#I really enjoyed it it was funny and endearing and felt like a real game

[hydrangeapartridge]

My completely biased review and opinion about companions in Veilguard (major spoilers of course)

(Side note : english is not my first langage, I hope I can express myself clearly enough for you all to understand my points)

- Neve

I like Neve, she’s cool. I loved the detail of the noise her metal leg makes when she walks.

Her questline was however a bit bland. We had better portrayals of power hungry blood mages in previous games and Aelia wasn’t that good an antagonist. She lacks charisma and isn’t seen much before the last quest so you don’t really care about her. It could have been more dramatic, like if we had to fight people of Minrathos being controlled, idk. Also not much about slavery.

I get that Bioware tried to make Neve’s quest like detective work, searching for clues and stuff, but for me it wasn’t that exciting, and Venatori are the mobs I like the least, I don’t like the crystals you have to break in order mechanics and stuff.

I chose to make her the hero of Minrathos and it was satisfying.

- Harding

I can’t find it in myself to call her Lace damn it XD

Of course I was happy to see Harding again after Inquisition ! She is a ray of Ferelden sunshine. I really enjoyed her questline with the Titans ; it was mysterious and you really felt the danger in the deep roads, and the potential threat of her newly acquiered magic. I liked the giant oracle and the design of the lyrium caves. It was a nice throwback to the first games.

The end scene of her quest was nicely done, with Rook trying to reach her while the whole cave was collapsing and then a group hug.

I chose the path of compassion.

- Lucanis

His accent was more funny to me than endearing (as is his signature « Mierda ») and I was surprised to find that he was soft instead of suave. I didn’t save Treviso so I feel like I missed a lot of his quest (and the decision at the end) and in the end he was OK but not that interesting to me.

There was also the problem of Illario ; the second he was introduced I smelled the family treason nd so there was no suspense to this quest. It felt like a bad telenovella.

I like that Zara had a literal blood bath in the quest of the same name. It was a cool fight.

I didn’t bring him out much but I enjoyed that he ended up with Neve.

- Bellara

Bellara is adorable. I liked her quirkiness but her dialogues were sometimes terrible. When she talked I felt like she kept repeating the same things phrased differently and sometimes I felt the itch to skip (I usually never skip dialog!).

I had high hopes for her questline because of Anaris and finding that her brother wasn’t dead, but it all flopped in the end when Cyrian got killed by being sent flying away and Anaris didn’t turn out that scary. It felt stupide that Cyrian was not dead and then really dead…

I chose to keep the Archive but that choice felt like the less impactful of all the companion choices.

- Davrin

I didn’t expect Davrin to be so brash ! I enjoyed his banter a lot and the growth of his relationship with Assan. That griffin is an absolute cutie !

His quests were cute for the Arlathan ones and impactful for the one with the Gloom Howler. I enjoyed Isseya’s story and saving the griffins.

I still felt Davrin to be a little too « jock » coded, but his banter with Emmrich and Manfred was perfect ! I enjoyed seeing the wardens again (Antoine and Evka <3) and am glad he was a true Warden this one.

I chose to release the griffin in Arlathan because my Rook was an elven veil jumper.

- Taash

In real life, Taash is the kind of person I would have trouble connecting with. They’re obtuse and a bit rude. I felt like I was intruding during the parts with her mother (it is probably the goal of those moments but it made me uneasy). I wanted to be supportive so I was but I didn’t feel like my Rook and them ended up great friends. The identity crisis wasn’t handled that well I think, but it wasn’t as bad as people make it out to be and maybe I’ll get hate for that but they come out at first more Trans than non binary given their problem is being misgendered as a girl mostly or expected to do girly things? They even say it feels right to be called a man I think I remember? (but I respect whatever pronouns she chose in the end)

I really enjoyed the dragon hunt quests however and their last quest was cool too. Their mother’s death was a sacrifice that made sense and it pained me.

Their romance with Harding was cute (mostly because of Harding’s reactions and that height difference XD)

I chose to push them towards embracing the Rivein life, even if I think they could have made peace with both ?

- Emmrich

Of course my favourite. And not only because he is the handsome older man who swept my Rook off her feet.

To give us a scholar necromancer that was the antithesis of the cliché : a man poised but a tad insecure, nerdy, gentle, kind, a bit posh, extremly elegant and whose favourite colour is lilac ! Genius !

The Necropolis had such a distinct ambiance that every quest there felt special, with amazing details and wonders of finding a wisp, a spirit or hearing a dead’s last words.

To me his personnal quests are the ones with the best handled rythm. The first one in the peace and quiet of the beautiful garden sets the tone : serious but poetic, sad but hopeful, and dares to tackle very real and grave subjects. Death and regret but also life and love are perfectly handled in his story and brought me lots and lots of feels.

There is a great antagonist whose motives are simple but dangerous ; a friend turned rival, similar but so different from dear Emmrich. Johanna is simply iconic (her hand gosh and the fact that you keep her skull in the end, brillant). The fights are well balanced, the cutscenes and dialogues perfect for immersion. And don’t get me started on Manfred… I love this little guy to bits.

I chose to revive Manfred and for Emmrich and Rook to live the rest of his mortality together. In Undying Love

[victory-cookies]

dnd today was so funny bc I built a fucking tank. Like a beefy ass dragonborn barbarian. And though we had to stop halfway through (what was a very long) combat, I took literally zero hits. I am still at full health. I was raging, with a resistance to some damage and the most hp of the group by a long shot, ready to tank every goddamn hit, right up in the face of the bbeg, and yet was the only one the dm had completely failed to get a hit off on. also we were fighting a mindflayer, so that’s even more shocking. I have terrible intelligence and still managed every fucking save I had to do. my ac is 13 and she missed every attack roll

the one problem is I was like “well. I’m not the strategy guy so I’ll just hit these important seeming tentacles to break this dude’s concentration” decided to leave the very obvious lockpicking and magic dispelling jobs at the edge of combat to my rogue and sorcerer companions. And then neither of them did those things, and the dm critted twice to concentrate on the spell before I could bash all of the tentacles in. So we kinda failed at that bc none of the obvious solutions got done in time. However damn was I hitting hard. I had multiple nat 20s to attack and since I was raging and frenzied i got three attacks a turn so I was doing an average of like 20 damage a round. My paladin friend was doing an average of 6. Speaking of him he was our only healer and went down midway through the fight so I had to stabilize him and pray that the guy behind the aforementioned lock(ed cell door) could heal him like he said he could. and then we all had to leave so that’s as far as we got. we are not doing so hot. Well I am but I have one skill and that is hitting which only goes so far. I need my cool paladin friend, as does the sorcerer who kept getting hit despite having the same ac as me.

there was also a point where everyone else had tried and failed an arcana check (which they all had at least +1 to) to break a nearby snare spell and I was just like. ah hell. i have the worst arcana but whatever I’ll give it a shot and then rolled a 20. my stupid ass was just like yeah fuck this spell and then I ripped people out of it. I don’t know what it was with me and intelligence checks/saves tbh. I always just managed to make the dc. Didn’t make a single strength check tho, fuck my +7 ig

[wc-m0ch4]

Shadow the Hedgehog x gn! Reader Headcanons

I watched all the Sonic Prime episodes in one day LMAO I LOVE IT SO MUCH

Anyways,

PROLOGUE HCS

As most hcs with this mf starts, it took forever for him to finally trust you, let alone get into a relationship with you

I mean, can you blame him really? He's lost a lot, he's gone through a ton of shit, it's kinda to be expected

He talked to Rouge one day about how he felt more comfortable around you than others and she teased him relentlessly

"Shadoooow, you like them?"

"I prefer them over others, if that answers your question. Why are you making that face?"

Lowkey funny thing, when it finally hits him that he liked you he tries to figure out why he likes you.

At first he thinks maybe it's your looks so he stares at you a lot trying to pinpoint what part of you he likes, but he's got a rbf so it concerns you gravely

"Shadow are you angry at Y/n?"

"No, of course not. Why?"

"You're kinda... glaring... at them..."

"Oh."

Then he theorizes that it must be something from your personality. So he starts asking you a ton of questions randomly, but like, theoretical questions

'What would you do if two of your best friends were drowning and you only had enough strength to save one?' Type questions y'know

Then he tries to see if it's something you do, like if you're 'useful'. So he keeps a mental tally of how many times you do something for him or others. When you pay for yours and Amy's lunch, when you give Sonic the rest of your bag of chips, when you hold the door open for Rogue, etc.

Finally he realizes that it's not something in particular, he just likes you

He reveals this revelation to Rouge and she snorts lmao

She sets up a whole date-confession-thing without either of your knowledge to get Shadow to confess

REAL TIME HCS

He's very quiet with his affection

He'll pat you on the head or back, give you a small smile, make you lunch, help you with some work, small things y'know

If you're a human and a lot taller than him he uses this to his advantage and climbs you so he can see more

^Some of the few times he will allow you to carry him

He'll text you updates about what he's doing and when he'll be home and expects you do the same

If you forget he'll scold you like a toddler lmao

Don't forget the skin-care routine and ironing the sheets every night according to the Twitter takeover LMAO (it should have been me)

He's not one for going out on dates but he does enjoy going to the library or the park with you, somewhere quiet with not a lot of people

Shadow would enjoy theatre all the way (I don't say this cuz I'm a theatre kid nope def not)

Also not a fan of PDA but he'll hold your hand or have a hand on your shoulder

He gets jealous easily lol

Like if someone starts talking or, God forbid, flirting with you he'll be standing right behind you glaring at them

His pet names are demeaning LMAO

Like how he calls Sonic 'hedgehog' it's the same for you

He'll call you more typical terms of endearment if it's laced with sarcasm

"Well, dear, if you had done like I said earlier this wouldn't have happened."

"I'm sorry, I should've known making toast was too difficult for you, darling."

Shadow has a phone and social media and the only reason is so you can send him memes you find funny to him

I like to imagine showing him a funny video and he just sits there staring at it for a bit before turning to you and going "This is hilarious."

If you're in college or work from home he'll help you with some of your work

Okay but imagine he's standing behind you helping you with homework and he leans over to grab a pencil or something and then you're pressed between him and the desk JAGFHEBAUWVDHJ– ANYWAYS

He likes keeping his space clean so if you're mentally ill like me (LMAOOO) or just messy in general he's willing to help you clean up

Just enough to keep him satisfied :)

Okay but imagine stay-at-home dates with him like:

Cooking dinner together

Laying your head on his lap while you two watch a movie

Playing games or doing puzzles

Speaking of games, game nights are a regular thing with the group and Rogue drags Shadow along so in turn he drags you along

I ask you to imagine a huge game of Uno between Sonic, Knuckles, Tails, Amy, Cream, Big, Team Chaotix, Rogue, Shadow, and you.

Yeah, fucking insanity.

If there's any game where you have to pair up Shadow immediately grabs you

Absolutely NO chance he's pairing with Sonic lol

Moving on, he likes playing with your hair

If you need help doing a complex or a protective hairstyle he's got you fr

If you wear makeup, whether it's natural or more bold, he will compliment it

He'd probably help you with your makeup too if you asked lol

On a more sad note, he has times where he gets upset about his past so just give him space or comfort, whatever he needs at the time

If he gets upset about Maria ask him about her. It helps talking about her in a positive light when she was alive than replaying her death on repeat

So if you have your own bouts of depression (*cough cough* me *cough*) he'll understand and try to help in any way he can

On a more happier note, he likes getting you gifts

Homie is a very gift giving/ acts of service type of lover fr fr

Btw dating Shadow means being friends with Rogue and Omega, no exceptions

Ugh sorry this took forever to make I'm really lazy lmao

Did you guys notice that Jacksepticeye voices a character in one of the later Sonic Prime episodes cuz I did and I almost SCREAMED–

Anyways, send in requests if you want :)

[mack-devereaux]

King Sized Bed

Sebastian Aho

Authors note! This is a work of fiction and of my imagination. This is in no way based on true events or how I think these people would act in real life. If you don’t like the fic please scroll on, if you do like it please reblog or give a ❤️! Much love to all of you!

Pictures are from Pinterest so credit to who ever took them.

Triggers: Cursing, drinking. Suggested adult activities but no actual smut. I think that’s it.

Enjoy!

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You’d always enjoyed sports. Hockey especially, so when you and your best friend moved to Raleigh North Carolina for school it was just a perk that you could attend the occasional hockey game. That was until your best friend had caught the eye of a certain Finnish player. Teuvo Teräväinen. They’d met at a bar after a big playoff win, she looked so happy, and you loved that. A few months into them dating it was almost required for her to be at every game during the new season, not that you were complaining. You loved spending time with her and of course seeing hot nhl players was a huge perk to your shenanigans, but as always the world had a funny way of bringing certain people together and wherever one Finn went, there was another close by. Which was how your little crush on Sebastian Aho developed.

When your best friend got her ticket for the game from Teuvo, yours came shortly after. Always seated together. Always close to the home bench. Always close to the ice. You thought it was just Teuvo telling Sebastian he didn’t want his girlfriend being alone at the games and that your ticket was being forced from the forward, but truthfully Sebastian was actually extremely excited that he could give his ticket to someone. Especially you. He thought it was perfect. Teuvo being his best friend and dating your best friend. It all made sense, but he was a man who didn’t express his emotions very often, so he left it alone. Just dropping hints with the free tickets and invites to all the parties as his ‘plus one’ or more so Teuvos ‘extra plus one’. He found your obliviousness endearing. No matter how obvious he was with his flirting or comments about how happy he was to see you, you never caught on to the genuine feelings and truth behind his actions. Or if you did you just brushed it off, although he saw right through your nerves and shyness.

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Waiting down in the tunnels by the locker rooms at the end of the games were always your least favorite. You didn’t belong there, no matter how hard your best friend tried to get you to feel comfortable you just weren’t. All the girlfriends and wives were gorgeous and dressed to the nines. Most of the time you just wore jeans or leggings and an oversized sweatshirt. Then of course there were the puck bunnies, leaving very little to the imagination. Not that you were one to judge, you always said ‘if you’ve got it, flaunt it’. You knew you had a nice body, you just preferred not to show it off around the wags and at games. You tried to ignore the stares from the wags and groupies, but soon all you could hear was the girls trying to get the attention of some of the players. Teuvo came over grabbing your best friend and whisking her away, you laughed because you knew he hated the extra attention after they left the locker room. You soon felt a hand on your back, turning to see the most beautiful brown eyes you had ever seen, of course belonging to the man who had your feelings all over the place.

“Hey Sebastian, good game out there. You guys played great” and you meant it. He was on fire, and everyone knew it.

“Thank you for coming to watch, means a lot” he said without breaking eye contact.

He looked up at his friends and noticed they had all headed towards the parking lot.

“Did you drive here? I can take you home if not” Sebastian said “I think your ride is leaving.”

“We grabbed an Uber, I didn’t really think of having a plan to drive home” you laughed, slightly embarrassed by the lack of planning on your end.

“No worries, I’m glad to drive you” he grabbed your hand and led you towards the parking lot.

The ride to your apartment was too short. His hand immediately finding a spot on your thigh, and your hand immediately finding the top of his. You guys found your hands constantly touching each other when no one else was around. He had asked about your schooling and how everything was going with your last year. You asked him about the upcoming games. It was all very domestic and you couldn’t help but think what everyday life would be like with him. As he pulled up to your apartment neither of you moved. How comfortable you were around him spoke volumes. You had never really felt this comfortable around anyone besides your best friend. Looking down at your hands you started playing with his fingers . “Thank you for driving me home Sebastian” you smiled at him.

He smiled back as you opened the door and walked towards your apartment building. As you buzzed yourself in you turned to find him still sitting there watching you. Making sure you made it safe.

Ten minutes later a text came through to your phone.

From Fishy 🐠:

How were your seats for the game this time? Were they ok?

To Fishy 🐠:

They were perfect. Thank you ❤️

From Fishy🐠:

Some of the guys and their girlfriends are coming over tomorrow night. You should come.

To Fishy 🐠:

I’d love to. Goodnight Sebastian 💕

Throwing his phone to the side. He stared at his ceiling. This was his chance. He had spent months trying to find a way to make his move on you. He knew how you felt about him. He’s seen multiple text conversations between Teuvo and his girlfriend and heard multiple phone calls between the two girls, unknowingly to the girl in question of course. She would die of embarrassment had she known what he knew. He had tried to make his feelings clear but somehow you hadn’t caught on to any of his hints. He was just going to have to be more forward the next time he saw you.

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You and your best friend were getting ready for the party at Sebastian’s house. They had a great month as far as games went and the guys wanted to celebrate. It wasn’t uncommon for you and your best friend to get ready together on FaceTime. Normally she would come over to get ready with you but she had stayed with Teuvo the previous night. You technically still lived together but you couldn’t blame her for wanting to stay with her hot nhl boyfriend overnight. In fact you were positive you’d do the same thing if you had a hot nhl boyfriend. Suddenly a teasing voice came over the phone breaking you out of your thoughts.

“So you do realize you actually have to talk to Fishy tonight right? Especially since he’s the one that invited you” Teuvo teased you.

“Oh my God Teuvo stop. She’s already nervous” your best friend said.

“I talk to him! And you really shouldn’t be going through our text conversations, there’s classified information in there” You said rolling your eyes and glaring at your phone. Teuvo just rolling his eyes back at you. This was a common conversation between the three of you. “What are you wearing tonight?” You added, deciding to ignore her boyfriend.

“A short tight dress! Maybe you do the same!” Teuvo shouted.

“Ok you’re done, out!” Your best friend said as she was pushing Teuvo out of the bathroom she was getting ready in. “Anyway, I am wearing that cute little navy dress I bought two weeks ago” she said as she went back to curling her hair.

“So a short tight dress” you said laughing.

“Oh wear that cute black strappy one! The one you wore for New Years last year! Oh my gosh Sebastian is gonna die when he sees you in that again” your best friend said.

“Ugh, I remember waking up on his couch the next morning” you groaned.

“Nooooo, you remember the both of you waking up on that couch, and he damn near ripped Seth’s head off when Seth commented how good you looked” your best friend said grinning at you “anyway I think we are gonna leave soon, text me when you head out. Love you!!”

“Love you bye” you threw yourself on your bed and sighed as she hung up the phone. Thinking back to New Years, that happened to be the first night you had spent with him, all innocent of course. You had too much to drink and Sebastian was kind enough to let you crash on his couch, in his arms. Looking at the clock you decided you had wasted enough time. It was now or never, and you were dying to see a certain Finn tonight.

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You wore the dress. Because of course you did. You put your car in park as you looked up at the house, there were a few cars out front but not many. Assuming only a few players with their significant others and all the single guys came over. You checked your makeup in the mirror one last time. Letting out a long breath you grabbed your keys and got out of the car. As you made your way to the front door, slowing your strides, your delusions began to kick in. Wondering what it would be like to come home to this house every night. To have one of the star players come home to you every night. To have him love you in ways no other man ever could. Was this a crush? No, it was much more. It was just now that you realized you were in love with Sebastian.

You walked in to the house and were immediately greeted with the sounds of laughter and chatter from all the people you had grown close to in the last year. You saw him as soon as you walked in, his eyes catching yours and for a moment time stood still. He looked good. His brown eyes softening and a small smile crept on his face. Before you could even take a moment to breathe your best friend and a few of the other girlfriend’s immediately greeted you and you soon felt at ease. What you didn’t see is how Sebastian’s gaze dragged down your body, inappropriate thoughts flooding his mind as he saw what you happened to be wearing, and then smirking at the memory of New Years when you fell asleep in his arms wearing that particular dress. He took a drink as he jumped back in to the conversation between Seth and KK.

As the night went on you slowly drank your glass of wine. Not wanting to drink too much or too fast so you could drive home later. The party had slowly moved to the back yard around the fire pit. As you finished your wine you got up and walked back into the house to put your glass away and to get a drink of water. Sebastian watching you. Teuvo nudged him and Sebastian downed his beer and followed you into the house, it was now or never. Oblivious to what was happening behind you, you noticed some empty food containers and wine bottles on the counter, setting your glass down you decided to tidy up a bit.

“You don’t need to clean y/n” Sebastian said as he opened the fridge to grab another bottle of wine “have another glass of wine and come back outside, let’s just relax and enjoy time with our friends.”

“Umm, I think I’ll just have water, I need to drive home tonight” you said quietly, grabbing a bottle of water out of the fridge.

Sebastian looked behind him making sure no one was eavesdropping. He stepped closer to you.

“You are always welcome to stay here” he said as he grabbed your glass from in front of you. “I’ll move your car into the driveway.” He held his hand out for your keys.

“I don’t want to impose Sebastian, you’ve got a lot going on tonight” you smiled shyly.

“Y/n” the way he said your name was so sensual, eyes staring so intensely at you “at what point are we going to acknowledge what’s happening between us.”

“I don’t know what you mean” you tried avoiding his piercing stare, as he cornered you in the kitchen.

“I’ve got a spare bedroom, and I’ve got a very comfortable couch, as you already know.” Your heart almost stops as he steps closer to you, he puts a hand on your waist as he pours more wine in your glass. Your favorite wine, of course he had that in his fridge, you thought. He knows everything about you.

“Or… I’ve got half of a very comfortable king sized bed that isn’t being used” he sets the wine bottle down, “unless you find yourself on my half of the bed” he smirked, he then sets the water bottle next to the glass of wine he just poured. You realizing he’s making you choose. This decision was more than just water or wine. Water meaning staying friends, and wine meaning more.

“You are more than welcome to any of those three options, but..” he grabs your chin and drags his thump down your bottom lip, tilting your head up to look at him. “The king sized bed is definitely the more..” he paused, “enticing option.” His eyes flicker from your lips to your eyes “your choice love.” He walks away and back outside.

You felt hot, the room was all of a sudden so small. Did that actually happen? Did he actually just invite you to his bed? You stared at the bottle of water and then moved your gaze to the wine glass. A million thoughts were running through your head. Looking outside you saw all your friends, how they were with their significant others. You deserved to be happy too. And Sebastian could give you that, you knew you’d be happy with him, and he’d be happy with you. All you’ve ever wanted just right in front of you. Taking a deep breath you grabbed the glass of wine and made your way back outside to your friends. Catching Sebastian’s eye over the fire he smirked, noticing the wine glass in your hand. A silent confirmation as to what was going to happen later that night. You turned into your best friends side and told her about the encounter that happened just a few minutes ago in the kitchen. Her eyes shooting to the Finnish players. A silent conversation happening between her and Teuvo as they made eye contact.

“It’s about time, I’ve been waiting for this to happen for months. You better call me as soon as possible tomorrow morning” she smiled at you.

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You were slightly more relaxed after the second glass of wine, very much coherent and in control of your actions, you had just enough alcohol to take the edge off. The party started to dwindle. Teuvo and your best friend currently saying their goodbyes. As soon as the front door lock clicked into place you immediately felt his gaze on you. His eyes taking every part of your body in, and you doing the same to him. His broad shoulders, his muscular chest. Everything about him was just beautiful. He truly was one of the most attractive men you’ve seen. And he wanted you. He made that very clear earlier.

“Should I set up the spare room for you or are you joining me tonight” he spoke so calm and confident. His gaze so intense.

“I think I’d like to stay with you tonight, if that’s okay” you said quietly but with just as much confidence.

“I’ve been waiting a long time for you to say that” he said as he walked towards you. You could practically feel his heart beating just as fast as yours as he pulled you into a kiss, your lips moving together so perfectly. Electricity shooting down your spine. As he pulled away you could only think of what he was like in bed, what you two would feel like together in such intimate moments in his bedroom. What caught you off guard was how relaxed you became as soon as his lips met yours the second time. No more nerves, no more anxiety, you felt at home. Your mind reluctantly went to a moment last year when your best friend had met Teuvo.

*flashback*

Hearing the front door shut you said ���so.. how was your night?” You turned to smirk at your best friend.

“He is absolutely incredible y/n. It was the perfect date and the perfect night and he’s just so…” your best friend gushed on and on about her date with a guy she met a few days ago.

“Let me guess, perfect?” You laughed.

“Y/n I wasn’t even nervous around him. That’s how you know you’ve met the right person. There’s no nerves, there’s no anxiousness. Just calm. He’s the one I know it.” Your best friend laid on the couch next to you.

“I’m happy for you, you deserve to be happy” you said genuinely.

“Who would have thought my person was THE Teuvo Teräväinen of the Carolina Hurricanes.”

*present*

Soon it was a flash of teeth clashing and hands grabbing. Clothes disappearing as he lead you to his bedroom. You soon felt your back hit his mattress and good lord he was right. The king bed was definitely the best option of the night. As the rest of your clothes came off the praises began. You had never felt more beautiful than in that moment. In such intimate moments where men often become selfish, Sebastian was the opposite. He spent all night worshiping every single inch of your body, making you feel like the most beautiful woman he had ever laid eyes on. Putting your pleasure before his, and he definitely satisfied you more than once. As you both came down from your highs your breathing started to slow. Cuddled into his chest and drawing shapes on his stomach with your fingers. In that moment you both realized you were it for each other. He shifted a bit and you looked up towards his face, grabbing your chin and kissing you softly one more time that night.

“In case I wasn’t clear enough, I really want to see where this relationship can go” Sebastian spoke softly.

“I think I’d like that” you whispered.

“Goodnight y/n”.

“Goodnight Sebastian”.

[icannot3]

Dancing In the Dark

Tate Langdon x reader

Word count:1.3k

Warnings: smoking (it's Tate, what do you expect yk) maybe a little OOC because I made Tate really fluffy for this.

@enchanting-evan graciously passed one of their requests to me, so I hope I did it justice because I know their version would have been PHENOMENAL. :)

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He knew he could never take you on a real date. It upset him, really. You were living and capable of doing so much. You deserve to be able to go out and enjoy the vibrancy of life outside of the house. Yet you choose to stay with him, so Tate found himself insecure. Often, he'd lash out when you left, scared of what you'd do in the outside world. Sometimes- he would feel guilty after, knowing you deserved to enjoy the life you didn't throw away, unlike himself. He knew that his best would never be enough for you, even if your kind disposition would never express it. Burning CDs and playing board games together could only be done so much. He sure as hell was not going to lose you, his reason for going on, due to this inconvenience. Not that he had a choice, but you undoubtedly made it all the better. Last time you'd spoke, it ended in a fight. You'd left to see some friends, and he lost his cool as per usual. He argued with you, saying there was no need to leave the house. Tate was insistent that you stay home with him. When you denied his offer, he got exasperated and acted childish. To say he regretted that would be an understatement. You'd finally had enough and threatened not to come back if he continued to act selfishly. Deep down, he knew you were right, but his fear of losing you had overcame his logic.

You'd received a note, which was not uncommon. It was often that you'd see little pieces of paper around the house with his handwriting, along with a small romantic or funny notation. Tate had many peculiar ways to get your attention. A small piece of paper on your pillow immediately filled you with the warmth of his endearment. You picked it up excitedly, smoothing out the intricate folds. He was precise with this one, corners matching perfectly together to make a small origami heart.

"Meet me in the attic."

The attic was an odd place. One the two of you never dared to adventure. There were strange things still stored from previous homeowners that were unsettling when you'd first arrived. Your parents were quick to clear them out, though. Knowing Tate would never lead you to harm, you pulled down the hatch and ladder that extended towards the grotesque area.

It came to your suprise once you'd emerged that the large space had been not only cleared out but ornamentally decorated. There were gold Christmas lights hanging from the ceilings, giving the room a dull but comforting glow. The boxes that previously filled the room were all stacked neatly away and covered by black bedsheets. In every open space, a variety of wildflowers were placed, some in vases, and others on the walls. You'd recognized them from the backyard. All of the dust had been cleaned and polished. Finally, you noticed the radio that normally sat in your room placed in the far corner, ready for use. You were amazed, taking in the beauty that was made around you. Your grin was practically stapled on your face, knowing this was Tate's doing. You turn, feeling his presence behind you.

"I realized that I'll never get to take you to prom." His hands were behind his back, making him look slightly awkward. It had been a few days since you'd seen him last. The anger you'd felt before had its time to resolve. Your heart melted when you saw him, his eyes softened with relief at your positive reaction.

You hadn't spoken yet, you didn't have to. "I'm sorry for acting like an ass. Please forgive me." He took a step forward, extending his hand to you. You take it in your own, it was cold but comforting. "I get scared that one day you're going to leave me because there's nothing keeping you here." His voice sounded forced, and there were tears in his eyes. "I can't lose you."

You pulled him in for a hug, rubbing his back for comfort. The realization of what his actions truly meant dawned upon you, causing you to feel a pang of guilt for not seeing behind them. He melted into your touch, resting his head in the crook of your neck. His hot breath send shivers down your spine from the contrast of cold air. "Listen, Tate, I'm not ever going to leave you. Even when I leave, I'll always come back. I love you, okay?" You briefly pull away, stroking his cheeks with the soft pads of your thumbs. He looked beautiful, golden locks framing his soft face almost angelically. Despite Tate's tendency of acting callously, you loved the softness and vulnerability he'd show to only you. He could be the most sensitive and kind individual, but only you would ever get the privilege to see it. His gaze was finally relaxed, brows no longer crinkled together from distress. You lean in, pressing a kiss to his cheek.

"So, what brought this on?" You reference the room, still flabbergasted. The gesture was more romantic than Tate's usual casual approach. He smiled menacingly, "I'm giving you an actual date." He walked over to the radio, hitting play on the CD. It was an album the two of you agreeably loved. The music was soft and amorous. Your hand covered your mouth, palm vibrating against your laughter. "This is so corny. I love it!" Tate rolled his eyes. "Cut me some slack, I haven't left this house since the 90s. I'd say this was pretty creative, considering my lack of exposure."

Tate's arm reached for his back pocket, pulling out a pack of cigarettes. He opened the carton, taking one of them out. The white paper rolled between his index finger and thumb. He set the container down and ignited his lighter, taking a puff before offering you one. Smoking was one of the first pastimes the two of you enjoyed together. You'd sit outside late into the night while everyone else in the house slept, having deep conversations for hours about taboo topics. Your lips meet the bud of the cigarette held by Tate and you take a deep puff, warm air filling your lungs. This was filled with both a buzz of pleasure and nostalgia. You speak, smoke clouding around the two of you. "You said this was our little prom, right? Dance with me." Tate gladly obliged, putting out the rest of the cigarette for later and taking you into his arms.

You wrapped your arms around his neck, his own cradling your back and waist. "When I was in high school, I never went to any formals." He chuckled, beginning to sway with you to the music. "I saw it as this thing only pretentious jocks and wannabe prom queens would care about. It wasn't worth my time or money to see the school's most obvious popularity contest. Constance also always wanted me to go, so part of it was also out of spite." Your head tilted to the side quizzically at his statement. "What about now?" Your hand was running down his chest, the other still holding his nape. He leaned in closer to your ear. "If I had known you, then it would have been different." Swiftly, he leaned down, pressing a kiss to your lips. It began with short pecks before they slowly melted into longer, more passionate ones. You'd soon forgot to keep dancing all together, reveling in eachothers embrace. Out of breath, you finally broke away. Your face buried into his chest as you busted out into a fit of giggles. The entire night was absolutely surreal.

"You should ask me to prom with one of those big posters to seal the deal."

He shook his head, squeezing you tight. "Now you're pushing it."

[kaleidosouls]

im too lazy to put the vpn on to tweet so im gonna tumblr post; talk watch abt the amazing digital circus ep 3 (spoilers ofc) [Edit: i had more thoughts i guess il put it in the replies bc tumblr has those now? maybe itll be more accessible for my twitter generated yapping disorder)

finally some appreciation for my man and favourite character kingler like he goddamn DESERVES. i actually have not enjoyed tadc very much theres so much i rly dislike abt it but its like super well produced and indie so like you watch to be on the loop (i wish it was actually rendered closer to the quality of cd games from the 2000s that it seemed to be referencing but like, it looks how it looks and thats how it is), i rly disliked the script for the mpst part in the first 2 eps but ive loved kingler from day 1 so having an ep with mostly just him and pomni (i have mixed feelings on her too but w/e) was great great great and we had some lore n stuff but rly like i could smell a fellow traumatized man whos a bit wacky to cope from miles away and im glad to be proven Right

sorry im older man fucker so he rly hits all the boxes bc hes actually so sweet and helpful hes just mentally unstable (love him for that) and a lot of his endearing like caring nature comes thru in the physical aspect of the character and with less dialogue, rly the less dialogue the show has the better, idk who does the scripts and i dont wanna diss them but like oof i fucking hate it shkdh like its not like its never funny but its just, off, ive still not been able to properly explain to my wife the way that its off to me, and it bothers me to not be able to cohere those emotions! anyway

kingler so cute so very handsome and uwu so gentle and kind 💖💖💖 i love how gentle he is and good to pomni (ofc ppl are gonna call it fatherly or god forbid grandfatherly when hes like 40, and now if you ship them ppl will say its incesty when theyre two grown adults but w/e) like idk i just love a kind mentally unwell man!!! im simple!!! him just overexposing at the near end in dialogue was rly awkward in the writing like man they just, the dialogue is so not good. but in theory his character is so good and the thing abt the darkness and such was sweet. like hes just always been so endearing and the ep just gives a lot of free real estate kingler screentime to drink with my eyeballs, it doesnt change my opinion on the character at all bc ive always loved him this much

the rest was ok just the typical fare for the most part, like tadc rly often makes me so dissatisfied bc it has so So much potential but the ways it kinda just ends up like a dumbed down typical cartoon is really meh. i do love caine though and more proof that hes a non malicious (although maybe harmfully ignorant) ai. his gags almost land for me if they werent really Really lampshaded, i love how much he cares but is incapable (yet) of improving, i thought it was sweet zooble was so earnest with him. like, the whole tadc def improves the less mean spirited it is, for me. which is hard bc the most favoured character is rancid mean disney purple guy.

gghh why is this show so agdidhsifirh (gestures of anger) like its like, much worse ENA or smth but i know theres more that bothers me abt it than that, and i cant grasp it. im stil in hell irl so i cant cohere a lot in general so w/e, i need to chill and let go. i did like the horror trophy head designs of everyone that i could see (i wanted to get a better look at kinglers but i couldnt find a good frame from watching on my phone) like they were super over the top and fun. i wish the settings they travelled to still felt like, even remotely circusy? they truly feel like just we’re in a different cartoon. but its ok i only hate 749374947493 things abt the shows style choices

i want a framed photo of kingler so i could kiss it. or maybe i could trt to makena plush of him. he is my beloved to hurt/comfort. hes wacky and nice and traumatized and has memory issues and i wuv him

[joshhhhhhhhhhhhhhh]

Okay I feel about ready to talk about Shadow Gens. Please assume spoilers. I've like 99.9% completed it btw, literally just the hard mode bosses and like a straggler S rank or two that I'll actually need to try for, and then I'm like done done. But yeah no I think this game is really fucking good lol. Gonna do bullet points for this since I have a lot to say and no idea how to segue any of it into one another

Shadow feels... I think the best that any character has felt in the boost era? Like they just got his controls and his physics and stuff so right. I've never felt so confident controlling a character in 3D Sonic since the Adventure games.

The level design I would sort of describe as being like a fusion of Unleashed and the Frontiers cyberspace stages. There aren't quite as many brancing paths as Generations proper and you're typically being tasked with reaction obstacles to end up on those other paths, although it's not as demanding as Unleashed. Bit wider and better feeling than Cyberspace too. You will often end up in pretty different parts of levels by finding and capitalising on shortcuts and stuff. Kingdom Valley is the best stage in the game, it's just so sprawling and expansive and so fucking pretty.

White Space pulls from Frontiers' open zone style in being a 3D hub world playground thing, although it's a lot smaller and more congested which fits this game really well. It's fun to run around in and looks really nice, and I think it actually has enough memorable locations to where you don't even really need the map that much to know where you're going (although that's more true after you've done the missions since then colour is restored and stuff)

The missions are pretty decent, I'd put them above Generations proper - they tend to do a solid job testing you in your ability to use Shadow's various skills and stuff, although they are perhaps a little on the shorter side. I was going for 100% from the get-go so if you're just speeding to the end I don't really know how the missions do progression so no comment there lol.

Biolizard is a fairly boring boss, but also the first one so sort of a tutorial. Metal Overlord is really fun, and has a surprisingly tight S rank I enjoyed going for. Mephiles is a little repetitive but honestly his dialogue in the fight is so good that I wasn't caring - he's actually more endearing in this game than he ever has been. Our final boss, Devil Doom, is a Metal Overlord reskin at first which is eh, but turns original and is then pretty fun. Final phase is a nice twist on the usual Super form final boss, although ngl you get the Doom Wings like a stage prior and all they do is glide so it took me like a solid minute to realise I was able to move up and down in this phase. This isn't a criticism but I'm kinda disappointed Shadow didn't finish Black Doom off with a Chaos Blast, it just would've been raw as fuck is all.

There isn't actually much of a story here but what is there is fine. Maria is really likeable. Could've been cool to spend a bit more time in Gerald's head. Shadow's the best he's been since 06. Black Doom does his job well enough. I think in a more filled out version of this story we could grapple more with Shadow losing control to the Doom Powers as well as his conflict regarding staying with Maria and Gerald, but it's all good. The fake Emerald ploy was funny to see although it was a bit of an odd pull. I made sure to talk to the NPCs constantly and everyone's got a lot of really good dialogue, Big and Omega especially.

Chaos Control is very fun, I almost wish the game contrived more excuses to use it.

I like the Doom Powers a fair amount, although they lead into my biggest and only real issue with this game, and it's that the Doom Powers are all very... maybe situational is a bit harsh? But you can only really use them in the contexts the game wants you to use them.

I was really excited for Doom Blast I imagined you'd get to do some like crazy speedrunning shit where you throw an enemy somewhere crazy and teleport to them and shit - and technically you can do that but the range is limited and they're never really positioned in a way that accomodates that - instead there'll be like one or two highlighted areas to blast them to, and it's definitely fun I enjoy doing it a lot but it has potential for more.

Chaos and Doom Spears it's sort of the same - they activate some context-sensitive buttons and disable enemies for a short time, except the latter one only really matters if the enemy can't be attacked for some reason anyway. Again, fun - it feels like the sort of Unleashed reaction based press the right button thing, train your eye to see an enemy with like an electric barrier or something and you know you gotta Doom Spear before you homing attack - I do like it. But I think there could be more.

I think Iizuka said we might get more Shadow games or playable Shadow in Sonic games or something if this does well, and it seems to be doing well. With that said then I hope Doom Blast and Spears are iterated on. They don't feel tied to the Black Arms in the same way as the other Doom Powers so you could just give them to Shadow without it feeling weird and it'd be very fun and stuff.

Morph, Surf and Wing are all a lot more specific to this game and this setting and I don't really need them to return. Morph is actually quite hard to use, I don't think the game does a good job teaching you how its swinging vs propelling itself thing works. I like Surf. Wings are rather overpowered for use in normal levels but you don't unlock them until right near the end so hey. But just playing the levels normally is more fun than gliding over them.

Everything I said about liking the levels earlier is true but I do think they're a little easy and could stand to be on the harder side. Like the Doom Powers and Chaos Control and stuff are supposed to enable cool shortcuts but they're so telegraphed and reactable that instead of it feeling like "if you're good at the game you're rewarded with shortcuts" it feels a bit more like "as long as you can hold a controller you'll probably always be on the fastest route" which is a little sad.

The White Space treasure chests and rocket parts are quite fun to collect although I sort of wish they had like a radar or something because by the time you've gotten most of them you're just gonna have to start running around the world aimlessly until you chance upon whatever you missed. I spent 40 minutes on the last 2 parts.

Collection room is kino.

I think Iizuka said the Terios skin would almost make you feel like you were playing a different game but it has all of Shadow's animations down to the skating so it looks a little awkward. Neat bonus though.

I am considerably excited for the Movie Shadow DLC

I think that's it. tl;dr very good game, very little in the way of like meaningful flaws, they cooked so hard with this Shadow they have to keep him going forward, this is the best control in any boost title.

[fnaffersblog]

Alright take two.

Spoilers for the sun and moon show episode

the sun and moon episode RUIN Sun TRAPPED Moon in VRCHAT LOLOLOLOL See link above

It's late and EVERYTHING is funny

(Trigger Warning Below Cut for: discussions of violence [Bloodmoon, Jigsaw], discussions of mental health [Sun], swearing, [because I'm incorrigible])

I'll be honest I do NOT like the name Jigsaw. I just simply do not like it. It's just not clicking with me for some reason. It sounds like the name is still up in the air in the show as well, but I hope I settled with it real quick if it does become the canon name for this dude.

I couldn't tell you WHY. It's just not sitting with me yet, which is bothering me because it's such a silly reason to dislike the appearance of a character. Especially since I REALLY like this guy.

yeah ya'll are right. Moon's concern for Sun's wellbeing is endearing

More of a gripe with Security Breach, but they missed an opportunity to call the game Glampire. I mean, come on. It's right there!

I try very hard not to be someone who nips about stuff on the show but the 'watch to the end to see...' is... really annoying. I've had to click off a couple videos because I was just... I dunno, they struck me the wrong way? Like, I'm already watching the episode? I want to watch the episode? I don't want to watch the episode when that thing pops up, makes me feel like I'm being told my attention span is not long enough or something. It feels kinda... insulting? But it feels dumb to call it that. It's just something I'm perturbed by. :/ I feel like I saw someone else mention this somewhere, maybe here or in the comments of a vid. So I hope it's not just a me thing.

I wonder why they started doing that? Maybe people were only watching so far into the videos? I'd be genuinely interested in seeing the analytics of the channel. I know that's not an option lol, but I just like data and looking at data. Correlating it to decisions and stuff. ANYWAY

I've also never understood peoples, like, people point out the cameras a lot as being shorter than normal or taller than normal or shakier and ascribing that to being a character when it just always felt like camera work to me. Cause, you know, it's VR CHAT, they gotta work with what they got.

But I did kind of understand this episode, because all I could imagine as Moon was walking through the Arcade back area was Ruin/Jigsaw/'whatever their name is when it's cemented in the future' doing that goofy, like, long legged cartoon walk where someone's sneakin' around in like tom and jerry or loony toons.

or Sims 4 because this is the closest gif I could find lol

THEY'RE SO GODDAMN MENACING RRRRRRRRRGH

They make me genuinely nervous when they TALK it's so GOOD

Like, my heart clenches up you know what I mean?

"THERE'S NOTHING TO SEPERATE" SLAPPIG MY LEGS SLAPPING MY LEGS YESSSSSSSSSS

BOP IT TWIST IT BREAK IT BEND IT KILL YOUR FAMILY FUCK AROUND FIND OUT SPIN IT

LOL THEY DID IT RIGHT AFTER I DID IM WHEEZING

This guy is so. They're SO interesting to me. They're

They remind me of Bloodmoon. But only a little bit. In, like, a similar but opposite way.

so Bloodmoon, like I've said before, was built for killing. It was weaved into their code from the get-go to be violent. But they also enjoyed it, killing people was something they relished in.

This guy also seems to enjoy killing people, but unlike Bloodmoon, if they are to be believed, they are a fusion between Sun and Moon. As far as we know Sun and Moon were not programmed with any sort of penchant for violence. There was Killcode, but Killcode was a virus before he gained sentience, and if New Moon is anything to base off of, those violence urges were not hard coded into him. And if the AI is to be believed the only two folks in this particular robot are Sun and Moon.

Which seems to me like wherever this want for torture came from, they developed it on their own. Whether that be because of the events of the Ruin DLC or what, I don't know but I'm super excited to see all that unfold.

They also seem to enjoy it differently. Bloodmoon killed his victims, violently. They seemed to enjoy the viscera and gore of murdering people more than the lead up. After all they liked blood.

This guy is much more patient, all the way down to how they speak. They enjoy causing PAIN. It's a game to them, because it's fun. Their enjoyment comes from the torment before the kill. It's why he describes what he's going to do to Moon, I don't even think they mention killing at all, THAT'S what he enjoys.

"Moon suggest a different game! Moon suggest a different game!" Lol

"Rock a bye baby *doge w/dolphin sounds*" Had me crying.

As Jigsaw was following Moon back out of the arcade, they'd pass into a more shaded area and his eyes glowed which was Really cool and also Really unsettling.

"We can make them count as limbs" fuck me he's so unsettling

STOP DOING THE POOR SINNERS HAND BIT STOP IT STOP IT

PUT IT BACK ON THE SHELF

WE'RE PUTTING IT THE CABINET

" I don't owe you anything."

"Yes you do! You owe me a game!" Pouty face. (:(

Should have suggested, like, a vocal rendition of Rush E or The Diva Dance from The Fifth Element or something.

I guess... they're robots though. So maybe notes like that wouldn't affect them. Might have set them on fire thought maybe?

Moon's performance was very nice! It really is a good song for his character. It takes a lot of confidence to sing in front of ANY type of audience.

Jigsaw really takes everything in stride. Moon insults him and he doesn't even respond at all.

The lil' nose boop.

The little head bonk.

"I'm yOU remember?"

OOOHHH He does NOT like cheating OOOOOOHHHHHHHH EFFFFFF

I was wrong there are something's he does not take in stride

I

LOVE him. He is shooting way up on my list of characters I look forward to seeing in episodes.

"Well I'm still standing here!" "And I'm way better than I ever was." LOL

You know I can see no cons of creating a portal gun. I think that would be highly beneficial and there would be no terrible outcomes that ignite from the building of a piece of machinery that allows instantaneous travel between two designated locations via breaking the very fabric of space time. Not a single bad thing could come from making something

Yeah okay never mind

(Sorry I gotta poke a leettle bit of fun at the guy who decided making the Newton Star was a good idea thinking making another high-tech piece of equipment is a good idea. I'll make fun of the satellite too, probably, when it comes around don't ya'll worry)

"Ohhhh NOOOoooo DOn't LEEaave ME MOOOnnn PLEEEeaase." As Moon just turns around and walks away

Followed immediately by a fucking jump scare Jesus Christ

But it worked right? It fucking worked, it lulled me into a false sense of security. Like, this guy who was threatening Moon's limbs not seven minutes earlier went into goofy silly clown mode and I fell for it sooooo, like. It worked.

It sounds like this was the first time Moon actually said anything about his trip to another dimension to Sun. So this is being dropped onto Sun with almost no warning.

Sun learned Moon would be gone for a week, and immediately went 'can we hang out?'

He very much needs some support right now. We're, what, a week post-hallucination episode? He needs his support group with him right now, it is a critical point, but he's too afraid to ask for it straight up so instead he's asking around it so to speak.

Instead of asking Moon to stay or telling him what the problem is, he's asking if Moon will play a game with him instead. Hang out. Be in his presence.

There are so many reasons this could be. Perhaps he would feel selfish asking Moon to hold off on completing this satellite to stay with him, especially if he's not comfortable with telling Moon WHY just yet, because if he doesn't offer a reasonable explanation then there's no justification for Moon staying, at least in Sun's eyes. It could be embarrassment over the issues, maybe he feels like he's blowing it out of proportion. Maybe he feels like he's asked or taken too much support already, and outright asking for more will end in not having any support at all.

Any number of things. It's easier to ask now when he knows Moon is 'not busy', maybe even more likely to say yes. And he's grasping for it too, "any random game" he just doesn't want to be alone because he just found out he's going to be alone very suddenly in a time when he should not really be alone at all, whether he knows that or not. He certainly doesn't want to be.

I see people often say that 'the worst thing someone can tell you is no'. They generally mean it in a positive way? I guess? I think Sun is at that point where, yes, one of the worst things you could say to him is no. So even an unenthusiastic 'I don't REALLY want to hang out with you' yes is better than a 'no'. Because a no means he'll be alone for sure, while a unenthused yes still means he won't be alone. Does this make sense? It feels clunky, did I explain this right?

Yeah the demeanor change from after asking Moon about the satellite, to finding out he has to leave for it, to finding out he's not leaving right away, to finding out Moon is going to hang out with him despite not sounding enthusiastic about it (because at least its something, you know?) was a trip.

I know Moon's probably stressed right now too, but the 'isn't there something you wanted to drag me along with' was unnecessarily hurtful.

I feel like we're slowly leaning back into past cycles with these two. Like, Moon not telling Sun about something big and important like that. Sun pushing down problems into something else. We'll see. It's just hints at it for now.

Sorry for the downer boo boo ending to the post ;-;

Maybe the next one will be a bit cheerier?

[haltandcatchfiretothemax]

FEMSLASH FEBRUARY #6: In which Cameron realizes that she has a wife

NOTE: it wasn't planned, but, this one turned out to be for @theresebelivett and her tattoo <3

[CN: food/dinner, being and getting upset at a restaurant] . .

Cameron made it through the first 20 minutes of dinner with two new, unknown representatives from Atari before she felt compelled to excuse herself and rush outside for some air.

The representatives themselves were refreshingly un-executive seeming. Nico, a gangly, unabashedly nerdy Filipino kid with shoulder length hair who’d just joined the company, collected vintage games and obscure comic books, and maintained a website with recommendations that was inspired by Comet. His boss, Becca, had described herself as an introvert, but had talked animatedly to Cameron about fantasy and speculative fiction, musical theater, David Lynch, gaming, and her attempts to learn to code. Becca was short (as most people were, next to Cameron), round, pale, bespectacled, and had several visible tattoos. She had bright brown eyes and short hair, and one side of her head was shaved, and she spoke to Cameron and Donna with this funny, endearing mix of real confidence and slightly nervous reverence.

The four of them met at Mountain View’s finest steakhouse, where Atari had reserved a quiet back room for their meeting, and Nico and Becca talked like the kids that Cameron used to chat with on the internet in the 1980s. They didn’t just know Phoenix, they knew Mutiny, seemed like they’d used it themselves. They didn’t just know Cameron’s most recent, independently released game, Steward, they knew every volume of the Spacebike Chronicles, and they knew about Pilgrim. Becca even had a Spacebike tattoo on the inside of her left arm, a simple outline of Cameron’s hero, standing next to her bike, and when Becca showed it to Cameron and Donna, it hadn’t felt smarmy or manipulative at all. Donna had laughed with delight, and said, “Oh, I kind of want one just like it!” But that was when Cameron had stood up abruptly and said, “Uh, I’ll be back…soon, bye,” and bolted.

After just over 10 minutes Donna went and found Cameron, who was standing outside, a few feet from the restaurant’s back entrance, chewing on her thumbnail.

“It’s a good thing you’re still here,” Donna said. “Those kids seem really nice, but if you’d left me here with them, alone, you’d be looking at a week on the couch, at least.”

Cameron looked at Donna, who was standing in front of her in a pale blue, cocktail-length asymmetrical dress that had a sort of Grecian vibe, that Cameron thought looked very nice on Donna, though the idea of having one shoulder covered and one shoulder bare made Cameron’s own skin crawl. Donna’s hair was pinned up, and she was wearing high heels. She’d convinced Cameron to leave Phoenix’s offices early that day, so they would have time to get dressed, and pushed her to wear her most expensive wool slacks and best-fitting blazer. Cameron hadn’t fully appreciated what a big deal this out of the blue dinner with Atari really was until she’d seen what Donna was wearing.

Donna reached for Cameron’s hand and gently pulled it away from her mouth, and kept it in hers. “What are you thinking?” she asked.

Miserably, Cameron said, “That you look beautiful. ‘Businessman’s wife who does all the actual work and closes the deal over drinks’ is a look that really suits you. Even though I don’t feel like I deserve it.”

“Don’t be silly,” Donna said. “I mean, you’re right, it is a look that suits me very well. But you absolutely deserve it. I’m only enjoying it immensely because I’m here with you.” She squeezed Cameron’s hand, and asked, “What’s really bothering you?”

“I don’t know,” Cameron admitted. “It just doesn’t feel good. I don’t know if it’s because it really doesn’t feel good, or because I’m remembering how it felt before.”

“What happened?” Donna asked, letting of Cameron’s hand. She crossed her arms over her chest. “How did it feel before?”

Cameron took a breath, as if that might help her hold back her tears, but it didn’t really work. Unsteadily, she said, “I made Pilgrim for you. And for me, too, and how I felt after Mutiny. I made it for you, and for us. Even if I didn’t realize it at first.”

Donna beamed at Cameron, and rubbed her upper arms, as if she were trying to keep warm.

Cameron took off her blazer, and put it around Donna’s shoulders.

“Thanks,” Donna said, pulling the blazer closed.

“I get that you and me and us is a very niche audience,” Cameron continued. “But they shit-canned it. And I’m still upset.”

“Well, I’m sure I would be too,” Donna said. “It’s okay that you feel that way, though. You get to feel that way for as long as you want to. You don’t have to decide anything, or sign anything, tonight. All you have to do is order the most expensive thing on the menu and enjoy it.”

“Yeah?” Cameron asked. “That’s okay, if we just have dinner, and maybe forget this ever happened?”

“Yeah, it’s okay,” Donna smiled. “They’re here for you. They came all the way down here because they want something from you, they need you. You’re the talent, and you’re the one who’s in charge.”

Cameron wiped some tears away with the back of her hand. “I’m the one who’s in charge.”

“We should also get more appetizers. And desserts,” Donna said.

“As always, you’re right,” Cameron said. She put her arm out, and Donna smiled at her, and took it. They started back toward the restaurant together.

[saddest-coal-boy-in-westeros]

Who are your top 5 favorite characters in the game? 👀

ooooh thank you for the ask anon!!! as always feel free to send more 👀

1. tom

i’m very predictable i know. but i think he’s fascinating in that he doesn’t have a real parallel like other characters. except maybe sera? i dunno. he’s the ultimate underdog, a lowborn, soot-faced boy among lords and ladies—there’s a sense of mystery about him. he’s a little shady, but he’s got a noble soul. i find him very endearing and intriguing and full of potential. also i love his character design. from the moment mira opens the door to let him in he instantly looks put upon and miserable, like a dickensian orphan, and i think that’s just so funny and horrible. he just looks like the most miserable guy on earth. his expression is so sad. i instantly felt for him (i’m a soft touch lol), and my enjoyment of him only grew from there. actually wait i guess maybe you could say he’s a weird mixture of mycah and ser dontos

2. mira

of course she comes next! my absolute favorite character in asoiaf is sansa, so of course i’d be predisposed to liking her telltale doppelgänger. but mira being significantly older really does make her feel like not such a shameless copy, especially given her job as margaery’s handmaiden. she’s a girl who fiercely loves her family and will do anything to help them, but she’s got more resources and allies than poor sansa did for most of her imprisonment. obviously it’s determinant if she’s played as more cunning/ruthless or more well-meaning, but i always liked her more as a gentle soul. she’s got a lot of potential to grow into a wise advocate for her house that’s unfortunately cut short by episode six, but i would love to see her undergo that development without losing her integrity or compassion.

3. sera

might seem like a weird choice i know! but i think she’s a great secondary character in mira’s plot. she’s a fair weather friend who nonetheless has good reason to prioritize her own social standing due to long-held anxiety about her bastardy. i think she also has really interesting potential as either a friend or foe of mira. in a way, i have sympathy for her because between her, margaery, and mira, sera seems the one who’s fully acting her age. she’s a girl in her late teens and is carefree and naïve and a little superficial, maybe, but that’s to be expected. she’s had a privileged life compared to most bastards and hasn’t been forced to weather the tragedy mira has. they make an interesting contrast.

4. beskha

i really enjoy beskha, i just think she’s a great supporting character in the essos plot. it almost seems like the story revolves around her and her journey moreso than asher just because she arguably has a complete arc. her backstory is heartbreaking and i really enjoyed her friendship with asher. i would have liked to see how she would deal with taking care of ryon in season two. alas…. 😔

5. talia

talia is probably the character that i think really would have blossomed in season two, but that doesn’t mean she isn’t still an interesting presence in season one. i love how sweet she is, though of course she gets more jaded as the story goes on. i also think her song is awesome. i wonder if she would’ve sung more in season two?

[skinandscales-if]

Hello ! I hope you are well !

I just read your demo (yesterday if I'm being honest, but hey, sleep is nice), and. I'm blown away. The world ? The lore ? The characters ? Heck yeah the brainrot is so real they now all live rent free in my mind.

So I just wanted to say, thank you so much for this if ! It's so great, I looked though all the asks and I love it even more, really it's all incredible, and I felt for MC so much everytime it was mentioned that all of chapter 1 happened in. One day. I feel so bad for them, but at the same time this situation is so much of a shit show (affectionate) that in a way it's almost funny. I love it. Atlas was so frustrating but at the same time endearing. Reese is like. I adore this character.

So yeah, that was a message to share some love about your story, because you deserve it so so much ! I hope you have a nice day, or evening, or night !

😭 ohmygosh please you’re too kind! This is such a lovely message- I’m so glad you enjoyed the story and all there is to offer so far! Genuinely, hearing about people’s experiences and feelings while playing the game is super helpful and I’m very glad your MC came off as sympathetic and you’re interested to see where the characters and story goes! Someone getting brainrot is honestly the biggest compliment haha

It means the absolute world to me that you took the time to write this, it always motivates me to keep going! <3 I hope you also have a wonderful day/evening/night and thanks again! Here’s to more content and good vibes to come!

[baguetttttte]

I played this game recently (finished all the [good] endings like an hour ago) I JUST NEED TO TALK SO MUCH ABOUT AGDBKWHSK (note: I'm aroace spec and play dating sims for the plot and pretty shapes and colors)

~SPOILER WARNING~

Literally the first route I played was xyx and MY HEART. good lord amiright. big mistake because he single handedly ruined my plans to 100% the game in a night. I refuse to play anymore of the bad endings after his (I accidently got it first and I'm not one for using play through guides but THE WAY I RAN TO THAT GUIDE TO FIX EVERYTHING). I real ugly cried after his bad ending and then even realer uglier cried after his good ending. Hit a little too close to home tbh. (FUNNY FRIEND WITH SICK PET ARMY RISE!!) He and Cat deserve the world and I love them so much.

I played quests this morning and this man <3. He's so sweet. I love him a little less (xyx is my endgame we thuggin it out together fr fr), but all the joy and best wishes to him. I feel for him on personal level like damn. We'd be besties I think, I just wanna hang out with him. In my head instead of a romantic end we get a platonic besties end!! This route had some of my fave plot points, with societyboi (more like societyBOO amiright??) and two2 (I <3 two)

TOAST MY LOVE!! Bro this route fUcked me up man. A little *too* much introspection if you ask me/j They're so silly goofy, man. I loved the dynamic of chit chatting with him and xyx, made me grin. I like that this is the canon ending cuz like it was so heartwarming. The sci-fi aspect caught me COMPLETELY off guard but you know what, I'm all the better for it :)) When I say I play dating sims for the plot TOASTS ROUTE IS WHAT IM LOOKIN FOR!! I'm an xyx goon for life, but like, ugh the LORE (I'm at the edge of my seat, frothing at the mouth, positively SHAKING, quaking in my boots even). good route 10/10.

EVERYONE ELSE!! I literally fell in love with this serve oml!! They're all so sweet and endearing in their own way. Chatting with all of them through the routes really kept me going when shit got sad man. Salo was my fave probably. He was so sweet man. I felt so fucking bad for biglady during xyx's route, she's so sweet and did NOT deserve that. I'd treat you better :(( June was so fucking nice man I love June. She reminds me of one of my good friends so i just wanna give her a big platonic smooch. TWO2!!! a close second fave. They're so cute man I love them so much. Onion is...onion/hj I don't dislike onion but like cool your jets man. he's really silly just a lot to handle lol.

Do not continue reading if you don't want Nightowl slander

Nightowl for last... I'm so sorry owl goons, not for me :( I wanted to like him so fuckin bad but like...I dunno repeated offense. I hated Damien and like...being a Damien sympathizer for a whole route was EXCRUCIATING. I played his right after quests and like, it gave me fuckin whiplash. Don't get me wrong I didn't not enjoy it, I just liked it *significantly* less than the others. It literally broke my heart when he lashed out. NOT CRITICIZING THE WRITING THE WRITING WAS FANTASTIC it's just my least favorite I guess. I hated being mean to onion in this route, i get it he was being a fucking dick and a right prick, but in the beginning when he wasn't made me feel really bad.

the only route where i cried both endings .

[dutifulsnack]

i don't feel good.

i feel like i really need intimacy.

i think i need to not be as lethargic as i am rn.

pillars of eternity 2 is kinda fun. the story and the characters are somewhat interesting (never played 1), and i would literally melt if captain aeldys was real.

i would be so easy to exploit. just put a moderately attractive, competent woman in charge who uses terms of endearment without mocking me and i would literally fall in love.

i hate using labels.

i don't know what i am.

i might be a misandrist bisexual. i might be a straight bottom. i might be ace but not aro. who the fuck knows at this point. i might be a bisexual who leans towards women. it's not like it matters tbh, i'm alone either way.

i think it's all made up.

anyways yeah, pillars of eternity 2 has a combat system i don't truely enjoy, but i can work with it. it's a lot of pausing as i try to micro my casters, which kinda makes me wish it was turn based.

however, the game was designed around not being real time, and i don't dislike that enough sooo.

anyways, i like the world. the people and their thoughts feel good to me. i liked the makeha conflict in particular.

i don't quite care for the starting companions though. Xoti is okay, Serafen is good. don't quite care for Eder (he's funny sometimes) or Aloth (i love fireball because it explodes gunpowder barrels)

i imagine i would like both of them more if i had played the first game.

i know that, in the current playthrough, i will meet 2 more companions that i definitely find more interesting than the latter two mentioned before (bird woman and the woman with the bird). there is also that one character who i was barely introduced to before my laptop died and lost everything. he uh, was okay? i didn't like him as a person, and it felt like he didn't really have much going on that felt relevant?

like the bird lady and the lady with the bird are closely connected to the two of the three big factions in neketraka. i think he is supposed to be connected to the huana but i never got around to feeling that way about him? his personal story is what i started seeing before losing the save, which doesn't really interest me.

i think i have a similar problem with Eder and Aloth. i don't know what their people do, what the leaden key is, etc, i haven't played the first game. Xoti at least has something big going on with the main plot with Gaun/Eothas, and she expresses that conflict in a more interesting way to me than Eder.

i don't think i'm gonna tag this one.

[lavenderbexlatte]

i think i havent even given a review for chapter 6 and 7 so here we goooooooo....................

ch 6 - its so funny how mc is so aware of the guys and feels silly and stupid for being around them. shes trying so hard to put space between them but they have no idea what personal space is. but at the same time they arent overbearing honestly. bless them.

interesting........... mc tries so hard to go unnoticed....... and YET! the bulbasaur man remembers her from a year ago and team K wants her for some reason. also he has an idea of why they want her.... so suspisious and im just dying to know

seungmin and his daughter 😂😂😂😂 i love it

if felix doesnt think its credit card fraud.... then im pretty sure it is credit card fraud

me wondering whats worse than ryujins dad or team k knocking on the door....... yeah i can see how chan standing at the doorway like a parent can be considered worse. he probably knocks on the door like a parent too.

ah yes she doesnt want them gone but she doesnt want to say that she enjoys their company and is grateful for them. i love lack of communication <3!!!!!!!!! shes been too lonely for to long and i FELT that.

mc didnt know the future but she truly played matchmaker by rooming with hyunjin and jisung. she did that. she orchestrated their lil enemies to lovers arc. good for her.

ch 7 - ah yes the two ocean boys trying to sweep mc up into going with the flow. very good stuff. love that.

food stand guy being impressed by mc's game.... yeah me too

its really endearing that the pokemon love jisung that much. i mean he is loveable. i wanna walk down the beach holding his hand too and looking at his cute face with his dumbass smile

ur friend mica is living her best life here banging lee know in the pokemon universe. good for her. she made it.

mc didnt take out the popcorn for the shenanigans that went down between the 3 of them BUT I SURE DID. i loved it. it was lighthearted it was casual but it was wholesome in its own way. jisung and hyunjin.......... so good.

but the real question..... how is this going to change the group dynamic........???? how are other 5 going to feel????? i feel like lee know and seungmin do not give two fucks actually lmaooo changbin is probably like MY TURN WHEN?? idk about felix and jeongin i cant really get a read on them............. idk about yall i just wanna see chans reaction and have a good laugh. i talk about chan like i hate him but i dont, i love him. i just like to see my blorbo suffer a lil bit. for character development.

im excited to see them battle tho. its gonna be fun me thinks and hopefully we find about team k sooooooonnnnnn................ i wanna know this drama i wanna know the secrets

another question... how come there are no file leaks for team k?

i literally can't believe how well you've hit on all the intended points...actually kind of floored-

that is mc's biggest conflict, huh? she wants to be detached, she doesn't think she should get close to people, but then she makes an impression anyway. people remember her. maybe it matters more than she thinks, to just...be nice, and be herself. idk maybe that's important 🤔👁

if felix doesnt think its credit card fraud.... then im pretty sure it is credit card fraud

cannot confirm nor deny that it Is just fraud 🤐💀

and as for the lack of file leaks on team k...why would anyone leak files on themselves? 🤐🤐

[blackidyll]

@qserasera I AM HERE TO RAMBLE!!!!!!!!

first prefacing this by saying MASSIVE 2.2 TRAILBLAZE QUEST SPOILERS! in case anyone random is reading this! but also i played it over like 9 days just chipping at the quest in bits and pieces so my memory might not be the best (i wish we could replay quests! there was so much going on!!)

I have two big thoughts about jingheng/hengjing this patch

1 - dan heng is just constantly itching to use that jade abacus huh. first, he uses it to prove a point with boothill. then in the first part of the quest, he actually does use it (with a sweet astral express family moment, saying that he's willing to use this once-in-a-lifetime item because his companions are once-in-a-life-time people who are important to him). then when he is awoken from the Order's Dream and told that they need A Lot of Other People to introduce chaos into the harmony/order of the dreamers, he goes -obviously it means we have to call in the luofu!!-

like, i cannot get over the fact that he was just willing to drag the entire luofu's army into this thing with penacony. everyone else has to talk him out of it? dh without the astral express family holding him back just goes feral? on the one hand it's endearing that his first thought is always to turn to jing yuan for help, but also this reinforces something he has in common with dan feng, and it's that they make Very Extreme and Illogical Decisions when their friends are threatened. like, it's funny from our perspective but had he really used the jade abacus, i don't doubt that jy would honour his promise. he would bring the luofu's armies to penanony. and what would happen if they all get absorbed into Ena the Order's dream? it's clear that brute strength alone (other than acheron's nihility) cannot break the dream (even welt who has a herscherr core and trailblazer themselves with a stellaron couldn't do it on their own), like there's no logical reason to expose so many other people to Ena's influence when the chances of them getting trapped is so high.

i enjoy all the memes about dh and the jade abacus but i like digging into the implications behind his thought process more ヾ(•ω•`)o

2 - the whole sequence with dhil and jy fighting together back-to-back is entirely a dream. this is really funny to me. like at first i was a bit disappointed that it wasn't real, but like. outside the game, someone at Hoyoverse decided that they HAD to bring jing yuan into the story. they couldn't go two patches without giving him an amazing animated cutscene. they couldn't logically write jy going to to the charmony festival, so they decided to port him there in a dream instead. someone at in charge at HYV ships jhj and i love it.

inside the game... it's never clear whose dream we're experiencing during that first fight with sunday. is it trailblazer's? because that means in their eyes jy and dhil are a unit that cannot be separated. (like, they could have just dreamed dh coming to the rescue alone, clearly the azure dragon was enough to smash into sunday's harmonious choir). is it dan heng's dream? even more amazing, he dreams of saving his astral express friends fighting back to back and absolutely in synch with jing yuan.

(is it just sunday/ena subliminally pulling things from people's mind to manifest the most ideal dream? which means most of the astral express believed dhil and jy to be the most ideal rescue team for it to be the dream that is created. and also they believed jy to be the best person to mediate between the IPC and penacony? they really admire jing yuan, huh).

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anyway. i remember thinking how weird jing yuan's presence in the quest was, like it felt like someone high up in the HYV team wanted it so the writers were forced to write him in... and then we get that ending credits and black swan telling us the story as we fall asleep........... and then, the twist! all my weird instincts were RIGHT... this trailblaze quest was a trip.

PS: i love dan heng and boothill's friendship, they are hilarious. i want boothill to meet jing yuan so badly. i just think their dynamic could go in so many directions, also with boothill being a galaxy ranger which jing yuan had wished he could be so he could travel the stars and help people on the way... many things to chew on here!

i kno they likely didn't mean to frame it this way, but i loveee the cdrama overtones of 'are u threatening us? my boyfriend has status and power backing him, and gave us this specific seal to use if we ever need to call on him. do Not test me.'

[maximoffslilwitchintraining]

Just gal pals 😏

Part 2

A/N: umm I have no idea what this is. It’s 3am and this was an idea I had for a short fic while working the other day. Essentially this is the stupid shit me and my friend do all the time and I guess I thought what if I made it Nat and Rs thing and than Wanda ends up getting caught in the middle. Also my friend would tease me endlessly if she found this, so lets pray she never does. But if you do find it…. Hey 😏.. considering getting a small rat tattoo, what’d you think? 💫🐭

Summary: Nat and reader are just friends, but makes constant sexual jokes and touches each-other in a suggestive ways. It’s simply their strange humor. They end up doing it in front of Wanda one day and it makes her blush profusely, which r and nat finds real amusing, so now whenever they are around Wanda they play it up even more.

Warnings: sexually suggestive ig? Cussing

Word count: 763 (again it’s late, this is trash)

You and Natasha had quite the interesting humor, not everyone got it though, but that was part of the fun. Tony would often say you had the power of turning any mundane conversation, sexual without even trying. The only ingredients needed were you and Nat, and chaos would follow. This was effectively the way you and Nat spoke to each other. You got each other on such a deep level, that words were rarely necessary, you just knew what the other was thinking. Your relationship was based on lots of love and understanding, and then a whole lot of games.

Nat had taken to calling you her little rat. Which was endearing and sweet, to the both of you. This was however lost in translation to most people around you, as her tone was not always so sweet. “Rat!” She would call.”Tie my shoes.” She would demand and you’d play up the innocent act, getting on your knees, making your lip quiver, til people felt bad for you. She would ignore you and call you a dumb bitch and people would nervously laugh wondering if you would actually get into a fight eventually. Then you’d snicker to yourselfs enjoying your strange power play and the reactions it garnered.

You were also inclined to flirting excessively, in the most sexual way you could come up with. This was something most other people found funny too. How they’d catch you two making sex faces at eachother from across the room. There was however one person who seemed to struggle when placed in this situation. Wanda, never commented on your behavior, nor did she laugh or worry. She simply blushed avoiding eye contact at all costs. Which you certainly took notice of and you were sure, Nat did too.

So you can imagine the glee on her face when the two of you walked into the commonroom to find Wanda sitting on the couch. She would have to be alone with the two of you. You wanted in that moment to tell Nat to go easy, but before you had the chance she walked over and sat down. You simply followed suit.

“Hey, Wanda. Whatcha doin?” You spoke, smiling at her, trying to make her comfortable, knowing what Nat had in mind.

“Nothing really, I was just watching this movie. Wanna join in.” Wanda spoke, sweet as usual. Nat went to get snacks as the two of you got comfortable.

“Here you go.” Nat spoke, holding the bowl out in front of you. As you attempted to reach in, she slapped away your hand. Wanda's eyes widened at the redness of your hand, as you rubbed it to soothe the sting.

“Not for you.” She spoke, leaning over you to give the bowl to Wanda. Frowning, you smacked Natashas ass as it was practically in your face. Wanda audibly gulped at the sound, taking the bowl from Nat. Her cheeks turning red when Natasha spoke once more.

“Oh, you want me to stay like this for a second, so you can fully appreciate the view. Maybe feel some more?” Natasha mocked you, wiggling her body in front of you. Wanda stared at you, waiting for your next move.

“Hah! you fucking wish.” You rolled your eyes, pushing her off you.

Nat finally sat down between you two. As she did she looked over to you, sticking her tongue out and moving it in suggestive ways. You simply responded by wiggling your eyebrows and smirking. Wanda's eyes wide as she watched the transaction, unsure of where this was going. You were both very aware of her, but pretended like nothing had happened, simply going back to watching the movie and deciding to give it a rest for a bit.

The movie was nearing its end when Natasha started getting bored, which was always dangerous. She glanced at Wanda who seemed to have finally relaxed a bit, but still flushed from earlier. She abruptly slapped a hand on your upper thigh, Wanda's eyes flying to the place where it had landed. You looked from the hand to Natasha with a slight smirk before placing your hand on hers.

“God, you wanna do it right here, right now, baby?” Natasha said, seductively with a raised eyebrow. Wanda choked on her popcorn and started coughing uncontrollably. You both looked over to her with concern.

“You good, Maximoff?” Natasha asked, rubbing her back.

“I’m… f-fine.” She said between coughs.

“Jeez, Nat I think we better go easy on her. Wanna make sure she survives the night.” You both giggled at that, making Wanda blush even harder, still coughing and teary eyed.

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