#I understand that you're mad but... I mean... at least try to cool down and look back on things...

[kitysugar]

bathroom ~ heeseung x reader

ଓ ⋆˙⊹ [ 희승 ] ☆ an argument sparked between you and your lover before a party. in anger, you told him you weren't going to be going anymore. an hour into the party, you show up looking unbelievable, making Heeseung go absolutely insane.

word count; 4k

dom Heeseung x sub reader. established relationship, jealousy, public sex, mentions of alcohol and weed, degrading, gagging, praise, oral, smacking. not proof read.

"what the fuck Heeseung?" you angrily curse at your boyfriend, feeling rage boil through your veins. he rolls his eyes at you, watching your figure pace across the room as he sits down on the couch, listening to your rambles.

"I asked you to help me clean the apartment while I was gone doing errands. you didn't even get up off your game once." you glare at him. this passed week, school was stressing you the fuck out. exam after exam was piling up on your plate on top of an essay you were supposed to be writing. it also didn't help that you had to go grocery shopping sometime during the week and help your best friend plan a get together for her birthday party. everything was stressing you out and all you wanted was a little help from your boyfriend. you had asked him to clean the small apartment the two of you shared before you went out for the day at 11 am. you had arrived back to the house with groceries and birthday gifts at 5 pm, expecting the house to be at least a little picked up.

"I was gone for six hours, Heeseung, and you couldnt even put the dishes away?" you scoff at him, seeing guilt and anger arise in his body language as he shifts on the couch, eyeballing you from across the room.

"y/n, im sorry, okay? I was doing homework and other shit that it completely spaced my mind, I'll clean it tomorrow" he says to you, making your jaw clench as you roll your eyes, crossing your arms over your chest with a sigh.

"I wanted it done today so that we wouldn't have to do anything tomorrow, especially since were supposed to be going to Jay's party tonight." you take his silence as a queue to continue, staring into his eyes.

"im piled up to my neck with bullshit, all I wanted was your help and I can't even get that from you." you roll your eyes at him, beginning to walk into the kitchen. his eyes follow you, instantly standing up and following your figure.

"what are you doing? we're leaving soon?" he asks as you begin to put the dishes away, not even turning to face him.

"i'm not going to the stupid fucking party Heeseung, i'm cleaning the apartment since somebody can't" you snap at your boyfriend, turning around to put away a couple pots, completely ignoring his tall figure as he stands in the middle of the kitchen looking at you.

"so you're just gonna stay home and mope around because I didn't clean?" you turn around, glaring daggers at him at his words, your growing anger turning into rage.

"its not even that messy, y/n. I dont understand why you're so mad, lets just go-"

"if you can't understand why i'm upset, then you really need to check yourself, Heeseung. if its 'not that messy' then why didn't you clean it when I asked you to?"

"oh my god can you please stop nagging at me, I already told you its because I was doing homework so I just spaced it" you take a deep breath, trying to calm yourself before you blow up at him.

"you can leave. i'll see you when you get home." is all you say before walking out of the kitchen and into your shared bedroom, leaving the conversation before one of you says something you might regret. Heeseung stares at the bedroom door, but decides to slip his shoes on. he knows that when the two of you get into arguments, that you often need space to cool down and to get distance away from each other so that you dont say anything you really don't mean.

Heeseung slips through the front door, locking it behind him as he heads to jays house, promising himself that he would stay sober.

you hear the front door close and you start to look around the room, your eyes landing on the clock by your bedside table. it read 5:45 pm, the party starts in fifteen minutes and you wonder to yourself how long Heeseung would be gone for.

you sigh out into nothingness, having an internal war with yourself before looking into the closet, your eyes landing on a deep purple dress. its short and made out of lace and satin. suddenly, an idea pops up in your mind and before you can think; you grab the dress and walk into the bathroom.

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"Heeseung, where is y/n?" sunghoon asks him, looking around the buzzing living room in search of your familiar figure. Heeseung takes another glance at his phone for the fifth time in three minutes, looking to see if you've texted him. sunghoon takes a seat next him, a red cup in his hands.

"she wasn't feeling good so she stayed home" Heeseung answers shortly, guilt starting to eat away at him from the argument that took place earlier.

"shit, that sucks, I hope she feels better" sunghoon says, taking a sip of his drink.

you walk into the house, music vibrating the floor as sweaty bodies stick to each other, the smell of alcohol and weed clouds your senses as you walk further into the house, making you way into the kitchen. you see one of your best girl friends, walking up to her. her eyes catch yours as she squeals, running up to you and attacking you in a hug. she smells like alcohol, and her sluggish actions give away the fact that she's drunk.

"hey beautiful, I didn't think that you were here" she says, slurring her words.

"I saw Heeseung earlier but you weren't with him so I just thought you weren't gonna show up" she rambles and you giggle. the mention of your boyfriends name makes you smile a little despite the argument you had before. you look around the kitchen and notice all the different varieties of alcohol organized on the counter. you walk over and look at all the different kinds.

you grab a red cup, walking back over to the alcohol and grabbing raspberry vodka and pouring it in your cup along. your best friend looks at you, questioning looks seep out of her eyes. she knows you hardly ever drink, so something must have happened. you smile at her reassuringly before throwing your head back, the alcohol burning your throat in the best way possible as your face scrunches up.

she walks over to you, pouring herself another shot as she giggles.

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your best friend and you are walking around as she checks out a few guys, talking to a few people she knows with you attached to her hip. she's a social butterfly, her wings flapping and her entanas buzzing whenever she's in a social setting such as this one. she's formed a small circle around herself, talking everybody's ear off.

you're standing next to her in silence, feeling someones eyes burning into you. you lift your eyes away from her talking mouth, finding one of heeseungs friends; Jake you think, staring at you. as a friendly gesture; you smile at him.

Jake returns your smile and makes his way up to you, deciding to perch himself next to you as he begins speaking.

"where's you boyfriend" he asks, you bite your lower lip, the feeling of anger and giddiness spreading through your body at the mention of him.

"don't know, don't care." is what you settle on, looking up at Jake as the group that your best friend formed begins to fade away, your back sinking into the wall as your conversation with Jake begins to flow.

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"dude, Heeseung, I saw y/n just now" sunghoon says, sitting back on the couch next to him. heeseungs eyes snap onto sunghoon, not believing his words.

"what? that's impossible" Heeseung denies, checking his phone to see if you texted him: nothing. his jaw clicks as his eyes scan the area, not finding your figure anywhere.

"she was talking with Jake somewhere near the kitchen. her face was really red and Jake was standing super close to her" sunghoon warns, unknowingly fueling the fire in the pit of heeseungs stomach. Heeseung stands up off the couch, disappearing into the messy pile of bodies in search of one in particular.

"What?" you say to Jake, squinting your eyes, not quite hearing him over the loudness of the music blaring through the speakers.

"I said let's go outside" Jake leans down to your ear, his hair brushing against your cheek as he speaks. you turn your head to the side with a nod, walking in the direction of the sliding glass doors that lead outside by the pool.

Heeseung catches a glimpse of your hair and figure, but looses you just as quick as you came. his eyes dart around, looking for that familiar scent of the perfume you wear and your hair color. no matter how hard he tries, he just can't find you.

"I mean he is hardheaded sometimes, but I'll stick behind him no matter what" Jake tells you, taking another sip of whatever he has in his cup. you nod your head, finishing your drink as your nose scrunches up. the two of you are talking about Heeseung, and how hardheaded he can be sometimes, but you love him regardless. you wanted to show up to the party and surprise him, but a part of you is also hard headed, so you're not going out of your way to find him, when the timing is right, you'll find each other.

You catch Jake staring at you, his eyes slightly red. you look back, questioning him.

"what?" you ask, as he leans on the wall next to you, eyeballing you up and down. you shift uncomfortably under his gaze.

"with all due respect for Heeseung, you are absolutely gorgeous, y/n" you knew Jake well enough that he wouldn't make any moves on you while in a relationship with his best friend, his brother, but that still didn't stop him from speaking the truth.

"Heeseung is one lucky man" speak of the devil, the man himself grips your wrist, flipping you around and clenching his jaw.

"h-hee!" you say in surprise. his grip on your wrist is tight and it has you looking down at your hand.

"I am one lucky man. lets go y/n" your boyfriend says to you, dragging you back in the hot house. your eyes don't leave the back of his head as he pulls you through the sea of bodies. your eyes catch glimpse of the front door, but before you are able to reach it, Heeseung pulls you down a hallway.

"what the hell Heeseung!" you say, but he doesn't respond or turn around. he opens a door and throws you inside. its a white bathroom with a big sink, a huge mirror complimenting the wall above it. Heeseung comes inside the room and locks the door behind him, spinning around to face you. your cheeks heat up at the expression on his face. his lips are tugged between his teeth as his eyes rack down your figure.

Heeseung's mind is going a million miles a minute. the god awful tiny dress you're wearing is driving him up the wall. it barely covers an inch of your body and it infuriates him that Jake saw just about every part of you that belonged to him.

"you shouldn't have came, y/n." he says under his breath as he stalks towards you, his hands coming down to unclip his belt. you shudder at the sound, arousal already pooling in your panties.

"why is that?" you question, already knowing the answer.

"come on sweetheart, you can't be that stupid, hm?" he throws his belt on the floor behind you. jealousy pricks at the tip of his tongue, your eyes looking directly into his.

"you didn't tell me you were showing up, but when I find out you do, you're standing two fucking inches away from my best friend as he basically confesses he wants to fuck you" his hand caresses your cheek as you look up at him through your eyelashes. his fingers move to entangle in your hair, feeling your silky locks as you shake your head.

"hee.. that's not-" his hands pull your hair back, your head arching as he pulls you into his body. he looks down at you, venom laced in his tone as he speaks.

"you think Jake can fuck you as good as be, huh? did he get your pussy wet as much as I do?" his other hand comes up and below your purple dress, moaning as heeseungs fingers come in contact with the flimsy fabric of your panties. he chuckles as he lowers his head so his breath fans your lips, his brushing over yours as he continues

"you're fucking filthy." he forces you down onto your knees, and the way your thighs clamp together tells him everything he needs to know. his hands pull down his pants, the tent in his boxers prominent and aching.

you look up, your mouth watering and your eyes begging. your hands find the waistband of his boxers and you breath out heavily, your head feeling light as Heeseung grips your chin inbetween his fingers.

"suck it." his command is cold and you obey; pulling down his boxers as his cock springs free, half hard and already fucking huge. you gulp, no matter how many times you suck his cock, you're never prepared for how badly your throat stings afterwards. you spit into your palm before taking his tip into your hand, your fingers playing with his slit before pumping him slightly. you feel him begin to grow in your palm as you kitten lick his tip, your hand coming down to massage his balls.

you hear your boyfriend his above you, you take this opportunity and take his head into your mouth, your warm tongue swirling around his tip as you hallow your cheeks, beginning to suck him off. your boyfriend moves his hand to the back of your head, his fingers entangling in your hair as he groans, his Adams apple bobbing up and down as he swallows.

you begin bobbing your head up and down his length faster, saliva spilling down your cheeks as you whine around his size, looking up at him through watery eyes as your feel your knees begin to sting.

he looks down into your glossy eyes, wiping away a stray tear from your cheek with the pad of his thumb.

"taking me so well, wanna take my cum, sweet angel?" you nod your head moaning out a choked yes please as he chuckles at your desperation. the hand on the back of your head pushes you down his shaft, forcing you to deep throat him. his swollen tip hits the back of your throat as he begins to thrust his hips in your face, but not too fast. you breathe in through your nose, trying your best to keep your cheeks sucked in and hallow as he begins to fuck your face. your hands come up to grip his thighs, keeping yourself stable.

his cock twitches in your mouth and you swallow around him, throwing Heeseung off the edge as his hips still in your face, his cock pressing up against the back of your throat as he shoots warm, sticky white ropes of cum down your throat. your eyes close as more tears fall freely down your pink cheeks.

Heeseung looks down at you as he pulls his cock out of your mouth. you swallow all his salty seed, a couple pearly drops fall down your chin and out of the corners of your mouth. your fucked out expression has him grabbing under your arms and forcing you to your feet. you wrap your arms around his neck as he lifts you onto the counter of the sink, your hands entangle in his hair as he pushes his body into your core.

"h-hee.. please. need- need you please" your begs are just above a whisper, his hands trailing up your thighs to the hem of your underwear. his face comes down to your neck, leaving wet kisses on your skin as your heat grinds down on his still-hard dick, whimpering at the small amount of friction he's gifting you.

"you want it baby, yeah?" he teases, one of his hands coming to feel your damp panties. he hisses at your arousal, your folds unbelievably wet as he traces a finger up and down your clothed slit. Heeseung grabs your underwear, pulling it back and then releasing it as it smacks against your pussy. you jump in his hold, more whines spilling from your lips as he chuckles into your skin.

his fingers pull your panties to the side, his thumb pressing up against your clit as you moan at the feeling, finally getting the friction you so desperately craved. his fingers massage through your wet folds, collecting your slick before one of his long fingers prods at your fluttering hole, begging for your boyfriend to touch you.

"please" you plea, your face coming to bury itself in heeseungs next, your breath fanning your skin. his finger slides in with ease, stretching you slightly as your warm walls squeeze his digit. you shudder at the feeling, a small whimper leaving your mouth as your fingers dig into your lovers back. Heeseung kisses your temple before beginning to pump you, his long finger curling in and out of your sopping cunt in a squelching noise.

one of your hands moves to grip is hair as the other stays wrapped around his back. heeseungs free hand moves from your thigh, trailing upwards to the small of your back, caressing and rubbing you through your thin dress, holding you as close to his body as possible. your moans pick up volume as he adds a second finger, curling upwards and slightly grazing your sweet spot. your legs jolt and you inhale sharply. your mind feels fuzzy as Heeseung splits you apart on his fingers, his thumb rubbing slow, concentrated circles on your clit to help ease you up.

"h-hee.. hmm a-ah" you moan his name, your body beginning to shake. he brings his head down to your ear, his breath fanning you as he speaks

"tell me all about it beautiful" you whine in response, your fingers tugging at his locks harshly now, your orgasm approaching quickly. your hold around him tightens as your legs begin to shake. Heeseung looks at himself through the mirror, his eyes finding the back of your figure and he can't help but admire you, even without seeing your face. you turn your head, Heeseung mimicking your actions as you slam into each other, your lips meeting his in a sloppy, wet kiss.

heeseungs fingers curl inside you again, massaging your g-spot and you buck your hips forward, moans loud and needy as your orgasm snaps, cumming all over heeseungs fingers. you grind your hips into his hand, riding out your high. heeseungs mouth moves against yours hungrily, biting your bottom lip before he parts. you go to whine in protest but stop yourself when he quickly forces your panties down and below your ankles.

before you can say anything, he balls up your underwear and shoves them in your mouth. he hikes your dress up and over your hips, your dripping pussy on full desplay as he takes his cock in his hand and bullies his way inside your walls. your eyes widen as he does so, a choked moan attempting to escape your mouth. he can't wait anymore, remembering the way Jake was looking at you in your tiny little dress, your breasts on full display. his anger begins to rise again, his hips beginning to move against yours at a quick pace

"gonna fuck this pussy until you know who you belong to, understood?" he slaps your puffy cunt, earning a muffled squeal from you as your arms wrap around him again, holding his body close to yours. you curl into your boyfriend, your pussy fluttering around his cock as it kisses your g-spot repeatedly, tiny babbles and whines leaving your lips.

his fingers work at your clit as his hips snap against yours, your legs shaking in his hold as goosebumps trail from your thigh, up to your hip where Heeseung ghosts his fingertips, holding you in place.

your muffled cries eg him on further, an idea striking in his mind. he pulls out of you, dragging you off the sink and spinning you around, forcing you to bend over the counter.

"spread you legs for me, pretty" you happily listen, your soiled panties still gagging you. he pushes himself into your wet, swollen pussy, your eyes roll in the back of your skull as he begins to thrust into you from behind, hitting all your right places at a much deeper angle. your ass jiggles each time his hips meet your behind, your back arched in a perfect slope.

Heeseung slaps your ass, roughly, causing a squeal to erupt from the back of your throat, your walls clenching his dick as if you're trying to milk him.

"oh fuck-" your boyfriend says in a raspy tone. the way your ass bounces with each of his thrusts mixed with the way your muffled whimpers and moans sound, it starts driving Heeseung up the wall as he smacks the plush of your ass again. your head dips down, falling onto your forearms that rest on the counter.

Heeseung grips your hair, forcing your body up into an arch as your eyes fly open, looking at the scene unfolding in the mirror. Heeseung moves his face to your neck, sucking sweet purple marks into your skin that match the color of your dress.

"look at you baby, taking my cock so well, such a good girl hmm?" he slaps your ass again, your eyes closing slightly as you hiss. your look at yourself through half lidded, fucked out eyes. your legs are apart and your dress his hiked up, heeseungs dick splitting you open as he fucks you from behind, deep, purple hickeys litter your soft skin and one of your breasts fell out of your dress.

"pussy's mine... all. fucking. mine." he thrusts inbetween each word, your juices gushing out of your spazzaming hole and down your thighs onto the counter.

"he-hee please !" your panties fall out of your mouth, your loud moans echoing off the chambers of the bathroom and fill heeseungs ears.

"such a messy girl.. you think you deserve to be stuffed full of my cum, sweetheart? wanna take all of it like the fucking slut you are?" his hand detangles from your hair to grip your throat, giving it a light squeeze as a threat... or a promise? either one has your knees buckling below you.

"y-yes please, wan' u're cum please" you chant, the pit of your abdomen feeling unbelievably tight as you feel your orgasm about to wash over you.

"cum all over me sweetheart, make a fucking mess all over me, I've got you" he coaxes you to your orgasm, the rope in your stomach snapping as you arch your back into him, a loud squeal drips of your tongue as you cum all over him. heeseungs thrusts halt, his hips stilling against your ass as he buries his face in your neck, shooting white ropes of cum deep inside you.

it takes a minute for the both of you to calm down, your boyfriend pulling his cock out of you. your guys's mixed cum drips down your leg, running down your thighs. Heeseung laughs before grabbing some toilet paper, turning you around and hoisting you onto the counter to clean you off.

you wrap your arms around his frame, hugging him as you kiss every inch of his face

"I love you, hee" you say as he pulls away from you, throwing the cum-stained toilet paper in the trash. he looks at you, placing his veiny hands on your thighs, rubbing soft shapes into your skin.

"I love you, beautiful" he responds, cupping your face in his palm before leaning in to place a warm kiss on your lips. he helps you hop off the counter, unlocking the door.

"hey wait, my panties!" you laugh at him as he stuffs them in his pocket, smirking down at you. he opens the door and gestures for you to exit first. you huff at him and walk out, praying nobody sees anything. you gasp as Heeseung lands a smack to your ass as you walk in front of him out of the room.

"hee!" you smile as you look behind you and at your boyfriend.

"I love youuu"

[dizzycoffee]

hihiiii can i ask for hc’s and maybe a small drabble for lucifer, lute, adam, and charlie with a (fem) reader who tends to unintentionally fluster them ?

— Lucifer, Lute, Adam, Charlie / Fem!Reader; Headcanons

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— Lucifer;

Intentional or not, he always wonders how you can be so smooth with your words / actions

He tries to reply with the same tone, but he always stumbles with his words

“You’re so cute when you stutter—” “STOP IT.”

Whenever you lightly tease him, he melts from both embarrassment and love

You chuckled softly upon seeing his already blushing face. “Aw, come on, don’t go shy on me already,” you teased, getting pleasantly surprised when you see the way his face reddens at your words. You truly don’t understand how your choice of words could affect him so much — but you weren’t really complaining.

You always laugh it off, but you definitely like the way he just begins to flush over your words

There are times that you forget that he's Lucifer, though. He'll catch you off guard yourself, saying something surprisingly smooth with that enticing voice of his, and he'll eat up every detail of your own flustered face

"Oh so this is how it feels to fluster, huh?"

Essentially, you both match each other's energy <3

— Lute;

my guilty pleasure fr

She'd totally try to cover her blush with frustration

At first, you used to think she hated being around you. Her face always turned red and judging by her scowl, you assumed it was because she was angry

The only reason you found out otherwise was because of Adam, who was brutally teasing Lute

"HAH, no way, your face is so red!" You were going down a hall when you heard Adam's taunting voice ring out. Before you could tune them out, another voice spoke up, "You heard her, who the hell says that so casually?" Oh, Lute was with him too. You paused for a moment, letting Adam reply. "Ooooh Lute, you look so cute with your hair pulled back!" he spoke in a mocking high-pitched tone, laughing right after when he heard Lute bark out, "Unlike you, she didn't sound annoying!" ... Wasn't that the compliment you told Lute earlier that day?

After that, you couldn't help but to stop by a bit more often during training, simply to converse a bit more

While you didn't understand how you can cause her to have that reaction, it didn't stop you from pushing forward

I mean, it just means she's not mad at you. And she also hasn't said anything about you needing to stop... you're sure it's fine!

It wasn't until one day she just yells "Why do you feel the need to torment me?!"

"I'm sorry... I just think you look so pretty when you blush."

She "reluctantly" asks you out on a date after that

— Adam;

guilty pleasure 2.0

Whenever you first catch him off guard, he goes silent for like,, a good minute

It takes a moment to register that his heart skipped a beat and his face began to burn from the blood that was rushing to his cheeks

After hanging out with you, he has to take a moment to sort of realize that someone genuinely makes him flustered and not the other way around

Initially, he's like "well no duh I'm blushing a bit, she's hot as fuck" but that later turns into him being like "she said my hair looks nice today, does that mean anything?? my face is burning, does she notice all of that?? is all of this on purpose??"

He'll call you (jokingly) an attention whore, which you're confused about and leaves him to explain...

Adam chuckled dryly, "You know... because you're, like, constantly flirting with me. That makes you an attention whore." He tried to keep his cool, he really did. But when all you could do was muster up an awkward smile and head tilt of confusion, he realized you genuinely didn't mean to actually fluster him. Fuck. "Don't take it to heart, sugar tits. I'm just joking!" he laughed it off.

After that "incident" he actually tries to match your energy

If you make him blush, he makes it his mission to see you at least giggle from his flirting

I think it's safe to say Adam sort of sucks at flirting because most of his "flirtatiousness" it just lewd comments and stuff

So it takes a while to actually make you blush from his words and not because he said something embarrassingly lewd

You still appreciate his efforts of course :)

— Charlie;

You are, by far, her biggest distraction

She'll be in the middle of trying to come up with lesson plans when you come up to her and say something like "but Charlie, I miss your kisses..."

Immediately folds for you

I'm positive she openly simps for you, no other way around it

"Isn't she just the cutest? She said I look so adorable with a bow tie! She's so considerate and so..." Charlie swooned as her words drifted off into a ran, face already flushed. Angel raised a brow, "Isn't it, like, the third time she makes you go red? You don't think you're sick or somethin'?" "And it's only the morning," Husk groaned behind the two.

The hotel residents are sick of it /hj

Something that they do appreciate it whenever you're able to calm Charlie down from going overboard. Whether it's with the lesson of the day or her going into a near breakdown over how the hotel isn't going how it's supposed to

While, yes, your words definitely have her giggling and kicking her feet, she mainly goes wild over your actions

The way you'll take her hands into yours, looking her in the eyes as you gently tell her "it'll all work out, just be patient."

She just can't imagine a world where you're not by her side, constantly making her heart flutter

She doesn't typically try to match your flirting, especially because she knows that you don't exactly mean to be flirty

But that doesn't stop her from complimenting you and your words/actions

"You really make my day with your words!"

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Flower of a Poisonous Seed Part 66:

Part 65:

TW: mentions of child neglect,

"It's Bai He's graduation party tomorrow."

"Cool! She's graduating from what, 5th grade? 6th?"

"High School."

"...what?"

Nezha sat next to Wukong on the couch as he continued his rant.

SWK: I can't believe she finished high school already! I mean, it doesn't feel like that long ago that we defeated the Lady Bone Demon.

RS: I know! Like, I get that she's mortal, but like, slow down, you're still young.

Nezha: Okay, two questions: Who's Bai He again and why does everyone bring up the Bone Demon whenever we speak of her?

RS: She's a human child, wouldn't you know of her?

Nezha: Do you really expect me to know the names of every child in China? Do you know how many kids that is?

RS: ...

SWK: You know that kid who got possessed by the Lady Bone Demon a while back? That's Bai He.

Nezha: Yes, I remember now. She likes to hang out at Pigsy's Noodles with MK and his friends, correct?

SWK: Yep! And we're all invited to her party. And graduation, but, well-

Nezha: Graduations tend to be loud and noisy and-

Nezha & SWK: Full of people.

RS: And those things take FOREVER!!!!! If MK hadn't begged me to come with, I'd stay home with you two.

RS: My parents will be attending as well. Apparently, my father likes these sorts of things.

Nezha: You go and support Bai He, we'll get a present ready to give her tomorrow.

SWK: We kinda forgot all about that with all of the stuff that's been going on recently, huh?

Nezha: Indeed. There's a million different events that I have to keep track of these coming months. It's a lot.

SWK: We need to get a calendar in here.

RS: That's the size of the wall.

Nezha & SWK: *laughs*

~~~

Unsurprisingly, the party was cat-themed. Bai He's parents pampered her endlessly, but she never became spoiled. Macaque was lying under the shade of an umbrella, grumbling something about Bai He's choice of locations.

It was a pool party.

Bai He was born in the wintertime, so she had never been able to have a pool party for herself before.

Wukong and Nezha had little issue with this, they both enjoyed pool time. However, the pool was a bit less accessible than they were used to.

Pigsy: Is Wukong gonna be okay just jumping in?

Nezha: I will be there to catch him. Even if I couldn't, he's wearing his life jacket. He has become a very good swimmer, and his oxygen tank is also fitted with a buoyant casing.

Pigsy: Good thing. I don't mean to question Wukong about it too much, 'cause I'm sure he gets asked a lot, but I worry about him. We all do. We can't help but wonder how he's doing.

Nezha: He's been doing quite well recently. Though I understand worrying constantly. I do very much the same.

~~~

Mac: You getting in the pool soon?

SWK: Yeah. Like my swimsuit?

Mac: *laughs* Yeah, I'm guessing Nezha picked it out for you?

SWK: Yep! And look, we're matching!

Wukong and Nezha were indeed wearing matching strawberry milk-themed bathing suits. Given how many times Wukong's would have swim therapy sessions, they saw fit to get a few different sets of swimwear.

Mac: So you are!

SWK: Hey, where's Jing?

Mac: Why do you ask? Wanna tease us again about it?

SWK: No, no! We ran into him the other day at the diner and he seemed mad at Muzha for some reason.

Mac: Oh, yeah. He's out on a camping trip with Muzha. Apparently, the kid started acting out because he felt like his brothers, specifically Nezha, was getting more attention and love than him. They're working it out.

SWK: Oof. I try to avoid that with my own kids but even I'm not perfect.

Mac: Yeah. I'm not too good with it either. And by the way, I... tried... talking to our kids. It's had mixed results but... yeah.

SWK: Oh. Well... good for you for trying.

Mac: Yeah. I got stuff to work out too.

SWK: Nobody's gonna be perfect. At least you're trying now instead of being a total deadbeat dad.

Mac: Woah. I didn't mean I was gonna be a parental figure of any kind, I just... I tried saying sorry for... you know what.

SWK: That's the best any of us can do sometimes.

~~~

Bai He sat next to Macaque under the shade. She wore a two-piece swimsuit that seemed to be the popular style for girls her age. Macaque wasn't a fan of it, but he wasn't about to tell her that.

Bai He: Hey, Macaque? Can you braid my hair for me? I don't want it to get too messy in the water.

Mac: Of course! Anything for you, Little Kitten. *pinches her cheek*

Bai: *giggles* Stop! I'm not seven anymore!

Mac: I know, but you'll always be my and your parents' little princess.

Bai: I know.

Macaque had learned to do Bai He's hair years ago when he found out that neither of her parents knew how to style it properly. Bai He had asked him to do it since her parents weren't brave enough to try. He usually did it right before training with her.

Bai He has no powers, but she took a great interest in learning self-defense as a way to feel more confident and safe. Macaque was hesitant to take her on as a student at first, but one good look with her big ol' kitty eyes and he cracked like glass.

Never in a million years would Macaque admit it to himself, but he loved her like a daughter. Heck, he even loved her more than his actual children. It was obvious, but so was the fact that this didn't nor should it be stated aloud.

Bai: Honestly, I wish I'd joined that club sooner. Anyways, what's up with you? Jing treating you okay?

Mac: He's treating me just fine, Kitten.

Bai: Good, I'll kick his butt if he doesn't! Where is he, anyway?

Mac: He's dealing with one of his kids right now, so he couldn't make it today, but he sends his congrats to you.

Bai: Aw. Tell him I said thanks.

Mac: I will.

Bai: So... what did his son do? And which one is it? He has three sons, right?

Mac: *senses she's digging for gossip* It's not that serious, Muzha's just got 'middle child syndrome' is all. But... he was talking quite a bit of smack behind Nezha's back.

Bai: *curious* Oh? What kind?

~~~

Nezha: Yay, Wukong! Good swims!

SWK: *doggy paddling towards him*

Nezha: *grabs Wukong and pulls him close* Good boy! Good swimmer!

SWK: *wags his tail happily* *smiles so big his eyes are forced shut*

MK: Are... they always like that?

RS: Yep. Whenever Wukong does so much as breathe properly.

Mei: Awww! So cute!

RS: Hey, you did put on sunscreen, right?

MK: Yep!

RS: And you let it absorb?

MK: ...

RS: MK!!!!

~~~

The Demon Bull King sat on a large picnic blanket with Princess Iron Fan. They were helping each other put on sunscreen as they talked.

DBK: When did MK get his top surgery? He gave me a bit of panic just now seeing him shirtless and unglamoured with our son.

PIF: Oh, he got it about a month or two after we found out your brother was sick. It must've slipped under the radar a bit with everything going on.

DBK: Life's been quite hectic lately, hasn't it?

PIF: Indeed, and it's not stopping anytime soon. We've still got the conferences with Jing, Father's Day, our anniversary, our son's birthday, the family vacation we were planning-

DBK: My goodness, I haven't even begun planning our son's birthday yet.

PIF: You still remember his exact time of birth?

DBK: *chuckles* Down to the second.

PIF: Good thing you paid attention to that. It could've been 1 am or 1 pm for all I'd have known. I was miserable.

DBK: You were busy being a valiant warrior, my dear...

PIF: Something wrong, my love?

DBK: I spent most of our son's life locked away. And even when I wasn't locked away, I wasn't there. I wasn't a very good father. I hardly deserve the title.

PIF: Regardless as to whether you deserve it or not, you made him. You qualify for the title of 'Father'. It's me who doesn't deserve the title of 'Mother'.

DBK: That is not true! You crafted his form in your womb, even at the risk of your life. You are worthy.

PIF: But I don't even have the excuse of imprisonment for my absence from his life. Even when I wasn't absent I was still horrible. If you knew all the things I did-

DBK: I'd still love you anyway. Perhaps... we may be dwelling on the past too much. As anxiety-inducing as the future may be, it is all we can affect now.

PIF: This is true, my darling. I love you.

DBK: I love you too.

DBK & PIF: *share a passionate kiss*

Mac: *covers Bai He's eyes* *gasps dramatically* Ew! *fake gags* Gross! Not in front of the kid!

Bai: I'm 18, Macaque!

Mac: Ew! Yucky! *fake gags*

PIF: Shouldn't have left my fan at home.

DBK: Here, use this. *hands her his sandal*

PIF: Gladly. *charges at Macaque*

Mac: *shadow teleports with Bai He*

Part 67:

Masterpost

@istopaskingmemate @weaverpop @ainnur @cutvdo @vivyainou @fruit-fight

[differenteagletragedy]

OKAY BUT I LOVE YOUR HEADCANONS AND THE ANGST. THEY MAKE ME FEEL THINGS. This is gonna sound like a Weird Af request, you totally don't have to do it if you don't want to or can't or for any reason, BUT PERHAPS can I request some argument hcs? Like the OL Boys did something really bad / really made MC upset, like not just the other person's request where they're like scowling or just mildly upset, but like GENUINE Upset, like I mean somewhere near Heartbreak. Like how would they feel? How would they apologize? Stuff like that. WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE, but if not, I HOPE YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY ANYWAY

Oof these poor boys :( They're all going to be devastated

-- If Cove does something to upset you this badly, then I think it would be because he's angry (reference: that dramatic phone call with Miranda and Terri). So he would be mad, but after he cooled down, just immediate regret.

-- He can't be on bad terms with you. He just can't. So he's going to apologize his head off, probably cry some. He'd try not to because he knows this isn't about him, but he is who he is.

-- His stomach hurts, his heart is going funny, everything is just upside down because you're his best friend, his favorite person, and wow did he mess up. Seriously, he will do anything, please just tell him what to do to make it better.

-- If you can't get back on good terms immediately, if you're too upset and want space, then he's going to be an absolute mess.

-- One thing about Cove is that he's going to google something. So if that happens, he's going to get on his trusty laptop and be searching things like "how to apologize when you screwed up."

-- Cliff is going to try to talk to him, depending on how old Cove is he's not going to want to hear it though.

-- Is it bedtime and you're still not ready to make up? Better get ready for a tap on the window, because guess who's coming over.

-- He is physically incapable of sleeping if you are mad at him.

-- This will ruin Derek.

-- Like Cove will be heartbroken about this, but Derek will be just plain broken.

-- Honestly I can't even imagine what he would do to make you this upset because he's so careful.

-- He would probably at least think about breaking up with you because you deserve better.

-- I cannot overstate what an emotional crisis this is.

-- He'll apologize, but he won't want to apologize too much because he won't want to bother you. But then he'll feel bad about not apologizing enough. Then he can't figure out if he should be doing more to make you feel better or less to give you space. And THEN he gets anxious because he can't figure it out.

-- Eventually, if you don't come to him first, he'll compose himself enough to give you a heartfelt apology, telling you exactly what he did wrong, how he'll be better, and letting you know that if you don't want to be with him anymore, then he understands.

-- Baxter already did this in Step 3 lol, so let's focus on Step 4.

-- Oh no he's done it again.

-- This guy is going to straight up hate himself, all character growth down the toilet, he's the same messed up person he's always been, he never should have let himself believe that he deserved you, he should have left you alone because breaking your heart once was enough, and now he's done it again?

-- Suffocation, no breathing

-- This is a straight up spiral.

-- Derek and Baxter had very different childhoods, but they are also similar in many ways. The self-loathing is a real problem.

-- Baxter is going to think about running again. It's not that he doesn't love you, it's that he doesn't trust himself to love you properly.

-- But he doesn't want to lose you, not really, so he's going to have to do what's always worked: actually talk to you about the issues.

-- Please forgive these boys, because if MC ends up with any of them then they will never love another for the rest of their whole entire lives.

[goodlucksnez]

cw: Swearing (a lot-its baku yall), mentions of toxic past, door slamming, holdback, Ice freezing sound effects, todo/baku implied, b/aku trying to be nice, and apologizing (character growth okay), K/ink Baku implied

The past week it has been over 100 degrees and i wanted to bring that to a wav so who better then T/odo and B/aku-Enjoy!!

Next wav: Ha//zbin

Transcript

Jesus. fucking God. mother fucking piece of shit *slams door*

Good afternoon Bakugou

 Oi shut up. I'm in no fucking mood.

 Is everything alright?

 No fucking Strawberry Shortcake. It's not fucking all right. It's 100° outside and I have to fucking go on patrol while you lounge around

Are you upset at me?

Wow. Whatever made you think that? I am covered in sweat. You're lucky and no one decided to Light a match near me or ill blow up half the damn city. Oh my God. Fuck summer. Fuck this. This is a bunch of fucking

Is your…..Emotions tied to the weather outside.

Don't even fucking start with me. Half and half. I'm in no fucking mood. It's hot as satan left testicle out there. OK, now fuck of while I take a fucking shower.

Only his left.

*slams door*

 Ohh yeah. Wow, he was really mad.Well,I can help with that at least. I can cool it down in here. I guess I never really noticed it. It's slightly warm. Well. Hopefully this will make a difference to him.

Why the fuck do I walk outside? It's hundred and fucking.*slips on ice* What the hell is this icy hot? Why the fuck is the living room a god damn ice rink?

So you're upset when you're both too hot and too cold.

You not mad that it's fucking a ice rink. I'm mad because this is my god damn living room and you're fucking it up. Melt this crap.

I apologize I.*sneeze* Thought you wanted it to be colder?

I want it to not be 101 fucking degrees outside doesn't mean it needs to be negative fucking 50, fucking idiot. I swear. You don't have a fucking brain in there

I apologize bakugou.

 Ohh, don't fucking Bakugou me.

 It is your name, is it not?

 Oh, my God. You fucking piss me off so much. You fucking know that.

I apologize.

Was that the people of the fucking world didn't fuck up the air this much? I wouldn’t be so mad, OK?

Would you like a frozen dairy product?

Are you fucking asking me if I want ice cream?

Yes.

Get the god damn cookies and cream and don't say shit

*eating ice cream*

 Don't fucking look at me like that.

I apologize

don't get me started.

 I'm confused. Is the ice cream not helping you cool down?

Really pushing your luck there.

I don't understand.

This is hard enough, OK.

Oh, would you like me to melt it for you

 not the fucking ice cream!! this, feeling. I feel bad about how I acted.

OK.

Fuck I'm sorry, OK? I was just hot and annoyed at that. I'm sorry, I shouldn't-Have yelled at you. OK. Ohh you don't need.

Don't finish that fucking sentence. I was in the wrong you're in the right. Happy now.

Not really. You still look.*sneeze* what?

What the hell did you just do?

I'm…sitting here looking at you.

No, the fucking convulsion. What the fuck was that?

 I sneezed.

You what?

Uhm, I sneezed.

Since when do you fucking sneeze?

I am a human. I have bodily functions just like the rest of us.

You sure? Because half the time you act like a damn robot.

I*sneeze* I assure you I am quite human. Pardon.

What the hell is wrong with you? I've known you for five fucking years. I don't think I've ever seen you fucking sneeze.

You most likely have. You just probably didn't notice you kind of Live in your own

 don't change the fucking subject on me. Let me rephrase. The god damm question. Why are you fucking sneezing?

 Oh, what it may have to do with the ice show earlier.

What?

 My internal body temperature is regulated by both the ice and the fire that I control within myself within my center. When one Is more prominent than the other. It can cause side effects. More likely than not, when I overheat. I have a hard time cooling myself down. When I am freezing, it's harder to warm myself up. Causes painful memories. Over the years, I've gotten better at controlling my regulations.

 That's not how this works.

You make sweat that can explode. I don't think this needs to be scientifically proven.

 So what your ices makes you fucking sneeze. Then what was with the fucking Ice show just trying to show off.

 I was trying to make you cool. *sneeze* Pardon me. Evidently I seem *snneze*.

 You fucking short circuit, if that's what the fuck you did.

I prefer the term got out of balance, but I guess you could Compare it to a AI misfiring. I mean, if you think about it,

don't. Go all fucking nerd on me. What? What do I fucking do? Do I stick you outside?

 I'm not a rabid animal bakugou. It's fine, it's just. Just some sneezing.

You'll probably be over that fucking faster if you actually let your body do it.

 Excuse me.

 You're holding them in. Your body is trying to obviously, fucking expel something. Let it do its job. Why are you shortening its lifespan?

Did you just refer to A bodily function as having a lifespan. Now he's being weird.

Oh, everyone thinks you're so gid damn analytical. No one realized. How fucking savage you can be.

You got that hitching shit like deku. Do I have to flick your nose too.

If I didn't know better, I would say you're enjoying this

shut up. I'm not enjoying this. It's just rare, OK.

You fucking stifle again. I will fucking. Come over there.

Pardon me.

Bless.

What was that

Fuck off

[studio-petrichor]

Hi, quick question if that's cool? So first off I wanna make this ABSOLUTELY clear that I mean this in a strictly WHOLESOME opinion of mine.

So I have a headcannon that Barnaby can hypnosis or hypnotize anyone with his eyes. like if anyone was absolutely terrified of him or the pain of death then he would use it to calm them down. But I also headcannon that he rarely does it cuz he always likes to give people the option of how to die, and doesn't want to take that away from them. So I kinda wanna know your opinion on that, and perhaps if you're comfortable maybe make a drawing request if you're still taking those?

Like picture this: Barnaby remembers that Emmy is his little bird and trying to convince her that he's her Papa. Meanwhile, Emmy doesn't believe him or can see truth in what he's saying, and starts to back away with tears in her eyes. Barnaby can't stand the pain of losing her again, and something in him just SNAPS. Giving into the madness, and not thinking clearly He binds Emmy in either his wings or summons multiple talents to hold her steady as his eyes go kinda heterochromic in a pattern of Orange - yellow to yellow - orange (if that makes any sense) and maybe puts in some new memories in her brain, and "suggestions" so she wouldn't dare even thinking about leaving him. I'll leave it up to you how it plays out but it's totally cool if you're not comfortable with this! Tumblr doesn't exactly have the most. . . Wholesome content when you type in hypnosis. But I really love your art and just kinda wanted to see how you would interpret something like that.

Anyways thanks for taking the time to read this and hope you have a fine day mate.

Hey, thanks for the ask! I want to say I have absolutely nothing against your hypnosis headcanon. And I understand your intentions were pure asking this. However:

I don't think he'd do such a thing, even in extreme moments of emotion, due to the fact that that feels... like abuse. To me, at least. The reason why I feel that way is because it borders along the line of gaslighting and mental abuse (well, to me, it seems outright that.) And there's very few ways to recover a relationship from severe manipulation like that; it will leave scars, especially on someone so young. Overall, for me, I just wouldn't be comfortable. I hope this explains why I won't pursue this idea!

But once more, nothing against the headcanon! The idea just wouldn't sit right in my brain.

However! I am still taking requests! 🫡

[juju-rps]

aot diaries

☆part three: the great roommate bake-off

intro | part one | part two

the lingering memory of jean's burnt food was still in the air, or at least, eren wasn't letting anyone forget it. it was a lazy saturday afternoon when the gang was at your place.

"seriously, jean, you nearly set the building on fire," eren declared, sprawled on your sofa, scrolling on his phone. "it's a miracle you're still allowed near an oven."

jean, who was attempting to style his hair into a new, more 'casual-yet-cool' look in the hallway mirror, scoffed. "hey! It was a one-time thing! and you try cooking gourmet!"

mikasa's voice was flat, but there was a hint of amusement in her eyes as she walked in, armin trailing behind her. "maybe stick to toast, jean."

"see!" eren said, sitting up. "even mikasa thinks you're hopeless! i bet I could cook something edible, blindfolded!"

jean turned, "oh, you wanna bet, jaeger? fine! a bake-off! you, me, this kitchen. (name) and armin are the judges. mikasa can sit and judge us silently from afar."

you exchanged a look with armin. this was either going to be disastrous or incredibly entertaining, and honestly, you wanted to see whether jean was going to get his redemption arc or not.

the next day, the kitchen was a war zone. flour dusted every surface, eggs were cracked (mostly into bowls), and the scent of sugar mixed with a faint, worrying smell.

jean was attempting a batch of cupcakes, following a recipe he found online that promised "culinary mastery." meanwhile, eren was making what he referred to as "chocolatey explosion cookies," mostly by dumping ingredients into a bowl and calling it a day.

"eren, you missed a spot. your batter is on the wall." mikasa commented, her elbows on the kitchen island.

"it's called passion, mikasa, you wouldn't understand!" eren said as he continued to splash the batter on the wall every now and then.

you and armin, armed with clipboards, watched the madness unfold. armin was rating stuff like techniques and quantities while you wrote down things like 'jean's stress sweat' and 'eren's questionable hygiene practices'

finally, the moment of truth arrived. two plates were presented. jean's cupcakes were... lopsided, with frosting that looked suspiciously like hardened cement, but they smelled sweet. eren's cookies were basically lumps, some burnt, some raw, but undeniably chocolatey, just like he described them.

armin took a cautious bite of jean's cupcake. his eyes widened slightly, "it's... surprisingly.. moist, jean. the frosting is a little... off though.."

"yeah baby!" jean said proudly.

mikasa tried eren's cookie. her expression remained unchanged. "it tastes like… ambition."

"that's a compliment!" eren declared, and starting doing a victory dance.

you tried both. jean's cupcake was edible, even if it looked like it had seen better days. eren's cookie was.... eren's cookie.

"alright," you said, "after careful thinking and judging.."

jean and eren leaned forward, filled with anticipation.

"the winner is… neither of you!" armin burst out, then quickly corrected himself, "i mean, it's a tie! both were... unique contributions to the culinary arts."

jean and eren immediately started arguing. the kitchen was still a mess, but at least this time, it smelled like baked goods, not burnt hopes.

[tobiasdrake]

The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy 64 - Murder is Hardly a First-Date Activity

Day 28 of 100. We have some new folks to get to know, so let's get down to it. Go on and introduce yourselves.

And yet neither he nor Hiruko ever mentioned you guys. What's up with that? Sirei's killer really fucked us.

Swordy Lady is a proper samurai. I'll keep that in mind. Nice to have someone to join Takemaru and the late Hiruko in the "actually knows the pointy end of a weapon from their own asshole" category.

Oh my god, are you Sparkling Justice? Please tell me you're Sparkling Justice. I will be so thrilled if you're secretly a serial killer.

What are your Kanji?

凶鳥狂死香 Magadori Kyoshika

狂死香 composites 狂死 which means to die in madness with 香 for fragrance. The fragrance of dying in madness.

Your given name 凶鳥 brings together 凶 which is misfortune and 鳥 for bird. Birdy bird. Your name tells the tale of a tragic, unfortunate birdy bird whose fragrant carcass died in madness. You definitely either have blood on your hands already or you will at some point.

I think I might have been stung by a queen bee or something. But that could also have been the delirium talking.

Okay your interpretation of a migraine is hilarious and I have absolutely no idea where you got it from. Are you doing a bit? Do you have a sense of humor and you're trying to prank me? I am so confused and intrigued all at once by--

Ahhh, the tomato told you that. Okay. Now it all makes sense.

By the way, the kanji on your top is 待 for anticipation. That's interesting. No idea what it means but I'll try to keep it in mind.

You do you, Kyoshika. We'll talk again.

Oooo, assassin. Do you have any cool stories of people you've killed?

Okay, so you're Maki and Miu. Got it. Interesting combination. Did they give you any cool super-soldier powers? If I lift up your eyepatch, will I see a cyborg eye that shoots laser beams and can also see the true form of magenta? Or just a gross socket?

With a dash of Junko, but in a romantic way. I'm glad you specify "someone that wants to kill you" because that makes it really sweet and not... you know... something sprung on an unsuspecting lover.

You're man who grew up in a legacy of joyless consumerist killing, who longs to one day find that one special someone who he can truly have a meaningful murder with. It's sweet. I can't tell if you'd get along really well with Darumi or really badly.

I dunno. If your Revive-o-Matic's hooked up to recognize me then we can try a few things and see which one feels right.

Oh no, I completely understand. Murder is hardly a first-date activity. But we can at least have dinner, talk things over, see if anything clicks.

Gonna be honest, I thought that was just your head. It's weird how normal that seemed.

Oh no, I eat the rich and you are looking particularly scrumptious. Probably shouldn't go around advertising your edibility. That is a terrible fashion choice.

You don't even know why you wear that, huh? Honestly, I think you're just filling a quota.

Something about all this posturing feels disingenuous. I can't quite put my finger on why, but I kinda get Celestia Ludenberg from the Tomato Princess.

Her surname is 大鈴木 Oosuzuki which is literally just the ultra-common name 鈴木 Suzuki with a 大 dai attached for "grand" or "big" and then her given name is くらら kurara which means a dream.

Her name is Ifonly Megasmith. She is completely full of shit.

[valentine-writes]

i just rly wanna luv u !

「 tws + notes: no tws, unserious asf, atsv ben reilly having kenergy (CREDS 2 @//KAIRISCORNER THE GOAT for this), ben is mad silly, reader is a spider-person, unedited, ooc (?) 」

↳ ft. scarlet spider/ben reilly

「 oblivious gn!reader, romantic relationship <3 」

author's note: im having so many thoughts about him in the movie always. bro had bare minimum screen time and i still go AWOOGA thinking of this stupid stupid guy </3 im gonna b real here, i luv my bitches silly!!! (*ﾉε｀*)

▸ you were teamed up w/ ben reilly on your first mission!!! this was the first time you ever interacted,,, which was. interesting to say the least

"scanning the area..."

"who are you talking to–"

▸ you just kinda have to get used to his narrating while you hunt down the anomaly miguel sent you two after. but!!! just because he's talkative (more to himself rather than you) doesn't mean he's incompetent

you end up locating it and capturing it in about an hour and a half. quick as hell.

▸ you seem to work well with him!!! progressively, you notice that you're paired up with him quite frequently.

this isn't strange– itz actually fairly easily rationalized this by the fact that you just seem to work more efficiently as a duo

▸ eventually, you two become friends and spend time together beyond just doing missions

▸ it's relieving for the rest of the spider society to know he does more than just ruminate over his harrowing past and distressing memories when he's not saving the multiverse

▸ but it becomes just... a little peculiar. you may be oblivious, but you're far from stupid. everyone notices how he's spending more time around you than anyone else– he follows you like a lost puppy

you ask him about this,, and he fervently denies it

"following you? pft. no. not even. you wouldn't get it–"

like... ok dude. um. anyways.

▸ you pick up on little things here and there, but you just figure the poor guy doesn't have a lot of friends.

▸ you are the only person who's allowed to call him "benny" (though he will feign distaste for the nickname, he letz it slide)

▸ you are the only person who distracts him from his dramatic monologues, the only one who draws his thoughts away from whatever he's brooding about

▸ you are the only person who he ever actively seeks out

"has anyone seen them today? they haven't been around–"

"searching for them... hm... nowhere to be seen... checking frequent hangout locations–"

▸ and all of a sudden, you're the only person who he wants to show off to. not like you notice this part. you just assume he's grown accustomed to talking to you about everything

"check it out. i've changed my arm routine."

and he's jus.. flexing.

you hit him w/ the "cool dude, it's really showing!!" and he immediately takes +5 dmg from u tugging on his heartstrings

▸ ur compliments just mean everything to him

▸ the littlest things about your appreciation get to him. even just you smiling because of him seems to make him a little weak in the knees though he tries not to show it too much

▸ he's... trying. again, he really isn't incompetent but sometimes he's straight up making himself a cringefail loserboy around you

"THIS ONES FOR YOU!!!!" tries to shoot a basketball into a hoop

it hits the rim hard

bounces back

hits him square in the face

he tried.

▸ so maybe you haven't noticed much. however, you've definitely noticed he's been trying so much harder around you. and though you reassure him always that he's just fine the way he is– he still always attempts to be more.

you don't understand why.

▸ "ben, this... really isn't necessary, y'know? you're cool as you are." you tell him. it seems like he's relentless in his quest to impress.

you make it simple:

"i like you." you tell him.

ben pauses, taking a moment to look at you. his gaze is focused on you, your face– he hears the sincerity laced in your words. he feels his face heat up just a little. "...really?"

you grin and for a moment, his heart skips a beat. he feels his breath catch in his throat

"of course! ben," you say, his name on your lips being akin to the sound of a choir of angels, "you'll always be my best friend, dude."

+50 dmg to ben reilly

he cries HARD that night into his pillow IAHWOEHDJW

▸ you two are free entertainment for the rest of the spider society. people are placing bets on whether ben's gonna stop pussying around or if you're gonna put two-and-two together before he actually confesses

▸ and they are DIVIDED abt how this is gonna end for you both

after all, you still seem to be absolutely clueless about the fact that ben was the one practically begging miguel to be teamed up with you on each mission.

▸ and now, he's REALLY trying

▸ shows up with your favourite flowers at your door

"oh!! benny, that's so nice of you! you really are such a great friend–"

+60 dmg to ben reilly

▸ "inadvertently" (aka: TOTALLY ON FUCKING PURPOSE) tries to cuddle up to you on the couch or put an arm around you while watching a movie

"are you cold?"

"no, i–"

"here, i don't really need this blanket anyways"

+65 dmg to ben reilly

+5 warmth

▸ STRAIGHT UP TELLS YOU HE LOVES YOU

"i love you too, ben! you're irreplaceable. the absolute sweetest friend i have."

UR KILLING HIM

▸ you two r just:

▸ atp the spider society is in SHAMBLES. it is no longer entertaining it is torturous watching ben reilly now lament over his "unrequited love burning like a wildfire in his heart" (his dramatic ass words probably) and you have no clue it's about YOU

▸ one day, he's decided he has to do something. he needs to make it completely and undeniably clear that he's in love with you.

-

you're hanging out as usual, in the cafe not touching the miguel burger that they're serving there for some reason becuz eating the face of your boss feels... wrong and he clears his throat

"no backing out now..." he declared to himself, narrating while sitting Right In Front Of You

he clears his throat, making you look up from your fries.

"so..." he begins.

"benny, what would you do if someone didn't like you back?" you suddenly blurt out.

he looks up at your face. you've been pouting this entire time, head held low as you pick at your food.

how did he not notice? his attention is constantly on you. he mentally beats himself up for this

in the anxiety of his plans to confess, he somehow completely disregarded how you were feeling. he was so in his head.

"switching directive–" he mutters to himself, now focused on what you wanna say.

you give him a weak smile. "look, i just... i dunno. maybe this is bad timing."

there's a beat of silence between the two of you before you speak up again.

"ben. i really like you. like... more than a friend. it hurts. so so much. because i know you only think of me as a friend and i just–"

everyone within earshot nearly explodes hearing this.

-

▸ like ok plot twist i guess. so the pining went both ways and you were both completely oblivious to it.

▸ the other spider-people who were betting on how this would end are all SHAKEN

but are also so relieved they don't have to walk past ben loudly declaring his anguish due to a broken heart

▸ ben is astonished by how you even thought that he saw you as just a friend. he did EVERYTHING to get through to you

but hey. something worked. finally, after the yearning, and the trying, and the fear of rejection– he finds himself on a date with you :3

[jack-of-crowns]

@flashfictionfridayofficial

18+ content on this one... fair warning

'Basilisk' by @jack-of-crowns

Monday

M) Seriously? Nothing? You don't see it?

J) Sorry, Miles. I am so lackin at these puzzles 😟

M) S'all good, man. I didn't see it at first either TBH.

J) So what makes this so awesome AF anyways?

M) Hard to explain. Like some trippy genmoji.

J) That's it? That's all it takes to trend on here? #basilisk is like every third post on my feed 😱

M) Hey look, you're my guy and all but DO NOT be a hater on this. Like I said, took a while for me to be able to see it. Gonna open your eyes when you get it. Gonna change the way you see EVERYTHING.

Tuesday

M) So?

J) So? So what? Look, I have real work to do.

C) C'mon Jack, put the pencils down and really TRY.

J) You know how long it takes me to finish a project, Carol. You know how hard it is for me.

E) How hard IS it, Jackie baby?💋

M) Jesus, Elaine. lmfao. But NJK bro, you are really missing out on this one. Called in today.

C) We all did, actually. Best thing evah!

J) A meme puzzle is so good you all called off? I thought none of you guys had any PTO time left.

J) Guys?

Wednesday

M) Look, mad respect for you every day because of your neurowhateverthingy but you HAVE to be seeing this. I am not even playing here. Called up Jones in HR and quit this morning. #Basilisk4Life

J) You quit your fucking job over some meme?!

C) Jack, calm down. Look, I know it must seem crazy but... I can't think about anything else except Basilisk ever since I saw it. Put everything aside and make an effort to get this. It's that good. Please 🙏🏼

E) Multi-orgasmically good!

M) Holy shit, Elaine, you are completely off the hook. No really, my man, drop everything and do this FFS.

C) Seriously, Jack. It's been three days now. We're all starting to get a little worried about you.

J) You're starting to get a little worried about ME?

Thursday

J) OK guys, I put the portfolio aside last night and really, really tried to concentrate on this thing. Is it like a serpent that opens its coils, and then you slide down levels 'Snakes & Ladders' style? It did look kinda cool, but IDK is it so completely amazing? I mean, the stories I'm hearing on the news and all...

E) I can't even believe you- 'Snakes & Ladders'? Jack, I sold the condo yesterday to get the latest upgrades and I could re-sell those today and move oceanside. Not that I would, but you wouldn't even begin to understand why LSR.

C) Jack, please, maybe you can get some help? It's not fair that you can't get this because you're... slow.

J) WITAF?!

M) Hey, Carol, didn't mean anything by it. We all know things don't come as easy to you, buddy. Man, if there was just some way I could get through to you. If you saw the way it looks at you, after you see it; I mean, I've never really been seen like that...

Friday

J) OK guys, we've been friends a long time now. I'm going to let all the stuff you said go; it's been a crazy week, to say the least. Anyone know why corporate hasn't been answering their e-mails, btw?

M) 《Image not received》

C) 《Image not received》

E) 《Image not received》

[blank-roomsoup]

Yay new years. I made little notes for everybody in the system that fronted frequently this year and/or has been around a lot recently. If you're not here please don't take it personally, I tried to get everybody but it's a lot and I mighta missed some of you. Hopefully 2025 looks up in comparison to 2024

Juuzou @stitches-n-knives

You've really held down the fort for the majority of the year and helped out with a lot of us. I don't think I'd personally be where I'm at if it wasn't for you and Belle. You've been a big help with other headmates too, and just dealing with our day to day stuff. You did your best to be understanding even when frustrated with us, and tried to problem solve through everybody's bullshit. You're a real one. I miss you, man.

Belle @do-u-remember-being-born

Haven't seen you since you got fixated on the headspace backrooms, but I hope you're okay girl. Seriously though, without you we wouldn't have even started working on our shit and looking into ways to cope with programming, trauma, etc. You're one of the nicest people in here too, and i really appreciate how caring you were to everybody.

Keagan @theworldisuglybutwepaintitgold

You've also really held down the fort, and all the times you've had to front after some crazy shit and managed to be chill is really impressive tbh. You're also just really cool to hang out with, you're real laid back and nonjudgemental, and i wish we could hang out more. Big thanks especially for going out in public a lot for us and dealing with our social anxiety/paranoia.

Lisa @lisacryeddungeon

You only recently woke up but girl, thanks so much I would be losing it without you. I legit don't know how many times I've gotten stressed and you're just like "I got it" and took over. You're responsible, resilient, and even though you went through a lot when we were younger that most of us don't even know about, you hold it together really well. I hope one day you can work towards processing that shit, or at least being in a place where you can talk about it.

Plague @yersinia0pestis

We probably would have legit died or like lost a limb at some point if it wasn't for you /hj nobody really notices how hard you work for us or appreciates you for it and it means a lot. I also appreciate your notes and that you might get a little annoyed or snippy with us but you're never mad or judgemental towards us for any of it. I think youre really funny without meaning to be and sometime you oughta front just to front without also the medical horrors happening, have a little treat or something, please.

Doll @comagiirl

You're a lot stronger than you give yourself credit for and you've done more for this system than I think you and us realize. I admire how gentle and protective you are of others internally and externally despite the things that have been done to you. I'm sorry you had to put up with so much this just this year alone, you didn't deserve all that. I wish things were easier on you on the headspace and when you front and it wasn't all so complicated. You shouldn't have to carry all that by yourself. I hope we can find a way to help you.

Danyon @distant-memories-of-disaster

Sorry you got stuck with the symptoms of, like, all our depression and Delta / programming guilt. I hope were able to work on processing some of that this year so things are easier on you. Try not to isolate so much, dude. Don't be so hard on yourself

Cas,

Huge thanks for how much you've helped with the stuff this spring/summer/fall. I know you deal with a lot yourself, but it means a lot that you've watched out for Doll, Jane, and Ciel. I don't think you get enough credit for that. I hope you can work on your stuff at some point too, and we can help you with all that. I know it still really bothers you.

Vance,

Idk where you went, dude, but i hope you're okay. You were funny af. Thanks for helping out a lot back in like july/august.

Rei @lipstickklullibies

Thanks for cooperating with us on stuff as much as you do. I know you don't really like or agree with the precautions and rules and stuff, and you can get kinda annoyed with us, but I really appreciate you working through urges to do, like, dangerous stuff with the body or contact people. Im sorry everybody can be kinda judgemental towards you. I hope we can help you more.

Molly @diseasedlittledollie

I like your playful attitude and you can be really fun to hang out with when you're chill. You're also really creative, so many fics, amvs, and such wouldn't have been completed if it wasn't for you so thanks for your skills, girl. I know sometimes things are... Difficult for you, more than you let on, and I want you to know i think you're really strong, and I think at times you can be really sweet despite all that other stuff and I hope one day you can work on, yknow, stuff.

Touya (🌠)

Sorry you got stuck holding a lot of screen memories of our certain childhood trauma, i can't imagine having flood episodes of that stuff the entire time you front. You still manage to hold things together and stay safe and all that, and because of you we've been able to process bits of that. You're really strong. I hope we can work on some of that more this year so things aren't as rough for you.

Dabi,

Sorry you got stuck with, like, all of our unfiltered rage and feelings of violation. You got every right to be pisses 24/7 and wreck shit, I just hope you're able to work on not directing at yourself/the body as much one day. I hope you can find some hobbies or interests, some sort of outlet for all that. Try not to isolate so much, it's okay to hang out with people.

Spinner/Shuichi (i think you guys mighta integrated?)

Hey man sorry I split you 😬 my bad 😬 for real though, thanks for helping with Touya (🌠) and Dabi so much. I know that's gonna be trick. I'm impressed with how well you're doing with the internal stuff and trying to be safe/keep away from certain parts, and trying to process, like, the screen memory stuff you've got. I know that gotta be really hard, but I think that's helping with irl stuff more than you realize.

Jane,

I wanted to say thanks for all the help you were with the spring/summer/fall stuff this year, knowing at least some basics of that really helped us prepare. I'm sorry you went through that. I am so sorry there's not much we can do for you when you front rn. I'm gonna try to figure out ways to approach that so you don't have to be like that every time. I know Ember was working on it, and i know you miss her a lot. I hope she wakes up but in the meantime i hope you let me and the others help you.

Stevo / Touya (🌆) / Sean,

Sticking you three together since you all usually fronted together. Sorry you guys all got woken up so randomly and had to trauma dump to everybody. You guys were low-key hilarious though and chill af, where'd you all go? Thanks for doing so much of the social / going out in public shit, and being open about the time frame you guys were hosting for. It really helped us process to be aware of, like, some of that stuff.

Toby @axemurdersyouinthewoods

Miss you jumping out to front all time but I think it's very good you're getting a little bit of a break. Thanks for helping out with our paranoia, headmates having real bad anxiety, just fronting so we aren't experiencing as much pain bc of your programming. Either way, I appreciate you and all you do to help.

Ray,

Whenever you inevitably return from wherever you disappeared to, get yourself a treat for the amount of times you had to put up with R's bullshit and her getting you in trouble with your mom. She's not around anymore so you can just hang out. Also sorry about x, that wasn't funny. Get yourself some McDonald some time lil guy

Natsuo,

Uhhh it's the thought that counts. I appreciate all the effort you put into erm helping certain alters. I hope you can work on your anger some so we'd be, yknow, able to get along with you better. I know despite everything you do seem to mean well

Jax @s-xuallytransmitteddemon

Hey man so sorry you had to put up with so many arguments with R's dumb ass, i know that was extremely frustrating. Haven't seen you in a while, but I hope you get a break for a bit to chill out. I know stuff was getting rough a few months ago and you were kinda. Having some stuff going on. Thanks for helping so much this year between dealing with conflicts and trying to navigate programming shit, etc

Sansa,

I don't know you super well but I respect your man hating swag queen. I hope you start feeling a little more comfortable fronting and being around people internally and externally. You seem really cool.

Dead,

You been real in and out in the way of dormancy but I'm writing you one any way because 1) just in case 2) I think you can use one. Sorry you're like. Like That. Whenever you front and people are kinda cautious around you. I can't imagine that's easy to deal with but it's really impressive how many times you toned down stuff or stopped a plan on your own. You should be proud of yourself for that. Next time you're around, try and find some ppl to hang with.

Ciel,

Hey little guy I hope you're okay wherever you are in there. Sorry you kept fronting whenever we saw Catholic imagery for a while.

Sidney,

I don't think we've talked much actually, but thanks for grounding for us a lot of the time after episodes. You went through a lot and I honestly admire tf out of you for how strong you are. Thanks for standing your ground for us.

Cameron,

You're pretty new so idk you all that well yet, but you've been chill anytime we have interacted. I appreciate how nonjudgemental you are and also am real impressed with how well you're taking, like, the Spawned Into The System Of Horrors thing. Sorry you gotta deal with the emotions related to the stuff with R.

Liu @idk-wat-to-name-this

I know you don't really get along with most the system, but I understand that and I do appreciate what you do for us regardless. Thanks for at least working with us here and there on the chi stuff. Sorry things have been difficult for you.

Dean,

Thanks for all the stuff you helped with around birthdays and with our Dad/lil bro stuff and whatnot, as well as the stuff around New Year's last year. I know that was a lot esp with the stuff going on then. Glad you got a break.

Willow,

So glad you picked a name! And that you're working on finding yourself! Ik it's real hard for you, esp when you front, but you've been doing really good even if you mostly stay in the headspace.

Eli / Jake @woodlandslaughter

Sticking you guys together since you normally were around together. Sorry about the whole thing with M recently. That was... A lot and I know it was hard on you guys to process. Don't see you as much anymore, but back when we were in that part of the headspace you both really held the fort down a lot and helped out with keeping things under control. Hope you're getting your much needed breaks.

Baby,

Girl. I'm so sorry you woke up/came around to all that. Thanks for not k****** a**/o* m****** R***, you had every right to and I woulda supported you, but yeah no not worth catching a case. Sorry we couldn't really let you front much after that.

Adam,

You were so funny, dude. I hope you come back at some point, if not, I hope you're chilli somewhere. Sorry some people were such dicks about your source.

[innytoes]

your dark fantasy/fae au is so fucking cool and I’m going to be thinking about it forever now. I just wanted you to know. that’s all, have a wonderful day <33

Hard same, anon! Have some more headcanons.

-Willie has 100% crashed while skateboarding, walked home with an obviously broken arm, and gone about his day because he still had chores and you have to work through the pain that's just what you do, right?

-NO, and Ray spends a very panicked ride to the ER.

-At least Willie is delighted with his cast and the human tradition of your friends writing and drawing on it. Julie draws a little butterfly for him and he's just delighted.

-The boys all sleep in one room in a giant puppy pile. Ray offered them separate beds but they all looked so betrayed he just... made sure they had enough blankets and pillows instead.

-After the bird funeral, Willie is concerned because Ray's garden is not that big and there are a lot of people in this house and apparently death comes for everyone and he is relieved to learn humans have special gardens for human dead people called cemeteries.

The next time they drive past one on their way to Carlos' baseball game, Willie presses his nose to the car window and informs everyone: "There's dead people in there."

It is quiet in the car (Carlos makes sure to note they can put the 'x days since Willie said something weird' back to 0) before Julie is like: you're not wrong?

-Luke is trying desperately to figure out if in The Modern Era he still needs to ask Ray's permission to Court Julie. After doing a lot of research watching the telly-vision, he concludes he does not, he needs to get Flynn's approval because she is The Bestie.

-Flynn is like: to court Julie you must first complete these quests.

-Reggie would put a stop to it but honestly it's keeping Luke out of trouble when he has to write a song, and fetch Flynn seven sodas, and come catch and release the spider in her room (he brings Willie who politely asks the spider to stay on the other side of her window) and perform Feats Of Strength (help Flynn rearrange her furniture).

-Julie finds out and puts a stop to it of course but to be fair she really likes the song and was very flustered at sweaty Luke in his cut-off t-shirt so... she can't be too mad at Flynn.

(More mature and ridiculous headcanons behind the cut.)

-When the equinox approaches, Willie gets a little distressed. Because Ray hasn't done any preparations. Where are the wines and grapes and cured meats? The honey cakes? The pixie pears? Ray who have you invited? What about the music? What about the revelries, Ray? Are you going to get the couches deep cleaned after the orgies or do you have special soft blankets to cover them?

-Ray goes from mildly confused to very distressed, especially when Willie is like: is that not why you have so many couches???

-What follows is a very distressing day for Ray as he tries to figure out if the boys have sexual abuse trauma on top of the whole 'kidnapped by magical beings' and 'hunted for sport' and 'enslaved to perform for the fairy's amusement' trauma.

-They do not, but just to be sure he has a talk with them about consent and safe sex.

-Willie staring at Ray like: "What do you mean protection? Do humans attack each other during sex? Alex, you never told me this." Luke is trying to calm Ray down like: it's okay Alex and Willie can't get pregnant they don't need to pull out unless they want to. Reggie is coming to the frightening realisation that he is the normal one and has to be the mature one. He is also very, very sorry, Ray. There were just... so many orgies. Or maybe just a few long, long orgies. Time was weird. You get kind of desensitised to it all.

-Willie understanding that Consent is like the magic spell that makes sex okay and starts just asking Alex: Consent? And Alex goes 'okay!' and they happily skip off together.

(Julie: I am traumatised. Reggie: Yeah well blame your dad.)

-Not Reggie quietly pining as he sees Julie and Luke get closer and Willie and Alex carefree and in love and he's just over here... trying not to think of exactly what happened at those orgies and how suddenly he's the one left behind and alone.

[miguelmeiai]

Life is Strange 2 - Alternate Storyline - Episode II ("Discoveries") - Part IV

After Sean knocks at the door, the Reynolds take about one minute to open the door. Daniel is shivering in cold, coughing, and sneezing. As Sean is about to knock again, Claire and Stephen open the door. Stephen looks at them with a suspicious face. ─ What are you doing here? ─ he asks. ─ Stephen, please… ─ Claire reprehends him. ─ Hello! Oh, Esteban and Sean… She looks at Daniel. ─ Are you… Daniel? ─ Yeah, nice to meet you, grandma. ─ You look like an angel, Daniel. Oh, you must be tired from all that traveling. Let me prepare something for you. They get inside and Claire takes them to the kitchen. Stephen is bothered by Esteban's presence. Esteban feels they are bothered by his presence. ─ So, what brought you here? ─ Claire asks while serving them some tea. ─ We decided to pay you a visit ─ Esteban comments. ─ I know I didn't call earlier, but it was because I lost your number. Sean and Daniel whisper to each other. ─ I think they don't like dad ─ Sean comments. ─ I've noticed that too. ─ You're smart, Daniel. Do you have the power of reading minds now? ─ No, I don't, but wish I had… ─ Esteban, Stephen, may I talk to you for a second? ─ Claire asks. ─ Yeah, sure! ─ Esteban agrees. He looks at Sean and Daniel. ─ Please don't fight, don't touch anything, and don't… ─ We know, dad. We aren't babies anymore! I'm almost ten! ─ Woah, it seems Daniel is getting older ─ Esteban laughs. Esteban and the Reynolds go to another room. Daniel activates his power to try to bring some cookies for them. But Sean stops him. ─ What the hell are you doing?! ─ I'm hungry, Sean, I just thought I… ─ No! Remember the rules? Besides, don't you think they would notice we "stole" the cookies? ─ Yeah, they would… ─ Okay. Sorry, Sean!

─ By the way, where's Mushroom? ─ She stayed outside, since grandma didn't let me bring her inside. I will go outside to see if she's okay. ─ Fine, Daniel, but don't take too long! Daniel goes outside to play a little with Mushroom. Sean looks at some portraits on the wall. He finds one depicting Esteban and Karen's marriage. ─ Dad looked quite cool in that suit. That's such a pity he married that asshole woman who betrayed him and his family. I hate hear. Out of rage, he punches the table. Things get heated between Esteban and the Reynolds in the livingroom. ─ Karen left because she probably regretted marrying with you ─ Stephan says. ─ Why? Because I am a foreigner? You never approved my marriage with her! ─ You two, calm down, please. The boys might hear you ─ Claire asks. ─ She wasn't unhappy because of me, she was unhappy because you too always pressured her to be who you wanted her to be, you never gave her… ─ Enough, Esteban, you… Claire gets interrupted by Daniel entering the house coughing a lot. She runs to see what happened. ─ Oh, my… He stops coughing. ─ I feel better now, I guess. ─ Why did you go outside, hijo? ─ I… I wanted to play with Mushie. ─ I know, but it's really cold outside. — I will prepare some hot tea for you and give you medicine — Claire says. — And then you are going to sleep. — But who will take care of Mushie?! — I will, Daniel — Sean says as he enters the room. — Thanks — he coughs again. Claire takes him to the kitchen. Stephen stares at him, with a mad face, and then goes upstairs. Sean whispers to his dad. — I don't understand. How can they hate you? — They never liked me, I guess, it's always been like that, and I think it'll never change. At least they liked Daniel, and I am happy about that. — Karen… I mean, mom… she never liked you either. — I think she did, hijo. At least in the first years of marriage… Or maybe my life was all a lie. A tear falls from Esteban's eyes. Sean hugs him. — Daniel and I love you. Te amo! — Why are you hugging me? You used to complain whenever I asked you for a hug. — I guess I started seeing things differently after almost losing you that day in Seattle.

***

Esteban and Stephen are asleep. Claire is doing some chores and Daniel is standing right in front of Karen's room. Claire catches him and gets upset. — What are you doing here, Daniel? Weren't you supposed to be sleeping? — I know, but I kinda got curious. Sean told me this was mommy's room. I don't know anything about her, I… — There's nothing to see here. And you have to go to bed, so that you can recover better. Daniel sighs and returns to the room Claire cleaned and prepared for Sean and him. Since he is tired after the trip, he falls asleep as soon as he lies down. Past midnight, Claire is praying in the living room and Sean stands in front of her. She finishes her pray. ─ What do you need, Sean? ─ I know you don't like my dad. ─ I'm sorry if you had that impression. It's just… he is very different from us. And he doesn't do anything to change that. ─ And do you? Claire sighs. ─ It's never late to change things ─ Sean comments. ─ Besides, it's almost Christmas. Wouldn't the Lord get happier if he sees us happy and getting along well? ─ You're right, Sean. I am proud of how mature you've become since the last time I saw you.

[duhragonball]

Neon Genesis Evangelion 23

"Heads up, NERV, becuase the 16th Angel is going to bring you down! That's right, you may have defeated all those other Angels, but I'm even stronger than all of them put together! I'm like a laser rope or something, and I've got creepy powers that let me burrow under people's skin or whatever. Oh, and those big guns your Evas use? Big deal! Those don't work on me! Now, take your best shot, humans, because it's the only chance you're gonna... wait."

"Kid, are you okay? Uh... don't you want to shoot at me or something?"

"Ma'am, I think the red one's having some kind of problem, maybe you could send out... Ma'am? Hello?"

"Uh... maybe I should come back tomorrow? Is that okay? Yeah, we'll pick this up some other time. Uh... sorry about... whatever just happened. Yeesh."

So Asuka is doing... well, I wouldn't call it "okay", but she's playing video games all day and spending every night at her friends' house. I mean, there's probably worse ways to cope with everything she's been through.

The SEELE group is mad at Gendo Ikari for several reasons, but most recently he lost the Lance of Longius during the most recent Angel battle, and they seem to think it's extremely important to their future plans. Gendo argues that the top priority of NERV is to destroy the Angels, and the Lance was the only way to do that. But they don't see it that way. During this little conference, another Angel is sighted over Tokyo-3, so Gendo excuses himself to deal with that. Meanwhile, SEELE openly worries that Gendo will betray them soon.

Let me try to summarize what I know about these guys. They seem to have something called the "Dead Sea Scrolls", which apparently allows them to predict certain future events. It occurred to me today that the name "Dead Sea Scrolls" may be a reference to the site of Second Impact, since Admiral Clownshoes once compared the waters of post-Impact Antarcica as a literal "dead sea".

Anyway, the SEELE plan apparently is their agenda to guide humanity beyond the dangers predicted in the Dead Sea Scrolls. The NERV Agency is charged with executing that plan, and SEELE also seems to believe that the Lance of Longius is critical to their success. They also think there should be at least eight Eva Units active.

But Gendo Ikari can barely keep three Evas in the field at the same time, and he seems to think that the only one he absolutely needs is Unit 01. So SEELE is mad about the destruction of Units 03 and 04, and the Lance being chucked into outer space, but Gendo Ikari considers this acceptable losses.

SEELE's dilemma is that they don't like or trust Gendo, but they have no alternative but to let him run the show. He's the only one who can, and yet they seem adamant that they understand the situation better than he does. Recently, they tried to turn Admiral Clownshoes against Gendo, but nothing came of it, so now they need another pawn to use against him. This turns out to be Ritsuko Akagi, so seems to be a better choice, since she actually knows more about what's going on.

So with the 16th Angel headed their way, the only one ready to fight it is Rei in Unit 00. Shinji is set up in Unit 01, but Gendo doesn't want to use him because no one is sure what might happen after that latest incident where Unit 01 went berserk and ate an Angel. As for Unit 02, Asuka suits up one more time to pilot it, but her sync rating has declined to the point where she literally can't operate the Eva anymore. Gendo orders it launched for use as a decoy, but it can't even step off the elevator when it reaches the surface. This doesn't help Asuka's morale at all.

Anyway, I think that's a really cool screenshot of Rei up there. I don't know, she just looks really sharp.

The Angel goes right for Rei, who grab it, but her gun is ineffective, and the Angel sends some sort of creepy veins into her Eva, and then into her own body.

Like Shinji from before, she experiences some sort of vision of another being, which appears in her form. Once again, I can't tell if this is the Angel or her own Eva. It offers to merge with her, and she refuses.

She snaps out of it and realizes that she was the one crying over her loneliness, and not the other she encountered in her mind. I think the Angel's effect on her is supposed to be intensely painful, but Rei's so stoic and unexpressive that she just isn't letting on.

With no other options, Gendo deploys Shinji to assist, but Rei doesn't want to put him at risk, so she activates some sort of self-destruct on her Eva. She refuses to abandon the Eva, because she needs to stay with it to maintain its AT field. I'm not sure why the self-destruct would work, since Rei already shot the Angel at point-blank range with no effect, but it does destroy the target, so I guess she knows what she's doing.

Ritsuko leads a recovery mission and they find the entry plug from Unit 00, but there doesn't seem to be any evidence of survivors.

Afterward, Misato tries to comfort Shinji but he refuses any affection from her, as it his wont. Then Misato gets a phone call...

And Rei's alive! Suspiciously, she has all the same injuries she had when she debuted in Episode 1, but I don't know if that's supposed to mean anything. Shinji thanks Rei for sacrificing Unit 00 to save him from the Angel's powers, but she has no memory of doing that.

Shinji doesn't understand, and she replies that it's "probably because I'm the third one." Hoo-boy.

At her home, Rei... well, a Rei, I suppose... she finds that broken pair of glasses from the time Gendo rescued her from the entry plug. She had kept them as a momento of that day, but now Rei... this Rei... grips them tightly, as though trying to crush them. Then she stops, and starts crying, and she doesn't know why.

Rei's apparent survival does raise some awkward questions. Admiral Clownshoes warns that this might cause problems with SEELE, and Gendo says he's bypassed this by sending them "an alternative."

That is, apparently, Ritsuko, who has been brought before SEELE to answer their questions in Rei's place. This is sort of like when SEELE questioned Misato a while back, because they wanted to talk to Shinji, and Misato refused to allow it because of his poor mental state. Well, this time Ritsuko is standing in for Rei, probably because Gendo didn't want SEELE to learn more about Rei.

And for some reason, Ritsuko appears to be nude for this interview? I mean, she could be wearing some strapless dress or something. I don't know what the point of this is. Anyway, she acts cool about it until SEELE informs her that Gendo was the one who put her here on the hot seat in Rei's place.

Meanwhile, Misato finally opens that little capsule Kaji gave her the last time they had sex, and it contains a little microchip. His voice mail to her said that he had sent her the same information at least thirty-six ways, but he knew most of them wouldn't make it. Presumably, this was the one that got through. I had wondered why Misato hadn't bothered to follow up on Kaji's investigation of NERV's secrets, and it looks like she's been too busy grieving over him to get to this point. So it looks like she's finally ready. Maybe Rei's miraculous survival was what tipped the scales.

Later, Ritsuko calls Shinji and takes him down to the bowels of NERV headquarters, but Misato shows up to meet them and pulls a gun on Ritsuko. Misato wants to see the secret for herself, and Ritsuko agrees, if Shinji can come along. Misato's fine with that, so off they go.

She takes them to a room that looks a lot like Rei's apartment, and Ritsuko explains that Rei grew up in that room. Then she shows them a chamber full of failed Eva models, including the one Shinji's mom was working on when she died. Apparently Shinji doesn't remember that he saw her die, but Ritsuko tells him he was there when it happened.

Then she takes them to the room where Rei would soak in that tube full of Tang. As I thought, this is how they made the Dummy Plug, but it's more than just recording Rei's brain patterns.

All around the room is a big tank full of Reis. I kind of saw this coming, but still, this is pretty creepy.

What's extra creepy is how they all open their eyes and smile at Shinji when he says their name. Ritsuko explain what they are and what they're for, but I don't really get it. Let me just transcribe the subtitles:

"Right, this is the production factory. These are all dummies. They are also replacement parts for Rei. Man found God, and they tried to pick him up. For that Man was punished! That was fifteen years ago, and the God they found disappeared. Then Man tried to resurrect God with his own hands, and created Adam. From Adam, Man created what resembles God, Himself. That is Eva! We put supposedly mindless human souls in Eva. All the souls were salvaged souls. Rei is the only container that can hold the souls. The souls are born only in Rei. The Room of Guaf is empty. These are empty containers. They have no souls. So, I want to destroy them because I hate them."

Ritsuko triggers some sort of destruct mechanism that causes the Rei bodies to disintegrate. As they die (?), Ritsuko explains that she was willing to endure any humiliation for Gendo Ikari, but in the end, he would always prefer "these dolls" over her.

And she knew it would be this way, because she was there when her mother tried to win Gendo's heart, and ended up destroying herself because she couldn't win over Rei. I guess Ritsuko also had the hots for Gendo? She might be speaking in a more platonic sense, I don't know. The point is that all her years of loyal service to Gendo are meaningless, and he'll sell her out to protect Rei in a heartbeat.

That's what she realized in the SEELE conference, so I'm not clear on what exactly went on there. Did they punish her for the loss of Unit 00? Was that why Gendo sent her in Rei's place? Is that why Ritsuko was nude? In any event, Ritsuko's finally decided she's had enough, so she's turning on Gendo, at least as far as destroying all the spare Reis and showing Misato and Shinji all the super secret stuff.

The thing is, does that even matter? I mean, Gendo's no dummy. He probably betrayed Ritsuko this way knowing she would turn on him like this. For all we know, this is part of his plan. Maybe that's why Ritsuko starts crying, and why she pleads for Misato to kill her.

Misato declines to shoot Ritsuko, and considers that the tragedy of this whole project lies in its people, including herself.

So... yeah. NERV has been mass-producing Rei for years, and I think it's reasonable to assume Rei is at least partially based on Yui Ikari. I'm not sure that Gendo is like, in love with the clones or something. The Akagis may have been frustrated that he likes Rei more than them, but I think it's more of a situation where Gendo is too fixated on his work to love any woman, even a woman who helps him with his work. And the work is embodied by Rei so that's why he gets along so well with Rei. I guess.

The next episode looks forward to the final battle against the 17th Angel, which is supposed to be the last one, but apparently they still haven't finished Episode 24, since the preview is all rough sketches and animation layouts. I guess we'll see what we see...

[rainingmbappe]

Maybe the sky has always been calling your name, maybe that’s why you take endearing pictures of it.  This is what feels the closest to retranscribing the overwhelming beauty your eyes can catch, even if pixels will never be enough (at least for you and I).

I too, wish I could study about every science, but I just have one body and one life. I think i will always be mad at myself for not being able to live for hundreds of years, as ridiculous as it may seem. I get so overwhelmed by my love and desire to learn and discover everything that I often lose myself in ignorance if that makes sense. But this is what is so beautiful about it, no matter how hard I try to get all of the answers, i will never get all of them. So instead of being sad about not being able to learn literally everything, I enjoy the tiny speck of time I have on this planet, learning piece by piece.

Biology never failed to amaze me, I won’t lie jellyfishes are my favorite animal and when I heard that they were probably the first living thing present on this planet, I became so obsessively in love with them. I even have a huge poster of jellyfishes in my bedroom. Learning about the outside world and what is around us is cool, but learning and discovering about our own essence and what we’re made of is even cooler. What do you mean my brain knows how my body works but I don’t ? (Sorry if I’m rambling) I told to some of my relatives how it was amazing that the brain was the only organ « aware » of it’s own existence, and they laughed it off saying it was a rubbish thought. I don’t know if I’m right about it, i think I saw something about it in a book. The human body will never fail to amaze me, as much as every living thing walking, crawling or swimming on this earth. May I tell you that your blog always found a special place in my heart and that I always deeply enjoyed it when you talked about science or when you reblogged science stuff. You have a special place in my heart Sara.

The 🔭🌌 anon, formerly known as zowa.

I knew it. I knew that the last ask was you but I didn't want to say anything or assume anything at the cost of embarrassing myself. Zowa I don't know why you left and I wouldn't want to pry too much I will tell you how saddened I was by that. I was genuinely taken a back. I wasn't that active and when I came back on I noticed that your blog had deactivated beside it. I almost felt guilty for not checking I'm or being in contact. But I hope you're doing well <3

I too get overwhelmed zowa. I get overwhelmed all the time. I need to put down books and dry my tears because that's how overwhelmed I get. I cried numerous times during Oppenheimer and my sister just knowingly shook her head at me haha. But yes I completely understand you.

I, too, have had people scoff at me so many times. I've been told that I talk too much and that I'm very pretentious about talking about science stuff. And frankly it hurts like a bitch. I just want people to be as enthusiastic about it as me and when they don't reciprocate it hurts. But then I have people like you who make me feel so seen and heard. Make me feel so understood.

Jellyfish are unendingly cool. Having a Jellyfish poster is so so cool.

And zowa seriously speaking, if I can effortlessly write a 5k word essay on my love for space, the human body would be a full-length book. So I'll bookmark that one for now 😭🫶🏽

Not to be too sappy, but I miss you so much, too. I feel like as we were getting close and having so much fun, I had exams. I mean I always have them fucking exam man 😭😭. I really hope you come back when you're ready. And if you're never planning to, thata completely fine. Talking like this is rather mysterious and fun, I might add.

[just-absolutely-super]

Toddler crack (I want to add one more part, cause it felt unfinished)

The day after when both boys had got some space and cooled down

Lan: I've tried to fix your console Patch, but I don't know how it is before we turn it on

Mayl: at least you tried

Patch: is there a way to keep Remix out of my stuff?

Lan: working on it, right now he's just blocked from entering this part of the home network. It might sound a little mean, but it'll have to do until I have a better security in place on your electronics

Patch: okay....

Mayl: are you still upset about yesterday Patch?

Patch: do I have to say sorry to Remix? Even if I didn't do anything wrong?

Lan: what do you mean?

Patch: I said no to Remix, and Remix broke into my game console and broke it and got hurt. Does that make it my fault?

Mayl: oh honey, no it doesn't. It's not your fault this happened

Lan: so no, you don't have to say sorry to Remix. Even if Megaman and Roll might want him to

Mayl: if they do, we'll talk to them. Okay?

Patch: okay....

Mega: *ahem* not to interrupt, but Remix has something to say to you Patch

Roll: go on Remix, tell Patch you're sorry

Remix: sorry for breaking your games Patch

Mega: good, and?

Remix: but Patch mean!

Roll: Remix, honey. People aren't mean if they say no. Everyone is allowed to say no

Mega: you say no to things to Remix

Remix pouts

(just saying that it wouldn't feel right that Patch ended up being told to say sorry on what happened in this situation. Sometimes it's the toddler who messed up on their own and needs to say sorry)

(also I think Remix is still learning that people can say no to him without being mean. Seen that a lot with kids I work with)

You valid Anon

Mega: Remember what we talked about. You said sorry, now what else do you say...?

Remix: ...S-Sorry and...it won't h-happen again. W-Will you for-forgive me, Patch?

Patch: ...

Remix: ...

Patch: Yeah, I forgive you. I accept the apology

Remix: Yay! Now me next!

Patch: Huh? No way!

Remix: Meanie!

Patch: Dad!

Lan: Hey, guys--

Mega: Wait, Lan, we got this. Remix, no, Patch does not owe you an apology

Remix: Huh? B-But--

Roll: Listen to us, honey, You may think Patch was wrong for telling you no to something, but he had that right since it was something he knew you were too little for. He was looking out for you, and you broke the console as a result. You were the one who messed up, and now you're owning up to it

Mega: And when we own up to something, we apologize and not expect one in return. It's a nice thing to do. We want you to be the best person you can be, and that includes saying sorry and not expecting anything back. Does that make sense?

Remix: ...No?

Mega: Well, it may not make sense now, but it will when you're older. Just know that Patch will not say sorry to you over this

Remix: ...Not fair...

Roll: It is honey, you just don't know it. We can talk more about it later

Remix: ... *nods*

Mega: I don't know if things are really smoothed over, but I hope you're alright Patch

Patch: *shrugs* I'm still mad but...I'll be okay, I guess. Thanks for not making me apologize, Uncle Hub

Mega: Don't mention it. Remix is still learning right and wrong, especially when he's the wrong one. I'm sorry he broke your game and hope you can forgive us. Me and your aunt promise to do better

Patch: No, no, you guys are doing your best...after all, you're new to this whole parenting thing

Mega: We are, but we're hoping to get the hang of it eventually. Do you need more time away from Remix?

Patch: For now, mostly because I want to see if Dad fixed my console

Mega: I understand. I hope it works!

Patch: Thanks

Mega goes back to Roll, who is still trying to explain things to Remix

Mayl: See? That wasn't so bad was it?

Patch: I guess not...

Lan: Proud of you, Little Man, now let's plug this thing in and check it out, okay?

Patch: Okay!