#Kody is listeners little brother

[angel-shaw]

Here’s the Lasko/his listener one I made!

@annahxredaxted here you go!!

Thank you to @meepisindahouse for beta reading! <333

Kody is their little brother but they don’t know what he did, till Lasko tells them-

“Hon, you know I love you but you've to at least try, I cant keep doing this,” They said exasperated.

Their brother was sitting on their couch once again, venting about how people at his school were targeting him and even getting him kicked out of his dorm.

“I did! It's not my fault everything is against me!”

“I know bud, but this keeps happening, you know you have at least some part to play. You always blame the people around you for everything, so it makes sense why they don't like you. I'm not saying it's ok for them to get you kicked out, but you could at least try to be more pleasant and not as back-stabby.”

“Stop siding with them! The shit they accuse me of is total bullshit! I'm nothing but nice to these people and then they get their friends to target me! I had nothing to do with these other people!”

They sighed, “Look I know, but my neighbors are getting really fed up with you showing up randomly and making a bunch of noise. If they report me again it's going to start being an actual problem that can get me kicked out of here. I don't mind you staying here, hell, it's nice to see you, but it can't keep happening this way, /please/.”

Their brother sighed, rolled his eyes, and fell back onto the couch, “Ya ya, whatever. Your neighbors suck.”

“Thank you Kodes, Now I have to run out for some food. Any requests?”

“Mmm, I don't care. You can't just make something?”

“Tomorrow I can, but I’m having dinner with my boyfriend tonight so I'm just going to grab something for you.”

Once again their brother groned, “Can't you just tell your boy-toy that you can’t see him tonight?”

“Don't call him that. I actually really like him Kodes, I think this one’s gonna last.”

Defending their romantic relationships from their brother's scrutiny wasn't new. He was always annoyed whenever they got with someone. The two were always close growing up and Kody always hated when they went out with guys. There were quite a few relationships that ended poorly because Kody got in the way.

“Ya ya whatever, I doubt it. I just wish you would hang out with me and not with some guy who's probably gonna dump you.”

They sighed, “I'm gonna go to the store, I'll be back soon.”

“See ya,”

They grab their keys and head out.

Shopping didn't take long, but well they did they thought about how much their little brother had changed over the years. He used to be so sweet, but something happened after they had moved out. The next time they saw Kody was when he got into D.A.M.N, after they had become a teacher. They had tried to meet up with him multiple times before then but he never seemed interested.

When he started at D.A.M.N. he ignored them for months, they tried to talk with him but he always had some things to do, which was fair enough. He was grown up now and had classes. But at some point something had happened and he ended up getting expelled. He asked them not to do anything about it, but he did crash at their place for a while after it happened. They were ready to try to fight for him, but he practically begged them not to, saying that he didn't want their career to suffer. So they didn't, they just helped him get into a new place and get back on his feet.

As they walked back up to their apartment they saw a familiar face, “Lasko?”

Lasko turned, “Oh! H-hey, I was just on- on my way to pick y-you up.”

“Oh is it time already? I'm sorry, I went out to get some stuff for my brother.”

“Your br-brother? I didn't know you had one? Does he live with y-you?”

“No, he's just staying with me for a few days. I'm excited for our date tonight! Just let me drop this stuff off and put on something a bit nicer, ya?”

“Y-Ya that's totally fine!”

The two of them walked back to their apartment door.

“Do you want to come in? I'll be quick,”

“Ya, s-sure!”

They let themselves and Lasko in, “Kodes I’m back! Laskos here, so be nice!” They drop the bags off on the tables and see a scribbled note.

“Went out

Be back to eat”

They sigh, “Sorry Lasko, it looks like my brother went out so you'll have to wait to meet him,”

“Oh! That's alright! I’ll j-just sit on the couch till you're ready,” Lasko smiled and went to sit.

As they got ready, Lasko looked around. There wasn't much on the walls, but there were some framed pictures. Curiosity got the best of him so he started to look closer. He got up and smiled at his lover's happy face in the pictures.

There was one where they were holding their little brother when they were kids, they were both so cute. It was labeled “Kodes and me<3”. However as he looked, one of the pictures made him stop, his blood running cold. He could feel the air around him tighten in his anger. The picture was labeled just like the other. “Kodes and me<3” It was Kody. The same Kody who had hurt Freelancer, the same one who had led people to their deaths by being a dick during The Inversion. He was… their brother….

He didn't realize how much time had passed until their hand touched his shoulder, he jumped and turned around.

“Lasko? Are you alright?”

“Kody’s your brother?”

“Mhm, Do you know him? This doesn't feel like a good thing.. Did he say something to you too? I know he's not the best sometimes but I didn't think he knew you?” The worried laced their voice, they had no idea. They couldn't have any idea, they were so sweet, there was no way they would care for him if they knew. But how could they not??

“Oh I know him.” He could hear his own voice, he was angry. He stopped, took a deep breath, and looked at them.

“Do you not know why he was expelled from D.A.M.N?” He was quiet, he had to be.

They shook their head, “No, he asked me not to get involved, that it wasn't worth it. So I just figured he did something stupid and pissed the wrong people off…Did…Did he do something?”

“He was the one who hurt Freelancer.”

Everything stopped, their eyes widened as they processed what that meant. They had talked to Freelancer quite a bit. They had told them about the bad experiences with another student, but never said his name. The kid had bridged with them without them knowing what it meant, then continued to harass them. It only stopped when the kid was expelled and that only happened because their friends had convinced them to take action and helped along the way. That…that couldn't have been their baby brother. He was a jerk sure, but he wouldn't do that….He couldn't.

“It…it was him? Are you sure?? 100%?!”

Lasko nodded.

Their eyes began to water, completely overwhelmed, they sat on the floor. Lasko dropped with them, holding their hands tightly.

‘’I…I'm so sorry, I…I knew he was causing his own problems but I never imagined he could do something like that…”

“I know, it's not your fault.”

They shook their head, “What- What do I do? I- he’s my baby brother but..but he..I can’t..”

“I know, take a deep breath. I know this is hard.”

“I…can't, I can't have him here..I can't support him like this…He..he's really terrible isn't he? He really is a bad person isn't he??” They broke down into sobs, clutching onto Lasko.

He rubbed their back as they sobbed, they kept repeating that same question, “He really is a bad person now isn't he? Oh god he is, it really was him.”

After some time they pulled back, their breathing still heavy and their cheeks tear stained.

“What..what do I do?” They sounded so lost. “He, he can't stay here, I won't let him but how…how do I tell him to leave? It feels like I can't just kick him out…he's…he's my baby brother but…I can't…how do I…”

Lasko took a deep breath, “I know it's hard, I-I know it's hard to cut off family. You don't have to do this by yourself. I can call Freelancer and Gavin ask if Gavin can come help. I'm sure he wouldn't mind helping get Kody out. D-Damien and Hux too.”

“God, I have to tell Freelancer, don't I? I have to tell them he's my brother-”

“Hay,” Lasko’s soft voice cut through the impending second breakdown, “Freelancer won't blame you, they know you. They will not blame you, you didn't know and were just helping your brother. You know now and you're not trying to defend what he did. It's going to be ok.”

They nodded, “Can…can we call Freelancer? I don't think I'll be able to kick him out by myself…”

“Of course.”

One call later the two of them were on their way to Freelancer’s apartment. It wasn't a long drive but it felt like it. They were too emotional to drive so Lasko did, during the drive he held their hand and kept telling them it would be ok, but it didn't feel like it.

Once they reached the apartment Gavin let the two in instantly, his usual playfulness missing. The three went into the living room where Freelancer was sitting with several cups of tea.

“Hey, there you are,” Freelancer's voice was soft, they got up and hugged them.

“I'm so so sorry, I didn't know-” They held Freelancer tight and they could feel the tears start to resurface.

“No no no, it's alright. It's not your fault.” Freelancer lightly swayed the two of them, “You didn't know, you were just caring for your family, I can't and won't ever blame you for that. His actions are his own, never yours.”

“He hurt you..”

“He did, I didn't deserve what he did. But he does deserve what happened to him and he doesn't deserve someone as sweet as you as a sibling.”

“I'm so sorry.. I..I didn't know what to do..”

Freelancer pulled back, taking their hand and led them to sit on the couch. They handed them a cup of hot tea, “I know, I can't say I know what to do either, I've never been in a situation like this before.”

“I don't want him near me, I love him because he's my brother, but…but my baby brother wouldn't do something like this. I don't know what happened, I don't know why he turned out like this…’’

“I can understand that, I can't relate to having someone who I care for turn out to be like how Kody is. I'm so sorry that you have to go through this too. I might not understand the care you have for him, but you can vent to me about it, I know this is hard.”

“I can't ask you for that! He violated you, I can't vent to you about-”

“Let me stop you there,” Freelancer interrupted, “You're not asking, I'm telling you and offering you to. I know what he did to me. It took me a long time to come to terms with it and well, I am still affected by what he did. That doesn't change that you are a friend of mine. He hurt you too by doing all of this. I might not be the person to tell how kind and sweet he used to be in a dream like way you can't talk to me about how this has hurt you too. Without my friends, Lasko, Damien, Hux, and Gavin, I wouldn't have recovered. Some of those conversions were about how Kody wronged them, or how they were upset about how he hurt me. And those helped, it was another perspective. I don't ever plan to forgive him and I never want people to try to defend him to me. You ranting to me isn't you defending him, it's just giving me another reason to never forgive him. He hurt another one of my friends.”

They nodded, “Thank you,” They sniffled and Freelancer placed their hand on their arm.

“I just don't understand how he could have turned out like this.. He used to be so sweet, I knew he changed and that that change wasn't good but I never thought he would do something like this.”

“We never expect the people we care about to be monsters,” Gavin said, he was standing behind the couch, his hand on his lover's shoulder, “It's hard to accept that sometimes they are.”

Freelancer nodded, “What do you want to do? I know you said you don't want him in your place anymore, but there are a few ways we can go about that.”

“I…I honestly don't know. I don't think I can just kick him out by myself. I don't want him there, but…”

“I understand don't worry, you don't have to explain yourself to us. Do you want Damien and Huxly to be there with you and Gavin? That way you're not alone? I would offer to go, but I don't want to be anywhere near him.”

They nodded, laughing breathlessly, “Ya, I get that. I don't want you to go anywhere near him either. I want to tell him to get out myself, having the others there would be nice. I don't think he will react well though, I don't want anyone getting hurt-”

“Oh trust me, Aquafina won't hurt any of us. He's learned that lesson. If he tries anything he won't get far.” Gavin said. His smile was slightly disconcerting. ‘:3’

They nodded, “Can you guys explain it to the others, I don't think I can explain it again..”

“Of course, Gavin and I will do that, you and Lasko can sit here while we call, ok? If you need something to eat feel free to rummage, ok? And all the tea is open for you.”

Lasko took Freelancer's place once they got up, “How are you doing?”

“Not good, honestly,” They laughed, though there was no humor in it. “It doesn't feel like I'm drowning at the moment, but this is so much to accept. It's a whole another layer that it's so easy to believe all of it… I think that's the worst part of it all. How easily I can believe Kody did all this..”

They let Lasko hold them. They both just sat there for a while.

After a while Freelancer and Gaivn walked back in, “The others are on their way. They were grabbing food so they grabbed some for all of us as well, Hux said food might help.”

“Hux is so sweet..”

“He really is.”

“Freelancer?”

“Ya?”

“Thank you, I know this has to be hard for you. I'm sorry for making you think about him all over again. But thank you for helping me.”

Freelancer smiled, “Of course. This is hard, but I mean hey, at least we have one more thing we can gossip about as if it wasn’t heavily traumatizing now?”

They laughed, caught completely off guard.

Over the next ten minutes the four of them talked lightly. They weren't ignoring what was going on, but more giving them a chance to calm down before having to do the hardest thing they needed to do.

Huxly and Damien arrived and Huxly immediately asked if they wanted a hug, they accepted. His hug felt safe and they stayed there for a while Damien handed out food. Once all of them settled down Lasko and Freelancer explained a bit more to the other two. They both listened intently.

They also immediately agreed to help get Kody out. The room heated up a few degrees even as Lasko explained.

“I want to talk to him…I want to tell him to get out,” They said. That was the only thing they were completely sure of.

“Ok, so we obviously want a game plan going in, Kody definitely isn't going to be happy. I wouldn't put it past him to try to get violent. Especially if he thinks you're alone.” Damien was logical and it helped them feel safe.

“If you want to be the one to tell him, I completely respect that, but I don't want to run the chance that he'll hurt you,” Huxly said. “Maybe we can wait out of sight until he tries something?”

“That still puts them in danger though,” Damein said.

“I mean..can..can you be in the room with me, Lasko? I know it's a lot to ask. I'm not worried about Kody really trying to hurt me but that's because I don't think he would. So that's based on an idealized version of him. I don't want to be alone in a room with him..”

“O-of course! I- I understand why you don't.”

“Ok. So here's the plan so far, Me, Hux and Gavin will be off the side, out of sight. Lasko will be in the room with you as you confront him and if he gets aggressive the three of us will step in and get him out and make it clear you don't want him to come crawling back. Freelancer are you going to stay here then?’’

“Ya, I’ll stay here and make sure all the wards and such are ready for when you guys come back.”

“What do you mean?” They asked, They were leaning against Lasko on the couch.

“Well, you're not going to stay at your place /obviously/. Kody is the type to try shit so once he assumes the others are gone, he's going to try to pull something. So we won't give him the chance. The best way to combat that is for everyone or at least most of us to stay here tonight. We have wards already set up against Kody, so even if he tries to follow you guys on the way back he won't be able to even come close. Plus I know it's not good to be alone after a bunch of stuff goes down.”

“I- Thank you..that..that means alot to me…I would really like that actually.”

Freelancer smiled, “Of course, you're our friend. We aren't going to let you go through this alone.”

They took a deep breath, “Let's do this. I want to get this over with.”

The others nodded.

Everyone except Gavin and Freelancer got into Lasko’s car. Gavin decided to rift ahead to make sure Kody wasn’t back yet. Damien drove this time.

“Hay dude, are you sure you wanna do it this way? This shit’s hard.” Hux asked.

They took a deep breath, “Yes. He's my brother, I have to be the one to do it. It will be hard but having someone else do it will make him think it wasn't my choice. If I need you guys I'll say so, don't worry. Just knowing you guys are there makes me feel safer..”

Hux smiled and patted their shoulder.

Once they got to the apartment building Gavin met them at the door.

“I'll text Kody to come back and you guys can just go into my room, it's a pretty small place so it's not far from the living room and you guys should be able to hear everything. Lasko if you want to be in sight you can be on the couch, if not the hall should work, He won't see you at first I don't think.”

“Ill s-sit with you. I don't w-want you do this al-alone.”

“Thank you Lasko,” They took his hand and pulled him into a tight hug.

Ten minutes later, Kody said he was on his way and the guys got into place, Lasko and them taking their seats on the couch.

Once Kody opened the door and walked in, he didn't immediately notice Lasko. “Finally you’re back, I didn't think your stupid date would be so long. What the hell were you even doi-” He stopped completely once he saw Lasko on the couch.

“Why the hell are you here?! Get away from them!” He yelled.

Kody yelling immediately caught them off guard, but they stood, “Don't talk to him like that. I know what you did, Kody.”

“I didn't do shit! Whatever bullshit he is telling you is a lie!”

“I know he's telling the truth, Kody. I want you out.”

“You barely know him and you're going to believe just anything that comes out of his mouth over me?! I’m your brother for fuck’s sake!”

“Kody you bridged with someone who didn't want that!”

“They said they did! I didn't do anything wrong!”

“They didn't know what that meant! You can't just say that and make it alright! What else have you done?? What else did you do and then come crawling to me for help when you got punished for it?! What the hell Kody?! I knew you were getting bad, but I never thought you would do something like this!”

‘You’re my sibling, you're supposed to support me! This is just that dumb fucking Freelancer trying to ruin my life even more!”

“Get out, Kody.”

Kody laughed, “You're not actually making me leave.”

“Out.”

“I'm your brother, I have nowhere else to go! Do you really want me out on the street??”

“You'll figure something out, I'm sure. But even if you don't it's what you had coming for pulling all of this shit.”

“I'm not going anywhere.’’

“Guys.”

Kody looked confused for a split second until Gavin appeared right in front of him. He stumbled backwards. Domain and Huxy came out into the living room, Lasko now standing and holding his lover.

Kody immediately tried to attack but was immediately shut down by Gavin. “I don't think that's a good idea.” He said coldly.

“Oh?! So the Freelancer really is collecting everything they can?!! They're just as bad as what you are!” Kody spat.

Despite knowing this could happen they still held tightly to Lasko’s arm.

It didn't take long after that. The three others got Kody out and definitely made sure Kody knew they didn't want him back. They were pretty sure Hux had to stop Damien from punching him more than once.

Once Kody was out he banged on the door for a bit, but Gavin soon let them know he had stormed off.

They all spent some time in the living room, it wasn't long until they started to cry in Lasko’s arms. Gavin and Huxly were kind enough to go and get a bag ready for them. Well Lasko told them which clothes to grab and some other items.

After a while they were able to calm down, Damien and Lasko sitting with them as they breathed. Once Gavin and Huxly had gotten two bags ready for them they all went back out to Lasko’s car, Gavin deciding to rift ahead to let Freelancer know it was over. Lasko grabbed their blanket and wrapped them up in it.

They made it back to Freelancer’s without any problems which was nice. The four of them were mostly quiet, but once they got back to Freelancer’s the mood seemed to switch.

“Do you need quiet or noise? Either one is alright. If you want to try and just process everything it's alright, or if you want to relax for a bit and try to have some fun to get your mind off it. We've got Mario Kart and a bunch of other things we can all play.”

“Can…Can you guys play? I don't think I can focus on controls but I love watching you guys play.”

“Ya of course! Now, what do you want for food? Snacks? Drinks?”

They laughed lightly.

That's how they ended up sitting in between Lasko and Freelancer on the couch. Listening and laughing as the others played and yelled at each other. The day was hard and painful. That pain wouldn't go away fast but they had people who truly cared for them, and maybe that would be enough.

“Thank you,” They whispered to Freelancer once again.

Freelancer smiled and threw their arm around them, “Don't worry about it, Now you sure you don't want a turn? I bet you'll crush these losers.”

“Hay!”

They laughed and took the controller, “I'll try once I guess.”

[nicoartpage]

Freelancer RedactedVerse

(Questions from @mr-laveau - LaVeau-gue)

What’s your listener’s name and nickname?

Name: Parker Woods Nickname: Freelancer/Deviant/Voyeur/Silly

What’s their backstory?

Their family work as rangers at FishLake National Forest, Utah. Living in Fillmore, for quick entry to the forest. They grew up learning the way of the land and each part of it; they can navigate the area if they got lost. Once their powers manifested their parents were very shocked, they didn’t understand what was going on with their child so they kept away from them. (Note: their powers did appear at the age of 14 - 15 but they were very weak then. Once reaching later teens to early 20s, they started to become more unstable and they fully got out of control at 25 - 26).

Freelancer decided to go out into the forest when their powers were out of control. One night, it became too unbearable that they began to have a panic attack and that is when Caelum first appeared to them.

Caelum told them about D.A.M.N. Uni to which they decided to go there. They told their parents they are leaving. From that point we are at Freelancer Season One.

What’s the desired aesthetic of your listener character?

(Drawing is made by LittleLuxray)

What’s your listener’s gender presentation like?

Non-Binary (They/Them)

What’s your listener’s ethnicity?

Hispanic/Mixed race.

Mexican + Austrian - Grandpa from Mexico & Grandma from Austria

What’s your listener’s age?

28 years old

What’s your listener’s body type/build?

Slightly built but does have a little chub around stomach area. They do go to the gym three to four times a week, just so they don’t feel like they haven’t done enough exercise that week.

What’s your listener’s star sign?

Scorpio - Birthday is 31/9/1996

What are your listener’s most important relationships and who are they connected to?

Caelum - He is like a little brother to them and they’ve grown to have a very strong friendship. Even when Freelancer gets weird looks from others when talking to him in public, they shrug it off and only care about him in those moments.

Gavin - He has also been a very strong relationship for Parker, probably one of the best people they’ve had a romantic relationship with. They care a lot for each other and even when Caelum is around they are like two parents caring for their child.

Damien, Huxley, Lasko + Coworker - It did take them a while for their friendship with these lot to get to the full ‘trust’ level, but once spending more time they have grown to care for them and Lasko also having family unempowered, he has also become a sibling figure for Parker.

Fredrick - their Uncle. He was a big role model when growing up and is the only one they stay in contact with as he is fine with their powers.

What’s your listener’s hobbies/interests?

Hobbies: Reading, Bowling, Training with Damien, Hiking, Watching storms

Interests: Arcade games, foraging, forest creatures

What Audio RP series are they from?

Redacted Audio’s D.A.M.N. Storyline - Freelancer Season 1, 2, 3 + Gavin’s playlist + Caelum’s playlist + Kody’s playlist + Huxley, Damien, Lasko’s playlists

What kind of lover are they to their partner/what kind of friend are they?

Lover - Passionate but does let boundaries be known now after the incident with Kody. Very much protective as well and will do anything for their partner, whenever they need anything they’ll be there.

Friend - Cares sometimes a bit too much and thinks their problems are lesser than their friends. They are protective but also become care free around their friends, feeling very relaxed around them to the same point as family, once getting to the full trust level.

What is something/are somethings that your listener values?

Trust, family/friends, support, boundaries.

Pick a song that you think represents your listener.

Inertia - AJR

It’s Not A Game/It’s Just A Ride - Ride the Cyclone the Musical

What’s the inspiration behind your listener’s design?

Freelancer is inspired by my love of the woods, some aspects of myself and other info that was dotted through out the series.

Could you give me a vague concept of what your listener’s visual vibe is?

What are some extra tidbits you wanna tell me about your listener?

Their sass is very much like Captain Holt’s (Brooklyn Nine-Nine). Favourite musical is Ride the Cyclone, they find “Space Age Bachelor Man” hilarious but slightly reminds them of Gavin.

[soulmissed]

@hungryyheart: fives times + found

send five times + a word for a drabble, accepting

#1. vacant streets become incidental playground. count to twenty. i’ll hide. and with an innocent delight, august jogs to his hideout: a row of newspaper vending machines. he nudges his timeworn sneaker into eyeshot. (after all, conrad could miss his whereabouts and begin to fret.)

the boy listens as the vampii teen roams neighborhood gloom, peeking around corners, checking underneath benches. and like an apparition, unexplainably, he’s come-and-gone.

“ connie? ”

and the moment a treasured redhead sprouts from twilight’s maws, august yowls with gleeful laughter.

#2. “ i found somethin’ for you. ” august recounts, plastic bag crinkling as gift is fetched. a plush chew toy. bought with two weeks’ allowance. (ms. wood had paid him extra, on account of the cuts he’d sustained.)

band-aid looped fingers slide the plaything, a stuffed hedgehog, across his blanket. “ didn’t want you to hurt yourself chewin’ on anythin’ dangerous. ”

#3. he seeks refuge upon a fire escape. alone but not lonely. punctured but unbloodied. (hurts of heart- and-mind are funny like that.) kody, his darling bear, watches from confines of bookbag.

the boy studies a polaroid: himself, seven-years-old, perched on his daddy’s shoulders. both smile into the camera. tears brim penny brown eyes. amid his whimpers, a voice reaches his ears. a voice calling his name. august drags his gaze to the alleyway and spies conrad. “ what are you doin’ here? ”

#4. it’s conrad who recovers his bear. (lost within the crude blanket fort they made.) a joyous august launches himself at the older boy, enfolding him in a celebratory hug.“ thank you, thank you! ”

#5. ‘ shouldn’t be out this late, little man. ’ iron joe tuts mockingly, arms folded, obstructing august’s path. his two minions flank him. wild boy didn’t join you? august glares at the trio. refuses to dignify them with a reply.

(he’s directing his energy elsewhere. praying, through some kinda miracle, conrad realizes his little brother is in trouble.)

pale hands seize his arms and restrain him. a shrill guffaw echoes into charcoal midnight. august does what his daddy instructed him to do if someone bad grabs him. he bites a hand ‘til blood spurts and his antagonist releases their hold.

and he bolts, shoes smacking pavement, red drops staining his sweatshirt. seeing conrad nigh brings tears to his panicked eyes. “ i-i hurt one of ‘em. ”

[greeneyezblackheart]

ITS YOUR BOYY KODIIII BACK WITH THE MONTHLY UPDATE FOR YA!! So sorry its the second now Lmaoo i kinda forgot abt this… BUT so i’m still with kira shes amazing. and my most played artist this month was amy winehouse with almost 1000 minutes Lmaooo. i’ve hung some kewl vinyls on my wall. and stuff. but how are youuuuu? I hope everything’s going good sis. always remember your little brother loves you so so sosososososos SO much and i’m always here for youu 😤🫶🏻. Also Remember When I Used To Text Like This? Lmao. that was a strange time. but have a good dayy!!

some pics Lolz :3

Heyyyyyyy Kodi.

Omg, that’s crazy…I’ve been listening to Amy a lot recently too. I love Amy Winehouse. LOOOOOOVE her. Have you seen the new biopic Back To Black out about her? I saw it, it was ok. I think the actress they chose to play her did a pretty decent job. Also, the documentary AMY was really good. I believe you can rent both of these movies, but I watch most of my shit on free movie websites. I can send you some links to free sites if you want, just let me know. I’ve canceled most of my streaming subscriptions because I can watch 90% of what I want on these sites. A lot of people are afraid to use them because they think they’ll get viruses on their phones or whatever but I’ve been using them for years and it’s been fine. You just have to learn how to navigate through the pop-ups. 

I’m so glad things are going good for you and your girlfriend and it’s good to hear from you as always. You look adorable in your photos. You hung vinyls on your walls? That sounds really cool, if you have a chance, I wanna see some pics. 

Love you. 🖤

[writerleo86]

Armor Champions - Season 4 - The Cale Saga - Episode 194 (Do Not Copy)

   In the dark forest, the scared boy Camerion hid behind a large oak tree as he watched his older brother -- Desoto of the Black Shadow -- as a Super Kainobi strike his opponent using various kicks while Cale blocked everyone with his wrists and ankles.

   Once he gave his last kick, Desoto looked up and discovered that the sky had turned dark. The color of each cloud became black and grew larger. And the two fighters froze as bolts of lightning struck from the black clouds rising in the sky.

   An ailing Billy of the Ice Dome finally rose up as he cried "These clouds! I don't feel anything from them now but darkness."

   Cale gave out a sadistic laugh and informed the champions "The boy did it! The portal is opening! Once it is completely opened, you all will die!"

   Then the android gave another laugh while Billy trembled in fear.

   Billy yelled to Desoto "We must do something about that!"

   Desoto cried "How we gonna stop dat portal?"

   Billy thought to himself until he spotted Little Camerion hiding by the each tree nearby.

   "That's it!" Billy responded. "We need Camerion to stop the portal from opening!"

   "Ya mean dat Trey guy's right?" asked Desoto. "My little bro's a wizard like you?"

   Camerion quickly ran to the warriors and he cried "This is my fault! I opened that thing!"

   "Listen Camerion," Billy directed. "You have the power to stop this. You must do what you can to close that portal before whatever comes out will destroy this planet."

   "What if I don't know how?" cried Camerion. "I don't know exactly what I'm doing here!"

   "Don't worry," replied Billy. "I'm going to help you. I'm a Tao wizard too."

   "You too?" questioned Camerion. "You're a Tao wizard?"

   "Are ya sure?" asked Desoto.

   Billy shook his head and answered "I have no choice. The world's in danger."

   "Then," Camerion told Billy. "Let's do this."

   And Billy asked the cowboy in black armor "Can you cover us?"

   Super Desoto faced the wicked Cale who remained in the sky.

   And the cowboy answered "Fine! I owe dat rat an ass-whoopin' anyway!"

   A female's voice soon yelled "Don't forget about us!"

Armor Champions Season 4 -- Episode 195:  Gathering Against Cale; A Champion Falls

   Carla of the Golden Grail arrived along with the other champions and Albatross Zane ready for battle.

   Their leader -- Jede of the Cosmic Fire -- informed Billy "We shall take care of the android while you and Camerion start with the spell."

   "But Jede!" cried Billy. "I didn't think you'd trust me using this dark power."

   "We have no choice,"

   Aaron of the Silver Light walked toward him and replied "The soul of that fiend Laiyun lives inside you now. But... But we all trust that you will do whatever to save everyone and this planet."

   Billy turned to Jede and asked "You agree with this?"

   Jede gave a kind smile and responded "We all believe that you will make the correct decision."

   A smiling Relena shook her head and told Billy "Jede's right. You can do this, Bro. Just know that we are behind you one-hundred percent."

   Both Kody and Joey agreed by shaking their heads.

   "You're not weak Billy," Joey told him. "Otherwise Blaze wouldn't trust you with our lives. I trust you too, by the way."

   The champion in silver armor -- Aaron of the Silver Light -- took out his long broadsword and offered it to Billy.

   "If neither of us make it out of there," Aaron directed. "Do whatever to destroy that creature."

   The determined Billy grabbed the long weapon with his left hand as he shook his head.

   The caring Carla of the Golden Grail walked to Billy and told him "You be careful, no matter what."

   Then Billy shook his head again and he said "Just don't die."

   Kody of the Hard Rock told him "It will be alright. You leave Cale to us and focus on your part. Don't worry about us and relax for your mission."

   "Everyone!" cried a happy Billy. "Thank you all!"

   After he transformed into a Super Kainobi, Albatross faced forward as the other champions joined him.

   "Can we win against him?" Albatross asked.

   Jede informed him "Our only mission at the moment is to distract Cale while Billy and Camerion perform their spell which will hopefully close the portal."

   The form of Aaron's body quickly became more muscular as his eyes turned green. The color of his hair also changed gold as it spiked up. And golden energy began surrounding his body."

   "Are we ready?" asked Aaron.

   Jede of the Cosmic Fire shook his head with determination.

   And he directed his team "Let us confront the enemy while we give time to our friends."

   The champions and Albatross Zane all spotted the evil Cale near the dark clouds. And the team began their attack.

   Joey of the Energy Tree quickly fired a stream of his thin arrows from his energy bow as he whispered "Nature's Quill Barrage!"

   Desoto of the Black Shadow formed a circle to his mouth using his left hand. And he blew a barrage of small purple energy from his breath after yelling "Black Flamingo Fire!"

   Some sand gathered from the ground as Kody of the Hard Rock pointed his right finger above. He soon pointed his finger forward as the sand formed around him. Then the sand formed a small ball of orange energy to his finger. And Kody blew his projectile as he called out "Crescent Sphere!"

   The enemy Cale flew to the left side like a flash which made the three projectiles miss him.

   Carla of the Golden Grail formed a large ball of silver energy from her palms which was surrounded by blue light. And she blew her great attack as she yelled "Shirasagiutsu!"

   Aaron of the Silver Light gathered a globe of silver energy around each fist. He soon threw his fists forward and blew a barrage of small silver balls as he called out "Great Heaven's Wrath!"

   Albatross as a Super Kainobi spread his arms out and shot a stream of small balls that were made of yellow energy.

   "Lightning Release!" He called. "Crisis Meteorites!"

   A calm Rico of the Lake Kaires crossed his arms before him as a circle of green water emerged around him from the ground. He placed his palms forward and a large globe of green energy blew from the water.

   "Great Vortex Technique!"

   Relena of the Cosmic Fire blew a barrage of small pink fireballs from her palms as she yelled "Blooming Rose Petals!"

   Jede of the Cosmic Fire forms a diamond using both his hands. He soon blew long spears of black fire from his mouth. And the shape of each projectile had changed into a circle.

   "Breeding Chaos Scatter!"

   This storm of projectiles shot his chest. And Cale was blown through many trees at the other side of the forest.

   The team cheered until they discovered some of the dark clouds in the sky quickly formed into a large square.

   "Oh no!" cried Carla. "It's here!"

   "Da portal's openin'!" yelled Desoto.

   The color of the square became red and its light shined on the body of the wounded android. And Cale stood up as he felt the warmth of the dark energy.

   Cale grew long silver spikes from parts of his body as a red light glowed from the black stones placed on him. A pair of the spikes grew from his forehead as a smaller spike appeared on the top of his chin. A long black stone was also on his forehead. And long hair grew from the bottom of his head.

   After his transformation was completed, the new Cale floated into the air.

   "The dark portal," assessed Rico. "It had changed Cale somehow."

   First, Cale pointed his right point-finger at the shining Desoto of the Black Shadow. The android fired a small line of dark-red energy that had a small white cloud around it.

   "Magnet Release!" called Cale. "Cold Fire Technique!"

   Desoto was shot on his chest and he fell near both Billy and Camerion. Aaron of the Silver Light hurried to check on the cowboy.

   After that, an emotional Billy fell onto the grass.

   "Billy?" cried Camerion. "Are you alright?"

   Billy slowly lifted his head and stared at the wicked android.

   A tear suddenly fell from his eyes as Billy said "You'll be avenged, Desoto."

   Then Billy rose on his knees as he told Camerion "Let's do this. We need to close that portal now."

   "Got it," replied Camerion. "Let's deal with that portal."

   The two boys began to repeatedly chant the words "Polgoleszhunta, Rolgolas, Cosna."

   The portal began closing slowly as the vicious Cale gathered dark-red energy into his left hand. And he blew a large projectile at an unsuspecting Billy.

   Once he was hit, Billy had fallen to the arms of his friend Jede.

   Aaron quickly found him and screamed "Billy!"

   Jede grew shocked once Billy rose back up. The color of his eyes had become a gloomy black.

   "Great Zeus!" cried Jede. "Your eyes Billy!"

   Billy implied "I must have used a lot for that portal."

   The blond-haired champion soon found a cold Desoto laying with his face up on the ground. The body was returned to normal. And his blue eyes remained open.

   "Oh no, Desoto!" cried Jede.

   Camerion slowly stood up and yelled "Big Brother?"

   A sad Carla wrapped her arms around Relena as the woman in golden armor began to cry. Meanwhile, Kody grabbed him as a distraught Joey yelled in horror.

   Billy slowly walked away from Jede as he called in sadness "Desoto!"

   Suddenly, the black-eyed champion in blue armor floated into the air as a large black wind spiraled around him.

   "What is this?" asked Jede.

   Carla found a possessed Billy flying toward their enemy and she cried "No! Billy!"

   Aaron walked a few steps forward and responded "It's Laiyun's power. It has taken over Billy again."

   A sphere of black energy formed from his right hand as the angered Billy stared at the wicked Cale.

   "Desoto," Billy thought to himself. "I don't care what happens to me. But you will not leave us. Not without knowing this trash is dead."

   Once the black wave from his right hand faded, Billy aimed both his palms forward. And a barrage of large rings made of yellow energy blew from his hands to his target.

   "Rolgoles!" He shouted.

   Cale blew both his wrists forward in order to block every projectile thrown at him.

   "Storm Release!" called Billy. "Dead Circus Barrage!"

   Next, a large ring of purple energy formed from the hands of Billy. A barrage of purple beams began to fire from the energy ring as Billy shouted "Storm Release! Tormenting Chains of Odin!"

   A large plate of purple energy formed on the back of his right wrist which let Cale hit every projectile shot by the possessed champion away.

   Kody watched the great attack as he reported "This is from Storm Release, something Billy has never wield until now."

   "It's part of his Tao Magic!" claimed Aaron. "His anger for Desoto is controlling him right now! Billy has no idea what he's doing!"

   A numb Joey along with the other champions continued to oversee the clash between Billy and the newly-formed Cale until they all noticed a white light forming behind them.

   Joey quickly turned around and cried "Blaze?"

   "What?" called Kody.

   The others turned and spotted the white light shining around the body of their leader wearing golden armor.

   A calm Jede closed his eyes as the glow of the light grew wider.

   "What the hell is that?" cried Joey.

   A helpless Carla continued to hold her as Relena yelled "Jede?"

[midnight-blue-moon-princess]

Valentines Day

“I hate Valentines Day...” Aria sighed as she closed her locker and began walking out of the high school with Gryphon, Emily, and Phoebe.

“It’s not so bad.” Phoebe said as they began walking to the buses. “My parents go up into the mountains and spend time hunting hikers and...” Phoebe was cut off, losing the dreamy look in her eyes.

“I get that your parents need to feed, but do we really have to talk about them eating people?” Gryphon asked.

“The dragon prince can’t handle listening about vampires needing to eat?” Aria asked with a laugh as they got on the bus. Gryphon just rolled his eyes as he took a seat next to Aria. “What are you two going to do while Dr. Constantine and Mrs. Asahina are gone?” She asked.

“We’re going to Mr. Mancini’s for dinner.” Emily said. “You guys should come!”

“No thanks, that’s where Dakota and Evelyn are going tonight. I’m stuck on babysitting detail.”

“What about you Gryphon? You said your dads are staying in tonight, right? I mean with your hearing you want to get out right?”

“Yeah, Bradley and Frank are kicking me out for the evening.” 

“Then come with us!” Phoebe insisted. “Please?”

“We’ll see.”

~

That evening, Aria had finished putting her little niece, Samantha, to bed and was talking on the phone with her grandfather.

“Yeah, I’ll come visit you this weekend, Gramps.” She promised him. “Kodi and Evelyn might be able to come too, I’ll ask.”

“That’s great sweetheart,” Her grandfather, Abraham said. “How’s school going?”

“Pretty boring...Mr. Wilkes is really kicking our asses with all these assignments.”

“You’re a smart girl Ari, you’ll get through it.” Aria smiled at her grandfather’s faith in her. She looked up when she heard movement from her bedroom. “Hey Gramps, I’ve got to go. I think Sammie’s waking up.”

“Alright baby girl, give your brother a hug from me and let him know me and Nanny love him.”

“Yes sir.” She said before hanging up and grabbing the crowbar by the garage door and heading to her room. She swung it the intruder, making him fall to the ground, groaning.

“Oh my God! Muhammad Abdul! What the HELL are you doing sneaking through my window?!” She demanded as Gryphon stood, rubbing the back of his head. 

“I came to check on you and Sam!” Aria shoved him once more before setting the crowbar down.

“Happy Valentines Day.” He said, gently pecking Aria’s lips.

“I told you, I hate Valentines Day.” She reminded him.

“But I brought you chocolate and the world’s best barbecue.” She smiled at him and went to the kitchen to get a couple of cokes for the two before getting on the bed with him. They ate in silence for a bit, just enjoying one another’s company. Aria looked up at him as he brushed some of her fiery red curls from her freckled face. Honey golden eyes staring into emerald green.

“We should tell Pheebs and Emily about us.” Aria said softly. “We can’t keep sneaking around like this...”

“I don’t want you to get hurt.” Gryphon said softly. “You’re still squishy and-”

“And I’ve proven to you that I can handle myself. Come on, I’ve stood up against the Magic Council.” Gryphon sighed some. 

“I know, I do...It’s just...” He sighed deeply. “My family, the ones who sent me away...They’re not good...I’m not good.”

“Gryphon, you’re a puppy.”

“Let’s just enjoy tonight, okay?” Gryphon insisted. Aria only sighed and leaned against him as he turned on some vampire romance movie.

@awesomeismyname13 @athena-anna-rose

[kr0ffie]

Headcanons for random characters #1 webtoon edition

(Little Matcha Girl by mame ´･ω･`)

Matilda Cha:

-She/her

-AroAce (doesn't exactly keep it a secret, but hasn't told anyone yet)

-Romance-neutral, sex-repulsed

-Quality time is her love language (/p)

-Listens to podcasts, mainly horror podcasts (The Magnus Archives, The Black Tapes, Welcome to Night Vale, etc) (listen to those btw, they're good podcasts)

-Will do everything to protect The Twins, Luca, and Gravey, even if it means facing Gamma herself

-Doesn't like physical contact (but doesn't really mind if Gravey hugged her, with consent ofc)

-Have a big brother and younger sister dynamic with July as the big brother

Luca:

-He/him

-Bi (closeted)

-Sometimes have bi-panic when with Matilda and Gravey

-Listens to Cavetown and Lovejoy (check them out or else-)

-Pretends to not care about his friends when he actually cared

-Words of affirmation are his love language

-Skeptic af

Gravey:

-He/him

-Trans-masc (already came out to his parents and wore binders. just hasn't told Matilda and Luca yet)

-Listens to audiobooks (I know, surprising)

-Chaotic neutral

-Gifts are his love language

-Is really affectionate (/P YALL) with Matilda and Luca

-P R A N K S

July:

-They/them, or any pronouns really

-Acts like Matilda's big brother

-Cares for Luca and Gravey too. Sometimes helps the trio in subtle ways

-Soft emo lol

-bigbrotherJulybigbrotherJulybigbrotherJuly-

(Lumine by Emma Krogell)

Lumine:

-He/they (they/it in wolf-form)

-Biromantic

-Cinnamon Roll

-But also BAMF

-Physical contact is his love language

-Loves to snuggle with Kody (whether wolf-form or human-form)

Kody:

-He/him

-AroAce

-Sex-repulsed

-Quality time is his love language

-Social anxiety go brr

-Listens to Penelope Scott (sometimes sharing an earbud with Lumine)

-Edgy

[jadedxrealityw]

-Jealousy- Draco Malfoy x Female Reader

      Kody: *Cries in out of ideas of stories*

     Summary: Even though you have feelings for Draco, he starts to get insufferably protective and jealous, which ends in a fight.

     Warning: Cursing, Draco being a jealous baby, Blaise being annoyed with life.

     House: Slytherin

     ♡~🐍~♡

     ♡~🐍~♡

     You had been friends with Draco since you both got sorted into the Slytherin house, you both shared similar problems like controlling parents. You listened to his problems and he listened to yours. Around your third year is when you developed feelings for the young Malfoy. You tried your damned hardest to shut them out, but they just got stronger with every soothing word, small touch, or warm embrace.

     At one point, you started to hate yourself. Why did it have to be your best friend? Someone who only had platonic feelings for you. You watched him go out with a bunch of girls, each taking a piece of your heart with them. Holding it above your head while you reached for it like a child. You always got it back, but it was tattered and torn. 

     The only person who knew about your crush was Blaise, only because he said it was so obvious that even Ron Weasley could of guessed it. He promised not to tell and would comfort you when Draco had a new girl around. Blaise started to develop a  slight hatred for his mate, only because he was dumb as hell for not noticing your feelings.

     Little did you and Blaise know was that Draco Malfoy was indeed just as in love with you as you were him. See noticed you differently when you two started your fourth year. The subtle changes to your face and body made his heart skip a beat. All he wanted was to wake up next you every morning, but you just never seemed interested in him romantically. So he tried to get rid of his feelings, go out with random girls for a couple weeks hoping his feelings would fade out, but they never did.

     Seventh year is when Draco started to become more possessive over You.  

     ♡~🐍~♡

     You were sitting in the great hall eating breakfast. You felt someone tap your shoulder making you turn your body to look behind you “Fred, George? Need something?” you ask. The twins nod in unison before George speaks up “Indeed Princess, we were wondering if you could help us move some boxes from the room of requirement later?” You shrug, thinking there was no problem since you didn’t have anything to do.

     “Yeah sure-” “Actually she’s helping me with my potions essay all afternoon, sorry not sorry Weasley’s” A low voice came from your left. You look at Draco confusingly “Oh i must have forgot?” You say, thinking you had genuinely forgotten about a meetup you two had planned. You tear your gaze from the blond Slytherin and towards the Weasley’s “Sorry guys, i’ll help you next time, K?” “Of course Princess” and with that they left to the Gryffindor table.

     “Sorry about our meetup Draco, it must have slipped my mind” You give him a nervous smile and he just shakes his head “It’s quite alright” he replies, giving you his warm smile. It makes your face flush and you turn back to your plate to continue eating.

    ♡~🐍~♡

     Walking out the courtyard you took a look around for Draco and Blaise, but they weren’t there yet. You didn’t mind and went to go sit on one of the benches, placing your bag next to you. You tapped your feet against the ground, when a quaffle hit your leg. You let out squeak and turned to see a group of Hufflepuff boys laughing. You rolled your eyes and leant down to pick up the Quaffle. You were about to throw it when one Hufflepuff pushed through them. Cedric.

     “Y/n!, I’m so sorry. These guys are idiots!” He gestured to his friends. You watched as his eyes trailed down to your leg to see the forming bruise from the Quaffle “Can i take a look? I won’t do anything weird, i promise” he smiles and you slowly put the quaffle down that you had been ready to throw and hesitantly nod. Cedric walks over to you and crouches down, he grabs your ankle and lifts your leg.

     You watch as he pulls out his wand, he points it towards your bruise “Episkey” and watch as it disappears. Cedric looks up at you with a smile “What the hell are you doing, Diggory?” a voice snapped from behind Cedric. He lets go of your leg and stands up straight “My friends hit her with a Quaffle, i was just helping-” “They what!?” Draco exclaimed and rushed towards you.

     Draco grabbed your face and examined it for any sign of harm. Your face turned a light shade of pink as your heartbeat quickened. “Are you okay?!” “Draco im fine, Cedric helped me” you explain and he sighs in relief. He puts a hand under your thighs and picks you up bridal style. “Draco i can walk!” You queak and hide your face in his chest out of embarrassment. “Can’t ever be too sure” he claims and starts to walk away with you.

     Cedric and Blaise watch Draco walk away with you “Do they like each other?” Cedric asked making Blaise nod “It’s obvious isn’t it?” he asked “Painfully” Cedric sighed as he went back over to his friends. 

     ♡~🐍~♡

      It went on like that for weeks. If you were near a guy, boom Draco was there to keep you away or shut them down. It was annoying. You were aloud to have guy friends. It started to piss you off and unfortunately for Draco, today was the last straw. You were in Blaise’s dorm laying on his bed and talking about how you were in love with him.

     Pansy Parkinson had been flirting with him at lunch and he seemed to not care and flirt back. It made you extremely upset so after lunch Blaise took you to his room to cheer you up. “Do you think i’m stupid?” You ask, making Blaise laugh in confusion “No, why do you ask that?” “Because i’m in love with a guy i can’t have” you reply.

     Blaise smiles sadly and pats your shoulder. Blaise wanted nothing more to tell you that Draco had came to him with the same problems, but he promised both of you not to tell. So he was stuck in the middle. You hold out your arms and he chuckles before hugging you tightly “Best big brother ever” “I’m not your brother” he chuckles “Your as good as one” “That’s true”

     You both heard the door open “Zabini, do you have my potions- What the bloody hell is this!” Blaise lets go of you and you sit up from the bed “Draco, calm down” Blaise rolls his eyes “Me, clam down?! Oh i see it now. I come to you for advice on Y/n, you tell me it’ll be fine so you can screw her?!” Your eyes widened at his words “Mate, there’s a lot wrong with what you just said” Blaise shakes his head then points to you “Me, screw Y/n? Ew man”

     You gag at the thought and make a face of disgust “I just called him my brother. I think i’m going to be sick” you cover your mouth. “Your a liar Zabini!” Draco yelled as he got in his face. Blaise shakes his head and stands up “I’ll leave you two to talk about your feelings, cause i’m tired of being a therapist to both of you” Blaise smiles and walks out the room, closing the door.

     You sat against the headboard of the bed. Draco looked at you before sitting down on the bed as well. You were fuming with anger, how could he think his best friend would betray him like that “You’ve been a real asshole lately” he looked at you in confusion “What?” “You heard me. What is with you?! Every guy im with, you lose your shit!” You snapped. Draco rolled his eyes “I’m your friend! You don’t need any other guy other than me!” he retorted.

     You laugh bitterly “Do you hear yourself Draco! Im allowed to have other guy friends than you!” you shout, taking a pillow from Blaises bed and throw it at him. He dodges it “Why do you always go to them?! Why can’t i be the one you go too. I used to be the only person you talk to!” You noticed the hurt in his eyes as he spoke “Draco, your not my father, boyfriend or whatever! I’ll talk to who i want when i want!” you stand up on the bed to look down at him.

     “Why are you acting like this, Draco?” You watched as his face softened “Because since fourth year i’ve been so hopelessly in love with you, that the thought of you with another guy makes me want to snap” You blink a couple times and in an angered state you grabbed a pillow and began hitting him with it “You. Idiot. That’s. No. Excuse!” Draco held his hands up “This is not what i was expecting! I thought you’d feel the same!” Draco yelled as he ran around blaises room.

     You chased him, still hitting him with the pillow “I do, but your such a fucking idiot! Being suffocating is not cute!” you said and he nodded vigorously “Okay!- Wait you love me?” You saw a smile form on his face, before you hit him again. He grabs the pillow and snatches it from you “Y/n, im sorry” he says out of breath from running. You pant as well before leaning your head against his chest “Me too- for beating you with a pillow”

     Draco laughed softly and reaches his hand up to your face, pulling your head from his chest so you were looking at him “Let me prove to you i can be better?” he asked. You could hear the pleading tone in his voice, you sigh and nod slowly “Okay, but i swear to god if Pansy tries to kiss you i’ll actually murder her” Draco grins as his other hand grips your waist “My lips belong to you my love” he said in a sultry tone, making a shiver run up your spine.

     You look away, hearing a low chuckle come from the Slytherin boy. “Only if you’ll have them of course” he teased. You grin to yourself before running a hand up his chest. You could hear him inhale sharply before you wrapped his tie around his hand, pulling him in for a kiss. Draco wasted no time to kiss you pulling at your clothes desperately to keep you near. 

     You both were so lost in the blissful of your heated exchange that you didn’t hear the door open “Oh what the hell, not in my room guys!” a very disgusted Blaise said from the doorway. You both pull away and break apart from each other. You both started fixing your clothes with flustered expressions “S-Sorry” You stuttered out. Draco adjusted his tie and reached over to grab your hand

      “Well, we’ll be going now” Draco rushes out the room and past Blaise. You laughed as you two ran out the common room and down the halls. You both stop in a random hallway. Both of you were laughing and it took a bit to calm down. “I have one thing to thank for today” Draco raised a brow “What?”

     “Your crazy Jealousy”

    ♡~🐍~♡

     Kody: End me right now i’m so tired

[soulless-strangers]

Neo saban era power rangers regressor headcannons

❤️💙💛💖💚🧡🖤💜

Samurai

Jayden

-non verbal, mostly impure regression

-main caregiver is Antonio

-big brothers Dustin and Cole

-less of a regression and more a catatonic state, very slow and careful movements, unfocused eyes

-retreats within himself to avoid abuse after panic attacks

-keeps his lion stuffie with him most of the time

-Coll ((his lion zord)) can act as support when he is alone

-regressed after Antonio and Lauren had a massive fight about ranger duty and sacrifice

-normally regresses to around 10 ((the period of his life he was the most brainwashed))

-lots and lots of attempted self endangerment

Mega force

Jake

-just a baby

-tries so hard to speak but it just comes out in babbles

-Gia is caregiver but also Noah

-big brother Troy!

-cuddles ALL the time

-has a snake stuffie

-pokes his tongue out at everyone

-“mm a sake! Hisssss!”

-likes to play with Little Jordan the most

Jordan

-just absolutely pure in every way

-the definition of pure regression despite his past

-can do absolutely no wrong at all

-normally pretty quiet, but always watching

-will just follow Troy and Orion around

-anywhere between 2-5

-will mumble random things when he thinks no one is listening

-has a horse stuffie called midnight

-loves teethers, not much of a paci person

Dino charge

Heckyl

-doesn’t know he is a regressor, thinks is just his brain being fuzzy due to trauma

-massive cryer when little

-is really bad at controlling his lighting when regressed

-is a very picky eater, does NOT like earth food

-only milkshakes

-Kendall is his caregiver most of the time

-but all the Dino charge rangers help out

-Koda loves playing with little Heckyl!

-makes bird noises all the time

-probably also a bird regressor

-but he hasn’t even accepted age regression so that’s a hurdle for another day

Koda

-stompy stompy baby!

-love paw patrol

-ESPECIALLY paw patrol Dino rescue

-very bitey

-Tyler is caregiver

-loves cuddles, Koda is baby? Give cuddles!

-his English surprisingly doesn’t get much worse when regressed

-because of that his team had no idea the first few times it happened

-“Koda! Why are you being so difficult?!” Bursts into tears “oh shit.”

-has a saber tooth tiger plushie from the museum called Seb

-carries Seb around in his mouth but gets really upset when Kendall and Tyler wash them

-likes to play with Preston and little Calvin when the ninja rangers are over

-will climb ANYTHING

-“Kendall? Why is Koda on the fridge?” “KODA!”

Ivan

-has a dragon stuffie call Valiant and a horse stuffie called shivelry

-is good at playing with Koda and Heckyl, even if a little rough

-Koda likes it tho

-has Riley and Chase as cgs

-Kendall helps out too tho

-Riley makes him a wooden sword so he doesn’t hurt himself on the real ones

-runs around the museum swinging it around violently with Vailent and Shivelry under his arms

-the number one cause of Kendall’s stress headaches

-makes Shelby play rescue with him

-Shelby is always the princess, he is usually the knight ((go figure))

-also loves to play the dragon, normally Koda does it but sometimes Ivan will dragon regress as well

-the two of them pet regressed is a nightmare

-normally around 5-7 age range

Ninja steel

Brody

-very very quiet

-always getting under people’s feet cause he’s so quiet no one sees him

-jumpy as hell

-you put a book down too fast and he’s gone

-main caregiver is Mick

-says he hates it

-sorta only ok with it cause Calvin does it too

-gets babied by Tyler whenever they are at amber beach

-anywhere between 3-6

Calvin

-hyperactive ALL the time

-you can not keep this kid still

-constantly harassing Kody

-Hayley is his caregiver

-can sometimes slip into a much littler state of mind

-then he just likes to be held

-LOVES to be carried, poor Hayley

-likes to play with Preston cause he normally scares Brody away

-normal age range is 4-6 but can go lower

[aswallowssong]

Whumptober (Sickfic) Day 11 - Thermometer

@themetaphorgirl‘s Patron Saint AU

Read on AO3

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She looked up from her computer again, eyes squinting as she scanned the playground area for Spencer. She didn’t see him right away, which was fine. He was assuredly running around with Nell, Finn, and Lina, playing safari or pirates or superheroes. 

“Wanna borrow my glasses?” Hotch asked, causing her to take her eyes off the play area. “Huh?” she asked.

He was smirking at her, taking a sip of the yellow redbull they’d been sharing before saying, “You’ve been squinting at the play space for like, half an hour. Make yourself blind like that.” His drawl was noticeable, dark marks under his eyes telling of the fact that he was exhausted. Spencer had crawled in his bed the night before for an unknown reason, and according to Hotch, had kicked him several times over the course of the night, keeping him awake since two in the morning.

She scoffed at him, taking the redbull from his hands and taking a sip of her own. She frowned; she didn’t like the yellow one. But the vending machine was broken, and Hotch had only brought the one for him, so she suffered in silence. “Says you. Can you pass an eye test with your glasses on?”

“Of course I can, that’s what they’re for,” he said, smirk not leaving his face, “But Spence can’t. We should take him to the eye doctor at the Target.”

“Speaking of Spencer,” she said, eyes going back to the playground and darting back and forth. Still no sign of him. “Did he seem off to you?”

“You mean when he was flailing around at four in the morning and kicked me in the-”

“No, no not that,” she interrupted, looking around to make sure Mrs. Clark wasn’t listening to them. She had her headphones in and was deeply invested in her Young Living magazine, thankfully not having heard Hotch almost announce how he was kicked in the junk to the entire parent’s area. “He was too quiet on the way here. And when he came to get a drink earlier, he felt warm.”

Hotch shrugged, pawing at his tired eyes. “So? He’s been running around. He probably had a night terror last night.”

“A nightmare.”

“That’s what I said?”

She rolled her eyes, shoving at his shoulder with a smirk of her own. “You’re so Virginian sometimes.”

“Nu-uh.”

“Yu-huh.”

“Alex?”

She jumped, startled by Spencer’s voice right behind her. Hotch jumped too, almost spilling their precious redbull all over the table, but managing to grab it.

“Oh, Spence, you scared me,” she said after a second, shaking the startled feeling in her chest away. 

“Sorry,” he chirped, though his eyes looked tired, and he definitely looked a bit pale. “Can I have some water?”

Alex nodded quickly, pulling his purple water bottle out of her backpack and handing it over. He sipped at it slower than he normally would, especially if he was running around with the other kids the way that caused him to have the flush he was sporting. She worried at her lip, brushing his bangs back and letting the back of her hand linger on his forehead.

He felt warm. Warmer than running around in the climate controlled building would warrant. “You feel a little warm, darling. Are you feeling okay?”

He nodded quickly, mumbling, “Mhm,” before setting his bottle on the table as the other kids ran past, Nell calling to him as they flew by. “Come on, Spencer!”

“Coming!” he called back, pushing at Alex’s hand, which was trying to get a better position on his forehead. “Stop, Alex,”

“But-”

“I’ve been running,” he interrupted. “The energy created by exercise is eighty percent heat energy. Let go, please.”

She sighed and dropped her hand, watching him scamper away with noticeably less energy than he usually had. Her eyes followed him until he disappeared behind a play structure, a sigh escaping her lips as she turned to look at Hotch. “Did you see that?”

He nodded. “Yeah, we’ll keep an eye on him. Maybe he’s just tired. Like I said, I think he had a night terror.”

“A nightmare,” she corrected quickly, earning her an eyeroll before she said, “And he gets those a lot, sure, but mostly when?”

Hotch took a second before he pawed at his tired eyes again. “When he’s sick. Okay, yeah, we’ll watch him. He’s probably fine.” He drained the last of the redbull, and Alex scowled at him before swatting at his shoulder. “Hey, that was ours.”

-----

Sitting in the ice cream shop did nothing to dispel their suspicions of Spencer. If anything, it heightened them. He’d only asked for one scoop of ice cream to his normal insistence on two, and he was sat with one elbow on the table, his chin resting in his hand, as he poked and prodded at his treat with a spoon.

Hotch took another sip of his dairy-free milkshake, glancing between Alex’s worried expression, and the table of munchkins to their right. Nell was chattering happily. Hotch had gotten used to her high voice and the way she could go and go and go without any sense of stopping. None of the other children seemed to mind, and more often than not Spencer would go with her, both of them rambling to their hearts’ content. 

Spencer was as quiet as Finn or Lina, though, and that concerned him. He knew it concerned Alex, too.

“Spencer’s quiet today,” said Mrs. Clark, gesturing to Spencer before nodding at Hotch. “And you look exhausted. Did y’all stay up too late last night?”

“Yeah,” Hotch lied smoothly. He didn’t really like lying to Mrs. Clark, but the alternative was to tell her the truth, and they were way too far gone for that. 

She tisked quietly, shaking her head and taking a sip of her veggie whatever smoothie. Hotch hadn’t been listening when Alex had asked what it was, because frankly, he’d probably get sick if he drank it. He sipped at his soy based milkshake of joy again before mumbling to Alex in his very broken Russian, “You’re staring too hard. Obvious.”

“No, I’m not,” she quipped back, hers so much better. Thankfully, Mrs. Clark didn’t know the difference. “Spencer,” She called over to the table, beckoning him with her hand.

He rolled his eyes, but stood up from his seat. His walk to them was lethargic, and Hotch could feel the tension physically wash over Alex.

“What?” Spencer asked, already whining at her. Hotch turned his body so he could watch Alex’s face, knowing that if he started to get lost, he could just mimic her facial expressions. 

“I know you don’t feel well, darling,” she said cautiously, in Russian, all her attention locked on Spencer. He glowered at her. “I told you, I feel fine.”

He discredited his statement, though, when his hand came up to rub at his tired, slightly glassy eyes. If he was going to try to pull one over on Alex, he was committed, and it was going to be hard to convince him to back down.

Hotch got lost in his thoughts just long enough for his brain to get lost, Alex and Spencer going back and forth faster than he could take in, translate, and understand.

“У тебя ��ихорадка,” Alex was saying, to which Spencer defiantly whined, “Нет, не знаю!”

Fever? Something? He wasn’t sure anymore.

The bell to the shop dinged, a voice Hotch hadn’t heard before calling into the shop. “Oi, Carolina, téimid abhaile.”

It was a boy almost his height, gangly and grinning at Lina. A sibling Hotch hadn’t met. He knew Lina and her family spoke some other language at home, but he wasn’t sure what it was. It only made it harder to try to catch what Alex and Spencer were arguing about, both families and languages going simultaneously.

“Ari, níl mé ag iarraidh dul fós.”

“Caithfimid dul a fheiceáil Gran.”

“Почему ты не позволяешь мне помочь тебе?”

“Помощь не нужна, чувствую себя хорошо! У меня нет температуры! Все хорошо!”

“This is incredibly stressful,” Mrs. Clark mumbled, taking another sip of her off-color smoothie and looking at Hotch. “What are Alex and Spencer fighting about?”

“I don’t know,” Hotch said honestly, looking around at the cacophony of sound with wide eyes. He hated noise. It made him want to freak out. “I stopped listening.”

Spencer stomped back over to the table where Nell and Finn were still sitting, Lina having joined her brother at the door. They were speaking in hushed tones now, and Alex put her face in her hands for a second before taking a deep breath.

“You okay?” Hotch asked, in English, needing an auditory break.

“I’m fine, he’s not.”

“Then, let’s go. I’m done, you’re done. He’s playing with his. I’ve got shit to do anyway.”

“Language,” Mrs. Clark warned, not looking up from her phone. “I’ve got stuff to do, anyway” he corrected, rolling his eyes.

Alex nodded, pulling her purse off the back of her chair before stopping. Lina had bounded up, a nervous look on her face. “Alex?”

She looked confused, but she nodded, “Yes, honey?”

“My deartháir says that Spencer looks like he doesn’t feel good, and he’s in a nurse thing at high school, so he knows that kinda stuff. I think so too.” She gave a very serious nod before saying quickly, “Okay, bye!”

She darted towards her brother and out the door, the older boy rolling his eyes before calling over his shoulder. “Bye, Mrs. Clark. It’s Kody next week.”

“Okay, thanks Ari,” she said, glancing over at her twins and calling, “Five minutes, Clarks.”

“Spencer,” Alex called, her eyes a little unfocused as she processed what Lina had said. Hotch grabbed his backpack and hers, handing them over to her before stepping from the table. If he was right, and he usually was when it came to his siblings, he was probably going to be carrying Spencer in the next few minutes.

“What?” Spencer whined at her, and Hotch sighed when she switched back into Russian. Her tone was nonnegotiable, though, and Hotch watched him visibly deflate when she said, “Come here, now. You’re sick, and we’re leaving.”

He stalled for a moment before sighing, walking over to them. “I’m not sick,” he said quietly, almost mumbly enough for Hotch to not catch it. He bent down and scooped Spencer into his arms, noting his too warm skin as the younger wrapped his thin arms around Hotch’s neck.

Hotch buckled Spencer in, ignoring whiny protests as he shut the door and slid into the passenger seat. “Let’s get him home.”

“I’m not sick! I’m not!” Spencer was whining, kicking his legs in defiance as Alex turned the ignition. “Yes, baby, you are. Hotch and I agree, and Lina’s brother even said something when he came to pick her up. It’s okay to not feel well, but it’s not okay to lie when we’re trying to help you. Running around and eating ice cream are not going to help you feel better.”

“I feel fine!”

“You have a fever,” Hotch supplied, earning a dramatic scoff from behind him. “How do you know?”

“How do I know? Alex said it like five times, and I just carried you. You’re on fire, buddy.”

“You don’t have proof! You’re sick all the time, too, maybe you’re the one that has a fever.”

“Darling, you’re being a little bit ridiculous,” Alex said, keeping her tone even, but direct. “We’re in the car now. There’s no one but us. You can tell us you don’t feel good.”

“I’m not sick! You can’t prove anything!”

-----

“I’m just going to carry him.”

Hotch said as he slid out the passenger door, starting to move towards Spencer’s. The younger boy had gone quiet when they’d refused to argue anymore, Blankie in his lap as he fell into an uncomfortable looking sleep. He and Alex had made the executive decision that they were going to buy a thermometer. Spencer said they couldn’t prove it, and he was technically right. Neither of them actually owned one, and they’d never used one with him before. He almost always gave in when Alex told him he had a fever, trusting her to be a good reading for what was warm and what was fine.

He was still sleeping, and Hotch hated to have to pick him up, but they’d also decided that neither one of them really knew what they were looking for. Neither one of them had ever bought a thermometer, let alone one that would work for Spencer and his quirks, so they needed one another. Spencer would have to come in with them.

“We could put him in a cart?” Alex suggested, but Hotch shook his head. “He’s too big for a cart. Barely, but they’re for like, five and under. He’s only, like, sixty pounds, I’ve got it.”

Hotch unbuckled Spencer before gathering him up, moving the boy’s arms to hook around his neck and holding him to his chest. “Okay, let’s go.”

They walked into the store with very little confidence, navigating to the medicine area near the pharmacy, but frowning when they found that there were a lot of options.

“What about this one?” Alex said, pointing to an oral thermometer on the middle shelf. Hotch shifted Spencer in his arms, hoping to keep him in some sort of sleep, however light. 

He squinted down at it and thought. “Is that one of the ones that goes under your tongue?”

“Yeah, just like a normal one.”

“I’ll throw up.” Spencer’s voice was tired and gravely, muffled by Hotch’s hoodie. Hotch looked down at him, surprised by his voice. He’d been sure he was sleeping.

“What was that, bud?”

Spencer shifted his head so his mouth was free of fabric. His eyes were still closed, and the flush across his face was more visible. He'd noticeably paled since the last time either teenager got a good look at him. “I’ll throw up,” he said again, not offering anymore before burying his face back in Hotch’s collarbone. 

“Do you feel like you’re going to throw up?” Alex asked, moving so that she could rub gently along his spine. He shrugged lethargically, and Hotch sighed. “That’s a yes. Right now?”

Spencer shook his head, burying further into Hotch’s chest, and causing the older boy to sigh. “Okay, that’s good, You let me know, okay? Go back to sleep. I’ve gotcha.”

Alex had moved back to the shelves, pointing at a cheap, in-ear version and shrugging. “What about this? Nothing in the mouth, we could take it while he’s sleeping, even.”

Hotch nodded. “Done. Grab two.”

“Two?” She asked, confusion visible on her worried face. He just nodded again. “Yeah. One for me, one for you.”

“What, like for our bags?”

“No, we could keep one in my room. One in your backpack, so we can avoid this next time.”

Alex nodded, and they took off to the register, buying both, and a redbull, with minimally strange looks from the cashiers. Most of them recognized the strange group of mismatched teens and their communal child.

When they got to the car, Spencer whined as Hotch detached him from the front of his hoodie.

“Sorry, bud,” he said quietly. “We’ll be home soon, and then we can get some medicine for you, okay?”

“I’m not sick,” Spencer mumbled sleepily, as if he didn’t tell them both he was nauseous just five minutes before.

“We can test that theory,” Alex said, waiting for Hotch to move so she could slide into his place. She buckled Spencer’s seat belt first, having to stand on her tiptoes to do it, but then gently put the thermometer’s sensor in Spencer’s ear. After a moment it beeped, and she frowned at the number before holding it out for him to see.

101.3

Spencer looked at the number for a moment before his bottom lip started to wobble. “Alex?” She ran her fingers through his hair gently, Hotch watching as all the visible tension drained from her. They didn’t need to fight anymore. “Yes, baby?”

“I don’t feel good,” he almost whispered. 

Hotch let out a breath, heartstrings pulling as he looked at the two of them. Alex dropped a kiss on Spencer’s forehead before cooing quietly. “I know, darling. I know. Let’s get you home.”

[thanksforthedinosaur]

international year of plant health

hi. i made a playlist of a snapshot of the stuff i’ve listened to this year if you’re looking for some recommendations! xoxo mae

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0VkfnggwpC1TEj2wsaHyZr?si=4JJd6Z-kRoCHuHypRtWK3g

1. little simz - might bang, might not 2. jean deaux - recipe! 3. logic - open mic\\aquarius iii 4. spittzwell - the lesson 5. ivy sole - kismet 6. vel the wonder - fine art 7. megan thee stallion - shots fired 8. kari faux - look at that 9. rico nasty - own it 10. flo milli - beef flomix 11. kodie shane - 2 many 12. kali uchis - ¡aquí yo mando! 13. tkay maidza - shook 14. bree runway - atm 15. yung baby tate - i am 16. almondmilkhunni - grapefruit 17. princess nokia - soul food y adobo 18. bosco - attention 19. kiana ledé - movin. 20. diamond white - secondhand 21. queen naija - i’m her 22. danileigh - mistreated 23. parisalexa - 2 optimistic 24. qveen herby - farewell 25. jhené aiko - p*$$y fairy (otw) 26. chloe x halle - forgive me 27. kehlani - water 28. umi - pretty girl hi! 29. rimon - i shine, u shine 30. disclosure - birthday 31. phora - cupid's curse 32. roy ayers - synchronize vibration 33. thundercat - unrequited love 34. thelonious coltrane - perfect timing 35. [ k s r ] - passion 36. alina baraz - more than enough 37. alayna - glowing 38. savannah cristina - self love 39. paloma ford - rain 40. nakala - she interlude ii 41. orion sun - lightning 42. jaz karis - hold you 43. cleo sol - when i'm in your arms 44. keiyaa - do yourself a favor 45. alicia keys - me x 7 46. yazmin lacey - morning matters 47. be steadwell - succulent 48. daniela andrade - k.l.f.g. 49. yung lean - dogboy 50. bladee - sun 51. blackwinterwells - algae 52. sullii - moonlight 53. misogi - heart chained 54. aminé - talk 55. tobi lou - lingo starr: drunken master 56. busta rhymes - look over your shoulder 57. 2 chainz - southside hov 58. atmosphere - the future is disgusting 59. meltycanon - moody blues 60. alfred. - sheeshfred 61. love-sadkid - ephemeral 62. jay squared - vision like you! 63. tuamie - you needed time you said 64. oatmello - blue 65. wun two - a noite 66. kuranes - calm 67. omaure - drama 68. dust and moonlight - sleeping or sinking 69. phlocalyst - image 70. ocha - r33 71. sugi.wa - love u 72. palm - memories of winter 73. goosetaf - tripwire 74. bryzone_ybp - the count 75. orancha - smoky banana 76. evil needle - midnight 77. eevee - romance 78. chief. - can't explain 79. ngyn - aerith 80. fujitsu - move on 81. meitei - nami 82. swum - breezy 83. chris mazuera - perspective 84. jinsang - maybe 85. tesk - cascades 86. saib - nautica 87. mf eistee - uprising 88. kaskade - when you’re dreaming 89. tatsuya maruyama - love you - lo-fi remix 90. towerz - before i gave in 91. baechulgi - abyss 92. underbelly - glitchwater 93. notsure - icecoffee 94. yutaka hirasaka - arise 95. akisai - ecossaise 96. nom tunes - missing piece 97. sweet dove - on the viewless wings 98. park bird - new place, same people 99. city girl - ji-eun's favorite 100. katie dey - loving 101. mary lattimore - sometimes he's in my dreams 102. teen daze - peaceful groove 103. pacific coliseum - turquoise 104. tycho - outer sunset 105. [.que] - glimmer 106. lights & motion - separated hearts 107. roger eno - celeste 108. talsounds - opening 109. alva noto - xerrox voyage 110. 36 - stasis sounds for long-distance space travel (stage 2) 111. stan forebee - bedscape 112. daniel avery - illusion of time 113. arbee - 2sum - charlie dreaming remix 114. okada takuro - waterfront (up-01) 115. gabriel ólafs - lóa - bing & ruth rework 116. warmth - the creek - mixed 117. rhucle - rev 118. com truise - surf 119. sarah davachi - still lives 120. gastón arévalo - sur les traces des explorateurs 121. peter bark - ascension 122. kara-lis coverdale - flutter 123. totally enormous extinct dinosaurs - brockley 124. green-house - peperomia seedling 125. four tet - green 126. morimoto naoki - aru 127. kaitlyn aurelia smith - remembering 128. dj python - te conocí 129. ocoeur - glow 130. christina vantzou - snow white 131. alonefold - strange rainbows 132. savoir adore - dancing temples 133. tengger - water 134. suzanne ciani - a sonic womb pt. 3 135. mogwai - major treat 136. this will destroy you - entrance 137. sleepmakeswaves - time wants a skeleton 138. elsa hewitt - rebird 139. ulla - i think my tears have become good 140. aether - she isn't here 141. zoe polanski - the last frontier 142. lyra pramuk - witness 143. ana roxanne - a study in vastness 144. julianna barwick - nod 145. the leaf library - about minerals 146. gia margaret - barely there 147. lucy gooch - my lights kiss your thoughts every moment 148. briana marela - forgiveness 149. loma - homing 150. mree - open arms 151. ellis - saturn return 152. alexia avina - fit into 153. fenne lily - to be a woman pt. 1 154. noble oak - evaporate 155. mint julep - blinded 156. rush week - best laid plans 157. mini trees - slip away 158. winter - bem no fundo 159. yumi zouma - cool for a second 160. laura veirs - burn too bright 161. terry vs. tori - keepsake box 162. castlebeat - shoulder 163. candace - still phase 164. tiny deaths - if i'm dreaming 165. lydia - heavy 166. caspian - nostalgist 167. nova one - lovable 168. corey flood - heaven or 169. hazel english - off my mind 170. bantug - dizzy 171. tops - colder & closer 172. the hidden shelf - miracles 173. ruru - 99 174. widowspeak - even true love 175. cheerleader - providence 176. wild nothing - blue wings 177. deradoorian - corsican shores 178. strfkr - second hand 179. mint field - contingencia 180. ringo deathstarr - god help the one's you love 181. no joy - dream rats 182. white poppy - orchid child 183. keeps - swiggum 184. flung - firstly zested 185. the bilinda butchers - rie 186. sipper - kid 187. radiator hospital - imposter syndrome 188. addy - equinox 189. boyo - dogma 190. alexandra savior - the archer 191. phoebe bridgers - chinese satellite 192. soccer mommy - circle the drain 193. routine - numb enough 194. quarter-life crisis - comfortable 195. madeline kenney - sucker 196. layne - linnea 197. wilsen - align 198. pynkie - you 199. bandanna - ghost home 200. waxahatchee - can’t do much 201. crisman - portrait 202. liza anne - i wanna be there 203. purr - gates of cool 204. honey cutt - hung up on me 205. the beths - out of sight 206. the ophelias - grand canyon 207. sjowgren - flip phones 208. haim - gasoline 209. thanya iyer - i forget to drink water (balance) 210. sad13 - good grief 211. porridge radio - give/take 212. lannds - not in a good way 213. katie von schleicher - wheel 214. hey cowboy! - detective farmer brown 215. tombo crush - pink 216. eliza moon - tell me / why'd you 217. anna mcclellan - raisin 218. this is the kit - this is what you did 219. snarls - walk in the woods 220. blushh - deal with it 221. long neck - cicada 222. chloe moriondo - ghost adventure spirit orb 223. momma - biohazard 224. varsity - runaway 225. land of talk - footnotes 226. bully - stuck in your head 227. diet cig - stare into the sun 228. expert timing - gravity 229. slow pulp - track 230. maddie jay - shakes 231. beabadoobee - together 232. luna aura - crash dive 233. sorry - perfect 234. torres - good grief 235. partner - honey 236. beauty queen - this time around 237. maggie lindemann - knife under my pillow 238. bryde - paper cups 239. mundy's bay - sleep away the summer 240. squirrel flower - red shoulder 241. mourn - stay there 242. dream wife - so when you gonna... 243. illuminati hotties - superiority complex (big noise) 244. l.a. witch - true believers 245. hinds - burn 246. beach bunny - cuffing season 247. suzie true - idk u 248. bacchae - hammer 249. peach kelli pop - stupid girl 250. oceanator - heartbeat 251. pins - read my lips 252. best coast - different light 253. muncie girls - take steps 254. kailee morgue - this is why i'm hot 255. beach slang - let it ride 256. silverstein - take what you give 257. new found glory - scarier than jason voorhees at a campfire 258. the lawrence arms - quiet storm 259. mikey erg - bon voyage 260. pet symmetry - had a name, don't remember it 261. thank you, i'm sorry - backpack life 262. ratboys - alien with a sleep mask on 263. joyce manor - leather jacket 264. jeff rosenstock - scram! 265. the aquabats! - aliens and monsters! 266. the used - the lighthouse 267. hidden hospitals - how amazing 268. dikembe - all got sick 269. time spent driving - trust no 1 270. the casket lottery - more blood 271. record setter - someplace 272. emma ruth rundle - out of existence 273. gulfer - blurry 274. options - don't mind 275. i love your lifestyle - stupid 276. orchards - stealing your sleep 277. no tongues for quiet people - lake house lake house 278. into it. over it. - hollow halos 279. mountains for clouds - full disclosure 280. joan of arc - destiny revision 281. no thank you - saturn return 282. the front bottoms - camouflage 283. ride your bike - make like a tom and cruise 284. dragon inn 3 - yer brothers 285. the goalie’s anxiety at the penalty kick - jars filled with rain 286. mansions - laser beams 287. waveform* - hello goodbye 288. owen - headphoned 289. cassino - tacoma 290. ajj - normalization blues 291. penelope scott - sweet hibiscus tea 292. angel olsen - (new love) cassette 293. trace mountains - fallin' rain 294. johanna warren - part of it 295. frances quinlan - lean 296. tomberlin - hours 297. samia - triptych 298. field medic - better way 299. adrianne lenker - my angel 300. jack m. senff - another day 301. lomelda - polyurethane 302. rosie carney - high and dry 303. brigid mae power - i had to keep my circle small 304. overcoats - new shoes 305. anna burch - not so bad 306. hop along, queen ansleis - the cactus 307. mandy moore - easy target 308. laura marling - held down 309. lisa loeb - doesn't it feel good 310. trixie mattel - gold 311. lilly hiatt - move 312. molly tuttle - sunflower, vol. 6 313. sarah jarosz - pay it no mind 314. katie heckel - help you mend 315. katie pruitt - my mind’s a ship (that’s going down) 316. in love with a ghost - trans rights 317. snail's house - imaginary express 318. isuka hino - dreamin' adventure!! 319. 4s4ki - nexus 320. lapix - loneliness 321. you - painter 322. aice room - dreary planet - yukiyanagi remix 323. zekk - oxygen 324. lu-i - loved happiness 325. synthion - volt switch 326. sanaas - polestar - junk remix 327. mameyudoufu - fluffy 328. awfuless - redemption 329. rejection - around you 330. toriena - getting into a pose 331. cosmo@bousoup - mow*mow*abduction!!! 332. yunosuke - ziqqurat 333. android52 - lovin', scratchin' 334. サクラsakura-lee - nobody else 335. desired - emotions 336. mikazuki bigwave - sakimashita bloomin'!! 337. skule toyama - smooth 338. adrianwave - goodbye 339. macross 82-99 - melt 340. cape coral - 707 hotline 341. 80kidz - heat 342. night tempo - baby 343. yaffle - lng, before 344. greyl - let me be with you 345. serph - palmtop tiger 346. happy kuru kuru - natsu no hi no labyrinth 347. couple n - earmie 348. airuei - magic sign 349. somunia - non player girl - nyankobrq 2p ver. 350. cosmicosmo - those that we once loved 351. maeshima soshi - the terminal 352. kijibato - 1room 353. yuc'e - ghost town 354. neko hacker - erased 355. jam2go - apotrope 356. mizuki ohkawa - cosmic cleft 357. singto conley - flora 358. 2tonedisco - shoelaces 359. cy8er - もしもしじゃぽん 360. nayuta - connect 361. t+pazolite - himitsu cult 362. milkoi - higher, higher, and then... 363. freezer - caramel rain (sanaas remix) 364. kotonohouse - pitter, patter 365. aika - superstar 366. yukiyanagi - love overdose 367. nanahira - twinkle password 368. ducky - hyper bloxxd 369. porter robinson - something comforting 370. moshimo - シンクロ 371. bish - スーパーヒーローミュージック 372. scenarioart - it's all right 373. base ball bear - ポラリス(c3 mix) 374. majiko - エスカルゴ 375. akaiko-en - ジャンキー 376. the peggies - weekend 377. lovely summer chan - more light 378. polkadot stingray - sp813 379. shishamo - フェイバリットボーイ 380. aimer - run riot 381. österreich - i'll take you everywhere 382. sora tob sakana - 夜間飛行 383. the shes gone - ふためぼれ 384. aimyon - marshmallow 385. cö shu nie - supercell 386. kensei ogata - violin case 387. せだい - yellownola 388. yonige - あかるいみらい 389. bearwear - i think 390. hitsujibungaku - ロックスター 391. cidergirl - 飛行船 392. room97 - faq 393. she's - ugly 394. bbhf - tokenai mahou 395. alisa takigawa - 夢 396. satomoka - glints 397. radwimps - shinsekai 398. pinoko - コリドー街 399. helsinki lambda club - you are my gravity 400. lucky kilimanjaro - 君とつづく 401. dish// - sauna song 402. zombie-chang - snooze 403. mizuki ohira - 無重力 404. みゆな - 歌おうよ 405. iri - come back to my city 406. aya a.k.a panda - i miss u 407. chelmico - disco (bad dance doesn't matter) 408. seiko oomori - 絶対彼女 409. yaeji - my imagination 상상 410. daoko - zukizuki 411. eill - night d 412. cifika - déjà vu 413. yeye - step in time 414. saevom - just like i dreamed then 415. cheeze - today's mood 416. stella jang - reality blue 417. younha - one day of twenty 418. jeong eun ji - whoo 419. fromm - aliens 420. crush - tip toe 421. heize - 1/1440 422. femm - level up 423. awich - poison 424. jessi - nunu nana 425. (g)i-dle - luv u 426. summer soul - tinder 427. taeyeon - worry free love 428. boa - l.o.v.e 429. fromis_9 - feel good (secret code) 430. faky - re:chase me 431. monsta x - night view 432. twice - up no more 433. loona - hide & seek 434. wjsn - pantomime 435. iz*one - fiesta 436. exid - ddd jpn ver. 437. gfriend - crème brûlée 438. april - lalalilala 439. weki meki - 100 facts (cool eng. ver.) 440. momoland - starry night 441. steve aoki - play it cool 442. bts - dynamite 443. sakurako ohara - shine on me 444. sumin - zaza♡ 445. onepixcel - lagrima 446. little glee monster - i feel the light 447. celeina ann - purikura 448. アイラヴミー - そのまんま勇者 449. okkyung lee - here we are (once again) 450. luca - lune 451. hakushi hasegawa - hikari no rock 452. haruka nakamura - your sonnet 453. itoko toma - shade 454. rina katahira - hoshizora* 455. ichiko aoba - easter lily 456. satoko shibata - 変な島 457. 角銅真実 - 6月の窓 458. 熊川みゆ - sixteen 459. 眉村ちあき - 緑のハイヒール 460. 竹内アンナ - striking gold 461. saucy dog - film 462. kaede - -ending- night blue 463. aseul - paradise 464. 박혜진 park hye jin - like this 465. charlotte is mine - road movie 466. plastic plastic - ฮัม - (hum) 467. clams - shiny rider 468. seventeen years old and berlin wall - no paradise 469. nuit - nightbirds 470. fulusu - ghost 471. rammells - sennengo 472. stargaze shelter - emulation (mode:totonee) 473. ヨルシカ - 昼鳶 474. nakamuraemi - 大人の言うことを聞け 475. kenshi yonezu - ひまわり 476. tk from ling tosite sigure - reframe 477. penguinrush - 色彩 478. lee jin ah - candy pianist 479. mei ehara - どちらにピントを 480. jizue - because 481. mouse on the keys - room 482. fox capture plan - stand my heroes - groove version 483. ryutist - girls 484. yeti let you notice - bouquet 485. tricot - 真っ黒 486. madison cunningham - giraffe 487. covet - atreyu 488. floral - maybe not one day 489. envy - eternal memories and reincarnation 490. baths - mikaela corridor 491. sufjan stevens - run away with me 492. fractures - feel 493. the 1975 - frail state of mind 494. dan mason ダン·メイソン - everytime i cry 495. brothertiger - cannonball 496. porches - rangerover - bonus track 497. tame impala - instant destiny 498. washed out - paralyzed 499. pink skies - portland 500. so below - bone 501. purity ring - silkspun 502. llll - breathless 503. slow magic - somewhere 504. kasbo - lune 505. cloudnone - let the music in 506. jody wisternoff - blue space 507. drama - hold on 508. satin jackets - meridian getaway 509. direct - opal 510. lane 8 - road 511. baile - jlm 512. yuni wa - starships 513. nora van elken - sakura 514. geotheory - the day i left you 515. yota - hazy paradise 516. spencer brown - chance on us 517. the avener - conscious shadows 518. kalbells - mothertime 519. bella boo - in love 520. kirara magic - neon 521. mija - digressions 522. cuushe - emergence 523. transviolet - rituals 524. keep shelly in athens - steady to go 525. young ejecta - ah ha 526. annie - in heaven 527. lany - good guys 528. dominic pierce - glad xoxo 529. tender - what you're missing 530. alice jemima - binge love you 531. kitty - baby pink 532. faye meana - like honey 533. lunadira - am i gonna die? 534. loony - white lie 535. justine skye - fav 536. wafia - good things 537. victoria monét - jaguar 538. malia civetz - love thing 539. keiynan lonsdale - i confess my love 540. deaton chris anthony - tuethday 541. kallitechnis - body&soul (ish d remix) 542. talitha. - ineedsomeone 543. keke palmer - thick 544. kesha - birthday suit 545. l.e.j - pas l'time 546. selena gomez - rare 547. the aces - daydream 548. jessie ware - mirage (don’t stop) 549. joan - try again 550. melanie c - blame it on me 551. astrid s - dance dance dance 552. little mix - holiday 553. justin bieber - yummy 554. ariana grande - positions 555. bea miller - feel something different 556. lady gaga - rain on me (with ariana grande) 557. raye - regardless 558. the weeknd - hardest to love 559. andrea valle - lovergirl 560. k/da - the baddest 561. allie x - susie save your love 562. terror jr - dinner plate 563. shawn wasabi - halo halo 564. benee - snail 565. sevdaliza - oh my god 566. gupi - modest 567. six impala - sweetsweetsweetlikebubblegum 568. charli xcx - i finally understand 569. golin - hanakotoba 570. shygirl - freak 571. madge - ethanol 572. arca - afterwards 573. kelly lee owens - re-wild 574. ari mason - pangaea 575. gabrielle aplin - dear happy 576. taylor swift - the 1 577. awfultune - buds 578. sneaks - scorpio on your side 579. izzy camina - kill your local indie softboy 580. mxmtoon - ok on your own 581. wens - giant bat 582. billie eilish - my future 583. tash - when you leave 584. fletcher - the one 585. silver sphere - ghosts! 586. tei shi - ok crazy 587. dounia - sucked all the fun 588. tatiana hazel - carmen sandiego 589. magdalena bay - killshot 590. kllo - insomnia 591. leisure suite - closer 592. morgan saint - i dreamt that i knew you 593. ayelle - got love 594. michi - escondida 595. lyrica anderson - lyfted 596. sasha sloan - lie 597. niki - plot twist 598. sarah reeves - heart first 599. salt cathedral - caviar 600. chelsea cutler - sad tonight 601. rituals of mine - heights 602. e^st - flight path 603. sara diamond - great together 604. phem - stfu 605. carlie hanson - daze inn 606. lauren aquilina - latest ghost 607. caroline rose - command z 608. misterwives - oxygen 609. ella vos - turbulence 610. austra - i am not waiting 611. triathalon - you 612. phoebe ryan - icimy 613. katzù oso - kiss u better 614. luwten - control 615. raveena - heartbeat 616. oohyo - 2020 617. oklou - another night 618. jouska - bring you back 619. fleur east - easy to love 620. soft glas - overbite 621. jaden - muted sunrise 622. snny - better to leave it 623. saint mela - alkaseltzer 624. mia gladstone - ego 625. helena deland - truth nugget 626. oh wonder - oceansize 627. steven padin - sashimi 628. kacey johansing - i try 629. treasureseason - spinning plate 630. landshapes - drama 631. tennis - matrimony ii 632. pomplamoose - morning waterbug 633. soko - being sad is not a crime 634. the big moon - barcelona 635. shamir - diet 636. knox fortune - static 637. carly rae jepsen - let's sort the whole thing out 638. real estate - the main thing 639. hayley williams - roses/lotus/violet/iris 640. nada surf - something i should do 641. bombay bicycle club - is it real 642. the seshen - faster than before 643. thao & the get down stay down - how could i 644. marla hansen - path 645. christine and the queens - la vita nuova 646. half waif - siren 647. malena zavala - ritmo de vida 648. bendik - himmelen 649. hanna järver - kalmar slott 650. frida sundemo - anything 651. kate nv - telefon 652. ambar lucid - questioning my mind 653. coco reilly - mirror 654. ghostly kisses - lydian 655. kacy hill - told me 656. lianne la havas - can't fight 657. donna missal - how does it feel 658. felivand - gone 659. jordana - divine 660. empress of - void 661. banoffee - ripe 662. vanessa carlton - i can't stay the same 663. fiona apple - heavy balloon 664. poppy - concrete 665. rina sawayama - stfu!

[kodie-ffxiv]

Prompt #9: Lush

“Yer kiddin me..” The Roegadyn said amazingly while sitting outside on top of a stump in front of a fire place at a corner of a front yard. His eyebrows furrowed towards the Midlander sitting next to him, his usual attire of pants, boots, and red shirt that matched was brighter than the red color on his head. 

“I’m not jokin…I kind of don’t drink much anymore.” Kodie replied as he held the bottle of ale, and took a sip from it. “Hells, I just keep enough for guests in the house.” 

Rhyn was speechless for a bit as he listened, glancing down at his own bottle of ale before he finally took a swig at it, afterwards he cleared his throat a let out a chuckle. “Never thought I’d be hearin that. Ya know for a scrawny arse Midlander, you knew how to hold ya drink…couldn’t believe you out drank all of us.”

“Or maybe you were just a little too weak for a Roe, ever thought of that?” Kodie retorted.

The Sea Wolf gave him a glare, but then bellowed with laughter again. “Ya may be right there, Kid. Still, I gotta know what stopped ya from drinking?”

“I still drink..” The Midlander spoke as he held his ale bottle. “I just do it at events, or socially. Why only that? Well…didn’t like where I was the last time I was nonstop drinking.”

“Oh yeah, that’s when she was gone wasn’t it?” The Roe motioned over to the house as it was obvious he was referring to Tesh, who had decided to call it an early night and let the two friends catch up after years apart. 

Kodie nodded without hesitation. “Still don’t agree what happened that day. Her brother tried almost everything to separate us, and I did everything I could to try not to get on his bad side despite him always trying to start things with me. But it ain’t anyone’s fault that I would drink myself to a stupor when things go wrong, and I couldn’t let that happened…hells I get enough reckless as it is when that happens, don’t need this to encourage that action more.” Lifting up the bottle as he lightly shook the contents.

“I guess in the end it worked out huh? You got her back.”

“She chose me, she chose to walk away from her tribe, her life she knew for so long, risking to be an outcast to be with me. I owe her way more than she knows, so the least I can do is stick to my promise of not drinking heavily.” The Midlander replied as he took another swig of the bottle. “And honestly? I don’t miss it too much…though I could still probably out drink your arse any day of the week.”

“Eh probably.” The Sea Wolf shrugged as he finished his bottle. “Alright, I’m gonna get some rest, we got a long boat ride ahead of us…”

The large Roe stood up and approached the house but paused for a moment turning back to the Midlander. “Thank ya for doin this…I’ll owe ya for life.”

Kodie shook his head as he stood up. “If it wasn’t for you, Rhyn, I’d probably be another dead rookie Adventurer, this is the least I could do.” 

The Hyur held his bottle up for a moment in a salute gesture and took one last swig after.

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Typhoon Isle HCS: villager edition

Antonio

One does not simply get rid of him

Is he all there or is he not? 

Vacant stare

Either ramblings of insanity or way too meddling

Everyone calls him crazy but....he knows all the dirty laundry.

Usually in the square....listening..and watching

Favorite Song is K.K. Dirge

Punchy

The FavoriteTM.

Representative’s Pet.

Probably dating Emma 

Absolute precious sweetheart

Naive, lazy, but can be sarcastic and snarky when you know him well enough.

Huge heart.

Snacks on snacks on snacks on snacks

Can be a cry baby at times.

Very affectionate with his friends

Good friends with Bob, Kid Cat and Beau

Usually seen in his yard, by the playground or in Emma’s orchard.

Favorite color is blue, Favorite activity is sunbathing and naps.

Bob

Absolute Meme-er

BFF is Punchy

Constant jokes, no matter his mood. Is he serious? Is he not? good luck figuring that out.

The popular kid on the island, but he doesn’t really care.

Also good pals with Swiss. 

Give him a dare and he will do it. Every time

Older than the island rep and talks about it alot like its a personality trait.

Play fights you.

Sarcasm for days. 

Affectionately bullies you softly

Annoys Antonio for laughs

Pisses Bam off on purpose (they dont get along)

Favorite spot is the playground

Kid Cat

Is, as his name would suggest, A kid.

Absolute trash heap of a house. Like He actually lives like this?

The island rep felt bad for him and built him a nice bed. He’s very attached to it.

Best friend’s are Bam, Kody and Weasel.

Sees Bam as a big brother.

Wants everyone on the island to be friends.

Considers himself a super hero, always wants to be the one to save the day and help people with their problems.

Keeps asking Raymond if he’s a smart dad, because of the glasses and suit.

Hangs out on the playground, claims the jungle gym as his ‘base’.

If he isn’t there he hangs out in the square trying to spread his ‘heroisms’

Wide eyed optimist

Raymond

100% hipster vibes.

Will raymond-splain you in a flat second

Doesn’t leave his house much.

When he does leave his house he’s doing yoga in his yard or in the square.

Shy about socializing with the other animals.

Gets along decently with Beau and Kid Cat, considers them friends.

Absolutely cannot stand Julian’s narcissm despite being super similar.

Rumor has it he crushes on Bam

Is fucking nosy and loves to insert himself in peoples business with the hopes that he can be the one to solve their problems by being the intellectual

‘I’m too good for you people, I’m going to go somewhere worthy of my greatness’

Constantly talks about how great he is and how many people wish they were his neighbor but never actually leaves or proves it.

Gets mad at his neighbors because they’re ruining the neighborhood aesthetics with their ‘unorganized gardens’

Kody

The youngest on the island.

Little country boy out looking for a new island adventure.

Is bluebears baby brother. (half brother)

Wants his yard to grow crops in, but he isn’t sure how to do that.

Loves to play cops and robbers with kid cat, can usually be seen playing with him.

When he isn’t playing with kid cat, he’s following Bam or Beau around.

Curious about Antonio, really wants to know why he’s so strange.

Loves the bonfire area, hangs out there a lot.

Really into this whole ‘island mystery’ he’s heard so much about, determined to catch the creature red-handed.

Thinks cheri is really pretty.

Cheri

Zero bullshit tolerance.

Sarcastic, snarky and loud, but a very loyal friend

Rap, Rock and Metal are her life

House so red you will forget what other colors are.

Rumored that she’s got an album, no one on the island knows if what she says is true.

Good friends with Bam, Bob and Julian.

Can’t seem to get along with Raymond. Almost anytime they interact, Cheri ends up pissed the hell off.

Usually in the square Jamming or  Hanging out on the Beach.

Pretty good friends with the Island Representative, isn’t really into all the  gossip about her.

Thinks Kid Cat is cute, but also isn’t big on watching kids, so you know.

Good friends with Weasel, likes to talk to them every once and a while.

Literally don’t start an argument with her, you WILL lose.

‘ im a bad bitch, you cant kill me’

Bam

Big brother vibes with a pretty bad temper if you know how to strike a nerve.

Best friends with the Island Rep and Antonio

Seems to be the island’s favorite target for teasing.

Gets along well with everyone .......except Punchy and Bob.

Avidly and openly does not like Punchy, its most likely due to jealousy. It’s also rumored the reason his his very blatant crush on Emma

Only person he likes less than Punchy is Bob as he is quote ‘an asshole’. (Its usually just Bob returning the favor though for Bam being a dick to Punchy).

Usually seen working out on the Beach, doing Yoga in the square, or taking walks. Really loves the Light house, the orchards and the Playground.

Known to be a little overbearing with his attitude problems when he doesn’t like someone. (He’s been seen walking around punchy’s house,and has hit him on a few occasions)

Is either your friend and super nice, or doesn’t like you and can be a dick.

Hangs out with Cheri and Beau a lot when his two right hand pals aren’t available.

Secretly wishes Brewster would come open a shop.

Beau

Sleepy eyed sweetheart.

Very Peaceful and kind, doesn’t like to see anyone fighting and wants everyone to get along.

Definitely the type to always say yes.

Rustic mountain town vibe. Really likes nature and long hikes.

Favorite season is winter.

Best friend’s are Topaz, Punchy, Raymond and Bam.

Talks to Blathers and Celeste a lot, very interested in natural history and astronomy.

Goal is to be good friends with everyone on the island. The only one he’s having trouble with is Antonio. He can’t quite figure him out yet.

Likes to have Tea with the island rep on Sundays.

Always wanted to be like the reindeer he’s seen on TV. He admires the lifestyle and aesthetic despite being an antelope.

Has a baby blanket he’s very attached to.

Loves kids, and babysits Kid cat and Kody often, he thinks they’re very sweet.

Plants trees, flowers and shrubs a lot. He really wants to make the island feel more woodsy.

Favorite spot is the museum, orchards and star gazing spot.

Julian

Narcissitic, Dramatic and self obsessed.

Only thing he loves more than himself, is a good book and singing.

Really loves to look good, and is constantly indecisive about what he wears.

Has an aesthetic and will NOT let you mess with it. Seriously, don’t give him furniture, he’ll give it away.

BFF is Ky.

He also gets along with Beau and Cheri. He can appreciate Beau’s simple pleasures in life, and his kindness. Cheri and him relate on pop culture and music.

Raymond is his enemy number 1 and rival. Believes raymond is too sloppy to be so self absorbed. (Pot calling the kettle black there)

Gossips constantly, cannot keep a secret to save his life, and only wants to know your business to talk about it.

Very loving friend once your’e close to him, and will likely only break his ‘peaceful’ face, for a friend. Pissing him off is hard to decipher most of the time, as he finds it beneath him to show ‘savage’ emotions.

Claims to be magic, but no one knows if he actually is, or he just uses his species to say that.

Usually seen in the square seeking attention, following others to eavesdrop, or at home either inside, or in his yard reading or writing.

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Creating a new edible: A Take a Stand/ Iron Man 2 tribute fic.

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AN: Hey there, heard it was a certain handsome Foxxo’s Birthday yesterday, so I thought I’d write him something for it. This is an idea for a Take a Stand/ Iron Man 2 parody I’ve had for a while, so hope you enjoy it, and both your birthday and Christmas. Stay awesome ;)

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Ceartais Bunker.

3.45 years after the Doom incident.

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“I cannae believe this… I cannae believe this!”

All eyes looked on at Olivia, their helpless expressions doing nothing to sate the small mouse’s rage. Nobody knew what to say or how to act, or how on earth they would all get out of this unscathed. And then the two little rodent sized eyes landed on team member Alice Kirabito, the scarred and battle hardened bunny feeling a shiver of dread and fear flash through her. “Tell me,” Olivia said, closing her eyes and her paws scrunching up. “How could ya…”

“Olivia…” she tried to say back.

“I mean how could ya…”

“Please, madame…”

“I mean how could ya cope with these cravings!” she yelled out, before collapsing in on herself in a pile of hormonal angst. A few months ago she’d finally married her old boyfriend Blake, their love rekindled ever since she quit the superhero life. Not soon after came the news that she was pregnant, carrying baby rat-mouse hybrids, or her little rice as she called them. Sadly, while a mouse pregnancy was only twenty days, it seemed that every single high, low, swing, urge and craving felt in a longer term had been concentrated down into that short period.

“I ate taco’s,” Alice said, recounting her own pregnancy.

“And you don’t think I haven’t tried that!?” Olivia screamed out, her paws up and grasping into the air. “My boyfriend is the best chef in Zootopia, and not even he can cook what I want! He says that to get the right tastes, I’d be breaking the laws of food.”

“Listen, I know it is tough,” Alice offered again, “but I know you can stay strong.”

“I don’t think I can…” Olivia confessed, looking forward with a thousand-yard stare and shaking her head. Alice stepped back, looking at the others in the room before shaking her head. Her wife, noted surgeon, socialite and fellow vigilante Luna Wilde, shook hers too. So did team leader Kodi Jones, not even sure his skills at the mystic arts could mollify the insane sounding demands of his predecessor. The other team members: Clara Bloom, Robyn Wilde-Savage, Hannah Wilde-Savage and the AI Bella had no idea how to help. Heck, even their intern, Esso Reese, had no idea. Then again, she mainly worked for them so that they could monitor her mental health, all part of the special insanity plea that they’d helped organise for her after the whole Doom incident.

So, that night, the gang left Olivia with promises to try and think of things to help her out. She left and did her best to keep it together for her husband, putting on a pretty face even as her body demanded the impossible. It was all a bit taxing though so, next morning, she left early, wandering around the base’s labs and store rooms.

It was there that Bella noticed her. “Good Day Olivia,” it chirped, making her groan. “Given your current state, I have scanned through your archive and picked out something that might be of interest for you.”

“Right. Whatever,” she mumbled, hankering after whatever it was again. “Just hand it over.”

To her surprise a screen across the room fizzled to life and, to her shock, a foreign yet familiar face stared out. It was her father. Not Dave or Basil, no… Her old Pa Flaversham, taken so long ago by the villainous Dr Padraic Rattigan. Her turmoil was briefly ceased, cut through by the sad shock as the grandfather her babies would never know twiddle about on screen, talking about how he’d innovated here and there when practicing his hobby of designing toys. And then he looked forward and spoke to her. “Of course, everything’s possible if you put your mind to it,” he said. “And I think that’s true of you too, my dear Olivia.” He cracked a little smile. “I have a feeling that you’re going to be a special little mammal, one who won’t take no for an answer. One who will push through the wee laws that others say exist. One who’ll make the impossible possible. For that, I’ll always be proud of you, my little Olivia.”

Far in the future, Olivia cleared a tear from her eye before breathing in. “Bella,” she shouted, a sudden determination rising from within her.

“Affirmative.”

“Break out the hardware and cue the music, it’s time for a major remodellin’!”

Within minutes heavy rock was blaring out as a whole set of spare spitfire suits assembled. Each one grabbing a heavy sledgehammer, they swung it down on the concrete floor, soon following orders to do it in tune with the base line. Safety goggles on, Olivia marched along a table edge, surveying the work as dust filled the ever vibrating room. She then frowned. “I can do better than that.”

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(1 minute later)

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“CLEAR!” she shouted, before pushing down on a plunger. The whole bunker shook as the rough holes that had been hammered out were blasted open, a central ring of concrete falling through and crashing onto the floor below. The little mouse smiled, rubbing her hands with glee. “That’s how ya do it.”

With that done the mech’s were soon at work again, hauling out equipment and parts from old storage containers, running power lines and supercoolant tubes to where they needed to be and carrying her around so she could see it all. She was with them as they assembled a complex set of magnet arrays, alongside a glass vacuum sphere, an airlock system and several large tanks of compressed deuterium. It was as she held on to a shaking mech suit, busily breaking a new hole through the floor with an electric jackhammer, that Bella notified her of a knock on the door. “Miss Reese is here with the items you requested.”

Ordering her mech to stop and removing her ear defenders, she turned to see the lynx in question just finishing her mocking of Bella’s announcement. “Here’s your stuff,” she grunted, handing over a shopping bag before looking around, her head cocked as she tried to work out just what on earth was going on.

Olivia, having checked that a certain black wrapped item had been provided, laughed. “You have no idea what I’m up to, do you?”

“Yeah, I don’t,” she muttered, pausing as she saw a mech carry a crate to the hole, dropping it down into the arms of one below.

The mouse gave her a wink. “Don’t worry, I’ll be sharing this with everyone once it’s done.”

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An hour later, the crazed creation was finally coming together. Out on a table, Olivia and one of the mechs were following a set of recipe books and mixing together some kind of batter. Despite the heavy music and the sound of other mechs working, she still heard someone coming down the steps, turning to see Kodi enter the room.

The wolf looked around, then up at the ceiling. “I heard you broke the floor.”

“Yeah,” she shrugged. “Honestly though, that was three hours ago. Where ya been?”

He looked down at her and shrugged. “You know, doing stuff,” he said, turning to give a nosy at the contents of some of her crates.

“Yeah, me too,” Olivia chirped, gesturing around. “I’m fixin’ that whole cravin’ problem, right here and now. I’m gonna be outta all our furry freak brothers fur for the rest of this pregnancy, as long as ya let me finish here of course.”

She smiled and looked over at the wolf, just as he peered into one of the crates and backed off in shock. In he leant again, pulling out a racoon sized thief’s cane, the ancient wooden shaft tipped with an angular bronze coloured hook, before looking her dead in the eyes. “Olivia. What’s this doing here?”

The mouse looked down at the item in his paws and couldn’t help but smile. “Oh, that’s it! That’s what I need for this. Take it over there.” One of his ears flopping down in confusion, Kodi complied, moving over until another spitfire mech held on to it with him. “Good, now right over there, there…”

He looked up at her sceptically. “You know what this is?”

“It’s exactly what I need to make this work,” she said, as her mech slid it under a large pipe like thing, levering it up between two large drums. “Now drop it.” It all sunk into position, the mech scanning it and giving Olivia a thumbs up. “Get in! Perfectly level! Anyway, as you can see I’m busy, so whatya need?”

“Nothing,” he said. “Goodbye. Hannah, Robyn and I are being reassigned. Director Winters wants us in Sahara square.”

“Fantastic, land of enchantment.”

His ears went down. “If that ‘mummy’ gets its way, yes.”

“Oooh, magic stuff?”

“Potentially,” he said, before giving one last look at her equipment. “Good luck.”

“Yeah, not that I’ll be needing it,” she said cheekily, as she turned up to shake his paw.

“Stay safe,” he said, turning and starting on his way out.

“Tchhh, of course I will!”

Kodi gave a sidelong glance to the cane. “Just be careful around any angry racoon-fox hybrids wanting their heirlooms back.”

Olivia gave the remark a grunt, before getting back to work.

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“Initialising magnetic containment system.”

Olivia, black welding goggles covering her eyes, nodded, waving over one of her mech’s to turn a huge valve. It touched it before a loud clang rang out, several screws flying out onto neighbouring magnets as the machine jittered and stopped responding. The mouse frowned, before ordering over another mech. Keeping its distance, it gently picked up the crippled mech’s legs and lifted them up, using it as a lever to pull open the valve. Up in the vacuum chamber a purple glow began to form as the fusor came to life.

“Approaching maximum power.”

Pressing a large red button, Olivia rubbed her paws in glee as a set of super strong magnets began elevating a batter coated object out of the batter tub and up into the airlock at the base of the fusor. None of it was dripping, instead all held perfectly flat on all sides as the bottom door closed, air quickly pumped out. Then, it rose again into the fusor as the magnetic fields began interfering. Lights began dimming as more power was drawn while the equipment began shaking in place. There was a short spark, then a large one, then a larger one, a blast of lightning suddenly arcing out from one of the superconductors. Downstairs the emergency generator came on, the whole building rumbling, all while nuts and bolts began flying about in the coursing magnetic fields.

Most of the mechs held their positions or backed off, but the one that had first gripped the wheel was torn off, smashing into one of the superconductor banks as the emergency siren began going off. It got louder and louder and louder, the machines smoking and hissing with fire, and then…

It powered down, Olivia shrugging. “Tha’ was easy,” she said, moving her mech to the base of the fusor as what had gone inside dropped out. A rectangle covered in foamy, even, crispy batter, and with a smell that nobody had ever smelt before…

Except of course in the craving addled mind of the mouse looking at it now.

“Congratulations. You have created a new edible.”

Olivia licked her lips. “Cannae change the laws of cooking my ass. One plasma fried mars bar, served right up!”

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Unavoidable

@james7594 was awesome and suggest a prompt that had Lily be the reason Harry and Ginny met. I present Unavoidable! It’s a little different than my norm, but I think it’s rather good!

Also, read on FF.net or AO3

Ginny closed her eyes and tried to take calming breaths. One. Two. Three. Nope. She was still fucking pissed!

“Drink your tea, Ginny.” Liz pushed the now lukewarm drink towards her friend across the desk. “The woman I told you about will be here in a few minutes and you need to be able to explain what happened.”

“What’s her name again?” Ginny asked through clenched teeth. Liz was right about needing to explain, and if she let her temper control this meeting… Well, it wouldn’t be overly productive. She took a sip of the seemingly flavorless drink.

“Lily Potter.” Liz's shoulders sagged in relief. “She helped me when…” Her voice trailed off.

That broke through the remaining blind anger Ginny was fueled with. She reached across the table and squeezed her friend's hand. “Thank you for calling her, Liz.”

“I got your back.”

The door opened, letting in a tall redhead. She wore a perfectly creased skirt suit tailored to her slim form. Ginny met her sharp gaze and was greeted by the woman’s green eyes.

“Miss Weasley.” The woman walked over to the table and held out her hand. “I’m Lily Potter.”

Ginny stood and shook the outstretched hand. “Thank you for coming, Mrs. Potter.”

“Call me Lily.” The woman smiled at her. “We are going to get to know each other quite well, so first names seem appropriate.”

“Okay, Lily. Then make sure to call me Ginny.”

“I will, Ginny. Now.” She placed her briefcase on the table and took the empty chair beside Liz. “What happened? Don’t leave out a single detail.”

Ginny sighed. Telling this story wasn’t getting any easier over time. The cut over her left eyebrow seemed to throb as she thought over what to say.

“Well, I work in the HR department, so I deal with anything and everything that comes up with the players and coaches.”

“Only for the Tottenham Hotspurs, correct?” Lily asked, taking out her pen and notepad. Hair curtained around her face as she leaned forward. Ginny had always wanted her hair to be a darker shade of red, and Lily had the perfect color. Not only that, but Lily also seemed to have that perfect freckle ratio. Not completely covered in freckles, like Ginny, but a sputtering of them.

“Yes.” Ginny looked around her office, which was covered with memorabilia from numerous teams. “I’ve worked with them for the last three years or so.”

“Okay.” Lily scribbled quickly. “So you had to deal with an issue involving Kody Jackson, correct?”

Ginny couldn’t contain the little shiver at Jackson’s name. “Yes. He was getting into fights with the other players, and outside of the stadium he was a problem in multiple bars.”

“My son actually had to deal with him a few months back,” Lily told her. “He kept him locked up overnight but wasn’t able to keep him any longer than that. He just got promoted to detective, actually.”

“Your son is my hero then.” Ginny smiled for what felt like the first time that day. “Everyone else just let it slide because they recognized him.” She couldn’t suppress her anger; the police had a pitiful enforcement policy when it came to celebrities.

“That is a problem, now isn’t it?” Lily agreed. “I raised my son to know right from wrong, and Jackson is wrong on every instance I’ve come across. Let’s continue with this one, though.“

Ginny nodded and took a deep breath. “Right, so I called Kody into my office. I had multiple points to focus on. When he finally showed up, he was immediately disrespectful and rude. I started with the fighting with his teammates, then the fights within the bars and clubs throughout London. We wanted to improve his image, maybe do some charity functions.”

“That sounds like a good idea in theory,” Lily said, “but I’m assuming Jackson didn’t agree.”

“Not at all. He got angry when I told him it wasn’t a choice.” Ginny could still see his red face and cold stare as he rose from his chair -- the very chair Lily sat in now. “He came towards me, I think trying to threaten me with his size and glare, but I grew up with six brothers. I don’t scare easy. I stood my ground.”

Lily beamed at her. “Good for you!”

“Thank you.” Ginny grinned back but sobered as the next part of the story jumped into her mind. “He pushed me and I fell to the ground.” She pointed to the spot behind her chair. Gumption aside, he was at least a foot taller than her and twice as wide.  “He then…” A lump formed in her throat.

Lily put down her pen and grabbed her hand, giving it a sharp squeeze. “Take your time.”

Ginny took a deep breath and looked at Liz for strength; she responded with an encouraging nod. “He seemed to like having power like that. There was -- a gleam, I guess -- in his eyes. He moved so his body was pressed over mine and…” Ginny felt a cold sweat break down her spine. Lily squeezed her hand again.

“I felt his hands slide to my waist. I knew I needed to get the hell out of there. His legs were on the outside of mine, so I was able to bring my knee up into his balls.”

“I hope it hurt like a bitch.” Lily’s voice was calm, but Ginny could see the rage flaring behind her green eyes.

“It did, trust me, my brothers can confirm. Anyway, he rolled off me and I ran out of the room.”

“And you went and told your boss?” Lily confirmed. “Liz told me that on the phone.”

Ginny nodded. “Yeah, Zack Smith. He said not to worry, that he would take care of it.”

“Which meant brushing it under the rug,” Liz growled.

“As sad as it is to say, that common,” Lily said, she finally removed her hand from Ginny’s and wrote quickly. “This was three days ago?”

“Yes,” Ginny agreed. It had been three days of waiting for Kody to be removed from the premises or at least to be suspended. In her opinion, a good pair of scissors to his balls seemed like a fitting punishment to the crime.

“You were right to call me, Ginny.” Lily pulled out her phone and quickly typed out a message. “I doubt Smith has even filed a report. I do have one question, how did you get the cut on your head?”

Ginny gingerly touched the cut. “When I scrambled up from the floor, I hit my head on the leg of my wheely chair. At the time I couldn’t feel the pain, I just wanted out-- but those legs are sharp when you hit them at the right angle.”

Lily nodded. “Do you mind if I take a picture?”

“Of course, go ahead.”

Lily stood and twisted her body so she was out of the light before pausing to snap a quick photo.  Before she could place her phone back into her pocket, it began to vibrate.

“Hello, dear.” She listened, her eyes locked on Ginny. “That’s right. Good, I’ll see you then.” She ended the call. “My son is coming now to take your statement.”

“The detective?” Ginny was confused. “Doesn’t he have cases he’s working on?”

Lily smiled as her eyes took on a look of pride.. “Of course, but he doesn’t want to disappoint his mother.” She leaned in close and whispered conspiratorially, “He’s a bit of a Mummy’s boy, and I love it. From what I know about you, I think you and my Harry will get along swimmingly.”  

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Harry showed his badge to the receptionist. “Ginny Weasley’s office?”

“Third floor. The fifth door to the right,” Mary Ann, said shock clearly presented on her face. “What did she do?”

“Nothing at all, miss.” Harry sent her his most charming smile. Nosy ladies always fell into line for a smile.

And right on cue, Mary Ann blushed. “Oh, good!��

Harry gave her a cheery wave as he headed to the elevator. When his mother had texted him the situation, Harry had almost thrown his phone. Why do people like Jackson get away with shit like this? He was a bully and needed to be taught a lesson. Harry figured this attack on Miss Weasley wasn’t Jackson’s first. Fucking Jackson. That wanker had seemed like the type to get his jollies by attacking the smaller man when Harry had arrested him those couple of months back, but this…  

The elevator let out a pleasant ding and Harry headed towards the directed door. He knocked and heard a female voice allowing him entry. He opened the door and stopped dead in his tracks. His mother was turned to face him, as was another woman next to her...but it was the woman on the far side of the desk that made Harry’s heart fall into his stomach.

She was incredibly beautiful. Her dark brown eyes worked perfectly with the light color of her skin. And her skin. Fuck! He had always had a thing for freckles and the way they covered her face…

“Harry?” Lily broke through his thoughts. She was smirking at him with that know-it-all expression he hated. He shook himself. He was here for a job, not to ogle women… No matter how fucking attractive they were.

He strode to the desk. “Harry Potter.” He stuck out his hand.

The goddess (fuck he had it bad!) shook it. “Ginny Weasley.” Her voice was huskier than he was used to; Harry loved it more than he wanted to admit.   

He cleared his throat. Focus, Potter! “I know it’s hard, but I need to hear to the full story.”

Ginny just sighed-- a sound that made Harry want to wrap her in his arms. Goddamn it, Potter!

“I figured as much.” She rolled her shoulders. “Alright, so, I guess I should explain my job.”

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By the time Ginny finished her tale for the second time that day, the window into her room was filled with moonlight. The two Potters were comparing notes, giving Ginny ample time to observe Harry Potter...because damn!

The way his hair went every which way and those eyes… She had admired them on Lily but on Harry. Fuck!

“So I’m going to bring my report in tonight.” Harry had now directed his attention back to her (not that she would ever complain about being stared at with those eyes.) “The sooner I get this processed, the sooner Smith and Jackson face disciplinary action.”

“Thank you.” Ginny met his gaze head-on. She could have sworn his focus sent her aflame.

“My pleasure.” Harry wouldn’t break eye contact.

Lily cleared her throat. “Well, I’m all set here too. Harry, do you think you could see Ginny home?”

That made Ginny finally break away from Harry’s stare. She looked at Lily and saw a glint of what could only be called amusement. This cheeky…

“It’s been a hard day for her, I’m sure,” Lily said, her eyes dancing, “and I would rather make sure she got home safe and sound.”

“That’s really not -”

“Of course.” Harry cut off Ginny’s pitiful denial. He was still looking at her, and Ginny could feel his eyes. She gave Liz a sideways look and saw her friend was holding back her laughter. She winked at Ginny.

That little shit.

Ginny told Liz everything-- and that included her lack of sex life. She could only assume her friend noticed the way she stared at Harry like he was a piece of meat. A piece of meat that apparently was a Mummy’s boy and had a thing for justice. Hopefully, he had a thing for redheads too.  

She turned her eyes back to Harry and was met with a crooked grin. Add another tally to the ‘way too attractive’ column for this man.

“If you’re ready, Ginny, we can leave whenever. How did you get here this morning?”

“Uh.” Why did his stare make her forget how to speak? “I took the bus from my flat in Watford.”

“Okay, we can take my car.” Harry turned towards his mother. “I’ll text you as soon as I’ve entered this information into the system.”

“That'd be great, dear.” Lily grinned at her son. “Actually, if Ginny’s up for it, you could bring this right to Moody. Having him talk to her could really fast track our claims. And this way you can find out more about everything.” Lily looked at her, a gleam in her eyes.

Ginny looked over to Harry. He was glaring at Lily as if she had shared one of his darkest secrets.

“If she’s up for it.” He turned away from his mother, his features softening. “It won’t take too long. Maybe twenty minutes. I already have all the information, my boss will just ask a few follow up questions.”

Really, she wanted to go home. She was drained and nothing sounded better than a hot bath at that moment. But… but she wanted to get this taken care of, and if speaking to this Moody could help...

She let out a deep breath. “Alright, lead the way, detective.”

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Harry had to force his eyes to stay on the road. They kept wandering over to Ginny in his passenger’s seat without permission. He squinted at the opposing car headlights.

When his mother had texted him the case details, Harry had figured this would be just like any other case. Well, at least he had thought that-- until his mother had sent a final text that had read:

Oh, and be nice. I think you’ll really like her.

The winking smiley face completing the message had made Harry roll his eyes. He was used to his mother suggesting a woman for him. Typically, nothing would come of it (though that was how he had become friends with Hermione). But this time… holy hell, had his mother been right!

In the time he had spent talking to Ginny, listening to her story, Harry had become entranced. She was fiery, stubborn, and not to mention drop-dead gorgeous.

His eyes started to drift again, this time taking in the numerous freckles she had on her arm as they passed by a street lamp. His mind couldn’t help but wonder if the rest of her body was covered in those pleasing - Eyes on the fucking road, Potter!

He braked and allowed a young couple to cross while he waited he tried to figure out what to say. They had driven to Scotland Yard in near-complete silence. He had never been so tongue-tied in his life! Now, having spoken with Moody and submitted his report, he was taking her home-- and Harry didn’t want to let this chance to talk with Ginny pass. First off, his mother would murder him for being a complete wanker, but also he wanted to talk to her for his own selfish reasons (other than wanting to live).

“So, you’re a big football fan?” If he wasn’t driving, Harry would have smacked himself in the forehead. Of course, she likes football, you dolt!

Ginny, however, didn’t seem to care that he sounded awkward. “Yeah, I actually played in uni. I even thought about trying to go pro for a bit.”

“Yeah? What position?”

“Striker.”

“You too?”

Harry could see Ginny turn to look at him out of the corner of his eye. “You played?”

“Yeah, but never considered going pro. Why didn’t you?”

Ginny let out a resigned sigh, and Harry was about to backtrack (it wasn’t any of his business). But then Ginny responded: “I got injured my final year. Torn ACL and meniscus. My knee’s never really recovered.”

She sounded so sad, even after all this time, and Harry wanted to pull her into his arms. He wanted to make her forget all the bad thoughts clouding her mind. Instead, he tightened his hands on the wheel.

“So, you found a way to still involve yourself in the world of football.”

Ginny let out a small huff out her nose. “Yeah, and now here I am.”

“Yeah, here you are standing up for what is right,” Harry said fiercely. He chanced a glance at her. Ginny’s mouth was slightly parted and in the dim light of the London streets, he could see her eyes. Harry could have sworn that look was setting his body on fire.

He turned away, unable to think when she looked at him like that. His hand moved to gear shift as he approached the road where Ginny had told him she lived. He found the number easily enough, and he parked in front of the building. It was a simple split duplex, a London standard. Harry could see a tabby cat lounging on the windowsill of the house to the left.

“Thank you, Harry.” Ginny’s voice was quiet, but Harry’s ears seemed to hone into her voice. He twisted in his seat to finally give her his full attention. Her eyes were still focused on him, only him. He didn’t know if she was saying thank you for the ride or what he had said, but that didn’t matter at that moment. No, the only thing that his brain cared about was how his car now smelled like flowers and the way the street light behind her illuminated her perfectly.

He had started to lean in without realizing it and probably wouldn't have stopped until he kissed her if a door nearby hadn’t slammed. The yelling that followed broke the spell and Harry blinked; Ginny had moved back. She, too, had been trying to get closer to him.

“Let me… uh… walk you to your door.” Harry cleared his throat. He opened his door and got out of the car quickly. Ginny met him on the pavement, hands in her pockets.

The moved in unison to her front door, her cat watching their every step with sharp eyes. Ginny pulled out her key and placed it into the lock. She unlocked the door but didn’t turn the knob. Instead, she twisted to face Harry.

Her eyes met his. “I’m not imagining this, am I?” Again, her voice took on the quiet quality, which didn’t match her larger than life personality.

She was nervous, Harry realized. And that realization made Harry’s body spring into life. He closed the small gap between them, gently taking her face into his hands, and pressed his mouth to hers. At first, she didn’t respond, too surprised-- and Harry thought his heart was going to leave his body. Then she responded, her hands threading through his perpetually messy locks.

Harry wanted to press close to her, the desire to feel his chest on hers was almost unbearable, but he held back. In the little part of his mind that was still functioning, he remembered she had just been the victim of an attack. But fuck…

However, Ginny didn't seem to have the same idea. Her hands moved down to his shoulders and she pulled him close. Her back pressed against the door as Harry followed her lead, letting his fingers curve down her body to linger at her hips.

Only when the need for oxygen became unavoidable did Harry pull away. He took a large gulp of the cool night air while Ginny did the same.

“I guess my imagination hasn’t run wild then, huh?” Ginny’s tone had somehow become even lower, and it took all of Harry’s resolve not to kiss her again.

“Not at all.” He ran his hands down from her jaw to her neck before removing himself from her personal bubble. “I should leave.”

The sigh Ginny released was way too tantalizing. “Yeah, you probably should before we do something we regret.”

I definitely wouldn’t regret it, Harry’s brain countered, but instead, he nodded. “Yeah.”

They stood there on her stoop, neither wanting to be the first to leave. Then, Ginny swore quietly under her breath. “Fuck it.” She pressed her lips to his. “Do you want to get dinner with me?”

Harry’s heart pounded so hard he thought it might break through his chest. “Tonight?”

Ginny smiled at his hopeful tone. “Yeah. I haven’t eaten since breakfast, and I’d hate for you to see me hangry.”

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“Ah, my darling boy.” Lily beamed at her son over her mug of tea. “Everything went well last night, I take it?”

Harry gave her his best-agitated look, but he couldn’t hold it for long. “Mum.”

She held up a hand in surrender. “Sue me for wanting the best for my son.”

“I can’t sue you, you're my solicitor.”

“Ah, another win for me then, huh?” Lily’s smirk was devilish. “So, now. Tell me all about her.”

Harry sighed dramatically as he fell into the empty kitchen chair. “You already know about her.”

Lily went over to the stove and put the kettle back on. “I know about her situation, but what did you learn about her last night.”

“You knew I would like her. Why do you need more details?”

“Yes, of course, I knew you would like her. Did you not understand the winky face emoji?” Lily snorted as Harry covered his face with his hands. “You may as well tell me now because I will find out.”

“It was…” Harry spoke through his hands, muffling his voice. “She’s... incredible.”

If Harry had raised his head, he would have seen his mother smiling fondly, brightness in her eyes. “And why is that?”

“She’s brilliant, full of wit. She’s just so…”

“Incredible?”

Harry sighed again, but this time sounding wistful. “Yeah.”

“Last time I heard that tone, James was pining after Lily!” A voice from the doorway made Harry finally look up. Sirius leaned on the jamb. “So, let me guess.  She’s a redhead?”

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Ginny tapped her desk to the tune of Stayin’ Alive. This day just seemed to be escalating quickly. Between Nicholas’ flirting with a married woman last night, and Parker’s obsession with trying to get a brand deal, Ginny hadn’t gotten a minute to breathe, let alone think.  

A small knock on her door took her attention from the computer screen. “Come in.”

Harry Potter walked in with a large bag that brought in a heavenly aroma.

“Hey.” He placed the package down on her desk.

“Hey.” Ginny had no idea what was happening. “What’s going on?” She and Harry had been texting back and forth for the past week, almost constantly. It turned out they shared a love for football and adult coloring books. However, she hadn't expected him to show up at her job. They had both been extremely busy, which meant they hadn’t actually seen each other since that first time. The memory of his fingers on her jaw still sent goose pimples across her body.

“I thought you might be getting hungry, and I wouldn’t want to risk you being hangry when I arrived.” Harry gave her a lopsided grin that drove Ginny’s stomach into doing cartwheels.

“That’s so nice, but you didn’t have to.”

“I know I didn’t have to, but I wanted to.” He started to spread out the contents of the takeaway. “You did mention that you liked dumplings, right?”

Ginny nodded, unable to speak. Holy shit, this man is good. He handed her the steaming container and settled in the empty chair opposite her.

“So, no issues with Smith or Jackson, right?” Harry asked, using a plastic fork to twirl some noodles into a bite-sized morsel of deliciousness.

She shook her head. “No, they haven’t bothered me at all.”

“Good. I may have included that in my little... speech when talking with them.”

“Harry, why are you here?” Ginny couldn’t have stopped her thoughtless question even if she wanted to.

Harry placed his container down and leaned forward. She was immediately overcome with the scent of his cologne... Oh, well, that scent hasn’t become any less attractive.

“I really wanted to see you.” His eyes glinted like an emerald in the sun. “I haven’t been able to get you out of my head.”

“Oh.” She let out on a shaky breath. Her mind went blank, just like when he had kissed her that night.

“I was hoping if you had lunch with me, you’d be willing to have dinner with me tonight.” Harry’s hand jumped to the back of his neck. For all his confidence, his body language spoke a different tune.

Ginny had to smile. It was endearing to have a grown man nervous around her (well, one that hadn’t experienced her accurate groin kicks). “What is on the menu?”

“Well, I figured tonight we could go to this nice Greek place I’ve found if you like Greek. Then, maybe next time, I can make you some of my London-famous fettuccine alfredo.”

“Famous, huh?” Ginny quirked a brow. “That’s some claim.”

Harry grinned. “A claim I’m more than happy to provide evidence for.”     

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Harry kissed Ginny’s cheek as he placed a plate in front of her. “As promised, my world famous fettuccine alfredo.”

“This does look amazing, but last time it was only London famous.” Ginny took another sip of the wine she had poured for them. It was odd that one of the worst things to happen to her had led to one of the best. Over the past month, she and Harry had grown rather fond of one another--at first just by texting, then meeting for meals, and now spending nights at alternating flats.

“Nothing by the best for you, my dear. I improved my technique.” Harry took a bow before he walked back over to the counter to grab his own plate.

“Did you hear anything about your new partner?” Ginny asked as Harry joined her at the table.

“Yeah, I actually met him. his name is Colin Creevey. He seems like a decent bloke. A little twitchy though.”

Ginny’s brow raised. “Twitchy?”

Harry spun noodles around his fork. “Yeah, he just… I swear he’s always bouncing his leg.”

“Ah, the signs of a horrible partner.”

“Okay, I know that was sarcastic, but it’s really annoying when sharing the same desk cubicle.  My pens rattle.”

Ginny laughed and let a comfortable silence fall between them as they ate. It was simple, Ginny thought; everything about them was simple. There was no need to force small talk. She was content just being in his presence.

“So.” Harry looked at her, his eyes serious. “I need to tell you. Jackson’s trial has been set. They will want you to testify. Mum will be calling you tomorrow to make it official, but I wanted to let you know beforehand.”

Ginny carefully set down her wine glass. “Okay.”

“Also, the charges you’ve pressed against Smith are being processed as we speak, so hopefully by next week he won’t be your boss.” His gaze dropped. “Sorry for ruining the mood.”

“Trust me.” Ginny rose from her seat and moved to sit in Harry’s lap. She wrapped her arms around his neck. “You haven’t ruined anything.”

Her knee gave a little twinge of pain making Ginny remove one arm from Harry’s shoulders to kneed her fingers into the old scar. The nerves had never completely recovered after her surgery, and every so often it would bother her.

Harry’s hand came to work the worn skin with her. “Does this hurt often?”

Ginny shook her head. “No, not really.”

“Do you ever go out and play anymore?”

She knew what he was referring to. “To be honest, not really. It’s… it’s hard to not get a little wistful, I guess is the right word.”

Harry kissed her forehead. “Well, maybe we can have a one-on-one match someday.”

Ginny couldn’t stop her from smiling cheekily at him. “We can have a one-on-one match whenever you want.”

Harry let out a throaty chuckle. She could see his Adam’s apple bob. “Trust me when I say I’ll be taking you up on that offer.” He pressed his lips lightly to hers. “Are you okay with everything, Gin?”

How does he do that? Ginny wondered. Harry had the uncanny ability to know just what was bothering her. And he always seemed to know the right response, just like now as he trailed his hands up her legs to caress her hips lightly. She took in a deep breath, happily inhaling his scent. “I will be.”

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Harry stood by the lifts on the third floor of the stadium, a football casually resting under his arm and a duffle slung over his shoulder. After his conversation with Ginny last night, Harry came to the conclusion that nothing would excite him more than playing a little passing game with her.

He had dug in his closet to find his old ball, a little beat up, but still full of air. As he waited, Ginny’s co-workers passed him with curious eyes. They should be used to men with footballs around here.

Harry recognized Zack Smith as he strode towards the lift. Smith avoided eye contact by bowing his head. There weren’t many people that Harry hated, but Zack Smith was one of them.

“Harry?”

He turned and smiled at a confused Ginny. She stood five meters away, so he walked over and kissed her cheek. “‘Ello.”

“What are you doing here with a football?” She was suspicious, rightly so in his opinion.

“I thought we could go kick a few.” He guided them towards the elevator, bustling in with curious co-workers.

“Why?” Ginny whispered as the doors shut. She ignored the pointed stares as the lift started descending.

He shrugged. “I figured it would be fun.”

Harry was able to get them to the field before Ginny spoke again. “Harry, I’m not dressed for this.” She was right, of course; her straight skirt wouldn’t allow much mobility, while his joggers were perfect for a light game.

Instead of telling her about the spare pair of clothes he had obtained from her place last night, he shrugged nonchalantly. “I mean if you’re offering to be skins…”

Ginny smacked his arm. Hard. “Don’t be a wanker.”

“Trust me, you’ve helped me kick that habit.”

She tried to look mad, he could tell-- but Ginny’s humor was something Harry truly appreciated about her. Her lips twitched.

Harry handed her the duffle bag. “Here, I got this from your place.”

Ginny’s brow rose. “You went through my drawers? I don’t know whether this is sweet or creepy.”

“I’ll place my vote to sweet. Endearing, even. Plus we’ve both been in each other’s... drawers often enough.”

This time she didn’t try to hide her amusement. She laughed and stood on her tiptoes to kiss him softly. “Alright, Potter. Just remember you’ve asked for this.”

“Trust me, Weasley, I’m ready for it.”

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“So?” Harry asked once he sat down across from Ginny. They had met at the little Italian place not too far from Ginny’s flat.

“Smith has been fired.”

Harry let out a small whoop. “Just what the git deserved!”

“I agree. And your mum called to tell me that Jackson has been charged with multiple accounts of assault.”

Harry reached across the table and pulled her hand to his lips. An exultant smile covered his face and his eyes… Ginny wanted him to look at her like that all the time. “I’m so proud of you for taking the stand. Mum said they tried to discredit you.”

Ginny shrugged. “Yeah, but they had nothing on me.”

“Doesn’t mean it didn’t hurt.”

She blinked owlishly at him before leaning across the table to kiss him. “You claim to be a stone-cold cop, but you’re such a softie.”

Harry tried to look angry, but the twitch of his lips gave him away. “Firstly, I am stone-cold when I need to be. Secondly, the last word to describe me last night was soft, if you remember correctly.”

“Oh trust me I remember.” She pressed another kiss to his lips. “But feel free to jog my memory tonight.” She leaned back and looked over the menu.

They sat in a comfortable silence, both debating their meal choices. Eventually, the waiter came over and took their orders.

Once the man had left, Harry turned his attention back to Ginny. With his bottom lip in between his teeth, he muttered, “Do you think some things are inevitable?”

Ginny frowned. “Uh, in what sense?”

Harry’s flush was hard to notice in their dark corner, but a keen observer could tell. And Ginny was an avid watcher of Harry. “Like some things in life have to happen?”

She thought about it. “You mean like fate?”

“Maybe… I don’t know. Nevermind.”

“Hey.” Ginny tugged his hand towards her mouth just like he had done. “Explain.”

He sighed, his eyes darting around the room before coming back to rest on hers. “I guess… This whole thing with Jackson… If he had never tried to hurt you, we never would have met.”

“And you’re wondering if we would have ever met otherwise?” Ginny had the same thought many times since that day Harry walked into her office.

He gave a quick jerk of the head, clearly embarrassed.

“I don’t believe in fate, but I like to think that maybe we would have met another way. Maybe you would have arrested my brother and then showed up at the same pub we were drinking in later on.”

Harry let out a small chuckle and smiled, which was exactly what Ginny wanted.

“Which brother?”

She tapped her finger against her chin. “Ron, because it would be for something dumb like public intoxication.”

Harry snorted. He had met Ron, and honestly, he could see the tall redhead getting picked up for something dumb like that.

Ginny connected their eyes before speaking. “Harry, I think you and I were unavoidable.”

His thumb found her wrist and started gently rubbing it. “I agree.”

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH ZOE ROBINS, NINJA STEEL WHITE RANGER: by pearl, co-moderator of @erniesbrainfreeze 

The lovely & talented Zoe Robins, who plays Hayley Foster in Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel, was kind enough to agree to an exclusive interview for erniesbrainfreeze with me and we spent almost four hours talking about Hayley’s backstory, the romance between Calvin & Hayley, her favorite moments with the cast, and how she got started with acting!

Below the cut is our conversations, my questions/comments and her answers. And thank you to those in the fandom who gave me amazing questions to ask her!

We hope you enjoy the incredible behind-the-scenes information Zoe has shared with us and don’t forget to watch Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel every Saturday on Nickelodeon at 12/11 central!

PEARL: So the first question is about Hayley, she seems like a really fun character to play even if she doesn’t always get a lot of focus. What’s something about Hayley’s character that you have in your head or in your personal notes that we might not know from the show itself?

ZOE: Ooo great question! I decided early on that Hayley’s love for animals stems from her experiences of always being surrounded by them from a young age. She was raised on a small ranch with her mom and younger brother after her parent’s divorce. They were almost self-sustainable. Her caring nature comes from her mother who dedicated her life to sustainable living and caring for the planet.

Her empathy and compassion for all things come from the unconditional love and bond she has with her younger brother, who recently came out as gay.

PEARL: Oh, I love that so much! I always thought of Hayley as being a flower child raised by environmentalists so her being raised on a ranch is so cool! And so much love for the idea of her little brother, I wish Power Rangers would explore that some day for real.

Question by Jaz @elizabethdelgados: If there was an episode that you could have solely about Hayley, what would you make it about? How would you incorporate her backstory into a Power Rangers-esque plot?

ZOE: I would love an episode to be just a solely Hayley focus. She hasn’t had that yet - and there’s obviously so much more to her than just being Calvin’s girlfriend and a part of the ranger team.

If anything it would be about her and Kody, or maybe a situation where she goes above and beyond with helping someone and actually makes things worse. I think one of her weaknesses is that she gives too much of herself so learning to put herself first and valuing the process of self love would be fun to explore, and a great lesson for children! And adults as well!

PEARL: That’s so true and it would work great since a lot of the other rangers have had their flaws highlighted in various focus episodes. And we all love Kody so more of him is always good.

In fact, a question by Chipster @kimberlyannharts: Since having an animal as a side character is pretty uncommon for Power Rangers, how did you prepare for working alongside Kody? Did you have to take time to do classes or exercises with him before the show and how did you approach that as an actor?

ZOE: I’ve never owned a dog in my life so initially I was really nervous! We had a few chances to meet and play before we started and really it was just about us being comfortable around each other. The trainers were amazing and were always nearby!

I would have treats in my pocket or in my hand if he (Jax was his real name) needed to come to me in the scene or do something wild like wake me up by licking my face in the forest. We actually had peanut butter and bits of raw meat under my fringe so he would lick my face in that scene. It was nasty and I smelled so bad hahah

PEARL: Wow, that sounds gross but also your dedication is inspiring! I’ve also never owned a dog so I don’t think I could do that. But it came out great in show, I love watching Hayley and Kody together.

Speaking of your fringe, a lot of us were wondering, since Hayley’s hair is a lot more relaxed than your hairstyle at your Power Morphicon reveal 2 years ago, how did you or the stylists come up with that style? I know they made Chrysti [Ane] dye her hair blonde (I guess for hair color diversity?) so did they also ask you to relax your curls? (question by @hunterbradley)

ZOE: It was production’s idea, I would’ve loved to have kept the curls but I guess maintaining the look like the one they chose is much easier! And yes when we were all initially cast, we all looked very similar. Tan/brown skin tones with dark hair, so I think they were worried that kids might not be able to tell us apart lol. I would love to see a ranger with dreads or braids one day.

PEARL: Well, that’s fair, but there’s just so little natural hair representation in kids shows. I think there’s only been one ranger with dreads and one with an afro, both before the current era.*

ZOE: Absolutely! I would’ve been more than happy to rock my natural hair for representation.

PEARL: A question by Tabitha @operationoverdrive: It’s a sad fact that only five black actresses have played power rangers in the past 25 years (and you’re the fifth), however that is the perfect amount for a teamup! Have you had a chance to meet any of these actresses and how has it been to meet previous rangers in general? Did they give you any advice on being a ranger?

ZOE: Yes, I have, and they were beyond lovely. Camille [Hyde] was the first I met and she was so sweet! I met Karan [Ashley] at Comic Con and then Morphicon and Nakia [Burrise] as well. Everyone is just so great and for the most part the advice has been to make the most of every moment. They’ve all welcomed us to the “family” from the moment we were announced which has been so special.

PEARL: That’s so sweet! I love Karan and Nakia so much, they’re always so genuine and wonderful to their fans.

Going a little back to Hayley, she mostly sticks to Calvin and Preston for the majority of the series. Was there any cast member or guest star you wished you would’ve gotten a chance to work with more? (question also by Tabitha)

ZOE: I would’ve loved more scenes directly with Kelson [Henderson]. I couldn’t speak more highly of him. He’s the most professional, talented and down-to-earth person I’ve ever worked with and he’s a wonderful man too. He is so patient and had a great way of calming us most days when we were in the 11th hour of shooting and slowly losing the plot. Haha! I probably learned the most from him - his tenacity and gratefulness for the work grounded me so much.

Chrysti and I had a lot of fun with the Hayley and Sarah episode with their parents! It would’ve been nice to have more female driven episodes!

PEARL: That’s so sweet! Everyone has only high praise for Kelson, he’s such a legend on this show, I’m so glad he ended up being on Ninja Steel.  And we loved that Hayley/Sarah episode! Their cute little handshake/hair flip thing was adorable and their dynamic was so fun and unique.

ZOE: Hahaha we put that in there ourselves! There’s a lot of stuff we added in the hopes that they’d make the edit and surprisingly a good amount of it did!

PEARL: That makes it even cuter! I love all the little things you guys add in the show it helps make the rangers so much brighter as characters.

Speaking of, Nico [Greetham] and Chrysti both recently took to Twitter to talk about how there was originally a love triangle/breakup storyline planned for Calvin/Hayley and Sarah, but that you and Chrysti spoke to Chip [Lynn] and they decided not to do it - a great choice, as we all love Calvin/Hayley. But we were wondering, did that plot ever get to script and what do you think Hayley’s feelings would’ve been on a potential Calvin/Sarah relationship? Would she have eventually moved on as well? Maybe even with one of the other boys on the team, although that would definitely be awkward, but Hayley has had focus eps with Preston and Levi both and those dynamics are really fun and interesting.

ZOE: We were told very early on with the story lines and both Chrysti and I were really confused about where they were going with it and concerned about the message being put out. We arranged a meeting with Chip where he really listened to us and I’m assuming saw how much we cared about the relationships within the whole cast. Women are constantly being pitted against each other in society and we were just not having it in our show.

Ultimately, Hayley would be fine, lol. Of course Calvin is her best friend and she loves him but she has joy and love for many other things in her life too! It would take some time for them to get over a breakup and remain in the same team and deal with the enormous responsibility of saving the world (lol) but those two have a lot of respect for each other so I think they would be able to stay friends.

Also LOL! I’ve seen some comments about the chemistry between Hayley and Levi. There are a lot of eps with Preston and Hayley together too. Honestly I think it’s because I just have so much fun with them both and love them very much as people so that probably translated on screen. I don’t think any of the rangers in our season would switch up partners haha

PEARL: I’m so glad Chip listened because yeah, two girls fighting over a guy is almost never a good storyline and it’s so predictable in media nowadays. Although I personally love romance & drama so I really enjoyed the ep with Calvin getting jealous over Hayley and Preston even though there was nothing between them haha. And that’s so cute how much Calvin and Hayley love each other, I think it really comes across on screen! You have great chemistry with the whole cast of course but you and Nico play off each other so well.

Have you and Nico ever discussed how Calvin and Hayley met and ended up in a relationship? They’ve been dating for two years by season 2 but was it a childhood friends to lovers thing or did they meet in high school, what do you think the start of their romance was like?

ZOE: For drama, yeah, I can see why they thought that could work but it’s just so contrasting to the tone of our show it just didn’t make sense. I’m glad production listened too! Because it was in something called “The Power Rangers Bible” which had storylines that we were told were set in stone and could not be changed!

And yes we have! Though I have absolutely no idea where my journal is for Hayley so I won’t be able to say what we agreed on and discussed 100%. I think we decided that they had been friends for a few years before dating and Calvin secretly crushed on Hayley for a while. I think we went out for a drive in his truck to a beach one night to watch the sunset and he asked Hayley out. Nico can correct me if I’m wrong but I’m sure I’m not pulling it out of nowhere! Haha

PEARL: That’s the cutest thing ever! You know, usually in Power Rangers they would just show the crush part (see: Tyler and Shelby, or Jake and Gia) without bothering to show the relationship part so it’s really cool that we started with Calvin and Hayley already established. But I would’ve loved to have seen that sunset scene. We all love Calvin and Hayley so much, their focus episodes are some of the best and most charming eps of the show.

ZOE: We really wanted to have flashbacks and conversations that alluded to the start of their romance but I guess it’s fun that the audience can fill it in for themselves :)

Thank you! Nico and I worked really really hard on the relationship and spent a lot of time getting to know each other off set before we started filming - and then obviously during the duration of filming. As a result we became really close, so our job was easy! The chemistry was already there!

PEARL: That’s so cute! The effort you guys put in really shows, even in the background scenes, how Calvin softens whenever Hayley is near him and how she’s always touching him... a lot of us are romantics at heart in this fandom so we love seeing that.

ZOE: Haha I love it! There’s so much opportunity to sneak those things in as the Rangers stand around as a group a lot! So we wanted to make it as believable as possible

PEARL: We’ve talked a lot about Hayley and I love all the new stuff we’ve learned about her but we also wanted to know more about you! Zali @2014federalbudget wanted to know: Being a kiwi, do you prefer to work at home in New Zealand or abroad in America/Canada? And are there are any classic New Zealand shows that you would be interested in being a part of?

ZOE: Working at home would be a lot easier as I’m pretty familiar with the way things work over here and ideally I want to be near family. Unfortunately our industry is so small and diversity is still an issue, so I’m finding I’m auditioning for a lot more projects overseas, mainly in America. I would’ve loved to be on Outrageous Fortune for a bit. It looked like a lot of fun and many talented actors that I look up to (Antonia Prebble, Claire Chitham, Sophie Henderson, Nicole Whippy, just to name a few) were on there and do amazing work.

PEARL: That makes sense, and that would be so cool! Did you know Antonia Prebble was on Power Rangers too?

ZOE: Yes I did! She was also on a show called The Tribe! I was in a remake of the show when I was twelve so I’ve been a fan of her work for a while!

PEARL: That’s amazing! I love the connections between Kiwi ranger actors, there are so many of you guys!

Kels (@rltarepulsas on twitter) asked a related question: Was there a role you saw growing up that made you want to act?

ZOE: It was Dakota Fanning in a role.. it may have been in I am Sam or Charlotte’s Webb - I can’t actually remember the specifics. But I do remember watching her and thinking “Oh that’s it. That’s the thing I want to do.”

PEARL: Dakota Fanning is super talented, that’s so cool! We also loved you on the Shannara Chronicles - how was that experience like and how was filming a more teen-oriented show different from a kids show like Power Rangers?

ZOE: Oh thank you! That was my first big international project and I was super anxious going into it but I had such a great time. The people involved were awesome. Very talented NZ actors and from overseas - Austin [Butler] is one of the sweetest people you could meet. I love doing fantasy too, and my character Zora is so much cooler than I am! Haha! I had to have archery training for that which was a lot of fun.

PEARL: Archery training sounds hardcore but then you also went through PR’s stunt training so I guess you can do anything!

We are all super excited to see you in more projects after PR! Ivory @lunarskye wanted to know if there are any projects you’ve been working on currently and if you can tell us anything about how they’re going?

ZOE: Thank you! At the moment I’m just enjoying being home after being in LA for over a month. With the down time I’m hoping to finally start writing, I have a few stories that I want to tell. But I’m auditioning for projects a lot of the time :)

PEARL: Oh, you’re a writer too? That’s so cool, what kind of stories do you write? Is it like scripts or do you prefer novel form?

ZOE: I’m not actually! Haha I just have some experiences and stories that I want to share. And they would be scripts. I definitely want to work behind the scenes as well as act :)

PEARL: Either way, that’s awesome! Did you get to do anything behind the scenes on Power Rangers? I know Peter [Sudarso] said he would pitch scripts to Chip occasionally and he even got to write an episode once.

ZOE: It’s something I’ve never thought that I could do but I’ve been so inspired lately to say something that it’s only a matter of time until I give in lol

Chip and the production team were great about that actually, in that they fully invited us to basically intern - be it shadowing directors if we wanted or submit scripts etc. Honestly I can’t speak for the whole cast but I do know we were super tired after working 6 days a week and there wasn’t much more we could give of ourselves when the week was over. It really was like an endurance test and I think for the most part we chose to focus on the task at hand and look after ourselves the best we could. Which meant on our day off we would relax and do whatever we needed to refresh ourselves. And yes, Peter’s episode was actually amazing, I hope he continues with that as well.

PEARL: Ah, that makes sense but it’s really cool that they let you do that! Speaking of the cast and your downtime, Kat @powerprincesses wanted to know, with you and Jordi [Webber] being the kiwis of the cast, was there any sort of culture clash with you guys? Did you take them out to tour New Zealand at any point and show them the sights?

ZOE: We had a few bonding trips before we started, one was heading out to a beautiful west coast beach called Piha together. We just spent time together and practised our morph on the sand lol it was cute!

Chip had an evil idea of picking us up super early in the morning a week or so before filming, to drive a few hours out of Auckland to do the Waitomo caves. Look them up, they’re extraordinary! You end up abseiling into this cave, and trudging through mud and water to see waterfalls and the amazing cave formations - and the glow worms! I’m pretty sure it was on our day off so none of us wanted to go as we were tired from training and all we wanted to do was sleep and prep. But Chip was right, it was one of the best times we had together.

Jordi took a few of the boys to his home in Rotorua, where they met his family and were introduced to some parts of the Maori culture. I know that was really special for them too.

PEARL: That all sounds so amazing! Those caves must have been seriously magical to witness. And that’s so cool about Jordi and the boys, I wish we got more of his Maori culture in the show, it would be really neat to teach more people about that. I think he’s only our second or third Maori actor on Power Rangers.

ZOE: It would’ve been super cool! But for some reason they didn’t have any New Zealand characters in our season!

PEARL: I noticed, that was so weird, especially since they let Chase not only be kiwi on the show in Dino Charge but he got whole episodes devoted to his New Zealand culture, including one where his little sister was part of a Maori dance group. But I guess since Ninja Steel is an anniversary season they wanted to take it back to the show’s American high school theme roots?

ZOE: I’m not sure! I think it has something to do with the tax incentives here where international productions have had to somehow showcase New Zealand for tourism benefits and have a certain amount of New Zealanders as cast. I think that’s changed cause we didn’t do that at all lol

PEARL: I definitely remember reading about a New Zealand grant starting with Dino Charge, yeah. I think it’s mentioned in the credits of each episode too. I think Peter also once told me that just having two kiwi actors in the cast was enough so maybe that’s what changed?

ZOE: I’m not sure. I remember Chip telling me that Jordi and I weren’t cast because of that as it didn’t apply anymore :) Makes sense as the new rangers are all American!

PEARL: Well that’s interesting... I’m glad you guys were cast anyway! It’s really so much fun watching you all each Saturday, I can’t express how much I love Ninja Steel.

I should wrap this up as I think I’ve asked a lot of questions already, so just one last one: Is there anything you can tell us about this last batch of upcoming Ninja Steel episodes, things to look forward to in general? Anything exciting for Hayley coming up?

ZOE: Us too :) Thanks so much! It means the world to me to have amazing fans like you. Thank you! And yes, I don’t want to give away too much but I think the best stuff with Hayley is yet to come xxxx