#K PROJECT GANG

[nomel-artz]

I WILL CARRY THE CORPSE OF THE K PROJECT FANDOM ON MY MF BACK!!!

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[yellowheartz]

Not hating on Kuboyasu Aren, like don't get me wrong, that's gang and I love him.

But I think that if he did achieve his dream of being able to marry a lady and have a family, there would be a lot of loopholes in his relationships.

Like, yes, he's a very respectful dude and he'd probs treat the woman like the only girl in the world but let's say they had a fight, right?

Dude wouldn't know the first thing to do, 50 outta 50, he'll apologize because "that's what a man should do" but what if he felt wronged as well? Either way, whether he apologizes or not, there would be a little toxicity at least, surrounding his relationship with his lady, like please do yall get me? 😭

Istg, I'm not hating, he's literally my fave character, but if he really ended up with a normal girl and lived a normal life, there'd surely be problems, most likely if he had a daughter.

[simplerainbow]

Realizing that your rival and character foil is dragging you both towards your inevitable end. And knowing as surely as you know you have to kill him that no one else will ever understand you in this capacity. That's that shit man

[da-ill-spot]

November 9th | Ganjah K Day | DTLA

Roach Gang presents the 4th celebration of life for the legendary Ganjah K, presenting a host of talented artists! I will be in the house pushing the gear!

Wall Street DTLA | 1714 Wall St. Los Angeles, CA

9pm - LATE | 21+ | $20

[kalpeavaris]

Other than the AU gang do you have any murder drones ocs?

Oh, I am SO glad you asked anon! I've been waiting to spam my profile with my OCs but with my AU project going off lately I was hesitant if people would even be interested in original characters or even other stories that don't primarily involve the canon characters. :D

So let me hit you with the giant wall of text that is all this stowed concept art & story I have lying around waiting to finally be released (especially written, lol) Below the cut is all the information to my AU/own story set after the Absolute Solvers defeat in 3071.

Lemme introduce you to my personal project:

"Murder Drones: Echo"

“It takes a demon to kill an angel.”

Let's start with the most important stuff, the characters! This line-up is relatively fresh but it still misses 1-2 characters (especially SD-K) which I haven't finished designing yet. A little bit of info is written below the characters, buuut to add more context Imma just speedrun through them lol

Alot of these characters can be found on TOYHOUSE! (requires you to be logged in, sorry :c)

Serial Designation Y - Trans-masc host (build intended to be female presenting, doesn't love that though. He identifies with the male type much more and it shows). He's the secondary host to ECHO, the main antagonist of the story and has 6 wings (not feathered, they're shaped from membrane and take the shape of feathered wings).

Serial Designation D - A character that is also set on appearing in my MD AUs (like Synemy) - and she has appeared in the Synemy fanfiction before as a flashback character that worked with Cyn! She's a former maid and was rebuilt as Disassembly Drone by the Solver itself. As Dina (her true name) had feelings for Cyn she followed the Solver thanks to it using Cyns body as host. She's neither a good nor bad person in the story but rather a neutral force that just wants to be left alone.

Serial Designation X - A Communication Disassembly Drone that worked in a squad with K & T. She's fairly quiet and rarely talks and if she does, it's mainly to bring up good points. Or to insult someone because they're annoying, lmao. She wears glasses as she misses the main eyes DDs have (the yellow lights on the headband) - she's incredibly short sighted and therefore rarely ever involves herself in aerial fights. She uses close-combat techniques as she used to be a ring fighter before being rebuild.

Serial Designation T - The navigator of the 3-people-squad with X & K. He LOVES 1980s music and salvages places online & IRL for music and CDs. He's not above rick-rolling people. B) He met Kira in 3050s where his programming to kill Solver Hosts was overwritten by the Solver, causing him to become neutral towards her. One thing led to another and they had a child. Whoops! (they're madly in love)

You can also find more stuff on him (and Kira!) on their shared Pinterest Profile B)

Evie (also spelled "Eve") - Ts & Kiras daughter. Her body was constructed to be a hybrid of both a Worker Drone & a Disassembly Drone. She's the perfect middle ground of her parents (not only regarding her height). Her drive to kill Workers is not really present, though she can be very "feral" if she's starving. Still needs Oil to survive and cannot go into the sun - doesn't have nanite acids, but instead a stinger. T made sure not to give her acid. He's worried she'll hurt herself with it.

Kira ("ZWEI") - Kira is one of the Drones that was held at the Cabin Fever Labs similar to Nori and Yeva. She was number 24 (yes ik there's a name for that number in the show but since those names are names from workers on the MD staff team they're more easter eggs and less canon ig) and as a communication drone, her Solver gave her differing powers. She escaped from the labs in the mid 3050s after a botched patch and found herself an Outpost to reside in until she met T. Kiras antennas were able to pick up communication between the Solver & the landing pots, making her aware of the upcoming threat. Her existence as com-drone makes it easy for Echo to manipulate her as well as she cannot tune out incoming signals easily.

Motte - Motte is Echos main host (similar to how Cyn was to the Absolute Solver), with the exception that Echo doesn't inhabit her body all the time; only if it needs to speak through her. Motte is completely blind, her visor crached & her left eye replaced by Echos symbol that glows when she's in active possession. Before the possession she was a worker drone in Outpost 4 and quite a friendly individual. Ever since being possessed Motte is extremely paranoid, doesn't speak (semi-voluntarily, since she fears hearing her voice thinking it might be Echo). She's close with Y due to them sharing the same fate as hosts and he's the only person she allows around her. She's not evil or even slightly motivated to follow Echos commands, she's simply being used against her will (dw, she'll get her comfort to the hurt).

ECHO - main villain of the whole thing. Echo itself is a mutated line of code that seperated itself from the Absolute Solver code back in the Cabin Fever Labs when the humans experiemented with it. It mainly affects communication drones and was first seen within Kira, although it was patched from her and moved onto Motte for it's main host. It's a true neutral entity in the beginning, not differencing good from bad or even having slightly grey area understanding. It does *does*. In the evolution of the story Echo gains a pretty dangerous god complex, seeking out power beyond understanding. Other than the Solver it doesn't wish to satisfy hunger or seek out matter to consume, instead, it wants to experience true ascencion - human emotions and more. It's highly motivated by it's drive to know things, being inspired by human religion (especially christianity) with it's true form being a humongus Ophanim inspired burning wheel that is formed from biological matter, eyes and light.

Echo assumes a more "drone-like" appearance when not needing it's massive true form. It tries to imitate the Workers and well... fails, since it doesn't really look like any normal Worker Drone. It really loves halo symbolism which also results in it's powers and main emblem/symbol being a halo-like structure that manifests in it's victims eye. For that it usually destroys the eye in place. Echo is very capable, though not immortal. Like the Solver there is a way to contain it, but for spoiler reasons I won't share this for now!

(Not shown on this chart but imma share them anyways!)

Serial Designation K - K is one of the squad members that came to Copper-9 with T & X. While T and X slowly started to warm up to Kira and not actively killing the Workers anymore she herself was entirely disconnected from that. K is, to be frank, just fucking through the roof. She enjoys the Solvers task of killing off the life around planets and gladly does so. Stopping just because a Worker "is nice" isn't on her to-do list so she's... well, more or less excluded from the Squad which made her angry. On one hand - understandable, on the other hand she's killing everything she sees, sooo...

She's a minor antagonist in the story and serves as obstacle to go through. Even with the Solver gone K isn't convinced to stop which comes with a price to pay if you actively try to hinder people from finding their loved ones. :X

Alex - Alex is a human soldier from another exoplanet that wasn't yet destroyed by the Solver - the Iron system. He works in the IDF (iron defense force) and when the military on Iron-3 get the message that Solver activity has been spotted again in the Copper System (as well as Echos activity) he and his team is sent to Copper-9 to weed out the reminaing Solver Hosts (and later on Echo Hosts). Alex isn't the biggest fan of Drones but works with Iris to keep their mission afloat.

Iris - Iris is a Drone built to assist in military-grade operations. She's a bit similar to Disassembly Drones (though with differening looks) that is working with Alex' squad in order to destroy Solver Hosts & remnants still alive on Copper-9 to avoid another spread (not being aware that the Solver itself is contained and still alive... oh well... sounds like drama. Hehe.) Her name is an acronym for Intelligent Response and Information System.

So, what's the story? Is there anywhere I can look for stuff?

Well, the story right now is still being written & in draft form. It'll be released on my AO3 when it's presentable!

Basically the story plays after the Solvers defeat in 3071 and spans over a few months. It starts of with a semingly smaller mission of Evie searching for her parents who've gone missing after the Solvers defeat - trying to make sense from the entire situation only to stumble onto something WAY bigger than she (and the people helping her) anticipated in finding.

Will there be canon characters?

Yes! Since the B Plot of the story also revolves around humans trying to kill off the remaining Solver Hosts (and the Solver itself) canon characters will be included too. Obviously the characters from Outpost 3 such as Uzi, N & V primarily.

There will also be canon & fanon character interaction! B)

Anything else I could seek out for this story?

Check out this cool playlist I made for the story! It has edgy songs (woah! who could've thought when it's about MD?!), sad songs! (i love making characters suffer for plot purposes!), cool fight songs (NICE robots smashing each other to bits on the battlefield! B)) and much more (which will be expanded upon in the future hehe)

[joedirtymadre]

Porridge

MASH X READER! Fluff!

“Mash you don't look too good,” I said worriedly. “What do you- ACHOO!” He sneezed. “That’s what I mean,” I said. “No, must be the weath-CHOO!” He sneeze again. “Weath-choo? Yeah I don’t think so. Come on, let’s take you to bed,” I said and began dragging him. “But I still gotta workout,” he shuffled. “The longer you’re sick, the more I’ll babysit you so you can’t workout,” I scolded him. “Why are you babying him so much (Y/N)?” Dot cried as he and the rest of the gang walked up. “Maybe she’s in love with him?” Lance asked. “H-Huh? I can’t just c-care for my f-friend?” I stuttered, avoiding their eyes. Is it really that noticeable??? “Anyways, I’m just saying he’s been sneezing for 4 days now, and I don’t know about you guys but I’m tired of him sneezing everywhere…” I groaned. “That is true… during potions class he blew up our project because his sneeze blew our pot off the table…” Finn sighed. “Exactly, I’m tired of snot rockets this guys throws. He also sneezed my sandwich out of my hands,” I cried. “You said you forgave me for that,” Mash sniffed. “Doesn’t mean it’s erased from my memories!” I huffed. “How dare you do that to my dear (Y/N)’s sandwich?!” Dot glared and grasped Madh’s shoulder tightly. “It was an- ACHOO!” He sneezed on Dot’s face. Leaving Dot speechless and Mash asking for tissues. “You really wanna die don’t ya pal?” Dot said darkly, as he began squeezing Mash’s skull. “Ow. Ow. Ow. (Y/N). Save me,” Mash said, monotoned. “Come on Dot, I’ll treat you to a nice coffee. Please let go of Mash?” I asked, placing a hand on Dot’s arm. “Ok!” Dot smiled and began swooning, while Finn watched astonished at the sudden change in moods. “Alright come on Mash, time for bed. Everyone’s tired of you sneezing everywhere,” you sighed and began dragging him once again to his room. “Ahh. Save me. I want to workout,” Mash said very monotonously to the guys as I dragged him away.

I forced Mash into bed and tucked him in. “Good, now I’ll make you some porridge,” I smiled and began walking towards the door. “And cream puffs!” He called out. “Or- nevermind…” he said softly. “You remembered I can’t bake didn’t you?” I sighed. “Noo…” Mash said as he avoided my eyes. “Sorry, I wish I could make you a whole plate of cream puffs, but I can’t bake like you,” I frowned. “It’s fine, porridge is fine…” Mash said, obviously disappointed. “Ok…” I sighed. “Now don’t get out of bed, or else…” I glared darkly. “Scary,” he said before I closed the door shut and headed towards the kitchen.

I quickly finished making the porridge and began cleaning up. “I wish I could make him some cream puffs… he seemed so disappointed,” I said softly as I washed my dishes. “Oh hey (Y/N), I thought you would be here,” Finn said as he walked into the kitchen. “Hey Finn! Just finished making some porridge for Mash,” I smiled as I finished washing the remaining dishes. “You know you didn’t have to. You really gotta stop spoiling Mash, or else it’ll go to his head,” Finn sighed. “It’s fine, plus I want to do this. It makes me happy that I could do things like this for him,” I blushed. “Hmmm… (Y/N can I ask you something?” He asked. “What’s up?” I replied as I grabbed the packaged porridge. “Do you have feelings for Mash?” He asked. I felt my heart begin to face, “I-I-I don’t k-know what y-you’re talking about,” I stuttered. “Just as bad as Mash…” he laughed. “Is it that noticeable?” I asked nervously. “Sort of? Well your reaction to the question gave it away, but your actions can come off as friendly. Especially to someone like Mash, I’m sure he doesn’t know when someone’s actions have ulterior motives behind them,” He explained. “Yeah that makes sense,” I said. “So, planning on confessing to him?” He asked, as we continued walking back to his room. “I don’t think so, Mash has his mind on other stuff. Plus, I’m scared if he rejects me it’d be too awkward for us to hang out. I might as well just leave things as they are,” I softly smiled. “Are you sure that’s healthy?” Finn asks. “No… I’m certain it’s not, but trust me I don’t want to mess up what we have now,” I said, trying to cover my true feelings with a soft smile. “Well, whenever you feel overwhelmed you can talk to me. I don’t mind hearing you rant,” Finn said as he smiled back. “Thanks Finn, that means a lot,” I said. “Anyways! I gotta rush back to Mash before this gets cold!” I said and ran off.

I knocked before slowly entering the room, and noticed a sleeping Mash. I walked in slowly and shut the door trying to not make too much noise. I placed the still warm porridge on Mash’s desk and walked over to him. I slowly sat beside him on the bed and checked his temperature, a little warm. I slowly moved my hand to his cheek, and Mash quickly nuzzled into it. “You’re so cute,” I said softly. “You think so?” He asked, causing me to freeze. “S-Sorry,” I said as I tried pulling my hand back before Mash shook his head. “Keep it there, I like it,” he said and nuzzled into my hand again. “I didn’t know you were awake,” I laughed nervously. “I was just resting my eyes, but your hand feels nice and soft,” he said as he slowly opened his eyes to my flustered, beet face. “Did I get you sick?” He asked as he slowly sat up and placed his hand on my cheek. “N-No I-I just…” I said as I tried to get up. “Oh- hold on,” Mash said as he grabbed onto my hand. I yelped as I fell forward, landing over Mash. We stared at each other for a few seconds before Mash cupped my face again. “Why are you leaving?” He asked. “N-No I wasn’t,” I blushed. “Are you sure you’re ok?” He asked again. “N-No…” I sighed. “Oh no. I got you sick?” He asked. “No, you didn’t… I just… I’m just making it hard on myself,” I sighed as I got up and sat down on the edge of his bed. He quickly sat up and sat next to me. “Mash, there’s something I-I need to tell you,” I said slowly. “What’s wrong?” He asked. “Well… it’s just that-“ I cut myself off. Why is it so hard? Should I? Maybe this is a sign to not go through with it… He’ll reject me, I know it… “Nevermind… I should go,” I said as I quickly stood up and headed towards the door. “The porridge is right-“ I felt a hand grab my arm. “(Y/N) stop,” he said. “What’s wrong?” He asked. “Nothing! I’m just being weird,” I groaned and began rubbing my temples. “I’m not letting you leave until you tell me what’s wrong,” Mash said and quickly repositioned himself in front of the door. “Mash… you’re not being fair!” I said. “(Y/N) please,” he pleaded. “I like you ok?!” I yelled. “Do you know how hard it is to keep that secret? To be around someone you like and pretend that you only like them as a friend and no more?! I didn’t want it to be weird between us! I was gonna pretend these feelings didn’t exist! But you- you just had… you-“ I fell to the floor, feeling defeated. “I just didn’t want you to end up treating me differently,” my voice cracked as I stared at the floor. “Why would I?” He asked. I looked up at him dumbfounded, “Because I just said I like you!” I yelled, feeling my tears seep out. “I know… and… I think I like that,” he said softly. “H-Huh?” I asked in between my tears. “I like how nice you are and how you spoil me,” he said and dropped down to the floor. “Finn asked me the other day how would I feel if you treated someone else like that and… I didn’t like it… I didn’t like the idea of you doing all that for someone else, and he made me realize that I should do the same for you,” he said and wiped away my tears with his thumb. “Spoil you and make you feel happy too,” he said. “Y-You do?” I hiccuped. “Yeah,” he smiled. “So please stop crying, cause Kevin is getting mad at me for making you cry,” he said pointing to his left pec. I laughed and wiped my tears. “That’s better," he said and helped me up. “Now, time for porridge?” He asked. “Yeah! I hope you like it,” I smiled. “If you made it, then I’ll make sure to eat all of it. Good calories,” he said and began eating. I smiled and watched Mash eat the porr- “ACHOO!” He sneezed, causing a lot of the porridge to plop around the room and… on me. “Sorry (Y/N),” he sulked. “You’re lucky I like you, or else I would’ve killed you,” I smiled and began cleaning up. “Scary…” Mash said softly and began helping.

[bked0n-lorazepam]

Hey! Mind doing a NSFW and SFW alphabet for Patrick (it) ???💗

"Patrick Hockstter SFW Alphabet" p. hockstetter Oneshot

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Kind of self explanatory, I had fun writing this one! Here's the NSWF one too, "Patrick Hockstetter NSFW Alphabet"

Off to it!

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A= Affection (How affectionate are they? How do they show affection?)

Not at all. Patrick will not act like your boyfriend, or like you two are in a romantic relationship. That man is there for sex and sex only, he is not going to hug you or have any hand holding. The most he’ll do is stop the rest of the Bower’s Gang or anyone else from bullying you, but only because they’re scared of him and because he gets jealous when other people make you cry instead of him.

B= Best friend (What would they be like as a best friend? How would the friendship start)

As a ‘best friend’, Patrick wouldn’t be the best. He’d influence you to do things your parents don’t want you to, and he’s definitely the peer pressure kid that school assemblies warn you about. It’d probably start with him forcing you to give him test answers, and then he'd just keep asking for homework answers, and then the teachers would see how ‘well’ you two work together, and they’d pair you up as project partners because no one else can handle Patrick. So, it starts off as unfortunate and unwilling get togethers, and then it’d progress from there.

C= Cuddles (Do they like to cuddle? How would they cuddle?)

No. Absolutely not. Patrick would not be serious or actually like cuddles. If you were really upset at him over something (forcing you to have sex), he’d throw his arms around you and wouldn’t let you go until you ‘forgive’ him. But he would not cuddle you.

D= Domestic (Do they want to settle down? How are they at cooking and cleaning?)

I don’t think Patrick would like to settle down. He’d get bored of you, there’s no doubting it. When you go to college, he’d probably forget about you until one of you comes back years later, and then your spark flares up again and you suddenly feel like a teenager again. He’s awful at cooking and cleaning, and if he did settle down, he’d expect you to do it all. 

E= Ending (If they had to break up with their partner, how would they do it?)

Since you aren’t technically dating, he’d just go find another town girl to sleep with. But if it’s something even a little serious, he’d tell you he’s bored and just get up and leave. 

F= Fiance (How do they feel about commitment? How quick would they want to get married?)

Again, Patrick would not be one to settle down and marry you. He’d probably think marriage is stupid, to be honest. Why would he be stuck with just one person for the rest of his life when he could have anyone he wanted?

G= Gentle (How gentle are they, both physically and emotionally?)

Patrick is not a gentle lover. He’s a rough guy, and he doesn’t really have emotions. You know, solipsism will do that to you. He wouldn’t really care that much about you, you’re just a toy to get his emotions out on. 

H= Hugs (Do they like hugs? How often do they do it and what is it like?)

No, he doesn’t. Patrick would hug you from behind while you’re cooking or something, but only to show you that he’s hard or that he wants something from you. 

I= I love you (How fast do they say the L-word?)

I don’t think he’d really say “I love you”, mostly because, again, solipsism. But also because, again, he doesn’t really care that much about you.

J= Jealousy (How jealous do they get? What do they do when they get jealous?)

Very jealous. Always. He’d probably hurt whoever you showed even the slightest bit of affection to, and make you make it up to him. Patrick gets angry and jealous quickly, so expect a long night of crying, screaming, and sex. 

K= Kisses (What are their kisses like? Where do they kiss you? Where do they like to be kissed?)

Rough and painful. Patrick would kiss you anywhere he could, and anywhere he can leave a mark. He bites too, so beware. He’s fine with just getting kissed on the lips, but if you kiss the tip of his dick like his lips, he’s ecstatic.

L= Little ones (How are they around children?)

Terrible. We have evidence with Avery. Do not have children with Patrick Hockstetter.

M= Morning (How are mornings spent with them?)

Every now and then he’ll be there in your bed with you. It’s the only time he looks even remotely peaceful, and the only time you can look at him and enjoy his looks. But, it doesn’t last long, because soon his eyes are opening and his teeth are on your neck.

N= Night (How are nights spent with them?)

Long and mixed with pleasure and pain. Sometimes you guys sneak out and go smoke somewhere, or go to a party, but when you’re at your house and he’s sleeping over? You can’t move when you wake up.

O= Open (When will they start revealing things about themselves? Do they say everything all at once or do they reveal little things slowly?)

He doesn’t really open up, like at all. If you’re lucky, he’ll let one or two things slip while he’s high or drunk. But other than that, he keeps to himself. He doesn’t think you’re worthy for him to tell you stuff, since he’s the only one in the world. Plus, shouldn’t you know already? The only reason you exist is to please him, anyway, right?

P= Patience (How easily are they angered?)

Very easily. Like, drop a beer can while giving it to him and he’s taking you to a bathroom or somewhere private to yell and ‘punish’ you. Patrick hates when you mess things up, and you’re always walking on eggshells around him.

Q= Quizzes (How much would they remember about you? Do they remember every detail or forget the minor things?)

He literally wouldn’t remember a thing about you. Maybe some stuff about what you wear and what your schedule is, and maybe who your friends are. But other than that, he doesn’t care at all. 

R= Remember (What is their favorite moment of your relationship?)

When he first saw you cry. He loved it, and not like when the other girls would cry. Whether you’re an ugly crier or a pretty one, Patrick loves watching your mascara run down your face and see you get all red and whiny. 

S= Security (How protective are they? How would they protect you? how would they like to be protected?)

He’s protective to the point where he has a hand on your waist at all times if you’re both in public together, but only because he doesn’t want any other guys to think you’re on the market. You’re his property and his only, only he can hurt you and make you feel like shit. He’d get the gang to gang up on someone if they tried to do something to you, but then he’d turn around and blame you for being so stupid for letting it happen, and for thinking that someone could hurt you more than he could. Then he’s proving you wrong and making sure you remember who can really hurt you.

T= Try (How much effort do they put into dates, anniversaries, gifts, everyday tasks?)

No effort at all. Don’t expect anything from him. Ever.

U= Ugly (What would be some bad habits of theirs?)

Literally everything. His poor hygiene, the fact that he forces you to have sex when you don’t want it, the fridge, his smoking and drinking habits, the genuine abuse and manipulation you go through. The list doesn’t end.

V= Vanity (How concerned are they with their looks? What about yours?)

Not very. Again, poor hygiene. He doesn’t think anyone’s real, so obviously he doesn’t think beauty standards apply to him. Even though, somehow, he still manages to look good. For you, it definitely depends on how you think about him. He could be a person who also doesn’t believe in beauty standards, and would date anyone or anything, but he could also be the worst and most sexist prick about how you look. It all depends on how you view him.

W= Whole (Would they feel incomplete without you?)

Definitely not. He wouldn’t let you leave him, so don’t even think about trying. And since you can’t leave, why would he feel incomplete? But if he left you, then he doesn’t give two fucks about you anymore. Fat chance he’s already moving on to the next town slut because he’s bored.

X= Xtra )A random headcanon for them)

He has bought you jewelry with his initials engraved on the insides that you don’t notice, and he gets hard when he sees you wearing them because to him it’s like showing you’re his property. You think he’s just doing something nice, a shocker, but really, he’s doing it because a necklace is the closest thing to a collar with his name on it that he can get you to wear in public.

Y= Yuck (What are some things they wouldn't like, either in general or in a partner?)

I don’t really know about this one. I never really thought of this, because I don’t think there’s much he wouldn’t like or that he would really care about.

Z= Zzz (What are some sleeping habits of theirs?

He snores, has wet dreams of you, moves around all the time, and sleep talks. One time, you both had sex, and halfway through you realized he was still asleep. 

[stilesinwonderland]

Khao is such a big fan of Gun’s, and they would be such a great match acting-wise that I can’t help but imagine a KhaoGun show—and it needs to be dark, it needs to be gritty, it needs to feel cursed and painful.

So hear me out: KhaoGun Zombie/Virus show

(Khao’s character as K, Gun’s as G)

To start, we need Khao as a truly morally-gray character.

He grew up poor, living on the streets with his mother when he saw her beat nearly senseless by a gang of people—he was 10. She died from brain damage that night. He didn’t know what to do with the body.

Gun is a lonely chemist working overtime in a large corporate lab/hospital when all of a sudden he is thrust into a project that is top secret—a mutation of a virus that has the potential to cause uncontrolled violence in humans, or something of the sort, etc. etc. needs a cure as soon as possible

G has worked for over a year developing a cure when all of a sudden the lab he is working in falls under attack just as he has finished developing it

K works for a shady group that wants to steal the cure to sell it to the highest bidder for money. They have a mole inside that has alerted them so now the building is on lockdown with G trapped inside with all of them.

The whole show following the exposition should be set inside of the lab, where the audience feels claustrophobic

I don’t think K is a character that doesn’t want to do what he’s doing like Bison in THK. I want him to feel like he’s making the right judgment call but his sense of morality is completely threatened while he’s stuck in the lab/hospital. He becomes terrified of the consequences of what he’s done. Something about G touching him on the face undoes him completely and he grips him so hard that it nearly leaves bruises.

Some things to consider:

K always has a knife holster on his thigh and keeps a coin in his boot that his mother had in her pocket when she died

Maybe G has a brother that they’ve also captured to force his hand

G has a tattoo of a needle across his finger. Idk why

“Can your fucking science explain why people are treated the way they are in this world?” -K

GMMTV series ideas masterpost

[chlobliviate]

Wolfstar Microfics - Bronze

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@wolfstarmicrofic

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It was the summer before sixth year, Sirius was finally living with the Potters and everything was looking up. His nightmares were less frequent, he was sleeping more and eating an amount fit for a teenage boy. Effie was trying to teach him to cook and some of it was going in. It really seemed like the perfect summer.

Until Remus returned from France, Lyall Lupin had ministry work in Marseille for almost five weeks, meaning that Sirius hadn’t seen Remus in over a month. He did notice that he didn’t care as much about not seeing Pete for over a month but shrugged it off as a canine camaraderie thing.

When Remus popped out of the grand fireplace in the drawing room, Sirius was speechless. Remus, with his sandy hair and his pink cheeks, was now all shades of bronze. He had freckles.

James seemed to sense that they’d be getting no sense out of Sirius for a little while, “Fuck, Moony. You’re all… Did you just lie under the sun the whole time?”

“Reading in the sun is the best way to spend a summer.” Remus looked curiously at Sirius. “Maybe not if you’re as pale as you, Pads. You’d just burn.”

“He’d go a glorious pink!” James said proudly. “Want a cuppa?”

“Yeah, I’d love one. Thanks, Prongs.” Remus dropped his bag onto the floor by the sofa as James bustled off to make the tea. “Pete not here yet?”

Sirius shook his head trying to tear his eyes away from Remus’ face, “Nah, he’s getting here about six. His mum has a thing or something.”

Remus nodded, “How’s your summer been? Hope you didn’t miss me too much.”

“Honestly, best summer ever.” Sirius finally relaxed, “I still don’t feel like it’s real. I keep expecting to wake up back at Grimmauld Place.”

“You never need to wake up there again,” Remus said softly, and Sirius smiled at him. “Thanks for writing to me, by the way. Not that being in Marseilles wasn’t great, but Dad had work and then with Mum having to go back and care for Nana, it was lonely.”

“Oh, no problem. Thanks for writing back. Hope it didn’t interrupt your tanning sessions.”

“Do I really look that different?” Remus chewed on the side of his lip.

“You’re all… bronze. Your hair, your face. It’s wild. Your scars being paler than your skin is weird. In a good way!” He added hastily, “It suits you.”

“Well, thanks.” Remus could feel his face growing even darker. “It’s a shame we’re about to go back to Scottish Autumn.”

“You could find one of those muggle squirty tans.”

Remus chuckled, “Nah, I don’t think that’s for me. I’ll just fade back to pale Remus and it’ll be like it never happened.”

Sirius tried to understand why he didn’t like that thought. He liked this new confident, smiling Remus. Would that also fade with the tan? Or was that just a consequence of spending several weeks alone in France? The thought that maybe he’d met a nice French girl made his stomach churn. It would explain a lot about the way Remus carried himself now.

James came back with a tea tray. “Mum and Dad are out tonight, but Mum made us dinner before she left so we won’t starve.”

“Hey, I can cook now!” Sirius snapped, to Remus’ surprise.

“Making pasta bake and egg fried rice is not the same as being able to cook.” James sighed.

“But it’s more than you can do, Prongs.” Remus smiled at Sirius. “And you’ve lived with your mum for sixteen and a half years.”

“Ugh, I should have known you pair of dogs would start ganging up on me within minutes of getting here.” James poured the tea into three mugs carefully. “Just wait until Lily starts spending time with us, then I’ll have someone on my side.”

“Firstly, you wish, and secondly, bold of you to assume she wouldn’t side with Moony.” Sirius gestured at him, “Especially when he looks like this!”

James gave him a strange look before turning back to Remus, “How were the French girls?” He waggled his eyebrows, “Any French stories to tell?”

Remus said nothing, but a smile teased at one corner of his mouth, and Sirius suddenly panicked. He picked up his mug and took a sip, even though it was way too hot. “Don’t hassle the man, James. Just because you’re not getting any!”

“Oh, because you are?” James said, at the same time Remus nodded at him in silent thanks. “Honestly, Moony, can you teach Sirius to be better at silencing charms while you’re here?”

Sirius choked on his tea.

[inimicum-orbs]

what is goody my gang!

hello so I'm posting my little work again but I thought I'd give you some quotes I'm proud of that I've posted so far in 'Play That Funky Music, White Boy!"

"When Remus opens the door, he definitely isn't expecting his breath to be knocked out of his lungs by a man who looks like punk and old money had a personified lovechild." 10/10 I ate that

'"This is... Just a bit ridiculous," Peter comments as all four men stand in silence watching the kettle boil.' imagining them standing like sardines in a tiny kitchen is so funny to me 😭

"Remus gets the feeling he'll be subjected to a particularly feisty hair flick if he opens his mouth again." you tell him sirius

mannnn I have no idea how people do promotion but I hope yall like this cause it's the best I've got 😭

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Info dump!!!

Admin killer au!!!! (Also dadmare)

Warning it is long and has themes of violence and the like! (Very brief but still there)

note:

There are two killers in this au og and admin, admin will be referred to as killer (after he becomes killer) and og as OG.

Plot:

The multiverse has 3 levels of power, normal aus, the council and the admin. When I say power I don’t fully mean strength I mean where they place in the hierarchy of the multiverse. The council consists of gods like reaper, life, the reapertale cast basically, guardians/protectors like ink, dream, core frisk and nightmare technically, and those that don’t fall into either category like error. The council works to manage the nitty gritty of the multiverse like the balance and such. The admin at the top of the hierarchy, the only person surpassing them being the owner of the multiverse who disappeared ages ago. The admin works to maintain the back end of the multiverse like the scripts and code but function as sort of the leader of the council being allowed to veto any decisions they make if they deem them too risky or pointless. Normal aus function under the council and admin without being able to give much input unless someone on the council seeks it (dream and core frisk being the main ones to do so)

If you can’t tell, none of these council members are elected. The admin solely over time began abusing his power, worsening the lives of everyone but his own. He had favorites, letting error disrupt the balance by destroying hundreds of aus and get away with it while bringing down his iron fist whenever the other council members stepped even slightly out of line.at one point reaper and him got into a fight which ended with reaper getting his skull torn open.

After stars knows how long the council planned a revolt (error did not join) leading the charge was dream and reaper. Reaper distracted the admin long enough that dream could get a bullet through the admin’s ribs (his bow is replaced with a gun in this au because why not). The admin fled to an undertale timeline replacing the sans there he didn’t blend in perfectly but it was good enough. The council decide to recovine and decided to go after the admin after they rebuild the multiverse to a point where people weren’t constantly suffering. (nightmare only joined in the project because it got to the point where all the negativity was making strong enough where he could not control himself at times)

Years passed, and the multiverse had recovered, all statues of the admin and anything that really showed him in a positive light were destroyed and left to rot. Nightmare had his gang but OG had retired and went to live with color… and nightmare let him. Nightmare at this point has developed into a more dadmare version of himself (even made a truce with dream) and although sad to watch OG leave he was glad that he had somewhere he felt safe. Meanwhile admin realizes he entered a timeline that turns into a something new timeline so that’s FUN. It takes him many less resets to accept chara’s deal but after killing everybody it takes him much less time to turn on chara. Admin, now killer is left alone when nightmare finally notices the new something new timeline. He goes to the timeline and without a second thought not yet realizing who killer is offers him out of the timeline. Killer takes the offer deciding to keep his identity a secret.

Killer doesn’t exactly fill the role of killer perfectly, his ego is large and doesn’t understand what he did wrong, but he tries his best to blend in. After a while he thinks he’s blended in enough that he can get away with a little bit of admin fuckery (mainly trying to figure out what the council has been up to while he was gone) but of course, nightmare catches him using admin magic. Nightmare doesn’t know how to respond considering he was one the key players in the revolt and he’s now found out he’s been harboring the very man he helped overthrow. At this point he had been keeping a journal about everything Killer was doing that was different from og to try and understand what this killer needed (He has care journals for each of his boys) so he went back and reread it turns out killer had been showing some very admin like behaviors (mainly the ego and dislike of touch) he doesn't really do anything at first other than act more cautious around killer and warning the rest of the gang “Hey this killer is a bit more unstable than the last one”

Cross doesn’t really care thinking “all these fuckers are unstable” while horror and dust begin to exercise a little bit of caution around killer. Nightmare considers telling the council about what he’s figured out but he decides to hold off to see what killer does while thinking he’s being slick. Turns out not that much other than being salty and trying to fix destroyed items of his admin form but after a bit he stops realizing that he’ll look suspicious if he starts fixing shit.

Whenever killer visits an au he sees the struggle to fix what he messed up, whether that be defending itself from threats that killer said were “to miniscule to lead to anything” or supplies issues due to killer not accepting their trade license and how the council is struggling to undo his mistakes. Killer doesn’t change immediately instead he just gets a weird feeling in his metaphorical gut. Then killer follows nightmare to the omega timeline where he visits OG and color, Killer is confused but OG is pretty chill toward the whole situation even making the joke of “You have a weird habit of adopting traumatized sanses” to nightmare who just replies with “I suppose I do” which mildly pisses off Killer which OG picks up pretty quickly making the joke of “ah we aren’t the adoption phase yet huh?” anyway. Killer feels mildly jealous for some reason, he doesn’t know why but to know he isn’t the first killer just pisses him off and the fact that this killer is happy and healthy while he’s constantly annoyed and having to deal with people mocking him in passing without realizing he’s literally the guy their talking about.

So the visit just turns from nightmare visiting og and his boyfriend to, killer glaring at OG while nightmare tries to have a conversation and it has to end early. Nightmare asks “why the hell were you glaring at him the entire time?” and Killer just goes silent not wanting to admit to being jealous. Nightmare just sighs and pats him on the shoulder then leaves not sure what to do

Meanwhile OG and color are just chatting in the omega timeline when Core frsk shows up outta fuckin nowhere and asks about killer which OG just says “Don’t know don’t really care” while color just shrugs says “He was odd but he’s most likely just a variant of our killer nightmare ‘adopted’ as our killer puts it” core frisk just nodded along before saying goodbye and disappearing.

Killer starts thinking about what he is, about who he is. He misses the feeling of editing code and playing God but… this new life of his felt almost safe and freeing but he still misses his old life. He remembered something ink once said to him during a meeting, probably trying to backhandedly tell him to take a chill pill “have you tried painting? It could help you out” so killer scoured the castle finding painting supplies and setting up a small painting set up in his room

Nightmare walks in on killer painting and doesn't say anything. Just leaving and letting him paint. Killer begins to reflect as he paints everything he's gone through from his time as admin to the hell that was the something new timeline and through that he paints… and paints…. and paints. His room becomes filled with paintings slowly but surely getting better, Killer found himself hyper focused.

He takes a Step back and sees what he's done… he had painted mostly landscapes and cabins, it wasn't the best but he had fun… he… had fun! He had forgotten the last time he had fun…

But he quickly began to become confused. Why had he been having fun? He didn't get it. He thought he wasn't supposed to feel Anything… but he realized he hadn't left his room in a bit so he went out of his room… he began to wander around the castle, eventually he came across Cross who asks “where have ya been?” killer just says “painting” Cross asks to see the paintings

So…

Killer shows him them. Cross seems pretty surprised and the two begin to talk about art then about other things like their interests and killer can't really come up with anything other than cats, painting and weaponry…. Cross asks him about a few other things

“What about music? I know classic sans plays trombone”

“I'm not classic.”

“Ok… do you have any type of music you enjoy?”

“No.”

“Well I have a playlist we can listen too.”

“Alright…”

Cross and Killer begin listening to the playlist and it just sort of makes something click in Killer’s mind. He’s enjoying something… he didn't know how or why but he was enjoying himself…

Things like this happen every now again, killer begins talking to one of the gang and he learns about something he likes and dislikes… he begins to develop. Over time as he visits more aus he starts feeling… well he doesn't know what he's feeling but he doesn't like it, he feels a dragging feeling when looks at statues of his admin form and the consequences of his actions…

He visits OG again with nightmare… he doesn't feel jealous anymore… he and OG have a talk. Killer asks about all these things he's feeling and OG simply asks “your running from something aren't cha?” Killer just freezes… he is running from something but he can't admit that he'd risk getting found by the council.

“Listen tiny me. I don't know what's gotcha so worked up whether it's the whole murdering your timeline thing or something else, it doesn't affect me. But if ya want to get better ya have to face it”

That stuck with Killer. He looked at his hands And then when he got home he began to think… he's spent who knows how long away from what he thought made him… him. He needed to tell someone… to face the consequences head on.

So… he went to nightmare.

He went into Nightmare's office when the others were out… and after a moment of chit Chat… he got to the point. He admitted to Nightmare who he was but then Nightmare said simply “I know.” before telling him that he's known for a bit but he didn't know whether or not to confront him, after all… killer was part of the gang now.

Nightmare admits that he still held a grudge for the whole causing so much negativity nightmare lost control of himself but that isn't what killer should be focusing on. If killer truly wants to face the consequences… he has to admit to EVERYONE who he is… but nightmare advised against it, the gang… sure but the entire multiverse would most likely hunt killer down the moment everyone knew who he was.

Then a familiar omnipresent core frisk appeared in the office saying that it won't be necessary. The council already knows… and that killer will be coming with them…

Killer's fate is undecided. there are 3 possible endings all start the same… killer is on trial for his actions as admin.

Killer is executed. Usually in this ending killer accepts it thinking that this is the proper ending to his story

Killer is exiled. Killer also accepts this, in some versions of this ending the gang visits killer

The gang argue for killer, arguing that he has realized his wrongs and should work to attone and never be in the admin position again but to not executed or exiled.

There's also the ending were killer regains his role as admin but that ending is extremely bloody

You can choose whatever ending you think fits or make your own! I don't mind!

This doesn't even cover most of the brain rot I have over this au like admin Killer’s weird family relationship with Fresh and Error with the latter two being his sons and I don't know where to start with that. Let alone the council's plights and the plights of the people of the multiverse

Maybe I’ll go on a rant about that one day but for now I bid you adieu

(Also if you have your own idea let me know!!!!! I might draw some stuff for this later.)

[kanra-writes]

After a very bad injury, James Potter can no longer continue doing gymnastics, his fear of failure setting him back. His friend, Frank, offers James to accompany him to Marseille, France, to help him with interviewing some very interesting people. Soon, James finds himself in the midst of blood and violence, with a young gang leader, Regulus Black, right by his side. or A jegulus Banana Fish AU that literally no one asked for

First chapter is up! Check it out!

[dropthedemiurge]

writing tag game

tagged by @fairlylokai - thanks a looot!~ It was fun.

1. How many works do you have on AO3? -> 50 (yeay! celebration!)

2. What’s your total AO3 word count? -> 229,657, this is more than I thought I'd ever write in English tbh

3. What fandoms do you write for? -> K-pop, KBL, Thai BLs

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos? -> Boredom is a crime (???), It's my party, and I'll cry if I want to, [Calculating Tae Myungha's happiness...], Not Me, Not You, But This Is Where We Are Needed (still feel bad about this one oops), Caught in the downpour

Despite me writing a lot of low-rated fics and rare pairings, I can understand all of these – except for such huge love for my first ever BL fandom fic, it's short and WaiKorn?? You guys are fun :D No wonder I stayed writing more after such warm welcome.

5. Do you respond to comments? -> Yes! I'm always reading and waiting for comments, but sometimes I do not respond immediately because I want to have time to be able to reply in more depth... and then object permanence issues kick in, but I promise I will reply to every single comment one day or another^^ (except for comments on my K-pop fics because I do not want to awaken my dark past and dead ao3 fandom)

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? -> My last one, about Myungha from LFLS past life. There was just no way to end it on a happy note – which is funny because it's called "I'll Write You a Happy Ending". However, I also wrote a pretty heartwarming fic in the same setting (Moonlight Chicken, you can guess what mutual setting was used) so idk, I guess it's the characters that dictate where their story go.

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? -> Based on the readers' response, I tend to write heartwarming and happy fics even when I desperately try to write angst all the time :D I'm an eternal optimist, I can't even decide which one's happiest. I guess, I'll have to go with my LiTA SkyRain trilogy, the second one "Clear skies after the gentle drizzle" because the atmosphere is just so domestic and sappy and cute and loving-caring till the very end.

8. Do you get hate on fics? -> Surprisingly, I don't. Despite all my rare pairings and exploring of unusual ideas and trying to hurt characters, I don't. But sometimes I get comments that expect way more out of my future chapters that I intend to write, and that's what can freak me out and put into a writer block (because I can and will try to rethink the rest of the fic to manage the expectations).

9. Do you write smut? -> I don't. Even when I really try to, it's barely smutty. It can only appear in some way if characters are canonically very prone to being horny. Instead, I love exploring kinks in platonic ways. So most of my fics are aspec-friendly (sometimes asexual-friendly and sometimes aromantic-friendly too, not always both).

10. Do you write crossovers? -> Every BL fandom deserves a crossover with Not Me universe. That's my motto 😆

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen? -> Not as far as I remember, no. Perks of writing a lot of rare-pairings no one is really interested in, I guess xD

12. Have you ever had a fic translated? -> Not yet. Compared to other countries who cannot stand writing fics in their own language cuz it's too cringy, Russians have a huge fic writing community. However, since I can fluently write in both languages, I translate my own fics from and to English when I want to :D Secret story: my iKON fic in Russian became a Last Twilight fic in English because the concept was just perfect to be rewritten for those characters.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before? -> Considering that I love brainstorming fics with my discord QL writers gang friends (shout out to them<3), a lot of their ideas or situations end up in my fics, or once we tried to write a game script because I could feel that was too big of a project on my own. I am a bit of a perfectionist in this sense, though, so I tend to push for my vision to be pursued and that's why I don't really co-write. But brainstorming together or taking input from others is a lot of fun!

14. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will? -> I already mentioned it above, it's my Not Me/The Eclipse body-switch character-switch fic Not Me, Not You, But This Is Where We Are Needed . It's also the fic that in my mind was 2-3 chapters crack humor story, but the readers in the comments were so hyped up for it and the concept - that I realized I better turn it into something cool, long-chaptered and give fix-it character arcs and psychological exploration to all characters... That sounded impossible for the writer of my mild level. So I doubt I'll be able to give this story justice but I'd really love to one day.

15. What are your writing strengths? -> Uniqueness. I like exploring unusual concepts, or forms, or characters and scenes people rarely write about. I think I'm also quite good at writing fun dialogues.

16. What are your writing weaknesses? -> I don't know how to cause emotions from readers or write about emotions and descriptions. I am reading crafting literature about this but I still have a long way to go to figure it out :D

17. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic? -> Very fun concept! AFTG fandom and books are the prime example. But it has to be done right. If it's unnatural translation, or something that is only done just because and stands out when characters says it, it's really obvious. I write and use words from other languages sometimes when it's suitable. But also providing translation or context for those who don't know the language is also important.

18. First fandom you wrote for? -> Shaman King and Naruto, probably. Haha. At that time and age, crossover fics or cracked-up humor ensemble fics were really popular. I would never reread those but I think very fondly about my first steps.

19. Favourite fic you’ve written? -> That's a very hard question... I think for some magical reason, all my Only Friends fics have great quality and I enjoy rereading them a lot myself, and I haven't been able to replicate the same writing style in other fics xD I'm also very fond of all my SkyRain fics because so many writers share my vision and we've got many amazing fics. I love BlackYok fics because writing them always gives me reason to indulge in some weird kinky shit.

Still, I think my favourite fic will be NPC Supremacy Zone (with LFLS OT3 poly and me trying to pay homage to original story through Sangwon lens) once I finish it - simply because how dear the characters are to me, how much fun I have writing them, and how much effort and planning I put into this story; hopefully I will manage to write it the way I'll be proud of. Right next to it is Magnetic Hearts, Bad Buddy OT4 long-fic for the same reason (except the planning part, that one fic is pure improvisation lol)

tagging @wereflamingo and @doyou000me and @xagan :] Come and brag and ponder about your stories!

[rappaccini]

k i think i will actually write about gwen's relationship with harry. idk if it makes sense but i have been thinking at length about it.

first of all, superficially and in isolation, gwen and harry (616) are something of a pair

they're both the permadead members of peter's supporting cast, who keep getting resurrected for peter's angst.

they both are only children with a dead mother and a prominent father who's often absent due to his work.

they're both the doppelgangers of the abusive parent who they're doomed to follow in the footsteps of: like helen, gwen will die young and never be remembered as anything more than a footnote in her male partner and their offspring's story (and like her mother, gwen will be stuck in a marriage to a man she doesn't love as much as he loves her, who she treats like a project, with kids she doesn't love much either). and harry will put on his father's goblin armor to fight the same hero his father did, as he descends into the same mental illness and becomes an abuser who takes out his aggression on his wife and doesn't show up for his kids.

both of them are the third consecutive member of their family to deal with this same intergenerational curse: gwen, her mom, and maternal grandmother all are swallowed up by the pressure to be a powerful man's wife. harry, his dad, and grandfather all crack under the pressure to be powerful men.

they're both from a similar background of prestige, privilege and conservative-leaning politics.

both of their fathers ascended from poverty/a lower middle class background rapidly (though harry's grandfather squandered a preexisting family fortune, so he's technically old money).

they both tend to follow left-brained, business-minded career paths that lead them towards oscorp.

they often date or become a couple but it never works out.

they both keep getting pushed into situations where they marry/have kids but it always feels... off. like it's being done out of heteronormative obligation rather than a true desire to have a family.

related: they both have a queer vibe.

peter's college era friend group begins with gwen and harry, who gradually add other members. they are the core of the coffee bean gang.

they both share a hatred of spider-man for his conflict with their fathers. gwen's is downplayed or ignored; harry's drives him to supervillainy.

they're both abused by harry's father, and that abuse leads to their deaths (though in gwen's case, it's because he kills her; in harry's it's because he follows in his footsteps and gets himself killed).

so, looking at the gwen map for them specifically yielded some interesting discoveries.

how it starts

so much has been made about how death loves gwen stacy, and gwen's reclaimed this by taking on a second life as ghost-spider, but harry... has not. death loves harry too, and at this point it's more likely for him to end up permadead in a continuity than for her to. we don't really talk about that.

especially when you consider that gwen stacy and harry osborn having a relationship in the first place completely depends on if gwen's lost her mother. in every timeline where helen stacy doesn't die (including the ones where she abandons the stacy family), gwen and harry never become close in the first place. and the 2020 gwen stacy miniseries following gwen-616 all but confirms why: the basis of their friendship is harry bonding with gwen after her mother dies, which he directly relates to due to his own mother's death. their first conversation is about their dead moms, and their first shared activity is going to see a zombie movie.

the entire backbone of their dynamic is death. it's where they always start. it's where they almost always end.

the friendship

and this friendship is frankly deeper and more personal than any other platonic friendship gwen has-- including with mj. if gwen goes to standard high, where she meets and befriends harry, then she's known him since high school, which makes them the oldest friends of the coffee bean gang (and it's possible gwen was harry's only friend at standard). even when gwen goes to horizon (17628) or midtown, if harry's in the student body, it's never long before they find each other. and in every world where they both attend standard and peter never meets them, they become inseparably close.

harry and gwen have a deep sense of understanding, trust and history built on shared family experiences (gwen has never discussed her mother with peter or mj, but she will with harry; she's also the first person harry confides to about his father). but they also have shared interests and earnestly love each other's company. they go to class together, they go to work together. in 616, they party together and hang out at the coffee bean all afternoon; in 65a, they play d&d together; in 17628, they're nerding out in the lab together.

what's especially interesting is that harry's fortunes are directly tied to gwen's. whenever gwen's popular, he is too. whenever gwen's a nerd, he's at the loser's table with her. when gwen decides to befriend peter, harry follows her lead (616, 65a). wherever gwen goes to college, he's always there with her, taking similar classes if not in the same program. when gwen becomes a villain or vigilante while he's alive and a presence in her life, he's usually by her side in a supporting role or as a partner. when she dies, he's not long to follow. when she lives, he lasts longer. they have a very us-against-the-world kind of loyalty.

unlike gwen, harry osborn doesn't have particularly strong goals or ambitions for his future; his main aspiration in life is to loved and approved of. by his father most of all, but also by his friends, notably gwen. therefore it follows that harry spends high school and college following her, and as his oldest and possibly only friend, gwen is so important to him that he's willing to reshape his life to stay near her, and he is comfortable letting her take control of the relationship dynamic and steer them where she wants to go.

and being close to gwen is sincerely good for harry; continuities where gwen stays close to him through college (as opposed to peter) tend to lead to harry not succumbing to his addiction, probably because gwen's usually capable of getting him to stay on the wagon (and he's comfortable decompressing about his dad with her). when she's his closest friend and peter is absent, he tends to make it to a high-powered career that she most likely steered him to. gwen is a source of support and stability to harry.

... but she's also a source of stagnation. she can comfort him about his father, but she never encourages him to stand up to or leave him.

harry in turn is supportive of gwen's interests and goals. if she's running for class president, he's her campaign manager. if she's partying, he's hyping her up. if she's wearing a dumb outfit, he'll compliment her. if she's in the superhero game, he's at her side in battle or supporting her at home. if she's leading oscorp, he defers to her business judgments.

gwen-65a even confirms that harry's keeping her anchored to reality (which she had a front seat to, seeing how gwen-3109 immediately loses her mind clinically when her harry dies), and not-so-coincidentally as soon as he's out of the picture, she loses her grip on her world and never gets it back.

... however. harry isn't necessarily good for gwen. the downside to him being willing to follow her is that he may accept her flaws and support her ambitions, but he doesn't challenge her to be a better person or call her out on her bad behavior. when she's a superhero, that means he's her rock. when she's a civilian, that means he's the stone weighing her down that she won't let go of to be a better person.

gwen's meaner, more selfish side is indulged by him; if she's the popular girl, he's her minion who eggs her on as she bullies peter (and probably other students too). and continuities where peter never attends university with them tend to lead to gwen going into a career at oscorp, likely because of harry offering her a place there, where she immediately gets her hands dirty with their unethical business and scientific practices. in other words, if gwen never encounters peter and becomes a kinder person through knowing him, she's on a track that's leading her towards villainy.

(... and if gwen had lived, gotten to leave peter for good, and her hatred of spider-man were allowed to go somewhere, one has to assume she would've become a supervillain just like harry. probably with harry, who shares that hate.)

anytime gwen wants to improve as a person, she has to connect with and prioritize people who aren't harry, like in 616/617 (where meeting peter and mj in college makes gwen a kinder friend), 3109 (the one time associating with oscorp doesn't lead to gwens' morals decaying is the one where mj and peter are their coworkers), and 65a/8 (where being friends in high school with peter and mj leads to gwen becoming a punk and punching out bullies).

if she does, it's possible to inspire harry to rise to her level, like befriending people he'd otherwise ignore (616/617, 65a/8) or becoming a vigilante (3109). but gwen always has to take the first step, because he takes his cues from her. if she starts expanding her horizons, he'll follow the leader.

(though when gwen and harry are vigilantes together, most of the time it ends in him dying (3109), becoming incapacitated (65a/8) or turning villain on her (1074). he has a lower survival rate than even gwen.)

it should be noted: because gwen's in control of the dynamic and maintains her agency in their relationship, if she corrupts, it's because she decided to become a worse person. harry doesn't make gwen worse, he just doesn't encourage her to be better; if gwen fell to the dark side, it's because she jumped, not because he pushed her.

the romance

with their friendship being deeply intimate, it follows that they often become a couple. 9/17 continuities on the map involve gwen dating harry at some point. so, about half the time they give it a try.

and harry's quite clear about carrying a torch for her. he makes his affection for her known and makes the first move in most of those continuities (616/617, 1074, 26496, 65a/8). he also isn't particularly jealous if she pursues or has feelings for other people. the vibe with harry's that he just wants to be close to her in any way he can, and sometimes that affection presents itself romantically because he thinks it's expected of him.

however, harry's almost always a second choice or lesser priority to gwen-- after all, she's into conventionally-attractive men in uniform who are protectors by nature, rebellious outsiders, and girls, and harry's a stringy rich boy with the ugliest widow's peak imaginable who isn't particularly compassionate to anyone who isn't in his social circle. harry just isn't gwen's type. (the notable exception being 65a, where harry absorbs flash thompson's enlistment storyline, and gwen only seems romantically interested in him after he comes back from working with shield.)

but she's willing to try him out anyway if she doesn't have any of her usual options, because gwen in many universes feels an immense pressure to have a boyfriend, even if she has to settle. their romance is more companionate than sexual and most likely grows out of pragmatism and familiarity; they've always had a very 'if we're still single by thirty let's just marry each other' vibe. we're not beating the lavender marriage allegations but at least they're on the same page.

[if gwen had not died in 616 and been able to leave peter permanently, it absolutely feels like she and harry would have ended up together-- notice how harry keeps going for blondes, like lily hollister (it was his clone that time, but still) or liz allan especially?-- see earth 6160, where they never meet peter and mj in college and are an evil power couple together.]

and when they do become seriously involved, like in 6160 or 21798, gwen typically assumes a high-powered position in the same industry as harry, like ceo of oscorp or future politician's wife. they never have children (but might make vague gestures towards doing it someday; it's that comphet), and are very much a partnership: she stabilizes and provides focus to harry, he supports her ambition, they circle the drain together.

but every single time gwen and harry are a couple, it ends in tragedy. like, they have a lower success rate than petergwen or gwiles.

most of the time, if they date, they break up permanently after a short period of time, because gwen loses interest in him quickly or finds someone else she likes better.

if they stay together, it almost always ends in gwen's death (616, 26496), harry becoming comatose (65a/8, 21798), or there's an implication of future violence to come (6160's heavily foreshadowing this; 18157, being a world where peter's spider-man exists, almost certainly means his conflict with harry will occur, with harry's implied future romance with ghost-spider therefore being automatically doomed).

(even 65a harry/gwen's first date starts with a gift of lilies. a funeral flower. naturally everything goes to shit immediately.)

there is no timeline where gwen and harry end up together and live happily. which does follow. if you end up in a relationship where you and your partner don't help each other become better people, that in and of itself isn't a happy ending.

gwen's upbringing pretty much primed her to jump from middle class to wealthy, and sticking by harry earns her that status, especially if she marries him. this is the hope gwen's family (particularly her mother) had for her future, realized. this is not a good thing.

and gwen's ambition and drive are qualities harry's father wishes harry has. part of his attraction to gwen and dependency on her likely stems from hoping that if he attaches himself to someone with the qualities he lacks, norman might finally approve of him. this is also not a good thing.

(harrygwen is a lot like gwiles in this way: both harry and miles provide gwen with a high level of prestige and status, and are drawn to her because she has the qualities that will appease the shitty people they feel pressured to seek approval from... when what they all really need is to let go of that insecurity entirely. and similarly they're at opposite ends of a spectrum -- gwen and harry have little physical chemistry but a deep emotional connection; it's unattractive but complex. gwen and miles have no real emotional connection but he sure is attracted to her and she's kinda iffy about him; it's aesthetically pleasing but shallow-- with peter sitting in the middle as the romance that equals the emotional intensity and physical chemistry).

occasionally, the violent implosion is an external factor (65a/8's harry is rendered comatose by a bombing at gwen's concert).

sometimes the violence comes from harry (26496's harry-gwen romance is noticeably unhealthy, with harry behaving possessively towards gwen). most often, it comes from his father, either through norman directly harming gwen or damaging harry's psyche so deeply that he inflicts violence on himself, gwen or them both. it always gets in, because the same way he doesn't prevent gwen from becoming a colder, more selfish person, harry allows it to. he wants his father's approval so badly that he's willing to sacrifice gwen and himself to get it.

about harry's dad

most infamously, gwen's killed by the green goblin, who is usually harry's father (... but sometimes harry, like in 20703). and harry frequently self-destructs due to a combination of drug use, mental illness, and harmful behavior he learned from his father. both harry and gwen are victimized by the same man.

(idk man it's always seemed like peter should take a backseat to letting harry and gwen beat norman up but maybe it's just me)

harry's a naturally sensitive, nervous, caring boy who likes to let other people take the lead and is happy to support them. his father hates this. he wants his son to be as aggressive, domineering and manipulative as he is, so he can pass on the family wealth, holdings and status to a worthy heir.

and harry loves his dad as much as he hates him. he wants to believe his dad's secretly a good, misunderstood man. he's afraid of disappointing him and doesn't like leaving him alone with his friends (particularly gwen) because deep down, he knows he isn't. and gwen knows about this because harry has told her... and possibly exposed her to it because their relationship puts her in proximity with norman.

... to get to the elephant in the room, the retconned storyline of sins past (where norman 'has an affair with' rapes a teenage gwen, impregnates her, and his murder of her is to cover up this crime) still casts an enormous shadow over gwen, norman and harry. in 616, norman is still depicted to this day as pervy with gwen. it may not be canon that norman impregnated her anymore, but it is canon that he’s creeping on her at 13-15 and trying to take advantage of her while she's grieving her mom.

like. this comic came out in 2024. it's real clear what norman's implying and why harry's rushing to get her out of that apartment.

it was retconned but we are so not past this. in 616, in other places. spider-gwen constantly fends off villains who have a sexual interest in her, and nightbird gwen of 21798's backstory is full of implied rape (including by norman, who in that continuity is her ex-boyfriend's dad).

now i know it's never explored, but... alright, there's another layer to the tragedy of gwen and harry's dynamic and it starts here: the timeframes of harry's downward spiral into addiction/mental illness and gwen's sexual abuse (assuming it happens/isn't retconned) would have overlapped.

like. imagine the guilt of realizing your abusive dad did that shit to your best friend/girlfriend, and she was only near him in the first place because she was there for you. i'd shoot up too.

(and add onto that the psychosexual fuckery of hating your dad but also wanting to be him and learning that this man, who looks exactly like you, had a '... relationship' with someone you're attracted to and want for yourself. there's a lot there.)

and finding out your abusive dad murdered your oldest friend? yeah. we don't talk about that enough. (and neither do the spider-man writers. come on now.)

(tangent: last i checked the latest writer retcon of sins past is 'harry spliced gwen and norman's dna together to make their biological children' and... honestly that's worse. it's more ooc for harry to desecrate his closest friend's corpse and make clonebabies out of her and his dad, and construct an elaborate fantasy about his dad raping his friend who he was kinda attracted to to torment her then-boyfriend who was also his friend, than for his abusive, misogynistic dad to... be abusive and misogynistic to a girl he has access to and power over. it's simpler and it makes more sense, which is why the abuse still bleeds into their interactions to this day.)

how it ends

death. literal or metaphorical. gwen and harry keep fucking dying. whether they're a couple, friends, or even complete strangers, they keep falling into the same tragic patterns that end in their deaths.

and even in death, they're linked: peter parker is usually culpable to some degree. in 616 gwen's death even occurs around the same time harry's health takes a nose dive, and several times, they die in each others' presence.

gwen and harry love each other. they have fun together. they keep each other's secrets, they understand each other's situations, they shape their lives around each other. but in isolation, this dynamic is only going to lead them off a cliff because both harry and gwen are dealing with the same problem: they're faced with reenacting the sins of their parents... and they both tempt each other to follow through with it.

to get political about it, gwen and harry are being pressured to align with the traditional structure of white, wealthy, hetero patriarchy and what it demands of the men and women it wants to elevate: it wants white men to be active, aggressive, domineering assholes who advance its system through violence and subjugation, and white women to be their passive, unassuming, supportive helpmeets who perpetuate it through their quiet complicity in exchange for the illusion of protection and special treatment. their arcs involve them coming into conflict with this status quo, and whenever it ends badly, it's because they can't let go of the outdated expectations being pushed on them, even when those expectations will kill them.

harry's ultimate test as a character is about disowning his father. it's about accepting the sensitivity that was always used as justification to harm him, and either standing up to his dad directly or walking away from what he represents for new connections with other people who can help him with his problems. it's about letting go of the need to reinforce violent patriarchy for the sake of advancing a Man's Legacy, and embracing a supportive role in his friends' lives. if harry lets others in and lets them help him, and owns that he's been wounded and traumatized, he'll live and maybe become a hero (see earth 65a, at least in the latour run). if he can't, he'll descend into addiction and self-implode as he becomes as much of a villain as his father.

gwen's ultimate test as a character is about realizing the system she's been raised to support is corrupt and going to kill her, and standing up against it even if it means losing her comfort. it's about recognizing that the men in her life won't actually protect and provide for her (including harry), and that the status she's been raised to desire can only be given to her if she ignores, tolerates or perpetuates abuse and corruption. if she chooses her independence and decides to take a stand against those systems and not allow them to perpetuate through her, she'll live and become a hero. if she doesn't, she'll die, likely through being fridged outright, or become a villain that is inherently disposable compared to her male peers (which means, inevitably, she'll be killed off in the end).

their friendship is already one step in the right direction: harry has someone he can be vulnerable with, and gwen has someone who supports her ambitions and defers to her.

however, that's as far as they can go alone, because left to their own devices, they will stagnate into the people their parents want them to be, since they can't challenge each other to be anything different (especially if they become a couple). remember gwen's reaction to learning about norman being an abuser? it's a microcosm of the issue with their dynamic: they help each other get through the situation, when what they really need to do is get out.

you can’t girlboss your way through a patriarchal relationship dynamic because even if he’s cool with you having agency, the patriarch he answers to will always seep in and sabotage your efforts (same issue as gwiles; miles admires gwen, but his attraction to her is fundamentally rooted in seeing her as either a tool to gain the approval of white society, or a trophy for doing so). it's them against the world, but the world will always win.

(like, to put it in perspective, harry lands about here in the spectrum of gwen's canon romances. he's better for her than peter or miles in terms of agency, but not so much in terms of morality or mortality.)

they don't have to leave each other behind. they just have to recognize that they can't be the most important people in each other's lives anymore. if they open up and let other people who aren't like them in, (... who aren't lonely rich white kids,) who can challenge their worldviews and inspire them to change, they can take another step forward.

the final step is out of their hands. it's if that change sets in and stays--if spider-man canon makes room for that change and embraces it; if gwen's independence isn't sabotaged to make her The Girlfriend again, and harry isn't sent into a toxicity relapse to fuel someone else's angst. if that happens, maybe then gwen and harry can get to a better place and stay there. (earth 65a being the best example so far, at least in the latour run.)

gwen and harry's relationship starts with death and ends with death. but death doesn't always have to be a bad thing: instead of letting that zombie of a status quo infect them, they need to let it die, to make room for something new.

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Rotten Hope (1)

Author’s note: Part one of the Typhus x Reader fics. I blame you all for the botflies that have spawned because of this.  Next

Tagged: @ms--lobotomy @egrets-not-regrets @the-pure-angel @whorety-k @gallifreyianrosearkytiorsusan

Warnings: fictional illness, quarantine, bodily fluids, body horror, vomiting, please ask me to tag anything that makes you uncomfortable that I missed

Summary: Illness ravages the sector you’ve been quarantined in. Desperate for help as supplies dwindle, you psychically reach out to a nearby Astartes Librarian, who promises to bring aid.

word count: 2, 677 words

In your centuries of life, you’d seen many things. Glorious heights and dizzying lows…  But this creeping, miserable sickness that weakened the bodies and minds of the non-perpetual humans around you was a whole new kind of awful that you’d have been happy to have never seen ever. You’d established yourself on this world as a mid-level rogue trader before the quarantine had gone in place. You were wealthy, yes, but not Very Well Known, as your perpetual nature might attract the attention of the Inquisition, and you’d spent long enough dodging their knives and gang-pressing into their service last century, thank you very much. 

You’d funded the research project into trying to combat and cure the horrible illness that started as excessive lethargy and the inability to focus on any one task for more then a handful of minutes. After a week or two of low energy, the person afflicted with this disease would suddenly get a strong burst of energy and the desire to go out and interact with as many people as possible, alongside a minor cough and the occasional but regular sneeze. After a week of increased energy, a terrible fever would strike, alongside a bright red rash that appeared across an afflicted person’s back, neck and shoulders.

The rash was incredibly itchy and, if scratched, oozed puss that was highly contaminated and spread the illness just as quickly as sneezing or coughing directly on another person did. It took another week for the rash to spread fully across an afflicted person’s body, with pustules appearing wherever a person scratched that often burst painfully, before regrowing. Within a month over half of the total population of the world you’d been visiting had caught the illness and were suffering through one of the first three stages of the illness. That was when the planetary governor instated the quarantine, even as the rash spread across her cheeks and faces, enforced by the arbites and the astra militarum in hazmat gear.

The governor had also sent out a shelter in place order, with rations being delivered to the shelters of the living at regular intervals, to further discourage anyone from breaking the stay in place order. Those who did not have permanent housing of their own were put up in hotel rooms for no cost. The medical and medical research staff on world who had not fallen to the illness were working frantically to come up with either a cure or at least a treatment that would delay the onset of further symptoms…

Especially as after the pustules on an afflicted person’s body had burst and reformed over half of their skin, they had to be put in full-body restraints, as otherwise the altered mental state that the sickness-afflicted person went into was both violent and difficult to stop with anything less than using lasgun rounds to each of their joints and melta-flames to prevent the gushing spurts of puss that sprayed from those wounds from covering everything in a ten foot radius in grey, highly infectious bodily fluids that stunk so badly of rot and death that made anyone improperly attired vomit. While in this violent state, if the infected person or people weren’t properly restrained, they tried to infect as many people as they could by forcibly trying to smear the puss into the eyes, mouth, or nose of any uninfected they could reach.

You’d used your contacts made as a Rogue Trader to desperately call for aid in combatting this illness… There was also the fact that, should things continue as they were, within about six months, all of the emergency stores of rations would be depleted, as the ill still needed to be fed, no matter how violent they became. Not that the sick seemed to be able to die of the infection itself - the only fatalities that had happened were due to the arbites having to kill the infected who broke free of their restraints and tried to infect the healthy.

You… You weren’t sure the fact that the sick weren’t able to die of the illness that ravaged their bodies and minds was a good thing, especially as both medical supplies and rations began to run low. You’d contacted your friends and allies you’d made as a rogue trader and found out that the fucking Inquisition had declared the entire system a no-go zone. Oh, the callous bastards were watching as the healthy of this and the other five living worlds scrambled and tried to keep themselves from succumbing to the illness they were trying to research a cure or at least treatments to ease the worst of the symptoms… But they refused to send so much as an unmanned ship of medical or standard rations, much less anything that would truly help the situation.

Bastards!

You did have ways of sending encoded messages to others that the Inquisitors who were heartlessly watching the people of this system suffer and break under the onslaught of this illness couldn’t intercept and stop. While you were still wary of the genetically altered creations of Neoth’s, you were keenly aware that many of the Adeptus Astartes who roamed the stars did try to protect humanity to the best of their abilities and many of them despised the Inquisition and would come to help in order to spite whichever Ordo of the inquisition was withholding aid to this system… Doing so, however, required that you use some of the psychic gifts that you used as sparingly as possible, in order to avoid detection as the powerful psyker you were.

Dodging curious Astartes Librarians was a small price to pay for aid for the mortals suffering in utter agony all around you… Which was why you settled down into a meditative pose, sitting comfortably on your ship, the murmurs of your frightened crew and anxieties a background hum that you needed to ignore in order to reach out psychically. You had been on semi-friendly terms with Neoth before he’d been interred onto the Golden Throne and did your best to guide humanity towards a better future in whatever ways you could… You also had the verifiable command codes that would prove you were a high ranking - if secret - member of the Imperial Hierarchy when you came into contact with an Astartes Librarian. 

You began your psychic search for an astartes librarian with caution - aware that the Inquisition had their own psykers and you had no desire to reveal yourself to them if at all possible. Time passed as you searched for the particular blend of determination, training and psycho-indoctrination that marked an Astartes Librarian, your mind wandering further and further from your body. 

You could not say how long it took you to find him, but he was a powerful psyker, and held the strict discipline of an Astartes. You lightly tapped on his walls - a silent request to speak, making sure that your pressure against his mind was just enough to be felt, while just as clearly also not being an attack of some kind. 

Less than a second passed before his mind focused on you. You could feel the way his mental presence shifted and stretched, grabbing a rough hold on your consciousness, turning you this way and that, buzzing with confusion and curiosity - and a little bit of indignance that a stranger would dare touch his mind in such a way.  {WHO ARE YOU? WHY ARE YOU REACHING OUT TO ME?} He eventually sent coherently.

You explain who you are, giving the psychic imperial codes that would prove who you were as well, before explaining {The inquisition refuses to allow any aid to come to the system I am in. A terrible illness has infected over ninety percent of the populations of the system I am in. The remaining healthy people are doing their best to try and find a cure or at least treatments for this disease. I am immune, but that’s because I am a perpetual. The immunity I enjoy is not something I can share with others.}

The Astartes Librarian’s mind surged back and forth, thoughts and emotions swirling together in a chaotic hurricane that you could only catch bits and pieces of, though you were trying not to peer too deeply into his mind - it was rude to do that without permission after all - and tried not to get overwhelmed by the intensity of his presence. {And so you sought me out because?}

{Most Astartes and the Inquisition do not get along for… Many reasons. I sought to call for help from an astartes whose mind I could communicate with. Please… the mortals are suffering terribly, though the illness does not seem to let them die…} You plead, offering up the memories you have of the terrible illness ravaging through the near half-dozen worlds.

The screams of the deeply afflicted as they throw themselves bodily at the healthy. Teeth and puss smearing against glass and plastic face plates. The awful coughing and sneezing. The low medical supplies and even fewer rations and food that was edible. The fact that the disease had mutated and afflicted the livestock and domestic animals, causing further vectors of infection and misery. 

{You are a perpetual Rogue Trader, mm? Caught between this illness and the Inquisition, unable to help, unable to flee. Very well. You’re in luck. I am in command of many brothers, and our… Specialty allows us a unique perspective into the nature of illness. We can bring all the aid these mortals needs. But in exchange, you will come with me, without fuss, without fighting. I have never met a perpetual before, except for the Emperor Himself, and I am… Curious.} Teh Atartes rumbles, his mind still wrapped tight around yours. 

You sense he has a number of motives he is hiding from you… But you’re also quite certain that he believes that he is telling the truth when he says that he can help the mortals suffering and agonizing in rotting, miserable stasis all around you. {Yes, I promise to go with you and your brothers without fuss after the people here are healed and well taken care of.}

The pleased rumble he makes and the way his mind caresses yours before letting you go back to your own mind makes you shiver and warmth suffuse through you {I look forward to our meeting, perpetual. You will know when I arrive with my brothers. If my younger brothers give you trouble, tell them that Typhus asked you, little Isha, to come to him.}

You’re not sure why his name - and the name Isha - bother you.  Warning bells ring faintly in the back of your mind, but you can’t quite place why. That and the desperation to get actual help fuels your relief {I understand. About when do you anticipate on arriving?}

{Again, you’re in luck, lovely flower. I and my brothers should arrive within the next month. Two on the outside, if the Inquisitors at the edges of the system you are in actually prove troublesome.} The astartes promises. Something buzzes beneath the surface of his mind, but you do not press, grateful beyond words for his aid. His mind squeezes around your tightly. His rifling through your memories is a little rough, and catches you off, as he gets from you where you are in the galaxy. {Yes, I will be there soon. The mortals’ torments will soon be at an end. You should return to your body, I can sense your exhaustion.}

You grumble a little to yourself, but he’s not wrong. This kind of extended mental contact with another person over such long distances in space is wearing on you. You withdraw from his mind and tumble back into your own body before exhaustion drags you into sleep.

“My lady! My lady, Lord Angels have arrived, and have been distributing food and medical aid to the sick and injured. They… Their armor is rather terrifying, I’ll admit, but their aid has been nothing but true and good. Their first captain has asked to speak with you, as soon as you are able.” Your second in command called out, between knocking rapidly on the door to your personal quarters, waking you out of the troubled dream that had been tormenting you.

Gilded flames had lapped at your feet, threatening to consume your body as creeping green rot choked your lungs and turned the mortals you’d been working alongside to agonized piles of mush and misery. You mentally shook yourself as you respond “I’ll be out to meet him as soon as I get dressed properly! Tell him I’ll be ready in about fifteen minutes.”

You’re already stumbling out of bed and over to your extensive clothes’ closet. Considering the direness of the situation, you hope that the lord angel would forgive the fact that you’re going to be wearing simple clothes beneath the hazmat suit that while you do not need, you wear anyways when going outside, so as to not bring the disease back and potentially infect the mortal crew around you. You pick out a simple shirt and pants combo, along with sensible lslhoes that will fit inside the boots of the hazmat suit, not bothering with any make-up or jewelry, dressed well enough in under five minutes.

It takes three minutes for your to sprint your way through the ship, everyone else clearing way for you to get to the cargo hold, slugging back a small shot of recaff and breakfast rations handed to you by your SIC just before you get suited up into the hazmat suit (Which takes most of the remaining time you told the first captain you’d need to be ready to see him). Just as you step out of your ship, you ask your loyal and stalwart second in command “Which chapter are they from?” Depending on which chapter they were from, you could have a guess as to what the first captain might want of you.

“They say that they are part of the Death Guard legion, ma’am.” Your second in command revealed, oblivious to the bone-deep panic and horror washing through you. “I don’t recognize their markings or heraldry, but they’ve been an enormous boon so far.”

No! No no no… “Have any of you taken anything that he Death Guard has offered you? No matter how small?” You ask, terror and failure acrid tastes in your mouth. How had you not noticed the taint of chaos in his mind at the time? 

“Not yet, as our stores have been fine. Is something wrong, ma’am?” He asks, a worried frown appearing on his face. He can see the fear in your face.

Damn, need to work on your mask, which you quickly put on, radiating confidence “OH… I just… don’t accept anything they give you,  if possible. As soon as I start talking to the first captain, take off and activate the warp drive and get as far away from this system as possible. I can… I can guess what they want with me, and as of now, I am resigning my duties as a Rogue Trader. Everything I own, all of my titles, rights and responsibilities I bequeath to you. FLy far, and fly well.”

“W.. What? My lady? I won’t just leave you-” He splutters. 

You shake your head angrily and hiss “I was the one who contacted them, believing them to be angels! But they are not! They are demons! They feed on  illness and misery, delighting in strive and causing Chaos wherever they go. I have gotten their foul attention and cannot escape, but you and our crew have a chance to escape. Please, take it. I will endure.” 

“I… As you command, my lady. I’ll begin preparations to leave now.” Your former second in command acknowledges, bowing his head forward, trembling a little in the fear that you can’t allow yourself to feel as you leave your ship, walking toward your grim fate with your head held high, despite your trembling hands.