#I'll admit i don't remember that much about this episode

[ein-asahina]

where was ein between the events of pdh (s2) and emerald secret?

i've seen... a few interpretations. you may ask, "how the hell did he remember what happened" and the truth is that mys!ein is just a hater. well. either it affected him so badly that it was burned into his memory (likely) or, if we take the more fanon ein route, micheal kept reminding him about it as a way to keep ein motivated to catch the ultima. as for aaron? it was for plot! (we don't talk about pdh aaron.)

anyways. the first is that ein got sent to juvie/jail- which is canonical! i think what happened to kacey would count as aggravated assault because he didn't die. the sentence for a minor would, at maximum, be 14 months. however, when charged as an adult, it'd be a maximum of 12 years. let's assume that ein got charged as a minor (he was 15) and the maximum sentence. 14 months is barely over a year! even if he still stayed the full sentence, that would barely make a dent in the 10 years.

ein did not stay the full 14 months. we know this because of a murder mystery minigame. (i'll link it in the comments) yes, the minigames aren't considered canon, but since it doesn't contradict anything in the series, i think we can let it slide. ein says that he "was released due to good behavior." this could very well be true! but for his character, i think he we can assume that he escaped. or... was bailed out by a certain someone. the first two bring up the question of "well where else did he go?" the most likely option for this is that ein was stalking the main cast, getting by with what he could. have we seen how disheveled the guy looks during emerald secret? though that could be due to. living in the middle of nowhere. as for the last? that'll be talked about later on.

the other likely option is that ein was sent to the mental hospital. it's been a while since i've watched pdh s2 (if it has no haters i'm dead) but from what i remember, he was pretty unstable when he got arrested. stays can range from a couple of days to a few years. again, it's highly unlikely he stayed the entire time, so maybe he escaped yet again. and probably still stalked the group.

the more fanon approach would be that he was experimented on at the lab. there's not a lot pointing to this in canon, but we do know that he was mentored by the snake eyed man for some amount of time. his mannerisms rubbed off on ein- this isn't as clear in emerald secret, but it's very apparent in when angels fall. the most notable example I can think of is in episode 15 (will you be here for me?) when ein slaps aphmau. his voice dramatically changes, becoming much rougher and deeper... similar to his mentor's.

the opposite of this happens in episode 13 (i will always love you)! ein's vocabulary and general way of speaking becomes more formal. he's always used bigger words, but here it seems... weird? i mean have you ever heard someone say "on the contrary!" unironically in this day and age. (i have to admit it's. one of my favorite ein lines.) or tell some guy "temper now..." so he's trying to speak like his mentor. awesome. great. hey have we ever noticed how his voice changes when he's around/referring to micheal? yikes.

let's talk about forever potions! victims of the potion have an almost dreamlike way of speaking. it also becomes more monotone... much like someone else i know of! zane is much calmer, lucinda seems. high. and aphmau is just weird. maybe ein was put under a potion as well! sorry for not shutting up about how he talks but I find it interesting. okay... ein in emerald secret is calmer compared to his. um. counterparts. at least when he's got aphmau under his control. other than that he's busy crashing out. so maybe the potion he was under activated during his confrontation with aaron? and somehow that let the snake-eyed man see what he was doing? how did he know ein was bleeding out in the snow?

i hope you get what i'm trying to say. please correct me if i'm wrong about anything and feel free to share your own theories! i'm not good at getting my point across i fear

[takaraphoenix]

I saw someone refer to Steter as a comedy relief duo earlier and it just completely sent me, because that's just... so far from what Steter is, in canon?

As I'm currently rewatching the show, it has shot up into being my favorite ship on the show because of the gravitas it has.

It's a ship that highlights Stiles' fearlessness in such intriguing ways, in canon. From the boy who yelled at a feral Alpha in the school, to their first face to face meeting at the hospital, when Peter recognizes him, knows him, acknowledges him ("You must be Stiles", as though Stiles' reputation as the one who figures things out proceeds him, as he is the first one to put together that Peter is the Alpha).

There's nothing comedic about the scene on the lacrosse field, when Stiles is kneelng beside Lydia's unconscious form and Peter... for reasons beyond comprehension... decides to curl his claws beneath Stiles' chin and guide him up. Not grab him by the arm and haul him up, not command him, not demand.

This is... sensual, filled with tension, and I don't even necessarily mean the sexual tension (even though the imagery of Stiles kneeling before Peter and Peter grasping his chin is something that I find hard to not see a sexual read on).

Peter kidnaps Stiles into the parking garage to force the boy to track down Derek and, sure, the "His username is Allison? His password is also Allison?" - "Still want him in your pack?" is absolutely iconic and is comedic... how do you boil that entire exchange down to "comedy relief"?

The way Peter offers Stiles the bite - Peter, who so far, only took whatever he wanted, never asked or offered - and doesn't force when Stiles says "No". Even the way Peter catches Stiles on the lie is a moment of tension and revelation on Stiles' part. The way Peter acknowledges Stiles as the clever one.

The season 1 finale? When Stiles sets the survivor of a horrific house fire on fire? Absolute riot, huh. It's vicious, it's cruel - it's everything.

And when Peter is resurrected? Sure, Stiles sarcastically asks if someone can kill him again and sure, Peter snarks about living in a cave system. But even in that episode, these brief comedic moments are absolutely overshadowed by the way Peter and Stiles work together, figure out what the vault is made of, then call Scott to warn him and Derek, by finishing each other's sentences. Two brilliant minds working together, on the same wavelength.

The next time they interact is when Peter tells Stiles about Paige, explains what the blue eyes mean. It's one of the more heavy and serious moments in the season, aside from all the death scenes. It's a big lore drop and character background on both Peter and Derek. And it's Stiles this information is shared with. It's a serious moment and even as Peter tells it all, Stiles doesn't trust, sees past the silver tongue and that too is part of the appeal.

When Peter and Stiles work together to save Cora's life in the hospital, while the Alpha Pack is hunting them down? Blind trust. Stiles asks Peter to help him and Peter doesn't even ask, much less quip, he just follows Stiles' lead and they work together.

Now, I'll admit, I haven't seen seasons 3B through 6 in six years and hey, maybe they'll be a real Abbott and Costello in season 4 and I'm just not remembering it, but damn it all to hell if the first half of the show doesn't present them as two clever minds challenging each other, with a growth from terror and pain to respect and teamwork.

I understand and respect not liking a ship, but I am genuinely baffled when people deliberately misinterpret a canon to suit their needs. Always makes me wonder what alternate reality's version of the show they were watching, surely not the same as me.

[alwayslurkinginthebackground]

Birds - A Raindro Drabble

Pairing: Joel Miller x f!reader Rating: G. The fluffiest fluff that we need for today. Mentions of pregnancy. Word Count: 1385 a/n: I'm typing this 40 minutes before episode one of season two of TLOU drops but I'll post this immediately after. I'm lingering somewhere in the space between here and the planet Saturn. Up is down, down is up. I hope this fluff helps us all. This one is for Joel's wives. Written in conjunction for TLOU Sundays and Raindro 2025.

You remember the morning he finishes setting it up because you feel sick. Joel had done his best to convince you to stay in bed and had tried to get you to allow him to stay with you, but you'd protested until he left the room, insisting that you were fine and that the stomach bug you had would just go away on its own. He only half listened, finding someone else to take his patrol so he could stay home with you, always within earshot even as he stepped outside to hang the little birdhouse from the tree in the yard.

It was the first project he'd completed with your nephew, the two of them holed up in the studio as Joel taught Ben the basics of woodworking by building the simple structures. They matched, the two little houses, one hung proudly outside of your home and the other outside Tommy's.

"Looks nice," you comment when he finds you in bed later, your stomach still tied in knots even as he snuggles in behind you.

Joel kisses the back of your neck leisurely, "thought about pulling some of that old corn we have in the shed to feed them. Kinda lure them over, you know?" His grip around your waist tightens and you sigh, loathe to admit that you feel better simply having him next to you. Doing so would only prove him right when he'd insisted as much earlier.

Now, you simply agree with him.

"That would be nice," you whisper, just before your eyes fall shut.

"Saw some robins this morning," Joel notes the second he's through the door, pausing only to pull off his jacket and boots before crossing the kitchen to kiss your cheek. His stubble scratches your skin, but you lean into him anyway.

"Maybe that means this winter will be over soon," you laugh, suddenly turned in his arms so he can kiss you properly. It's slow and passionate and enough for you to wrap your arms tightly around his neck, holding him against you with fingers threaded through his hair.

He hums when he pulls back, his gaze immediately dropped between you, right where the slight curve of your stomach presses against his. "How's our little bean doing?"

You kiss him again. "We're good," you promise him, hoping that the reassurance will quell some of the anxiety you know he feels. It wasn't something either of you were trying for, much less ever expecting to happen, but now that you're here, with the newest Miller on the way, he's been more protective than normal.

"You sure? You don't need anything? Wait, maybe you should sit down and I'll finish..."

"Joel," you scold, although there's a hint of teasing evident in your voice. "I mean it. We're just fine. But if you do want to finish making dinner, I'm not about to complain," you laugh, already shifting away from him to move toward a chair.

He tugs on your hand before you make it too far, though, pulling you back into one last kiss before he lets you go.

He's out there again, feeding the birds when you come home with an oversized bag in your hand, gifts from the baby shower Maria had thrown you tucked inside. Joel had stayed home, insistent that you should enjoy some girl time, although you sensed that his absence was more of a result of the stress he so often felt at town gatherings.

"I saw a few blackbirds this morning before I left," you inform him, waddling over to kiss him hello as he lets the feed fall from his fingers.

Joel nods, "they flew off when I came out just now. Haven't seen them around before." His eyes fall to the bag. "What's in there?"

You smile. "Gifts."

He looks curious, scanning the contents of the bag before settling on the item thrown on top. "Is that..."

"A baby harness," you note, setting down the bag so you can pull out the item in question. "One of those things they used to have so you could strap your baby to your front while you work."

He narrows his eyes, "who the hell had one of those hanging around 25 years after the end of the world?"

You shrug, because you honestly can't answer that question. There had been so many people at the party that you couldn't even begin to try and remember you brought what. "Not gonna strap your kid to your chest?" you ask playfully.

Joel huffs, "did just fine without that the last time."

There's a beat of silence, the same one that always lingers whenever he brings up Sarah, and then you're kissing his jaw softly. "You'll do just fine this time, too."

It becomes a part of your routine as the months pass by. You find your way to the front porch to sit in the rocking chair, a cup of herbal tea in your hands. You're more or less stuck at home these days, Joel insistent that you follow the doctor's instructions to take it easy until the baby comes, which means that your morning escape to watch him feed the newest residents in your front yard truly is a breath of fresh air.

"We're gonna need to plant more corn at the rate you're feeding them," you shout, watching as he scatters the grain on the ground below the birdhouse. He was halfway through helping Ben make a bird feeder to go along with the house, preparation for the winter when it would be significantly harder to scatter feed on the ground with a thick layer of snow covering it instead.

"We'll have plenty," he insists, grabbing an extra handful to throw on the growing grass. "Plus, we have the sunflower seeds too, you know."

You consider this, head tilting to one side as you watch him work. He did insist on planting the entire packet of sunflowers, and while you'd assumed it was because they were your favorite flower and he was just doing his best to make his wife happy, you hadn't considered that he could have ulterior motives.

"Your birds are more important than me enjoying my flowers now?" you tease, and you smile when he smirks back at you.

"Never."

It's the sound of birdsong that awakens you, some of the first of spring. The robins have returned in the last few weeks, a sign as sure as the melting snow that warmer days were ahead. The house is quiet, though. There's a slight breeze that causes the old structure to creak, but that's about it.

The sun is barely up, soft pastel light filtering into your bedroom as you notice the empty space beside you and the equally empty crib at the foot of your bed. You stand, pulling a blanket around you as you find your way downstairs to where you know you'll find them. It's chilly when you step outside into the morning air and the porch is cool even through the thick socks on your feet, but you barely notice, too distracted by the sight before you.

Joel sits on the front steps, still in his sweatpants that are haphazardly tucked into his heavy boots. His hair sticks up at odd angles and his thick coat is draped over his shoulders, unzipped so he can cradle your daughter against his chest. She's bundled up, too, and while she's more than secure in the harness he's wearing, his hand still holds her close against him.

They're watching the birds, the ones eagerly snacking on the fresh seed the two of them have likely just added to the feeder. Your little girl watches with equally eager eyes as her father explains each of the tiny animals fluttering before you, and you listen as he describes each.

"The robins are a sign of good luck," he explains, and she coos softly as though she understands every word that falls from his lips. "And that one with the red wing over there symbolizes protection."

You shift to sit next to them, leaning against his shoulder without a word. He pauses for a moment to press a kiss to the side of your head, but then continues, pointing out each new set of wings that arrive on the branches.

[mikeysagereblog]

⊗ superhero cartoons to watch when little!!! (or big, they're that good imo!!) ⊗

✧.* i've been wanting to make this list for a while now, mainly because i wanna talk about my fav cartoons/open up opportunities for other littles to find something awesome to watch!!! there's gonna be a lot of ranges in age ratings to add some variety for older/younger littles :)

✧.* also, i'd like to put a disclaimer here and say that a lot of these are on streaming services that i own, but other littles may not. i would also like to say that there are ways to get around a paywall if you can't afford certain streaming services!!! you can find full episodes on youtube/other sites for free!!! (just use an adblocker if you're on a site other than youtube if u can!!)

✧.* another disclaimer: any regressor of any age can watch any of these shows!! i just wanted to put the age ratings for those who want to stick to media that's more in their age range!! so, don't feel like you have to limit yourself from watching certain shows just because of how old you regress to!!

✧.* spectacular spider-man (2008-2009, 2 seasons): suitable for 7-8+, but i'd say it'd be okay for littles who regress younger to watch, too!! honestly, my all-time favorite spider-man cartoon!!! not only is it fun to watch while little, you can truly appreciate the show when you're big, too!!! josh keaton's voicework as spider-man is just- ahhhh it's so amazing imo!! the story is really good, the animation/style is just so iconic, and the colors are very easy on the eyes!!! (especially if you're sensitive to bright colors when little/in general) absolute banger of a theme song, too!!!

✧.* x-men: the animated series (1992-1997, 5 seasons): rated for around 7-8+, but i do admit that there can be some scary scenes for especially younger/more sensitive littles. honestly, this show is great!!! i loved all the different story arcs, how colorful the show is, the characters themselves- a lot of cool stuff about this show!!! be warned, there's a sudden drop in quality during season 5... i think they switched animation studios/va's or something because season 5 is NOT the best season of the show, i'll tell you that... 0_0

✧.* x-men '97 (2024-present, 1 season so far): rated for 14+, so this show is more suitable for teen regressors. it's a continuation of x-men:tas, and oh man... this is it. my favorite cartoon of all time!!! the animation is just oh so beautiful!!! the fight scenes are awesome!!! the soundtrack- oh golly the soundtrack!!! the remastered x-men:tas opening is just- wow!!! but, there's definitely reasons why it's rated 14+... not gonna spoil anything, but there's a lot of scenes in the show that can be upsetting for younger littles. trust me, watching some scenes when you're little is just- too much sometimes... (speaking from experience) it's an amazing show, but watch at ur own risk if you're a younger regressor!!!

✧.* batman: the animated series (1992-1995, 4 seasons): i'd say it's for around ages 9-10+, since it can be fairly dark at times. (same goes for a lot of batman related media!!) honestly, this show's pretty good!!! the style of the show is very dark visually, so it's easy on the eyes for those with bright color sensitivities!!! the artstyle itself is also very nice to look at!!! the voicework is amazing as well, especially kevin conroy's (rip) performance as batman himself!!! from what i can remember, the plotpoints were also pretty on-par!! i remember liking the show a lot when i was a kid!! :)

✧.* hulk vs. wolverine (not a show but an animated movie, 2009): this one's rated pg-13, since there's depictions of violence. but, i gotta say- this movie had me hyped up when i watched it as a kid!!! this was part of a straight to video two-movie collection, (the other being "hulk vs. thor") and i gotta say... this movie was awesome!!! the fight scenes were rad as heck, the animation was amazing, even deadpool was in the movie!!! (which, fun fact, was his first appearance in animation!!! other than the 2 second cameo in x-men:tas) very fun movie!!!

✧.* these are just some recommendations!!! i really liked these when i was a kid, and i hope you'll like them too, if you decide to watch them!!!

✧.* (also yay!! finally have a new banner!!! + i updated my blog's theme because nightcrawler is so awesome and he's literally my cg guys!!! he said it himself :3)

[xqueen-of-disasterx]

Playing Dangerously

Paring: fem!reader × Natasha x Bucky

Warnings: SMUT, threesome, Dom!Nat, SwitchBucky, sub!reader, mommy kink, daddy kink, dumbification, oral, teasing, slight alcohol consumption, fingering, pet names,

A/N: I’m not really a shipper of this but friends with benefits Winterwidow is so hot. @syndote this one is for you.

!Disclaimer English is not my first language so please excuse any grammar or spelling errors. This story is completely fictional!

Masterlist

Don't get me wrong being with THE black widow was something many could only ever dream about but I had to admit that sometimes I felt like I never really got the chance to try different things. From the Red Room to S.H.I.E.L.D and directly into the red heads arms left little to no space for explorations of my sexuality. Sex with Nat was great and always left me satisfied but I couldn't help to wonder about the forbidden fruit, but mentioning this to Nat could lead to a hefty argument which I didn't want to risk; after all she was all a girl like me could want right?

"Bucky will join us for the mission" I turned away from the laptop screen I was watching an episode of modern family on (after spending so much time in russia I was dying to know what the American dream was like), I hadn't heard Natasha approach, spy I had to remind myself. "I thought this was gonna be a me and you thing" She chuckled leaning over the chair, swiping my hair over my shoulder, and letting her precisely painted lips meet the soft skin of my neck. "You know I only ever have eyes for you my little bunny"

I hummed as her sweetened words hit my ears, and made tingles run down my spine "I know Tasha" I sighed standing up but making the fatal mistake of leaving my laptop open. "I'll just be on the toilet alright?" Natasha hummed deciding to press play again as suddenly there popped up a message from I was way. 

Katja: You should really try to communicate this with your girlfriend before this ruins your relationship. 

Natasha couldn't believe her eyes but curiosity got the better of her and she opens the message; I had told her all about how I waned  to experience sexual things with a man but how unwilling I was to cheat on her. She quickly closed the tab again pretending like she didn't have her master plan planned out already. 

The mission was easy inflate a party, steal some hard drive and go back to the hotel. Even though you were there with your girlfriend the thoughts of trying it out with a man couldn't leave your head. Not that I was interested in having an affair of leaving Nat you just wanted her to have this with you. And the fact that out of all people Bucky had been assigned to you two didn’t make it better. I had long expected the two to had have something going on in the past but never had the courage to ask either. The mission went by quick and you soon found yourself sitting at a hotel bar celebrating our success mission.

***

"I'll have a martin" "A beer for me" The bartender looked at me with expecting eyes "A beer for me too." Sitting between the two I almost felt sandwiched even though there was still space between our bodies. Natasha slipped quietly on her martin while my bottle was still untouched by me I couldn't tear my mind away from the two assassins next to me. "You're awfully quiet Y/N" I heard the deep voice of the Winter Soldier. I opened my mouth before closing it again there were so many words in my heart but so little on my tongue. “You’re normally so filled with life”

I felt Natasha's watchful eyes on my smaller form and suddenly I felt awfully naked in my cocktail dress. "James" her voice was sweet like honey. "Do you remember the last time we were sitting here?" I could practically hear the smirk in her voice "How could I forget that night" He took another slip of his beer bottle. "Are you down for a second time with our little guest" I couldn’t believe my ears was this a lucky guess or did Nat suddenly become a mind reader. I looked down peeling away at the label of the bottle as my cheeks continued to heat up. "I see" he took another close look at me, seizing me up. "I'm down if she is" There were a few seconds of silence with two awaiting eyes in my form; if I wanted to try this now would be the time "Of course" I stated in a quiet voice as I met his lust filled gaze, he only nodded before finishing his bottle. "I'll be in my room"

***

"Strip and lay on the bed" I could hear Natasha's cold words as she went to open to open the door letting Bucky, in his blazer and tie missing, the first few buttons of his white shirt unbuttoned revealing some of his chest hair. Just as he kicked the door closed behind him Nat had him already pressed against the wall as they violently made out with each other. Her hands twisted in his white button up shirt pulling herself impossibly closer to the man. The way Natasha was still containing control of the much stronger man was definitely a turn on. (Not that I had expected it any other way)

Even though she was busy with him from the corner of her eyes I could see she watched me on very move.   She turned away from him sitting down on the cushion of armchair. "James I want you to eat her out" she pulled out a small metal tin with cigarettes in it, lighting herself one "and don't let her cum" He only nodded having seemingly submitted to the redhead without a fight.

He climbed onto my much smaller frame, his eyes scanning my naked form. There was something about the both of them still fully clothed while I was undressed which made me even wetter. He leaned down to catch my lips and my hands went to his short black hair. His tongue fought it's way inside my mouth our tongues dancing a dangerous dance as one of his rough hands went to my breast. He kissed down my neck his beard stubbles irritating my soft skin. 

His chipped lips wrap around one of my nipples and the strong fingers twisted the other. He watched in an awe how my body squirmed under his touch. "Mommy please" I whined out buckling I hips against his hard prick "No sweetie this ain't gonna work" She chuckles blowing out some smoke from her lit cigarette. "Beg Daddy not me, I can't help you little girl" I chocked out another whine as I felt his teeth tugging at my nipple. 

The way his mouth wrapped around my tender flesh made want him even more. He liked over my nipple a few more times each time discovering a new sound escaping from my mouth. Eventually he got bold enough to bit down making me cry out in pure lust. “Daddy please” I didn’t know what I was begging for but the pure title made him moan. He switched sides giving my other nipple the same treatment as his fingers brush over the other one.

He kissed his way down your stomach stopping your hips from buckling as her presses his forearm down on your lower stomach. He kissed your public bone taking in the strong smell of my cunt as he groaned. He took his time kissing and nibbling on the soft skin of my hips. My hands go to his short black hair folding with his soft hair (which somehow was even softer than Nats)

After a while he was done with the teasing having had enough and he just wanted to finally get a taste of Nat’s little girl. He took a bold lick over my cunt moaning inside of my heat as I tried to buckle my hips again but you were stopped by his cold metal arm keeping your hips down.

"Daddy please" I whined, having so much control over a sexual partner did something to him. "No more teasing please" I begged. Natasha (who had been watching closely from the corner) made her way over the the bed puffing out a load of smoke "Be a good boy James" He was seemingly torn between the dominance of having me under him begging for his mercy out still being so obedient to the black widow. It was a match made in heaven or in hell so to say. 

He continued to eat me like the last supper his tongue pressing on the pulsing nub of nerves. Two of his thick fingers pushed passed my tight hole making my eyes roll into the back of my head in pure pleasure, he bit down on my clit sending shock waves through my body. His fingers twisted and turned to to press against my G- spot. I was so close to stumbling of the edge I got a taste of heaven. 

"James stop" I heard her cold voice as he immediately pulled way sitting on his knees and  my juices dripping from the concert of his mouth.  I whined and cried ash the lost of pleasure my tears smudging down my pink cheeks. "Good boy James" She leaned down to kiss him moaning as she tasted my juices on his lips. She pulled away from him whipping the corners of his mouth with her palm. "Would you look at that you made a mess Ana" She inspected your dripping cunt further running two finger through your cunt making you let out a pathetic whimper. She tasted me letting out an extensive moan "I'm almost jealous James got to taste you bunny" 

She whispered something in Bucky's ear and he quietly nods. "Get on all fours Y/N" he rasped in your ear. You placed yourself on all fours and he positioned himself behind you and you heard the sound of this clothes being torn off. "Are you ready" I nodded, my position was beyond embarrassing ass up in the air having gabbed a pillow to bite on.

He pulled down his shorts and let Natasha touch him how she pleased. Her smaller hands wrapped around his pulsing prick I heard him groan as her hands moved up and down his length. Her movements made him impossibly hard a few droplets of pre cum already leaking.

Bucky positioned himself behind me and he slowly pushed his length in making me scream out at the stretch. He let you adjust before moving at a decent pace I took a look behind me to see Nat guiding his hips only not giving him control of his own pleasure. I lead out a few mewls of pure pleasure. "mommy" my whimpered gripping onto the pillow for dear life "need you”

She let go of his hips leaning up to my ear "Do you need your clit played with" she rubbed circles on my back. Bucky's pace was great for his pleasure but I just needed more so I nodded as more tears made it's way down my cheeks "Can't even cum without mommy's help such a dumb little girl.”

Bucky quickend his pace and so did Nat and I was nearly seeing stars "Cum for me" she announced slapping Bucky's ass as if he was nothing more that a common whore "both". It didn't need more to make both of us cum with im pulling out to paint my back in his milk. 

I flipped to my back watching as Natasha and Bucky were caught up in a passionate kiss. His kisses trailed down her neck and chest at the same time pulling her red lace panties down her perfectly shaped legs. He nibbled on her skin paying extra attention to the small scar on her hip.

Natasha laid next to me on her back as I turned to my side stroking a few of her red hair, which were stuck to her sweaty forehead. “Kiss mommy bunny”

I kissed the desperate woman our tongue intertwined. She broke away letting out an almost pornographic moan as Bucky dove in to her wet center.

Our foreheads were seemingly stuck together as were lost in, probably the hottest, make out session I ever had. The air was humid filled with the sounds of Natasha’s wetness and the indecent sounds of our desperate sounds. “Fuck James” she groaned on my lips her hands twisted in my dark blonde locks. “Make Mommy cum” He kept his pace up flickering her clit with his tongue while penetrating her with two of his fingers. With a scream she came down from her high releasing over his chin and face.

***

"Thank you" You signed laying between the older Agents "But I think I'll stay with women for now" Natasha chuckled kissing your forehead "I wouldn't have given you free either way" she joked "And I wouldn't risk talking Nat's girl"

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[callmebrycelee]

Advice from a Queer Almost-40 BuckTommy Shipper

Over the last several months, there's been a one-sided war brewing between Buddie shippers and BuckTommy shippers. As we get ready for Season 8, I want to give all of you fellow BuckTommy/Tevan/Kinley shippers some advice:

Do NOT let them ruin something truly groundbreaking and special.

I repeat:

Do NOT let them ruin something truly groundbreaking and special.

Let me take you way back to the early-2010s. Glee was quite popular in the cultural zeitgeist. The show spawned a plethora of ships including Finchel, Brittana, Samcedes, and Fabrey. However, there was one ship that reigned supreme on Beyoncé and Al Gore's internet. If you were on Tumblr during this time you definitely remember the chokehold Kurt Hummel and Blaine Anderson aka Klaine had on the Glee fandom.

Now I'll admit, at first, I was into the two glee club gays being together but then episode 2x06 aired. For those of you unfamiliar with the show, episode 2x06 titled "Never Been Kissed" is episode where closeted football jock Dave Karofsky cornered Kurt in the boys' lockerroom and kissed him. What followed was some of the best storytelling in the history of the show.

Over the next few seasons, we watched Dave Karofsky come to terms with his sexuality, apologize to Kurt for his relentless bullying, finally embrace his sexuality, get outed, and attempt to un-alive himself. Those of us who initially hated Dave and his initial treatment of Kurt became fans of him due to how realistic he was. If you went to high school in the early-2000s, chances are you either knew someone like Karofsky or you were him. That's why he resonated with so many of us in the queer community.

However, the showrunners weren't invested in Dave and Kurt becoming an item. You have to remember, this was the era of listening to the fandom and giving them exactly what they wanted. The fandom wanted Rachel and Finn to be together so that's what we got. The fandom wanted Brittany and Santana to be together so that's what we got. And what the fandom wanted was Kurt and Blaine.

Till this day, I still resent the fact that the showrunners and writers went the safe route when it came to couples on Glee. For the most part, all of their main pairings were expected and boring. Over a decade removed from the show, a lot of folks have come around to the idea that maybe Kurt and Blaine aren't the #couplegoals they initially thought. A lot of us will forever wonder just how different (and possibly better) the show would have been if they took a chance on Kurt and Dave.

Fast-forward to the year 2024. We have, on another Ryan Murphy show, Klaine and Kurtofsky 2.0. The moment Eddie came on the scene back in Season 2, folks on the internet started shipping him with Buck. Nevermind that these two were coded as platonic friends, here we had, once again, two good-looking guys played by two actors who have impeccable chemistry.

Much like Klaine, a lot of us see Buddie as boring. The ship smacks of cis straight women overlly fascinated by two good-looking, masculine guys. It reminds me of the overabundance of m/m romance written by straight women which have little interest in showcasing real queer male relationships and instead serve as fantasy fulfillment for straight women using two queer men as avatars to satisfy what they feel is lacking in their own heterosexual relationships. I don't necessary have a problem with those books existing but I do take issue with that kind of storytelling overshadowing queer male content written by queer male writers.

Whew! Now that I got that out of my system, let me tell you what I loved most about the latest season of 9-1-1. It seems the showrunners and writers of this show took note of what happened with Glee and they decided to go a different route. Instead of listening to the relentless noise on the internet, they have decided to not go the safe route.

Enter: Tommy Kinard.

The romance between Buck and Tommy is truly revolutionary. As someone who grew up consuming the queer media of the 90s and early-2000s, it is quite refreshing to have a couple like Evan Buckley and Tommy Kinard on primetime television. I love that many of the scenes between these two is just slice of life. Very similar to the scenes we get between Athena and Bobby and Chimney and Maddie. I've always said that true equality is when queer people can be just as mundane as straight people. Mission accomplished. Finally, we have two queer characters just existing and being happy. No AIDS. No gay-bashing. No Don't Ask Don't Tell. No epic coming out scene. Buck and Tommy are a shining example of what queer couples can and should look like in the 2020s.

So, back to my original point. When it comes to the great ship war, please do NOT let them ruin something so groundbreaking and special. If the showrunners wanted , they could have made Buck and Eddie a thing years ago. However, that's not the direction they wanted to venture. Thank you Tim Minear for not going the safe route. I look forward to all of the rich storytelling we will get in Season 8 and I have decided that whatever happens, I'm going to enjoy this era of 9-1-1. Oliver Stark and Lou Ferrigno Jr. are amazing actors but so are Angela Bassett and Peter Krause and Aisha Hinds and Kenneth Choi. All of the actors on this show, whether main or guest or supporting, are putting their whole self into crafting the characters we know and love. Regardless of what ship you champion, keep in mind that behind these beloved characters are real, human actors who do not deserve to be bullied and harrassed and threatened due to them simply doing their job. At the end of the day, everything we see on the screen is fiction.

Okay, this has gotten really long. Stepping off of my soapbox. Remember ladies and gentlemen, it's just a show. And although it makes us feel real emotions, 9-1-1 nor Glee is real life.

[iluminated-goat]

guess who found extremely old and rough doodles of a crack AU that was inspired by one episode from Primal but I scrapped it, I liked how these came out and I wanted to show just so you guys don't have nothing while I finish some drawings!!

Also warning this is extremely self indulgent I just wanted to draw pregnant Stan and living his best life so be warned

Stan while wandering through the streets of South American comes across a wishing well of some sorts (which was inspired by a fic that I don't remember the name ('': ), drunk and with nothing to lose, he throws a coin for the "fun" of it some sort. It was going to have some body horror considering that... A dick changing to a vagina and make room for a womb would definitely hurt.

Realising in the worst way possible that the fountain did work (a little too well), he decides to get his head out of his ass and try to at least get his life on track the best he can just so he wouldn't ruin the kid's life (he doesn't have a self preserving bone in his body but now that he's not "alone" anymore he had to force himself to grow some healthy habits - and like hell he's going to damage his kids just because of his stubbornness and past). It occured the same way in the show, with him crashing the car, faking his death; but not before he goes to somewhere far away, his few option chosen being Oregon, in a small secluded town (unknowingly for him, where Ford lives)

It took him a while to get accustomed to, well, everything. But slowly became routine, having to get clean and get his weight back, acquiring a job and a small apartment (enough for him and his kiddo), medic and therapists visits (which he almost gnawed his skin off at the thought of vulnerability, but he wanted to do his kid right, so the whole package it was). It was hard at first, but life's going well for him, he's in a better shape than he was in years at the few months of his pregnancy, he has a nice (and stable) salary and he has a home to go back to.

And then he meets Ford.

Man's almost having a heart attack right there, his brother who he hasn't seen in 10 years since he was kicked out is standing right in front of the cashier, staring at him with those almost dead eyes if it weren't for the amount of emotions there. He only realizes what he's looking at when he unconsciously shields his stomach, swollen with life (having gotten so used to it he didn't even try to hide it anymore). Ford on the other hand is livid, his twin - the one who ruined his life - was living in the same place as him for some forsaken reason. Not only that, he's pregnant, which shouldn't even be possible.

Their relationship is shit basically. They're still tense with each other, barely talking unless necessary. Stan just wants to go on with his life, Ford as much as he's seething wants to know everything and anything about his brother (even though he doesn't admit that). Fiddleford is suffering, until he convinces his friend to invite Stan to their house (yknow to at least talk, an actual conversation instead of borderline stalking on his job).

Get a load of this jealous and emotionally constipated loser lmao (I don't blame him I would crash out too if I found out I fumbled Stan). Bill is there too bc that fucker can and will ruin lives for the entertainment of it (but he stopped going to Stan's mindscape bc he beat the shit out of him there). I didn't really have much planned aside from this, and I didnt know where to go wit this. Might make some doodles based on this just for fun

Again, thank you for reading!! And I swear I will post my art I just work extremely slow ('': and I'm currently working on a Stancest AU lore I swear I'll feed you guys soon!!!

[loverofpiggies]

Oh, you watched Fiona and Cake, great!

I am curious, what were your thoughts about like Winter King or first opening? Or like about overall more mature stuff than in og adventure time

So now that I'm doing a huge rewatch of the OG Adventure Time, I will say I adore both in their own ways.

It was really cool seeing the more mature stuff in Fionna and Cake, sort of like the show 'grew up' with the audience, you know? And do NOT get me started on how much my heart was destroyed by Simons entire plight through.

See I never managed to finish the first show, mostly just got distracted, but on my rewatch I can tell I at least got through six seasons. I like how spaced out the original show is, and it makes the really sad shit with like the Ice King hit like a ton of bricks when it happens. It really feels like you're watching all these wacky people live their lives, and occasionally the horror of the Mushroom War reminds you of its effect, through Marceline, and the Ice King, and every character who was forced to live through it. I don't know, it's really nice!

Okay I'm gonna ramble so I'm putting a read more!

I was wondering if on a rewatch I'd get frustrated the way later seasons of Steven Universe made me get frustrated, but it never felt like that at all. It's just been... fun. It's just Finn and Jake on adventures, occasionally having to set down their fun and recognize the horror of things around them, and it's just. DAMN it's just done so well.

I just got to the episode where Finn meets Prismo and makes the wish, and accidentally ends up wielding the power of the crown, and all it did was break my heart. Like I was sitting there, and for a split second I was like 'wow that crown corrupted him really fast!' and then I remembered.... he was like 13 when he got the crown. He was still a child, and when Simon got the crown, he was what, in his 40s? He was just a kid, and couldn't possibly be able to handle or combat the crowns power. It just punched me in the gut.

So I very much enjoy how spaced out and silly the original Adventure Time is, because its such a unique world I love seeing more of it, and I feel like it makes the heavy scenes hit so much harder. With Fionna and Cake, I love how tight the story is and how structured things are. They're both SUCH good shows, with different ways of writing and different vibes and I adore them equally at this point.

ALSO THE WINTER KING, holy shit don't get me started, but I will rant about this mofo

(These are keychain designs but I decided to put them together on a little canvas)

Firstly, I fucking LOVE the Winter King, and I'm really sad we didn't get more of him. I do wonder if the fact that Fionna's universe wasn't 'canon' during all the universe hopping, that if somehow the multiverse will reverse some things and 'repair' the damage. I'm not even saying that because I want to see the Winter King again, it just absolutely sounds like something that could happen in Adventure Time. Hell, look how they made Fionna and Cake just-- real! Thanks Prismo you're a cool guy.

But in terms of the Winter King as a character, and in terms of his universe? I want SO much more detail. Where is Finn, where is Jake? Marceline either left the Winter King or got killed, so I'm curious there too. The juxtaposition of genuine confidence and whimsy, and the mans incapacity to feel remorse or even real deep sadness (him saying 'Oh! The dead one?' when Simon asked about Betty was... holy shit) he was just an EXTREMELY interesting character, and I so badly want to see more of him.

Also dude was just funny. The fact he straight up admitted he thought about kissing his alternative universe self was so fucking funny, and plays heavily into his narcissistic behavior and tendencies.

On TOP of that, the idea of how he ended up cursing Bubblegum specifically would be so interesting. I read online people assuming when the Ice King did his spell, it was more like "I want Princess Bubblegum to love me, so I'll do a spell so she can understand what I'm feeling and then she'll marry me!" but then the 'understand what I'm feeling' is actually just... "Hey, I feel absolute madness, here, take it off my hands!' and might have just been a huge accident. We certainly can't trust Winter King's words about it.

I don't know. He was so fascinating, and the way he put feelers out to see if Simon would feel the way he does (Specifically talking about making an Ice Betty, then realizing Simon was disturbed so he shrugged it off with a laugh, being like 'no thats immoral obviously haha') and the fact that he was so cautious and smart about avoiding telling Simon how he conquered the crown? Like he would be glad to help and teach Simon how to keep his sanity AND his power... but obviously would have never spoken his secret the more he realized Simon would morally object to it.

I dunno. This character was in the show for 20 minutes and he was so fucking interesting I almost feel robbed. I hope maybe we can get some Adventure Time comics about the guy at the VERY least!

[rootspiral]

Agatha All Along deep dive: episode 9 part 5

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question for you: it that only a reflection from set lights, or did agatha have tears in her eyes?

because, well, this is agatha. she's putting on a show, so you know that she's not as confident as she wants to appear. I imagine that suddenly turning into a ghost is not an easy adjustment. super interesting from a nerdy scholary prospective, but psychologically?? idk

billy, as usual, has to beg her to PLEASE BE SERIOUS FR

I toOK A calCULateD RiSK

whatever you say you big loser

then she demonstrates being a ghost by trying to slap billy. it's scientific and not ridiculous at all

at long last, and very, very late in the game she explains the nature of the Road to billy - and notice how she's still not able to be completely honest, despite all the previous moments they shared. the song means the world to her, but she's not ready to admit that yet.

the Road was very very very much real, and all the deaths that happened do count

I'll die on the hill that billy is a good person at heart. the tower, the potential for tragedy and destruction, is just that, a potential that the people in his life - the kaplans, eddie, the coven and yes, even agatha - are helping keep unfulfilled.

agatha shakes her head, gently, carefully. and we can see there has been some growth here: the first time billy supposedly killed someone she went on a whole speech about how Killing Makes You a Survivor Actually, a speech that was more about her than him. she's at least considering his feelings now

and btw agatha's "death" not being final like the others' doesn't cheapen the message at all. these are shows about dealing with / accepting mortality, and that is a journey agatha has just started. she (somehow, crying and screaming and flying by the seat of her pants) cheated death and will get herself a new body, and that's just one step forward and two steps back on her way to learn to finally stop running.

remember when nicky was upset about killing witches and agatha avoided the subject by singing a song to him, because she didn't know how to relieve a child of the guilt that was hers and only hers? she is trying now. she sees how this is devastating billy and she (badly) tries to absolve him. she is the one who lured the coven into a trap, who didn't disclose the nature of the Road, who very much killed alice.

and mark my words: she knows who sharon is, she absolutely remembers her name. I think she feels the most guilty about killing sharon, because with alice it was kind of an accident, but she went out of her way to doom this poor little lady, and she's been distancing herself from her with callous jokes since the beginning.

look at her face. this is Empathy. I've talked a lot about how for agatha it's easier to feel empathy for people with similar stories and backgrounds to hers. she felt it for wanda and ran from it. billy has the added quality of being perfect son material (I'll get to that in a minute) and right now? she knows what he's going through. she was once a girl born with the power to kill people, a power she didn't know how to stop, and it ruined her life and doomed everyone who crossed her path.

and she's still trying to have her cake and eat it too! consoling billy while still keeping her "whatever I don't care anyway" fake vibes. I'd say that she's matured a little, sure! from toddler to at least first grader. she even dares to roll her eyes when mentioning jen, this actual piece of ghostly turd.

please please please let jen come back in a marvel property that doesn't suck / hopefully written by jac and her team. please please please let us see what she does next

"should I go check on how agatha and billy are doing? nope screw them bye bye losers omw to rebuild my empire!" *nyoooooom*

(I don't know what I'd like to see more, jen becoming a force for good right away or still on the road to recovery, clashing heads with agatha.)

agatha takes a deep breath (can ghosts actually breathe tho) and gives billy a speech reminiscent of what she told nicky all those years ago. if you want to survive, get used to this feeling. we are supposed to read this interaction with the added context of her relationship with her own son (hence the callback). so why does agatha gives billy the nicky treatment now?

I think billy is all that agatha hoped and wanted nicky to be - a partner in crime who can keep up with her intelligence and sense of humor, a powerful witch she can pass her knowledge to, and a son who will love her and stick by her side no matter what. billy is the whole package, from the very beginning she couldn't see him as just the carrier of the very power she needed to bring nicky back; another hunger took over, the hunger to claim him and raise him as her own.

which brings us to the crucial question: why does agatha want a son? why did she have nicky in the first place? the answer, in true agatha fashion, is selfish, flawed, tragic, human. she wanted to fix her own childhood. she wanted to raise a version of herself who had all the love and support of a mother. and so she made sure that nicky had what she never had, including books and lessons to learn magic from. she tried to make him immune to life's heartbreaks - get used to this feeling, like she never could (because she never managed to make her own heart impervious, she only hid it away and tried to ignore it.) she essentially imagined her child as a a mini-me who committed all the same atrocities with no guilt or remorse and the added bonus of a mother cheerleading them on. another cheat sheet, a way to fix herself without actually working on her issues.

except nicky wasn't exactly what she had expected. he didn't like killing witches. instead of a talent for magic, he showed a talent for music and, credit where credit's due, agatha encouraged and nurtured it. when nicky died, agatha was on her way to accept that he was his own wonderful person and that being a parent is an exercise in selflessness. despite all her mistakes, she did one fundamental thing right: she loved nicky so freaking much, and was genuinely loved in return. who knows what could have happened if they were allowed to continue on that path.

billy is also very much his own person (not to mention almost and adult) so he simply won't let agatha project her issues all over him. (agatha is like, "challenge accepted.")

her love for billy is not in question, but now she has to be selfless and admit he doesn't exactly need mentoring in serial killing. what did billy need from the Road after all? it wasn't power. it was a sense of identity, a community, help in finding himself and his brother. agatha knows this perfectly, she's just *gestures in her general direction* like that.

go to episode 9 part 6

[yayakoishii]

Picture This | Balam Shichirou x Reader

Fandom: Mairimashita Iruma-kun

Pairing: Balam Shichirou x GN! Reader

Word Count: 2.1k

Genre/Tags: Fluff

Summary: You find out about the kind and gentle Balam Shichirou and meet him with a proposition of your own.

A/n: I have known this demon for 3 episodes and I'm in LOVE;; so I basically got possessed by the sudden urge to write something for him. he's the kindest, the sweetest, the BEST TEACHER EVER 😭 I love teachers like him so much, this was very self-indulgent and kinda just me admiring him hehe... I hope you enjoy this short thing I wrote, even though there's a high chance that he might be slightly ooc since I haven't known him for longer than 3 episodes.

also available on ao3!

The chatter in the class was a low hum as everyone worked on their own worksheets that you had just printed out. The Apocalypse Test was close and as a new teacher at Babyls, you wanted your first results to reflect well. If the results were not good then that would mean you had to work harder as a teacher.

You were walking amongst the students, listening in on their discussions or aiding them in finding where the answer could be found in the textbook. It was an open book, open discussion worksheet solving session and you were pleased with how well the students seemed to be handling it without making too much noise. The abnormal class could be really serious about studying when they put their mind to it, huh?

The bobbing of a blue head caught your attention and you walked closer to Iruma's seat. As always, he was sitting between Alice and Clara but the three of them were referring to their own books. (Except for Clara; you were pretty sure the book in her hand had nothing to do with studying…) The book in Iruma's hand was one you had never seen before but it looked interesting.

"Iruma-kun?" You stopped in front of his desk and looked down at the book curiously. Said boy startled and looked up in panic until he realised it was just you. "Where did you get this book?"

"Oh!" He gave you a warm smile, the kind that always made you smile in return. "Balam-sensei gave it to me because I was… y'know… struggling to understand."

"Can I see it?" You asked, curiosity taking a hold of you. Iruma handed you the book and you leafed through it. Surprisingly, it was a picture book with really easy explanations. Whoever wrote it had your gratitude; these were the kind of books that made learning enjoyable and less daunting. You closed it and looked at the cover to check the author's name. "Huh? Balam Shichirou…? Balam-sensei wrote this book?"

"Yes!" Iruma beamed at you. "He made some of them especially for me."

"That's wonderful," you felt touched even though you had never met the man. When you had aspired to be a teacher, this was the kind of teacher you were aiming for. Somebody who helped even the students who were struggling to understand, from the basics so they could build a stronger structure of knowledge on it. "Is it easier for you to understand this way?"

"It is," Iruma admitted, shyly scratching the back of his neck. You smiled and lightly patted the top of his head, startling the boy a little.

"I'll keep that in mind for my next class," you said. "And while I'm grateful for Balam-sensei… Why didn't you tell me if you were struggling to understand my teaching, Iruma-kun? I would have adjusted for you."

You pouted at him so he knew you weren't seriously mad at him; just a little upset.

"No, no, no!" The boy panicked and shook his hands in a negating gesture. "That's not it, (y/n)-sensei!! I just didn't want to burden you because I was the only one struggling even with your easy explanations… I guess having it in written form like this just helps to remember what you've already taught."

"It's not a burden, Iruma-kun," you reminded him. "It's my job as a teacher to make sure you understand. If you don't understand something, that's my responsibility. If you're worried about being a bother to the rest of the class, you can always come to me after the classes are over to get a quick personalised lesson."

"Eh?" He looked surprised. "Wouldn't that take up your time, sensei?"

"If it helps my students then it's time well spent!"

•

After your classes for the day were done, you asked around the staffroom for where you could find Balam Shichirou. Kalego gave you the directions and you made your way to his office, curious about what kind of person he must be and how he would look. From whatever Iruma had told you, he already sounded like a kind person and a great teacher. You found the door and knocked on it before looking inside.

"Balam-sensei?" You asked. There was a demon with long white hair sitting on a table, writing something down, who startled at your voice. "Can I come in?"

"O- Oh, yes, please!" He seemed a little confused by your presence but you stepped in and closed the door behind yourself. There was an empty stool across the table so you sat down on it. "Um, (y/n)-sensei, would you like some Hell Grey Tea?"

"Oh!" You hadn't expected him to know your name. Suddenly, it felt embarrassing that you had never heard of him before this. "Yes, thank you for the offer, Balam-sensei."

He nodded and got up to make you some. He worked in silence so you took the time to look around his office. The shelves full of books were eye-catching and your hands were already itching to dig into them and read all the unfamiliar volumes. Your eyes drifted over to the book sitting in front of you that Balam was working on. Your eyes widened when you realised it was another picture book, this one on one of the battles that had occured some centuries ago. Your hands moved to check it before you could even think that it would be rude.

"Here you go– oh, you saw my book," Balam placed the tea just out of the way enough so that you wouldn't accidentally bump it. "Do you… like picture books, (y/n)-sensei?"

"Not particularly," you admitted as you skimmed through what was already drawn and written. "But I like to read so picture books are fun too! I suppose I never got much into them because my home was full of textual books and I liked those just fine so I never had any picture books as a kid. I may not know much about them, but this is really well-written, Balam-sensei! You draw so well too."

"Oh," the other demon pinked at your words as he took his seat. "Thank you. I'm glad you like it. I'm making this one for a student but you could borrow a different one if you're interested."

"Ah! That reminds me why I came here," you beamed at him, gently placing the book back where you had picked it up from. "I saw the picture book you gave Iruma-kun in my class today. Our subjects have a small section that overlaps so he was referring to the book you made for him and I couldn't help noticing it. It was truly so easy to understand and it gave me the idea that such a method would be helpful with other subjects too."

"Really?" He seemed surprised by your words but you could tell that he was also touched. "I would like to share them with all the students too, but for some reason, they keep running away when I try to show them my picture books."

"Ah," you leaned back when you realised that you had accidentally leaned over in your excitement. The other teachers in the staffroom had told you about Balam's reputation amongst the students. "I'm sure they would benefit from it. I could share your books with some of my students if that works for you, Balam-sensei. And, if you would be interested, I wanted to try making a picture book explaining my subject too. It's a huge task and I would compensate you accordingly for your time and efforts–"

"You…" If Balam had seemed shocked before, it was nothing compared to his face now. Although his mouth was covered by a metal mask, you could tell from how wide his eyes had gotten. "You want to… make a picture book… with me?"

"Only if you're interested!" You bit your bottom lip nervously. "I personally really liked your books and I thought it would be a great way to learn for the students who have a weaker or slower grasp of understanding. Since I'm not very familiar with the process, I thought it would be amazing if I could have the aid of your experience. I understand if it's a commitment that you don't have the time for, and there's no guarantee that it will work out but I would love to at least try it with you."

"I would love to," Balam uttered softly and even without seeing his mouth, you could tell that he was gently smiling at you with how his eyes curved just so. The sight made your heart unexpectedly quicken and you fidgeted in your seat, picking up the Hell Grey Tea you had forgotten about. "I didn't think any of the other teachers liked me much but I'm very happy that you thought of me when you wanted to try this out."

"I don't think they dislike you, Balam-sensei," you smiled from behind the cup of tea. "But I suppose people just get so caught up in appearances and assumptions. People who have much to hide seem dangerous at first glance and we don't take time to get to know them if we can help it. I admit I might have fallen prey to the same kind of thinking if I hadn't heard about you from Iruma-kun. I could tell you were a kind and wonderful teacher from the way he spoke about you."

Balam's eyes widened and for a second, you thought his eyes seemed glassy. You blinked and the light was gone but Balam's eyes were still the soft shape. Now that you took the time to study his face, you realised he was quite handsome. The thought made you accidentally slam your tea cup down on the table in panic and the ceramic broke, startling the both of you.

"Oh no, I'm so sorry!!" You were flustered but you hurriedly tried to collect the pieces together without hurting yourself. "I'm so clumsy…"

"It's okay," Balam reassured you, coming over to your side to help you pick up some of the pieces. "I'll take them to the trash. Are you hurt?"

"I don't– oh, just a little it seems," you had a very tiny cut from a sharper piece you had picked up. It didn't hurt. You waved it off as you carefully put the pieces you had collected in Balam's large gloved hands. "Nothing to worry about. It will be healed in a day or two. I really am sorry for troubling you, Balam-sensei!"

"I told you, it's fine."

He carefully threw away the trash then returned to you with an ointment from his desk drawer. You had stuck the finger into your mouth to suck at the blood and stop the flow but it felt embarrassing when you realised that Balam was watching you. You hurriedly removed the finger and tried to find a cloth to wipe it off but Balam crouched in front of you and asked for your hand silently. You ended up placing yours in his and watched him carefully pat it off before putting on the ointment.

"Thank you," you blushed fiercely when he was done and still hadn't let go of your hand. In fact, he was now standing up and holding both your arms in his own; the proximity was making your heart beat unnaturally fast. "Um, Balam-sensei..?"

"Yes?" He asked, blinking down at your comparatively smaller form in his arms.

"Y- You can let go of me now," you mumbled. Your words made him stutter and he let go in a panic.

"I- I'm so sorry, I just tend to do that without thinking!" He was blushing too, embarrassed. Balam didn't want to make you uncomfortable after you had been so nice to him. For once, he was actually getting along with someone new. For that matter, you were the one to approach him first! Not to mention, he had found you really beautiful when he had first seen you in the staffroom, laughing at Dali's joke. You hadn't seen him then, but that brief memory flashed in his mind when you softly giggled.

The sound of your laugh made his heart skip a beat. Balam stared at you as you flashed him a warm smile.

"If you wanted to hold me, you could have just asked, Balam-sensei!" You beamed and opened your arms for a hug. "I don't mind you touching me. I was just surprised."

Oh.

Balam's hands twitched for a second, the same nervousness he felt when Iruma tried to touch him popping up. But this time, it felt a bit different. The nervousness in his stomach felt like those fantastical creatures called butterflies that he had read about. His heart seemed to be thumping louder than usual too.

It was only when his larger frame swallowed yours into a gentle grip that he realised. He could feel the outline of your smile against his bicep.

Ah, this was what they called a crush, huh?

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[starry-bi-sky]

I am absolutely loving your Danyal Al Ghul au. While I have a soft spot for the whole plotline of Danny becoming his canon personality almost right after breaking away from the LOA all because of Jazz, I'm just as much for your take in which he goes through the same character development as Damian.

Now I'm curious. You already tackled his relationship with Dani, will you eventually take a stab at when he, Sam, and Tucker meet Gregor? Given that it's one of my hated episodes as I couldn't stand Sam's infuriatingly hypocritical attitude to Danny's suspicions of him, I'd kill to see your spin on it.

Aw, thank you! Danyal Al Ghul aus are what got me into DPDC first, so I have a major soft spot for them. That being said, uh, its exactly that soft spot that causes me to have Many Opinions about the trope you just mentioned. Like the trope is all fine and dandy, i don't blindly hate it, my main issue with it is that most aus i've seen treat his backstory as an ex-assassin more like a pretty cosmetic accessory rather than something that actually should have had an impact on him. Especially if he remembers being in the league.

Like i cannot stress enough the fact that being in an ecofascist assassin cult (regardless of his standing in it) should've left him, in some way or another, screwed up morally and psychologically because that's just how development works. Nature vs. Nurture is like a game of tug-o-war that never ends, where they are constantly fighting against each other and one side usually has the upper hand or greater influence. Children model the behaviors of the adults around them (ex: bobo the clown doll experiment), and what impacts them in childhood can stick with them permanently.

Like how my psychology professor put it: a baby's brain is like wet cement; if you slap your hand on it, it leaves an imprint, and the cement dries that way. The same rings true for small children.

I could go on, but I frankly have so many thoughts on that alone that I would end up completely derailing from the second half of your ask, and I don't want to be more critical than I already have. Especially since you just mentioned you have a soft spot for the trope.

[Okay, hold onto your hats because this is long. Naturally lmao.]

Gregor! Man, I'll admit I last watched the show back in middle school on a dodgy illegal website (it had surprisingly good audio and visual graphics, and full episodes. But really annoying porn ads.) but I only made it to like season 1 before my hyperfixation faded and I lost interest. So I never actually saw the Gregor episode.

But... it is relatively easy to find free websites that stream Danny Phantom :), so finding the episode took me like. Thirty seconds. Plus the Tv.Tropes recap page because my damn earbuds just died and im out in public as of rn.

I'm not sure if I'll write something for the gregor episode like I did with Dani, since Dani's a bit of a special case in that she's a clone and tends to be a reoccurring presence in DPDC, and I thought the new dynamic with Danyal would be interesting.

Plus, I'm not a big amethyst ocean shipper for the pure reason of I'm just not all that interested in it; its kinda bland to me. I'll admit I've entertained the thought in this au due to the whole balcony scene i wrote, but I would've entertained the thought anyways if it was Tucker in that position instead. Big multishipper, me.

But, if I had to make it official? Danyal is not interested romantically in Sam when the Gregor episode happens, regardless of his relationship with Valerie. Who, speaking of I'm trying to think about how that would go, and I'm torn between including him almost-dating Valerie or not.

Because on one hand it helps point out Sam's hypocrisy (and i love her but i am always happy to point out her flaws and address them in au) in this episode in terms of Danny spying on them, but on the other hand I'll want to include a lot of set up in order to make Gray Ghost work in this au and wow will that take a while.

Especially with the Flirting with Disaster episode because it happens due to Technus' meddling, and Danny is, well, the son of the Batman? A trained assassin? An ex-assassin nonetheless, but still an assassin? A prodigy child in this au? He might not have needed to use most of his skills in the last few years, but like... there's just a bunch of 'what if' and 'well technically...' and 'would he? he could, but would he?' things that is getting in the way of my thought process and making my head spin.

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Mmm. Okay. Flirting with Disaster occurs relatively the same as canon with a few exceptions; like Danyal noticing the strange coincidences, and he might take the idea into proper consideration because Sam has a point it is strange, especially out of nowhere.

However,,, he really enjoys Valerie's company, and he does really like her. He's been adjusting to civilian life for the last four years and while he's made a lot of progress, he's still. an ex-assassin child living like a wolf amongst sheep. This is normal, typical teenager stuff, and usually his friends like to encourage him doing normal teenager stuff.

So he's stubbornly holding out on the thought that this is normal, that ghost stuff isn't interfering here. He's a little hurt that his friends are discouraging this, he's not bothered by the fact that Valerie is a ghost hunter and he a ghost -- his mother is an assassin, and his father is Batman, and they still had a relationship. (Granted, he's not gonna tell them that)

If anything, being diametrically opposed to each other but still being in love is part of the family! Granted, usually both parties are aware of said opposition to each other, but he'll make a special exception this time around.

(And man now that i'm thinking about gray ghost, im now thinking about various like. scenes i could write between the two of them. maybe in a reblog.)

Anyways uhhh things relatively go the same as canon. Yeah. I think Sam still has a crush on Danny and still spies out of jealousy with Tucker.

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Now, the Gregor episode! With that out of the way; the TVTropes recap for this episode isn't the best because it doesn't go into detail about the entire episode like it does with Flirting With Disaster and Shades of Gray.

(which i looked at earlier because I made a section of this post talking briefly about what changes I'd make to the Shades of Gray episode to help set up Gray Ghost, but ended up deleting because it was kinda irrelevant for the matter at hand.)

So I'm taking in bits of the episode clips at a time, I'll try not to get too nitpicky about how each scene goes because then it's gonna take me a longer time to write this.

But! First thing's first; since Danny is not romantically interested in Sam, he is also not jealous of Gregor. He is however, a bit eyebrow-raisey at him in their first introduction, but that's because Gregor is coming off as obnoxious.

Danny thinks he's kinda annoying, and it doesn't take a genius to see that Gregor is trying to impress Sam. But since they've only known him for five minutes he takes the good faith assumption and assumes that Gregor is genuinely trying to show interest in Sam's interests too because he likes her, so he keeps mum. The fake hungarian accent is weird, but it's overall harmless, so he doesn't point it out.

He does do the spying thing when he starts suspecting that Gregor might be working for the GIW. The episode only has this happen twice, but for the au this happens a handful of more times over the course of the week, with Danyal's suspicion steadily rising more and more each time.

Hah, when he brings up wanting to spy on Sam and Gregor because of this reason, Tucker still does his "woah! you wanna spy on Sam?" thing.

Danny immediately turns to him, completely unimpressed, and crosses his arms. "Tucker," he says, deadpan, "you and Sam spied on me and Valerie."

He uses a combination of his ghost powers and his regular stealth ability to spy on them. He's hiding in a tree when they're skipping rocks, close enough that he can use his powers to hear them talk but far enough away that he has a good view of their surroundings.

He's invisible in the cinema, but doesn't accidentally get in front of the projector. He checks the inside of the room for the GIW, and then waits outside the actual room itself, keeping an eye on the area and occasionally flying in to watch the movie out of boredom. It reminds him of being back on a recon mission with the League, but it doesn't end with him orchestrating someone's death.

Then when they're at the mall he stays in human form, blending in with the crowd. He runs into the GIW there, but realizes that they're not there because of Gregor; they're just shopping. They didn't show up at either of the last two locations, and he follows them to make sure they're not also trying to blend in. But they're literally just there for shopping.

Danny is rather pleased with this turnout; so far Gregor isn't a spy, he's just annoying. The next day at lunch he asks Sam how her date with Gregor went, and that's how she figures out he spied on them, because well, she didn't tell him that.

"Have you been spying on me?"

Danny messes with his food a little bit, and Tucker is sinking into his seat with embarrassment. He frowns, "Only last night. Those incompetent government dodos--"

His lip curls up; he gets all 'Shakespeare-y' (as Sam and Tucker put it) when he's insulting someone, "--kept appearing whenever Gregor did. I followed you and him last night to make sure he wasn't a spy."

A roundabout way of saying, "I was worried".

Sam is, as canon, furious. Danny understands why, he knows generally speaking that people don't like being spied on. But he's confused on just how angry she is, and is a little irritated by it.

"Why would you do that!" She exclaims, "That's way out of line, Danny."

"How? You spied on me when I was going on dates with Valerie." He narrows his eyes, and points his fork at her, "I'm not blind, I noticed."

"That's different, we told you why we were suspicious. And we don't have ghost powers like you do."

"I don't need ghost powers to sneak around, Sam, you've seen this firsthand. And I just told you why I followed you, I thought he was working with the guys in white--"

"So you think someone can only be interested in me if they're after you?" (this is a paraphrased quote, folks ;D)

"No! If that was the case I would have voiced my concern the moment I thought it. I don't get why you're so angry, you spied too."

Iiits.... a mess. Sam storms off with Gregor, Tucker tags along because okay, yeah, maybe Gregor isn't with the GIW, or maybe last night was a fluke. Either way he ends up tagging along. Danny overhears that conversation between the GIW and Mr. Lancer, and maybe he's right, maybe he's wrong; but something is up.

I've gotten to that scene in the locker room where Gregor tells Danny that he knows he doesn't like him, and I've paused at Danny's reply to say this: Danyal doesn't even bother trying to deny it.

"I know you do not like me."

"You're right; I don't."

"Ah, let me finish. I know you do not like me because you want to protect your friend, Sam, and I respect that."

"...That's correct."

"Good! Because I am going to ask her out."

"I had a feeling you'd say that," he stands up, claps his hand tight on Gregor's shoulder, and leans close to him with a threatening smile, "so you understand me when i say; if you break my best friend's heart, you're as good as dead, right?"

"Ah,, yes. I am so glad we got that cleared out of the way, and now I hope after we can.. how you Americans put it, hang out?"

In the episode he hugs Danny and gives him a la bise (which is that french greeting where you kiss someone on the cheek two or more times) after they end their conversation. But here, when he goes to do that to Danyal, Danny leans away, points an accusatory finger at him, and says; "Absolutely not; we are not close."

The next scene after that is like, end of day. Sam, Tucker, and Gregor walking away. Sam looks over her shoulder to glare at Danny, then gets forlorn. Tucker looks back and just looks forlorn.

(When did I start narrating each scene?? Eh, I'm writing this in brief spurts of time throughout the day. Don't fix what's not broke)

After that there's this whole scene with the two GIW agents that have been chasing Phantom all episode. They're there because they have Tucker's PDA that Skulker took, and it's got the information of their purple backed gorilla assignment on it. They've been going around seeing who Tucker associates with in hopes of catching Phantom.

Uhh ahaha and that is where this gets a little interesting imo, and also allows me to mention that im retconning Danyal's (already) redesigned ghost form. Which I've wanted to retcon even before this moment bc it was just too busy. I'll get to that in a moment.

The GIW suspect Gregor for being the Phantom because of his white hair and green eyes, which is all fine and dandy until you remember: Danyal (and by extension Phantom) has that very noticeable, rather identifiable facial scar that goes across the middle of his fucking face. The GIW could easily suspect that Phantom hides his scar with makeup if he's in disguise, but if they meet a kid with a seemingly identical facial scar and similar disposition? Hoo boy.

Solution? I've got two: Gregor is canonically a kid from Michigan who faked everything to impress Sam. Considering he knows she's gothic and knows that she's ultra-recyclo vegetarian? He probably watched her from afar or got information on her somehow. His hair is dyed, his eyes might just naturally be green, but if he notices that she's got a crush on either Danyal or Phantom? A little sfx makeup could help him recreate a similar looking scar.

My second solution that's gonna happen anyways bc its that suit redesign; Danyal does hide his face as Phantom. Ghosts are emotional creatures and its a popular headcanon that their interests, ambitions, etc, influence the way they look as a ghost, not just their death. A big reoccurring theme of my au is that Danyal did not leave the League unscathed, and that being an assassin is an important part of his identity.

So i'm discarding the hazmat suit look entirely and leaning into the 'assassin' thing. But the general (stylized) feel is like, white ribbon/cloth vambraces that he has used as a garrote at some point, a hood, a gaiter scarf-type thing. I'm keeping the cape. I did a doodle a few days back that's not the official redesign, but a redesign for Phantom. I may reblog this post with that attached because it's got the general feel down. There's very little white involved, but the inside of his cape flares out and looks like the night sky.

Now, the hood and gaiter scarf gets rid of most of the problem, but Danny's hood doesn't stay on all the time, so the GIW have likely seen the upper half of the scar. :] Gregor's own drawn-on scar doesn't have to be 1:1, but it looks close enough, right? A small scar cutting through the edge of his brow and ends right below the corner of his eye. A 'cool, badass' one opposed to Danny's 'garish' scar.

But! Back to the episode scene. Canon Danny gets written off as being 'too prepubescent' to be Phantom, and honestly it'd be hilarious if Danyal was written off for the same reason (he's calling them idiots in his head if they do). But instead -- leaning into the GIW's incompetence here -- he gets written off as being too mature or too talkative. Or something equally as absurd.

Sam breaks up with Gregor for canon reasons, but when Gregor does his "i really like you, but, come on-!" and gestures to tucker, he adds on "and that scary friend of yours too, seriously!"

Things go relatively the same as canon after that. Danny does end up apologizing for spying, however. Sam does it first. Sorrows, prayers, all that.

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Things usually end up changed or different when I actually write it down, so I'd likely add more or adjust different scenes according to the flow of the oneshot. This is just like, a general vibe of how things would go, and where some of the more obvious changes would be if I did write this oneshot.

Hope you enjoyed! Thanks for the ask :]

[clemelntine]

They did it again

Fadel and Style had sex in an abandoned building in the woods and I have never been sane about anything in my life ever, so here are my thoughts and interpretations of that.

Thoughts on the storage room sex and fantasies we saw from FadelStyle in ep 2 and 3

Before we start, I know I'm a bit late. So if you've forgotten this episode, allow me to quickly promote @airenyah and the beautiful summary and analysis she made of Fadel Styles' little journey in episode 4.

Before their sex scene this episode we once again get two scenes that show what each of them wants (or that can at least tell us something about their desires and where they stand)

Style has a sex dream that is just a montage of shots from the storage room. I thought I might find something in the specific shots they used, but its pretty much just a summary of the entire scene (a compilation of highlights, I guess). This does tell us that he liked it. If they had just shown shots from a specific action, it could have indicated that only that was enjoyable to Style. But the entire sex scene being summarized shows that, if anything, all of it was good to Style. I already said in my previous post that Styles fantasy in the host club showed that Style wanted fadel to take control and act on his own desires. This dream only confirms that more.

The dream starts with Fadel saying, "If you want it, I'll give it to you." Which was what he said right before he kissed Style. It makes sense, since it started the sex, now it starts the memory of it. But they could have also started it with Style asking if Fadel doesn't like him a little bit, like the cut in the trailer, or have no words in it at all. Style specifically remembering these words and tying them to the sex in his memory/mind indicate that Style was aware that there weren't that many feelings involved. Fadels words made it sound like he is giving in for the sake of Style, not for anything he wants (maybe to put up a wall, plausible deny ability, or maybe cuz that was part of Fadels motivation). Style knows that and will spend the rest of the episode trying to change their relationship, to also be romantic. I also think (and have said in my previous post) that Style was kind of into the idea of Fadel doing it for him, but that's besides the point.

At first, he seems pretty content, it was a good dream, but after he's woken up and he looks down, there is a look of slight shock and surprise, and he curses. He clearly didn't expect he would be so attracted to Fadel. Didn't think it would affect him this much. I don't doubt that he is aware of his feelings and his attraction, but I think he at least thought he was in control of it. He knew he liked Fadel but didn't expect this to creep up to him like that to make him feel things when he wasn't conscious/aware.

Not technically a fantasy, but Fadel cutting Styles shirt in the kitchen does tell us some things.

In this scene, Fadel is reminded of the lack of control he has over his emotions (just like Style earlier in the morning). Style brings to his attention that Fadel missed Style. This is no new information to Fadel, but for it to be called out like that startles him, brings up his fight or flight a little as he bites back by saying Style is annoying. But Style doesn't back down. He claims that he knows Fadel likes it when Style messes with him. I do think this might have been slightly new information to Fadel. He might have been hiding behind his attraction to Styles body to stop himself from having to admit he likes his personality.

Because that is imidiatly where he takes it. He points the attention back to Styles body by laying him down on the table and cutting his shirt. This is also a sort of response to Style saying he needs to let go of the control. He can't do that yet, just like he can't admit to liking Style on a lever deeper than sex, or at least he won't allow himself. He goes to attack Style, to try and prove him wrong, but also indulge himself a bit. He finds Style hot, and I don't doubt he loved seeing Style laying on the counter like that. Eyes closed full trust in Fadel and very vulnerable. So he challenges that trust by laying scissors on his stomach, no reaction. Style wasn't bluffing when he said he wasn't scared of Fadel. So Fadel goes on, cuts, and then swiftly rips open Styles shirt, a counterattack to the way Style so quickly bared Fadels secrets (and heart, like ripping open his chest).

Style seems to be into it though, a big smile plastered across his face. This is the exact type of stuff we've seen he likes, Fadel acting on his own accord and responding to Style. Most of Styles teasing is to get a reaction out of Fadel, and this is one heck of a reaction. It might not have been Fadel letting go of control like he initially wanted, but it is progress, and Style doesn't mind it (we'll get to losing control later in the episode, of course). And once again, Style places his hands on Fadel in an encouraging way. Not exactly holding Fadel down, but signaling that he wants him close.

And that is what finally brings us to the woods. As soon as Fadel dragged Style away from the meeting, I wondered if they were really going to have sex again. Even considered Fadel might be into whatever that is. But then he decided to drive Style (who willingly got into the car, that man's trust surprises me every episode) to the middle of nowhere and just leave him. I don't think he had any ill intent. He probably just wanted to scare Style, but that clearly didn't work. Style even said: I know you're going to kill me, but I'm not scared. And I believe him. He continuously sees that Fadel is dangerous and capable of harm but continues to return every time.

Style initiates the kiss. He had previously let Fadel take control cause he wanted to do/see what Fadel wanted. Because although Style might have been very annoying and provocative, he does seem to know and understand the vulnerability that comes with sex. He even points out multiple times that he doesn't want a one night stand and isn't the type of person to just bang and bail. Style knows and feels the connection that sex creates and requires. So Style is scared of taking that too far with Fadel, and he had been letting Fadel do what he wanted. But in the woods, Style just got verbal confirmation that the thing Fadel wants is Style. It might not have been direct, but what Fadel said is as much of a confession as Style will need, and he finally takes the liberty to make the firsts move, to be active.

(Also I realize the kisses in the locker room were initiated by Style but because those weren't really with the intentions of going anywhere and were more to tease Fadel and test the waters, I didn't include them I this conversation. This was also before Style developed a genuine interest in Fadel)

This is also a big change for Fadel. So far, he had been the one to act during their intercourse. It was a way to take control of the situation (but also, as @nnnn99999 pointed out in this post, it gave space for him to slip up. He was able to do anything and let himself go, got too into it, still inevitably lost control). Framing the sex as being for Style might also have been a way for Fadel to distance himself from it slightly. View it as just an act, a service to be given out. It couldn't all have been for Style, though. There were too many kisses placed along his skin to convince me of that. Fadel likes Style, and he likes making him happy/satisfied.

But now it was Styles' turn, and we immediately see parallels as well as differences. @secriden already documented and showed these really well in this post (the side by side screenshots really help visualize it better).

The similarity in hand placement (both of them placing a hand on the others jaw/neck during the first kiss if the scenes) might be Style mirroring what Fadel did. A strategy often used to build connection. But I doubt Style knows of this or even thought if it during this time (although it might still have had the same effect on Fadel). I assume Style held Fadels face like that, two hands with one behind his neck, to keep him in place or position him better. Fadel having the same intentions when he did it as well (and maybe a slight choking kink, who knows).

Both of the scenes are bathed in blue lighting, which often signifies coldness. And although that makes sense for their first time in the storage room (them not really connecting emotionally), it doesn't fit the scene in the abandoned building very well. This cold can, however, also be a calm feeling. This could signify that in the abandoned building, they are at ease. After the high tension confession, Style settles the mood by telling Fadel that it is okay to love, and it makes them both feel more comfortable. After that, their blue lighting no longer shows their emotional distance but their content feelings. The singular light illuminating them from above also creates a feeling of intimacy.

After Fadel kisses him, instead of sitting back and letting him do what he wants, Style decides to take the upper hand and initiate once again. He first lifts Fadels shirt, swiftly caresses the skin under it, and them moves quickly down to his pants. Style puts his hand in Fadels pants and does so with a very watchful eye. He observes Fadel and tries to keep as much eye contact as he can, a direct contrast with Fadel in the first scene who focused all of his attention on burying his face in Styles skin. Both are actions of desire, both show a clear interest in pleasing the other while still taking in as much satisfaction from the action for themselves as well.

Whereas Fadel kissing every inch of Styles skin shows an active determination to make him feel good (and of course enjoy Styles skin). Style looking at Fadel for the reaction he gives (something he also does when teasing Fadel, once again he wants to see what Fadel thinks, wants him to respond and go along) shows that, he this time too wants Fadel to get pleasure out of it. Last time, he thought that could be achieved by letting him do his thing (letting him use Style as a way to get to his own climax). This time, he knows Fadel likes and wants him and decides to take action into his own hands: he will be the one to make Fadel happy. And as we see by the look on Styles face, he too gets off on Fadels pleasure.

Their eye contact also indicate they have a deeper connection now. The eyes are the gateway to the soul, and after Fadels confession, they are both ready to face that.

Fadel is shocked at first. This isn't something that he would assume Style would do and isn't something he had shown to like. But as soon as the surprise wears of he gets into it. And it is finally time for Fadel to let go of control. He already gave up a lot of his control when he confessed to liking Style because a lot of the reason why Fadel felt like he had the upper hand was because Style was pursuing and following him (their interactions depended on wether Fadel went allong or not, he was able to control that). Now that he admits he likes him back, they are on even playing ground and ready to pursue each other equally. And with Style jerking him off it seems like their relationship is finally building more trust as well as being more 50/50.

Another point I liked is the focus on Fadel laying his hand on Styles hip. This is a beautiful contrast with the way his hand hovered over Styles hip when he kissed him in the locker rooms. Back in the lockerrooms he didn't trust Style yet and wasn't interested in him (at least not emotionally/romantically)

And that's why this time, at the car, when Style asks if Fadel wants to date and gives his flirty little reason, Fadel agrees. Over the course of the episode, since his sexy dream, Styles has tried to build a stronger relationship with Fadel, and it had finally come to fruition. When he now teases Fadel, he goes along, and when he shows his emotions, Fadel responds. It's like his demeanor shifts, and he realizes that Style is actually serious about wanting to date him.

I also really like how Style says specifically, "What you said to me just now, I feel the same way, y'know? This isn't just Style telling Fadel that he likes him, Style is reminding Fadel of his own feelings, affirming them. He does this a lot. He did it in the kitchen when he repeated that Fadel misses him. He did it in the storage room when pointing out that fadel likes him a little. Style is pretty good at reading people, and repeating that back to them not only acknowledges those feelings but also shows that Style cares and is putting in effort. It's also fun to see him teasing Fadel with the fact that he is easy to read because fadel doesn't want to be

There is a lot to be said about the last quarter of the episode and how knowing the truth changes Styles behavior but for that you'll have to go somewhere else. @secredin made a really good post about it.

Forgive me if this is a lil shit and reads like ass. I'm just trying to get my thoughts down on paper so I can move on. Anyways I'm finally gonna go watch episode 5 now!!

[dont-open-dead-inside-net]

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watched the new 911 :/

[corawithfanfiction]

I Should've Kissed You Longer I Steve Rogers x Fem!Reader

Episode 1

prologue - episode 2

summury: Steve Rogers is re-injured during the mission and buried in the ice again, and as he lies unconscious waiting for the captain to come to him - if that's possible - all you can do is write a letter to the man you love.

warnings: loss, denial, uncertainty of death, memory loss, no contact, obscurity, mourning, unconsciousness.

(3555 word)

MY MASTERLIST! - EVENTS!

This is an original story and may not be copied or translated into another language without permission!

Thursday, June 27th, noon

We found you. It wasn't very difficult, I guess that's what it takes to be in 2019.

You hit the ice, Steve, for the second time. You did it again, you sacrificed yourself. You made it back the first time, what about the second? I hope you come back.

Many things can go wrong; amnesia at best. That's why I'm writing you this, hoping for the best, so that instead of spending days trying to convince you, you read this and remember it. Maybe you can call it laziness, but it's faster this way. We should not waste a single hour anymore, and we hope to have years that we can consume.

Let's get back to the topic, I don't want to bore you with these cheap and unnecessary introductory words that reek of literature.

It took us three hours to find your precise location and twenty hours to reach you. I haven't slept for about thirty-five hours, I haven't eaten anything, I probably wouldn't even drink coffee if it wasn't for Tony's pushing. He keeps saying he'd be sorry if you knew. He says I shouldn't be tired, that I should take care of you more vigorously when you wake up. I don't seem to know these things.

Coulson, Coulson said the doctors thought it best to thaw you out slowly. What do you mean, slowly thaw? Thaw? They treat you like a frozen piece of meat, the way they treat you when I'm supposed to be the one in charge… I'm not the one taking care of you because Fury thinks I'll get emotional. Of course I will! You are my only love. How could he think that I would turn a blind eye to God knows what kind of neglect they subjected you to there? I am more authorized than all of them, I am better than all of them, I graduated from the best universities in the country. I could pierce their meninges with one finger.

Don't be intimidated or think what kind of maniac is this, I am calmer in everyday life. But as you can see, they act so stupid that it causes pain in my frontal lobe.

They took you to a room. They will warm your body by slowly raising the room temperature. To protect your neurons. Have they never learned protein structure? The cold only stops the enzymes, it does no damage. The reason hypodermia is fatal is that everything is done with enzymes and as it gets colder the enzymes become less active or stop working. Since enzymes are also proteins… of course, if they raise the temperature too fast, some of your systems may be damaged due to shock.

I can only watch your dark blue, disfigured silhouette through the frosted glass of the room you're in. You're standing far away so you're indistinct, the frosted glass is a good obstacle, I have to admit. Still, the frosted glass on the wall has become a little more transparent than when we first arrived.

You're wearing my favorite costume of late. Black to navy blue stretch fabric, with a silver star in the center of the chest and lines resembling spread wings like on the Falcons. Brown leather straps on your shoulders, accompanied by a magnet at the junction. So you can carry your shield comfortably.

They haven't shown you to me yet, I didn't make too much trouble because I don't know how I'll see you. Maybe it's more hopeless than I thought, or maybe the frostbite hasn't done your beautiful face any good. But believe me, I still remember the image of you from yesterday morning in every detail.

I hope I don't have to be content with that moment forever.

I think that's it, but you know, life is beautiful in a way,

like Mercedes, like summer, like you, like an extra letter, like a last chance.

I love u,

Y/N

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[the-aleator]

endeavour musings, xi

featuring: Degüello s6e4

Absolutely one of the best episodes in the whole series. It hits with a punch and then escalates from there. But I know if I try to talk about all the parts I loved, I'll just wind up watching the whole episode again, so I'll just mention a few things: 1. I love that the Pelican ad saves Bright. It's a moment of eucatastrophe that is the brilliant essence of this episode. It is our moments of integrity, even in the face of utter humiliation, that redeem us. We have the same arc repeat: Thursday's relationship with Box saves his and Morse's life; Morse's care for Strange saves his career; DeBryn's care for Morse motivates him in the face of certain death. 2. It's this, by the way, that I believe makes this particular episode so satisfying: victory snatched out of certain defeat, by means inglorious. It almost makes up for the emotional resolution problems of the rest of s6. Does it make up for it? I want to say that it's supposed to mimic a tiny resolution of the fallout of unexpressed unexplored trauma of s2-5, but if that's the case, it's not satisfying enough. (I'll repeat my complaints from Quartet: the blend of realism / theatricality doesn't totally work over s6). 3. So far the song I've seen identified for the UK release that Thursday listens to is "Mexicali Rose" by Jim Reeves. I have to admit: I actually prefer the custom song, "Degüello" they released with the international version.

4. MORSE: "You know, there is a line. I just hope that you're on the right side of it." One of the fascinating things I think about this line is how Morse's claim here has changed from Coda. It's not "we hold the line" anymore. He can't claim a personal integrity (neither can Thursday, cf "I am the law") or an idealism of the law as justice. Thursday tops this with his "Morse is an idealist" line, which is so tender and sorrowful that it could make you cry. It's not true, not anymore, but everyone wants to believe it. 5. Integritas & animal imagery. I don't think it's a coincidence that we get a prominent image of the "Horse & Jockey" door sign when Thursday goes to return the money to Box.

THURSDAY: Is he running you, or you running him? McGyffin ?: It's all right, Ronnie. Why don't you go and wait by the car, eh? THURSDAY Guess that answers that. Is he working you with his foot, or what?

And of course, we have Jago's line, "He's your dog," that Thursday flings back in Jago's face. Integrity makes Thursday a man who can make his own decisions, not under the sway of someone else -- not an animal to be used by someone else. 6. Having regained his integrity, Thursday gets the ultimatum: "It's you or Morse." I think the subtleties of this scene are worth pulling out. Morse tells him what he's figured out -- but before that, we get a scene of Thursday coming out of the elevator, and just looking at Morse. The camera lingers.

THURSDAY: Say you're right... people like that... it only goes one way. MORSE: What are you saying? THURSDAY: It's a hiding to nothing. You want another Blenheim Vale? You've gotta let it drop. MORSE: Who are you trying to protect? Box? THURSDAY: That what you think? MORSE: It wasn't, but maybe I was wrong, and everyone else is right. THURSDAY: About what? MORSE: About you. I thought I knew who you were, but this year, I barely recognise you. THURSDAY: Always given me too much credit. I'm not what you think. MORSE: What is going on? THURSDAY: You've got to let it go. MORSE: I can't. THURSDAY: That's an order!

I think there's a temptation here (as in a number of reviews I read) to see Thursday as giving in. The real tragedy here is that Thursday is trying over and over again to protect Morse. Remember, Thursday has already had his stoke himself up by listening to music and apologise to Win scene before the telephone rings. Burkitt has already told him: bring Morse out tomorrow and we can sort this out. I would argue that Thursday has already made up his mind and his course of action. He's ordering Morse (You've) to give it up to buy himself time to get to Wicklesham tomorrow and take out the problem. In the you-or-Morse, he's planning on sacrificing himself in a final showdown. Hence Degüello. Like Strange moving him back to CID, Morse doesn't realize this. 7. Like so many other episodes in this series, that sortof happens. Jago has Thursday at gunpoint -- an recreation of Blenheim Vale. But Morse has a gun this time! Except, when Thursday tells him "Put him down," Morse retorts, "We can all still walk out of here alive." Morse is wrong here; Thursday is right -- it is a hiding to nothing. I also think it's fascinating how Thursday-the-heart is associated with will here (which Morse lacks, and will always lack--a different tragedy). But this whole episode he's been associated with reason: "I had a mad half hour," Thursday says about himself. ("I'm thinking straighiit for the first time in a long while.") I don't think it's an accident that Jago is going to shoot him in the head! 8. Which brings us to my favorite part of this episode: Dr Nicholson. I read a bunch of reviews talking about this is weird sub-plot that doesn't go anywhere, but this is the essence of the whole episode, and arguably of s6. We see Morse and Thursday confront Nicholson about the two Hebrew words: "Truth" and "Death" in front of the well at St Edmund Hall, where the following words, from Isaiah 12:3, are carved on the well-head: “HAVRIETIS AQVAS IN GAVDIO DE FONTIBVS SALVATORIS” (“With joy, you will draw water from the wells of salvation”). It's our motif of Redemption, returning. It's about something that happened more than 25 years before, during the War. About a man and his daughter, Deborah, who died at Mittelbau-Dora. The use of this particular labor camp immediately ties it back to Thursday (thank you @too-antigonish): "I know Mittelbau. V2 rockets." (And we've been using 'know' in this episode both experientially and literally.) Finally, having solved the mystery, they confront Dr Nicholson, who, in a very surprising subversion is not guilty of anything, except that everything he did and could have done was not enough to save his friend.

NICHOLSON: Emil's work was flawed. Terribly, monstrously flawed! A-a-as I read through his notes, it became clear to me, and it would have been obvious to anyone else who saw that he had suffered some kind of breakdown. ( Sighs ) I mean, his mind... oh, his beautiful... wonderful mind, all... unravelling there before me on the pages. The, er... anxiety and stress of his situation, the worry for his family. Well, it must have, erm... So, er... we burnt his notebooks. MORSE: You destroyed them? NICHOLSON: What else should I have done? I had to protect him from those devils. They might have taken his life, but I swore to be resolved that they would not take his reputation. He was my friend and... ...I failed him. Er... I've carried the shame of that failure... my failure, for more than 25 years. Now, I'm a man profoundly without faith... but I promise you, not a day has gone by when I have not, with utter humility... said the Mourner's Kaddish for Emil Baumgarten and his murdered family.

It's a masterclass in acting, and also, the camera is exclusively focused on Morse and Nicholson, until Morse looks uncomfortably sidewise ("He was my friend and I failed him.") Then we can see him looking uncomfortably sidewise at Thursday ("I've carried the shame of that failure...my failure for more than 25 years"). Dr Baumgarten is meant as an exspy of Thursday; Nicholson, of Morse. That failure, that failure. Here endeth the lesson.

[violetmuses]

No Angel - R. Reigns (Part 3) 🖤

Fandom: WWE 

Character: Roman Reigns 

Pairing: Roman Reigns + Female Reader

Part 1 

Part 2

Author's Note: Hi! Here's the finale. Thank you so much for reading. - V. 💜  @adoresmiles @miss-kuki-nz

=====

Once Wrestlemania season joined that rearview mirror this year, life moved on.  

The incredible experience flashed through your mind like a movie and you would always remember what happened over this short time. 

Just scoring tickets by an absolute miracle last year would change everything. 

After watching that insane episode of “Monday Night Raw,” you planned to book another flight and leave, but not without protest from Roman. 

“You don't have to go.” Roman held your face as calloused yet gentle hands stayed warm. 

“It was fun.” You tried to make this point all over again. 

“We don't need to stop talking.” Reigns attempted back. 

“I can't stay...” Your own voice struggled this time around. “I'll need a minute…”

“What's wrong?” His Southern accent nearly whispered. 

For the first time since you met Roman, nerves leveled higher and higher. 

Even genuine embarrassment began to wash over your mind. 

“It's money.” Your words admitted the truth to Reigns.

By no means wealthy, you couldn't live out of suitcases just to follow everyone around. 

“You can't buy the plane ticket?” Roman frowned and held your laptop, picking up his reading glasses to scroll. 

“I have my reservation, but we might not see each other for a while. I can't afford taking many other trips.” You eased him away from this laptop. 

“Don’t even worry about that.” Reigns topped his glasses for a moment. “I'm on a break anyway, so I'll figure something out.” 

“Listen…” Your heart knew so much better at this point. “Don't change anything for me. You deserve to recover in private.” 

“I will…” Once again, silence grounded in all directions because Roman left work behind. “After dealing with Mania, I just don't want you to be alone, not for long anyway.” 

“I'll be alright.” Kissing his nose, you tried to help Reigns feel better.  “Just let me go first.” 

____

Even while packing luggage to finally head out this morning, your mind drifted. 

Purposely taking a shower without you, Roman stepped out naked between misting air as those dark tresses loomed around his chiseled face. 

How dare you? Your thoughts would almost scream once Reigns bit his lip to expose the graying beard. 

Now, space dwindled more and more when Roman beckoned your path closer.

As tribal ink marked one end of that dominant frame, the tattoo sleeve of his arm just woke your own senses even further. What time is it again?

“Please?” His deep voice almost whispered as gentle lips found the crook of your neck. 

“My clothes.” Water began to trickle down your outfit, but Reigns didn't care. 

“Just stay a little longer.” Kisses wouldn't escalate, though his chemistry with you settled. 

“Okay.” You agreed at last, making love to say goodbye. 

***** 

Despite taking this much-needed break and sorting private affairs, modern legend Roman Reigns would still greet one lonesome mansion. 

His beloved family members landed different milestones, yet Roman quickly found himself thinking of you again. 

At first, evening phone calls traded once more to avoid an issue between schedules, but Reigns just couldn't help himself while talking one night. 

“Should I book my own trip?” His deep voice gritted to meet this late hour. 

“No. Behave.” You've settled your phone during another video chat. 

“Maybe I don't want to…” Roman arched his brow for a second. “What are you doing?”

“I'll have some time off.” No matter what, you kept smiling toward his direction. 

“There it is.” Roman quickly welcomed his chance to visit. “I'll see you soon.” 

“Oh no!” You almost laughed out loud while trying to stop him, but Reigns disconnected anyhow. 

*****

This doorbell rang not long after you returned home from work. 

Checking that peephole, you jokingly casted both eyes toward the ceiling before opening up. 

Wearing this casual athletic set and keeping luggage behind him, Roman stood on that porch with the biggest smile on his face. 

“I didn't think you'd travel so early. Hi!” You nearly giggled when Roman dropped the suitcase and opened both arms, lifting your weight seconds later. 

“Hey. I'm not ready to fight on TV again, but it definitely wouldn't hurt to see your face.” Roman chuckled. 

“Thank you.” Bashful, you almost turned away from him as Reigns moved luggage toward another spot. “I just cooked, but give me a second…” 

“All right.” At long last, Roman greeted your personal space. Drifting hotels and always slugging jetlag for Wrestlemania finally ended. 

_____

Welcoming this small yet cozy guest room, Reigns understood limits and knew so much better. 

Taking charge in your home stood out of the question. 

“How was dinner?” You finished cleaning up that kitchen, yet Roman smirked. 

“Delicious, but I have another idea.” Reigns stood up from the table. 

Just when Roman leaned closer, his phone buzzed in the living room out of nowhere. 

“Sorry.” The apology seemed unexpected, but you didn't know what else to say. 

Not leaving you, Reigns held hands for a moment as he picked up the call. 

“Hello?” Frustrated,  Roman smoothed the black and grey patterns of one beard while this messy bun topped dark hair. 

“Roman?” Adam Pearce called once more and Reigns didn't know what to think. “I'm so sorry for disturbing you, but we need to confirm your next appearance.” 

“What are you talking about?” Reigns defended himself. “No matter what show I book, the team knows exactly how my schedule works.”

“I'm aware, but unless you need to skip the draft again like last year, there's no excuse.” Adam explained more. 

“I won't answer right now because you know better.” Reigns almost grumbled and held back anger in your home. “Have everyone put details in writing if y'all want to negotiate.” 

“Yes, Sir. Apologies.” Pearce ended the conversation moments later. 

Silence fell this evening, but Roman kissed your cheek to calm down before bed. 

Opening both arms as Roman hugged you once more, quiet but profound emotion lingered. 

“I'm so tired…” For once, Reigns sniffled and three words broke your heart. 

“I'm sorry…” You tried, but nothing seemed to help yet. 

Gentle tears would dampen his face. “Like I said to Adam, they know better than to call me without documents.” 

“Don't worry right now. It's late.” Waking up in the morning could give another chance to respond with fresh eyes. 

“Yeah.” Roman pulled himself together and veiled embarrassment over crying with you. 

Exhausted, Roman found the bedroom and chose to dream in your arms, looking for something better. 

******

As Reigns skipped an upcoming “Backlash” event, Roman wouldn't officially return until “Money In The Bank” lined up by summer. 

Though still recovering, Roman kept pulling many efforts and spent as much time with you as possible, considering how life moved again. 

“Jimmy! How did you lose last night?” Almost cracking up in your living room, Roman put Jimmy on speaker during this important phone call. 

“Listen. Solo pinned Fenix, Uce! That's not my fault.” Jimmy defended his singles run after losing one chance to reach Money In The Bank.

“Stop yelling, Jimmy!” You continued making lunch. 

“Sorry!” Jim realized his mistake of messing with you and calmed down on the other line. “Now enough about me. Has Ro left a toothbrush at your place yet?”

“That's none of your business, knucklehead!” You turned around and corrected Jimmy from a distance while Roman set the kitchen table. 

“Whatever. I'll check on Uce another time. Love you both.” Amused regardless, Jimmy hung up Roman's call sooner than later. 

____

“I'll have to leave again.” Roman offered news during this meal. 

“Aw.” Your face pouted. “Should I drop you off at the airport, though?”

“No, thank you. It's okay.” Reigns tried smiling for you at this point. 

“Hold on.” You realized another moment and left the kitchen, puzzling Roman. 

“Where did you go?” Reigns didn't know what to think yet, but you answered. 

“Don't move. Just close your eyes!” You almost giggled once more. 

“All right.” Roman veiled his perfect brown eyes as you wanted. 

“Okay, I'm right back in the kitchen.” Your voice detailed this chance while Roman faced slight darkness. “Look!”

When Reigns opened his eyes, this adorable cake topped the kitchen table. 

“Just in case we can't celebrate your birthday together, I thought…” You wanted to see his smile. 

“Aw. This is beautiful. You didn't have to get anything, but I really appreciate it.” Reigns walked around the table and kissed you, grateful. 

“You're welcome.” You gently took this compliment. 

“As good as this cake looks, you just ruined my diet!” Joking with laughter about the cake, Reigns tapped your nose. 

“Hush! Sugar won't hurt.” You played this game right back. 

“I know.” Roman traded one flirty glance before walking away. 

______

“Wanna visit my place?” While leaving, Reigns tried to distract you once more. “That house is too quiet.”

“Not yet. I'll see you later. Deal?” As Roman's break continued, you knew better and waited for TV instead. 

Failing to recover safely would hold back his progress now. 

“Even though I can't stand missing you, that's a deal.” Roman smiled against your lips just before headlights flashed near living room windows. 

“I don't want you to be late. Go!” Almost swatting this man away, you giggled trying to push him out the door. 

And now we wait. 

_______

With each passing day, time would move all over again as you settled back and faced personal choices alone. 

Returning from work once more, you found another wonderful bouquet at home as this envelope waited along. 

Sis, 🫂 

It's been too long since we've hung out, but I have something for you. 🎉 

Wanna see Saturday Night's Main Event?! We'll cover everything. 💰 🎟 

Let me know! 🤔 

-Jey 🖤

No longer handling mundane routines this time around, you welcomed another opportunity and ended up calling your brother, ready to go. 

*****

“Thank you for inviting me. This spot looks amazing!” Gaining another experience this evening, you noticed the special box suite. 

“Surprise!” Uso beamed his smile past favorite grills. “Stepped up my game after winning the championship.” 

“Not bad.” You messed with Jey one last time before he left for the match. “Stay safe and kick ass out there.” 

Watching your talented brother roll out, cheering leveled higher and higher around the building as his theme song picked up.

Let's go! You thought of happiness and lounged  

from paradise. 

_____

Though Naomi didn't reach the official match card, visiting this event still crossed her mind.

“Hi!” You almost squealed when Naomi turned the corner and looked for this overdue hug. More vibrant curls styled around her face. 

“We needed something good! I'm so happy to see you.” Nay pulled back from you and sat down to watch Jey's match, feeling better already. 

“You'll figure this out.” You advised. Even while leading one new villain arc, Naomi struggled with character motion since Jade Cargill returned. 

“I always do.” Nay kept motivation high because there's no other choice. “Now let's see if this fool retains.”

“Of course!” You almost giggled, prepared to watch Jey battle his next opponent as champion. 

*****

“Ro, you good?” Roman's cousin Jimmy Uso questioned this moment while Reigns stood near the VIP entrance. 

“If I don't say anything, she'll never know how I feel.” Thinking about you, Reigns almost whispered through his dark voice. 

“Don't worry. At least you spoke up.” Jimmy brightened that infectious smile no matter what happened with you and Reigns. 

“Damn.” Roman nearly chuckled around Jim despite feeling nervous. “You always know how to help.”

“Here is your winner and STILL the World Heavyweight Champion - Main Event Jey Uso!” An announcement woke up this corridor and cheering resounded from that box suite. 

“Everything will be fine, Uce. See you in a minute.” Still thinking of Roman's chance with you, Jimmy looked out for his cousin and would celebrate once more. 

For the first time since leaving you to finish his recovery,  butterflies almost jumped as Reigns planned to see your face again. 

All or nothing. 

_____

As Jim and Naomi cheered to welcome Jey's achievement this time around, you realized that energy shifted.

Another person walked into the box suite, yet strong arms held your waist before you could even talk. 

His “lethal” but outstanding cologne would ground this moment even further. 

When you turned around, Roman smiled against your lips and couldn't stop himself from blushing. 

“Hi.” Your voice greeted Roman as expected, bashful. 

“Hey. Can we talk after the show?” Reigns tried to settle his nerves. 

“Yeah.” Given no other choice, you couldn't ask many questions as more and more noise echoed in all directions. 

“Okay.” Roman agreed on this plan with you, but quickly mentioned Jey. “Now, don't get your hopes up. I won't say yeet again.”

“Please?” For a moment here, you jokingly pouted with gorgeous eyes that would always melt The Tribal Chief. 

“No. Don't do that.” Roman tried, but even when his smile returned, nothing changed. 

“Fine!” You groaned through Roman's denial,  prompting Jim and Naomi to laugh out loud. 

______

After John Cena retained his championship this evening, almost everyone settled in the box suite grumbled when feel-good icon R-Truth lost. 

“No, Truth! Why?!” Jimmy turned up dramatic behavior and pretended to  cry in front of the television. 

“It's okay, babe!” Naomi moved Jim out of the room. “The year isn't over. Even without Truth fighting him, John could always lose this belt.”

“Truth!” Jim would echo hilarious pain no matter what. 

Hiding this moment to crack up over Jimmy's antics, you turned away from Roman. 

Reigns tapped your nose and guided another conversation elsewhere tonight. 

*****

“It's important.” Reigns held your hand in this private room to ditch other guests. 

“Did you cancel an appearance for Money In The Bank?” You almost freaked out while considering his professional choices. 

“No.” Roman stood tall with this absolute declaration.  “Come hell or high water,  I promise to be there. Don't even worry about that.”

“Is it health related, do you need anything?” Your heart instantly dropped. Who knows what took place during silence?

“Hold on…” Reigns failed to ground this moment as you walked back and forth, stressed. 

“Shit! You work part-time, but what if something happens on TV?” Too many questions swarmed your racing mind here.

“Princess…” Roman tried to step closer, but you flinched away on the verge of tears. 

“No, Roman!” This time, you can't take his secret anymore. “What's going on? You're walking on eggshells again. Either say something or I'm done!” 

“Want the truth - huh? Wanna know why I'm even here right now?” Reigns defended himself without thinking twice. 

“I'll go. You don't want anyone else to leave, but I'm fucking scared! Tell me the truth, Roman.” It's like you can't even hurt personal anger. 

“I love you!” As feelings trembled, his three unexpected words stopped everything. 

“What?” Struck by disbelief, you slowly turned around. 

“I'm grateful to wake up at all, but nothin’ makes sense without you.” Roman whispered through his emotions. “I can't…I can't do this unless you're around. I love you.” 

“I...I love you, too.” Finally expressing yourself to Roman, you welcomed his embrace and kissed him, joining this brand-new chapter.

*****

Once life moved again, you grounded the relationship with Roman and could finally spend that much-needed quality time together. 

“Don't start grilling out here.” You entered this backyard patio of the Reigns mansion. “You'll summon family members like a ghost.” 

“As long as food's involved at some point, they'll be around.” Ro knew better and chuckled. 

“It's beautiful today.” You smiled as warm sunlight illuminated everywhere. 

“Do you want to invite people over?” Reigns turned from the closed grill and watched your path. 

“Hm…” Even as your face would pout over thoughts, you looked so pretty and the “view” almost distracted him. 

Not declining your idea though, Reigns would stop daydreaming. 

“I'll go make some phone calls.” Casting both eyes upward, Roman topped his sunglasses and walked right back into the house. 

Laughing for a moment, you smiled past your shoulder. 

____

Some invitations dropped out for whatever reason, but you didn't really care, just grateful to see anyone who showed up this afternoon. 

“Turn up the music or something! I'm ready to party.” Jimmy Uso returned his infectious smile and entered the backyard. 

“Hi, Jim.” You greeted back, always happy to see your brother. Meanwhile, Naomi began prepping for TV again. 

“Hey.” Jimmy pointed near the back gate. “Got another surprise for you. D, hurry up!”

Before long, Damian Priest emerged wearing his favorite baseball jersey over dark pants and matching shoes. Jewelry beamed against his shirt without fail. 

“Hi. Congratulations, Mr. Boulevard!” Joking, you recently found out that Damian earned his own street sign in New York. 

“Boulevard? I like that!” Priest grinned toward you while dodging sunlight and expressed visiting Roman's mansion. “Now let's see what's going on here. I've heard a lot about this place.” 

“He doesn't like people.” Jimmy clipped, leading Damian elsewhere. 

Turning around, you watched your brothers reach the kitchen and start messing with Roman, humored as always. 

______

With everyone gone now, comfortable silence loomed in each corner of this large property when gentle shades could drift along the sky. 

“Need anything?” You would always check on Roman. 

“Um-um.” Reigns would guide your own path to bed. “C'mere.” 

Protective arms held your waist as both of you settled between covers, yet Roman couldn't settle down. 

“What's wrong?” Switching positions to mount him instead, blankets rustled and you knew much better. “You're flinching.”

Reaching out, you smoothed back the dark curling tresses of Roman's long and gorgeous hair, quietly thinking of his late father Sika. 

It didn't help that Ro kept this beard and still favored well-known genes. 

“I wanted you to meet him at some point.” As if noticing your inner dialogue, Reigns whispered through shadows. 

“I'm sorry…” You kissed his nose, trying to ease this private conversation. 

“Listen.” Roman caressed your face while sitting against these pillows and glancing up. 

“Yes?” You didn't know what to think, but followed his lead anyway. 

“If anything happens to me, I love you. I love you so much…” His promise wavered through quiet fear again. 

“No.” Leaving the warmth of his embrace, you grabbed this robe and crossed your arms. “Don't you dare start talking like that.”

“I'm not trying to scare you again, but…” Roman struggled once more. 

“We've been through enough, Ro.” Your eyes looked for space without leaving him.  “You can't…”

I know…I know… I'm sorry.” Realizing his mistake of bringing up this conversation, Roman tried to remember the day instead. 

Your smile. The laughter with friends and loved ones. Bright sunlight after facing too much rain, real or not. 

In reality this time around, Roman understood that you just wanted something good to last. His own storyline for television prompted enough chaos. 

“I'm standing right here. We can handle anything together, just talk to me.” You declared, refusing to walk away. 

Loyalty. That's all I've wanted back. Cherishing your heart even more, Reigns nearly wept in silence. 

*****

Traveling to lock down that upcoming “Money In The Bank” special, palm trees shadowed one bright landscape in almost every direction. 

For the first time since falling in love with each other, you visited Roman's “home away from home.” 

“It's about time! Welcome to the stomping ground.” With Jey still hustling for episodes of “Monday Night Raw,” Jim raved when you showed up. 

Both of the Uso twins were proudly born in California.

“Jimmy? If you shout one more time, I'm switching floors.” Nearly aggravated through longtime jet lag, Roman veiled sunglasses on purpose. 

“Booking another hotel room doesn't make sense anyway. Why not bunk with me?” Jimmy tried to settle his cousin once more. 

“I'm not staying with you anymore. This ain't high school.” Roman furrowed his brow toward Jimmy and still noted your presence in the living room. 

“Got my sister spoiled.” Almost chiding Reigns this time around, Jimmy scoffed and watched you order room service. 

“I'll kick you out of here.” Roman would keep grumbling. “Shut your mouth.” 

“Really, Uce?” Jimmy almost sized up. “I'll warn you just like TV years ago - I'm nobody's bitch.” 

Yanking his sunglasses off, Roman stood and closed the private door, frustrated at last. 

“Say that again…” Reigns moved closer, seeing flames hotter than crimson. 

“Stop telling people how to operate just because you don't run shit anymore.” Heading out of the room, Jimmy ignored Roman and bid farewell to you, gracious enough despite his feelings. 

_____

“Ready?” Standing behind the scenes during that main event, you held this case as Roman loosened his dark hair and shook tresses, plotting revenge. 

“It's time.” Standing close enough to reach the moment himself, two locks clicked, opening this case between hints of silence. 

For the first time in several years, one dangerous shade of gold would blind this planet. 

No games. No tears. No hiding. 

Watching Roman wrap the sleeve around his dominant hand, you nodded and almost grinned for a moment when his lip began to curl. 

His own arrogance just kept moving higher and higher to promise mayhem as the final segment continued playing from this large television. 

“Get him…” Without ever leaving this room, your words signaled the live match lights to almost powered away and thousands began to shriek. 

“What the hell?” On television, Seth Rollins glanced around in all directions, absolutely puzzled before shoving his opponent down. 

Dark chords played more and more as this quiet soundtrack would reveal itself, yet blue spotlights started to flicker throughout the passing melody. 

“Oh no!” Commentators almost panicked and fans screamed even louder, waiting. 

“Wait! Don't do this.” Seth can't believe what's going on. 

Sadly unable to even kiss your cheek, Roman charged forward to leave this room and planned to attack his brother. Enough was enough. 

*****

“Oh my God! Roman Reigns just flew out of midair with a Superman Punch.” Announcers could barely hear themselves right now. 

By an absolute miracle, Rollins stumbled in posh boots and still wanted the fight. Even his previous opponent vanished from the ring just to avoid Reigns. 

“Ooh-wa!” Lining one of the turnbuckles, Reigns called skyward as thousands of voices cheered  right back and prepared to watch destruction. 

“You can't run anymore. Here we go, ladies and gentlemen.” Commentators warned Rollins beyond so much. “Spear! Now Reigns will absolutely punish his brother from The Shield.”

Referees scrambled to end this moment, but The Tribal Chief flinched away from everyone and snatched this microphone out of nowhere. 

“California!” Roman shouted, bringing this crowd into another frenzy of excitement. 

“OTC!” Joyous fans chanted in the building over and over again. 

“Acknowledge me!” Smirking down as Roman dropped that microphone near Seth's fallen body, Reigns lifted one finger, marching back and forth while credits rolled out. 

This ring will always be mine, no matter what happens next! Roman declared. 

_____

Heading right back to you, Roman locked this private door and knelt. No amount of typical exhaustion would describe his current state. 

This time around, his physique drained sweat along nerves, but you didn't even care and embraced the man who became your best friend. 

Those deep brown eyes looked at your pretty face, but Roman struggled as tears began to fall. 

Holding your waist to anchor both trembling hands, Roman wanted to try to speaking. 

The dark tresses of his long hair barely veiled surrender in your arms. 

“Baby...”

“Take it easy. I'm right here.” Your kindness  would turn down the noise. So much noise. 

Though able to stand without embarrassing himself, Roman stepped closer and moved nose to nose, just taking your presence while silent. 

You wrapped both arms around him just to ground his body further. 

“I'm still scared.” His voice trembled against your sweet lips. 

“The future is unknown but remember that you'll always have me.” Your vow eased his racing heart at last.