#Jason honey pls just go home

[ghost-bxrd]

Carrion Birds 🦉

((Vultures are holy creatures.

Tending the dead.

Bowing low.

Bared head.

Whispers to cold flesh,

“Your old name is not your king.

I rename you ‘Everything’.”

— The CryptoNaturalist))

[crimsonandcloverwrites]

ok bhah ch1 reread thought dump lets goooo

@youngbloodbuzz  @romanitwontletmetagyouuuu??? thank u for writing this. in return I gift u this lightly unhinged commentary

oh the opening quote “Do you think it all meant nothing, all the longing? The longing for home?” violence

lmao ok I started this ages ago and then got distracted for a week because that’s just who I am as a person lets try that again

eddie n his glowing glasses nice we love a canon nod

ok I remember getting really emotional reading the chapter where Dani’s car died bc of what it represented to her n now I’m being reminded of it all again with the ‘poor little car’ comment oh dear we’re like 2 paragraphs in and I’m already compromised

the wavering reflection in the water in her hands..... Dani posessed by the ghost of comphet..... I am Drawing Conclusions

eddie “we can hang out more” dani “aha wouldn’t that be neat”

god the prom photo... remembering Dani’s meltdown at the prom bc she missed Jamie... I’m dying Jack I’m dying

lil palm kiss... I know u will not ever love hm that way Dani but fuck I’m a sucker for a palm kiss

lil nerd ass w her folder tabs I love her

god the tone of this is so comforting like I can just hang out n imagine each scene progressing so naturally. wish I did not have to suffer emotionally at the same time but at least it’s a smooth read

Dani feeling like an invader amongst all the physical representations of her relationship w eddie BABY U DON’T HAVE TO LIVE THIS WAY STOP LETTING OTHER PEOPLE INFLUENCE UR LIFE AND RUIN UR HAPPINESS

“Hannah Grose, seamlessly elegant” yes

Hannah: congrats on ur engagement. Dani, with tears in her eyes: thank

Dani relaxing when they’re talking about teaching pls I love her love for it so much

Dani at the blackboard with the “Miss, Ms?” confusion now I am thinking about the Ted Moseby professor/proffessor scene. HIMYM my beloved

mikeyyyy my boy

the image of Dani w chalk dust on her skirt is v endearing.

oooh the library trip gay foreshadowing yes

wait the silver stars on his backpack......... cup of stars crying time

Mikey correcting her on his name when she was the one to give him the nickname in the first place... feeling some kind of way

Dani fostering the talents she sees in her kids is so sweet and mikey shy lil math genuis is also so sweet pls i love this duo

i do wonder if part of her is like I know a Mikey Taylor but I literally refuse to believe it is the same one bc his sister broke my heart and we are absolutely not in the business of confronting hard feelings in this house!!

keys on a lanyard... ok lesbian

“You’re still here?” the love I have for canon lines being used when I can hear them being said in my head

awww bonding over Wonder Woman. cute!!!! When Dani becomes Mikey’s official second mum (everyone be quiet I am manifesting) my heart will explode

eddie ur really just gonna rock up and toot at her. jail for 1000 years

ooohhh Dani is Realising who the sister is. honey you got a big storm comin. oof (the ‘wonder woman punching stars out of her foes” to “dani feeling like she’s just recieved a blow to the ribs.” the cinnamontography). aw baby :(

“Jamie. Jamie, here. Jamie, home.” please i am thinking about her last letter and I am not strong enough

“Somehow Eddie didn’t notice.” sum up a relationship in a sentence

“Jamie would appear, as if summoned by the gravity of Dani’s pounding heart” fuck this hits on so many levels I need to go think about my life for 45mins

CARSON MY BOY. in his studded leather. a fashionable gay never loses.

I looove how soft n caring Dani n Carson are with each other thank gods she has him.

DID WE EVER FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED BETWEEN CARSON AND JASON MY SPIDEY SENSES ARE STILL TINGLING FROM READING THIS THE FIRST TIME

god this post is already so long n I’m only halfway through why do I have so many silly thoughts

god just the... expectations of affection from her by eddie w that placating cheek kiss she gives him is like... I cannot imagine Jamie ever asking that from her in the same way even when they are in a relationship!!! and it’s not even wrong of him to do that??? but it’s just a lot to think about the kind of person Dani makes herself to be to stay with him vs the kind of person Jamie lets her be by not expecting anything of her. they’re such opposites

dani not even feeling at home in her own (former) home pls when is she going to find a soft place to land (it’s also making me think v hard about the title like... the haunting of Dani and Jamie’s relationship (and what that represents for Dani) on Dani’s whole life and Jamie coming home and bringing that to Dani’s doorstep. resurecting a ghost so to speak........ too many homes to think about. I don’t know if I fully understand but I am Thinking)

dani and her inhaler... asthmatic bitches represent

oh my god not the box of memories. been trying to erase that from my own for weeks now let me live

ooh the line about her feeling like an archaeologist at the start of this section and then her ‘exhuming the past’ w the photos of her n Jamie i love a consistent narrative.

THE MIXTAPE. THE MIXTAPE. is there a playlist for this chapter I would like to take that aural journey

oh no i cannot remember where the flower comes from but aahhh this box of memories pain.

this description of carson in a tight white undershirt tucked into his jeans makes me think of freddie mercury. didn’t mean to make you cry etc

lmao Dani trying to get info from Judy abt Jamie in a roundabout way... international superspy she is not

Dani entirely uncomfy in church... i feel it. godd the repression of it all w the movie and the feelings and the Jamie-influence on the feelings my heart hurts.

God knowing how much Judy loves her but the weight of that love also stifling her... pain

they’ve really got her all shacked up w a house and a husband and a kid on the way can we let the girl be a lesbian in peace (also lowkey hoping Dani gets some time on her own at some point no Eddie no Jamie no weight of expectations pls she needs it we all need it)

the thread of Dani refusing to do things for herself in order to make other people happy throughout this entire piece hits so fucking close to home and is entirely heartbreaking to read thank you

jamiiiiieeeeeeeee

Jamie: appears. Dani: every single emotion all at once

Judy and her girls back together is v sweet even if Dani is dying inside at it all

“Jamie only had eyes for Dani.” Again, sum up a relationship in a sentence.

What do you even say to a girl who *the sky goes dark as i attempt to even summarise a fraction of their relationship*. Apparently the answer is “Jamie. Hi.”

TWO MONTHS JAMIE TAYLOR. CRIMES

It’s ahh. fairly entertaining to be going through Dani’s emotional journey alongside her and knowing that Jamie is also Going Through It on some level but having 0 insights to it bc she keeps her emotions so in check.

oooh how much of a gut punch is this engagement revelation for Jamie??? like on some level I’m sure she always knew this was coming but I’m sure another part of her still desperately hoped one day Dani would choose her. god I would kill for Jamie’s POV in this scene

Jamie’s scarrrr. Literally Dani’s impact

oh fucking hell that moment of like... familiarity and almost a coming home for Dani when Judy is talking and she meets Jamie’s eyes... she really was entirely screwed from that moment on huh.

oof god this is a hell of an opening chapter lets see if my attention span will let me continue this journey (also @ myself reminder to read this all in chronological order one day for a real nice session of emotional destruction)

[cabinofimagines]

It’s Delicate (Jason Grace xFem!Reader)

A/N: *Walks in with an iced coffee and sunglasses on* So you guys won’t believe the YEAR that I had, but I’m ending it on a good note and with Christmas specials, so the bad vibes can SUCK IT (also Jason and reader are like 20y/o in the story and for reasons they live in New York)

Words: 1,620

Warnings: Angst. But not really. Look, idk what I did but i TRIED- (this is not proofread so beware the mistakes.

Request: Can you pls do a Jason Grace x Reader? Where Jason says something during an argument that'll hurt the reader and they don't make up then Reader almost dies in an attack and he's going to think that it was probably the last thing he said to reader before reader dies but reader lives in the end. Really angsty, please? Lmaoi hope u understand what i just sent u // How about a songfic with Taylor Swifts delicate with Jason x reader?

This ain't for the best My reputation's never been worse, so You must like me for me We can't make Any promises now, can we, babe?

Jason gets the call from Chiron five minutes after he gets home from the busy streets of the city.

Y/N was attacked while going on a quest on her own. Badly. He’s not sure she’ll make it.

He hangs up and sits on the couch, the shock of the news force him to stay still for a moment, trying to process what his old mentor just said.

Y/N was attacked.

She won’t make it.

And all he can think about is how the last thing he said to her was “Sometimes I wonder why are we still together.”

He fucked up, Y/N stormed out of their bedroom and left the apartment without a word, He’d assumed she was staying at camp since it was the second place she thought of as her home besides their place. He hadn’t visited her all those days cause he thought it was better if he kept his distance for a while, they would make up before Christmas anyway.

Phone lights up my nightstand in the black Come here, you can meet me in the back Dark jeans and your Nikes, look at you

Jason spends the next hour calling Piper and Leo, the panic slipping through his voice while he tells them he has to go to camp but he doesn’t want to be alone cause Y/N is dying and he can’t do it, he can’t say goodbye like this. His friends tell him that they’ll be there in a couple of hours and that he just has to be strong in the meantime and go over at camp, that he can’t lose hope yet, cause Y/N might still survive.

He picks up a pair of dark jeans and his shoes, he changes quickly and grabs the keys of his car, passing by the mirror on the entrance. He stops to look at his reflection. It surprises him how utterly devastated he looks after a few hours of contemplating the possibility of losing his girlfriend. 

This scares him, he doesn’t want to know how will he look after a month without Y/N.

He stops a taxi and tells them indications of where they need to drive. The driver gives him a weird look but says nothing, obeying after Jason shows him the few dollars he has with him. 

While he’s inside the car with nothing else but his own thoughts, he can’t help but think of her, of how stupid he was when they fought.

Is it cool that I said all that? Is it chill that you're in my head? 'Cause I know that it's delicate (delicate) Is it cool that I said all that Is it too soon to do this yet?

“Jason for the last time, can you please just clean the table when you’re not working on your project?” Y/N asks, pushing away some blueprints and accidentally dropping some on the floor.

“Hey, can you at least be careful with those?” Jason retorts, standing up from the couch and leaving his laptop abandoned on the coffee table, “if I lose one the gods that are left with no altars will hunt me down”

“Well, is not my fault that you’re so messy,” She groans, sitting in front of her plate and staring at him, “I don’t like that you spend so much time doing those, you’ve been on this project since we were seventeen, Jason. You have to finish it.” 

“That’s what I’m trying to do,” He grumbles, harshly taking the blueprints from the table and walking away towards their room, “I work all the time so i can finish and you stop bickering about it.”

“Bickering?” Y/N asks offended, “excuse me? I’m just worried about you!”

“Really? Cause it sounds more like you’re tired of me” He replies from the bedroom.

Y/N stands up and goes to the room, she sees Jason there, carefully putting the blueprints inside a drawer.

“I’m not tired of you, don’t be stupid,” She crosses her arms, “I’m just sick of seeing these all over the house, why don’t you keep them in one place?”

“Cause they’re too many.”

“Well take some to camp, I know they’ll be safe back there.”

“I can’t, I need to have them with me in case I have to make changes.”

“Changes?” She huffs, “Jason, they don’t need changes, they need to be done.”

“I know that!” He groans, finally turning around and frowning, “it’s easy for you to say it, you’re not doing anything, you just go to school and come back here to eat and sleep, oh, how busy is your life.”

“Oh, shut up,” Y/N retorts, “you don’t know all the assignments I have to do to keep my good grades. And I wasn’t judging your productivity, by the way, but you’re just stressed and in a bad mood, so whatever, I’m not gonna fight with you.”

“Oh, you’re not gonna fight? You were the one who started,” He scowls, “you come home and you complain, we do nothing but fight and argue about the altars. Gods, sometimes I even wonder why are we still together.”

Long night, with your hands up in my hair Echoes of your footsteps on the stairs Stay here, honey, I don't wanna share 'Cause I like you

He arrives at camp at midnight, the snow outside the limits of camp cuts short where Thalia’s tree is, a clear sign of magic. He walks fast towards the big house, luckily for him, no harpies try to eat him and he gets to the door safely. He pushes it open.

“Chiron?” He asks out loud, “Mr. D?”

He walks towards the stairs and goes to the second floor, immediately he sees the light coming from one of the rooms on his right and get closer, opening the door without knocking.

Inside there’s a young demigod that he doesn’t know and Chiron in his wheelchair.

“You can go to sleep, Mylo,” Says the centaur, looking over at the young boy.

The demigod looks over at Jason in mild admiration. The younger groups do that a lot, knowing all about the prophecy of the seven, and how he and his friends saved the world. Jason gives him a polite smile and walks in, holding his breath.

Y/N is asleep, but her skin looks drained from any color and her lips look chapped. When he gets closer, Chiron starts to explain the situation.

“Y/N was in a mission to get rid of a group of Cyclops, one of their arrows went through her abdomen and another went through her shoulder blade. She got to escape and call for help but when we found her she was unconscious... Mylo did all he could to take care of her, he’s Apollo’s.”

Jason sat miserably on the chair where Mylo was moments ago, he carefully reached to touch her hair, with erratic movements he put a strand behind her ear and then held her hand tightly like it was the only thing keeping her tied to the mortal world.

“I’ll leave you alone,” Chiron left the room and closed the door behind him. 

Jason felt helpless, it all looked so definitive like everyone already had accepted Y/N’s death. He couldn’t, as long as her breathing was steady, he would have hope and he was determined to wait forever.

He needed her to stay.

Sometimes I wonder when you sleep Are you ever dreaming of me?

Two days had gone by and Y/N showed no sign of waking up, Leo and Piper made sure to leave food so Jason would eat, sometimes even staying in the room with him and trying to cheer him up, but Jason never really paid attention to what they were saying, his eyes were on her all the time, waiting, hoping to see her move, or even talk in her sleep, anything that could let him know she was still alive.

Was she dreaming? If so, about what... was her mortal life or her demigod life? 

Did she dream about him? Maybe forgave him, or maybe she would once she woke up to him sitting next to her bed, always waiting for her. All he knew was that he was ready to say anything just to get her back, he would stop working, he would drop anything just to be able to see her smile one more time.

Yeah, I want you

It was Christmas Eve when the Gods heard his prayers.

His eyes opened slowly, the dim light passing through the window warmed the room, barely, since he still felt cold on the tip of his fingers. A distant whimper stirred him up, and it became stronger as he straightened up on his chair, staring at the girl without fully comprehending, his mind too fuzzy.

Then, Y/n opened her eyes, she frowned and tried to cover her face from the sun, but her hand was intertwined with Jason’s. When she felt it, her stare fixed on him.

“Jason?” She asked in a hoarse voice, “what..?”

“You’re awake,” He whispered.

Before she could add another word, Jason started rambling.

“I’m sorry, Y/N. What I said was stupid, and you were right, I was stressed and moody, and you were just worried... then you left...”

“Jason, I... I died?”

“No,” He shook his head, voice trembling, “no, you’re okay. You’ll be okay.”

“I...” Y/N stares at the bruises on her arms and the bandages around the torso, “I was reckless, going on my own. I’m sorry, I should’ve never...”

“You did what a demigod it’s supposed to do. You’re a hero. And I love you for that,” Jason lifted her hand carefully and kissed her knuckles, “I’ll always will. What I said, about not knowing why are we still together. It was a delicate subject but, I know now.”

Is it cool that I said all that Is it too soon to do this yet? 'Cause I know that it's delicate (delicate) 'Cause I like you

“What is it, then?” His girlfriend asked quietly.

“It’s cause we want it that way,” He smiles, “because we’re meant to be. And I still like you so much...”

“I can’t argue against that,” She replied, with weariness, a faint smirk on her face.

“Yeah,” He grinned, cleaning the tears that were starting to fall, “I love you, Y/N.”

“I love you too, Grace.”

Jason could now say, he got his own Christmas miracle.

[paulvibe]

The Assistant (Paul McCartney X Reader) Pt. 1

Desc: The Beatles are writing their last album, and You, their assistant of two years, is caught in all the drama. Hired shortly after Brian Epstein died, you became the personal assistant to Paul, John, George, and Ringo. With drama regarding the band, friendships, and a budding romance with Paul, you really see the dark side of everybody. What will happen over the production of the album? And what happens when you fall pregnant by the bass player?

Warnings: Mentions of drug use, sexual themes

Words: 3K+

A/N: Hi, it’s 1am and I just finished this, pls read it and pls let me know if i should write more. okay gn.

Late August - 1968

The day started out like any other. You arrived to the studio at 9am sharp. You tidied instruments, boiled water for tea and coffee, and finally set out the boys itinerary for the day. You were an assistant to The Beatles; hired a few years back shortly after their manager, Brian Epstein, passed. It was a good career move, leaving retail to transition into the business world. It had been a wonderful past few years. You’d gotten to know each of the boys on a personal level, one that people rarely had access to.

The studio was always quiet before the boys trickled in. You savored the muted moments you got to yourself before the arguing started. John was quick to instigate first, followed by Paul chiming in to deter John’s comment; meanwhile George and Ringo would sit quietly, only butting in when mentioned. It had been getting worse over the past few months, especially working on their next album. Even little things, such as Yoko eating a biscuit, set people off. 

“Morning Dear,” The familiar voice of Ringo brought you back to reality. You set down a cup of tea you had been sipping and smiled at him, grabbing the itinerary. He shucked off his tan, fur lined coat onto a coat rack and grabbed the piece of paper out of your hands.

“Morning Ringo,” You spoke. He sighed softly, scanning over the paper before grabbing the kettle and pouring hot water into a cup followed by a tea packet. 

“Babies kept me up all night.” He smiled softly.

“Those two darlings could do nothing wrong,” You teased him. Ringo’s two children Zak, and Jason, were two of the sweetest boys you had ever met, besides Julian. 

“You’d be surprised, love.” Ringo joked, “How do you think today will go?” He continued on, but more quiet. You could tell the tension between the group was starting to get to him. Well, not only Ringo, but the other boys as well. 

You shrug your shoulders before responding, “Same as usual, honey. But we can always hope that Lennon doesn’t get his panties in a dizzy today.” You joked, trying to cheer the man up. He stifled a laugh as George walked in with Paul close behind.

“Good morning boys,” You smiled warmly, also handing them prints of the schedule. George greeted you back, and immediately walked to his guitar. 

“Morning Darling.” Paul spoke while giving you a soft look. You and Paul had a sort of special relationship. He had definitely taken a liking to you back when you first started. However, he was also on and off with Linda; deep down you knew the two of you wouldn’t end up together. And, to be clear, you two have never had relations before. There had been a few accidents being stoned, and well, turned on. But, you knew deep down that you couldn’t fully shag your boss. He hardly persisted, only when Linda wasn’t around. It was shallow of him, you knew that.

The three men settled in; George had already began strumming a tune, Ringo was quietly adjusting his drums, and Paul was pouring himself a cup of tea. You scanned the room before walking down the hall to the studio’s communal kitchen. You sighed softly, grabbing some sugar packets for the tea and coffee.

“Hi, love.” Paul spoke, startling you. His being seemed tired today, he didn’t have the usual cheerieness about him. He had let himself go over the process of the album. His beard? Unruly. His hair? Long and slightly greasy. He still tried to maintain his image by dressing nicer than he used to, however. It was evident that he was trying to remain the cheery, Beatle boy everybody knew him for.

“Hey Paul.” You responded, “Looking for sugar?” You held out your hand that contained some sugar packets. Paul nodded, and grabbed a few. His fingers, rough from bass playing, gently scratched your soft hands sending a shiver down your spine.

“How’re you today, darling?” He spoke, pouring sugar into his teacup. His figured leaned against the small countertop, and his eyes gazed up your body. Paul had always been flirty, you figured that out the day you started.

“I’m alright. How are you?” You asked innocently, bending over to grab a trash bag for the recording room. You could feel Paul’s gaze on the exposed skin of your thigh; it gave you goosebumps. He cleared his throat before answering. 

“I’ve been worse.” A slurp of his tea followed the comment. You stood back up and fixed your dress. His eyes met yours through his lashes, with lust, causing you to blush slightly. You cleared your throat from embarrassment.

“I’d better get back, incase anyone needs something,” You said softly, gently brushing against Paul on your way out of the kitchen. A little ways down the hall, you could hear him let out a soft groan, making your pink cheeks turn a dark red.

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John didn’t show up until Noon, with Yoko. The other three had rolled their eyes and murmured under their breaths the minute they heard her voice. Paul gave you a look of annoyance, then notioned over to Yoko. You shook your head and shrugged, agreeing with his attitude. 

“Morning lads.” He spoke, with a tight lip. Various ‘Mornin’s were murmured around the room, and Ringo began to tap his drums to clear the silence.  

“Shall we practice um,” Paul paused, gazing at notes he had taken, “Across the Universe?” They all nodded in agreement and got their instruments ready, before george began the opening strum. 

You excused yourself then stepped out of the recording booth and into the observers room. Yoko sat alone writing in a journal. You ignored her and stood in front of the window, staring at the boys. When they played songs together, they transformed back into school boys, as though they were practicing at MiMi’s, or Paul’s. However, when the music stopped, all the anger and hatred would bubble up again. You didn’t know how something like that could happen. 

“How are they today?” A voice asked behind you. You turned around, seeing Linda walk in. Your stomach dropped and you could feel your heart pick up. She always gave you high levels of anxiety. You wish you could get over the weird hump and just accept that you and Paul wouldn't become something. The dreamy idea just stuck deep in your heart like a sliver in a finger. 

“Snippy,” You commented, swallowing the lump in your throat, “But it’s been worse.” It always bothered you when Linda would come in. Mainly because, well, deep down you were jealous of the attention Paul gave her. Of course you wouldn’t admit that at all.

“Well, hopefully they can make it through.” She spoke, sitting on the two-seater couch Yoko sat on. You nodded at her with a forced smile and exited the room. 

The boys practiced until about three in the afternoon, then Ringo had to leave. One of his boys had a doctors appointment, and he didn’t want to miss it. George left shortly after, claiming he promised Pattie he would be home early. Surprisingly John stuck around, talking to a few of the sound technicians. Lucky for you, Linda had left earlier; she’d only stopped in to have brunch with Paul. You were currently getting the boys instruments put away and cleaned.

“Do you need help?” A voice called behind you. Paul. 

“I think I can manage.” You spoke, finishing tying cords together. Your eyes met up with Paul's as he gazed at you with a soft smile. A fresh cigarette sat, tempting you, between his lips. He leaned against a speaker as he lit the cigarette with a match. His two fingers held the stick as his lips pursed while he took a drag. You felt your mouth water a little as your stare remained on the man's face. He exhaled doing the French Inhale trick, finishing it off with a cheeky smile. You couldn't help but chuckle and shake your head, managing to break away from his face.  

“George and I are having a small get together later if you’d like to join.” Paul spoke, changing the subject. 

“I thought he’d promised Pattie something.” You furrowed your brows in confusion. 

“Cheeky lie, George is always good at those. We just didn't want to hurt anyone's feelings who weren’t invited.” Paul vaguely gestured in the direction of John, who was still conversing with a techie. You let out an understanding hum while nodding your head. 

“Who will be in attendance?” You asked innocently, now walking by Ringo’s drums to straighten them. Paul followed behind, taking a long drag off his cigarette while watching your figure. 

“Well, a few of the crew, me, George, Pattie, and you; maybe.” He said, looking off in thought. Your brain mentally scanned the list- now recalling Linda’s name wasn't mentioned. You smiled, and then turned around to face Paul. 

“I’ll go. Oh, and roll and few for me.” You spoke with a wink. Paul knew what you meant as he smiled back. 

“Sounds lovely darling. I’ll see you in a few hours?” The man took another drag before smashing the remains of the cigarette onto an ashtray. Your eyes gazed the profile of his face as he looked away. His beard was scruffy, and his lips slightly chapped. His pointy, small nose stood out compared to his soft lashes. 

“Of course.” You responded, slightly dazed. You quickly shook your head and turned around with a hot blush crawling up to your cheeks. 

LATER THAT EVENING

When you arrived to George and Patties home, music sounded loudly from inside. The curtains were drawn, but gentle yellow light still seeped out onto some bushes below. You entered the home and were Immediately met by the smell of cigarettes mixed with marijuana. A few people you barely knew sat in the living room smoking joints and swaying to the record playing. You passed by them in search of Paul, knowing he couldn't be far. Some laughter from the backyard grabbed your attention. You pushed the back door open and saw George, Pattie, and Paul each having a smoke.

“Hi darling,” Paul smiled, seeing you first. He took a long drag off his cigarette afterwards.

“Hey guys.” You spoke, walking up to them. Paul reached in his pocket and pulled out a joint, handing it over to you. You placed it at your lips while the man lit a match quickly and held it up to meet the end of the joint. 

“We were thinking of having a small smoke session.” George commented, watching the interaction between you and Paul. 

“Sounds fun.” You smiled, exhaling a trail of smoke. George gave Pattie a slight tap on her bum causing her to she squeak with a small smile, gently swatting George’s hand away. You giggled at their interaction and took another pull on the joint. Paul’s hand gently creeped onto the small of your back; his fingers digging in, only slightly, to stay in place. It gave you a fuzzy feeling in your stomach. 

The couple made their way inside; you and Paul followed close behind; Paul’s hand still firm on your back. The living room group were still listening to a record and swaying smoothly to the beat. You guys slipped by them quietly and walked down a hallway, still led by Pattie and George. They turned right into a medium sized room. Christmas lights strung throughout the room, and tapestry’s with designs covered the walls. Bean bag chairs littered the ground, as well as a small tray with tools, and a brown paper bag to the side of the tray. Pattie and George sat in two of the bean bag chairs; George being quick to start the process of packing and rolling some more joints. Paul sat in a bean bag chair adjacent to George’s and motioned for you to sit in the one by his. You happily walked over, and plopped down with a big sigh. 

“This was much needed.” You spoke, just now finishing the joint from outside. Paul gave you an ashtray and you mushed it out. His gaze remained on your face. You could tell he was already stoned, by the way his already doe-like eyes drooped more. The soft warm light from the Christmas lights illuminated the back of Paul’s head, almost giving him an angelic glow. 

“I agree.” The man said softly. Pattie handed Paul a joint, and Paul passed it to you. You accepted it and lit it with a match. As each person took a joint, the room began to get hazy with smoke. 

You didn’t know how much time had passed while you all sat and talked in the room stoned. You talked about the past, and what had led to this moment. The boys reminisced the old days, when they first became famous. They talked about how happy they were, and how much they missed Brian and some members of their old team.

 After a little while, Pattie had begun to get tired and urged George to go to bed. They offered you and Paul a bedroom to stay in, which made you blush. You politely declined and said you’d take the couch, if the living room people had left. George and Pattie shook their heads, knowing the secret crush you had on the bass player. They then said goodnight and went to bed, leaving you and Paul in the smoky room alone. 

“I’ll take the floor in the bedroom if you’d like.” Paul said softly, gazing at you from his beanbag chair. He took a drag off of a joint, never losing eye contact. 

“No please, we can… both sleep on the bed. Maybe build a wall between us, with blankets.” You said softly, watching the smoke swirl around the Christmas lights. Paul’s hand gently creeped and grabbed yours that was dangling off your lap. His fingers intertwined around yours, and his thumb rubbed your palm. 

“It’s been a while since we hung out; just the two of us.” The man said, his droopy eyes boring into yours. You nodded in agreement, that last time it was just you two was months ago; ever since a small slip up left you confused and slightly hurt. You two were at a party similar to this, but you were celebrating a birthday. You honestly couldn’t remember whose, as it was a friend of a friend. Anyways, you two ended up making out late that night, both of you drunk and high. You agreed it never happened the next day, and avoided Paul for nearly three weeks. And when you did speak, it was always business professional. 

Those three weeks were miserable, as Linda would still come around. Paul would be lovey dovey with her, while you sat there just trying not to cry. He seemed unfazed by the kiss, as though it didn’t take the same effect on him as it did you. No matter, you remained professional. 

“About four months.” You murmured, now gazing at Paul. Your eyes met his hazel ones that looked dark in the lighting. 

“C’mon, let’s head to bed.” He said after a few moments. He mashed the joint out onto an ashtray and then stood up; his hand releasing from yours. After he gained balance, he held out his hand for you to grab. You reached your hand into his and pulled yourself up, with his help, landing in his chest to regain your balance. 

“Sorry,” You giggled, stepping out of his grip and straightening out the dress you were wearing. 

“Don't apologize.” He smirked, grabbing your hand and leading you out of the smoke-filled room. He guided the two of you to the spare bedroom George mentioned, and turned on the light. A queen sized bed sat in the middle of the room, adoring two night stands on each side. A lamp stood on the right side of the bed, and a dresser sat on a wall to the south of the bed. A little door led to a small bathroom off the bedroom.

“I’m going to change, you can turn away if you’d like.” Paul said gently, walking to the right side of the bed. You nodded your head and made way to the otherside, sitting on it and facing the wall away from Paul. You could hear his clothes shuffling around as he undressed. Your gazed quietly averted from the wall and towards Paul’s direction, who was now shirtless and pantless. He stood in his underwear, trying to get his socks off. You bit your lip and felt your cheeks blush as you quickly snapped back to looking at the wall. Shortly after, you felt him climb into the bed.

“Okay, you’re good.” His voice spoke softly. You turned around, seeing him nestled under the covers.

“Paul?” You asked softly.

“Yes, darling?” His voice was slightly lower, more husky. 

“May I borrow your shirt, to um, sleep in?” You asked sheepishly. His eyes widened slightly and he grew a grin, reaching over the side of the bed and grabbing it for you.  

“Now I’m going to change, so don’t look.” You said, quickly grabbing the shirt and turning to face the wall so your back was towards Paul. You began unzipping your dress, and shimmying it off. Even though you told him no, you could still feel his gaze on you. Your back was now bare save for your bra, underwear, and stockings. You unclipped your bra, and gently held your bare breasts, reaching for the shirt. Strategically, as to not show Paul anything, you slipped the article on; It was just a basic t-shirt, one you’d find under a suit. It barely covered your bum, but you didn’t mind as you climbed into bed, leaving the stockings on as a precaution to not to take anything further. 

Paul’s eyes remained on your figure every step of the process, and he knew that you knew. He just couldn’t help it. As you settled in bed, you grabbed a few of the spare pillows and tucked them safely between you and Paul. 

“Goodnight love.” The man spoke said after turning off the light. He shook his head at the pillows, but knew you would feel more comfortable with them there. 

The marijuana was now taking over your systems putting you both to sleep. You lay facing Paul, while he was doing the same with you. The moonlight shining through a window gently illuminated his face. You could see the glimmer in his eye and his eyelashes 

“Goodnight, Paul.” You murmured, watching him close his eyes. He hummed back, his face now relaxed. You let out a gentle sigh and closed your eyes as well.

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A/N: Hi! Thank you for reading! I have a master list!!  if you enjoyed this, you’ll love my other stories. Check it out <3 

Pt. 2

[coolgirl]

Fic recs masterpost

ok so i used to have a lot of fics masterposts on my old blog and people keep asking for recs + i wont be able to upddate them or anything anymore so i decided to just move them all to this blog

under the cut: AUS / arkham knight / jaykyle / jayroy / robin!jason / gen / angst fics 

*: last added (april 4) //   for some reason the links arent working so go to jasontodd.tumblr.com/ficrecs for the links, sorry!

AUS

The Virtue of Revenge | young justice au with jason as red x making his own team with roy, starfire, raven, and others. i love it, even if it has shaky moments and stuff pls give it a chance.

crystal silence creeping down | young justice/lost days au

Flicker from View | another young justice au

Live to Rise | yes. you guessed it. young justice au.

Collide &  Convergence | au where post crisis jason goes to the young justice universe

The Changeling Sequence | series where jason meets damian before he went to gotham. The last part is a wip that i doubt will ever get updated again, so uh be careful. read only the first or second part and forget about the third.

The Drag of Fate | au where jason is lady shiva’s son as well. Part of a series, which i also highly recommend but idk if they would be au as well

heavy on the heart | another jason and cass are bio siblings. A+.

Didymous | cass and jason are twins.

repairing the world | i dont know how to explain this series.. its an au and really really good. Jason doesn’t appear in all the pieces.

just go  | jayroy, wings au

In the Shadows (of Who We Used to Be) | jayroy, black widow & hawkeye au

The Family (or how Jason Todd was adopted by the Avengers) | marvel crossover

bad boys bad boys (whatcha gonna dooo) ♫ | jason is damian’s batman. iconic fic imo.

Rise (And Try Not to Fall) | star wars au

A Bird in Morning | bruce finds jason when he’s at the hospital after crawling out of his grave

Moment Between | ghost jason & ghost martha and thomas wayne

We’re not in Crime Alley Anymore | au where jason was younger when bruce took him (and he didnt become robin)

Perhaps The World Ends Here | marvel crossover, future jaykyle

Batten Down the Hatches | a few different aus here. young justice + helena wayne

My Brother's Keeper | jason & damian knew each other from before + damian arrives to gotham just for jason

When the Moon Found the Sun | main story is clark/bruce but it’s preetty cute. soulmates au.

Between the Light and the Dark* | damian & jason uuhm i cant remember what this one was about per se bc im reading like 5487 similar fics but yeah

Two Dead Birds  | time travel stuff

Red Blood, Blue Blood | jason (and the rest of the batkids) are bruce’s biological kids, yeah i wasnt a big fan of the premise at first either but its gud

Rebirth | talia & jason, mind the warnings

you belong among the wildflowers | kate n renee adopt jason instead of bruce

We're the warriors of tomorrow |  Cass, Jason and Damian meet while with the League of Shadows

Can You Hear Me?  | ghost jason

to death's other kingdom I will not go  | bruce makes it on time au

The Ties That Bind  |  The pit restores Jason's body but not his mind, Ra's makes him one of his assassins and Talia adopts him as her own.

death’s outlet song of life* | the gordons find jason before the events of lost days

reflections on shattered mirrors.* | talia & jason stuff

Come Alive* | young justice s3 based

A Path Upon The Ground* | au from lost days, eddie and jason meet again

ARKHAM VERSE

If He Had Come & the sequel  Desiderium | au where bruce rescued jason before he could become the arkham knight.

the roads we know

this gun needs no bullets

JASON & BRUCE CENTRIC (not romantic)

Quack | this one is so crackish but so so cute i love it, robin jason

If He Had Come & sequel Desiderium  | arkham knight verse and its so good and has a lot of bruce & jason feels

Neverland /  Keep Lying To Me | deaged/ little jason from another universe.. sad and cute

Icarus and Bubble Gum | fluff, robin jason

Knock On Death’s Door | bit of both but not so so so angst, red hood jason

dead and dying things | au

In Memoriam | angst, trying to fix their relationship, red hood jason

If the Fates Allow | angst, red hood jason

The D-Word | fluff kind of.. red hood jason

This Place We Built With Grace and Guilt | angst angst angst, red hood jason

I Love You | robin jason, fluff

Wayward Birds | fluff and angst, robin jason

yesterday’s gone, yeah it went away (i’ve been lost but i’m here today) | another trying to fix their relationship fic, its cute and sad

We’re not in Crime Alley Anymore | au where jason was younger when bruce took him (and he didnt become robin)

Little Absences | sad, robin & red hood

Schrödinger's Honest Man | sad, drugs tw, absolute fave

White Christmas | bruce & robin!jason

Frozen History | de-age

Stargazer | jason n bruce patching their relationship.. its iconic

Unconventional Family Reunions | bvs setting

Prompt: Trapped | mind the warnings

Safe In My Arms 

The Failures of Reverse Engineering  | ghhm not really bruce & jason maybe?

to death's other kingdom I will not go | bruce saves jason au

points of impact  | glass case get fucked

is it my fault? (we've been missing each other)*

waiting for you. *

The Little Things*

World's Finest* | my uwus my uwus have fallen everywhere

JAYKYLE (all iconic)

In Which Kyle Confesses The Same Thing Six Times

milk and honey

Batman vs Space Bureaucracy

deadlock

attention to detail

tempest in a teapot

violet tendencies

no love, no glory (no hero in his skies)

keep the door open for me

waffles and war 

The Art of Subtlety (jason lives au)

Perhaps The World Ends Here | marvel crossover, future jaykyle

Riding in Batcars with Boys

boy, you fill my lungs with sweetness

no chance, no way, i won't say it (no, no)  

a change in the atmosphere

invitation to commitment

Overexposed 

i deserve that, don't i, some sort of blazing love that i can live with 

i won't say 

The water is always warmest at dawn

JAYROY (all iconic too)

sleepless 

Countdown

just go (wings au)

Unspoken

(for thy love is) better than wine (E)

Rooftops

Dick Wolf is a Really Funny Name

A headache isn’t always a bad thing

sad eyes, bad guys, mouth full of white lies [high school au]

kairosclerosis 

The Night They Met 

march down an empty street (like a ship into the storm) *

Archange de la mort (rallume ton flambeau) * | hic warning lol

this time, the loser wins | steph & jason centric though

So Baby Come Light Me Up *

Little Talks *

All the light is never ending, much like you and I; *

Don't let me go, for I feel I may fall * | soulmates au

Something Reckless * 

OTHERS

how to make a home. * | some eddie/jason if you squint, rose/eddie/jason team up

This Car Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us* | could be read as jayconnor :3

Robin/young!Jason

The Art of Subtlety | jason lives au, jaykyle

Little Absences | sad, robin & red hood

I Love You | robin jason, fluff

Wayward Birds | fluff and angst, robin jason

Icarus and Bubble Gum | fluff, robin jason

Quack | this one is so crackish but so so cute i love it, robin jason

we were not tragedies | jason & babs, read warnings

Heavy Home | gen, alfred & jason

Good News (No One Mourns the Wicked) | Jason & steph & damian. harold they’re dead (kinda robin!jason??)

Love Yourself (So No One Has To) | good amazing au with some selina & jason (not really.. robin but it starts as robin!jason i guess?)

Moment Between | ghost jason & ghost martha and thomas wayne

We’re not in Crime Alley Anymore | au where jason was younger when bruce took him (and he didnt become robin)

Tired &  Laundry | kinda au, read tw!

Smoke | jason & jim gordon

White Christmas | bruce & robin!jason

is it my fault? (we've been missing each other)* | mix of present and past jason

Sidekick* 

waiting for you.* | technically baby jason

The Little Things*

World's Finest* | oh this one.. my uwus

GEN

hold on to what  we are, hold on to your heart | gen, Barbara & Jason friendship. Some dinahbabs & jayroy

gotta give the boy points | gen, absolute fave

Strangers in Nothing but Name | marvel crossover, side steve/bucky

If He Had Come |  Desiderium | Arkham Verse, gen

I can’t  think up a good  name for this | young justice verse, gen apart from canon relationships

A Better Thesis | gen, p short but i loved it

The  F-Word | gen, batboys being batboys

until i’m in my grave | gen, wip 

Robins United | gen, batkids bonding, except for cass, thats my only complaint

Free of Dogma | gen, canon divergence, marvel crossover w Jason & Bucky

bad boys bad boys (whatcha gonna dooo) ♫ | au where damian is jasons robin and not dick’s, obviously damian & jason brotp. 

Heavy Home | gen, alfred & jason

In the  Shadow of Two Gunmen | gen, Marvel crossover

Flicker from View | side Barbara/Dick, young justice verse

I Love You | gen, Bruce & Jason

how to  hide a stray resurrected superhero from your parents/parental figure | au, jason & tim friendship kinda

One For The Road | Jason/Roy/Koriand’r but its SO cute

Baby,  It’s Cold Outside | gen, Dick & Jason

The  (Family) Doctor’s  Appointment | gen, batboys bonding

The Family (or how Jason Todd was adopted by the Avengers) | marvel crossover, gen

Reason | wip, gen, canon divergence

Soliloquy | gen, tim & Jason brotp,  and really cute batfam moments

Red As The Shadow Of Death | gen, young justice/under the red hood verse

Give Yourself a Chance | gen, duke & Jason & leslie brotpish

homecoming | outlaws brotp fic, could be considered shippy if you want to

And I Said What About Breakfast at Tiffany’s | jason & steph

Of Bats and the Forsaken | jason & all the batkids, side steph/cass and jay/roy if you squint

this is a long drive (for three robins who don’t agree on much) | no capes au, steph & jason & damian, background tim/tam

The Dying of the Light | marvel crossover, bucky & jason, canon divergence

Cat | selina &  jason, catlad au

Killing for Love | cass & jason, au  where jason was lady shivas son  

Keep Lying To Me | de-aged au, just heartbreaking imo, cursed fic

The Social Habits of Robin | gen, batboys. Where_is_cass.jpg tho

Steph and Jay’s Excellent Adventures | series, Steph & Jason

Neverland | jason & batkids, young!jay travels to the future. sad asad sad

on a thin chain of moments and something like faith | gen, jason & cass & steph mostly. really good

Good News (No One Mourns the Wicked) | Jason & steph & damian. harold they’re dead

In a Parallel Life | batboys focused, it has amazing dialogue, dynamics, and characterization. It’s only missing Cass and the rest of the girls.

repairing the world | series, not everything is about the batfam.

Born to Run (Born to Rise) | Jason & Talia having a mother/son relationship reblog if you agree

Live to Rise | it updated again p recently so yay! young justice verse

To Save a Dying City  | jason + other people

Let’s Have Some Fun This Beat Is Sick | mostly damian centric

Movie Night: The Mummy  | read trigger warnings, batboys

The Trading Chain  | not jason centric, but it has cass being older than jason and calling him “little brother” so noice

we sure know how to run free  | jason & cass

Yesterday’s Voices | bruce loses his memory au

Nests and Cages series | read trigger warnings

Roots | barbara centric, really good plot and characterization

Love Yourself (So No One Has To) | good amazing au with selina & jason

Retrograde Motion | de aged jason au

Provenance | mostly roy centric, bruce fucks oliver’s life for what he did to roy. iconic

Schrödinger's Honest Man | sad, drugs tw, absolute fave 

Batten Down the Hatches | a few different aus here. young justice + helena wayne

My Brother's Keeper | jason & damian knew each other from before + damian arrives to gotham just for jason

White Christmas | bruce & robin!jason

until i'm in my grave v2 | this one is already mentioned in this post BUUUT the writer started rewriting it so!

Frozen History | de-age

Stargazer | jason n bruce patching their relationship.. its iconic

show me yesterday, for i can’t find today | time travel au

Warm Enough | alfred & jay fluff

Parallels | mia & jason team up

Legacy | reverse robins, not jason centric but hes there alright.. i think.. i cant remember :D

What are the words I'm forbidden to say?* | damian & jay fluff

Cracked Foundation| jason n damian

Cat's Cradle  | more jason n damian

spaces in between  | damian & jason again

When the lights go out  | damian & jason, theres a pattern here

in my head, i do everything right | some jason & steph

is it my fault? (we've been missing each other)* | past & future jason

life, if well lived* | jason travels back in time and meets martha & thomas wayne

In Charge * | babie jason

Pyrrhic victory* | jason & damian stuff

Twists and Turns* | more jason & damian bonding

Of Brothers and Batcows* | guess what.. yes! more jason & damian

This Car Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us* | jason & connor.. say no more!

First Gear* | back to jason & damian please read this.. damian tries to teach jason to drive

changing, falling, fading (please watch over me)* | jason bonds with damian & steph

ANGST

Through the Valley of the Shadow of Death [read the trigger warnings!!]

in the repairing the world series there are a lot of fics dealing with jason, tho Warm Enough ugh not all are centered around him. I would say read  Escalation | Coup de Grâce |  Interlude for the rh!jason arc, and  Tired &  Laundry for robin!jason. [also read trigger warnings]

Countdown | jason/roy]

those six days [trigger warnings again!!!]

Call | angst

the tune without the words  | kind of character study from jim gordon’s pov

Unspoken | jason/roy, really angsty if you remember how red hood arsenal ended

If He Had Come & Desiderium | arkham knight verse, read trigger warnings!

Reason | on hiatus :/

hold on to what we are, hold on to your heart   | this is my favorite ever.. read trigger warnings

Heavy Home | alfred & jason

until i’m in my grave [trigger warnings!]

Keeping Broken Pieces Together

Monsters | marvel crossover

gotta give the boy points | this one please!!!! another fav. read trigger warnings

The weight of it [trigger warnings!]

Live to Rise | young justice verse

Neverland | THIS ONE IS PURE ANGST!!! please its so sad..

Keep Lying To Me | this one has some angsty scenes too im sad emoji

hangman is coming down from the gallows  | some angst

Movie Night: The Mummy  | read trigger warnings, batboys

Love Yourself (So No One Has To)

All in the Blood [read trigger warnings]

Little Absences

Stargazer | jason n bruce patching their relationship.. its iconic

Rebirth * | mind the warnings and its really. sad.

The Failures of Reverse Engineering *

Eternal Soliloquy * | sad sad

throw me a lifeline (I might even catch it) *

changing, falling, fading (please watch over me) * | jason & steph & dami angst

[definitelynotwaving]

Thinks that I thunk whilst watching Riverdale

stream of consciousness stylez

Kevin finds murder scene whilst at an illicit rendezvous. check

Oh look how diverse we are. Did you know the Lodges speak Spanish? ¿Sabias?

 Does Jugheqd go to Riverdale or not. Why is he there? Oh wait there he goes. Bye honey! 

 I am mad about Kevin cruising the woods. This is not the gay representation we need Cheryl I see you behind K & B

 Awwww Moose is glad he’s big enough to save Midge. Cute SHE BROUGHT HIM A MOOSIE TOY I LOVE IT

Peer mentor at SSH v. different than at Riverdale. I love the heavy handedness of this show.  The JJ. Still doesn’t make Jingle Jangle sound cool. Goolies! They have fences in their “cafetorium” that’s how you know it’s the high school from Lean on Me. 

“Archie going Travis Bickle is my favorite Archie.” Jughead. So pithy.

 Veronica is so scared of her dad. inside voices

Hiram Consuelos you are evil

(commercial break) Why isn’t Grant Gustin the flash in the Justice League movie? Heeeeeeeeey Jason Momoa. Heyyyyyy

 Oh em gee Hermione just told V not to be thirsty. I have died.

 Oh shit A PACKAGE™

 Motivational speech by Archie. Um Reg I wonder if being the neighborhood watch whilst dealing the JJ is a conflict of interest. Dilton Doily MOS DEF has a murder list. Dude! Watchdogs is a way better name than Red Circle

Jugs pretend you don’t know book stuff. Teacher is low key cute

I can has newspaper pls? You can’t say no to him

Kev laying it OUT. He’s right tho. I mean, Betty is right too, Kevin is being a dumbass. But he don’t need her permission.

Cheryl Eleanor Blossom! (I’ve decided that’s her middle name) You wasted a perfectly good opportunity to do a creepy chair turn. I’m disappointed in you.   Cheryl dropping truth bombs

Hahahahahah V gives Archie homework for the dinner. “Learn Spanish and don’t talk about Dumbledore’s Army.”

Oh shit A LETTER™ oh shit oh shit oh shit the heart glasses. Man Grundy was slime

Fred is the adulterer. Reaching. This is Riverdale. There was probably a juicier example of adultery than Fred kissing Hermione when his wife has been gone for a while and Hermione’s man is in jail. Weatherbee probably gets it on with the librarian or something.

Ok he’s THE WOLF. Bloodletting. Jeez.

Alice don’t care about your public safety

Hey don’t write about the Jingle Jangle Juggle

Weatherbee is sticking up for Archie. This gives me uh oh feeling

Sweet Pea is right. But do Popeye and Olive Oyl know he’s in a gang?jajajajajajajajajajajajajajaja “he’s just not that into you”

The farm! Wait this is like, a real thing? They weren’t just going to wander of to A farm, there’s a farm waiting for them?

“I am an unwed mother carrying my cousin’s babies. I am the poster child for sin, Betty.” I just laughed so loud I scared the dog and she fell off the couch

 I like Alice’s casual at home look. She is so gorgeous. I need more info about the farm

Oh Kevin is opening up to Moose. Why is Moose so nice and considerate? This is not the Moose I expected when I started watching this show. I was not prepared for Good Guy Moose. He deserves ALL the Moosie toys. “Guys like us” Well that is horrible advice but also good advice except not when there’s a murderer wolf about

Moose has heart eyes for Kevin

So Hiram Consuelos is deffo evil. Look how scared Hermione is

Betty brought coffee. She’s adorable.

Jingle Jangle

Reckless! I swoon.

DAMMIT TONI Hhahahahahahahah I like her tho Betty isn’t sure tho

Well nobody better talk shit about Hermione to me ever again

Cheryl whatcha doin?

Ethel you dumb. Call a uber. What would Ethel’s sin be?

Why did Betts go home? Stay and get up on your man, girl. does Jug live at school now?

Dam Reg you tryna be in the next Fast & Furious? Fastly and Furiously?

Oh Kevin don’t follow those people we don’t know!

FUUUUUUUUUUUCK ethel! oh good she’s ok. Is reg still on the chase?

Oh Kev :( Oh hey cheryl

Betty! She wants you to respect yourself Kevin!

Oh my poor sweet son Kevin, I want to hold you. Come let me take care of you.

SCHOOL OF LIES. Oh shit Juggie. OH SHIT WTF

meh Fred

Jugs is a lying liarface telling lies out his lying liehole

Toni with that ~subtle~ message. Betty/Toni friendship should happen. Um I hope y’all are paying attention to this message about the cycle of crime in low income areas and how gangs thrive. Y’all might learn something

Ugh Hiram. 

Palomita. I wish he weren’t such a dick because that’s sweet

Hermione you and V need to be sticking together. Don’t do that

Yo Polly is smart dude

Creepy Veronica portrait is creepy. I hope we get to see it’s eyes move.

Hiram knows from evil. 

Hiram knows from terror and fear.

Betty you shouldn’t be wandering around either. Take a fucking uber.

Oh Kev! No! Hey is that Chic? Pls let that be Chic OH MY FUCKING CHEESUS

Oh they got me. Fuck. Lemme catch my breath. Oh this dude sucks. Kevin doesn’t have to do the sex with you, creeper in the dumb hat. Maybe that’s one of Clifford Blossom’s hats. Fuck this douche. Well, don’t. But fuck him.

Hi Dad. Betty had a thing. Well Kev and Betty are over. Gahhhh he’s such a good dad. I wish he weren’t an awful cop.

I hope my son doesn’t feel like his only option is cruising the woods. 

FUCKING PERFECT SONG CHOICE. Whoever scores this show is fantastic. Imma look up who that is. They deserve recognition. You go person!

I love this song

I just want to hug Kevin.

Dilton has a murder list. he carries it with him

Um. Archibald. I don’t think the murderwolf is gonna be scared of your little leather club. jajajajajajajajajajajahahahah Archie honey stop watching Liam Neeson movies. Fuck off with that smirk Hiram. Somebody throw some holy water at him. 

Creepy portrait. 

Next week....

HOLY MURDER NOTE BATMAN he’s doing this for Betty? And he wrote in heiroglyphics to tell her. Is it possible we’ve just mistranslated? 

Archie. No. Put that down. NO. Somebody spray him with the squirt bottle. NO.

[nordicsymphony]

Extol the virtues of Yuri!!! on Ice.

Honey, you’re going to be in for a long ride…

Also there be spoilers, but I’ll try my best.

1. The plot of this sports anime isn’t like any other out there. Most sports anime always have ‘kid in his 1st year of Japanese High School discovers a sport and aims to be the very best’. Not this one. Instead we get ‘professional athlete who has had his time is considering retirement after a string of failures’. This show is basically showing us a sport from another side. And you’d think that Yuri Plisetsky, who has the personality of a typical sports anime protagonist would be one or else the main rival - nope, it’s Yuri Katsuki, whose personality would fit in another genre altogether and has anxiety, making him stand out from the other sports anime protagonists. And the show’s focus is not on the rivalry between the 2 Yuris (it’s something else, but I’ll get to it later), and they do not always face off against each other - their 1st Grand Prix Final qualifying competitions are held in different countries, while they share their 2nd, and on Plisetsky’s home turf no less. Sayo Yamamoto, who is the director for the show, had to fight her way in production to ensure that Yuri Katsuki became the protagonist she envisioned him to be. Also, the show is 100% Despair-and-Suffering-free, but bring tissues just in case.

2. Instead of an all-Japanese cast like most sports anime, we get an international cast with diverse backgrounds, and some do not even fit their national stereotypes. We have a tanned brother-sister duo from Italy taking part in separate divisions (and the brother has sister-complex), a narcissistic Canadian, an American who is half-Mexican as opposed to how they’re normally portrayed in anime, a South Korean who we hardly see smiling, etc… Some minor countries also get representation - there’s a Czech skater who’s happy-go-lucky and looks like PewDiePie, a Thai ball of sunshine who is a social-media addict, A badass manly Kazakh… While we do have anime with a diverse cast, it’s not something you see in the sports genre. Also, some of them might be inspired by real-life figure skaters - Yuri Katsuki is a mish-mash of Tatsuki Machida’s career, Daisuke Takahashi’s skating style and Yuzuru Hanyu’s appearance, Viktor Nikiforov is Evgeni Plushenko with John Cameron Mitchell’s appearance (and to an extent Stephane Lambiel’s level of extra), Yuri Plisetsky is Yulia Litpinskaya genderflipped, Leo de la Iglesia is a dead-ringer for Jason Brown, Phichit Chulanont is a Thai Michael Christian Martinez, Otabek Altin is basically Denis Ten as an anime character. And some of them have noticed.

3. The sport itself. So far I have heard of only 3 series aside from YOI that focus on figure skating. And it’s hardly touched upon in mainstream media - we only pay attention to it once every 4 years during the Olympics. And by golly did the crew do their research. Every single routine is choreographed by former ice dancer Kenji Miyamoto, who also choreographed for Evgeni Plushenko and Yuzuru Hanyu among others. The show also collaborated with Chacott (Japanese company that does makeup and costumes for dancers) to produce the costumes shown in the anime. Some of the chibi segments also teach us stuff like how a normal figure skating competition season is like, how the Grand Prix final works, how are the scores for the competing skaters calculated, etc… It helps that Sayo Yamamoto and Mitsurou Kubo (character designer) are both figure skating fans, and they’ve also managed to get everyone involved in production and the fandom interested in the actual sport, bless them. 

4. The music. This show is tied with Puella Magi Madoka Magica as the best OST in anime if I’m to be believed. So far there’s 1 for the songs used by the skaters in the show and another for the BGM (if there’s a download link for the BGM soundtrack, pls link me). While both are pleasant to listen to, the Skate Song soundtrack is the one that stands out the most. Each song captures the emotions and thoughts of the skaters dancing to the piece, and some are strong enough to make you have feels (no joke - Yuri K’s free skate and exhibition piece are the worst offenders). And they’re both easily accessible too - you can find them on iTunes and Spotify, something I haven’t seen with other shows’ OSTs (at least you can find the Steven Universe OST on Soundcloud via their composers). You cannot make me choose only 1 favourite track, but I’ve listened to In Regards to Love - Eros the most. As for the OP and ED, once you start listening to them, good luck getting them out of your head. History Maker is completely in English (a rarity) and has motivational lyrics. The ED is literally called YOLO (You Only Live Once) and is about living in the moment, because time is shot, ya know?

5. The animation. Lest some people come after me because of an incident with Crunchyroll that I’m not going into full detail about, the animation is really good. Not one of the best, but stands out all the same. They have 5 more key animators than Flip Flappers, which is well known for having a similar animation style as a Studio Trigger production for a good reason. It is very difficult to animate a figure skater. It takes so many frames to animate something like a Triple Axel. Even though the broadcast version is sometimes inconsistent, the animation during Viktor’s ‘Stammi Vicino, non te ne Andare’ is damn beautiful. THIS is what drew people to the show in the first place. The art is beautiful. The characters are drawn realistically. Basically, a work of art from start to end.

6. Excellent Character Development. A good show can have a good plot but if the characters are not developed well then the show is overall average or mediocre. This show can take a previously unlikable character and somehow make people like them to the point where they’re someone’s favourite. Don’t like Jean-Jacques Leroy (JJ) in the Rostelecom Cup for his narcissism? Episode 11 has him undergo an anxiety attack and shows that even kings can fall. Never had a good impression on Michele Crispino because the only thing on his mind aside from skating is his sister? Episode 9 shows that he can do just as well, if not better without her (though the later episodes still has him being overprotective of her, though played down). You think JJ’s girlfriend Isabella Yang doesn’t deserve to be there? In the same episode as JJ’s anxiety attack, she redeems herself by leading the audience in cheering for him even though his emotions are at his lowest, showing us that she loves him no matter what.  Christophe Giacometti’s too sexual for you? Episode 10 reveals that there’s a damn good reason why he greeted Yuri like that in Episode 6. And then there’s the biggest one - We all know that Yurio’s sometimes an ass to Yuri (and to a lesser extent, Viktor) and isn’t that much of a nice guy. Well, slightly towards the end of Episode 9, Yurio is shown being actually nice to Yuri, Episode 10 has him earning his 1st and best friend in Otabek, and Episode 12 reveals that all along he idolises Yuri, and wants to compete against him when both are at their best. And then, we have Yuri who goes from his lowest point to the badass Japan’s Ace skater he actually is and Viktor who we think is playing with him but is actually lovesick for him the whole damn time. They will do anything to make you love everyone at the end. Their personalities aren’t over the top either - there will be someone who will make you think you’re looking at yourself in the mirror, ranging from Yuri’s anxiety and constant downplaying of himself, Viktor’s tendency to fill his life with only one thing and nothing else, Phichit’s need to fill his Instagram account… there’s someone for everyone. And they do not slouch on the minor characters either. You WILL find fics focusing on Yuri’s family, Yurio’s grandpa, Yakov and Lilia, Celestino (Yuri and JJ’s old coach and Phichit’s current coach), the Nishigori Family (Yuko and Takeshi are Yuri’s childhood friends and if it weren’t for their mischievous triplets, majority of the show wouldn’t have happened), Yuri’s old ballet teacher Minako… almost everyone will make sure they stick forever. 

7. For an anime focusing on sports, social media plays an equally important role in the development of the show. Part of the ED sequence is someone’s Instagram feed, Episode 10 looks into the photo album of 3 of the character’s phones, Viktor wouldn’t have packed his bags and left for Hasetsu if the Nishigori triplets didn’t upload that viral video of Yuri skating his award-winning Free Skate on Youtube… Aside from Instagram (thanks to people like Phichit) we also get to see someone’s Twitter homepage in Episode 10 filled with news of Otabek rescuing Yurio from rabid fangirls and Leo has something like LINE on his phone. Alcohol also plays a part in the show’s story but that’s something else altogether. There is a reason why there are that many social media fics for the YOI fandom.

8. The. Freaking. Romance. In. This. Show. For YEARS the LGBTQAAP+ anime community have waited for someone to portray them as happy and loving instead of angst and death in mainstream media. Some shows do have loving LGBT couples but they aren’t that much known (should I start watching No. 6?). And the sports genre is infamous for queerbaiting, meaning that we get 2 guys/2 girls doing suggestive actions, but they’re only just friends in the end. Enter Viktor Nikiforov and Yuri Katsuki. We get some MAJOR Ship Tease in the first few episodes, starting with how Yuri came to idolise Viktor and then using his short program to seduce him (Episode 6 SP, enough said.) to Viktor himself being a tad too close for Yuri’s comfort (stroking his arm, hugging him from behind, putting his finger at Yuri’s lips…). And then Episode 7 made them the Canon Official Couple via Big Damn Kiss. On the lips. You should have seen the Internet when it first aired, it was GLORIOUS. And then there’s Episode 10 which was even more shook than Episode 7, and now you know why Episode 12 caused the Internet to crash. It’s not everyday we get a couple in anime who are sweet, consensual, happy and head over heels in love with each other to the point of #RelationshipGoals without typical BL cliches and tropes. And to boot, both of them are from countries who in real life are not known for being LGBTQAAP+ friendly. And instead of the typical dream relationship, their love is portrayed in a realistic way. They argue, fight, be absolutely sappy, but overall they love each other oh so very much and  A number of people who weren’t interested in the first place jumped on board the bandwagon because of the realistically portrayed relationship between the two. All that’s left for them to become the ultimate OTP is for their wedding to happen. 

9. In Asia, mental illnesses and disorders are something that isn’t mentioned so publicly, much less portrayed realistically. Here, we have Yuri Katsuki, who has anxiety. He shows traits of people suffering from anxiety in a way that isn’t mockery. JJ also has symptoms of anxiety as seen in episode 11 (unrealistic portrayals of other people for one), and Viktor might have depression from before the show’s start - he mentions in Episode 10 that he’s been neglecting in life and love for about 20 years in order to focus on his career. Mental issues are no laughing matter, and it shows here.

10. (I’ll make this my final point or this will get too long) The effin’ impact this show has in real life. When this show says that they were born to make history, you better believe it. Their motto is to ‘Go Big and Wild or Go Home’. It’s not like you know any other anime that trends every damn week on Tumblr on the days that the show airs and whenever they make a major announcement. Most are even lucky to trend once in their airtime. And then there’s the Episode 12 crash - they crashed Tumblr, Crunchyroll and various anime streaming websites the day it aired before settling in as the no. 1 trending topic. No other anime has done the same thing. And how many sports anime can count athletes from their sport being fans of the show? Yes, professional figure skaters love Yuri!!! on Ice. To the point where Evgenia Medvedeva got art made for her, Nobunari Oda and Stephane Lambiel (this guy also has a YOI phone case) made cameos in the last 2 episodes, etc. When Johnny Weir told the internet that he’s watching the show, Kubo and Yamamoto were ecstatic. Weir even did routines to Agape and Eros, and has some YOI merch. And this year a Japanese pair skate duo have chosen Yuri’s free skate song (Yuri on ICE) as their short program for this year’s season. No really. The show also has won many awards, and in various polls have left all the other 2016 anime in the dust. The show is also the 4th best selling anime this millennium (5th all time once you bring in the older ones), and it hasn’t been a year since the anime first aired! Besides that, it’s also the 2nd best-selling franchise of the first half of this year. (right behind One Piece, and they did this with OSTs and Blu-Ray/DVDs alone). 

Overall, unique storytelling, lovable and relatable characters, perfect romance, amazing art (and also decently controlled fanservice) and has made one of the largest impact in real life. 10/10 will recommend.