#Island Fights 53

[dunmeshistash]

can you list all chapters mithrun was in 🙏🙏

As in with speaking roles? in the background? Alive?

He first shows up on chapter 45 in the meeting with the Island governor then again right at the end of chapter 52 for the last page (where the anime ended)

Then he's on chapters 53 to 55 (Floor one fight)

Shows up again on chapter 61 and 62 (Kabru and his backstories)

Then on chapter 66 we see he's on thistle's track

On chapter 73 to 76 the canaries finally meet up with Laios party and fight

After that, I THINK he only shows up again on chapter 83 when the fight against Marcille starts (maybe he was there before unconscious)

And then it gets hard to count unless I go thru each chapter to check (I vaguely remembered all these others appearances so I just had to check which chapter they started and ended)

[englishstrawbie]

For Marina, prompts: 13, 15, 24, 36, 39, 46, 53, 62, 80, 99 <- any please and thank you :)

I've come back to this ask so many times, wondering how to fill some of these - and then the idea came into my head last night and this turned into something I really enjoyed writing. This one incorporates:

46 - “I made breakfast, but I didn’t know what you liked so I made enough to probably feed a small tribe.” (with a small tweak) 62 - “I hope you’ll never forget how much I adore you.” 99 - “You don’t know half of the things you do to me.”

I hope you like it! 😊

>>>>>>>>>>

Carina wakes just after eight o’clock, the room starting to brighten as the sun fights its way through the pale curtains. The bed is warm, the sheets soft, and she buries her head into the pillow, soaking up the familiar scent of perfume left behind on the cotton. She groans as she stretches her limbs, slowly opening her eyes as they adjust to the light.

The other side of the bed is empty.

It wasn’t a dream, was it? She came home, she spent the night in their bed, in her wife’s arms. After months of sleeping in a cold, impersonal hotel room, she was back to the familiarity of her own apartment, with the promise of a better future.

But the other side of the bed is empty.

Carina lifts her head, wondering if she will hear the buzzing of the treadmill or Maya’s quiet grunts as she challenges the number of push-ups she can do.

She doesn’t.

She hears the stereo playing some of her favourite Italian music, the whistle of the kettle as it boils, the clattering of pans – and Maya berating herself for being too noisy.

A small smile creeps across Carina’s face and she pushes the covers off, swinging her legs out of the bed. She grabs a nearby hoodie – one of Maya’s SFD sweaters – and pulls it over her messy hair as she walks out into the apartment. She hangs back, not making her presence known as she watches Maya scoop a pancake out of the pan and put it onto an already high pile, a satisfied nod of her head when she switches off the stove.

Behind her, the dining table is full of food – pastries and waffles, bowls of strawberries and blueberries, bacon, tomatoes and mushrooms.

“Oh hey, you’re awake,” Maya says when she sees Carina nearby. She looks back at the table, her expression turning bashful. “I, uh, I made breakfast, but I didn’t know what you’d like, so I made enough to probably feed a small tribe.”

Carina chuckles. “I can see that.”

“I just wanted to do something special to celebrate you coming home.”

“I think we celebrated pretty good last night, bambina,” Carina says with a smirk.

She steps into the kitchen, immediately wrapping her arms around Maya and drawing her in for a morning kiss. She can taste the sweetness of the strawberries on her lips and hopes that Maya doesn’t mind her morning breath.

“Mmm,” she murmurs happily.

“Did you sleep okay?” Maya asks.

“Very well,” Carina says. “I missed our bed.” Her gaze dips to Maya’s lips, running her finger over them and smiling as Maya gently kisses it. “I missed you.”

Maya lets out a small sigh. “I missed you too.”

Carina pulls her in for another kiss, deeper this time, her hands creeping their way underneath her tank top in search of warm skin. She feels Maya moan against her lips as she pushes her up against the small island, almost getting carried away until her stomach growls angrily.

Maya breaks the kiss as she laughs.

“Your stomach is so loud when you’re hungry!”

Carina rolls her eyes, grumbling to herself as Maya extracts herself from her arms.

“Coffee?”

“Please,” Carina says as she turns and leans against the island.

She can’t keep her eyes off Maya, her tank top riding up as she reaches into the cupboard for Carina’s moka pot and exposing her toned abs. It is almost enough to distract her from Maya’s important task.

“Shit!” Maya says, breaking the spell that Carina is under.

“What’s wrong?”

“I forgot to buy more of your favourite coffee.”

Carina can see Maya mentally kick herself. “It’s okay,” she says casually.

It’s not like they ever stock bad coffee – Carina had banned instant coffee the moment she moved in. She wanders over to the cupboard and grabs a bag of Columbian coffee grounds that Gabriela had sent her several months ago.

“Use these,” Carina says. “And remember to…”

“I know,” Maya cuts her off, with a roll of her eyes.

The smell of rich coffee wafts across the kitchen as Maya fills the funnel with the coarse grounds. She has learned to put the stove on a low heat, forcing herself to be patient as the coffee spills over into the top chamber slowly. She pours Carina a cup and holds it out with a look of nervous trepidation.

Carina bites back a smile as she accepts it, taking a small sip. The taste takes her by surprise.

“Oh,” she says, taking another sip, just to make sure. “Oh mio dio… Maya, this is the best you’ve ever made!”

Maya shrugs nonchalantly. “Yeah well, I’ve been practising.”

The image of Maya spending hours trying to perfect an espresso, for her, for the day she came home, tugs at Carina’s heart.

“Bambina…”

“I’m glad I finally got it right,” is all Maya says. She spins around toward the stove. “Damn, I forgot to make French toast!”

Carina can see her avoiding the thought of the months they spent apart and all the sadness and longing they both felt. She places the cup down on the island and moves towards Maya, grabbing her hands and wrapping them around Maya’s body, cocooning her with their arms.

“I don’t care that you forgot about the French toast,” Carina says, pressing her lips just behind Maya’s left ear. “Or that you forgot to buy more of my favourite coffee. I only care that you remember how much I love you. And I hope you’ll never forget how much I adore you.”

She feels Maya let out a shaky breath and Carina buries her face into her neck, leaving a flurry of kisses on her skin, until she hits the back of Maya’s ear again. She can sense the smile that spreads across Maya’s face. She untangles their arms and spins Maya around in her arms.

 “So,” she says slowly. “I need to swing by the hotel later to pick up my stuff. And then I thought we could have lunch down by the water and stop by the market?”

“Like, a date?”

Carina nods. “I don’t want them to end just because I moved home.” She blushes at her own sentimentality. “They’ve become my favourite part of the week.”

Maya’s smile widens. “Me too.”

It is Maya who initiates the kiss this time, a brief brush of her lips against Carina’s.

“And since I made breakfast, you can make dinner.”

Carina chuckles. “Deal,” she says with a resolute nod. “I’ll cook you something so good, it will make your taste buds explode. It’ll be the best thing you’ve ever tasted.”

Maya’s eyebrows quirk. “You sure about that?”

Carina’s laugh grows louder and she leaves the question unanswered, hearing Maya grumble under her breath as her hand swipes her ass playfully.

“You don’t know half the things you do to me, you know.”

“Oh, I know,” Carina says cheekily as she heads towards the table that is laden with breakfast foods – ready to start the first day of the rest of their lives.

[cycas]

Numenor and Quenya

Elros was, presumably, captain of the Edain during the War of Wrath.

That's when the Edain took revenge for all their fallen leaders, and their efforts during the War of Wrath were the reason for the Valar giving them their own special island and extended lives.

By the end of the War of Wrath, Elros (and Elrond) were 53: considerably older than their parents were when they were ruling the Havens. Definitely not children. It's difficult to see how Elros could have become leader of the Edain if he had sat the war out, and since we know Elrond was there to see Thangorodrim broken (he mentions it in LOTR) there's no reason to suppose Elrond and Elros were not there leading Men in the War of Wrath as soon as they were old enough. So regardless of how Elros felt about Maedhros and Maglor (I like him to be fond of them myself), Elros probably decided on Quenya as his Royal Language because he'd spent the last 20-30 years fighting side by side with Finarfin and his Noldor host, who came to fight the War of Wrath, then spent years after that settled beside them after the war while everyone was building ships to go West: whether that was to a new home, or an old one.

Early Numenor, Elros-era Numenor, was regularly visited by Elves bringing gifts from Valinor.

Some of them might be Teleri, or members of the Vanyar host that also fought in the war visiting old friends and their families. But the Teleri have nothing against Quenya. They provided the fleet to take Finarfin's Noldor and Ingwion's Vanyar to the war. But Elros is not only the heir to Doriath, he's also Idril's grandson. Turgon's particular friend was Finrod Felagund, and even if you don't think Finrod was re-born in time to visit the heir of Beren, you can see that Finrod's parents would have a great interest in Turgon's descendants. So many children of their family have been lost! Turgon was their eldest son's best friend, born in the same year!

The Noldor of Aman were never banned from speaking Quenya, never switched to Sindarin. Quenya is a living language, in Valinor. So I think the use of Quenya in Numenor is a remnant of that early time when Numenor felt culturally more part of Valinor than it did Middle-earth.

[mybiasisexo]

can i request 27 & 53 for the drabble withhhhh baekhyun? idk if i’m able to ask if it can lean towards an enemy/frenemies to lovers type trope but if not, it’s alright it’s up to your creativity and writing! i’m grateful for you and this writing, hope everything goes well for you, and thank you so much!

Effort 🤛

Genre: angst | arranged marriage!au | ceo!bbh | nonidol!au Pairing: Baekhyun x f.Reader Length: 1.4k Warnings: language

a/n: bro.... im only like half way done with these drabbles yall 😭. a lot of them are written its just getting them out now so yay for that! this is why i dont do these things. next time i know forsure to only accept like 10. thank you for the request! Sorry for taking so long 😭 but by this point yall should know the drill lmfaoooo 💖

DRABBLE GAME | MASTERLIST

You march into your condo in search for the other person that lives there.

You find him in the kitchen, sitting at the massive island, cradling a glass of whiskey.

On a mission, you make your way over to him and slam your hand on the marble top, demanding his attention.

Baekhyun jumps at the sound, turning to you with blurry eyes.

“Did you get into a fight?” You ask in annoyance.

Rolling his eyes, he huffs a laugh before taking a sip of his hard drink. “Hello to you too, Wife.”

Narrowing your eyes, you fight the warmth in your chest at the title. Wife. It’s been almost a year and you still haven’t fully come to terms with your newfound role.

“I heard what happened,” you inform him. You catch the stiffening of his shoulders and him muttering something about word traveling fast.

“If you already heard, why're you asking?”

“Because I need you to confirm it, and I need to know why.”

Baekhyun gulps, staring blankly ahead. “Mr. Lee. He was saying some very disgusting and vulgar things about you.”

That isn’t shocking. You are an heiress who spent majority of your youth causing chaos for your family. You were a wild child, spending most of your time partying for the tabloids to see. You had known the life you were going to be subjected to, so decided to live freely while you still could. Unfortunately, it earned you the reputation of being a drunk slut that followed you throughout the years. Despite getting your shit together, taking over your family business, and pushing it to bigger levels. Despite going as far as getting married, people still saw you as that reckless little girl. Many people within your company undermined your authority because of that, but it never swayed you. If anything, it only encouraged you more. You loved proving people wrong. Hearing someone as creepy as Mr. Lee was making lewd comments about you was unfortunately unsurprising.

What is surprising is your husband’s reaction.

In any other setting, a husband defending his wife’s honor is a normal act of love. That’s what they do, support and defend their spouse. But your marriage is a tad different due to the fact Baekhyun didn’t marry you out of love.

Actually, neither one of you had any say in this little arrangement. This union was only possible from the agreement of your parents.

You aren’t exactly happy about the situation, but you understand your position. That’s why you accepted the proposal without complaint. Baekhyun, on the other hand, was severely against the marriage and threatened everyone involved. Allegedly, he already had someone that he cherished around that time. You even had the pleasure of meeting her—at your own wedding, no less—and she was amazing. You totally understood why Baekhyun was angry. Still, he followed through with the arrangement, and here you are now, arguing in your shared apartment.

It isn’t the first time, nor the last you’re sure. You want to at least try to make this relationship work, but Baekhyun makes it impossible. He takes all his frustrations of your predicament out on you with cruel words and cold shoulders. He’s constantly reminding you how much he loathes you, like it was your idea to get married. As hard as you try to brush it off, it hurts. You were forced into this marriage too! You wanted the fairytale ending just as badly as everyone else in the world, but that simply wasn’t your reality. So, you make the best out of a shitty situation. Still, it feels extremely unfair for him to treat you like desperate trash just because he can’t outwardly express his pain and fury to his parents.

“And?” You reply. “Wouldn’t be the first time? They said he got a black eye and a bloody nose. He’s threatening to press charges. The board is contemplating your suspension.”

His jaw clenches, but he doesn’t answer. Only takes another swig of his liquor.

“Baekhyun.” You pinch the bridge of your nose. “It’s unlike you to react like this. I’m sorry that being tied to me is tarnishing your reputation. I know my parents promised that it wouldn’t, but it appears it is.”

“I don’t give a fuck about that,” he seethes. “It had nothing to do with me and everything to do with the fact he was disrespecting my wife!”

He finally turns and gives you his attention. The fury he still feels over the situation radiates off of him in a heat so hot you’re surprised his clothes haven’t lit on fire. Your first instinct is to step away, not wanting to be his next victim. But, you stand firm, feigning courage.

“And I’d do it again,” he admits. “I’ll beat up anyone that talks about you like you’re some kind of whore they can pass around.”

“Why?” You ask in a whisper. “You hate me.”

He sighs. “I don’t hate you. I never have. I hate the situation we’re in. I hate that we didn’t mean it when we said ‘I do’.”

He lets go of his glass to take your hands in his. “But I don’t hate you. And I don’t blame you. I know I’ve been the worst husband ever, but these past few months I….”

He nibbles on his bottom lip and you blink back tears. “I’ve also said some hurtful things, and to your face. I’ll spend the rest of my life making up for that. You’ve been trying, and it’s been working. I’ve realized now how much of an idiot I’ve been. We can make an opportunity out of this. We’re married now, and it’s time that I started acting like it.”

You give him a smile full of relief. “What’s changed?”

“It’s been little things, but the biggest change was at the merger last month.”

Oh. You didn’t think he remembered.

It was your first real public appearance together, so you had to chum it up for the cameras. You were the new It Couple, both the children of two of the most successful businesses in the country. You were tech royalty, and the merging of your families was like two warring nations signing a peace treaty. That night showed you a tender side of Baekhyun you’d never been exposed to, and you couldn’t help but to fall for this person. You knew that none of it was real, but he was just so kind and flirty and when he kissed you it sparked something from deep within. Baekhyun must had felt it as well, because the moment you were back home, you were all over each other. The both of you had been drinking, so that may have played a role on your eagerness. You convinced yourself you weren’t that drunk, and that he was your husband. This was what married couples did. When you were in the bed, Baekhyun pulled away for just a couple seconds to grab a condom and came back to you passed out. It was a reality check for him, and he panicked as the realization of what you were about to do dawned on him. Once the panic dimmed, he was relieved, knowing that your dynamic was already messed up as it was, sex would just make things worse. You woke up the next morning in an empty bed, fully clothed, and Baekhyun never brought it up.

Now that you think of it, Baekhyun has changed since. He has been a lot less hostile, and has been coming come early enough to share dinner with you. During your meals, he made a point to have conversation with you, and you’ve felt like there has been progress between you.

“Truth is,” he says quietly. “Ever since that night, I haven’t been able to get you out of my head. I don’t deserve you, but I want you anyway.”

“You want me?” You ask.

“I do,” he admits. He pulls you closer to stand between his legs and lets go of your hands to hold you by your hips. “I want to make us work. I want to know everything about you. What makes you laugh, what makes you happy, what your favorite food is, what turns you on.” He smiles suggestively and you shove his shoulder playfully. “I want to know you. I want to protect you. I want to be your husband.”

You blink back the flood of tears that blur your vision so that you can see him. “I want that too, Baekhyun. I want us to try.”

He kisses the corner of your mouth before daring a kiss to your lips, which you reciprocate. When you pull away, he rests his forehead against yours.

“Then let’s try.”

[redpenship]

/r/amitheasshole

AITA for expressing free will?

I (??) was designed in my rival’s (15M) likeness. Despite our track record, I am superior to him in every way. My creator (46M) made sure of it when he designed me.

Until last week, my creator had been missing for 53 days. He disappeared shortly after my rival defeated his empire. I coped with his loss extremely well, and even managed to briefly capture the Master Emerald during this time. My rival and his friends took issue with this and organized a small militia to defeat me, which I would consider to be cheating as I was attempting to fight them alone.

My rival and his inferior sidekick (8M) imprisoned me in a child’s lab and removed my weapons systems. To make things worse, my rival felt this was an appropriate time to moralize at me about free will. I am using my free will to prove myself his superior. I believe he was trying—and failing—to trick me into giving up our rivalry so he can avoid inevitable defeat. The entire affair was both embarrassing and rage-inducing.

Like the idiot he is, he believed that I was no longer dangerous and released me. I later discovered that my creator was no longer missing and had been taken away by a platypus (34M) who may or may not be a homosexual. When I found his base of operations, he had my creator strapped to a table in a way I perceived to be involuntary. I intervened.

As it would turn out, my creator had suffered some form of psychological trauma after his huge defeat and was confused about his identity. My intervention reminded him of who he was and he came back to himself. Re-energized, my creator immediately began to work on a revenge scheme to make my rival suffer. I was thrilled. It seemed to be his greatest plan yet.

However, my creator failed to plan ahead. His newest scheme (called the ‘metal virus’ for those out of the loop) infected most of the land and nearly every living creature on the planet. We are currently hiding on Angel Island while my creator, rival, and rival’s friends work together to find a way to end the virus. My rival has chosen to blame me for the virus. Apparently, it is all my fault because I could have chosen not to go back to my creator. I find this accusation ridiculous, but I overheard some of his friends echoing this sentiment and while I feel no remorse, I am curious to see if others would agree.

[startrekfangirl2233-fic-recs]

Jake 'Hangman' Seresin Recommended Fic Masterlist

Key:

❤️‍🔥 - Smut

☁️ - Fluff

💢 - Angst

🍬 - Sweet

📚 - Multi-Chapter

You're just trying to enjoy a quiet night at home when a less than sober pilot is dropped off at your doorstep. And he's spilling all his sober thoughts in drunk words.

Drunk Words are Sober Thoughts by @seresinsbabe ☁️🍬

Drunk Jake Coming Home to Reader by @of-many-fandomss ☁️🍬

From an Ask: jake seresin being drunk and coming home to the reader and it's basically just really cute and full of fluff!!

FWB Shower Sex with Jake and his roommate finding out by @call-sign-shark ❤️‍🔥

From an Ask: Heeey girl how are you?

Can I ask this prompt

“• B’s roommate entering their washroom (while B is in the shower) and yelling over the water “HEY B DO YOU KNOW WHERE MY SHAMPOO IS I CAN’T FIND IT ANYWHERE” “name..” “BECAUSE LIKE I THOUGHT IT WAS HERE BUT I CANT-“ “name im not exactly alone in here…” “huh wha-“ and A popping through the shower curtain with the biggest smile “hey name” “oh OH HI UH i’ll just.. knocks multiple things over leave you two.. alone” knocks more things over “also i think your shampoo is over there” “ um thanks A um i’ll just-awkward finger guns”

With hangman please? 🥹

Boyfriend Material by @beautifultypewriter ❤️‍🔥🍬

Reader has a fun game she plays when she ends up on a bad first date. Her friend with benefits, Hangman, is the key piece in the game, but he may take things too far one night.

Breathe by @andorskenobi ☁️💢🍬

After a particularly rough mission for Jake you realize that the feelings you have been harboring cannot wait any longer and that you may not have forever to tell him how you feel.

3. Smiling Into a Kiss by @spideystevie ☁️🍬

From an Ask: and if i say 3 w hangman 🤭🤭🤭 or 12 w rooster just bc i think thatd be the funniest god damn thing - vinny xx

Worth Fighting For by @imjess-themess ❤️‍🔥☁️🍬

You made a promise to your brother you wouldn’t fall for his best friend, Jake Seresin. Professional boxer and certified heart breaker. Unfortunately you can’t keep your promise, no matter how hard you try to hate him.

Take Care by @harringtonbf ☁️🍬

Hangman takes notice as you try to shake off the unwanted advances from some weirdo at The Hard Deck.

Afterburn by @top-hhun ☁️🍬📚

It had been clear from the moment you got inside a cockpit that you were going to be something special. You certainly weren’t the youngest Naval Aviator to be invited to TOPGUN, but you had been the youngest to graduate at number one in more than thirty years. Which is all the more reason why it was so tragic that you would never, ever, be able to fly again.

But you hadn’t been one of the best thanks only to pure talent, you had worked hard for your accolades, so instead of calling it quits, you decide to take all of your potential, and channel it toward a new path.

You return to TOPGUN, and choose to be one of the best civilian instructors the program will ever have.

Drink Up by @fandomxpreferences ❤️‍🔥☁️🍬📚

You’re a new bartender at the Hard Deck and you’re more than willing to fill a certain blonde pilot in on the newest drink on the menu.

53. Dumbification by @topguncortez ❤️‍🔥

From an Ask: maybe 53 with jake?😵‍💫

Watermelon Moonshine by @roosterscock ❤️‍🔥☁️🍬

A sweet NSFW 18+ drabble written by the author after listening to the song Watermelon Moonshine.

Fuck: The Universe by @roosterbruiser ❤️‍🔥☁️💢🍬📚

Fuck You Fuck Me Fuck Them Fuck It Fuck This Fuck Off Fuck, Rooster! Fuck: Kisses Edition The Fucking End

You're a Kazansky--Tom "Iceman" Kazinsky's youngest daughter--and you've taken after your father and become a Naval aviator. You finished at the top of your class at Top Gun and have worked diligently and fruitlessly to get to where you are now: North Island. You don the call-sign Wisteria not only because the beauty of the flower but because of its lethal qualities.

Jake "Hangman" Seresin is the bane of your existence and he returns those feelings towards you ten-fold. Jake thinks that you've gotten everything handed to you and has no trouble telling everyone that. When things finally boil over one day (in a shower cubicle on base of all places), you find unlikely companionship in Jake. Who knew lemon-lime Gatorade and Plan B would be the start to your love story?

Or enemies to fuck buddies to friends to lovers. Whichever you prefer!

5. Meet-Cute with Hangman by @harringtonbf ☁️🍬

From an Ask: 5 from meet cute with hangman ??

The Morning After by @auroracalisto ☁️🍬

A morning after for Jake Seresin and GN!Reader

Never Let Me Leave Again by @demxters ☁️💢🍬

From an ask: Can I ask for Jake Seresin x f!reader, a angst with a happy ending? Maybe they fight but make up? Love your writing!

Lock and Key by @auroradawnwrites ❤️‍🔥☁️🍬

From an Ask: Blurb request- Reader lives across from Hangman’s apartment. They’ve made eyes at each other a few She’s locked out. Reader can’t get help until morning. Jake gives her a place to stay. Maybe there’s one bed?

Google Said by @sehnsuchts-trunken ☁️🍬

Jake comes home to find you wrapped up in three blankets and decides to make you feel better.

The Traitor Series by @fandomxpreferences ❤️‍🔥☁️💢🍬📚

Traitor - Bradleys been acting off for a while and you finally pinpoint what the cause is. Unfortunately for him, you believe in an eye for an eye.

I Trusted You - You finally confront Bradley and Natasha.

Grenade - You and Jake decide to make a movie just for Bradley.

Hellfire and Holy Water - A certain someone shows up at your door and you're really over it.

Epilogue - Set five years after your life with Bradley fell apart.

More Hearts Than Mine Universe by @fandomxpreferences ❤️‍🔥☁️💢🍬📚

Jake was never the type to be taken home to mom. He never saw himself meeting the family, going to a small town where there’s a lifetime of memories and wanting to hear about every single one. He never saw himself sitting with a girls dad and noting all the ways that they were similar, hoping to live up his expectations he has set for his daughter. He never wanted that. Until he met you.

Jukebox War by @roosterforme ☁️🍬

Jake likes the jukebox at the Hard Deck, drinking beers, and cute girls who are a little bit mean to him.

It Only Feels This Raw Right Now by @teamhappyme ☁️💢🍬

Jake and Reader are at a crossroads that have the potential to change everything about their relationship that they've grown used to over the past years. With Reader transitioning from being a Naval Aviator to a more stable position after the mission in TG:M, only time and their love for each other will tell this tale.

Hangman x Roommate!Reader (A Will They/Won't They One-Shot) by @girl-in-the-chairs-void ❤️‍🔥☁️🍬

From an Ask: Hi girl!!! I dont know if ur taking requests but I’ve recently become obsessed with hangman x roommate!reader and I feel only you can do my imagination justice :))

so imagine this: gang gets together for their annual get away and they get frkn slammed out drunk together bc their get away is the only time they can let go and be themselves without all the tension from work .. jake and his roommate (also a naval aviator) seem to always forget they are just friends when drunk like full on grinding on each other while dancing, making suggestive comments to each other,.. but they’ve never actually kissed so the gang decides to interfere and with the result of a stupid dare they get locked into a closet together being forced to kiss but Jake refuses and reader is kinda hurt by it (imagine a kind of nick and jess new girl inspo for this part, he doesnt want their first kiss to be like that) and after that they decide to go skinny dipping all together (thanks Rooster for the idea) they end up being the only two left on the beach together having a heart to heart conversation and reader wants to know why Jake refused to kiss her… you can decide how you end it!!!

Better Man Universe by @sweetlittlegingy ❤️‍🔥☁️🍬📚

A series about how Jake falls in love with a single mom and becomes a dad and very loving husband. This one is seriously so sweet.

Pas de Deux by @yanna-banana ❤️‍🔥☁️💢🍬📚

Jake and Odette danced around each other from their days at the academy until they were assigned to opposite coast lines; Jake to the west and Odette to the east. Now years later, Odette joins the Daggers at Top Gun. Will they be able to come to terms with their feelings? Or will the past keep them apart?

Silver Springs by @roosterbruiser ❤️‍🔥☁️💢🍬📚

Before becoming a hotshot Naval aviator, Jake Seresin was born and bred in the small town of Silverkeep, TX. It’s only a short drive from Austin but feels like a different world entirely--all the houses are falling apart, people keep their rusty trucks unlocked on their front lawn, central air conditioning is rarer than a rainstorm, and everyone wears their best boots to church. His every waking minute is spent with his endearing group of friends--and most importantly: you. Riding your bikes to Silver Spring on Friday afternoons, drinking cheap beer around a bonfire after school, and making mixed tapes is what you all live for as your senior year drifts to a close.

He comes of age and falls in love with you, his best friend that he affectionately refers to as Filly. You’re the bull-headed, ardent, zealous girl he met in Sunday school before you were old enough to tie your own shoes. Somewhere between chain-smoking after baseball games underneath the bleachers and lying in the bed of someone’s daddy’s truck at the rundown drive-in, the two of you have been entirely dedicated to each other. You both think you’re in love. But your situation is a delicate balance of downright, darling devotion and paralyzing fear of rejection. This is to say: neither of you have the gall to do a damn thing about it. Your existence in the little world of Silverkeep is fragile--suddenly and easily disrupted when maturescence rears its ugly head. Sometimes very far apart and sometimes very close together, yours and Jake’s story spans across fifteen years. From Port Gin to Rior River, your paths are woven intricately by fated grocery store encounters and sprawling horse ranches. 

They All Know, He's In Love With You. by @roleycoleyreccenter ☁️🍬

From the night you first set eyes on Jake “Hangman” Seresin, and went home with him from the bar, you knew that there wasn’t ever going to be anything serious between you two. You just wish you could figure out why he keeps acting the opposite, and everyone thinks you are together.

Drive me wild by @bussyslayer333 ❤️‍🔥☁️🍬📚

falling in love with your best friend’s older brother wasn’t ideal, but jake seresin just might be worth it.

Above The Fold by @ereardon ❤️‍🔥☁️💢🍬📚

As editor-in-chief of Farrington College’s newspaper, you have an ethical duty to journalism to unearth the truth. So when you catch wind that the college’s oldest fraternity is about to be banned for elicit behavior, you’re intent on getting to the bottom of the dissolution of the fraternity. But their suave president Jake Seresin will do anything he can to stop you from getting the full truth. Breaking the story about DPhi’s decades of misconduct could win you a national college journalism scholarship, and the prize is free tuition to your grad school of choice. That is, if you can get past the arrogant and headstrong Jake to uncover the truth behind DPhi’s allegations. Jake has made it his mission to stop you, and it’s clear he despises you for tampering with his fraternity’s politics. Or does he? 

Pizza Box Puzzle Pieces by @ddejavvu ☁️🍬

Jake is a responsible drinker, he swears. But when you're stuck being responsible for the night, a very drunk Jake gives you all but one piece to a puzzle you don't complete until the morning after.

Seeing Red by @call-sign-jinx ❤️‍🔥☁️💢🍬📚

According to the Red Queen hypothesis, a species needs to evolve and adapt in order to survive because its competitors are doing the same.

Or how a young woman who wanted to be a lawyer ended up being a well-known naval aviator, hiding a big secret.

the longer that you stay, the ice is melting - @welcome-to-my-multiverse ❤️‍🔥☁️💢🍬

Some people called you heartless or cold, but you were just trying to protect yourself. And then Jake Seresin knocked down the walls you so carefully built.

Cross by @thewulf ☁️💢🍬

The four times you captured Jake Seresin’s attention and the one time he did something about it.

Angel in Disguise and Angel in Distress by @call-sign-shark ☁️ 💢🍬📚

Studying hard for the Uranium Mission, you fall asleep in the meeting room. Hangman takes care of you…

Hangman always takes care of you, but what happens when he discovers that you’re pregnant?

Where I'm From and Compromise by @sometimes-i-write-good ☁️ 💢🍬📚

Jake Seresin could handle lots of things. He was the only naval aviator of his time to have a confirmed kill - two, actually. He kept forgetting about that second one. It was newly under his belt, and, considering the circumstances surrounding it, he hadn’t felt too inclined to brag about it. Still, the point remained. Jake could carry the weight of taking a life, of saving a life, and of putting his life in harms way. 

Jake never thought he would fall in love with the woman who cried on the first date he ever took her on, but here he was months later standing in her kitchen even more in love than ever.

Wake Up, Kid by @youvebeenlivingfictional ☁️ 💢 🍬

From an Ask: Oh my goodness Jake Seresin!!! How much is your going rate for bribery? (Seriously tho I obviously don’t want you to be under any pressure and like you’ve probably got other priorities but wow I’m in love - total sucker for the innocent character becoming more confident and experienced)

“What do you expect? That this is all going to be easy? That you’re gonna get up there and everything is gonna just click? It takes work. It takes perseverance, and practice. You’re wasting valuable time. Wake up, kid!” 

Nothing to Lose by @topgun-imagines 💢

The real reason behind why Jake Seresin’s flying is so reckless.

Sleepy Baby by @discount-shades ☁️ 💢 🍬 📚

Jake must defend his call sign to a stranger, and he is on a timer. 

Panic by @mamaskillerqueen ☁️ 💢 🍬

When out with your co-workers turned friends, an incident with a grabby man at the Hard Deck sends you spiraling into a panic attack. Thankfully a certain green-eyed aviator is more than happy to help you through your panic.

So, I'll Be There When You Arrive The Sight Of You Will Prove To Me I'm Still Alive by MarvelousAvengfulSlytherin (AO3) ❤️‍🔥 ☁️ 💢 🍬 📚

The Dagger Squad find out two things: 1) Maverick is married to someone in the Navy and 2) has a kid with said someone in the Navy. It's too bad none of them actually looked hard enough to see that it's two kids, their own friends to be exact, and that it would come back, biting them in the ass when they made that bet when they began their training.

Callie 'Halo' Kazansky-Mitchell doesn't care about bets, all she's worried about is her Pop's health. It becomes a hilarious distraction nonetheless as she watches her family find their way back to one another. It was true what Slider said, "She may have Maverick's height but she's all Iceman's kid to boot."

or the one where Callie is Ice and Mav's kid, Rooster's little sister in this Top Gun AU

7 Years by @flaming-tgmcu ☁️ 🍬

All the times Jake asked you to marry him and all the times you turned him down... until one day it was different.

Talk You Out Of It by @thedroneranger ❤️‍🔥

One of two entries for @roosterforme’s #love is in the air tgm love song playlist challenge! This fic is inspired by Florida Georgie Line's Talk You Out Of It. Happy Valentine's Day, ya filthy animals! 🖤

Burnin' Up by @cherrycola27 ☁️ 🍬

And that's it, folks! My final entry for @roosterforme 's love is in the challenge! I hope you enjoyed it. This fic was inspired by "Burnin' Up" by the Jonas Brothers. My teenage self is screaming!

Sunshine & Roses by @abliafina-18782 (AO3) ☁️ 🍬

“How often do you get to be creative Bradley?” Jake asked. “Look, I love your designs, I wouldn’t be here otherwise, but they’re not me.” Bradley crossed his arms, an intrigued look on his face. “You saying you’re giving me free hands?” “Sure am.” Jake made sure to sound confident, but on the inside, his heart beat as if he’d just finished a marathon, “I trust you.”

Or; Hangster flower shop & tattoo parlor

American Made by @hangmans-wingman ❤️‍🔥 ☁️ 💢 🍬 📚

After the uranium mission, Jake 'Hangman' Seresin desperately needs to restore his Texas roots. With only two months of leave approved, his mother is already trying to find a suitable bride for Jake to settle him down. Despite just wanting to relax and restore his horsemanship skills, the first game for the Texas Longhorns throws a new obstacle in his path. An all-American sweetheart who captures his heart instantly. Will sixty days be enough to get this new love into the endzone?

Somewhere Out There Is Somebody by @a-reader-and-a-writer-for-all ☁️ 💢 🍬

On February 13, those over 16 receive an empty box in the mail every year. You place items in the box and they appear in your soulmate's box the following day. Until now, you haven't figured out who your soulmate is. But after an unexpected run-in with your least favorite aviator, you discover your other half may be closer than you think.

[freehawaii]

KE AUPUNI UPDATE - NOVEMBER 2024

Identity Theft The recent American elections raised several issues that pertain to us who maintain our homelands, the Hawaiian Islands, is being illegally occupied by the United States. The election exposed Americans are deeply concerned about illegal immigrants overwhelming the local population and losing control of their communities and resources to foreigners… They are right to be concerned, because that is what happened to Hawaii, along with another insidious tactic that undermined our standing as a Hawaiian nation. You hear these days many ads about protecting yourself from criminals who steal your identity and use your identity to take everything you have, even your home, leaving you destitute and powerless to fight back. Isn’t that the definition of colonialism? Isn’t that what happened to us in Hawaii but more sinister and pervasive? It didn’t happen overnight. It took a couple of generations, the first half of the 20th Century. During that time any vestige of our identity as loyal subjects of the Hawaiian Kingdom was wiped out and Hawaiians were morphed into loyal citizens of the United States, willing to sign on to the scam of statehood and buying into pursuing “the American Dream.” Having the victim agree to his own captivity. But with the rediscovery in the 60s and 70s of the richness of hula kahiko, our moʻolelo (stories), and the exploits of our ancestors who crisscrossed this vast ocean in voyaging canoes made of wood and leaves, and doing it a thousand years before the lead-colonizer, Columbus, was even born; our true identity as the heirs and descendants of a great people began to emerge. And the questions began to be asked: What really happened? Who are we really? How did we lose control of our nation? Haunani Kay Trask startled us with her shocking declaration: “We are not Americans! We are not Americans! We are not Americans! We are not Americans! We are Hawaiians! And we will always be Hawaiians!”  It was the wake-up call to confront who we really are. What is our true identity? American or Hawaiian? Since that day, we have been learning, reclaiming and embracing that identity for ourselves, and in the process, reclaiming and embracing our Lāhui, our nation, our kuleana (responsibility) and our calling as a people. 

“Love of country is deep-seated in the breast of every Hawaiian, whatever his station.” — Queen Liliʻuokalani ---------- Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono. The sovereignty of the land is perpetuated in righteousness. ------ For the latest news and developments about our progress at the United Nations in both New York and Geneva, tune in to Free Hawaii News at 6 PM the first Friday of each month on ʻŌlelo Television, Channel 53. ------ "And remember, for the latest updates and information about the Hawaiian Kingdom check out the twice-a-month Ke Aupuni Updates published online on Facebook and other social media." PLEASE KŌKUA… Your kōkua, large or small, is vital to this effort... To contribute, go to:   • GoFundMe – CAMPAIGN TO FREE HAWAII • PayPal – use account email: info@HawaiianKingdom.net • Other – To contribute in other ways (airline miles, travel vouchers, volunteer services, etc...) email us at: info@HawaiianKingdom.net All proceeds are used to help the cause. MAHALO! Malama Pono,

Leon Siu

Hawaiian National

[c2-eh]

Charlos, 50 through 55

thanks maina for asking mwahhh

50. Who's more likely to do something out of spite?

Both, but I am leaning towards Charles. He can be a little bitch sometimes (affectionate)

51. What's a non verbal way they say I love you

FOREHEAD! KISSES! BELOVED! also any type of handholding. Squeezing your hand to say i love you and comfort you without words ❤️

52. Describe their weekend getaway

They'd fight where to go between Mallorca or wherever Charles wants to go. They end up spending time on yacht because they're basic like that, but somewhere more private without any prying eyes. They do the usual - eat, drink, fuck, swim, sleep and just relax because their lives are insaaane. Orrrr I can see them going to dolomites they both looooove so much (annoying /lh). They prefer to go alone to fully enjoy each other :))

53. Would they ever go skinny dipping?

Yes. Although they'd have to do it on some private island or sth otherwise we'd get paparazzi pics of their dicks

54. Who's more likely to carry the other to bed?

Carlos

55. Do they like watching clouds or star gazing?

Star gazing!!!! Carlos actually watches Charles more than the stars, because he's his best view ❤️

obligatory OTP asks

[eaglesnick]

“A generation which ignores history has no past -- and no future.”  

The National Centre for Social Research Centre's Social Attitude survey, finding that there has been a sharp decline in British national pride in the last decade has driven the pundits and politicians on the right into displays of righteous indignation. 

Peoples pride in being British has fallen from 83% in 1995 to 64% in 2023. Only 53% think democracy works well in this country, down from 60% in 1995, and only 49% would rather be a British citizen than any other country, a decline of 20% since 1995. What has particularly agitated those on the right is the finding that pride in British history has dropped from 86% in 2013, to 64% in 2023.

Nigel Forage, never one to miss an opportunity for self-promotion, went on a “blistering rant" concerning the decline of national pride in British history, claiming he has been “railing against" an education establishment that is constantly  "talking down Britain’s past”.

What’s happened claims Forage is there has been a “Marxist take-over, of people that hate the country, hate what it stands for, and they have done their job” Primary school teachers, secondary school teachers and university lectures all “rejoice” in putting Britain down.

Who would have thought it? That seemingly lovely Mrs Jones, who does so much for the infants in her care, a revolutionary Marxist. The dusty secondary school history teacher Mr Smith, also a Marxist, just waiting to advance the communist revolution on the streets of Britain. Unbelievable! And as for all of those university academics…just don’t get me started.

What a load of utter piffle Mr Farage. But he knows that. What he is doing is dog whistling as usual.

Taking the teaching of slavery as an example , Forage condemns the educational establishment for teaching that Britain was “the only country in the history of mankind that had ever conducted slavery.” What’s more says Forage, Britain  "far from being the one nation, actually, that ended it,..lost a lot of money and a lot of lives driving it out."

Lets examine these claims.

First, no one has ever said that Britain was the only slave-trading nation. Portugal, France, Spain, Netherlands, USA and Denmark ALL profited from slaves.

Second, Forage was right in asserting that  Britain was one of the first major European powers to officially abolish slavery. The Abolition of Slavery Act was passed inn 1833 but not all British owned slaves were covered by this act as it specifically excluded many slave colonies owned by the East India Company and British slaves on the islands of Ceylon and St Helena.

Third, British sailors did die fighting the slave trade but nowhere near as many as has been claimed on social media. Fullfact.org, state that the figure of between 17,000 and 20,00 Royal Navy sailors dying fighting illegal slave traders is untrue, the figure being much nearer 2000.

Forth, did driving out slavery cost a lot of money? Yes it did, but none of the money went to the slaves themselves, only to the slave owners as compensation for their losses.

Despite the repugnant and morally corrupt practice of slave ownership that the 1833 Abolition of Slavery Act represented, a mere four years after this law came into being another piece of slavery legislation was enacted: the Slave Compensation Act 1887.

This is something Forage and those other millionaires and billionaires on the right of British politics often neglect to tell us. Despite the repugnant and utterly immoral practice of slave ownership implicit in the Abolition of Slavery Act 1833, this new act ordered the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt to compensate slave owners in the British colonies to the tune of £20 million pound – around £17billion pounds today. This payout was a massive 40% of total government budget.

What else Forage neglects to say is that the last compensation payment for loss of slaves paid for by the British government was in 2015.

In short, we the British taxpayer, have been paying compensation to slave owners and their dependents for "loss of their property” for the past 182 years!

I only wish we did teach these things in our schools but we don’t. In fact, the Conservative government, in its Education Act of 1996 made the promoting of partisan views by teachers illegal.

So much for Marxist conspiracy theories!

[amethystandemma]

Because my pookie @jnephrite did this for her OC Morgan, I’m trying to do this for my OC Aqua!

Timeline of Aqua Charming!

year -2 — Aqua (11) meets Donna Troy (12) for the first time. The two become close friends and visit each other on their respective home islands.

Meanwhile, Dick Grayson’s (11) parents die and he is left with his Aunt Harriet (53) as his only surviving family member. He is adopted by Bruce Wayne (27).

year -1 — Aqua (12) starts “dating” Johnny Alto (12).

Dick Grayson (12) becomes Robin and meets Donna Troy (13).

year 0 — Aqua (13) and Johnny (13) sneak into the woods at night where Johnny gets turned into a vampire and aged to a 20 year old man. Aqua breaks up with him and he is thrown in prison after terrorizing Brooklinia and Aqua.

Dick Grayson (13) becomes best friends with Donna Troy (14) and Wally West (13).

year 1 — Aqua (14) travels to Gotham where she stays with Bruce Wayne (30), Harriet Cooper (56), Alfred Pennyworth (60), and Dick Grayson (14). She becomes Blue Comet the same year.

Later in the year, she has her first awakening of new powers. She goes back to Brooklinia after her parents catch the culprit trying to murder them. Before leaving, Dick Grayson kisses her on the cheek. The two exchange identities and promise to stay in touch.

year 2 — Aqua (15) returns to Gotham to ask for Dick’s (15) help in finding a friend of her’s named Garth (14). Dick recruits Wally (15) and Aqua recruits Donna (15) to help find him. Along the way, they meet Speedy (14) who helps their search.

When they find Garth, the group of six fight Orm (his captor). They would have been killed if Aqua didn’t have her second awakening while saving Dick Grayson, unlocking a new set of powers. They realize how well they work together, and Donna suggests they call themselves the Teen Titans.

Dick Grayson invites Aqua Charming to his school’s spring cotillion and the two exchange their first kiss.

year 3 — Aqua (16) and Dick (16) become an official couple. The Teen Titans move into Titans Tower and recruit more members. They go on many adventures together, and recruit more members.

Dick Grayson starts to think he should strike out as his own hero. Bruce Wayne and Silver St. Cloud have a son named Arian.

year 4 — Bruce Wayne (34) adopts Jason Todd (13). He becomes the new Robin. Dick Grayson (17) becomes Nightwing.

Bruce Wayne marries Silver St. Cloud (33). Silver is murdered at the alter.

Aqua Charming (17) takes the Titans to Brooklinia where they all witness the murder of her parents. Overcome with grief, Aqua unlocks her third set of powers.

year 5 — Dick Grayson (18) proposes to Aqua Charming (18). The two become engaged and take a leave of absence from the Team, leaving Wonder Girl (19) in charge.

Jason Todd (14) is murdered by the Joker, but is brought back to life rather quickly by his girlfriend Macy Cobblepot (13), who took him to Ra’s al Ghul. In exchange, the two work for him in the League of Shadows.

year 6 — Aqua Charming (19) and Dick Grayson (19) are married. Aqua gets pregnant during their honeymoon. Aqua is crowned Queen of Brooklinia the same year.

year 7 — Aqua Charming (20) gives birth to Richard John “Rickey” Grayson II on Dick Grayson’s (21) birthday. Rickey is born as a stillborn. Overcome with grief, Dick brings his son to the Lazarus Pit in Gotham where he finds Jason Todd (15), alive. Rickey is brought back with a white streak in his hair.

Tim Drake (13) becomes Robin. Bruce Wayne (37) has a relationship with Talia al Ghul (35) before breaking it off.

year 8 — Aqua Grayson (21) unlocks a new, and final, set of powers when Johnny Alto (20) nearly kills Dick Grayson (22). She later gives birth to Caroline and Conner Grayson.

Talia al Ghul (36) gives birth to Damian Wayne.

[gumpistol]

   ***trigger warning:  discussion of major character death and mentions of terminal illness and chronic heart disease under the cut

— 𝐋𝐔𝐅𝐅𝐘'𝐒 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇 - 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐍 —

   Luffy lives his life to the fullest and recklessly. he pushes himself to the limit, even learning how to manipulate his devil fruit ability to push his body to do things it shouldn't be able to do. he is a living miracle, having survived Magellan's poison, his wound suffered at marineford, his heart literally stopping and restarting during his fight with Kaido, and other countless, near-death moments. so while in the current manga timeline, at the young age of nineteen, Luffy makes miracle recoveries from injuries and exhaustion, it is highly unlikely that he will live a long life. but of course, he hardly cares about that and all the stress placed on his body if it means protecting his friend and achieving his dream. 

   pre-timeskip alone, Luffy puts extreme strain on his body, especially his cardiovascular system.his unchecked use of gear 2 and 3 during enies lobby and thriller bark were noted to be damaging to his health as a whole and chipping away at his life, with Chopper even fearing the worst in the moment of both their use.

   and when treated by Iva's healing hormone during impel down, it’s made known that the energy level required to activate his immune system and fight off the poison is ten years-worth of his life.

   these are just a couple points in which it is directly mentioned how Luffy’s life is periodically being shortened. and while it’s not directly mentioned how it affects his overall health after recovering, the massive damage from the chest trauma wound he received at marineford ( which i plan on outlining the details of soon ), has likely left behind lasting effects that aren’t yet visible or known. so at only 17-years-old, Luffy's body has taken a lot. and this doesn't even begin to touch on the various physical traumas he dealt with while growing up. 

   post-timeskip, he hardly slows down. despite training and technique improvements for gears 2 and 3, Luffy’s new transformations put just as much strain on his body as before, if not more. gear 4 is incredibly exhaustive and nutrient taxing, and leaves Luffy immobile after its use.

   the same goes for a gear 5 transformation. besides the fact that Luffy had to physically die for several minutes before his devil fruit awakened, the use of gear 5 escalates the rate at which energy and nutrients are depleted even more, showing to even physically age Luffy's body temporarily in the aftermath. in addition, Luffy has to consciously change the rhythm of his heartbeat to match the drums of liberation in order to transform, effectively giving himself an irregular heartbeat. i’m sure you might see where i’m going with this, as i mention his heart repeatedly.

   being the intentional spitting image of Roger, and following in his footsteps to become king of the pirates, it's my belief that Luffy won't live to be much older than Roger was at the day of his execution ( 53-years-old ). maybe he'll live a few years longer, but i really don't see Luffy ever reaching the age of 60, especially if there's no point in which an older version of him slows down. it will definitely be a challenge to get him to do so, even if it's recommended.

   i've spoken in part about this with a couple others, but due to the type of internal damage that Luffy has endured, i headcanon that he will develop some sort of heart condition ( which i will go into more detail on a later post ). but whether Luffy ends up slowing and eventually picking an island to settle/retire to, or if he continues his reckless adventuring to the end, has yet to be decided. regardless of how the story goes though, Luffy will die relatively young, and it will likely be from premature heart failure.

[archoneddzs15]

Sega Mega CD - Shining Force CD

Title: Shining Force CD / シャイニングフォースCD

Developer/Publisher: Sega / Sonic! Software Planning / Seraphic / Rit's Co. Ltd. / Winds / Twofive

Release date: 22 July 1994

Catalogue No.: G-6036

Genre: Strategy RPG

If there is one single, great tragedy with Shining Force CD, it’s that so few people ever actually got around to playing it. At the time, the series was just getting on its feet, and the Mega CD itself was still struggling to obtain some decent sales, which it may or may not have ever gotten (depending on who you ask). This combination of sad factors led many to overlook one of the better strategy/RPGs out there. Let me echo the voices of those who stand behind this forgotten classic and sing the praises of everything Shining! Ok, maybe that’s bringing it on a bit thick; you get the picture though. Why, just look at what Sega gave us. Both Game Gear carts (Shining Force Gaiden [1992] and Shining Force Gaiden II [1993]) together on a single disc, with an extra exclusive battle. Four books, 53 battles. How can you not like this? I’ve owned and beaten all the games in this series, and after going back to it, I gained a new respect for it. Not everything is to my liking, I can say that flat out, but the package as a whole is a winner and one solid ride.

What’s not to like? For one thing, the treasured town dynamic has been removed. No longer can you explore and chat with villagers. The game has basically been reduced to the fighting sequences, with some story tossed in for good measure. The plot is now mostly told on the field, and it at least still maintains the same sense of urgency and tongue-in-cheek doomsday atmosphere that the others had. Let’s be honest, none of the bad guys in the Shining Force games have ever been truly menacing, and the CD installment doesn’t detour from that at all.

The adventure opens twenty years after the conclusion of the first Shining Force, with the land of Gardiana having been rebuilt by Luke, Lowe, and Ken; all of whom now serve Queen Anri. Ambassadors from Cypress (not the island nation, mind you) present a gift to her that explodes into a fog upon opening, sending Anri into a deep sleep. A marvelous quest to save her ensues, which culminates with the start of the second chapter, seamlessly attached. Book II’s end in turn sets the stage for the awesome final battle, in which you choose twelve warriors from both forces to end things once and for all (if you meet certain criteria, of course). Did I mention that the main heroes of both books are usable? A neat little touch, that.

Thankfully, it plays as solid as its other 16-bit brethren. I’m not, however, going to get all technical about the gameplay. It’s a Shining Force game, and I’m sure that you’ve played at least one of the other three entries available. Nothing’s changed here, and fans will be able to dive right in without even reading the manual. Newcomers should have little trouble, although they may be slightly turned off by the constant stream of battles that constitute the bulk of the game.

Let me be honest with myself for a second and not let my love for this franchise cloud my judgment. I am more than a bit disappointed by the presentation. Sure, the visuals are a huge leg up from the Game Gear, but when you already have two games done using the same engine, how hard is that? The battles are as beautiful as ever, but where are my animated cut scenes? Moreover, if this is a CD game, why aren’t there any towns? The exploration dynamic could really have been taken to a whole other level here, and it’s a shame that the developers took the short route. Switching between a shop and my HQ just wasn’t the same, and I really did miss being able to wander around. I bet Camelot knew this too and tried to make up for it with Shining Force III Scenarios 1, 2, and 3 on the Saturn.

One thing’s for sure, the soundtrack is simply GODLY. Sega knew how to take advantage of red book audio on the CD system, and this title is no exception. OST-worthy and beautifully scored, the music practically carries the game by itself. It’s by far one of my favorite soundtracks on the Mega CD.

Another plus is the continuation of the Shining tradition of new and hidden characters. As you progress through the game, new heroes will join you, and there’s a bunch that you actually have to hunt down. This has always been cool because it gives a little more replay value to the package and ensures that you won’t complete the whole thing the same way twice.

Well friends, there you have it. A great adventure that was unfortunately given the cold shoulder for too long, is now commanding upwards of $70 on eBay. That’s the price for learning things late I guess, and although Shining Force CD isn’t perfect, it’s so good you’ll forgive its flaws and revel in its strengths. The quest is long, and the characters are lovable, which should be enough to make it worth some of your time. Every Shining fan needs this one, plain and simple.

[vyrion]

hi my final for my psychology class was to write an analysis on a fictional character and identify a disorder and treatment options for them. i wrote about jay ferin from hit d&d podcast just roll with it. the paper got graded (i got an A, yippee) so here's the post!

a warning for spoilers up to episode 98 (primarily from 53), canon-typical topics, and. normal capitalization and punctuation .???

it's also available to read on google docs if that's any easier ^_^

Just Roll With It is a Dungeons & Dragons podcast, taking place in the world of Mana: a place largely made up of the sea and sporadic islands, where both pirates and Navy soldiers roam free. An unlikely trio of two humans and a triton—a race of undersea fish-like people who are able to live both under- and overseas—unite primarily out of convenience, working with each other to pursue their own individual goals. Chip, Jay Ferin, and Gillion Tidestrider form a pirate crew they call the Riptide Pirates, sailing the seas as they make allies and enemies alike. Their crew seeks to aid others, fighting for the freedom to sail the seas against a Navy organization known as R.A.F.T. amongst other shenanigans. They’re entangled in plot after plot, fighting for freedom, justice, or sometimes just plain old treasure. Across their adventures the trio find themselves learning more about the other two and their histories, along with how to trust each other.

The trio stumble across dozens of events—inciting a revolution on an island overtaken by R.A.F.T., making deals with a wish doctor to free a town of a curse, venturing into a Navy prison to free an old friend—all the while seeking their own answers. For Chip, he seeks to find Arlin, a man he considers his father, who he lost after the previous ship he’d been aboard sunk. For Gillion, he seeks to fulfill his destiny—as a prophesied hero to choose between land and sea, he’s searching for the right answer when it comes time for his choice. For Jay, she seeks answers about her sister, who died a year prior. The circumstances around her death are unclear—it’s thought that she died in combat, and Jay had previously been told that her sister had died in combat, but the more evidence she finds, the less clear it becomes. 

Jay Ferin is a 21-year-old human female. She hails from a prestigious Navy family, with many of her family members holding its top positions. She co-captains a crew of pirates alongside Chip and Gillion and is often regarded as the most reasonable of the three due to her tendency to not pull punches and aim for direct solutions, however she still has a tendency to be just as if not more chaotic. She’s strong, innovative, and incredibly observant, taking the role of the ship’s navigator and unofficial lookout. She refuses to back down from a challenge until it threatens her or her crew’s lives, but still knows when to try to de-escalate a situation. Conversely from that, she has a tendency to play along with the others’ antics, often playing a role in escalating their energy. Her proficiency lies with ranged weapons, first a bow and later a revolver she has modified to better suit her own needs as a result of her interest in tinkering and mechanics.  

She abandoned the path set by her family to become a Navy officer in order to seek more information about her sister’s death, and eventually betrayed her family to fully dedicate herself to her co-captains and crew. Despite this betrayal, she struggles heavily with defying what she views as authoritarian figures and breaking away from the path her family has laid out for her. When forced to confront her father and choose between her family and her crew, the only way she finds herself able to resist is when he’s knocked out of the room, giving her the necessary room to flee. It’s due to these reactions and circumstances that I believe Jay struggles with a form of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD.

The American Psychiatric Association (2000) describes PTSD as most notably caused by exposure to a traumatizing event, such as “actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence.” Jay most likely developed PTSD after her sister’s death a year prior to the beginning of the campaign, in addition to the abuse she endured as a child. She repeatedly mentions that her sister’s death is the reason she began adventuring in the first place, seeking answers. Jay considers her sister one of her primary role models to this day, wondering whether she would believe what she’s doing now is right or if she’d be proud.

In addition to her sister’s death, Jay was raised in an extremely strict environment, with severe consequences for stepping out of line or misbehaving. She mentions how her father had once shot one of her dolls due to a belief that she was not focused enough on her training. She isn’t allowed passions or interests that don’t assist her progression in the ranks until she takes a break from her education after her sister dies, instead working with her mother at their family’s tavern. Even then, she’s constantly asked for strategic advice and manpower, being one of few people in the town who have any experience with weaponry to deal with bandits and a nearby thieves gang and isn’t really able to disconnect from her family or anything outside of what she’s always known. Adventuring with Chip and Gillion provides her the reprieve to reassess what has happened, along with giving her the chance to develop on her own for the first time. 

Jay is extremely passionate about invention, often working late into the night to create gadgets of both mechanical and magical use. It’s a passion she was not allowed to pursue as a child in favor of strategy and combat training, and one that she only begins to delve into once she is much more comfortable with her surroundings away from her family. She takes extreme care for her work, spending days or weeks perfecting a single mechanic that she’ll use throughout their journey. Her skills and passions are recognizable enough that she was invited to join a crew working to get to space when the time was right, which she accepted with excitement. Given that her time with the crew is the first time she was truly able to step away from the same things that surrounded her for most of her life, it’s easy to assume that she was unable to pursue this interest until she was in recovery. Her growing interest in it the longer she’s able to take time to heal proves that during the initial stages of PTSD she didn’t take any chance to engage in these activities, something that she’s always dreamed of pursuing further.

While it’s evident that she still struggles with PTSD, this is evidence of an important step in her own recovery. She’s given the freedom to explore a passion that she both wasn’t allowed to and didn’t have the motivation to pursue during the initial onset and is now able to take active interest in it.

Jay is also a naturally observant person, taking notice of things far before anyone else in the crew is able to. She’s on high alert at all times to the point that she’s the first person to scout ahead and find any traps they may stumble across. This hypervigilance, a reactive symptom of PTSD, gives her a quick reaction time and allows her to defuse a threat quicker than it can act, but also means that she may find threats where there aren’t any or approach a situation with unnecessary caution. Her observance has saved them on more than one occasion, but it’s also caused its fair share of problems. She struggles more when she feels she’s being watched from a source she can’t quite pinpoint, and will often force the crew to work around threats—real or not—that she perceives.

Early into the crew’s journey, Jay is shown to frequently grapple with nightmares. These often relate in some form to her family, loss of control, and the Navy. One instance in particular she dreams of being found by a Navy fleet and tries to run away in a panic. When she believes she’s woken up, she takes out a keepsake of her sister’s and reassures herself that they hadn’t found her. This keepsake falls apart in her hands, turning into blood, and feels specters of her family watching and mocking her. When she actually wakes up, she reassures herself that her family doesn’t control her and that they haven’t found her. She stays up the rest of the night, unable to sleep any longer. These types of distressing dreams and difficulties with sleeping are intrusive and reactive symptoms of PTSD.

In a modern setting, the primary focus of treatment would likely be therapy, which allows Jay to reassess what she’d been through and come to terms with it. In some ways, she has already begun a form of self-treatment by removing herself from a hostile situation and giving herself a far better support system, along with slowly embracing parts of her that have less association with her family. Her mental status has improved significantly since the beginning of the campaign as she’s less frequently getting nightmares and is willing to talk about her sister, whereas she completely shut down conversations related to her before. Jay has been willing to deviate from her primary goal of finding out what happened to her sister but still keeps it in mind. She won’t be content until she finds these answers—treatment options as a result may include reconsidering what this goal means and what, if any, resolution it may bring her. If she has further plans for this information, then discussion can go from there, but if not it may be best to try to guide her towards coming to terms with what has happened and living for herself instead of in search of her sister. 

Jay’s portrayal of PTSD is something integrated as part of her character—its symptoms show naturally through her response to triggering events and times when she’s forced to face her family. Her condition may have been severe towards the beginning of the campaign, but over time, by reconciling with the reality of her family’s treatment of her and her theories as to what happened to her sister, along with finding a group of people who thoroughly support her, Jay has been able to begin to heal.

[uhhhyaenbyjade]

So Ive been making a timeline for Ninjago (also incorporated some other themes like the Castle series, Ultra Agents, Galaxy Squad, Monster Fighters, Dino, etc.), but here are my headcanons for the ages of all the main characters, listed from oldest to youngest:

The First Spinjitzu Master: ~100,000 years old upon death

Garmadon: ~1,500 when FSM died, 1,761 in Pilot, 1,763 in Rebooted, 1,764 in SoG (cuz he was dead), 1,769 in Crystalized

Wu: ~1,500 when FSM died - 1,761 in Pilot, 1,763 in Rebooted, 3 in SoG (thanks Time Twins), 1,771 in Crystalized

Zane: Created in 210 AD* - 51 in Pilot, 53 in Rebooted, 56 in SoG, 136 in Crystalized (cuz Never Realm)

Cole: Born in 246 AD - 15 in Pilot, 17 in Rebooted, 20 in SoG, 25 in Crystalized

Kai: Born in 246 AD - 15 in Pilot, 17 in Rebooted, 20 in SoG, 25 in Crystalized

Jay: Born in 246 AD - 15 in Pilot, 17 in Rebooted, 20 in SoG, 25 in Crystalized

Nya: Born in 248 AD - 13 in Pilot, 15 in Rebooted, 18 in SoG, 23 in Crystalized

Lloyd: Born in 252 AD - 9 during Pilot, 15 in Rebooted (cuz of Tomorrow’s Tea), 18 in SoG, 23 in Crystalized

* AD = After Death (of the First Spinjitzu Master)

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Here’s a quick basic look at the timeline! If you guys want to see more, just lmk!

~98,000 YBD** - The FSM creates the continent of Ninjago

~2,400 YBD - The Overlord emerges and fights the FSM until Ninjago is split in two

~1,500 YBD - Garmadon and Wu are born

~1,489 YBD - Wu and Garmadon defeat Aspheera’s coup

~1,476 - Spinjitzu Brothers

0 YBD - The FSM dies

80 AD - Nadakhan the Djinn is banished from Djinjago, and starts his piracy

192 AD - The Ice Emperor’s reign begins in the Never Realm

210 AD - Zane is created

240 AD - The Serpentine War begins

233 AD - Moro dies in the Caves of Despair

246 AD - Kai, Cole, and Jay are born

248 AD - Nya is born

252 AD - Lloyd is born

261 AD - Pilot Season

262 AD - Rise of the Snakes, Legacy of the Green Ninja

263 AD - Rebooted

264 AD - Tournament of Elements, Possession, Skybound

265 AD - Dark Island Trilogy, Day of the Departed, Hands of Time

266 AD - Sons of Garmadon, Hunted

269 AD - March of the Oni, Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu, Prime Empire

270 AD - Master of the Mountain, The Island, Seabound

271 AD - Crystalized

**YBD - Years Before Death (of FSM)

[95cest]

1. are u good with ur hands? are u better at practical stuff like fixing things, crafting-type stuff, or fine arts?

2. what are ur feelings on the beach

3. how do u deal w/ bugs in the house

4. have u ever experienced a death in the family that actually mattered to u

5. how quickly do u generally pick up new skills or knowledge? are u better at learning "book" knowledge or hands on stuff

6. what are u sleeping habits? can u fall asleep anywhere or do u need total silence and darkness type of thing? would u feel comfortable sharing a bed with a stranger?

7. do u have any genuinely irrational fears or phobias? did something cause it?

8. describe your dream house

9. if u were strongly outnumbered in a fight but u were genuinely in the right and like ur point was super valid would u stand ur ground or run away

10. how do u feel about your body

11. if u were shipwrecked on a deserted island, how long would u survive

12. do u have tattoos/piercings and do they have any particular meanings

13. how well can u cook? do u like it? WOULD u like it if u could?

14. would u rather travel all around the world but not have an actual home, or stay in your home town with family and friends but never leave the state

15. ur in a burning room and u can only save 1 thing: $1,000,000 or a living animal

16. how do u show affection

17. do you like fashion/do you like the way you dress

18. do you wanna be famous? if u WERE famous what would it be for

19. how do u react to people u don't like flirting w u

20. is loyalty or morality more important

21. do u believe in ghosts?

22. off the top of ur head what is ur best and wirst quality (say the first thing that comes to ur brain)

23. are u the type of person to correct someone's grammar while they're speaking

24. would u prefer to live alone or with roommtes

25. how fast do u think u could solve a rubiks cube be honest

26. ur held at gunpoint and forced to participate in a cosplay convention, who r u being

27. what would be ur 3 genie wishes

28. what is your biggest 1) personality and 2) physical insecurity

29. if u woke up one day and were in a male body what would u do

30. do u feel like u fit in w ur culture

31. u are watching someone be bullied firsthand what do u do

32. are u susceptible to peer pressure? are u susceptible to family pressure?

33. u have to live in an alternate universe, where r u going (like marvel, naria, whatevs)

34. did you have a favorite stuffed animal, blanket, doll, etc. as a child? do u still have it/when did u stop using it?

35. if u were given $1,000 dollars to spend on things for ur own entertainment what would u do

36. how would u describe ur own appearance? do u think u have a skewed perception of urself or do u think u accurately know urself

37. do u have any bad habits or compulsions

38. is there anyone you'd truly be willing to die for

39. do u think ur charismatic or does it take time for people to warm up to u ? why do u think this is?

40. what are the longest romantic and platonic relationships you've had

41. what's something u never go anywhere without (don't say phone or wallet lame-o)

42. name ur favorite fictional character from a) tv show b) movie c) book

43. name a fictional character that u think is a lot like u whether or not u like them

44. are u a spender or a saver

45. have u ever gotten in trouble w the law

46. is there anything in history ur super interested in

47. if u lived in a magic world what would u be

48. do u think ur self-aware (this is an ironic question bc a self-unaware peson would have no idea whether or not they are aware)

49. would u put yourself in danger to help a stranger

50. what is the most useless thing you would buy if u could

51. how do u react to conflict (physical and emotional)

52. what's ur ideal vacation

53. are u athletic

54. are u a thinker or a doer ? would u rather plan an idea or actually do it

55. do u take unnecessary risks? do u get into trouble often?

56. do u act differently around strangers compared to around friends? how dramatic is the difference?

57. do u cheat when playing card/board games

58. how do u react to frustration

59. do u get worked up easily

60. have u ever fainted or been unconscious

61. can u easily entertain urself

62. are u good at staying in touch w people/calling/texting?

63. do u prefer playing games at amusement parks or going on rides

64. are u clumsy or coordinated

65. do u have any special nicknames

66. what is the worst physical injury you've encountered

67. how would u react if someone tried to rob ur house while u were there

68. are u patient? are u patient w EVERYONE?

69. whats ur first email address

70. ur webkinz user?

71. do u have any scars and what r they from

72. how well do u handle ur emotions? do u breakdown often?

73. do u like receiving gifts in front of others or does it make u shy

74. do u spend a lot of time on grooming

75. what's the most expensive thing you bought yourself

76. who do u tell your secrets to? and who do u tell other people's secrets to? do u tell other people's secrets even if they tell u not to?

77. what's something petty that makes you mad

78. what are your pet peeves

79. what's something important you look for in a friend

80. what do you try to steer clear of in a friend

81. a job you could NEVER do

82. if you had to choose a career path that has nothing to do with what you're doing now what would it be

83. ugliest color combo you can think of

84. if u were a fantasy villain whats ur weapon on choice

85. who is a celebrity you are attracted to but you can't really explain why

86. a show or movie u love but people make fun of u for

87. which divergent faction would u actually be in vs. what faction would u want to be in

88. have you ever witnessed a crime or an arrest being made

89. what gives you butterflies

90. tell any fun memory that comes to ur head rn

91. name your top 3 favorites singers (purely from voice not music)

92. if u were planning a music festival for urself who would ur headliners be

93. if u were planning a music festival for the public who would ur headliners be

94. what's a stupid or silly thing u do when no one is looking

95. what's a red flag of yours

96. what are u a hypocrite about

97. where is a place you will never go back to

98. ur famous. ur doing a press tour and u need to select a talk show to promote ur newest project which one would you choose and why

99. if u were a cartoon character what animation style would u be drawn in

100. pick 3 things that you genuinely love about yourself and wouldn't change

101. 3 things about yourself that u want to brag about but never get the chance to

102. explain something that pisses you off when you think about it, no matter how small

103. rant about something you really need to complain about

104. longest grudge you've ever held?

[kay-wren]

I'll Come Running - R.C. - Chapter 53

Jessie stood in the perfectly manicured lawn of Tanneyhill, overlooking the towering white castle in front of her. She had a moment to herself to drink in her final vision of the house that, oddly enough, meant so much to her. Her eyes wondered to the far left of the front of the house, the balcony that she stood under throwing rocks at the window praying that it was Rafe's room. She looked into the large windows of the first floor one last time as she reminisced on the times she'd see Rafe and Ward arguing over god knows what... most likely being her. She then looked over at the unmistakable 'For Sale' sign tucked perfectly in the billowing hydrangeas that covered the front of the house. She took a deep breath as she said goodbye to the familiar sight, knowing she probably wouldn't see it again. She had mixed feelings about that fact. Before she could turn around she felt a pair of muscular arms softly wrap around her.

"You ready to go?" Rafe whispered gently in his wife's ear. She nuzzled just a little closer up to Rafe's chest as he laid his head on top of hers admiring the house as well.

"Yeah..." she whispered with a half smile, still somewhat concentrated on something else. "Rafe?" Jessie asked.

"Hm?" Rafe replied, not bothering to move his arms or his head out of place.

"Are you gonna miss Tanneyhill?"

Rafe had to think about that question. Up until this point he really hadn't had the time to ponder it. He had been so busy trying to sell the house, get things lined up simultaneously in the Bahamas as well as Manhattan, and business of course went on as usual. So between the constant phone calls and emails and the daughter he had to raise and the wife he had to consider and not to mention the teenagers he and his wife were now responsible for, he hadn't really considered how he felt about selling his childhood home.

On the one hand, he couldn't forget the memories he made on the property. The football games with Topper and Kelce on the front lawn, the parties he threw, the endless summer nights on the balcony with Jessie, the play fights (and real fights) he used to have with Sarah and Wheezie. On the other hand, he also had plenty of terrible memories to pull from that he wouldn't mind putting behind him. The conversation he had on the couch when Ward told him his mom had passed away. The introduction to Rose, which always felt more than a little off in his mind even at such a young age. The fights with his father about anything and everything. The drug induced comas he would get himself into after said fights. He started to think the bad outweighed the good in that house.

"Maybe just a little." Rafe admits. "But nothing compares to the memories that were gonna get to make far away from this island." Rafe finished as he spun Jessie around and connected his forehead to hers.

"Yeah, maybe you're right." Jessie whispered.

"We're bigger than this island, Jessie Cameron." Rafe whispered back as he took her face in his hands and planted a passionate kiss on her lips. They would've continued but they were rudely interrupted by yet another phone call, one of many recently due to Rafe's newfound position as the owner of Cameron Enterprises. Rafe groaned as he broke away and dug in his back pocket for the thing he was sure was gonna explode one day. He secretly hoped it would.

"Yeah?" Rafe asked, clearly annoyed, not even looking at the caller ID, instead keeping his furrowed eyes locked on Jessie, who just smiled and laughed a bit. He was grateful she didn't have a problem with how busy he's been.

"Alright, we're on our way." Rafe responded to the person on the other end of the phone before abruptly hanging up.

"Plane's ready. Charley's in the truck."

"I'll text the Pogues and tell them to meet us there." Jessie replied with a wide grin as she took a deep breath and took Rafe's hand in hers. Rafe smiled back as they walked hand in hand away from the house that made them both the closest of friends and the worst of enemies at times.

- - -

"Alright, load up." Rafe commanded as he rounded up everyone on the tarmac. All the Pogues filed in one by one with murmurs of excitement and beaming smiles. Charley of course marched right behind them with the same attitude. Jessie and Rafe watched her struggle to get up the steps, having to take them one at a time. Although they both found it adorable, Rafe eventually just walked up behind her, grabbed her arm and dangled her from his side as he walked up the rest of the steps, leaving her in a laughing fit.

Before Rafe could make it all the way up the stairs with his daughter and Jessie following quaintly behind, the two of them both heard a voice they couldn't help but recognize immediately.

"Country cluuuub!"

Before the sentence was even finished Jessie and Rafe were both spun around with guns drawn at the man that to them was nothing more than their former drug dealer. Thankfully, JJ wasn't too far in front of them, so he grabbed the toddler innocently and patiently waiting at her father's feet.

"Woah!" Barry yelled from across the tarmac, still suantering up to them now with hands raised in mock surrender. "No need for all that now, it's just me!" Barry said with a gold toothed shit eating grin. Rafe secretly wondered where his security was and made a mental note to fire every damn one of them when this escapade was over. Once again, it was up to him and Jessie to defend their family, and of course they didn't think twice about doing it.

"What the hell do you want, Barry?" Jessie spoke up through laser focused eyes and a venomous tone, her gun still steady with the man's head in sight.

"Oh, nothing..." Barry replied, now a little lower due to the fact that he was closer to the two people he wanted to see.

"That's close enough." Rafe corrected Barry, as he clearly thought he was getting far too comfortable.

"Calm down, country club! I'm not here for that little girl of yours! I'm here for my payment." He said with a smirk.

"I don't owe you shit." Rafe seethed as he held the gun tighter in his hands.

"Oh yes you do... and I get to determine how much."

Rafe and Jessie both had no clue what the drug dealer was referring to, yet neither one of them showed it on their faces. They always did have their shit locked up tight, and even if they hadn't rehearsed it beforehand, they were always each other's alibi, ready for anything anyone could throw at them. This was no exception.

At this point the pogues all piled into the plane, looking through the tiny windows to see the pending fire fight. JJ, of course, was keeping Charley occupied on the other side, although it killed him not to be out there right in the middle of it... or at least looking to see what was happening.

"Bullshit, Barry." Jessie said. "What makes you think I won't put a bullet through your skull right now?" She asked with raised eyebrows and a slight tilt of her head.

Barry just laughed a little and eyed the girl up and down seductively, which Rafe of course picked up on and tightened his trigger finger because of it.

"Don't bullshit a bullshitter, Mrs. country club."

"When have I ever been known to bullshit?" Jessie sassed back with her head cocked to the side as she clicked her tongue. To that Barry didn't have much of a response, it was in that moment he realized she was right. Jessie never bluffed. Still, Barry remained stolid as he kept his gaze on the gun clad girl in front of him with a smirk.

"Oh I know you don't bullshit, Jess... You didn't bullshit when you made Ward Cameron disappear and cover for your boy did ya?"

Now Barry was the one to cock his head and click his tongue as if this was a game. Before Barry could even finish the action Jessie butted in, now seeming plain angry.

"What're you talking about? Ward died on the druthers along with his wife and daughter." Jessie played it cool. Years of experience working for her in this moment. Unfortunately, it wouldn't work this time. Barry just laughed and looked around the airstrip.

"Don't be stupid, Jess. I know what you did. And it's okay... ya know I really didn't give a shit what happened to that son of a bitch... as long as he paid me..."

"You don't know shit." Jessie snapped back with furrowed brows.

"Oh I know enough... I know the second your boy threw me up against that table and embarrassed me in front of god and everybody that he really didn't need me anymore, and it's a good thing too... because you know who did?"

Barry didn't have to finish that sentence, both Jessie and Rafe knew exactly who found Barry at just the right time.

"Shit." Only Jessie could hear Rafe mutter under his breath. Although she couldn't see him behind her, she knew he was cracking under pressure. Thankfully, she was still in control.

"Yeah that's right... Ward Cameron... called me that same day matter of fact and gave me an offer I couldn't refuse. I tailed your asses, told him exactly where he could find you. After that I got so excited to see the downfall of Rafe Cameron that I just stuck around waiting to see what would happen... and what do you know? I see you and all your little teenage friends robbing and killing like your Smokey and the Bandit!" Barry yelled with a maniacal laugh. He really thought he had won, and Rafe thought he had too. But Jessie never faltered, she had been in rooms with people who thought they won over her plenty of times. This was no different.

"You done now?" Jessie retorted with a look of annoyance. Barry paused, not believing that's all she had to say. He knew he didn't have much leverage considering it was just him on that tarmac, but he had to take his chances.

"I own you now. And I want my hush money. And I know you got it."

"Jessie..." Rafe finally spoke up behind her, gun still drawn and a shaky finger rested on the trigger. "I want you to get on that plane and take-"

Rafe couldn't even finish the sentence before Jessie took matters into her own hands. She knew she had a better way of handling this. She simply lowered her gun and walked down the steps of the plane and closer to Barry. All the pogues were still watching from the windows and couldn't believe what she was doing.

"You think you got us all figured out huh? Well, let me tell you something." Jessie started as she slowly walked over to her former drug dealer. "That money you think we got? Aint on this plane. You really think I'm that damn stupid to put that cash on the same damn plane? Come on Barry, you know we're both better than that." Jessie laughed looking back at Rafe, who was confused to say the least. "You want money? Fine. Name your price. But you're not gonna get it right now because it's not here. You're gonna have to come back with us to Tanneyhill."

"Hell no, Jessie, you think I'm stupid?" Barry replied with clear offense written all over his face.

"Well then I guess you're out of luck, Barry. Because the only options you have are to trust us to get you the money... or I can put a bullet through your brain right now... and I know you know I will." Jessie smirked, now holding her hand comfortably on the gun situated on her waist band.

"You're not really gonna let those pogues jet off to god knows where with your daughter are you? Sounds like a shitty move-"

"Don't worry about my damn daughter." Jessie seethed as she gritted her teeth and got in Barry's face, tightening her grip on the cold metal to her side. "Worry about the fact that your life is in my hands... and I've killed bastards over way less than this."

Barry had no more words, knowing he really shouldn't push his luck if he wanted to get any further. He knew he was taking a risk approaching such a volatile couple like Rafe and Jessie with nothing but his self confidence and an airtight story, but of course, Barry was always willing to risk his life for some money. Jessie took his silence as an opportunity.

"Rafe," Jessie yelled, not daring to peel her eyes away from the man in front of her. "Tell them to go on without us."

"But Jessie you need to be with-"

"They'll be fine. They know what to do."

That was the truth. The Pogues had rehearsed this plan front to back and it was for this very reason. Jessie knew they always had to be prepared for shit to hit the fan. Jessie stared down Barry with a cold look of concentration. It wasn't but just a few seconds later and Jessie could hear Rafe's footsteps coming to meet her. Unfortunately, she also heard her daughter's distant sobs in the background as she realized her parents weren't going with her.

It broke Rafe's heart to hear Charley, yet that only made him more angry... so angry that he pulled his gun once more and stuck it to Barry's head. He shuttered at the sudden contact of the cold metal.

"You made my daughter cry." Rafe said with a clinched jaw and fist. "Now start walking."