#I’m SO HYPE TO GET MY HANDS ON THIS BOOK GANG.

[samglyph]

Awhile ago I redid/edited this piece so I could make prints. Thought I’d post the updated version to celebrate the release of the Book of Bill.

[rumble-aint-a-rumble-without-me]

Henlo :) okay so um hcs for the gang with a reader who comes from a family thats rlly rocky, so they dont rlly experience love so when they get it its confusing for them? Like experiencing cuddles for the first time?

A/N: Thanks for requesting this! I’m super sorry for the delay, things got kind of hectic around here- hope you enjoy these!

DARRY CURTIS

Honestly? The Curtis brothers are probably the only ones here that have experience with familial affections and just affections in general?

Darry’s grown up with two parents who love him and is pretty used to the affections that come from that

When he meets you? Who doesn’t have that? Who’s never had that with their parents?

He takes it slow, he’s careful in how he holds you, not wanting to make you uncomfortable and he tells you that he loves you

Gives you all the compliments, asks you about your day and how you feel about different things, he really just does anything he can so that you know that he cares about you

Not exactly the best with his words like Ponyboy is but he knows that it’s important for you to hear that someone cares and appreciates you

SODAPOP CURTIS

Sodapop is very perceptive and already sort of knows what’s wrong when you sort of tense up when he tries to hug you or throw his arm around your shoulders 

He’s a very tactile person, he likes to be touching you, so if you’re not used to being touched or don’t exactly like being touched, I’d talk to him about

Sodapop won’t care, he doesn’t mind either way and would be happy to work towards a happy medium for the both of you

If you’re not used to being hugged and stuff? Sodapop kind of dials in his affections, being a little gentler with you

Hugs, cuddles, holding hands, he’s always going to give you the option to pull away from him

He doesn’t want to overwhelm you, he really just wants to show you that he loves you and if being held all the time doesn’t make you feel loved, that’s no problem, the two of you can work something else out!     

PONYBOY CURTIS

Ponyboy isn’t a very touchy person? At least my version of Ponyboy isn’t, so tensing up during cuddles and stuff doesn’t really register with him at first until you say something

Pony’s big thing is words if you couldn’t tell- I mean, kiddo literally wrote a whole book and gave it to a professor

So hearing you kind of talk down about yourself? Leftover habits from being told that your opinions don’t matter? That kind of sets him off

Expect tons of compliments and gentle reassurances from Ponyboy, all sweet and genuine remarks

He loves you, he loves hearing your thoughts and your parents were crazy for telling you that you didn’t matter

You do matter, and Ponyboy’s gonna make sure you know that <3

DALLAS WINSTON

My version of Dallas had a rough homelife back when he was in New York, his dad was a deadbeat, mom died when he was younger-

So for you to come from a rocky home and not be used to affection and kind words? You and Dal are kinda the same

He doesn’t entirely know how to show you that love he has for you?

Like it’s not second nature to just take your hand or kiss you before he leaves, y’know what I mean?

So like, if you guys were a seesaw of uncertainty about affection, I don’t know if seesaws are just an American thing but I hope not cause you guys would seriously be missing out, the seesaw would be perfectly balanced in the middle, completely flat

Over time though, the two of you get a bit better, relaxing into each other and showing each other a little more love! It just took you a little bit of time 

JOHNNY CADE

Yeahhhhh so Johnny has a pretty rough homelife too so I have a feeling the two of you are in the same boat here

The whole not knowing how important you are, uncomfortable during physical affections, yadda yadda yadda, you guys know what I’m talking about

I think the relationship you have going with each other is good though! It’s good for both of you!  

Johnny gives those vibes that he’d definitely be the hype man for everyone else while putting himself down

So he’d shower you in all the compliments, in all the pretty words and everything you could ever ask for, paired with a few gentle kisses pressed to your cheeks

Every aspect of this relationship would be so calm and laid-back, you’d be so good for each other because you’d finally be able to show each other what real love should be <3  

TWO-BIT MATHEWS

Okay so I take back what I said about the Curtis bros, Two-Bit’s mom definitely loved him like a mother should and I can’t believe I overlooked that- 

She works two jobs for her kids and I can’t believe that I forgot how hard she works for them

He’s also very touchy? Like Sodapop, he likes to be touching you so he’s kind of taken aback when he realizes how confused you are by it

He’s like ??? and pulls away very slowly, looking at you and trying to figure out what’s going on in your head

And I swear, if you say one thing bad about yourself, no matter what it is, Two-Bit is immediately correcting you, telling you you’re perfect and that he cares in his own Two-Bit way

“Whaddaya mean you don’t care? I wanna know what you wanna do, doll. Where do you wanna go to dinner?”

STEVE RANDLE

Steve, another very touchy boy, does his best to slowly ease into physical affections with you

He’s not trying to make you uncomfortable or overwhelmed, he just really wants to hold your hand when you’re walking around the drive-in together

I suggest having a conversation with him about your less than satisfying homelife? Steve’s got his own shitty household, and I think he’d be pretty understanding 

He gets a little sad when you talk about how you think you don’t matter? It hurts him to think that you don’t think you’re important

Steve looks at you like you’re his whole world, he just can’t believe that someone could tell you that you’re not good enough

Gentle reminders that you’re enough, you’re more than enough and that he loves you are given in the form of extra dates, extra compliments and extra loving!  

TIM SHEPARD

The reason Tim is so forward with his affections and compliments is because he stops being able to function the second those nice things turn back on him-

So yeah! Both of you don’t really know what to do with gentle affection because you both had rocky homelives

But! You’re working on it, both of you, you’re slowly relaxing into each other, slowly realizing that this is what love really is and this is how it’s shown

And as for your self-worth? Tim makes sure you really know he cares about your opinions

He’ll ask what you’re doing, what you want to do and what you don’t want to do, what you like about this and what you don’t like about that

It’s not overly obvious? But his questions are definitely him trying to see what you want and trying to do whatever you want so you can the chance to be heard 

CURLY SHEPARD

Curly Shepard had a messed up childhood no matter what sort of background you headcanon him to have so I think he’d understand where you’re coming from

Hesitancy to be wrapped in a hug or to have someone hold onto your hand?

Confusion when you’re given compliments or trusted to make decisions for something?

Curly understands what you’re going through, he’s got the same thing going on himself sweetheart <3

Together though, I think the two of you would be really really good, you’d do a lot of good things for each other and sort of build each other back up

By the way, it’s hard to not feel special when you’re with Curly because he’s always calling you by little nicknames and giving you what he’s got, saying sweet things and all that good stuff <3

[rosewaterandivy]

a fool without a cause | track 1: the plan (fuck jobs)

🎶 My body is a temple, how much d’ya think I could get for it? 🎶

summary: a meet ugly

word count: <700 words

warnings: 18 + for eventual smut, empire records AU | The gang are in their early twenties, college-aged, cursing, name calling, vague mentions of crime

a/n: ah yes, this brainrot sees the light of day. here we go!

Series masterlist | Playlist | Currently spinning: 

Eddie Munson was decidedly not a morning person.

So his presence at the old opera house of Recycled Books & Records before his usual shift was startling, to say the least. Even more so was the fact that he seemed to be awake.

Smoking a cigarette by the service entrance of the building as the sleepy town of Hawkins rose to greet a new day. Leaning against the wall like he could not be bothered to hold himself upright in his usual spot near the graffiti’d red devil. Just minding his own business, enjoying the last drag from his cigarette when a Prius careened around the corner like a bat out of hell.

He stubbed out his cigarette in an abandoned planter that had long ago been sacrificed for the cause. RIP Audrey II. Crossing his arms, he leaned back against the wall waiting to see who emerged from the car. It was well-maintained, from what he could tell, a ding or two on the bumper with a sticker that proclaimed ‘Ask me about my lobotomy!’

It also had an above-average stereo system, based on the volume and reverb of the baseline thumping from the car. Eddie could just make out the driver in the front seat singing to themselves as they flipped the visor down to mess with their hair. He can faintly hear the impassioned exclamation of “There will be feasting and dancing in Jerusalem next year!”

The driver bopped in their seat to the rest of the song and donned a pair of wayfarers that would give Harrington a run for his money. The engine was finally cut, and the door opened and you stepped out, still singing the final verse of the song you made your way to the sidewalk in front of the store.

Eddie straightened up a bit at that. Around his age, if he had to guess, give or take. Sporting denim cut-offs, Converse that had been beat to hell, and a flannel tied into some sort of cropped thing which he very much approved of. Now, it wasn’t that this mystery girl hadn’t intrigued him, just a rather unfortunate case of foot-in-mouth-syndrome.

Case in point:

“What the hell were you listening to?”

And yeah, that was on him. His tone could’ve been more genial and less frustration laced with exhaustion. He scrubs a hand down his face, mortified at his implication.

A slow turn accompanied by a withering stare. “Excuse me?”

“Sounded like some indie shit.” He leans against the wall again, “Weird choice of hype song s’all I’m saying.”

“Huh,” You scoff. “Well, I don’t recall asking for your opinion, dickbag.”

“Woah there, sweetheart! Wouldn’t wanna give a guy the wrong idea there.” He shoves his bands in his pockets, “I mean, at least it wasn’t Fall Out Boy or something.”

“Fall Out Boy is pop-punk, first of all.” Followed by a huff, an arched brow and crossed arms. “My apologies for not rolling through with Between the Buried and Me or some other prog-metal bullshit, I didn’t realize I’d be in the presence of the arbiter of taste this morning.”

Oh.

Eddie likes the scathing bite to your retort more than he should. He appreciates a good banter, thinks you can give as good as you can take.

He shrugs, benevolently. “S’not your fault you don’t have good taste. Can’t win ‘em all.”

“Isn’t it time you drop dead from emphysema or something?”

And before he can reply and dig himself in deeper, Hopper unlocks the front doors of the store. Without so much as a goodbye, you turn on your heel and leave.

Great job Munson, another successful human interaction!

Eddie yanks open the service door and stomps into the employee lounge. And makes himself comfortable on the couch, mentally replaying the interaction and highlighting everywhere he’d gone wrong.

On the bright side, at least he’d never have to see you again.

Famous last words.

[bloodmaarked]

the thursday murder club // richard osman

first published: 2020 read: 16 june 2024 - 20 june 2024 pages: 377 format: paperback

genres: fiction; adult; mystery (cozy); crime; comedy favourite character(s): joyce and bogdan least favourite character(s): ian ventham (great antagonist!)

rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗 thoughts: recently i've been on the verge of a reading slump, with me not having been blown away or massively enthusiastic about my recent and current reads. in fact, i had to DNF a book because of it (back to black by kehinde andrews, which i do plan to go back to). so i really needed a book to pull me back from the edge, something brilliant that could excite me. and on top of that, i wanted to try and limit myself to books that i already own. i hoped that the thursday murder club would be a good bet, given the constant praise and massive impact it's had, and thankfully, joyfully, it absolutely lived up to the hype.

where to begin? the plot, of four elderly friends who get together, solve murders, and poke their noses in places they generally don't belong, sounded right up my alley. i'm much more interested in the cozy mystery genre right now given my first introduction to it through vera wong's unsolicited advice for murderers, which i read last year (and vera wong would fit in brilliantly with this cast, by the way!). i was down for a good mystery and silly, goofy fun and richard osman delivered. the humour was spot on, and i don't remember the last time i read a book that made me laugh, out loud, repeatedly. the humour is very british, and to be honest i have no idea how non-brits are getting their heads around this one, but i loved it. the chapters are short and punchy, so it was easy to fly through this book. the mystery itself was so good, filled with twists and turns and fake outs and reveals. the midpoint twist at the end of part one? jaw on the floor. i thought i knew where it was going, and of course i was wrong every time.

the characters, i loved them all. of the main gang, elizabeth (followed by joyce) was given the most attention and felt the most fleshed out. in the next book i would like to see more development of the others, and especially more interactions and relationship development between the characters (we got a bit of this with elizabeth and joyce, and ibrahim and ron, and i would like more!). even the characters outside the four were enjoyable to read. donna and chris i loved, bogdan and ian i loved. there were quite a few secondary and tertiary characters that i got a bit lost with remembering the names of. the cast is actually quite big, and it could potentially be trimmed a touch?

but really, i had so much fun with this and it’s easily one of my top reads this year. someone at book club had said it was a joy to read, and i wholeheartedly agree. i was getting excited to read book two before i’d even finished, and i can’t wait to get my hands on it. as for the movie adaptation, i’m excited to see what they do with it (i feel like it might’ve been better as a show?) but it’s also going to be weird to see considering i headcanoned half the characters as black 😭 but we shall see. for now, it’s an enthusiastic 4.5* to the thursday murder club, and an excited wait for my copy of the man who died twice to arrive!

[beauleifu]

AHHHHHHHHHH I JUST SAW YOU UPDATED AND I READ IT AND THIS IS MORE TENSE THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE BUT IT MAKES SENSE AND IT’S GOOD.

Sorry, I’ve been smiling like an idiot the past hour I was reading this for. The gang’s all here! But yeah the reaction from both sides is to be expected, I mean think about it. You’re all buried under rubble about to die, then you feel a strange surge of energy that keeps you going long enough to escape death, before getting a signal from the tech savvy of the group to this half occupied apartment complex, probably as hungry as a bear too, and before said techie can explain what’s up, what you see as fresh meat lets itself in rudely turning on the light.

We just read the pov of the other hand.

Seeing as how one of them smells foul and all that, we can assume he’s been busying himself playing with his food before consumption.

God I hope they all take a shower. I’m not normally sensitive to smells, especially my own, until it’s pointed out. So I hope that’s the case with them too. Or maybe it’s a fear tactic, I don’t know. Either way, I don’t want to explain why my apartment smells like dead people to the landlord. And as much as I want him dead, I realize it’s not going to help the situation by much, if at all.

I wonder if Monkey King even knows of our existence and the situation at hand. He’d probably be laughing all the way to the moon if he did, or be serious about. It’s certainly a 50/50 when it comes to him. That is, of course, if he even cares to know about Mk’s other friends.

Well this became a long one. Oh also on the rooftop there was a mention of Syntax opening a car instead of the bar. Thought that was funny.

-Owl anon

AAAAAAAAAHHHHH THANKSYOUSO MUCH

I've been so so SO excited to have everyone in the book and now that they're here im like ADRENALINE and SO HYPED. they are so fun to write, and yes, I wanted to make it as realistic as possible without giving you the real reason as to WHY they're still alive considering we saw them all practically die in canon lmk. But yeah I imagine they'd all be pretty hungry and the refrigerator + pantry won't belong to you anymore, so

but YES. YE S YES YES i was unsure of how to get across their POV without directly changing the script ('cause i wanna keep it your POV for the most part), but ppl like you think outside the box all teh friggin time it seems, so i dont have to worry?? Yay???!!

And honestly? If Monkey King were to be included in the story, I can totally imagine him teasing everyone but simultaneously lowering the tension in the room. Like, he'd realize that the spider gang needs time to compose themselves and gather their strength, but as long as they don't hurt anyone he cares about (or the city, yeah, totally cares about the city), they'll be fine. Heck, he might even offer some advice- rare, I know.

anad WHAT

THAT MIGHT'VE BEEN A TYPO LEMME CHECK RQ *bolts to AO3*

[thewritingowl]

“Fuck man, you sure this’ll work?”

“Of course it’s gonna fucking work! You callin’ me a liar?”

“Well, I ain’t callin’ you a truther!”

“Did these guys seriously quote Drake and Josh?” Dick asked as he sat up in the rafters of the condemned house the ‘gang’ was using. The two men were bickering back and forth, seemingly unaware of the reference they just made. “Like, really? They’re so unoriginal that they can’t even get their own banter?”

“Just because there’s a lot less of them than we expected doesn’t mean you can underestimate them, Nightwing.” Babs had agreed to be on hands for Dick’s first encounter with the Strangler Figs as they’d called themselves. They’d made enough of a splash in Blüdhaven’s undercity that the name had caught Nightwing’s ear, but seeing the two members that apparently made up the Strangler Figs, Dick wondered if they’d been paying someone to hype them up.

He tuned back into Drake and Josh (because if they were going to be unoriginal then Dick got to be unoriginal too) as they bickered over what looked like a dollar store version of some of the books Zatanna labeled as “Do Not Touch Under Any Circumstances”. They’d made some sort of pentagram out of table salt, the tin sitting on a rotting table with the little spout still up and out. Though, Dick found himself more interested in the leather bound-esque book that they’d brought with them.

Drake flipped through the pages. “Listen man, the Canaries already fucked up Vinnie, and Butch and Chevy are gonna be outta town for their honeymoon. We need more guys!”

“So you’re gonna fuckin’ summon the devil?” Josh crossed his arms, raising an eyebrow. “Why dontcha just summon the fuckin’ Joker then if you’re gonna fuck us over on some fucking crazy shit. Better yet! Let’s get one o’ the bats over here in fuckin’ Blüdhaven while we’re at it. Might as well burn our enterprise to the fuckin’ ground with all the shit you’re pullin’.”

With what Dick could only describe as an unnecessarily harsh flip of the page, Drake seemed to find what he was looking for. “I ain’t pullin’ jackshit. Look, I know you don’t believe in nothin’, but I’m tellin’ ya that my Aunt Lemon can do that magic shit, and she taught me a thing or two.” He jabbed the pages with his pointer. Dick tried to get a better look, but he couldn’t quite make out the words.

Josh rolled his eyes. “That magic shit ain’t real, dipshit.”

“It is too! Fuckin’ watch me, asshat!” Drake moved his finger to the top of the page. “Mi alvokas vin, helpema fantomo. Venu al mi helpi, kaj mi helpos vin.”

Drake repeated the words (Esperanto? It’d been a while since Dick had heard that spoken aloud) five times as the salt circle began to glow. It started a bright red before turning an electrifying green. Panic passed across Drake’s face as he frantically flipped through the book.

“Hey, hey, hey, what the fuck are ya doin’? It’s magic joo-joo shit, ain’t it suppose ta be glowin’?” Josh leaned over towards the circle, but Drake pushed him back, flipping back to the page he was reading from.

“Yeah, but it ain’t suppose ta be green. It’s suppose ta be red, you fuckin’ dipshit!” Drake read through the words again. “I don’t get it, I said the words exactly as they were written! I even pronounced it all fancy like!”

Josh leaned closer, reading over Drake’s shoulder. “You dumbass! It says repeat the spell 6 times not 5!”

“No, it doesn’t, you fuckin’—” Drake pointed at the number, only to pause. “… listen—”

“You fuckin’ dipshit, you absolute—”

“It looks like a wonky 5!”

“Like that’d make things—”

“Oh like you know shit about—”

“I’m gonna fuckin’—”

Dick hopped down. “Sorry to interrupt, but clearly you guys aren’t used to summoning the rite way.” He smirked as the two men spun around, gaping at him. “Aw, I thought you guys were prepared for a little spook! I mean, you’re trying to get goons on demon-d. Kinda ghoulish of you guys, if you ask me.”

Clearly Drake and Josh didn’t know how to appreciate a good pun. Drake threw the summoning book to the ground and pulled out a knife. Josh copied Drake and ran at Dick. It was far too easy to jump over the two crooks and bang their heads together, leaving them to crumple to the floor.

“You think you still need Batgirl, Nightwing?” Babs asked, her voice crackling in Dick’s ear.

Shaking his head, Dick nudged Josh’s body. “Nah, you can head out. Turns out this whole thing was a false alarm.”

“Okay, well call me if it turns out they actually summoned a demon.” “Will do, see you later, Batgirl.”

The comm fizzled back out, and Dick turned to look at the glowing salt. He didn’t know how much he really believed in ghosts and things, but he figured he should probably do something to get rid of the light show. Just as he went to kick the salt, the green lights coalesced into a bubble. Dick watched as a humanoid figure slowly grew from that bubble, almost reminiscent of something out of Sailor Moon. Dick took a step back, wondering if it was too late to call Babs back, when the green sloughed off of the figure.

Horror squeezed Dick’s heart as a familiar blue eyes looked up at him. Danny, his little brother who was supposed to be in Illinois visiting a friend, stepped down into the puddle of green goop. Green goop that seemed to pour out of what looked like autopsy wounds. Dick ran towards Danny, holding his baby brother by his armpits as Danny crumpled. Blood intermingled with the green goop, and fuck Dick thought this was going to be a simple night.

“Nightwing—” Danny gasped, scrabbling at Dick’s chest, and fuck, fuck, fuck, that was right, Danny wasn’t supposed to know about his night life.

Still, he found himself pulling his mask off because his baby brother was bleeding out and Dick practically punched his comms, “Batgirl I need emergency medical, now.”

“Nightwing? What happened?”

“I don’t have time, just help me, Babs, please.”

“Dickie-bird?” Danny whimpered and Dick found himself shushing Danny.

“It’s okay, Little Crow, it’s okay—” Dick adjusted Danny, his heart tearing as he tried to figure out how to stop the bleeding, fuck there was so much blood. “You’re going to be just fine, Little Crow, I promise. I promise, you’re going to be fine, I’m going to help you.”

Danny reached a hand up, but he didn’t have the strength to push Dick away. “Dickie-Bird, I’m not—”

“Don’t talk, Little Crow, you need to save your energy.” Dick grabbed Drake’s jacket off of him, and pressed onto Danny’s chest. “It’s going to be okay, your big brother’s going to take care of you. I promise, it’s going to be okay, you’re going to be just fine.”

“Dickie-Bird, I’m not going to die,” Danny said, voice strained and high as he looked up at Dick with those bright, bright eyes.

Dick nodded, and fuck, Jason was patrolling tonight. Jason was going to come home and see one of his older brothers dying and Dick hadn’t seen Jason in weeks and fuck. “That’s right, Little Crow, you’re not going to die, you’re going to be just fine. Babs is gonna bring help, and we’ll get you back to the manor, and you’ll—”

Danny reached up to cup Dick’s cheek, and Dick wished his little brother wouldn’t try to comfort him like this. “Dickie-Bird.” Danny sounded so firm and serious, and fuck was Dick’s little brother dying? “Dickie-Bird, I’m not going to die. I already did. I’m just… I’m gonna be different for a bit, but it’s okay. Just… Just, don’t worry, okay? I love you and Jay-bird so much.”

Shaking his head, Dick pressed harder. “No, no, Danny, Little Crow, you’re just… You’re going to be fine, I promise. I promise.”

Laughing, Danny choked a little on his own blood, and oh Dick didn’t want to think about what kind of internal injuries were causing that. “Dickie-bird, I’m sorry I didn’t tell you about this before. I wanted to keep you out of my own crazy life, but it looks like you already have one of your own.”

“Little Crow, please.”

“I’ll be back.” Dick wished Danny had sounded less sincere, because it was tearing his heart to hear that. “I promise, I’ll be back. I just… I just need to sleep for a bit, okay?”

“No, no, Danny, please, don’t go to sleep, please—”

“I love you, Dickie-Bird. Tell Jay-bird I love him too.”

A flash of bright light enveloped the room. When Barbara finally made it to the scene, she saw Dick cradling an icy blue orb gently in his arms.

DPxDC Prompt

Summoning is an imperfect art, mispronouncing a name or having an incorrect symbol can lead to unexpected, and sometimes explosive results. Summoning can open unexpected doors. No one's prepared for what--or who--steps through when a rising gang tries to summon backup.

My little ficlet for this is below the cut:

Smoke. The acrid slam of it in the nose, brought on by the screaming wind. Chanting. A chorus of voices, steady and thrumming. Pain. Everything is hazy, and it’s equal odds on it being from the smoke or the potential head injury. 

Bruce stumbles to his feet, body throbbing. 

This was not how he’d planned this night. 

Of course, he hadn’t planned for Gotham to suddenly be overrun with a new…gang? They claimed to be a government organization, but Bruce has his doubts. He hadn’t had a chance to go through the GIW’s information, but according to Barbara, their claims were sketchy at best.

The shouting about ghosts and waving around sci-fi weapons with no trigger discipline certainly didn’t help their claims. 

Government organization or not, they had no right to raid homes, to drag people out onto the street, or overall threaten his city.

His ears ring, and the chanting rises in volume, impossibly. His chest reverbes with the sound. It’s steady enough to feel like a second heart. His blurry vision locks onto the center of the summoning circle. Because this night couldn’t get any worse, of course. 

First the GIW had rocketed up his list of threats with one simple move. 

They’d gone after Jason.

Jason, who even now was laid out in the middle of the summoning circle, eyes bright, bright, bright green through the haze. 

First they’d taken his son. 

Then they’d used him as a sacrifice. 

Bruce bared his teeth, locking eyes with the closest GIW agent. The man held up his weapon, a glowing baton. His form is weak. 

The baton gord flying, Bruce’s armored elbow slamming the man to the ground. The agent curls up, groaning. Nightwing’s escrima sing electric in the background, followed by the whip of Tim’s bow staff. Damian’s sword glints through the haze, and purple flashes through the crowd of white, white, white. 

He can’t see Cass, but he doesn’t expect too. 

The ground rocks under his feet, and it takes several precious seconds to regain his balance. There seems to be an almost endless flood of agents, with more and more meeting his fists as he tries to make it through the gauntlet. 

Suddenly, the air shifts, the scream of it heading for the circle instead of out. 

The circle glows toxic green, and Jason’s at the center, frozen in the light. 

“No!” Bruce shouts, the sound ripping from his soul. 

It’s echoed by Dick, who stands just outside the circle’s boundaries. His hands are pressed against the light, his blue eyes a shock against the green. 

It’s a confusion of people - GIW white and the summoner’s black. The GIW is here to end whatever it is they need Jason to summon to them. The summoners themselves seem to have broken away from the “agency” and want power from the being they’re calling. It’s a fight on multiple fronts, with the GIW fighting the summoners and Bruce and his family fighting them all. 

The temperature drops. 

“HOOD!” Dick screams, as Jason is swallowed by the green. 

The chant is all he can hear, even as he shoves towards the circle, even as he slams against the same wall Dick’s against. 

The world goes bright and he can’t keep his eyes on Jason. On his son. 

When the light fades, Jason’s not alone. 

A being sits six feet in the air, Jason collapsed over his lap, somehow hovering with the - what is he? He looks human, but there’s something wrong. Off. Bruce can’t quite pinpoint his age. A crown glows on his head, an ever shifting cape spills down his back, dragging close to the floor. His eyes are green as Lazarus, and just as deep. Jason is breathing, Bruce notes. The being’s hands curl in Jason’s hair, playing with it idly. 

The air is *rigid, and everyone’s stopped fighting. No one can draw their eyes away from the being. 

“You dare to summon me with one of my own?” The being speaks, and it’s like crackling glaciers. Someone whimpers. 

“We - wanted to give you a gift,” One of the men in black says, his voice chattering. 

It’s like breathing in ice. 

“A gift?” The being says and the sound is fury, banked in a waiting avalanche. “What kind of gift is this? A denizen of my Realms, trapped and tortured? Used to summon his king, against his will? This is no gift.” 

“B-but we didn’t know,” another speaks, and then obviously realizes he shouldn’t have. 

“Ignorance will not save you,” the being says, and it - he’s? - still holding Jason like he’s something precious. “And I am not the only one you have infuriated. 

“I am not the only one you have awoken.” 

To a man, the GIW agents cry out in panic. Bruce turns, looking for the threat but - the agents are buried to various depths in the cracked concrete floor. The ground is decidedly solid beneath Bruce’s feet but the agents would obviously not agree. They flounder, like the concrete is quicksand. The summoners are next, but it’s ice that gets them, crawling up their bodies until they’re locked into place. 

“My lord!” One cries and promptly finds himself gagged. 

Bruce can’t stay silent any longer. “Hood was used against his will to summon you,” he starts. The being’s eyes meet Bruce’s. “He didn’t want this. Is he alright?” 

“Your son is fine,” the voice is rough, but feminine, and obviously not from the being. It’s around him, dancing through the steel beams and pushing through concrete. “You are mine, my knight. You and yours are mine. The little king will not harm him, nor you.” A figure forms off to his right. 

“Holy shit,” Dick whispers. Bruce has to agree. 

She’s made of concrete, of broken brick and dust, of bone and police tape, of twisted metal and more. 

“Gotham,” Bruce breathes, and he doesn’t know how he knows but he does.

“Hello, my knight,” she says, her form shifting. She turns slightly, and there’s something sharp in her movement. “Hello, little king.” 

“Lady Gotham,” The being - the king? - returns. “You look well,” 

Lady Gotham laughs, a ringing sound - it’s bells and gravel, fresh air on a summer day and rising wind. “How you flatter me, little king. Do you fear me?” 

The being grins, mischief dancing around him, white hair floating high. “I respect you. It’s good to see you awake, Milady.”

“What is happening?” Tim asks no one in particular. Dick shrugs and Steph just leans harder on Tim. Cass holds Damian’s shoulder firmly, watching carefully. 

Bruce wishes he had an answer. 

“It is good to be awake,” Lady Gotham says, and she shifts closer to the circle, fingers skimming against the barrier of light. “How long do you intend to keep my reaper from me?” 

Reaper. Bruce thinks, and it’s a gut punch. 

It makes sense, to describe Jason. Jason can go where Bruce cannot, do what Bruce cannot. 

The king laughs lightly. “The summoning harmed him, Milady. I’m just keeping him safe. I’m not here to undermine you,” the king’s eyes glow. “But remember who is king.”

Lady Gotham smiles. “I’m aware of hierarchy little king.” 

“My son,” Bruce says, because there’s no point in pretending Jason is anything less. He’s talking to - the embodiment of gotham and a king of - something. “He’ll be okay?” 

Lady Gotham sighs. “He will be fine, my knight. The little king cares for his own.” 

“What - what are you the king of?” Tim asks, bold. 

The being smiles. 

“I am Phantom,” he says. “I am the Ghost King.” 

Jason stirs in his lap, and the implications crash over Bruce. Maybe Reaper has more meaning than he’d thought.

[miryum]

I had an idea because a friend just tried one for the first time. Let's say that Two-bit brought a few "special brownies" that Y/N made for him and Dally to the Curtis house and Ponyboy accidentally ate one. Obviously Y/N and Darry would be pretty annoyed, but how would Ponyboy act. (If you've never seen someone high from a brownie before YouTube search "Perks of Being a Wallflower brownie scene")

Thank you for adding the YouTube idea because otherwise I would’ve had no idea what to write! I wrote this on my phone so hopefully it isn’t too rough. I hope this suffices!

You slammed the door open and shouted out, “Soda?! I got your call! What the hell!” 

“Thank god you’re here.” You surveyed the scene in front of you and knew that it would end in a disaster- if it wasn’t one already. 

Pony was sitting on the floor in front of the TV, giggling loudly. Darry was shouting angrily at Dally and Two-Bit, the former who was pointing at you. Steve and Johnny were slouched on the couch, tiredly watching Pony. Soda was at your side, his hair all messed up. 

“No… Did he…?” Your voice died out as you stared at Pony. Your eyes flickered to the half- empty brownie pan on the kitchen table. “Shit shit shit shit shit.” You muttered, knees hitting the floor as you slid next to Pony. 

“Y/n!” he cried when he saw you, “Mickey Mouse is a mouse! Did you know he wears clothes? Isn’t that weird?” 

“Pony,” you said quietly and slowly, “did you eat my brownies?” 

“Yes.” 

“Who gave them to you?” 

He inhaled, frowned, and looked away. “Two… I think. Yeah. Two- Bit. Two… Bit. Twooooooooo Bit!” 

You seethed, marching over to Two- Bit. “Did you give the brownies to Pony?!”

“I’ve already gotten chewed out by Darry!” Two defended, “You don’t have to do it as well!”

“Y/n!” Darry rounded on you, “I can’t believe you made those brownies!”

“Dally asked me to!” You passed the blame off, “They were for Dally and Two! I never ever told them to give the brownies to Pony! In fact, I told them not to.” 

“In our defence,” Dally started, head bobbing slightly, “We are still high.” He pointed a lazy finger in your direction. 

“Darry, I am so sorry.” You said, “I will watch over Pony until he’s… better. I’m sure you’ve had your hands full.” 

“It’s not that!” Darry growled, “He’s just acting like a hyped- up Soda! I can handle him! The problem is that he’s high! I wanted to protect him from that shit and because of your three irresponsibilities, I can’t!” 

“Darry,” you started, “I am so sorry. If I can ever repay you, let me know. For now, let me take care of Ponyboy.”

“Fine.” Darry rubbed his temples. “I’ll be in my bedroom.”

“Hey Pony?” You turned towards the boy who was babbling about otters and umbrellas, and said, “I’m going to grab you some water. Your brother, Soda, is going to get you some bread. Does that sound good?”

Pony shook his head. “I would love some pasta. I want pasta. Pasta sounds good.” 

“Okay!” You compromised as if with a child. “Soda can make pasta.” 

“No I can’t.” Soda piped up.

“Take Steve and figure it out.” You ordered, “Now, Pony. Can I take you outside? Some fresh air will do you some good.” 

“Okay.” He exhaled. He slowly stood for his criss-crosses position and held out a hand. You took it and helped him up. “Can you read to me?” He asked. “Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf please.”

“Okay.” You found the children’s book inside then went back out to find Pony sitting on the steps, legs swinging and humming a merry tune. “Here we go…” You started the story and before you knew it, Soda came out with a plate of burnt pasta and awkwardly handed it to Pony. Johnny soon joined you two, listening to the story. Before you knew it, the entire gang was out on the porch, even Darry having come out with a tired, but kind smile, as they all listened to you read a children’s story, Pony chiming in every so often with a random comment.

[peonierose]

I do

Book: Open Heart

Characters involved: Ethan Ramsey, Hayley Valentine, Bryce Lahela, Luna Auclair, Maxine Moore, Soraya Auclair, Evie Auclair, Skylar Auclair, Siena Trinh, Elijah Green, Jackie Varma and Kiera Santos

Summary: Bryce and Luna were invited to Ethan and Hayley‘s wedding.

Words: 5,000+

Rating: Fluff

Side note: All characters belong to Pixelberry, except my OC‘s that I created.

Music inspo can be found here.

Author‘s note: Thank you to @mysticalgalaxysstuff for hyping me up for this story and the support you have given me. All our brainstorming sessions. I LOVE IT 🥹❤️ For your ideas. Never finding me annoying. Always having kind words to say. You have no idea how much this means to me 💜

@annieruok94 For always lending an ear, err eyes 🙈 To take the time to read through my stuff and give me feedback ❤️ Encouraging me to go for it.

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Spring came and is now making room for the summer that’s yet to come. The air is full of promise and new beginnings. Perfect weather for a wedding.

Hayley and Ethan are getting married today at the Steinhardt Conservatory. It’s a wonderful venue.

Sienna, Jackie, Aurora and Kyra are her brides-maids and Hayley’s sister, Isabella is her maid of honor.

Bryce and I took some time off from work and took the next flight to Boston.

We flew in a couple of days earlier. So as to not be jet lagged the day of the ceremony.

Hayley and Ethan decided they wanted to move fast with their wedding, because they didn’t want to wait anymore. Honestly? Why should they? __________________________________

I turn around so Soraya can help me with my zipper, she helped me pick out a dress for the wedding. All three of my cousins were invited. So we all flew in together.

Keiki is sick so we left her with my parents and grandparents who are going to have an amazing time together.

She sent us pics of how she eats chicken noddle soup and my aunt, my mom and my grangran are watching the Devil wears Prada with her. I even saw dad tune in.

I love watching that. My go-to movie when I need good vibes.

We decided to book a hotel room. As much as we appreciated Hayley and Ethan’s offer to stay at their place we just didn’t want to bother them so we booked a hotel room and now we’re getting ready. Before we’re off to the wedding.

I’m wearing a hot pink off-the-shoulder dress. Let’s just say the style is very unique. Maxine decided to wear a gold velvet dress, with spaghetti straps and a side slit. She put her hair in a bun. She looks damn good.

Evie opted for an off-the-shoulder crimson red dress. And Soraya chose a champagne colored satin dress, with a side slit and spaghetti straps. Both are wearing their hair down.

Bryce and Skylar are both getting ready in the adjoining room.

I can’t wait to see how they dressed up. Hopefully there are going to be suspenders involved. What can I say I love me some suspenders.

“We all look so glammed up,“ I say shimmying in my dress. Feeling a little like cinderella.

“You’re so cute when you’re excited,“ Soraya comments and hands me and Evie my clutch.

“We’ve got to commemorate this moment with a selfie. Get in here lovely ladies,“ I turn my phone to selfie mode and we all get into the frame and I snap a couple of pics.

I put my phone into my clutch as the door opens and Sky and Bryce get inside.

Sky is putting his hand over his eyes.

“Is it safe? Because there’s only so much a guy can unsee,“ he peeks between his fingers.

Bryce laughs at his silliness.

“Don’t be a prude,“ he comments.

Soraya and Bryce fist bump each other.

Sky sighs and points into Bryce and Soraya‘s direction.

”You two are already ganging up on me. It’s kind of unfair Sor you should be on my side. Not on Bryce’s, “ he pouts

Bryce laughs

”What can I say the ladies love me,“ he says and I clear my throat and he dials back

”I meant this wonderful lady in pink loves me,“ he kisses my forehead.

”Better,“ I reply as everyone else laughs.

“Let’s go before we’re late to the ceremony,“ Evie says and we all get to the the car that we rented.

“This is a gonna be a tight squeeze,“ Sky comments as we all get inside.

“You’d know all about that,“ Maxi says from the backseat.

“Burn,“ Soraya snickers

“I’ll have you know I got laid last night,“ Sky says defensively.

Evie laughs and I join.

“By whom,“ Bryce asks while he turns on the car.

“Pfft. I don’t kiss and tell,“ he says

Soraya is the first one to reply

“Meaning that you don’t remember her name nor did you take her number,“ she smiles triumphantly.

Sky sighs

“Alright fine. I don’t remember her name and I didn’t ask for her digits. Though I think she scrawled something on my arm, but I can’t be sure,“ he admits looking on his arm. Where you can see smudged numbers.

We all holler with laughter while we drive past downtown of Boston.

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As we arrive a lot of people have already arrived and are seated. We walk inside and the first thing I notice is the airiness of the venue. It’s so clean and fresh. As if you stepped into a fairytale.

Beautiful white flower arrangements everywhere, with hints of azure blue as far as the eye can see.

White chairs are put inside and the most breathtaking view is the glass domed ceiling. I lift my head above and just marvel at its beauty.

The art you could create right here. Ugh. I’d sit in here all day. All the natural light streaming in through the windows.

I can see Ethan standing at the front in a sandy colored tuxedo, looking nervous.

Next to him is his best man. That must be Tobias Carrick, who I haven’t had the chance to meet yet. But he looks pretty nice.

I wave at Ethan and he smiles back softly, waving back.

We all sit down. You can hear chattering around us.

A couple of seconds later we hear the first tunes of Adele’s - Make you feel my love and we all start to rise.

First Jackie walks down the aisle, in a light blue satin dress, with spaghetti straps. Carrying a white bouquet with blue accents.

Followed by Aurora, Sienna and Kyra.

That’s when we see Hayley entering, with her dad by her side.

She’s wearing a beaded off-the-shoulder, tulle gown. With a thin veil adorned by white lace. Her long blonde hair styled in soft waves and a few strands are being held back by a clip, studded with pearls.

Light make-up and just some small diamond earrings is all the jewelry she’s wearing.

She walks slowly, her bouquet has also some blue accents next to the white flowers. But there’s more blue than white.

I think everyone gasped in awe when she walked in.

She’s practically floating towards the aisle.

When she reaches the front her dad kisses her cheek and she’s standing in front of Ethan who is smiling and unveiling Hayley who grins.

“Couldn’t wait could you,“ she says and everyone around them laughs.

Both of them look so happy. I can’t keep still, straining my neck to see, since even with heels I’m small.

“Wanna sit on my lap? So you can see?“ Bryce smiles at me and whispers.

I smack him and try to hide a smile. 

“I’ll manage,“ I reply.

Bryce just chuckles and kisses my temple.

”Too bad,“ he says.

Sienna hands both Ethan and Hayley two pieces of paper. That must be their wedding vows.

Hayley clears her throat.

“Wow I can’t remember the last time I was this nervous,“ she chuckles nervously before she continues. 

I clasp Bryce’s hand and lean onto him. He just smiles warmly.

“When I first met you I couldn’t believe it was really you. I’ve had a crush on you for so long, and then I started working with you and realized there’s much more under the exterior than meets the eye. A caring, emotional, at times rude and sarcastic man.

Who is such an amazing doctor. Who cares so deeply about people. That sometimes you care too much. That’s the first reason I fell in love with you. The second I won’t mention since my parents are here,“ she clears her throat again and people chuckle

She goes on. 

“I knew from the first moment we were soulmates. Because my heart comes alive when I’m with you. No one knows me like you do. No one comes to my defense faster than you. You’re the man I want to share a life with, have children one day and grow old. Because you make me happy when we’re together. Everything turns into background music. All I see is you. I promise to love you every day,“ she puts down her piece of paper.

I think I saw Ethan dabbing away a tear, but I wasn’t sure. Must be the light filtering in. Creating a mirage.

He smiles before he speaks.

“When I first saw you, I thought to myself. She’s way too beautiful to be a doctor. Then I saw you in action and I knew I was wrong. You work hard for everything that you accomplish. Going far and beyond to make everyone feel included and loved. That is something I admire the most about you. This warmth that never fades. Waking up next to you, seeing your beautiful smile, it lifts me up every day. I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with you. Making me into the man I’m today. I promise to love you every day,“ he says

That’s when we all see Jenner Ethan’s dog wearing a blue bow-tie coming down the aisle. Oh my god that is so adorable.

Maxine leans over to me and whispers.

”That’s the most adorable thing I’ve ever seen. How well do you think they trained him?“ she asks and I shrug my shoulders.

”No idea,“ I say smiling and we both look back to the front.

He’s carrying with him a tiny basket in his mouth. Ethan bends down and pets him. He takes the rings out of the basket.

Hayley takes one of the rings, while Ethan keeps the other.

The officiant goes on smiling softly at Jenner who keeps staring up at him.

“Do you Hayley Georgina Valentine take Ethan Jonah Ramsey to be your wedded husband, to cherish in love and friendship, in strength and in weakness, in success and in disappointment, to love him faithfully, today, tomorrow, and for as long as the two of you shall live?“

He looks expectantly at Hayley and she says

“Oh yes definitely,“ and Ethan just shakes his head and smiles. The officiant turns to Ethan and says as he takes the wedding band to put onto Hayley’s finger

“Do you Ethan Jonah Ramsey take Hayley Georgina Valentine to be your wedded wife, to cherish in love and friendship, in strength and in weakness, in success and in disappointment, to love her faithfully, today, tomorrow, and for as long the two of you shall live?“

He slides the ring onto her finger and lightly kisses her fingertips. 

“I more than do,“ he says. 

“With the power vested in me I know declare you husband and wife. You may now kiss the bride,“ he smiles at both of them.

Ethan takes Hayley’s face into his hands and gives her a long kiss.

“I think he used tongue,“ Evie says when an older lady a row in front of us looks at her and says “Shhh,“ and then turns back.

“Did she just sush me? So rude,“ she smiles and shakes her head at the older lady.

We all smile at each other.

Ethan and Hayley walk hand-in-hand down the aisles to get outside. Since the reception is going to be held right here in the garden.

Hayley blows kisses at our row and we all smile and wave.

We’re all walking towards the exit together.

“God, that was so beautiful,“ I say and Evie and Sor nod.

“So fucking beautiful,“ Maxine says in a watery voice.

“That dress though? Ugh. It was just right,“ Evie adds.

The garden has a part in the back. Where we see people are already heading.

Hayley and Ethan decided they wanted to hold the reception outside.

The garden looks fantastic.

Rounds of chairs have been put out, together with long tables. To accommodate everyone. Fairy lights have been put out for later when it gets darker. Giving it a warm and inviting feeling. Like a soft, cozy blanket.

Bouquets of white flowers have been put on the tables. Together with white candles, spreading their warm and soft light.

Hayley and Ethan have their own table at the front. Surrounded by all their loved ones.

I also spot an open bar and outside kitchen.

Seems as if the wedding guests can just choose from the menu that’s been laid out onto the plates and the food is being prepared right here, right now.

I have to check out that dessert table. God. How to just pick one? Hmm maybe I’ll just try a couple.

I giggle and Bryce looks at me.

”What’s so funny?“ he asks and I point towards the dessert table and he nods in understanding.

”The good thing is you can choose more than one,“ he says and I nod.

”That was the idea. Because I know I couldn’t just pick one,“ I admit.

We walk around towards our table when I spot Hayley who sees us coming closer. She almost jumps ahead. Wanting to greet us.

“We’re so happy you could make it. Well almost all of you. I sent Keiki some well wishes,“ she says.

“Congrats on your nuptials,“ I hug both Hayley and Ethan.

“Your vows were just ugh…so pretty,“ I say

Hayley nudges Ethan. 

“They were weren’t they angel cake?“ she asks him.

Ethan groans. 

“I told you to not call me that in public,“ he says. 

Hayley laughs and says. 

“We’re amongst friends,“ she says. 

“Who are going to mercilessly tease you about it,“ a new voice says next to me.

When I turn around I see Tobias heading our way with a tray of bubbly for us.

“Luna right? Hi I’m Tobias. We haven’t met officially, but I’ve got to say Bryce has good taste,“ he says handing me a glass of hibiscus flavored juice.

“I think so too. But he didn’t choose me, we chose each other, but thank you for noticing, “ I wink at him.

Tobias looks lost for words.

Ethan clinks my glass with his. While Bryce puts his hand on my hip. Signaling to everyone I’m taken.

“I knew I liked you for a reason,“ Ethan says as Tobias still stands there. Then he shakes it off and laughs whole-heartedly.

“No offense meant,“ he says and the others also take some champagne from the tray.

“It’s all good I promise. I was so excited to meet you. Since I’ve only heard good things about you. Is it true you know a lot of embarrassing stories about Ethan?“ I ask him and he smiles wickedly.

”Oh if you only knew, I’ll gladly share,“ he promises me and I’m all excited.

While I can hear Ethan groan next to Hayley.

We all laugh, enjoy a drink and talk amongst each other.

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Some later I hear a clink on a glass and I see Bella is trying to get everyones attention.

“I’m sure everyone enjoyed the wedding. So let me start off the reception right with a toast. I’ll even start. When you guys first started dating, I was hesitant to trust you. You seemed a bit too unreal. Handsome, not an idiot, successful and you have good taste? You two thought you were so sneaky, but nice try. We’re twins after all, so we know each other pretty well. I knew Hayley was dating someone she really loves,“ she grins at them. “I mean come on. She had your book for crying out loud, and when she called me from the bathroom and told me she’s going to work with the Ethan Ramsey, I knew you guys were meant to be. So here’s to the lucky couple. Cheers,“ she takes a sip of her drink and everyone around us echoes her cheers.

Sienna is next with her toast.

“I’m probably a little biased since Hayley is my best friend and fellow dolphin. We have matching tattoos to prove it. I couldn’t be happier today that you guys got married. You were dancing around each other for so long and you deserve all the love in the world. Thank god I’m wearing water proof mascara. So I don’t care if I cry. Congrats. Cheers to you guys,“ she says and we all laugh and dab at some errand tears.

I see Bryce standing up and also clinking his glass. He looks at me to ask me if it’s okay if he makes a toast.

I nod encouragingly and he gives me a light kiss.

“Where to start? There are so many embarrassing stories I could tell…but I don’t want to embarrass Hayley too much, she does enough things to embarrass Ethan, so she more than makes up for it. Right angel cake?“ 

Everyone hollers with laughter.

“Ethan I think it speaks volumes that you’d let Lahela embarrass you at your own wedding. Lahela respect,“ Tobias nods at Bryce and drinks at his words. 

Ethan just smiles.

“Oh don’t worry. Bryce is getting married. I’ve got a couple of stories to share,“ he smirks.

I grin. 

“You have embarrassing stories about B? Oh you’ve gotta share. I could bribe you with some really old whiskey,“ I say. 

He laughs so hard that Hayley has to pat his back a couple of times. After he recovered he says.

“Trust me I’ll do this for free,“ he says and coughs a couple of times.

I smile at that.

Bryce smiles and continues.

“While the old man recovers, I’ll just keep going. I’ve known Hayley for some time now and I’m really happy for you guys. You’re a wonderful couple. You give off so much love vibes, it’s almost a little creepy. Cheers to you guys,“ he says and says drinks to his toast.

I laugh at his words and I can see that Rafael and Elijah are laughing so hard they almost spill their drinks.

“Ugh please. As if you’re not whipped,“ I say to him and he laughs at that.

Ethan points his drink in my direction.

“I’ll drink to Lunas comment. Couldn’t have said it better myself,“ he says

My cousins and Maxine all laugh.

Soon we all order something off the menu to eat.

I’m starving. I was barely holding on. Thankfully we could order and when our food arrived I almost inhaled it.

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Some time later I excuse myself to use the restroom.

As I come back from it I go to the bar and order a drink, that’s when I hear two women next to me whispering among themselves as I wait for my ginger ale.

“It’s despicable. She gets to lead the Diagnostics Team and she gets to marry the guy? I wonder if she would show me exactly what tricks she used in the bedroom. Because sleeping your way to the top gets a whole new meaning,“ they both snicker at that.

People like that make my blood boil. Why do they have to ruin someone’s day and make it about themselves? If they don’t like them why did they come to the wedding in the first place?

“Well if you wanted to lead the Diagnostics Team, all you had to do was show that you’re good at your job, instead of only being mean gossipers,“ I say and take my drink.

“And who are you?“

The blonde one in the gold dress asks looking me up and down, though I just raise an eyebrow not rising to the bait. That’s when her friend whisper yells.

“That’s the one who snagged Lahela,“ the brunette says in her purple dress. I think her name is Mallory or Melanie I can’t remember exactly.

I laugh. 

“Wow. First of all my name is Luna and second of all I didn’t snag anyone. Bryce and I fell in love. Which is clearly something you ladies know nothing about, going by your conversation and your snide comments. This is a wedding. If you can’t enjoy it, maybe you should just leave,“ I say to them my voice getting sharper.

“We were invited like everyone else from the hospital staff,“ the blonde one replies.

“I’m sure Hayley would never invite someone who treats her disrespectfully or talks bad about her behind her back,“ I defend Hayley, getting angrier by the second.

The brunette laughs but in a mean and bitter tone.

“You would know about that. Being the rebound and the second choice,“ they both laugh at their petty comment.

While my own anxiety rises to the top and I’m about to unleash a pretty mean comment, that’s when I feel a soft hand at my elbow and when I turn around I see Ethan standing by my side.

“Is there a problem ladies?“ Ethan asks putting his arm over my shoulder and squeezing gently.

”Of course not Dr. Ramsey, we were just chatting,“ they both splutter and turn red. Caught gossiping and then lying about it to try and safe face.

His usually warm blue eyes, turned glacier blue as he raises a dark eyebrow in their direction.

”From where I‘m standing you were just trying to ruin a wonderful day. What’s even worse you were insulting not just me, which I can live with, since I don’t care about your opinion of me. But you insulted my wife and our dear friend. Something I won’t tolerate. So if you don’t want to be here then kindly fuck off,“ he says and his words warm my heart.

No one outside my family and friends has ever stood up for me like this.

”We meant no offense Dr. Ramsey,“ the blonde one says but her friend tries to make her shut up since Ethan’s gaze swivels towards her and he just gives her a dead stare.

”If you didn’t mean any offense then you shouldn’t have opened your mouth. If you’d put your talents elsewhere maybe you’d have an inch of the success that these wonderful two ladies have worked so hard for. There’s something I’ve learned in life. You can teach people skills, but you cannot teach them character. I think that applies to both of you. We’ll address this once I’m back from my honeymoon,“ he says and they’re silent and don’t utter a word.

They look at each other and both just say their goodbyes and leave.

They probably wouldn’t know how go up against the two of us anyway. All the while they continue to talk trash about nice and genuine people. If toxic and bad vibes had a face, it would be them.

He turns to me and gives me a concerned once over.

“Don’t listen to anything those women have to say. Honestly. They don’t deserve to be here on our day. All they do is spread negativity and hate. You’re not second choice or a rebound. You hear me Luna?“ I nod along.

Their words still stinging. They hit their mark.

Ethan points to my drink while my hands are shaking slightly, he takes it out of my hands.

“Slow and deep breaths okay? Breathe with me,“ he instructs and slowly we both breathe in and out. After a few seconds passed my breathing returns to normal and my hands aren’t shaking anymore. I firmly grasp my drink and take a big gulp.

“I don’t know why I let their words affect me so much,“ I say and smile up at him. Since he’s a giant compared to me and my 5‘0 feet. Well 5‘1 feet in heels.

“Because it’s a sore spot and you can’t help but wonder. But know this. You and Bryce are perfect for each other. There’s no way he chose you because you and Hayley are similar. Which you aren’t. You might both have blonde hair, but that’s where the similarities end,“ he says and continues “You’re both uniquely beautiful. And that’s what counts. Not some bitchy comments from envious people,“ he finishes.

I give him a big hug and after a couple of seconds when he doesn’t hug me back immediately I look up and say

”You’re supposed to hug a person back. Just do it you’ll feel much better,“ I mumble into his shirt.

He laughs and hugs me back and then he steps back

”Thank you, it’s truly good to know that there are still nice people around here. Hayley is a lucky woman to have found you,“ I say. 

”Bryce is lucky as well. You’re good for him and vice versa,“ he says and I can see he’s blushing.

”Are you blushing? So cute. Your secret is safe with me,“ I smile. 

He nods. 

”Well with me and Bryce, and my cousins. Ehhh. Maybe it’s not so safe after all,“ I shrug. 

He groans. He takes his ordered drink and together we rejoin the festivities.

Everyone is dancing and soon Bryce and I hit the dance floor together with everyone else. If he noticed something happened he doesn’t say it out loud.

B knows me well enough to know I need some time to gather my thoughts, before telling him anything.

I can see Maxine and Rafael dancing together. Next to Sienna and Sky. Even Jackie joined with Soraya. Both of them smiling. Hmmm. They look like an interesting couple.

While Evie films everything for her picta live story.

All in all it‘s a beautiful ceremony of two people who are in love and want to share it with the world.

Despite those comments from earlier, that stirred up some residual feelings that I still have. I know it’s silly but sometimes I can’t help myself.

As we’re dancing to a slower song Bryce tips up my chin so he can look into my eyes.

“Wanna tell me what’s wrong?“ he asks while his hands move lower.

“Are you trying to cop a feel?“ I laugh and he winks. 

“Maybe, but I know what you’re doing. So stop trying to change the subject,“ he asks his tone serious.

I sigh while I rest my hands on his chest, playing with the suspenders. He discarded his suit jacket earlier. Dare I say it, but he looks so fucking good in his outfit.

I sigh deeply. 

“There were two women I don’t know and they were talking badly about Hayley and Ethan. They were saying how she used some tricks and slept her way to the top to get to lead the Diagnostics team and to get married to Ethan. Saying how I snagged you.“ I say and then add. ”They‘re judging our love, without even knowing any details. I hate people who take those kinds of liberties,“ I say. 

Bryce sighs at my words.

”That’s a new low even for them,“ he says shaking his head ruefully. 

I look up

“You know them?“ I ask curiously.

He nods

“I wish I didn’t. Emily and Sascha. They’re a new sort of mean. Even worse than your average gossiper or mean girl,“ he says and continues while we sway back and forth.

“They never liked Hayley or any of us for that matter. They weren’t invited to hang out with us. We’ve all worked hard to get where we are now. And not by sleeping our way to the top. I feel like women are always more prone to be accused of sleeping with someone higher-up because they got a certain position. Instead of congratulating someone for their success, they tear them down,“ he sighs.

I continue. 

”Actually Ethan came by and scared them off. I can defend myself, but I was glad he was there. They were so scared of the consequences they might have to face,“ I say and smile. 

Bryce kisses my forehead.

”I’m glad Ramsey showed up. Trust me I wouldn’t have had such nice things to say,“ he admits while he spins me around and then back to him.

”Well if you count saying kindly fuck off as nice, sure than he was nice,“ I reply and Bryce pauses while we dance, but then he picks it up again. Smiling to himself.

”He’s a good guy. At first when I learned that he and Hayley got together and later on that they were engaged? I felt weird about it. Not because I still harbor feelings. But because I was genuinely happy for them, and truly elated when I thought of starting to plan our own wedding and then the most important part the honeymoon and the wedding night,“ he whispers and steals a kiss.

I smile shyly. 

”Is that really how you feel? I’m not trying to ruin the mood or put a damper on things. It’s just comments like those sometimes make me insecure and then I’m thinking what if…“ I don’t get to finish. 

”No what ifs,“ he kisses me and interrupts my word vomit.

I smile simply happy at his words, but before I can kiss him I hear another voice.

”Oh for the love of god. Please get a room,“ we hear a voice next to us and see Ethan and Hayley dancing together.

”You first Ramsey,“ Bryce blows him a kiss and Ethan just rolls his eyes.

Hayley laughs and retorts.

”So that wasn’t your hand that grabbed my ass earlier?“

She grins up at him lovingly.

When Ethan doesn’t respond immediately, all of us start laughing.

”She got you there man,“ Bryce says. 

Hayley leans over to us. 

”Don’t forget to get in line, I’ll be tossing the bouquet in a couple of minutes. But I promised Cinderella here another dance,“ she laughs at Ethan‘s facial expression.

”I can’t wait,“ I say and they both turn into another direction.

Bryce and I dance to another slow song when I voice an idea I’ve had for some time.

”I actually wanted to discuss something with you regarding our wedding planning,“ I smile and continue.

”How about we book Sunset Moments for that. It’s my cousins wedding planning business. I think they’d make this memorable and I don’t know …I trust them. They know us the best and…“ I run out of words to explain why they‘re so awesome.

Bryce just shakes his head.

”You don’t have to explain why they’re perfect. I already love them like a family. I hope they feel the same. So if they’d be willing to to do it. Sure I’m in,“ he says quietly.

”Bryce Andrew Lahela. Of course they love you. You’re amazing, wonderful and caring. Who wouldn’t love you?“ I say and give him a kiss.

”You forgot to mention one thing,“ he says his voice getting lower and he whispers in my ear so only I can hear him.

I‘m blushing by the time he’s done.

”I can’t believe you just said that,“ I say while I probably look like a fire truck.

He laughs. 

”It’s not like anybody heard me say it. Doing all that yoga has certainly made you bendy. So you won’t hear any complaints from me,“ he winks and together we get off the dance.

I join the other ladies for the tossing of the bouquet. I think it’s fun. I stand in the back, because well people were elbowing each other and I don’t want to walk away with bruises.

Bryce shouts in my direction and I look at him.

”Go get it babe,“ he winks at me and I just shake my head and laugh.

Hayley turns around

”Is everyone ready?“ she shouts and as she tosses the bouquet really high everyone is trying to grasp it. Elbowing one another to the side.

All of a sudden I feel a tiny weight in my outstretched hands. It seems the bouquet fell into my hands. I haven’t even really tried to catch it.

I stare down at it and see Hayley coming my way. Grinning from ear to ear.

”Congrats you caught it,“ she says and winks at me.

Did she want me to catch it? I smile and Bryce comes over.

”That’s my girl,“ he says. 

I’m too stunned to say anything other than just smile. While I’m being surrounded by my family and friends.

It was truly a fantastic day.

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Going To Disney With The Avengers Gang™ | Planning The Trip

Part One of my "Going To Disney With The Avengers Gang™" headcanon series

Includes: (The Whole Gang) Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, Bucky Barnes, Natasha Romanoff, Clint Barton, Wanda Maximoff, Pietro Maximoff, Vision, Sam Wilson, Bruce Banner, Stephen Strange, Thor Odinson, Loki Laufeyson

Word Count: 3.9k

Relationships: The Avengers x F!Reader, Ambiguous; just how we like it ;)

Going To Disney With The Avengers Gang™ Master List

→The whole idea starts when the team is lounging at the compound doing regular™ team things

→A.K.A Wanda, y/n, Pietro, and Vision are in a pile on one of the couches cuddling, Clint and Nat are across the room playing pool, Bucky is making ramen in the kitchen, Steve is trying to convince Bucky to add an egg or something for more protein, Bruce and Stephen are talking neuroscience and bickering over techniques of spinal fluid something, Thor and Loki are fighting over the remote before Loki finally rolls his eyes and picks up the book y/n had left on the coffee table, Sam is asleep on the floor, and Tony is just tired

→In the madness though he picks up on the conversation happening between the four people on the couch

→“You’ve never been to Disney World?”

→Three rounds of “no” “nope” “I’ve only had a body for a year, y/n. When would I have gone to Disney World?”

→”Okay, yeah, good point, Vis. But y’all would love it. I haven’t been since high school but I want to go again so bad. We need a vacation.”

→Tony doesn’t even stick around to hear the rest, he’s already walking away while speaking to FRIDAY, telling her start pulling up the Disney site and analyzing it, disappearing to his lab and using all of his monitors to compare the resorts and try to decide where to stay that everyone would like (and where they would all fit because there’s too many of them)

→It doesn’t take him long to realize they’re going to need large accommodations

→Bruce is the first to notice that he’s gone, sneaking into the lab and scaring the hell out of Tony

→“Whatcha’ doing?”

→“Ah shit-- Bruce! How are you so quiet?”

→And then he points to the seven open listings on the monitors and explains that the team needs a break and that he heard y/n talking about Disney World and that he wants to surprise the team-- Bruce agrees immediately (the man is always in need of relaxation)-- and that’s how the team’s geek squad ends up playing Disney Dad #1 and Disney Dad #2 and planning the most extravagant vacation in less than three hours

→They have it down to a science after the first twenty minutes-- dividing what needs to be done and tackling it individually while bouncing ideas off one another

→“Do you think they want to eat at Beauty and The Beast Castle or Ariel’s Grotto the second night?” “I’m not sure-- book them both.” “Tony we can’t--” “FRIDAY, book them both.” “You got it Mr. Stark.”

→There’s a lot of Bruce wondering if what they’re booking is too expensive and even more of Tony reminding him that he’s a literal billionaire and that he could buy the Disney company if he wanted to-- that still doesn’t stop Bruce from suggesting more frugal methods from time to time-- it only makes Tony want to spend even more money because you need to lighten up, Banner

→The next person who realizes Tony and Bruce are gone is-- surprisingly-- Sam

→Honestly it’s only because he has to pass Tony’s lab on the way back from his room and he sticks his head in to tell them that “Romanoff and Barton ordered pizza if y’all want any… holy crap is that Disney World? Are we going to Dis--”

→Tony literally grabs him by the collar and tells him to hush it, birdman before pulling him into the room and explaining his plans for the second time-- “Yes, we are going to Disney World and I want it to be a surprise.”

→Sam just nods, his eyes on the screen and his brows beginning to push down and-- “Okay but why are you booking dinner at Mickey’s Backyard Barbecue on the same day that you have fast passes for World of Color at Epcot?”

→And Tony and Bruce blink and are just like “What?”

→And Sam is already at the computer, fingers stuttering over the weird ass hoverscreens while pulling up the page which shows that the World of Color has a whole ass dining experience-- Tony and Bruce have no clue that was even a thing-- and suddenly Sam is the one telling them what to plan because, as it turns out, this man loves Disney World and has been upwards of thirteen times and knows it inside and out

→Thank gods for Sam because these two Disney Dads™ were really shooting blindly into the abyss of trip planning without ever having gone to Disney World-- he has to shift around fast passes, dining reservations, water park tickets, and even the family portrait session that Tony demanded Bruce add

→He shows them all the things they don’t even think to plan-- firework shows, dessert parties, literally all of Downtown Disney-- Tony wants to be mad but he’s too busy picking his jaw up off the floor when Sam manages to book them for an After Dark Party in Magic Kingdom

→Bruce gets so excited when Sam tells him that’s a thing that he almost gives the plan away when Natasha comes rushing to see what all the noise is (it’s Banner jumping up and down like a toddler) -- he has to rush to the doorway, make up a lie about him dropping a piece of equipment, and then walk her back to the common area and play a round of pool with her to keep her questions at bay

→It’s all fine because Sam puts the final touches on the plan and has Tony give the order for FRIDAY to book it all and then it’s ready to tell the team

→They sneak back into the common area, it’s nine pm and everyone just looks so worn out

→Stephen is literally half way to snoring, legs curled under him on the love seat, doing that thing people do when they’re falling asleep and their head slumps and then they spring back awake, repeating the process an embarrassing amount of times but nobody’s even paying attention

→Steve and Bucky are talking quietly in the corners about whether or not they should just go to sleep because it’s Thursday and there’s really no point in staying up any longer

→Clint and Thor are sharing a bag of popcorn and half watching John Wick while discussing the inaccuracies of the movie-- “If he had a bow none of this would have happened.” “Or a hammer.” “Yeah, that too.”

→Yeah, they’re exhausted, and it makes the Disney Dads™ and Sam that much more excited to share the news

→Sam’s twiddling his hands behind his back and sharing smiles with Banner who’s trying to keep his excitement at bay and Tony is rolling his eyes but smiling too and for a moment nobody notices their cheshire grins and nervous foot tapping until finally y/n lifts her head from Pietro’s chest-- who complains at the action and lifts his head too-- and lazily asks

→“Tones, what on earth are you smiling about?”

→And the man opens his mouth but before he can even get the words out Bruce and Sam are already jumping up and down again and screaming “We’re going to Disney World!”

→And the room goes dead silent for three beats-- one, two, three-- and it feels like a million seconds and Tony’s face is dropping slowly and he’s ready to be like sike and then she jumps up, literally stepping on Pietro’s stomach, hurtling the back of the couch like a damn track star and rushing the man at full force, flinging herself at him and jumping into his arms and there are tears streaming down her face and she’s screaming

→“Tony you didn’t! Oh my gods you didn’t! You’re lying oh my god no! Are you serious?”

→And he’s nodding but he still can’t get a word in edgewise because she’s still rambling-- “You heard me oh my gods! You heard me and you did it! Tony that’s insane and reckless and oh my god I love you! Are we actually going? This isn’t a trick? Please don’t let this be a trick!”

→And he just laughs and spins her around and tells her that no, this isn’t a trick I’m not the mischief god here and Loki rolls his eyes but he’s also kind of excited despite the frown on his face

→They’re all excited

→Pietro and Wanda and screaming with Sam, slapping each other and just full on freaking out like children, incoherent and happy and raring to just go already

→In turn this wakes Stephen up who hears the madness and jumps up, on edge and ready to literally fight before he realizes what’s going on and calmly sits back down, nodding his head but not speaking because if this literal grown man opens his mouth he knows he’s going to freak out too because holy shit Disney World-- even sorcerers like Disney!

→Steve and Bucky are kind of confused-- they just barely remember Snow White when it came out but Disney World? They made a-- what is it? A theme park? Regardless they’re excited, ready to break the old men lull they’ve fallen into-- Bucky hears y/n ask if Tony booked water park tickets and gets super excited

→Vision is also confused but he sees everyone getting turnt over Disney World and decides that he is also excited-- Wanda momentarily stops being hyped up to ask him if he’s waterproof in which he goes into explicit detail about how yes, he is and he’ll show her if she’d like and she has to slap her hands over his mouth and tell him to hush

→Thor and Clint also turn into children but they’re the run around the room yelling types as opposed to the stand in a circle and scream types-- the gang is apparently just like fifteen children who barely manage to get things done apparently because they’re all hyped as fuck

→Clint sprints over to Nat whose hands are already up, ready to fight the man off because she knows what’s coming, but he’s too fast and too happy and uses all his assassin training to dodge her kick, grabbing her around the waist and spinning her around until she’s giggling and slapping his back

→“Natty we’re going to fucking Disney World!”

→“I know you lug, I heard Stark too. Let me down!”

→He doesn’t-- he just shakes her harder, cheering with the rest of them

→Thor slumps down next to his brother, nudging his shoulder-- “Migardians are strange”-- and Loki nods but pulls out his phone and starts looking up what’s actually at Disney World and-- “Look, brother, our home… wait is that us?”-- and the brothers get sucked into a rabbit hole of the Norwegian pavilion and whatever the hell the Frozen ride is and why their pictures are there

→It takes thirty minutes for everyone to calm down enough for them to actually have a conversation about what on earth Tony and Bruce and Sam did-- it takes another ten minutes after that for Stephen to finally break through the chatter to ask the most important question-- “Guys, seriously. You can ask about the plans after. The main question here is when are we going.”

→And Tony glances at Bruce and shrugs and is like “Tomorrow.”

→And they all erupt again-- y/n and Wanda because they have to pack and Stephen because normal people don’t just up and go on Vacation, you’re supposed to make time and Clint and Pietro because holy shit we’re going to Disney tomorrow!-- but Tony just brushes the worry off and reminds them-- again-- that they’re superheroes and that he’s a billionaire and that they can go on vacation whenever they damn want

→Cue fifteen more minutes of freaking out and y/n tackling Tony and then tackling Bruce and then, finally, tackling Sam who scoops her up and all but tosses her in the air before thanking her profusely for putting the idea in Tony’s brain

→They spend the next few minutes fangirling together-- Sam raves about all the food he’s going to eat-- Mickey bars, corn dogs, pretzels, those huge turkey legs-- and y/n talks about how she wants to get all the autographs she can-- especially Goofy and Pluto-- and then Sam mentions the After Dark Party and, like Bruce, she freaks out

→Finally Wanda has to split them up, grabbing y/n with one hand and hauling her over to the other redhead who’s still being held hostage by the resident archer and grabbing Nat with the other-- when Clint protests she curls her fingers, warning him with a pinch of red magic, and he holds his hands up, backing away slowly but telling Nat she’d better come see him before they leave

→On the way out Steve asks where they’re going and Wanda almost threatens him too until Nat tells him they’re going to pack for tomorrow-- he then turns to Bucky and reiterates the idea to a less than enthusiastic super soldier who tries to argue that I can pack in the morning but Steve just isn’t having it-- it takes five minutes but finally Buck agrees (but only after Steve says Bucky can just throw his stuff in his bag)

→The girls spend the rest of the night giggling and packing, holding up dresses and putting them down, shoving things in each other's bags and dancing to a playlist of oldies from Wanda’s phone-- Nat is the most boring packer but after some threats to get resident archer involved she gets her act together

→Pietro comes in when he’s done and Wanda scoffs at what he has packed but he only shrugs, slumping on y/n’s bed and giving her grabby hands until she rejoins him

→“But Pietro what if I forget something?”

→“You worry too much-- can’t Stange make portals?” He has a point

→What they all pack:

→Tony: Suits and graphic t-shirts. He’s either rolling up to Disney World in a Metallica t-shirt or a full three piece suit there’s no inbetween. He’s really not concerned about packing-- he can just buy whatever he needs there. After a text from y/n though he throws in a few pairs of shorts that he didn't even know he owned and his M.I.T. hoodie. He tops it off with a few gadgets he thinks he might need-- FRIDAY’s chip and some nanotech-- and he’s good to go. Billionaires don’t need to pack.

→Steve: Clothes and toiletries. Boring, basic, forgets swim trunks until he sees Bucky put his swim trunks and nothing else into Steve’s bag. That’s how he remembers most things actually; by looking at what Bucky doesn’t put into the bag. Along the way he suggests what the super soldier might want to pack while adding a few extra of his own just in case. After thinking about it for a few minutes he adds two books-- one for each of them. He also adds some tools-- a screwdriver and some pliers-- in case Bucky’s arm starts acting up. He’s sure Stark will have something but in case he doesn't, those will hold it over.

→Bucky: Swim trunks. And, when Steve begs, he grumbles and adds a few button downs and henleys. He also sneaks in a few knives, burying them in the henleys. He watches Steve pack for him though and leaves it at that-- what’s the point of packing when the super soldier can just do it for him? He’s not stupid-- he’s tired and Steve is fussy. He’ll have what he needs and if he doesn’t then he’ll just make y/n go swimming with him. Then he won’t need anything. Easy peasy.

→Nat: She’s the most level headed packer of the bunch, spare maybe Bruce and Sam. She Packs what she’ll need-- not too much and not too little. If anything she packs too many of Clint’s hoodies (three). Part of that, though, is her knowing that he’s probably going to forget one. She packs her normal toiletries, making sure to add an extra stick of deodorant and a bottle of Wanda’s red nail polish because-- despite the fact that she spends an hour watching Wanda pack her entire room-- she just knows that the woman forgot a bottle of that stuff and that she’ll be upset if her nails look chipped in the pictures. Wanda and y/n make her pack a bikini despite the fact that she has two scars from Bucky still and they threaten to get Clint involved if she tries to refuse-- “I suggest you put that little black number in that bag right now unless you want some aggressive compliments, you hear me woman?” She didn’t have to be told twice.

→Clint: Not as much as he should. Never as much as he should. He packs boxers, a pair of swim trunks, a few regular shirts and shorts (not enough), a couple nice shirts and a pair of jeans, and his toiletries. He’s gone longer with less but-- like-- he doesn’t have to this time? Nat walks into his room as he finishes packing and takes one look at his bag before marching to his closet and adding a hat, a pair of sunglasses, a jacket, a pair of sweatpants, and socks because who the hell doesn’t pack socks when they’re going to be walking around for days, how the hell are you an accomplished assassin Clint?

→Wanda: She literally packs as much as she can-- think the essentials times three and then some, like five different dresses, two leather jackets (even though y/n reminds her that Orlando is hot), her laptop and her ipad, two pairs of headphones. She has a notebook, a sketch book, and a regular book. Six bikinis and a one-piece. Three hats, four pairs of sunglasses, enough panties to last a month, let alone a week. She packs heels, boots, sneakers, flats, and sandals. Two purses and a backpack. Wanda Maximoff is the epitome of team mom-- anything Nat and y/n forget she’ll have it. She also packs a few things that she thinks Pietro will forget-- a few nice outfits for nights out and his main toiletries. Oh-- and sunscreen! Lots and lots of sunscreen!

→Pietro: Well, let's just say that it’s a good thing Wanda thinks to pack some things for Pietro because this man barely remembers his toothbrush let alone his phone charger. He gets the basics-- the bare necessities-- like three t-shirts, a pair of shorts, some (?) boxers, and like seven pairs of shoes because with how fast this man is he’s going to need them badly. He does, however, remember to pack his bathing suit and that’s more than a few people on the team can remember. Poor baby just wants to get there already-- he can just buy whatever he forgets.

→Vision: A very strange assortment of items. He doesn’t need clothes-- he can make whatever he would like appear on his body-- but he does want to feel included so Wanda gives him one of her backpacks and he puts like kind of random items into it. He sees a phone cord and shoves it in and like a hairbrush-- all items someone will need eventually but not him (later will find out that it’s the cord to Sam’s Iphone and will hand it over and have the audacity to say you’re welcome Samuel after doing it).

→Sam: He packs at least four ball caps. Nothing besides that really matters; he just knows how fucked you are if you don’t bring a hat and he’s bringing enough for the people who forget. As much as Bucky gets on his nerves he also packs him one. Besides that he packs normally-- t-shirts, shorts, shoes, socks, boxers-- all regular amounts. He freaks out a little when he can’t find his phone charger but he’ll just buy one when he gets there. He also brings a Polaroid camera and a shit ton of film-- some of his team members have never been and he will be documenting it all.

→Bruce: He’s the most boring packer and that isn’t a bad thing-- it’s the reason he has so many doctorates-- because he’s smart and level headed. He packs the clothes he needs with one extra of everything. He packs his toiletries. He doesn’t pack his whole room and he doesn’t pack nothing at all. He’s perfectly in the middle-- a Disney Dad™! He does, however, forget his swim trunks-- oops.

→Stephen: One backpack with a t-shirt, sweatpants, and swim trunks. That’s it. Why would he pack anything else? The man can open a portal whenever he needs! He’s always one step away from his bedroom! Stephen simply flicks his wrists and can change and rejoin the group in less time than it takes the rest of them to pull shit from their bags and wait for the washroom to free up. It’s actually a genius play.

→Loki: Despite being the most outwardly unenthusiastic he packs almost the exact same way that Wanda does. He’s a nervous packer. His brother laughs but, like, he has a point. Safe is better than sorry. It’s comical that he packs like five sweaters though considering that he can snap his fingers and make the sweater appear. All his clothes are either green or black. He packs at least one all black suit. Thor has to force him to add a red Hawaiian shirt and he scoffs at it and shoves it to the bottom. Definitely packs three pairs of swim trunks because he doesn’t like putting them one while they’re still wet. He doesn’t even know if he’s going to go swimming but he’s still doing it anyway. He also packs the scrunchie y/n gave him to keep his hair out of the way and when Thor tries to say shit about it he pulls a dagger from thin air and just chucks it. After dodging it Thor asks why don’t you just make your clothes appear the same way?

→Thor: Enough but, like, definitely not enough. The normal things but like less. He figures he’s going to be spending most of his time in his bathing suit anyway. Loki tries to remind him that he can’t go shirtless in the parks (he looked it up already) but he doesn't listen. It really is a good thing his brother can make things appear from thin air. He’s the type of guy to be content in a pair of flip flops and an open button down. He does, however, bring one of those dad-esque fanny packs and somehow he makes it look hot.

→Y/n: Literally packs the same as Wanda, if just a tad less. So many clothes that it’s insane. She, however, has the added bonus of her old Mickey ears-- a pink sequined pair that are a little worse from wear but still pretty. She packs a bucket hat to pin collectable pins to. She makes sure to leave extra room in her suitcase for souvenirs. She’s had her eye on the luxury bath salts from the Grand Floridian ever since the Disney Instagram posted them a few months ago and now that she’s going she won’t be leaving without them. She also packs the strapless dress she’s been meaning to wear for months now-- she doesn’t know who’s going to be there to admire it but she’s sure there’s at least one person who will. Besides, Nat’s been telling her to wear it for ages.

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The Final Goodbye - Chapter 1

Book: The Royal Romance, Book 2

Pairing: Liam x Riley

All characters belong to Pixelberry.

Description: In a slight canon divergence from book 2, Riley reaches her breaking point with the engagement tour and decides to restart her life when the court gets to NYC. Can the rest of the group clear her name, and convince her to come back before it’s too late? 

Rating: PG (I think there are a few swear words in there, very angsty, but otherwise pretty mild)

Word Count: 1,496

A/N: So, I did a thing. This started as a one shot that I half wrote like a month ago and gave up on. Then I got haunted by Whitney Houston (and later, when she got sick of bugging me, she moved on to @jessiembruno, I’m assuming to send her to harass me about finishing). This week, inspiration struck and I finished it...and it became a mini-series. So look forward to this over the next 4 Wednesdays. 

A couple of quick shout outs I wanted to get out there: @callmeellabella, thank you for being so sweet and taking a look at the snippet I provided. @queenrileyrose, thank you for taking the time to chat with me, I hope the story lives up to the hype I gave it. 

A not so quick shout out to @jessiembruno, I pretty much annoyed you every step of the way in writing this one, sharing screenshots, and letting you know every time that damn song showed up in my life. Your notes when you read it for me gave me so much encouragement, you were invaluable in helping me get through that last emotional push at the end. Hell, you even titled the thing! I don’t know why we hurt Liam the way we do, but I know in the end, we’ll always give him a happy ending (wait...not like that...well, maybe sometimes like that). 

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Riley sat on the rooftop overlooking New York City, Maxwell rattling off the different images he saw in the stars as she got lost in her thoughts. They were in New York as the last leg of Liam and Madeleine’s engagement tour. Soon, they would be going back to Cordonia where she would be expected to sit in a cathedral and watch the love of her life marry another woman. 

They had been investigating the scandal that came out at the coronation for weeks, and didn’t seem to be any closer to finding Tariq. As the time ran out, Riley’s hope of a cleared name faded further and further away. Could she really go back there and watch another woman steal her happily ever after? She was already in New York, it would be easy to just stay and try to start her life back up again. Honestly, if she wasn’t going back there to marry Liam, what was the point of going back at all? Sure, she had made a couple of great friends, but there were a million and one ways for them to stay in touch. Or ghost them, to avoid hearing about Liam and his wife. She wasn’t quite sure which option she would choose once all was said and done.    

She weighed out the pros and cons, and finally decided that she would not be returning to Cordonia with the rest of the court. But she wasn’t going to tell anyone, she wasn’t going to give them the opportunity to team up on her and talk her into going back. And she certainly wasn’t going to tell Liam, he had already talked her into being the other woman for this entire tour, a moniker she swore she would never take on in her lifetime. She knew she wouldn’t be able to say no to him, and would be convinced to come back to Cordonia and be miserable. She would do it tonight, once they returned to the hotel, she would get her things together, and sneak out while everyone else slept. Daniel had an extra room, conveniently, he was using it to store the stuff she didn’t bring with her when Maxwell whisked her away. 

“Earth to Riley. Are you even listening? I’m dropping some of my A+ material right now.” Maxwell waved his hand in front of her face, snapping her out of her thoughts. “Where’d you go?”

“Sorry Max, I was just thinking. Must have zoned out a little.”

“It’s ok, I get it. There’s a lot going on right now.” He replied empathetically, suddenly jumping to his feet in excitement. “I know, let’s go out!”

“We are out.” She looked up at him.

“No, not boring UN Gala out. Fun out! I’ll grab everyone, the dream team will cheer you up!”

Riley paused to think about it for a second. If she wasn’t going to give her friends a proper goodbye, maybe one last adventure would be the perfect way to remember them. They could do it up big, and then she would start over in the morning. She smiled softly at her friend before responding. “That sounds really nice Maxwell, I’d love to.”

“Yes!” Maxwell raised his fist in the air and pulled her into a hug. “You go back to the hotel and change, I’ll get the gang together and text you where to meet.”

Riley went back to the hotel and put on some more comfortable clothes. Something she would typically wear on a night out in New York. She didn’t want to start packing yet, in case Maxwell offered to walk her back to her room. She reached out to Daniel to make sure she could stay with him. Of course he said yes, while also trying to get the details. She promised to fill him in on everything when she got there. The more she thought about her plan, the more she started to worry. Maxwell said he was going to get everyone together. Did that mean Liam would be there? Would she be able to keep herself composed, and keep her secret, knowing that this would be the last time she would ever see him? She started second guessing her plan, she should have just left. Tonight was going to suck. 

She entered the bar, and immediately noticed Maxwell, Drake, and Hana in a corner booth. No Liam. She took a deep breath and approached them. “Hey guys!” She put on her cheeriest face. 

“Thank God, Brooks. Maxwell can harass you now.” Drake rolled his eyes and patted the seat next to him. 

Riley slid into the booth and put her arm around Drake, giving him a side hug. “Aww, poor Drakey. I’ll save you from big bad Maxwell.” Hana and Maxwell laughed, and Drake rolled his eyes. “So Maxwell, why this place? You know I’ve lived here for like ever, I could have picked.”

“No, this is your cheer up night, so I needed to find the perfect place, and this is it.” He gestured to the stage. “It’s karaoke night!” 

“So, if this is to cheer me up, and it’s karaoke night, does that mean Drake is going to serenade me?” She turned to face Drake, smiling sweetly and batting her eyelashes. 

“Fat chance.” Drake looked at Riley with a stern expression. “I’ll buy you drinks, that’s as cheery as you’re getting from me.”

“Sold!” She put her hand out and shook Drake’s. She signaled for the waitress to come over, and ordered a round of shots for the table, and a drink for herself.  

As the night went on, the group laughed and sang and told stories. Riley was having a great time, and wasn’t letting on in the slightest that this would be the last time they were all together. Maxwell had just come offstage from his third performance of the night, as he walked toward the table, his smile grew and he waved his hand to greet someone. “Liam, you made it!” 

Riley’s breath caught in her throat, and she could swear she felt her heart stop. She closed her eyes briefly to compose herself before standing and turning toward the door to greet him. “Hey, I didn’t know you were coming.”

Liam’s eyes started to sparkle the second they met hers, his smile lighting up at the sight of her. She looked just as beautiful as she did the night they met, he loved when she was dressed casually. Sure, she was stunning in ballgowns and expensive designer clothes, but this was her. Authentic Riley. The Riley that had captured his heart. “It took me some time to get away, but Maxwell said you needed cheering up, so this is where I need to be right now.” He leaned down and kissed her cheek gently. 

Suddenly, Riley was frozen. She wasn’t sure what to do, or what to say. Everything had been going so smoothly. Why did he have to show up? She couldn’t be there anymore. Not as long as he was. Now that she was faced with the reality of her plan, she didn’t know what she was thinking just leaving Liam without saying goodbye. Without telling him how much he truly meant to her. But she also knew she couldn’t give him a chance to talk her out of it. She decided she would use this opportunity to sing her feelings. 

“I have to go. It’s my turn to sing.” She turned away from Liam abruptly, pulling the shot glass out of Drake’s hands before it could reach his lips, bringing it to hers and throwing her head back. With that, she walked to the front of the bar.

After a quick conversation with the DJ, she walked to the microphone and looked down. As the music started, she looked up and locked eyes with Liam. She proceeded to sing ‘I Will Always Love You’ while keeping her eyes locked on his. Their friends looked back and forth between the two of them, seeing the pain in both of their expressions. As the songs continued, Riley was finding it harder and harder to keep her emotions in check. She started to avoid Liam’s gaze, only glancing up at him occasionally. To most of the room, it sounded like she was leaning heavily on her vibrato, but her friends all knew that was her emotions getting the best of her. 

Once the song finished, she placed the microphone back on the stand and quickly ducked into the crowd, before any of her friends could catch up to her. She carefully made her way to the door and left the bar. She walked a few blocks before she lost the battle she was fighting with her tears. After taking some time to gather herself, she continued on her way to Daniel’s apartment. There was no way she would be able to go back to the hotel, she’d figure out how to get her stuff later. 

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Underrated Anime Part 1:

Hello my fellow Weebs, I’m back for some more Anime blogging, this time to talk about so not so well known ones. Some that have got forgotten with time, some that new Anime fans have maybe never heard of and the ones that I feel deserve more love and recognition. I’ve been watching Anime for about 13 years so I’ve seen a lot so this will be in at least 3 parts, so hopefully you like this and look forward to more. Til then enjoy, hope you can find some new anime you’ve never heard of thanks for reading and look forward to part 2!.

1. Azumanga Daioh(2002)

Starting off with an older Anime, and one of the best and earlier comedy, slice of life Anime that paved the way for a lot of other Anime in the same genre like Nichijou and Daily Lives of High School Boys. Off the wall and highly unrealistic, this comedy is completely over the top in the best way possible. it’s old but gold and should be crowned as one of the best comedy Anime to exist.

With the most lovable cast, you have Chiyo the 5th grader who is so crazy smart she gets placed in a high school class, then there’s Osaka, who’a real name is Ayumu Kasuga who’s named that because she‘s from Osaka. Osaka isn’t the smartest and neither is her other classmate Tomo Takino who will do anything to avoid studying. Then to balance out the cast is Koyomi Mizuhara aka Yomi, the smart one who keeps everyone in line and Kagura the sporty one. Then of course can’t forget to mention the teachers Yukari Sensei who is anything but the normal responsible teacher and to balance her out Minamo Sensei the responsible one. There’s no real plot with Azumanga Daioh but there’s not meant to be it’s just an over the top comedy slice of life, with moments that will make you laugh from your gut. It’s all about the characters and the ridiculous situations their put in and each one is a lovable idiot that really drives the show. Give this one a shot if you want a show that will put a big smile on your face the whole way through.

2. Eden of The East (2009)

Another older Anime, not everything on this list will be older Anime but there’s so many good ones like this!. Eden of The East is an action, mystery with elements of romance with one of the most unique stories I’ve seen in Anime. It’s a short watch being only eleven episodes with two movies following after which I recommend watching because they continue the story. I’m really surprised not more people know or talk about this show but it need to be talked about more!.

With one of the funniest and most bizarre starts to an Anime, our lead charcter Saki is on a trip to Washington D.C, when she gets in trouble for throwing a coin in the White House’s fountain she’s saved by a naked man who claims to be a terrorist. Not only is this mysterious man naked and claims to be a terrorist, he also has amnesia and is carrying a phone with 8.2 million dollars. Saki befriends this strange man and throughout the story they try to uncover more of his past, his involvment in an incident called careless monday and a dangerous death game with other players. They must also spend all of the money as instucted by the mysterious voice in the phone Juiz as well as try to save the world.

3. R.O.D The TV( 2003)

Ok I know I said this list wouldn’t only be older Anime but I guess the older Anime just has my heart and this one has a special place in mine. One of my all time favorites and one of the earliest Anime I saw and it still holds up to me til this day. It is hands down probably the most underrated show on this entire list and if you only watch one of these Anime please make it this one. The story is completely original, the characters are complex and endearing, there’s action, heartwarming moments, comedy and mystery, I wish there was more Anime like it, it deserves to be a classic.

It‘s a one of a kind show about the paper sisters Michelle, the oldest bubbly bookworm, Maggie the seemingly intimidating quiet giant. Then you have the youngest sister Anita who unlike her sisters hates books, she’s a bit rough around the edges but loves her sisters. Although they aren’t actually sisters they have a detective agency to help find lost books to help pay for rent while also doing odd jobs like being body guards. Their first assignment is to protect the author, Nenene Sumiragawa who is being threatened to be killed at her book signing. The paper sisters aren’t called that just because of their love of books, they can turn paper into weapons and whatever else they please, but each having their speciality. Nenene finds out they‘re paper sisters just like her friend who ‘s missing, Yomiko Readman and asks them for help finding her. They try to help Nenene find her friend, while solving other cases and saving the world with the power of paper.

4. Baccano(2007)

Probably the most well known but also I think one of the most under appreciated Anime, from Durarara’s creator, Baccano. I feel like most newer Anime fans won’t know this one and although it’s a beloved series by many, I still feel it’s underrated. Also another bias opinion shocker, it’s one of my absolute favorites but that’s why it’s here. It’s once again a shorter anime with only 13 episodes but it somehow manages to combine all of the storylines cohesively, it’s a wild ride full of mystery, murder, and magic that will keep you on board the entire time trying to piece everything together. Also warning it jumps around a lot so make sure to pay attention everything pieces together!.

Based in the 1930’s in the prohibition era you have several stories involving different characters going on but they‘re all connected to one thing the transcontinental train, the flying pussyfoot. Yes that’s actually the name of the train, why, still no idea but all these characters from different walks of life end up here somehow. Now to introduce some of these crazy characters, first off the goofy thieves in love Isaac and Miria, who aren’t the brightest but can steal just about anything. Lad Russo the sadistic hit man who loves to see people die, including fantasizing about killing his fiancé one day. Then you have the ones involved in gangs, all In different ones, but nonetheless involved in some sort of crime. First there’s Firo, the youngest of the Martello family and one of the immortals in the show, then there’s Jacuzzi Splot and his partner Nice, Jacuzzi is a big wimp and crybaby but will protect his loved ones with all he’s got and Nice is a bomb expert and his childhood food. Those are some of the main characters it’s such a large cast it’s hard to name and explain them all. This one is a must watch especially if you liked Durarara, jump on the hype train of this wild show.

5. Black Cat (2005)

Now quick disclaimer before I begin talking about this one, I haven’t watched this in years so it may not hold up as well as I’m remembering but when I watched it I really enjoyed it so that’s why it’s here. This was one of the earlier Anime I watched I’m pretty sure my friend showed me it but it caught my interest from the beginning. It’s not the most groundbreaking show to exist and I’ve heard that the manga is apparently better but that’s for almost every show. It’s got cool action, funny moments and a great cast of characters, plus not gonna lie I had a crush on train when I was younger. its just a fun show and definitely worth giving a watch!

Train Heartnett is an infamous cold blooded assassin who works for the organization Chronos, and because of his lack of empathy for killing he’s named Black Cat. But after a chance encounter with a bou hunter named Saya Minatsuki, they become friends and Train decided he wants to leave Chronos to pursue an honest living as a bounty Hunter. However chronos and particular his fellow member Creed Diskenth are not pleased with this and try to get Train to rejoin Chronos. Along the way Train teams up with fellow bounty hunter on the brink of broke Sven, the bio mech weapon and little girl Eve and master thief and seductress Rinslet Walker. Together they try to escape from Chronos and get enough money for their next .

6. Arakawa Under The Bridge(2010)

Where do I begin with this one first off, this is one of the weirdest Anime I’ve ever seen but just like Azumanga Daioh that’s what make it so good. Beautifully animated by Studio Shaft with some of the most colorful and visually appealing animation I’ve seen, it’s pure eye candy. it’s equally as strange as it is hilarious and it’s just a fun time that’s not meant to be taken seriously. So if you want a good laugh and something thats truly one of a kind in story and characters give this crazy show a shot.

The show begins with one of our main characters Kou Ichinomiya getting stuck by his underwear on a bridge by some kids, he falls into the river and is saved by a mysterious girl. Kou is the son of a wealthy businessman and his life motto is to not be indebted to anyone, so when he’s saved by this girl he asks what he can do. He finds out that her name is Nino and what she wants is to fall in love, so she asks Kou to be her boyfriend. At first Nino seems like a regular girl but she claims to be an alien from Venus and lives in a box under the bridge, not wanting to be in debt Kou agrees and begins living under the bridge with Nino. However Nino isn’t the only one who lives under the bridge there are many other strange characters like hoshi, the aspiring musician who wears a star on his head, and the captain who’s a human in a kappa suit. I highly suggest watching this strange sci-fi romantic comedy for something different and fun to watch.

7. 91 Days (2016)

The newest Anime on this list so far, see I told you it wouldn’t be only old ones!, this is also the darkest Anime on this list so far. This has been highly overlooked since it’s release in 2016, it reminds me of baccano and in parts like death note. If you like mafia movies or just a dark gritty story with some light hearted moments, it s short show but nothing is rushed and it’s solid from front to back and keeps you on the edge of your seat.

Just like Baccano, 91 Days takes place in the prohibition era in a town called Lawless where crime is rampant and illegal alcohol sales are thriving. In this town our protagonist Aviicio‘s family is killed by one of the mafia families, The Vanetti Family. He receives a mysterious anonymous letter telling him to return to lawless to infiltrate The Vanetti Family. He tries to befriend the families son Nero, to find an opportunity for revenge, the story keep you constantly guessing if they’ve truly become friends or if he’ll kill him. Please watch this wonderful mafia crime drama of friend vs foe.

8. Yamada Kun and The Seven Witches (2015)

This is one of the ones that I still really want to read the manga for because I just couldn’t get enough of it! i’m still hoping for a sequel one day! The premise of body swapping has been done many times in Anime and cinema as a whole but this one adds a unique enough of a twist to keep it fresh and interesting. I looked forward to watching this weekly each week meeting a learning about each new witch and learning what power they had.

Ryuu Yamada is a high school delinquent who wants a fresh start at a new school, despite the intention to start with a clean slate he soon falls into old habits of laziness and getting into fights. One day he trips on the stairs which leads to an accidental kiss with fellow student Urarara Shiraishi which causes them to switch bodies. Another student Toranosuke Miyamura learns that they can switch bodies and recruits them to his Supernatural Studies club. There they learn about the other seven witches that all have different powers

9. Arslan Senki (2015-2016)

The second to last of the list comes from the creator of my all time favorite Anime Fullmetal Alchemist, while it’s a very different series and not quite as good as FMA it’s still deserves a spot on this list and deserves your time. It’s hard not to compare it to FMA but it really is it’s own thing, and it actually came out before Fullmetal, it’s a historical drama about war and strategy and a character growing into his potential. Just as Hiromu Arakawa is known for there’s still some comedic moments and some great character development and a well done story, Plus if you like this there’s two seasons so there more to enjoy.

Ok I promise from this point forward I won‘t say anything more about Fullmetal Alchemist this is about Arslan Senki, here’s the story. In the year 320 the Kingdom of Pars is at war with the neighboring kingdom Lusitania. Pars is ruled by the ruthless king Andrangoras III who has a son who’s the complete opposite of him Arslan. Although he doesn’t know how to fight Arslan tries to prove his worth by joining the battle, but things take a turn for the worst when one of the kings officials betrays him. The once prosperous Kingdom of Pars is seized, and since Arslan is the kings son he must flee to avoid capture. So he sets off with his loyal bodyguard Daryun to find allies to help take back the kingdom. Knowing that Arslan is still alive he is still faced with pursuers from other kingdoms and the head of the Lusitania army, a mysterious man with a silver mask who knows a secret that could jeopardize Arslan‘s succession to the throne. Arslan is a gentle, kind person that doesn’t enjoy fighting, he must learn to fight and protect himself and gain the courage to lead an army to regain his home.

10. Shingeki No Bahamut: Genesis (Rage of Bahamut) (2014)

Leaving one of the best for last, not to be confused with the popular series with a similar name Shingeki no Kyojin(Attack on Titan) this show is just as good. One of the first shows from one of my favorite Anime studios, Studio Mappa. I had low expectations when I heard this was a card game adaptation from a new anime studio but I decided to check it out despite that and it was the best decision. This has all the elements of a great anime, the beautiful animation, the unique characters and the compelling story and all the cool action scenes are just a plus. There is a second season too but I’ll leave that for another time, ok time to stop gushing about this wonderful show, time for the story!.

Years and years ago the ancient powerful dragon Bahamut reeked havoc on Mistarcia, a land where gods and demons lived harmoniously with humans. The gods and demons manage to seal away Bahamut with the god key and agree to split it to keep him sealed. Now that the the peace has been restored we meet the main characters and one of my favorites the orange Afro haired bounty hunters Favaro Leone. Favaro is constantly on the run from his adversary and fellow bounty hunter Kaiser Lidfard who‘s main purpose in life is to get revenge on him. One day both of their lives are thrown into chaos when they meet the mysterious girl Amira who holds half of the god key sealing Bahamut and wants help reaching the land of Helheim. I also can’t forget to mention my other favorite character and the fourth member of this unlikely crew Rita the zombie necromancer little girl she is just the definition of cool. Then there’s the characters that want to steal the god key the demon Azazel and the knight Jean D’Arc who are constantly in the characters way but you’ll find out more about them in the show. These unlikely heroes must face the threat of the battle of gods and demons, the pursuers of the god key and incoming threat of Bahamut awakening.

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Renji prompt: The Vice-Captain exam combat exhibition. Who was there to witness it? Who was he fighting? Did anyone have a snide remark? Did Aizen show up to tell him he was proud of Renji overcoming his early troubles? Did Kenpachi ask to do the exhibition and pout when he was told no?

I hope you don’t mind if I take this one as more of a meta than trying to write a fanfic around it. Writing fight scenes is not my favorite, and one extended Vice Captains’ Exam description was enough for me. 😂

I had already decided ages ago that Ukitake and Komamura were the proctors at Renji’s exam (there’s even a mention of this waaaaaaay back in Not Broken, Just Bent).

I love the idea of Aizen lurking around, being Peak Snide, but when he corners Renji during the Soul Society Arc, he says they haven’t seen each other in a long time, so I don’t think he was there. A thing that’s important here is that Hisagi, Hinamori, Kira, Iba, and then finally Renji must have all taken the exam in a fairly tight period (by which I mean a few years, but also everyone’s semi-immortal). I think Aizen tried to have his thumb in most of these, and at this point, Sasakibe’s gotta be like, “you’re always so helpful, Captain Aizen, but I think some of the other captains should be contributing, too!” In any case, I am positive he wrote a long, unsolicited letter of his Renji Opinions that was probably extremely carefully worded to look supportive, but put his “doubts” on record for when he eventually needed to frame Renji for racketeering or something, like you do.

In any case, Aizen didn’t come, but I think Gin did. You’re allowed to invite your friends, and since Renji loves a cheering section, he asked the whole gang. When Kira was like “hey, Captain, I’m gonna go see Abarai’s exam”, Gin was like “Oh, that sounds fun, I’m coming” and he hovered behind Kira the whole time and was Creepy. Fortunately, Iba and the Squad 11 gang are 100% Immune to Bad Vibes and also Very Loud and everyone except Kira basically forgot he was there.

I headcanon that Kenpachi does not give a shit about any sort of Gotei procedures or exams or certifications. I don’t even know how they even get him to go to Captains’ Meetings. I often wonder what Kenpachi even thinks about Renji and Iba, who are good officers and follow his rules, but have career aspirations which frankly, he does not vibe with. Ultimately, I think Zaraki is a live-and-let-live sort of guy. He enjoys having them while he has them, and while he thinks transferring to another squad for a promotion is a dumb idea, he respects that they have their own goals, and he signs whatever forms they ask him to sign without trying to talk them out of it. Anyway, Zaraki can fight Renji any time he wants, under proper Squad 11 rules (one-on-one, no kidou bullshit, fight until someone can’t get up). Zaraki probably has a weekly slot on his schedule for fighting Renji. Zaraki did not attend.

So, who handled Renji’s exhibition fights then? As per my fanfic, Call Me Back When the War is Over, there are 5 demonstration portions of the Vice Captains’ Exam (6 if you choose to do kaido, which Renji did not). The kidou and shunpo demos are solo. The other three are zanjutsu (swordsmanship), hakuda (hand-to-hand) and an anything-goes overall combat readiness demo, each of which is overseen by a volunteer Vice Captain.

As I said earlier, a difficulty that presented itself during Renji’s exam is that a lot of the Vice Captains were brand new, and also his close friends, which closed off a lot of options, but Nanao got it figured out.

For zanjutsu, his opponent was Lieutenant Shirogane, his predecessor at Squad 6. Shirogane had been planning out his retirement for a while, and had been attending and helping with the last few exams, scoping out his own potential replacement. Squad 6 likes well-rounded soldiers, but they do put a heavy emphasis on zanjutsu, particularly formal swordsmanship. Renji was known to be a strong fighter and a good swordsman, and Shirogane (and Byakuya) were very curious to see if he had any actual knowledge of the subject, or if he was just an undisciplined thug like most of Zaraki’s men. Suffice it to say, Shirogane was very impressed, and passed on a glowing recommendation to his boss.

For hakuda, Renji had to go up against Nemu. Nemu doesn’t often help out with exams, but like I said, there had been a lot of exams recently, and Nanao sent a bunch of increasingly nasty memos to Kurotsuchi until he gave in and let her help. This was actually a pretty decent draw for Renji-- he is strong and fast, and decent at hakuda, but it’s not his strongest subject, and he spent a bunch of time boning up on the standard moves for the test. Nemu is also very strong and fast, and very by-the-book. In other words, the test was very predictable and true to form with no surprises, and Renji was able to make a good showing, even if she did pin him in the spar.

I hope you’re ready for this, but Renji had to do his overall combat demo against… Matsumoto. Matsumoto likes to act like a lazy slob, but she is actually very strong and smart and well-rounded and tricky. She is significantly older and more experienced than Renji and also, I headcanon that she has a lot of fighting skills that she holds in reserve (in particular, some absolutely brutal hakuda that Isshin taught her). Renji had been trying to get her to fight him seriously for years and she never would, so he got really hype when he found out who he was going up against. Rangiku was prepared for Renji to be tough, but as it happens, Haineko is a lot like Senbonzakura in terms of techniques one might use against them, and Renji turned out to be smarter than she expected, too. That being said, it was an incredible fight, and they ran out the time without a clear winner (although Renji’s hair was on fire, which probably would have become a problem eventually). Renji had a great time and is dying to fight her again; Matsumoto spent the following week refusing to do anything because she was “too tired.”

The upshot is that Renji’s exam was super fun to watch (except for the kidou section, which was Sad, but everyone cheered for him anyway, and at least it was over quickly). The other captains who showed up to watch were Kyouraku (because Nanao and Juushirou were there and also because he loves shirking) and Hitsugaya (because he likes to watch Rangiku fight and he vaguely knows Renji through Hinamori). Renji made a really good impression both with his skills and his enthusiasm, and I think that is one of the reasons he is later noted to be “well-liked by all the captains.”

Thanks for the ask, this one was a lot of fun to think about!

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Once Upon A Time

Chapter 3

Summary: This starts at the beginning of TRR book 2 with the Fydelia ball but with a different series of events. This AU is based off the show Once Upon a Time with Riley and Liam mirroring Snow and Charming. Characters belong to Pixelberry.

A/N: I felt like I needed to still post this, even though I’m terrified with living up to my own hype. Let me know what you guys think.

A/N 2: thank you for pre-reading @queenrileyrose and @sfb123 both of you have given me such encouragement and I really appreciate it!

Warnings: This will contain NSFW adult language and content. By reading, you acknowledge you are 18 and over.

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“Wait.... what!?” Drake’s face had gone white with shock. “But, we all saw! We all saw her fall in love with you. She loves you for sure Li, what the hell is going on!?” Despite his best efforts, Drake had come to accept Riley as an important person in his life, she was a truly trustworthy friend and she was a chance to see his best friend marry for love. Surely she’d never give up on hope and love, she was the epitome of both.

Liam wasn’t sure how much time had passed since he watched the latch on his bedroom door shut with Riley’s departure. He had dropped to his knees unable to stand with the weight of his broken heart still staring at the door trying to unsee what just happened. He was so sure of her love for him, he had never seen such happiness and sincerity exist in his life than when she told him she loved him in the hedge maze at his coronation ball. All this time he’d been apart from her was spent planning for a solution, clinging to the memory of her smile the last time he saw her before getting engaged.

Getting engaged. Then he started to think about the effect this had on her. He hated himself, she was vulnerable and abandoned, of course she’d fall out of love. Liam’s head was still foggy, but he remembered pouring two glasses of whiskey and calling Drake to meet him and briefly telling him what happened and now getting his reaction.

“You.. you don’t understand.” Liam was still just only choking out words. It was bad enough to live in this reality, but to have to utter the words and make someone else understand what was happening was like living his nightmare over again. “She said she did love me, or that maybe she did, or that she couldn’t love me anymore... God, it feels like it all happened so fast! I can barely get my head straight!” His tone was clearly crossing into frustration, he lifted both hands to his head and balled his fists into his hair while groaning out his hurt and anger. “This is my fucking fault.. in so many ways, Drake. She said I let too much time pass, that it convinced her that I should forget about her, and that she didn’t love me. I should have protected her from those goddamn photos and fucking Tariq. I never should have gotten engaged to Madeleine, and I shouldn’t have kept her away.” Liam was huffing his words.

This was difficult for Drake. He’d never seen his best friend so defeated like this. Liam always knew how to maintain his stoicism keeping an air of calm and rationalism. But that was not the man before him now, Liam was completely disheveled with eyes bright red from all his earlier sobbing, he looked completely broken. Drake understood the pain, he knew all too well how easy it was to fall for a girl like Riley, but like he said, their entire gang watched them fall head over heels for each other, and that was what he wanted for both of them.

Drake knew he needed to reel Liam back in, and once he could get the full picture, he’d know how to return Liam to his sharp tactical self. “Ok, ok, ok. I know your feelings are all mixed up, and judging by your overall behavior it looks like you hit the whiskey long before I got here, and I’m sorry, but I need you to get a grip and tell me everything.”

Liam nodded and sucked a breath in recalling everything. How she walked in his room, how he thought he was protecting her, how she said he didn’t want to know who was responsible, how she noticed the missing lock on the door, and how she walked out. Drake felt like he hadn’t blinked once after hearing everything and he could see it seemed these obvious clues hadn’t dawned on Liam. “Li, it sounds like she gave you like a dozen red flags. You didn’t press on any of those strange things she said and did?”

Liam wrinkled his eyebrows in confusion. “I.. all my instinctual strategies were out the window. I couldn’t focus on anything at fucking all except the sound of being dumped. There’s no tactical training on having your heart smashed since this bloody institution snuffs out the idea of love from day one. I feel like my mother was the only exception, and look what happened to her.”

Drake sighed and pinched the top of his nose with closed eyes. He himself was having a hard time comprehending things, he couldn’t imagine Liam’s anguish. “Look. First of all. This is not your fucking fault. There is clearly something large at play here, and you and Brooks seem to be the center. I think... I think Brooks knows something. She’s a smart girl and I think she was leaving you clues.” Liam could feel the gears moving in his mind as Drake went on. “It’s odd that she just walked in through the door.. how would she have just walked through the halls undetected? Weren’t you expecting her on the balcony? Which, by the way... wild expectation, bro. Shouldn’t Romeo be beckoning Juliette on the balcony, not the other way around?” Liam side eyed him hard, yes they’re best friends, but really? Was now the time to bust his balls? Drake couldn’t help himself and continued, “When you told her you wanted to find out who was responsible for the tabloid photos, why did she try to convince you to stop? It would be one thing if she just wanted to end things, but why mention that you wouldn’t want to know who it was? To me, these suggest that she either knows or has an idea who the culprit is. Then, the smoking gun. Another lock-less door and her freely walking out again.”

Liam shot up, determined and clear headed. “You’re right. I won’t play victim to this scheme and I sure as hell won’t let her be one either. Ok. We need to get a hold of Maxwell, either she’ll talk to him, or we can have him check on her without any suspicion.”

“Then I’ll call him so it can’t be immediately traced to you.” Drake pulled out his phone and clicked Maxwell’s name putting the line on speaker.

“Yo, Drakester! What’s up? Hate to break it to you, but the party’s over, you missed it.”

Already annoyed, Drake responded, “Cut the crap, Beaumont. We got a problem, Riley is gone, have you seen her? You need to check her room, but for the love of god, do it quietly.”

“What the hell are you talking about, I just left her, she was on her way to see Liam. Drake, please don’t tell me you’re cock blocking the king.”

Drake and Liam had no time for Maxwell’s carefree antics, they were both on strategy mode. Hearing this, Liam spoke first, “Ok so we know she was always on her way to see me with the intention of actually being with me. Something happened between her leaving Maxwell and her walking into my room.”

Maxwell was completely shocked to hear Liam’s voice on the line and started to panic that what Drake had said might be true, “Liam!? So she’s really gone? Last I saw her was getting her outside, as she was on her way to your balcony..”

She does love me. Was Liam’s immediate thought when Maxwell said she was on her way to his balcony.

As Maxwell recounted his interactions, Drake and Liam ignored any of his inquiries and focused on each other, working out the information they were getting.

“So she had to have been intercepted..” Liam realized. “Someone TOOK her!”

“Guys...” Maxwell was still being ignored on the line

“...And convinced her to say those things to you. Blackmail. It’s the only explanation.” Drake was finishing out the same conclusion Liam was getting to.

“Guys!!” Maxwell screamed and got their attention. “I made it to her room, we’re too late, it’s been ransacked. She’s on the run. What. Happened?”

Drake filled him in with strict instruction to keep this a secret, they would have to investigate quietly to prevent getting caught. He disconnected the call and looked at Liam, “Ok, she’s MIA, which only supports the theory of blackmail. If she was making a voluntary move back home, she would have said goodbye. We just need to find out where she went.”

Liam squared his shoulders and steeled his expression, now knowing he was on a rescue mission, “I’ll find her, I will always find her.”

[152glasslippers]

2, 3, 4, 5 for the end of year asks 💕

2. what was the highlight of your year?

My 30th birthday/party. I invited five of my oldest friends over for dinner and a bonfire and bought myself a special birthday outfit that was something I’d always wanted to wear but never thought I could because of my body and I made us all flower crowns because I’ve always wanted a flower crown and it rained all day but it cleared up by the time it got dark and the weather was just right for a fire and we laughed and ate s’mores and shared secrets and held hands and it was the perfect way to celebrate a birthday that had terrorized me all year.

3. list the top 5 books you’ve read this year.

I’ve only read 9 1/2 books this year, so I feel a little silly listing my top five but here goes:

1. Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson

By far the best book I read all year. Fat Latina wiccan attempts to bring her best friend back from the dead to figure out how/why she died, and in the process, accidentally brings back two of the most popular girls in school who she can’t stand, who also mysteriously died. Hijinks ensue. It sounds ridiculous, I know, but it takes itself seriously enough to keep it grounded, but not so seriously it isn’t wildly fun. I read it in four days, and it’s stuck with me in ways I didn’t expect.

2. Little Weirds by Jenny Slate

I’m only halfway through, but I already know it’s a favorite. It is weird, but I like weird, and I like hearing from someone who isn’t afraid to be weird, who seems to be saying life is full of wonder and joy and frustration and grief and they are all worth feeling. The only thing not worth feeling, if we can help it, is shame. Highly recommend.

3. Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan

I know it’s a children’s book but I remembered it this winter and immediately started dreaming up a million AUs for my OTPs, so I got it out of the library and re-read it in one sitting and it’s still completely delightful.

4. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo

I finally finished reading this book at the beginning of the year (I read it section-by-section as I went through the process). I am a convert, a total disciple. I’m not exaggerating when I say that it is life changing. In fact, as a child of hoarders and as someone whose executive dysfunction is made worse by clutter and sensory overload, I would also say it’s been life saving.

5. Crush by Richard Siken

Yes, I read this book because of tumblr. Too many Richard Siken quotes in too many web weaving posts and I said ENOUGH I NEED TO READ IT. Dense, but not in a it’s-a-slog-to-get-through way. In a there’s-so-much-to-unpack-here-because-every-emotion-image-and-turn-of-phrase-is-like-a-slap-in-the-face way. Worth it.

4. list the top 5 movies you watched this year.

*immediately forgets every movie I watched this year* I’m not sure if this is supposed to be new movies? Movies that were new to me? So I’ll just tell you my favorite movie I’d never seen before: Big Eden. Another piece of media I consumed because of tumblr, no regrets. Entirely deserving of the hype. More please.

5. list the top 5 series you binged watched this year.

Again, I feel like I can’t remember anything I watched this year and I’m not sure if this is new or old, but either way the answer is Outer Banks. Listen, I am incapable of having an objective conversation about whether this show is actually any good. I don’t know and I don’t care. It saved me. I lived for every single dramatic second, and I love every one of these dumb ass pogues with my whole heart.

send me an end of the year ask!

[itsmoonphobic]

📚𝙲𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚜𝚛𝚘𝚘𝚖 𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚘𝚜✏️

(ᴀ sʙɪ+ᴛᴏᴍᴍʏ & ᴄᴏ ʜɪɢʜsᴄʜᴏᴏʟ ᴀᴜ) ☟︎︎︎ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴛᴇxᴛ ʙᴇʟᴏᴡ ☟︎︎︎

ʷᵉ ᵈⁱᵈⁿ'ᵗ ᵏⁿᵒʷ ʷᵉ ʷᵉʳᵉ ᵐᵃᵏⁱⁿᵍ ᵐᵉᵐᵒʳⁱᵉˢ ᵃˡᵒⁿᵍ ᵗʰᵉ ʷᵃʸ ʷᵉ ʷᵉʳᵉ ʲᵘˢᵗ ᵃ ᵇᵘⁿᶜʰ ᵒᶠ ᵏⁱᵈˢ ʰᵃᵛⁱⁿᵍ ᶠᵘⁿ ᵗᵒᵍᵉᵗʰᵉʳ

❣︎ ᴛᴇᴄʜɴᴏ ɴ. ʙʟᴀᴅᴇ (Second year):

ᴄᴏɴғɪᴅᴇɴᴛ | ʟᴏʏᴀʟ | ɪɴᴛᴇʟʟɪɢᴇɴᴛ | ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴇᴛᴇᴛɪᴠᴇ | ᴅᴇᴛᴇʀᴍɪɴᴇᴅ | ʀᴇsᴇʀᴠᴇᴅ | sᴀʀᴄᴀsᴛɪᴄ | ɪɴᴛʀᴏᴠᴇʀᴛᴇᴅ | ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ | ᴄᴏʟᴅ

-The fucking brain of the whole school.Gets all the top grades and is every teacher's favorite.

-English is his main thing,he knows so many complex words and phrases that he uses to sound smarter and confuse other poeple.

-Spends most of his free time and breaks in the library reading a book or studying.

-Doesn't like getting involved in conflicts or fights but he will step in and tell them back off if they are making fun of someone or bullying them :(

-His sleeping schedule is messed up.So after staying up all night playing videogames he buys atleast seven cups of coffee in the cafeteria to keep him awake.

-Finds sticky notes his three best friends left behind on his locker.It's either daily reminders or just some dumb shit like an insult or a crappy drawing.He pretends to throw them away but he secretly keeps them all in his room :)

-Gives his friends after school lessons and guides if they are stuck on homework or have a big exam coming up so they don't fail and get a good mark :D

-Doesn't like going to football games or any school games at all,but he will go when it's one of Tommy's basketball games (He even went with him to his tryouts for moral support-)

-Will give both Tommy and Wilbur cheet sheets and answers for bigger and more harder exams or tests :P (But they have to pay him lmfaooo-)

-Agrees to do risky (but fun-) shit with Tommy and Wilbur (They have broken into the school multiple times at night-)

-Sometimes Techno gets these horrible head aches so Phil,Wilbur and Tommy created a little sleeping spot on an old couch in the library where they can all lay down and relax together :D (This shit is so wholesome)

-Drags his friends and talks so much shit about them but in reality he cares for them.He will call them names like loser or idiot but he never truly means it :) (He loves them but he would never admit it out loud- cringee)

-Is in two clubs.He plays the violin in the school band and performs in the theater. (He played a king once and till this day it's by far his favorite performance) :D

-Completely oblivious to the fact that these random two dudes (Squid and Dream) are competing against him for the reputation of the smartest student.

❣︎ ᴘʜɪʟ ᴡᴀᴛsᴏɴ(Third year):

ᴄᴀʀɪɴɢ | ᴋɪɴᴅ | ʜᴇʟᴘғᴜʟ | ʜᴀʀᴅᴡᴏʀᴋɪɴɢ | ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴏᴜs | ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ | ᴘᴀᴛɪᴇɴᴛ | sᴇʟғʟᴇss | ᴘᴏʟɪᴛᴇ | ᴇᴍᴘᴀᴛʜᴇᴛɪᴄ

-The parent of the school.He helps out wherever he can so his hands are always full and occupied.It gets hard to catch him sometimes since he's always running around.

-The teachers love him.He will help them with papers and he also volunteers to stay longer and clean up the classroom after everyone leaves.

-Keeps the chaos trio out of trouble and makes sure they don't end up in detention,though he doubts Techno ever will.He can't say the same for the other two though :)

-Helps out the nurses and lunch ladies if they have too much work- (He gets free chocolate milk in the cafeteria as a little thank you :D)

-He basically steals the teachers work.They don't get any more complaints from the students or any type of fight they need to solve since Phil's got it all under control.

-He stops by the bakery and brings breakfast for Tommy and Wilbur,and a coffee for Techno with him.Techno said he doesn't like to eat early so Phil kept that in mind :)

-They think he doesn't know but Phil indeed does recall all the shenanigans the three of his best friends have done. (Yes even the school break ins-)

-Attends ALL of Techno's and Wilbur's shows and performances.And he doesn't forget about Tommy's basketball games :3 (He's probably the loudest in the crowd and hypes them up like a proud father-)

-Gets way too worried over his friends.One time Tommy twisted his ankle during a game and Phil freaked out. Tommy reassured him that it's just a bruise but turns out he broke his ankle so- Yeah trust Phil and get it checked if he says to get it checked :)

-Student council president?- That's Phil for you.

-The students (and teachers) were both very happy that Phil got to be council president since he has proven himself worthy of that title.

-Constantly has to apologize for Tommy's and Wilbur's antics.He can't argue against Techno but these two brainless children get into way too much trouble :(

-Phil keeps the school under control- At first the teacher's were kinda pissed off but now they get to spend more free time and still get payed for doing less work.They always make sure to thank Phil though don't worry :)

-There have been way less fights and stressful situations in school since Phil takes care of them and makes sure everything runs smoothly,the way it's supposed to :D

❣︎ ᴡɪʟʙᴜʀ sᴏᴏᴛ(First year):

ᴄʜᴀʀᴍɪɴɢ | ғʟɪʀᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴛɪᴄ | ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ | sᴜᴀᴠᴇ | ᴄʜᴀʀɪsᴍᴀᴛɪᴄ | ᴇɴᴛʜʀᴀʟʟɪɴɢ | ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ

-The heartthrob of the school.Cliche definition of Mr.popular.The whole school is either in love with him, jealous of him or they admire him.

-Has the most sick parties over the year.Halloween?Birthdays?Home alone parties? With Wilbur it's like prom every month :D

-Flirts with all the girls,he's never been in a relationship before but he can't help the fact that he's handsome :) He's a huge ass romantic.The reason behind that may be the fact that his favorite movie genre is romance lmao-

-Is in the school band and theater club with Techno.He plays the guitar and sings(Bonus points for the girls) His favorite type of performances have to be musicals :D (Hamilton reference let's go-)

-Fights with Tommy all the time.You could catch the two of them throwing insults at eachother and from time to time even a middle finger (or in Tommy's case both)

-People continously ask him if he's dating Niki but they are just good friends who bond over music :( He would sing and play guitar for her,Niki has so many polaroids of their cute moments together in her room- (Wilbur may or may not have stolen one while he was hanging out with her-)

-Knows everyones dirty secrets and will blackmail others if they fuck with him or his friends.

-Also hates Dream,doesn't know if it's becouse he competes with Techno all the time or that he's a huge wheezing jerk >:(

-He loves sitting next to Techno in the library while he comes up with new song ideas.He would ask Techno for his opinion to <3

-The whole school is behind his back.You start shit with Wilbur and not only are his friends there to back him but every student (Even the janitor lmao)

❣︎ ᴛᴏᴍᴍʏ sɪᴍᴏɴs(First year):

ᴇɴᴇʀɢᴇᴛɪᴄ | ʟᴏᴜᴅ & ғᴜɴɴʏ | ᴄᴜʀɪᴏᴜs | ᴇxᴘʀᴇssɪᴠᴇ | ʙʀᴀᴠᴇ | ᴇɴᴛᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴɪɴɢ | ʀᴇᴄᴋʟᴇss | ʀᴇʙᴇʟʟɪᴏᴜs | ʜʏᴘᴇʀ | ᴏᴘᴇɴᴍɪᴍᴅᴇᴅ

-Seen as a heathen by the whole school.Got himself the nickname troublemaker from pretty much everyone.

-Shit you not he goes around the school and starts fights with people who are way stronger than him but still manages to beat them up like?

-Road his skateboard through the school hallways once and made Tubbo record it while he pulled off some stupid stunt down the stairs- He ended up breaking his leg lmao.

-Legit always goes after the popular kids-(That's how he met Phil,Wilbur and Techno)now he has people who can beat ass with him (except for Phil)

-Calls teachers out on their bullshit.He will literally say they are wrong and what they're saying his complete bullshit

-May or may not have got suspended a few times

-Gets into so many detentions.The teachers are pretty much used to him coming and even have a special seat reserved for him in the back.

-Plays basketball and gets super excited when the Blade comes and picks him up from practice.Feels extremely cool that he's walking away with him while his teammates stare in shock.

-Once spread a rumor about Wilbur to pay him back for pranking him and let's just say Tommy and he had a pretty deep conversation lmao-

-That kid who always couldn't contain his luaghter in class and threw paper balls across the room.Yeah that's Tommy

-Has a gang he hangs out with (Tubbo is his favorite but he loves to annoy Deo lmao)They also have a groupchat,tbh it's mostly just Tommy asking if he can copy homework from one of them

-Tried to hack into the school system with Techno's help atleast five times but after Phil cought them the two of them stopped

-Brings nerf guns into school and jumpscares people with them.He shot the principal once and that was the most terrifying moment of his life (Apart that conversation with Wilbur lmaoooo)

-Loves breaking rules with Wilbur and Techno lol.It was his idea to break into the school the first time so they kinda stuck to doing that (especially during summer break)

AHHHHH- It's finished! This time I tried something different and made it a bunch of short headcanons!This is probably my favorite type of au so I'm really happy with how it turned out! Love y'all <3

[middleofnowhere92]

Ranking all ATLA Villains/Antagonists from worst to best (by someone who loves villains)

This post was inspired by this ask 

Warning: I swear quite a bit in this post and I’m a dumbass, not an ATLA scholar, so take this with a grain of salt. Also I have no idea wtf my ranking criteria was. I assigned arbitrary and meaningless points like Dumbledore giving all the points to Gryffindor at the end of the year. 

Iroh

 I have a secret for you...Iroh is an antagonist.... Say it with me... Iroh is an antagonist. For the people in the back, IROH IS AN ANTAGONIST. He’s not particularly good at at it, but he belongs on this list. Primary reason being, his siege on Ba Sing Se, which was a major battle in the 100 year war and all the other things he did in the war to become a general. If he was good at being a villain, he would at least have the decency to conquer the city, but as Ozai points out, Iroh excels at tea and failure. When we see Iroh in Book 1, He’s a very chill antagonist for the same reason a lot of our other antagonists are (June, the Yuyan Archers, Combustion man etc)-they are helping a villain achieve their goal. In Iroh’s case, he does help Zuko in many ways ( like sneaking him onto Zhao’s ship) and these in turn help Zuko get closer to his goal of capturing Aang. I love Iroh as a character, but he’s not good at being an antagonist, which is why he is ranked the worst. 

Circus Trainer

This man is straight up, evil. I like villains, but I do not like this man. He’s cruel and not in a fun way, which is why he’s near the bottom of the list. The whole point of being a villain is to be cool and do bad things, but he’s not even a little fun to watch. He’s the least interesting to look at... 

Yon Rha

This man is a coward. Like how did he lead the Southern Raiders? He went soft when he got old. He was more savage back in the day. Like this man is a firebender, but he cowers from Zuko before Katara even pops up. He needs to grow a pair. Like Katara said man is pa-thet-ic. 

The Rough Rhinos (ignoring the comics)

They get points for creating my favorite antagonist, Jet. But the first time we see these clowns in the show, the gang just rides away on Appa, easily avoiding them. And then the gang easily defeats them in their next run in. These clowns are good at destroying things, but not really fighting or pursuing others. 

Ozai

I expected more from this man. He was hyped up for three seasons and I just didn’t feel like he was smart enough to be the bad guy for the whole ass show.  The man clearly doesn’t think for himself or show up throughout the series doing  menacing things. The final agni kai overshadowed Ozai and Aang’s showdown. That’s the theme, Azula outshines a grown man as the star villain of the show. He does get some points for his fashion and flair for the dramatic. 

Mai's Uncle (Boiling Rock Warden)

This man, is a dumbass with the reflexes of a sloth. Suki overpowered him in 2 seconds flat. How is this grown man getting defeated by a little nugget like Suki? She was only holding his wrist. He could have just kicked her? Like you are a prison warden, look alive man! And he should have captured Zuko’s little ass and sent him right over to Ozai to get some street cred, but instead he just gets pissed cause Zuko broke up with Mai? First lesson in being a villain/antagonist- power over everything (including family). He does get points for ordering them to cut the line. That’s straight savage. 

Xin Fu and Yu

Toph gets it right, these are two dunderheads. How did they not hear Toph bending metal? They react almost as slowly as the Boiling Rock Warden, letting Toph easily overtake them. They are two skilled benders and they didn’t even stand a chance. 

General Fong

This man gets points for being a bat shit crazy. And I think he’s one of the first non fire nation antagonists we see in the show, so points for him. He’s an underrated antagonist. He does cool bending and his emotional manipulation to get Aang into the Avatar state is A+ villain work. 

Azulon

Azulon gets villain points for keeping the war going. He didn’t fuck it up like Ozai. But Azulon gets his villainness handed to him on a platter, he didn’t really do much, besides maintain status quo. We do get the scene where Ozai asks for the throne. But I don’t think Azulon assumed Ozai was going to kill Zuko. Azulon was trying to make a point, that Ozai’s request was absurd, but he obviously didn’t know Ozai well enough...

Koh

Koh almost didn’t make the list. I don’t really consider him to be an antagonist. Aang came to him asking for information and Koh was trying to do what he does..steal faces. He was just vibing. I included him on this list, because he antagonized us (the viewers). Dude is easily the most terrifying part of the show. 

Ghashiun

He muzzled Appa! He’s not ranked high on this list, because he didn’t know Appa was Aang’s so he wasn’t intentionally trying to fuck with the Avatar. I do like the sandbenders as a whole. They just run around causing chaos with their cool bending. This character, however, loses points, because when he is confronted about stealing Appa, he gets defensive and tries to lie. If you do something bad, at least have the balls to own up to it. 

Wan Shi Tong

Gets points for his flair for the dramatic a la Ozai. I did like Wan Shi Tong’s logic around not giving the gaang information: “You think you're the first person to believe their war was justified?!” He had more brain cells than some of our other villains/antagonists, but was also dumb too? Sokka pretty easily outsmarted him. This Spirit has been alive forever, he shouldn’t be outsmarted by a child. 

The Old Man

Oooof. I almost put him in the number one spot tbh. He did us and Haru so dirty. Like he could have died,but he turned in the person that saved him??? He gets points for shock value and pettiness. I personally think Jet should take him out...

June

June gets points for being a bad bitch. I like her vibe. She’ll do anything as long as you’re paying her the right price and I can respect that. She isn’t higher on the list, because she is executing someone else’s plan, not her own. 

The Yuyan Archers

Speaking of bad bitches, the Yuyan Archers are so cool and I wish they got more screen time! We see very few antagonists that can keep up with Aang the way that this group does. They add a bit of spice and a different flavor to what we know about Fire Nation fighting styles, which I approve of. I hope we see more of them in future ATLA projects. They aren’t higher up, because they are still doing someone else’s bidding. If they had their own leader and their own agenda, that would be some cool shit. 

Combustion Man

This man gets points for giving the gaang a lot of trouble. As viewers, we really worry about whether they will be able to defeat him. I like that he has a different style of bending, which in and of itself is terrifying. He still doesn’t make it up higher on the list, because he’s still doing someone else’s (Zuko’s) bidding.

Rig Warden

On second thought, I may have him ranked a little too high. But oh well, fuck it. He gets many many points for being voiced by George Takei. This man also gets points for having general villain swag. He is sassy and I am here for it. He’s highly effective at crushing the souls of the Earthbenders on the rig. Also, he does not stutter when Haru throws those rocks at him.Came at him full force which is what all the other himbos on this list should have been doing when these children played them! He outright told Katara he was gonna kill her “You’re one mistake away from dying where you stand.” Loses points for begging as he’s dragged off the rig. Go down with some dignity!

The Southern Raiders

So the Southern Raiders get ranked separately from Yon Rha, because he led them towards the end of their conquest. I think they started under Sozin’s reign. This group gets ranked fairly high, because they were very effective at their task. They came, they saw, they decimated-leaving the SWT defenseless and barely able to sustain itself. 

Mai

I like Mai and wish I could rank her higher. I like her knives, they are very cool form of defense that was unique to her. I also love how she just immediately flung arrows at Aang, no hesitation. She does get style points, her aesthetic is everything. Her one liners are pretty funny, “You’re so colorful, you’re making me nauseous.”  She lacks in her commitment. Anytime anything inconveniences her she’s just like eh, no thanks. Hardcore antagonists need to be have some dedication to their cause, which Mai does not.  I feel like she would eventually run out of weapons in a longer battle, which would be a big issue for her. 

Long Feng

Gets instant points for villain swag, creepy vibe and sass. This man kept news of a whole war from Ba Sing Se, even though the city was filled with refugees? Long Feng had his work cut out for him. He loses points, because he lets the children get away with too much. He should have locked down Aaang and co immediately, because they were trouble as soon as they rolled up. Also, he should have fought Azula. He let a fourteen year old take his whole career away. He was never even a player.

Sozin

Sozin gets a  large amount of hypothetical points from being the one to start it all. He’s the one who initiated the 100 year war. He did not play around. He used that comet to its maximum potential. Also he has a dragon, which is fucking cool. He gets bad bitch points for leaving Roku on the exploding island. Like that’s a power move right there. He wiped out the air nomads and invaded the Southern Water Tribe, which is why his successors  are ranked much lower on the list. They really didn’t do shit.

Hama

Gets points for being a waterbender, which is something cool that we hadn’t seen in a villain yet. She also gets points for executing her own deranged agenda. I would love to see her and Jet link up, cause that would have been chaos. She also gets heaps of points for inventing bloodbending. Many of the villains of this list can barely think and homegirl has big brain energy. She is cunning and quick, like when she utilizes Sokka and Aang to attack Katara. I like her general bruja (witch) vibes. She gets more points because she does not motherfucking stutter when Katara figures her out, she just starts bloodbending immediately. She really enjoys her power and I can’t blame her for it. She’s a baddie and she knows it. More points for Hama, because she gets Katara to carry on her legacy (whether she wants to or not) and goes off to jail with her dignity. She’s an all-star villain and I love to see it. She loses a few points, because her bloodbending is limited to the full moon, but she still has her waterbending which is terrifying enough...

Dai Li

Like the rig warden, I probably ranked these himbos too high, but I love them as henchmen. Their bending is amazing, they are sneaky and they can brainwash you? Like fuck me up man. They really are just a joy to watch and their betrayal of Long Feng is so unexpected. This group really creates the creepy/ominous aesthetic the creators were going for in Ba Sing Se. Don’t think their bending is good? They one upped Toph and almost had her, but Jet saved her at the last second. 

Zhao

I feel like Zhao’s characterization is inconsistent (sometimes he has a bad temper, sometimes he doesn’t?) which makes him hard to rank, but let’s do it anyway. He gets points for being voiced by the guy that played Lucius Malfoy, like yaaas work that Slytherin aesthetic. Gets points for using the Yuyan Archers. Loses a lot of points in his fight with Aang, like that child was obviously baiting him. He has a lot of ambition and actually has to work to his rise to power, which he obviously relishes. He’s the perfect antagonist for Zuko. He accomplished his goal of frying the fish/moon and he actually captures Aang. I think the writers added in his hot temper later on, because they realized he was too competent and had to give him a flaw. 

Zuko

Ohhh my morally confused prince, Where do we even start? Zuko gets a lot of points for his sheer determination. I would love to see an unhinged Zuko without Iroh. Zuko’s tenacity and unpredictability make him a fantastic antagonist. Iroh and Azula try to control Zuko, but they never really know what he’s gonna do next and neither do we as the viewers. He’s near the top of the list, because even with so many struggles he kept Aang on the run for two seasons. I like that he actually struggled to be good. He obviously loses points for joining the good guys, but we still love him. 

Jet

Speaking of morally grey, cue up Jet’s theme music. He gets instant points for swag and cool swords. Like the Yuyan archers, Jet is one of the few antagonists we see that can keep up with Aang. Like Zuko, Jet’s dedication to his cause get him high on this list, because he will defeat the Fire Nation at any cause. The creators lose points for being cowards and killing him off. We saw plenty of other people (Sokka) get hit with similar rocks and not die. Jet is a fantastic antagonist with a backstory that the audience can sympathize with. He loses points for not being more versatile in his tactics. I’ve written more on this here. 

Ty Lee

Katara is terrified of her, do I need to elaborate? Ty Lee by far has the scariest skill set on the show. It’s too easy for people to underestimate her. Katara and Suki make that mistake once and then never do it again. Like Toph, Ty Lee knows to wait for the right time to strike, making her highly effective at taking out our favorite benders and whole groups of benders (The Terra Team). Her betrayal of Azula is ICONIC and unexpected, but as always, Ty Lee knows just the right time to strike. I think Ty and Mai were perfectly capable of getting away at the Boiling Rock and I’m disappointed they were captured so easily. 

Azula

Look down, you’re talking to your highness. Can’t see her? She’s the reason for your blindness. 

To the surprise of absolutely no one, Azula is the baddest bitch in the game. PERIODT. She is ruthless, cunning and powerful. Her lightning bending is at a whole other level. She is the smartest person on this list. She takes Ba Sing Se from the inside out, utilizes the Da Li perfectly and has antagonized Zuko from the beginning. As far as I’m concerned, she was made to be Firelord.