#I’m sure as soon as i post this I’ll think of more obvious characters

[sugarpasteltmnt]

You write unhinged Leo so well, and I really like how you write him. I was wondering if you had tips on unhinged characters 😂, or do you just get inspro from existing characters 👀

aksdakjsdh thank you so much ;w;

And honestly???? I’m not totally sure how to give tips— but I love, love, love unhinged characters in media, so I’ll use them as examples

(long rant below lol)

I’ve always been a big fan of silly, ‘crazy’ characters in animated movies and cartoons. I grew up on Batman the Animated Series and the original Teen Titans, which were full of silly, fun tragic characters.

Don’t get me wrong, i love a good edge-lord— but as a tot i thought the colorful, theatrical, insane bad guys were more fun to watch than the big scary serious ones (ESPECIALLY if they had a good villain song. A+ good shit)

(From left to right: Ratigan from Great Mouse Detective, Joker from Batman the Animated Series, Mumbo Jumbo from Teen Titans, Martin from Secret of Nimh 2, Bill Cypher from Gravity Falls, and Spinel from the Steven Universe movie)

And not just bad guys!! There are a ton of unhinged good/neutral characters that i absolutely adore.

(From left to right: King Bumi from ATLA, Clara from Welcome to Demon School Iruma-kun, and, of course, our silly 2018 turtle boys)

((There are many more characters in both categories, but I’ll slide these examples in here for now))

My personal brand of “Unhinged” or “Crazy” characters definitely leans on comedy. That’s what i enjoy seeing and reading! I personally like it because it can help keep a story fresh and interesting. There’s an element of surprise and unpredictability with what a character might do, and i love that!!

I also really enjoy a touch of feral behavior in my unhinged characters. The lack of clarity and the danger that imposes can be a very fun tool to use, no matter the character’s moral compass. (I’m feral for feral behavior lol)

And impulses. Whether a character has a few screws loose or is generally a goober, they like to act on impulses. This often goes hand-in-hand with comedy, and that’s something I enjoy!! We get a lot of moments like that in Rise, and that was one of my favorite parts of that TMNT iteration.

But as far as writing goes, it’s been tricky for me. All of the characters I grew up or love have been visual— trying to find a good balance for reading has been a puzzle I’ve been figuring out as I go.

I read a lot manga (lol nerd) and comics, and I love how thoughts/dialog are depicted. Especially the really dramatic or impactful moments. (I’d add examples but I’m already at the Tumblr image limit LAME)

As strange as it sounds, I try to capture that “impactful visual” style in my writing. If I had ANY advice on writing unhinged characters, pay attention to pacing—

Short. Fast. A calculating thought. Perhaps a run on sentence that lacks punctuation to represent the rushing and disorganized thought process. A question? An answer with little thought. Is this moment amusing; describe how. Is it upsetting; describe how. Are the thoughts starting to scatter? M aybe s o…

Big moment statement.

Action or plan of next big move. Flow should never seem too uniform. Even in normal writing. Don’t be afraid of accentuating— but don’t overdo it. Remember, unhinged characters are impulsive. Have fun with that.

Just as a quick and dirty summary— when it comes to unhinged characters, I like to use comedy, feral behavior, and acting on impulses. I also like to keep it as visually appealing as possible for characters to give the eyes a little treat after reading walls of text. I like to use fun text formatting to help with the fun too (But don’t overdo it! Don’t make it feel like a chore to read) (<- says the girl who goes into way too much details sometimes lmao whoops)

But ultimately— have FUN!!! Unhinged characters are fun, so make sure you have fun writing/drawing/creating them!!

[princessofgondor]

the lord of the rings characters + cuddling with them 🩷

Characters Included: Boromir, Faramir, Aragorn, Arwen, Éowyn, Éomer, Legolas, Frodo, Sam, Pippin, Merry

I decided I wanted to try doing some LOTR preferences! This is my first time writing for all of these characters besides Boromir so I’m still getting a handle on them. If anyone has any requests for preference posts they’d like to see, please send them my way and I’ll see what I can do!!

Author has only seen the movies, so please forgive any mistakes/inaccuracies!

Boromir is definitely pretty touch-starved, and after cuddling with you for the first time he’s very surprised how much he loves it. It becomes a common occurrence for the two of you, something he looks forward to — especially after a long day of training with his soldiers. He loves being the big spoon, and burying his face in your hair or your neck.

Faramir is a big cuddler for sure. You don’t even need to ask — as soon as you rest your head on his shoulder (when you’re sitting together) or on his chest (when you’re laying down together), he’s got his arms wrapped around you, holding you close. He gives you a lot of forehead kisses when you’re cuddling together.

Aragorn loves the moments where the two of you can just relax together, especially when things are getting stressful. He’s happy for the two of you to simply lay there in silence, holding each other, but if you need to talk about anything he’s always ready to listen.

Arwen has an incredibly calming presence, and cuddling with her can improve your mood no matter how bad you were feeling beforehand. She holds you close, whispering comforting words in your ear and pressing gentle kisses to your face and lips every so often.

Éowyn isn’t used to cuddling, but like Boromir she comes to really enjoy it. You make her feel peaceful and happy in a way that she’s never experienced before, and so she loves to be close to you as often as possible. She has a tendency to play with your hair, and she likes it when you do the same to her.

At first, Éomer tries to look tough and doesn’t admit how much he likes cuddling with you. But each time, it becomes increasingly obvious how much he loves it. Similar to Éowyn, he likes it when you play with his hair.

Legolas finds it adorable how much you love to cuddle with him, especially when you get cold. As an Elf he can’t feel the cold, but he can always tell that the temperature is dropping when you cuddle up to him. He’s perfectly happy to stay bundled up with you for as long as you need him there.

Frodo loves when the two of you cuddle up while reading a book together, though sometimes he gets distracted from the words on the page because he’s looking at you. If this is after the main events of LOTR, I could see your presence/touch being able to help Frodo heal from his traumatic experiences, at least somewhat.

Sam is incredibly affectionate, so he definitely loves cuddling. He’s a bit shy about it at first, getting a bit embarrassed and not knowing what he should be doing — like where should his arms/hands be? He doesn’t want to upset you or make you uncomfortable — but once he’s used to it, it’s his favourite thing in the world.

Pippin absolutely loves cuddling with you and he doesn’t care who knows it. Honestly, if he could spend his entire life cuddled up with you and some snacks then he’d be the happiest Hobbit who ever lived. It doesn’t matter where you are, if you’re near each other he’ll want to either have his arms around you or be resting against you.

I think that like Pippin, Merry loves cuddling, but he’s a little less likely to do it publicly. When it’s just the two of you however he loves nothing more than being close to you. He probably makes little jokes and lightly teases you for being so eager to cuddle with him, but it’s all very light-hearted and you know that he loves it too.

[alieinthemorning]

Tired of Us Yet? [Leona Kingscholar]

Content: Fluff, Established Relationship, Happy Birthday Leona!, POV Second Person, Reader-Insert

Pronouns: None

Header: @/kyuu9 on Tumblr

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After promising to go shopping on the weekend, time seemed to slow down exponentially, as if taunting you. Your first outing with Leona in what felt like forever (it had been a month)! You were so excited that you kinda accidentally made it to the gates about 10 minutes earlier than planned. 

“You’re damn near hoppin’ off the walls. You that excited?” Leona commented as he approached you. 

You hadn’t even noticed that you were rocking on your heels, “Well, duh. It’s been a while since we’ve been out.” 

A frown caught his lips for a moment before he leaned down, pecking your temple. “That’s gonna change, alright?”

“I know.” You were certain Leona would keep his promise.

Shopping for Leona was actually pretty easy. All he really wanted was comfortable furniture to lounge around on and anything else (ie. the decorations) could be left to you, and he didn’t fuss about it.

“At this point, we’re making a glorified fort.” You chuckled, “Not that I’m complaining.”

“So what you’re saying is we should use these big pillows,” He pointed to a comically large orange pillow, “as the floor?”

You plopped down on it. “Hmmm…maybe so? It is pretty comfy!” 

“Oh yeah, you look like you’re on the edge of dreamland there.”

You kinda were. There more you laid here, the more you actually considered using these as a floor for his fort—room.

Ping!

Pulling your phone out of your pocket, you gasped, absolutely shocked at what you saw.

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It was you. Right now, laying on the pillow. Posted to his Magicam. 

You smiled as you stood, “I think we should get at least this one.” You pocketed your phone, then hauled the pillow in the cart with his help. 

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AYOOOOO

ARE Y’ALL OUT ON A DATE RN

“Welcome back, my dear.” Azul greeted you, but his eyes were on Leona. “I see you’ve brought a guest with you this time.”

Leona didn’t respond to the obvious taunt, he simply pulled out his phone, fingers quickly gliding against the screen.

“Don’t, Ashengrotto.” You warned. “Just get us a table.”

“Why, of course, my dear.” His smile widened (you hated that smile) as he led you.

“And stop calling me ‘dear’. I’m clearly with my partner.” 

“Yes, yes.” He waved you off, gesturing at the table that he had chosen for you. “Here you are.”

The table was in the middle of the lounge. You were sure he wanted everyone to get a good view of Leona ignoring you or something. Well, this would be quite the boring show. At least, that’s what you thought, but then a large, boisterous crowd entered the lounge. You glanced at Leona, who was already looking at you with a grin.

Drinks and a show, how lovely.

“I’m sorry, but we’re currently at full capacity, so if you’d be so kind—” Azul attempted to dissuade the group from coming in any further, but—

“Nah, they’re with me.” Leona spoke up.

Azul didn’t even bother to hide the frown. “And as I said, we’re at full capacity—”

“I’ll rent the whole place out for double what it would normally be worth.”

Watching Azul debate with himself over selling out or withholding his morals was fun.

Of course, he sold out in the end when Leona offered to pay triple the price. 

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I’m glad to see the two of you dining together in our establishment, @The_Monstro_Lounge_Offical We hope to see the two of you again soon.

Apparently, Leona wasn’t done with the surprises because one day during lunch while you were standing in line with the other first years, he suddenly appeared, gently removing you from the group. 

“Oi! What are you doing?” Jack reflexively grabbed your arm. The lunch line was a chaotic mess, and if someone stepped out of line even accidentally, they lost their spot and had to take the walk of shame to the back of the line.

“We’re not eating in here, so let go, pup.” You could have sworn there was a bit of a growl at the end of that sentence (but maybe you were imagining it). 

“Oh?” You cut in, easing yourself from Jack. “You cooked for me or somethin’?”

“Ha!” His laugh was sharp, “Nah, you know I can’t cook—since I’m a prince and all. I ordered out.” 

Your eyes lit up. “What are we waiting for? Let’s go!”

Of course, the little lunch date was set up in the botanical garden. It looked like he had gotten some help from the fairies that managed it with the set-up, and even to give you two some privacy. You popped a bit of your favorite dish in your mouth, almost tearing up at the burst of flavor. 

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Epple_Apel commented on Leona_Kingscholar_Official post

AND YOU COULDNT HAVE SHARED????

JackAttack commented on Leona_Kingscholar_Official post

Wow. Okay.

0rth0_2.0 commented on Leona_Kingscholar_Official post

I am very happy for the two of you! However, if something bad happens, just know that I’ll be there! :)

“Party’s here, but I’m pretty sure you ain’t here—” Ace stopped short, brain short-circuiting at what he was seeing. 

And Deuce followed suit. “Quiet as usual—huh?” 

There in the lounging in the lounge was you, Grim and Leona. But that wasn’t the weirdest part. No, the weirdest part was the fact that you were laying on top of Leona (which wasn’t all that weird) and Grim was lying on top of you (once again, not weird), but like Grim was laying on top of you who was laying on top of Leona which was weird. 

However, once Grim caught sight of them, he scrambled out of your grasp, which woke both you and Leona up. 

“Save me!” He scrambled behind Ace. “They’ve been holding me here hostage for hours now!” 

“We’ve literally been asleep for maybe an hour. What are you talking about, Grim?”

“I didn’t ask for a front row seat to all of this!” He gestured widely at the two of you before jumping onto Ace’s shoulders. “Let’s go! Before they kiss or something!”

“I’m sure they wouldn’t—OH MY GOD—EWWWW!”

You were caught off guard just as much as Deuce was. You knew Leona was cheeky, but you didn’t expect him to kiss you in front of your friends like that (not that you really minded a kiss from him). He didn’t let you go until the front door slammed shut, and when he did, you knew it was only for a moment. 

Oh well, at least you didn’t have an audience anymore.

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Call_an_Ace_an_Ace commented on Leona_Kingscholar_Official post

Y’all are literally like that one couple that everyone is rooting for, but also finds annoying. 

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THIS IS THE GREAT GRIM AND I CAN CONFIRM THAT THEYRE SUPER ANNOYING

“It’s that time again, My King.”

“Time for you to say that you’re tired of me?”

You lightly slapped his arm, earning a chuckle from him. “Of course not.” You cupped his face, making it meet yours that had moved closer. “It’s time for me to remind you that I am so deeply in love with you.” 

He closed the distance, capturing your lips. “Right backatcha. I’m actually more in love with you than you are with me.” 

“So it’s a contest now?” You kissed him again. “How do we decide a winner?”

“I can think of a few ways”

“Well, the two of you are gonna have to wait until later.” Someone stopped the two of you from going any further.

Leona sighed. “Always coming in at the right moments, aren’tcha Bucchi?” 

“Shishishi…but nah, for real y’all are really gonna have to wait to do all of that later.” 

You smirked. “What? Tired of us yet, Ruggie?” 

“I wanna say, yeah, but the pay is too good, so I’ll just smile and nod.” He did neither. 

“Alright,” Leona straighten himself then pulled you into his lap. “Let’s get this over with.” 

“‘Course the two of you are gonna be difficult till the very end.” Ruggie shook his head, but begun his repot nonetheless, not like he could do anything anyway. 

The two of you wouldn’t listen to anyone, but each other, at this point. 

Now and forever. 

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TheRuggieBucchi commented on Leona_Kingscholar_Official post

In front of my salad? On god? I deserve a raise. 

King_Leona_Kingscholar_Official replied to TheRuggieBucchi

Get used to it.

Sunset_Savana_Sovereign_Official replied to TheRuggieBucchi

On god. And we’ll do it again. Shenan once to shenan again. 

LISTEN HERE STINK! IT MAY BE YOUR BIRTHDAY, BUT THIS

THIS WAS NOT NECESSARY

GRIM PITY?

ALL MY KEYS

GONE

AHYUK! I SEE IT!

THE DOOR TO DARKNESS

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[coralhoneyrose]

fun chrom and or robin headcanons? chrobin headcanons?

alternatively what are some widely accepted or constantly brought up things in the awakening fandom that you hate?

my fun headcanon is they try to both be objective and somewhat professional as leaders but when c&r are alone together they love to gossip. you know theyve seen some stuff

Oooh what a fun question! I’m sure as soon as I hit post I’ll remember a bunch more but here’s what I was able to come up with~

Robin: I actually like head-canoning Robin as having ADHD. I could ramble about that for ages tbh but I think they fit the “twice exceptional” profile really well and that a combination of being an anxious perfectionist and having an attention disorder would make a lot of sense given that we know Robin is both very confident in their tactics and intelligence but also prone to workaholic tendencies with pushing themselves to extremes to make sure they’ve thought of everything. I also headcanon Robin as being kind of a slob LOL like I think their room would always be a mess with things strewn everywhere but *they* know where everything is meant to be so don’t even think about moving anything, Frederick >:(

Also this may be obvious from my writing, but I like headcanoning Robin as having darker skin than in canon in large part to circumvent Awakening’s unfortunate tendency to only feature that trait for Plegians who are antagonists. OH! And I love the idea of Robin being touch-starved when the shepherds first find and adopt them too.

Chrom: I headcanon he has very pretty cursive handwriting that he was forced to learn by his tutors growing up; that he low-key kinda likes PDA; that he’s mindlessly touchy with Robin specifically, even before he realizes his feelings; that he has a praise kink; that he is a morning person; and that he’s not particularly religious, despite being….ya know, the exalt of a halidom.

Idk if it’s cheating to also list that I headcanon him as biromantic demisexual (given that I have a whole fic about that) but I’m restating it anyway because that one is very dear to me. Also! I did not come up with this one myself, but I saw a tweet from another Chrobin author once about how they hc that Chrom would abdicate the throne before he gets particularly old to help ensure that Lucina’s coronation is a happy and celebratory event, and I love that idea and thinks it suits both of them really well <3

I think the one you shared is cute and fitting for them too! Both of them take their jobs really seriously so I can absolutely see them making an effort to keep too many court politics out of their work but then debriefing about stuff and laughing at all the stuffy nobles together after to help maintain their sanity.

As for things brought up / widely accepted in the fandom that I dislike and / or strongly disagree with, the three that come most immediately to mind are:

- That Chrom and Robin have a dumb one / smart one dynamic. I think they’re both very competent leaders and that while Robin is clearly the smarter of the two, I’ve always interpreted Chrom as probably having above average intelligence and just being really blunt and kind of oblivious / not tactful in certain delicate social situations which….tbh I fully believe Robin can be guilty of that sort of thing as well LOL

- That the f!Chrobin supports are “objectively” some of the worst in the game”. I can definitely understand and sympathize with some of the complaints about them, but that doesn’t change the fact that they’re my favorite supports in awakening full stop. And I do also think that a subset of the complaints leveled at them are wildly off base

- That male and female Robin have different personalities. I just do not think this is true. I think the differences we see in their supports are pretty much always a direct function of being treated differently by the other character on account of their gender and responding to those differing circumstances accordingly

I have started drafting and ultimately aborted so many posts making arguments for all these points but somewhere along the line I usually remind myself to take a deep breath and that people can enjoy these characters and ships however they want to. Ultimately if I don’t like something, it’s easy enough for me to tune it out and keep doing my own thing and I’ve found fandom has become a lot more pleasant that way LOL

Andddd I think that covers everything? Thanks so much for the ask—I had a lot of fun answering it as probably evidenced by how long this turned out to be asjfk

[sylvies-chen]

okay I’ve refrained from posting my thoughts on the ted lasso finale until now in the interest of making sure they’re expressed properly so that people understand how correct my opinions actually are. but I’m here and I’m queer and LET’S DO IT FOLKS:

TED LASSO FINALE THOUGHTS

THE GOOD:

Nate!! Nate was a timid, sweet note in this episode. It was such a gentle little reintegration of his character back into the team and seeing him get a secure happy ending after all that time of insecurity was the part of the episode that provided the MOST payoff. Seeing Nick Mohammed’s post about Nate and his family life and understanding how much he put into that character was so beautiful to see too. I adore actors who very publicly (and in a nerdy way) love their craft!

His conversation with Ted also made me cry like I have never cried before.

COLIN KISSED HIS FELLA AFTER A WIN!! Ugh such a beautiful payoff and full circle moment for him, I was truly squealing with joy <3

The team’s rendition of So Long, Farewell had me GIGGLINGGG oh my god, I’m a die hard Sound of Music fan so I loved it! I would have maybe liked a little more emotion from Ted, I felt like his reaction was kind of… meh? meek? but other than that the song itself was FANTASTIC.

Obviously I love that they won the game, duh

They also had a lot of really amazing and thoughtful callbacks in this episode, like Keeley’s parallel to her entrance in the pilot was great, Ted’s bbq sauce mantra, Nate leaping into Ted’s arms, the ussie guy, the winning play being the play from season 1. All of those little moments showed a strong attention to detail I truly loved.

I love that Rupert made HIMSELF unlikeable in the end. Rebecca didn’t need to ruin his life; she stopped caring and soon saw he was doing a perfectly fine job of doing it himself. Karma truly is Rebecca Welton’s boyfriend!! Or is it?

Jake the motherfucking client seducer over here turning out to be a total dud like yesss!! I don’t want Ted and Michele back together by any means but fuck that guy lol, glad to see she and Henry were getting sick of him

BELIEVE. 😭

Which leads me to…

THE BAD:

I know you all know I ship Tedbecca, but this is truly not coming from a shipper standpoint when I say that that first scene of them was absolute BAIT. It was pretty disappointing because I know Ted Lasso’s been prone to red herrings and fakeouts every now and then but I didn’t take it as a show that would truly bait their fans with something like that??

I don’t care if I’m biased, I don’t care if the writers were trying to be avant-garde with their ending for rebecca, I’ll say what I’m about to say a million times: writing off 1 of your 2 most main characters into a happy ending with a man whose name the audience doesn’t even know is literally never a good writing decision. I think this should be obvious.

I have no hate to Boat Guy, Rebecca’s whole thing with him was basically the plot of Before Sunrise + Before Sunset (all hail Richard Lanklater) if someone watched those movies and then tried condensing them into fifteen accumulated minutes of television

Keeley, Roy, Jamie… they did you three so fucking dirty my babes. Keeley you especially. I’m beyond disappointed, bordering on genuinely hurt, by how much they screwed up Keeley and all of her adjacent storylines this season.

I loved RoyKeeley so much in seasons 1 and 2, they had such a sweetness and a magic to them. There were so many elements like that to season 1 and 2 that I feel the writers gave up on in the name of growth or… honestly, at this point, I don’t know why they did this. Roy was a little insecure in seasons 1 and 2, but I never felt like he was needy. It felt so cruel to have shown us RoyKeeley in all of these moments of such stability, such healthiness, and such genuine love for so long and then rip it away for some version of Roy Kent that felt hollow, twisted, and who just Did Not Get It. It makes me so sad.

It makes me sad for Jamie too. Him falling for Keeley again was like the last thing I needed to see from his character. There’s so much else they could have done with him, and instead they took that beautiful moment of him being accountable and respectful with Keeley and the tape, and they turned it into something ugly: they had him weaponize it as a bargaining chip against Roy.

I don’t understand why they thought having our favs engaged in this very sexist outdated convo with such possessive language in the name of comedy was a good idea. I get it was poking fun at them but it was the kind of fun that shouldn’t have to be poked at by now. They’re not these men, I don’t recognize this version of them. It’s such a regression.

speaking of weird and uncomfortable shit being played off for laughs… beard and jane got married! ted wasn’t even there! she shredded his passport to keep him in captivity! how creepy! (see the joke is that they’re crazy and do toxic things to each other. you’re supposed to laugh.)

[strandnreyes]

18 and 26? for lonestar

18. Which character do you think needs more character development/would you like to see more character development from?

The obvious answer here is Nancy. All we really know about her is that she has a sister and like $25k or whatever it was in savings

26. Do you have any particularly strong headcanons you'd fight for?

I’m sure I’ll think of more as soon as I post this, but:

TK is fully capable of cooking, driving, carrying out responsibilities etc etc etc. He is canonically smart and is excellent at his job (on the field and on paper) so can we please stop treating this man like he’s incapable of doing things, or is dumb, or needs to be babied 24/7. We’ve seen TK get mad at Owen for hiding his cancer from him in 1x04 because he doesn’t like being treated like he can’t handle things. He deserves way more credit than he’s given sometimes. Okay rant over

Carlos is the first boyfriend of TK’s that Owen likes (it’s just a fun idea and I like it)

Similarly, because it’s a fun idea, ‘15 minutes after we met’ was literal to me. Bar bathroom first time my beloved <3

This is unpopular and I wouldn’t exactly fight for this because I don’t disagree with other interpretations, but I don’t think Carlos necessarily knew about Nancy prior to her ‘dates in heels’ line. Him not outwardly being surprised doesn’t mean he necessarily knew; I think his smile was one of support and easy acceptance. That feels very in line with his character to me. I can’t see him having a reaction like the rest of them in that moment

[disasterbijamietartt]

I’ll need a few days to really process the last episode, so don’t expect any meta until the weekend.

But I wanted to write a post about why I believe in the writers and why I think that … this sounds so arrogant and delusional, but that my predictions here* are roughly what will happen and queer folks can stay hopeful.

(*tl;dr: Essentially that Colin will be the inspiration for main characters to address their queerness, Ted Lasso spent two seasons straightbaiting its entire audience and this season will end queer as fuck)

When I started watching Ted Lasso I thought it would be a fun, but silly little sports comedy, but very soon it got obvious how the show featured heavier themes and that they didn’t follow the expected script. Like, when Rebecca tells Ted the truth, you’d normally get some drama and rising conflict – but we got instant forgiveness.

And it got soon obvious we’d get a love triangle with Jamie, Keeley and Roy and – as someone who knows how the script goes – my first assumption was, that Roy x Keeley will be endgame (which was sad, since I adored Jamie x Keeley from the beginning, but I digress).

But some of the things that usually put me off love triangles were missing: there was no prolonged unnecessary drama after Roy learned that Keeley hooked up with Jamie the night before, Jamie and Roy didn’t fight over who would “get” Keeley (even though Roy’s jealousy sure was one reason for the tension between him and Jamie, but it wasn’t the only one), Jamie didn’t try to actively win Keeley back throughout the second season, he didn’t try to sabotage their relationship, even though he still loved her. The rocky parts in Roy’s and Keeley’s relationship weren’t related to Jamie at all, on the contrary, Jamie kind of unintentionally fixed their problems.

So, when they diverge so much from the expected, should I really still assume they’ll end the show with the thing everyone expects to happen? (like, in classic romance structure, Roy and Keeley now had their third act break-up, that always happens before the happily ever after … but as Phil said in an interview, they’re situation is a lot more complex than you’ll usually get.)

So, anyway, Ted Lasso was playing with expectations from the beginning. You’d expect Ted x Rebecca and Roy x Keeley endgame cause that is how the classic narrative works but the show subverted classic structure in the first season. So why should we assume that they just stick to the classic script now?

Also the theme song:

“Yeah, might be all that you get,

Yeah, I guess this might well be it“

I always thought, for an optimistic show like Ted Lasso this was a kinda sober beginning. But if you look at this with a queer eye … Cishet people are so used to seeing their happy endings playing out, so that is what they’ll expect to get. Until the last couple years, queer people barely got any stories with happy endings, so you didn’t exactly grow up with the expectation you’ll get a happy ending.

So you just had to take what you got.

But on the other hand the song has this hopeful bit about trying and not giving up. And … okay, I’m not sure where I’m going with this, but, idk, it just feels like it would fit as the theme song for an ultimately hella queer show?

And there are a lot of allusions to “The Wizard of Oz”, starting with the title of the first episode, Ted being the “Man from Kansas” aka Dorothy – googling I found this post pointing out a lot parallels in the second season, so it is not just me being delusional again.

For context: The movie was released 1939. Between 1934 and 1968 due to the Hays Code people couldn’t be shown as being explicitly queer in movies in the US, so writers started to queercode characters to still indicate queerness. And there is of course queercoding in “The Wizard of Oz” just like Ted Lasso and the movie as a whole resonated a lot with queer audiences, making Judy Garland a Gay Icon (see here). 

Both the movie and L. Frank Baumans novels have a lot of queer subtext (like, there is even kind of a trans character in the novels?). "Friend of Dorothy” was a way gay men referred to each other at a time, where they couldn’t just openly ask about someone’s orientation.

Fun Fact: The movies title song “Over the Rainbow” soon became a queer anthem and people wondered whether it inspired the rainbow flag. But the creator, Gilbert Baker, said he was inspired by,

wait for it,

“She’s a Rainbow” by the Rolling Stones (see here).

Rings a bell?

The episode “Rainbow”?

Roy returning as a coach to Richmond?

Also: Jamie comparing the team to the Rolling Stones? Himself to Mick Jagger and Roy to Keith Richards, who both wrote the song?

And, looking at episode titles some more: The color "Lavender" is so queer it has it's own LGTBQ-section on Wikipedia. Also the bisexual pride flag, where the colours overlap to form lavender? There was probably some other reason I forgot that the episode where Jamie returned was called like the queerest color ever, but still …

WHAT A BUNCH OF CURIOUS COINCIDENCES!

Oh God, the more I look, the queerer everything gets! I think I could go on some more, but I need to get breakfast and then some work done.

[lurkinglurkerwholurks]

Hello From the Other Side

First posted: July 4, 2019

Focuses on: Tony Stark and Peter Parker (MCU)

Favorite bookmark: "Crying, crying."

Tier: Bottom bottom bottom, so little love or attention

This is my “behind the scenes” series where I indulge myself horribly by annotating my fics. Link to the fic itself above. Thoughts below the cut.

Yet another reactionary Endgame fic. You'd think as much as that movie bothered me that I would've chucked it all for a true canon-is-dead fix-it, but no. I don't remember which nugget in this fic sparked its existence. My guess is it was just hearing the character voices in my head. Say what you will about MCU's Tony and Peter, but their voices are distinct and very easy to write.

“This is not the voicemail you are looking for. Nah, I’m just kiddin’, this is Peter’s phone. I’m off saving the galaxy with a princess and a scruffy-looking nerfherder, but leave a message after the beep and I’ll get back soon as I can.” [BEEP] ——— [SILENCE] ——— [SILENCE] ——— [SILENCE] ——— “Hey, uh, Peter, it’s me… God, this is stupid. This is so stupid. I can’t—“ ——— “Look. I don’t want to do this, but Pepper’s threatening to keep me in the hospital until I talk to someone. And I can’t. I just can’t. Not about this. Not to anyone. Not to you, either, if this were real, but this… you’re not…” [SILENCE]

Figuring out how to write out transcripts of voicemails was a painnnnnnn. I'm still not sure how clear it is for anyone not in my head, but I went with bold text for the machine message (and the Star Wars joke seemed like the obvious choice!), and the <hr> breaks marked off each call (so the first three silences, for example, are Tony calling and then hanging up without saying anything.) I also wanted to be able to denote long pauses within a call, too, so having the bracketed SILENCE markers were important.

I could call someone in, but they don’t know what to say. I don’t know what to say. And I close my eyes and I just… I see stars. So here’s the deal. You’re asleep. You’re asleep, and I’m being that asshole Tony Stark not checking the time and getting your voicemail. That’s all this is, got it? I’m gonna sit here and ramble into this phone like a lunatic because it’s late and I’m sleep deprived, and tomorrow you’ll listen and give me a hard time about it.

Figuring out why Tony was doing what he was doing was a challenge, too, because it had to make sense, it had to be consistent with his character, he had to know why, AND he had to be willing to at least say some of it out loud. That's how dialogue works, with all those internal filters and lenses, and that's why writing characters who don't just say whatever they want is such a pain.

She’s gone. She’s gone, Pete, and I’m so, I’m so sorry. She was on shift at the hospital and the security feed caught everything. I tried to find… I tried to find anyone. Anyone. Pepper helped. My strength’s not… it’s still not up to par, you know. We looked. I swear we did. Your, uh, your buddy. Your guy in the chair, Ned. He’s gone, too. I found his mom and his little sister. Made sure they were taken care of. Your friend Michelle, too. That bastard of a grape wiped out your whole decathalon team. The guy in the corner store, Mr. Delmar, he’s around, but his family’s gone.

Per my note on the fic itself, I wrote the majority of this before Far From Home. And I'm really hecking chuffed it's canon compliant.

There was another ceremony today. I know I said I wasn’t going to go to another one, and I didn’t, but it was on TV.

Figuring out the timing and cadence of the calls was tricky, too. The conceit I settled on was this fic is just a small collection of the voicemails made, not all of them. Tony would have called way, way more over the years, about big things and small things and nothing at all, just for comfort, and no way was I writing all of that. This was just for slice of life stuff, which also made for a neat trick where I could reference a thing and not have to explain it too much.

The TV we don’t have anymore, by the way. I blasted it halfway through the first speech. Scared Happy half to death. He came tuck-and-rolling into my room but got his shoe caught on a power cord.

I binged so so so many IronDad & SpiderSon fics back in 2019, holy smokes. Happy goofs was such a staple of the genre.

Oh, and get this, lots of lovely famines popping up, because Mr. I’m-Gonna-Murder-Scarcity snapped half the world’s food supply.

I remain deeply, deeply bitter over how stupid "the snap" was.

‘m drunk. V’r v’r drunk. FRIDAY-was-yellin’ drunk. Shut her off. World’s ended. [PHHHHBT] [BSHHHH] I d’serve a drink. Any drinks. ‘mean, many drinks. All drinks for Tony. ‘Cause I’ll regret this later but, but I know it. I know it. ‘Cause I’m old. I’m gonna live and live and live.

I have no idea if this is an accurate representation of a drunken grieving voicemail. I do not drink, so any attempt made in fiction that touches on alcohol is me internally letting out a high-pitched leak of a noise and taking a stab in the dark.

You know I listened to ‘em? Ev… ev’ry one. I know you thought I didn’t. I did. I-I knew about you quitting band. The cat you saved from the tree that scratched your arm. The drunk guy you helped home. The d’ble rainbow you spotted over the bridge. Shit, Pete. Is that what this is? Is this my punishment for not picking up?

It is vital to me that Tony Stark did in fact always listen to Peter's messages. I claim the fanon. But also, gotta stab readers in the emotions, kachow.

She, uh. She’s. She’s pregnant, kid. Told me tonight. She said she’d been feeling… And then FRIDAY confirmed it for her with a scan. She’s seven weeks. She’s preh… preg… oh. I, uh.

Of course the first person he tells is a dead boy. He would want him to know.

I can’t do this, Pete. I can’t be a dad. I can’t do it. How do you bring a kid into a world like this, huh? How can you do that to this tiny, defenseless person?

I have to say, reading this a month away from the four-year pandemicaversary? Knowing this was written with no foreknowledge of how wild 2020 and after was going to be? Eerie.

I tried to call and it wouldn’t come up. I got, I got a damn out of service message. No voicemail. No saving the galaxy. You were gone. It was like losing you all over again. Turns out the phone company finally pulled itself together and started closing accounts that had defaulted on payments. With you and your aunt gone, there was no one around to… But don’t worry. I got your phone taken care of. You’re paid off for the next eighty years, give or take. I’m not letting you go anywhere, not ever again.”

At least one of us had to pay attention to real-world logistics, since the Russo Brothers don't seem inclined to—

Turns out I’m really into shiplap. You probably don’t know what that is. Heck, I wouldn’t have known what that is, but Pepper’s got me hooked on these design shows now. For research, you know. You thought I was a genius before, you should hear me now. Recessed lighting, birdsmouth joints, cornices, banquettes, coffered vs tray ceilings, bouclé accents, I know it all. Pepper and I both have very strong feelings about when wainscoting is appropriate.

My mom was also super into shiplap at the time, but I had to google the rest of it. (Funnily enough, I did get into design shows in the pandemic. Like I said, eerie.)

I’m lucky, Pete. I know. I know how mad I’ve gotten when people have said that. I haven’t felt lucky. I don’t think anyone’s felt lucky in the last year. And I know I didn’t lose Pepper, thank God. Rhodey and Happy were still here when I got back. I’m still a billionaire, still a genius, still pretty damn fine if I do say so myself. I didn’t starve to death in space. But god, did I not feel lucky. After all we lost… after what I lost… But I get it now. I do. Because I’m sitting here, holding this new life, and I feel like the luckiest guy in the world. Only thing that’s missing is you.

Figuring out the beats of Tony's path to healing was important, too.

Not to crap on someone else’s happiness, but you know which group made it through intact? The Black-Eyed Peas. What kind of cosmic joke is that?

If they're your thing, good for you, but for me, pure unadulterated loathing. I was fortunate enough to study abroad in 2010 and they followed me everywhere I went. Literally multiple countries across Europe, "I've got a feeling, woooooohoooooo" the whole way. The absolute worst.

There’s no saying you would’ve got to MIT, though. You would’ve gotten in, of course. But a brain like yours? You’d get in anywhere—MIT, Harvard, UC Berkeley, even the Imperial College or Nanyang.

I had to hit a lot of the fic classics and Peter's college choice is one of them. I went to a public university, though, and not for anything STEM-related, so this list was a bunch of googling on my part. Is it accurate? No idea.

They’re rebooting Star Wars. They’re friggin’ rebooting Star Wars. Because everything’s gotta be a cash grab now. Bad enough that they trashed the saga with that awful ending. Now they want to reboot it? A new hope for a new world is the unofficial slogan. Garbage. You watch, they’ll probably shoehorn in those stupid dice from the beginning now and still say Greedo shot first. Maybe Jabba will secretly be Chewbacca’s dad this whole time.

I HAVE SO MUCH STAR WARS RAGE AND YOU KNOW THIS IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF GARBAGE THEY WOULD PULL!!!!

The world should know who you are. They should remember what you did for them. But you never wanted people to know. That’s what I keep coming back to. You chose friendly neighborhood Spider-Man over the Avengers, being a high school kid over famous. Maybe someday people will know. A dramatic deathbed confession by yours truly. But for now, it’ll just be me.

The movies never explained why Peter was never honored, so I took matters into my own hands.

“Bye, Peter, bye! Bye! I love you!”

Morgan knowing exactly who Peter was even without meeting him was also vital.

Not Scott, though. I swear that man’s immortal. Distill him down and bottle him up, there’s your fountain of youth right there. 

Yes, this was a Paul Rudd joke.

"You know who I am and you know what to do." [BEEP] ——— “M-Mr. Stark? Hey. It’s me.”

I went into this knowing exactly how I wanted to end it, down to Tony's outgoing message. So satisfying.

[neverlookatthisblog]

Love island

A/N: I got super bored and I was on an love island binge and got really inspired to the point where I decided to make a story out of it I wanted to do like a mini series off of this but I’m not sure just know there is gonna be a part two with smut😏

Another note: In this it’s not y/n the character actually has a name so yea I’ve actually had this written for longer than you think but I just decided not post it until now and I didn’t proof read this either so- if there’s something i miss spelled or it doesn’t sound right mind your business!!!! 😭😭😭✋🏽

You used to watch love island with your family every week there was a new episode you were so excited when you got the call that you will be on love island

“Oh my godddd mir!!!!!” Your sister said excitedly

“I know I fly out there in a couple of days!!” You said it was true you had to fly out there soon because you we’re gonna be one of the new arrivals

On the plane ride you kept thinking about how awesome this was and you were excited if anything there was one boy that you did have interest in

And that was Jack

You thought he was cute

Watching him on the island you knew he’s the one you wanted to go for

When you got off the plane you weee met with a person driver he greeted you before putting you stuff in the trunk and opening the door for you

The ride was a little long but it was also peaceful

Once you got there you couldn’t believe it You knew that you weren’t going into the villa right away because they had the girls go out for drinks while the boys stayed and…. Did boy things

You did you introduction about your self while waiting you met two of the other girls

Bee and Abby

“Hii I’m mir nice to meet you girls” I said they both smiled

“Your really pretty” Bee said in her Australian accent

“Thank you so much” you said

“I fucking love your hair how did you do that” Abby said

You laughed You explained to her how you did my hair until it was time for you guys to go into the villa

All the girls were nervous but they pushed it aside walked straight in

“Heyy boys” bee shouted at them they all shouted

They walked over to them

You were a bit nervous but you were so happy because you finally get to meet Jack after crushing over him on tv

“Hey I’m mir nice to meet you all” you said they All smiled at you but one of them stuck out

“I can’t believe this is happening” Aj said he was a cute boy he had a fro a couple of tattoos

Eventually all the boys settled down you wanted to talk to him so bad you talk to bee about it

“Girl your in here for a reason I really think you should try and talk to him while the girls are still gone” she said and she was right you weren’t really gonna have time to talk to him with Diamond all over him

“Alright I’m gonna do it” you said she hyped you up about it you walked over to where he was sitting

“Can I sit” you said

“Sure” he smiled

“Hii I’m mir nice to me you” you said obviously he knew who you were because you already said that but you wanted to start a conversation

“Jack nice to meet you” you thought you we’re gonna melt he was so cute

“So how are things in here besides the obvious” I said

“I mean for me it could be better” he said

If one thing you’ve been keeping you know that diamond said she didn’t know how she felt about her and Jack she was playing with his feelings

Maybe you coming into the villa you would change things

“Look I’m gonna just be straight forward I came in here for you” I said

“Oh wow okay!!!” I nervously laughed

“Yea I’ve been watching and I know who I have my eye on” you said

“Well I’m open to try” he said smiling at you

Wanting to just kiss him so bad you knew you couldn’t because it’s really too early and you just met

“Well I’ll catch you later jack gonna go talk to more people” you said

You walked around getting to know the other boys there was Ben,Aj,mark,Alex ,and Jack

And honestly out of all of them you still wanted jack

You were talking with Alex when you heard the girls come back they all look puzzled to see three new girls talk to there men

One of the girls came running to you her name was Alison

“Omg welcome!!!” She said she was really sweet

“Thank you so much”

All the girls greeted you except the diamond she just stood there you got the impression and you already knew you wanted to try to talk to her and see for your self

“Heyy” you said

“Hi” she said kinda dry

“I’m mir nice to meet you” you said holding out your hand but she swiped it away

“Mhm” she said walking away

Unsuccessful if you ask me

The day went on it and night time began

You were sitting by yourself collecting your thoughts thinking about how this experience was gonna go you felt someone sit next to you looking over you smiled

“ so how has you experience in the villa been so far” jack said

“Ehh besides one of the girls not liking me” you paused for a second

“Good I’m liking it just a little bit” you said

“That’s great” but before he could say something somebody had gotta a text

“I GOT A TEXTTTT” they yelled

Jack and Mir both ran over to them

“Tomorrow all the boys will get a chance to talk to the 3 new girls

#newgirls #changingthegame” Alex said

You smiled you had been talking to Jack but you wanted to get to know him even more so going on a date with him and getting to know him was the perfect thing for you

[zombuddies]

Hi! Wings-poo here! I’m the director, writer and programmer of ZomBuddies ଘ(੭°-°)⋆｡ﾟ☁︎｡⋆｡ ﾟ☾ ﾟ｡⋆

A little self-introduction: I’m Type B+, INFP-T, Filipino, born on (Japan’s) Children’s day so I’m forever young, and currently pursuing biomedical engineering.

For now, I’ll be speaking as the writer of the ZomBuddies.

If you check our prototype, you would see 2 writers (hi Leiddy and Kyst!). However, in the reboot, they left the team and passed their job to me.

While I was thinking of the story, I was observing my nephews and thought “How do kids think and speak?”. Then I realized that a daycare only caters to kids below 6, and the children in the story are too mature to be that young. So I changed it to a Montessori (more details next time).

When I started to write, I started with the lore - what are zombies? what are zomans? who are the characters?

After that, I thought “Up to what point should I reveal the lore to the players? And decided, “I’ll leave it to the players to discover things”.

Hmmm, I'm not sure up to what point I can reveal in this devlog since we still have future drip marketing posts in store (ehe~).

But, I'll spoil this one since it's pretty obvious: there will be 2 Zombuddy arcs in the story, then an epilogue/main ending. Kinda the same with our prototype, though we changed our zombuddy#2 (sorry Leon! You'll get your spotlight soon). THEN! The main change between our prototype and our reboot is the number of branches! In the first arc, there will be multiple endings, as usual... Then the second arc depends on the ending you get in the first arc!

So yeah, have fun unraveling the story!

[thegrimdog13]

My Demon Show

This is a color guide to what info is we’re:

background info- red

story elements- blue

Basic info- white

For a long time I’ve had a demon series that I’ve been designing and I just kinda left it in the dust. And seeing Hazbin Hotel well it inspired me to pick back up on the idea. I’ve been redesigning old characters and revamping it. It inspired by stuff like Owl house ( I haven’t finished watching it yet at all ) , and Amphibia ( kinda because it similar to Owl house in the sense of beginning idea wise). I’ve had this series in mind since I was pretty young but it was never as well mature I suppose would be the word. I’m not sure If it would be a musical or not but I have always loved musicals since I was a wee child. I’ll be posting some designs of the characters soon and maybe one day there will be something.

Here is basically probably the Basic basic version of the story:

Two siblings separated when young find eachother again. Basically they are neighbors and they eventually or right away find out they are siblings I haven’t thought that far into it. On their way to school together they come in counter with a demon and make a deal with him. They turn into “demons” and are sent to hell in what is apparently not the way they are supposed to. Eventually finding out the demon they made a deal with is a powerful demon and there is something more to him then they think. But that is besides the point. They figure out they are still technically alive and can go back to the human realm if they do a special ritual. The fault in that is the ritual is very hard to do. They have to get an item from each deadly sin or upper ranks which is… supposedly.. 7 .. ( If this isn’t an obvious sign enough I’m not going to explain lol) Each of them having the same symbol on them to make it a bit easier to spot. They basically have to go on an adventure to get all these things and bring them back to this witch like character to do the ritual. All while Angel’s are in disguise in hell to kill the two siblings making it impossible to return back to earth and their regular life’s trappings them in hell. They do this simply because they don’t want humans to know all the truths of how hell and heaven and everything is. But the “princess” of heaven or one of God’s children has other plans on what should happen with the siblings. Hoping to help them escape damnation in the perhaps fiery pits since they are technically only young and she believes it is wrong to fault them since they may not know better.

Also guys I have no idea what to name this. If you go to the very beginning of my page there is old art of them not a lot though since I got rid of a lot a long time ago.And it used to be called Dear Demon. But Now I’m not so sure about it so If anyone has any suggestions It would be appreciated!

Btw I’m my hell and heaven the charcters have animal features if they have been human at some point and have elf like ears if they have always been a demon or Angel. Now this doesn’t mean that they don’t have horns or tails if they haven’t ever been human but for the most part prominent animal parts and specific animals are when they have been human.

[db-gochifan]

Dragon Ball Ships Week 2023 (2) - Day 2: Movie Night

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Title: Meeting the Family Pairing: Fayra/Trunks Characters: Trunks Briefs, Fayra, Bulla Briefs, Bulma Briefs and Rulah Summary: Fayra meets Trunks' family for the first time. Warning: Inappropriate language Do not repost, claim to be your own work or use it without perrmission. Cross-posted on AO3

Fayra was making her way out of college that afternoon. Her house wasn’t that far from it, but it would still take her twenty minutes of walking to get there. She didn’t mind doing it, as it would give her some time to think and enjoy her own company.

She and Trunks have been together for a few months now. She couldn’t be happier. He was the most perfect guy she could ever ask for. He was sweet, caring and romantic, among other things. She felt really lucky and blessed.

“Here is the most beautiful girl from school!” Trunks exclaimed the moment he saw her walking out of school.

“Hey you.” She kissed him tenderly on the cheek “I thought you’d be going home by now.”

“Nah, I wanted to take you home today. Is that a problem for you?”

“Of course not. I’d love that!”

“I thought so.”

“So shall we go?”

“Absolutely! Let’s go.”

“Are you ready?” He asked as he wrapped his arms around her.

“I want to say I am, but I can never get used to flying. I love it when you carry me though.”

“I thought you would.” Trunks couldn’t help but smile before making sure she was safe enough for them to fly off.

They landed in front of her house about half an hour later. Fayra immediately went to check her hair in one of the windows and fixed it. Everytime they fly together, she’s happy she doesn’t have long hair. Short one is way more practical.

“You look great.”

“Aww thanks.” Fayra looked at him with a smile. “I just needed to make sure. I’m glad you think so though.”

“I do.” Trunks came to her and placed his hands on her shoulders. “So tell me, is the pretty lady free on the weekend?”

“She might be.” She spun around to look at him and his hands fell to her hips. “Why? Do you want to take her out?”

“I’m thinking about it. Do you think she would say yes?”

“I think she might. Depends on what you have planned.”

“How about a movie?”

“Oh, that actually sounds good! What movie?”

“We can choose when we get to Capsule Corp on Saturday night.”

“Your house?”

“Yes, is there a problem?”

“No.” Fayra shook her head and said in a reassuring tone. “It’s just that… I’ll be meeting your parents.”

“Well, we’d have to meet them eventually.”

“I know. I was just surprised, I didn’t think we were at that point already.”

“If you don’t want to do it, it’s alright.”

“No, I do.” She assured him. “Like you said, we’d have to meet them eventually.”

“Alright then. It’s a date.

****

Fayra felt like she could easily throw up from nervousness that Saturday evening. She was a couple of hours away from meeting Trunks’ parents and feared she wouldn’t make a good first impression. Just when she thought she was about to go insane, her phone started buzzing beside her, on her bed. She had the widest grin on her face when she saw the name on its screen.

“Hey, Rulah!” She exclaimed. “I’m so glad you called.”

“Oh really?” The woman’s voice echoed in the bedroom in a muffled way. “Why?”

“I’m about to go to Trunks’ house and meet his parents.”

“No way!!” Rulah exclaimed. “Is it that serious?”

“I don’t know, that seems like it.”

“How can you not know it, Fayra? It’s pretty obvious.”

“I mean, we haven’t even talked about labeling what we are.”

“That’s the perfect opportunity to do it, don’t you think?”

“I guess so. But I feel a little intimidated by it.”

“I’m sure everything will be alright. His parents are good people.”

“I hope so.” The blonde sighed. “Well, I should go. Trunks should be arriving soon and I don’t want to be late.”

“Alright. Good luck.”

“Thank you.”

“Let me know how it goes later.”

“I will. Bye.”

****

Fayra was in awe when she walked into Capsule Corp a couple of hours later. She had heard stories about it before, but it was different to actually see it in person.

“That’s everyone’s reaction the first time they come here.” Trunks remarked in a light tone after he looked over his shoulder towards her.

“Huh?” She shook her head and turned to look at him, trying her best not to get distracted at every little detail throughout the large halls. “I suppose so. Where exactly are we going to watch the movie?”

“In the TV room, of course.”

“You have a TV room?”

“Of course. We have a room for pretty much everything here.”

“Right.”

“Trunks?” Bulma’s head popped up from the lab.

“Yes, mom?”

“Oh, is this the friend you talked about a few days ago?” She could barely hold her large smile.

Friend? Fayra was aware they hadn’t put any labels on what they have so far, but she certainly didn’t like being called ‘friend’. Still, she hid it pretty well.

“Nice to meet you.” Bulma spoke again, attracting the blonde’s attention immediately.

“Nice to meet you too.” She replied with a soft smile. “You have a very nice house. I love it.”

“Thank you so much,… eh?”

“Fayra.”

“Trunks, so impolite of you not to introduce your friend to me.”

“I’m sorry.” He rubbed the back of his neck. “Mom, this is Fayra. Fayra, this is my mom, Bulma.”

“Nice to meet you again.” Fayra surprised everyone, even herself, when she leaned over and hugged the other woman.

Bulma took a few seconds to understand what was happening before she hugged the blonde back.

****

Trunks walked into the TV room carrying a large bowl of popcorn. He was followed closely by Fayra, who was holding two big glasses of soda.

“Wow…” She gave a spontaneous whistle as she looked all around the room, but the huge TV got her attention the most.

He couldn’t help but laugh at her while he placed the bowl on the table at the center of the room, between the TV and the blue couch.

“Oh my God, this sofa is so comfortable!” She stated as she sat down. “It feels like I’m sitting on cotton.”

“Have you sat on cotton before?”

“No, silly.” She laughed. “That was a figure of speech.”

“You can tell grammar isn’t my thing.”

“Yes, I can.”

“So what movie do you want to watch?” Trunks asked as he sat beside her, placing an arm over her shoulder.

“Whichever you want. I’ll let you choose.”

“No.” He shook his head. “You’re the guest. You choose.”

“Alright. So we’re going for a romantic comedy, is that okay with you?”

“Sure, that’s fine.”

Fayra had chosen a very famous romantic comedy for them to watch, though Trunks didn’t quite like her choice; Still, he found it better not to say anything about it. The most awaited moment in the movie was about to happen, when something – or better yet – someone, caught their attention.

“Hi!”

“Bulla, aren’t you supposed to be in bed right now?”

“Mom said you were watching a movie and I wanted to watch it too.”

“It’s not a movie made for children, so you can’t stay.”

“Mean.” She pouted at him and then looked at Fayra with curiosity. “Who’s this?”

“Hi, I’m Fayra. Nice to meet you, Bulla.”

“Are you Trunks’ girlfriend?”

Both teenagers blushed heavily and at the child’s comment. She looked from her brother to Fayra with the same curiosity as before.

“No, sweetheart.” The blonde replied with a soft grin. “We’re just friends.”

“Then why did he have his arm around you?”

“Bulla, bed. Now.”

“But I want to watch the movie too.”

“I guess there’s nothing wrong if she watches a little with us.” Fayra said. “I think it’s safe.”

“If you say so…”

“I have to go to the bathroom.” Bulla slid from the couch, where she had been sitting between Trunks and Fayra and ran to the other room.

“Oh, she’s gone.” He said with relief after he heard the door locking.

“Trunks, she’s your sister. You shouldn’t talk about her like this.”

“She can be really annoying sometimes.”

“She’s the sweetest.”

“You know what else could be sweet right now?” He slid closer to her with a suggestive grin on his face and wrapped his arm around her shoulder once again.

“What is it?”

“Spending time alone with you and getting to do this.” Trunks gently lifted her chin and looked into her pretty eyes.

“I like that.”

“I thought you would.” His smile got wider for a brief second before their lips touched.

It started off as a soft and sweet kiss, but it quickly evolved into a more passionate one. Fayra melted into his touch and things were escalating way too fast, but eventually they had to pull away from each other to breathe.

“Trunks, why were you eating her?”

“Bulla, how long have you been here?!” He almost fell from the couch after hearing her voice; his face blushing quite heavily.

“I don’t know. Since I left the bathroom.” She shrugged, like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

“I wasn’t eating her.” He replied after he recovered from his shock. “And you should really go to bed. It’s past your bed time.”

“Mommy lets me stay up late on weekends.”

“Then go be with her.”

“Are you angry because I saw you eating your girlfriend?”

“Again, I wasn’t eating her. We were kissing. And she’s not my girlfriend.”

“Mom and dad do that too and they love each other.”

“It’s different.”

“I really think I should go.” Fayra stood up and picked her purse up. “It’s getting late.”

“What?”

“Trunks, you made your girlfriend upset.”

“Bulla!” Bulma walked in and quickly ran to her daughter. “I told you shouldn’t come in here tonight. Your brother is having a date.”

“Mommy, Trunks’ girlfriend is upset because of him. Are you going to ground him?”

“She’s upset?” The older blue haired woman lifted her eyebrows at him. “What happened?”

“She’s upset because he said she’s not his girlfriend.”

“Hmmm.” It was all that she said. “We should give them some privacy, sweetheart. They have a lot to talk about.”

“But mommy, I want to watch the movie!”

“Another time. Besides, it’s time for bed.”

“Can daddy read a story for me?” Bulla pleaded; her eyes full of expectations.

“Daddy is still training and it doesn’t seem like he’s stopping it anytime soon.”

“But we can still ask, can’t we? I’m sure he won’t say no if I ask in a cute way.”

“We can try, darling, but I can’t promise anything.”

Bulla looked over her mother’s shoulder towards Fayra. “Mommy, can I say bye to Trunks’ girlfriend?”

“Of course.” Bulma put her down. “But make it quick.”

“Okay!” She ran to the blonde and hugged her in the legs. “Bye Fayra! I really liked meeting you, you’re nice and pretty!”

“Oh my God, thank you, Bulla!” She knelt down and hugged the little girl. “I really liked meeting you too. You’re such a sweet child! I hope we can spend time together again soon.”

“Me too.”

“Bulla, let’s go.”

“Alright.” She let go of Fayra and ran back to her mother.

The two teenagers finally finished watching the movie with no further interruptions. Trunks grabbed the remote control and turned the TV off.

“So, what did you think of it?” He turned to her and immediately raised his eyebrows. “What’s wrong?”

“I’ve been thinking about what your sister said earlier.”

“About what exactly?”

“About us being boyfriend and girlfriend.”

“Oh… okay. What are you trying to say?”

“I don’t know, but it made me think.”

“Do you want to label what we are?”

“I’m not sure.” Fayra bit her lower lip and looked away for a while. “But I don’t want to feel like I’m wasting my time, you know?”

“Does it really feel like that to you?”

“No!” She said quickly and looked at him again. “That’s not what I mean. I would never think of us as a waste of time. I absolutely love what we have so far. But I can’t help but wish we could become something more… serious.”

“We can talk about it.”

“But do you want it?”

“I can’t say I haven’t thought about it.” He grabbed her hands softly. “Yes, I want it. So we’ll put a label on what we have then. From now on we’re gonna be boyfriend and girlfriend.”

“That sounds perfect to me.” She smiled and then leaned over to kiss him.

****

The streets in West City were still fully illuminated and quite a lot of young people were still out – either trying to go in or leaving dance clubs. Neither Trunks nor Fayra cared about it, so they just resumed their way to her house. A few minutes later, they were standing in front of it.

“Thanks for bringing me home.” She said softly as she stood in front of him.

“You don’t have to thank me.” He smiled at her. “I’m sorry about anything that happened at my house.”

“No, you shouldn’t apologize.” Fayra shook her head, returning the smile. “Nothing happened in your house. I absolutely loved everything. Including your sister.”

“I’m glad to know that.”

“We should definitely do that again.” She glanced quickly towards her house and then back. “Do you want to go in?”

“I’d love to, but I think I’ve dealt with enough meeting the parents night. We can definitely set a date for that though. I’d love to meet your parents someday.”

“I’m sure they will love you.” She took two steps towards him, running her hands through his arms. “Have a good night, boyfriend.”

“You can be sure I will, girlfriend.” Trunks wrapped his arms around her before leaning over and capturing her lips in a sweet kiss.

[undefeatedlegend]

┌──═━ Rule Book ━═──┐

Just a few notes on my RP rules.

01. Flexible. 

✧ First off, I’m willing to rp with anyone from any fandom and even OCs. Concerning plots, we can always work something out and see what happens next. I’m pretty flexible with ideas so I can rp anything. 

✧ I RP canon/au/crossovers…even crack just for the hell of it. Whatever as long as it's fun.

02. Shipping. 

✧ I am willing to be multishipping with anyone, I guess it depends on how the chemistry is between our characters. Who knows if it’ll work out.

3. NSFW.

✧ NSFW, I’m willing to do this as well but please it has to be 18 and over, Mun is over 18. No exceptions.  

✧ NSFW threads will be either under Read More or not, it all depends on my rp partner. And they will be tagged accordingly, #;; nsfw #;; nsfw-ish.

THERE WILL BE TRIGGER WARNING ON EVERY TAGS I MAKE WITH JAEKYUNG WHEN ITS NEEDED. As we know, the manhwa is graphic. I would like to express that despite how I am portraying this character, I will portray him as in the manhwa, he is rude and brutal.

4. Godmoding. 

✧ No Godmoding, which is obvious. So please do not do that.

05. Threads. 

✧ If I do forget a thread, please let me know since I tend to be busy with work and real life. But don't mention it every 10 minutes. It just gets annoying and makes me think of not responding. Not to be a pain but I want to be considerate.

06. Hate. 

✧ I will not and refuse to tolerate hate that is sent to me. So don’t bother because I’ll block you on sight. Do not send any kind of hate to anyone. I know a lot of people may not like this character so please be respectful and do not send me hate messages. I will just ignore and click delete, so please don't bother.

07. Asks. 

✧ My inbox is open 24/7. Anons are welcome, same for any random asks from any of my followers. I enjoy talking OOC as well so please feel free to ask me anything! And don't be afraid to approach me!

08. Followers. 

✧ New follow starters are not written (it's because I suck at coming up with starters ;3;) but feel free to tag me if you have one! But if I do feel inspired to send you one, I will tag you, and it's up to you if you want to reply or not. If you don't, no hard feelings!

09. Disclaimer. 

✧ Disclaimer: I do not own any of the series that my muses are in, they belong to their respectful owners. I will add more information as I continue to work on this blog.

10. Muse =/= Mun. 

✧I do not condone what my muse does, or say. I have a muse who could do terrible things and in many people's eyes, is a complete jerk. I do agree with most of the things he has done, but I believe in my heart as the manhwa progresses, I think Jaekyung will come around and be a better person. The manwha is not completed yet so who knows what will happen in the future.

However, I don’t condone his behavior or his words when he hurts others. Just because I write it doesn’t mean I condone such a thing.

11. Icons. ✧ Icon template by @jessource Icons are made, cleaned, and edited by me so please…don’t steal. Fanart, gifs are not mine, and if I have the source for them, I will make sure to post it. But if I can’t find them, I will let you all know and I would appreciate it if you help me in finding them. If the creator doesn’t want me to use them, then I will immediately apologize and take them down.

12. Jaekyung face claim: Park Seo Joon (ex. THE DIVINE FURY in 2019)

Mun.

✧Hello, My name is Bernice, but you can call me B. I have been rping for almost 15+ years under different platforms, 7 of which are on Tumblr. Mun is 35+ and has a busy life. I tend to disappear randomly due to it. So please forgive me as I do that.

I also have two other blogs, @swimmingforthegold & @changeandmovingon

✧ Well that’s all, thank you for reading and thank you for following me. Hope to rp with you all soon. :3

[dreamii-yume]

Yume, college got me on chokehold and I didn't realize time just went on zoom (⁠￣⁠ヘ⁠￣⁠;⁠)

Literally got me excited when you released the chapters! (Rip Kei, you shall be missed) I noticed you change her name into something feminine lol

I'm pretty bad at remembering names, so I hope I get used to them soon lol. And are the characters similar to their counterparts? (I mean like their appearance, I would love to see them jdjeidish prob might draw/reimagine them if I have time (⁠-⁠_⁠-⁠;⁠)⁠・⁠・⁠・)

Also the family drama?! Like damn, Neru is a gossip bitch lol shameless for bringing up that topic

And also, Rin?! He was like so strong almost breaking Neru's arm thooo, considering Neru is physically fit, so I imagine just how strong Rin is (⁠⌐⁠■⁠-⁠■⁠) damn hot big bro (and neru couldn't take his arm back lmao)

I'm a bit confused of Neru, if he's a friend to Rei or he's just built different 💀 (he's like a sly fox) curious how he managed to get that family drama, cuz I can't imagine anything at all lmao

Rin too, he was like "so what if I fucked my sister? Watchu gon do?" Didn't even tried to deny it or anything. "Not like we're blood related so it's fine. Plus it's none of yo business" then proceeds to almost break his arm lmao (yeah, I'm biased to the big brother trope \⁠(⁠ϋ⁠)⁠/⁠♩)

What I'm more excited is the teacher! ヾ⁠(⁠ ͝⁠°⁠ ͜⁠ʖ͡⁠°⁠)⁠ノ⁠♪ like the gentle exterior and "kind sensei" he gives off just give me REALLY sadistic vibes (I mean I'm pretty sure they're all gonna be a sadist) also you changed the scene where the teacher gave CPR to Rei(?) (⁠ ⁠ꈨຶ⁠ ⁠˙̫̮⁠ ⁠ꈨຶ⁠ ⁠) Rip sensei's lips

Kaede taking Rei's virginity thoo, (I honestly thought Rin was the first to hit tho, but I guess not (⁠´⁠ ⁠.⁠ ⁠.̫⁠ ⁠.⁠ ⁠`); ) it'd be nice if Kaede kissed Rei too but I guess no lovey dovey kisses here (want it to be like nasty kisses tho)

-euphoria anon (lol dunno how to feel about being know as that HAHAHA)

It’s okay Euphoria Anon~ (Lmao, you’re stuck with name now 🤓) You go get on your IRL grind ✨👏 No need to prioritize this fic lol But thank you for taking time in your schedule to read ♥︎

I tend to delete my mistakes because I couldn’t handle the second-hand embarrassment, and to think that there’s people like you who remembers them ☠️ It makes me want to jump into a ditch 😭 I’m sorry you have to re-organize your past knowledge about this fic, I’ll try to do better this time🧎‍♀️

I included character profiles because I know it would be difficult for readers to remember my character’s name if I introduced them at the same time, but I hope that could help you 🥹 and YES. I based the characters on the actual characters of the game!! I even gave my characters the game characters’ official surnames so it would be much more obvious to people that this fic is fanfiction lol You’re free to draw them whenever you can! ♥︎ I’d really appreciate that~

I guess I wanted to add more personality to my characters, because I didn’t just want them to knock-offs of the actual game’s characters lol That would explain why there’s some scenes that I added, and some scenes that I deleted because it’s too much—For example, the CPR scene ☠️ God, I hated that scene, it felt like I wanted to slip in something there for the teacher because he doesn’t have much scenes to prove himself as a worthy interest, but it felt so out of place?? I hate how you remember it too 😭 I don’t even remember posting that?? I thought it was forever a draft lmao

I really immersed myself into the characters sometimes, and try to maneuver my way into thinking like the characters. Obviously, if your stepsister is there, things will be awkward and if you’re a gossip bitch like Neru, you’d want to keep talking as much as possible lol Just for the drama~

Kaede was always been the first choice in my mind ☠️ I could not imagine how the game or plot will function further if it wasn’t Kaede lol

Anyway, I really appreciate your service as always!! 🧎‍♀️ I love receiving questions, and feedbacks of my fic because I can see what I’m doing right and what I’m doing wrong lol

[anyablackwood]

Author Ask Tag

Thanks so much to @anoelleart for the tag!

For this post, as I have multiple WIPs, I’ll be focusing mostly on Asteria Heights when answering these questions, though some will address all of my WIPs in general. 

1. What is the main lesson of your story (e.g. kindness, diversity, anti-war), and why did you choose it?

I don’t tend to go for “main lessons”, if that makes sense. At least not on purpose. Stories that are just allegories for one singular moral or meaning usually feel somewhat heavy-handed to me. For the most part, I tend to have several smaller themes/lessons included as the story goes along. For example, characters being kind without it being the main moral, but still showing the impact of that kindness, or having queer or POC characters just exist without it being the “point”, or situations highlighting the problems with classism, etc.

 For Asteria Heights, stuff like perseverance, friendship, and I guess some elements of classism? Are prevalent throughout it. But none of these are meant to be the “ultimate lesson” of the story.

2. What did you use as inspiration for your worldbuilding (like real-life cultures, animals, famous media, websites, etc.)?

In general, a bit of everything! If I see something or come up with something that I think is super cool, I usually add it! I get a bit more careful when it comes to things like real cultures though, for obvious reasons. In that regard, I usually base things off of cultures I’m already familiar with, though I try not to limit myself. 

If I include things from other cultures, I do my best to research to make sure the portrayal isn’t offensive or something (it’s also important to make sure that the thing I’m taking is something I’m actually allowed to use; some rituals/ceremonies/etc. Are considered closed practices; as in, they don’t really care how or why you want to use it, they don’t want you messing with it. In which case, you just gotta leave it alone. End PSA, lol.)

I also mix and match. So sometimes I’ll take animals and use that as an inspiration for a culture/species. For example, I found out how bees make their queens (fascinating stuff!), and used that as how vampires select their monarchs. (I’ll make a post on that one soon). 

3. What is your MC trying to achieve, and what are you, the writer, trying to achieve with them? Do you want to inspire others, teach forgiveness, and help readers grow as a person?

My MC for Asteria Heights (Meg) wants to solve her neighbor’s murder. As a writer, it’s less about that and more about the fact that Meg is biracial and queer like me, and I wanted more characters out there that I and others can see ourselves in. 

Many of my other characters in other WIPs are much the same. For Katsuko Gaiden, I wanted more sapphic stories (and sapphics in general), and more stories about/involving my culture. For another WIP I’m working on, there’s also elements of cultural heritage, as well as themes around grief and mental health, while the main character focuses more on revenge and survival. It would be great if it could inspire others, or help them grow, but mostly I want them to feel seen.

4. How many chapters is your story going to have?

My longest WIPs will be full novel-length. I haven’t planned it all out yet, but I’m thinking at least 20, lol. 

5. Is it fanfiction or original content? Where do you plan to post it?

I do both, actually! I post my fanfiction on AO3, but my original content (such as Asteria Heights) hasn’t been posted anywhere (except for snippets here). I don’t really know where I’ll post them. The only places I know (for free) are here and AO3 or FictionPress, and I don’t know if I’m interested in going that route. Trad pub and self-pub (for money) also seem incredibly daunting in their own ways, too, so I’m really not sure lol. I’m open to suggestions, though! 

6. When and why did you start writing?

I was in the third grade! Well, the summer before it. Interestingly enough, I didn’t have any interest in writing until I heard that both of my sisters were planning on writing stories-- specifically, that they were planning on writing together (a story of their own each, and then a crossover together). Wanting to not be left out, I immediately got to work!

But it didn’t really take off for me until the fourth grade, when I’d read the Percy Jackson series. Until then, while I did enjoy reading, it wasn’t really my thing. My obsession with the series turned me into an avid reader, and then, into a writer. Because I wanted to make a story that excited others the way the Percy Jackson series excited me. My sisters still joke about it, especially since neither of them are really invested in writing anymore, lol. 

7. Do you have any words of engagement for fellow writers of Writeblr? What other writers on Tumblr do you follow?

I don’t really feel like I’m in the position to be giving good writing advice, but I guess I’d say “write what you want to read”, because honestly as cliche as it is, I’ve learned that it’s truly the one piece of writing advice I’ve gotten that has pretty much 0 downsides lol. 

I’m always happy to make more writeblr friends! I follow pretty much only writeblrs, so that’d be a pretty long list. 

Tagging (no pressure!): @forthesanityofsome, @adorably-awesome, @new-royston-cursebreakers

[rosesradio]

(something i’ve had in my drafts for a while but never posted--a piece of my heart, from me to you ♥)

the letter--a byler drabble

Dear Mike,

They are laying in the clearing in the woods when Mike admits to it. Their fingers barely brushing, barely testing this new sparking chemistry. They were talking about Hawkins, and Lenora, and the move, all of which didn’t matter now that the war was over.

Johnathan put my sketchbook in the moving van, which sucks, because I was hoping to sketch out some landscapes on the road. He says I can sketch in my notebook, but that’s not the same. This is for writing. But for now, I’ll use it to talk to you on my trip. Because I miss you already.

“Do you remember that latter I sent you?” A grin was just starting to form on Will’s face. “I wrote just about everything. What I saw on the road, what music we listened to...it must have been, like, six pages, right?”

El found my old etch-a-sketch and says I can draw on that, but it’s definitely not the same. She seems to be having a fun time with it, though.

It was eight, Will remembered. And it was beyond embarrassing, but Will was never ashamed, not around Mike. Mike always liked hearing what he had to say...and even in periods where he didn’t listen, he always came around.

Mom is nervous about getting the directions wrong, but she’s still insistent on taking us to all these tourist locations on the way. I’m not sure how to feel about the world’s largest ball of yarn, but I know she just wants to make this fun.

“Oh, yeah, must’ve been,” Mike laughed softly. “It was...great...” But there was an odd sort of tone to his voice. The kind he used with his parents, or teachers, or El. The kind when he was lying.

It would be more fun with you here, though.

Will glanced over at him, frowning. “What? Do you not...remember that? You said you kept my art pieces, so I just thought...”

But not to worry. I’ll find my sketchbook and draw some landscapes for you, maybe paint them, too, and it’ll be like you’re right here with me.

“Yeah,” Mike nodded absentmindedly. “I mean, I do, it’s just...” he shrugged, unable to look Will in the eye...until he did. “Will, I was in a really bad place, when you moved.”

With us. El clearly misses you, too.

“Yeah?” Will’s heart started to speed up in his chest, as if he’d done something wrong. “I know...I missed you, too...a lot...”

She says it’s too soon to write to you. But if you’re not right here for me to pester, I want to pester you now, with every thought that pops into my head.

Mike nodded again. “I mean, I was trying to keep things...normal. Or what I thought was normal. And that letter...there was just so much there, and even though you didn’t say it, it was so obvious how you felt. Especially next to El’s letter...I kept comparing them, and I got frustrated, and...” Mike’s voice cracked, his eyes watering. “Will, I burned your letter. All of it.”

I know you’d rather have a letter from her, but if I describe what she’s doing and saying, that’d be good, too, right? And maybe while we’re trapped in the car, I can try to get her to make a DND character, and̷ ̸t̸he̷n̴ ̶w̷e̴ ̷ca̷n̸ ̷

“Oh,” is the first thing Will says, before he even registered it. And it’s so stupid, but Will thought that for the most part that they wouldn’t have problems anymore. They were sort-of dating now, had told the people they wanted to tell, and it was all fine. Yes, it wasn’t perfect, but Will thought that any other problems would take the back seat until the future. He didn’t think there were anymore problems to unpack.

“I’m sorry,” Mike starts, and he lists off a mirid of excuses, but his voice sounds muffled to Will’s ears. He thinks about everything he said, the entire eight-page description of the move, up in smoke. Literally. He can’t even remember all of the probably foolish things he said; he was just giddy thinking about Mike reading everything, liking everything, he had to say.

But he burned it. He tried to keep things normal, so he burned it. Looking at him now, Mike seemed sorry. Will’s eyes stung, threatening tears. He felt his breath, heavy and constricted in his chest.

He burned it. All of Will’s words, as if it didn’t matter. Even if it mattered too much.

“Yeah,” Will nodded. “Yeah--I get it.”

Even if he didn’t get it--even if he didn’t want to. He tortured himself at the thought--how many times did Mike read it before he burned it? How did he burn it? A careful lighter to the corner, letting flames come in slow and small until they welled up too big to take back?

Or an all-consuming bonfire, the whole stack of words and expressions carefully crafted only to be thrown in, sacrificed in one toss?

Will thought about the embers at the bottom, flickering with warm light. How the edges curled up in a graceful, deadly dance. He thought about his heart down there, mingling with the dirt and ashes where it belonged.

And Mike, who he loved and trusted over all others, the one who was sorry, was the one who put him there.