#Ill start adding more to the rest of my pics when I get the free time

[kaijumydude]

[ID: Two pencil drawn images. The top image is of a bust of a brown skinned person with long, messy, and dark hair with a short beard. They are wearing a loose shirt that cuts down the front in a v shape, the v shape has string zig-zagged to both sides.

The lower image is a full body pencil drawing of a brown skinned person with long, messy, and dark hair with a short beard. They are wearing a hooded, loose, v shaped neckline shirt. A bag hands against their left hip and a cloth sash is tied around their midwaist and hangs loosely down their right side. /end ID]

Some Reed in his Mortalis disguise doodles for The Nameless by @parkerlyn, go check the demo (linked above) and their blog! It's super good and I'm already obsessed sjhsjsjsj

[high-functioning-lokipath]

Marriage with a Spin - Loki x Reader - Words: 2,613

A/N: Enemies-ish to Relationship & Fake Relationship trope-ish LOL…Pic below is not mine but simply is for reference about rings...this was the best basis I could find 🤣 I'm using the Spin and Zero rings in this oneshot

Also! A big thanks for @ladylulu143 for helping my come up with a title and for proofreading this for me! 💖💖🤗🤗

"Alright, this is the latest alien artifact we have found," Steve said. He held up a gold ring with a small blue stone. "When on, the wearer can decelerate time around them, appearing to be at superspeed to those watching."

"So what's the deal now?" You asked. Tony brought a picture of another ring on the screen behind Cap.

"This recently popped up on our radar. By the readings we're getting from it, it seems to be related to this guy here. However, it's being held in this mansion," Tony said, clicking to the next picture. "Owned by billionaire Samuel Thatcher."

"So what am I doing here again?" Loki asked flippantly.

"Mr. Thatcher is holding a gala tomorrow night. You and Miss Y/L/N will be attending and will conveniently slip away at some point during the evening to retrieve the ring from his vault."

"Loki and me?" You exclaimed. "Why? Would you fit in much better at one of those swanky parties?"

"Everyone knows me, Y/N," Tony said, rolling his eyes.

"What about Steve then? He knows how to dance and be all proper! He's from the 40's for goodness sake!"

"Have you ever seen me try to fit in at one of those, how did you say it, swanky parties?" Steve asked with a smirk. "You two have enough class to fit in. Besides, the vault is secured by a fingerprint and retinal scan. The only person here who could pull that off is Loki."

"That is true," Loki replied with a smirk.

"Fine. What time is it?" You groan.

"6pm tomorrow," Steve answered. You nodded and got up to leave. "Oh! And one more thing!" You turned around suspiciously and saw an unnerving smile plastered across the face of America's Golden Boy. "You're going as Mr. & Mrs. Hank and Audrey Williams."

"Mister and Misses?" You both exclaimed. Steve nodded and Tony was smirking.

"Don't forget this!" Tony said, tossing the ring to you.

"Is this supposed to be my wedding ring?" You asked sarcastically.

"Actually no," Steve said. "It would seem that the ring only works on the right middle finger."

"Great. So what am I supposed to do about this?" You asked, wriggling your left fingers.

"No need to worry, darling," Loki replied. He waved his hand and a beautiful gold and emerald wedding band appeared on your finger. "Now, shall we go to my room and prepare for the rest of this delightful mission?" He asked, a touch of sarcasm in his voice.

"Of course, my dear," You replied, rolling your eyes.

The next day, Loki came to your room at about 3 in the afternoon. "What do you want, Loki?" You growled, quite annoyed that he was bothering your 'me-time'.

"Change into your uniform and meet me in my room in 5 minutes. We need to prepare." He turned to walk away but you grabbed his arm.

"Why? We should be resting before our mission tonight! I thought we already did all our planning yesterday!"

"Tactical, yes. But not practical." He once again turned away and started down the hallway. You groaned and ran after him.

"What do you mean practically? We get fancied up, we go, we get the ring, we leave. If we get in any sort of confrontation, we fight and then we leave! Simple!"

"What are you going to wear?"

"Well I can't show up in tactical so I have this old party dress. It's not perfect but it'll do I guess."

"No it will not. Where will you put your weapons? What if you need to run? Or fight?" Loki listed off his objections quickly and tutted at you. "No, no. That simply will not do."

"Well what do you suggest, oh great fashion god," You replied sarcastically. Loki rolled his eyes and waved his hand. "Oh my!" You gasped. He'd transformed your current outfit into a lovely floor length, emerald green dress. He even outfitted you with jewelry!

"And I can do the same with your-what did you call it? Tactical gear?"

"Ok, ok," you chuckled. "Thank you. I really appreciate it." You smiled genuinely and, for a moment, you thought he would return the sentiment. But he kept his disinterested demeanor and whooshed away the dress.

"I'll return it later when you're ready. You will need to do your own hair and makeup." You nodded and headed back to your room till the evening.

That night, you stood at your mirror adding the finishing touches to your mascara when suddenly there was noise beside you. Jumping in surprise, you accidentally smeared the mascara on your face. "Loki!" You exclaimed, seeing the mischievous prince standing in your room. "You scared me!"

"Well, I am naturally terrifying." You rolled your eyes and turned back to the mirror to fix your face.

"There! All done," You announced. "Well, with the exception of my dress and-" Before you could even finish he had cast his illusion upon your clothing.

"Enough with your blathering. Let's go."

"Hmph. And here I had hope you'd finally removed your head from your-"

Later at the Gala, Loki was being the perfect gentleman. Very suave and debonair. You were impressed. Of course you had to play your part too. You were smiling at his side, holding his arm. You both mingled for a while, trying to get a feel of the room, before he asked if you wished to dance. A bit surprised, you simply nodded. He whisked you out to the dance floor gracefully and pulled you close.

"The vault is downstairs. We need to find an excuse to slip out soon," He whispered to you.

"What if I pretend to be ill?" You offered.

"Someone would undoubtedly take you upstairs to one of the bedrooms to rest. That is the opposite of what we're trying to accomplish."

"But what if I'm afraid of heights?" You countered. He quirked an eyebrow at you and chuckled lowly.

"That is a terrible idea. Only you would think of it."

"I don't know whether to be insulted or flattered. And I think the problem is I have really fantastic bad ideas." He smirked and shook his head in disbelief.

"At least you own up to it," He teased. You grinned, unable to help yourself from staring at him. Though you were on a mission, he seemed so relaxed. This was definitely his element. "You're staring, my dear."

“You are very attractive. Therefore I will stare at you," You admitted. He blushed brightly and looked away but then his eyes lit up.

"I've got it!" He stepped back and led you off the dance floor towards the open bar. "Follow my lead," He hissed. "Would you get me a drink, sweet? You know what I like," He said, somewhat loudly.

"Of course, darling," You replied. When you returned with your drinks you noticed Loki was staring at a group of young women. They had noticed him too and were smiling back at him. "What are you looking at?" You asked innocently, handing him his glass.

"Oh nothing," He replied quickly, turning away. You made a point of following his previous line of sight and made eye-contact with the still giggling females.

"Nothing?" You yelled. "You call that nothing? You were flirting again! Staring at some other woman!"

"I find them very attractive. Therefore I will stare at them," He replied. You held back a laugh, realizing what gave him the idea. "You know how I am," He purred, trying to move closer to you again.

"Get away from me!" You yelled, stepping back and throwing your glass on the floor. This drew everyone's attention. "You disgust me, Hank. This was your last chance and you botched it up! I'm going home!" You turned on your heel and stormed out.

"Audrey! Audrey! Please wait!" He called out. He ran after you into the grand hallway where you were pretending to be searching for your keys. You both noticed the small collection of men, including Mr. Thatcher, who were watching you from the ballroom doors. "Please, darling, can't we discuss this?"

"At home," You finally said. He nodded and held the front door for you. You both stepped outside, out of view, and then you activated the ring. It felt weird, time slowing around you, but you moved past your surprise and got to work. You ran back into the ballroom and very carefully chipped a very important supporting piece of one of the ice sculptures on the table. Giving it a small tap, you then ran back out to the main entrance and positioned yourself just outside the doors where you could still have a view of the main hallway. You deactivated the ring and heard the crash of the ice. Immediately, the men looking into the hallway ran back in, leaving the hallway unwatched. You and Loki were now free to sneak back into the mansion.

"The vault is downstairs but only accessed here," Loki murmured, leading you to a hidden staircase.

"Typical," You chucked, only mildly surprised by the motif. When you got down there, you noticed there were three levels of security. A key, a fingerprint scanner, and a retinal scanner. "Oh great! How are we supposed to get through that?"

"Never fear, my darling," Loki replied with a smirk. "Remember why they chose me?" He then changed, taking on the appearance of the party's host, Mr. Thatcher. He quickly got past the fingerprint and retinal scan but the key was still needed. Changing back to himself, he said, "The guards have keys."

"There are guards down here?" You whisper-yelled. Loki rolled his eyes frustratedly but before he could reply you heard footsteps coming down the hall.

"Follow my lead!" Loki demanded.

"Wha-" Loki interrupted you with a kiss and pushed you against the wall. You gasped in surprise but you had to admit to yourself he was talented.

"What are you doing down here?" The guard exclaimed. Loki slowly pulled away from you with the guiltiest expression on his face. You knew it was fake of course, but the guard was tricked.

"Were we not to be here?" He asked, voice slightly higher than usual. "We were only trying to find a-" He paused, smirking slightly. "A more private location." The guard shook his head and chuckled.

"Whatever floats your boat, man," He replied. "But I would suggest exploring the upstairs bedrooms." He gave them both a little wave and headed back around the corner.

"I’m going to strangle you," You said as soon as the guard was out of earshot.

"Oh please! You can’t even reach my neck," Loki replied. You grabbed his tie and pulled him down, pretending to be moving for another kiss. However, you tapped his neck lightly and smirked.

"Gotcha!" You giggled quietly and then held out your hand. "Oh! And look what I got!" She held up the key ring for the door. "While you were busy embarrassing yourself, I used my telekinesis and got the key!"

"Of course you did! That was my plan all along," Loki replied.

"Pretending to love you is like a walk in the park. Jurassic Park," You grumbled. Loki grabbed your sides and growled in your ear as you opened the vault door. "You're so weird!" You hissed, walking in and trying to find the ring.

"And you’re so weird it’s attractive," He retorted, finding the box immediately and tossing it to you.

"Well, if I’m weird with you, I’m comfortable," You admitted. Loki looked at you in surprise but you just shrugged. "Look, you really piss me off sometimes, but," you paused. "Somehow I still like you."

"And I you, my dear," He replied. "Now as much as I would love to continue this discussion I do suggest you figure out how to use that thing and we get out of here!" You put on the ring, trying it on a few different fingers before you found the correct one.

"Ok, let's see what it does." When you activated it, it shot a cold blast at the shelf in front of you, encasing it in ice. "Cool!" You joked. Loki shook his head and grabbed your arm, trying to hurry out. Just as you got to the top of the stairs, you heard footsteps.

"Well well well," Mr. Thatcher growled, blocking your exit. A few of his goons stood behind him as well. "Mr. & Mrs. Williams was it? I don't think so," he sneered.

"Well, I don't think so either but we're not doing this today!" You shot them all with the ice and Loki shoved them out of the way. You both heard more footsteps down the hallway and looked at each other nervously. "Do you trust me?" You asked. Loki nodded.

"With my life." You gave him a tight smile and activated the Spin ring. You ran down the hallway and found where the other goons were at. You tried to use the Zero ring, with the ice powers, but found yourself unable to control it's aim.

"Well that's fantastic," you grianed. Rethinking your plan, you went back to get Loki. There was no way you'd both be able to get out of there at normal speed so you had one option. Lug Loki out yourself at super-speed.

"What the heck? Do you weigh 500 pounds or something?" You groaned when you couldn't pull or carry him. "Ok, last option. I hope this works," You muttered. You focused almost all your energy on moving Loki using your telekinesis. It was slow going, but at super-speed, you still would beat the bad guys. By the time you got him out the door to safety, you were exhausted. You immediately disengaged the ring and he looked around confused.

"How did I get here?"

"Talk later, run now," You gasped, trying to stop the dizziness that had overtaken you.

"Are you alright?" He asked worriedly. You were about to reply when you collapsed, simply too drained to continue.

When you woke up, you felt a cool cloth on your forehead and soft blankets around you. "Where am I?" You groaned.

"I brought you back to the tower. I told the Captain his debriefing could wait," Loki replied. You sat up slowly and looked around. Raising an eyebrow, you stared at Loki questioningly. "Yes, this is my room. I wanted to keep an eye on you while you recovered. I informed the Captain that those rings are very dangerous and should not be used. They obviously were too much for you to handle and-"

"It wasn't the rings," You interrupted. You looked away, somewhat embarrassed. "Well, I was still in super-speed, but I used my telekinesis to get you out. We probably would have been shot otherwise. It used a lot of my energy but it was worth it."

"Oh darling," Loki sighed, gently pushing a stand of hair off your face. "You-" He leaned forward, giving you a quick kiss on your forehead. "You're amazing. I never expected you or anyone to care so much for me!"

"Of course I care!" You replied. "Look, you still drive me insane with some of your tricks. But you're a good guy," You smiled.

"And you're a wonderful woman," He said. You grinned at him happily, still tired but already feeling much better. "So what do you think, should we give us a try?"

"Why not? It may be the first really fantastic bad idea of mine that works out!" Loki smiled and gave you a kiss. You sighed contentedly and leaned on his shoulder when you pulled away.

"Oh darling? One more thing. It was my idea."

Loki Taglist

@lucywrites02

@delightfulheartdream

@serpentargo

@khena

@nyx2021

@kaz11283

@weasley-main-lover

@up-to-mischief

@lokislittlesigyn

@darkacademicfrom2021

Marvel (all characters) Taglist

@bartv21

@another-crazy-fangirl

@whatafuckingdumbass

@ladylulu143

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idislikecispeople, The Most Infamous Dyscourse Blogger: Part 1.0, Rumors

idislikecispeople, also known as many names throughout her time on Tumblr (such as Adele, Kat, Mami, Samantha and Sayaka), was a former Tumblr blogger who became infamous for coining the term "tucute", among many other controversial things she has posted on her blogs. This was supposed to be one, very long masterpost about her, but Tumblr's post editor is a bitch and won't let me do that.

In this post, I'll be debunking or confirming rumors commonly spread about idislikecispeople. The rest of my posts about her will each be dedicated to a specific controversial belief she held or situations she got into. For simplicity's sake, I'll be referring to idislikecispeople as Kat for the rest of this post and future ones.

Rumors

Kat Coined the Terms "Truscum" and "Tucute"

Verdict: Partially True

Kat coined the term tucute, but she did not coin the terms truscum or transmedicalist.

Here's a screenshot of Kat's original definition of a tucute:

Transcript:

What is Tucute?

What does tucute mean?

Tucute is basically just the opposite of truscum, it’s a term and community for trans, nonbinary, and/or non-cis individuals created to separate anti-truscum from truscum and to serve as a safe place from truscum and from cis people, where they believe that being trans requires dysphoria, we do not,where they think that being trans is a medical condition, we do not,and where they deny numerous gender identities on the basis that it “discredits the trans community” we do not.

What are the prerequisites to be a part of the tucute community?

You have to be trans, nonbinary, and/or non-cis in general

You have to accept all pronouns and gender identities

You haveto believe that dysphoria is not necessary to be trans

You have to dislike truscum

You cannot side with truscum or believe in their ideology

You cannot misgender anyone no matter how mad they make you

You cannot be an ableist whatsoever

Did you invent the tucute community? Why?

I indeed did coin the tucute term and community and anyone who says otherwise are creeps who are trying to steal it from me and redefine it for their own nefarious doings. I started this community so anti-truscum could separate themselves from truscum and cis people who are a part of the truscum community, it serves as a safe space from both truscum and cis people.

I’m cis, can I be tucute if I believe in your movement and want to help?

No, you can’t be tucute if you’re cis, you can only be a tucute ally, and you need to be sure to never speak for or over a trans person.

I see a lot of tucuties being just as harmful as truscum, what will you do about it?

There isn’t much I can do to them other than ask them to stop aligning with the tucute community, and of course, that doesn’t mean they will. Also be noted that truscum and cis people will pretend to be tucute just to tarnish the name of the tucute community, so tread lightly, you might be talking to a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

Spread the word, use the tag #tucute and join the army today!

[A digital drawing of Sayaka Miki from Puella Magi Madoka Magica in her magical girl form, with a banner underneath her reading "Tucute 4 U!"]

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Kat Was a Cisgender Woman Who Lied About Being a Transgender Woman

Verdict: False

This rumor primarily comes from a post on Kat's oldest known Tumblr blog, chromaghost, where she claims that she wasn't MTF and only tagged a selfie as such because she thought that transgender people were "cool".

Transcript:

Anonymous asked: are you a mtf? i seen it tagged on one of your photos.

No lol. I wanted to post it to the tag because transgender people are cool :3

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However, Kat addressed this post and made it clear she very much was a transgender woman multiple times on her later blogs. This claim can also be confirmed with nude photos Kat posted online, which I don't feel comfortable spreading, so you'll just have to trust me on that one. I also don't feel comfortable directly encouraging you to go and dig up those nudes, as most of her nude photos were either taken when she was a minor, spread without her consent and/or were uploaded because people pressured her into posting nudes to "prove" she was a transgender woman.

Transcript:

Anonymous asked: you bound with ace bandage in one of your selfies. i don't know what to think about you anymore. according to some people you're a 27 year old cis woman scamming us, but you say you're a 22 year old trans woman. i want to trust you but i don't know if i can. i'm sorry.

Rest assured I’m not 27 years old lol. What you’re referring to is a less than graceful ~art piece~ we did (”Playing a Boy” or something) on deviantART when we were 16/17 (?) and really ill-informed. I ask you to not take that as how I stand currently – as I have learned so much more since, and I have a penis and I was designated male at birth because of it (feel free to purchase a passcode to our nsfw blog to see for yourself). At the time we were developing breast tissue but still had to appear as a ‘boy.’ Don’t bind with Ace bandages, kids, it can damage your rib cage, something we didn’t know at the time.

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Transcript:

[A picture of two prescriptions, estradiol and spironolactone, both prescribed to Adele Sheffield.]

grandtran still gonna think I photoshopped it or what

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Transcript:

Anonymous asked: In other words, you aren't gonna cough up the pics because you know you can't fake that shit because you're actually cis. Cool. BTW why do you keep changing your story about the blog, and if the blog was run by you when you were in denial about being trans because of self hate, why were the pics tagged mtf and you were constantly saying trans people were cool?

Yeah I’m not gonna do something for y’all and get nothing in return except more doubt from you, you see how one sided that kind of request is? Also its technically considered sexual harassment, just because its on the internet, you’re a coward (whats your username btw?), and you think I’m cis and you want me to prove time and time again to you that I’m dmab doesn’t justify sexually soliciting someone when they’re not comfortable in being solicited – for free no less.

At first I genuinely had no memory of that blog, it was only active for all of 2 months and for some reason I moved onto a new email and new tumblr, and I haven’t the foggiest why. As for the whole “me claiming to not be ~mtf~” I don’t have any memories from that time, I can only assume it was a lot of dysphoria fueled self-hatred and wanting to be seen/pass as a cis girl lesbian.

If you’re really gonna solicit nudes from a trans woman (a second time) as they do sex work to try and stay on their feet without offering anything in return just so your transmisogynistic ass can get off to trying to tell me my dick is fake isn’t classy at all. I perish the thought of what you’re parents would think of this behavior from you. But yeah, feel free to send some money to my paypal so I can get the gender markers on my records changed because that’s gonna cost a lot apparently, and I’ll definitely send you the dick pics you want. :)

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Transcript:

[A picture of a a hospital bracelet on Kat's wrist. The patient's name is Adele Sheffield and her sex is labeled as "M".]

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Kat Lied About Having Diabetes To Get Money From Tumblr Users

Verdict: False

This doesn't need much commentary from me, just view the screenshots below.

Transcript:

To the people who keep harping on me buying a $15 video game for my mental health 7 MONTHS ago “with my donation money,” well, here you go, some proof, links and screenshots provided

So for everyone spreading misinformation about me spending $15 on a video game for my mental health, here’s a full list of reasons why there is no way, shape, or form I spent my paypal money on it:

Yes, I spent $15 of my own money after selling one of my possessions, not denying it:

[A screenshot of a Tumblr post by Kat where she shows off a copy of Fall Out: New Vegas, marked with a price of $14.99. The date of the post is marked as July 21, 2014 at 06:28.39 PM.]

Be sure to look at the date, July 21st, 2014 6:28 PM. Now lets look at my first donation post asking for help:

[A screenshot of a Tumblr post by Kat where she asks for donations to be able to afford insulin because she has no insurance. The date of the post is marked as July 20, 2014 at 08:14.00 PM.]

Hmm, one day before the purchase of said game, July 20th 2014 at 8:14 PM. Now, I’ve never heard of a video game store — much less a non-chain video game store accepting payment for video games in the form of virtual Amazon gift cards, have you? Oh, but you’re gonna say, “well you bought the game with your paypal donations anyway!” Well, here’s exhibit C:

[Another screenshot of a separate post made by Kat where she is also asking for donations to be able to afford insulin. The date of the post is marked as July 23, 2014 at 12:27.46 PM.]

Again, looking at the date of this posting which is the original donations post, you can see it was posted on July 23rd, 2014 at 12:27 PM, a full 2 days after I had bought the game. Now, if there’s no way for me to use Amazon gift cards for a real life video game store, then how can I go back in time a minimum of 2 full days to give past me $15 to buy said game, hm? This isn’t even accounting for the fact that I didn’t even have my own bank account associated with it until over a week later, and it surely doesn’t account for the fact that it takes up to 5 days to transfer from paypal to your bank account. All the dates are linked to the original unedited posts so you can see for yourself, and for added measure my first deposit was on August 14th, 2014:

[A screenshot of a deposit made by Kat. The date is marked as 08/14/14.]

Oh but yeah, anti-sjs, truscum, and the like took damniwishidthoughtofabettername’s postthey used to gaslight us with misinformation and you all bought it. Tell me how I could misuse donations that I could not use outside of Amazon and money I didn’t even start receiving until a full two days later, let alone the fact that there’s no way I could have transferred said money and used it two days prior as of the date of the paypal donations post.

I hope some of y’all could reblog this and get the word out, I’m sick and tired of people buying into that misinformation that person did solely to gaslight me as a means to try and disrupt my donations drive.

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Transcript:

[A selfie of Kat holding up a vial of Novolin to the camera.]

Hey anon, I don’t feel comfy giving you my receipts (because doxxing is a thing) but here you go, a selfie with my most recent insulin purchase. 👽

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Transcript:

Anonymous asked: Getting desperate for money again I see. How is your fake diabetes lately. I bet your blood sugar is like 800 this time and you're still able to be alive somehow.

You got me, I’m ~totally faking~

[A selfie of Kat. In the background several items used by diabetics are seen such as insulin syringes, glucose tablets, a blood sugar tester and test strips.]

[A picture that gives us a closer look at the background of the previous selfie.]

[A selfie of Kat holding up two vials, one of Lantus and the other of Humalog.]

Gee, must be one dedicated faker, right? To have hundreds of dollars of insulin equipment and insulin itself. Hmmm… Insulin syringes, glucose tablets, a blood sugar tester and test strips.. oh and insulin, hmmmm….

Oh and because you didn’t learn from last time you don’t die instantly when your blood sugar goes over 600 lol, something anyone who studies endocrinology can tell you, and I would know, being a diabetic, having to be hospitalized numerous times for ketoacidosis where the blood sugar has been too high for too long. Things you clearly do not know and you’re just jumping on the disableist bandwagon. I have an idea of who you are anyway, just doing this for future reference.

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[minnie-marvel]

When It Rains, It Pours (Thor x Reader) Part 2

After an intense battle, the avengers have saved New York from being corrupted by Loki’s evil. The time has come to bring him to Asgard to face judgement and proper punishment. You’ve been enlisted by Tony Stark to help create a device that will temporarily disable Loki’s abilities in order to ensure he won’t escape. However, when you go through a test run of the device with the mighty Thor you find that the device malfunctions and instead takes away Thor’s powers instead. How will you help the God of thunder now that he remains powerless against his brother’s ill will. Thor x Reader Part 1 Words: 3,005 A/N: I lived bitch. Bet y’all thought you’d seen the last of me. Jokes on you I still am determined to finish this pic even if it takes the rest of my life!!! That being said, I am aware that it has been a long time since I’ve posted and people might have moved on to different fandoms or just different writers! Feel free to let me know if you’d like to be removed or added to my tag list!! Thanks for reading!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "What the hell did you do to me?!" You shouted again. You pushed yourself from up the ground so that you sat on your behind instead of being sprawled out across the lab's floor like some kind of fur pelt. You blinked rapidly as you tried to keep yourself from reeling back in pain. Your chest felt like someone had doused it in gasoline and thrown a match on top while your hands felt like someone had crushed them with a hot iron.

"Easy there Rookie, just take it easy alright?" Tony groaned pushing himself to stand.

"What did <I>we</I> do to you?" The god of thunder bellowed from his spot. Unlike the rest of you, he was having a significantly harder time finding his way to his feet. "What did you do to <I>me</I>?!" He shouted pointing an accusing finger at your body.

“I don’t understand!” you finally found your way to a battered steel counter and used its surface to help support you as you rose to your feet. There was a constant tingle in your hands, and when you looked down at them, you felt your heart drop at the sight. Thor’s familiar blue electricity crackled and danced against the back of your hands.

“What… what happened?” Your voice was undoubtedly broken now, the unbearable unease from the unknown finally settling into you.

“Something went wrong,” Thor grunted.

“Something went wrong?” Tony rubbed the back of his head while he turned to the golden-haired god, scowling. “Val Hallen, you were supposed to be the expert on this supernatural shit. What do you mean something went wrong?”

Thor shook his head frowning. “There must have been something wrong with the handcuffs… Yes, that’s the only way. Clearly, the workmanship of the handcuffs was faulty.”

You looked at Tony only to see his jaw go slack in disbelief. “No. No no no, I tested those handcuffs out at least a hundred times before handing them off to you. Those things were foolproof. The only thing that they were missing was the Asgardian runes.” He took a step forward to Thor pointing a finger back at him.

“If something in this project could have possibly been faulty, it had to be because of <I>you</I>.”

You rubbed the temples of your forehead, feeling a headache settling in. What in the world was happening? Even if you wanted answers, no one seemed to be addressing you at all. Thor and Tony were busy bickering back and forth playing a game of who’s to blame while something was wrong with you. Your agitation which started as a simmering steam at the beginning of this encounter was now bubbling approaching a boil.

“Everyone just stop talking for a minute for god’s sake!” You shouted now throwing your hands up in agitation. When your palms flipped outward a surge of energy coursed through your body again, funneling out of your hands in the form of lightning.

Tony’s eyes widened and took a dive bomb towards the left, his body skidding across the floor just barely missing the bolt of lightning. Thor lacking the strength to move, only put his arms out in a frail attempt to defend himself. The lightning aimed towards his body hit his arms directly causing him to fall over on the ground again in agony, his body seizing and switching as electricity attacked his body.

Seeing the god of thunder being rendered helpless by your hands sent a terrifying shock through your body. You stumbled back into the counter as you raised a hand to your mouth before staring at it and slowly lowering it back down to your chest. You held your hands together, hoping that if you kept them clasped within one another it would stop you from hurting others.

“I… my hands they…” You stammered looking down at your palms again, the lightning licked against your fingers again, as if they were waiting for another chance to strike.

“I need answers.” Your voice was desperate as you choked back tears. “Now.”

You hear Tony sigh as he reaches down beside Thor taking him by the tricep and lifting him slowly until he was at an appropriate height. Your boss slung Thor’s arm around his shoulder supporting the god sighing as his eyes met you.

“From what I can see, it looks as though you’ve consumed Thor’s power. I’ve only seen that blue electricity come from him and well… Point Break here looks like he’s been hit by a bus.” He shrugged the arm that held the arm jostling the titan of a man like he was a sack of potatoes.

You stared at Thor who couldn’t even manage to lift his head towards you in acknowledgment as Tony spoke. Your breath started to quicken, each breath taken just seemed as though it weren’t enough.“But how could this happen… Thor is a god and I’m just a mortal I… Is this going to kill me?!”

“That is… well.” Tony paused suddenly looking at you, his eyebrows furrowing together as he contemplated deep within his mind.

“Well, rookie… to be completely honest with you I don’t know.”

You could feel the electricity crackling against your palms again. You couldn’t control it, you couldn’t control anything. Your entire body had been transformed into a ticking time bomb and you had no idea how to prevent it from exploding. What was worse, one of the most intelligent entrepreneurs in technology couldn’t find an answer for you either.

“Worry not mortal.” You heard Thor groan finally managing to support himself slowly with the help of Tony’s arm. “I may be powerless, but I am still a god.” He muttered strands of golden hair falling between his eyes. He took a long deep breath as he straightened his posture up, his gaze still lingering on your burning with a will that undoubtedly could shake the heavens.

“I will save you.”

You saw the man reduced to a helpless body across the floor moments ago, but it was clear that his divine energy came from more than the power of his thunder.

With a hand still propped on Tony’s shoulder for support, he looked around the wreckage of the lab finally taking in the destruction.

“Stark the handcuffs. They did take away my power correct?” He asked looking back towards your trembling body.

Tony sighed but nodded eventually. “It seems to be that way, yeah.”

Thor returned his nod and jerked his neck to both sides suddenly making two loud pops before he took both arms and began to stretch them out slowly by crushing the other between his bicep and forearm.

“Then that’s all that matters.”

“I’m sorry, what?”

You both stared at the god in disbelief. Suddenly he was striding towards you slowly, his physical strength seeming to have already been restored. He stood only a foot away from you now and stood taller than you, still meeting your eyes with stormy blue irises.

“If the handcuffs indeed take away power then they will be sufficient. When we arrive in Asgard, we will find a way to return my powers to me.”

You swallowed a hard lump that had settled in the back of your throat once Thor stepped in front of you. “We?”

Thor nodded slowly. “I cannot keep up the ruse that I still hold my power as my own without you.”

You reeled back in disbelief. “You want me to help you pretend that you still have your powers in Asgard?”

The god of thunder stood his ground. “Yes. If Loki even smelled a lack of power in me he would use anything and everything to destroy me and take over my kingdom again.” he took another step forward towards your body, the space nearly being closed between you.

“I cannot let that happen.”

“If I might cut in for a moment,” Tony interrupted, walking over to you and Thor. he put a hand on your shoulder and snatched it back when he was quickly zapped with a static shock. He looked over at you with feigned annoyance. He knew you didn’t shock him intentionally, but he thought the face would lift the mood. It didn’t.

“My new assistant has only just been introduced to this new world of heroes and aliens and gods and the like. She has no idea what she’s getting into-”

“Neither do I,” Thor replied cutting him off. “But it must be done.”

“Can we just talk about this?” Tony asked exhausted, placing an arm between you two now. Thor finally tore his gaze from you to the billionaire.

“The only person who needs to talk is the mortal,” Thor said simply turning his gaze to you. You were waiting for him to make another stubborn comment to get Tony to get off his back when he suddenly dropped to a knee.

The god slowly took your hand in his looking up at you, eyebrows furrowed in a fierce determination.

“Miss… I am not asking you to help me. I am <i>begging</I> you.”

You tried not to let your jaw drop at his words. A god was begging you? You could feel the electricity building in the hand that Thor took. When you glanced at your connecting hands you saw that the lightning was striking against Thor’s skin. Yet, when you looked back into his eyes you saw the determination never leave his gaze. His lips were pressed into a hard line as he bore the pain of his power from another, but he never once relented.

You visibly deflated slowly. With Thor at your side, maybe you had a chance.

“Well… who am I to deny a god?”

You laughed bitterly as you slipped your hand from his, taking it back into your own holding your hands together to try to keep from hurting anyone else. You looked back at Tony now a bit sheepishly.

“Does this mean I have to put my two weeks in?” You asked.

Tony sighed and shook his head, planting a hand on his hip while rolling his eyes. “Let’s say you’re putting your vacation in early okay? Just don’t make this a permanent relocation. As you probably know I kind of fired the rest of my assistants today.” He gave you a smirk before taking his arm back and pulling his phone out of his pocket tapping away.

“So, when are you two planning on leaving?”

“Before the sun sets today.”

Tony nearly dropped his phone only catching it seconds before it shattered against the floor. “Before the sun sets? As in, three hours from now?”

Thor finally rose to his feet again folding his arms against his chest. “If not earlier. My father will want to contain Loki as soon as possible, and if I do not bring him to Asgard he will retrieve him himself.” The god paused looking between you both cautiously. “I believe you’d prefer me in your hair than my father.”

Tony hummed in thought tapping his phone against his chin. “God of thunder versus God-king… I think I’ll take my chances with Baywatch over here.” He turned to you now pointing the phone at you while he continued.

“I’ll arrange your leave of absence for you. We’ll call this an intensive project on behalf of Stark Industry. Everything will be covered for you before you can say ‘Tony Stark is the best boss ever and sure he got me into a mess but he will be paying me enough to buy two small islands and a private jet to travel to each.’”

You gave a half-hearted smile. “Thank you, Mr. Stark.”

He gave a loud groan. “Really with the formalities again? I think we’re past the point of being just a boss and employee since I’ve got you in this situation. For the love of… well Thor please just call me Tony.”

You only continued to smile. “Of course...Mister Stark.”

Tony sighed but pulled you into a one-armed hug. “Well, you know what they say about dogs and old tricks. I’ll be patient.” he shrugged. “You two should get ready. If you want to leave for Asgard before sundown you’d better get a move on.”

When you turned to face Thor to ask about the next plan of action you saw him walking towards Mjölnir which was firmly planted in the ground where he laid before when your blast first went off. It seemed as though he were staring at the hammer for an eternity before stretching an arm out, fastening a hand against its leather handle. There was a moment of silence before he closed his eyes and lifted.

You sighed in relief as you saw the legendary hammer lift to Thor’s hammer. So, he was still worthy after all.

Thor nodded, taking in a deep breath, regaining his composure before turning to you. “Well small spark, it's about time we introduce you to my brother?”

“Small spark?” You repeated.

“Well, since you had not told me your real name I thought to give you a nickname to call yourself.”

You introduced yourself and watched as Thor stroked his chin in thought.

“I think small spark suits you better. You do hold my power now, maybe if you prove yourself useful, you can be called Lady of Thunder.”

You pressed your lips into a thin line. It seemed as though he were in good enough spirits to still tease you. You would have teased back but you didn’t feel like being smote by a god. Even if Thor didn’t hold dominion over thunder any longer, you were sure he could pack a powerful punch if he wanted to.

“Let’s go see that brother of yours shall we?”

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You walked beside the Lord of thunder as automatic doors slid open, revealing an open-cell paneled glass and a slender raven-haired man inside. He was sitting on the floor unnaturally cool until He looked up to see you and Thor entering the room. He looked battered and bruised beyond compare, but his bright green eyes shared that same inextinguishable spark that Thor held.

“Thor.” The raven-haired man said his eyes scanning over to you quickly. “I see you’ve brought a toy.”

“It's time to bring you home brother,” Thor ignored the last comment staring him down.

“We are <i>not</i> brothers.” The trickster god hissed. “And that is not my home.”

“Father wants you to return to Asgard,” Thor stated.

“As his prisoner.” Loki laughed with a roll of his eyes.

When Thor didn’t deny his statement, you saw Loki’s expression twist into an unnatural scowl made up of pure hatred.

“Well, aren’t you going to subdue me? Strike me with lightning and bring me to my knees?” Loki scoffed.

You felt your chest seize up with anxiety. Was that what was supposed to happen? Thor hadn’t told you anything about actually using his power in his presence. If Loki was as intelligent and conniving as Thor had portrayed him to be, he would surely discover your secret in an instant. You looked slowly to Thor who didn’t return your gaze.

He took a step forward towards the cell and you followed close behind him. Oh god, you were really doing this weren’t you? How were you going to possibly pull this off you weren’t prepared-

“Fury,” Thor called flatly before an odd purple gas sprayed out into the cell circling the four inner glass panels. The gas swirled around Loki’s head in an opaque cloud. You saw the Asgardian reach out to the two of you behind the glass before his eyes rolled to the back of his head. His knees gave out beneath him before he clattered to the floor with a loud thump.

Thor sighed. “He will undoubtedly ask why I did not show my power.” He warned.

“And what do we do when he does?” You asked, holding your hands close to your chest again.

“We do what Loki does best,” Thor said with a frown. “We lie.”

Minutes after, S.H.I.E.L.D agents swarmed into the case along with Thor and yourself. Thor knelt to his sleeping brother and pursed his lips tight together as he brought a new pair of handcuffs to Loki’s hands. There was a soft click and nothing else. You still stared at Thor ensuring that no shift of power had been missed, and when he sighed with relief, you did too.

“Well, at least one pair worked.” You joked quietly to him.

“Yes,” Thor replied. “The easy part is over.” He said slapping a small band of metal across Loki’s mouth. The band quickly extended and transformed into some type of muzzle. You only quirked an eyebrow at Thor who shrugged.

“I’d rather not have to hear his sharp tongue on the way back to the palace.” he hoisted his brother up and over his shoulder.

“Heimdall!” Thor suddenly shouted before suddenly pulling you into him with his free arm. “I have Loki in my possession. I wish to return to bring him to trial.” He suddenly looked at you cradled against his chest. You were staring at him like a deer in headlights.

“The woman too,” he added after a moment.

“Wait- We’re going now?” You whispered to the god. “What about the plan, what about the handcuffs- Thor how are we going to pull this off??”

He didn’t get to answer immediately as both of your bodies were suddenly consumed by a bright burning light built of a kaleidoscope of color. You instinctively held onto the avenger closing your eyes in fear. In truth, you probably could have protected him better than he could protect you, but your mortal fear was still very present in your body.

When your eyes opened again you were surrounded by gold, a man in shimmering armor wielding a glimmering sword staring you down with amber eyes. Before you was an opal road that glittered rainbow colors every which way.

Thor leaned close to your ear.

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With the rumors about Until Dawn possibly being in dbd I’m curious about what the game actually is? Could you give a description of it and it’s quality?

>:-D I would be thrilled to break it down! 

So, I personally adored this game. Actually, back in 2016, I bought a PS4 for the express purpose of being able to play the game more times until I got a happy ending.

Basically, Until Dawn is a decision-based horror game that is a self-reflective on horror as a genre, with a special focus on the way mental illness is treated, and a secondary focus on native tradition in horror. There are 10 playable characters, eight protagonists. Everyone can die. You swap between characters as you go, and the storyline branches depending on your decisions. Your choices alter your characters’ relationships with each other, which is important, as well as their stats (bravery, curiosity, humor, romanticness, honesty, and charity), all of which impact game outcomes and events in the story. You cannot simply win by always being as kind to people as possible, and I’d personally recommend trying to do your best, but playing the characters in-character if you want people to live. Almost everyone I’ve ever seen loses at least Matt their first time. Often Josh or Jessica as well. 

Anyway, the basic plot is, ten friends are at their winter getaway on a mountain. They’re late highschool/early college age. A bunch of them decide to play a super cruel prank on one of the friends, because they all know she has a crush on one of the guys. So he and a bunch of the others have him pretend he wants to make out with her, they film her, and then shame her, and she runs off into the night crying. Her best friend tries to warn her and fails, her sister didn’t know and is furious, and her brother and his best friend are both passed out drunk at the time, and have nothing to do with it. Anyway, older sis runs out into the night after baby sis. They’re at their family’s cabin on a mountain in Canada (their family is in the movie business and super rich). You play as the big sister. The girls do not make it through the night.

The remainder of the game, you play the remaining eight friends. They meet up a year later on the anniversary of the sister’s disappearance, because the surviving member of the family, Josh, the baby brother, wants to keep their tradition going and meet up to honor them. Things start to go wrong almost immediately. Some masked man is on the loose, and begins attack teens. Meanwhile, something weird is happening at the abandoned sanitorium nearby, and inexplicable things start to happen in the woods as well. The player does their best to collect clues, which go with one of if I remember correctly three storylines? It might be four. Anyway, all clues help your survival, and give you extra dialogue and sometimes choices. It’s very good to know. You have to make a lot of decisions, and sometimes doing nothing is the right call, so go with your gut. You also find totems, which give you a glimpse into the future, and come in multiple kinds (warnings of danger, death, death to friends, fortune, or guidance--the first three are bad, the last two you want to reach. They will not make sense, but then, when you hit the moment they’re connected to, a lot of the time stuff will click, so do your best to let them guide you).

Basically, your job is to try to understand what is going on, why, and to survive until forest service can show up at dawn to get you the fuck off the mountain to safety. There’s a ticking clock letting you see how long you have left to go, and each chapter has a unique title that changes based on player choice. Also, in-between chapters, you have segments where you play as someone who for most of the game is unknown, being interviewed by a psychologist. The player answers his questions, and makes decisions in the interviews as well, and these also effect gameplay and outcomes, and are responsible for chapter names. Actually, people still haven’t even found all the things the therapy sessions effect, which I think is extremely exciting.

Review wise, horror has long been one of the absolute best genres for intense character study, because the character can be the world’s biggest piece off shit, and you’ll still root for them not to die. Literally the bar is just they have to not be so awful you want them to die horribly. This exponentially increases in video games, because you have the added motivation of wanting to succeed/win. So, UD does a great job of having a super complex cast of characters it does not apologize for, but forces you to view as the complex whole and mix of good and bad they are, and is a great character piece. I hated everyone but Josh, Chris, and Sam when I started (the only three who didn’t do the prank), but by the end Mike, the asshole who pretended to want to make out with the sister, and Emily, the resident bitch, were both characters I loved, and I think I liked everybody but one member. It’s also just a super beautiful game, and it does a great job of being scary and intense, and there’s some amazing sequences. The structure is solid. Your experience will be different depending on how many clues you get ,as will your perception of characters based on choices and motives you understand or don’t, actions you see them take or miss, but that’s just kind of the nature, and it gives it some decent replayability. Also, the dialogue is hilarious and if sometimes pretty goofy, incredibly enjoyable.

The gameplay comes in multiple types. Sometimes you walk around free-reign and look for clues, and sometimes you’ll be in cinematic cutscenes where you act via quick one or the other choices (Run or Hide, Left or Right, etc) and reaction commands. There’s also shooting challenges, where you go into bullet time and line up the cursor on a target and press shoot before time runs out (and if you fail, probably die, but it depends on the severity of the situation), as well as Don’t Move segments, which quite literally mean hold the PS4 controller as still as humanly possible. You can see the glowing sensor on the front of it on your screen, and the bounds you have to keep it in, and can try to correct if it looks like it’s going too far left or right, but these are incredibly hard--I think most people consider them the hardest part of the game--and I know a lot of people just put the damn controller down during those bc they’re so hard. (For this to work you basically have to be playing with your arms already resting on a table though, or it will sense you going to set it down and you’ll auto-fail. It has to be a situation where setting it down legit just means letting go to work). It’s PS4 exclusive game, but it’s also a free game on PS now, so you if you get the 7 day free trial, you can play it on PS now on a computer, so long as you buy a controller (or borrow one or whatever) to play with.

Overall, I think the difficulty level is challenging enough to be fun, and varied enough to not get boring, but the don’t-moves--especially at the very end of the game--can be frustrating. So, I’d recommend either prepping for them and cheating a little in the finale sequence itself (which is like 7 extremely intense Don’t Moves back to back), or living by the age-old decision based proverb “If you hit power before it saves, it didn’t happen,” or both.

The characters are enjoyable, and the story is really good. There’s multiple, well-executed twists, and it’s incredibly sad and compelling as a story--to me anyway. Overall, it’s probably my favorite horror game unless you count season one of TWDG as a horror game, and I definitely wholeheartedly recommend it--especially if you like choice-based games. I’d 100% play it blind your first time, too--that’s the absolutely best way to experience it, even if people die. But, to keep it from getting super frustrating, I’d also totally recommend playing it the “I missed an action command and my fave just died so I hit menu or power before it could try and am gonna do the fight sequence again” way too. Games should be fun! Playing blind is fun, but having a fighting chance to keep your fave alive is too, and that gets you both. Also! Take looking for clues seriously, and do it before you leave an area--the free-walk events are not timed events, unlike in Man of Medan, so it is safe to do so. Some clues will literally change the fate of your character.

Scare wise, I’d say it’s a pretty creepy game. There’s a number of jump scares, but the biggest scares aren’t jump-scares, they’re chase sequences, which are quite nice. It is scary, but not like, any more scary than other horror video games tend to be, like Outlast or Silent Hill. Some of the deaths are pretty damn gorey too, so be forewarned.

And I think that about breaks it down? I’ll throw in some pics for feel.  

I could write a whole essay on why I think the narrative has intense value for its meta commentary on horror and its work as a self-reflective genre piece, but that would be rife with spoilers, so I won’t right now. Feel free to ask if you’d like to hear the short version of that, but I want to at least keep in a different post so it’s easy for people looking to avoid spoilers to do so! : )

Oh! Also as a last note, the cast is all phenomenal! Hayden Panettiere, Rami Malek, Brett Dalton, Meaghan Martin, Noah Fleiss, Nichole Bloom, Jordan Fisher, Antonella Lentini, Galadriel Stineman, Peter Stormare, and Larry Fessenden all do bang-up jobs, and it’s a pretty diverse cast too. And there’s a good dog, so games get +10 for dogs. There’s super cool making of stuff in the unlockables I enjoyed a lot, and the checkable character stats are fun. Also the intro is beautiful, and the single prettiest rendition of O’ Death I’ve ever heard.

[superevilbadguy]

Diakko One-Shot Fic

So, this had started out as a sketch dump of the same idea and then somehow turned into a song and a 4000+ word fic? I don’t think of myself as much of a writer, but here goes (with pics included!)

Diakko Bar/Band AU fic - To celebrate the end of finals and friends being back in the area, Barbara and Hannah bring Diana to a bar that just so happens to be hosting a live music night. She finds herself intrigued by the energetic guitarist of The Broom Stix but initially thinks nothing of it, that is until she finds herself next to her ordering a drink. She didn’t think much of what the night was going to bring, but she finds that she is pleasantly surprised.

Edit: Part 2 here!

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“It should be right down this way.” Hannah directs to the two girls following behind her. Diana, whose hand was currently being lead by a very excited, very cold and debatably underdressed Barbara, was unfamiliar with the bar she and her friends were invited to. But now that her medical school finals have ended for the semester, much to Hannah and Barbara’s excitement, she figured a few drinks and a change of scenery from their apartment wouldn’t hurt.

This was not really her definition of a Friday night well spent, but Hannah and Barbara looked so thrilled about it when they asked if she would like to join. She didn’t have the heart to decline, nor did she have a good excuse to. It would be nice to see her old friends from high school; while Avery still came over to meet up with Hannah and Barbara every once in a while, she hadn’t seen Mary or Blair since graduation. Also if she was going to be perfectly honest with herself, she was secretly a little excited about the fact that this would be the first time going out to get drinks since she had turned of age.

“Avery says she found Mary and Blair over by the bar.” Hannah says looking down at her phone. “They said they’re buying first round.”

“Th-that’s nice…” Barbara shivers noticeably as she quickens her step, Diana having no choice but to keep up. “Hey Hannah, how close are we?”

“Should be right over here I think. I remember passing it down this way.” She turns back to see Barbara, she grabs her free arm and rubs it trying to keep her warm. “Why didn’t you bring a jacket?”

“It wasn’t going to look nice with the dress!” She clenches her arms closer to her body, both Hannah and Diana squeezing in closely next to her.  

“Who are you trying to look so nice for?” Hannah looks over, eyebrows raised.

“I don’t know!” She blushes lightly. “Ooh! Is that it?” She pulls the two towards the door, the words ‘Moonburst’ scrawled onto it shine bright green into the cold December night. Hannah opens the door and Barbara rushes in.

They walk into the bar, immediately welcomed by the sound of live music and a bouncer looking for IDs.

The room had dark walls adorned with signed instruments and photographs, wooden flooring and bar tops, as well as a large stage taking up a majority of wall opposing the bar. A large crowd of people surround the stage as the current band plays a song Diana has heard on the radio.

As they move through the crowd looking for the other girls the sound of feedback arrests their ears followed by a sudden lack of guitar. Diana turns to face the lighted stage seeing the guitarist, a girl with a brown half ponytail, red tee and denim jacket push herself up off the ground, unwrap the cord from around her foot, and rush to the amplifier fumbling to plug herself back into the sound system. The rest of the band, a collection of three other girls, look over to her with concern and… not a shred of surprise.  

The guitarist turns around nervously, a contagious smile stretched across her face, and resumes her playing with the next measure. The singer, a girl with two toned pink and orange hair, looks over to her with a raised brow, to which she responds with a shrug and a blush.

Diana turns back to her friends to find Hannah waving to the girls at the other end of the bar. She takes one last look at the girl onstage who is now hyperaware of the cords running along the ground then follows her friends through the crowd.  

They get to the other end of the bar and immediately get enveloped into a six-woman group hug. Once the hug ends and the excited hellos fade, the girls order their drinks and start catching up.

The conversation just continues to roll, anecdotes of the last few years fill the air between them only to take respite to bouts of laughter. They talk about family, old classmates, flings, and university among the general small talk. Every passing story results in more alcohol fueled laughter than the last. Diana herself had begun feeling the effect of her drink after only half a glass, her comfort growing around the girls she hadn’t seen in years.

As Blair descends into a fit of giggle and snorts over the story she had started to tell, Diana looks towards the band on stage. Just by looking at them she could tell they were definitely experienced and accustomed to playing public venues. Though the music was not really her taste, she can appreciate that the nerves that would wrack a new performer were nowhere to be seen. The guitarist looked as though any caution from the accident earlier was abandoned as she spins and jumps while playing, her hair bobbing to the beat. The singer dances around with the mic stand when not carrying the rhythm with her bass. The redheaded keyboardist standing near the back sways with the music but keeps herself composed, contrasting the pinkish haired drummer who moves fluidly with every hit of her drumstick. Despite a few instrumental errors, Diana thought they were pretty good. Each song they covered kept relatively true to the original artist’s version, adding for the most part, a tasteful amount of personality to make it their own.

“You’ve been such a sick crowd tonight!” The singer calls out into the microphone as the crowd lightly cheers. “Our time is almost up…” she takes a moment to catch her breath, “so we’re going to finish up tonight with a little something you haven’t heard on the radio.” She looks over to the guitarist who was quickly re-tuning her guitar after the last song. She takes a quick exhale and quickly nods to the singer.

“Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your ears! We are The Broom Stix and this, for the first time ever, is Afterimage…”

The guitarist starts to pick at the strings creating a light melody. The singer then steps up to the microphone.

“I was blinded by your light

Moments after I saw you. I see

What my heart believes

That I am meant to be.”

The light sounding guitar turns heavy with the stomp of a pedal, renewing the energy alongside the introduction of a steady drum beat, thrumming bass, and a keyboard dripping with effect.

“Millenia pass, as it seems it,

Since we’ve said a word.

If we’ve said a word, I might not have heard,

I could have been listening to a feeling.”

Diana notes that this was a very different sound to what they had been playing earlier in the night, a welcome variation in her opinion. She noticed that the previously energetic girl with the ponytail now wore a new expression. ‘Is she… nervous?’

“Diana? You okay? Hellooo?”

She snaps her attention back to her friends. Hannah looking as concerned as a girl three drinks in could.

“I-I’m sorry, I must have been zoning out.” She giggles, referencing to her nearly empty glass. “I guess my tolerance hasn’t been built yet.”  

Hannah giggles, “Just wanted to make sure…” slurring her words. She looks backwards towards the stage. “Heh heh… were you looking at the singer?? I’d like to get to know her a little better…”

Suddenly their attention turns to Barbara as she drunkenly screams Hannah’s name… and… is crying...?

The girls dive back into conversation, Diana’s ears however, were still trained on the song being played behind her.

The chorus rang through the speakers, a little muffled due to the volume of the instruments being played.

“I was blinded by your light, igniting the path I’m meant to lead.

I’m strengthened by your afterimage staring back at me.

I was blinded by your light, and the shining is what keeps me believing,

That even though you’re gone, I’ll find our home waiting there. You’ll see. You’ll see.”

Listening to the lyrics the best she could, she sensed a warm familiarity to what the song seemed to be portraying.

Before her passing, her mother had been a critical care doctor. She had accidentally been stuck by a contaminated needle containing a sample of a fatal blood illness that eventually took her life. During the time she was sick, however, she continued to work where the hospital would allow her. When she had gotten too sick to go to work she had told Diana that she had worked as long as she did because there were still those she could make a difference for, that there was a part of her life that will carry on in those she was able to send home. Her mother’s passion for what she did with her life inspired Diana to pursue medical school, igniting the desire to make a difference in someone’s time of need. She wished little more than to fill the white coat and scrubs her mother had left behind.

She shook her head and snapped back into reality. ��My goodness is this the drink? My, I should know this.’ She looked back at her friends still enveloped in conversation.

The song continuing in the background holds her warmly, clenching her chest.

“I don’t know where you are,

or if this path you still do follow.

I swear I’ll find the words

to say to you for this dream I’ve borrowed.

Some of the stars we see in the night sky

are long since gone, I’m told.

They say it’s time has passed, but it’s still shining.

Our story’s not fully told.”      

She couldn’t really place what it was she was feeling. It was a beautiful mixture of joy and melancholy. She felt… validated… somehow. Having found something unexpectedly that reflects something so close to her heart. Or maybe her reaction to alcohol was just her getting overemotional…

She looked over to Barbara who had gone from crying to hysterical laughing in less than 15 seconds and it had her a little worried as to what she would think of her own behavior if she were not lightly intoxicated. She thinks Hannah would have taken record of any outstanding incident, so since she has yet to see her pull out her phone she figures she’s been sound so far.

“…even though you’re gone, I’ll find our home. In my heart I believe.

In my heart I believe…”

The song ends with the guitar fading out after one final crash of the cymbals. The crowd applauds as the musicians take a bow before moving their gear off the stage, making way for the next band.

Diana finishes the last of her drink and stifles a giggle as Barbara tries to clap her on the back (ended up being a light stroke on her shoulder), while congratulating her on her first drink.

“Go! Go get another!!” Barbara slurs excitedly pushing Diana clean through the center of the group circle. She apologizes profusely to Blair who she was pushed right into, but only receives a slightly too strong hug from the girl before being urged to get another drink.

Dodging her way through the crowd surrounding the bar she notices the girls from the band standing in a small grouping a bit further down the bar. The singer had the girl with the ponytail in a headlock. When she was released they bumped fists as the redhead keyboardist pushed the drummer, who was surprisingly much less enthusiastic than she had been on stage, towards the other two into a group hug. Diana looked towards the bar and got herself in position to order.

She racked her brain thinking of what drinks she knew of. What Avery had ordered for her before was pretty good. ‘What was it? A Shiny Volley?’

The bartender came up to her and she ordered the Shiny Volley, it seems that was correct because he simply gave her a thumbs-up and went on his way to make her drink.

As she waited for her drink, a person stepped up to the bar beside her trying to get the attention of the other bartender.  She turns to see the girl with the ponytail leaning politely over the bar.

“Okay, what can I get you?” The bartender asks.

“Can I get a-” The girl with the ponytail wilts as the bartender walks past her towards another girl further down the bar.  

Diana lets out a giggle. Much to her horror, the girl with the ponytail hears her and turns to face her. For a moment she looked like she was aware of the humor of what just happened, but that expression fled to make way for the blood to fill her cheeks.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to laugh. I-”

“It’s okay, really. It’s not the first time it’s happened” the girl laughs at herself rubbing the back of her neck and looking away.

“I saw you on stage. Your band is very good.” ‘What are you doing Diana?’ This was new. Starting small talk with strangers was not really something Diana was used to, or comfortable with for that matter. However, it seems something about this girl had taken her interest. Or maybe it’s the… alcohol?

The girl with the ponytail laughs, trying to look in any direction but in the one of the girl speaking to her. “T-thank you. I hope you liked the show.”

The bartender slides Diana’s drink over telling her the price.

“Actually, I’d like to buy this woman’s drink as well, please.” Diana gestures over to the girl beside her, who is now looking confusedly between the blonde and the bartender.

“What’ll you have?” he asks her as he reaches for a glass.

“I-um. Are you sure? I mean?” the girl stutters, her red eyes swirling with confusion. Diana simply smiles and nods. “Uh-um I’ll uh. I’ll have a Finnelan on tap please.”  

“Coming right up.” The bartender takes the glass and moves down the bar.

The girl looks over at Diana with a flurry of emotions cycling through her features. “Why’d you do that? Let me pay you back.” She begins digging through her pockets.

Diana smiles at her, “No, please. Think of it as me paying to see your band’s performance.”

The girl pauses and looks up at her, “Are you really sure?”

The bartender sets the beer down in front of her as Diana passes over the bill.

“Thank you…” the brunette says through a shy smile. “Can I get your name?”

She sits in surprise for a moment, trying to figure out why she hadn’t introduced herself BEFORE she insisted on buying this stranger’s drink. “Oh, my apologies. How rude. I’m Diana. May I get your name?”

“Diana.” The girl repeats to herself quietly. “Uh, I’m Atsu- Akko! Call me Akko. Th-thank you for the drink Diana.” She smiles nervously before turning to her drink.

They sit quietly for a moment as Akko takes a large gulp of her beer. Diana takes a sip of her drink realizing it is not what she had been drinking earlier. It wasn’t bad.

Akko clears her throat, allowing a moment to compose herself. “So, Diana. What brings you here tonight? Do you know any of the other bands?”

Diana shakes her head as she swallows. “No. Some friends from high school were getting together and decided to meet up here.” She looks over her shoulder at her friends before turning back to the red eyes that followed her gaze. “It’s a nice bar, a little loud for catching up.”

“It’s actually usually pretty laid back, but on the nights when the bands play it gets uh…loud…er...” ‘duh! C’mon Akko!’ she mentally slaps herself.

“Does your band play here often?” Diana asks, breaking Akko out of her awkward introspection.

“Uh. I wouldn’t say often…” she scratches her jaw before turning and pointing to the rest of her band. “Amanda, um, our lead singer… she is actually in another band with some of the staff here and they ended up getting us a spot. So, this is Lotte, Sucy, and my first time performing here, but we’ve seen tons of shows.”

“Do you enjoy performing? You looked very comf-“

“It’s the best feeling in the world!” Akko bursts throwing her head back.

Diana is a little taken back by the excitement of the girl, but can’t help but let out a light giggle.

“I’m sorry for cutting you off. It’s like ahh! So much… arggh.” She struggles to find the right word, “It’s just, what I’ve always wanted to do. Make people feel things, even if it’s just for a few minutes. Playing a song and hearing the crowd singing the words back at you is just such an amazing thing. Like, in that moment, its just you and everyone else sharing this connection and emotions and it’s ahh… it’s powerful, ya know?  Like everyone is on the same wavelength, its… an out of body experience.”

Diana looked at this girl, eyes sparkling, smile stretching from ear to ear, saying every word with such conviction and love. It was breathtaking to see. In that moment her heart clenched and her chest filled with warmth. ‘Woah. Diana. Alllcohol?’

“S-sorry, heheh, I got a little carried away.” Akko looks away sheepishly as her words rouse Diana out of her awestruck state.

“No, no please. You were… um…” she fumbles on her words, praying that the heated blush on her face was masked by the drink she now held up to her mouth. Still trying to analyze what is was that just happened. “H-how long have you been playing for?  You are very good.”

The girls red eyes crinkle as a flash of pink paints her cheeks. “Nahhh.” She waves her hand. “I’m just okay. I’ve been playing since I was in high school, but I’ve always wanted to perform. Sucy, Lotte, and I have been friends since elementary school and we started writing songs and just fooling around with some instruments, so we decided to start a band. Well, I mostly made them, but they love it! No matter what Sucy says…” she rolls her eyes playfully before taking a swig of her beer.

Diana turns her chair to face the brunette. ‘I wonder… who?’ “Did you and your friends write that last song you played?”

Akko froze for a moment, the beer in her glass stopping at her lip, worry washing over her features. She gulps quickly before placing her drink down and poorly feigning comfort. “Y-yeah. I wrote it.”

Unbeknownst to herself, Diana’s face breaks into a small smile. “You wrote that?” She notes the other girls discomfort and reaches her hand over to touch her shoulder. ‘What am I…? Oh whatever.’ “Akko, it was beautiful.”

Akko’s rigid posture instantly melts as she looks into cerulean eyes, surprised? Relieved?

“I… lost someone very close to me when I was young, and… what you wrote was… I know the feelings.” She stumbled on her words, lost in the attempt to explain her emotions. “I really liked it.”

Akko let out an enormous sign of relief, “You… you don’t think its cheesy?”

The two talked for hours. Once they had both finished their drinks, Akko ordered another beer for herself and insisted that she buy a drink for Diana. Diana relented, however Akko said it wasn’t fair that she ordered a water. It had been a couple hours since they started talking and Diana could see Akko, who already proved to be a very heart on her sleeve kind of girl, actually start pulling up her sleeves.

“Shiny Chariot is and always will be my favorite performer.” Akko lifts the sleeve on her left arm to reveal a tattoo of Shiny Chariot’s signature star and banner graphic over a toned deltoid. “A lot of people think it’s silly, but she’s the one who made me want to be a musician.” The brunette says smiling. “She was my first concert, and I just remember being so happy. The drums pounding in my chest. Now, she knew how to put on a show!” She rolled her sleeve down picking up her drink once again. “After she stopped performing, I started begging my mom for music lessons. That’s actually when I wrote Afterimage…” she scratched the back of her neck, eyes scanning the bar top. “I kind of always hoped that one day if I got to play in front of a really big crowd maybe she would be there and hear it, I don’t know. I’d probably just die on the spot or something.” She starts laughing before lifting her drink to her lips.

She knew she was maybe not completely sober, but she was pretty sure her emotions were no longer affected by any intoxication. But when Diana looked at the girl again, she saw the pools of fire in her eyes burning with brilliant sincerity and passion, the adorably messy ponytail bobbing as she laughs, the strong and calloused fingers she suddenly had the urge to hold- ‘Woah there. Diana. Seriously, what’s happening?’

Diana quickly shakes her head, chasing away the thoughts. She likes this girl.

She picks up her glass of water and raises it to Akko. “To Shiny Chariot.”

The brunette looks at her confused, glass still at her lips.

“To Shiny Chariot, for her music that I liked when I was younger, for everyone she’s inspired. Without her, I don’t believe I would have met you this evening.” She continues holding her glass up.

Akko looks over to her, face flushing. She breaks into a shy smile and raises her glass towards Diana. “To Shiny Chariot.”

The two tap their glasses together.

“I never would have guessed you’re the flirty type.” Akko teases Diana as she takes her glass back.

Diana stops in shock and begins to panic, “I AM N- “

“AAAAAHHHHHHKKKKKKKOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!” A very, VERY drunk Amanda yells as she flings herself towards her friend.

“Ahhkko, I ‘as lookin fr yuh ererywhere. L- *hic* Lotte and Suuuuuuuuuuucy are loadin’ th’ stuff up into the carrr.” Amanda drapes herself over Akko’s shoulder and notices someone is next to her. She looks at the blonde, tilting her head and just… stares… for a good five seconds.

Akko, in a mix of amusement and horror steadies her friend. “Okay Amanda, I’ll be-“

“Hai. Yu’r hair is clouds.” Amanda blurts out and continues to stare at Diana.

Diana looks at her entertained and simply says ‘thank you’. To which Amanda smiles and nods her head proudly.

“Okay, Amanda. I’ll be right there okay? How much did you drink?” Akko says panicking as Amanda begins to try to steady herself and move away.

“A whole bag of-” She trails off as she begins making her way back over to Lotte and Sucy.

Akko and Diana stand in silence for a moment.

“Well- it was lovely meeti-“

“Would you like to exchange numbers?” Akko blurts out. She cycles through the feelings of being proud and being terrified of the words that came out of her mouth. “So… um… I guess I can let you know when our next show is? Yeah. Uh. If you want…obviously.”

Diana stands there for a moment looking at the girl wringing her hands in front of her. She lets a smile cross her face. “Yes, I’d like that very much.”

Akko turns quickly, seemingly taken by surprise from the response. “Wait, really?”

Diana digs her phone out of her bag and starts tapping on the screen of the smart phone. She then looks up at the stunned brunette. “What number can I expect to hear from?”

Akko snaps out of her stupor, a huge smile spread across her face, and excitedly begins telling Diana her number. When the blonde finishes entering the number into her phone she looks up to Akko as the brunette looks down at her vibrating phone.

Akko opens the new text message reading ‘Diana :)’

“Oh my god you’re such a flirt!” She manages to

“WHAT DO YOU MEA- ?“

“AAAAHHHKKOOOOOO!!!” Amanda appears out of nowhere flinging herself over Akko’s shoulders. “I dun feel like flowers.���

“Okay, okay Amanda. We’re going.” Akko steadies her, repositioning Amanda’s arm around her neck and placing her own arm around her back to hold her up. She looks back at Diana smiling apologetically.

Diana smiles in return, “I’ll talk to you later.”

Akko does a little wave of her hand before carrying Amanda back across the bar towards the rest of their friends.

“Holy shiiit, Aaahkko. She wa *hic* really huckin fot…”

“Amanda!” Akko whisper yells and turns around to see if Diana could hear. Diana stood there with an amused smile waving her fingers at them.

“Heyyy, Did- *hic* did you - *burp*-“

“Amanda please!”

Diana returns to her friends (who had been watching the entire time).  

“Diana!!” Hannah and Barbara drunkenly sing in unison. Barbara, a little more out of it than Hannah, drapes herself around the other girl’s shoulders and waist. “We saw you at the bar! Who was that girl? Do you know her?” a buzzed Hannah asks while holding Barbara to keep her from hitting the floor.

Diana pauses a moment, half laughing at the scene in front of her and half trying to process why she is embarrassed of the blush creeping up her neck. “N-no” She quickly composes herself once she notes her hesitation ‘They probably didn’t notice anyway.’ “She is just one of the musicians and we had started talking and- “

“DIIIIAAAAAAAANAA!!!” Barbara clutches onto Hannah affectionately, not unlike a koala. “You. Youu…” she yells something inaudible into Hannah’s hair but then turns her face back to Diana wildly sobbing. “-SO HAPPY AND AND YOU WERE TOO CUTE TOGTHER!! TOO!!!” Diana couldn’t really hear what was coming out of her mouth but the blush violently claimed her face when through the mess of sounds she heard the words “good with her hands”. She didn’t hear too much after that, but she caught some Night Fall references before Hannah managed to calm Barbara’s yelling. She then begins giggling and promptly smooshes her face into Hannah’s shoulder.

Diana stands there not really sure how to proceed. All her voice could do was let out an undignified “uh.”

Hannah looks over to her smiling. “I was going to come over when I saw that girl practically drooling at you, but you looked like you were having fun.” She winks at her teasingly. “Glad you came?”

Diana wills away the blood in her cheeks, “I had a lovely night. I do apologize for stepping away for so long. I -”

Hannah waves her hand at her “pssh! Stop. It’s good.” She holds tightly to Barbara “C’mon Barb, lets go home.” A response of a drunken hum immediately follows.

Hannah looks over to Diana with a devilish smile, “So will we see you in the morning or are you not spending the rest of the night with ponytail girl?”

Diana groans and rolls her eyes as she lightly pushes Hannah and Barbara towards the door.

As the three are about to reach the door, Diana’s phone buzzes in her bag. She pulls it out and sees a text from Akko.

‘So, we are playing an acoustic set at Café Meridies next Saturday. Would you maybe want to meet me for a tea or coffee before? If you’re not busy… if you want. We go on at 2.’

Diana looks up and scans the bar for the girl before spotting her on the far side of the stage putting her guitar into its bag.

She types in a reply, ‘Shall I meet you there at noon?’ and hits send.

As she does she watches the girl zipping the guitar into the bag. Diana assumes she receives the message when she suddenly begins jumping and fist pumping into the air. She catches her falling guitar before it smashes onto the floor due to the sudden outburst, looks around nervously with the sudden realization that there were other people around her, and then resumes with a much smaller, less frantic dance.

Diana smiles and turns her head back to her friends, leaving the bar looking forward to Saturday.

END

[transboytwelve]

fanfic rec list

I've been avoiding doing this forever and decided I might as well *shrug emoji

also I needed a better and easier system for my fic recs than what I have now which is a pile of shit so here u go. rn there is only supercorp and swan queen on here bc that’s the majority of what I read or used to read.

will separate by ship. fics are in alphabetical order. adding my comments underneath each fic and how hard I cried. I cry a lot.

last updated: oct 16, 2018

supercorp:

Contact | orphan_account

complete | fluff | rated G | 1,126 words

It started with a touch, then Kara was falling for her.

diving in | orphan_account

complete | ??? | rated G | 1,101 words

(She doesn’t know what she’s doing. She had just started walking off, numbly following sidewalk after sidewalk until she’s looking up at Luthor - L Corp.

Riding up in the elevator. Standing outside Lena Luthor’s office.)

dropping in to say | uhpockuhlipz

complete | fluff | no rating | 1,090 words

Kara didn’t get a chance to thank Lena after she saved the day. Again.

i need to be free with you tonight | greekdemigod

complete | smut | rated M | 3,021 words

The line between admiration and an ill-advised crush blurs so easily. Kara Danvers knows this better than most.

it feels like the first time | jazzfordshire

complete | smut | rated E | 8,292 words

“Wait. You don’t – what do you mean, you don’t Get There?”

“You know.” Lena blushes, stirring her cappuccino awkwardly with her pinkie. “Orgasm. I just don’t…do that.”

“You don’t orgasm.” Sam says flatly, looking increasingly horrified. Lena starts to feel more and more self-conscious about her admission, shifting uncomfortably in her chair.

 “No.”

 “EVER?!”

OR

Lena has never had an orgasm, so Sam asks her her girlfriend's little sister to treat her right for a night. Cue lots of sex, a few feelings, and a dash of gay panic.

pure smut. don't read in public. you’re welcome.

lena dies on a wednesday | karalovesallthegirls

complete | angst (happy ending tho) | rated M | 18,480 words

Lena is trapped in a loop, reliving the day she dies over and over again. she just doesn’t know it.

all I wrote on the bookmark I made on ao3 was “cried. twice.” so.

Lena’s Secret | seriousfic

complete | smut | rated M | 18,873 words

Kara knew dating Lex Luthor’s sister would be easy. She just didn’t expect it to be so weird.

love is a flower, you gotta let it grow | C_AND_B

complete | au | rated T | 4,219 words

“It’s a completely normal Tuesday as Lena chuckles under her breath at Kara’s uncoordinated behavior, utterly uneventful, that is, until Lena’s chuckle turns into a couch and the tickle in her throat leads to the oddest thing filling her mouth.

Flower petals.”

(hanahaki disease au)

cried actual tears. beautiful fic.

love the player (hate the game) | jazzfordshire

complete | smut | rated E | 8,344 words

The next time the blonde rides past the stands, Lena can’t help but test the waters – she removes her sunglasses and stretches casually, revealing a tiny sliver of midriff. The girl’s eyes widen visibly, and her grip on the mallet slackens.

Internally, Lena is ecstatic. Externally, her expression is neutral, her hair ruffling slightly as she fans herself with a programme.

The secret joy is cut off abruptly when the girl flies dramatically over the neck of her horse, landing in a tangled heap on the grass.

OR

When Lena begrudgingly attended a charity polo game to appease her mother, she expected a long afternoon full of bad hors d’oeuvres and boring people. What she gets is Kara Danvers, who shows her how fun polo can be.

the polo au based off those pics of Katie at the polo game. pure smut and its Amazing. I would give my entire life and also the rest of my bank account to this author. please read everything she has written. like all of her fics will be on this list so. get ready. made an aesthetic post for this fic here.

Lena and the Worldkillers | jazzfordshire

in progress | au - no powers, musician au | rated E | 35,156 words

Lena looks down at her sheet - in a loopy script is written Kara Danvers - guitar!, with a large smiley face next to it. Directly underneath that is Alex Danvers - drums, written in an untidy scrawl.

“Please, god, let them be half-decent,” She mutters, rubbing the bridge of her nose.

OR

Lena and the Worldkillers are down two members, and certified heartthrob Kara Danvers and her sister are newly band-less. They accidentally form National City’s hottest lesbian rock band, and it’s a match made in heaven - as long as everyone can keep it in their pants.

musician au where kara is a Hot Top and lena is fr just a Gay Bottom. I read this in one night and it made me scream. also Alex/sam in there too which is the Best. in progress but worth it tbh. and I personally made aesthetic posts for lena and kara from this fic. did not cry but my heart did the squeeze thing many times

Lena Likes Supergirl | riddler42

complete | fluff | rated G | 1,418 words

Kara’s starting to think Lena Luthor has a crush on Supergirl.

She doesn’t understand why that makes her unhappy.

Oblivious | BiJane

complete | fake relationship | rated G | 13,278 words

Lena has a crush on Kara.

Lena’s too afraid to tell Kara.

Obviously the only solution is to make Kara jealous by dating Supergirl.

Of hickey’s and hearts | Rykeral

complete | ??? | rated T | 2,648 words

Lena Luthor becomes increasingly frustrated with how she never seems to leave hickeys on Kara, and she has been trying-very, very hard. Cue an elaborate (simple and selfish) plan in order to ensure the world knows Kara is taken. Prompt from Tumblr and the user Supercorppp. One-shot. Supercorp

series: the gravity of love | Lizzen

part 1: and stick it into someone else’s heart

complete | smut, angst | rated M | 16,399 words

Things Lena doesn’t know: Rhea planned for everything.

Or, a Daxam wedding tradition gone very, very wrong.

Post s2 finale.

part 2: all my dreams are falling down

complete | smut, angst | rated M | 8,687 words

Sometimes an established soul bond doesn’t stick. Welcome to the Phantom Zone.

the way we mend | TheRagingThespian

complete | ??? | rated G | 5,073 words

Five times where Lena’s not where she should be and the one time she is.

The Woes of Snapper Carr | BiJane

complete | fluff | rated G | 1,367 words

Snapper was really regretting asking Kara to do a profile on Lena Luthor.

to face unafraid | BerryliciousCheerio

complete | fluff | rated G | 556 words

“You don’t like marshmallows in your hot chocolate? Why do you have love?”

or: their relationship isn’t contingent on hot chocolate preferences, right? RIGHT?

To Make It Count | jazzfordshire

complete | titanic au | rated M | 64,073 words

“Alex, I’m sorry...”

“Sorry?! Kara, you bet everything we have. Everything! We -“

Kara cuts off Alex’s rising temper quickly with a loud interjection. “I’m sorry, but we’re gonna have a very long boat trip ahead of us.”

“...what?”

“Because we’re going to America. Full house! Ha!”

OR

The happy ending Titanic AU that wouldn't leave me alone until I wrote it.

I read the entire thing in one night and cried 3 times. a must read. also I made me obsessed with the titanic again so. thanks.

when I think about you (well, you know the rest) | jazzfordshire

complete | fluffy smut | rated E | 13,220 words

“The world comes to a grinding halt for a moment when she sees something bad. Something horrific. Possibly the worst thing that’s ever happened in human or Kryptonian history.

A solid little purple arrow, coloured in, next to Lena’s name.”

OR

Wherein Lena makes a realization during a private moment, and Snapchat almost ruins Kara’s life.

snapchat au and friends to lovers. rip my soul. shameless smut but also cute things.

wonderful electric (cover me in you) | falsealarm

complete | smut, fluff | rated E | 11,114 words

Lena makes Kara feel like she’s vibrating, like her nerve endings are alight with electricity and it’s intoxicating to say the least.(Tentatively, 4 interruptions + 1 free night.)

series: you look way too good (to leave this up to luck) | jazzfordshire

part 1: casual fridays (will be the death of me)

complete | fluffy smut | rated E | 5,496 words

“Kara blinks a few times, the brown paper deli bag hanging limply in her hand. Lena seems almost as shocked to see her.

“...Kara? You’re...you’re not my Thai delivery.”

OR

Four times Kara sees Lena in casual clothes, and one time she sees her out of them.

part 2: your sunday best (looks best on my floor)

complete | smut | rated E | 10,253 words

“Siri, is it possible to die from sexual frustration?”

“I’m sorry, I don’t understand.”

Lena sighs. “Of course you don't. Fine. Siri, make a note - give incentives to the R&D team for finishing the red sun lamp. As quickly as possible.”

OR

Three times Lena tries to get Kara out of her formal wear, and one time she finally succeeds.

part 3: I have to confess (you look so good in that dress)

complete | smut | rated E | 5,057

“It isn’t exactly work appropriate - it’s really more of a cocktail dress, and a pretty shocking one at that - but to hell with it. Lena is the CEO. If she wanted to, she could come to work in pajamas. Lena smiles fondly at the thought.

Kara would probably like that just as much.

OR

Kara discovers a new fantasy, and Lena works hard to make it come to life - starting with a dress.

part 4: all dressed up (but only for you)

complete | smut | rated E | 4,923 words

“You know, I thought the office was a one-time thing, but I'm starting to think you have an exhibitionist streak.” Kara whispers, biting her earlobe. “Is this what you want?”

It is what she wants. It’s what she’s been hoping for, on some level, since she bought the dress against her better judgement. She just needs to give in.

“Yes.”

OR

Kara has a fixation, Lena likes to be fucked in public, and she finds the perfect dress to bring them together.

part 5: touch me (tell me what you want me to do)

complete | smut | rated E | 7,016 words

Kara is shy again, blushing furiously, but Lena knows exactly what she’s thinking of. Months ago, when Kara had taken the strap-on out of her bedside drawer and seen something else inside - a time almond-shaped silver plug, flaring out in a gentle taper and ending with a flittering pink jewel.

She had expressed interest in it, but hadn’t brought it up since, and Lena had been reticent about asking.

Apparently, Kara has been thinking about it too.

OR

Lena has a princess plug and a need for praise, and Kara can’t stop thinking about it.

part 6: sky rockets in flight (afternoon delight(s)

complete | smut | rated E | 6,017 words

“Where, Kara?” Alex asks again, and at Kara’s silence and Lena’s raised eyebrow, a look of dawning horror comes over her.

“...where?” She almost whispers, and Lena loses the fight to keep a grin off of her face.

“I think you already know where, Agent Danvers.”

“OH, MY GOD.”

OR

Lena realizes that, as many times as she’s been with Kara Danvers, she’s never fucked Supergirl. One (or two) surprise visits to the DEO later, her problem is solved.

You Deserve It All | karalovesallthegirls

in progress | sugar baby au | rated M | 22,161 words

When later asked, Kara will cehemently insist that she is not, nor has she ever been, a sugar baby.

She just happens to be in the position to accept extravagant gifts and money from a wealthy CEO in exchange for certain acts of physical and emotional intimacy. But! That does not make her a sugar baby, okay? It makes her a friend. A great one, actually, and the only one Lena Luthor has likely ever had.

the sugar baby au we all dreamed of

swan queen:

ok don't send hate mail y'all i love this ship more than my life okay

A Fine Line | hunnyfresh

complete | angst, romance, fluff | rated T | 18,661 words

Upon Regina's banishment, the small town of Storybrooke becomes protected once again by an enchantment that prevents anyone from leaving or entering Storybrooke. Emma and Regina find themselves on the edge of the town, wishing for a way to the other side.

Don’t Question My Evil Persona | coalitiongirl

complete | ??? | rated M | 10,220 words

Written for Act of True Love day of Swan Queen Week. Regina and Emma break the Dark One curse a little too early, and they're left with no choice but to have Emma pretend that she's still the universe's most fearsome ultimate darkness. 

Emma really, really isn't cut out for this.

(Also contains: a whole lot of broken curses, weaponized femininity, overdue library books, a trip to Hot Topic, and a fucking robin.)

emma swan is fucked | strangesmallbard

complete | fluff, angst | rated M | 3,508 words

“It was (probably) the morning Emma decided to jog for the first time in six months where it all started.”

Or Emma Swan and the ketchup bottle effect: slowly, then all at once.

imagine me and you | bayloriffic

complete | parent trap | rated T | 14,096 words

After they return from Neverland, Henry decides to set a parent trap for Emma and Regina. By the time Emma realizes what he’s up to, she’s already half in love with Regina and it’s pretty much too late to do anything about it.

series: it wasn’t supposed to be this way | etotheswan

part 1: sometimes a freight train hits you

complete | ??? | rated T | 1,958 words

Freight trains have shitty brakes.

part 2: dodging arrows may be in your future

complete | ??? | no rating | 1,387 words

It’s not how fast you run, it’s how you run.

part 3: he’s such a nice guy

complete | ??? | rated T | 1,267 words

Even thieves know when to return the stolen goods.

part 4: this really was inevitable

complete | ??? | rated T | 1,437 words

Biology and eyebrows and superpowers.

Kissing Regina Mills | misscanteloupe

complete | smut, angst, fluff | rated E | 49,046 words

“The name is just for show. It’s supposed to bring out some of your deeper desires. Spurs you to act on them,” Regina explains, even though Emma stopped paying attention several words ago.

Their eyes lock, and Emma feels that same prickling sensation on the back of her neck.

“Is there...anything you want to do?” Regina asks finally.

It’s like a flick of a switch.

(It’s a late night in the vault and Emma accidentally kisses Regina Mills)

I would print this fic out and staple it onto my chest if I could. I cried two (2) times.

Sense Memory | hunnyfresh

complete | angst | rated M | 15,238 words

Greg gets back at Regina not by torturing her, but Emma. The shocks and a magic-restraining disease seeps into her brain, slowly shutting it down causing her to lose her sense one by one as Regina is forced to watch her girlfriend die.

read this a while ago but I remember crying. a lot.

Temporary Distractions | amycarey

complete | angst, fake relationship | rated M | 25,195 words

Oh, I don’t know,” Regina says. “It makes a certain amount of sense on paper. Henry’s two mothers, all that fighting, making magic together, tentative trust built. Destroyed of course, but Robin needn’t know that. Plus, I knew it would really irritate him.” 

Emma wants to ask why but also doesn’t want to push her luck. “And you expect me to go along with this?” 

“I don’t know how else to put this, Ms Swan,” Regina says, leaning forward. “You owe me and I’m calling to collect.” 

It's been a month and Regina won't speak to her, until she does and Emma is left pretending to be in a relationship with her so that Regina can get through a dinner invitation with her pride intact.

I love this fic more than life. I cried. probably more than once but I was drunk when I read it so.

series: The Monomythical Adventures of Regina Mills and Emma Swan | maggiemerc

part 1: Destiny Is The Rabbit Hole

complete | au - fantasy quest, action/adventure | rated T | 96,336 words

Henry begging Regina to rescue Snow White and Emma from the Enchanted Forest in the season 2 premiere sets the formerly evil queen on a quest that takes her from the mountains of the Middle Kingdom to the pirate lair of a serial killer and straight into conflict with her own villain, the Queen of Hearts.

part 2: The Four Thieves

in-progress | humor, friendship | rated T | 10,119 words

A stand alone series set between Destiny and Toxic. Regina is stuck on a boat with three strangers. The four have to not kill each other, or Sinbad, if they ever want to make it home. Sirens, witches, gods, a giant’s boils and some delicious apple turnovers all stand in their way.

part 3: Toxic is the Unyielding Love

complete | adventure, romance | rated M | 105,785 words

After the events of “Destiny is the Rabbit Hole” Regina returns to Storybrooke to find the world changed in ways she could not have fathomed. Now she's on a quest to discover the new Storybrooke's dark secrets and her journey will take her into the jaws of a fire-breathing serpent, the lair of a mad scientist and to a masquerade ball where too many of those dark secrets could be revealed.

part 4: Dangerous is the Vexed God

in-progress | mystery, adventure | rated M | 127,942 words

Emma Swan just wants to adjust to life in a post-Curse Storybrooke. She wants to get to know her kid. Get to know her parents. And maybe learn how to use her magic. But the town has an epidemic of flying monkeys, there’s a drunk pirate walking down Main half naked, Regina Mills keeps looking at her like she’s seen her naked, and, oh yeah, someone’s killing off fairy godmothers.

I cried. its been a while since ive read this because it’s a beast to get through but it’s so so so so worth it and it gives my heart the squeeze thing when I think about it.

The Secret’s in the Telling | pyrophoric

complete | humor, romance | rated T | 250,186 words

"It's the sixth of October. A pivotal moment in Storybrooke's history and the turning point in Regina Mills' life. And it all began with a spell, a Sheriff, and a thief."

this is not even a joke I would die for this fic. I would literally die for this fic honestly it’s so well written and I have read it like a million times because the PLOT TWISTS blow my god damn mind.

we’ll make our home on the water | bayloriffic

complete | secret relationship, romance | rated M | 32,130 words

For some reason, Emma thought they’d pass through the portal and end up right at Neverland. Instead, they spend weeks aboard the Jolly Roger, sailing the vast blue-green oceans with no land in sight, the water seeming to stretch on forever all around them.

Wet | SpookshowBabyx

complete | ??? | rated M | 240,001 words

"I have hated you, liked you, loathed you and loved you, but not once have I thought you not to be a fool."

Regina takes pity on the Sheriff when she finds her out in the storm; inviting her inside to escape its wrath. What starts as an aggressive game of sexual one-upmanship slowly evolves into something a little deeper; perhaps even a liking for one another...

[rosenmarille]

rosenmarille’s embroidery tutorial

hey anon you made my entire week and i love you

Let me preface this by saying that I’m in no way an expert and I’ve literally only been doing this for less than a month, so most of what I do is making it up as I go along. hopefully you find my tips helpful though!! <3

I wasnt sure which part you wanted to know about so i made a rundown of everything from start to end

1) List of things you’ll need:

Embroidery frame (I just went to the nearest crafts store and got them in two sizes. Theyre quite cheap and sometimes also come in plastic or different shapes)

Fabric (the less stretchy the better, though if youre planning to decorate clothing I think it really depends on how determined you are. what ive got here is some leftover polyester fabric from cosplay and other sewing projects. you can even sew different pieces together if one isnt big enough for the frame but in that case you need to iron the sewed piece flat or else it will be very difficult to keep straight and neat)

Embroidery yarn (see pic) (theres two types, and ive only used pearl yarn (top) so far but the other one allows for more precision since you can pick how many strands of yarn you need)

Needle (see pic) (properly pointy, not like the crappy one above. I mainly use that for crochet things because it actually bends and that’s NOT what you want here)

Scissors and a pencil

2) Sketch: Pick an image of what you want to do. I’ve found that at first, practicing with basic shapes and colours is a lot easier to get used to the whole thing, it helps give you a feel of how the yarn ends up looking stitched to the fabric. So far I almost only did screenshots, and I didn’t have to draw something up myself. In mobs case, I based it off a doodle I did in class and added a little colour to it 

3) Pick fabric and yarn: That’s mainly up to you, depends on what youre going for, but as a fair warning, very light fabric colours will show the stitches and leftover yarn from behind, so you need to tuck them behind the main body of your embroidery later on

4) Apply to fabric: 2 ways, both pretty much self explanatory, only heres where the stretchiness of the fabric comes into play. As you can see ive developed a fool proof technique, ive had tape stuck to the top of my laptop for weeks now, im not about to waste it? (use more than one tape, this is an old pic i took because the concept was hilarious in the moment) Pro tip: don’t draw your sketch on paper advertising dnd game sets because youre gonna have a hard time seeing the pattern through everything and youll curse yourself for doing that instead of paying attention in class  Pro tip 2: dark fabrics demand a white colour pencil, you literally wont be able to see anything else

5) Stitches: heres a LINK to the page I use to find all the different stitches I could possibly use. Practice makes perfect, i spent about two hours trying each of these out on an irrelevant piece of fabric to see how theyd work and how difficult they are, and still use that bit as ref to consider how a stitch would look on my current piece. Of these, ive only used about three in my finished broids, since theyre mostly for decorative things I think. Don’t let that stop you though, get creative and use the things im too lazy to incorporate!! (ill be using these terms for the rest of the tutorial, so if you dont know a word its probably in there)

6) Outlines/shading: Start by outlining your sketch with a few backstitches to get a feel for where everything needs to be. If theres shading then itd be useful to do those lines in the other colour already, or youre going to have to fix all that later and itll be a huge pain and make you want to stop altogether. It happens

Im not sure if that’s how its supposed to work but I fill in the shades first, it gives me a good sense of what direction the main colour stitches need to go to make it look dynamic.

7) Fill in mains: This is where all those handy dandy stitches from that library probably wont help you too much if you want to do something relatively simple. Ive only used normal satin stitches to fill in colour so far, though what the link doesn’t mention is that it wastes a shitton of yarn. Yarn is expensive, so what you can do is come up for point 3 not back next to 1 but instead next to 2. Warning: that does warp the way the yarn lies though, so use that one accordingly (for example: I do Not use it when doing small delicate places, or things that need to be detailed in general)

Mob was fairly simple as far as that went since i didnt add a lot of pattern, but ritsu is a little more complicated. Like i said earlier, adding shade before the main colour helps because now i know where the folds in his clothes are and how the fabric would bend to accommodate it.

8) Add details (like faces!):

Again, here I cant tell you exactly how you need to stitch to get everything looking good, just try to follow the way a face has its dynamics. Is it a long face, make lots of long vertical stitches, is it a round one, try to stick to the edges (but don’t spiral)

Facial features are a little more difficult because its hard to make a round nub or dots for pupils on something very small but its better to try 5 times and get it right the 6th instead of leaving the 1st try (i took ritsus entire face apart at least 3 times and t b q h i still think it doesnt look good but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯)

9) Background: Get real fancy on that shit, heres where you can try out those cool rose shaped stitches from up there in the link, go wild lol

10) Lastly: PATIENCE

I cant stress this enough, this WILL take a loooot of time, the first ritsu I did took me a literal week, while the second one took me roughly four hours in total (and that was a rather simple design). 

Accept the fact that it wont look as good as you imagined it. That may sound harsh but for me that’s been my main issue, imagining how a string would lie exactly and then looking on in disgust when that doesn’t work out. You’re not drawing, the medium doesn’t exactly translate, but that doesn’t have to be a bad thing! Try to figure out what methods work best for embroidery exclusively. 

Don’t be afraid to undo, be careful about it though. I use those big scissors and it’s a bad idea, don’t do that. Unpicking from the back to save the yarn also works but it gets difficult (and at some point impossible) once the strands start getting woven together on their own

And there you have it, a finished piece of embroidery!! 

You can now either hang it up in its frame and cut away the excess fabric at the sides or tie it around a piece of cardboard like so. it’s a little hard to get right at first but practice amiright

I hope i could be of help!! if you have any more questions feel free to come to my ask anytime!! ^^ <33 

[strawberryspeachy]

So far on the boys ive talked to in japan - aside that teacher

1) around september i decided to look at whose on tinder. One boy i matched with talked to me and didn’t stop responding upon finding out i was not japanese. He helped me with a couple japanese phrases - telling me what sounded most natural. Asked me if i lived alone. Said he wanted to meet me.... asked if i was free that week. I said yes. I gave him a couple days that i was off. He never responded again - that was about 5-6~ days into talking

2) october i went to a club... after a disappointing night i talked to the cute ... not bar person but like he was on the floor. I thought he’d walk away but he got all happy and kept moving close to me to talk. It being too loud combined with my poor japanese and his no english meant we used google translate to talk mostly. Added each other on instagram and he said he’d like to hang out sometime. I asked about a few days and he pulled out his calendar and both were days he worked- he had two jobs. He said we’ll figure out a time later. We had some conversations on instagram. Then after a couple weeks his stories always showed him with friends. I asked him a couple times when he was free and he said he was working all the time. After another weekish of that i said it seemed that he had time to see his friends but not me. And he basically just said yep

3) december i got back on tinder. But for real. Not just a qick swipe through. Talked to the next guy with a bunch of other dudes. Was just talking. Trying to improve my english. Hoping someone would ask me to go eat with them since that is what id written on my profile. This boy asked me to hang out. We’d talked more and more over the two weeks and he said he really wanted to see me. But he couldnt cause he was working too much. Then he told me when he has a break. I had the flu at the same time and told him id tell him when i was better and he got sweeter and sweeter toward me. Then we talked on the phone and it was awkward and difficult cause my japanese not being great is even worse when i cant gesture. But it went well. Then. Suddenly. Over text the tinder boy - lets have sex! - bs came up. I said i didnt want to the first time we meet and i wanna just talk. He asked a couple more times about it and then agreed. The day before we talked on the phone again - he suddenly said he had to take another call and hung up and then didnt say anything else the rest of the night. I freaked out a bit that night thinking hed stopped talking to me. But the next morning he messaged me like nothing happened. Didnt even want to acknowledge my freak out aside from telling me not to think so much.

We met up. He took me to a shrine. We got fortunes and ties them to a tree... then he took me to his apartment... fast... he said he wanted to watch movies together.... bought... chocolate. I mean great but i wanted real food i was hungry. Then. He kept trying to have sex with me. So many times just pushed and pushed. Would not take no for an answer. Finally when... he was trying to take off more of my clothes and i wouldnt let him and said no again. He asked if i had my period. And only stopped after i said i did. Kept trying to pursuade me to give him a blowjob.

Before that... he asked me to be his girlfriend. Said he was moving soon and asked me to move in with him. Told me hed be workig two jobs for the rest of january so we couldnt meet again till February...

Anyhow after i kept saying no to a blow job and other stuff happened i asked him if we could go get food. He said he didnt have money and cooked bad ramen on the stove and french fries... he drank a bunch of alcoholic. We watched some music videos and he went to sleep.

When he kinda seemed to wake up i tried to make a point of me leaving. He just acted kinda annoyed that he had to even still deal with me being there at that point and ignored me while trying to sleep... he ghosted me right in front of me

He replied to my text the next day with some nonsense and about a week later he told me about his apartment plans. He sent one last text about it before... never responding again

I let it be for the next four weeks... till the days he was supposededly done working two jobs and couls see me again. Hed made story postings during this time

But yea. Never replied to me again

4) some boy who wanted to get better at english cause hes moving to the us. We talked on the phone a couple times near christmas. He complained about not having a gf and said he wanted to hang out. But the times i asked he was “busy”. We hung out once... played darts. He said he didnt want to drink cause he drank the night before and he ate before meeting me so left early.... said next time. There was never a next time.

5) some guy i talked to a bit. He asked to meet up. I agreed. Took a whole for us to find each other cause he kept...... hanging up the phone on me.... he didnt look like his pic and he dressed weird. He basically hailed me over when he found me and then walked fast so that i basically had to chase him around. He was one of those dudes that walks with his hands out like people are supposed to move for him. After about 20 minutes of that he told me to wait while he pretended to get a call and then told me his dog is sick and he needed to leave to take her to the hospital. He said well meet again. Never saw him again not that i wanted too.

6) talked to another boy for a couple weeks. Just about fun stuff it was good conversation. We talked about music and movies and murder mystery parties. About our days and just generally the kind of good conversation you have with friends. Around the third week we talked about meeting... but. Then. Tinderboy - i wanna have sex! Came into the convo... i told him i had my period and asked if we could go out to drink instead. He said lets drink before we do next week. Whatever. Next week comes around. Same good conversation everyday. The day of comes and he responded to me in the morning reconfirming the time and place and stuff. Once the time to meet rolled around. No response. I called him a couple times more so to bitch him out. He blocked me.

7) some other dude. We talked a bit. He asked me to go out to eat. Post poned 3 times that night cause he was working later than he was supposed to. I was so hungry. No he didn’t wanna go out to eat. Bought me some convience store food and barely let me finish eating before hooking up... he said thanks to my happy birthday message. But otherwise we havent talked again. Even though hes a ten minute walk away.

8) then of course theres the absolutely adorable boy who took me out on the date of my dreams.... until he silently walked me the train station. Said bye. And now has slowly ghosted me all week. He just unmatched me on tinder after i asked about it so. Guess he’s gone. Which has me feeling fucking terrible.

9) talked to a guy a couple days ago. He asked if i wanted to hook up. I basically agreed. I WANTED HUMAN CONTACT ON VALENTINES DAY. He told me beforehand he was only free for a couple hours. Asked if i wanted him to pick me up the night before buttttt i got my hair treated and shouldnt sweat so i said it was too late and i needed to sleep. He met me. Late. At the station and walked me back yo his apartment after i was done work. One of my students saw me with him... embarrassing. We talked a lot. Hes the oldest guy ive ever... anything. Though still just 29. It would have been a good conversation if... i didnt know he asked me to come have sex and then never made a move. An hour and a half in he suddenly went

Oh its the time! Sorry go. I should have agreed to his request for yesteday instead of insisting on friday.

Ive been freaking out about 8 and i messaged him asking if he lost interest in me. He never responded to my message asking if he wanted to hookup yesterday. He didnt respond for 20 minutes and then i said either say yes or no so im not waiting. And he almost immediately responded with no. So. Idk.

10) talked to some dude from hong kong yesteday. He messaged me first saying he doesnt like japan and just came for the food. Ive been crying all day and basically hust bitched about japan to him. Apparently he doesnt actually dislike japan... he just doesnt like the bidets.... and i told him my home life sucks so im here but here sucks too so wtf. Ya know. Things that are totally attractive go someone you started talking to a half an hour ago. He said he wanted to talk about food. Im good at food talk ok. Then asked if i wantrd to meet up and look for cake with him. Sure. Shinjuku. The same placd i met 5 and 3. Thought id break the- everytime i come to this city im depressed. Cause before them the last time i went to shinjuku in the summer. I couldnt find the clothes shops i was looking for. There were couples all around me. And it was the first day in japan i felt so utterly and truely miserable and alone and like nothing in my life was better. I was still hoping at that point that the teacher i worked with would go with me and show me around and i left thinking next time i go itll be better cause i wont be alone.

Well shinjuku appears to be bad luck for me. I got stressed trying to find this boy and sounded like it over the phone. But he still met up with me. I brought him some snacks from the baskery near me on my way. We talked. He speaks english. But he just asked about my job... how do you get it. Is it hard. Whats its pay.

I walked past a cake shop on my way to meet him and i showed him the cakes he said he really wanted. He said he didnt bring much cash so he didnt want it.... k i thought that was the point of this trip but whatever. He asked me if i was hungry three times. I said i ate before coming because normally when i meet people we dont eat and i go hunry. I left out the YOU SAID YOU WANTED CAKE!!! Part. He said he was hungry but didnt want me to not eat while he did. So i told him to find a place with desert and ill eat desert while he eats a meal. Were walking. This is about 25 minutes in and he starts to complain his legs hurt and that hes tired. Another 10 minutes pass and he complains more about how he feels like hes floating and his shoes dont fit. I see mcdonals and say i know this is lame but ive kinda been craving a big mac. Its fine if not cause ya know your visiting japan but would you want mcdonals. He jokes about it and then goes yea i could go for a bigmac. We get in the store and he tells me to go. And i tell him to go ahead first. Then he says no he feels sick and doesnt want to eat.... tells me to eat... the exact situation he didnt want earlier

Hm. Gee. I wonder whats coming. I say i only wanted to eat cause he said he was hungry. We leave and then he says maybe its tmi but - proceeds to tell me about being constipated. I didnt try to listen. Btw he was 6’4 and kinda difficult to hear if i didnt try. I wrap that up with. Yea i think that was a tmi story but good for you. Cause the gist of it was that he could shit now.

Then. You know its coming. He says hes gonna go home. I stop acting happy. I told myself the next time this happened id confront them.

We met up at 7 and it was now like 7:50. My train is 10 bucks round trip.

But. I couldn’t think of anything to say.

All i could say after a while of kinda just going silent was - whyd you ask me to meet if you were so tired.

And he aaid cauae walking around japan alone isnt fun. Yeah mean i know. I said that to you over text earlier.

I asked him if i dont look like my pic. He says i look exactly like my pic.

I say a few times before ive met up with guys and we never talk again. And he goes - well youre meeting strangers and sometimes it just doesnt click

He unmatchd me the moment he got on his train. I imagine were still friends on snapchat cause he probably deleted it since he redownloaded it to talk to me

So yea. Same experiences as back home because im me and i will always be cursed and miserable. I dont wanna sleep cause im waiting to see when that boy in 8 will block me on line... cause i sent alot of messages. It doesnt help me to know when.... but.... ya... idk. Someone shoot me please

[inimiuta]

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