#Max appears a lot earlier now! :D

[blueookashi]

Sorry I am way too excited to show my stuff LKSJDGAKD

This is from the new outline I'm working on Already chapter 1 is very different LKAJSDG; God damn I was reading that and I cannot believe I made that chapter public its not good LKJS;GKDAJSLGK;JK

[agentmarymargaretskitz]

A Great Big Phech-niverse Chapter 8

Tech and Phee play board games, Hunter thinks something else.

AO3

“H-8.”

Tech shook his head. “Another miss.”

Phee sighed and fished another white peg from the bag situated between the two of them.

Tech looked down as his own board, his hand adjusting his goggles out of habit. “I target position F-4.” 

Phee snapped her fingers. “Hit.”

“Excellent,” Tech retrieved a red peg after Phee placed one on her board. “I really do enjoy this game.”

“I’m glad,” the pirate smiled over at him. “D-9?”

“Miss. It reminds me of a simulation I often engaged with as a cadet on Kamino.”

Phee looked up. “Except this isn’t a training game. This is just for fun.”

“I am having fun while also enjoying what appears to be a likely victory. F-5?”

“Hit again,” Phee placed in another red peg. “Damn. A-10?”

“Miss, and I might introduce Omega to this game,” Tech mused as Phee tried to figure out where to place her next strike. “She would enjoy the strategic element of this. F-6?”

“Another hit. Also, sorry to break it to you, but Lyana already beat you to it.”

“Oh,” Tech’s shoulders dropped.

“But she’s probably a better opponent for you than me. A-6?”

The side of Tech’s mouth curved up into a smile. “You have hit.”

“Oh, about time!” Phee grabbed a red peg to place on the other side of her board. “Alright, hit me with your best shot.”

“F-3?”

“Hit,” Phee sighed and placed in the final peg. “And you’ve destroyed my last starship.”

“Ah. The game is now over then, I assume?”

“Yeah. I figured I was going to lose to you, but not this badly.”

“You did hit two of my starships.”

“I sunk only one, and hit another by the time you took out my last ship,” Phee corrected while helping put the boards and pieces away. “I’ll find something new for when I come over tomorrow.”

“And I look forward to it.”

-0-

“Wrecker would like this one.”

“You think?”

“Well, he’d like the board game pieces most of all. He’s started collecting miniature figures now that we’ve settled down.”

“There’s a max of four people who can play this one, so it might not be great for when your family wants to play together.”

“Crosshair would probably not participate in this one at first.”

“Could be. Depends on what he’s like that day I think. Now go ahead and roll.”

Tech rolled the dice. After observing the total, he took one of his pieces and knocked Phee’s off the space he landed on.

“Aw, really, Brown Eyes?”

“You sent me back to the starting line earlier.”

“Touche.”

-0-

Phee looked up at Tech over the board. “You already know this one, don’t you?”

“I do,” Tech confirmed as he moved the piece. “I often played holochess against a computer when we were stationed at bases during the war. Otherwise, I played with Crosshair or Echo.”

“And the other two?”

“They’re terrible,” Tech admitted. “Wrecker’s ADHD kicks in if the game goes too long. Hunter only does slightly better, but also doesn’t like how it drags out. The other two are more patient.”

“And Omega?”

“She prefers other games to this,” he shrugged. “But I always enjoy playing with you.”

“Well, thank you,” Phee grinned under the praise before moving her piece. “I like playing with you too.”

Tech looked down at where she had moved. “Are you sure you want to move there?”

“Oh, come on!”

-0-

“That will be Phee,” Tech said as he moved past Hunter to the door the next evening.

Hunter raised an eyebrow at him. “You invited her over? Again?”

Tech stopped. “Yes.”

“You’ve been inviting her over a lot lately.”

“She’s…” Tech faltered.

They hadn’t really discussed labels for their relationship. Granted, they were an item since they’d started playing board games. 

“Close to me,” he finally decided.

“Yeah,” Crosshair called from the couch. “We figured from all the time you two spend in your room.”

“We like privacy. Unless you’d rather we do our activities out here.”

“No!” Hunter held up his hands. “No, no, no. I just want to, ah, make sure you two are being safe.”

Tech looked at his brother. “We are.”

“Good. Good. Well, you two have fun.”

Weird conversation with his oldest brother aside, Tech opened the door to let Phee in. She entered with a brightly colored box, slightly larger than the ones she usually arrived with. He led her through the living room quickly to his own bedroom and closed the door behind them.

“So what do you have for tonight?”

“It’s a bit different,” Phee set down the box. “You okay with getting a little physical tonight? The board game is more of a mat.”

“Interesting,” Tech took the box from her as she pulled the mat and a spinner from inside. “I think I am comfortable enough with you to engage in this game.”

“Okay,” she said. “But if it gets too much, say the word and we’ll stop.”

The game started off simple with the spinner directing them to place a certain hand or foot in a certain spot. The longer it went on, the more flexible both had to be. Eventually, they did end up in closer proximity while talking about the events of the day. Phee was positioned in a way that her torso was under his head. Tech tried to reach under her for the spinner.

“Stretch,” she urged, trying to bat it towards him.

“I am!”

“Stretch more!”

He tried, but lost balance and fell on top of her. They both crashed down onto the mat in a tangle of limbs. Before he could ask if she was okay, Phee started laughing.

“That was…something,” he stated from where he lay on Phee.

“Oh, yeah,” she wheezed. “That’s what happens with this. One minute you’re upright and the next, you’re all spread out on each other.”

“I think I would have found this quite awkward as a cadet,” Tech decided.

“What about now?”

Tech looked up at her. “Having known you for a significant amount of time and harboring romantic emotions for you, I do not see awkwardness right now. But anyone else…I do not know if I would be as at ease.”

She leaned forward and kissed the top of his head. “I like you too, Tech. You wanna go for another round?”

Before Tech could respond, the closed door was pounded on.

“You two gotta cut it out!” Hunter’s voice said from the other side. “Please. We can hear you and Omega is here!”

Phee jolted up, sending him upward too. “Is he serious?”

“Hunter, we’re just playing Twister with each other!” Tech called through the door.

A strangled noise came from the other side. “Tech, I don’t need details.”

Details? Tech furrowed his brow.

“Oh Force,” Phee put her head in her hands.

“I don’t-”

“Double meaning, Brown Eyes. Oh boy.”

The neurons fired rapidly as he put the alternative meaning together, paired with the comments Hunter had made earlier that evening.

“Hunter!” Tech cried, offended. “Don’t be crass!”

“We really are just playing a game,” Phee added, snorting at the end. “Look, we’re both decent, Hunter!”

There was silence on the other side for a while before Hunter spoke again. “Is it really just board games?”

“Yes!” they both insisted. 

“I’m gonna kick Crosshair’s ass,” Hunter grumbled. “Sorry. Keep doing your games. Be safe.”

Tech listened for Hunter to leave and looked at Phee. “Did he really think we were having sex?”

Phee sniggered. “I think he did.”

Tech shook his head. “He’s one to talk, especially since he’s the only one who’s been caught in the act?”

“Are you kidding?”

“I am not,” Tech shuddered at the memory. “Now, you were asking about another round?”

[puppetoffthehook]

Billy started to change between seasons 2 and 3. Don’t care if it’s canon or not, this is personal thoughts on what we get to see.

At the end of season 2 it’s the Snow Ball and we see Max getting ready with her mom helping her and Billy walks by and stops to look at her. She looks angry but it doesn’t appear like he’s afraid.. more like he doesn’t know what to say. He may have wanted to compliment her or one of those ‘insulting compliments’ siblings do and thought better of it. Or maybe he was gonna ask who her date was (knowing exactly which boy it would be) and decided not to with his dad not far away. And I doubt Neil or Susan drive her to the school; they more likely made Billy do it.

Max acted in season 2 like she had no idea Billy’s dad abuses him; she says Neil’s an asshole and Billy’s angrier than ever and acts like Billy’s the scarier of the two while earlier in the season she looked shocked when Billy grabbed her. Like he’s never done it before. In season 3 there’s a latch on the outside of Billy’s bedroom door. A way to lock him in. Max still doesn’t acknowledge the abuse despite the fact we now know from Dacre that Neil tormented his son daily. My only guess is she wanted to pretend it wasn’t happening since she couldn’t physically stop him.

Billy appears toned down when he reappears in season 3; at least from what we see of him. It’s mentioned that he’s given swimming lessons to some of the little kids which takes patience we normally don’t associate with Billy. And (ignoring the complete ICK situation that was him flirting with Karen) he shows more how he’s a huge flirt eager to get some action which we’ve seen him attempt twice and never actually get to the date in question. We only even know he actually gets any ever because Max mentions the “happy screams”. Which personally I’d be pissed if I had to hear my siblings having sex so the fact that the most we get is her looking a bit grossed out and annoyed? That’s the “you’re lucky I love you” response.

Also we know that Max and Lucas have had an on again off again relationship that started with the Snow Ball. You know Billy was probably there shoving tubs of ice cream at her to deal with the breakup depression the first few times. The more it happened the more he’d be like “either tell him you love him or just find someone else, shitbird!” He’s a guy whose mom left his dad because he was a piece of shit and he’s worried that Max might make the mistake of ending up with someone who won’t appreciate her. (He doesn’t know Lucas enough to claim that but he also doesn’t know him enough not to.)

Hell if Billy hadn’t had a very good reason not to

He could’ve told his dad about Lucas. If we really wanna go with that narrative, he could’ve told Neil at the beginning that Lucas was bothering Max but she wasn’t being honest with him about it. But Billy didn’t want the boy to get killed over what was probably petty child shit. Which is my personal belief on why he told Max to stay away from him, especially when taking the Runaway Max

I don’t know how long they were a family at that point but it was definitely long enough she should’ve already known if Billy thought that way. And I know the books aren’t technically canon but there’s a lot in this one that I’ve heard seems pretty relevant. I really feel like in this case this and the scene in the show are telling us that Billy’s trying to convey “if you like that boy, stay away before Neil finds out.” Which obviously Neil hasn’t figured out his stepdaughter has been dating Lucas from December to July so he’s not as observant of Max.

He’s too busy terrorizing Billy. The happiest we see that boy in the whole of the series is when he’s on his way to his little meet and fuck with Karen. That smile and laugh in the rear view mirror like he’s embarrassed that he’s so excited about it. And then his whole world spirals. And I want to know how Neil didn’t notice the change in his son at all when he’s always on the boy’s case. You don’t notice how he’s always sweating, always looking either dead inside or like a pin could drop and he’d burst into tears?

And Max is obviously no longer scared of Billy; she just seems annoyed by his bringing girls home and generally talks about him like he’s an annoying big brother. She straight up says she hopes he’s not flayed and it’s not because she’s afraid to face him. She’s worried her brother won’t be able to be helped. During the sauna test their interaction is so genuine on her side and on his I feel like the beginning was him but I think the Mindflayer took control back right before the dramatic lean into the bench, when he grabs the broken tile. And even then, the Mindflayer allowed him to say what they needed to know.

Then when he’s fully flayed and attacking in the mall, Max tries to reach him but doesn’t know how or maybe with the fear and intensity of the situation she couldn’t think of what she needed to. Panic can make it hard to think and as much as their relationship had improved, we know from the letter in season 4 that they weren’t quite there yet. But he told her about his mother at least once. At least a little.

Then Eleven reaches him and his first action is to stand over her to protect her. He doesn’t know where Max is in the mall but he knows from what it forced out of his mouth before that it doesn’t matter. This thing wants to kill everyone, not just Eleven. He can’t do much but he has faith that whatever plan these guys have, it’ll work if he can just help. So he gives his life to keep it distracted long enough that the plan will work. He gives his life so his pain will end and he won’t have to live with all the things he’s done thanks to the monster controlling him. The monster that he doesn’t know anything about except it tore him down the same way his dad did.

And when he says he’s sorry to Max, I feel it’s for more than just how he treated her. It’s also because he fears he’s cursed her to be a target for Neil. Billy had no way of knowing his dad would ditch them when he died. I’m his mind it would’ve been his childhood all over again and he wasn’t wrong considering Max said their parents started getting into bad fights before the piece of shit left.

I just want more background information. I want to know what all changed for them between seasons.

[thetoxicgamer]

Valheim Mistlands Update Makes the Biome Safer – but Not the Ballista

The viking survival game's Valheim Mistlands update 0.212.9 has arrived on the public test branch, and it seeks to make the perilous biome a little safer to explore. However, despite some player outrage, it won't make ballistas any less dangerous to be around. After several weeks of open testing, the Valheim Mistlands upgrade was released on public servers on December 6. Since then, players have been terrorised by the Seekers and flying Gjalls that inhabit the area. Firstly, let’s get the bad news out the way. There’s some helpful ballista tweaks – they’ll now fire faster, the ammo is cheaper to make, and sound effects have been added to more easily tell when they are shooting and when they lose sight of targets. However, despite “tweaked targeting behaviour” the devs confirm that it will still target friendly creatures and players – something that has led to much consternation from community members who say they simply don’t bother using the auto-turrets as a result. This has been a point of contention since release, with a Twitter poll from senior developer Jonathan Smårs concluding that 57.5% of those who responded thought that ballistas should never shoot players. Smårs himself is very much in favour of the potential danger, however, pointing out that all other defences such as traps affect players and monsters similarly and saying, “if it only shoots monsters wouldn’t it feel a bit less exciting somehow?” Also a little disappointingly, comfort provided by different carpets no longer stacks, meaning you’ll be less able to make your home ultra-cosy by laying down a raft of rugs. This will roughly translate to five minutes fewer of max comfort, which is probably a fair balance change, though players remark that the idea of having a bevy of beautiful blankets felt very on-theme for the game’s whole vibe. There’s lots to look forward to in these latest Valheim Mistlands patch notes, however. Armour and shield recipes from the Mistlands have had their durability increased, making exploration a little easier. The Seeker Soldiers and Gjalls, two of the most dangerous recurring creatures in the new biome, have had their spawn rate nerfed to something “similar to Troll spawns in Black Forest.” Not only should you see fewer Gjalls floating into view as a result, they’ll also be slightly less able to wreak complete havoc on your base – they now shoot just one projectile at a time, rather than two. As for the Seekers, they’ve all had their AI adjusted slightly to make them a little less relentlessly aggressive, which should give players a moment to catch their breath mid-fight. If you’ve run into issues with the new Seeker event overwhelming you with the ant-like troublemakers in places you might not expect them to appear, you’re also in luck. The event will no longer occur in the Meadows, Swamps, Mountains, or Ocean biomes. In addition to this, you won’t see Seeker Soldiers, so it should be somewhat easier to deal with them before they overrun your base. Valheim Mistlands update 0.212.9 patch notes – public test branch Balancing and Tweaks - Mistlands armour and shield recipes rebalanced and durability increased. - Staffs have rebalanced recipes and stats. - Ballista tweaks (Increased fire rate, sound effects added when shooting and losing sight of targets, tweaked targeting behaviour). - Ballista ammo recipes made cheaper. - Mistlands Seeker event tweaked (It will no longer trigger in Meadows, Swamps, Mountains or Ocean. It will no longer spawn Seeker Soldiers and the amount of Seekers & Broods has been rebalanced). - Seeker AI tweaks (They should now circulate a bit and not be on the player constantly to give them some time to catch their breath). - Seeker Soldier and Gjall spawn rate tweaked (Was spawning quite frequently earlier. It’s now much similar to Troll spawns in Black Forest). - Comfort from different carpets no longer stacks. - Gjall will now only shoot 1 projectile at a time instead of 2. - Hare running speed slightly decreased. - Tetra bait uses Fenring trophy instead of Ulv trophy. - Fish in mountain caves will respawn correctly, and small additional lake added. - Tuna also always takes ocean bait since it is in ocean as well. Fixes and Improvements - Stutter fix when walking left with hoe or hammer equipped. - Fixed animation issues on dual knives idle and block idle. - Fixed a lighting issue with fog in black forest. - Fixed an error while viewing a character in the main menu that has a fish in its inventory. - Fixed an issue that could cause the Mistlands boss to escape (Sorry, Your Grace). - Spawned skeletons will unsummon correctly after rejoining a network game. - Find console command shows absolute position rather than offset. - Mating hens no longer sound like boars. - Correct effects will now be shown when placing marble bench and table. - Music will fade out correctly for dungeons and locations when continuous music is turned off. - Some locations that had looping music will now only be played once. - Various networking changes to solve connectivity issues when using crossplay. - Sounds, music, animations and textures have been optimised to save around 485 Mb of RAM and to decrease the download size of Valheim by approximately 420 Mb. If you’ve yet to explore the newest biome, check out our Valheim Mistlands preview to find out what awaits you among the mists. Meanwhile, if you’re a newcomer to one of the best co-op games on PC, then take a glance at our Valheim progression guide to learn what you need to do at each stage of the game, as well as some Valheim building tips to help you get a lovely base up and running. Read the full article

[the-teddy-bear-butch]

sorry it took me so long to reply my love! I remembered that i forgot to eat dinner so i went off to do that but i'm back with random facts!

from what i could find, sign offs go all the way back to the bible. “Going as far back as the Bible, the Epistle of Paul in the Apostle to the Colossians closed: ‘This salutation by my own hand--Paul. Remember my chains. Grace be with you. Amen.’

"If there were ever a best seller for closures that survived the centuries, Macauley said, it would have to be: “Your most obedient and most humble servant,” as used by Thomas Jefferson to the newly elected President, George Washington. A slight variation, appearing in a letter from the duke of Buckingham to King George I in the early 1600s, said: “Your Majesty’s Most Humble Slave and Dog . . . Steenie.” although initials and abbreviations were common too!

this piece ends with sign offs being a dying art with technology yada yada yada i call bullshit because here i am using them

now for a fact about this sign off :D

When English speakers first started using the term cordially, it carried a more impassioned sense than it does today. Its earlier sense was “with the deepest feeling” or “heartily.” This reflects its Latin root word, cor, meaning “heart.” The word now conveys more of a congenial tone than a sentimental one, but it registers as more formal and old-fashioned than many of the terms on this list,

[with the deepest feelings and thanks for letting me info dump] cordially - el

p.s i don'y mind if you info dump right back at me

So sorry it took me so long! I was so indecisive about what I wanted to info dump about lol

That’s so interesting! Those are such lovely sign offs, it’s a shame it’s seen as a dying art. I wish I was half as eloquent as those writers, truly. We should definitely bring them back!! <33

Cordially has always been a favorite word of mine. Is it weird to have favorite words? It’s just such a lovely word full of such meaning

We were talking about bugs, and I’ve developed an interest in bees specifically! I still would prefer they don’t buzz around my face, but they’re such lovely, fluffy lil dudes, and they’re so important!

People talk a lot about saving the bees, but we really need to be focusing on Asian bee species! There’s a total of 9 honeybee species, and of those, only one is European, but most conservation efforts in the past have focused on them. The other 8 are all from Asia. European honeybees are used most often in beekeeping, to the point of being introduced in non native areas, but they’re more susceptible to disease and can bring harmful diseases to at risk Asian bee species, which isn’t good for the environment.

Asian honeybees are super important in their environment because they’re prey species for some animals and they’re vital pollinators. They’re always culturally important to indigenous communities that rely on their honey.

The European Union actually defines honey as the substance produced by the one European bee species, which really undermines the poor hardworking little Asian honeybees, and their honey is just as good! It’s subtle differences between species, but it’s essentially like differences between fine wines!!

Basically, save the bees! But especially the Asian bees!

Bonus fuzzy friend. He’s an Apis florea, or red dwarf honeybee, and one of our important little Asian bee buddies!

Your honey,

Max/Lo

[sataniquepanique]

Feel Something

Summary: You're still struggling after the Upside Down. You find Eddie's stash in a desperate attempt to feel something.

Warnings: 18+ Only, Minors DNI. Drug use, heavy drugs, cursing, mentions of death, self-harm, mentions of ED, mentions of trauma and PTSD.

Genre: dark shit, angst, light fluff

A/N: I'm not mentally in a great place, so I'm writing dark fics™ (PS, I'm fine, I'm just stuck in my own head.) I also have a killer bought of writers block and it's hindering me from completing my multi-chapter story, so I'm writing one-shots in order to remedy that.

You know exactly where Eddie’s stash is. Not just his weed, that shit was everywhere, but his harder stuff. The stuff he rarely sold, the pills, the K, the coke. It was all in a small wooden box in the back of his closet. Eddie had left the trailer earlier in the morning, going to see Dustin and rest of Hellfire for their first game since the events two months ago. You’ve been living at Eddie’s place ever since you got back from the Upside Down, both of you struggling to come to terms with what had happened. Eddie’s body was massacred afterwards, the demobats tearing his ribs, chest, and neck to shreds. After he got out of the hospital, it was hard for him to do a lot on his own, so you helped him around the house with whatever he needed. Your scars on the other hand were mental, having witnessed your friends in mortal peril, almost seeing Eddie eaten alive, watching the town you grew up in tear apart at the seams. Not wanting to add another burden onto Eddie’s plate, you kept your struggles hidden. You made excuses to not leave the trailer, saying you needed to clean something or do laundry whenever presented with plans. When Eddie and Wayne would leave for work or errands, you would break down in solitude, sobbing and screaming until you passed out from exhaustion. Sleep brought no reprieve, all you saw was Eddie dying every time you closed your eyes. Your brain constantly flashing images of your friends choked out by vines, of Max bleeding from her eyes and floating in mid-air, of the swarm of bats that descended onto the trailer as you and Dustin scrambled to get away, Eddie choosing not to follow you. There was no escape. You had stopped eating, food repulsed you. To keep up appearances you would choke down a few bites so Eddie wouldn’t catch on, but a sick part of you liked the nagging hunger, it made you feel something, anything, after being numb for so long. 

Eddie was progressing in his recovery, his gaping wounds were now sore pink scars, and he had started seeing his friends again about a month ago. Immediately after he got out of the hospital, he was just as fucked up as you. The two of you not leaving his bed for weeks, too afraid to let go of each other, not willing to talk about what happened. All you did was get high, and try to sleep. The nightmares didn’t let you stay asleep, and you both would frequently wake up screaming, or crying, or both. When you couldn’t sleep you would fuck, no romance just pure carnal need, trying to tire each other out in the hopes of being able to sleep for more than an hour. You love Eddie, and you know he feels the same, but you were both still in survival mode.

You haven’t seen the rest of your friends in a while. They had come to the trailer a few times at Eddie’s behest, and you had genuinely enjoyed their company, laughing and talking while you all gathered in the small living room. It felt like old times, if only for a few hours. They had all tried to move on, busying themselves with work or school, so they didn’t come around often anymore.

You knelt down onto the beige carpet in Eddie’s room and started to dig through his closet. Sifting through piles of old band tees, D&D manuals, and other assorted paraphernalia, you reach your arm all the way into the back corner underneath a shelf and feel the carved wood of the box you’re searching for. Pulling it out carefully, you crack open the lid and sort through its contents, finally finding the small baggie of whitish powder at the bottom. 

“Gotcha.” You whisper to yourself. 

You hadn’t slept again last night, another terror waking you up. Eddie was normally awake too, having similar nightmares to yours, but last night he was sound asleep. The tears that he normally would wipe away from your eyes flowed freely as you laid there and stared at his peaceful face. For the first time since you got back from the Upside Down, you felt completely and utterly alone. Your mind started to wander, and your thoughts turned darker: “What if he gets tired of you? He deserves someone sane, someone who has their shit together and can support him.” Hours passed, and you pretended to be asleep when you felt Eddie stir awake. 

Eddie wouldn’t be home for a few more hours, and Wayne had just left for work. The trailer was quiet, which you preferred, enabling you to hear every small sound inside or outside. You take a beer from the fridge and pop it open, walking back to the small bathroom off of the kitchen. Pulling the small baggie from your back pocket, you carefully tap out a small mound of powder onto the counter, maneuvering it into a neat line with a business card you had found on the fridge. You cocked your head to the side and bent down, plugging your left nostril with your finger as you positioned the other against the counter. Inhaling roughly, you finish the line and step back sniffling, waiting for it to kick in. The reflection in the mirror is someone you don’t recognize. Pale and gaunt with red rimmed eyes, pupils starting to blow out from the drugs you just ingested. You were a physical representation of your trauma. The poster child for “a cry for help.” 

The bathroom started to warp, and you made your way back to the bedroom. The bed seemed so far away, and you collapsed onto the floor, curling up next to Eddie’s dresser. 

You’re shaking. All you see is black, but you can hear a muffled sound from far away. All of your limbs feel like they’re floating, like you’re drifting through space. Your brain registers that someone is shaking you, and the words they’re chanting come into focus. Someone is crying your name. Your eyelids weigh a ton as you slowly lift them open, the room fuzzy and dull. Eddie is on the floor with you, cradling you in his arms as he shakes your shoulders. “

Y/N! Please, don’t leave me, I need you!” The warm tears streaming from his eyes fall onto your face as you bury your face into the side of his neck. 

“…Eddie…” you groan, not strong enough to hold him, but mustering enough to nuzzle his jaw. 

“Jesus Christ—“ his voice cracks as he holds you tighter, crushing you into this body as he rocks you. “—I thought I lost you. What were you thinking?”

You look up at him, and you wish you hadn’t. The look in his eyes can only be described as broken. He was scared, more scared than you had seen him in the Upside Down, and it breaks your heart. 

“I just…I just wanted to feel something, Eddie. I’m sorry. I wanted my brain to shut off. I wanted to feel anything besides fear…” you cry, feeling your strength slowly creep back. 

He doesn’t respond, just continues to rock you as he runs a hand through your hair. 

“This is my fault.” He mumbles as he rests a cheek on your head. “I saw you withering away and I refused to confront it. I’ve been so preoccupied with my own shit that I neglected you, and I’m so sorry.” 

Your body sits up so quickly you get dizzy. “Eddie don’t. We’ve both gone through some horrible shit. We went through hell and back, both of us. We’re dealing with it in different ways, mine just happens to be…self-destructive I guess.” 

“I threw all of the drugs away.” He looks towards the closet and you can see the box is gone. “Please promise me you won’t do something like that again, I don’t know what I would do if I lost you.” The tears in his eyes threatened to fall as you brought a hand to his cheek. 

“I need help, Eds. I can’t keep living like this…” your words come out as barely a whisper. Eddie nods and turns his head to kiss your palm. “I know. I’ll talk to Robin and Steve, and we’ll get you into therapy or someone to talk to. We’ll figure this out, okay? You’ll never have to go through this alone. I love you, I’ll always love you.” 

You crane your neck upwards and meet his lips, kissing him soft and slow. He grabs a handful of hair from the back of your head, and you can feel tears running down his face. Pulling away, you kiss each tear streak, and then his lips one more time. “I love you, Eddie.”

[morganwrites12672]

Steve Harrington x Reader

TW: Little bit of sh, depressed, angst with happy ending.

ACCEPTING REQUESTS

Hawkins was finally safe. Things had calmed down. All except yn and steve. He distanced himself and she got depressed.

Steve didn't notice when yn started skipping hang outs. When he stopped inviting her. The party assumed it was couple issues and let sleeping dogs lie.

Yn was a shell of herself. Ever since Steve had started choosing to hang out with his friends and skip date nights, she gave up.

Their relationship had survived the upside down, but couldn't survive day to day.

With the thrill of demodogs and monsters they were kept full of adrenaline.

Now, she was suicidal. And he was living his life. She could've ended it. She should have. Her parents don't care. Steve doesn't either.

She had the house to herself that night. The night she wanted to die.

Her parents went on to many business trips to actually be doing business. She was very aware they avoided her. Coming home every couple of weeks for a day or two.

She picked up the knife and stopped short of her neck. She should ask Steve for more of his time. no she shouldn't . But that didn't stop her from one slit in her wrist. She dropped the knife horrified at what she had done. She cleaned her wrist. It was very shallow should heal within a few days.

She cleaned the knife and went to bed.

**

It was a week later. Her cut was a thin stripe of light pink. She was over it. Or was she. She had talked to steve.

**earlier that week***

"So your leaving me," Steve yelled pacing around his kitchen.

"I need you to look at me. hold my hand. Until you can give me the love I deserve we are on a break, you need to choose it's me or the kids. Unless you can find a balance," with that she was gone.

She got in her car and drove. Sped to her house and locked herself inside her room. Her parents didn't care. She doubted Steve did.

He was frantic. Steve was speeding to Dustin's. The rest of the Party was spending Sunday night before school at Mike's house.

He knocked on the door untill Nancy let him in, clearly shocked at his appearance.

Steve was a mess. His hair messed up from his tugging on it. Eyes were puffy and red rimmed. Tear stained cheeks.

"Hey,-" Dustin said, but was abruptly cut off,"yn and I are on a break because she thinks I don't spend enough time with her,"

The party shared varied glances of 'shit'.

"she's wrong right," Steve asked sitting on the couch. He looked frantic.

"She's right. You didn't notice she became a shell of herself after defeating vecna. I was sworn to secrecy," Max explains. Based on the looks the Party and Steve give her she continues, "He didn't show her you to breaking up. Vecna showed her, .... Her parents a reminder they don't care about her. They just spent 2 months in Mexico. And now they have already left again," Max looks at a Steve who is now letting a start tear slide down his cheek.

"You always blow off her dates," Lucas mentions.

Steve thought to the last few months, he had been skipping date night, a lot. He thought back to after Jonathan and nancy we're fighting. He skipped. Robin and Vicky had their first date. He helped Robin stay calm. Another skip.

Dustin failed his math test and was getting a makeup. he skipped . Didn't even ask her to join. Lucas couldn't master a shot. Date skipped. He thought back to the latest, the kids wanted to go to the arcade and he couldn't say no to them. But he said no to her.

"I'm an idiot," Steve said.

"That you are," max replied.

"What the hell, he is heartbroken have some sympathy," Mike says.

"What do I do," Steve says, more to himself than the kids.

"Well... vecna has been over for four months. You two have been having issues since like. Two days after," Will adds up.

"You fucked up. Bad," Lucas says patting Steve on the shoulder.

"I'm just going to go over their, and promise to spend more time with her. And flowers. And chocolate, yeah," Steve says running to his car.

**

Steve pulls into her driveway. Exiting the car and heading to her front door, he has a bouquet of wild flowers, her favorite, chocolate every kind you could imagine.

He also got her an apology card.

He rings her doorbell. A distant "get fucked," can be heard.

"Yn, please we need to talk ," he yells.

To his surprise he hears pounding footsteps and slamming doors. Yn opens the door seething.

"You wanted to talk, so fucking talk harrington," She hisses, impatiently tapping her foot. Her beautiful skin gleamed in the sunlight, gorgeous brown locks hanging in loose curls.

"I-im sor-sorry," he stumbles over his words.

"I was an asshole. I deserve this, you deserve better," he is cut off.

"Fuck. No. You deserve the world, I should have spoken up. Don't talk about yourself like that ," she scolds him. And cuts off any further argument with a kiss.

"I wanted you to show you care, now you have my heart again. Don't fuck it up this time," a dumb struck Steve stands there.

Until YN motions for him to enter. He sets down the gifts, and they watch some sci Fi thriller. The night is filled with profanities and promises of more date nights, and quality time.

"Did he do it," Dustin asks through the walkie talkie.

"He did it," Mike replies going to ride back.

They had sent Mike and Lucas to spy on steve. Just in case he messed up and they had to rescue their mom, babysitter.

[mrskeery-quinn]

It was just a nightmare..

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Dead Eddie X female reader Harrington

Summary: it's almost the same story with Max's but with the appearance of dead Eddie helping you and a really good brother protecting you. Max didn't die.

Warning: Sad(was even crying while writing it),dramatic,memory flashbacks

Good ending!

Story's song:

(play the song now, while reading/ use earphones for a better experience 🎧)

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Btw I'm sorry, I'm not a professional in writing stories and i make a lot of mistakes. :(

You were at your dead boyfriend's trailer, sitting on the chair in front of his desk, writing letters for your friends, your brother and.. him.

You knew your time is coming soon. Vecna is coming for you and you could do nothing about it. You stopped your tears from falling and smile thinking that you might meet Eddie again in the afterlife. You rub the guitar pick chain that's hanging from your neck with your thumb. Eddie gave it to Dustin and asked him to give it to you, seconds before he let his last breath. You sighed and stood up, put all of the letters in your small backpack along with some Eddie's pictures with you and walked outside to your friends. Eddie loved Taking pictures of you. Wherever you guys were, he always had his camera with him so when he felt like it, he'd take a picture of you and tape it on the wall.

"Y/N....." Your brother Steve walked to you and pulled you in for a tight hug, resting his chin on your head and give it a kiss. He's so afraid he's gonna lose his sister, the only person he calls family. You could tell he was crying earlier, his red puffy eyes filled with anxiety from the moment you mention that you could hear him..you could hear Vecna and see things. He was playing with your mind for days.

"we'll stop it Y/N, i promise you! I won't let no one hurt you." He shut his eyes as tears slipped under his cheeks. You never seriously fought with Steve, all your arguments were only for silly little things like Who's going to the market today, or who's going to pick up your friends from school after. He was overprotective and you could understand that, after fighting bunch of demo monsters.

A tear fell from your eye, arms around his waist, squeezing him. You mumbled on his shirt a "i know" and pulled back wiping both of his and yours faces

Dustin and Lucas were watching everything. They both were crying hoping that El is gonna find a solution to this.

"can i please go see Eddie?" You asked while slightly smiling "i want to tell him some things" you added and he nodded twice "ofc you can. Get in" he kissed your forehead while walking to the car.

You both got in and you smiled to the boys. Their smile so bitter, you'll never forget it. Steve then drive off to the cemetery where Eddie's grave is.

After 15 minutes, you arrived. Steve gripped your wrist softly while looking at you "you sure you want to go alone?" He looked in your eyes hoping for a 'no' and 'come with me' but it was yours and Eddie's moment at that time. "Yes Steve, I'm sure" you said in a lower tone and got out of the car.

You walked to his grave while trying to keep back your tears from falling. You sat right in front of him, crossed legs, your fingers sliding to the cold gravestone before you say "Hey baby".

You took out the letter and look at his picture "don't judge me, i don't really have the time to talk to people right now" you unfolded the paper "but I'll read your letter, hopefully you'll hear everything even if these are my last minutes"

You shut your eyes for some seconds, as a teardrop slide down your cheek. You couldn't help it, the image of Eddie appeared in your head. You let out a sigh before you hear a clock loudly ticking. You quickly opened them only to see the dark red sky and no one around but trees. the floor was dry and the air not clear anymore.

"no..not yet.." you whispered to your self under your breath after realizing you're in the upside down. You didn't get to read him the letter, you were dying to do.

"Y/N" a soft familiar voice spoke behind you and you turned immediately before you feel your blood cold.

"E-Eddie..?" You let out as you saw him standing there with blood on his cheeks making it's way down to his neck, mouth and his whole body. His white "hellclub" t-shirt all riped and painted in red.

"i need no letters,Y/N" you stood there in shock at the figure of your boyfriend right in front of you, trying to hold the tears back. "All i needed was for you to save me." He coldly said while walking towards you, the guilt slowly built inside.

"You promised to never let anything bad happen to me, remember?" He is so right, you promised him..if you were there just 3 minutes earlier everything would be better and he'd be alive.

"Look at me now.." his voice softened and pull up his shirt just to reveal the bites from the bats that ate him alive.

You couldn't bare to look at the wounds and you turned your head to the other side as you let the tears come out and drop on the cold floor.

"LOOK AT ME!!" Eddie screamed at you and you jump slightly before you slowly meet his eyes,

"this is YOUR FAULT! You never truly loved me!" he said, his voice deeper than ever. You felt a sharp pain inside, his words bullets. You've never seen him like this before, he's so different from being...Eddie. You stood there, unable to move, feeling like you're about to collapse after everything he said.

"and you come here to read me YOUR GODDAMN FUCKING LETTER?!" You felt him some meters away from you, still blaming you for everything.

"I- I'm sorry- i-" you tried to say but he cut you off

"if you wanna make up for what you did, stay here and be with me" his voice softened again, standing some inches away from you. He tucked some of your hair behind your ear while looking down at you. It felt hard for you to breathe after you felt his fingers touch your skin. You missed it so much..but that doesn't look like him at all. Eddie would never blame you for nothing and you all knew he sacrificed his self to save everyone, and that made him feel proud.

"no.."

you heard a whisper in your left ear but you never turned your head as your eyes locked into Eddie's, his fingertips traveling from your cheek to your neck, making you bite your lip

"that's not me, sweetheart.."

And it hit. The Eddie that's in front of you, never called you by your full first name, something the real one did only in bed. Even in arguments, just a short form of it. That was a rule for him, it'd sound weird. He leaned in slowly to press his lips on yours.

"run..baby please, run now!" Your eyes widen and you started running to the other direction as fast as you could. You glanced back and saw the fake Eddie turn into that asshole, Vecna.

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Steve got out of the car to come check on you as 20 minutes passed. He found you sitting in front of Eddie's grave and he run to you, touching your shoulder.

"Y/N? We know how to stop him from hurting you. Robin and Nancy found a solution!" He walked in front of you and noticed the little paper you were holding. He slowly bend down to take it and he read only the first sentence

"what is that?.." Steve lifted his head from the paper to look at you. His face changed, like he'd seen a ghost. Your eyes rolled back. He knew what's happening.

"Y/N?? Y/N!!" he grabbed your shoulders, shaking your whole body, trying to bring you back.

"Y/N PLEASE, TALK TO ME!" He screamed while tears fell. He felt so helpless at the moment.

Dustin and Lucas heard his cries and run to you. "STEVE!" They both scream and froze after they saw your eyes.

"Oh no..." Was the only thing that escaped Dustin's mouth and bend down with Lucas

"he got her!" Lucas said trying to help Steve, bring you back.

"BRING THE FUCKING WALKMAN, DUSTIN!" Steve shoot to him, more tears sliding down his face making a mess to his jeans.

Dustin run to the car, grabbed the walkman and run back to you as fast as he could.

"What's her favorite song??!" Dustin asked throwing all the cassettes on the grassy ground. Steve was trying so hard not to panic, checking the names of the artists, trying to remember the song you've been listening too many times, while doing chores, at school and everywhere.

"WHAT'S HER FAVORITE SONG?!" Dustin yelled making Steve jump

"I DON'T FUCKING KNOW!!" he cried out and paused as a flashback hit him at the right moment.

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"well, she's obsessed with that song, obviously" Eddie chuckled, elbows on the kitchen counter and chin on his palm, while his fingers playing with his curls, staring at his girlfriend, that's quietly singing her favorite song. Steve, right next to him, took a sip from his beer and continued "how can someone listen to the same song all day? Like, aren't you bored of it?"

"how often do you listen to music?" Eddie crossed his arms while looking at him. "I'm not really that kind of person. I don't think music will solve my problems, so..you know" Steve shrugged his shoulders and raised his eyebrows. Eddie put his palms on his chest like his friend just stabbed his heart with a knife .

"what did you just say? Music is the best medicine in the world!" He said and tap his fingers on the counter before walking slowly to the living room "It can't heal you physically but it can heal you mentally. When you have no one around and you feel like shit, music is always available." He turned around to face Steve "it can make you feel sadness..confidence..happiness.."then he bowed while opening his arms "and peace. Something you can't find in humans anymore"

Steve gave him an understanding look while flashing a smile.

Eddie, straighten up his body again and turn his head to look at his girlfriend, while she be laying on his couch, smiling, her earphones off so she could hear Eddie. A huge grin grew on his face showing his perfect dimples while tip toeing to her slowly

"here's the number one kate Bush fan!" Eddie said like some kind of presenter and clapped his hands then started singing "it's you and meee" while he threw his arms in the air, head hanging back, making a spin "and if only i could, I'd make a deal with god" he jumped on the couch, making his girlfriend laugh "and I'd get him to swap our placessss" he gripped her chin while looking down at her and continued "be running up that road.." he stopped only for her to continue, her voice, his favorite melody

"be running up that hill, be running up that building!" Her pretty smile always reminded him of the first time he saw her and it made him fall deeper and deeper in love. He placed a kiss on her lips before jumping on her and start tickling her. Laughters filled in the whole trailer.

Steve was looking at them both from the counter, smiling like an idiot. What they had was true love, something no one could find in their generation.

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"STEVE!" Dustin shook him, bringing him back to reality. He look at Dustin only to say

"Kate Bush!" He was looking and looking for the cassette, he wasn't a fan of her so he didn't know any of her songs, except the one you were singing a little bit.

"I found one!" Lucas turned to look at you both as they all were holding a Kate Bush cassette "fuck"

Steve tried to remember again and sang under his breath, pretty low, not even his friends could hear

"if only i could......and I'd get him to swap our places... Running up that road...running up that.." he glanced at the cassette he's holding "HILL!" he shoot,relief took over him and put the cassette in the cassette player and the earphones on your ears then pressed the play button quickly.

"Come one Y/N.. you can do this." Steve whispered while their eyes were focused on you.

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You were running as fast as you could, trying to find a place to hide or even better the gate to get the hell out of there. You felt like your legs were about to give up, but you wouldn't stop running for your life. Suddenly You felt something grab them and pulling them, making you fall on the floor.

"NO! Leave me alone!" You were trying to grab something that would help you set your self free from his grip, but there was nothing around you. His tentacles grabbed your right arm, then your left, lifting you up, pinning you on a tree.

"STEV-" before your brother's name come out from your lips, something pressed on your neck really hard. You knew, that's the end of you. You're going to die just like Chrissy and Fred. What made you think that you can actually stop him?

"Y/N... Welcome home" Vecna said, appearing in front of you, getting closer and closer to you with every step.

You couldn't say anything and just closed your eyes as tears started sliding again.

"sweetheart.. don't cry, man up, baby"

Eddie's voice filled your ears and you immediately open your eyes to search for him.

There he was. Standing there, behind the demonic monster.

Your Eddie.

You knew it was him, from the way he talked to you. He gave you a grin to encourage you

"you should be there to see me fighting those bats" He pretended to hold his weapon and hit a bat "right on the head!" He said while laughing

His words sounded like an echo in your head and you let out a heavy breath

He wanted to make you smile one more time before he help you get out of there. You'd never gonna see each other again and he knew.

You shut your eyes...

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"Come on, baby, you got them!" He shoot,His hands in fists, encouraging you as he always did. "YES!" He hit his hands on the arcade machine and you jumped on each other "THAT'S MY BABY, OVER HERE AND SHE CAN BEAT ALL OF YOUR ASSES!" He was looking at all the losers in front of him.

"dude she have only won twice and lost million times. She su-" he cut off the kid

"she's a fucking winner, she won both my heart and this game little kiddo, why don't you close that little mouth and go sit with your mommy for a treat?" Eddie bend down to rub the boy's hair and then stood up, getting loud again "RIGHT ON THE HEAD!" he then picked you up and kissed you.

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You opened your eyes and made eye contact with Vecna

"You belong to me now Y/N" he said standing right in front of you. You felt like giving up after you saw Eddie.

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"I don't want her to go" Steve was crying, face buried in his hands

"She won't go Steve, we won't let her" Dustin said and Lucas agreed. His cries got louder and louder as the minutes passed.

All of a sudden, your body started floating in the air, leaving everyone in shock. They stood up trying to catch your legs to pull you down.

The three boys were calling for you with the hope it'd work. That's all they could do and nothing else..

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"it's not your year sweetheart, i want you to fight for me just like i fought for you" Eddie appeared right next to you. It hurt him that he couldn't help you by punching that asshole down so you could escape. He was like a ghost..

"i want you to live for me and them." You could hear his voice and then your favorite song slowly started playing. A gate opened and there they were, your friends and your brother calling for you, while you were in the air. Vecna turned his head to look at them. Eddie's smile appeared watching his best friend's trying to save you

"your friends can't save you Y/N, no one can" he's really close to your face now

Eddie's smile faded, his eyes met with his guitar pick that hangs from your neck.

"listen to me baby, you have to move fast. The tentacles on your arms are not as tight as the one on your neck right?" You nodded, trying to breathe. Vecna brought his hand close up to your face

"My guitar pick,babygirl" you knew exactly what he wanted you to do. "Remember...There's no shame in running for your life" he whispered softly in your ear.

"you're mine!" Vecna lifted his head and shut his eyes.

it was too late, you couldn't move an inch, just your eyes to look at your brother and your friends as flashbacks hit you one by one..

"i feel you like my older sister" Dustin smiled while fixing his Wacky tocky "aww Dustin.." he cut you off "no, I'm serious. I love you like the sister i never had" that made you tear up and hug him, then did your cute handshake with him "ice cream?" He asked all excited and you nodded.."ice cream".

"it's easy Y/N, i always believed in you" Lucas said at the basketball field, teaching you how to play basketball "I'm not for that" you said and he run to the Field "come take the ball from me". You gave it a try and accidentally trip on his shoe, pulling him down with you. You both died laughing. You too the ball and threw it in the basket, still sitting down. You were shocked as you actually made it. "You scored!" He was so proud of you

"we'll never stop having sleepovers, duh!" Max said while eating chips and you all giggled "just the three of us" El added. You woke up hopper again because of your laughter. He stood there by the door, eyes half open "what now?" He asked and you girls glanced to each other ,then laughed louder.

"what if i die Robin?" You shrugged your shoulders "you can have all of my-" she cut you off "woah woah what the heck? If you die I'll have no one to annoy Nancy with! You won't. You have to promise" she look dead serious. "You'll come save me then" you hold on a chuckle and she said "promise me Y/N, if you ever get caught by that motherfucker, you'll fight it!". You nodded your head after letting out a quick laugh "i promise dummy"

"I'm the king now" Will said spinning around like a little kid. "Oh damn I'm dead" you placed your hands on your tummy and fell down. Will and Mike laughed at you pretending to be dead. Then Will smiled "you're going to make it. I feel it." You sit up and look at him "yes, look at me, I'm alive" you raised your arms. You didn't know about the upside down, You thought he was talking about the bored game you're playing. Only Mike knew what he meant.

"We're gonna make it, i promise you. We'll fight and we'll win." Steve cried giving you kisses on your head. He hugged you tighter as his tears found their way to his neck "

"you're the only one that didn't leave". He whispered "The only one I'll always love as a family.You're the only one i have Y/N."

That was enough to help you free your left arm, grabbed the guitar pick and pin it in his eye. His tentacles disappeared as you fell on the floor. Eddie's voice sounded really loud in your head

"RUN!"

You started running to your friends as fast as you could. Vecna glared at you as you run away from him. Eddie whispers sounded like screams in your ears.

"be careful". You lifted your head and saw a huge stone falling towards you. You increased your speed to make it.

Huge stones kept falling, while Eddie helped you pass them. He'd whisper under his breathe.

Till you reached the gate, you turned to look behind, Vecna was furious, he walked towards you but was way far away. Eddie appeared right next to you.

"we always were a good team" he chuckled and placed his really cold hand on your cheek, only for you to feel cold air hit the cheek where his hand was. giving you a soft kiss on the forehead, you felt that too. A tear fell from his eye "I love you Y/F/N, I'll always will" that was the first time he mumbled out your full name.

"no, come with me, Eddie!" You look at his tear, sliding down and you got it, you'll never see him again. He can't pass the gates because he's dead and he's soul is still trapped there.

"run the hellclub for me, okay?" He let out a slightly smile and wipe your tears away "it was my year baby, i finally graduated" you nodded and chuckled "yes, you...you did.." you tried to talk as your voice trembled. "you are...you are a..a hero Eddie.." he smiled like a little kid. You knew he is proud for what he did but, he was messed up he left you behind.

"oh and something else.." he lowered his head to look at his guitar pick that was deep in vecna's eyes minutes ago and put it over you head "you have to clean it a bit" you nodded while crying he wrapped his arms around you pulling you in for a hug, but you just felt a really cold sensation on your body.

"promise me that you'll make it. That you will stop it and continue your life just like how we planned"

Cuddling with Eddie was your favorite thing to do with him, because of his large arms that wrapped around you, giving you comfort everytime. You felt so safe, like even if the world would get destroyed, no one's going to touch you two.

"hey princess?" He rub your cheek with his warm fingertips, while staring at your beautiful face.

"So how you plan on our future?" he wanted to end up with you for the rest of his life. That's how deeply in love he was. He used to write you poems, play songs for you with his guitar, sing for you, he even made a song just for you. He promised that he'd play it in your wedding one day.

"you asked me so many times Eddie.." he knew that you liked it even when you were complaining. "Just answer mama" he tap your nose with his finger and smiled

"hmm maybe, married, living in the trailer with 2 adorable babies?" You said while playing with the hem of his shirt "And travel the world!" he added

"And travel the world" you bit your fingertip. He sighed loudly and that made you worry. "What's wrong Eddie?" He bite the inside of his side cheek

"will i ever be a good dad?" You could hear the worry in his voice "eh ofcourse you will! You will be a crazy handsome dad that all the other moms will go nuts for" he laughed loudly "that's too much!" He said quickly before he got on top of you "do you want us to have twins?" He asked looking at your eyes and lips with lust .

You just stared into his eyes before you say " yes..twins" he growled and shove his face onto your neck

"let's have babies!"

"I... I can't Eddie.." you lowered your head and he grip your chin, giving you the sensation of an ice cube again

"sweetheart..promise me." You couldn't say a word. You couldn't lie to him, he was all you wanted.

"babe..we don't have much time, come on! Promise me" you took a deep breath and nodded

He smiled "take care, princess" he walked right behind you and pushed you in the gate. "I'm sorry.." he whispered.

You opened your eyes wide, took a huge breathe and fell to ground. Steve pulled you from your shoulders and saw you were back.

"OH MY- Y/N I SAVED YOU!" Steve pulled you in for a really tight hug.

The wide smiles appeared on their lips while they all went in for a group hug. You turned your head to where the gate was, you saw Eddie. He gave you one last wink before he disappear and the gate close.

"No! EDDIEE!" You cried and sit up in the bed. You look around to see you actually were in Eddie's room, in his bed. You felt a pair of warm hands on your shoulders and you jumped.

"calm down, calm down, it's me princess, I'm right here!" Eddie whispered and pulled you in his arms. You pulled back quickly to look at him then the clock. 5am.

It was just a dream? You turned on the lamp on the nightstand just to see. And there he was. Sitting shirtless in the blanket with you.his hair all messy, his sleepy look is so cute, you just wanted to kiss him like there's no tomorrow.

"Eddie.." you jumped in his arms and hugged him tightly. He wrapped his arms around your waist while giving your neck and cheek soft kisses. "I just had the worst nightmare EVER!" he rubbed your back to comfort you.

"do you want to talk about it and cuddle till we fall asleep in each others arms or you prefer just the second?" He said in his deep sleepy voice and you pulled back to look in his chocolate also sleepy Doe eyes. "I think I'll go with just the second but Eddie? Do you still wanna have a future with me?"

He raised an eyebrow "why wouldn't i want to?" You shrugged your shoulders while staying silent.

he gave you a warm glance and lay with you on his pillow, bringing you closer, Your head on his chest, you could hear his heartbeat.

"I love you Eddie" he shut his eyes and whispered "i love you too my princess" before you both doze off.

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I was in a hurry when i actually wrote that. Hope you liked it😩 i already started 2 stories with kurt Kunkle and Dacre Montgomery.

[kaypeace21]

Big brain moment for me: is realizing one of the main reasons Mike dislikes Max is because she's (subconsciously) a constant reminder that he isn't straight.

Dustin and Lucas are immediately into Max . And Mike questions this (since they don’t even know her). Mike"awesome??!you haven't even spoken a  word to her! " Dustin (already crushing): " Hey! I don't have to . I mean LOOK at her." 

*MIKE LOOKING HELLA CONFUSED XD

Troy (the homophobic bully, talking about el): "her head's shaved . She doesn't even LOOK like a girl." 

(Not to mention all the people who also thought she looked like a boy and specifically thought she was Will- aka hopper, benny, and the diner customer).

We also know Dustin is remarking about Max’s physical appearance in that ep1 scene since this videogame-scene  also occurs in s2e1 (the same ep Max is introduced) . This videogame- scene has  lucas and Dustin fight over princess Daphne -and Lucas mentions how “princess daphne” is his. Foreshadowing the ending of  the love triangle between the 2 boys (in relation to Max) .

 What’s interesting is that historically dragon’s lair (was a nototriously difficult game)- and they used princess daphne’s attractiveness to convince straight-boys to continue playing the difficult game and waste their money .This is because, if the player finished the game- they would save and also marry  princess daphne. 

 But what’s interesting is - Dustin plays it, and it’s implied Lucas has played the game the most (and even finished the game to get Daphne). However, we never see Will or Mike play the game or get sucked into Daphne’s ...appeal. In fact (right after this) Mike instead puts his arm around Will and suggests they get the top score in dig dug TOGETHER (and beat madmax’s top score instead). Not to mention in s1 Mike wrote a whole d&d story for Will-inspired by star wars/the events of s1 and replaced  princess Leia with a king (aka Will). The king has a medal ceremony for the heroes since they k*lled the 7 headed monster for him ( Will: ”it was a 7. The demogorgan it got me″). Mike is not into princesses (he literally replaced a women crushed upon by nerdy/star wars fan boys) and replaced her with a king. connecting it even more to his lack of interest in the princess videogame/girls in general (and interest in Will) .

* These little details in ep 1 show how Mike isn’t like Dustin or Lucas. He doesn’t understand Lucas/dustin’s immediate attraction to daphne or Max in ep 1 (based on their feminine looks). Some people may claim he was attracted to El in Nancy’s dress/his grandma’s wig but i think this had more to do with the fact at that time El looked like the blonde popular girl jennifer hayes (who Lucas/Dustin were into). And so the idea of a girl who liked him (who looked like the most popular girl in school- who his friends were into )was appealing to his ego. Lucas (to Mike, referring to el while she is in her wig,dress, and makeup): “you’re just blind. Blind cause a girl isn’t grossed out by you.” Mike  in s1 even later specified he preferred her without the wig/makeup. He says in the wig/dress she’s “pretty” but when El removes all of it she asks “Still pretty?” And he says YEAH! pretty. REALLY pretty.” And sorry his compliment to her at the snowball seemed pretty rehearsed/forced. Just like how he refers to her fem look in s3 as “cool” (like how Hopper says El’s new punk look is “cool”).  In s3 we even have Lucas dress like the karate kid (cause max has a crush on him), nancy dresses based on 'new age' music (jonathan likes), so why does max imply El dresses in baggy male clothes for mike ? Saying about picking clothes " chose stuff that feels like you...not mike." Maybe cause mike prefers her dressing in a more masculine way?

Anyways, back on topic.  s2e1 shows Mike doesn’t understand his friends immediate attraction to Max and Daphne’s feminine appearances and this ties back to Mike’s animosity to Max in the following s2 eps.

 Later mike yells at max "hate you? How can I hate you? i don't even KNOW you!" (Mirroring what Mike said earlier to the smitten Dustin -when Dustin remarked on how he doesn’t really have to know her to think she’s awesome because he found her physically attractive). Mike says this comment to Max- when in canon Mike knew both el and Max for the exact same amount of time -a week . So somewhere in his subconscious he realizes crushing on el (who he ‘doesn't even know’) based on her then "boyish" look /will like appearance (after only knowing her a week) means something. Cause his straight friends (at least initially) are into Max for her more feminine appearance (after also only knowing her for a week) .And Dustin and Lucas were never into the boyish looking El (in s1- like they were with max in s2). So yeah every time Mike sees her - he's reminded that (in canon) he unlike his friends has never crushed on a single girl (except one who resembled a boy/ his male bff). Which (at least subconsciously) agitates him to think about. Max in response to him saying he doesn't hate her. Max: but you don't want me in your party! Mike: correct! Max: why not? Mike: CAUSE YOU’RE ANNOYING!To mike- max's very presence is a constant reminder he's not straight. Her presence makes him at least subconsciously start to think about things- he'd rather not. Like why he was attracted to the boyish looking el (who resembled Will) but not max, princess daphne, or any girl prior?

In s1 we know Mike knows what "gay" , 'fairy', and 'queer' is- all words he heard as insults towards Will . And eventually Mike snaps and attacks Troy for a specific  hom*phobic comment making fun of Will being dead. Where Troy says,  “Will’s in fairy land now. flying around with ALL THE OTHER FAIRIES. All happy and GAY!” . He attacks Troy in the school gym for subconsciously reminding him he’s gay -same place he yells at Max for doing the same thing. EL EVEN attacks both Max and Troy in the gym using her powers! (cough next time Mike saw Troy he literally flew from where Will ‘died’. (aka like ‘all the other fairies’. Troy even told Hopper Mike “flew” . That is another  Mike is gay hint ) . So he probably doesn't even want to fathom the possibility he may be gay or in love with his male best friend (when taught it's something 'bad' by his peers and 80s society as a whole ). Especially when he sees how people already malign Will over such rumors.

So to Mike - Max is the personification of the thing he lacks - the ability to be attracted to girls-the innate ability to be what most deem 'normal'. The ability to be like his friends. And he sadly resents her for this.

Then in s3 max encourages el to dump him ( and says to Mike it's not just a break). And constantly points out how mileven just isn't that great- she yells at Mike about how he doesn't trust el nor respects her ability to make decisions. And tells el that he lied to her. And she also points out to Mike- how el was the one who decided to spy on him (and disrespect his privacy/boundaries). And even worse for Mike's straight facade with El (max gives El a feminine makeover in s3). Something he’s not genuinely attracted to.  

 To Mike(at least subconsciously)- she is a constant reminder that he’s not straight (in s2). And in s3, she points how the flaws of his comp het relationship with el .Which infuriates him .

So when Mike starts to accept his queerness- I suspect their relationship will improve.

Heck The fact MAX & Will also have a lot in common (but he’s only attracted to Will- a boy and not Max) could be another subconscious reminder he’s not straight (Which causes an additional layer of resentment).For max & Will: Both are poor,  their bio dads both abandoned them leaving them with their respective mothers, both like horror films, comics and videogames, both are the youngest of 2 siblings.  And both use bats in anger when emulating their ab*sers ,and both are heavily associated with rainbows (Max literally has a rainbow shirt collection/ Will's rainbow ship and the many other rainbow refs).  Both also yell at Mike about how sh*tty they think the mileven relationship is in s3. Both have posters relating to beach films (Will has jaws /Max has endless summer).Costume designers said his s1's vest was supposed to be in homage to Marty mcfly (from back to the future). They gave Max Marty mcfly's skateboard in s2.And on Halloween she even dresses up as a movie-character who as a child dressed up as a clown on Halloween (Will’s fear/ what triggered him on Halloween) and whose surname is Myers (Byers?)  

I also think Mike was a bit jealous and initially thought Will was into her too. But I think the prior reasons I just discussed was actually the main reason for the animosity.

UPDATE

*this annon pointed out a detail that pretty much just verified my first assumption.To mike- max's very presence is a constant reminder he's not straight-similar to troy doing the same thing (albeit for very diff reasons ). Her presence (and his inability to have a crush on her-like Lucas &Dustin do) makes him at least subconsciously start to think about things- he'd rather not. Like why was he attracted to the boyish looking el (who resembled Will)? And who he barely spoke to, and in his own words he “didn’t even know’ cause he only knew her for a week? But NOT max (who he knew for the same amount of time),and who Lucas/dustin have immediate attraction to/ think is “awesome”  without talking to her (because of their feminine looks) .To Mike - Max is the personification of the thing he lacks - the ability to be attracted to girls-the innate ability to be what most deem 'normal'. The ability to be like his friends

We see this by the use of one word....

Having Max in s2 mention how Mike thought El was “awesome”  . Is just icing on the cake- showing she’s a reminder to Mike he isn’t straight (and his romantic feelings for El aren’t genuine). She literally threw Mike’s words back at him-where Mike was judging his friends for thinking Max was “awesome” because of her looks-not words.When Mike did the same to El.

Lucas even says the ‘no/yes’ line next to Mike’s heart sign (which has a rainbow propelling a heart on it). In s3 (when dating el) he removed this sign.  But symbolically we see it follow him everywhere -via El’s room having a drawing with a rainbow propelling a heart on it- with Mike’s name on it.  Which is shown when he’s kissing El- showing no matter how hard he tries to act straight-he can’t escape his rainbow/ queerness.

In fact,in s3, when Max points out the flaws in m*leven she is wearing  rainbow shirts (illustrating that she -like the rainbow-sign & drawing is a constant reminder to Mike that he’s not straight -which  follows him everywhere). Similar to Troy who (in his rainbow shirt) interrupts Lucas claiming Mike has a crush on El- only to announce Will is gay/ and to only target Mike with such remarks after this .

Not to mention this whole -Max reminding him he’s not straight and can’t like girls in s2-3 just ties in to my theory Mike was projecting when telling Will “it’s not my fault you don’t like girls.”-here. And the whole theory Mike is emulating his parent’s  loveless marriage with El-mentioned it here.

[romance-club-daily]

Who is your LI in each book and why/how did you pick 'em?

Let's go:

Sails in the Fog: Sebastian de Aldana, one of my first LIs (As you will see throughout the list, I have a thing for soft-hearted grumpy guys 🙈).

Moonborn: Max Fall, one of my favorite LIs, sneaky and fun guy.

My Hollywood Story: First I choose Jeff, but later I saw that he was a jerk and did a replay with Ray. I guess he's the better route on this book (but there's not a lot scenes with him :/).

Queen in 30 Days: Adam Huez, of all three. I like his route more. But he's annoying sometimes.

Shadows of Saintfour: Derek Nixon. I like the idea of ​​friends to lovers and to see their friendship, although it doesn't show much of them.

Wave Patrol: Jake Brown, hands down. My first LI ever, and another grumpy with a soft heart.

Seduced by The Rhythm: First I played with Justin, but he became unbearable, so I did Brandon's route and love it! His "redemption" arc is amazing!

Chasing You: Same case as above, but first Alexander Nielsen at first (he became a lot better later) and Ellia November. Ellia deserved more scenes... :/ he's such a passionate guy.

Heaven's Secret: Lucifer. Although I think this guy a little controversial at first, I really like his development by the end of the book.

Legend of the Willow: Kazu Naito a.k.a. the best LI in RC so far (until now at least). This man is everything.

Dracula: A Love Story: I'm on Vlad's route and I love this emo boi, but I too follow/watch Noe's path in the yt playthroughs and I think he's great too. So... both :D

Love From Outer Space: Todd Madison, he's super relatable and a cute nerd.

Rage of the Titans: I'm still waiting for a miracle, Marshall/Hephaestus has to become an endgame LI 🙂 I don't follow any of the other routes now.

Path of the Valkyrie: Ullr! Good guy! (But I follow/watch Sagr's one too)

Sophie's Ten Wishes: I'm on Benedict Reed's path. He's shy and cute, I liked him from the beginning. But I'm curious about Diego and Mitch's route too 👀

Sins of London: Sherlock Holmes! He's unbearable sometimes, but I still like him.

On Thin Ice: I was on Brian's route, then did a replay for Hodge. I liked both, but I came back for Brian, since I wanted to finished the book with him first.

Arcanum: Robert Steltz, his path of angst is so tempting and frustrating 🙂 But I guess we'll have a good reward later when he finally realizes his big love for Selena/Lilith 😀

Gladiator Chronicles: For now I'm trying to follow Paulina's path, but Stortia, Labelle and Augusta are calling for me too~ Still don't know what to do 🤡

Heart of Trespia: I was without a LI because none of them caught my attention, but Reinhold's arc get a grip on me later. So I'm in his route now. I just wanted D'Mario to appear earlier in the story 😀

The Flower from Tiamat's Fire: Sin! Hope we can have more scenes with him... Lyar is interesting too 👀

Theodora: This one will tear me apart 🥺 Lawrence stole my heart, then came John Roberts and Friedrich too 🤡 What am I suppose to do???

Hell and High Water: I guess will appear more LIs but I liked Chand.

Edit because I forgot ROTT and POTV 🤡

[golden-pickaxe]

Hi, you could do: Fem! Reader x Eric (or neutral gender) where the reader is temperamentally similar to Eric and is not afraid to challenge him, this intigrates him, and leads him to flirt with the reader (possible smut);

Closer

Reader Gender: Female

Fandom: Divergent

Pairing: Eric x Reader

Warnings: Violence, (slightly rough) smut

Word Count: ~5.000

A/N: I should actually study for my master’s exam, but well… here I am. I rewrote a draft I had on my computer for 6 years, and I hope this is kind of what you wanted!  It is also past 1 am now, so.. yea.

Also thanks for my first request :D Also, pro-tip: don’t write smut while continuing to listen to your classical music study playlist, that really does not convey the mood! (even though Johann Strauss slaps!)

   “Alright, listen up!” Eric’s loud voice echoed through the training halls, strong and confident as usually, attracting the attention of the initiates around him. The teenagers stopped their various exercises, looking over to the leader, some curious, some with a worried expression on their faces. Eric was standing by the door, next to you and Four.

 You stepped forward slightly, as the initiates jogged over to the three of you, gathering around you. You raised your voice.

 “My name is Y/N! I’m head of the weapon development and weapon repair team here at Dauntless, and for the next few days I will be your instructor for correct weapon handling and weapon training. Of course, you already had some shooting lessons since your arrival, but frankly, they are not.. to my standards.” You crossed your arms behind your back, ignoring the low snort of Four behind you.

 “I’d suggest you lot pay close attention, because incorrect handling of some of the weapons we use will lead to injury, and in the worst-case death.”

 There was a murmur going through the initiates, but it stopped when you glared at the few who had dared to talk to each other. You knew how you appeared to them, what impression you made on them, and used it to your advantage.

 “Over the course of the next week I will show you how to use, dismantle, reload, clean and repair the different kind of guns and firearms we use here at Dauntless. Don’t underestimate the importance of these lessons, they will be crucial in your later life. If you have any problems or questions, never hesitate to ask.”

 You paused for a moment, mustering the faces of the initiates in front of you, most of them staring back with curious and interested expressions. You still remembered being one of them, although you had been a Dauntless born.

 “In the future, if you have any troubles with your rifles, our workshop is where you drop by to get it fixed. If you make it through initiation, that is.” Your eyes wandered over to the ranking board, and you noticed how the group in front of you visibly tensed up. You turned around to Eric and Four, nodding at them before facing the teenagers again. “We will soon all go up to the shooting range, to start your training. But first we will go over theory.”

 You walked towards the door, picking up two large cases standing next to it, returning to the initiates where you put them on a large Table the other instructors had carried into the training halls earlier.

 With trained fingers you opened the cases, revealing an array of different types of handguns.

“Today we will work with pistols. Good for close combat and handy in urban situations. Best choice if you find yourself in the ruins, dealing with factionless.” You started, taking one of the weapons out of the case.

 “Do we really need to know all that?” someone of the group suddenly asked after you had started to explain the mechanisms of the weapon, and you looked up, your eyes fixating him. He flinched, raising his shoulders a bit defensively.

 “Step forward.” You said, quickly loading two pistols with munition. The boy was pale as a corpse, when he slowly came forward, the rest of the group holding their breath.

 You took one of the pistols, you knew this model very well, purposely inserting the magazine in a way, you knew it always jammed. You pushed the weapon into the boy’s hand, taking the other pistol and aiming it directly at the initiate’s head.

 “You are out, patrolling. You get separated from your group, and are faced with a bunch of factionless who have nothing to lose. One point a gun at you, ready to fire, because believe it or not, they get their hands on firearms. You did not pay attention when you learned how to handle weapons properly, and your handgun jams. What do you do now?” you asked, tilting your head. The boy was shaking. “Ten..”

 Panic appeared in the initiate’s eyes, and he looked down, trying to un-jam it, trying anything. The magazine was not moving and he could not pull the trigger either.

 “Nine.”

 “I can’t, oh god, I’m sorry.” He looked as if he was about to cry.

 “Eight.”

 He continued to struggle and you continued to count down, taking a step forward, the cold metal of your gun now touching his forehead.

None of the other initiates was talking, although you saw pure panic in their eyes. One almost looked as if she was about to say something stupid, but a raised eyebrow from you and an intervening friend apparently stopped her from opening her mouth.

 “Three. Two. One.” You raised your gun at the ceiling, firing a shot. The boy in front of you flinched and fell to the floor, apparently half thinking you actually shot him.

 “See, without ‘all that’, you’d be dead. So pay attention.” You took the gun from his hand, showing everyone a quick trick to unjam it, before returning to the table. You noticed how the other instructors looked at you, Four with supressed shock, and Eric with not so supressed amusement. He seemed almost impressed.

 “Where were I..?” You asked rhetorically, before resuming your theoretical instruction.

 As you continued to explain the different models you had brought with you to the group in front of you, telling them how to load, unload and dismantle them, the other instructors were standing behind you in silence.

 “And always, always, at least five times, check if your gun is unloaded before you clean it!” you said, glaring at a brown haired boy, called Peter if you remembered correctly, who snorted at your remark.  

 “You laugh, but I had a fair share of stupid friends who shot themselves because they were too lazy to check, completely sure it was unloaded. You might survive a pistol, but if it happens to be a shotgun and, say, you shoot yourself here..” you pointed at your hip. “Trust me, you won’t have any children in the future.”

 The boy turned a bit pale, and others around him started to giggle. You smirked, turning back to the table.

 “Please build teams of two, we’re going to go up to the shooting range now. Take turns in shooting, and every fifteen minutes or so we will swap guns, so everyone gets at least one shot out of every different type. You will unload, reload and shoot. If a weapon jams, you tell me, and I will demonstrate for the group how to deal with that. Any questions?”

 No one seemed to have any questions, so you packed up the guns, while Eric and Four lead the group up to the shooting range. You followed them, handing out the guns at the roof top, while Eric and Four distributed the ammunition among the initiates.

 You usually were not the person to do the weapon training, but Max had politely forced you to do it this year. You were one, if not the best in handling the firearms used in Dauntless, able to repair every single gun your faction used in your sleep.

It was your passion and your hobby, and you were glad that you had been good enough at initiation to work as what you wanted. Your mother had also been a weapon tech, and you always wanted to do the same.

 You watched the other two instructors oversee the shooting. They had been in the same year as you, both transfers while you were Dauntless born. They were right at the top, and you right behind, being fourth in the ranking. Involuntary your eyes stuck onto Eric, who had crossed his arms in front of his chest, while mustering one of the transfers loading a handgun.

 You had to admit, Eric was one of a kind. Incredibly handsome, strong, dominant and rough, also often cruel and arrogant. Dauntless though and through, although he still had some Erudite inside of him. He looked very different now, from the blue-clad boy who had arrived at Dauntless years ago.

He had something fascinating about him. His strong arms and muscular legs were also quite nice to look at. Eye candy, one could say.

 Shortly before lunch every group had fired every kind of weapon, and you packed up, checking if the guns really were unloaded, before putting them back in their cases.

 “How are they holding up?” you looked up, seeing Eric standing next to you, his hands casually on his hips, while looking at the group of initiates, who slowly dissolved, and headed for the stairs leading down back into the building.

 “They’re not too bad.” You admitted, closing the case in front of you. “Some are actually quite good.” Then you thought about that one girl, Tris her name was if you remembered correctly, who manage to hit the target only once. “Others maybe not so.”

 Eric chuckled looking back at you, and you noticed his eyes wander over your body.

“Yea, but they will get cut anyways.” He shrugged.

 “Still don’t really get the ‘cut’ thing.” You sighed, pricking up the cases from the table, one in each hand. “If that’s the new way of handling the weaklings, we will soon run out of janitors and kitchen staff, not to mention be overflown by angry factionless. There are enough of those poor sods as it is.”

 “Well, we are not Abnegation to hand out charity. If they want to be in Dauntless, they have to be good enough.” Eric crossed his arms in front of his chest.

 “They chose our way of life. They chose to be here. I think that is proof enough. And some take longer to be their best.” You shrugged. “I think changing the rules is a stupid arse decision, and we will have to face the consequences sooner than later.”

 You turned away, making your way down to the arsenal, located right next to your workshop, to put the guns away. Eric just stared after you, a frown on his face.

 The next week was full of tutoring the transfers in handling everything from standard rifles to flame throwers and shotguns. Once you had made Peter shoot an apple off of the head of one of his friends, as he had been too cocky about his abilities for your taste.

 “You really think you’re the best shot? Proof it!”

 After that he had kept his big mouth shut, and the initiates were now completely sure that you were not to be fucked with. It was the perfect balance of them having respect for you to not act foolishly, but also having enough trust to ask you if something was unclear, or if they had any problems. You also helped the ones low in ranking, empathising a bit more what they had to do, to give them a better chance at making it. The cut really was a shit decision, but Max had refused to change the rules, even when you had yelled at him.

 There were also many weird and casual after-work conversations with Eric while you packed up. Before this week you had never really talked, and only ever seen each other a few times while he had been training to be an instructor and leader.

 You sometimes even thought he tried to.. flirt? Complimenting you handling the weapons and initiates. He wasn’t very good at it, though.

Still, he was intelligent and quite interesting, and the conversations were never boring.

 ----

“Is there something going on between Y/N and Eric?” Christina asked frowning, turningher head to Tris, who mustered the two instructors standing at the table. Over the past week they had always seemed to talk to each other after training, and most of them had noticed how Eric stared at her, when he thought no-one was looking.

 “I don’t know, but he seems to like her?” Tris shrugged.

----

 It was about two weeks later, quite late, and you had just returned from the wall, where you had overseen the installation of a kind of gatling gun, after a few factionless had attacked an Amity caravan. It only shot non-lethal ammunition, like the nerve agents used for training, mimicking the pain of a real gun shot.

 The government had decided that you should not aim to kill the factionless, but scare them away. Pointless, you thought, as you knew if they were desperate enough they would go there anyways.

 You were sitting in the mess hall, eating a late dinner, when you noticed the door open. Eric entered, wearing just a t-shirt and combat trousers, smiling when he spotted you. You raised an eyebrow at him, but continued to eat.

 Eric came over to your table, sitting down in front of you casually.

“Heard you were back.” He said.

 “Seems so.” Was everything you answered.

 “How did it go?” he asked, grabbing your glass and taking a sip of your water, as if it was the most normal thing in the world. You blinked a few times at him, but he just chuckled. “You want to grab a drink, or are you too tired?”

 Was he.. asking you out? It was hard to tell with him. But his smile seemed sincere, not like the one his initiates received.

 “If you’re buying. Sure, why not.” You smirked. “Wait in the pit, I’ll join you in a bit.”

 “And how do I know you’ll come?” Eric leaned forward a bit, his eyes fixed on yours. There was a provocative smile on his lips.

 “Well, you have to take the risk, no?” you quickly raised your eyebrows once, before breaking eye contact and resuming your dinner. Eric chuckled again.

 “Ok.” He said, before he got up, leaving the mess hall, not looking back at you.

 You had to grin and bite your tongue. You had not really thought that you were Eric’s type. You had thought that he would be into women he could easily handle, that were just pretty and would hang on his arm while he was in the pit. But it seemed more as if he wanted someone who was his equal in ability, skill and intelligence, someone he could always compete with. Something like a fun, sexy rivalry. And if you were honest, that sounded really, really fun.

 You certainly didn’t hurry to finish your dinner, and bringing the dishes back to the kitchen. You also headed back to your apartment for a quick shower and to change your clothes, putting on a tank top and combat trousers which looked really good on you, and styling yourself up a bit.

 Finally, you made your way to the pit, which was filled with people. Dauntless members and initiates mingled together, it was noisy and as always full of life. You waved a friend you spotted a bit to the side, but made your way to the bar at the bottom, hoping to find Eric there. It was a bit hard to see him in the mass of moving bodies, even with his tall height.

 You leaned against the bar, letting your eyes wander through the crowd. Had you taken too long? Had he already gone? Maybe he hadn’t been that interested after all.

But your worries were blown away jut a moment later, when you noticed Eric approach you, making his way through the crowd of people. He had not changed, but he also had already looked great.

 A smirk was on his handsome face, and he leaned against the bar next to you, so close that your arm was touching his.

 “You look good.” He said into your ear, having to bend down a bit.

 “Worth the wait?” you shot back.

 “Worth the wait!” he chuckled. “What do you like to drink?”

 ----

Eric ordered drinks from the man at the bar, leaning against it sideways so that his front was facing Y/N. He was very obviously flirting with her, but she seemed to also enjoy it a lot.

 “I don’t know why, but seeing them together like this makes me super uneasy.” Christina shuddered a bit.

 “Why?” Will frowned at his girlfriend.

 “I don’t know they are both so.. scary.” The girl looked at her friends. “Don’t you think? The meanest people in Dauntless being all flirty.” She obviously had not forgotten Eric throwing her down the chasm, or Y/N pretending to shoot an initiate.

 Tris chewed her lips.

“Even scary people should be happy.” She finally said, causing the others to laugh.

 “Seriously? Can you imagine them together? The next round of initiates will all either die or end up factionless.” Chris looked over to them again, seeing Y/N sipping her drink, and Eric laughing. His arm was positioned behind her on the bar now. “Yuck.”

----

 “I tried to hit him, but he shot me in the leg first, hurt like a bitch.” Eric shook his head, and you noticed his fingers carefully stroking your back. A shiver ran down your spine, the good kind.

 “Maybe I should teach you how to shoot then. Didn’t know you were so bad at it.” You bit your tongue, before downing the rest of you drink.

 Eric gaped for a moment, probably unsure if he should be mad or not. Finally, he just chuckled, nodding.

“Yea, maybe a private lesson is what I need.” He grinned. He raised his glass, taking a sip.

 “If you need instructions how to use your weapon properly, we can start tonight, my place.”

 Eric choked on his drink, turning away when it shot out of his nose. He put the glass down onto the bar, grabbing a napkin from behind it to wipe his face, all the while unable to stop laughing.

 “Fuck, Y/N!” he growled. You had to laugh too, pushing yourself away from the bar.

 “The offer stands.” You winked, making your way through the crowd and towards the corridors, leading to the living area of Dauntless.

 You had just entered the corridor, when suddenly a hand grabbed your arm and turned you around. Before you could really react, Eric pressed you against a wall, his hands on your waist, his lips on yours.

 You immediately returned the kiss, opening your mouth a bit to deepen it, exploring Eric’s mouth with your tongue. You honestly didn’t give a shit that you were still kind of in the pit, with everyone able to see you. Both of you were known and quite prominent figures in Dauntless, so you already knew that there would be a lot of gossip, but you didn’t really care.

 Everything that was important now was Eric, and the kiss you shared. It was a pity that his hair was so short, you really would’ve liked to pull it. You ran your hands over his broad chest, before pushing him away.

 He looked a bit startled, but relaxed seeing your grin.

“I said my place. Not any place, Eric.” With that you turned around again, walking on and towards your apartment. Eric was right beside you, his hands snaking around your hips.

 Even though you made sure that he would not see it, you were very excited in this moment. Eric was not only insanely attractive, but you also grew to like him a lot. You would not even mind for this to.. become more. More than just a hook up.

 You finally reached your apartment door, and you tipped your personal code into the pad next to the door. As soon as you were in and the door was shut behind you, Eric was on you again, his hands wrapped around your waist, kissing you passionately.

 With uncoordinated hands you grabbed his shirt, pulling it over his head in a swift move. The tattoos on his neck stood in stark contrast to his skin, and you could not hold back but to kiss them, before strongly biting into it.

 Eric growled, lifting you up with his arms, and you wrapped your legs around his hip. Apparently he had seen the open door to your bedroom, as he started to slowly walk over there, while you still attacked his neck.

 He pushed you off of him, right onto your bed. Instead of following you though, he got down onto his knees, opening your boots and pulling them off. You just let him go to work, interested what he was planning. Your shoes were followed by your socks, and he also made quick work of his own. Then he climbed onto the bed, looming over you, before kissing you again.

 “How thoughtful.” You murmured against his lips. He did not answer, only bit you into your bottom lip, hard enough to hurt but not hard enough to break skin. You moaned against his mouth, hands running over his exposed chest. Eric’s hands ran underneath your tank top, taking it off quickly, his hands running over your torso.

 The kiss was passionately and intense. Literally breath-taking , and you had to push Eric away to get some air. He only used the break to kiss your neck, moving downwards your body. Your nails dragged along his back, when you felt his fingers move underneath your sports-bra, pulling it off just like your tank top.

 Eric leaned back, taking a moment to muster you. Lust was in his eyes, and he licked his lips as he looked at your exposed skin.

 “Like what you see?” you teased, wiggling your eyebrows.

 “Oh, Y/N, you have no idea.” And with that he was over you again, one hand supporting himself on the bed while the other one moved to your breasts. You gasped against his mouth as he kissed you once more, his taste intoxicating. Maybe that was also the whiskey he had ordered at the bar, you were not quite sure.

 Your hands moved own his chest and stomach, opening the fly of his trousers. You were really glad he wasn’t wearing a blet, you were really not in the mood to fiddle with that.

 Eric groaned when you pushed your hand into his underwear, a grin appearing on your face when you found his member already fully erect.

“Oh you really like what you see, eh?” you laughed, and Eric growled.

 Eric’s hand now moved down your body, opening your trousers with a way too skilled hand. He moved back, grabbing the waistband your trousers and your pants, pulling them down together, leaving you lying on the bed completely naked. You sat up, pulling him back onto the bed, turning the two of you so you were now on top of him.

 Eric seemed a bit surprised at that, but rolled with it, a smile on his face as he bit his lip in expectation. Just as he had done with you, you pulled his remaining clothes off, and just had to take a moment to look at him.

 Eric was incredibly muscular, and there were tattoos on his stomach and right leg that you had never seen before. They had the same style as the rest, in stark contrast to his skin. He was incredibly attractive, and the piercings above his brow shimmered lightly in the faint light inside of your apartment. You straddled him, moving your head down to kiss him again, your hands finding his hair. It was short, yes, but not too short.

 You pulled hard, making him groan, but at the same time buck his hips up. Yea, you could tell he liked it a bit more rough.

 “I’m going to make you scream, before I’m done with you..” he almost hissed against your mouth. You bit his lower lip, unable to supress a grin.

 “Let’s see who’ll scream first.”

 With that you moved your lips to his neck, sucking and biting his skin, moving downwards, over his chest and stomach. You bit his hip, so hard that he actually almost shouted, but the twitch of his cock against your chest told you that he enjoyed it.

 “If you bite down there, I swear Y/N, I’ll kill you!” Eric growled and you moved down even further, and you had to laugh.

 “I’m mean, but not that mean.” You said, before lowering your head and licking over his erection, enticing a moan out of his mouth. He looked down at you with hungry eyes, clenching his jaw.

 Suddenly he sat up, grabbing your shoulders and pushing you onto the mattress, before he rolled over you, his lips finding yours again. His hand moved down and between your legs, the moisture he found there making him groan.

 “How are you so hot, damn.” You barely understood what he was saying, but it didn’t even matter, because his fingers quickly found your clit, circling it. You gasped, your nails digging into his shoulders. Eric growled, his fingers moving more quickly, before they suddenly dipped down, pressing into you.

 A loud moan left your lips and you rolled your eyes, your hips bucking to meet his fingers.

 “Eric!” it came out of your mouth, and you moaning his name seemed to turn him on even more. He quickly moved his fingers in and out of you, causing you to clench around him. His thumb was in a position to hit your clit with every thrust, and your nails now were so deep in his shoulders, you knew that even if you didn’t draw blood, you would surly leave marks.

 Eric kissed and bit your neck, his hand not slowing down.

“Do you have..” he started to murmur into your ear, and you nodded quickly.

 “Bed.. oh my.. bedside table.” You barely managed to bring out.

 “Good.” Eric stopped his movements, his hand gone, and this time it was you who groaned.

 Eric laughed, pressing a kiss onto your cheek, which was such a contrast to the otherwise rough actions that you had to raise an eyebrow.

But Eric didn’t even notice that, as he had sat up, and opened the drawer of your bedside table, quickly finding what he was looking for.

 He opened the shiny package of the condom with his teeth, putting it onto himself. Just as he wanted to crawl over you, you pushed him, so he fell onto his back, climbing on top of him again. This whole thing kind of felt like a battle for dominance, and you really liked that.

 Eric just looked at you with hungry eyes, his hands finding your thighs as you straddled him. You bit your lip as you grabbed his cock, guiding it to your entrance, slowly, very slowly lowering yourself onto him.

 You closed your eyes, breathing steadily. Eric was.. thick. And stretched you a bit more than you had expected. You had almost expected him to push his hips up, but he kept steady, not moving until you were all the way down. You opened your eyes again, looking down at the man, who started to grin when your eyes met. You grinned back, lifting your hips again, and moving down, this time a bit quicker.

 Your started up a hard, even if not so fast pace, and the sound of both of your moans filled the bedroom. You were sure the person in the apartment next to yours was probably able to hear you, but you didn’t really care about that.

 You leaned back a bit, throwing your head into your neck, your hands on Eric’s strong thighs, supporting yourself. You felt Erics hand run down your torso, before his thumb found your clit again, rubbing it in tandem with your movements. You felt yourself edging more and more towards the end, the feeling of him inside of you and his hands on you was just.. amazing.

 “Eric..” you moaned again, and just as last time this seamed to turn him on even more. Eric sat up, wrapping an arm around your torso, and supporting your movements, quickening them while his mouth found your neck again.

 “Y/N!” his voice was coarse and deep and so god damn sexy it drove you insane.

 Your hands wandered into his neck, and one into his hair, pulling it strongly, so his head was back in his neck. You moved your head to kiss him, all tongue and teeth, uncoordinated but extremely erotic.

 When you let go of his hair he rolled the two of you over once more, him now over you again. Eric sat up a hard and quick pace, his hand automatically finding your clit and rubbing it just as fast. You moaned loudly, arching your back as you felt your orgasm draw nearer and nearer.

 Eric’s face was next to your ear, and you heard him moan and that was what finally pushed you over the edge. You came hard, your legs wrapping around Eric’s waist and you clenching around his cock. Your moan was loud, but nothing compared to Eric. One, two more thrusts, and he collapsed on top of you, breathing hard and fast.

 “Shit.” He murmured, before rolling off of you.

 “I won. You screamed.” You laughed breathlessly, and he chimed in.

 “Oh fuck off.”

[hawkinsschoolcounselor]

Episode 3 thoughts after the break.

Sam Owens sleeps through helicopter landing outside his house, but is easily roused by his wife touching him.

Sullivan makes a good point about the deaths looking like something El could do.

Well, I think it’s clear who breaks into the Byers home now, not that we didn’t already think so.

Why are you still at the fucking skating rink?!

Jonathan and Argyle are at peak Cheech & Chong right now. I guess this is what Noah meant by it being the funny storyline.

Uncle Murray makes dinner. 

El is literally between Mike and Will at the table.

Oh, my, Jonathan…

Mike has no tact, but what else is new.

I’m still not convinced El committed the massacre, but they want us to think she did.

Vecna seems almost like a puppet here. Is he truly in control?

Lucas is stuck between a rock and a hard place here, but I know he’ll make the right choice in the end.

I repeat: this quartet shares a brain.

Dude, Jonathan, I’ll go see Police Academy 3 with you. I love those movies.

Mike still can’t tell El he loves her.

“From Mike” holds a lot more weight than anyone thought.

Oh, sure, Will. Watch Ewoks instead of Police Academy.

Play too much Nintendo? We’re not quite up to that yet, Murray. It should only be in limited test markets at this point.

Hopper is really desperate to trust this guy, but, fortunately, he’s very greedy.

Something special about the trailer park? 

School counselors aren’t shrinks! Well, maybe she’s just the closest they have in Hawkins.

Alright, Cagney & Lacey are together. Nancy doesn’t seem disappointed, actually.

They’re questioning AND detaining El without a lawyer OR a parent present. That’s a big problem.

Honestly, I’ll take that slop Hopper’s getting over that airline meal.

The Beverly Hills Cop poster earlier is appropriate considering Hopper is trying to improv his entire escape.

If a student came to my house over break, I’d probably be worried about being put on a list, but, ok.

Steve and Dustin will never not be a wonderful thing to witness.

“You wouldn’t want me to talk to other students about you, right?” I’ve literally said this at work a million times. Kids are always prying.

A stereotypical mean school principal is rescuing El. She doesn’t appear to be anyone of note, so why the dramatic exit from the car? To evoke memories of Connie Frazier for El?

Gross, Hopper.

Nancy is impressed with Robin’s logic, even if she won’t admit it.

I love how everyone doesn’t even argue with the D&D stuff anymore. Vecna is officially the name of what they’re up against.

El ordering waffles is expected, but she’s so used to Eggos that she probably won’t like them.

Whoa, Max is putting it together that she’s next.

Owens is literally saying all of this in an open, albeit uncrowded, diner.

RIP these agents showing up at the Byers house. The guy, at the very least.

And Max is officially on the clock. Sorry, bad pun.

[marvel-starwarsfangirl]

Stranger Things Teaser Analysis

Ok, so Stranger Things finally released their first teaser with footage from the upcoming season. I also want to make note that it still says 002/004 on their Instagram bio meaning that there are still more cryptic teasers coming. 

The teaser opens up with the “Eleven, are you listening” from the second teaser followed by a montage of clips from the first three seasons. 

Then someone, I think Mike, says, “somethings coming. It is almost here.” After that, we cut to a grandfather clock with its hands on the 12. Now, the line is probably from an earlier season and talking about the Mindflayer. However, I think it was used here alongside an image of a clock to signify that something far worse is coming. 

Next, we see a 2022 flash by indicating that this season will be released next year. Then, we see Eleven being held by a group of men. From the brief moment it’s on screen, it looks like she’s being restrained. Perhaps Brenner or someone else ordered Eleven to be taken from the Byers and taken back to the lab. Since we’ve been getting a lot of teasers highlighting the lab, I think it’s safe to say that Eleven is probably going to be captured by Brenner again.

The next two shots show Robin, Max, Lucas, Nancy, Dustin, and Steve in what appears to be the Claremont House. The house is abandoned from the looks of it. The group seem to be investigating something strange that’s going on there. I’ve heard that the finale was being shot at the house so maybe this is part of it. Then, we see a disheveled Hopper in dirty clothes and carrying a flamethrower/gun. He is entering through a door. 

Based on the backgrounds of where the Hawkins gang, clock, Hopper are, I do believe that it’s all in the same place: the Claremont house. We know that the clock is significant as its presence has been there since the “we’re not in Hawkins anymore” teaser. I think the clock might have some sort of connection to the upside down and all the strange things going on. 

The next shot is of the Hawkins High cheer team. I think, don’t quote me on this, that one of the supporting characters is a cheerleader so this might be her. Following that, we see a mysterious figure approach a wrecked, burning car. Based on the hairstyle and the glimpse of white from the shirt, I think that this is Steve. From behind the scenes photos that fans took, we know that Steve is wearing more preppy shirts and one of them is dark blue with white on the sleeves. This could also be on the new characters. However, the hairstyle and shirt cut suggest otherwise. We’ll just have to wait and see.

After, we get quick shots of Steve, shirtless, underwater with a flashlight, the Hellfire club playing D&D, and what looks like Eleven possibly pre-series peeking into a room at the lab. The final shot of the teaser is Max, Dustin, Lucas, and Erica riding bikes towards something at night. Erica appears to be wearing the dress she wore from the behind the scenes of her at the Claremont house. Then, we cut to Stranger Things and the teaser ends.

So, what does this all mean? Well, I think the Claremont has a deeper connection to the Upside Down because it’s shown prominently in the teaser. Maybe something more monstrous than the Mindflayer will be awakened or the Upside Down itself will try and consume Hawkins. Eleven will be hunted down by Brenner and taken. 

However, it’s worth noting that Joyce, Will, Jonathan, Mike, Murray, and all of the new characters are absent from the teaser. Mike is particularly strange because he is still in Hawkins yet isn’t present with the main group. My theory is that he went after Eleven. Joyce, Will, and Jonathan moved so maybe we will see them next time. I think this teaser wanted to specifically highlight the Claremont house.

But some questions remain: 

-what is the significance of the grandfather clock and the Claremont house?

-how did Hopper escape the Russians?

-how do the new characters tie into the story?

-who crashed the car and who was that figure walking towards it?

-how will the Mindflayer attack this time and is there something worse on the way?

And: will we see more children like Eleven this season?

This was a lot but I think it’s a very interesting teaser nonetheless.

[skywalker-swift]

I would love to hear more about tangled dinluke 👀

omg hello there I would love to talk more about it (this got super long so it’s going under the cut)

OKAY so cast of characters Luke as Rapunzel, Din as Flynn, Palpatine is Gothel, Anakin and Padme as the King and Queen, Leia would still be in this but just not born with magical powers so Luke and Leia still get separated, Din’s various vaguely criminal friends as some of the men in the ugly duckling, Artoo as Pascal, maybe Miggs and someone else as the stabbington brothers (i love miggs but thinking about the one episode in season one with the prison) and Max is IG-11, calling it now 

Anyways, basic plot of tangled still stands, Palpatine finds the flower and sings the song

Padme gets sick while pregnant with the twins, Anakin searches and finds the flower to save her, and thus the twins are born and alright, but Luke has this bright golden hair

Palpatine breaks in to steal a lock of hair, hair turns brown, steals a whole ass baby instead 

Palpatine raises Luke as his own, hiding him away from the outside world, and of course Luke sees the lights on his birthday and always the kid full of adventure longs to see them up close. Begs Palpatine to take him but Mr. Master Manipulator turns it against Luke, and continues to make Luke scared of the outside world

So Luke spends a lot of his time painting, cooking, so on and so forth

Anyways with the Brothers, Din steals the crown from the castle, and Grogu is there of course, which is the main reason Din is wanted by the kingdom, but because Din is always wearing a helmet, I think he might be more lax in this AU (haven’t figured that out yet), they can’t get what they think his face looks like on the wanted posters

Continued chase scene with the horse, Din ends up in the tower where Palpatine is hiding Luke away, and Luke just fucking decks him with the frying pan, and take Grogu away from him, who is super confused but likes Luke even though his dad was just knocked out, watching as Luke and Pascal try on the crown

Palpatine comes back, Luke tries to show him Din, and then the fight occurs, and Luke ends up asking for paint instead, so Palpatine leaves and Luke thanks Grogu for being so quiet

Luke and Artoo wake Din up, who is super confused by this pretty man with super long hair, and eventually he agrees to take Luke to see the floating lights, and Grogu is happy cause he likes making new friends!

Just imagine baby luke touching grass for the first time!!! Din is like literally what the fuck but also Luke is adorable so like whatever

Din tricks Luke into going into the Ugly Duckling because Din is not a fucking taxi service thank you very much, but then that goes wrong, and everyone is like Luke your dream is so cute!! Din your dream sucks 

Skipping forward to the scene in the cave filling with water Din tells Luke his name is Din (He’d been going by mando before, whoops sorry for not mentioning that sooner) and Luke is like I have magic hair and Din is like what the actual fuck 

aNYWAYS luke saves the day like always, and Din is like what did i get myself into, I DIDN’T SIGN UP FOR THIS but luke is so pretty and actually interested in knowing about Din, and so the orphanage thing is still real but Din tells him how he got Grogu, who just loves Luke so much, so Din takes that as a good sign, and Luke heals Din as well

Palpatine catches up to Din and Luke, and tries to convince Luke about Din’s true nature, and Luke is just like “I think he actually likes me,” and Palpatine “Toxic Kidnapper” manipulates Luke again with the crown 

Skipping forward a bit, just imagine their day in the city with Din and Luke, with Grogu so happy to see his Dad just so happy with someone for once, and Artoo, Grogu and IG are all like DANCE WITH HIM YOU FOOL cause there’s Luke looking like actual sunshine, and Din doesn’t dance, and then IG pushes him into the dance, and just Luke and Din holding each other at the very end of the dance (AHHHHH) OH and the little girls braid Luke’s hair cause i’m not taking out the long hair out of this plot luke would love his hair 

BEFORE THEY RELEASE THE LIGHTS DON’T THINK ABOUT HOW SAD PADME AND ANAKIN WOULD LOOK WITH LEIA, STILL TRYING TO FIND LUKE AFTER ALL THIS TIME AND HOPING THAT THIS TIME HE FINALLY COMES HOME BECAUSE THEY AREN’T COMPLETE WITHOUT HIM AHHHHHH

So, boat scene happens, and just Grogu sitting on Din’s lap so happy, and Din just calming Luke down about how if his dream doesn’t add up, and Just soft looks from Din and when the floating lights start appearing, Luke is just so happy, and Din is like “fuck I fell for him,’ and Luke eventually looks and sees Din and is like ‘fuck i fell for him and his little baby is so cute,’ so they send off lights together, and are holding hands with Grogu just happy to be apart of this and to see his dad look happy like that

Stabbington Brothers Spotted! On the shore, so Din is like, I should finish this so maybe Luke, Grogu and I can all live a happy life somewhere, and of course they knock him out and set him up pushing him across the lake on a ship, 

Luke and Grogu are just waiting for him to come back when the brothers threaten them, so Luke takes him and runs, and Palpatine saves him, so Grogu goes with Luke back to the tower

Din wakes up in prison, and he’s about to get executed, and all he can think of is Luke and Grogu, and he sees the brothers in jail cell, and threatens them, they tell him that Palpatine took them with her after scamming him

IG goes and gets the ugly duckling guys, and they get Din out of there, hook hand is def boba i forgot to mention that earlier, and Din and IG race towards the castle, where Palpatine knows he’s coming. 

Din gets there, Luke lets down his hair, Din makes it up the tower, sees Luke and Grogu in chains, Palpatine comes behind Din and stabs him, Grogu is crying and angry, and Luke is just resisting

Palpatine tries to get the two of them out of there, and Luke tells him that he will fight everyday of his life, unless he can save Din, then Din is locked up, and Luke is just like stop talking let me heal you, and Din cuts his hair instead of letting Luke heal him because he would rather Luke and Grogu be free than himself be alive

Palpatine turns to dust like the little bitch he is

“You were my new dream,” “And you were mine,” don’t fucking look at me

Grogu and Luke crying over Din, Grogu in Luke’s lap, then bam magic powers rescue the day, and just picture Grogu staring at the light

“Luke..Grogu?” and they just throw themselves on Din, who just so happy to have them both in his life, and Grogu in Din’s lap when he kisses Luke for the first time, don’t look at me 

the reunion scene with luke’s family, Padme staring at her son, and Leia throwing herself onto Luke, and Anakin wrapping all three of them into the biggest hug, and Padme pulling Din and Grogu in as well  DON’T FUCKING LOOK AT ME PADME WOULD HAVE LOVED DIN

And then the final scene with Luke being the one who like “after many times of asking, I finally said yes,” “Luke...” “Okay!! He finally said yes :D” and then Luke, Grogu and Din live happily ever after as a little family 

Omg sorry this is so long but here you go!!! please ask me more questions about this AU with details i might have missed!! thank you so much for your ask! also sorry about any spelling mistakes I was just so fucking excited when you sent this ask) 

[toujoursmiraculous]

Thoughts and Reaction to OPTIGAMI!!

I have never been so nervous and scream so much during an episode of this show before. And if you know me, that's saying something. Gabriel and Nathalie are getting seriously scary. Their plans are getting much more convoluted and are getting closer and closer to actually succeeding. And because of this, Alya's involvement is a lot more important now because there's no way Chat Noir and Ladybug would have managed it without her. Let's be real, the reason they chose Nino as their target was because Gabriel's still bitter about Adrien and Nino being friends after Bubbler. Awww all the Kwami's are so cute, wanting to go along. Trixx being like, oh well I have an owner so I can go! And Marinette being adamantly against it. It was at this moment I knew, Alya's getting that Miraculous permanently. But I didn't know if it'd be in this episode or not, so I didn't get too excited yet. But Trixx and Alya's bond is something I really like and want to see more of. Nino and Alya's little high-five/handshake is so cute I can't help but smile every time. x3

Marinette's freak-out about getting in the elevator. Luka's got a soft look on his face. Kagami's like "why are you like this" Max's just confused at what's going on AND THEN THERE'S ADRIEN WITH THE SOFTEST LOOK When you realize that Marinette adoringly (and appeared like she wishes she could have that, too) watching Alya and Nino do their little high-five/handshake is what saved everything in the end.....😬Cutting it really close. I thought Alec got trapped by Hawk Moth and that that's why he didn't show up. Who knew he was playing video games in a bathroom stall instead of doing his job lol. Lesson learned, I hope. xD I'm just surprised Hawk Moth's in the bathroom instead of his lair. He could do the same thing from home. 😂 I'm not a fan of Audrey, but that was really cold. The exchange between Marinette and Alya during an akuma attack is what I've been waiting for since Gang of Secrets. Adrien being wonderful and protecting Chloe, which could've messed up everything had Kagami not saved him. It's so sweet that despite what happened between them, she still risks herself to save him. "Plagg-" Marinette comes bursting into the elevator, looking in her bag "Tikk..iii!" OOF So I screamed, a lot. And laughed hysterically 😂 All Marinette had to do was run in facing the other way and she'd see Plagg and it'd be all over. All that had to happen was for her to run in a second or two later. All that had to happen was she noticed Adrien a second or two too late. But Adrien heard her say "Tikk...iii" in an attempt to cover herself. Remember, he's always had suspicion of Marinette being Ladybug and came to the conclusion easily enough. Kwamibuster did divert his attention away from it a bit, but Chat Blanc took place after and he didn't hesitate to think otherwise. Aww poor Zoe :c She's part of the "Chloe's used me as a human shield" club. (((Everything after this point, I had to completely redo because tumblr decided to suck and wouldn't allow me to post my message due to an "error" (which has never happened to me before), then wouldn't let me save it as a draft. Then when I went to copy it all, somehow everything got eaten and it wouldn't allow me to undo to bring it back 😭 Goodbye an hour and a half of my time. And another hour and a half redoing it all. So if I happen to leave anything big out, I'm so sorry. My luck has just been extremely awful lately.))) You can take the Miraculous away from the kid, but you can't take the Miraculous out of the kid. Max and Luka showing their hero sides while not suited up is so nice. Loving the Oblivio parallel! Marinette says softly, "I'm sure Chat Noir will save us." While I know she's Ladybug and knows Ladybug won't show up to save them, he doesn't know that. Her response of Chat Noir will come save them, shows that she has confidence in him. Even if Adrien knows Chat Noir won't show up, that's such a sweet thing for her to say and I hope he noticed that. Marinette: "I'M STUCK IN THE ELEVATOR" Alya: "Ohhh? With

Adrien?" Marinette: how did she know? "Yeeeeees!" Alya: oh wait this is really bad Adrien: "I'm stuck in the elevator with Marinette!" Nino: "How cool! Adrien and Marinette are stuck together in the elevator!" Alya: "Haha yeah so cool and not problematic at all!" I love this entire scene. Alya teasing Marinette but then being like oh shoot this is seriously bad. Nino being totally oblivious to it all and thinking that it's good news to get their friends closer. And Adrien's just like, I'm not going to ask for help, I'm just informing my friend I'm stuck in an elevator with my just a friend. xDD And that kiss on the cheek from Alya was adooorable! Emergency phone for the Kwami's is such a good idea. But yeah, if they all screamed "Hello?!" in my ear, I'd be chucking my phone across the room too. Adrien's like, "who's that? That sounded like a lot of people.: "I called the fire department." OK. Yes, because you tell the fire department not to fly but to ride a horse to come rescue you when you're in a skyscraper. And repeat it again "Understood, firefighters? Ride in on a horse." Adrien's over in the corner like what the heck? You also, to firefighters, totally yell, "No, no, not prehistory!" and then sheepishly grin at the person you're with. Totally not sus and makes absolutely perfect sense! And then here's the part that has me going ??? Adrien saw Optigami's eyes on the wall, immediately alerts her to that and shushes her. Now, they're hiding from an akuma, but the thing sees them. There's no hiding from it regardless of what's said. So why be quiet? And yet, he's shushing her which convinces her to hang up. Had she continued trying to talk to them, Nathalie might've caught on to there being something up. Adrien's in Chat Noir mode here, as if what she's saying could expose their identities to Hawk Moth. That intense look he gives her after the fact too really shows that, he's not messing around. They also were both just about to tell the other their identities, them being extremely close to each other to do so. They came so close! So what's going on here, exactly? Adrien's come to the conclusion Ladybug is Marinette before. In Chat Blanc, after Kwamibuster showed him supposedly that LB and Marinette are different people, he didn't hesitate to think that Ladybug was Marinette. I don't think he's ever let that possibility go. And the events in the elevator where she started calling for Tikki, and her nonsensical comments over the phone that'd be something Ladybug does, may really have him leaning in that direction. Also, so very sus again that once Optigami went away, they both were like "Oh it was nothing" "I was only wondering what that strange eye thing was." Yeah, that's why you guys sounded nervous like you had something important to say and got in each other's faces! :D It's also interesting, because whenever Marinette and Adrien are in a situation together, Adrien almost always is the one that takes hold of the situation and is more aware of his surroundings over Marinette. xD This man over here just eagerly eliminating children. x.x Like a lot of things in this show, if Alya had just answered that phone call from Nino, events may have played out completely differently! o.o There goes the Eiffel Tower again xD It never not gets blown up, knocked over, or teleported. LOL it's so funny to me, and also such a yikes moment, that while Alya rushed over to Marinette's, got the Miraculous, teleported back, found "Nino" and gave him the Miraculous, then teleported into the elevator, Ladybug and Chat Noir's civilian selves are just trapped in that elevator, awkwardly, and all alone. Likely deep in thought feeling guilty they're powerless to do anything without exposing their identities. xD But at least they're both brooding over the same thing and probably couldn't care less if the other one talks or not, nor noticing enough that the other's really quiet. XD And the way they both reacted to the portal being opened in the elevator. Cautious, but then Adrien puts his hand on Marinette's back and kind of has

her in a position where he can pull her back to him and protect her. Which is a very different kind of protection than he's offered to others, Chloe earlier in this episode being a very good example. Just a friend? Yeeaah. The fact that in every single episode that has Marinette and Adrien interact this season, there's something there, and it's just a matter of time before it's addressed. A bit sad that we didn't get actual Carapace in this episode, but I'm hoping we get him in later eps! MAJOR OOOF A train with people in it underwater, a skyscraper with probably a lot of people in it burning in a volcano, cars, what looks to be the building they were filming the music video in Frightningale, and the Arc de Triomphe on the moon. Yeah I'm seeing where things are going now with this. I'm going to write a post addressing some of these things a bit later. Ladybug in a ponytail is the prettiest hairstyle imo. Chat Noir rushes in, sees Ladybug, Carapace, and Rena Rouge all together, first wondering how they all got in "Hello, Chat Noir" there went any of his thoughts he may have had about it lol... and feels disappointed. "Sorry! I would have got you, if I knew your secret identity." Whoa hold up. Ladybug, so forwardly talking about knowing his secret identity? o.O I smell foreshadowing. "As I always say, m'lady. To know me means to love me." "Then I'll think about it." as she smirks and giggles. Guys. She's being serious. 😍😍😍 I admit, I wish we could know what she was going to talk to Chat Noir about after everything, since she thought the situation was taken care of and asked him to wait there for her. She obviously had something she wanted to talk with him about. And thank you Marinette's observation skills for knowing that's not the real Nino! But poor Alya, so horrified like that... I bet she's thinking both "What have I done? I just gave a Miraculous away to Hawk Moth essentially." and "How is it that I couldn't recognize that wasn't my boyfriend?" On the latter, Chat Noir's made that error several times as well. Hawk Moth just really sucks to do that kind of thing to these kids. Real Nino's here to comfort Alya. Doesn't even have to say a word, just gives her a hug. I absolutely adore this. They're so perfect together. ;-; "It (Lucky Charm) always shows me the right way, but this time I was shortly led astray." "Hmm." Hmm? What the heck does that mean? More foreshadowing?? What's going to happen next omg. Yes, Marinette needs someone out there who can replace her if something happens. And I know so many people are like, oh no, that should be Chat! But just think about it. Today, Chat Noir and Ladybug were trapped in an elevator in a situation where they were powerless. They came extremely close to needing to transform with Hawk Moth watching. Had Hawk Moth not been Adrien's dad and let him be, they would've transformed and fought, no doubt. A lot of things could happen, and Ladybug and Chat Noir are always in the thick of things. We've seen one or both of them become unavailable many times. It's good that someone else is their safety net. You may see Alya as just Ladybug's but she's also Chat's too. I screamed and cheered so loud when Alya got her Miraculous to hold onto! I've wanted this for sooo long now! ;-; Okay ew, the way the music went from happy and sweet to creepy when Gabriel and Nathalie were on screen. 😬 Watch: Gabriel, in his plot to try to get to know more about Alya, will have Adrien through a party or have some friends get together at his house which will likely include Nino and Marinette as well, and have him use his own son to try to get what he wants without Adrien suspecting a thing, even thinking his father's giving him more freedom and more of a normal life. How sick. x.x This was a seriously good episode! I'm very excited to see how this all plays out, because things are getting seriously intense in many different ways! Honestly, my original write up of this post was much better but I lost it all. Which makes me very sad and disappointed, but it can't be undone. :c So

hopefully this was enjoyable anyway! I'll be writing a few posts that are more in-depth about some of the events that happened in recent episodes, including Chloe's character and situation, Adrien's feelings for Marinette, Adrien/Chat's situation with Ladybug, etc that are too specific and detailed to write in a thoughts and reactions post, so be on the look out for those! c:

[cerasus--flores]

Tartaglia is streaming: Hades

"Streaming Hades with Sulien in a bit guys!", aka the streamer au ajax/mors caeli headcanons I promised the server

cw: it's just mors caeli fluff/crack tbh, bulleted headcanons, lots of brainrot so true

Ajax starts playing the game on stream out of a mix of curiosity and desire for a challenge

You see, the guy is very, very skilled at action and fighting games. Of course he is, have you seen him?

So when he saw this new action rougelite that everyone was losing their minds over, it piqued his interest quite a bit. Then he saw that it took his oh-so-skilled boyfriend around 25 runs to finish the story, and well, he was sold

his particular liking for greek mythos might've helped tho

Anyhow, he brings the idea of playing the game on stream to chat, they immediately start taunting him, saying how he'll "get his ass handed to himself" and whatnot; usually he wouldn't listen, but this time he snatched his chance, and asked Sulien to step in and play navigator for a bit

Famous last words, cause Sulien is a bastard navi

"You should pick the bow first chance you get, Fruit Tart, you'll do great with it"

Ajax dies five chambers in

The weapons he handles best are the spear, the gauntlets, and the gun, because of course

A completionist at heart! Will not stop until he's at least completed a max heat run with all the weapons, to his own dismay and Sulien's amusement

"You know you can dodge, right, my love?" "I don't recall fucking asking, babe."

Alright now what you fuckers came here for

Of all the characters, Ajax gains a particular appreciation for Achilles (ironic), and, of course, Thanatos

Achilles was already a figure he enjoyed quite a bit, and the seeing this take on how he ended up after his rage filled demise was really pleasing to him. "He's just a really cool warrior, what can I say"

And Than, oh dear

When he first appeared in-game, everyone in chat was already chanting Sulien's name.

He instantly falls in love with him, gives him nectar and ambrosia, tries and follows his storyline super closely.

Ajax: I think Thanatos is pretty cool

Sulien: Really? I liked Zagreus much better, myself

Kisa has cheered: "please get a room"

Everyone starts saying that they're literally just Thanatos and Zagreus, Tart thinks it's adorable, Sulien is mentally screaming

"what do you mean we're like them omg stop >/////<" and the like

So like s/o to Lane and Mendra for this one but

The bell tolls and Ajax, albeit unintentionally, goes "Than :D!" just like Zag does in-game, Sunny immediately deadpans with "Right here, Zag"

Ajax just looks at him with stars in his eyes and one-shots Sulien right then and there on stream

And chat? Chat is losing it, calling them "cuter than the actual in-game ship". Sulien would pull his bf in for a hug to hide his blush, who would then go "Death's sweet embrace, right, solntse?", laughing to himself.

What came afterwards was the closest anyone other than Ajax ever came to hearing Sulien whine.

They get asked to cosplay them a lot too. Ginger over here thinks it's a great idea, and mister tsundere thinks that no it isn't actually. They eventually settle on a sub goal.

But embarrassment and purposefully shitty navigation aside, Sulien loves cheering Childe on.

He'll give him a pet or a kiss on the cheek every time he finishes a boss fight and/or floor successfully, and when he finishes a particularly good run, he'll just go straight for the lips.

And every time, Ajax's face lights up as if he hadn't gotten a kiss earlier. The sense of accomplishment, and the sheer happiness he always gets, every time his boyfriend gives him attention? What a high

And, while he was a bit embarrassed about it at first, there's a point where Sulien can't be bothered to think about the fact that they're on stream anymore

His boyfriend is enjoying a game he also likes, he's having fun and winning, he gets to give him affection, and he gets to see the face he loves so dearly light up like that?

For that, he'll deal with the shyness later. Him and his love are having fun, and that's all he cares about now

bro that ended up SO SAPPY anyways @heyitslane-sl @almond-adeptus aha