not sure how it happened, but they talked each other into shopping for weapons.

Zane recommended Four Weapons, an authentic blacksmith shop.

It was a ways out but that's okay, they had a weekend off if they ran a little late.

The two siblings who ran the shop were busy making weapons.

Kai forged them and Nya put the blades in the bucket to cool them down.

Jay seemed awestruck. He starts slapping Cole on the arm. "Buff lady prettyyy."

Cole looks at her.

Then he looks down at his own arms.

He moves his hair out of his eyes, taking in her dark hair.

"You have a type, don't you?"

"Shut uuupppp."

Nya comes over to the counter to help them.

Cole turned his back to watch Kai.

Admittedly, he had to stare. Just a bit. Just a tiny bit.

God damn. Yup. Blacksmiths.

"I believe I have seen you in a dream," Zane states.

Nya's helpful expression turns to annoyance.

"I don't take kindly to getting hit on. Either buy something or get out."

Cole turns his attention back to the desk. "No, he's not hitting on you, I promise-"

Zane claps his hands together. "I am being literal. I think I actually have seen this moment in a dream."

"Look, we're just looking for weapons! That's all!" Jay interjects, his face red from embarrassment.

She nods, leaning forward on the counter. "For what?"

Where do they begin to explain?

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Kai and Nya joined in.

Five people crammed into one apartment.

Good god, they're collecting roommates like trading cards.

Things went peacefully for a time.

...outside of vigilantism, of course.

Then one day, Jay was taking out the trash.

There was something in there.

Slowly, he tiptoed up to it.

There was a child in the dumpster.

The two of them make eye contact.

Jay starts backing away, dropping the bag of trash.

The kid can only stare in silence.

The older boy's screams rip through the air.

The apartment door ended up being thrown open.

"Guys! I saw something! Come look!"

Zane places his hands on Jay's shoulder. "Whatever it is, friend, it cannot be that b-"

"There's a kid in the dumpster!"

Zane's smile falls.

"And you just left him there?!" Cole seems mad.

Kai's out the door in a heartbeat.

He gives everyone a lot of shit and vice versa, but push come to shove, he will protect others...he especially has a soft spot for children. No child should be on their own like that.

He came back about five minutes later.

"So this is Lloyd-"

The little boy, Lloyd, immediately interrupts. "Where's my food? I was promised food."

Zane bends down to look at him. "Do not worry, I will get you some food, but in the meantime, would you mind giving us some information so we can locate your caretakers?"

Lloyd gives a big, fake smile paired with a thumbs-up. "No thanks!"

Cole's gaze softens. "Rough home life, I take it?"

"Yeahhhh..." in hindsight, Lloyd's long pause should've been a sign of something. "...I was in foster care? Anyways, no food, I'm out."

Kai scrambles to block the door. "Hold on little guy, we're not just gonna leave you out there, all alone."

"Zane's making your food right now," Nya says. "Can you at least stay for that?"

Lloyd stayed to eat. And he stayed for a safe place to sleep. Then in the morning, he was promised more food.

...maybe he kinda didn't mind it.

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Back to the present, Nya is patting Jay on the back.

"I fumbled it," he mumbles.

"Sure you did," Cole responds with an eye roll and a playful shove.

Lloyd checks on Kai.

Yeah, he has to appreciate Kai for pulling him out of the dumpster.

Wu simply seems astonished. "You all worked together willingly? There were no large disasters that forced your hands?"

"I suppose you can say that paying rent falls under such a category," Zane jokes. His face seems so calm.

"So...what now?" Cole asks.

Lloyd gets up and dusts himself off. "Weeelllll, I don't know about the rest of you but I think I wanna go to bed so goodnight-"

"Lloyd-" Wu starts.

"I am just dead tired, good night!"

Lloyd rushes into Jay's bedroom.

The door slams.

Jay looks up at his parents. "Mom? Dad? What are we gonna do about him?" He points at Wu.

Ed throws his hands up and walks away.

Edna ponders it for a moment. "Since you're already here, you're welcome to sleep either on the living room floor or in the guest shed. Would you like anything to eat or drink?"

What did Wu walk into?

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what if while ao3 is down i just copy paste all 36 chapters and 100k+ words of the no wu au into a tumblr post

[rynwritesstuff]

feel free to totally ignore this if it sounds weird! but, could you maybe write some hurt/comfort where post-vecna!eddie has been gaining weight (injury recovery, depression, adjusting to eating again, etc.) and feels insecure about it? and the reader comforts him? thank you either way! i love your writing.

Anon . . . My sweet, darling anon, this idea means a lot to me. I've struggled with my weight my entire life, I'm still struggling, in fact, so anything that has to do with acceptance has a special place in my heart. Truly, thank you for requesting this. Writing this made me cry lol, so I hope you enjoy, my love <3

Eddie Munson x Reader

Warnings: Weight gain, insecurity, comforting

Reader comforts Eddie when he gets insecure about his weight gain post-Vecna.

You knew something was up when he stopped changing in front of you a few weeks back. You figured it was just because of the scars. He hates them, hates the way they look, but he's shown them to you before.

You've kissed each one, and you've touched each one, and you've promised him that he's still your beautiful boy. And he believed you. On those chilly, dark nights when all he wanted to do was forget, you made him believe that he was still beautiful.

You haven't seen him shirtless in weeks, now, and even when the two of you fucked (which wasn't often anymore) he kept as much clothing on as possible. You said nothing, not wanting to frustrate him or upset him or or or.

But now . . .

You've let yourself into his trailer, staying quiet just in case he's asleep. Wayne isn't here, there's no car aside from Eddie's van, and as you shut the door behind you, you hear Eddie's loud rock music coming from his bedroom. You smile, then walk down the hall.

You open his bedroom door, and--

He's got his t-shirt pulled up, and he's turned to the side, glaring at his reflection as he sees his small gut. The chub is adorable. That's your first thought. Your second thought is: Why does he look so . . . Disgusted? So sick? So . . . So emotional?

He sees you in the reflection, and his eyes widen. Eddie pulls his shirt down quickly, then turns to you.

"I didn't know you were coming today," he says. He sounds almost . . . Angry?

"I wanted to check on you," you say, taking a step forward. "You doing okay? Are the painkillers working?"

"I'm fine," Eddie says, crossing his arms. "Can you knock next time?"

Your eyebrows furrow.

"Oh, uh, yeah. I'm sorry, I didn't--"

Eddie huffs, turning off his music. It's eerily silent, now, and you realize: His breathing is shaky.

He's trying not to cry.

"Baby--"

"Don't," Eddie says, turning away and shaking his head. "I don't wanna do this right now."

"Do what?" you ask. "Eddie, I just wanted to check on you."

"I didn't want you to see that!" he hisses, gesturing to the mirror. You're so confused, mostly at the suddenness of everything.

"What? You didn't want me to see what?" you ask, leaning against the doorway. You want to make sure that both of you are on the same page.

Eddie clenches his jaw as frustrated tears fill his eyes.

"How fucking fat I'm getting."

You're silent at first, shock and anger and hurt all gripping you at once.

"What did you just say?" you ask.

"I said that I'm getting fat," Eddie says, still turned away from you.

You step forward and yank on his arm, turning him around.

"Look at me," you say sternly. He doesn't. You grip his jaw softly. "Eddie Munson, look at me. Now."

His tear-filled eyes meet yours finally, and god, you hate seeing him like this.

"Never, ever say that again. Do you understand me?"

He tries to turn away again, but you hold onto him.

"No. Stop. Just listen to me for a bit. Can you do that, please?"

Eddie nods, chewing at his lip.

"God, Eddie . . . You've been through so much, baby. Chrissy, and the murder thing, and hiding, and the Upside Down, and Vecna, and almost fucking dying . . ."

You swallow the lump in your throat.

"Baby . . . You've gotta give yourself more credit. You have to. Cut yourself some slack. You saved the fucking world. A-And . . . Eddie, you're so beautiful--"

"Stop," he says softly, and when he blinks, tears run down his cheeks.

"No! No, I'm not gonna stop, because it's true, baby!"

He's crying, now, breathing hitching and un-hitching as he tries to calm himself. It's not working.

"You've got the prettiest smile, and these big brown eyes, and pink lips . . . Your arms are strong, and your freckles are perfect, and your hands . . . " You take his hands in yours as you look down at them. "Your hands are my favorite thing. I love holding them, and I love feeling them on me, and I love kissing every finger until you're laughing and giggling like a little girl, Eds."

His face is red as he holds in sobs.

You put your hands on his chest.

"Baby, I don't care if you gain weight. In fact, I think it's a good thing. It proves that you're eating and resting enough. I'm gonna love you no matter how your body changes, Eddie. Stretch marks and scars aren't gonna scare me away. I am in love with you. You got that?"

You mess up his hair.

"Is that deep enough in that head of yours, baby?"

He says nothing.

"I need an answer, Eds. Do you know how in love with you I am?"

He nods, and that's probably the most relieved you've ever been in your entire life.

You put your hands on his cheeks.

"I love you so much, baby," you say, voice cracking. "So much, and I almost lost you, and you . . . You really think I'm gonna care if you gain weight? You really think I'd leave you if you got a bit bigger? Or even a lot bigger?"

Eddie wraps his arms around you and presses his face against your shoulder. His body is trembling, shaking with sobs, and you hold him.

"I've got you. You don't have to say anything, just know that I've got you, okay?"

Eddie nods, and that's enough.

He's enough, and he always will be.

[soulesstravlers]

I only want you

Vampire eddie x reader

Warning - smut, blood, oral (both receiving) , volume 2 spoilers, daddy kink, praise tbh fluff and pure smut

Eddie, your beloved your everything has turned into something you yet never imagined, can you love the monster he's become

Words - 2400

It had been 3 weeks since you'd fought in the upside down, been cursed by vecna and the earthquake had happened, you tried to get out of your room but after seeing him there....eddie munson...your beloved boyfriend dying in your brothers arms there was no meaning in the world for you....or so you thought....

*knock knock knock*

You heard on your door "Don't come in I'm changing" you yelled, Dustin groaned "Steve's waiting we have to go Y/N" you looked up thinking 'why is Steve here this time' you grab your jacket chuck on one of eddies Metallica shirts and walk out the door "well well well she's finally out of bed" Steve commented "if you don't shut up Harrington I'll bite your head off" Steve shut up pretty quickly and started driving. You guys were in the car for what seemed to be hours they were all chatting about something you couldn't bother listen until you heard "if we go through that gate maybe we can finish him off" you went pale "Steve where are we going" you look at him from the passenger seat "Y/N if we told you, you'd bail on us" "STEVE HARRIGTON WHERE ARE WE GOING" you raise your voice at him, the entire car goes dead silent and the only thing you can hear is the heavy metal coming out of your headphones that are now on your lap, Steve pulled the car over and sighed "were going to the upside down, Vecna has Nancy trapped.. " you unbuckle your seat belt and get out of the car "I'm walking home no gods way am I going back there not after what happened...happened him" the pain in your chest was nothing but torture and you wanted to scream you walked off into the woods  "Y/N" Steve chased after you while the others followed "IM NOT GOING ANYWHERE NEAR THAT GATE" you turn and yell at Steve "you're at the gate" he mumbles you turned around and faced the tree walking around finding the entrance, "why, Steve why I can't do this again" you turned back to Steve "Y/N please we need your expertise and we need to find Nancy" he paused for a minute "and make sure Eddie gets a proper burial" you get goosebumps at his name and sighed, Steve opened his arms you walk over to him as he wraps his arms around you giving you a hug "I don't want to see him" you mumbled into Steve's chest "I know I'll be here for you" the rest of the gang soon joined with a duffel bag of stuff wiping the tears of your eyes you turn and face your brother "what's the plan dusty" he rolls his eyes "okay so Nancy's in Vecna's house and its guarded by him the bats are all dead that we know of but we don't know what new things Vecna could of cooked up" said Dustin" you took your jacket off to fix your shirt, placing your jacket back on and grabbed one of the shields, placing Eddies necklace under your shirt "this is for you Eds" you whispered following behind Robin into the upside down, you finally stopped falling and landed  "god I hate falling through that" grumbled Dustin, you had already landed and started walking off towards eddies trailer "Y/N wait up" Steve called out to you 'why can I still smell him, god I miss him' was the only thought running through your head.

Eddie heard you guys coming, he was frightened he didn't want you seeing him like this, a monster he thought he hated this, hated the way he was his scars never fully healed and he hated it "come on where's his body" said Dustin "maybe the bats ate him" chuckled Steve, you turned and looked at Steve "unless you want this shield to go into your eye sockets I suggest you stop talking about him" you responded to Steve's comment, Eddie slightly chuckled thinking 'that's my girl' , you walked towards eddies trailer fiddling with the door to try and open it "the door wont budge that's weird" you turned and faced Dustin " wanna try" Dustin nodded looking around, eddie was holding the door 'Y/N go home you cant see me'  was all he could think to himself he had to get himself out of his trailer before you saw him, Eddie let the door go hurrying out the his window climbing out carefully, when he turned he came face to face with you "e-ed-eddie" your face turned pale "how are you al-" you reached out for him "please don't" he looked down avoiding eye contact  "eddie look at me" he looked up at you his eyes once brown now a dark red, fang formed in his mouth "what are you, eddie" he backed away as you moved closer "eddie please" he was finally backed against his trailer "I mean I guess I'm part demo bat or something or other I don't know" your faces just inches apart "Y/N please I cant" Eddie tried moving but you just wrapped your arms around him holding him "y/n I" he didn't say anything but wrap his arms around you hearing you silently sob "oh princess I'm sorry" 

You guys stood there for a solid 10 minutes just holding one another before you heard "Y/N come on we have to go"  Dustin yelled out, you let go of eddie and looked around the corner then back at eddie he wiped your face gently "I don't want to leave you Eds" you whispered  "I just got you back" you looked at him with concerned eyes he sighed nodding "I promise you I wont hurt them but just go inside I know what I can do" you snuck inside along with Eddie he shut his window and walked out of his bedroom while you sat down on his mattress waiting for him to come back, the next thing you heard was a bunch of demo bats "Eds" you whispered scared the others might hear you, "fuck its the bats quick run" you heard Steve yell "but my sister" Dustin yelled back "she'll be fine but we won't be if we stay here" yelled robin you watched as demo bats surrounded the trailer and the group run off, you were scared but before long the bats settled down still guarding the trailer, eddie walked into his bedroom "there you go" you looked at him, he could tell you were frightened "princess" you looked up at him rushing over to him wrapping your arms around him "never leave me again" you said into his chest "never" you stood on your tippy toes placing a kiss to his lips before he slightly pushes you away "what was that for"  you said angrily "I don't wanna hurt you Y/N" you stood there looking at him "Eddie I need you please" he looked at you "If I hurt you I won't forgive myself" he sighed "trust me I want you I trust you I know you wont hurt me" you tried comforting him placing another kiss to his lips, waiting for his response... Eddie pulled you closer to him kissing you with every ounce of passion he had left in him, you moaned into his mouth as his hands slightly tightened on your side, you felt intoxicated by his kiss, and a wet patch had already started forming in your panties.

"you alright princess" Eddie mumbled against your lips, you nodded tugging at eddies shirt "I want more" Eddie smirked pushing you down on the mattress "don't say I didn't warn you" without any thinking Eddie was gently kissing your neck his fangs gently grazing your skin causing your heart beat to speed up a little more "shit I'm sorry" Eddie pulled back sitting up and avoiding eye contact you looked at him placing your hands on his cheek "I don't mind them" you pause thinking about what your gonna say next "if your hungry I don't mind you biting me" Eddie looked up at you "what if I hurt you I told you I don't want to hurt you" he whined a little "I trust you my prince" and with that he pulled you into his lap and was back to kissing your neck '' you ready'' he said you nodded in response to drunk on him to respond and with that Eddie gently bit down on your neck, it was nothing you felt before it hurt for a while earning a moan or two to slip out before it started to feel like pure bliss, Eddie pulled away wiping the blood from lips and slightly licking up your neck causing you to grind forward in his lap, he groaned in response, "I want you please Eddie" you whined still grinding forward on him feeling him get harder and harder underneath you. His hands found his way slowly moving up your shirt "to many clothes" he mumbles pulling your shirt above your head watching your boobs fall perfectly out of your bra, "fuck your body is perfection" Eddie starts sucking your boob leaving hickeys all over them while his hands slowly went up your thigh, every bone in your body wanted to scream "I want these off" he ordered, you fell of his lap as you wiggled your way out of your jeans, eddie took his shirt off chucking it on the floor of his trailer standing up removing his jeans and boxers his cock springing out, you looked in awh moving from the bed to the floor "does my princess want daddy to fuck her throat" you nodded licking up his shaft watching him throw his head back as you place him in your mouth "oh fuck baby god I've missed this" you hum in response causing eddie to grab a fist full of your hair as you deep throat him "fuck baby, keep going like that and i wont last much longer" you could already feel him twitching you knew one move and you'd have him turned into a mess, you looked up at him and started playing with his balls as you kept him in your mouth he groaned with pleasure "fuck I'm gonna" the next few seconds were filled with eddie moaning as you slowed down feeling his cum coat the back of your throat "hmm good girl swallow it" you listened clenching your thighs together ignoring the wet patch that had formed in your underwear. 

Eddie pulled you up off the floor "are you okay was I to rough" you shook your head "you were amazing" you kissed him pulling him onto the bed with you, "I need you eddie and I mean now pleaseee" you whined " I know baby I've got you" he kissed you passionately before removing your panties "oh fuck baby your soaked is this all for me" you nod, he moved himself in between your thighs kissing your thighs his teeth grazing slightly "can I please" he looked up at you "you taste so sweet I crave more" you nodded as he slightly bit your inner thigh  causing you to moan he pulled away blood still running down your thigh "god you taste so sweet" he groaned seeing how wet you were "baby what do you want" eddie smirked teasing tour entrance slowly licking up your slit "i want you eddie only you" eddie moaned into your clit vibrations causing you to grind down onto him grasping the bedsheets "please eddie don't stop" you moaned out the way he ate you out was like a man who hadn't eaten in months like he'd be starved "OH GOD EDDIE" you basically screamed you felt your climax nearing and you could tell that eddie knew he started going faster "oh daddy" your eyes rolled back as your climax hit you like crazy, eddie slowed down letting your high come down "there there baby its alright just ride it out" you were so sensitive, you knew how to tell eddie how you felt and eddie knew how to comfort and that's what he loved about you and you loved about him "i need break" you managed to breath out "of course baby anything you say" eddie moved up and laid down next to you allowing you to come and lay on his chest "I love you princess" eddie kissed your forehead "I love you too" you mumbled tracing his scars from the demo bats "do they hurt" you looked at him "not as much as they use to" he smiled at you, his eyes filled with love, you yawned quietly into eddies chest as you slowly started falling asleep "i wanna stay here forever I don't want to leave you" you said sleepily "I want you to stay here with me forever too  Y/N'' eddie sighed  "but you cant stay here for much longer, the bats will hurt you even if I can control them, they like humans they are just  nuisances" he held you closer to him saving the last moments you'd share with him, before you fell asleep you mumbled one more thing 

"so why don't you turn me" 

[thevindicativevordan]

What do you think of Snyder's Superman?

I seriously considered skipping over this. I've ranted a lot about this topic elsewhere, and that horse has been beaten to death by everyone, not just me. Can't resist a post for the record so here it is: I consider Snyder to be the worst caretaker of the Superman character ever, and his Superman to be godawful.

God I will never forget the excitement I felt the first time I watched the third trailer for Man of Steel. "Finally," I foolishly thought to myself. "We are getting a movie that can nail Superman's character AND deliver badass fight scenes." The third trailer used lines from All-Star Superman for God's sake, clearly this was the work of people who knew what they were doing. Can't begin to describe how wild I let my imagination run in the lead up to Man of Steel's release: a whole new era was going to begin. I pictured a Superman video game announcement following shortly after, a new cartoon, spin-off movies for Supergirl and Steel, in short I thought Superman was going to actually be back on equal footing with Batman. Superman fandom's decades long nightmare ushered in by TDKR and Superman III & IV being garbage was at last coming to an end.

Instead what followed was a trainwreck that simply grew more and more corrosive to Superman.

Now to be clear, there are some facets of the DCEU Superman which are worthwhile and interesting. Snyder's depiction of Superman's powers gave us some of the most jaw-dropping scenes to ever hit the big screen, and have been copied by numerous other movies and TV shows including Superman & Lois. Conceptually having Superman struggle to be a hero in a world that doesn't immediately fall over to fawn at his feet isn't a bad idea. Zod in the DCEU was the best incarnation of the character, and I'm glad that writers seem to be drawing more on Shannon's portrayal these days over Stamp's. Hans Zimmer gave us beautiful music that evoked Superman wonderfully, I still listen to that First Flight track to this day. Bits and pieces of Snyder's portrayal of Superman are actually good!

Except for the actual characterization of Superman himself. Good God he is so boring in these films! He's not charming or funny or even possessing much in the way of a personality at all. That can be blamed on Snyder's choice to not bother to explain why this version of Clark Kent decides to be Superman. What drives this man? What keeps pushing him to help people even though it keeps blowing his cover? Certainly not the Kents as is traditionally the case, Pa and Ma advocate for self-preservation above all else, even if it means other people dying. So then what's the reason? Only real answer is that DCEU Superman helps people because that's what Superman does, hardly the "realistic" justification you would expect from a franchise that takes great pains to establish how hard it is to become Superman, and how much it sucks to be Superman once you actually do don the cape.

Cavill himself is just meh. Yeah he has the physique to sell himself as Superman, I think that's part of why so many have latched on to him as the One True Superman. But he certainly doesn't offer anything performance wise on the level of what Chris Reeve or Tyler Hoechlin show us. There's no effort to differentiate between the two identities on Cavill's part, and his portrayal of both identities is rather stoic, missing an opportunity to let Cavill explore different facets of Superman's psychology or personality. The "romance" between Cavill and Adams is terrible, much like how there isn't any effort to justify why Clark becomes Superman, there's barely any justification for why Clark and Lois hook up other than "well Superman and Lois always get together right?" and then doing that. While it was ruined by the awful CGI (and everything going on behind the scenes), Cavill's best portrayal of Superman is when he interacts with the kids at the start of Whedon's JL. That was the only time Cavill got to play Superman anywhere near to what I would like to see from a film Superman.

People complain that Snyder's Superman isn't "hopeful", that he's not an optimistic character and they are correct. In and of itself that's not a problem, there are many takes on Superman - some not evil - which I wouldn't describe as optimistic or hopeful. Superman is not always sure of himself, of his place in the world. What kills this take is that Snyder wants to have his cake and eat it. He wants to deconstruct the parts he doesn't like or thinks are dumb, like the no kill rule, but he also wants to just lean back on the cultural assumptions and perceptions of Superman to do the emotional heavy lifting for him. Take Ma and Pa Kent for example. We're supposed to view those two as the same saintlike parents they are everywhere else, and we're supposed to like them. But they're both selfish pricks under Snyder and all their advice to Clark just gets in the way of him helping others. Pa teaches Clark that if helping someone else inconveniences or threatens your standing in life in any way, you shouldn't do it. Maybe let those kids die if it means revealing your secret. Definitely let your dad die because otherwise you'll be exposed, even though you can save him. Ma meanwhile tells Clark he doesn't owe anyone else a damn thing, and he's under no obligation to use his powers to help others. Forget what terrible moral advice that would be for a regular person, what kind of advice is that for your invincible man-god son who could easily crush the entire world beneath his heel? You're telling me, in this "realistic" take, that Pa and Ma never considered the damage Clark could wreck to others, and only ever thought about the danger others could pose to him? Sorry I don't buy that one bit, and it just makes the Kents seem stupid in addition to selfish. Yet Snyder can't seem to understand why so many people rejected his take on the Kents or on Superman himself.

Snyder either doesn't realize, or stubbornly refuses to acknowledge, the way people react to his portrayal of Superman. Sometimes the gap between how Snyder wants us to feel about his Superman, and how the creative choices he makes evoke the exact opposite emotional reaction will give you intense whiplash. We're supposed to feel sad in BvS because Superman died, and we're supposed to understand that everyone else feels sad Superman died too, because Superman is good!.. except Snyder completely undercuts that by teasing evillllll Superman! Why would I feel bad about him dying when you're telling me that Batman was right about him? DCEU Superman is a threat! He's the greatest liability to our planet! He brought Zod to Earth when he activated the Arctic ship! His failure to limit the destruction fighting Zod caused Batman and Lex to go off the deep end, and his failure to properly clean up the damage after the battle left Kryptonian technology where Lex and the military could access them! Of the entire Justice League he is the only one weak-willed enough to succumb to the Anti-Life Equation when his girlfriend dies. All the other Leagues go through hell and lose loved ones in the Knightmare, but they don't succumb, only the so-called "greatest" hero. This ties back into the trend of overdoing "evil Superman" stories: when that is all you can think to do with the character, it really makes it hard to buy that this guy is the paragon who sets the example. He can't be the greatest hero if he's the one who is constantly breaking when shit gets hard, especially when everyone else isn't succumbing. Even more so since we've barely seen him do regular Superman stuff that would make us view him as the leading light!

Furthermore you want to know something truly depressing? Snyderverse Earth is a place where the world would be better off if Superman's pod had just crashed into an asteroid and he had died out in space. Zod would never have come to Earth and killed all those people. Lex and Batman would have never gone insane. The Mother Boxes would never have reactivated - and how shitty is it that the one actual emotion Snyder makes sure to show his Superman evoked was despair so great it caused the Mother Boxes to wake up - and thus Steppenwolf and Darkseid would never have come and destroyed the world. At every turn Superman made life worse, and Batman has to clean up his mess. Even in the end Snyder's plans for Superman have him inspiring jack shit, "Bruce Kent" goes on to be the next Batman, making Batman the one who inspires the next generation and sets the benchmark for everyone else to live up to. All that bullshit about how Superman "made us see the best part of ourselves" is exactly that: bullshit. Snyder's washed out gray wasteland of a world is the same miserable place as when Superman started, he's inspired no real change in the setting whatsoever. The world sucks and he can't make it better besides killing the shit out of a few monsters and rescuing some people.

Finally this supposed "arc" Superman was going through: what was it supposed to be? Learning killing was wrong? He killed Zod twice! He brutally mutilated Steppenwolf and expressed no emotion at Diana cutting his head off! Finding his place in the world? Where the hell does he end up at the end of Snyder's "arc"? The same damn place he started! No friends or loved ones outside his mom and Lois, except for fucking Batman because even when their first major interaction has Batman brutally torture him in the lead up to murdering him, having moms with the same name means they're best friends now. Snyder's "arc" fucking sucks and leaves us with a dogshit character who has to:

Catastrophically fuck up his debut and leave thousands of people dead

Kill off the only surviving members of his race because they're all intrinsically evil

Get his ass whipped by Batman and told how much he sucks, then go kill Zod again

Die

Get brought back and mutilate Steppenwolf

Turn evil after failing to stop Darkseid

Get rebooted by Flash so that he doesn't completely suck and doesn't turn on everyone

Kill Darkseid

Go raise his wife's son with the man who tried to fucking murder him, which she had sex with while his corpse was barely cold, so that his wife's son can one day take up the mantle of the guy who tried to murder him

Fuuuuuuuuck that "arc", if I had to choose between letting Snyder finish his arc and never seeing Superman on the big screen again, I'd kill Superman's film chances permanently in heartbeat. If you thought the DKR damaged Superman, this shit would've been the finishing blow. How the hell do you come back from being turned into a cuckold? Especially when ALL THE OTHER MAJOR SUPERMAN ADAPTIONS OUTSIDE COMICS MAKE HIM LOOK BAD TO SHILL BATMAN?

This take has been one long nightmare for me that just doesn't seem to end. Hopefully the Snyder Cut was the last of it, Cavill seems to be finished in the role and for that I'm grateful. I'd rather wait as long as I have to in order to get a proper Superman adaption over seeing someone try to build something worthwhile out of the ashes left from Snyder torching the franchise. Goodbye and good riddance to bad rubbish, that's my feelings on DCEU Superman.

[witchthewriter]

hello, i hope you're having a good day. i was wondering if i could request a match up, hopefully that's not too much trouble.

fandoms: marvel, chronicles of narnia, stranger things

level complete: level 3

intro ig??: my pronouns are he/they, and i'm pansexual. i've always said my type is sad, strong (it doesn't have to be physically) and maybe stupid (like an emotional himbo), if that helps out any.

i'm black, but my skin is kinda light. i currently have my hair in locs and the ends are dyed blonde on one half (the rest is black), it's quite long now, a little past my shoulders. i'm also about 5'10. i have dark brown eyes.

personality summery: introvert, intellectual, cagey w new people, menace/dumb w friends, compassionate about world issues, artistic, poetic, maybe even dramatic, probably socially challenged, indecisive, escapist, vulgar, usually pretty burnt out

interests: music (i listen to those medieval remixes of modern songs a lot,,, and abba), writing, fantasy, mythology, night (i am nocturnal), singing, baking, cooking, painting, ceramics, superheros, history, video games, animated media, shiny things (even if they're worthless), cryptids, animals

what else?: i hate the sound of styrofoam, i have ptsd, i'm dyslexic (who decides they like writing while being unable to read? i don't really know), i just have a lot going on mentally in general, i speak a good amount of spanish and french, i like lots of foods people would consider to be gross, i wear glasses, i paint my nails, i'm very clumsy, i injured my left knee permanently

last but not least, i am a pisces sun, aquarius moon and taurus rising.

okay, that's all. hope you're taking care of yourself. thank you so much!

Want one? Here be the rules 🦋🌈

𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬

𝐷𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

I ship you with Eddie Munson! The man, the myth, the legend. He would be such a lovely boyfriend, oh my god how he would dote on you. Always buying you things, and you would have to tell him to stop because he doesn't have a lot of money.

𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑠

・You guys would spend a lot of time either in the trailer or his van. He would love if you read to him, not only does he enjoy the sound of your voice, but it gives him inspiration for his campaigns.

・He would die if you spoke to him in spanish. I mean literally, he would be putty in your hands

・He would love it when you wore his clothes, especially the Hellfire shirts, and sometimes you even take his leather jacket

・Would definitely teach you guitar!!!!

𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐥

𝐷𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

You and Peter would be the cutest couple. He'd love to pick your brain and get to know you. Your personality kinda reminds me of MJ a bit, so I know that you would get along because your dynamics would most definitely fit.

𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑠

・You weren't surprised to figure out he was Spiderman, and you brought it up so nonchalantly that Peter choked on the sandwich he was eating.

・He always brings you little gifts; a knick knack of his travels, a part of Tony's suit. But your favourite gifts are the stories that he brings back for you.

・You make him blush a lot with the things that you say, even if they aren't a compliment or anything to do with him. Sometimes you're just so honest that he's taken aback

・Peter likes to wrap his arms around your waist while standing behind you

𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐚

𝐷𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

I think you and Edmund would fit together so well. He understands you in a way that other people don't. Even when you feel like the villain, he will remind you that the world isn't black and white, and even if you make a mistake, you can try again.

𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑠

・He takes you down to the lake and rolls up his pants. He'll wade in the water, beckoning you to join him

・Ed gives great advice, he's gone through a lot and has become very wise

・Would definitely teach you how to defend yourself, and I have a feeling that you would be great with a bow and arrow

・You make him snort with laughter whenever you make commentary