#Liam Steel

[horsedadgeralt]

[nukacoola]

I wish there was more functionality with disrupting the different factions in Fallout 4. It would be so cool if you could stealth kill someone important and it would effect all of the factions they contribute to without you necessarily become enemies with the faction if you do it right. (Spoilers ahead)

Kill Liam Benêt? No more synths are able to escape the Institute. You have to claim innocence when the Railroad realizes something’s wrong and when the Institute realizes the kid’s dead frame someone else, reveal Liam was betraying them, or have great difficulty trying to appear uninvolved with the killing entirely.

Kill Prof Scara or Doctor Li? The Liberty Prime project is dead or stalled. Maybe this means you can no longer end the game with the Brotherhood (like what happens when you blow your undercover mission with the Railroad).

Finally shut that asshole Doctor Ayo up for good? Someone else becomes the acting head of the SRB possibly even making the program less reactionary or prioritized by Father as a new acting head may not steal extra energy or find it necessary to hunt down every single escaped synth.

There are so many interesting possibilities, I could go on forever. Imagine if you could somehow stealth kill Desdemona and the Railroad suffers or becomes less concerned with casualties or empathy towards humans under their new leader Dr. Carrington.

In another life maybe…

[mysticstarlightduck]

ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕀𝕟𝕥𝕣𝕠𝕕𝕦𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 (𝕎𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕃𝕦𝕣𝕜𝕤 𝕀𝕟 𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℍ𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨) - 𝕃𝕚𝕒𝕞 𝕊𝕥𝕖𝕖𝕝𝕖

Another character introduction post for What Lurks In The Hollow, this time for Liam Steele.

If you like this, pls reblog! 💕

🎞️About/General Info🎞️

Liam Steele is one of the most well-known teenagers in Vinethorn Grove, infamous - and feared - for his fiery personality and tendencies to withdraw himself emotionally from the world, which makes people assume he just doesn't care. Which isn't true. With a knack for getting into trouble, especially fist fights with other teens, Liam has long since been labeled a local 'bully' or troublemaker - but that couldn't be further from the actual truth. Liam only gets into fights with the actual bullies of the town, whenever said bullies pick on him, his girlfriend or anyone else. But the sheer strenght and explosiveness with which he deals with such other kids gives outsiders the wrong impression most of the time. Tired of trying to prove himself otherwise, Liam has quietly accepted the rumors and given up in trying to 'clear his reputation', and chosen to just live in his own little world with his girlfriend (Savvy), his music, and his car, pretending not to care about what anyone else thinks of him. But deep down, a lost, but kind, part of him still wants to be accepted and still wants to make more friends - even though his anger and his difficulty blending in have made him a pariah to most, so many other teens don't even get close enough to truly get to know him. Despite all of that, he has a good heart and a loyal personality that will strongly stand beside anyone who proves themselves a true friend worthy of their time.

🎞️ More Info 🎞️

Pronouns - He/Him Age - 17 Appearance - Liam is somewhere between average height and tall, especially for a teenager, and is quite athletic and muscular while still being thin. He has long, volumous blond hair that is quite curly, and which he usually keeps loose and wild, a lot of his style reflects his love for vintage rock and roll. He has dark grey eyes and his favorite clothes include a distressed denim vest, simple jeans and band T-shirts, occasionally opting for a long-sleeve denim jacket or a comfy coat, as well as worn out red ankle converse shoes or occasionally simple boots. He always wears the DIY charm bracelet that his girlfriend, Savvy, gave him - it has both sentimental value to him and doubles a fidget toy for when he gets anxious.

Personality Types:

📸Enneagram: 8w7

📸MBTI: INFJ

Occupation: Student (currently on school break), Rock 'n Roll Enthusiast, Local Troublemaker, Paranormal Investigator (begrudgingly)

Place of Birth: Vinethorn Grove

Orientation: Straight

🎞️ Personal Life 🎞️

Family:

Nicholas Steele - Uncle, Legal Guardian

Status: Alive Age: 28-29 Occupations: Businessman/Business owner Relationship: Good, the only 'parent' figure Liam truly had ever since he was 7 (but Nicholas is far more of a lax older brother figure/best friend kind of guy than someone serious or fully prepared to raise a kid, though he does try his best and is honestly great)

Stephanie Steele - Mother

Status: Alive Age: 44 Occupations: Magazine Editor, Band Groupie Relationship: Bad (practically abandoned Liam with her brother - Nicholas - when she first had the chance, claiming she needed time to focus solely on her career while grieving her mother's death. She claimed she would come back for him, but never did, and now lives a successful life in the capital, having practically forgotten her son exists)

Debora Steele - Grandmother

Status: Deceased (died half a year before his mother ditched him) Age: 61 Cause of Death: Cancer Occupations: Former stay at home mother, widow and heiress (of the family business) Relationship: Good, but short lived

Unnamed Father

Best Friends/Allies:

Savvanah 'Savvy' Hahn:

Status: Alive Age: 17 Occupations: Student (currently on school break), Arcade Enthusiast, Local Troublemaker, Paranormal Investigator Relationship: Amazing! (She's his girlfriend and best friend - and they have been besties since childhood)

Amy Millihan:

Status: Alive Age: 16 Occupation: Student (currently on school break), Paranormal Investigator & Enthusiast Relationship: Good

Zach Taylors:

Status: Alive Age: 16 Occupation: Homeless runaway, works part time jobs at a few local businesses that don't ask too many questions Relationship: Good

Kevin “Kev” Micheal Harrison

Status: Undead Age: 17 Cause and Time of Death: Bashed to death with a baseball bat, sometime after the Harvest Fair of 1984 Occupation: Student (formerly), Bully (formerly), Haunting Apparition (currently), Vengeful Spirit (currently) Relationship: Good but mostly complicated. Kev serves as Liam's ghostly mentor from the beyond and is at times a friendly ally to the group despite being dead, but also serves as a terrifying cautionary tale of the fate Liam might face if he doesn't stop trying to do everything all alone or if he insists on pushing everyone away.

🎞️ Likes & Dislikes 🎞️

Hobbies/Interests:

Listening to retro rock 'n roll, or even new rock music - he doesn't like heavy/screamo metal though, preferring the more lyrical genres - and is obsessed with anything related to that style of music.

Playing arcade games with Savvy almost all day long

Driving around town on his 60s Ford Mustang his uncle gave him for his sixteenth' birthday, of course with rock music blasting from the speakers

Eating shepherd's pie

Chilling out on the couch with a fuzzy blanket, soft socks and his favorite pajamas while watching comedy sitcoms.

Dancing with Savvy in his living room or garage

Playing videogames in his old game console at home

Winning a street fight against a bully or against anyone who is generally a jerk

Watching nature documentaries

Enjoying a garden party in the summer and swimming on the lake or in the small rivers for hours

Making macramé bracelets and necklaces, because he loves the texture and finds it a calming hobby

Being accepted for who he is and not misguidedly judged for who people think he is

Taking polaroid pictures of himself, his bulldogs or his friends

Going to music concerts

Trying to learn how to play the guitar and figuring out how to write music

Additional Favorites: (Extra List Here)

Music: Rock 'n Roll (especially vintage/retro rock, from the 80s, but also quite a lot of more recent songs, along with 2000s rock)

Person (his 'comfort people'): Savvy, his uncle (who is the closest thing he has to a parent or sibling even though they don't always see eye to eye, he knows he can count on him)

Candy: Sour Lollipops and Licorice

Place: 1. his room, 2. the gazebo by the lake, 3. the arcade

Fictional Creature: Giant Sea Serpent, Kraken

Scent: The smell of candy stores, leather car seats, fancy cologne

General Dislikes/Hates:

Bullies and people who try to make others feel bad about themselves, people who hurt others gratuitously or those who make fun of other people.

Irresponsible adults who don't consider the consequences of their actions

People who don't like rock and roll

Anyone who annoys Savvy or any of his friends

His mother - she may have been in a 'bad place' when she left him with her brother but she did essentially abandon him when he needed her the most, and then never even looked back once after she got her 'dream life'.

Murderers and psychopaths who get off on hurting others

People who try to scratch or dent his car, reckless drivers

Gossipmongers and people who spread lies about others

Anyone who doesn't like dogs

The smell of stale water or anything that smells like a bog, he also hates the smell of mold

A very specific set of textures that make his skin crawl and which he cannot stand to touch or be around for a long time, especially certain kinds of clothes.

People who scream at each other for no reason

Overly violent horror movies

Cold coffee or any kind of coffee without sugar

Feeling sleepy for no reason or being confused after a heavy nap

Overconfident policemen and corrupt officers, as well as any arbitrary authority figure

Changing his schedule or people who purposefully get in the way of his plans for the day, those get him irked out really fast

🎞️ Playlist: 🎞️

Cherry Pie - Warrant

Break Stuff - Limp Bizkit

overwhelmed - Royal & The Serpent

Wanted Dead or Alive - Bon Jovi

Welcome To The Jungle - Guns 'n Roses

Teen Idle - Marina and The Diamonds

Boy In The Bubble - Alec Benjamin

What Lurks In The Hollow Taglist (-/+): @ray-writes-n-shit, @sarandipitywrites @smol-feralgremlin, @kaylinalexanderbooks,

@diabolical-blue @oh-no-another-idea

@cakeinthevoid, @clairelsonao3, @sleepy-night-child

@thepeculiarbird

@the-golden-comet, @urnumber1star, @ominous-feychild, @anyablackwood, @amaiguri, @finickyfelix

@lyutenw, @elshells, @thelovelymachinery,

@bookwormclover, @an-indecisive-nerd, @the-letterbox-archives

Let me know if you'd like to be added!

[vanalex]

[darrys-laundry]

so…henry cavill won’t be returning as superman or geralt, which…i guess means he has a lot of time on his hands to play sherlock when the conan doyle estate loses the copyright to the character next month…

[scottishstoner]

😭😭

[shrivinglust]

who’s helping you?

[bookoftheironfist]

Please take a moment out of your day to check out this incredible 80s-style Iron Fist fan film created by @sky-liam! Sky very generously shared with me the inspiration behind the film, as well as insight into the filming process, fight choreography, and thematic sensibilities:

"As a former martial arts champion, I wanted to show authentic Kung Fu techniques (we were lucky to get an action coordinator who's worked on Chinese martial arts movies). I have a background in Shaolin Kung Fu and competitive Wushu, training and competing for many years, and living in China for a year-and-a-half as well (majoring in Chinese language in college). Going back to some of the original issues of Iron Fist, what really grabbed me was how Danny has trained so long with one goal in mind, and then feels completely lost when he isn't able to complete his revenge on Harold Meachum. I felt like this story was something that anyone could connect to, because so many of us have had that moment where we finished school, or got a 'good' job, and then realized that attaining that single-minded goal didn't actually satisfy us, and we were still searching for something. I also connected with moments from Iron Fist: The Living Weapon when Danny was practicing Kung Fu almost like a drug to keep himself sane. And I connected it to the idea of all those things we do without even thinking because they've become a part of how we define ourselves."

(Behind-the-scenes photos, courtesy of @sky-liam)

"What was most important to me was this sense of [Danny] not being compatible to the world around him; being the Living Weapon but having no target to aim at after Meachum died. Martial arts and fighting becomes a drug to stay above water instead of a means to preserve life. I started Shaolin Kung Fu as a kid and eventually studied Mandarin in college and lived and trained in China for a year-and-a-half, competing in tournaments and working in Kung Fu films there. I wanted to make sure Danny used techniques from actual Shaolin forms (similar to the kind of stuff he'd learn from the monks in K'un-Lun) and also spoke some of the language he picked up while living there. "I knew our fight director, Alfred Hsing, from the Wushu competition scene, and he had also trained in Beijing and worked with Jet Li for several years. He used a lot of 'in-camera editing' in his choreography - that is, setting up short sequences of the fight that were designed to be shot from a specific angle, thus highlighting the best stuff while eliminating wasted camera setups. Of course he also played a version of Steel Serpent in the final fight with Colleen and Danny. "Kara Wang, who played Colleen Wing (and not long after went on to shoot 'Top Gun: Maverick') trained for about three months to complete her fight scene. Our other actors were former athletes with martial arts experience and we also rehearsed choreography for several weeks before shooting. We were able to get many locations for free (the parking garage, the apartment, and the plaza in Monterey Park that doubled for Chinatown) through business and personal connections. "The original short film was about 15 minutes long, and had a lot of voiceover that gave an insight into Danny's inner monologue. We made a few changes to the costumes and events (such as Danny wearing clothes he bought off the rack after coming back to the States, Meachum dying from a drug overdose), which was similar to what was done for the 80s and 90s Marvel adaptations where certain details would be changed for budgetary reasons. In the end, there were some issues with some of the footage in the narrative scenes of the film, so I decided to recut it like a VHS trailer from the 1980s or early 90s would be. "My goal in the end was to highlight some of the grittier story elements of Danny Rand, and to show Iron Fist doing some legit Kung Fu. I hope fans of the character can enjoy it!"

A huge thank you to Sky for sharing this amazing project!

[equallyloyalandlethal]

WIP Wednesday

(hey, i barely missed it this time!)

Tagged by @hemlocksandfoxgloves

This is for a later chapter of Living Steel (a Real Steel thiam au), where the reader gets to meet two of theo few people Theo gives a chit about. Special thanks to @outcastpack for helping write half of this!

“Fuck.” he hissed, rubbing at the scar down his chest.

Theo looked around, eyeing the crowd to see if the doctors would show their face again, finding nothing. "Keep it together." He groaned internally, bringing a hand up to rubdown his face with a heavy sigh.

Two things happened at once the minute he had looked up. Dual scream-like screeches of his name preceded two slightly shorter boys sprinting across the dock, dodging around people in an oddly familiar mix of grace and haphazard limbs. Something in him screamed to move, to duck and run, but the other part, the louder one, kept him rooted as blond and black mops of hair got closer, all but flinging themselves at him the second they were within arm’s reach.

"I knew you'd come back," said a voice he never thought he would hear again.

If he hadn’t already been letting the truck hold most of his weight, the force of the two smaller bodies barreling into him would have sent him sprawling. Theo stared at the tops of the two boys’ heads as they nestled into his chest, arms wrapping more tightly around him than a snake would its prey. It might as well have, with how fast the whiplash of the instict to defend sank into a cold realization as to who was wrapping their arms around him and then a stuttered train-crash of a moment when he tried to process the words.

Shaking his head, he got a hand on each of their shoulders, shoving them back enough to look at their faces. Surely enough, staring back at him were Zach and Alec, the two youngest of them all, with tears in their blown wide eyes.

“What the fuck are you two doing here?” His voice was tight over the last word, a combination of fear and panic flickering to life as he wondered if these kids were still the same happy, dopey boys he knew or if they had finally let that place crush them both.

"Corey, h-he told us you were gonna be here." Zach mumbled, his eyes wide as they roamed Theo’s face, the familiar deep blue flickering dimly in the depths of them.

"We had to see you. I knew you'd come back for us." Alec chipped in trying to force his body back against Theo's, a vindicated growl to his words.

Theo’s head was racing with the fact that they was here right now, standing in front of him. He wanted to sink to the floor as a heavy weight surged through him, but the weight of the two boys and the truck behind him held him up.

The emotions swirling behind his ribs were more chaotic than even when he’d sent Liam and Wolf away. These two kids, eyes almost glowing — and they might have actually been, but he couldn’t even focus on that — and their smiles still somehow gentle after being in that hell for five years, three without him. God, all he wanted was to wrap these two in his arms and hug the shit out of them.

He ran a hand through Alec’s curls, cradling the back of his neck as he said, “Did you now?” Theo’s chuckle was far wetter than he wanted it to be. He looked over to Zach and his brown eyes with cobalt glimmers in them. “And you believed him, right?”

Zach instantly began rapidly nodding his head, a wide grin on his face. "Yeah! We both knew you wouldn't leave us forever."

Breath caught in his throat, Theo couldn’t get a word out. There was not a shred of him that believed it despite the proof in front of his eyes. They had both spent the last three years together in hell but held onto this faith he would come back. Parts of their innocence he had long since lost were, against all odds, intact and shining.

"We missed you, Tee."

Alec’s brown locks of hair covered his eyes a little, but he could still see the happiness radiating from them. His grip on the two boys tightened in an instant.

He looked between the both of them again, the familiar stabbing sort of prickling of tears building behind his eyes. Fuck, he said internally, shaking his head. He hadn’t even known how much he missed these buggers, that he had loved them enough to miss them. As they stood there, though, the spot behind his ribs, the awkward squirming thing that he hadn’t acknowledged before Liam and Wolf had made him, was aching again.

He sighed, curling his arms around their shoulders, pulling them into his chest, mumbling, “I missed you, buggers, too,” in the space between their heads where he had wedged his own. “God damnit, I missed you.”

Theo felt their grins widen from where their mouths was smushed against his chest.

"Corey told us some other stuff too…" Zach started but trailed off like he thought he may have mentioned too much, glancing sideways.

"You're gonna win this." Alec said, voice stead and full of sudden confidence that had that spot behind his robs clench again.

They couldn't know that he would, not even with Alec's predictions. They couldn’t, but he could play along. He had spent plenty of time doing that lately. The smile worming its way onto his face was a sad one, but it was a smile nonetheless, so he just encouraged it to grow. If this was the last thing he could do for them, letting them be happy, he would do it. They deserved so much more from life, this was the least he could do for them.

“Yeah, see, I wasn’t so sure, but now,” he smoothed his hand back over Alec’s head, nudging his nose into the kid’s temple, “it’s guaranteed, right?”

Zach instantly began nodding once again. "Yeah!"

Alec had fallen silent, leaning back against his chest but Theo could feel his mouth moving against his chest, reaching a hand down he pulled Alec's head back a little being met with coded yellow eyes swirling with data instead of his usual brown, meaning the boy was running his predictions again.

"Alec, hey!" Theo called, trying to break the boys concentration before a migraine came on or he predicted something that would upset both of them.

Theo brought a hand to either side of the kid’s face, thumbs moving over his cheeks, the same way Liam’s would over his own. Alec’s mumbling didn’t even change, his golden glow pulsing brighter and brighter. He recognized that pattern, and it sank a rock in his gut.

A not so quiet “Shit,” fell out of him, more panicked than he would ever admit. His focus flipped to the other boy, eyes boring into him. “Zach, hey, hey; look at me,” he said, not taking his hands off Alec’s face. “How many has he ran today? How many?”

"I... I don't know. He’s done them daily since Corey told us and the docs-." Zach cried staring at Alec’s face with panick.

Theo had to suppress a growl knowing the Docs likely had him running some for them too while he was trying to predict the fight for Theo, the person who had abandoned him there, left him alone. Essentially working overtime and on instinct for people that didn’t deserve his loyalty or gifts.

"Come on Ally, snap out of it." He growled, not even noticing the accidental slip up of the boys old nickname.

A shudder ran down the length of Alec’s spine, his lips still moving as shakes started thrumming down every limb. The pulsing in his eyes crested, staying almost blindingly bright for one, two, three seconds before disappearing in a blink. He sank bonelessly into Theo’s arms with quiet whimpers. Before the kid could even scramble to put his hands over his ears, Theo’s were there, covering them tightly.

“Atta boy, I got you,” he cooed, using his elbows to direct the kid further into his chest again. He buried his face in the kid’s hair, hiding the softly muttered, “I got you, Ally. I got you.”

Tagging:

@transdunbar @raekensarcher @pansexual-puppy-pack @thiamsalphasblog @wolfboy88

[transdunbar]

Living Steel - a Real Steel Thiam AU by @equallyloyalandlethal

Everything at the gym was all exactly the same as when he left. Everything, except him.

(i'm so incredibly excited to have been involved in the making of this au, and you all should definitely go read it!!)

[bellonathedragonborn]

Imagine being a BOS soldier and you see a Railroad agent wearing red, white, and blue power armor.

Finished the Railroad side a few days ago.

[cillianmurphyswhore]

They’re coming for him

[melodythebunny]

For the oc challenge 💤 for Liam ❌for Atomic Steel 👑 for Electric Blur 🎃 for Carrie

Liam has a snek plushie.

Carrie aka Scarlett kitty got her costume from a clearance rack (kinda did this without her parents noticing so yeah gotta work with what she can). Though she dose upgrade/change out her costume eventually to be more uniformed.

Atomic hates the bunny onsie E.b. got him for Christmas (she got all her friends animal onesies) anddd ended up wearing it after he lost a bet to fern.

Princess E.B. nough said/pos

[mysticstarlightduck]

Extra 2.0 OC Favorites!

Let's go with Liam Steele, Erin Niemand, and Savvanah Hahn from What Lurks In The Hollow!

Rules: share photos of your OCs' favorite color, season, shoe choice, weapon, food & drink, clothing style, mode of transportation, animal, pastime, and breakfast and if they're an introvert/ambivert/extrovert then change up any one of the five favorite things categories for the next round. BONUS: Add some music/songs that fit their aesthetic (the songs don't have to be their favorite songs, just fit their vibe)!

Liam Steele

Color: Denim Blue

Season: Early Summer

Shoe Choice: Red Ankle Converse

Weapons: His own fists (a.k.a. punching, getting into brawls)

Food: Shepherd's Pie with Extra Cheese

Drink: Hot Chocolate & Marshmallow

Style: Ripped denim vests with DIY patches with short-sleeved white shirts, gray pants and charm bracelets.

Mode of Transportation: His late 60s/70s Mustang he got from his uncle on his 16th birthday

Animal: French Bulldogs (especially his Uncle's two bulldogs, Daisy and Sally)

Pastime: Gaming at home OR going to the arcade with his girlfriend, Savvy.

Breakfast: Pancakes/Crèpes with Butter and Sweet Cream

Personality: Introvert (and has social anxiety & ADHD)

Songs:

Break Stuff - Limp Bizkit

overwhelmed - Royal & The Serpent

King For A Day - Pierce The Veil

Raging On A Sunday - Bohnes

So Far Away - Staind

Savvanah "Savvy" Hahn

Color: Lavender purple

Season: Autumn

Shoe Choice: Worn-out blue converse with neon beads

Weapon: Kickboxing/street-fighting

Food: Simple hot-dogs with ketchup and mustard

Drink: Strawberry Cream Soda

Style: Stripped long-sleeved shirts with dark (usually grey or purple) T-Shirts on top, as well as ripped jeans.

Mode of Transportation: Driving around with Liam, but she also uses her bicycle a lot

Animal: Cats and birds, especially chickens.

Pastime: GOING TO THE ARCADE

Breakfast: Thick pancakes with strawberry syrup

Personality: Ambivert

Songs:

Don't Fear The Reaper - PI3RCE

You've Created a Monster - Bohnes

Dancing With Your Ghost - Sasha Alex Sloan

Unsaid Emily - Julie & The Phantoms

Sick Thoughts - Lou Bliss

Tagging (gently): @sleepy-night-child, @kaylinalexanderbooks, @smol-feralgremlin, @wyked-ao3, @topazadine @littleladymab,

@winterandwords, @eccaiia, @sarahlizziewrites, @illarian-rambling

@agirlandherquill, @anoelleart, @ray-writes-n-shit

@writernopal, @anyablackwood, @unstablewifiaccess, @forthesanityofstorytellers

@i-can-even-burn-salad, @cakeinthevoid @thecomfywriter

@thepeculiarbird, @clairelsonao3, @memento-morri-writes, @starlit-hopes-and-dreams @amaiguri

@cherrychiplip @thecomfywriter @thelovelymachinery

@differentnighttale, @leahnardo-da-veggie

[clementinecalls]

We watched a motivational video in my culinary class and I almost lost it bc there was a clip of Sprayberry from when he played Superman and it scared me so bad