#I really wish they would animate some of these side stories cause they are flipping gold
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snowflake-apocalypse · 2 months ago
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Happy Birthday to myself and Madoka 🫶. I was also reading “Homura Tamura” (which is flipping hilarious, it has me rolling..) and apparently Madoka and I are nearly identical in description lol.. except I don’t have a brother but yeah, thought it was funny.
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elfdragon12 · 9 months ago
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While I'm okay with genderswapping Transformers in shows to better balance gender ratios, I do wish that wasn't apparently the first resort for writers once they've grabbed Arcee, Elita-1, and/or Windblade instead of just... Using one of the many female Transformers that already exist.
Other female characters I want to see animated:
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Autobot Road Rage, my tippy top pick. She is so cool and sexy.
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Decepticon Spacewarp. She's a deep space explorer that has lots of different adventures and finds herself questioning the Decepticon cause.
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Megaempress and the Four Guards. For the love of all things good, please pull a Ruckley and write these ladies something decent because the Unite Warriors comics are terrible with them.
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Autobot Javelin, sharpshooter and warrior! She has a really cool design and I think there are some really interesting ways you can take her character, especially if you bounce off the IDW2 story where she's traumatized from getting a head injury in combat!
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Decepticon sleeper agent Flip Side. I want to see a dedicated story arc based off of her story with Blaster and how she deals with realizing her life was a lie.
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Pyra Magna and the Torchbearers/Rust Renegades. While Victorion showed up in the Prime Wars trilogy, the separate components didn't seem to do so. I think either story from IDW1 or IDW2 would be fantastic story to explore in an animated story!
What female characters who've never been animated (or perhaps showed up for maybe 5 seconds) would you like to see?
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sweetestlittledarling · 7 months ago
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Little Smiles
Three short stories of how the Songbirds and the Love Interests Share Special Smiles. I wanted to include all of them in someway so that's why these are a bit more like drabbles and they are special to each character.
True Smile (Lark/Muriel)
It was on a summer evening when Muriel saw it again. Muriel didn’t even realize it until he looked up from the tapestry in his lap and looked across the firelit room. Ianna was asleep in her spot, happily snoring as Lark sat not far away studying his own tapestry with a surprisingly careful eye. Muriel watched Lark for a bit, feeling something was different but unable to put his finger on it. The younger man was humming to a tune Muriel could not place but that wasn’t anything new. Where Muriel was silent Lark was always making some kind of noise. The only time he could ever truly be quiet was when he was asleep though not always. It had bothered Muriel in the beginning, but it had started to grow on him like the rest of Lark. But that wasn’t it…. wait…
                Lark was smiling.
                It was calm, a small upturn of the lips that would have been missed if someone wasn’t looking carefully. It made Muriel pause a moment as he realized that this was a rare occurrence. He had witnessed it before, a few times on their journey together, mostly when they were being honest with each other. But, here, in their home, where there was no journey to make nor dangers to face...
                It was comfortable.
                Muriel rose from his seat and moved quietly over to the other side of the room. Lark looked up as he came over, still smiling. “Sorry, was I humming too loud?”
                Muriel shook his head as he sat down, his body bumping Lark’s gently as they were now very close. “It’s nicer over here,” he said. He felt a happy warmth spread through him as Lark’s smile grew a little and felt a little bit of weight as Lark leaned against him.
                Muriel’s lips turned upwards as the humming continued.
Side Note:
*This story was inspired by the Vocaloid song ‘Pierrot’ which has always made me think of the emotional journey between Lark and Muriel (with Lark being the nameless clown). My favorite cover is by a youtuber Ashe who I think sounds a lot like what I Imagine Lark’s singing voice to sound like.
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Playful Smile (Sparrow/Julian)
“I can’t thank you and Julian enough for what you have done for these children,” Mother Dolores said one sunny afternoon.
                Sparrow laughed as she watched Julian, currently the villainous Captain Devorak, run after the many children who were screaming and laughing as he charged after then again, chasing them from one side of the courtyard to the next. “You don’t have to thank us mother. I think in all honestly this is Julian’s favorite day of the month.”
                “I think it’s the orphan’s favorite day as well,” Dolores agreed, letting out her own little laugh as she watched the scene. “They rarely get an adult playmate who is so animated as the doctor is. He really is like a child himself.”
                “Don’t I know it,” Sparrow sighed happily. It was nice to see Julian let loose and not look like he was carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders. She wished there could be more moments like these. Just as the thought hit her she watched as Julian tripped trying to snag another child and took a face plant into the pavement causing several of the kids to cry out in surprise. She could hear Dolores cry out, but Sparrow was quick to move, kneeling at the motionless doctor’s side. “Julian! Darling, are you okay?”
                Julian’s lips turned upwards as with his one visible eye he gave a quick wink before shutting it again.
                Sparrow looked around at all the concerned child faces gathered around and realized exactly the part she would have to play. Carefully she flipped Julian on to his back, noting any battle wounds and then dramatically put one hand to her heart and her other wrist to her forehead. “Oh, my darling Julian! Please children! I can’t bare to look! Will you see if he is breathing?!”
                The children peered in cautiously, whispering concerns and hopes that their large playmate was okay. Right when they were all close enough Julian’s eyes snapped open and he burst upwards, uttering a sound of excitement as all the children jumped back in terror and surprise. “You think that a simple fall can defeat the famed Captain Devorak?! It would take a greater fall then that to defeat me!”
                The children cheered as the chase began once again.
                As the sun set in the evening, Julian and Sparrow said goodbye to all the children. A little girl tugged at Julian’s shirt and the doctor squatted down to look her in the face. “Is there something I can do for you my dear?” he asked smiling. The girl said nothing, but wrapped her arms around the doctor’s neck in a tight hug and placed a paper in his hand before running off to join the other children for supper. Julian’s face was beat red as Sparrow helped him out of the building, her arm wrapped around his waist with one of his arms wrapped around her shoulders. The paper turned out to be a picture, a childlike drawing of the doctor and all the children with the words ‘Thank you Doctor Devorak’ in big letters across the bottom.
                Sparrow smiled as she gave Julian a little squeeze. “We’ll have to get it framed.”
                “Indeed,” Julian said, a smile gracing his features. “I think I have the perfect spot in my office for it.”
                “Though first, we probably should take care of that headwound from earlier as well as that knee that I figure must be the size of a pumpkin by now.”
                Julian laughed and winced as he leaned on Sparrow for support. The scrape on his forehead was still rather red though luckily wasn’t bleeding, even though it was noticeable. “A few battle scars are worth it when it comes to the enjoyment of those children!” Julian declared. “Plus, if anything it gets me a night under the tender care of my favorite doctor who isn’t actually a doctor.”
                “Oh, who is that exactly?”
                “Why you my dear Sparrow, I trust no hands but yours to treat my wounds and my heart,”
Side Note:
*I imagine that as a part of cleaning up the city an orphanage is finally built and you know Julian is fighting every darn doctor in that city to take care of those kids. It maybe only once a month but heck if he is going to let anyone else have one of his favorite days.
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Heartfelt Smile (Robin/Asra)
It started in his chest. He could feel a warmth that spread outwards like a fire, not burning but enough to warm his inner being. Robin recognized the magic nature of it almost immediately as a little smile tugged at his lips.
                “You seem to be in a good mood,” Sparrow mused, giving him a bit of a waggling eyebrow.
                Robin laughed. “It’s just a nice day is all.”
                “Sure, it is,” Sparrow answered, rolling her eyes playfully.
                She couldn’t know exactly what was going on and It almost made Robin feel like he was keeping a happy secret. Him, the responsible older brother keeping secrets?  It was kind of nice having this one thing to himself and it made him smile just a bit more.
                “Well, I am going to go make us some tea,” Sparrow said as she passed by him to the kitchen. “Want me to make you a cup?”
                “Yes, please and probably make one for Asra as well.”
                “You rang?” Asra chuckled as he appeared from the back smiling wide, “is it teatime?”
                “Sparrow is making some now,” Roblin said as he came around the counter, meeting the magician halfway.
                Asra sighed happily as he slipped into Robin’s arms with snake like grace. “Mmm, so warm,” he hummed, “I was just thinking about how happy I would be to be in your arms again.”
                Robin laughed again. “Really, I hadn’t noticed.”
Side Note:
*This one comes from the idea of the fact that Robin and Asra share a heart so they share kind of a secret feeling. A smile if you will. The twins kind of know about it but would never fully understand. In the past Robin and Asra shared a more mental magic connection but now it’s through the heart which I think works better for them.
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thesaltyoceanwaves · 9 months ago
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Post "Blue Skies" Storylines: Adrien and Felix
Just a rough idea of how the storylines and characters would continue after "The Blue Skies and Your Eyes". If you haven't finished it yet, there's spoilers ahead! The full series is here.
First, we'll start with Adrien and Felix after leaving Paris and heading to London.
Adrien
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-> Adrien is getting the therapy he needs while in London. He's able to unpack the issues he had with his father, the grief over losing his mother, and repair his relationship with Felix (who occasionally joins him for sessions). I also imagine him getting some social skills training to supplement the therapy. He's a bit hesitant at first, but is encouraged by his Aunt so he can better understand how healthy relationships work.
-> It takes some time for him to settle into London, but once he does, he starts exploring various interests and hobbies he didn't get to before. I've written a post addressing this before, but to reiterate, I imagine him getting into tricking (combination of martial arts and gymnastics that combines kicks and flips), baking, and romance fiction. To add on to that, I also see him joining a book and/or anime club at his school, or starting one outside of it. And since he's into tricking, I think I'd just have him join a martial arts school while we're at it (a glance at the wiki says that he does karate and kung-fu, so whatever school offers one of those is where he's enrolling).
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(For those who need a visual reference of what tricking looks like).
-> His friend group consists of some members of the club he joins, people he regularly tricks with, students at his martial arts school, and some normal people at school. And of course, Felix, once the two have addressed the issues between them.
-> He still keeps in touch with Nino and Kagami, and occasionally Alya too. After doing some soul searching and healing, I could see him reaching out to Marinette and Chloe as well. Adrien and Chloe repairing their relationship helps her quite a bit as she's trying to adjust to New York.
-> Admittedly, he shies away from superhero fiction. Oftentimes, he thinks back to when Miracle Queen took the ring from him, and he can get defensive about it. He's aware of his behavior, but it takes him some time to really let go of it.
-> He is still a romantic at heart, but holds off on dating until a year or so has gone by. He wishes to avoid the fumbles he made with Kagami and Maribug, so he focuses on healing and self-improvement first. His first relationship ends up being someone from his tricking circle.
-> Down the road, I eventually see him becoming a romance author. However, he takes a pen name in order to disassociate himself from the Agreste name. He may also change his name legally for this reason.
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-> While he does put effort into repairing his relationship with Adrien, Felix is well aware that he can never tell him about becoming the Guardian. Over time, he starts to feel a bit guilty about this, but never peeps or hints at it.
-> There were two things I thought of including for him originally in the main story, but never got to address properly: the first was another layer to why he was so hard on Alya. Initially, he was supposed to be a big fan of the Ladyblog, and even develop a small crush on Alya. However, he felt betrayed when he realized she wasn't entirely being truthful on there. The storyline would have focused on their rivalry, and him rekindling his crush on her, but letting go as she was happy with Nino.
-> The other main beat focused on why he was so interested in unraveling mysteries and secrets, which ties back to his own family history. The idea was that every male member on his father's side of the family died relatively young. This would make him concerned over his own mortality, and he would get into investigating the cause of it, since the circumstances were unusual. He would go around involving himself in situations he had no business in, simply to test his own skills.
-> Well, to tie into this new storyline, he'd balance his Guardian duties with finding the answer to this mysterious question. He refuses to admit it, but he's worried about his own mortality, if his own life will end shortly, and if so, by what means. This may cause him to take rash actions and to be called out by various people (Marinette, Luka, Fu, Adrien, etc.) It takes him some time to realize that he needs to practice self-care if he wants to prolong his life.
-> He ends up becoming a beta reader for Alya's autobiography. As they end up having to communicate a lot, I could see him developing a small crush on her, but choosing not to pursue it since she's with Nino. I think she's more observant at this point and picks up on it, but doesn't say anything.
-> You'll often find him spending time in the library doing research or studying for his Guardian duties. He earns the top grades in his class and seems to do so effortlessly. He only joins clubs if it benefits his investigations, with maybe debate team being an exception.
-> He develops a rapport with Marinette and Luka over time, as he continues his Guardian duties. He refuses to call them his friends, but it becomes pretty clear that he's fond of them.
-> In general, he's slow to make new friends. He often meets people when doing his investigations, or if his mom asks Adrien to drag him to one of his events, but they really only stand out to him if they're a person of interest.
-> One person decides to become his rival (for some reason), challenging him to various things, and often losing. When Felix declares that they aren't really friends, this person becomes really competitive... about making Felix his friend. And that's how Felix gains his confidant/sidekick.
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deandoesthingstome · 1 year ago
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Hi friend! I saved this ask for today because who doesn't need a serotonin boost on a Monday, right? 😘
So, here we go!
8. What I like the most about your writing I love that your writing is rather fast-paced and that you really know how to keep suspense high. Your writing throws the reader right into the story, enthralls you, and it doesn't let you go. I also love that you use a vivid or lively kind of language. (And since I mostly have to look up a few words, I get to extend my vocabulary that way 😊)
11. Something I wish/hope you write Let's jump to Night Moves, chapter 4, the scene with Walter in the shower, aka things that live rent-free in my head:
God, he wanted to show her how right she was. Wanted to see her lean back for him, hang her head off the side of a bed and stare up at him, waiting for him to put his cock deep down her throat.
Well, I want to see that, too 👀 So if you and the muse ever decide to elaborate on that, I'm so here for it, you know 😏
Also, I adore your latest Geralt piece travel the breadth of extremities and I hope we'll get to read more Geralt fics from you someday 😍
Maja. Friend. Fellow fic writer. Please, please forgive me for the delayed reply. I got this on Monday and I squealed with delight from all the serotonin and then I promptly ignored you while I posted Ch 6 of Walk with Me.
I hope you understand, and I think you do considering your reaction to the installment as well as your comment about the thing you like best about my writing and I really am so flattered that it comes off that way for you! I'm gonna put the rest under the cut because it got wordy!
Also, and this goes for anyone reading: never hesitate to ask about a missing reply. Tumblr IS notorious for eating asks.
As for Walter and Alex, well, I hope you understand why I had a hard time making that scene a reality given what she goes through. I felt like the pressure and intensity of that position would cause her some damage, especially because Walter is going to have a hard time going easy on her while he watches her tilt back and beg for him. He doesn't mean to hurt her, of course, but his animal instinct is gonna take over, like a switch is gonna flip, brain short-circuit, something, when he sees her shift around all on her own with no prompting from him. He'll remember the way he felt about her the first time he laid eyes on her and he will have no control, right? Right??? If I ever get an itch to revisit them down the road when she's healed up a little more and able to take him that way, you'll be the first to get a tag. PInky promise!
Geralt is a heady whisper of desire to me. He flits in and out of my consciousness at the oddest times. I only know him through TWN; never read the books or played the games, so the inspiration comes from the show, and of course, of-fucking-course, Henry himself. And it may be an unpopular opinion (I see various takes from the blogs I follow) but I'm also a Yenralt lover. I sometimes feel bad taking him away from her. We'll see if the second part of S3 (which is only 3 episodes long???) will wind it's way into any more passionate trysts with him. But I also fear when the end comes, I'll never find the same desire for LH's Geralt. Especially because I'm probably not watching it. Ugh.
Thank you again, Maja. Heart you!
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amive2567 · 2 years ago
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Hi there I wanted to participate in your match ups if it was possible ^^
Fandom : Haikyuu
I'm 22 y/o, she/her pronouns, heterosexual. My favourite colors are orange and black, I'm an ISFJ, cancer, for my appearance is short (4'9 ft - 1.52 cm) with shoulder length brown hair and chubby. I love animals (I own 2 cats) and I enjoy talking about mental health.
My ideal type is someone who's in touch with their emotions, someone who shows his soft or special treatment only with me (it could be just little things not something big) , someone who's honest and sensitive, if he has an artistic side or is bi or multilingual is super attractive too. For physical features I find long or messy hair attractive.
Pet peeves: when someone asks me to do something I already planned to do, not letting a song finish if you already let it sound for a while
Some traits I hate is when people rely on someone who's more responsible to get stuff done, people who think higher of themselves than they really are, lies, people who think they are the center of the universe. Uff and people who are not polite (please and thank you are big to me I'm sorry)
And I would like the match up to be romantic please
Thank you for your time ^^
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Why?:
he is intouch with his emotions
he can be mischievous, but also has a soft spot
he fondly listens to your rambles
Sugawara will motivate you to reach your goals
Your little story:
Waking up on a weekend morning was special, for most people at least, especially at the beginning of spring. The golden spring sunrays would shine through the windows, and the birds would chirp a wonderful song to wake everyone, but this dream would not come true to you. You woke up with a cat butt in your face and the sound of the busy city of Sendai. Even though you loved your cat dearly, you wished she would act cute like the cats in movies. To the demanding meows, you responded with a soft growl. "I will feed you, but you have to wait a moment." With closed eyes, you grabbed your cat and placed it on Koushi's cold bedside. A groan escaped your lips as you started stretching your muscles.
Now you were still not wide awake, but the smell of fresh coffee and pancakes made you hurry into the kitchen. Before you ran to your food, you grabbed the black and orange Karasuno Sweater from your boyfriend. Your little cat followed you now happily to the kitchen. Soft music was playing in the background and accentuated the noises of the spatula clinking against the pan. To your dismay, your cat passed you by and joined her friend to eat. Sugawara had already filled up their little bowls. She jolted you out of your deep slumber for no apparent cause.
You leaned against the doorframe only to watch your boyfriend with a smile. How his muscles flex against his white Shirt whenever he flips One of the pancakes. He bit his tongue while focusing on the little piece of pancake batter. His messy bed hair was adorable. All you could think of was ruffling his hair even more. If you could, you would capture this moment and frame it, but Your loud stomach growl destroyed it. Koushi turned around with a bright smile. "Good morning darling, did my cooking wake you up?" He flipped the last pancake from the skillet onto the platter alongside the other pancakes and returned the pan to the turned-off stove.
Koushi stepped towards you and placed his hands on your hip. "No, this cute little cat ass made me wake up." You pointed at the guilty cat, who calmly munched on its food. Koushi chuckled. "I hope my pancakes will make up for this horrible wake-up call." You nodded happily. "Of course, they will. Your pancakes are amazing. They're always so flipping delicious." Now Koushi had to laugh. His eyes had little laugh lines. He cupped your cheeks and kissed your forehead. Still laughing, he whispered, "God, I love you."
The both of you just stood there for a while and smiled at each other like teenagers in love. "I thought about doing a little picnic today. So what would you think if we take the pancakes and other little snacks with us and pay a visit to our local park." You suggested, breaking the comfortable silence. "That's a great idea. I will pack up our stuff, and you can get dressed. Even though my sweater suits you very much, it's a little bit chilly for just a sweater and shorts." You nodded with excitement and ran off to get dressed. "I wish every weekend could be like this."
You walked through the park with the leafless trees. "How about this spot? It's the driest one out here, I guess." Koushi pulled out the blanket he carried and placed it on the ground. You pulled out the little snacks Koushi readied earlier. Strawberries, pancakes, little chocolate treats, and more. Koushi sat beside you on the blanket and began to pull out the warmer blanket so the both of you wouldn't freeze to death. You thanked him with a sincere smile, and he returned it. The both of you started to eat quietly. You talked about everything. The topic of mental health and the healthcare system made the entire date more fascinating because you both had the same viewpoint. You contributed facts to the other one and spoke all day about new movies and the current series you're watching together, not only mental health. Your discussions got sometimes interrupted by short and loving kisses. At the end of your "breakfast" the sun was already setting again and you walked back home to cuddle with your cats.
Your special surprise: 🎧Playlist: Pov Your relationship with Suga🎧
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A/N:
Thank you so much for participating in my event. It was lovely to get to know you a bit. I hope you like the music I picked out for your short playlist. 💕
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naughtygirl286 · 2 years ago
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So yes we went to see the new animated move Strange World this past Tuesday night. I remember seeing the very first trailer or teaser trailer for this maybe a 6months to a year ago? I don't know? but it had this kinda cool 1940/50's film serial look to it so I was like "Ooo, that might be cool?" becasue I liked the look of the world and all the creatures so it grabbed my attention. I didn't watch any of the other trailers or anything.
So we went to go see it and I thought it was pretty good I loved all the designs and the style of everything being I'm into all that I thought all the human characters looked really good I felt their look fit the this perfectly all the production design was amazing and all the creature designs were excellent too. At times I did wish I could pause it and look at everything being there were a few times where stuff went by kind of quickly I just love taking in all the lil details. I felt the voice acting was extremely well done and the animation for everything was very smooth and life like it was all amazingly well done. I did like the lil character of "splat" I thought is was super cute and the action was reminiscent of the spirit of adventure and discovery of something like Disney's Atlantis - The Lost Empire which I loved because I enjoyed Atlantis alot. So, I thought this movie was fun and exciting and did like it alot.
Now as for the apparent controversy I see everything saying that this is a woke movie that pushes the "Gay agenda" becasue it "tells the story of a gay teen named Ethan" that is not what this movie is about at least not the movie I seen..? this movie is not about Ethan and him being gay it does not focusing on Ethan he is not the main character he is actually I would say a secondary character and part of the supporting cast. He is the son of one of the main characters.
Here is what the movie is about from what I seen its about the relationships between Fathers and Sons and how different generations get along.
It starts with Jaeger Clade (voiced by Dennis Quaid) who is this world famous Indiana Jones type character who's life is full of action and adventure and he has a son named Searcher Clade (voiced by Jake Gyllenhaal) (side note Dennis Quaid and Jake Gyllenhaal also played father and son in The Day After Tomorrow if you haven't seen that go watch it its awesome!) who isn't really the action and adventure type and after a falling out they go their separate ways… 25 years later Searcher Clade is famous in his own right after a discovery that revolutionized their town and he has a family and a son (Ethan) of his own now. They are living a very happy peaceful life working on the family farm but his son has hopes, dreams and interests of his own one of which is a crush he has on a boy named Diazo. that's the thing everyone is flipping out over Ethan is crushing on another boy its done in a very "matter of fact" way there is no focus on it no spotlight on it no big reveal its just kind of a part of a conversation in passing. I personally didn't know the character was gay going into the movie and I didn't really care, the character's sexuality in the scope of the whole movie is very unimportant. but anyway Searcher Clade and his family's peace is shattered when they are recruited to help the towns leader Callisto Mal (voiced by Lucy Liu) to stop a ecological disaster that threatens their town. So they set off on a adventure and wind up in a strange new world deep under the town kinda of like a Journey to the Center of the Earth type of thing and here is where Searcher Clade is reunited with his father Jaeger and together they continue on their mission to save the surface! Jaeger meets his grandson Ethan and Daughter in law Meridian. Jaeger Clade gets to spend some time with his grandson which causes Searcher some aggravation being he feels that Jaeger is a bit of a bad influence on Ethan becasue Searcher whats Ethan to be more like him and not Jaeger which leads to a bit of a conflict.
and to solve this Ethan suggest they do it though a Pokemon style card came that he loves but the other 2 hate it just like Jaeger doesn't understand Searcher's love of science and invention and just how Searcher hates and doesn't understand his father's love and obsession over adventures and exploring it comes back to about how its a generational thing where the father doesn't get or understand what his son is about.
also there is a scene close to the end I think (I don't remember if it was before or after the card game) where Ethan is talking to his grandfather about his crush on Diazo and he receives some grandfatherly advice and again its done in a very "matter of fact" way there is no real focus on Ethan being gay no spotlight on it's no big deal its just kind of a part of a conversation in passing.
and through the movie after finding his father again and spending some time with him on this mission and with his son Searcher Clade comes to realize that as much as he tried to not become his father he ultimately did in regard to his own son where he puts the pressure and demands on Ethan the same way his father Jaeger did to him after realizing this he lets Ethan follow his own path and live his own life and not try to force him to follow in his footsteps.
In the end they save the town Jaeger apologizes to Searcher for trying to force his legacy on him and they reconnect and Jaeger comes to help Searcher and his wife on the farm and Ethan takes his grandfathers advice and spends time with Diazo and that is pretty much what the movie is about. People who are all
"Oh its gay, its promoting being gay!" which it absolutely does not it does promote family and family legacy and trying to live up to that but ultimately following your own path and live your own life.
like I said its about the relationships between fathers and sons and the generation gap that happens between parents and their children.
So anyone who is saying that its about being gay or promoting being gay hasn't actually watched the movie and is just talking out of their ass. If you want to see it go see it like I said it is a beautifully done and I think alot more ppl would love it if they watched it. I just think it is being hurt by the negative spin that some are putting on it. I feel they are making a mountain out of a molehill so I would recommend it.
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gascon-en-exil · 2 years ago
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How would you rank the main series Pokémon games?
That's such a massive topic, and I'm not even the most passionate about Pokémon so it's really hard for me to rank them except in very broad strokes. Something like (and in no particular order within categories)
Return to them often
Kalos - Mostly because I have an obvious affinity for the region in spite of its infamous lack of difficulty and not-great story. Aesthetically these games are just delightful (also Fairy types, yay).
Kanto - Never got into it much when I was younger because the world was ugly and bland, but challenge runners embracing just how weird and broken RBY are revitalized my interest in the setting. Ranking of Kanto games goes RB (old standard) > Let's Go (charmingly simple but potentially harder than they look) > Yellow (like RB but your starter is much worse, also was never a fan of the anime so that doesn't help) > FRLG (removed the simplicity and bad coding and replaced it with...a set of islands half locked to the postgame mostly consisting of dull set pieces in between catching Johto Pokémon)
Enjoyable but don't play/watch them as much
Alola - Aesthetics are again great although I have no personal connection to the setting, and the story in the original SM is surprisingly quite hard-hitting at points. Never played USUM, but from everything I've heard they're basically just harder and with a worse story...so a downgrade in my opinion.
Unova - Only being able to catch the new Pokémon before the postgame in BW makes them quite interesting, and I love the seasons mechanic and wish it could return at some point. Don't care for this game modifying the experience formula to make it harder to solo, but on the flip side there's infinite use TMs and a beginning downward trend in HM use. B2W2 are bigger and more interesting in that they're actual sequels, but no longer being locked to Unova Pokémon causes them to lose some of their unique appeal.
Paldea - Love the regional aesthetic, the school is an unobtrusive element, and the story is again quite good at points which is particularly strange as open-world games aren't known for being good at linear storytelling. I think the complaining about graphics and bugs are somewhat overblown - based on Gen I alone bad graphics and bad coding have always been GameFreak's calling card - although I don't see myself replaying these soon as the world is just too big...and I did play through it three times for that video.
Hoenn - Would be in the tier below but for the remakes, where the region is significantly more vibrant and carries over some of the charm from the Kalos games. Pretty tepid on Hoenn otherwise, as not much about it stands out aside from its idiotic pair of evil teams (at least they have more flare in the remakes) and having so much water that even I who generally enjoy water levels in video games find it a bit much.
Rarely revisit especially when playing myself
Sinnoh - I already enjoyed the visuals in the original game, but the remakes didn't do enough to deal with some of the region's bigger issues like HM overuse and a boring evil team and really not enough snow or Ice Pokémon for what's supposed to be a cold region. I just find it rather dull all around.
Johto - The originals have some of the simplicity from Gen 1, but Johto is small and not terribly interesting and Kanto is empty and the whole game suffers from an infamously bad leveling curve. The remakes improve the visuals and make it harder and actually force you to fight the box legendaries, but I'm still not feeling it. It's got a lot of content...but most of that content isn't terribly interesting.
Galar - May have to apply my run ruleset here as cutting out the Wild Area and sticking only to Galar's trainers and infamously linear corridors could make for a challenging experience. The story is either bland or strange, and the rest of the world clearly suffers from all the time put into the Wild Area concept - and the DLC areas only double down on that.
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Wake Me From This Dreaming
(Part 14)
Word count: 8.9
Hypnos x WMFTD!Y/N
Warnings: violent, trauma, war, cursing, talk of death, threats of sexual assault, sex work, no beta.
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LET GOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Just a head up, I will be using dual POV (y/n’s and Hypnos).   
Please heed all warnings.
Again folks, thank you.  <3<3<3<3<3 I hope yall like it.
The Masterlist (if you haven’t please check out the fanart/playlists from other creators, they are amazing.)
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Achilles’ codex, Pyrrhus’ entry. 
I… What can I say about my firstborn? Even after all this time, words still fail me. Fittiting I suppose since I have failed him every step of the way.
I was young and arrogant. I had been told I was destined for great things since my birth and I thought it meant I could have it all. Glory and riches with my beloved by my side and it felt like the whole world had been laid at my feet.
So I did my duties, earned glory for my father and sired a male heir. Then I had to make a choice. I chose Patroclus. And my mother took the boy since I would not obey her wishes. 
There is so much I could tell you of my second son, how he is so much like Patroclus that I forget that we adopted him sometimes. 
I couldn’t tell you about Pyrrhus. What his childhood was like, what his favorite food was. Did my first son have any musical talent? How old was he when he lost his first tooth? Did my mother read him bedtime stories like Patroclus did for Y/N?
I have been told by Y/n what happened between him and Pyrrhus after my death. I could tell he was hiding the worst of the details for my sake. He was always a better son than I was. And if he had the chance, a better father.
Once we had all passed into the gloom of the underworld, I had hoped to make up for my failure but no matter what I did or said, I couldn’t reach my firstborn. Worst of all, his deep hate and rage wasn’t toward me -That would have been easier for me to deal with-but to my beloved and Y/N. 
I still hope for the day I can be the father Pyrrhus needs, then maybe we can find true peace. Until that day, however, I will keep my family safe. No matter what.
~
The bookcases took up a whole wall in Hypnos’ bedchambers. Stuffed full of scrolls and codexs, even loose papers. Hypnos understood the chaotic system but you were left feeling like a man lost at sea. 
You brushed a hand along the shelf, staying quiet so as not to wake up Hypnos. Normally you stay in bed with him, letting time drift away. It was odd what the dead and the gods have in common, time meant nothing. But there was something restless in your chest.
If you were still alive, you would feel the ache of it in your bones.
So after you brought the fire to life, you studied the chaos that was your beloved's bookcase. You risked taking out a random codex, feeling like you might cause the whole thing to collapse but it held steady. You let out a breath and flipped through the book, not really paying attention to it. 
It appeared to be a journal of some kind. Whoever wrote this mainly spoke of the local plants and animals. There were even drawings, not perfect but good enough you had an idea of what you were looking at. The only thing that looked familiar was some of the animals, everything else was different.
You paused on a page when you saw a map outline. You frowned, narrowing your eyes trying to find where exactly it was. The land outline was unfamiliar.
“Oh, did you find a book?” Hypnos’ voice broke the stillness, rough from sleep. You looked up from the codex and immediately felt tongue tied. 
“I can read it if you would like a bedtime story.” Hypnos teased.
Still laying on his pillow, he watched you. Hypnos’ cheeks were flush from sleep, his curls loose without his sleep mask. Heavy lidding golden eyes were warm as honey in the firelight, and a gentle smile curled on his lips. He looked wonderfully soft and warm. 
“Maybe. I don’t really know what I’m reading.” You admitted in a low voice, feeling awkward. Hypnos was the only person who could make you feel like a flustered boy. Hypnos yawned and waved you over. 
You obeyed, handing the book over before rejoining him in the bed. Hypnos curled up against your side, his head on your shoulders. He used your chest as a way to prop up the book. 
He squinted at it for a moment, reading much faster than you. He yawned again, “Oh, mortals wouldn’t know about this place. This journal belongs to one of Lady Artemis’ most devoted handmaidens.”
“Really?” You replied as Hypnos sat up, and flipped toward the first page. With a low hum, he read. “To the soft hearts of my sisters, may the arrows guide you steady onward and never fear, these paths are no strangers to the likes of us.”
You let the words sink in, listening to the low crackling of the hearth. Lazily, you ran your knuckles along the curve of his spine, getting a soft shudder from him.
“How did you get a hold of such a thing?” You asked, tracing lines into his skin. Hypnos sighed, looking down at you. He closed the book and tossed aside on his bed, before he leaned down with his hands caging you in. You kept your hand on the small of his back, never looking away. 
“Hades hid everything of Persephone when she left. He couldn’t bear the sight of anything that reminded him of what he lost.” Hypnos whispered, leaning down. You swallowed but stayed quiet. Captivated by the beautiful god above you. 
“She was always so nice to me, and I feared he would get rid of her stuff eventually just so he could lie to himself that it didn’t hurt.” Hypnos smiled, pleased with himself. His eyes were bright with pleasure and your heart squeezed from the sheer fondness you felt.
“So I took a risk. I went to his room and took what I could. It was just some of the books I saw her read. But it meant something to me. I did eventually give some of them to Zagreus.” 
You chuckled, amused at the thought of a small Hypnos carrying too many books in his arms. “Little thief.” 
Hypnos laughed, a smirk on his face then he turned thoughtful. “I used to wonder why he would do that. I thought it was just his wounded pride but now I think he just wanted to make sure nothing would happen to them. Better lock away, you know?”
“I do.” You admitted, one of your hands reached up to spread over his chest. His heartbeat was steady under your palm. “Just like now. I wish I could keep you like this forever, you don’t know how beautiful you are right now.”
Hypnos kissed you, his hands cupping your face. You returned the kiss, slow and sweet. Against your lips, his words were quiet. “And what if I selfishly ask if I could keep you? Devoted only to me.”
“I already am.” You whispered. You wanted to confess he didn’t need to ask, that he outshined everything else for you. That sometimes your most fervent wishes were that you were alive so you could build him temples and claim the world in his name alone. 
You kissed him, your hands on his hips. Hypnos returned it, a promised salvation.
~
Madam took a deep puff on her pipe as she straightened her back. She had looked terrified of you for a few moments before she found her strength. You weren’t the first monster she had to stare down.
“I have seen many things, you know. I know when a man isn’t sane. Not anymore.” She narrowed her eyes on you. You felt furious, like you could swallow a man alive like a beast. 
“Will you be a man, Sir Y/N? Or will you be some mindless thing?” She asked softly.
You took a deep breath, then another. Madam only watched you coolly but you saw the faint trembling in her fingers. For some reason, that brought you back to something that was closer to yourself but it was a fragile hold. And you weren’t sure if you saw Pyrrhus right now if you could hold it together.
It was one thing to go after you, even after your parents. Funnily enough, Pyrrhus might not have been wrong to call it a family drama. That didn’t give him the right to go after Hypnos, to even think of him in those terms. 
“Forgive me. I’ve forgotten myself.” You said rougher than you liked, willing yourself to calm. 
“Nothing to forgive.” Madam said, snapping her fingers at some people watching. Among them was Alex, two lovely girls holding on to his arms, their bright eyes widened in fear. 
“Alex, help Sir Y/N with the men. Let's make sure Sir Y/N have an easy time going back, understood? The rest of you, get back to work. I think we had enough of this foolishness today.” She ordered, her tone almost motherly and they all obeyed quickly. 
“Thank you.” You told her. “I will make sure Master Hades knows of your heroics by catching these criminals.”
She laughed, a husky sound and took a deep puff of her pipe. She blinked her dark eyes at you, the crow’s feet deepening around her lips as she smiled. She had a lovely smile, even with the bloody red lips.
“Don’t bother.” Madam said. She leaned close to you, pipe in hand and whispered.  “Repay me by seeing to it that this matter would be finally settled. The gods have left us behind, we don’t need other mortals doing it as well. Whether they are heroes or house pets.”
Madam stepped back, gave you a nod and walked away.  A clear dismissal.
Alex was waiting by the door of the other warriors, ropes in his hands. He flashed you a pleased smirk. His icy blue eyes swept over your form. “Madam is something else, isn’t she?”
“She is.” You agreed. 
“Are you in a rush? You have earned our gratitude by taking these men off our hands.” Alex said quietly, his fingers brushing against the wooden door as he leaned toward you. He bit on his bottom lip just so, peeking up at you, well trained in luling men to him.
“Yes I am.” You said, taking a polite step away. Alex was lovely but you didn’t see him, not really. All you thought about was Hypnos, wishing you could just go to him, to feel him against you, whole and safe. 
Alex blinked in surprise then he gave you a genuine smile that lit up his face. It suited him. “Well, aren’t you a gentleman? Should you change your mind, you can come find me.”
Without another word, he opened the door and you let out a breath. 
Leon was the only brave enough to meet your eyes as they were bound. He looked like he wanted to say something but you met his stare, “Don’t bother.”
With a sigh, Leon bowed his head as his hands tied up behind his back. “I won’t ask for your forgiveness but we never meant for any innocents to be hurt. Truly.”
“Tell it to Master Hades.” You told him with a sigh. Hades wouldn’t care for whatever these mortals had to say and you knew it. 
But that was for them to find out.
Shades murmured and pointed as you led the shamed and bound warriors though town. Some of the shades yelled ‘Good riddance!’ While others watched with solemn faces. Parents pulled their children close, the elderly clucked their tongues. 
Honestly you were numb to it. The words weren’t for you anyway. Your rage was still hot, rolling deep inside your guts but you were able to shoved it back in the depth of yourself. 
Even if Pyrrhus had gone mad like they claimed, he couldn’t touch Hypnos. Master Hades’ powers were quite possibly the strongest thing in the underworld and the house was protected by him. 
Hypnos was safe, you told yourself. And you will keep your head this time, you won’t let Pyrrhus control you. The armband was cool against your skin even in Asphodel’ unforgiving heat. A gentle reminder of your promise.
Once you reached the outskirts of the town, you glanced at them. None of them would meet your eyes. You scoffed as you and them kept walking through the boiling landscape. 
It felt wrong to call them criminals. You had known and led these men. You knew they had children and wives. You knew how they fought, dragged them to the medical tents and you had broken bread with them. You made it a duty always bringing back as many back alive as you could. 
They repaid you by following Pyrrhus.
So criminals they would be.
Thankfully it didn’t take long to meet up with Zagreus and Thanatos.
“Oh there he is! Y/N!”
The god waved at you, the blue area had only grown around him, bright against the lava. You returned the wave as the other warriors shifted, bowing their heads. They were not used to gods.
“Hey! You found him?” Zagreus called out in the distance, his face cheerful. Thanatos wasn’t far behind, and you saw that there were several tied up warriors with them as well.
Thanatos didn’t smile or even acknowledge you past a cold glance. With a tug, you pulled the criminals with you. Meeting halfway, you were relieved that you knew none of the other warriors.
“No. Were you able to find Pyrrhus?” You asked, your mouth thinning. You already knew the answer but you had to ask. Just to be sure. 
Zagreus shook his head with a frown, his mismatched eyes scanned the group. He rubbed his neck, “We hoped that maybe you found him. My father is going to be in a rotten mood if we don’t come back with Pyrrhus.”  
You sighed in agreement, not happy that Pyrrhus slipped from your grasp. You felt eyes on you and looked up. Thanatos’ face was carefully blank and you wondered if Zagreus might have had a word with him. 
“Zagreus. We should take this group of mortals to your father. There is no reason we can’t come right back once Master Hades is done with these criminals.” Thanatos said quietly, mostly to Zagreus but his golden eyes flickered toward you. 
“You both go ahead and take them.” Zagreus ordered with a nod. “I will stay here and keep scouting. I’m sure he is here somewhere. Maybe he went back to Elysium.”
“Just be careful.” You warned. You nodded to your group. “He has gone mad or so I am told.” 
“He has!” Simon blunted out. The others tried to shush him but to no avail. Simon turned his desperate eyes to Zagreus. “Please I will tell you everything if you make him let me go.” Simon tried to plead but the other men began shouting over him. 
“Oi you coward!”
“Simon, you shithead! What about the rest of us?”
Zagureus looked bewildered and Thanatos’ mouth thinned in distaste at all the yelling. You rolled your eyes.
"Shut up! All of you!" You ordered harshly, far louder than any of them. The crowd quieted, blinking at you in mute confusion.
"Ah. Right. Well." Zagreus said with a faint bemused smile. “What was this you were saying about Pyrrhus?”
~
You tried not to look too eager to return to the house, to see Hypnos' face brighten when he saw you again. Then maybe the restlessness inside you would stop and you could take a breath again. 
You might be able to steal him for a few moments, you mused. Hypnos could ramble on about his day and you could just soak in being near him. It was pathetic really, how much the little god had wrapped around his fingers but you didn't mind. 
Only Hypnos wasn’t there. 
His usual spot had a line of impatient shades waiting like always. You frowned, glancing at Thanatos, wondering if he had the same off feeling. Thanatos’ eyes flickered and there was a surprised frown on his face before he locked eyes with you then turned away. 
Yet the concerned look, no doubt the same one you had, didn’t quite leave his face.
You didn’t really hear what Hades had to say, it took all your willpower not to turn around to look back to where Hypnos should be. It was possible Hypnos was busy with something else, but why now?
Hypnos should have been waiting for you and Thanatos. He had almost bit his thumbnail off from the stress, he would have been there. Even Thanatos wasn’t paying that close attention, his eyes found yours again but Hades called Thanatos to attention.
Later, you watched the shamed warriors dragged off by the fury sisters. Megaera’s high ponytail was a warbanner, her face cold as she watched her sisters laugh and yanked on the rope. 
Yet Hypnos still haven’t appeared. 
“Sir Y/N.” Master Hades spoke, his eyes already back on the stack of paperwork like he hadn’t bound shades into unbreakable chains and toss into the bowels of Tartarus itself. “You still haven’t handled the task I set for you. Pyrrhus is stll out there. For all I know he already caused even more problems.” 
“I’m going back out there, Master Hades. The matter will be dealt with.” You replied automatically.
“See to it that you do.” Master Hades dismissed, giving you a snide glance. You bowed, along with Thanatos. 
“Thanatos, do you know where Hypnos might be?” You whispered to the god as you and him left Hades’ desk. You saw his face darkened but he only shook his head. 
“Meet me in his room. If nothing else, I will need to have a word with him about missing work. Again.” Thanatos replied before he turned to Meg.
There was a heavy air between him and Meg so you stepped away to give them a moment alone. You went over the line of shades, their voices a low murmur in the grand hall. They quietened down when you got here, their faces were wary. They had seen you dragging those criminals in and were no doubt wondering if the same thing was going to happen to them.
You addressed the first shade, your voice making clear you were going to get an answer. “How long have you been here?” 
The shade frowned, her eyes going to her companion. “I’m not sure. Usually there is always a wait but we’ve never waited this long before.”
The companion watched you with a smile that didn’t reach his eyes. He placed a hand on the first shade's back, “We know Lord Hypnos. We used to work here. Lord Hypnos did get a letter of some sort and left in a hurry. But that's it.” 
“Did you see who gave him the letter?” you asked them both, sounding more calm then you actually felt. They shook their heads, “No, we weren’t really paying attention.”
Then Dusa spoke up, drifting down from the rafters. Her little feather duster fluttered. It reminded you so much of Hypnos that you felt an ache in your core. 
“I saw but it was just a normal messenger shade.” Dusa explained, flashing a nervous grin at you. “They still might be here but I don’t know where.” 
Then Dusa paused, one of her snakes hissing at her, then quickly she spoke,“This probably doesn’t matter but whatever Hypnos got in the letter, it seemed to really upset him.”
The woman nodded,“I don’t ever think we've seen him frown before, let alone get that upset.”
The gut feeling that something was wrong only grew, almost choking you. 
Hypnos’ bedchambers were just as you left it, the blankets and pillows piled up high on the bed. Nothing was knocked over, everything was in place. You spied the newest codex Hypnos was reading left behind on the chaise. The fire was low, a gentle crackling sound was normally a comforting sound now only served to mock you.
You spied Montie among the pillows, his white fur stark against the colors. This had been the first time you saw it in a while and you swore that you felt waves of concern coming off the little sheep. 
You stood there useless, mind running a mile a minute.
Then you felt a familiar chill swept the normally cozy bedchambers. You turned around to see Thanatos who only gave you a cool glare. There was a moment of silence then you shook his head. 
“Not here.” You told him.
Thanatos rolled his eyes, clearly annoyed in a way only an older brother could be. 
“Hypnos?” Thanatos called out but his voice was a low echo. A summoning call, you realized. “You are missing work. Your mortal is worried and Master Hades already found even more paperwork for you.”  
Nothing.  The energy shifted, growing heavy. 
Thanatos frowned, “Hypnos?” 
“He isn’t here. There is something wrong. I’ve been told he got a letter. He was upset.” You said sharply. Thanatos snapped his head toward you.
“Nonsense. Hypnos almost never leave the house. I’m sure he is fine and doesn’t realize how childish he looks playing this little prank.”
The deep cut into Alex’ body flashed in your mind. Even the involuntary flitches that the warriors gave whenever Pyrrhus was mentioned. This fight between you and Pyrrhus started over some title but something unseen had shifted and changed everything. 
“This isn’t a trick.’ You bit out, “I don’t why you are-“
“This is part of the problem, you spoiled him. Just letting him be a child-“ Thanatos started when a knock came though. Both you and him turned to see Megaera, her painted lips twisted.
“Come with me.” She ordered, her tone leaving no room for argument. “There's something you both need to see.”
~
Small drops of pure gold glittered in the faint of light of Tartarus, stark and wrong against the dark stones. 
Blood of a god. Hypnos’ blood and the words sounded so deeply wrong. The idea of something cutting into his soft flesh until he bled made you want to puke. 
There was a small trail before it stopped, as if he had vanished in thin air.
Feeling numb, your thoughts frozen in a snapshot of gold, you reached down and brushed a finger against it. It was almost dried, tracky against your skin.
“When?” Thanatos’ deep voice broke the still air. In a moment, everything else fell away as you met his narrowed eyes. Yours and his mutual feeling of dislike pushed aside.
“It is a small amount, so less than half an hour. If that.” You replied hoarsely. Your fingers shook in your quiet rage until you curled them in a fist, smearing the blood against your palm.
Meg flicked her ponytail, “None of the oncoming shades saw anything. They did say that none of the usual shades aren’t here though. And I have to agree, normally there are at least a dozen mulling around.”
“It was Pyrrhus.” You said quietly. 
Taking a sharp inhale, you shook your head. “Megaera, could you help us? The quicker we can find him, the better..” 
“Of course, Hypnos is a dear friend. You and your family are as well. I will get as many eyes out as I can.” Megaera nodded, her whip already out then she vanished, the darkness of Tartarus swallowed her whole. 
Once when it was just you and Thanatos, the god of death stared at you. His voice strained, poorly hiding his own rage.“I won’t say what I am thinking. If your brother does anything to my twin, you will shoulder that burden until the last star dies, do you understand me?”
There was something inside burning - devouring you- but you almost didn’t feel it. You never felt so calm before. So sure what needs to be done.
“I understand.” You told him.
Pyrrhus had never left you alone, tormenting you and your parents. He had even turned away Achilles’ attempts at reconciliation. Pyrrhus had chosen hate and pain and his own damn pride every single time.
You had speared Pyrrhus in life. You could have killed him on the steps of your Father’s tomb but you didn’t want that to be your father’s legacy, his sons killing one another. 
You won’t make that mistake again.
~
If someone asked for a timeline, you wouldn’t be able to give it to them. Time itself had warped and shifted into something that moved too quick and too slow at same time.
Funny it used to mean nothing but now, it was everything as you tore through the  pits of  the underworld, trying to find Hypnos.  Anyone that tried to stop you went down before they could blink. 
Thanatos picked off enemies when he could, you and him both moved in silence, one goal in mind. It was a shame you and him didn’t get along, Thanatos was a solid warrior, capable of taking out foes in a single attack. 
Your parents and Zagreus had met you by the Elysium’s entrance, their faces grim. You saw how tight Achilles was holding his spear, his knuckles white. You knew your father was blaming himself and if you could think past the memory of golden blood, you would tell him it wasn’t.  
But you didn’t. 
“We should split up for now, we can cover more ground. Zagreus with Achilles and Thanatos with us. They can summon the others when we find Hypnos.” Patroclus ordered and you only nodded, glad that someone could think clearly because you knew you couldn’t, even with the strange tranquil rage inside of your core.
You had gone several levels up and you were starting to fear that Pyrrhus somehow got past Cerberus and out into the world, dragging Hypnos along with him. 
It was only when you felt something wet brush against your leg that you realized the river Lethe was trying to get your attention. The mist never traveled this far over the ground, that much you knew. When you risked a nod, it pulled itself back, trying to get you to follow.
You glanced toward Zagreus and Patroclus who were closer to the doors, their heads bowed as they tried to work to where to go next. Then you went to the river, still way but desperate enough to try anything.
The mist twisted and formed as you watched with a furrowed brow, then a symbol of  Charon formed, and it matched one of the doors then another symbol appeared, a heart - Thanatos’- then lastly a different one formed. 
A single white wing with soft clouds curled around it. A line formed, twisting and turning into a swirl. 
“Thanatos!” You barked, surprising them both. Thanatos glared but before he could say anything, you pointed toward the river. “Come here now.���
Thanatos obeyed, signing. “We don’t have time for this. My brother...” He trailed off when he saw what you did. Patroclus frowned, “I never seen that one before.”
“I know where Hypnos is.” Thanatos said breathlessly. 
~
(Hypnos’ pov) 
It was so, so cold.
For long moments that was all Hypnos was really aware of. He wished desperately he still had his cloak because then at least he could still wrap up in it. But it was lost along with his sleep mask, ripped off by Pyrrhus and tossed into the pit of darkness inside Tartarus.
Wincing, Hypnos stared at the shackles, the metal wrapped so tightly around his wrists that they dug into his flesh every breath he took. Golden blood welled up and dripped on the ground. There were deep markings on the dull metal, but between the  black eye Pyrrhus had kindly gifted him and the headache that came with it, he might have been able to understand it. 
Blood and darkness, he just wanted to be warm again. He wanted to see his mortal again, to be held and have your low voice smoothing his pain away. Hypnos closed his eyes, letting himself get lost for a moment. He could almost feel the weight of you against him, hands running through his curls slowly.
Pyrrhus jerked on the chain and Hypnos cried out unwillingly, biting down his lip so hard that it bled. Rough fingers grabbed his chin and Hypnos met fevered blue eyes.
Pyrrhus, the son of Achilles, looked like a madman. 
They had only met once but Pyrrhus had looked sane, well put together but the shade that stood before Hypnos was different. His blue eyes were burning but glazed over, a hazy mist hypnos couldn't break past. His thick, red braid was loose and lopsided, the tip of it burnt. Even his armor- polished to a shine before- was covered in ashes and burnt in some places.
It threw Hypnos off, because at least before he could have spoken to Pyrrhus as one being to another. Now he might as well be trying to speak to a shadow for all the good it did.
“I killed a god, just like you.” Pyrrhus snarled before he threw Hypnos back on the ground, the soft grass of Elysium offered little comfort. “Then I- I killed…”
Pyrrhus trailed off, staring past Hypnos, into some far away place. It reminded him of you whenever the past called you back. Except Hypnos was more than happy to leave Pyrrhus there, so for the first time in his life, Hypnos stayed quiet. 
Thanatos would be proud, Hypnos thought hysterically as he tried to work out exactly where he was in Elysium. They were near a cliff, deep inside Elysium itself and past where even most of the shades made their homes. 
Then Hypnos realized he was close to his cave, just maybe one or two levels if he had to guess and suddenly, tears stung his eyes. He was so close to safety but it was out of his reach. 
The only sound he heard was the soft, flowing sound of the River Lethe and he wished desperately that he could call out to it. 
The river would be deaf to his cries however. 
Whatever this thing that Pyrrhus put on him, blocked all of Hypnos’ powers. His body felt weak as a newborn. Not even a snap worked, nothing. When he used his powers, he would feel warmth flood every single part of his being. Even when he was a child, it took effort from his mom to control his power for him.
Now there was nothing but a cold, empty void. 
Pyrrhus took several deep huffing breaths, almost like a bull, his eyes focused on Hypnos’ form on the ground. He kneeled down to Hypnos, and this time his hold was gentle. “I should have been Achilles’ legacy, the house guard and the gods would have chosen me.”
Hypnos licked his lips, tasting his own blood. A reminder of what could happen if he wasn’t careful with his words. A part of him wanted to spit in Pyrrhus’ face. He wanted to tell him no gods would never choose him but held back. For now.
“It is not too late, you know. I mean, everyone makes mistakes, darkness I know I do all the time. Like the other day -or night-, I misplaced so much paperwork and ended up having to redo them. Only I found them after I got done with the new set. Oh man, I was upset.” Hypnos babbled, a nervous giggle breaking past his mouth. “My point is, if you just take these off and return me back to the house-“
The blow came before Hypnos could flitch away, bouncing his head against the ground and Hypnos laid there in stunned pain, blinking sluggishly.
“You really do talk too much.” Pyrrhus snapped as he stood. He started to circle Hypnos’ body. Still in a daze, Hypnos’ eyes tried to follow him, too scared to let him out of sight for even a moment. 
“This is my birthright.” Pyrrhus said, more to himself than Hypnos. “I am the real son of Achilles, It is my name that will be remembered no matter what. I made sure of that.”
“You may be his son but you are nothing like your father.” Hypnos snapped, and Pyrrhus’ eyes snapped toward him but Hypnos didn’t look away. For a moment his pain and anger overridden his fear and Hypnos scoffed at Pyrrhus.
“No wonder Achilles named Y/N his real heir over a childish fool like you.” Hypnos said, bracing himself for the hit. “You are only hurting yourself. All over some title that means nothing. You had a chance to be your own man, to be someone better than your father but you never took it.”  
Pyrrhus just stared down at him for a very long moment, his face slacked - and Hypnos was struck by just how much he really did look like Achilles- then slowly a wide, toothy smile formed on his face. Strands of red hair rested against his cheeks, marking him like blood and he chuckled quietly. 
“Big words coming from a useless god like you. Doing nothing and playing at being a whore.” Pyrrhus said, his tone gentle. “No wonder you and that rabid animal get along. I bet you even let anyone mount you like some bitch.”
Then he slammed his foot down on Hypnos’ head, grinding his face in the ground and crushing his wing under the weight of his foot. The little wing jerked in pain, losing soft white feathers that landed in the puddle of golden blood. 
Hypnos yelped loudly, feet kicking uselessly. He didn’t know how long lasted, it felt like forever and he wondered if he was going to be his turn go down the river styx and would his sister even return him-
Then Pyrrhus let up, and Hypnos tried to roll away but rough hands yanked him back. A hand buried in his curls, nails digging into his scalp - so unlike your gentle touch- and with a pull, Hypnos’ head was jerked back, made to face Pyrrhus. 
The man loomed over him, one hand fisted in Hypnos’ chiton, almost pushing it up. 
For a moment, Hypnos feared the worst, of a violation deeper than the chains and he almost screamed out your name, for his brothers, for his mom or for anyone to come help.
Pyrrhus spat in his face, drool sliding down Hypnos’ cheek. He scoffed in disgust. “Too bad for you I don’t want Y/N’s sloppy seconds.” 
He shoved Hypnos back down on the ground as he started to pace again. Hypnos fought back the tears of relief, already humiliated enough. He would not give Pyrrhus the satisfaction. 
Taking a steadying breath, he watched the tall grass swayed in the breeze, a single pink butterfly drifting onward. His body ached in ways he didn’t realize was possible and he just wanted to go home now. He wanted his family, he wanted you.
Someone would have noticed by now, it felt like hours had passed. Hypnos didn’t know what Pyrrhus had plotted. That if there was a plan beyond Hypnos’ stuffering. 
Something glinted in the glass, close within reach. 
A broken off spear tip.
Suddenly a memory of your voice, a low rumble in his ear with your arm around his waist came to him. You had talked about how peaceful Elysium should have been but there were so many battles that sometimes you step on arrows and spears. It wasn't unheard for there to be piles of broken weapons just laying around. 
Hypnos watched Pyrrhus, waiting for his back to turn. Then quietly so as not to make the chains rattled too much, he gripped the speartip, covered by his fingers and held it close to his chest. 
Closing his eyes, he went over his training. He tried to remember past the headache forming of everything you taught him, how to hold a weapon to even the way Zagreus fought.  The ghost of your touches brought some odd comfort even as he listened to Pyrrhus’ mad murmuring.  
Hypnos’ fingers tightened around the spear tip, cutting into his flesh. 
Rolling over, and making as much noise as he could, he met Pyrrhus’ stare. Slowly he sat up, ignoring his achy body. With a cheerful smile, he held up the chains and rattled them again before dropping them in his lap. The spear tip hidden in his hand.
“I just need to know.” Hypnos said, trying to make his voice full with admiration, “How did you make something like this? Not even most gods could create such a thing.” 
Pyrrhus stared at him for a long moment and Hypnos ducked his eyes away. He never was good at lying or doing anything like this but he needed to use whatever tools he had. 
Slowly Hypnos looked up at Pyrrhus again, trying to play up the fanboy behavior Thanatos accused him of. “I mean, this is something else. I knew you were the sole reason the Greeks won the Trojan war but I thought it was because of what a powerful warrior you were. I didn’t realize how clever you were.”
Hypnos stopped even if he wanted to ramble on, and waited for Pyrrhus to speak. His fingers were trembling from a cocktail of nerves and pain. He thought for a moment Pyrrhus saw past Hypnos’ poor attempt of flattery then he smirked. It looked wrong with his face, he really did look too much like Achilles. 
“I will admit, it wasn’t me who made those chains.” Pyrrhus said. “But you will never know who, god of sleep. Rather, do you want to know something else?”
Hypnos swallowed, not liking how quickly the conversation turned on him. “O-oh? What is that?”
“Those are the same chains Sisyphus used on your brother.” Pyrrhus gloated, clearly pleased at the shocked look on Hypnos’s face.
“I am not that worthless mutt. I won’t fall for your tricks or pretty face, Lord Hypnos.” 
Hypnos stared at the chains, feeling sick and wished that he had pushed to get more information out Thanatos then maybe he could break free. He took a deep breath, “What good does it do to hurt me? Even if you kill me, you won’t get what you want.”
Pyrrhus dropped his smile. Something his face changed, and he almost looked sane. It reminded Hypnos of a snake just moments before devouring its prey. It was disturbing to watch how Pyrrhus just changed like that, from mad man to this empty being before his very eyes. 
“I know. I know it very well, Hypnos.” Pyrrhus said and he actually sounded regretful. His voice was calm and sure. “I also know I’m ready. I am claiming my birthright. I am going to become greater than Y/N, greater than my father, even Zeus will tremble before me.” 
“What are you talking about?” Hypnos said with a broken laugh, shaking his head.“I don’t understand.”
“I used to ask what kills a god then I realized something. I should be asking ‘How is a god born?’. And thanks to the true ruler of the underworld, I know that answer.” Pyrrhus said softly. 
Frowning, Hypnos’s mind raced. Pyrrhus was talking nonsense, he was insane. He was-
“Mania?” Hypnos said in a cracked whisper, a shiver going down his spine at the pleased smile on Pyrrhus’ face. 
Pyrrhus grabbed Hypnos’ wrists, pressing down on the metal. Hypnos gave a small cry of pain, his golden blood welling up and trailing over Pyrrhus’ hands. Unwillingly, Hypnos dropped the spear tip from his twitching fingers, but the shade was so lost in watching the golden blood simmer that he didn’t notice. 
“Lady Mania came to me, her beauty and grace unmatched. She saw how I’ve been robbed of my birthright, she held out her hand and offered me salvation.” 
Pyrrhus leaned forward and dragged his tongue across the blood with a satisfied groan. Hypnos gagged and tried to pull away to no avail. The damp tongue went all the way up to Hypnos’ palm. 
“Ew! Ew! Don’t touch me!”
“I will drink the real nectar of the gods, every last drop and be reborn again.” Pyrrhus sighed happily.  “She had shown me the truth that even the gods shy away from.”
“You are mad.” Hypnos gasped out, trying to jerk away, acid raising in his mouth. This wasn’t a death like Zagreus or you or anyone else would know, this would be a true death of a god. His death. 
Pyrrhus just laughed and laughed and laughed. With one hand, he pulled out an xiphos. It gleamed in the pale light of Elysium, ugly as its master.
He pinned Hypnos down with a bulky arm easily, a knee digging into his stomach. You had taught him to get out a hold like this before but right now, his mind was blank with fear.
Pyrrhus spoke, his voice calm and assured. “Gentle Hypnos, son of ever-present Nyx. The god of sleep and dreams and nightmares, of the worlds only exist between, I will drink you in and be made whole.” 
Hypnos was going to be sick. Actually sick.
“No.” He whimpered, jerked but too weakened by the magic in the chains. Tears rolled his cheeks as he stared at the xiphos, more strange letters carved in the metal. “Don’t do this. She is lying to you! All you will earn is damnation.” 
“For what it's worth, I’m sorry. But be glad you were deemed worthy to be part of my salvation.” Pyrrhus said and strangely enough, Hypnos almost believed him.
The blade moved through the air, the handle covered by gold stained fingers. 
“Nonono-“
For a moment, Hypnos didn’t understand, everything flashing before his eyes. 
The cool touch of his mother’s hand on his cheek, Thanatos’ real beautiful smile when Hypnos been able to surprise him with a joke, Charon’s head pat when Hypnos hugged him, the way Zagreus used to leave small childish footsteps in the carpet as he followed Thanatos everywhere, the way Meg always had a clever word for Hypnos’ teasing. 
The way you kissed him for the first time, taking his breath away. The gentle way you touched him every single time, how carefully you listened to even his most nonsense venting, of the quiet moments doing meaningless paperwork with each other, of time wasted together in bed. 
That sometimes you would just hold him and everything made sense. The way you loved him every part of your being. Of the countless ways he loved you back.
The xiphos never landed.
There was a roar, animal-like and enraged and Hypnos jerked when something slammed into Pyrrhus. It only for a single breath but he knew it was You. The fury in your face almost made you unrecognizable but he would know you no matter what, he knew you would come for him. His champion.
Pyrrhus was there for a moment, his face twisted and wrong, then suddenly, Hypnos only saw the evergreen beauty of Elysium. Screaming and metal crashing echoed, hiding the gentle sound of the river lethe but Hypnos could only lay there, his heart racing. 
Then Thanatos and Patroclus’ faces appeared above him. And Hypnos somehow was able to set up, dazed and confused. He saw Achilles rushed past them, Zagreus just a step behind him.
“Hypnos? Can you understand me?” Patroclus asked, already studying his wrists, his brow furrowed. Thanatos grimaced, his face paled as he met Hypnos’ eyes. He knew these chains and guilt was clear on his face.
Hypnos loved his twin so much, it was beyond words and he wished he could tell Thanatos that guilt had no place between them. That he was sorry that he never fully understood the pain Thanatos went through. 
Patroclus was gentle as he touched the cuffs and y/n really was his son in the best ways possible and no wonder Achilles adored Patroclus the way he did. If Hypnos could actually think, actually speak in normal words, he would have told them. 
“I had those on me before. We’re going to need help removing those.” Thanatos told Patroclus. “Hypnos. Are you hurt anywhere else?” 
Hypnos blinked slowly then he offered up a crooked smile, “Took everyone long enough. Did anyone bring chips? Oh and wine? I forgot to bring some.” He slurred, a laugh bubbling out past his lips.
Then his head dipped back, hands grabbing him as the world went to black.
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(Y/n’s pov)
Back in the war, you had seen men gone mad. The threat of looming death, of watching friends and brothers die for nothing in the bloody fields, of becoming a killer. It was too much for some. 
So they will drown themselves in the wine or the sea itself. Others would rush into the battle and let the enemies’ spears do the work. You had seen Achilles' face when Patroclus' broken body was brought back. 
You had seen madness. 
This was something else, something unnatural. 
Pyrrhus screamed, stumbling back and panting so hard that drool was spilling from his lips. He looked unkempt, his armor that was always polished to a shine was covered in soot. His red braid loosen, burnt and if you looked close enough, it was matted in several spots. 
It was his eyes that gave away his madness, his eyes were always bright like their father but now it was glazed over. A flame hidden under hazy glass.
You chased after him but Pyrrhus rushed at you just as quickly, teeth bared and snarling. For long moments, there was nothing but screaming and metal crashing and You ducked out of the way, landing a hard punch under his chin causing him to stumble back. 
Then you grabbed him by the wrist so tightly that his xiphos fell to the ground. You used your own heavy weight to slam him into the ground and bashed his head into the dirt several times. Harder each time, the sounds of a skull cracking only encouraged you.
Pyrrhus just laughed, high pitched and broken. It sounded like he was sobbing. “I fucked your little bitch, he begged for it-“ 
You punched his nose again, breaking it. and you punched again, and again as rage burned in your chest. How dare he think he even had the right to touch Hypnos, to even think he was allowed to look at him- you realized dimly that you were snarling this in his face but you couldn’t stop. Didn’t want to.
Faint lights cracked along Pyrrhus’ face but his too wide bloodshot eyes never looked away, staring you down. “Don’t think you will be reborn, I was chosen! Not you!” Pyrrhus howled. “I will kill you! You are nothing but a worthless dog!”
You lifted another fist, not planning on stopping then a hand caught your wrist, holding on tight. Right on the armband Hypnos had given you. You jerked your head back, and saw Achilles staring down at you and Pyrrhus. You couldn’t read the expression on his face. 
You glanced toward Hypnos but you only saw Patroclus and Thanatos bowed over him, quietly speaking to each other. After a moment, you slumped slightly, the rage still there but there was someone more important. 
Wordlessly you stood, glaring down at him. Pyrrhus could rot for all you cared, even if his madness was pitiful to watch. 
Achilles keld next down to his son's head, only then did you realize it was grief on his face. “Oh Pyrrhus.” Your father said quietly, so soft you almost didn’t hear it.
Pyrrhus let out a low moan as if something inside broke. 
Zagreus placed his sword tip against Pyrrhus’ neck. “Pyrrhus, By order of my Father, Hades the Lord and Master of the underworld and to all of those who dwell in the gloom, you are to stand trial for your crimes.” 
You gave Pyrrhus one last look of disgust, you almost didn’t recognize him. But it wasn’t your problem anymore, Pyrrhus would learn of Master Hades’ hard sense of justice.
You walked away from him and toward Hypnos. You heard Zagreus’ summoning call for the furies. Moments later, the three sisters appeared but all you cared about was Hypnos.
What you saw almost made you turn back so you could give Pyrrhus the beating he deserved.
Dull silver cuffs dug so tightly into his wrists, the chain darkened by ashes, trails of golden blood dried on. There were bruises all the way up his arms and his cheeks. The black eye was dark against his skin and swollen as well. His lip split open, fresh golden blood welling up.
It was the sight of the little wing that broke your heart the most. The wing looked bent in the wrong way, broken and patchy from lost feathers. You spied some in the grass, little white ones that drifted on.
Your hands were in tight fists. it was clear Pyrrhus had shown Hypnos no mercy and it took everything you had not to show him the same. 
Your eyes darted over his chiton,looking for signs of rips but the fabric looked intact. It wasn’t a guarantee but Pyrrhus might not have had the chance to hurt Hypnos like that. 
“Sir Y/N.” Thanatos said quietly, “I need your help.”
“What do you need me to do?” You replied, getting down on the ground with them as Patroclus tucked a folded up cloak under Hypnos’ head, his hands careful of the wing.
Hypnos’ eye fluttered open at the movement, head rolling to face you. “Oh, my mortal. I will see you again when the tapestry unravels.” He slurred, the words not making much sense. You tried to smile at him but you knew it wasn’t a real one but Hynos only closed his eye. 
Thanatos grimaced, “These aren’t normal shackles. Right now, they are sapping away his energy. Between you, me and Megaera, we should be able to break these. Once we do, he will start to heal.”
“Got it.” You said. You took Hypnos’ left hand as Thanatos took his right. Normally Hypnos was always warm like he had been lying in the sun all day but right now, his slender fingers felt like ice.
You covered it with both of yours, even though you had a feeling it would be useless but you needed to at least try to get him some warmth. 
Megaera kneeled next to Thanatos once Patroclus moved out of the way. Patroclus’ hand landed on your shoulder before stepping away, a silent supporter. Achilles joined him, looking exhausted but he gave you an encouraging nod. 
Zagreus sighed when Megaera glanced up at him. “Your sisters are something else. But they will keep Pyrrhus in Tartarus until you come back.”  
“Thanatos, what do we need to do?” You asked, unable to keep waiting. You wanted Hypnos out those damn chains. He looked over to Megaera who sighed and gave you a pitying look.
“See the clasps on the cuff? You and Thanatos will need to press down on them at the same time I break the chain between them.” Megaera said, her mouth twisted.
“And it is going to hurt Hypnos. A lot.” She finished, her voice hard. 
You winced and Thanatos wouldn’t look away from Hypnos’ face. The last thing you wanted to do was add even more pain on top of everything else. It was already your fault that Pyrrhus tried to hurt Hypnos in the first place and now this.
But it was also the only way to help Hypnos now. Afterward, you would spend every single moment making it up to him. 
“Alright. On three?” You asked as you wrapped both hands around the cuff on Hypnos’ wrist and Thanatos copied you. Megaera reached for the middle and gave a nod.
Forgive me, love.
“One. Two… Three!”  
The metal snapped apart easily, golden blood spilled quickly from the dozen of tiny deep cuts, coating both your and Thanatos’ fingers. Then Hypnos jerked and twitched and his eyes snapping open and going wide then his pained, sobbing wail would haunt your dreams for the rest of eternity.
From the looks on everyone else’s faces, it looked like it would haunt them as well. 
It was a mercy when Hypnos passed back out again, going limp. Meg gathered up the chains of her arms, a dark anger in her face. Carefully you picked up Hypnos in bridal style, keeping his head on your shoulder.
Thanatos cupped Hypnos’ face and he leaned down and pressed his forehead against Hypnos. He whispered something but you tried not to listen, wanting to give Thanatos the moment he needed. 
Thanatos pulled away and met your eyes. For once there was no anger, just relief.
“Let's get my brother home.”
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its-deputy-caleb · 3 years ago
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Hiii, could i have a request for how the gang members would react to meeting a historian or explorer in the wild?? thank you! I love your blogs sm!!
anon ily <3333 i went wayy overboard with these but i regret nothing bc this was soo cute and fun to write. I hope u enjoy and i made it gn for everyone. I only did the VDL boys for this but if enough ppl like it i might do the girls with something similar idk yet?
Dutch Van Der Linde
Dutch first laid eyes on you when you were hanging off the edge of a cliff after slipping when you got too close to the edge. He immediately ran over to you, helping you off the cliff and getting you settled back on your feet.
He seemed genuinely concerned and agreed to help you safely record the rock carving that was on the side of the cliff face, keeping you from falling.
You were a historian and had been studying these mysterious rock carvings after meeting an equally mysterious man, Francis Sinclair.
You didn’t see much of Dutch Van Der Linde after that until you ran into him again in Saint Denis in the saloon. He remembered who you were instantly and started up a conversation about your work where you chatted away for hours.
You became very close after that and he often accompanied you to Museums and fancy fundraisers that you were invited to.
He’d always get dressed up and complimented your finer outfits which was such a difference to the field gear you’d have on. You’d spend all night chatting away over nice champagne and dancing together before actually engaging with other guests but you didn’t have a care in the world with Dutch in your life.
Arthur Morgan
Arthur finds you standing in the middle of a field, flipping over rocks and staring numbly at what appeared to be a map in your hands.
When he approached you he soon learnt you were a young amateur explorer about to get your big break with a treasure hunt but you couldn’t find the gold bars for the life of you.
Arthur gave you a heart warming smile and held up a gold bar after retrieving it from his satchel having felt a little bad that he’d discovered it not a week before you.
The two of you laughed about it, calling yourself a fool for trying to find it for so long when it was clearly missing— the thought that someone took it clearly never crossed your mind.
Arthur was always a gentleman however and promised to make it up to you. After taking you to dinner and getting to know him better, you spent the next few days camping out and finding a new treasure together.
You travelled through caves and through valleys of flowers to find this treasure. Sometimes it was so beautiful that the two of you just stopped by a stream to let your horses rest and enjoy the scenery.
When you finally found the treasure you gave Arthur a big hug in excitement which caught him by surprised but he happily returned. He let you keep the treasure and wished you luck with more exploring but of course that wasn’t the last time you saw Arthur again.
Charles Smith
Charles meets you one day while you’re out surveying wildlife. You specialised in conservation, wanting to study and protect animal species.
Fresh out of the university from Saint Denis you’d been dying to get out of the confining city and explore the heartlands. That’s where a kind gentleman named Charles Smith had offered to protect you and show you around the herds of bison you’d taken to studying.
You spent days together riding the over the hills and following the herd as they travelled. While you were Charles told you all about his family and the respect and love they have for the beautiful creatures.
It was amazing the array of knowledge Charles knew about bison and you couldn’t stop the smile on your face as he told you about the characteristics of the bison. You rushed to take notes in your journal, knowing that all that he told you would help you study and protect these animals.
“Do you think it’ll actually do any good? The work you’re doing?”
“One can only hope Mr.Smith but I will do everything in my ability to protect such beautiful creatures.”
Even when you had to return to the city for study you constantly wrote to Charles, staying in touch and keeping him updated with all your work. It was hard to say goodbye to someone you’d grown close to but you made regular visits to each other long after that.
John Marston
You first found John in the saloon after a long day at work, in desperate need of a drink. Being a zoologist you instantly noticed the scars on his face and would’ve guessed a wolf was the animal that caused the damage.
The two of you instantly started up a conversation and shared all kinds of stories. He told you about being up on the mountain while you showed him the scar on your arm from your run in with a cougar.
You were collecting a compendium of all the animals across the heartlands and during the months you worked on it, you ran into John more than once.
He was always curious about your work and you often spent time together in the afternoon sun, showing him the animals you’d found so far.
“What about the stray dogs in town or do you only deal with cougars and wolves?”
“Well they’re animals too aren’t they not?”
Even though you couldn’t see John all the time, he often came along with you to see the wildlife and covered you when you were around particularly dangerous animals and you enjoyed every second you had with him.
Micah Bell
When Micah met you he had absolutely no idea what you were on about. In his mind the whole idea of a palaeontologist is ridiculous and made up, much less the fact that you chose to read books and study in your spare time.
At first he doesn’t do anything but mock your work but after running into you time and time again he finally started to come around.
He grew more and more curious when he saw the drawings in your sketch books of dinosaurs and even more so when he laid eyes on the fossils. But knowing Micah, he’s still incredibly stubborn.
“Ain’t no way that thing is real.”
“One needs an open mind to comprehend what’s prehistoric Mr.Bell. It requires a certain practice.”
Every so often on your work you’d run into Micah who’d be riding around on his horse, just passing by. By now you’d consider him a friend and your face lit up as he pulled a small ammonite fossil from his bag.
It wasn’t really your area of expertise but you could tell he wanted to impress you and seemed almost nervous as you examined the fossil. Nonetheless you could tell it was real and you let him keep the small fossil as a reminder of you until the next time you saw him.
Javier Escuella
Javier meets you when you’re down my the docks, trying to capture the sunlight and noticed him fishing.
Not wanting to disturb him you kept out of his hair until you heard him cheer loudly at a catch he managed to pull in. In your particular interest in animals, you couldn’t help but ask if you could take a photo of the fish he’d caught.
From then on the two of you became friends, often running into each other as you tried to capture landscapes and wildlife.
You’d always spend the day together and you’d show him how to use a camera while he showed you how to fish and play the guitar.
When you spent time apart you’d often write to each other to fill the gap. You’d always send pictures with little writing on the back of them while he sent you poems and songs that he wrote for you, promising to play them for you next time you’d meet.
In your personal journal you have the first picture you ever took of Javier, kept safe between the pages. He’s standing along the docks, facing the away from the water as he holds up a large sturgeon and a large smile.
You and Javier always stay in touch and after he told you of his chaotic and dangerous time in guarma he made light of it by telling you about all the different wildlife he saw while he was there.
Bill Williamson
Bill stumbles upon you in the wild by accident. He’s out scouting a lead when he ended up getting lost through the shrubbery and found you examining flowers closely.
When you told him you were a botanist he looked as if you’d just spoken a different language to him because he didn’t have a clue as to what that meant. Bill always made you laugh fondly at the confused look when you told him all the scientific names of flowers.
In Bill’s mind, a flower was a flower. There was purple flowers and blue flowers and even red ones but they didn’t have their own names.
The next time Bill ran into you he brought you what he thought was a bouquet of white flowers. Instead they were actually a species of weed that was poisonous when eaten but it didn’t stop you from smiling and hugging him which was the intended purpose.
In light of that incident Bill was actually curious about some plants, trying to learn about them more. When Bill went exploring with you he pointed out some of his favourites and you picked a few to put them in the brim of his hat for him to take him back to camp.
When you run into him again Bill tries to give you another flower, this time actually understanding the plant he’d picked was a Vanilla Flower Orchid or the Vanilla planifolia but he never learnt how to pronounce it unlike you.
With a high blush Bill placed the flower behind your ear and you pulled him into a hug, being careful not to crush the beautiful flower.
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thewritetofreespeech · 4 years ago
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Obey Me + Jealousy
prompt: The Demon Brothers don’t like that you’re spending time with your best friend in the human world. Loosely based off this prompt done previously.
Lucifer
It had been a long time since you had been up to the human world. Even longer since you had seen your best friend. You were so excited to see them! Laughing. Telling old inside stories. Catching up on gossip.
Although you were having a great time in the human world, your escort for the day did not seem to be enjoying all your world had to offer.
In order to get ‘top side’ Lucifer had to come with you. He was the only one able to open the portal there and back, and insisted on coming with you to keep you safe. You felt the need to remind him that the Devildom was the actual dangerous place, but it would take longer than just letting him come.
Now you kind of wish you had taken the time to argue. He was really being a major downer the whole day.
“Are you ok? You seem irritated.” Or, well, more irritated than usual.
“No. I’m fine.” Lucifer replied. Although not lending any credibility to the statement. “I’m just thinking of all the more useful things I could be doing with my time.”
You frown at his flip comment. “If you don’t want to be here, then you can leave. No one is making you stay here.”
“Fine. Since you seem so entertained by your little friend to pay any attention to me, perhaps it is best if I do head home.”
You blink a little at Lucifer’s statement. It was cold, and once again flip, as usual. But you were surprised he mentioned your friend. “Lucifer, are you jealous I’m spending time with them?”
The demon rebuttaled with a surprised look before he frowned at you. “I am not jealous.”
“Really? Cause it seems like your-“I am not jealous!” He repeated, louder and sterner this time. He let that moment linger there before he sighed and looked away with his arms cross. “I am….perhaps irritated to be ignored.”
‘Right, so, totally jealous.’ You think to yourself. But have the good sense to keep that thought to yourself alone. You suppose you could see where he was coming from. It’s hard to be the odd man out when you and your friends get together. Being so proud and prominent in the demon world, this is probably the first time it had happened to Lucifer.
“I’m sorry if you’re feeling left out. I’ll try to be more inclusive.”
“No. You’re right.” Lucifer remarked. Finally looking back at you with a much softer expression. “It’s foolish of me to think I can take all of your time. You deserve some moments of your own. I shouldn’t have intruded.” His hand reached out to cup your cheek, while offering you the faintest of smiles. “I will leave, but not because I’m angry. I want you to spend time with your friend and enjoy it, which would be best when I’m not around. Just call me when you’re ready to come home and I’ll come fetch you.” He released your cheek and took a step back. Smiling at you again before he disappeared.
You wonder, briefly, if he could feel your heart swelling with pride after you left. To think a small human like you could make the great Lucifer jealous.
Mammon
There were a lot of things you loved about Mammon.
His spontaneity. His zest for life. How nothing ever seemed to get him down for too long.
However, it was hard to remember all those good qualities when he was behaving so poorly all day.
“Mammon! Can you knock it off?!”
“What?! I’m just standing here. I’m not good enough at standing here for ya now!” The demon barked back. Not matching your whisper tone at all.
“That’s not what I said, and you know it. You’ve been a jerk all day and I’d like you to cut it out.”
“Oh, so now I’m a jerk! Well sorry sweetheart but I’m a demon. We’re not ‘upposed to be nice and friendly all the time. Sometimes we get ta be jerks!”
“Good lord, say it a little bit louder Mammon!” You hiss back at him letting practically the whole world, or at least this park, know he was a demon.
Mammon tsked his teeth and turned away from you. “Can’t do anything right.” He muttered. “Why don’t you go hang out with your friend then, if I’m such a jerk? You two seem ta be having a grand ol’ time on your own with me here. Shouldn’t make much of a difference if I’m gone.” He said before crossing his arms in a huff.
“Is that what this is about?” You ask. Ignoring his little out burst (because when he gets this way it’s just best to ignore him). “You’re mad that I’m spending time with my friend and not you?”
“No!” Yes. Totally yes.
“Mammon are you jealous?”
The demon floundered comically at the question, his mouth opening & closing like a fish as he tried to find words, before he answered. “I am not jealous!!” Great come back. “The Great Mammon does not get jealous! Ya hear! I’m just pissed because you’re spending all this time with them when I’m the one who schlepped all the way up here for ya, and used my connections to get us top side!” He turned away again and recrossed his arms. Then he muttered under his breath, “it was just supposed to be you and me today, for once.”
A sigh left you lips, and you step closer to Mammon to place your hand on his arm. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to ruin your plans. I was just excited to see my friend. It’s been so long. Plus I wanted you to meet them so I can show you off. You are my first after all.”
Those blue gold eyes got a little wide, and Mammon blushed, before he gulped once and refocused himself. “Y-Y-Yeah! Of course. Ya should be proud to show me off. It’s not everyone who gets to be seen with an all-powerful demon like me. If anyone is ‘jealous’ it should be everyone else for not having the Great Mammon by their side!”
“Of course,” you agree with a giggle. Before you lean up and give him a kiss on the cheek. “I’m lucky to have you.”
“D-Don’t ya forget it!”
Levi
“Hey, [Y/N]-chan, I think I’m gonna head home.”
You look up from your soda at Levi, who was fidgeting beside you after he spoke. “What? Why? I thought you were having fun.”
“Yeah, no. No I mean….you seem like your having fun with your friend so I don’t want to bother you. 3 is a crowd.”
“Levi, that’s not true. You’re not bothering us. I just wanted to spend sometime with my bff while we’re in town.”
“No. I get it. Who would want to hang out with a crummy otaku like me.”
“Levi, that’s not what I said. I do want to hang out with you!”
“But you have your normie friend.” Levi looked past you at the friend in question. “Look at them. Being out, talking to people like a regular person. I can never do that. You should go on without me and leave me here. You seem much happier with them anyway.”
“Levi…come on. That isn’t—” Your train of thought stops itself as it came to a sudden, and abrupt realization. “Levi, are you jealous?”
The blue haired demon responded with his trademark ‘eehhh??’ at the question, and quickly covered his face with is arm. “O-O-Of course not!” He exclaimed. Barely hiding the blush on his cheeks. “Who would be jealous of a normie?? I just I…I mean you…Y-You seem so happy with them [Y/N]-chan. A sad otaku like me can never make you that happy. So it’s just bumming me out!”
You offer Levi a soft smile, then move to squat down in front of him. “True. I am happy when I hang out with my friends. But I’m happy when I hang out with you too. No one can gush about anime with me like you can.” You reassure him. He was the Avatar of Envy after all. What did you expect?
The demon slowly poked his head out from under his arm. “Really?”
“Of course. It’s…not really a side of myself I get to show to people. They think I’m weird. But with you, I can be that part of myself. That’s the part that you have Levi.”
His face turned bright red all over again, and Levi sat there for a moment before he quickly shook his head. “D-Don’t say stuff like that [Y/N]-chan! Don’t make me fall for your normie trap!”
You giggle and stand up again to offer Levi your hand. “Come on. Lets find something we can all do together. The Cineplex is playing some old action movies we can go and make fun of.”
“Oooo! Which ones??”
The distraction of old movies to riff on, and for Levi to share all his in-depth knowledge on, was a welcome alternative for the afternoon. He even had a spirited debate with your best friend on the concepts of CGI graphics vs old school ‘cut & paste’ cinematography. Crisis on planet Earth avoided.
Satan
It was always fun to come back to the human world. Especially with Satan.
Not that you didn’t enjoy spending time with the others, but most of them could be a little....energetic. It was nice to spend a calm afternoon with the 4th brother alone for a change.
You both had stopped in a local coffee shop you loved when you ran into an old friend. You hadn't seen them in so long that you got to talking and eventually invited them to join your table. Where you had been laughing and having a grand time for a while now.
Or so you thought.
Satan hadn’t said a word the whole time you were at the table. Which was necessarily odd. He wasn’t a big talker like some of his brothers. However, you could tell that something was wrong with the way he kept stirring his cup, or how his jaw clenched ever now and then before releasing. His movements subtle, as always.
“I’m gonna get another cup. You want anything?” Your friend asked as they got up from the table, to which both of you motioned no.
“Can we go now.” Your head turned back to Satan at his cool words. “We were supposed to go to the bookstore.”
“We still have time to go to the bookstore.” You tell him. “It doesn’t close until a while from now.”
“Yes. But we agreed to be there at 1:00, and now it’s 1:30. That’s not the way this day was supposed to go.” The blonde replied. Fidgeting with his cup to try and align it perfectly on the saucer. “This day was supposed to be just you and I.”
You blink a little at Satan’s response. Initially thinking that he was miffed about the time. Now, however, you weren’t so sure. “Satan, are you jealous that I paused our date to hang out with my friend?”
The demon sat up straighter; though how you could be sure. Then he frowned. “I am not jealous.”
“No. I get it. It’s hard to be in a group if they have a lot of inside jokes. It’s ok if--“I am not jealous!” He shout. His fist slamming on the table, rattling the frail wood and cups. Alerting everyone in the shop to your conversation.
Satan hissed through his teeth and pinched the bridge of his nose. “Alright. Fine. I am jealous. We so rarely get time away from those idiots, and I was really looking forward to the bookstore with you. Now you have someone else tagging along. Is it so awful to be alone with me?”
Your heart sank a little at that. Was that really how Satan felt? “I’m sorry. That wasn’t my intention. I just wanted to catch up with my friend for a bit since I haven’t seen them in a while. I didn’t mean to disrupt our date.” The demon blinked a few times at the word ‘date’ then blushed. Muttering about how it wasn’t like that, that he was being unreasonable, that it was all fine. Still, you smile and offer to him, “let me tell them goodbye and we’ll go to the bookstore. If we leave now, we can also stop by the pet store and play with the cats if you’d like.”
Satan fidgeted in his chair. Cheek’s still a stark pink against his blonde hair. “I....would like that.”
Asmo
It was a beautiful day in the human world, and you were so excited to be home.
Being able to spend the day in your home town, with your best friend, shopping and just playing around was the best way to spend an afternoon. Who could be sad at a day like this?
“[Y/NNNNNNNN],” Asmo whined. The usually bubbly demon dragging his shopping bags behind him as he pouted behind you. “Can’t we stop for now”
“Really Asmo? You’re usually much more of a marathon shopper.”
“It’s too hot.” He quipped back. Now with more of a frown than a pout. “This humidity is wreaking havoc on my hair.”
“Why don’t I get us something cool to drink?” Your BFF suggested. Trying to stay positive all afternoon, and pretending that they didn’t hear Asmo’s bitter ‘yeah why don’t you do that’ as they took off and he sat down.
“Asmodeus,” you hiss when you were alone. “Who can you be so rude to them? What is wrong with you today?!”
“It’s not my fault!” Asmo snapped back. Looking wounded but also scratching at his chest where his pact mark was to let you know that he knew he messed up. “This was supposed to be a day for you and me! They’re the one that but in!”
“No. You did. I told you I was going top side for a while to hang out with my friend, and you invited yourself along. So now you’re ruining everyone’s day with this behavior. I really don’t get you.”
Asmo stopped scratching at his chest and pouted for real this time.
“I don’t like seeing you with them.” He confessed. “I don’t like seeing you with anyone. Your smile….it’s the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen. I wanted to come along with you today because I wanted to see your smile. But seeing you happy with someone else is the worst! I don’t even care about any of this anymore. Not even my new shoes.” His foot kicked at his bag sullenly. Asmo must really be upset. “I want to go home and forget all about the human world. I want you to come home with me!”
You listen for a while before you make a confession of your own. “You’re jealous, aren’t you.” It was plain as day now. Or at least now that you realized he wasn’t just being a brat to be a brat.
Asmo turned and glared at you slightly. “Green is not my color.” He insisted before turning away in a huff.
You chuckle, then sit down beside him on the bench. “I think you look good in any color.” You tell him. Softening the demon up. “You know I care about you Asmo. But me being with my friends doesn’t mean I care about you any less. And that’s no reason to be so ugly to them. You need to apologize.”
The demon winced at the word ‘ugly’, but did seem to agree that he needed to turn this around.
When your friend came back, he quickly apologized. Blaming jet lag, or some other ridiculous believable excuse. It didn’t really matter when he turned on the charm. Gods help him if he ever set his mind to something.
Beel
He was stress eating. You could tell.
Although Beel was still shoveling food into his mouth with his usual speed and gusto, by now you could tell the difference in his eating habits. Like when he was just bored and there was food around, or when he was really hungry for something, or when he was excited to try something new. Right now, he wasn’t enjoying what he was eating. Even when he was bored or just eating to eat, Beel always seemed to enjoy it. Even if it was just a vending machine’s worth of junk.
Right now it just looked like he was doing it to take his mind off something.
“Beel? Is something wrong?” You ask softly. Still getting his attention though, and causing him to stop.
“No. Nothing ’s wrong.” He replied. His voice unusually sullen as he wiped his mouth. You knew something was wrong now. He never sounded said when he was eating. Now something was double wrong because he was lying to you.
“Beel….”
“…I don’t like your friend…” He finally confessed after a moment and long bout of staring.
You blink in surprise at his answer. Not expecting that at all. You’ve never heard Beel say a mean word about anyone before. Let alone not liking a person. “You don’t like my friend? Why? Did they do something wrong?”
“It’s not that. I just….don’t like how you are when you’re with them.” He said. Picking at the various candy wrappers he’d left littered on the table. “You seem happy.”
“Of course I’m happy. They’re my friend. I haven’t seen them in a long time, so I miss them.”
Beel flinched a little. “I know….” He seemed to be feeling bad about this now. “And I want you to be happy. I know the human world is your first home. But I’m scared that….if you like it here so much and them, that you’ll leave us again. When you’re not around it’s like this big whole in my stomach and I can’t fill it up.” His stomach growled in protest, or agreement, at his words, and Beel went back to stress eating his vending machine contents again.
Your gaze softened as you finally understood. He was jealous. He thought your friend was going to ‘take you away’ and leave him alone. That of course was silly because you’d never leave him, or the others, ever if you could help it.
You reach out your hand to stop his arm from lifting another fist full of chips to his mouth. Causing him to pause, with his mouth open, and look at you. “All this junk can’t be good for you.” You announce as you stop up from the park table suddenly. “Why don’t I take you to my favorite restaurant in town? My friend used to work there, so I’m sure we’ll get a great table and lots of yummy stuff on the house if we go.”
Beel’s eyes sparkled at the proposition. “Really??”
You giggle. The way to a man’s heart was through his stomach you suppose. Because after this, and a few unlimited fry baskets later, he and your friend were besties for life as well.
Belphie
"[Y/N], I wanna go home."
"Home?" You ask. "But we just got here." You’d only arrived at the park to meet your friend a few hours ago, and had only just started hanging out.
"Well I'm tired.” Belphie muttered.
“Aren’t you always kind of tired?” You ask, as a joke, but it doesn’t seem well received.
Belphie’s frown deepens, and he even lets out an annoyed little growl, before he turns on his heels to walk away. “Belphie! Where are you going?”
“You nap under that tree.” He announced. But doesn’t seem as thrilled as he normally is about the prospect. Napping under trees was like his third favorite nap spot. “You won’t let me go home, so I’m just going to stay there while you hang out with your friend. You won’t miss me anyway.”
The last part of his statement was muttered under his breath, but you still heard it. Was that what he was being so moody about?
“Belphie? Are you jealous I’m hanging out with my friend?”
“Yes.” He replied. Rather quickly considering, with only a moment to scuff the tip of his shoes. “I don’t like that you’re spending time with them and not me. I don’t like being ignored.”
“I’m not ‘ignoring you’.” You tell him. “I’m just hanging out with my friend for a while. I haven’t seen them in a long time. They’ve probably been lonely too.”
Belphegor huffed again and sagged his shoulders. You know you got him.
Belphie might be kind of selfish sometimes, but there was one thing he could empathize with: being alone. He was cast aside and locked out, partially of his own doing, for a long time. So he didn’t want anyone else to feel that way.
“I just don’t like the idea that you like them better than me.”
“I don’t.” You assure him. Stepping in to give him a peck on the cheek, which he adorably flinches at. “I love you both. Differently, but equal. Why don’t we think of something we can all do together then, hm?”
“I’m kind of committed to this nap-tree-idea-thing.” The demon confessed. You have to giggle.
You all don’t nap, but your friend agree to get some ice creams from a vendor in the park and sit under the tree to enjoy them while Belphie napped. It was a remarkably pleasant afternoon. You were glad you got to share it with Belphie.
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thefanficmonster · 4 years ago
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Just Two Sad Roommates
Corpse Husband x Reader(Female)
Warnings: Swearing (maybe)
Genre: Angst, Fluff
Summary: The power of medieval tavern music gets put to the test when Corpse’s roommate is having a rough day. SPOILER ALERT: it’s more powerful than anyone could assume.
Requested by Anon. You know who you are 😊😋 Wish I could tag you, I loved this idea so much and had such a fun time writing it. Hope you enjoy it just as much 🥰
The last twenty four hours haven’t been so great. 
Last night I had a huge fight with my boyfriend over his flirty messages with several girls. It was not just witty banter, it was way more and way more hurtful to me. He obviously denied it and defended himself, at least in the beginning of the argument. Then he took on the accusatory stance, pointing fingers at me for living with another guy. That had me absolutely fuming. Not only was his statement fabricated and literally made up on the spot, but he also used some seriously horrible insults for him. I was having non of it. Corpse is a really great roommate, sweet guy and overall amazing person. I haven’t once argued with him since we’ve started living together. We’re actually quite good friends. So hearing my asshole boyfriend call him all those names was more than enough to chase him out of the apartment. Thankfully, Corpse wasn’t home to hear all that. He rarely leaves the apartment but by some miracle this was the time he was absent.
Then this morning my mom called me to have a chat. It started off decently enough but it only remained that way for so long. It didn’t take her long to start criticizing each and every element of my existence. From my job, my boyfriend, my living arrangement, the career I’ve decided to pursue, the fact I moved to a different state, my paycheck that’s lower than her friend’s daughter’s...…..You get the point. 
Now I’m sitting here, contemplating what the two years I’ve been in a relationship with Marcus mean to me. I guess it is just like a phone call from my mother - starts off nice but slowly deteriorates. All things follow this pattern in my life, apparently. And just like the phone calls, I’ve considered ending things between me and him many times but never actually decided on it. Until now. The last part of this decision is executing it, which doesn’t look very promising. My thumbs are frozen, hovering over the keyboard.
I take a second to take a look at my life from a third person point of view, like an out of body experience. I am wrapped in a blanket, huddled on the couch like a burrito with a face. A really sad burrito with a face. I have a job where I work as much as three highly ranked workers and get paid a little over a secretary’s paycheck. I’m in a constant state of exhaustion and disinterest. I often forget I’m human and just assume I can live like a cactus - no food, no water. I have a boyfriend that’s cheating on me and most likely has been for quite some time now. And we’ve been dating for two fucking years. Man, that must be the longest cheat streak in history. Who knows with how many girls as well. And I still have trouble deciding weather to break up with him or not. Actually no, scratch that, I have already decided, but it feel so unnatural and so out of character that my body refuses to complete the task of delivering the final blow to the structure of this relationship which was already weak to begin with.
And it only got weaker when I started catching feelings for another guy. I know, I know, I’m a bad person for that, but I was never planning to act on those feelings. They have always just...lingered, loomed over me. They got stronger and stronger every time Marcus and I would fight, as though they were laughing at my mock of a relationship.
Speaking of laughter, I hear my roommate laughing in his recording room. I gave him the spare room for his recording equipment for a cheap add to his rent fee and it’s probably the second best decision I’ve ever made - first being picking him to be my roommate. He was among the first to reply to my online add and appeared the least sketchy over the phone. More hypnotizing if I’m honest. He could’ve told me he was a hitman and I wouldn’t have batted an eye, handing the keys to his room and the apartment without a second thought. All he had to do was keep talking. Again, SUE ME.
“Fuck, I’m so fucking pathetic!“ I drop my phone when all the strings inside me snap, releasing the sobs and tears I’ve been holding back for so long.
I bring my knees up to my chest, hiding my head in between them, desperately trying to shield myself from the plane crash that is my life at the moment. Crying makes me feel even sadder and more miserable but I have nothing left to do to get all the crap that’s piled up inside me out.
I’m on the verge of falling asleep, the tears have dried and the sobs have died somewhere in my chest, when I hear what sounds like music straight from Robin Hood’s time. 
Holy shit, I’ve lost it
I lift my head from in-between my knees, looking around the living room for the source of the jolly, lighthearted tune which despite all the heaviness of my self-loathing makes me feel like the main character in an medieval adventure. Wait...Holy crap, it’s that medieval adventure, Robin Hood-ass music I hear from Corpse’s room!
I whip around to face the entrance from to the hallway where I see an arm sticking out, holding a phone which is where the music is coming from. 
“Corpse?“ I call out to him in a questioning manner, shifting to a sitting position with my blanket kicked off of me and bunched up next to me.
“I can’t tell if you’re angry or sad...or both. Didn’t want to get attacked upon entering the room.“ I see the right side of his face peek out as well.
I break out into laughter, covering my mouth with one hand, “You’re such a dork.”
He takes this as a sign to come in, pausing the music as he does so. “What’s wrong?”
My laugh stops but a smile remains on my face as I look at him. He just has that effect on me. “A lot. What’s going on with you?”
He shrugs his shoulders, plopping down on the couch, “The usual, streaming Among Us. You should play with me and my friends some time.”
I scoff, “I can pull of a lie no problem. Maybe I really should.” I don’t actually consider it, it’s just funny to think about. 
I have never watched any of Corpse’s content. Not his scary story videos, not his streams, not his animated compilations. Just his songs. And let me tell you...they are hella good. One song and I was hooked.
“Hey, I have a question.“ I tilt my head to look at him, “What’s with you and your love for medieval adventure music?“
“Medieval tavern music, and it’s not really love.“ He shakes his head with this dopey grin that is just. so. adorable. “More like a coping mechanism. Tell me, did you feel less sad I played it for you?“
I stop and think for a second. “Yeah, I think so.”
“Point made.“ He declares, leaving me to nod in amusement. “Now, tell me what that ‘a lot’ is.“
So, I do. I tell him everything, from how my boyfriend is cheating on me to how my mother thinks I’m a complete failure. He listens carefully, paying close attention to everything I’m saying. I catch myself laughing a few times while I retell the recent upsetting events.
Must be that music.
“So, you broke up?“ He asks once I end my monologue with a sigh
I shake my head disappointedly, “Not yet. I still haven’t pulled the plug. I don’t know what to say.”
He holds out his hand to me, “May I be of assistance?”
I look at his hand then at him and contemplate for only a second before deciding ‘what the hell’ and handing over my phone after unlocking it. The screen displays my boyfriend’s chat so Corpse just types away what he has in mind. Before pressing ‘send’, he hands the phone back to me. “Proofread it.”
‘Dear Marcus, this is one of your girlfriends speaking. Yes, one of them. You think I’m not onto what you’re doing, you little shit? Well, to your dismay, I am. And so, I discontinue this relation between us. That word might have been too long for your IQ so let me rephrase: We are over. Finished. Hope your other girlfriends wake up too, unless they are already in the know, of course. Love, but really hate, Y/N‘
I was never aware this level of sass even existed.
I add a smiling emoji and send the message, sighing in relief. “I can check that off my to-do list now.”
We both lean back on the couch, looking up at the ceiling. A moment of comfortable silence takes over, leaving us both wandering in our own heads.
“Hey, um, I wanted to do this when I first moved in, but then I met your boyfriend and I took the hint. Now that you’re single, would you want to...“ he sounds a bit uncertain but continues regardless, “It’s ridiculous cause I don’t really like the idea of going out, but maybe we could order take-out...“
“Are you circling around asking me on an at-home date?“ I am surprised by how unbothered I manage to sound while I’m squealing on the inside. It’s fascinating how quickly a person can flip someone’s day around. Turns out it wasn’t the music at all. It was him that had the positive effect on mine.
Out of the corner of my eye I catch his face turn red and have to contain my laughter. The grin can’t be tamed though, especially not when he says, “Yes.”
Internally squealing, I launch myself from the couch, standing up straight in front of him. “Thai. My usual order is on the sticky note on the fridge. But first,” I offer him my hand, “I need to find out if a person can even dance to that ridiculous music.” At his amusement, my grin widens, “May I have this dance?”
He laughs that adorable laugh of his I’ve only heard through the layer of a wooden door. It’s even cuter when there’s nothing between me and its source. The source is cute too, not gonna lie.
With a shake of his head which is most likely disbelief, he takes the hand I’ve offered him, saying: “And you call me a dork.” 
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seiyasabi · 4 years ago
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ブン-ブン
(Here’s my Yandere Bunny Polnareff x Female Reader story :)) 
Sorry if this is too OOC or too fast paced! I tried my best, but I’m unhappy with the result. 
TW: !Noncon!, Pol is a hybrid!, breeding kink!, cumflation!, !!!HOMIE PISSES ON YOU (this is not really a kink, just animal instinct)!!!!, alludes to cat violence (Not you)!!, marking (rubs his scent glands on you)!, overstim!, etc..)
Please proceed with caution!!)
Hearing a loud yowl from your backyard, you hurry towards your back doors. It seems your tabby cat, Garfield, has gotten himself into some trouble. 
Clicking your tongue to gain his attention, you unlock the French doors, flinging them open.  
You only allowed the fatass outside for a few minutes! How is he already into something he shouldn’t be in? 
Stepping outside, your eyes are immediately drawn to a mass of white and orange. Your cat is currently wrestling with the biggest rabbit you’ve ever seen. 
It’s the same size as your fatass cat, hell, maybe it’s bigger! Its head alone is larger than your fist! 
Its ears are currently being gnawed on by your feline son, specks of red dripping from the bun’s white coat. Garfield is nailed in the side with a powerful kick, causing him to yowl once more. Seeing this, you snap out of your shock, immediately hauling it towards the fighting duo. 
“Garfield, stop it! Leave that bunny alone!” They pretend they can’t hear you, and continue to brawl. Once by the two, you yoink them up from the lush grass, separating them by holding them in opposite hands. You’re grabbing them by the scruff of their necks, frowning at them, “Alright, break it up!”
Your cat takes a couple swipes at the rabbit, the rabbit tries kicking at your cat, both of them ultimately missing one another. 
“Would you two stop it?” You huff, pouting cutely. The bunny is a lot heavier than you originally thought, forcing you to readjust your hold on it, “Do you see how dumb you look? You’re both fighting the air!” 
Garfield hisses in response, causing you to roll your eyes. At least the rabbit has better manners than him. 
“Fine, whatever. We’re going inside now, so I can patch you hooligans up. You both better both behave.” 
Turning on your heel, you stomp inside, wounded animals cradled to your (bountiful/small) chest. Both of them calm once in the crook of your arm, allowing you to have a moment of peace. 
Great. Now you have to patch up your asshole cat and his rabbit friend. 
Bringing them into your master bathroom, you set them on opposite sides of your two sink vanity. Opening the vanity’s middle drawer, you quickly grab your first aid kit, and lay it between the two annoyed animals. 
“Alright you two, if you can’t get along, don’t go near one another. Stay on opposite sides of the sink, okay?” You keep talking to them as if they know what you’re saying, and unbeknownst to you, a certain rabbit finds it endearing. 
Popping open the box, you withdraw white wrappings, q-tips, and hydrogen peroxide. Twisting the cap open on the peroxide, you set it on the countertop, before pouring a capful of peroxide into it. Grabbing your cat’s shampoo from underneath the sink, you turn on your sink’s tap, filling it with warm water. Once done, you slowly approach the nervous bun. 
“I’m not going to hurt you, but I need to bandage your wounds,” Its nose twitches, seemingly sniffing out if you’re a threat. After a tense moment of silence, it makes itself look as small as possible, showing submission. 
Giggling quietly, you pick it up, and place him in the water. Its head and ears are above the water, keeping them from becoming wet. Dipping your hands into the water, you smooth down its fur, slightly wetting the top of its head. Once done with that, you pour soap into your palm, rubbing your hands together. 
Now that your hands are sudsy, you start to bathe the calm bun. Its blood quickly washes off, cleaning its wounds. 
Once clean, you pick it up, placing it on a hand towel you got from beneath the sink. You dry the bunny off, making sure his ears are completely dry, before dipping a q-top into the peroxide, and cleaning out his wounds completely. 
After seeing his wounds, you realise he doesn’t need any wrappings, thus leaving you to set him on an old t-shirt that’s sitting on your tub’s ledge. 
“There you go, Bun Bun. Sit there until I finish with Garfield,” You unplug the sink on the bun’s side, and move towards your seething cat. Drawing him his own bath, you clean out his wounds, and give him many kisses, “Good boy, Gar. I’m proud of you for not scratching me.”
He meows in response, allowing you to dry him and fix his wounds. 
Now that the two animals are clean and no longer have raw, open wounds, you pick them up, and move towards your living room. 
Setting Garfield on the left side of the couch, you move towards your back door. 
“Okie dokie, now that you’re all clean, you can go home now! I’m sorry that Garfield was mean to you.”
Opening your back door, you gently place the bunny on the ground, before going inside, and locking the door behind you. 
Little did you know that that bunny wasn’t truly a bunny at all, but a man who’s severely touch starved. 
And, is a man who’s completely, totally in love with you.
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When Polnareff returned to his burrow, he was practically shaking with excitement. He’d found his mate! 
Once laying down, he could hear his leg thumping with happiness. He can’t wait until you go into heat! 
Then, the two of you can have cute kits! He just knows that they’ll be beautiful, just like their mother… 
Oh yes, once you go into heat, he’ll be there to keep you satiated. 
He just needs to make sure that fat cat stays out of his way. 
-
Garfield lays on your tummy, practically smothering you with his weight. Looking down at him from your lying position, you roll your eyes, “You’re so heavy! Move off of me!” 
He ignores your whining, nuzzling against the area above your uterus. Huffing in annoyance, you pick up the snoozing cat, and walk towards the kitchen. The little shit wouldn’t let you move for hours, and you’ve become rather hungry. 
Once in the kitchen, you set him on the counter. He stretches dramatically, before rubbing against you like a madman. His hackles are raised, yellow eyes transfixed on something outside.
Looking out at your backyard, you see a certain giant rabbit. Sighing, you choose to ignore your pet’s dick measuring contest with the bunny outside. 
Pulling out (microwavable food), you quickly open its packaging, and chuck it into the microwave. Pressing in the time, you rest against the counter your cat is standing on, petting down his raised hair. 
“Garfield, you’re honestly acting ridiculous. The rabbit isn’t scary-” The orange fiend jumps into your arms, furiously rubbing himself onto you. He’s cuddling you like a good boy, stopping you from scolding him, “Awe, you’re so cute when you’re clingy and not biting my shirt sleeves.” 
He lets out a small hiss, but stays in your arms willingly. 
His yellow eyes are trained on the bunny, practically taunting the other male. 
Polnareff is seething. How dare that undeserving feline take his rightful place? How dare that fucking cat scent you during your heat? 
It takes everything in him to not crash through the window and beat the cat into the ground. But, he knows his nightly bathroom break outside will be soon, and that’s when he can strike. 
The blue eyed man watches you eat, happy that you’re preparing for your upcoming heat. Ignoring your pet, Jean feels happiness overtake him. You must know that he’s watching, if you’re eating such fatty foods. 
Little does he know, that’s just the normal way of human life. 
You continue to chow down on your yummy food, a smile on your pretty face, none the wiser to your hybrid stalker. 
Once finished, you let Garfield out into the backyard, “Don’t cause trouble with that rabbit, Garfield.” He didn’t listen to you, and ran in the direction of that damn white rabbit. 
You pinch the bridge of your nose in annoyance, but do nothing. If he wants to fight with it, that’s on him at this point. 
Sitting on your couch, you turn on your TV, flipping channels until you land on a forensic science TV show. Leaning back, you recline yourself into a comfortable position. 
You sit in that position for about an hour, before you realise your cat never came inside. Shooting to your feet, you rush outside, turning on your phone’s flashlight. 
“Garfield? Garfield?” You call out, searching through the bushes, and clicking your tongue to grab his attention. 
He doesn’t come, causing you to panic. Garfield and you grew up together, and you can’t remember the last time you went without him. 
“Gar-Gar? Please, please come home!” Tears well up in your eyes, as a sob escapes your throat. 
As the first tear falls, you feel someone grab you from behind, “Why are you crying, Mademoiselle?” 
You jump a mile off of the ground, and stumble, almost falling face first into the grass. Whipping around, you come face to chest with a very naked, very large man. 
“Who the fuck are you, and what are you doing in my backyard?” Your scent is thick with fear, and your voice trembles. A saddened feeling pools in Jean’s heart; he didn’t wish to scare you or hurt you in any way!
“Do not fear me, My Love. I am Jean Pierre Polnareff, your future mate!” Blanching at his statement, you finally notice the very apparent white bunny ears on the top of his head. 
“What. The. Fuck.” 
With that, you turn, and haul ass into your house. His heavy footsteps are heard behind you, same with a few pleading words for you to come back. 
Once inside, you slam your French doors closed, and use your body weight to hold them shut, as you try to lock them. His built frame slams into the doors behind you, using all of his strength to bust inside. 
“There’s no need to be afraid! Just open the doors, My Heart! I’ll treat you well!” Your nimble fingers try to turn the lock, but the constant shaking of the opening makes it very hard to do so. 
“Leave me alone! Did you do something to my cat? Because the moment you showed up, he disappeared!” Immediately, the doors stop shaking, allowing you to lock them. 
A long beat of silence follows, before he speaks again, “Oh, I didn’t realise you found him.” 
You gasp, feeling as though your heart was ripped from your chest. He really did something to Garfield! 
“Get the fuck off of my property! I'll-I'll Call the police!” Tears Pool in your eyes, before dripping down your face. Whoever this bunny man is, he must be dangerous if he goes around killing things for no reason. 
“My heart, how you wound me,” You peek through the curtains, only to see him looking back at you with an intimidating gaze. His ice blue eyes seem to be staring into your soul, “This… Garfield of yours was challenging me. He may have had you first, yes, but the rules of the animal kingdom say that if we find our mates, the new found mate must be left alone. But, that feline of yours blatantly disrespected our relationship, My Heart, so I had to teach him a lesson.” 
You gape at him in horror, backing away from the doors, “Stay away from me! I’m not your mate, I’m not your anything! How do you even know me?” 
You hear him laugh through the door, as he lands a swift kick towards the door handle, “You bathed me just the other week, don’t tell me that you’ve forgotten?” 
Running towards the kitchen, you grab a small knife that is easy to use. Did you seriously help a hybrid? 
You hear him kick a few more times, before the doors come crashing down. His heavy footsteps echo across your hardwood floors, as he makes his way to you. Looking around for an exit, you quickly move towards the kitchen window. 
Unlocking it with ease, you slide it open, making quick work of the screen keeping the bugs out. You hoist yourself onto the counter, shimmying towards the opening, only to be yanked back by two strong hands. In your (dominant Hand) is the knife you grabbed, allowing you to slash at the large man. 
“Get away from me! Don’t fucking touch me!” He releases you for a moment, dodging your erratic movements. A saddened look crossed his handsome face, as he man handled the knife out of your sweaty hands. Once disarmed, he forces you against his chest, chucking the knife into the sink. His now free hands grip your wrists, stopping you from fighting against him. 
“Shh, calm yourself. There’s no need to be so erratic-“ 
“Fuck you! You killed my cat and broke into my house, there’s plenty of reasons for me to be erratic!” You try kicking at his strong legs, but he doesn’t even flinch. 
“I understand that your heat is making you irrational-“ 
“What the fuck are you talking about?! I’m not an animal, I don’t fucking have heats!” Thrashing with your entire body weight, you try to bring him to the ground, but he’s too sturdy for you to do so. 
Instead of answering, he brings his head into the crook of your neck, sniffing the area loudly. You don’t see it, but a look of disgust is apparent. 
“We need to fix this awful smell. Hold still and I’ll scent you-“ You head butt the large male, knocking him back and off of you. 
He stumbles back, and you make a run for the open window. You get halfway out of it once more, before you’re dragged back inside by your waist. 
You’re thrown to the floor in an instant, shoulder hitting the wood harshly. A yelp leaves your lips, as more tears drip down your face. 
“Don’t be difficult, Love. I don’t want to hurt you. Just let me scent you, and I can help you through your heat. You just have to trust me,” 
You shake your head, “No, just leave me alone!” 
He frowns, but nods, “It’s ok if you’re difficult, I’ll make sure everyone knows you’re mine.” 
Without warning, Jean grabs his half hard cock, aiming it towards your crumpled form. 
“What the fu-“ A stream of clear piss hits you straight in the mouth, causing you to gag and splutter in disgust. You wipe at your tongue, a wretched sob wracking your form. 
The stream hits your neck next, before traveling down your entire body. You’re absolutely covered in piss, all whilst crying your eyes out. You try to scramble away, but end up skipping in the acrid liquid. 
“What the fuck is wrong with you? Why the-why the fuck would you do that?” He fries. to approach you, a small smile quirking at his lips, but you kick at him, trying to keep him away from you, “Get the fuck away from me! Don’t fucking touch me! You just fucking pissed on me like a-like wild fucking animal!” 
He grabs you in his arms as you slap, punch, and scratch, quickly bringing you to your bedroom. He tosses you onto your mattress, effectively sullying your new sheets. You try to scramble off of your bed, but his large frame suddenly dwarfs yours, trapping you to it. 
“I didn’t want to do it, My Heart, but you left me no choice. You wouldn’t let me scent you, and I couldn’t let you wear another male’s scent-“ 
“You don’t own me! We don’t even know each other!” You smack at his well toned chest, as you cry. He kisses you on your piss covered forehead, nuzzling into your slightly damp hair. 
“But we will. We’re mates, after all,” With those words, he starts to strip you. “All you need to know is that I know what’s best for you. Right now, you need a big, strong mate to breed your in heat womb, and I’m the right one for the job! So, just lay back and let me help you!” 
Your top half is exposed to him, breasts bouncing as he tears your clothes to shreds. Your hits have no effect on him, as he is stares down at your naked body hungrily. 
“Why are you doing this to me? I’m not a hybrid, it doesn’t make any sense-“ 
“Nature doesn’t need to make sense. Nature decided that we’re made for one another, and the sooner you realise this, the sooner you’ll realise that I’m good for you,” He hoists your thighs over his broad, muscular shoulder, a teasing grin on his face, “But right now, I’m going to make you cum as many times as I can.” 
He attaches his mouth to your unprotected pussy, lips sucking at your clit, whilst his tongue enters your unprepared opening. A loud yelp leaves your lips at the feeling. 
His veiny hands grip the fat of your thighs, as he moves your hips to rub against his face. At first, you’re really uncomfortable, but after a few moments, you’re having to restrain yourself from moaning lamely. Jean is paying special attention to your clit, sending jolts of pleasure down your spine. 
A particularly hard suck has you gushing with arousal, and although it wasn’t an orgasm, it was enough to make your thighs shake pathetically. You can feel him grin against your slit, as he inches a hand down to your cunny, and slips a thick finger inside of you. A loud mewl echoes through your chest, as your once slapping hands cover your face in shame. 
“Are you feeling good, Heart?” His airy voice would be suave if it weren't for the fact that you’re being assaulted, and you’re covered in a strange man’s piss. 
“Nu-no!” He chuckles at your weak attempt of denying him, and dives back into your weeping pussy. Polnareff rubs his finger against you g-spot with ease, not struggling to find it at all. 
That, coupled with the intense suckling on your clit, sends you over the edge. Your juices shoot out onto the white haired man’s face, coating him with your essence. 
“That was a strong orgasm, My Love. Are you sure you’re not enjoying yourself?” The teasing lilt in his voice makes you want to punch him in the face, so that’s exactly what you do. 
He grunts in pain, and in a moment of anger, flips you onto your stomach, hands held firmly in his grasp. Your back is arched just right to be in the prime breeding position, causing his cock to throb in need. Jean always liked a head-strong woman. 
“There’s no need for violence. If you wanted me to make love to you that bad, you could’ve just told me,” He didn’t wait to hear your response, instead choosing to sink his massive cock into your tight walls. Gods, you’re so tight. 
The rabbit couldn’t help bun moan at the feeling of your spasming cunny. It’s almost like you’re trying to draw him in! 
If that’s what you want, then that’s what you’ll receive. 
Jean starts a rapid pace, his hips slamming into yours harshly. His heavy balls smack against your clit with every thrust, causing you to scream in both pleasure and pain. 
Within moments, you’re creaming and gushing around his length. Moaning in unison with you, he speeds up his ministrations, quickly cumming inside of you. His hips stutter, before stopping, allowing him to cum what seemed like buckets. Your body sags, signifying your belief that he was finished, when in all actuality, he’s far from it. 
He immediately restarts his jack hammer pace, his free hand gripping your hip, “You’re perfect! A perfect pussy that squeezes me so good, a perfect personality, and a perfect body. I’m going to knock you up with many kits!” You sob into your pillow, trying to block out his voice, cock, and smell of piss. 
You cum again and again, being filled with liters of virile cum. His hand that once held your hip cups your bloated tummy, a dopey smile covering his handsome features. 
Jean can practically feel you becoming pregnant, and it satisfied him greatly. 
Noticing your lack of movements, he realises that you’ve passed out.
Oh well, when you wake up, he’ll be sure to attend to you once more. 
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fanficwritersinterviewed · 3 years ago
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MCM, shey
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<<This post is a part of a longer conversation about fanfic writers, how they view fanfic, and their writing process. All views are the fanfic writer’s own, and whatever fanfic they choose to write is entirely their own decision. No judgment value will be placed on fic content. These conversations are meant to provide insight for other fanfic writers in whatever stage they are at in their writing life>>
Meet-Cute Monday (with Shey, @shey-elizabeth )
Pseuds: Shey Pronouns: she/her Current fandoms: Teen Wolf Current pairings: Steter, Stetopher (Stiles/Peter, Stiles/Peter/Christopher) How many total fic: 13 How many fandoms: 1 Total word count: 163,284 Long fic word count: 68,690 Shortest fic: 1,216 Highest kudo count: 2,429 Lowest: 184
What's the story behind your pseud? Shey was actually the name of my very first D&D character back in college! When I made my AO3 account in 2015 it was something easy that I would be able to remember, and shey-elizabeth happened when I made my Tumblr account. I couldn't have "Shey" so I added my real middle name to it.
How long have you been reading fanfic? I've always been a voracious reader (head in a book 100% of the time from elementary school on). I discovered fanfic sometime around 1998 on a Buffy the Vampire Slayer forum. It was one of those forums for talking about the latest episode and someone posted a Willow/Oz drabble. It all snowballed from there! I went from BtVS to Highlander, The Sentinel, and Mag7. Then I got into a few anime fandoms.YuYu Hakusho and Ronin Warriors in particular. After that I did a deep dive into Gundam Wing that lasted until that fandom died.
When did you start writing fanfic? I really started writing fic towards the beginning of 2019 (because we're going to ignore my brief, embarrassing attempts that never went anywhere way back in the day). I had been obsessively reading Teen Wolf fic for about a year at that point, and thought I'd try my hand at a short, smutty PWP fic, just for the hell of it. That fic is now my longest at 68K
Were you writing original content before you started writing fanfic? Nope. I dove right into fanfic. Unless we count that time in seventh grade that I wrote the first two chapters of a book. My closest IRL friends have been writing fanfic for as long as I've known them, so for 20+ years. It's always been a thing most of my friends were doing and sharing. I was a pre-reader and cheer-reader (not a beta cause I couldn't find a grammar error to save my life) for ages and writing fanfic was never taboo in my friend group.
So what were you hoping to get out of writing fanfic? I didn't really expect much from my first fic. I was hoping I'd maybe get 100 kudos and a couple comments if I was lucky. But it actually did surprisingly well! I had one of my friends (poor thing isn't even in the fandom) beta read it for me and help with my complete inability to understand how commas work. I didn't think it would get much attention since I was a complete lurker in fandom. But I got lucky because the Steter (Stiles/Peter) fans are incredibly welcoming. I've gotten such an amazing positive response to my fic, that, instead of one little PWP I've got 160k worth of words on AO3 and several more WIPs. So I guess you can say I'm enjoying it!
Any lessons learned along the way? I've definitely noticed that the longer I do it, the harder writing gets. I'm a bit of a perfectionist, so I've always been very eager to learn how to improve my writing. The flip side of that is the more I learn, the more difficult it is to just throw some words on the page and call it good! Writing is hard for me. It's also very satisfying when I finally get a scene to flow the way I want it to. When I started, I thought practice would make it easier. But I've realized the more you work at improving, the more you see your own mistakes. It's definitely a catch-22! At the same time, I can also recognize how much the quality of my writing has improved, so that makes the struggle worth it.
I'm really lucky in that I made an amazing friend through fandom who is not only a phenomenal writer but is also willing to beta-read and handhold me. She gets a ton of the credit for guiding me through the learning curve. (We've had days long email chains with her patiently explaining how punctuation works. I wish my high-school English teachers had been half as effective as @queerfictionwriter​.)
How has writing changed the way you read fanfic? Oh man. It's changed it so much!! The first thing I noticed was that I started reading so much less because the time I used to put towards reading is now going towards writing. I work full-time, so my writing time is already limited.  And I'm slow so if I want to get something out in the next decade I need to budget my time.
The second thing I realized was that I had to take long breaks from reading fic in the fandom I was trying to write in, because I would lose the characterization for my story. This actually led me to reading a lot more pro-fic (professional fic), because I was desperate to read, but I didn't want to lose track of my characters by reading someone else's take on them.
What are some changes to your writing that you’ve been working on improving now that you see them? I feel like I'm working on improving everything all the time! I spend so much more time editing and tweaking my words than I do actually writing. I'll write a couple thousand words in a few hours, and then spend two weeks editing and rewriting.
Something I've been trying to focus on more is letting the reader fill in the blanks and connect the dots. I want to find the balance where it's obvious what's going on in the scene without me explaining where every arm and leg is. Along the same lines, I want to get better at this with the plot too. I want the reader to be able to infer context without me spelling things out. Some of my favorite writers are excellent at this. It's that moment when you're reading and the character mentions something for the first time, but you know exactly what they're referencing—even though it happened off the page.
Yeah, I get that. When done right, that sort of thing does feel like magic.
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lillian-nator · 3 years ago
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Everything below was made by Me, Eye, and Ethan over the course of like 3 days
Thank you (with additions from sleepy my beloved)
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Okay
So
Wilbur isn’t the oldest
Techno is
But it’s a war run empire, they take pride in their troops and armies and triumphs
The soldiers come first
So Techno is the commander in chief , the general
Wilbur, second born
Is heir to the throne
To the diplomatic side of the empire
and Tommy Gets shit
He doesn’t even understand why Phil had another kid
Of course there is the situation where Techno or Wilbur dies, or one of them steps down, but it won’t happen
Was he really born to be the understudy
he was born as a backup
Tommy was an accident but they’re not gonna let the public know that
like he's the Zuko
Phil doesn't really pay attention to him so his mother picks up the slack
Wilbur is 21
Techno’s 23
Tommy’s 17
However I have a really good idea for prince Tommy, just like what if he doesn’t like the way that people treat him? Like he doesn’t want all these yes men he wants to be he wants to be told now, he want somebody to tell him he that’s against the rules he just wants him like structure he just want someone to hate him he want someone to not like him and say no and tell him that he’s stupid which is why he does all of the stupid shit that he does
Ever since he was like 4
Everyone has said yes
He wants to defy them
He wants to just do something to make someone say no
That and he lowkey
He wants ~~Phil~~ Wilbur to pay attention to him
Is a Little Shit who causes so many problems on purpose to try and find someone who will push back against him
He wants someone to give him structure and discipline but overall he just wants his family’s attention
He’s broken shit, thrown temper tantrums, he’s started fights and he’ll he’s even snuck out and stole things
He’s never been stopped
People consider him snobby and spoiled
He's a brat
He gets everything he wants, but he doesn’t really want it, he just asks to see if they’ll tell him no
Tubbo = Stable Boy
Ranboo = Prince of another country (probably the americas)
Ranboo could definitely fit the role of an overseas royal prince who Tommy sees as a regal, spoiled, uppity little shit. Like Tubbo, who Tommy sneaks everywhere, has met Ranboo and likes him. Tommy can't possibly see why, he's unbearable.
Bench Trio = Best freinds
I think that Tommy and his brothers were always very very close
they just have jobs and shit
They took over Phil's shit
they probably drift apart as they get older, Wilbur and techno have duties and Tommy starts his quest for attention, they grow apart from their little brother without realizing it
Tommy and his mother (kristin) are always and have continued to be close
she definitely chides him, and tells him quietly to not do things for all of his "misbehaviors"
but there is only so much that she can do, because she has the duty to not make a scene
that and she's not who he's looking for attention from
You may be asking "How is crime recognized, identified, discussed, and atoned for?" more specifically, "Is it a 'you stole my bread so without asking anyone I'm cutting your hand off' or is it the US court system" ~~You may also be Ethan~~
The answer is:
like the UKs
But more like
Okay so the Supreme Judicial system, but Phil (and then Wilbur) has teh final say
Court system, but with Phil overseeing everything
instead of a judge
HOWEVER, that's in the national level
in smaller villages, its more of the cut your hand off system
because the judicial system isn't regulated
So bonus questions:
Punishments and the identification of whether a crime counts as a crime?
soldiers can call crimes out, and citizens can file reports
Phil's not really shit, he just doesn't show Tommy any attention because he's busy with the other two
Just honestly doesn't even care about most shit Tommy does
Like, doesn't pay attention to it until it affects him, he's busy running a country and training the boys to running a country
I don’t think they (the brothers) realize how badly everything is affecting Tommy
The only one who knows anything about the full extent would be his mom, and she’s in a similar boat to Tommy
Phil doenst really see her much either
Not like she could “Make a Scene” trying to get Phil to pay attention to his youngest, to actually love his child, he’s barely around
Kristin and Phil spend time together at night, but during the day everything is for the cameras
its like the UK royals, how they do shit just for the people
And Phil doenst want to hear about the kids at night, he wants to spend time with his wife
Tommy has stolen a car and will do it again
Just fucking hopped in and took a joyride
With Absolutely No Repercussions
Do you think Phil ever tries to hire like, a nanny or something? In the aftermath of the Car Incident? Yes, and it never worked
Tommy, like 15 at the time, pissed as hell as a random ass woman tries to tell him to go to bed at 8:30 pm
Tommy wants somebody to tell him no but not somebody hired to tell him no mannn
Tommy goes to like parties - like ragers
he has a network of really famous friends like young actors and shit
dude is a party animal, underage drinking, rumors of drugs, he’s the PR Teams worst nightmare, but they’re not going to say anything
The press makes up SO MUCH SHIT
The press once said that he had done cocaine when it was really one of his friends
Tommy adopts two dogs (hello Betty and Walter) without asking either of his parents
Betty is short for Elizabeth
He brings them in off the street
Literal abandoned street dogs and he goes, mine now
He like, walks down the street with sunglasses on, and just doesn't look at anyone as he walks the dogs, who have like black nice leather leashes
The paparazzi always finds him walking the dogs
like a modern celebrity
Mans can and will call the paparazzi on himself - because he is a drama queen ETHAN Tommy voice "hello pa pa. I have hired two new staff, pa pa." "Huh?" "they have found work in this palace as emotional support animals, pa pa." "....ok." tommy voice "he didn't even blink, elizabeth the fourteenth" END OF ETHAN MAKING FUN OF THE BRITISH
By the way just to clear things up with you all, Tommy addresses Phil as "Father"
most of the paparazzi's pictures of Tommy are him flipping the camera off
He poses for them
just sees a camera and fucking sticks his tongue out and flips them off
He’s wearing some atrocious outfit while walking his dogs and he just has a full on fashion photshoot of poses for them
If his dad won’t give him attention at least they will
Tommy befriends some of the staff
he hates a lot of the butlers tbh
thinks they're stuck up
but likes to gossip with the maids, and sit in the kitchen as the chefs cook lunch "Heyyyy, chef!" "Your highness, what is it, are you hungry?" "Can't a man just talk to his chef? Befriend his castle staff?" "Ah."
that and the kitchen gives betty and walter treats
Top ten Prince Thomas microaggressions
Number One: he calls Phil "your highness"
For context, kings are referred to as Your Majesty
He calls Wilbur Your Majesty
It was a joke when they were younger, a habit from then on, but now it’s to spite Phil
Tommy spends an ridiculous amount of money on clothes all at once, purely to see if Phil would yell at him for using the family debit card for it
He never wears the clothes
He doesn’t particularly like any of them anyways
Instead he donate them all anonymously
Tommy may be a brat but he isn’t wasteful
By the time Tommy’s 12 he’s started acting up, and it escalates slowly until he hits 15 where things just start snowballing and he gets worse and worse
he's definitely nicknamed by the press as some sort of party animal or fratboy
a spoiled brat
He’s 16, and he knows his place in the family, he is forgotten and glossed over, but he won’t be ignored, not if he can help it
The Public gives him the attention he wishes his father would give him, he walks his dogs with the paparazzi tailing after him, just hoping that maybe one scandal or one horrible picture will eventually be enough to make his dad actually See him
he'll tell the paparazzi what they want to hear
and give every magazine a story to tell
they notice him
he just wants somebody to tell him no, somebody tell this boy no without being paid to please
Tommy probably has like, pierced his ears or smth. Gotten tattoos.
he has holes in his face yes.
he pierced his ears and his nose
He has a tattoo on the inside of his finger that matches with Tubbo and Ranboo
Maybe the picture of him plastered from last weekend will make his dad reprimand him
Maybe the weed found in his backseat will get his Dad to ground him
Maybe the bottle of fucking pills he was “holding for a friend” but got caught with Will get some sort of reaction
and its not like he's only doing it for attention
he starts it for attention, but he loves it he does
he has fun, he loves his friends, he likes the parties and the air
but, he also loves the attention, he's not gonna lie
Tommy who took adderall at a party once but it didn’t do anything for him, he seemed to function a little better actually
Tommy who knows Techno has adhd and takes adderall for it, Tommy who puts two and two together Bc he’s not fucking dumb
Tommy realizing his dad never cared to even get him diagnosed or treated
and Techno does notice, he does figure it out, but he does either a "hey..." or a "m8 I'll just get you your own if its helpin you focus" and tommy is furious
Tommy's life here is just
'trying to be yelled at HARD MODE'
Just wants to be screamed at, lowkey
I think, Wilbur avoids the tabloids
And the press
And the news
However, his advisors often read him the shit about Tommy - or anything about him
But they never see the pictures
They don’t see the picture of Tommy drunk on a strangers balcony
They don't see how bad it is
Tommy however? LOVES reading what the press has to say about him
Phil sees it however,
And he’s so disappointed
He gives Tommy so many talks but it never works
Because it doesn’t get him to love Tommy, to care about what Tommy does
Not like their mother
And he never makes a scene, not in the way Tommy wants to
It's all about "YOUR RUINING OUR IMAGE"
not: "YOUR RUINING YOUR LIFE"
He never asks if Tommy is ok
He never asks if he’s safe
Tommy's mum however, SO MANY AWKWARD "STAY SAFE" TALKS
He doesn't just fucking jump off shit because of her, he's slightly less reckless so that he can come home alive to her
I just think that Wilbur, no matter how busy, would find time to concerned yell at his baby brother if he were to find out about the pills
Weed and alcohol? Not great but ok.
Pills though?? He is full blown concerned Wilbro there
His brothers care. Their father is busy. He's a jerk sometimes too.
Wilbur does put out the fire a bit
He’s glad Wilbur had his best interest in mind
But man
The news headlines
They do him dirty
Shit like “Prince Tommy Caught Doing Cocaine at Frat Party” really fuck him over
They really just try their best to make him look like shit 95% of the time
Tommy loves it, just a little
Bad press is still press
He laughs at the headline Bc he knows he wasn’t doing cocaine, but Phil doesn’t, wilbur and techno don’t know that
It’s a tense week after that headline is released
His mom doesn’t even know if Tommy would have actually done cocaine
They just don’t know
Kristin asks him
She’s the only one who believes him
I think Wilbur wants to believe him, Techno too
But it’s hard to, especially when you’re not even sure you know your own brother anymore
Wilbur says something along the lines of being disappointed in Tommy, if he thought Tommy was trying to be better
Tommy scoffs and says he is trying, but that it’s real rich of Wilbur to be or entering to care now
This isn’t even the worse headline
One time a blonde kid got picked up from the same party Tommy was at on a stretcher, he had had an allergic reaction
Some shitty journalist saw and automatically assumed it was Tommy
They ran with the story that the prince had fucking overdosed for at least a week
The things they say are close to the truth but not quite
The PR Team tries their best to help but
They don’t even know what’s true or not
Tommy goes on a bender for a week, and walks into their office with coffee and pastries to apologize
They all know that presents mean a rough week of damage control
But Tommy imports them these Bomb ass donuts so
Fair trade really
Also heaven forbid tommy gets seen with a girl
It’s the worst shit
Tommy gets caught, drunk off his ass, pushing a couch out a window
(To be fair the people were moving soon anyways, they didn’t need the couch, it was a going away party)
And the next morning, recalling what he did
He orders up those pastries and calls the coffee place
Swings by to pick up the coffee and picks up the pastries all within the next two hours and delivers them on the third with an apology note
It’s fucking DAMAGE control
Thinking about Tubbo and Ranboo being Tommy’s DDs when they can
They are
When Tommy’s handler isn’t around
Them doing wild shit together but not Wild Shit
Tommy teaches them how to do burnouts and donuts in a fucking lambos in an empty mall parking lot
Ranboo goes everywhere incognito, Tommy practically flaunts his rank, Tubbo is considered a nobody and doesn't have to do anything but show up in casual clothes. He has a uniform for stablework.
Ranboo's parents are approving of his friendship with the fledging prince, as they hope he can wrangle Tommy to regality and he's building positive relations between the two kingdoms.
Phil is disapproving, worried Tommy will taint Ranboo and his rep and cause a tense air between the two kingdoms. Tommy loves Phil's worry, he practically bathes in it, it's the attention he so craves.
Tommy definitely will hold Tubbo's hand when he walks with him, because the headlines all scream Tommy is the gay?? and while he's very incredibly straight, he finds this hysterical.
Ranboo isn't always in Tommy's kingdom and rather spends most of his time at home. He might be second to heir or the crown prince himself, but he does have to spend time in his own country. Tommy face calls him a lot and he and Tubbo are ecstatic when he announces he's going to visit
I imagine he's second to the throne because that means he can focus on building relations instead of training to be king.
Older sibling Fundy, gets chronic illness, and Ranboo has to take over the throne for a bit
One of Tommy's worst stunts was hitching a ride to the Americas/Ranboo's kingdom without telling anyone.
Whether by boat or plane, he was gonna go visit his young king friend no matter what.
I say "young king" but he's still a prince. Just filling in for fundy
But all eyes turn to Ranboo and Ranboo is stumbling with attention he'd never known. Tommy has to help, doesn't he?
He expects such a punishment for stowing away to visit, but the headlines are... positive. Prince Tommy's friendship with Princr Ranboo becomes.... legendary, practically. Tubbo is always excluded from the news, even when he comes with.
Never too fantastical for classism
But no, the headlines see Tommy's visit not as the young, rebellious prince stowing away, but as a young boy risking his skin to visit his stressed friend.
Tommy is appalled.
And Tommy just groans and shows him the phone
And Ranboo laughs and goes
“There there Tommy, I’m sure dragging me to a frat party will be enough to ruin the good press.”
“Maybe get a dui, you’ll have diplomatic immunity so no jail time?”
“Boo, I wouldn’t get jail time even if I wasn’t em-mune, I am simply too poggers.”
“Sure man, let’s go with that.”
Tommy’s like “maybe I need to actually start doing hard drugs”
Ranboos just like “no -“ just “Please god no, your brothers will kill both of us.”
The Boo is terrified of Techno and Wilbur
Not as royals though, simply as Tommy’s older brothers
Like he knows about Tommy’s issues with validation and feeling unloved, he knows his Brothers are often very busy
But he also sees the way they look at Tommy, and the way they look when people talk bad about Tommy
He knows if something were to happen and he was to cause harm to Tommy or cause Tommy to cause harm to himself
It probably wouldn’t end well for him
Wilbur and techno try as hard as they can
But they’re SO busy
That they can’t do much especially when Tommy’s so persistent on doing his shit
Tubbo is great with the horses he tends to, and Tommy adores them. Ranboo is an excellent, regal rider and Tommy and Tubbo are more rough and ballsy, so races are fair and fastpaced.
Ranboo once got bucked by a royal stallion and Tommy and Tubbo never let him live it down.
I imagine Tubbo lives on the property, as some servants do. He either doesn't have a family, has a bad one, or his family doesn't live close to the palace.
So Tommy 10/10 sneaks to the servants' quarters and he and Tubbo sneak out to ride the horses.
I feel like Wilbur makes more of an effort after the pills and cocaine incident, he tries to ask Tommy about the headlines
Purples is Tommy’s friend
Rich family, old money
Throws a lot of the parties Tommy goes to
Purpled and punz :handshake: Tommy
Frat Boys
I think you guys are underestimating the time that Tommy spends at the castle
Like he still has school, and usually 3 days out of the week he follows around his brothers like an endearing little shit
But those 4 days where he’s gone (which includes weekends) plus nights, he’s doing shit
Also, yiu know Pongo right
101 Dalmatians
That’s how Tommy walks Betty and Walter
They are like standing completely proper and walks straight
ah yes, the royal bitches and also betty and walter are there too
the paparazzi taking pictures of Tommy and the dogs
and Tommy turns, taking his sunglasses off, and smiles big and wide "They have names you know? You should stop callin' them 'the royal dogs'."
One of the guys, he's familiar with the prince turns on his camera and asks "what're their names Prince Tommy?"
"Betty and Walter. Give them some respect."
Tommy visits Ranboo sometimes. Ranboo was looking for him one day and just found him standing in a long hall, staring at a portrait.
It's Ranboo, just barely younger, hands folded behind his back, the perfect picture of regality.
Tommy is staring at it because he knows that at home, there is a portrait of Wilbur looking like that, and one of Techno, and one of Phil and Kristen, and one of himself.
But somehow this image of Ranboo is.. haunting
Not because it doesn't match with the Ranboo he knows, but because it does.
It haunts him because he can stare at his portrait for hours and never see himself, but this is so plainly Ranboo that it's chilling.
Ranboo stands beside him, hands folded behind his back as they always are when he is in nice clothes and his eyes are visible. Tommy glances over and Ranboo is facing him, but staring up at the picture. It's still him.
The clothes are different and his hair is longer now, but Tommy can't tell the difference past that.
He knows that Ranboo is what his family wants him to be
He knows that Ranboo is him if he hadn't strayed, the same past
Ranboo knows exactly what’s going through his head right now
And he knows exactly what he needs too
They get fucking piss ass drunk in Ranboo’s room order takeout and FaceTime Tubbo
They can party tomorrow, Tommy doesn’t need to be in public right now
ANywyas
Tommy and his mother have a wonderful relationship
she teaches him literacy and history, they have a tutor teach him maths
they eat breakfast together every morning
the whole family does
but his mum tries to eat lunch with him at least 3 times a week
he goes out for lunch the days he doesn't eat with his brothers or mom, out to some resturant, sometimes, they trash it or party, sometimes he just brings Tubbo, no big group, and they just chill
With Ranboo in line for kingship (the way royalty works is that if the ruler dies, it will always go to the next in line of blood, never by marriage. Even if every heir was dead, it would still not go to the ruler consort but instead to a family member of the late ruler), rep is so much more important
he can't really be seen with Tommy sometimes
not on the bad weeks
not when Tommy just destroyed a bnb or set off fireworks with his friends, or was caught throwing chairs into his friend's pool
Tommy likes sport cars
big car guys
He has an exorbitant amount of fancy cars
its truly like
disgusting
how many cars he owns
Wilbur makes fun of it Bc the kid is just now legally old to drive
But Wilbur has so many expensive instruments
Some of which he doesn’t even know how to play yet
to be fair
Wilbur doesnt go breaking his instraments
Techno, techno has swords, which makes sense Bc he’s a general
But the amount swords he has just hanging on his wall
Never meant to be used
It’s so many
I feel like Tommy has a few cars that he doesn’t even let get scratched tho much
His babies
he has his expensive cars that he wrecks
and then his expensive cars that he treats like gold
They’re named
Clementine is this horrendous orange car that he absolutely loves
Its a bright orange ferrari
(He loves it Bc it was a gift from Phil, one of the first cars in his collection)
(Tommy doesn’t know that the idea was his mother’s, his father didn’t know what to get him)
all of his cars have padding in the back for his dogs
Tommy hates purse dogs, the girls with them are always fake and horrible
but he wishes his dogs were that small
Easy to transport
but they got all gangly limbs like him
and stand up to his hip
Henry is his sleek black classic mustang convertable
its what he drives when he doesn't want to be followed by the papp
It’s what he drives when he takes The BT to lunch
its not that the paparazzi doesn't know its him
they know
but he's not in one of his bright fucking obscene cars
The press and Tommy have a weird sort of understanding
He creates their headlines and they let him have moments to himself
If someone breaches that
They risk getting blacklisted
that car was what he drove to his grandmother's funeral in
im not naming his grandmother, but all royals live like forever
Clementine barely sees the road I think
She’s kept in top condition
By Tommy’s own hands
But she probably doesn’t get driven to the parties
Or the brunches
Or the clubs
She's used pretty much exclusively for black tie events
Tubbo is his driver for those Bc he trusts no one else with the car
And he has to exit her before she’s parked
So Tubbo valets and then meets him inside
It’s also how Tubbo gets into the black tie events
so its modern right
so its like thousand-dollar suits instead of capes
so, Tommy just refuses to wear blazers and suit jackets
he always wears his button-ups rolled to his elbows
Maybe, maybe you’ll get him in a vest
But most of the time it’s a button up, rolled up sleeves, and the tie is most likely incorrect or untied
The only reason it’s correct half the time, is because Wilbur makes him let him tie it
Tommy won't wear the jacket because he prefers to roll his sleeves up - he's able to do anything, party or just like rough housing with his brothers, or helping out the staff
Wilbur won't wear a tie, or a button up most days, opting for a high-end sweater and loads of jewelry; its just much more his style.
Techno won't wear a vest because it restricts the places he can hid weapons, and he almost never keeps his tie tied.
Tommy trying to walk past Wilbur to leave with and untied tie
“Wait! You know you can’t leave like that, come here.”
Tommy’s groans and slumps over but walks over to Wil anyways
“I’m just gonna untie it halfway through the party, you know i will.”
“Well, I’m not letting my little brother walk a red carpet with an untied tie, you know I won’t”
The second half said in a mocking tone of voice, very clearly mimicking Tommy’s whining
It’s a soft moment, they stand there together, brothers
And as Wilbur’s pat the finished tie, they make eye contact and both of them have undeniably fond looks on their faces, damn they’re brothers n shit
“Thanks Wil.”
It’s quiet, it’s soft, it’s Tommy
“Of course.”
Just as soft, just as quiet, wholly Wilbur
Wilbur clears his throat breaking the soft atmosphere of the room
“Now go, you gremlin. Don’t be late”
Wilbur ruffles Tommy’s hair, careful not to mess it up too much
Tommy rolls his eyes And quickly heads for the door “Bye Wil! Love you! Don’t wait up!” Wilbur quickly yells after him
“Love you too! Don’t do anything stupid!”
“Oh Wil you know I can’t promise that!” Wilbur just rolls his eyes and returns to his book
Yeah Tommy stays away from tobacco I think
Just weed
and I wouldn't be surprised if like hits peoples vapes sometimes, but doesn't smoke cigs
for sure, its stressful
Wilbur smokes cigarettes though
and he can't act out like Tommy can
and Phil loves him..
Techno and Wilbur watching Tommy rebel in the ways they never got to
They feel kinda sad, that they never got to be kids like that, sad that Tommy feels like he has to act out for attention
he gets to do shit
like he gets to be a real teen
the whole, dumb rich 17 year old experience
like yachts, and expensive hotel rooms, and sport cars
And sure they probably wouldn’t have been going to frat parties or crashing brunch places, but they see him with BT
See him have actual friends
And they’re happy for him
But it hurts a bit
And Tommy's hurting too
It's a lot
but its like
even if Phil wasn't shit
its a lot of attention
like everyone is watching them at all times
Techno and Wilbur have to stay refined in the eyes of the press
Tommy gets to put on a show for them
Yeah yeah
Do you know how much a drunk picture of Prince Tommy is worth?
Too much
Some random guy on his first paparazzi job, gets a pic of Tommy, shirt mostly unbuttoned, tie tied around his head, drinking out of a beer bottle, and flipping off the camera while stumbling out of the most expensive hotel in the UK
The guy never has to work again
Purpled son of some billionaire, and Ranboo a literal prince is with him
They are both laughing at him
Tommy swung on a chandelier that night
A picture of that ends up online, some socialites Twitter
The amount of people in her dms for that picture?
Ludicrous
Like just the random pictures from Snapchat stories
Magazines pay thousands
Yeah the amount of double takes people have done going through their friends Snapchat stories like
Just tapping through
“WAIT WAS THAT PRINCE THOMAS????”
So, Dessert Drinks
It’s alcoholic beverages that have like chocolate or gram crackers or maybe candy in them
That are meant to taste like a dessert
So there’s chocolate cake margaritas, or like s’mores drinks
They’re Tommy’s favorite things in the world
Everyone thinks that he’d like the like strong, burning, whiskey esk stuff
But no
He wants the sweetest thing you got
Like he’ll drink straught vodka, but not if he doesn’t have too y’know?
He also like wine strangely enough
The like really expensive wine
Bc it reminds him of Wil
They have it down in the cellar
Techno is the whiskey dude
Or like 1942
Which is just a really bougie tequila
He just likes the shit that burns
Tubbo will drink literally anything
He’ll eat anything too
It definitely comes from the spot that he didn’t have that many choices like Tommy, but he genuinely just likes anything
Which is why Tommy really likes to treat him out to fancy fucking restaurants
One of Tommy’s favorite past times is spoiling his loved one
Fucking loves giving presents n shit
It's his love language
Ranboo doesn’t pay for anything when he’s visiting
Tommy insists on paying
Tommy has millions from the throne, he will use it
Plus he uses his daddy’s card so like, Phil can afford to spend the money
Oh he has one of those black cards doesn’t he
And by he I mean Phil
But you know, Daddy’s card
Black amex all the way
Boujie motherfuckers
Tommy's drunk like persona is different depending on the environment
When its Wilbur and Techno having to deal with Drunk Tommy
He’s like an excitable puppy, he would switch from rowdy to sappy real quick for his brothers
So they’re trying to get a drunk Tommy to bed but Tommy’s 100% clinging to them
Just full of affection
Techno tries to leave to go study and drunk Tommy just looks so fucking sad
Kicked puppy
He’s very much turning on the little brother charm, full scale pouting, whining, nicknames and all
making grabby hands, sitting on thr ground, fluffed up hair, shirt all wrinkled
"Fucking - fine. What are you gonna do without me, hm?"
He’s a god damned puppy and it’s hard to believe this is the same kid who got in a bar fight last week
he hangs off the chandeliers of boogie hotels
he also trashes his friend's rentals
on the other hand, he hugs his brothers
and steals Wilbur's crown
when he wears Will's crown it goes over his eyes
Still does after all these years
He’s grown but Wils head is simply too big
Tommy has his own crown of course
he just doesn't wear it as often as Wilbru does
Wilbur wears his all of the time
Tommy wears his when
A. he's drunk and with friends
B. at formal or royal events
he likes wearing it when he's partying
still thinking about drunk Tommy and his brothers having to deal with him
He makes techno give him a piggy back ride
He can walk fine, he just wants a piggy back ride man
Can you blame him?
They all really miss being little
They miss being able to be kids n shit
when their mother took care of them
and their father did all the king shit
And when Techno would give Tommy piggyback rides in the garden
When Wilbur had all the time in the world to learn how to play guitar
Even if it comes from Tommy getting drunk off his ass they’re glad they can still find the childish joy that they once had y’know?
Techno gives Tommy a piggy back ride to his room, and Tommy steals Wilbur’s crown and they talk and it’s nice
And as everything winds down Wilbur plays his guitar
And it’s so similar to when they were younger man
...
but then,,, Wilbur gets called down for an emergency meeting
and Techno has to make sure the guards are doing their rounds
and Tommy's left all alone in The Prince's Chambers
and people wonder why Tommy likes partying
fills the time, doesn't it?
He wakes up cold and alone and hungover
And he calls Tubbo and they just fucking day drink man
It’s a bad two days
Yeha but basically after this night he and Tubbo get fucking drunk as hell and they don’t come back to the castle for two days
And Tommy is barely sober during those two days
After those type of days happen Tommy always goes completely straightedge for a week
He doenst need to develop an addiction y’know?
Plus the chaos doesn’t have to happen drunk
He’s pretty irrational sober anywyas
half of the parties he's at he's not even drunk
sometimes he'll get high
but he just likes the adrenaline
and just hanging and being fucking assholes with his mates
POV you are an emotionally wrecked prince who is hanging onto this present as proof that your dad knows who you are at least in the slightest and you find out it’s not actually a gift from him but something your mother told him to get you
He didn’t even think twice just called the dealership and asked for the car, didn’t even know which one it was
mmmmm Tommy wrecks Clem that night
It’s not a good night for anyone
Got drunk as hell man
No dd
Car crash
I don’t think Clem is totaled
And Tommy is ok
But she’s scratched and dented and it’s just a representation of how Tommy feels
Something about Clementine being symbolic of hope and the idea that his father knew him
And with that crashing down
Clementine was bound to crash too
Tommy gets out with some bruises and Clementine can be fixed
But it happens on a public street so it’s everywhere
Tommy wrecks Clem
Then fucking goes on a bender
just destroys shit
parties so he doesn't think about it
and then he fucking crashes
Wilbur and Techno and Kristin all know what the car meant to him, what it symbolized to him
So when there’s a headline and a picture of Tommy staring at a wrecked Clem, they don’t know how to feel
maybe he mentioned something about upgrading Clem to Phil, or offhandedly at family dinner
And Phil asks something like “Right and when did you get this one?” Very rudely y’know
And Tommy’s like, it’s the one you got me for my birthday last year, and Phil just says something about how he has to be more specific because he doesn’t even know which one that is
And Tommy feels everything crumble around him and he just tensely says, “never mind...” and goes back to his food
The other three watch the whole exchange like, “fuuuuuuuuuck”
And then as soon as dinners over Tommy’s out the door man
He’s gone
he doesn't take the dogs, which means he's causing damage
He doenst even take Tubbo
they can hear the handler hand Tommy the keys
Tubbo comes to Wil to ask if he knew where Tommy was and that’s when they realize Tommy’s going out to cause real damage
And Tommy’s phone is turned off
They can’t contact him
Tommy gets handcuffed
he won't get arrested, but he'll get brought back in a police car
he fucking like crashed into a poll on purpose
like it was less on purpose and more like he definitely wasn’t not trying to hit something
And then they fucking breathalyzer him and he’s drunk as balls
Straight vodka type night
there's a bottle in the cupholder
He gets out when he wrecks and you just see him dead eyed staring at the scratches on her hood
The dent in her door
The cracks in the windshield
And he just takes a swig of the bottle
He lets the police take the bottle and handcuff him, taking him back to the palace
Clem is towed back too
He doenst care man
this is bigger than party to distract Bc it’s all he’s thinking about even drunk n shit
So I feel like he’s absolutely crushed
he spends like a week or two in a depressive episode won't leave his room, won't talk to his dad
and then he asks his mom "why didn't you tell me?"
and she just purses her lips and and shakes her head
and he's out
he needs to leave
he doesn't need her pity
and he just goes to Purp's and parties
because he just wants to have fun for one night before he learns that everything is a lie
His brothers are there as much as he lets them be
Tubbo too
Ranboo would try to make it over after seeing the headlines
he gets on a jet
and goes as soon as he sees the news
cause Clem was Tommy's baby
He loved that fucking car man
And then
Boom
One dinner is all it took to ruin everything
Phil's just left like "what'd I do?"
Techno is straight faced
Wilbur rolls his eyes at Phil
And Kristin just looks stressed
She’s still staring the the door Tommy all but ran out of
none of them finish dinner, Kristin waves the butlers over to clear the plates
They don’t, and Phil is just so confused and frustrated and he doesn’t know what happened
Top 10 Prince Tommy Headlines: 10. Mourning or Disrespectful: Prince Thomas caught smoking outside grandmother's funeral 9. New Connections? Prince Thomas and Prince Ranboo seen outside Palace walking Royal Dogs 8. Protective Older Brother; Crown Prince William shielding Prince Thomas from cameras while walking down London streets 7. When Will He Stop? Prince Thomas continues his week-long bender 6. Another Frat Party: Prince Thomas found stumbling drunk after rowdy night at The Ritz London 5. Boy Crazy? Prince Thomas and Mystery Boy seen dancing at Crown Prince William's Birthday Ball 4. Is Prince Thomas's Rampage Over? The Prince seen hungover, nursing a coffee at London Branch Costa Coffee 3. Time to stop; Prince Thomas caught doing cocaine at socialites party 2. A good friend - Prince Thomas flew to the United States to help Prince Ranboo with new responsibilities
1. When is enough, enough? Prince Thomas crashes after driving drunk, arrested.
10 Tommy doesn’t smoke cigs so mans was just getting high at his grandmas funeral
he was real close with his granny, it was a sad day
It was because his father said something like “oh, I didn’t know you were coming Tommy”
It was his fucking grandmother Phil
Tommy just puts his sun glasses on, and sits as far away as he can
Number 5, the boy is Tubbo, Tubbo thinks it’s fucking hilarious, Tommy is pissed
Some of those headlines seem like they’re from the car month
Obviously number one is
But then the bender headline
Then the coffee one
And then the Wilbur one
They seem like a series of events
big month for the press
Tommys hungover and he calls Wil asking for him to pick him up
And Wilbur drops everything Bc he’s just glad Tommy’s coming back home
wilbur fucking glares at the cameras
Tommy's used to it
And then the press tries to mob them and Wilbur Almost breaks decorum
Like almost fucking yells at someone who gets too close
and Wilbur never does that
he's so in-line
he never breaks the rules
but goddamn if they take one step closer -
He’s been especially stressed, and all he wants is to get his baby brother home man
He’s been smoking a lot more since the wreck
He just wishes he could make everything better
Tommy relishes in talking to the press
Wilbur will clart someone who gets to close to his baby brother
The press who’s never seen Wilbur as anything other than composed and charming suddenly being faced with a very angry older brother who smells slightly like cigarette smoke
Wilbur in the Pogtopia coat but it’s some designer piece that’s expensive as hell
It’s his smoking coat
And it’s what he picks Tommy up in
So he smells like smoke
And not the tasteful cologne he usually wears in public
just like a dark overcoat
really expensive wool
Wilbur using it to cover them from the cameras
when they were younger, like 16 and 12, Wilbur would hide Tommy
like no one got a picture of Tommy until he was 14 or 15
Kristin really hid the boys when they were kids too
Tommy trying to peak out and make faces at the camera
it was illegal to get pictures of them younger than 10
like immediate blacklist
And also maybe some legal issues
Wilbur pulls Tommy's hood up over Tommy's head
And it’s very older brother of him too, he pulls it over to protect his face but then cinches the strings to be a little shit
Those Wilbur and Tommy brother moments comps exists in the universe too
But it’s just shit like that
Tommy has a great support system
He really does
His brothers love him
His mom loves him
He has two amazing friends and a bunch of other great friends as well
And sometimes he feels like a brat for throwing all these fits over his dad y’know?
Wilbur always tries to like, keep an arm around him when they're doing red carpets
And keeps Tommy sitting next to him at Royal events
but also like, steals food off his plate
and ruffles his hair
Tommy whispers the fucking worst jokes about the dignitaries and nobles and Wilbur has to keep a straight face
god thats tommys favorite thing to do
he tries so hard to get Wilbur to laugh and lose his shit
The fucking big boobs bit
But it’s Tommy whispering it to Wilbur completely out of context and randomly at a gala
ALSO
THE WHOLE EXTENDED FAMILY BULLSHIT
TOMMY HATES IT
LIKE WHO THE FUCK IS THIS LIKE AUNT TO HIM?
HE DOESNT KNOW HER
But Royal Families are always big on that shiit
They try to hug him n shit
And Tommy depending on how Brave n shit he’s feeling (how fed up he is) will either politely excuse himself or straight up say no and step back with a glare
he's honestly uncomfortable around the strangers
who say they're family
like he's too sober for this
He needs a god damned drink
But he’s in a vest and a nice tie and his crown is sat proper on his head
And he can’t have a drink
god he's like a little doll, he plays by Phil's rules
the crown comes on and he's the proper prince
He fucking hates it
he sips on Wilbur's wine, and does the whole "tequila for water" thing sometimes
Flask in his sleeve
Techno catches him with the flask once and is just impressed
god is that a look on Techno's face
He sees Tommy slip it from his sleeve and somehow sleight off hand take a drink
And it’s just a raised eyebrow and a head nod that says
Good for you
Bc techno also needs a drink during these events
Sometimes Tommy will spike his and Techno's drinks
as Wilbur regally sips on wine
Wilbur fucking also secretly wishing he had a flask during the drier events
Wine drink just isn’t enough sometimes
Wilbur puts on his best face
and pretends he wants to be there
and gives out a warm smile, and raises a glass
god he fucking hates it sometimes
and sometimes he loves it
but man, does he hate it sometimes
Tommy complains and Phil makes a passive aggressive comment about how
“Oh but don’t you love parties Tommy.”
Wilbur sits between them
The table goes
Techno Kristin Phil Wilbur Tommy
Tommy just sneaks another sip of the flask
he doesn't have time to deal with his dads shit
Slumps back in the seat
He probably wouldn’t even try to hide it after that
Not like Phil is actually looking at him
He can let the press have it
He doenst care
just like leaves the flask next to him
under teh table
and jsut takes large swigs from it
Tommy maybe having a group of his friends crash one of the stuffy events
Not an important one
So fucking dedication ceremony to some inane building
He just invites a wild group of socialites
It’s nice
It’s not as wild as a normal Tommy Innit party
But it’s not a stuffy fucking boring ass royal meeting
they just bring some fucking whiskey into the back room and chat shit
Tommy fucking has a group of friends crash this gathering
It’s not wild
But it’s not stuffy
It’s nice
Tommy even drags Wilbur back for at least a little
and that takes a whole lot of work
It really does, Wilbur isn’t even a little tipsy off the wine, and Phil been by him the whole time and it’s just been hell, he can’t get wiobur away from the “socializing” hes doing
but when Wilbur is a bit tipsy he just becomes more charasmatic
truly a king
Less someone putting on a mask for their father
A little bit more authentic
he's a natural, sipping wine with one hand, and shaking hands with the other, crown propped beautifully on his head, million dollar suits hanging off his frame
It’s nice to see his brother in his element
its a bit sad
but its nice
A little yeah, Wilbur’s
Wilbur’s leaving him, not really but
Wilbur being king is-
It’s going to be hard
Different
More than it is already
Wilbur will always love him
But eventually he’ll be too busy for Tommy
Just like Phil is
And it hurts
But that thought is what makes Tommy take a drink of his flask and drag Wilbur to the back room
Wilbur doesn’t have to forget him yet
Tommy looks real regal too
Wilbur wishes that Tommy could see what he sees
But he knows that Tommy’s self worth issues would take more than a nice hug and some warm words to fix
Tommy looks regal, and the gold crown really fits with the whole golden boy aesthetic
and he laughs, and makes conversation with everyome
and everyone eases up around him
Wilbur wishes that Tommy saw what he sees
also
Tommy and Ranboo's texts have been leaked once
Wow so many dog pictures dude
but also
:sparkles:state secrets:sparkles:
That was hell to clean up
it fucking was
it used petnames (which the public is never supposed to know about the nickanmes of royals fun fact)
and said shit about Phil
and detailed Fundy's illness which isn't public
and talked about meetings that Wilbur forced Tommy to attend
Tommy was terrified
Ranboo too
He was so scared someone would be angry at him for it
He doesn’t think he could handle be yelled at for this thing that wasn’t even his fault
like of course he could've not said it over text
but one of his best friends lives an ocean away
and his life is just all about secrets
dont make this something too
:sparkles: hackers :sparkles:
if someone god a hold of Tommy's IP, or Phone, or Phone number
or
dms
they could be using instagram, twitter, or snapchat to have some of these converstaions
dms can get leaked real easily
Mmmm you ever think about Crime Bous
Because all I can think about is when Wilbur does get out of the house, and just like every event they go to
Tommy isn’t a fucking party boy then, he’s just Prince Thomas, Crown Prince William’s baby brother
And they always get photographed and shit
But they have a great time
They’re always smiling when they’re together
Sans Wilbur being a really protective older brother, and when their grandmother died
It’s nice to just go get lunch together at that one specific cafe they’ve been going to for years
Or just walk the dogs together
Just hang out and be brothers
They sit at the same table every time, and Tommy has gotten a Raspberry Lemonade since he was 8
When they walk the dogs, Wilbur holds Walter and Tommy holds Betty
Sunglasses on, big wool overcoats, and pants that were sewn just for them
And they’re seen walking out on the streets during big events a lot too
To like take a breather
Tommy has made a habit of allowing the press to ask him questions whenever they find him
Wilbur on the other hand always knows exactly what to say to press that come up to them
He always shoos them off with a polite “we won’t be answering any question right now thank you” and a blinding smile
And Tommy’s making a face at the press from over his shoulder
Either like sticking his tongue out or making some sort of face at Wilbur
As he gets older, he stops doing it as much because it gets a bit tiring, everything is tiring
But he does it every once in a while, usually a sharp grin over Wilbur’s shoulder accompanied by a middle finger
when like press sees that Wilbur smokes like a lot
hm
big thin
and I feel like Wilbur would straight up be like "its not a big deal, its completely legal"
and hes like smoking 8 cigs a day, but its fine
He doesn’t have an issue
It’s just a little stress relief
King at 21 is a lot to handle
and maybe the stress is so much that it becomes a problem
but hey its his relief
its legal
he's fine
That’s Wilbur’s mantra most of the time
he falls asleep in Tommys bed a lot, waiting for the teen to come home
wilbur does
he finishes a pack, and sighs, rubbing his eyes
The empire is on the brink of war, it always is
He looks in Tommy's room, its empty
And he sits on the bed, waiting
10 minutes later he's asleep
The sheets don’t smell like Wilbur, and Wil thinks that’s what makes it’s so comforting
They don’t stink of nicotine or Wilbur cologne
The smell like Tommy
and while that smell like expensive booze, and coconut shampoo
its perfect
and the dogs are in Tommy's room too
he's a little less alone
Betty is the cuddler
She’ll come up and sleep next to Wil
but she wont do it to just anyone
its a bond, its trust
its the fact that Tommy likes Wilbur
she growls at Phil
she nudges at Kristin, LOVES kristin
anyways
its lonely and sad
because Tommy usually doesnt come back
Tommy snakes back in early in the morning and tucks Wilbur in
Though most times Wilbur falls asleep in Tommys bed
Uncovered
Completely dressed
He’s lucky bettys fur is sleek otherwise his very expensive clothes would be covered
I think Wilbur more often then not will wake up with Tommy in his arms, and that makes him very happy
like, Tommy comes it at 5am, and just snuggles next to Wilbur
It’s makes Tommy sad to know his brother is waiting up for him to never come
But at the same time he’s always so happy to see him when he gets home
I imagine sometimes butlers come to get Wilbur for work, and Tommy makes them leave so that Wilbur can sleep in "Hello your highness, we came to fetch King Wilbur for his morning briefing" "He's sleeping." "Well, I can see that Your Highness -" "So let him sleep." "Prince Thomas -" "Let. Him. Sleep. Okay?" "Yes, Your Highness."
I've decided that Tommy is the big spoon
in these vulranable moments, when Wilbur is weak, Tommy kind of holds him
like obviously there are a lot of tims, where Wilbur wants to hold his baby brother
however, Tommy kind of holds Wilbur, like wraps himself around Wilbur, and puts Wilbur's head in the crook of his neck
this happens when Tommy comes home to find Wilbur in his bed
either this, or Tommy curls into a ball and rests his head against wilburs chest
Tommy has daddy issues
Wilbur has the weiht of the world
Techno has ptsd
Phil: fuck you my kids are completely fine!
Wilbur’s nicotine addiction
Tommys abandonment issues
Technos fucking PTSD
Once, when the empires war was getting really, really bad, and Wilbur had to decide life or death shit
He smoked a whole pack in a day
And then just kept going
His hands wouldn’t stop shaking
why wouldn't they stop fucking shaking
Tommy stopped partying that week, he isn’t ignorant, nor a fucking dick
He was Wilbur’s right hand for as long as he needed him
Despite how badly he wanted to party until he could see straight
His brother needed him
His king needed him
And he will gladly serve Wilbur as long as he would have him
He stood right behind Wilbur
Every decision
He was right behind him
Even if it meant constant decorum and constant royal dress, Tommy was there
And that was a grounding fact
If Tommy hadn’t been there Wilbur thinks he may have lost it that week
Sometimes the only thing that kept Wilbur’s hands from shaking terribly was holding Tommy’s hands
When the advisors and court had left
Tommy would take Wilbur hands and make him do breathing exercises
Wilbur wasn’t allowed to look anywhere other than Tommy’s eyes
They would get through this
Together
They would, Tommy would make sure of it
Tommy in the room also made everyone a bit nervous and loosen up around Wilbur though
Because sometimes they act like they can boss Will around
And Tommy is stone faced, and has the media wrapped around his finger
The court knows that all it would take is one “scandalous statement” from Prince Thomas to end their careers
Wilbur could fire them, but he’s stressed
Any other day, he’s a fucking FORCE to recon with
But Tommy? He’s here to ensure the best or their careers would end
And you know that Tommy has at least 3 sources in the biggest news outlets in the empire
He could get ANYTHING out there
Wilbur’s throne is the biggest in the middle
Two thrones smaller aside him
Within the like office / study / planning room
Tommy's hasn't been used until just then
Tommy finds it quite uncomfy
But he can deal
Also Tommy drops the nicknames for the week or so
No “Big Man”
It was “Will” and “William”
Your Majesty at one or two points
But that felt a little too formal for both of them
Too alienating
Tommy learned a whole fucking lot of fucking politics that week
Not that he didnt listen in his lessons it’s just that
Well
He can’t not listen if he’s not there
It’s different IRL too
Seeing all the decisions
It’s terrifying
And he’s exhausted
Dressing nicely and talking for 12 hours a day about politics
And life / death decisions
So many cuddles dude
Just permanently cuddling if they’re not presently working or “coping”
And I think
That although Wilbur is the one who’s going through it
When they cuddle, Wilbur likes to hold Tommy
Just in the sense that Tommy’s here and safe
In the midst of all the death around Wilbur
He needs to know that his person, his kid is alright
Plus having this one thing this one routine helps him feel a little on control during this out of hand time
:sparkles: Prince Tommy PR leak :sparkles:
I talked about how Tommy was close to his grandmother
and how he was smoking outside of her funeral
maybe it was during that time in his life
really dark place in his mind
smoked and drank every day
Wilbur smoked a lot during that time yet
they probably drank together a few times
like straight up vodka
Just they’re so young and so tired
and so its like, pictures of Wilbur and Tommy (and just Tommy) drinking in the parlor, and in the like, bar area of their private living area, dark eye bags, red eyes, just straight from the bottle
Both of their ties were undone, no jackets, sleeves rolled up to their elbows, Wilbur's top 3 buttons are undone, they're both like manspreading
like they're just at their lowest, particularly Tommy, but Wilbur was having an adjacent bad time
Tommy's hair is a fuckin' mess
HOWEVER, they're both still clean shaven, neither of their shorts or trousers are wrinkled or stained
They may be going through it, but the royal image waits for no one
How does the castle react? Immediate lock down.
Interrogations or some shit
none of the princes are allowed to leave
they have to do clean up
they write scripts essentially for Tommy and Wilbur to adress the press
they need to send out a memo that they don't agree with underage drinking
its all structured, scripted, and written by advisors (and their father)
major damage control
which is just not what Tommy needs right now, because he's like trying to work through his grief
and Wilbur has a fucking fight with his father about that
Phil does not care
They fucked up
Someone else fucked up
And now they’re going to be big boys and fix it Like Phil's going to Tommy's room to get him to look over what his quick press tour and Wilbur jsut stops him in front of the door "He's fucking grieving - Let him have a moment will you? Don't you know how close he was with Gran?" "You messed up. He messed up. Now you're gonna be big boys and fix it." “You’re horrible sometimes you know that?” “I am your father” “Then act like it, your majesty”
meanwhile Tommy: in bed, hasn't slept, major depressive spiral, cuddling Betty, Walter standing guard at his door, holding onto a blanket that his grandmother gave him
just - can't even cry anymore
just empty
Literally just despondent
Staring at the ceiling as Betty noses his face
like good luck getting to get up, let alone read shit
He hasn’t showered in days
He is very much not presentable
like it's only been a week or two since his grandmother's death
and he still is processing
He is no where near done grieving
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Pairing: Bucky Barnes x Female Reader Warning(s): fluff, awkward Bucky, vet appointment stuff, Alpine Request: Babes if you're lowkey taking requests can I lowkey make one? 👉🏼👈🏼🥺💕 something flirty and cute and maybe a lil spicy with Bucky and vet!reader where something's going on with Alpine? Not self indulgent at all 😻💖 Notes: This was the first thing I’ve written in months and it felt damn good. Funny story, I actually almost went to school to be a vet tech + shadowed a vet for two weeks and got to see some wickedly cool things.
This was a bit self-indulgent on my part because I had a cat who passed away some years ago because of struvite stones and I wished he had a happier ending like Alpine so I thought why not 🤷‍♀️💖
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There’s nothing Bucky hates more than the stringent smell of industrial cleaners and clinical white walls - too many associations and shades of memory long laid to rest - except for when something’s going on with Alpine. The Turkish Angora was fine up until a few days ago when he started to hide away and sleep all day.
That wasn’t too concerning at first...
But then came the pained little noises, the frantic running back and forth from the litter box, the excessive grooming. The pit that started forming low in his belly grew, his instincts screaming at him that something was wrong, very wrong, with his little buddy. 
Bucky wasn’t about to fuck around and set up an appointment with the first vet office he could find that had a same-day opening. And now he’s trying not to fall apart at the seams while he waits for the docs to do their magic and tell him what the hell’s going on with his cat and what he has to do to fix it.
The vet tech collected Alpine a bit ago and every minute stretches into years, the cat’s pitiful meow echoing in his ears and those betrayed eyes burned onto the backs of his eyelids.
I know, Bub, I’m sorry but they gotta figure out what’s going on. It’ll be okay, they’ll take care of you. 
His ass went numb from the plastic chair ages ago, his leg jiggling up and down at a rapid pace as he chews on his thumbnail and waits.
And waits.
And waits.
God, he knows these things take time but he’d rather be back at home, curled up on the couch with Alpine pigging out on breakfast food and watching space documentaries. 
How much longer-
“Alright, Mr. Barnes?”
The heavy door swings open with a click, a kind, professional voice preceding a pair of sensible shoes as the vet steps into the room with a clipboard cradled against her chest. His eyes snap up, skipping over her completely to look at the tech holding his cat who looks absolutely miserable. 
She introduces herself but he’s not paying attention. He’s not meaning to be rude but all his focus narrows in on that white little face, the knot in his chest unfurling at the little mew.
He smiles, his eyes crinkling around the edges as he breathes, “Hey there, Little Buddy.” 
The vet doesn’t push, in fact, she seems a little enamored with how much he melts at the sight of his pet. Her own lips quirk up into a soft smile while she stands off to the side patiently as Alpine’s set down on the metal table.
Bucky gets in a few good scritches under his chin, the beginnings of a purr just starting to vibrate his hand when the vet clears her throat delicately. 
He clears his throat, heat burrowing into the apples of his cheeks. “Shi - uh, ‘m sorry.” A hand scrubs over the back of his neck. “I’m just - uh - y’know...” 
Her laugh trickles down his spine like warm rain, the sound effectively drawing his attention away from the cat rubbing up against his side. He gets his first look at her and oh.
A bare face and a no-nonsense hairstyle greet him, her scrubs and white coat adding to the overall doctor vibe but she’s still breathtaking. The natural beauty in the curves of her face, the slant of her brows, the sparkle of her eyes.
He feels like he got sucker-punched in the chest, his heart giving a sudden throb that has him coughing like an idiot as he scrambles to not look like such a jackass.
“So,” he clears his throat, scratching at the stubble along his jaw, “What’s - what’s wrong with him?” 
Glancing down at Alpine’s chart, she hums and writes a note before glancing back up with a reassuring smile. “Nothing that can’t be managed with a special diet and watching his water intake.”
It’s like the weight of the world disappears from his shoulders, his broad frame practically heaving with his sigh of relief. “Oh thank fucking- ahem, ‘scuse me - thank god.” 
Her chuckle and sly smile have him blushing from the roots of his hair to the collar of his shirt, his stomach squirming in discomfort. Old habits are hard to break, especially ones his momma taught him with a box to the ear.
“You’re allowed to swear, Mr. Barnes,” she says, reaching down to run her fingers through snow-white fur. “We’re all adults here.” 
“No, no, I know...” 
“Hm, anyway, his blood work came back and everything looks fine which is a good thing.” 
And it’s back to business like that, any hint of personality hidden behind cool professionalism that Bucky thinks even Tasha would admire. Except for the playful gleam in her eyes as she sneaks peeks at him while going over everything they did and what they found. 
“Struvite crystals are quite common in cats at low levels, especially males because their tract is longer and narrower.” She pauses, flipping to a new page. “Depending on the severity, they can clump together in the urinary tract and actually form stones. That’s where the true problem lies because get one large enough, and it can cause a blockage.”
He’s listening with rapt attention, soaking in the knowledge she’s imparting to him all the while, petting Alpine who keeps nuzzling him and making little sounds. Honestly, he could listen to her talk for hours even if he didn’t understand a goddamn thing. 
She’s so animated when she speaks, holds eye contact and makes sure he understands everything without making him feel like an idiot. He’s had so many doctors who talked at him rather than with him, staring through him without seeing, more interested in the paycheck rather than their patients.
But not her, she cares.
Deeply.
He can see it all over her face and it’s utterly enchanting. He’d be lying if he said he wasn’t a little enamored, charmed.
Turning the tablet towards him, she shifts closer and a waft of whatever perfume she’s wearing tickles his nose as she explains what the x-ray of Alpine’s abdomen found.
“These are the stones but thankfully they’re relatively small,” she points to several hazy white ovals starkly visible on the radiograph, “We caught them in time before they became a really big problem.” 
Shit, she smells so good...
 “Now, we’ll send you home with a special diet and see how he does. Also, make sure to up his fluid intake as much as you can. The food can take several months to start dissolving the crystals so we’ll have to do everything we can to help. Sound good?”
Bucky hasn’t pulled his eyes away from her face once this entire time, and how fucking creepy is that?
Quickly looking down at Alpine, embarrassment gnawing at his belly, he nods and wishes for the first time since he cut his hair that he hadn’t so he’d at least have a passing chance at hiding the blush burning its way across his face. 
“Yeah,” he says, picking up the ball of white fluff to hold against his chest, a makeshift shield. “Is there anything else I should do?” 
“No.” She smiles, writing another note and tapping away at the tablet next to her. “I do want to see him again in about a month for a check-up.”
Fuck, he doesn’t want to leave so soon.
The irony isn’t lost on him either.
How does he make this last longer? What can he do? If Sam was here right now, he’d be kicking him in the ass and bitching at him to ask for her number already, Ice Pick.
The clack of the chart being set down rings through the room, bouncing off the walls and sounding so fucking final that he starts to panic. 
Oh shit, oh shit, oh shit. 
She’s already halfway to the door when she asks, “Do you have any questions?”
The word vomit spring from him, unbidden and sudden without any thought, more forward than he’s been with a woman in years.
“Can I have your number?”
As soon as the question leaves his lips, he curses, cringes and wishes he could snatch the very words from the air itself.
Great, I just hit on my vet.
No amount of backpedaling can salvage this but goddamn it if Bucky doesn’t try, stuttering out some half-assed excuse about wanting it just in case he thinks of something later.
When he glances up, he wishes he hadn’t. The vet tech is in near tears in the corner, biting her lips so hard he wouldn’t be surprised if they started to bleed.
But it’s the absolute surprised bafflement on the woman he just inappropriately hit on that does him in, makes him about ready to burn all forms of identification and run for the hills. 
Her brows nearly reach her hairline, her mouth slack, eyes startled. She gets ahold of herself before he does, and he barely stops himself from slapping a hand over his face.
Right when he’s thinking there’s no way he’s going to be able to show his face in the office again, her expression softens with gentle amusement and her lips twitch. 
Struck dumb, he can only watch as she writes something down on a slip of paper before handing it over to him. He barely believes the string of numbers and the cheeky little call me anytime :).
The wink she sends his way is there and gone, so fast he almost believes he imagined it. 
“For emergencies only,” she says, slyly. “Of course.”
“Of course,” he agrees, almost tripping over the cat carrier as he hurries to stuff Alpine back in. “Of course, thank you. I...appreciate it.” 
“Anytime, Mr. Barnes.” 
Bucky leaves the room in a stupor, the world sharply shifted to the left as he heads to the front desk to make the follow-up appointment, but not before hearing the whispered, “Girl, you’re lucky. He’s fine!” and the “He is, isn’t he?”. 
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