#I stopped watching it after the second episode 💀

[arrows-bullshit]

Just picked severance back up and OH MY GOD ARE THESE OLD MEN GAY.

[cheesecakeluvrs]

Some contrasts between the dance scenes in episode 1 and 5

Firstly, I just thought the dancing that Rogue was watching in the first episode was a little similar to the one her and Erik were doing. Showing that she got what she was looking for but it wasn’t what she thought it was going to be like

Next just simply the kissing between the same people. Rogue was just doing exactly what she dreamed to do

And at both parts the guy tightens his hand around Rogue but with Remy she went in to hold his hand and he tightened his around hers but with Erik she pulled her hand away but he caught it and tightened his hand around. AGAHAGG this shows so much about Rogues emotions and feelings after the dance. She got everything she wanted, everything she had been wishing for but she wasn’t even happy because she wasn’t doing it with someone she loves. Plus how they hold Rogue’s hand shows the relationship between them. Remy is letting her in but isn’t forcing anything and will let her go if she wants to go. While with Erik she tries to pull away and he is almost desperate to keep her near and isn’t ready to accept her leaving even if he has to be a little forceful. Also I don’t care what anyone says there is a lot of manipulation in Magneto and Rogues relationship, first, in their first meeting he was literally manipulating Rogue along with Mystique and second, him going on about how them marrying will be for the “better of Genosha” is a little too forceful and manipulative for me like stop putting all that pressure on my girl, she don’t want you. TOO BAD THEY BOTH MIGHT BE DEAD 💀

[stvrpst]

It’s still crazy to me how some people really think Buck actually wanted Tommy’s attention and not Eddies when Buck literally came out of his mouth and admitted to trying to gets Eddies attention before he even lied straight through his teeth claiming he was trying to get Tommy’s.

And then people are like “He wanted both” ??? Look, I’m not gonna even sit here and say that Buck didn’t at least have an ounce of interest in Tommy, because if he didn’t, he wouldn’t have showed up to see Tommy in the first place.

However, it's pretty clear that Buck only ever tried to get close to Eddie during that entire episode. There was not a single instance where Buck attempted to get Tommy's attention. Had he genuinely desired both, he would have exerted himself to get them both, but he did not.

That's the the exact reason why tommy goes "my attention?" At the end of 7x04 because Buck literally was only pursuing for Eddies and even Tommy clocked that himself.

Like, the whole reason why the situation bothered Buck so much was because Tommy had gotten so close and left an impression in Eddie and Christopher’s lives in such a short span of time. So Buck felt fucking threatened because he has never seen anyone be as close to Eddie and Chris besides himself.

And that’s the exact reason why in 7x04, when he goes to vent to Maddie, he is seen grilling the fuck out of Tommy instead of showing genuine interest. If you have a genuine crush, I guarantee you, you don’t go and talk shit about them to your sister💀

“Eddie just met the guy like, two weeks ago, and Christopher thinks he’s so cool”

“try telling Christopher that, he likes Tommy because he does the controls. I was like Chris, it’s not a video game”

“Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t think you lie to a child just to ingratiate yourself.”

“Well Chris wouldn’t stop talking about him.”

It amazes me how many people watch that scene and still think Buck really likes Tommy.

I also wanted to bring up the prospect that Tommy may not genuinely be interested in Buck, as evidenced by his lack of interest in him while they are together. If he was, he would have taken action from the start. Tommy did not demonstrate any desire in liking buck or initiating a relationship with Buck at any point in the show but towards the end after Buck claimed he wanted Tommys attention. Which by the way, is a weird way to go about things.

If he wanted to, he would have. Tommy is a pretty confident guy, as the show has already shown, so asking out buck is light work for him, yet he made no attempt to ask Buck out. And take note of the fact that until Buck claimed he was attempting to catch Tommy's attention, Tommy never expressed a liking for Buck or made any moves.

Another thing I've noticed is that Tommy has stated his jealousy and envy of the 118s dynamics at least 2-3 times. If anything, Tommy started something with Buck because being with someone from the 118 would allow him to experience some of the family dynamics there, but I digress.

Returning to my original argument, this conversation between Buck and Maddie reveals in astounding detail why Maddie was taken aback when she learned that Buck was going on a date with Tommy. Maddie surmised that Buck was envious of Tommy rather than the other way around because his entire earlier outburst simply demonstrated his desire for Eddie. That's the reason she goes

"Eddies friend?!" Like, oh. You went on a date with Eddies friend and not Eddie?? you went on a date with the person you were so obviously bothered and threatened by because they were getting too close with Eddie?

Which gets me to my second point: when Maddie says, "Okay. I don't think you are a fraud. I just think you aren't sure about your own feelings yet, and if there's anything you need to tell Eddie, you will, in your own time." I reckon many people failed to take a step back and ask themselves why Buck felt like a fraud. Because, of course, we'd all think of the obvious reasons like 'oh, it's because he acted like an idiot' or 'oh, it's because he lied,' but this is Eddie we're talking about.

Because, in all honesty, Buck is aware that Eddie has no issues with queer people in general. He even had a brief friendship with Josh, who is gay, and is close to Hen, a lesbian. Though a little hesitant, Buck also had no trouble confessing that he liked a guy with Maddie; in fact, after making out with Tommy, he even strolled his ass into a room full of people with soot on his face.

In reality, Buck wasn't really "afraid" of people finding out. But with Eddie, things were very different. When it came to Eddie, he felt like a phony. Tommy was hardly acknowledged at all, and Tommy's feelings over his impetuous response were not even taken into account. Only Eddies.

People will say we "missed the plot" or that we’re "delusional", like no girl, this is the plot😭 The plot is that Buck clearly has feelings for Eddie, and the writers demonstrated this in 7x04 by using Buck's jealousy to highlight it, but buck being buck, he ends up mistaking these feelings for someone else.

They lead us on purpose, but not without providing a few hints for those with media literacy. There's a reason Buck and Tommy's entire buildup revolved around Eddie.

The plot isn't 'well, Buck was envious throughout 7x04, but we didn't know who he was jealous of; turns out he liked Tommy! That's a plot twist! No, Buck was jealous in 7x04, and we know exactly who he was jealous of, but the show purposefully led us astray and had him end up with the opposite person because they're doing the 'I'm in love with my best friend but don't know it' trope for Buck and possibly 'unrequited love but not actually unrequited love' for Eddie in season 8.

[emilicious0]

okay, so, im finding myself more and more attracted to Valentino. I mean im starting to simp 😵‍💫💀

so i'd love to see some gen sfw (and nsfw if you can but dont have to)

Maybe he started to like one of his workers or something (fem if possible but gn is fine)

He could like, work her with clients less and stuff, less videos, maybe less drugs 💀 anyway imma hop off now 😩

f!reader x valentino sfw and nsfw headcanons

TW: VALENTINO, abusive behavior, mdni

SFW

□ he really thinks he treats all of his workers good, which is kinda true (I strongly headcanon that v's may be a band of psychos, but they appreciate hard work and always offer good salaries)

□ you get a good amount of money and thats the reason you work so good as his assistant

□ he notices the hard work and slowly starts to treat you more like a friend (in his own way, like slapping your butt or whistling whenever you are passing by)

□ that behavior lasts for some time, until he sees you on your day off in a club with some other demon (who was your friend)

□ the two of you seem close and youre hugging each other, which made valentino see red

□ he was ready to jump inside and kill the bitch who dared to touch you, but vox called in asking him to be immeadiatly back in their tower for a meeting

□ after that valentino realises his feelings for you

□ the butt-slapping, cat-calling didnt stop and only became worse

□ he would call you nicknames now, the most used one is "baby"

□ you would get a lot more money than anyone else

□ also loves when you praise him

□ a drama queen, who loves when you take care of him (buying ice cream)

□ would try to trick you into making a deal with him (but he would eventually give up on that idea, since he wants you, to want him too)

□ actually tells you everyday how he loves you, or how beautiful you are, only to yell at you next moment for not loving him back

□ he would come to you drunk crying and you have to take him to bed and tuck him in

□ if you accept his feelings and you become a couple, he immediately fires you

□ becomes your sugar daddy, who asks for every second of your time in return

□ carries you around like a treasure, showing you off to everyone

□ gives you small gifts everyday, and not so small gifts too

□ he is the type to forget about the anniversary, but feel bad about it later

□ despite him being still physically active with his workers and vox, he is romantically absolutely yours

□ he has hard time listening for your problems, but he comforts you wrapping his wings around you and kissing you

□ he has hard times understanding a lot of things about your problems (hard for him to be there for you), but he tries to do it in his own way (physical affection)

□ valentino has his episodes when he bursts and shouts at you and everything, apologizing afterwards, but they will happen again

□ kinda enjoys scaring you, but with you it's never about physical abuse, more like teasing

□ sleeps more calmly next to you

□ doesn't allow you to leave him (it will crash him in every possible way if you do, resulting him to become obsessive and start stalking you)

NSFW

□ has any possible kink in existence

□ inpatient, rough

□ loves edging, into degrading (loves to degrade and wants to degrade you)

□ public sex is his favorite one (as well as group one)

□ roleplays with you a lot of his crazy scenarios

□ makes you watch him fuck with others (doesn't let you do the same)

□ but your sessions with him are super private bc they are different

□ switch (hard dom/top, soft sub/bottom)

□ loves seeing you on your knees for him

□ seeing you cry is his favorite turn on

□ threesome with vox✌️

[hellishdeer]

Live reactions and ramblings about the the first four episodes of Hazbin Hotel

Warnings: SPOILERS!!! Incoherent, unfiltered thoughts, I wrote them as I was watching. Most of them are in chronological order, but not all

EPISODE 1:

The origin story of Hell is a cool take on the original tale of Adam and Eve and the animation style is very pretty too (also biblically accurate angels 👀)

Adam is just the ultimate douche, fucking great

NIFTY ZONING OUT WHILE SHE IS BEING FILMED, WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT-

Really interesting and fun that Alastor straight up REFUSES to be captured in digital media, distorting it and facing the other way during the commercial

EPISODE 2:

SIR PENTIOUS!!!!

Loved whenever Vox got real close to the screen, it looked like your TV was his face, adored that shit 👌Also the way his voice distorted whenever he was pissed

Alastor went missing around the same time as Lilith... I'm sure that is not going to be at all plot relevant..

STAYED GONE. Vox's part sung/spoken like a TV news anchor, Alastor breaking the fourth wall, the varieties of error screens Vox displayed, and THE BLACKOUT. THAT PART GAVE ME SERIOUS CHILLS Love you Alastor but you're scaring me a little

SIR PENTIOUS PLAYING ALONG WITH CHARLIE AND ACTUALLY ENJOYING HIMSELF AT THE HOTEL I'M SOBBING

"You like me. You actually like me!" 😭❤️

The voice messages Valentino sent were fucking vile, fuck him. I'm now rooting for Angel Dust more than ever before..

Sir Pentious finally has canon hypnosis powers!!

Vox, you're cool and all BUT YOU JUST TOLD SIR PENTIOUS TO KILL HIMSELF WHAT THE FUCK NEVER GO NEAR HIM EVER AGAIN OR I SWEAR-

"Just make it quick, I guess. Not that I deserve it.." VIOLENTLY ILL.

SORRY IS WHERE IT STARTS. Just.. *sobs* Charlie is so fucking sweet, I can't wait for their friendship to grow

EPISODE 3:

"Hello purple female!" PLEASE 💀

The scene where Alastor was eating is a reference o to one Viv's older speedpaints (more specifically this one)

"Are those your ears or your hair? I can't tell!" Egg Bois asking the real questions here-

ZESTIEL. He looks so cool and I love the way he speaks, hopefully were going to see more of him!

"Oh, look! There's Frank!" "...We have names?" PFFFTT-

"If I can't help you, what's the point of me?" 😭😭😭

CARMILLA'S SINGING VOICE BLEW ME AWAY HOLY SHIT-

Vaggie's singing voice being hilariously different to her speaking one

Carmilla implying in her song that she killed the angel to protect her daughters I-😭 That, and she doesn't want the rest of hell to start a war they can't win, she is a protector. She's definitely one of my new favorites.

As Zestiel said, Alastor is unpredictable and his motivations are hard to read, I love how he is written in a way you geniunely can't guess his real motivations you go you sinister deer fellow

SIR PENTIOUS AND HIS MATCHING PYJAMAS WITH THE EGG BOIS AND ALL OF THE SNUGGLING TOGETHER IN HIS COZY ROUND BED- *starts to froth at the mouth*

EPISODE 4:

Nifty just laying there kicking her feet while watching p*rn 😭

SIR PENTIOUS BLUSHING AND COVERING HIS FACE WITH HIS HOOD PLEASE-

Is Pentious seriously so lonely that he watches people sleep...stop making me sad

Angel Dust having the most fire wardrobe 💅

TRAVIS IS THE FUCKING DIRECTOR-

Angel Dust's face when he heard Valentino speaking :(

VALENTINO GET YOUR HANDS OFF OF CHARLIE RIGHT NOW.

VALENTINO'S COAT IS ACTUALLY HIS WINGS?!?! That's a very cool design actually

THE DRESSING ROOM IS FUCKING DISGUSTING, IT'S FINE IF YOU LIKE VALENTINO AS A VILLIAN, BUT IF YOU ACTUALLY STAN HIM AFTER THIS I SWEAR-

The contract being signed as "Anthony" :(((

"I'll get her to leave, just don't hurt her." *cries*

Charlie being ready kick Valentinos ass the SECOND she saw Angel's state LET'S GOOOO

Poison is just.. So beautifully animated, but so very disturbing at the same time.. FUCK. VALENTINO.

THE DOTS UNDER ANGEL'S EYES WERE JUST MORE EYES THIS ENTIRE TIME?!? I'm such a dumbass

Throwing cards as a weapon :O

HUSK USED TO BE AN OVERLORD EXCUSE ME?!?!

"If I get broken enough.. I won't be his favorite toy anymore.. And he'll let me go.." CRYING SOBBING THROWING UP

You're a Loser Baby is fucking pretty and adorable! I finally I see the appeal in Huskerdust 🥹❤️

EXPLODING DICE WOOO!

Just now realized Alastor didn't show up once during this episode.. Wonder what he getting up to 🤔

[autisticlancemcclain]

my friend @beloveddawn-blog helpfully sent me a list of questions to help me get my creative juices flowing in this massive bout of writing struggles i got going on. ily mwah.

1. Do you prefer in-denial Lance or pining Lance? How about Keith?

basic cop-out answer but it changes from fic to fic. in a more comedic fic, i like to go for lance who is both pining AND in-denial, aka he knows he’s in love and is mad at it, or i like to make keith like so painfully oblivious to lances blatant PLEASE DATE MEs that it’s funny. generally tho i go for gooey whipped mutual pining.

2. Do you prefer Keith to be baffled by Lance's flirting or just baffled Lance is flirting with him?

baffled that lance is flirting with him. the I Do Not Deserve To Be Loved -complex is my favourite complex to give keith bc i have problems and he’s just so easy to blorbo

3. What's your favourite episode and why?

i’m gonna be so real with you voltron was so bad that once i finished s6 at like 15 yrs old i vowed never to watch it again 💀💀 six years later this vow holds true. however i remember liking the first episode, the mermaid episode, the space mall episode, and the episode where keith chases lotor in the black lion and lance is like dude you fucked up. dumbass. but he’s very obviously fond and he’s THERE and they’re gonna fix it together and that is the first time keith realises that lance fully and completely has his back. that is the moment he fell in love to me

4. What's your favourite character beat and why?

i don’t know what a character beat is BUT i am a lance stan as you may have guessed. interestingly, i used to watch voltron with my siblings and as with all character things we did together, we each picked a favourite and then only that one character was allowed to be your favourite. lance was picked before i could pick him but i got keith (and thus have the most merch of him). and honestly….keith is kind of my favourite i never stop thinking about him and also i write in his pov the most (granted, about lance lol).

5. What's your favourite line you've ever written.

oh that’s a hard one! not to toot my own horn or anything but i’ve had some stellar lines, at least i think. i have a lot of lines that are profound or whatever but to this day i’m proudest of the “i’m anaemic” “oh i didn’t know you had an eating disorder” line like i made myself laugh out loud 💀

6. What's your favourite fic you've ever written

eighty percent of my fics are my faves bc i write to indulge myself lol. BUT i’m rly super proud of my look so good longfic, i love the applebees universe, and the beauty and the beast au is dear to me. i’m also obsessed with this fic that only exists in my head bc i have typed nothing yet. it’s a theatre school taming of the shrew au.

7. What is your favourite type of AU? Do you prefer complete AUs (like BatB) or detail AUs (that angsty thing you wrote where Lance leaves after the game show)?

i love modern aus really. i’m a fan of the mundane. as a close second i like redoing movies/songs/books that aren’t usually au’ed. and i like complete aus WAY better, i just have trouble actually completing them 😭😭

[strikersexhaver]

Striker x Reader | Trip to Ozzie’s! 💋

A/N this would be a silly little thing to do in my meantime! Plus, I really like the idea of Ozzie’s entirely so, here we go! A much more jokey-fic, plus probably OOC for Striker maybe, but with the new episode anything goes LMAO.

CW: sexual innuendos and themes, drinking games, drunk Striker but no NSFW here.

Also the Reader has a tail!

If you somehow catch him with a free schedule, and catch an Ozzie’s reservations. He’ll be up for it, it’s a date with you and he gets to make fun of some lustful people with no shame.

And that you two did, together watching the performances.

His arm around your neck, you leaning into the touch and on him. Tails intertwined, for most demons this would be considered pretty intimate.

You two chuckled quietly, at the bad performances. Cracking jokes in whispers and holding in laughter.

Only till then when the actual good performances start to kick in and Striker’s eyebrows raised with widened eyes as he slowly turned to you when they got to certain ‘desires’ in the song.

He turned to you and thought about performing said desires eventually at home, to spice things up a notch.

And you turned to him, having a gleeful smile to ‘oh shit he’s planning something hella devious’ 💀

Aaaand that’s when you started ordering drinks, ignoring the gears grinding in his head.

He chuckled at you, then he got an idea to start a drinking game.

It was ‘take a shot whenever someone said something you’d wanna try in bed’

He chuckled to himself whenever you drank at all, but then pridefully looking at you with a grin when he drunk a few glasses.

Apparently, lusty demons give good ideas for the bedroom (who knew?) so for Striker, he was tipsy easily after enough shots.

He then realized a good idea, an idea fueled by drunk thoughts and that’s all, plus he was feeling himself after you kept bashfully looked away from how much drinks he had.

He stole a guitar, kicked the lustful imp off stage, singing about his desire instead. Keeping eye contact with you the whole time, winking at you. If it wasn’t for the fact he had good vocals… and the fact he’s one sexy ass snake, his poor lyrics would absolutely been made fun of.

you felt second hand embarrassment, but you couldn’t stop watching and you also knew you had ammo to make fun of him for this later.

Just like the guitar, you stole him and bolted, taking him to a hotel for the rest of the night because you cannot ride Bombproof for the life of you. Plus, the horse doesn’t let anyone but Striker ride him really…

When the next day hit and both of your heads hurt, Striker’s more than yours, you told him all about last night and he was the one who became ashamed and bashful.

“Ya’ gotta be fuckin’ kiddin’ me…”

“I got it on video…”

And that would be the last time Striker ever set foot in the Lust ring ever again-

[upslapmeal]

The Legend of Ruby Sunday

Can't wait to find out that Ruby's mum is the Rani

they're really going with the flying tardis this series aren’t they

UNIT theme!

‘how’s your uncle’ awww

what a weird way to ask about your other self Doc 

though tbh maybe actually less weird than directly asking how your other parallel split past self is

Lenny Rush is so great!

though quick question Kate do you employ two children

....does UNIT have HR

good thing Fifteen could grab some episode footage for those Susan Twist images. given that Doctor Who Is A TV Show etc etc

S TRIAD……TARDIS?

lol 5 seconds later…there I was thinking I was being clever

‘obviously’ ‘even I got that’ OK NO NEED TO RUB IT IN

SUSAN IS THE NAME OF MY GRANDDAUGHTER AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

IS IT HAPPENING???????? ok I know it won't they wouldn't have brought it up so early BUT!!!!!!

TIME AND RELATIVE DIMENSION IN SPACE BAYBEEE

‘SUSAN SUSAN SUSAN’ yeah me too

Mel!

‘It was 2004’ I feel ancient Rose Tyler is out there somewhere and in a few days will be told she'll have a great year!

Ruby and Rose instant besties <3

ah Mrs Flood our third mystery woman

‘still hoping for that growth spurt’ RIP Ruby lmao

Cherry Sunday and her cup of tea, starcrossed lovers

‘he waits no more’ yikes that was a quick turnabout

what happened to Shirley Anne Bingham?

I’d want to make a copy of that vhs if I were Ruby before it potentially (...inevitably) gets destroyed by a time window

nobody seeing her face is giving 73 yards vibes

.....Ruby is her own mother? [I'm My Own Grandpa starts playing faintly in the background]

the colonel going behind the tardis out of view…..yeah he’s not coming back

turn off the time window!!!

oh that was a Look from Kate

potentially rethinking what she said about the Doctor bringing joy

‘stop grizzling and fix it’ love u Mel

‘Doctor who?’ wahey

'do you ever dream of being an ambulance' line of all time lmao

has susan been chameleon arched???

oh the tardis is NOT sounding happy

that's the same sound from after Maestro took control of it right?

Sutekh! oh they’ve been in classic who haven’t they

pyramids of mars?? four? def one I’ve not seen yet annoyingly

(hehe as of posting I now have!)

oh susan your face 💀

'did you think I was family?' :(((( oh that hurts

And now there's just one left!! V much looking forward to seeing this again in the cinema in *checks watch* just under 2 hours!! It was never going to be Susan was it. but. BUT. I live in hope. One day we will come back!

I do kinda wish there had been a bit more Ruby Sunday in the ep but other than that great fun, very enjoyable setup, big evil dog, bring it home RTD babeey

Also interested to see how Tales of the TARDIS plays into the next ep - are they going to go into it with Ruby suddenly just knowing all about Sutekh??

[skenisasleb]

Oliver Intro Post

TW: There are some references to touchy real-life events. There is also verbal abuse and child neglect. Proceed with caution.

Oliver Ranch is the second South Park OC I have made. I made him originally to ship with my OC, Ted, since I shipped Ted with Kyle before and I realized that may be kiiiiinda cringe. 😭

Now he’s one of my favorites out my SP OCs.

(All forms of him below are ‘episode’ scenarios I have created for him.)

Oliver’s Main Story

He is the firstborn of his three siblings; he has a baby brother, Bryce, and a younger sister, Blair. He cares for the both of them to substitute for his parent’s horrible behavior.

His mother is a overall angry person, probably where Oliver got his own anger issues. She verbally abuses everyone in the family, and gets close to hitting them on the occasion. Oliver’s father is a drunk and spends all his time drinking, watching football on the TV, and falling asleep on the pull-out couch.

Oliver’s Relationships

Oliver is in a relationship with Ted, and even though before he wanted to punt Ted into the street in the beginning, he now is overly protective of Ted and would resort to dangerous measures to protect him. Oliver also allows Ted to call him “Olive.” If anyone else tries to call him this, he will most likely pop them in the mouth.

Oliver absolutely hates Augustus. He has thought about wringing the clown’s neck multiple times; even making up fake scenarios where he could just gut the guy. In secret, Oliver is envious of Augustus’ progress, running a circus all by himself without anyone overlooking him.

Oliver doesn’t really approach Casey and Ernesto. He prefers to keep his circle tight, where the circle only consists of Ted (Ted takes up his whole social battery anyway).

Oliver’s Sub-Plots/‘Episodes’

“Self-Defense”

The government has passed a law, allowing kids in America under the age of 10 to own and carry guns in order to protect themselves. Most kids don’t know what to do with a gun, or don’t know how to work it and end up massacring each other. Oliver, already owning a pistol beforehand (illegally, might I add) and now with the freedom to own as many guns as he wants, he goes absolutely ballistic and joins in the chaos on purpose.

“Come Get My Ass”

Oliver is deathly afraid of the visitors. Everyone in South Park seems to pass it up as just a thing that happens, but Oliver doesn’t want something he doesn’t want up his ass. He has nightmares where he would look in the mirror and see himself as a visitor. He decides that he will try and stop the visitors himself if the people of South Park won’t.

“AI Generated Slavery”

…. If you couldn’t tell, this is a play off of the disasters of the recent Willy Wonka incident. 💀

But this time, the organizer of the event hired children for low pay because his budget dropped from the shipping of the hologram interactive activity that was meant to arrive for the event, but never came. So now the organizer would be charged for MORE heinous crimes :DD

“Phantom of the Soap Opera”

“The Phantom of the Opera,” but make it a soap opera with goofy-ass side characters like the neighbor, Dave Hillis, and Christine’s boss, Junior.

In this case, the Phantom is Oliver, who is a shut-in who practices the piano, and Christine is Ted, who works a casual job at the hardware store.

It’s really just silly goofy stuff.

“Pride Misconseption”

Oliver completely misunderstood what a Pride parade actually is for. He thought it was just a place to be proud of ANYTHING. Therefore, he went to the Pride parade decked out in Scottish flags. People present were pissed and confused at Oliver, accusing him of not taking it seriously and kicking him out of the parade after shaming him. The whole time, Oliver was just confused, never really knowing what the parade was truly for.

“The Mishaps of the Furry and the School Shooter”

Pretty much an ‘episode’ featuring Blackbear and Dire Dune teaming up in order to beat Cartman’s ass, forming a duo that strayed from both Freedom Pals and the C**n and Friends.

Dire Dune is Oliver’s superhero persona; he is an elemental class that controls sand and strives to control the rocks that the grains came from.

Contrary to his actual personality, Dire Dune is a more calm and collected character who shares wisdom instead of spitting harsh truths.

I have made other ‘episode’ ideas, but they’re not as fully developed as the ones I have shared, so I decided not to share them. That’s all for Oliver’s backstory!! Thank you for reading this far!! :DD

[mikuni14]

The Sign - Ep 8

We all see you Tharn, how you are eager to be petted and kissed, like Namami! For a second, but still, because, like a true cat, you stopped it for reasons known only by you 😭 100% cat behavior 😆

...............

I have mixed feelings after this episode 👻 On the one hand, it was very interesting, we learned a lot of new things, most of my wild theories turned out to be true, there were a lot of funny scenes that made me laugh out loud. But this episode left me feeling very unsatisfied. For so many reasons:

Phaya looks terrified after waking up from a nightmare. And after a short conversation they both just go to sleep like…..roommates lol Tharn should have hugged Phaya and comforted him, I would give my right kidney for Phaya cuddling up to Tharn like Tharn was cuddling to him before. This scene begs for Tharn to comfort Phaya!

Phaya and Tharn spent a 💞🔥 night, confessed their feelings to each other, and Tharn even said that he made an important decision for himself and Phaya. And their morning after after all this was… nice. That's all. Phaya, Tharn and we deserve better!

Scenes from their past lives. Hmm. First of all, I find it strange to insist on calling Wansarat a girl when the series shows Tharn as a man. I know they didn't want to show Phaya (Billy)'s romance with Wansarat (Freen) so as not to damage BillyBabe's Brand Couple™ image, but there is a very simple solution to this problem: they could have hired another actor to play Garuda and Freen to play Wansarat! And it would even make sense, because at one point Phaya himself says what does it have to do with him, since he already loves someone and it's Tharn - a guy, while watching himself and… Tharn on a fantasy TV with us 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️ Maybe it's just me, but I don't see any great love between Garuda and Wansarat, certainly not like between Phaya and Tharn. Like, they met, bam! they're a couple now, then in a very soap opera-ish (which makes it a bit comical) style, they both die. Unfortunately, in my opinion, this story lacked depth, emotions of these characters, their feelings. The most emotional scene was Chalathon's horror when he killed Wansarat. I just... I just don't believe in their love being powerful enough to want them to be together again, to create new reincarnations 🤷‍♀️

Ok, enough with tis negativity :) What I liked about it:

There was no awkwardness between them in their mornig after scene, they are both adults, they are both smitten, Tharn tries hard to hide how mushy he feels and I love his sparkling eyes and hidden smiles. 🥰 I like that Phaya immediately suggests moving in together, it's very much in his character. (It's a shame that there is no conversation about their relationship status, I think Phaya is the type of guy who immediately wants the rest of the world to know that Tharn is with him)

I love the abbot, how uncompromising and badass he is, how he has no qualms about fucking up the deity he serves, talking back to him, reprimanding him and how he uses his superpowers. He's super cool.

The training scene was great:

Khem is fun and a little shit in combat, but very skillful

Thongthai ending the fight and winning it with one, well thought, well placed, killer sentence 💀😎

Khem who puts being Thongthai's boyfriend above everything else, including his pride, him winning the fight, everything. The scene where he beats himself with Tongthai's hands: 10/10

teasing Tharn but again in such a nice, friendly way 😊

astounding detective work in figuring out where Tharn spent the night

Phaya coming to Tharn's rescue and stopping any situation that might cause Tharn discomfort 🤩

Phaya kicking Khem's ass and CALLING THONGTHAI TO HELP HIM AND THONGTHAI WITHOUT HESITATION JOINING IN KICKING KHEM'S ASS 😆😆😆 it was SO FUNNY

Yai telling Phaya to take care of his baby brother and Tharn smiling shyly and sweetly and not protesting at all! 🥺 ok, just kill me now, too much uwu 🥺

The scene of Tharn and Phaya by the river, how Tharn takes care of Phaya, them holding hands, Yai feeling happy for them and the scene of him making a heart gesture with a random guy 😆 I also really liked Phaya's panicked look when he doesn't see Tharn. The strange thing is that Tharn, who pulls Phaya away from the water, promises to take care of him, is stressed by the whole situation, when later doesn't see Phaya for a long time does… nothing. He's not even aware that Phaya's gone! Well, it's not the first time that Tharn is a victim of the plot and what currently suits the scriptwriters, and it probably won't be the last 😑

I liked Phaya saying: cool story bro, this cgi is nice and shit, but what does it have to do with me, as I already have a sweet boo back home, who is a whole ass DUDE (I know, I checked thoroughly last night) and also my whole world 😤 I love him for that 👌 I really wanted to make it clear that Phaya fell in love with THARN, not someone else's reincarnation, even if that's technically the case.

I liked Tharn's fight with that masked guy.

And I liked Tharn in white shorts and Phaya's oversized clothes. Phaya also served some sexy looks in this episode 👌

Absolutely perfect, heartbreaking scene of Tharn's anguish. I love Babe's voice in the scenes of his despair, his voice cracked just as much when they were pulling Phaya out of the water during their training, as it does now. It's... wow...

And finally, the question… what exactly are Phaya and Tharn paying for, what was the abbot talking about, what is their karma, what did they do wrong to keep paying for it? Because this story shows that they are both victims of OTHER PEOPLE, and that karma should be a bitch only towards Chalathorn?! Am I missing something?

(Phaya must have pleased and served Tharn well, since he did not wake up either when Phaya was being strangled and he tossed around in bed, or when he got up first in the morning 🤭🤭)

[lipglossanon]

i’m sorry i was gone for so long i thought my episode was better but life my depression fucked me in the ass with a cactus and no lube lmao but someone asked about priest leon and it triggered my writing urges again, i can’t promise consistency but i can promise he will fill you with something more than the holy spirit, i can’t tell you about the second coming cumming of christ but i can tell you about the third and fourth, he’s probably so happy being cooped up in the woods with no one else and i can really see him just having the unholiest vhs porn collection from like the 70s to 80s and a tiny ass tv that works in like one corner of the chapel and god does it echo so just imagine him being so unruffled by someone accidentally interrupting his self care and it’s the prettiest woman he’s ever seen the only woman he’s seen in months and he’s so eager to help you he just ~accidentally~ makes your car troubles worse and just ~accidentally~ has only one bed available and oops guess we have to share 🤭 he’s so touch starved and giving dark stepdaddy leon energy just noncon all the way, you wake up with him in you while being choked by the rosary he always keeps on and he’s just praying over your fucked out limp body and starts murmuring while kissing away your tears because he’s too big but he accidentally totally not on purpose slips it in the wrong hole and tears you causing you to bite down on his hand he shoves in your mouth while you scream but he doesn’t stop despite how tight your asshole is he just uses your blood as lube to make it less friction-y for him and he says he can’t get someone out to help with your car so you’re stuck with him for weeks and he’s does shit like hide your clothes so you’re either naked or in his clothes ugh 😩 i could ramble for ages about older priest leon 🤭

- 💀

(real dad leon has had me in a chokehold, pun intended, since my depressive episode started like imagine your parents got divorced and you’re spending the summer with your dad who’s getting paid leave because claire can’t believe he actually wants to spend time with his family totally not why readers mom divorced him and he sees you in bikini for the first time to just absolutely loose his shit and spend the entire time in the kitchen because the sliding glass door is the closest he can get to you without wanting to rail you and you notice your bikini goes missing before you do your laundry and he catches you snooping through his room to try and find it so he has to punish you 🫣 idk how rough he would be but i feel like i’ve sent enough asks in for the idea of what i would want to be there jsit insyert anything dark stepdaddy leon would do lol, i’ve also read your more recent fics and they’re so good!!!!! i love stepbro leon i would love to see more mean older stepbro leon who just bullies reader even in front of their parents and doesn’t even hide his arousal when he makes you cry like him pulling really sexual jokes and pranks on you to humiliate you because he can tell you like him 👀)

💀 anon!!!!!!! 🤩 🤩 welcome back!!! 💜

It has been many moons since you’ve been here!! I’m sorry that depression is getting to you, sending you lots of hugs!!! 🫂

Will put a cut as this reply gets long AF 🤣

AHSJGL 🫣 not him getting caught watching some cheesy porno 🤭 ugh just waking up with him already buried in your pussy is making my head 🥴 like maybe you were a little flirty with him after you saw him in such compromising way (and he’s not bad on the eyes 😜)

But it’s still unexpected when you wake up to feeling uncomfortably full, pussy stretched out and pulsing around his cock as he ruts into you slowly 😵‍💫 and he’s just telling you how well you’re taking it, how hot and wet you are, how much he needed this soft pussy wrapped around his dick 🥴

Painal (I think that’s what that is right? Ugh I probably should google it but I don’t wanna see the results 🤣) is 50/50 for me 🫣 it’s hot but at the same time I’m like drawing my body inward cause ouchie 😆 but him not caring and just needing to use a hole to cum? 🥵 yes please 🫣

AGSJVL not dad Leon getting mad when reader correctly guesses he took her bikini 🤭 ugh I love mean Leon so much so I’m kinda with you on that 😉 loves to spank her if she gets out of line; like makes her take her panties off so he can spank her bare ass 🥴 doesn’t matter that you’re too old for it; he’s still your dad and it’s his house

Mean stepbro!! I’ve made him softer as I keep writing him 😅 he can’t help it, he just loves reader now 😝

But yes, he’s the kind of bully who definitely puts his hand down on the couch cushion before you sit so he’s groping your ass/pussy before you jump up. Laughs it off to your parents in the room saying it was a joke. Pinches your nipples as he passes by you, playing it off as trying to pinch your side 🫣

[mushroomjar]

Didn't want to pester the op about this but the post you reblogged about the power of friendship or lack thereof in horror made me think-- are you familiar with higurashi? That starts off pretty firmly in the horror camp but the power of friendship becomes a stronger force as it goes, and I wouldn't necessarily say it becomes goofy by the end but it definitely doesn't feel so much like horror any more at that point. Given your interest in pmmm, and to a lesser extent starkid's hatchetfield saga and horror franchises like saw, I wonder if higurashi might be up your alley

I've known about Higurashi for a while! As an edgy child I'd always watch the gory scenes on youtube and I was obsessed with those but for some reason I never tried to watch the anime💀 A couple years ago I tried watching it but I stopped after a couple of episodes, even though I don't exactly remember why. Partially it was just one of those "randomly stopped watching it for literally no reason" things, partially it was because I wasn't that amazed by it and also I think I even found it a little confusing

I'd be willing to give it a second try because of nostalgia and also because I don't remember it being bad, I'd just have to make time to watch it. Isn't there also a manga or a game or something like that about Higurashi? I remember reading something about that many years ago, I could also try giving that a chance

[tsukikeimybeloved]

Sad, random fanfic idea that's been going through my head since I watched the latest episode of JJK...

I've been watching The Haunting of Hill House recently, and I finished episode 5 just before I went to watch JJK– so my brain suddenly imagined that scene of Nell and Arthur's ghost dancing throughout the house 😭

What if it was you and Nanami in a dream of yours, after so much time grieving, finally being able to see him again, and talk to him, to to tell him how much you missed him. He smiles down at you, his forehead onto yours while you lean at his touch– the two of you slowly waltzing to your wedding song.

And then it stops.

He looks at you with a sad smile.

"It's time to wake up, dear."

What?

No... Wait, you can't. You don't want to... Please, just one last time... even if it's for a second...

"Don't leave me, please... not again... Don't leave!"

And you wake up... tears streaming down your face, as the final words of your husband echoed in your mind.

"I'm sorry, love. I couldn't come home to you in time."

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Anyways... I drafted this 💀 I just got to put it out now, and it's kind of half-assed. Hope you like it tho? ahquwiahah

[mrhowells]

Smallville 4x02 *chanting* clois clois clois cloisss

Why are they psychoanalyzing each other already lmaoooo

that's some quality yeeting😌

First of all, MOTHER. Second, imagine being able to pull off that orange jacket, I could never

"Lois!!😳���" The queen doing queen shit while Clark is just standing there clutching his pearls, THEE DYNAMIC

Why is her dad so extra tho💀

I'm having so much fun right nowwww🤗 Have I mentioned that I love Lois? Because I love her a lot

Clark being super upfront with his parents never stops warming my heart🥹

name a more entertaining duo I'll wait

both Lana and Clark seem quite different from season 3, it's almost jarring

PLSSS imagine if he was wrong💀💀

Women supporting women, we love to see it😌

an understatement if I've ever heard one💀

"The awkward tension is just getting started." Lois I love you

I'm memeing the hell out of this episode just so you know

"I can see why you're in love with her." *the bisexual Lois agenda*

Clark: "Look you're really not the person I wanna talk to about this."

Clark, 5 seconds later: "So here's what happened-"

she looks so pretty here it's insane actually

"To keep an eye on me, is that it, boss?" ugh the way she says that is so hot don't ask me why

"My heart isn't exactly what it used to be." They keep reminding me and I hate it😭😭

Clark is having some unpleasant flashbacks right now🤡

watching Lionel get stabbed like whatever, he'll survive🤷🏻‍♀️ Anyway, back to what I was saying-

askajskajsak the old geezer💀😭

the love of my life everyone

"I don't know how you ever survived without me." I feel like she's saying that to me but also YES, Lois saving Clark since day one👏👏 (flash forward to Loisidiedwhenyouleft he literally CANNOT survive without her I'm-)

bless🥹

He's like gimme credit I did good work too Lois acknowledge meeee🥺

Chloe's like can y'all stop making prolonged eye contact I almost got murdered and I wanna go home👀

🙏🕯Manifesting Lionel in prison and out of commission for as many episodes as possible🕯🙏

Jonathan defending Lex while Clark won't have it? Oh, how the turntables...

"It's funny isn't it? After everything we've been through, I thought it would take us longer to get over it." OOUCH

"Us?" He's like in what universe-

"Yeah, you and Lois."

"Lois? She's bossy. She's stuck up, she's rude. I can't stand her."

Clark Kent, you beautiful beautiful clown🤡 Look at the face this mf made when he said the first part, "she's bossy😍😏😍"

"Do you believe in destiny?" "I don't want to."

yeaaah he really doesn't😬

The more Lex emotionally controls the situation when he's with Lionel, the less threatening Lionel is. Really makes you realize that he only has as much power as Lex allows him to have, if Lex stops caring (which I don't think he ever fully will but I digress), Lionel becomes irrelevant. Even if he still managed to outsmart Lex in whatever way, as long as Lex just shrugs it off like "Whatever old man, smart move I guess." any victory on Lionel's end really loses its impact🤷🏻‍♀️

I still want to know how old Jason is btw👀

[sashketter]

The Captain and the Senator

Chapter 5 - Infiltration on Orto Plutonia

Summary: Riyo Chuchi surprises Rex and the clones at the refurbished base on Orto Plutonia. They debrief her on their latest missions, and she informs Rex about her plans to step down from the Senate. A storm forces the Senator to spend the night in the only private room, the Captain’s quarters, where she and Rex get it on. When news of Omega and Crosshair’s return reach the base, Rex and Riyo plan next steps.

Word count: 7.7k

Warnings: Porn with Plot. Oral (M and F receiving), PiV, unprotected sex (no glove, no love), a little cum play, a smidge of anal play, a hint of armor kink lol A little filthier than their first time, but foreplay compared to what I have planned for the next chapter.

Notes: This takes place around the end of season 3 episode 4 of The Bad Batch, “A Different Approach.” The idea was to set up Riyo’s meeting with Senator Singh. I vaguely allude to the goal of that meeting, about which even the show was mum, but it’ll be clearer in later chapters. I just wanted Rex and Riyo to have the fanfic-typical there’s-only-one-bed, we’re-stuck-here-during-a-storm scene. And I hope y’all appreciate having one of our favorite senators suck the life out of one of our favorite clones in the most phallic-shaped military base in the Star Wars galaxy 💀

Chapter 4 - Table of Contents - Chapter 6

“In here!” Rex’s voice thunders in the empty communal fresher. He spies Echo in his peripheral vision as he watches his reflection run a razor through the last patch of foam on his cheek. 

Echo shakes his head. “Don’t tell me you shaved for the Senator.” They were scheduled to leave in a few hours for Pantoran City where Riyo was waiting to be debriefed about their latest missions.

Rex palms his bare jaw. “Force of habit. Remember inspections?”

Echo smiles. His first memory of the good captain happened during what was supposed to be an inspection.

“I don’t think she cares about the old regulations, Rex.” Echo crosses his arms and leans against the sink next to the Captain’s, facing the wall of stalls. “In fact, I don’t think you care about regulations, either.”

Rex whips a stern look at him. “What’s that supposed to mean?”

“It means I’m glad you and the Senator are getting to—” 

“Now why would you think som—”

“You two weren’t exactly quiet on Coruscant.” Echo grumbles, but a smirk plays at the corners of his lips, a twinkle in his eyes.

For a second, Rex is relieved he doesn’t have to keep a secret from one of his brothers. Not that he and Riyo had planned to keep whatever they had a secret, but for some reason, they had never talked about—

“What happened on Coruscant?” Gregor appears, heading for a stall.

Echo stands and fumbles. “Uh, nothing.” His bewildered look meets Rex’s disapproving headshake.

Gregor stops halfway through a stall, its door banging on his backplate. He squints at Rex and Echo for a long second before his face breaks out into a wide smile and his finger wags in their direction. “Oh ho ho, you and the Senator! I had a feeling.”

Rex hunches over the sink. He had had an easier time hiding his exploits during the war when his rank had assured him private quarters. Since the rise of the Empire, he was forced to reacquaint himself with the peculiarities of communal sleeping, memories long mothballed from every clone’s earliest years on Kamino: the sounds, the smells, the lingering heat of all those bodies in what was always too small a space. That Rex had his own room again, here at the base on Orto Plutonia, felt ironic to him. After a few standard years of cramped hideouts and dingy starships, on a desolate ice planet on the Outer Rim, he had regained a piece of his old life but could not use it to its old potential.

Behind the stall’s closed door, Gregor continues, “She’s always so worried when you go on missions by yourself.”

Echo smirks, and Rex punches his bicep. Echo mouths, Ow! What?

“Rex!” Howzer appears in the wide entrance. “We’ve got a problem.”

“Hey, Howzer! Did you know Echo and the Senator are f—”

A cacophony of disparate reactions blocks out the rest. Rex doubles over in laughter while Echo stutters and waves his hand and scomp link towards the commando’s stall.

“Whoa whoa whoa, Gregor! You’ve got your wires crossed!”

Rex’s roars reverberate. “Does he, Echo,” he chokes out between gasps of air. “C’mon, Corporal, tell us all about the Senator’s—”

“REX!” Echo can’t believe his ears.

Howzer crosses his arms, calm in a sea of confusion. “Kunta afa, she’s already causing enough problems out there.”

Gregor opens the stall in time to match Rex and Echo’s concerned looks.

~~~

The storms on Orto Plutonia had calmed enough for the base on Pantora to migrate completely to the ice planet. The Senator and the Chairman assured the clones that they could leave the base on Pantora as is, but Rex warned against leaving any evidence of them harboring deserters, especially those engaged in anti-Imperial activities. The top floor was emptied and converted to match the apartments of the floors below. Now the facility could be used as intended in the clandestine ARC Act, as a community center and residential building for freed clones who didn’t want to join either the Empire’s stormtroopers or Rex’s underground network. Echo left a radio on the ground floor in case of emergencies, and the small adjoining airfield continued to host ships to and from Rex’s small collection of bases. 

Riyo continues to visit the former base, which the clones affectionately nickname New Kamino, making sure its handful of residents were comfortable and offering assistance when needed. She brings doctors and social workers, books and holovids, to help the clones settle into civilian life. As the building nears full occupancy, Papanoida brings contractors and construction droids to build more residential areas. A small town begins to emerge. Eventually, Riyo starts to bring small groups of average Pantorans who were curious about the growing clone colony just outside the moon’s capital city.

Pantora had not seen much action during the Clone Wars. For many on the small moon, the clones were merely images on a holoscreen or, for the more politically aware, living mementos of a fallen Republic. Meeting the former soldiers was as much an education for the Pantorans as it was for the clones who, despite the Senator and the Chairman’s efforts, knew they could benefit from socializing with average citizens. Each welcomed the other, the Pantorans learning from the clones’ knowledge of mechanical and star systems and the clones embraced by the Pantorans’ cooking and compassion. Eventually, some clones would move to other parts of the moon, and the colony’s residents would not exclusively be clones. In a few standard years, Pantoran City would recognize New Kamino as the first of its suburbs.

In the meantime, it had been several standard weeks since Rex and Riyo’s mission into the Imperial Inspectorate HQ. Any guilt the Senator and the clones felt about failing to uncover any actionable intel on Hemlock or Tantiss was mollified by the recruitment of Barton Coburn. Less than a rotation after Rex, Echo, and Riyo returned from Coruscant, the Admiral reached out to Chairman Papanoida to discuss using the Pantoran system for “off-world training exercises.” In reality, Coburn was using his fleet to ferry clones to the Outer Rim and provide cover for any deserters coming from other parts of the galaxy. While the number of incoming clones was small enough to move without attracting attention, the Admiral warned that word of Rex’s underground passage was beginning to spread among the clone troopers.

The list of clone deserters hangs on the wall of the command deck on Orto Plutonia. Gregor and Howzer occasionally stand in front of it and marvel at its length. Unsure of how to reach each numbered clone, Rex starts transmitting coded messages on an old encrypted comm channel. “Bring your sun bonnets to Big Papa for discounted repairs starting at 75.67, 19 days only!” “Take your uniform off at noon and leave your shiny orders behind.” Average citizens dismiss them as old transmissions, Imperial personnel as gibberish, but clones understood their own slang and the alphanumeric coordinates. P-19 and U-12 were safe grid points, and Captain Rex would be waiting for them. The Chairman instructs Pantoran security to redirect unaccompanied clones to New Kamino, and in the absence of similar support in Wild Space, the clone captains and their men begin to spend more time on Teth.

All the while, Riyo Chuchi splits her time between New Kamino, the Pantoran Assembly, and the Imperial Senate and finds herself increasingly far from Rex. She continues to shuttle supplies from Trace’s shop to the airfield at New Kamino where usually Samson or Greer would take the cargo to whatever new base needed them. Rex, for his part, continues to fulfill his promise of keeping Riyo apprised of his progress. However, their transmissions had dwindled from several times a day to once every other day and now once a week. Even the clones and the Pantoran guards feel the other group’s absence. As for their leaders, Riyo misses the Captain’s warm steadfastness, and Rex misses the Senator’s gentle strength.

The trip to Pantoran City was meant to be a reunion. Rex had insisted on the in-person meeting in a bid to get Riyo alone, a ruse obvious only to the Corporal accompanying the Captain to the capital. The plan was for Echo to visit New Kamino while Rex and Riyo met at her office.

However, unbeknownst to the clones and the Pantoran guard, Riyo flew herself to the ice planet several hours before the meeting. She understood the need to keep her distance from Orto Plutonia, but she had been curious about the base since Rex suggested it all those months ago on Coruscant. She had freed her schedule for the day, but asked the Chairman to cover for her should the Pantoran Assembly start to question her absence.

Riyo lands a few klicks south of the base. Despite her circuitous route, she’s sure the clones have already spotted her cruiser. Her ship’s comm panel beeps. Even in sunny weather, the terrain still interferes with transmissions.

“Air–aft, identi– yours—.”

“This is Mother Bird to Nest. How are you, Samson?”

“Sen-tor? What are — doin—”

“Just taking the scenic route. I’ll be there in a few minutes.”

Riyo disembarks and looks around the bright embankment. She spies her prize a few meters from the edge. She picks up the late chairman’s cap, bleached baby blue from the sun and blown from its original location. A few meters away, she finds the dull ends of two spears peeking out above the snow. She puts the cap back on top of one of the spears.

“Make it last.” She remembers Master Kenobi’s words. Make this hard-won peace last. It was a hope kindled out of necessity and easy to reach for so early in the Clone Wars. A few long years later and with the rise of an increasingly ruthless Empire, Riyo wonders if peace would ever be possible for the galaxy. The war was over, but the fighting never stopped, least of all for the clones. She hopes these Outer Rim bases don’t become their last memories.

“Mother Bird, come in.” Rex’s voice is clear in her pocket.

Riyo grabs her comlink and spins around, looking up at the sky. “Mako-1, glad you could make it.” She sees the Remora flying low in the distance.

“What’s your status?”

“Waiting on you, Captain.”

The Remora lands next to Riyo’s cruiser. Rex stomps down the platform and looks ready to rumble, but he cools as soon as Riyo smiles at him. He takes his helmet off as he nears her.

“That was quick.” She had hoped to spend a few more minutes out on the snow.

“The Chairman comm’d ahead. He wanted to make sure you landed safely.”

Riyo peers around Rex. “I wasn’t expecting quite the welcome wagon.” At the top of the open platform, Gregor waves, Echo salutes, and Howzer crosses his arms and nods.

“What were you expecting? You know it’s dangerous for you to be here.”

“Rex, you can’t expect me to not be the least bit curious about the base I’ve been helping supply for months now. I wanted to see for myself what you’ve done, especially since you’ll be on Teth more often.” 

“Who told you that?”

“He did!” A voice from the platform rings out, followed by the familiar sound of plastoid meeting plastoid.

Rex swings around to see Gregor block another punch from Echo. He sighs as he turns back to Riyo. “Nothing’s been decided, but it would be safer.”

“Rex!” Howzer yells over the other two arguing. “We have to go! Greer’s tracking a storm heading our way.”

Riyo starts to turn towards her cruiser, but Rex grabs her arm. “R7!”

“I flew myself up here, Rex. I don’t need—”

He pulls her towards the clones. “I don’t like taking chances with these storms. They’re stronger than they look.” They meet R7 at the bottom of the platform. “We’ll head to base together. R7, fly the Senator’s ship to base camp.”

The droid beeps and rolls away. Thunder reaches the platform as they board the Remora. Gregor, Echo, and Howzer hurry to the cockpit. Rex and Riyo stay behind in the cargo hold as the ship quickly ascends and takes off.

Riyo starts without preamble. “Rex, I know we’ve talked about this before, and you have no shortage of men right now, but I’d still like to join you on more missions or at least at your bases.”

He shakes his head, sets his helmet aside, and guides her towards the front of the ship. “You know I can’t let you do that. You’re doing valuable work at New Kamino, not to mention the Senate. All our work won’t mean a thing if the Empire doesn’t recognize our rights as citizens.”

Riyo smiles. “You sound like me.”

Rex purrs, “I learn from the best,” and winks.

She lets her blush reach her ears before continuing, “I’ve been working with Chi Eekway, getting her up to speed with our progress, and I think given her father’s influence, she’ll prove to be a powerful senator. The coalition for clone rights will find a steady hand under her direction and the Chairman’s support.”

Rex scowls. “Don’t tell me you’re thinking of stepping down.”

“Not right away,” Riyo squares her shoulders and takes a few steps past Rex towards the cockpit, “but eventually.”

“I don’t understand. Why?”

She looks over her shoulder. “Would it surprise you if I said I want to spend more time with you and the clones?”

“I would’ve thought you had enough of us.”

“Rex, please.” She brushes off his joke and turns back around to face him. “I meant what I said in the garage on Coruscant, that I would fight for the clones in and out of the Senate. Unfortunately, I’m afraid the wheels of this new Empire turn more slowly for some than others. It’s worse now than it was during the Republic. More work needs to be done, and it can be done just as well, if not better and more quickly, outside our legislative bodies.” She thinks of the ordinary citizens helping the clones on Pantora. “Did you mean what you said when you told me I was more than a senator?”

Rex starts to joke, “After a night with you, I’m not sure I can be held accountable for—” but he looks at Riyo, her eyes pleading, and stops himself. He continues softly, “Yes, of course I did.”

“Then let me be.”

Rex looks down and shakes his head. He wonders how much power she would be giving up, how much more difficult her life would become, and how far she would go, all for the sake of him and his brothers. He didn’t want her to sacrifice an inch, certainly not as much as he had, but he had to admit that he was moved by the prospect of having her closer to him.

Suddenly, Rex remembers the lengths to which his Jedi General and the Senator from Naboo had gone to keep their relationship secret. The Captain had never questioned their liaison, but now that he found himself in a similar situation, the cardinal error they had made blared bright like a beacon. Regardless of the General’s numerous rescue efforts, neither had actually been willing to sacrifice much of their lives for the other, both content to carve out small moments of time while in positions that pulled them apart.

The Captain and the Senator had stolen even fewer moments for themselves, but neither could deny how important they had become to each other. Not just as allies in the same crusade, but as friends and partners who shared ideals strong enough to withstand Imperial control. Still, Rex is amazed that Riyo Chuchi, acclaimed politician from Pantora, would be willing to sacrifice her position of power and a significant part of her life for him, a rogue clone among millions. He realizes he had done the same, given up large portions of his old life as Captain. Why would he expect anything less from the Senator?

“I’ll miss Filip.” Rex hopes his gaze conveys the depth of his gratitude.

Riyo smiles and takes his hand. “He’ll still be around. The Chairman is as invested in you and the clones as I am.”

He looks down at her fondly. “Would it surprise you if I said some of us want to join the Pantoran guard?” 

“Not at all.” She wraps her arms around his waist and presses her cheek to his breastplate. “Many of you are still willing and able to use your combat skills.” His gloves find her back and hair. “Filip and Vetro have been speaking with the Assembly about opening the guard to off-worlders.”

Rex swipes his nose through her hair. “Seems a bit ironic to leave one force just to join another.”

“It’ll be their choice, Rex.” She pulls away to rest her chin on his cuirass and looks up. “You didn’t stop fighting.”

He meets her gaze. “I didn’t have a choice.”

“Didn’t you?”

It’s a genuine question, but it still surprises Rex. He pulls back. Riyo looks up at him curiously, sheepishly. They start to part as Howzer clears his throat.

“Sorry to interrupt, but we’re approaching the base.”

~~~

Riyo looks around the small hangar, packed with half a dozen fighters and even fewer clones working to make them operational and weatherproof. 

“It’s funny how much I remember,” she muses. “It feels so long ago.”

“Do you remember the Captain?” Gregor elbows Rex. “What was he like then?”

She walks ahead of them onto the lift and turns around between Echo and Howzer. “Younger.”

The base had been built into a towering rock formation, both as insulation and reinforcement from the constant storms. The ground floor houses the hangar, the second floor munitions, and the third floor maintenance supplies that keep the base running in the planet’s extreme climate. In the middle of several floors of barracks is the mess hall. And at the terminus of the lift is the command deck.

The storm rumbles through the walls of the base. When the lift doors open at the top floor, Riyo and her retinue find the viewport obscured by snow. Samson and Greer hunch over the panels on the central platform while several clones man the terminals along the walls.

“It’s whiteout conditions out there,” Samson informs the group as they fan out. “I don’t know how long this storm will last.”

“It’s a good thing I came.” The clones turn towards Riyo, confused. “How did you expect to reach Pantora through this, Rex?”

“The storm was heading north last we checked.”

“You’ll have to spend the night here, Senator.” Riyo appreciates Echo’s apologetic tone.

“Very well.” She hopes her sighs are convincing, but Rex registers the performance and quirks an eyebrow at her. She steps up onto the platform and faces the viewport. “Bring me up to speed, gentlemen. How did the missions to Scarif and Utapau go?”

The clones gather on the central platform. Riyo poses questions intermittently, and Rex and Gregor man the buttons to call up holomaps when needed. 

“They’re clearing an island on Scarif,” Rex starts, pulling up an image of a tropical landscape. “So far, they’ve built the foundation to what looks like a tower.”

“Any signs of the databanks?”

“Several hundreds.” Echo nods to Gregor who brings up a scan of the sprawling compound beneath the foundation. “They haven’t been connected to the base’s systems yet, so we couldn’t access them.”

“You couldn’t get in?”

“My contact isn’t exactly a foreman.” 

“And we were caught at a terminal,” Echo crosses his arms, “so we can’t exactly go back right now.”

“Perhaps I should’ve come, after all.” Riyo raises an eyebrow at Rex.

The clones chuckle, ever impressed by the Senator’s willingness to join them. Only Rex and Echo remain unmoved. She had lost that first argument to take part in their missions, swayed by the immediacy of finding intel to help Hunter and Wrecker, but she would not let the Captain and the Corporal gain more ground. Even Gregor had taken Riyo’s side, arguing that the Senator’s presence would assure the clones safety and at least the possibility of access to the more secure parts of the facility. 

“My man will keep an eye out for any databanks from Coruscant. For now, it’s a dead end.” Rex shuts off the holomap.

“Tell me about Utapau then. Why is it important?”

“It’s where General Kenobi defeated—”

“General Grievous. Yes, Greer, I remember.” Riyo smiles at the clone who returns her smile and shrugs. “But why did you need to go there?”

“CC-2224.”

Riyo blinks at Rex. “So, you did know him.”

The Captain crosses his arms. “We all did. Commander Cody. He left a coded message on an old comm channel, said he wanted to ‘make up for what he did.’ We assumed he meant…”

Rex trails off, unsure of how to breach the subject to someone who wasn’t a clone. Everyone in the room but Riyo knew about the inhibitor chips and their part in wiping out the Jedi. When they joined Rex, each clone had their chip removed and agreed to keep its existence a secret. They were convinced, especially after the passing of the Defense Recruitment Bill, that the chips’ continued existence inside millions of soldiers still serving the Empire would endanger the clones further, doom them to a fate worse than retirement. They believed even Riyo Chuchi, the clone’s headstrong champion whom they had familiarized with their interrogation tactics, would not be able to sway a majority of the Senate in time to save the affected clones, much less fend off another maneuver by the Emperor. And Cody’s motivations for leading them to Utapau, the downstream effects on the clones for carrying out Order 66, came dangerously close to revealing the inhibitor chips.

“Gentlemen, I believe you’re keeping something from me.”

Silence had stretched longer than the clones were aware as they eye each other looking for a diplomatic way out. Rex covers their tracks.

“Cody feels guilty for targeting General Kenobi. We believe he returned to their last battle for clues.”

“Clues for what?”

“The General’s whereabouts.”

“He believes he’s alive?”

“His body was never recovered.”

“I see.” Riyo wonders about the implications of a member of the Jedi Council surviving in this new galaxy. “I assume you didn’t find Cody.”

“No luck, but…” Howzer wonders if he should keep going.

Gregor picks up his lead. “Howzer and I asked around. No one would tell us anything, which means they knew something.”

Riyo cocks her head in confusion.

“‘I don’t know anything’ is not the same as ‘I don’t know,’ and everyone claimed to be clueless.”

She catches on. “They’re covering something up.”

Howzer nods. “We believe Cody was there and followed the General’s trail somewhere else. He just left no sign.”

“Or we missed it.” Echo holds out hope.

“Or Cody was killed or taken prisoner.” Samson looks around at shocked faces. “I can’t be the only one thinking it.”

“Rex?” The Senator spies the Captain scowling.

“It’s another dead end.” Rex sighs. “And for what it’s worth, I don’t think General Kenobi is alive. Cody never missed a shot.”

Riyo considers her words carefully. “Continue searching for the Commander. Even if his mission proves fruitless, he will still need our help.”

The clones nod. Riyo switches to another of their brothers.

“Any word from Boil?”

“Not yet, but Admiral Coburn’s been busy.” Rex pulls up a holomap of several planets in the Mid Rim, some highlighted in red. “He’s alerted us to a dozen clone prisoner transports.”

“Senator,” Echo is concerned, “I’m not sure Pantora can handle the incoming influx of clones without drawing the Empire’s attention.”

“I agree. I have an idea, but you might not like it.”

Rex is intrigued. “Why?”

“It involves Senator Singh.”

~~~

The storm howls as Riyo and the clones finish dinner in the mess hall. Samson heads to the command deck while Howzer takes Greer and a few others to check on central systems. Gregor and Echo take a squad and brave the squall to check on the ships. The Captain leads the Senator to his quarters.

“It’s the only private room on the base,” Rex explains as the door slides open. “Unless you don’t mind a few dozen snoring clones.”

“I appreciate the sacrifice, Rex.”

In the warm glow of the lamp perched on the desk along the right wall, Riyo takes in a spartan room. The door to the adjoining fresher is on the left, flanked by two sets of lockers on one side and a stack of crates on the right. The twin-sized bed sits opposite the door. The room is otherwise bare and tidy.

“Supplies for the fresher.” Rex knocks on a crate as he disappears into the darkened room. “It’s not working right now, so you’ll have to use the communal one two floors up.” He reappears with a stack of towels and bedsheets. He puts the pile on the desk and bends towards the bed. “I’ll change the sheets while you go—”

The door hisses shut, and the room darkens. He turns to see Riyo at the panel, hitting the key for “lock.” She swivels around, a smile playing on her lips, and slips her thermal coat off her shoulders.

“How cold does this room get, Captain?”

Rex swallows hard. He had guessed Riyo’s intentions during the briefing, but is now suddenly aware of the troopers throughout the base. It was one thing to sneak in a liaison while a brother did the same in a supply closet and another in the fresher, but to do so on a desolate planet with no relief for the others seemed almost selfish. 

“Rex?”

Riyo’s voice interrupts his thoughts. She stands at the foot of the bed, slightly bewildered by the Captain’s suddenly stoic state. He stands and rounds the corner to her.

“It, uh, gets a little cold.” He stands close enough to block the lamp’s light, though her eyes still glow amber with delight. His right glove finds her jaw and rubs her cheek, his thumb tracing the lines of her tattoo. She closes her eyes and covers his hand with hers. “Do you need warming up?”

Beep. Beep. Beep.

The comlink on Rex’s vambrace flashes. Riyo opens her eyes and turns his palm downward to raise the blinking button up. She meets his gaze, but he doesn’t move.

“It can wait,” he whispers before leaning down and crashing his lips to hers.

It had been nearly one standard year since that night on Coruscant. Twelve long months of botched missions and tense negotiations and coded transmissions and no relief for either the Captain or the Senator. Finding moments alone had become increasingly difficult and their durations shorter, never long enough for anything more than quick kisses and perfunctory palming. Riyo had gotten used to the feel of Rex’s rough gloves, and Rex had stifled all urges to muss up her headpieces. 

The comlink on Rex’s vambrace continues to chirp as he kneels and brings Riyo to sit at the foot of the bed. Her legs spread around his armored torso, and his left arm circles her waist while his right brings his hand to the nape of her neck. He leans up to find her mouth again. The beeping sounds close to Riyo’s ear.

She turns her head to breathe out, “Could be impor— unh!” Rex cuts her off with a nip to her neck.

“Mm-mm,” he mumbles into her skin, darting his tongue out between suctions of his lips from her collarbone to her right ear. She gasps and tightens her hold around his neck and shoulders, pressing herself impossibly closer into his cold cuirass.

Rex’s helmet crackles and joins his comlink’s chorus. He finally stops and pulls a hair’s breadth away from Riyo. He groans in frustration. She palms his jaw and slots her nose next to his.

“Go,” she ghosts over his lips. “It’s okay.” She presses a light kiss on his frown.

Rex stands up and grumbles towards his helmet on the desk. He pops it on and slams the button on the side. “Yeah?”

“Storm knocked out comms.” Howzer must be on the command deck. “We can’t reach Teth.”

The communications array was several meters above the base, at the top of the rock formation. “We’ll have to wait for the storm to pass before we can check it out.” Rex feels the squeeze of Riyo’s arms against his sides and her hands landing on his belt buckle. The added weight just above his stifling codpiece draws his breaths short.

Riyo whispers up to his pauldron, “How do you—” 

Rex uses his free hand to move her fingers over the clasps. His voice is steady as he guides her.

“Not sure how long that’s going to be, Rex. Greer says the storm’s getting bigger.”

“I thought” snap “it was heading” snap “north.”

Riyo grabs the belt and its attachments before they hit the floor. She doesn’t know what’s inside the pouches, but the kama is heavier than she’d imagined. She wonders how the weight affects Rex’s stamina.

She can hear Samson and Greer’s voices join Howzer’s, muffled but distinguishable, as she turns Rex around and leans his skidplate against the desk. His finger never leaves his helmet. She kneels and feels around the edges of his codpiece. She looks up, thinking he’ll help her, but sees only the unmoving visor of his helmet tilted down towards her. His free hand grips the edge of the desk. She knows he’s enjoying the view and the teasing sensations around his crotch.

Riyo smirks and whispers low, “If that’s how you want to play it, Captain.” Her fingertips find the edges of the gription panels on his bodysuit. She’s sure there’s a gentler way of taking each piece of armor off, but in the absence of careful guidance, she pulls hard, yanking Rex’s hips off the desk until they slam back when the codpiece comes loose. Rex groans, less from surprise and more from the force of hitting the desk vibrating through his half-hard cock.

“You alright, Cap?” Greer stops talking about the difficulty of clearing the snow to question the Captain’s sudden shout.

“Yeah, just—” Rex stops short as Riyo mouths at the outline of his shaft through his blacks. “Just getting the Senator settled,” he grinds out in one, tense breath. Her mouth wets the fabric, and the tip of her tongue traces his underside. Rex starts to double over, the head on his shoulders light.

She frees him from his bodysuit and pops his other head into her mouth. The hand on his helmet drops to grip the desk. His visor tilts towards the ceiling, and Rex starts to let out a low moan when Gregor’s voice chimes in.

“Not that we wouldn’t enjoy the show, Rex, but maybe—”

The roar of the storm does little to muffle the crash of the helmet against the far wall. Riyo looks up, her lips halfway down his shaft.

“Get up,” Rex growls.

Riyo dislodges herself and stands. Rex leans down to explore her mouth with his. Her hands find his shaft and pump him to attention.

His fingertips brush the sides of her face. “Riyo, please, I need—”

“I know. Me, too.” She places gentle hands on his hips and turns the two of them around so that she’s now leaning against the desk. “Let’s make it quick.” She lets go of him and spins around. She presses her back into his front before bending over and pressing her chest to the desk and her rear to his groin.

“Are you sure?” He looks for purchase on her hips. “If you want it quick, I won’t be gentle.”

Riyo presses her cheek to the desk. “I’m counting on it, Captain.”

Rex smirks and shimmies her thermal pants over her hips and down to her knees. He kneels and grabs gloved handfuls of each buttock, giving them gentle bites and earning him squeals and giggles. He spreads her cheeks and drags the flat of his tongue over her folds. Riyo moans and pushes herself up onto her forearms and down into his face.

He groans into her. “Mm, so sweet and wet already.” His tongue dives between her inner lips, and his thumb finds her clit. She gasps as she feels herself get more slick. “Get this wet from sucking me off, did you?”

“Rex, please.” Her voice drips with desire. Heat reaches her skin, and she rocks her hips back for more pressure. “I need you.”

Rex stands up and pushes her chest back onto the desk. He swipes his head through her wet folds. Riyo braces herself with one hand on the wall and the other on the edge of the desk by her hips. He pushes in slowly to the hilt and stops to steady himself. She moans low from her diaphragm. He drapes himself over her back and covers her hand on the wall with his gloved one. He growls in her ear, “I’ve missed you.”

He stands and pistons fast and hard, his gloves buried in the flesh of her hips and his balls slamming into her clit. Riyo tries to push back so they don’t bang the desk into the wall, but Rex is strong and relentless. The durasteel shakes and thunders with each thrust. The desk jabs into the tops of her thighs while her hamstrings meet the hard plastoid of Rex’s thigh plates. The pain sharpens the pleasure of the pounding on her soft, wet core. She folds the arm at her side in front of her to muffle her moans. Rex barely contains his grunts. Riyo’s walls burn with his stretch until it fades into a deep, dull ache only Rex’s cockhead can reach and satisfy. Fire turns to velvet until all she can feel is warm and thick and wet.

Rex reaches for Riyo’s clit, leaving his glove on for the texture she’s come to enjoy. He feels her start to spasm, so he reaches his other arm across her front, his hand spread across her collarbone, and brings her back flush against his cuirass.

“Come on, Senator,” he groans between thrusts,

“show—”

“Unh!”

“this trooper—”

“Rex!”

“what—”

“Yes!”

“you’ve—”

“I’m com— unh!”

“got.”

He holds her tight as her body shakes, his left hand hard on her mouth and his right fingers furious over her clit. She moans deeply underneath his glove. He doesn’t slow his pace, thrusting deep and hard, until he feels her start to go limp in his arms. He removes his hand from her mouth, and she falls forward onto the desk. She alternates between shallow gasps of air and light giggles. Rex waits behind her, still inside and enjoying her comedown. His gloves massage her hips.

Riyo leans up on her forearms and teases over her shoulder, “Is that all you got, trooper?”

Rex laughs and starts again. His fingers spread the globes of her cheeks so he can watch himself disappear and reappear, faster and wetter and louder. He feels her walls start to clench again. Determined to bring her over the edge with him, he spits on her puckered hole and lays a thumb over the opening. Riyo moans a pitch lower.

“So karking good, baby.”

“Rex, wait.”

He stops immediately. “Are you okay? Was that—” 

“Yes, I’m fine.” She giggles. “Just want to taste you.”

Riyo pulls the chair out from under the desk and moves them into it, keeping Rex seated inside her. He sits with a grunt as her weight lands heavy on his balls. She puts her hands on his thigh plates, spread wide against her own thighs, and rocks her hips back and forth. He wraps his arms around her torso and brings her flush against his cuirass as she continues to grind.

“Can we stay like this,” Rex asks quickly before moaning.

Riyo tilts her head onto his right spaulder. “No time,” she breathes into the air next to his ear. He presses his cheek to hers. “I need you to come, Captain— unh— so we don’t— mm— keep your brothers waiting.”

“They can wait all karking day— unh— for all I care.” He sneaks gloved fingers to her clit and circles gently. She gasps. “Riyo, please, I know you’re close.”

Her second orgasm comes light and gentle. She keeps rocking her hips as Rex works her clit and keeps an arm across her chest.

“That’s it, baby,” he whispers next to her lips. He watches her face contort, eyes pinched and mouth agape, and listens for the moans that rumble lower than her chest. “Just like that.”

It’s not explosive, but it’s long. Rex holds off his own release and keeps her coming slowly, her walls clenching lightly, until Riyo starts to push against his plackart.

“Another day, darling,” she groans, unwilling to unseat herself but desperate to fill the need in her throat. “Right now, I’m hungry for you.” She grabs his vambrace and frees her torso. Rex groans at the thought of being devoured by the Senator. “I promise I’ll make it worth your while.”

She slides off him and pulls her pants up before kneeling down. She slides her hand up and down his shaft, glistening with her release, and lifts to suck his balls one at a time. Rex groans and scoots to the edge of the chair, his knees widening around her shoulders, to give her better access.

She lays her tongue flat and drags it slowly from his balls to his head. Rex moans raggedly and puts a hand to the back of her head. She stops, withdrawing her tongue back into her mouth and cocking an eyebrow at him. She shakes her head before kissing his engorged head. He takes the hint and removes his hand, gripping the arms of the chair instead. She whispers, “Atta boy, trooper,” and slides him to the back of her throat as she squeezes his balls. Rex groans and jerks like he’s been punched in the stomach. 

Riyo bobs her head deeply, taking him to the base with every swipe and squeezing his balls firmly. She sheaths his shaft fully and sticks her tongue past her lips to rub the underside of his base. She looks up and sees Rex nod furiously. He’s close, been close for so long, and she’s determined to get him there quickly.

She pulls herself off for a quick, deep breath before plunging back in, taking him past her tonsils, and swallowing. Rex feels the pinch of her throat around his head and comes. The head on his shoulders tilts back with a moan that spurs the Senator on. Riyo massages his underside with her tongue, relaxing her throat and easing her gag reflex. She pulls back and seals her lips halfway up his shaft, enjoying the feel and taste of Rex’s cum in the back of her throat, thick and tangy and subtly sweet. She moans at the pleasant surprise and hallows her cheeks, sucking harder.

Rex’s balls tighten out of her hand, and Riyo feels him double over close enough for his hard breaths to reach her forehead. She looks up to find the most exquisite look on his face: eyebrows scrunched, mouth wide open and searching for air, eyes fighting to stay open, and his cheeks a lovely shade of red. She takes him back down to his base and swallows again.

Rex straightens up and starts to buck into her face, chasing overstimulation. Riyo pulls off and makes a show of swallowing hard. She opens her mouth and uses her thumb and forefinger to lightly squeeze and slide just below Rex’s head, coaxing more cum onto her waiting tongue. Rex’s abs clench spasmodically, and his breath comes out in short huffs. It’s a new sensation for him, right on the edge between pleasure and pain that feels close to a tickle. When she’s collected the last of him, she wraps her lips around his head and sucks again, massaging his frenulum with the flat of her tongue.

Rex pitches forward before falling back into the chair, his moans now bouncing off the walls and punctuated by bursts of laughter.

“Un-farking— unh— believable! Unh— baby!” His abs keep clenching. His laughs and moans are staccato in the air. He’s helpless under her continued suction.

She waits for his shaft to soften before dislodging her mouth. She uses her palm to wipe him as dry as she can, from base to head, before stuffing him back into his blacks with a satisfied smile.

Rex is limp in the chair. “How—”

“I aim to please,” Riyo teases as she stands and climbs into his lap, her thighs on either side of his hips.

He can’t stop laughing and moaning, so she silences him with an open-mouthed kiss. He sits up and wraps his arms around her waist, pulling her close. Her palms find his jaw and her fingertips massage his cheeks as he moves to accommodate her mouth. He searches her tongue for traces of him, and she smiles, knowing he won’t find a drop and enjoying another wet muscle of his in her mouth.

Beep. Beep. Beep.

Rex dislodges from Riyo with a wet pop and groans at the ceiling. “Can’t get a farking minute arou—”

“Rex.” She giggles and kisses his jaw, trying to soothe him. “It’s okay. Go, they need you. I’m fine for now.”

He looks at her and cocks an eyebrow. “‘For now?’”

“I’m up for another round later if you are.”

He hugs her tighter and chuckles. “Is this why you want to step down from the Senate?”

Riyo gasps and slaps his pauldron. She tries to break from his lap, but his arms are steel around her waist, and he buries his laughs in her chest. 

Beep. Beep. Beep.

They sigh at the inevitable. Riyo pushes against Rex’s shoulders for some space, and his arms drop to her thighs. “Better answer that,” she says. She pulls his vambrace between them and presses the blinking button.

“Rex!” It’s Howzer again. “Comm’s are back up. You’re not going to believe this.”

“What is it,” the Captain offers listlessly, rolling his eyes. The Senator shakes her head and huffs a giggle.

“It’s Hunter. Omega’s back.”

Riyo gasps as Rex sits up.

“That’s wonderful!” Riyo forgets herself and slams her hands over her mouth. Rex shakes his head and smirks.

“Uh, yeah.” Howzer’s thrown by the Senator’s voice. Faintly in the background, Samson and Greer snicker. “And so is Crosshair.”

The Captain and the Senator share looks of wide-eyed surprise and confusion. Rex looks down at the comlink and gives the order.

“Have Echo meet with them immediately.”

The channel beeps off. Rex puts his arm down and squeezes Riyo’s thighs. “This is it. They can lead us to Tantiss.”

Riyo hooks her fingers at the edges of his vambraces, feeling for patches of warmth underneath his blacks. “What do you need?”

Rex leans back in the chair and sighs. “More men, more ships, more—”

“You’ve got it.”

He’s shocked. “What, just like that?”

“Between the Pantoran guard and Coburn’s forces, we can mount—”

“Negative, Senator. We can’t have Imperial personnel attacking Imperial assets. It would be civil war all over again.”

“Rex,” Riyo shuffles closer in his lap, “it’s coming. Whether you believe it or not, this Empire will tear itself apart from the inside. There are whispers—”

“I’m not interested in another war, Riyo. I just want to get my brothers out from under the Empire.”

She squares her shoulders. “You may not want to fight, but have you spoken with the others?” She knew that despite New Kamino’s rising popularity, Rex’s forces outnumber the colony’s residents.

“We’ve all fought enough battles for multiple lifetimes. Are you really asking us to keep fighting?”

“Yes.”

Rex blinks at her, stunned by her bluntness.

“Are you really ready for retirement, Rex?”

He chuckles. “I could definitely use a break.”

She smiles. “Of course. But do you still believe in what the Republic stood for?” Her hands rest on the straps of his pauldron, a symbol of a system that once valued honor and democracy. “Do you really believe your brothers — any of us — will be safe in a galaxy run by the Emperor and his stormtroopers? After everything the Empire has shown itself capable of doing in the last few years, can you really stand down now?”

Rex keeps her gaze and takes a deep breath. “Don’t step down.”

“What?”

“From the Senate. They need to hear those words.”

She smiles and leans forward to kiss his cheek. “Thank you.” She nuzzles his nose before leaning back. “So?”

Rex rubs his face with both hands before resting them on the crown of his head. “That’s a lot of pressure to put on one man, Senator.”

“You’ve always risen to the occasion.” Her hands slide down to frame his plackart. “Besides, I’m not asking you alone. I’m asking your brothers, every clone we’ve rescued. I received a lot of pushback from the clones at 79s, and it’s like that every day you bring me more of your brothers. They know the Empire is doing more harm than good. They want to fight. They know it’s the right thing to do.”

And there it is. Try as he might to postpone the inevitable, Rex knew Riyo enough to know that if she was suggesting a course of action, then it was because she felt it was the right thing to do. Not that he didn’t agree with her from the start, at least on principle, but he needed to know for certain that he would have backup, that she would be there at his side with the same sense of duty and determination, and that his fight was as much hers as it was the clones’.

As always, he submits to her command. “What do we do?”

She shifts off his lap and stands. “For now, we set up a meeting with Senator Singh.”

(Footnotes here.)

[akascow]

im pretty sure i never finished editing this and putting all my thoughts into it but its been in my drafts for like a month and i cannot delete it bc i spent too long on it im just scared to post it because i dont wanna upset anyone but im tired of it being in my drafts so im just posting it with a single tag and running pft i know if i actually reread it i'll just keep adding thoughts and itll never get finished so im gonna not look over it HAHA

its basically me ranting about other people being upset over "some s2 plot points were unnecessary" and how a lot of it was actually needed for the story so if u dont think youd like reading maybe just scroll idk

that type of mindset is so silly bc when u think about it for more than 2 seconds, the arcane team spent porbably over THREE YEARS animating and storyboarding and doing the best they could to 'wrap up' what was supposed to be an entire THREE SEASON ARC into NINE episodes

i GUARANTEE they agonized over not only EVERY LITTLE DETAIL they felt was necessary to the story BUT ALSO painstakingly animating said little details BECAUSE IT WAS NECESSARY TO INCLUDE IN THE STORY

like obviously its fine to dislike how it turned out i know not everyone will like it as much as i did and thats totally fine however just because u didnt totally like how things went over doesnt mean it was unnecessary kjdlskjfd

and im not saying s2 is completely perfect and therefore unable to be touched by criticism. theres some scenes even i dont care for when i rewatch it, same as s1, but theyre still important to the story nonetheless lol

i keep seeing this👇🏻 complaint and idk its getting to me a lil lmao

‘ishas death was pointless it didnt change anything’ did we miss the part where jinx got so depressed that she tried to blow herself up (CHARACTER DEPTH) and she finally got to talk with silco and ended up helping in the fight bc of what he n ekko said (PLOT PROGRESSION) and jinx let go of vi so that vi could finally let go of powder (CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT)

also since when did a character death have to always mean smth HAHA just because she didnt actually kill vander doesnt make it pointless💀💀 it was important to hers and jinx’s character: smth smth like isha sacrificing herself for someone she loves, and jinx watching someone someone she loves and deeply connects with sacrificing themselves for her even if she probably thinks she herself is not worth saving,, (i think idk lmfao)

and it also helps to catalyst viktors machine herald form bc singed takes and merges him with vanders beast (the beast is like lowkey dead after she blasts him so like,, theres that too) the show is very centered around the snowballing/domino effect of one thing leading to another to another to another and so on and so forth.

"jinx vi cait sevika and isha couldve just left" isha gets scared as she watches jinx thrown to the ground and noxian soldiers inch in on her with spears. what isha did saved jinx's life because ambessa was determined to kill jinx too. it didnt kill vander but it immobilized him enough as well as the surrounding soldiers so that the fighting would stop and our mc's could escape

jinx joins the fight in the end because of what ekko says and how she connects it with isha. "no matter what happened in the past, its never too late to build something new, someone worth building it for" which presumably means fighting to fix the future of the two cities i think idk

its fine to be sad about her death obviously but lets not pretend the rest of the show didnt happen lmfao... it would be pointless if literally no one reacted at all but thats very much the opposite of what we saw HAHA... and it probably felt like she got pushed to the side never to be mentioned again (bc no one ever mentions her again HAHA) but u can clearly see how tired and Over It jinx was after isha dies, and how it helped her finally let go so everyone else can move on. like no one mentions her but jinx incorperates parts of isha into her airship decorations (bunny ears on the balloon, shart teeth from her hat on the turbine, designs on her goggles on the windows) and she wears the same pink face paint that isha did

also we just wouldnt have that beautiful montage of isha and jinx in her final moment if it wasnt meant to be important lol

but yeah u gotta remember how much the writers had to fit into s2 in order to get a decent ending lmao