#May be a spider but he’s still a copy cat

[cheezyratz]

Peter B: I’m gonna dip my cookie in this melted cheese

Miguel: that’s disgusting, I’m gonna do the same thing-

[kiame-sama]

How would the monster men react to the human, after having a long day, just flops down on top of them and starts snoring? Who's staying absolutely still via cat rules, and who's kidnapping them to 'keep them safe'

warnings; yandere, yandere behavior, platonic and romantic yanderes, kidnapping, cat-napping rules

Ace is staying still and even grinning widely because the Human felt safe enough to fall asleep on him. He will be bragging and Heartslabyul students will be jealous.

Deuce goes completely quiet and still, not even able to enjoy the pride of being the chosen pillow for the napping Human because he is trying so hard to be a good pillow and not disturb the sleepy Human.

Cater is Making copies and going to coo over the sleepy Human, absolutely giddy with happiness at the coveted affection he is receiving from the Human.

Trey is chuckling gently, letting the Human lay across his back in complete safety. He will be removing his jacket to lay it over the Human so they have a bit more warmth. He will stay still up until late evening, where he will bring the Human to his dorm to sleep in his bed while he takes up the large couch in his room instead.

Riddle is bright red, almost panicking because he doesn't know what he is supposed to do once chosen as a sleeping spot for the Human. He will take his role very seriously and will glare daggers at anyone who tries to bother or disturb the Human in any capacity.

Jack can't keep his tail from wagging, but he is absolutely keeping guard and growling whenever anyone gets too close. He takes his guard dog duties very seriously.

Ruggie is joining for a full-on cuddle pile and will happily nap in the afternoon warmth with the Human. He may try to extort a bit more food from the Human for the service of being a good pillow, but he knows the Human will likely feed him anyway.

Leona is napping too. Odds are the Human came across the napping Lion, flopped down on him- which woke him up enough to see who it is- an then fell asleep. He isn't complaining, but he will grin pridefully and go back to his napping, one arm wrapped around the Human now.

Jade is taking the Human to his room and laying them down to sleep. He thinks it is precious and will sit there watching them snooze.

Floyd is 100% taking the human to his room or the Monstro Lounge to flaunt to both Azul and Jade that he was chosen as the Human's napping partner. They will be jealous.

Azul is completely conflicted. He will likely stay still while blushing a dark blue, but he will desperately want the Human to be for his eyes only. He could move the Human in his aquatic form with his tentacles, but they will NOT stay in respectable places, so he refuses to use them despite how easy it would make things.

Jamil is smiling as he moves his coils under the Human in a better bed shape. He already guards Kalim's lamp while he sleeps and basks, he will afford that same protecting behavior to the Human. He is thrilled for the extra warmth.

Kalim is going to actually take the Human into his lamp. Jamil is going to panic and the Human will wake up to coils wrapped around them and Kalim who is trying to talk down a frantic Jamil.

Epel will use his vines to pull the Human up into the bows of any nearby tree and make them a hammock out of his vines. He will let them snooze while he flaunts the treasured attention of the Human and cuddle them.

Rook is beside himself with joy. The soft Human laying along his spider body and snuggling into the soft golden fur of his back. He is taking the Human to the nearest web he has around the school and making them a silk blanket from scratch. His hope is to have it done before the Human wakes, so he will be keeping guard in the web nearby.

Vil is taking the Human to his room and settling them in his bed. His crest will be up and he will be prancing as he gathers only his best trinkets around the bed for the Human to admire and praise when they wake up. He is absolutely posturing and trying to make himself seem like the ideal mate.

Ortho is giggling the entire time, happy the Human he is so intrigued by- and who he knows Idia has a crush on- napping on his shoulder. He will happily relax with the Human and monitor their heart-rate as they sleep, gathering data for his own curiosity.

Idia is deathly still. He knows the rules for when a pet sleeps on your lap, and he will be following those rules. It is one of the times that Idia's hair burns Magenta and forms little flame hearts as he holds the Human.

Sebek is stiffening and not moving no matter how long the Human naps. He will willingly ignore his needs so he doesn't disturb his lord's greatest treasure.

Silver is laying his blanket out across the Human and just continuing on with his day as the Human lays splayed out on his back. Lilia has done the same many times, so he will be happy to carry the Human around as they sleep and cuddle his fur.

Lilia is taking them up into the rafters and holding them with his wings as they sleep. He might hang them upside-down with him, he might just lay across the rafters with them across his body. Whatever he can do to keep the Human up and away from others.

Malleus is taking the Human to his nest in Diasomnia and entering his full Dragon form to wrap around the nest and shield his favorite treasure.

Trein is smiling in a humored way and letting the Human sleep, laying his jacket over their smaller form as Lucius curls up with the Human for a nap. He will be grading papers and other assignments while the Human sleeps.

Divus is thrilled and putting his fur coat over the Human as they sleep. It is a huge sign of trust for Selkies to trust anyone with their fur, and he is- more or less- marking the Human as his pup by sheltering them with his fur.

Crowley is just tickled pink! Usually he is loud and won't sit still, but he will quiet himself and take the Human to his nest to sleep. He will let the Human sleep in his nest while he sits at his desk and reviews the many grants he is being given for the caretaking of the Human. He adores that his baby chick is so trusting of him.

Vargas operates under the 'do not move' rule and will happily let the little calf sleep as he keeps guard. It is a very simple happiness and he is thrilled to be protecting the Human as any good steer would guard the calves of his herd.

Sam is amused as are his shadows. The darkness his body is constantly wrapped in makes a good nap-aid as it permeates the air and darkens the surrounding space for more peaceful rest.

Papa Hades is laying his mourning shawl over the Human and letting them rest, already well aware of any potential threat before it can get close to the Human or to him. Not many creatures are willing to fight someone with the reputation of a literal God, and those that are dumb enough to do it won't last long. Papa Hades figures that the Human wanted to rest in that spot, they should wake up in that spot. He does respect the daylights out of their own agency and ability to choose what they want.

[kayesfanfics]

Castlevania Men When Their S/O Has a Nightmare

Trevor Belmont

Is the type to casually wrap an arm around you and pull you back into bed with him. He’s still half asleep, but he will cuddle you and let you relax, asking you if a beer would help. When you smack him, he knows you’re okay and not having a full on break down

If it’s serious though, the kind that leads to a panic attack, he will be alert and wide awake immediately, ready to help you. He will take your hands in his, his thumbs rubbing the back of your hands, and he makes you look him in the eyes. He will tell you you need to breathe, and to copy him; breathe in through your nose, and out of your mouth. Once you’ve calmed down to at least semi normal breathing, he’ll tug you into his chest and hug you tightly, playing with your hair as he lets you bury his face into his chest

He may be a little awkward about getting real and talking about his feelings, but if you want to tell him about your nightmare, he’s all ears. He’ll stare at the ceiling and rub your back or play with your hair mindlessly as you talk, and he lets you rant if it gets to that. Will joke and say he’ll slay all your demons for you, earning a small laugh from you before you’re all “No but seriously-“

Adrian Tepes

Immediately wakes up, thinking something is endangering you. Once he scans the room and realizes there’s nothing threatening you, he’ll turn to you to figure out what is happening. Once he realizes you had a nightmare, he’ll go from protective mode to soft mode in the blink of an eye. Asks if he can hold you, and you answer him by clinging onto him, burying your face in the crook of his neck. He hugs you, rubbing your back and even singing you a lullaby his mother used to sing to him as a boy

Would be honored if you opened up to him about your nightmare. He wants to know your every fear so that he can protect you from them, no matter how great or small you may think they are. If you ever try to write it off and tell him he’s been through worse, he’ll shut that down immediately. Your fears are valid too, he doesn’t care if you think little of them. To him, anything that frightens you even the littlest bit is a threat, and he wants to keep you safe from them, be it spiders or a traumatic experience

Will take you out for a walk if you can’t go back to sleep. He wasn’t really sleeping either, so it’s of no disturbance to him. Will hold your hand as you walk through the woods, to the stream where he fishes. He’ll have you sit next to him on the river bank, and you let the cool night air flow through your hair, and the rippling of the water ground you and relax you further. If you get chilly, Adrian will lend you his coat, draping it over your shoulders and smiling when you bring it to your face to breathe in his scent

Hector

He knows all too well that feeling of waking up in sheer terror in the middle of the night. You’ve helped him with plenty of nightmares after escaping the vampire sisters, so he is up and ready to help you. He remembers you holding him and playing with his hair when he wakes up from one, so he offers to do that for you. When your shaking body presses against his, he wants nothing more than to take that pain and fear from you. He hates seeing you in such distress, especially over something he can’t physically see and protect you from

One of his undead pets will hop up onto the bed and plop down in your lap. Whether it’s his puppy, Cezar, who licks at your face and whines for you, or his cat who simply curls up in your lap and purrs. Either one, their love is pure and you pet them to ground yourself as you begin to relax. Hector smiles down at the pet, being all “Are you protecting Y/N as well? Such a caring thing you are.” and you smile as he rubs your arms to soothe your shaking body and your nerves

He wants to know what scared you, he wants to help you and protect you from this fear. He knows he’s not exactly the strongest person, but he’s still there for you and wants you to feel safe in his arms. If you don’t feel ready to share, he understands, since it took him time to open up about his as well. So for the meantime, holding you while you held one of his undead pets was enough

[silent-raven13]

You Guys 2

(Part1)

Petie had been bringing his daughter May to Spider Society since Peter B. Parker (616B) brought his daughter Mayday. The two dads' let their daughters play together.

Peter: So is May an Omega? -starting off the conversation- Or do you guys wait for puberty?

Petie: Normally, each pup is different and they develop their pheromones around eight years old, but sometimes you give an educated guess. I think she's an Alpha. MJ's family are almost all Alphas. Since aunt May is an Alpha and my uncle Ben was a Beta... and my parents, my dad was an Omega and my mom was an Alpha.

Peter watches their daughters roll a ball back and forth: I thought Betas can't be with Alphas and Omegas

Petie: You can, you just can't have kids... or when you do try it -he rub his chin- I heard it hurts a lot and dangerous.

Peter: Yikes!

Petie: Yeah... Oh look there's Alpha Peter.

Peter: Great... where's that spray Mig got me. -He took out a spray of Alpha pheromones to balance the other Alpha's presence, and to keep call the Omega. Surprisingly enough, Petie is a tall dude, but being an Omega he tends to look small. Unlike Alpha Peter (Earth 2010B), that man is massive like Miguel's height 6"9' brute, with lean muscle. His hair Cocoa brunette shade with piercing golden brown eyes that are more intense, he's much thinner on the face like Peter B., but with more sharp edges to it. Not to mention very handsome, that's the golden ticket as a top tier Alpha.-

Alpha Peter or he prefers just Alpha grunts at the smell of fake pheromones: I figure Miguel would give you that crap. It doesn't work!

Petie sniffs the air having his Omega pheromones smelling sweet and calm instead of that soury anxious scent: I don't know, I feel calm. Its like cat nip!

Alpha scowls: It's disgusting! -he glares at Peter- stop using that.

Peter: Look, Miguel told me to use it when ya Alphas are around. Sometimes you guys don't know how to control it! Last time, Petie almost fainted and went to heat. And did you forget your scent is so strong that you practically made some Betas faint, too! -he sprays it in front of Alpha- So nah, not gonna happen.

Alpha gave a disgusted scowl look: As I recalled, Miguel put me on a stupid level 4 mission. I only do Level 7 and up!

Peter: We were short staff that day!

Mayday mimics her dad: Blah! Bah BA!

May copies her dad: Blahh. -the two giggles rolling their ball back and forth-

Petie: Look Alpha, sometimes you just gotta follow the rules! Besides, shouldn't you focus on having litters with your MJ.

Alpha frowns a bit: MJ passed away...

The two Peters looks down, this is how it is as Spiderman: I'm so sorry, Alpha. I didn't know.

Alpha: Its fine. She was a Beta anyway. I couldn't give her pups. -he ran his hand through his hair still looking handsome even when he's depressed-

Peter: Look, there's other fish in the sea. I'm sure you'll get with a nice girl or guy or both!

Petie: and None Binaries!

Alpha snorted: I'm done with love! I just wanted to see May and see how much my own pup would've looked like her. But, I don't think my pup would've have that hair color... maybe my hair. -he saw May's Auburn hair.-

Petie: Feel free to hold her. She's very lovable! Babies are always the cure!

Peter: No kiddin'! -he chuckles-

Pav and Miles walk along with each other with their container of their lunch. Burgers and fries this time they got themselves the Miguel's mask burger just to try it. Pav was the first one to noticed Alpha Peter and nudge Miles' side: Oh look, there's Alpha!

Miles: Ah, ow. You hit my rib. -he rubs his sides- and how do you know all these Spiderman, man?

Pav: I'm always friendly! You see him tho! Doesn't look anything like Peter, huh?

Miles' eyes gleamed at the Alpha: I'll say, he's very... fine. -he whispers lowly- not in a sexually way but you know he's very handsome. -hoping his boyfriend isn't around to hear him. Like he needs Hobie fighting with an Alpha-

Pav laughs: I know, right! It's like he's the cooler side of Noir but with roughness of Miguel.

Miles tilted his head: Huh? I can see that. I never seen Alpha around here.

Pav: He always works at night and level 8 and up missions. Anything lower and he thinks it's beneath him.

Miles: Shit, so he must be strong, huh?

Pav: Very strong. Why you think he always challenge Miguel?

Miles: But Miguel isn't an Alpha!

Pav: He may not be but he is strong and kind have the presence of one.

Miles: Make sense! -he opens his container to eat a fry- Miguel is a big guy too.

The two were aware Alpha was hearing them so he snapped: It's rude to talk about me when you're this close! -his arms crossed and scowling at the teenagers.-

The two froze at his golden brown eyes glaring at them: That's so cool. -they two murmured. How can a man be that fine?-

They walked over to say hello: Hello! Hey Petie and Peter! -Milese said-

Pav nodded: Hey! How's everything Petie? -he turns to find Mayday and May playing- Awe! Look at them and their tiny hats! -being the first one to go over the little girls to say hello- and they smell like peaches and milk!

Miles was left standing next to Alpha whose eyes on him: Heh, sorry about that. I'm Miles Morale-

Alpha cut him off: Miles Morales Earth 1610, an anomaly that proven Miguel wrong? Yeah, I know. I was one of the Spiderfolks that chased you down. -being rudely honest-

Petie winced: Alpha, Miles isn't an anomaly!

Alpha: It didn't matter. What's matter is our caused!

Miles felt like this was deja vu: Huh uh... -this is awkward- Well, I proven you wrong and all of Miguel's gang.

Alpha: That you did. Anyway, I know who are you. The question is... -he got to Miles' level staring into the kids eyes- Are you an Omega?

Miles's eyes widen: HUH?

Petie laughs: Told ya, he looks like one.

Peter chuckles: Hey, I got Beta!

Pav overheard and laughs: Hahaha, Miles, you're always an Omega! -the two girls crawling over Pav having to play with him-

Miles: I am not an Omega! -he pouts-

Alpha rub his chin: So your not part of the Omegaverse?

Miles: NO!

Petie: Careful, Alpha. Miles is taken...

Peter: and he's 18 years old. Don't want to report this to Miguel. That man is strict on grown ass people dating minors!

Petie: Oh yeah, I heard that happen... some Spiderman dated another Spiderperson, and one of them was sixteen?

Peter shudders being grossed out: Yup! Eck, Yeah, that's why Miguel put our age on our watches now! Man, I use to lie and say I was 22.

Petie arched his eyebrows: Peter... you do not look 22. -almost offended by the weak lie-

Peter: What? Yes, I do!

Petie: More like 42

Peter: Ahh, I see what you did there!

Alpha bluntly spoke: 18 is legal! In my world, 16 is legal for marriage. -his eyes still on Miles finding it hard to believe he's not an Omega-

Miles avoids looking as much with this fine ass Peter, kinda weird when your mentor is Peter too. But they are all so different. Alpha is more serious, more strict and got some edge to him: Um... huh, that's crazy, man. -he casually said-

Petie: I dunno, Alpha. My world is the same too and I never dated anyone in the teens... kinda weird even if they were eighTEEN or nineTEEN!

Peter: Really? I dated a nineteen year old but I was twenty one.

Petie: That's different. One year apart like that is fine, but as a grown man? -his soft eyes look over at Alpha Peter-

Alpha: I'm twenty eight for your information. -he took Miles' cheek to study his skin, this time he's hunched over to get on Miles' level- Are you sure your not an Omega?

Pav: He got a boyfriend!

Miles: What he said!

Alpha still staring, until a guitar block him and Miles' face. Golden-brown eyes looks up to find Hobie glaring at him: Oy? What are you doing, mate? -he roughly slap the Alpha's hand away from his Sunflower, then having his arm around Miles' shoulder- Huh?

Miles: He wanted to know if I was an Omega?

Alpha didn't like Hobie's attitude. Hell, it's as if the damn kid is trying to challenge him. He chuckles: I was curious that's all. -his golden eyes glaring back at Hobie-

Hobie scowls: Huh? Maybe you should find someone around your age, old man?

Petie and Peter quickly pulled the two apart seeing how they were doing a stare down. Alpha: Ha, cute. Maybe you should be more careful, and not lose that one. There's a lot of Alphas around here that would mistake him as an Omega. -he smirks widely- and he's not half bad looking too!

Petie: Alpha stop it! You're gonna make him mad! -using his scent to calm him down-

Hobie was about to shout back until Peter and Miles hold him back: Relax, man. Alpha was just looking. No harm done! he done it to me!

Miles hugs Hobie: Bae, it's fine!

Hobie turns around placing his hands on his boyfriend shoulders: For now on, you're gonna have to tell me where you're at, at all times, luv! I'll be damn if I let an Alpha take you!

Miles: huh! You can't be serious.

Hobie linked his watch to Miles: I am! -he hugs him-

Miles knew his boyfriend will do anything to protect him, but he's not Omega. He can fight. Sometimes Hobie forgets, Miles is a Spiderman!

[lycanthrope6221]

Sucide Squad: Kill the Justice League

Character Rant

Hi there here’s my thoughts on all the current operatives in Sucide Squad: Kill the Justice League. I’ll probably do another one of these for the Joker when he releases next month

Disclaimer, I’m a artist not a writer I suck I at writing and I really just wanted to get my thoughts down and put them out there also I’m writing this a after playing the game last night and my memory isn’t 100% I might have missed some things but oh well.

Spoilers!!! mostly just for gameplay I don’t really bring up the story.

Tw: Guns and violence

Harley Quinn:

Character-Loving her dialogue right now. Her voice fits well(duh it’s Tara strong), she has funny dialogue and unhinged dialogue she doesn’t feel forced or anything. I’m happy she’s moved on from the Joker and is trying to live her best life despite the bomb planted into her skull.

Movement- I’m going to be completely honest and say I think I might need to redo the tutorial for the bat grapple gun. All I do is fall…. Beside that it’s fun to swing around and grapple to building my brain keeps defaulting to Spider-Man 2 controls lol.

Combat- I know you can equip any weapon for any character but I’m just sticking to the type of gun they started with so my Harley’s only getting SMG’s and revolvers. I like beating aliens to a bloody pulp with Harley’s bat and I love revolvers in games like there so much fun to use.

Deadshot:

Character- So far it looks like Floyd is basically the voice of reason for the team. He has prior experience to mercenary work and it shows in the way he communicates with Waller i think this is a nice detail. He brings up his daughter sometimes and I really hope he gets to see her preferably not in alien invaded metropolis.

Movement- at first I struggled with the jet pack but after a couple stressful missions I finally got used to it. I don’t really have much to say about it, it’s a jetpack. Blast off woo hoo.

Combat- My Deadshot currently has a a sniper rifle and assault rifle. I’m so happy that the sniper rifles in this game aren’t heavy snipers and don’t take 10 years to reload cause I would be so so dead. I just got my first notorious weapon and it’s Black Mask sniper rifle and the floating back skulls were a jump-scare at first but honestly it gives the gun character.

Captain Boomerang-

Character- As a Tim drake fan I apologize for what I’m about to say. He’s slowly becoming harder and harder to hate. The voice actor and writers are just doing to good of a job also shot out to the animators whoever did facial animations for this game deserves double pay. He’s a dick and he sucks but in a funny way. Like ok Boomer rang why would you put a bomb into a child’s head? Yes that child is an omega level Metahuman but still! I would push him down a flight of stairs but I would also throw him down a granola bar.

Movement- When I first saw the trailer I thought this was “just revived from darkest night and now I have powers” Boomerang but no its some speed force copy cat gauntlet I think this was a good decision. I don’t hate his traversal it’s honestly pretty fun to throw boomerangs and go fast. Gotta go fast…

Combat- I love Boomerangs melee attack I love smacking people with a boomerang. I have a sniper rifle and a shotgun equipped. Shotguns are so much fun in this and doing the quick time thingys is really fun with them 10/10 shotgun lover 4lifers.

King Shark:

Character: King shark is such a neat humanoid shark. At first I thought he was just MCU Drax the destroyer in a different font but even though they both share a lot of tropes King Sharks love for learning reminds me more of Strong from fallout. I really like his design too, we don’t see a lot of 3d humanoid sharks out there and they nailed it.

Movement: King Shark uses his claws and glowing shark powers to jump high and run fast. I can’t really tell but I think he may be the fastest character. It might just be how easy he is to use but I don’t really notice any limitations like the others/its not screaming in my face like with dead shots jetpack over heating or Harley’s bat drone having a cool down. It’s also very cool to run around as a giant shark jumping off builds and plowing through crowds of aliens.

Combat- My King Shark is currently equipped with a heavy machine gun and a shotgun. The heavy gun is fine and kinda fun to use it pairs really well with his melee. King sharks melee attack is his 2 daggers that can cut through people and launch them into the sky so you can riddle them with bullets. That’s my favorite combo and you can do that with every character but King Sharks just seems cooler.

[plusreaderswhenever]

Another Taranza + Reader

It was almost evening on a Friday. You were at home, bored out of your mind. Then, you got a pretty good idea! You found your phone after digging through your messy room for an embarrassingly long time, then you texted your best friend, Taranza, who you had saved as a funny name.

You: hey

Spidersarenerdsallofthem: What is it?

You: wanna have a movie night?

Spidersarenerdsallofthem: What are we watching?

You: *insert your favorite movies*

Spidersarenerdsallofthem: Never heard of those before, are they good?

You: yeah, they’re my favorites!

Spidersarenerdsallofthem: That doesn’t tell me a lot, but sure! I am on my way!

Taranza uses correct spelling and punctuation when he texts. When he TEXTS. What a nerd. You think affectionately, setting up the living room.

Just as you finished, you heard a knock at the door. You speed-walked over there and opened it, finding the spider you were waiting for on the other side. “Welcome!” You exclaimed as you let him in.

He took some time to look around the place, then shrugged and smugly said “Okay place, but my house is way better than this.” He looked up at you with his chest puffed out, knowing you wouldn’t mind him gloating a bit.

Ah, Taranza, ever the pretentious little bowl-cut intellectual. You loved him so much.

Crossing your arms, you smirked down at him. “Sure, but unlike you I have 30 copies of Kung Fu Panda.” Taranza gave you a weird look, but then sighed and muttered, “Fair enough.”

So, you put some bags of popcorn in the microwave. You warned Taranza not to put multiple in at once, but he did it anyway and almost burned the house down. (Friendship at its finest tbh) (Don’t try this at home)

After you somehow made popcorn that wasn’t burned, the two of you sat on the couch and started the movie.

At the end of the movie, you turned to ask him if he liked it, but to your surprise, squeeness, and slight annoyance, you found he had fallen asleep. He was squished against the arm of the couch looking like a cat from a meme. You wondered how long he had been asleep for. How much of that masterpiece of film did he miss? You didn’t want to be rude and wake him up, so you draped a blanket over him, patted his head, and then left for your messy room to sleep because it was nighttime.

The next morning, you went to the living room to check on your friend, who had fallen off the couch but was still asleep. You left him there to rest and went to the kitchen. You made two servings of scrambled eggs and went back to the living room to set Taranza’s plate next to him for when he woke up. He was already awake!

And he looked like he hadn’t slept in 3 days. Gosh that bed-head was awful. Poor guy had eyebags for days and a grumpy, tired expression.

“Wow, you look awful. Think scrambled eggs will fix it?”

“Yeah, sure…” he floated over to you, still wrapped in the blanket you put on him last night, which was now dragging across the floor. Poor baby still looked sleepy. You held out his plate and he took it. “Thanks.” He mumbled.

You ate together on the couch. 

When you were done eating, there was an unnecessary silence. You noticed he was quieter than usual. Usually, he would fill any empty silences by boasting about new magic he learned and stuff like that, but there was an empty silence right then! You thought back to how you found him on the floor looking all worn out and got an idea of what may have happened.

“Did you have a nightmare or something? It’s okay If you don’t wanna talk about it.” He looked up. “No.” “Okay.” You turned away and acted like you didn’t ask him anything.

5 seconds later, he muttered “I had a dream about Queen Sectonia blasting me into the sky with her laser again.” This was a shock! He usually didn’t bring up stuff like this, so you had to listen. “I don’t really know what to say there, but it must suck so I’m here for ya, you hear?” 

He sighed and leaned into you. You wrapped an arm around him. 

“Why do you have so many copies of Kung Fu Panda anyway?”

“Don’t ask questions.”

[thatiswhy]

Would love it myself if the receipts were correct. However.

Ungoliant is not of the order of Melkor/the Valar, her origins are unknown/only speculated upon. Neither is she Shelob's "master" - she is a distant ancestor in a mythological sense, being the first of these great spiders in Arda. She is primordial evil, all-consuming darkness and symbolically as much of a personification of greed as a reflection of Jirt's arachnophobia, while Morgoth is a Lucifer-figure of rebellion, greed for power to rule over things, and eventually merely force for destruction and mockery of creation.

Shelob's exact nature is equally nebulous: fuckass huge evil spider with vaguely supernatural, decidedly rancid vibes is about as close as we'll get. It is only confirmed Sam dealt her the worst wound she ever got, not that she died of them.

Olórin (later Gandalf), Curumo (later Saruman), and Mairon (later Sauron) are all Maiar, not of a different tier of Ainur, though certainly of some degree of power differential. Balrogs are also Maiar, Gandalf, in fact, did 1v1 one of them and famously only got temporarily discorporated. You may remember this event as the core trigger behind him graduating from Grey to White after Saruman abandons his post. Balrogs are in fact of a power level where a sufficiently pissed off and enlightened Elf can 1v1 them and win.

Gandalf did not take the Ring for fear that he would not be able to resist his own desire to try and use it for good. Orthranc's Palantír (all of the Seeing Stones, really) were not made by Sauron - therfore this could not be the reason for Saruman's corruption. Gandalf in fact speculated that the creation of a Palantír would be beyond the skill of Sauron. It was the medium, not the means, of corruption.

Sauron does monitor the pass, the Orc patrol picking up Frodo wasn't there to gather cobwebs for the Halloween office informal. Not only is Minas Morgul on the lower end of the stairs leading to the pass - the Tower of Cirith Ungol guards the pass itself. Sauron certainly did not mind the additional security Shelob provided, occasionally sending her prisoners and expendable orcs for food - you would not leave your own guard dog at your back door because you couldn't take it in a fight. (Although Sauron referred to Shelob as his cat.)

Shelob's hide is not incredibly tough - she is "no dragon", that only her eye would be vulnerable. In fact, Sam cripples one of her legs, stabs her in the eye, and cuts her belly before - as you write - she impales herself on Sting trying to squash him.

In my copy of the Silm, the exact wording of the deal between Melkor and Ungoliant is not specified, only that she would help him fulfil his revenge and in turn, if she still covets, he would give her whatever she wants to sate her hunger, yay, with both hands. After drinking the juices from the Trees Melkor stabbed with his lance, the Wells of Varda, and swallowing all the treasures from Formenost, she grew so monstrously huge that Morgoth grew afraid of her. When he refused to give her the Silmarils (notably, none of these are in Sauron's helmet, although all three were for a time on Morgoth's crown) and she attacked him, and, having expanded much of his power in the attack on Valinor, she was able to wrap him in her webs, his powerful scream ever after echoing among the mountains of Lammoth. Luckily for him, his scream woke the Balrogs under the ruins of nearby Angband and they rushed to help their master - Ungoliant fled them. It is, therefore, not known whether Morgoth would have been defeated in his extremely weakened state by Ungoliant. There is no mention of a subsequent war between the two evil powers at this point in the Quenta Silmarillion, only that she fled to Ered Gorgoroth and her later fate is unknown, although it is speculated she ended up eating herself in her infinite hunger.

I am not angry with you, in a lore as shifting and multi-layered as Tolkien's, it is not always easy to keep the minutia straight. I invite anyone who can spot mistakes, inaccuracies, or incomplete simplifications I may have made is welcome to correct me, I have written this mostly on my phone on public transit, hence the citations being the fan wiki and only once the source book('s audiobok version). Some of the things I have corrected are more central to the lore than others, but the symbolic side is what made me type all this out.

What I am disappointed by is the simplistic interpretation of "just stand there, your enemy will impale itself on your sword". In my mind, the lesson, if such it may be called, we must take from this episode of Sam's arguably darkest hour, is that desperate love moves people to incredible feats. Sam is motivated by revenge, also, going after Shelob for hurting his Master Frodo before he discovers him unmoving and insensate, partly also moved by the reality of not being able to tend to any of their other worries before they stop being actively hunted by a huge, malevolent spider-beast. Sam's trial comes after Shelob is gone, when he thinks Frodo dead and the quest failed, when he takes the Ring and it starts talking to him. He is out of his mind with grief, rage, doubt, feels like he can not possibly succeed, the Ring is talking to him about turning aside and having the world for his garden (home, home, all he wants is to go home, back to how it was before he knew the world could be like this) - and yet, he keeps going.

Thinking of the larger context of LOTR and like, the fellowship swapping old war stories and shit and Sam just says “Yeah I killed a huge spider…Shelob, I think?”

And Gandalf just blinks and is like, “You what now?”

“Yeah, killed it. Had to save Frodo”

Gandalf elects not to tell Sam that he killed the spawn of a primordial demon.

[erigold13261]

Okay... that was a lot. I LOVE ALL OF THEM SO MUCH HOLY SHIT So... some responses/questions based on that! (Sorry if this is a bit long)

What if Rika is alive? But Rika the human rejected/got scared of Yuta who ended up making Rika the entity? (I think Rika the human would never do that so... what if Rika moved away?) (Such a cool power for Yuta, since Suguru has the power copying, Yuta basically gets turned into Ben-10 for this AU!)

Toji gets defeated real??/j Oh he's going to be picked up by the entitites? AND MEGUMI AND TSUMIKI ARE HEEEEERE (Megumi has shadow powers, and Tsumiki has no powers right? Tsumiki doesn't get into a coma right? Or get possessed right?????)

Gakuganji gets defeated by Hobie (ass-kicking and bonding my beloved) and sees that he needs to change. Especially since he saw how the Rock/Power Revolution happened since order took too much control of the systems.

Yaga can also be a moth elemental since his surname kanji means "night moth"! Who creates dolls like how silk is made from silkworms! And he learns to make robots. And becomes a dad to many of them like Brute or Panda. (Yaga leaving after divorce and powers is such a cool take) AND SP//dr YESSSSSSSSSS (Would SP//dr look like the SP//dr mech or a spider? Or a cat?)

MimiNana are also finally here!!! Suguru also taking half the kids in the custody fight/j (Also gravity powers sound so cool!!! And Mimiko having controlling powers or Nanko having tech powers!!!!)

Mechamaru is still disabled. Oh good/j (Love his powers! Such a unique take!!! Bet robots are afraid of him) (Oh shit Margo. Does that mean... bit can go into another robot body and be immortal if desired?)

Kirara and Kinji being NB4NB YES! (I see Kirara as nonbinary transfem, and Kinji as just nonbinary or nonbinary! And they are very queer.)

Weapon Ijichi. Just being mistreated by everyone in general. King just wants a break. But save the world.

Nitta siblings YES!!! (Maybe they can have clock internals like Matvey, but barely show their elemental side?)

I LOVE ALL THE HCS!!!

Glad you liked my ideas! Wish I could have answered this sooner! But here I am now at least lol!

-If Rika is alive, then she would still love Yuta, I don't want to change that, so she wouldn't have rejected him. So having her move away is definitely something I can see happening and Yuta ends up making a Rika entity clone lol (maybe Nobara does the same for Saori!).

And yes! That was the reasoning behind Yuta having a similar power to Suguru! Because I made Suguru's ability before knowing anything about JJK and how Yuta can copy abilities, I had to try and make a copying power that was unique to Yuta. Them both having copy-like powers just makes Suguru having beef with Yuta so much funnier to me lol (also yes, basically Ben 10 Yuta!)

-Toji may have gotten defeated, but he was still real close to killing Satoru and Suguru (and possibly others) and failed to kill Riko. So he definitely did still make an impression on everyone (still probably is the spark for Suguru's descent later on).

And yes, he ends up being taken on by the entities who either wake him up from his coma, or he wakes up and willingly goes to them seeing as he's been gone for so long and no longer has a place in Megumi or Tsumiki's lives.

And yes! Megumi and Tsumiki are here! Megumi is a shadow elemental, was thinking of a liquid shadow elemental. I have yet to actually decide if Tsumiki has powers yet or not, but she might be a powerless elemental, perhaps also a shadow elemental with just her hair being kinda see-through at the ends?

Most likely Tsumiki is not going to be in a coma at all (since Toji is put into one) but I don't know what i am doing with the Culling Games at the moment. If I do end up doing the Culling Games, then it's less like possession and probably more like Harmonic Convergence from the Legends of Korra and people just got new powers and perhaps Idle Transfiguration is still used causing a lot of people with elemental parts of them to be changed to come out (but in a natural way that won't kill them like how Mahito was doing it).

Definitely still need to work on THAT part of the story, but so far I do not have any plans to put Tsumiki in a coma or have her be possessed (though that could change depending on how I deal with Sukuna, Kenjaku, and Medusa).

Also, I like the idea that Tsumiki and Miwa become friends as powerless elementals whose element shows mainly through their hair! :D

-I wasn't actually planning on Gakuganji being a fighter in the revolution, I was gonna have him be kinda on the "neutral" side but because he couldn't decide what to do.

But I think I like the idea that he was in charge of keeping the instruments safe and Hobie needed/wanted their guitar for the fight and so had to fight Gakuganji. A little one-on-one fight that Hobie won though I think Gakuganji was holding back as he didn't really want to fight? Or maybe he did go all out but Hobie still beat him (Hobie would have beat him either way).

Anyway, yes, he definitely does end up changing for the better which Satoru ends up seeing which is why sky offers a job to Gakuganji at Jujutsu Tech (have I ever used sky/skies pronouns with Satoru here? Because I am using blue/sky pronouns for Satoru now lol).

-And yes! Yaga is a moth elemental! I forgot to point out that detail when I was talking about him (as that was the first details I talked about on DA with someone which got buried by his backstory lol).

But him creating dolls with silk is such a cool take! Definitely something I will trying to use/incorporate! Him being a parent to Brute like he is to Panda probably isn't going to be the same, mainly because Brute is a robot while Panda would have been a sentient bio-doll? Or a doll that can grow and change all on its own like how bio-tech can do. Brute would have been a robot that just gained sentience quickly because of Yaga creating him, though having Brute and Ada show up at JT because they want to see/talk to Yaga could be a cool thing to explore!

As for SP//dr, Yaga created it as a cat plush for Peni, not meaning to make it come to life. Why it's name SP//dr idk, perhaps it was a project name Peni's dad was working on and kit decided to honor him by naming the doll SP//dr. But it is a cat doll.

-MimiNana yes! I so wished we got to see more of them in the show, so I will be giving them as much time as I can in the Eriverse lol!

Also, the whole reason I wanted to give them natural gravity powers is so they would be forced to interact with Kenjaku who still has gravity powers from Kaori. Suguru giving them other powers was so he could be confident they are strong enough to protect themselves (and to get them to stop complaining about having to spend time with Kenjaku /j).

Kinda like the idea that Suguru doesn't have any gravity powers in his arsenal at all (Kenjaku refuses to let him copy his powers) so he has to let Kenjaku teach the twins gravity manipulation (since Suguru isn't really close with Satoru or Nova at the moment).

-Glad you like my Mechamaru take! He's definitely been a struggle for me to actually write because I did want to keep him disabled so I had to make a reason why Mahito couldn't just magically fix him, so I'm happy you like my solution!

His powers are kinda confusing but fun to play around with! So glad I know about someone like White Diamond because that is literally the best way to put his powers. As he is in full control of his body as he controls his robots, meaning that the more robots he has to use, the more focused he has to be otherwise he will lose track of things (just as White said she has thinned herself out when taking over the other diamonds and crystal gems).

As for Margo and being immortal. Kinda. She definitely needs to get inside a robot with NO AI as quickly as possible for a permanent host, if the robot has AI then bit can't stay in there for long. Margo can't destroy AI at all, only suppress it and take control for a while, so byte actually would need an empty robot like Mechamaru's robots in order to actually stay inside the robot.

If Margo can't get to a body/thing to possess quick enough, bit will die if bit loses bits body. Unlike Sukuna, who is alive in the Collective Unconscious and Collective Conscious, Margo can't stay suspended in nothingness and needs a body, preferable one that is like 1010 who can eat and sleep as Margo is still human and can't live as a true robot (not eating or sleeping, just charging) for extended periods of times, so she'd need to take over something quickly as a quick fix until she can get her hands on an empty robot body that is made of mostly biotech.

Peni on the other hand CAN destroy AI directly but usually has to work to do so (sometimes kit can do it accidentally which is why kit doesn't really like fully taking over robots and would rather enhance them with kits powers or share the space with manipulation or influence them to do what nya needs/wants).

Mechamaru on the other hand, if he goes into a robot with AI, he will automatically wipe out that robot's AI and turn them basically into a shell that he can use. I don't think he can just pop into any robot at any time, perhaps he needs the robot or himself close enough to do the transfer, but he can still do it to any robot.

He probably can even do it to cyborgs like Neon J or the Vandelay bosses who are heavily cybered up, which is also a fucking terrifying ordeal (though they could possibly fight back with their human part that is connected with their cybernetics, but if someone like Neon J, whose body is his life support, loses the fight, he is dead).

Heck I think he'd potentially be able to take over tech entities like Miku or Caine (TADC) but it would not be an auto-wipe of their AI/mind like it is with regular robots. It would be an entire struggle like how psychics have with each other of who is the stronger psychic, but in this case it is who has the stronger control over the tech being fought over (and perhaps Mechamaru can only do so with his human body, as he needs full concentration to take over a tech entity so using a robot to get close wouldn't let him win, so him taking over a tech entity is very low given the state of his body even after he gets slightly fixed by Mahito).

I really love talking about Mechamaru I think. He's definitely gonna be someone who helps connect the robot side of things into the greater picture of the story like how B2J and Chai also will with Robot City.

Oh! But yes! Robots who know of Mechamaru and his power (as well as cyborgs and tech entities) are definitely afraid of him!

-Kiara and Kinji NB4NB my beloveds! They are the new queers on the block who look like a cishet couple! Them, Miwa and Mechamaru, and Bunny and Rei need to hang out lol.

But NB transfem Kiara and just NB Kinji, I love!

-Fun fact about weapon Ijichi! When he's in his human form he uses he/him pronouns, and when its in its weapon form it uses it/its pronouns! So Ijichi has alternating pronouns depending on what form he is in! I don't know why but I really loved that idea a whole lot and wanted to make that known!

But actually, I love the idea that Ijichi isn't as comically hurt in the Eriverse as he is in canon. Like he really is a big deal and helps out a LOT and it shows a lot more in the Eriverse than in JJK canon (like we KNOW he helps out a lot in canon, but he is treated as a joke).

His veil powers and powers as a weapon really help a lot (especially once it and Satoru work together in a fight with it boosting it and skies powers!), but not only that, but he is going to be vital in helping people mentally who have been transfigured by Mahito as I see him as being a licensed therapist (helped paid for by Satoru).

See, the reason Ijichi uses interchanging pronouns is because he took a LONG time to separate his worth as a human as its worth as a weapon. Because he went through that, he is now going to help people who have been changed, feel like they are only tools, and other things where people feel less than human because of what they are/have been treated (even after the timeskip Purl could use this therapy as well).

So Ijichi is going to be playing a much more important role in the Eriverse than he does in the JJK canon (I find it so funny how I make smaller character super important and yet I am still struggling to give someone like Sukuna importance into the story lol).

-Oooh! Clock internals sounds so cool! Shoko just trying to give one of the Nitta siblings a checkup and when it puts the stethoscope to their back it goes "You know you are ticking right?" lol

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Anyway, glad you like all my headcanons! I keep adding more and REALLY need to condense them all into one space and yet I have not done that at all lol. Glad you like what I got going on! It's become a lot more fun to think of the story and stuff recently since I can just jump from one plot point to the next when I get bored or stuck on something! (I keep jumping from Sukuna because that bitch is being annoying and not helping inspire me, at least I know how he survived for like centuries now).

[transdaughterofthesun]

So I've been thinking about Spider-man 2 and Web of Shadows, for reasons that involve spoilers so if you haven't played either yet and want to, GO DO IT! For those of you still here and don't know why I am comparing the two, it's because both of them have a symbiote invasion taking place and I wanted to compare the two.

Tl;dr: I am biased and think Web of Shadows did it better.

So first difference that should be noted, the symbiote invasion is the full focus of Web of Shadows, though it really gets going about halfway through, whereas in Spider-man 2 its only the last fifth. But considering that Web is only 10-20 hours long and 2 is somewhere between 20-30, I feel they still can be compared. On that note let's talk Eddie v Harry and who the superior Venom is.

You don't actually learn much about Eddie in Web, the game assumes you know who he is, why he hates Pete, how he got the symbiote, etc etc. The game, probably to it's detriment, assumes you know a lot of background superhero things regarding Spidey and Venom and doesn't really bother explaining. The game was released in 2008, Spider-man 3 only released a year earlier, and even though Venom is the second most iconic Spidey character, right behind Pete, for those who didn't know their Cats from their Watsons, it can be safe to assume that any newcomer would be confused as to why, even if the whys weren't necessary. Another damning thing is that, for a game centered around him, Venom is barely in it. You fight him three ish times. Right at the beginning, when shit hits the fan, and in a terrible boss fight at the end which doesn't really have him in it.

Harry on the other hand, ooooo boy what don't you know about him by the end of the game? You basically live the whole relationship between him and Pete, and you see as that relationship crumbles to dust. It's a great story, but it isn't a fully Venom story. Yeah the suit looks good, the voice acting is great, and he does chomp Kraven's head off, but there's something not Venom there. I would argue that Venom as a villain had to have three things, hatred towards Pete, a love of toying with him, and an obsession with him. Harry as Venom really only has the obsession part down. Though there are some parts of the game where he does toy with Pete, the intention was always to convert Pete and MJ and show how much stringer they are with symbiotes. I would say he's more an evil pastor trying to convince Pete to join the church.

Each version of Venom does have something I like, and it's hard to pick between the two, especially if it's based off only their actions. If we include the armies they command, we get a different sense of things.

What is the goal of each army? The simple answer is they both want to take over the world. The more complex answer tho is more interesting, especially as you look into the how they plan on completing their goal.

The Spider-man 2 army is more complex in why, but simpler in the how. The why is that Harry wants to heal the world, and he sees the symbiote as the only way to do that. So spreading it out to anyone and everyone is the goal.

The Web of Shadows army may be simpler in motive, but the how is complex and interesting. For the symbiote it's a power grab, simple and easy, but it's not just gaining power by spreading the symbiote everywhere, though that is a part of it. The symbiote also copies powers in this game. If you've never played it, first stop reading and go play, second there's two enemy types that spell out the copying powers in clear detail. The Electrolings and the Vulturelings. While I shouldn't need to say anymore I will. Aside from being just normal enemies you can face, the Electrolings focus on ranged while Vultureling focus on air, their based off their respective Spidey enemies, and you fight both of them twice. Once each where they are normal, the other time where they are consumed by the symbiote. And the fun part is, the reason that these two are the only ones to have specific enemy types, is because these are the only two to have made nests and have their powers absorbed by the symbiote. Now there are "two" other boss fights against super powered characters, the two being Wolverine and Black Cat. They follow the same formula having a symbiote and non symbiote boss fight, though you get to these two before they can make nests, meaning you won't see symbiote underlings of them. Sadly.

Despite SM2 being more colorful and seemingly more varied, I would say Web has the better army. Also helps that Web has air and wall combat. Insomniac get on that!

For now I'll call it there, consider this Part 1 of a few. Need to get more of my thoughts in order. Please do fight me on this, I love debating the fun stuff like this.

[jenosuh]

fic recs and good authors part 2

so I’m not actually finished here but I guess I’ll just post this now and make a part 3 when some other fics come to mind, I’m sorry if I left out and triggers or warnings. sorry if I’ve tagged you before

tag list : @dimplehyunn

these are all in no particular order

love story by @dreamcities romeo!jaemin x fem!juliet!reader

summary: you hadn’t meant to fall in love at first sight with the handsome son of your family’s sworn enemy. but you did, and now you must decide if you’d risk it all for your star-crossed romance with him or go forth with your arranged marriage with another man.

something to sink my teeth into by @kiri-ah vampire!jaemin x human reader

summary: A trip to Poland goes terribly wrong - or maybe terribly right - when you're bitten and kidnapped by a vampire. Between passing out, almost dying multiple times, and falling in love, you have a lot on your plate. Oh, and the magic. Right.

someone to spend eternity with by @mochi-baby-xoxo part two to ‘something to sink my teeth into’ above ^

last deception by @jaemotel agent!jaemin x fem!mafia boss!reader

summary: na jaemin, one of the best agents is sent to hunt down his ex lover without getting his feelings involved. jaemin is not the one to get out of track but what happens when he meets the love of his life, one more time?

the one that got away by @dear-hao jaemin x reader

summary: a perfect couple who just couldn’t get timing right.  

wall talk by @dnylvu

summary: he’s the enemy, the one you’ve despised since the beginning of time. but he’s also the very man buried deep within you.

broken mirrors by @neovisioned jaehyun x reader

summary: Your college friends recall a creepy legend about a man that appears in mirrors and grants you two wishes when summoned. Jisung is dared to say his name three times and see what happens. At first you brush it off as some copy of bloody mary but, when your friend chickens out and swears something happened in that bathroom, you can’t deny the shift in atmosphere everyone felt. The urge to try it out mixed with fear pushes you over the edge. it’s probably fake anyways, right? You summon Jung Jaehyun in the middle of the night, on your bed, and he is not what you expected him to be. 

I like you….the other you by @pastelsicheng spiderman!jaemin x reader

summary: Even after drifting apart from your friend Jaemin 3 years ago, you still have a big fat cr*sh on him. You’ve convinced yourself that you’ll get over him someday, but maybe it’s better that you didn’t get over him after all because Jaemin has a big fat cr*sh on you too. All it takes is you telling him about your feelings and saying you like him. Well, telling the other him. Alternatively, in which you have a big fat cr*sh on Spider-man’s alter-ego and Spider-man has a big fat cr*sh on you.

smultronställe part 2 by @gohyuck surgeon!jaemin x reader

summary: in which jaemin’s both a superdad and a supersurgeon and you can’t help but fall for him

the one that got away by @haechanplsacceptmylove sungchan & fem!reader

warnings: pregnancy, death, blood (bro i love this fic so much but i hate it because i cried so much and i don’t think i can bring myself to read it again because I’ll get to emotional and hate myself, it’s super angsty and has character death so read it if you think you’ll be ok with those themes)

random really good jaemin fic recs list by @jaesayshi

cat and mouse by @tyonfs

summary: tired of meaningless hookups and dull parties, na jaemin had always been hesitant to indulge himself. that is, of course, until he met you. however, upon realizing you’re none other than jeong jaehyun’s little sister, jaemin has to keep his relationship with you under wraps to make sure his team captain doesn’t find out. 

just like the movies by @jensungf

summary: the kissing booth was a horrible movie, but somehow you still managed to get roped into watching the god-awful sequel, and the only reason you could blame was your stupid best friend by the name of lee donghyuck. oh, and the fact that you may or may not be whipped for him too.

that’s hot by @dreamcity-rawr pride!mark x reader

Summary: mark’s pride and ego start to get on your nerves so you decide to give him a piece of your mind, little did you know, you start become a piece always on his mind from then on  

i became attracted to seaweed by @choerrypuffs son of poseidon!donghyuck x daughter of athena!reader

enchanted also by @choerrypuffs prince!jungwoo x witch!reader

summary: the prince has always been a little unconventional, but no one ever expected him to fall in love with a witch.

serve you, help you by @00-baejin-05 butler!jaemin x reader x butler!jeno

summary: it's normal to have servants serve you, especially if you are royalty. however, you didn't expect two butlers to be given to you, intead of maids. you learned how to trust them and deepen your connection with him... but it's gotten way too deep. (I somehow remember reading this but I also somehow don’t??)

grit your f*ckin teeth by @henlojeno mark x reader

summary: dubbed the grim reaper, one half of the strongest in the devil’s league, you were a supernatural hybrid known for strong wings and green lighting; admired and feared by both humans and myths alike, right until the day you disappeared with no explanation. cue your reappearance four months later, it’s up to you to mend the ties you left hanging and reconcile with those you’ve left behind, all while still scrambling to save lives from a crumbling society.

the interview by @whereisten vampire!doyoung x journalist reader

summary: you’re a journalist that just booked her biggest gig, an interview with Doyoung, a vampire notorious for a series of murders in your city.

gilded gold by @mint-yooxgi yandere vampire print jaehyun x reader

sun&moon by @fleurminho jaehyun x reader

(um so the acc deactivated before I got to post it but the plot was really cute so I’ll keep this here even if the links don’t lead to anything. all I remember was a soulmate au with jaehyun where you go to his concert and meet him there </3)

authors:

@nakamotocore @shotarology @bluejaem @jenoismydad @tenseoyong @taemin-jaemin

[maxwell-grant]

May I please ask where you set the boundaries when constructing a crossover? (i.e. How far are you willing to bend characterisation of the setting a character's adventures take place in and of the individual characters themselves to make this crossover work? How many settings are you actually prepared to smush together before you feel you're losing more than you gain in this mix? and so forth).

I could be off the mark here, but this question sounds like you yourself got a very big idea planned but you are unsure of how far you can, or want to, push the concept. Two words of advice upfront: 1: Stop overthinking it, and 2: Run your ideas by people whose judgment you know and trust. I run some of my biggest and stupidest ideas by friends of mine and they help me make them less stupid or at least stupider but in a better way.

I mentioned in my post about potential Shadow crossovers that "boundaries" are not the priority to fret over so much as having a good working knowledge of the characters. And part of that is because a crossover, by design, already constitutes the breaking of boundaries. That's by default what a crossover does. You don't wanna test or break boundaries, then you picked the wrong kind of story.

A crossover is still a story like any other. Two characters meeting is not a story, it's a premise. You don't start a story by defining where it can't go, before you've even decided where you want to take it. Some boundaries are important, others aren't. Some boundaries are hard-coded and unbreakable, and others HAVE to be broken for the story to work, and the process of deciding which is which is easier when you have a clearer idea of what are the characters and what is the story you want to tell, and what you can and can't do with either. You gotta understand the properties you're working with, or at least, understand WHY you want to work with them and make this crossover happen in the first place.

For example, you could, very easily, write a crossover between The Shadow and The Spider, just by going through the motions. They are urban vigilantes with fairly similar designs who live in the same time period and fight crime with their supporting casts. I'm sure most writers offered the job wouldn't think twice of putting them together. But as someone who's read their stories quite extensively and who likes and obsesses over both characters, I would not cross over the two, because their stories and characters are fundamentally incompatible with each other in a more "serious" narrative, and you could not merge the two without seriously fraying one or the other.

It's a story that doesn't work, with characters that are not supposed to function together or in each other's narrative real estate, even with a character as malleable as The Shadow. This doesn't mean that it's impossible to write a good Shadow and Spider crossover, but to me, personally, these two are hard-line incompatible. That is, if it's a crossover based specifically on these two, because that changes if said crossover expands to more characters, as I'll get into.

Regarding the question:

How far are you willing to bend characterisation of the setting a character's adventures take place in and of the individual characters themselves to make this crossover work?

By default, any crossover is already going to have to create new settings from scratch based on relevant bits and pieces from the properties in question, so you do get more leeway for bending it.

But regarding characters, it's a question that cannot have a unified answer, because it's even more so dependant on a case-by-case basis. You could argue "only as much as necessary for the story to work", sure, but that's not really a good answer, because a story can do anything it's author wants to, and sometimes the story is not good to begin with, or the characters are just not made for being in the same narrative or even partaking in a crossover to begin with.

No amount of justifications for a story or characterization can excuse an unsatisfying result. Joe Yabuki and Guts are two of my favorite manga protagonists, but there would be no point to even attempting to put them together in the same story, because you'd have to twist either their narratives or their characters past the point of recognizability, which defeats the purpose of making a crossover to begin with.

Like, yeah, we've all heard the argument that Zack Snyder's Superman makes sense in the context of his movies, doing his own thing. Sure. But there's a reason any discussion of that character in the context of Superman in general comes prefaced with "Zack Snyder's" first, and why mainstream audiences who earnestly looked forward to Batman V Superman walked away feeling cheated, because, to borrow RLM terms here, they got "MurderMan vs Captain Hypocrite", and you can't even tell which is which in that description. You gotta give audiences at least a bit of what you promised them.

How many settings are you actually prepared to smush together before you feel you're losing more than you gain in this mix?

This one actually DOES depend on the story, because most stories that aren't just short narratives require multiple settings for it's scenes. Chances are your narrative will already be combining multiple settings, because setting is a word that can refer to "Korea during the Joseon dynasty", "spaceship traveling through lost nebulas" and "the McDonalds parking lot", as if they are the same thing. And in a way, when you look at a narrative's bones, they basically are.

To an extent, I think opening yourself up for a massive crossover of multiple properties of different characters and settings can, indeed, be a better choice than just going off purely by X meets Y. You start off by making it very clear to the audience that the boundaries are thin and you will be breaking them, and you use said framework to instead tell a myriad of stories, big and small. Stories that you couldn't really tell if you stuck to an existing framework or defined strongly the boundaries you can't cross. I'm gonna use Smash Bros as an example:

Smash Bros is arguably the biggest "official" crossover of all time, and it doesn't really have a "story" other than the basic framework that the series was built on, that these were representations of Nintendo icons dueling it out, and the few details that used to define this in the older days (like the characters being trophies and copies, and not the real deal) have been basically pushed aside. The most story you get in Smash nowadays is in the form of what the trailers showThe "point" of Smash was never really to tell a big, dramatic story with these characters. And maybe you really can't tell this kind of story, or a good story, with this many characters to juggle.

But they tried it once.

I'm sure most of you who do remember Brawl, as anything other than the blistering shame of the franchise that it's treated as these days, remember it mainly because of Subspace Emissary, which was this big, dramatic storyline where the end of the world was at stake and all the characters had to pull their weight to fight it. Subspace didn't have dialogue, it didn't have much story other than characters going from scene to scene while fighting, several of the characters either got nothing to do or were written poorly (mostly Wario), and none of this mattered at all, because Subspace, I'd argue, was the one and only time Smash Bros ever really recaptured that childhood feeling of smashing toys together that the franchise was built on.

Because if you remember being a kid smashing toys together, you remember not just doing it because you wanted Max Steel to kick Cobra Commander's butt. No, you did it because you wanted to tell a story where Max Steel got trapped in a rapidly filling water tank along with He-Man's Battle Cat while Cobra Commander kidnapped Max's girlfriend April O'Neil and bombed the city, and Max Steel had to talk Battle Cat into not eating him so they could together save the city and April from evil, and so they reconciled their differences and saved the day. Those things mattered to you. They were the stories you could tell with the resources you had in hand, sagas you did for the sheer fun of it, regardless of whether they were "good", you probably didn't even think of that. Why would you? You had bigger things to do.

And that's what Subspace did. It was big and dramatic and the world was at stake and all these heroes were coming together. Ness sacrificing himself to Wario so Lucas could have a chance to run away. Diddy Kong dragging along seasoned Star Fox pilots to rescue his buddy. Samus and Pikachu forming a bond. Peach stopping a deadly battle just by offering tea. ROB's story arc culminating in actual genocide, hell, ROB having a story arc to begin with. To a lot of people who played Brawl as one of their first games, this would have been their "introduction" to a lot of these characters in any sort of narrative, and to characters like ROB or Ice Climbers, this would have been the only chance they would ever get to be part of a great big dramatic narrative. Hell, Pit sure looked like he was on the same boat at the time, until Smash brought the Kid Icarus franchise back from death, and now Smash is where characters or properties get to stay relevant or at least on life support (Captain Falcon), or make glorious comebacks (King K.Rool). Brawl was what destroyed the idea of there being boundaries as to who could get in Smash or what kind of story could be told within it.

And people don't seem to recall this nowadays, but Brawl was when Smash exploded in fan content, specifically inspired by Subspace. This was the period of the Machinima craze and the fan mods galore and fan remixes and fan art and fan headcanons and fan films, and suddenly it hit people that, just because the games couldn't accomodate the stories they could tell with the premise, didn't mean that they couldn't start telling them on their own. We even got the formerly longest piece of English fiction off of it. The devotion Melee inspired in competitive players, Brawl did for artists and creators who got their start off in Smash fan content.

And because of it, suddenly a lot more people started writing stories with ROB and Ice Climbers and Pit and Captain Falcon and so on than there would have ever been if it wasn't for Brawl and Subspace. Smash gave ROB a story the character likely would have never gotten otherwise. And if you don't grasp what I'm getting at because you still think that fan content is a long way from being "official" or at least respectable, I don't know what you're doing following someone who rants about pulp fiction all day.

The point I want to get across is, boundaries in a crossover are important, yes, they exist for a good reason, but the boundaries should be defined by the story and characters and whatnot, not the other way around. Boundaries in fiction exist to be crossed or tested, they exist to tell you where you can't go so you can try to do so anyway and either fly high or crash.

Sometimes, bending or twisting characters and settings can be both a grave sin, as well as the thing that allows them to survive. Sometimes there are rules that seem unbreakable until someone breaks them without trying. And sometimes, going big and stupid and carefree over-the-top is either the worst, or the best outcome. It's fiction, taking risks and having fun is part of it.

So I'm afraid I thankfully cannot give your question a universal answer.

[winterscaptain]

emergency.

Aaron Hotchner x Reader

a/n: credit for this awesome idea goes to snow (@agenthotchner original post linked here)! 

warnings: there’s some description of a decent-sized cut across the palm of the hand and the treatment of said cut in an emergency room, as well as some swearing rating/word count: t / 2096

AO3 | Masterlist | Requests Open!

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“Really, I’m alright,” you assured your (very well-meaning) neighbor. She was dead-set on getting you checked in at the emergency room, even though you insisted you could stitch yourself up at home. You brought your medical packet with you – including all the intake forms, copies of your credentials, and your emergency contact information. Your go bag was at your side, packed and ready with three days’ worth of clothes.

Your neighbor stayed with you until she was sure you wouldn’t bolt, leaving you as soon as someone called you to the back.

Another Tuesday night, another kitchen accident. You’d sliced your hand open while cutting an avocado for a late-night snack. Fortunately, it was your non-dominant hand. Unfortunately, your neighbor caught you as you scuttled to your car for your first aid kit.

So here you were, sitting on the edge of a bed in one of the private emergency rooms while a nurse flushed the wound and prepared it for stitches.

+++

“Hotchner.” Aaron sat up in bed, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes.

“Am I speaking to Aaron Hotchner?”

“Yes. May I ask who’s calling?”

As he listened to the emergency room admin tell him about your incident, he threw on a pair of jeans and a black v-neck from the drawer. He called Jessica as soon as the nurse finished relaying the address to the ER closest to your home. Jess was in the neighborhood, coming from a girl’s night with friends, thank God.

With a kiss to his sister-in-law’s cheek and an earnest “Thank you,” he was in the car and on the way.

+++

There was some kind of commotion right outside your door, but you were busy watching the nurse as she applied local anesthetic to your hand and wrist. The bleeding had slowed enough for the nurse to maintain it with a few swipes every minute or so, and you could see the extent of the damage.

You’re a fucking moron, you know that?

You rolled your eyes at yourself and was only a little startled when the door flew open.

“Hotch?”

He checked in with the nurse, who smiled and nodded at him over your hand. Suddenly, he was sitting right next to you, looking over your intake paperwork. “They called me. I got here as fast as I could.”

Shit. “God, I’m so sorry. I forget you’re the first on my emergency contact list.” You bit your lip. “I really should make it Emily or Penelope or someone who doesn’t have kids.” You said it more to yourself than him.

To your surprise, he laughed. “No, it’s okay. Jess was in town, and Jack is still sleeping. I’m glad I can be here for you.”

+++

When they pulled out the suturing material, you paled and blindly reached for Hotch’s hand. Instead of just taking it, he tucked your head into his chest, holding you there with one hand while he rubbed soothing circles on the back of your free hand with his thumb.

You probably looked silly, tucked into your friend’s chest while your arm was fully extended to your side, under a blindingly bright light. You couldn’t feel the stitches, but it still squicked you out.

Hotch’s voice rumbled through you as he spoke close to your ear. “You’re okay. Breathe with me.”

“Hotch...” It came out as a bit of a panicked whine as you heard the doctor shuffle some tools around.

“Aaron.” He squeezed your hand. “Aaron’s just fine. It’ll be over soon. Just a little while longer.”

You took a few shaky breaths in time with his, but your hand was still a vice grip around his. He smelled really good. You knew that already, having sat next to him on the plane more than once, but it was different without the professional boundaries.

And without the suit.

“You’re doing great. Squeeze as hard as you can and keep breathing with me.” His voice was gentle and constant. It was sufficiently distracting.

Oh, right. He’s coached someone through literal childbirth before.

God, you’re such a baby.

“I’m sorry I’m such a baby.”

He laughed, taking care not to jostle you. “We’re all babies over something.”

“You’re not a baby over anything.” It came out as a grouchy gripe, your humor not strong enough to get past the tightness of your jaw.

After a moment, he shrugged around you. “Spiders. I hate them.”

You lifted your head, keeping your arm steady. The hand holding you to him dropped to your waist, where his protective grip kept you centered. “Really?”

Brown eyes smiled down at you. “Really. Jack takes after his mother and thinks it’s hilarious. ”

A shaky smile crossed your face, and you heard the telltale rasp of ripping gauze.

“All done,” the nurse said. “You’re good to go. Change the dressings daily and take care not to rip the stitches. They will dissolve on their own in about a week.”

+++

“Hotch, I can really manage on my own.”

“You have your go bag, and I know for a fact you’ll rip the stitches in your haste to grab something on your way out the door tomorrow morning.”

You couldn’t argue with him there. He pulled into his driveway and helped you out of the car.

When you were safely inside with Jessica headed home, you took your pain meds while Aaron locked his gun away.

“Oh shit,” you said, checking your bag. “I don’t have my gun. It’s in my safe at home.”

“You can use my second. I know you prefer the Glock 26, but my 17 is about the same weight in the trigger.” He handed you a mug of tea and plopped down on the couch. “I can have Anderson grab yours during the day tomorrow if we get called out on a case.”

“Thanks.” The gesture didn’t go unnoticed – offering his second gun was like offering his right arm. You settled down beside him, tucking your feet under you. “I can make up the couch, so you can head to bed. I’ve kept you up long enough.”

“You know where the linens are?” He asked, one eyebrow aloft.

“I have built many a fort with Jack, and I pay enough attention to get around.” At his dubious glance, you continued. “Second hall closet, third shelf. Blankets, sheets, and an extra pillow.” You smiled at him over your mug.

“You know...” he swallowed and seemed to struggle with his words. “You don’t have to make up the couch if you’d be more comfortable in my room.”

“Trying to get me in bed, Hotchner?”

He floundered for a moment, and you laughed softly.

“I’m kidding.” You set your mug on the coffee table and brushed his hair back with your good hand. “If you don’t mind, I’ll take you up on it.”

“I definitely don’t mind.” He leaned into your touch like a cat.

He’s adorable.

“Thank you for staying with me tonight.” Your hand fell to his jaw, where your thumb brushed back and forth on his cheekbone.

Careful, don’t want to cut your other hand on that.

His eyes closed as you took more of his weight into your hand. “Of course.” He turned his head and kissed your palm.

Your heart jumped into your throat. He gently picked up your injured hand in his and pressed a kiss to your gauze covered knuckles. That particular act didn’t do anything to lower your heart rate. He released your hands, soft and gentle, and led the way down the hallway toward his room.

Jack’s door was open, and you saw his little sleeping form by the glow of his nightlight, curled in a ball. You wondered if the Hotchner boys slept the same way.

You’ll find out soon enough, won’t you?

Jesus.

“You can borrow one of my shirts,” Hotch said, closing the door quietly behind you, “since yours is...” He gestured to your t-shirt, and you note the blood down the front of it.

“Damn. I liked this one.”

Hotch smiled with one side of his mouth. “I’ll soak it overnight. We’ll probably be able to save it.” He turned and shuffled through his drawer, pulling out what looked to be a worn-in FBI Academy shirt and some flannel pajama pants. “These should cinch enough for you.”

You took them from him with your good hand. “Thanks, Aaron.”

His hands lingered over yours under the soft fabric. “Bathroom’s through that door – take your time. There are extra toothbrushes in the cabinet to the left of the sink. Make yourself at home.”

You settled into the en suite bathroom as he padded down the hall. You changed quickly, brushed your teeth (twice), and draped your bloodied shirt and pants on the edge of the sink.

Hotch was pulling back the covers and checking his email when you walked back out. He looked up and smiled at you.

When he brushed past you to soak your clothes in the sink, your heart caught in your throat again.

You slipped into bed, your back to the bathroom door. You closed your eyes and tried in vain to fall asleep before he returned.

You failed.

The lights in the room went out, leaving the blue cast of moonlight in front of your eyelids. You felt the bed dip as Hotch tucked in beside you.

“You’re terrible at pretending to sleep,” he whispered.

You could tell he was close to you, but when you opened your eyes you saw how close. His face was peaceful in the dark, his mouth and brow relaxed (for once).

“I wasn’t pretending.”

“Mhmm. Sure.”

You rolled your eyes and shut them again, insistent this time. “I’m ignoring you, Hotch.”

“Oh, so it’s Hotch now?”

“It is when it's nearly two in the morning and we have to leave for work in six hours,” you grumbled.

He chuckled, and his minty breath fanned over your face. You could feel him sober, and you opened your eyes. His face was pensive, and you were caught off guard by how open and expressive he was at home. You could read everything on his face as if it was printed out and handed to you.

“I don’t-“ he stopped, and his mouth pressed into a thin line for a moment. “I know we’re both adults who can share a bed without anything going on.”

You raised an eyebrow at him, doing your best to hide your amusement.

“What I mean is, I don’t want to make you feel uncomfortable or –“

You pressed a finger to his lips. “Aaron, shh.” You let your smile shine through for a moment. “I’m here because I want to be, and I’m next to you because I want to be, okay?”

He nodded, still watching you carefully. You removed your finger from his mouth, ignoring the thrill it sent through you.

Adults. Adults who can share a bed without anything going on.

You rolled over and got comfortable, smooshing the pillow underneath your head. With your good hand, you reached behind you and searched until you found Aaron’s shirt.

“C’mere.”

He huffed a laugh and curled up behind you, snug from shoulders to calves. His arm hovered over your waist for a moment. You squished it to you, lacing your fingers with his over your belly.

“Thank you for taking care of me.”

He hummed and tucked his face into your shoulder. “Anytime.”

“If you want...” you trailed off, your bravery evaporating when you actually processed what was about to come out of your mouth.

“If I want...” he echoed. You could hear the smile.

“You could – You could kiss me if you wanted to.”

Well, there it was.

You felt lips press to the soft fabric over your shoulder, trailing up to the sensitive skin near the collar.

“I thought you’d never ask,” he said, and you suddenly felt fully and pleasantly warm.

When you turned your head, he was waiting for you. Yes, the angle was awkward and it was dark, but maybe laughing into each other’s mouths wasn’t as embarrassing as it seemed.

He kissed you once, twice, three times. There was a sweetness, a chasteness about it. You’d both waited a long time, and it wasn’t like you didn’t want to jump his bones, but now was decidedly not the time.

You turned back around and pressed back against him as to not miss out on a single millimeter of contact.

Your sleep took you quickly, and you nearly forgot about the nine stitches in your palm.

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[bereavedconcupis]

Monsters in Monsterverse rated by fuckability:

This is a personal opinion based on my own tastes mostly so don’t kill me

Amhuluk: Associated with drowning, disease and fog. Only one of those things is sexy and I don’t care that you shaved your legs (0/10)

Bunyip: Only description is that he’s a swamp monster which means he’s probably really smelly and slimy. Not deal breakers, but might also just be Old Greg and that’s not a gamble I want to make. Also he’s Australian (1/10)

Behemoth: I’ve never wanted to fuck a mammoth before but if I had to choose one. (1.5/10)

King Kong: Maybe its just me but I really don’t trust primates. He has the benefit of being most humanoid creature on this list if you’re into that, but this is a monster fuckability list and... a big, hairier human just doesn’t do it for me. (2/10) 

Typhon: Basically he’s a big lizard, and we have enough lizards. I’m sorry Typhon but being the strongest creature in greek mytho’s doesn’t make up for copying Godzilla’s thing. (2.5/10)

Quetzalcoatl: A feathered serpent actually sounds kinda dope. Might run late picking you up for your date though. (3/10)

Scylla: Sea monster spider girl with tendrils. Not a lot to go off of but still sounds like a cutie. (3.5/10)

Yamata no Orochi: While having a bunch of heads is usually pretty sexy, I feel like 8 is just excessive and may get confusing. Still decently fuckable though. (4/10)

Leviathan: Probably a big ol crocodilly, I’ve seen Dorohedoro. That’s sexy. (4.5/10)

Mokele-Mbembe: Apparently his tail is two thirds the length of its body so Im crossing my fingers and hoping that applies to other things at well. (5/10)

Methuselah: This bastard has a whole ecosystem on his back, the type of monster who could provide for his family and maintain a home. Mathuselah waters my plants and feeds my cat of course I’m fucking him. (5.5/10)

Rodan: Is a bastard, I would fuck him to teach him a lesson (6/10)

Baphomet: Goat headed demon? Sounds like a fuckin babe to me! (6.9/10)

Sekhmet: All it says is she has lion like features like a sphynx and seems to have some relation to Egyption mythology which is tight as hell. I wish there was more about her. (7/10)

Tiamat: I once saw a play with Tiamot in it and she was cute af (7.5/10)

Abaddon: There isn’t any description of what he looks like but  I’m just going to take the fact it says:  is a Biblical Fallen Angel, sometimes the Angel of Death as permission to find him irresistible. (8/10)

Mothra: Is obviously the prettiest monster, but would I fuck her? The answer is: I wish I could fuck her. She’s in a relationship with Godzilla though and I have way too much respect for her. (9/10)

Godzilla: He’s cute, he’s alpha, he has a wife but I actually think she’d be okay with it. (9.5/10)

King Ghidorah: 3 heads. 7 dicks. Possibly more. *smokes pipe* (10/10)

Na Kika: Octopus god, nickname Kraken? She sounds like the girl of my DREAMS (11/10)

[multiverseforger]

In a January 2011 interview with Newsarama, Flash Thompson was revealed "by accident" as the new host of Venom.[19] Marvel confirmed Flash was to have his own comic using a military style version of Venom. Despite previously seeming to come to terms with the loss of his legs, Flash jumps at the dangerous offer of being bonded to the Venom symbiote, as the alien will be able to replace his legs with its own bio-mass, allowing him to walk again. He was written as a hero working for the military, and encountered many heroes and villains of the Marvel Universe.[20] He made his premiere as Agent Venom in The Amazing Spider-Man #654 (Feb. 2011), and continues in his own Agent Venom ongoing series following the special The Amazing Spider-Man #654.1.

He cannot stay bonded to the Venom symbiote for more than 48 hours at a time, or the symbiote may gain complete control over him. The consequences of this are first seen when the suit causes Flash to go berserk and brutally slaughter a group of enemy operatives during his second mission, and again during a brawl with the Jack O'Lantern, ending with the suit putting a grenade in Jack O'Lantern's mouth.[21] While on a mission in the Savage Land, Flash finds himself being hunted by Kraven the Hunter who mistakes him for Spider-Man.[22]

During the 2011 "Spider-Island" storyline, Agent Venom is sent in to capture a spider-like beast that is fighting Firestar and Gravity. Agent Venom manages to capture the Spider King who he later discovers is Steve Rogers enslaved. Venom disguises himself as the Spider King in order to track the infestation to its source.[23] The Queen and Jackal send him to kill Anti-Venom because he is curing people who have gained spider-powers, but his superiors order him to take him to Mr. Fantastic to help develop a cure. Flash and the Venom-symbiote fight each other because Flash wants to bring Anti-Venom to Mr. Fantastic and the symbiote wants to kill Anti-Venom for previously rejecting it. This leads to Venom and Anti-Venom fighting. Venom wins the fight and delivers Anti-Venom to Mr. Fantastic.[24] Venom teams up with Red Hulk, X-23, Ghost Rider, and Johnny Blaze to fight Blackheart.[25]

He joins the Secret Avengers as Agent Venom.[26] As an Avenger, Flash apprehends the Human Fly,[27] but the Human Fly escapes via a prisoner transport to the Raft when the new Hobgoblin attacks the transport trying to kill the Human Fly for stealing money from the Kingpin.[28] Flash tries to assassinate the third Crime Master for threatening his family, but Eddie Brock attacks him as he is about to fire. This causes the Crime Master to have his new Savage Six attack Flash and Betty Brant.[29] While trying to protect Betty from Jack O'Lantern he reveals his identity to her.[30] Thunderbolt Ross recruits Venom to be part of his Thunderbolts team.[31]

Flash relocates to Philadelphia after fighting the U-Foes there.[32] While trying to capture a serial killer infected with some of the alien technology the U-Foes were trying to sell, so Beast could try to cure the man, he is attacked by Toxin.[33] While in Philadelphia, he adoptes a protege in his teenage neighbor Andrea "Andi" Benton, who upon bonding to a duplicate of the symbiote becomes the antiheroine Mania.

Flash returns to New York when Betty Brant contacts him with information that the Crime Master has resurfaced. Flash infiltrates and attacks Crime Master and his men until the Superior Spider-Man (Otto Octavius' mind in Spider-Man's body) and his Spiderlings intervene. Crime Master then reveals himself to be a small-time hood who had purchased the name and mask from Hobgoblin and turns himself in. Superior Spider-Man then turns his attention to Agent Venom with the intent on destroying him.[34] Flash escapes in a puff of smoke and hides in a hospital before going to Peter's apartment. Seizing opportunity, "Peter Parker" invites Flash to his company to give Flash prosthetic legs. After doing so, Superior Spider-Man detains the symbiote in a cage from which it soon breaks free and bonds to Superior Spider-Man, becoming the Superior Venom.[35] The symbiote tries to flee back to Flash, but Superior Spider-Man keeps it for himself, even going as far as to injure Cardiac when Cardiac tries to separate them.[36] Iron Man arrives to Parker Industries to assist both Cardiac and Flash in order to take him to the battle-zone and reunite him with the symbiote. The Avengers are starting to fall against the power of Superior Venom who boasts about his superiority until Iron Man arrives to distract him allowing Flash (wearing Iron Man's armor) attack from behind and attempt to retake the symbiote. With the unexpected assistance from Spider-Man's conscience, the Venom symbiote finally leaves Superior Spider-Man's body and reunites with Flash, bonding together again. The Avengers are still in disbelief about Superior Spider-Man's argument until they ask Flash to check his mind-link with the symbiote to see anything wrong about Superior Spider-Man's motives. Flash replies that he sees "two different radio stations playing in the same frequency".[37]

Following the conclusion of The Superior Spider-Man and the return of Peter Parker as Spider-Man, he learns that his friend Flash is Venom and became angry at the Avengers that they did not tell him. The Avengers confess that because Flash was a good soldier and the secret identities in the Avengers' rules goes both ways.[38]

Seeking to maintain a connection with the Guardians of the Galaxy, the Avengers placed Venom on said team as their new envoy.[39] At a point the Symbiote began to act strangely considering anyone as an enemy as something was tapping into its mind signalling it. Flash became extremely worried and, since he was left behind when the other Guardians were captured, he began to try to find a way back to Earth which the Symbiote encouraged. However, in its fear it killed people if they refused. Eventually Gamora found them but they attacked her thinking her as an enemy. Star-Lord manages to subdue the Symbiote but Flash goes into a coma.[40] The Symbiote breaks out on the ship and takes the ship to its planet of origin.[41] The planet of Symbiotes explains to the Guardians their origins of the Klyntar. However, Flash and the Venom Symbiote have created the perfect savior the Symbiotes want. This heals the Symbiote and allows Flash to tap into the full potential of the Symbiote.[42]



Flash Thompson's debut as Agent Anti-Venom on Amazing Spider-Man: Venom Inc. Alpha#1 (Oct. 2017). Art by Ryan Stegman.

Venom then becomes the new intergalactic ambassador of Earth and an Agent of the Cosmos.[43]

During the 2016 "Civil War II" storyline, Flash is called back to Earth along with the other Guardians, during which he comes into conflict with Spider-Man, and repeatedly subdues him for not being the Spider-Man he knows. Prompting Miles to electrocute him with the Venom Blast, which blasted him into the open.[44] Andrea, who is host to the Mania symbiote, becomes more ruthless in her actions to the point of killing everyone she encountered. Venom manages to separate the symbiote from Mania, and absorb it into the Venom symbiote, though Andrea is corrupted by a demonic sigil called the Hell-Mark. Flash resolves to remain on Earth to care for Andi until he can find a way to remove the Hell-Mark permanently.[volume & issue needed]

Venom is later shown to have been somehow separated from Flash and it finds a new host in Lee Price.[45] It is eventually revealed that Flash was separated from Venom during a fight with an FBI agent outfitted with high-tech battle suit. The agent used a special weapon that agitated the Symbiote and sent it into a crazed state, which led to it fleeing into the city, where it eventually encountered Price, then reunites with Eddie Brock.[46][47]

Agent Anti-Venom and deathEdit

During the "Venom Inc." arc, Flash talks to Mania through her crimefighting, before she is taken down by Lee Price and a gang of thugs. Price is making good on his promise to re-take the Venom symbiote as he forcibly separates Mania from her symbiote and takes it himself. Meanwhile, Brock struggles to cope with the symbiote which has become increasingly violent and difficult to control. He turns to Alchemax to make a serum to help him out, but the medicine being created there is still experimental and may have some side effects. As Flash attempts to find Brock and get the symbiote back, Spider-Man is attempting to get rid of the symbiote once and for all, bringing the three together in a fantastic showdown as both Brock and Flash attempt to convince the symbiote to bond to them. As they struggle, Spider-Man chooses to douse them both with a vat of the Anti-Venom Serum. Instead of destroying the symbiotes, a new Anti-Venom arises: Flash Thompson. After Flash, Mania, Spider-Man, Black Cat, and Venom defeat Price, Flash entrusts the Venom symbiote to Eddie and goes back to heroics as Agent Anti-Venom.[48]

In the Go Down Swinging storyline, Norman Osborn returns with the Carnage symbiote bonded to him, making him the Red Goblin. He attacks New York City, and Silk, Clash, Spider-Man, Human Torch and Agent Anti-Venom tried to stop him.[49] Flash uses his Anti-Venom to heal any of Peter's friends and family that were infected by the Carnage symbiote, and discovers Spider-Man's secret identity in the process. Norman critically wounds Flash, who can no longer heal due to using the Anti-Venom to save the others. Peter offers to use the Venom symbiote to heal him, but Flash refuses, worrying that it would die with him and knows Peter needs an edge over Norman's new powers. He dies in Peter's arms and is honored by Peter and his friends at his funeral.[50]

Maker later obtains a piece of the symbiote taken from Flash's time as Agent Venom, which contains a copy of his consciousness. The sample is dubbed as a codex by the Maker. The brain dead symbiote absorbs the sample during Venom's escape from Project Oversight, and with Eddie Brock's permission the copy takes control and transforms into Agent Venom. Flash's consciousness burns out shortly after.[51]

King in BlackEdit

It was later revealed however, that Flash still existed within the Symbiote hive-mind. He joined Rex Strickland's army of former symbiote hosts when the dark symbiote god Knull started invading Earth, recovering his Anti-Venom symbiote replica. When Eddie Brock died and joined Rex's army, Flash was there to greet him.[52] When Thor and Eddie's son Dylan began freeing hosts from their symbiotes and fighting Knull, a red gash appeared - formed from the dissolved symbiotes of the recently freed hosts - and Flash followed Eddie and Rex through it into the core of the Hive-Mind, the place where they were before having been a "purgatory" for codices. The three of them noticed that the symbiotes freed from Knull's control were being imprisoned and formulated a plan to bond to them the way Flash once had the Venom symbiote. Despite Eddie's protests, Flash volunteered to free the imprisoned symbiotes and "download" himself into one of them, acknowledging this was his mission from the beginning and that Eddie was a hero too. Their plan worked, and Flash was incarnated in the world of the living as a symbiote dragon resembling his Anti-Venom symbiote.[53] Informed by Eddie of what had happened when Cletus Kasady's corpse had bonded to a symbiote-dragon, Flash flew to the cemetery where his body had been buried and reanimated himself, bursting from his grave in a recreation of his human form

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The Magnus Archives Relisten: Episode 68 - The Tale of a Field Hospital

Never had the academic chops to get access to your library or anything, but when all those statements were leaked back in ‘99… I know all the letters pages called you crackpots, but I know. - Statement of Joseph Russo

Oh, that's interesting. I want to know what happened there! How did the statements get leaked? Or was it fake?

So I’m kind of an artist. I like to use the detritus of mankind’s time on this planet to craft its own reflection back at itself, yeah? So I take what others consider garbage and use it to send a message to the puppetmasters and fat cats who hold our lives in the palm of their hand and play with our society like a chess game. A message of art.

Wow. I mean, I don't even have any issues with the content of this, really, but this guy may just be the most PRETENTIOUS statement giver yet.

I bet you have a ton in your archive about the Illuminati. That’s why they smeared you so hard. I’m not asking to look at them or anything; I’m just letting you know that I get it. Yeah? I get it.

I bet Elias gets a kick out of people like this coming in, thinking they've got it all figured out and running full-tilt off in the wrong direction, making an utter arse of themselves in the process.

I’m working on a piece at the moment, it’s called ‘Pageviews’ and it’s about the death of print media at the dawn of the digital age.

Okay, but the guy's tone makes this piece sound like yet another rehash of "technology scary!" ... man, I would find this statement giver so annoying if I met him in real life. As it is, I'm mostly amused.

I mean, I knew about the book; Treeves’ account of his time working in a field hospital during the Second Boer War. I’d read it before, of course

Of course. Who hasn't? /s

Don’t know who owned it before, might have even have been a library copy but the sticker was mostly torn off.

I wonder how exactly this one went from Leitner's library to the dump and how many victims it claimed on the way.

I asked the corporal for his name, and was told that that was Private Amherst. Fitting enough, I remarked, that he should be named for a dealer in smallpox, when he himself seemed almost taken by fever.

a) I think when I first heard this, I didn't quite realise that this was the very same Amherst we had met before. I think I assumed it was ... a family thing? A Clan of Disease and Decay, you know? Like the Lukases but for the Corruption.

b) I was utterly unaware of the whole Amherst - smallpox thing until this episode. I like the way the writing subtly implies that THAT Amherst may actually have been the same person as THIS Amherst.

He told me, with flies buzzing around his fevered head, ‘You see, doctor, I am such a restless man.’

Oh, I love how this turns the story from 'soldier too selfless to keep his backside in bed when others are suffering' to 'bringer of disease who refuses to stay dead' while using the exact same turn of phrase. I just read the actual chapter in The Tale of a Field Hospital for comparison and the changes are so beautifully seamless.

A Leitner, I would guess, though some slight charring around the edges of this statement leads me to believe that Gertrude may have made a somewhat unilateral decision about disposing of it, rather than committing it to storage. - Jon

Smart choice.

Insects and disease. No clear connection, other than the fact that they somehow feel similar. They both make one feel distinctly unclean.

Jon's attempts to grasp at the Corruption here (... please don't grasp at the Corruption without a hazmat suit, sir) is quite fun because at this point in the series, the listener would still be doing the same thing with most, perhaps all, of the Entities.

Jon: There were a couple of spiders, so I changed routes and found, I think it’s a gas main.

Oh. Oh man. I didn't realise they throw in Chekov's gas main this early!

Jon: What are you doing down here? Not!Sasha: Forgot my coat. (...) Not!Sasha: Yes, I’m okay… I don’t really like it down here. Hard to focus.

I wonder if Not!Sasha regularly has to return to the tunnels, which are closer to the artefact storage, because that's where the table is that she's bound to... Also I keep being surprised by how weirdly HONEST Not!Sasha actually is sometimes.

The place plays odd tricks with your mind. When I saw Sasha down there, for a moment it was like I didn’t recognise her. She seemed… far too tall somehow. - Jon

OH GOD JON! NOTICE THINGS FOR A CHANGE!

My impression of this episode

This episode didn't really unsettle me very much (the historical episodes rarely seem to), but it managed to stick with me nevertheless, perhaps because of the memorable set-up of integrating an actual book into the TMA story. Also Amherst is certainly disgusting enough to be memorable! The supplement was mostly memorable because it made me, once again, want to take Jon by the scruff of his neck and rub his nose in the fact that his friend has been replaced.

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If I may one last director's cut: And the Nightmare Collapses? 👁️

Ask as many as you want i dont mind.

Oh my monster au, what to say? I had this in the backburner for a few months now. Originally i was going to make a series of one shots from different characters perspectives.

So first it was going to be Jon waking up from the coma and realizing that everyone were monsters but him sort of like a walking dead scenario. I had the clear picture of him seeing Georgie in her hald deaf state being like, what the fuck happened???

Now the entire idea came to mind with how pissed off i was at everyone in season four acting like Jon was the worst for no discernable reason. Like, Melanie, Basira and Georgie, all treated him in different levels rather cruely. Georgie wasnt so mean, but she was playing blind eye to the whole thing being fucked.

So Jon is the only one who remains human because he tries so hard to keep his humanity despite everything. While everyone else becomes more monstruos, Basira and Melanie in particularly were much more affected, i had a clear vision of a slaughter Mel. But had to keep it brief since Georgie wouldnt want to dwell on her becoming a monster, since now she had no way to deny it. Daisy gets a pass because while on the coffin she regains her humanity by her regret of what she became, its why her changes are minimal in the text.

The other one shots were supposed to be from Elias and Peter perspective with the last being them reuniting.

Now my original idea had no reasoning as to why they were monsters all out sudden. Its not until i realized the potential of the entities just dropping in a world similar enough where they already existed and they end up overcharging, while still carrying the vestigies of the apocalipse that i went like-

Hoy fuck.

Ultimately i am happy with the one shot the way it came out, with Elias being able to see, he was capable of tying up those little threads i wanted to make and make the reference to having an anchor. Anchors tie you to humanity, people are fundamentaly capable of good if they wish too, kindness even in the face of despair, destroys the horrors of the world.

The world wont fix itself, but you adapt and grown and try to make it better.

Now as for the story itself? I just wanted to go buck wild with the scenery of reality fracturing itself and Elias just losing it while perceiving the horrors and understanding far more than possible.

I like eldritch horror i just dont use it enough, or horror shorts in general, maybe i should put up the small ones i made in tumblr they are like a paragraph long each.

For realsies, I really like the idea of monster Elias for several reasons and i wanted to go with it. I have another different take on this verse of how things pan out too, but i will see eventually if i want to write it. There is... also the horny aspec of Peter being, as the fic implies, a monster fucker, not really he just loves Elias whatever shape he comes even if its some weird owl spider thing. If i ever feel brave enough to go thought it in an extra will shall see.

Anyways Jonah goes through life replacing people while manipulating them and toying with their sanity like he did to the ogElias in his interview. Despite being beholding, as per the soup theory, at this point he also represents the stranger, web and spiral fairly well. I have a soft soft for him losing the ability to recognize himself after a while. Because as i pointed out? He kept sort of a more or less stable life, sure, but it must be jarring having to go from one face to another, to have to pretend to be someone else, at least enough that its not glaringly obvious that something is wrong.

So he loses it. The fears overcharge and it all stacks up on him, causing his transformation to be so strong, it ends up consuming him. Not only that but he is vain too, so to be changed into something so horryifing it breaks something else in him, it gives him the idea that no one could want him now, he cant make people do as he says like this, he doesnt know himself and now no one would want to know him anyways. The more he changes the more he loses his sense of self, its not only him, he was so many people it feels weird to be just him, it doesnt fit anymore, so through the story he starts to use they until its what he mainly uses at the end, because he grows and its happy with it by the very end.

His body changes when he doubts himself, the more time it passes the more he forgets. Now the main reason he didnt become a puddle of ink and die, was because as i mentioned he thought about being alone, and it made him think of Peter, that was his last connection, the last thread to a humanity he wasnt sure he still had. When he thinks that he loves him, even if a little, its enough to let him move.

That small lifeline is what actually saved him and what kept him more or less stable for longer that he would have otherwise. Same goes to Peter whos last action before becoming one with his siblings was pick up the phone, the same though went through him, its why even if he was already at the brink of being melded he kept himself alive for longer.

Then there was the idea of copies.

Because, eyes? just the eyes?? I know it works with supernatural energy but, the doubt, the idea or posibility that Jonah Magnus actually died the moment he transplanted his eyes the first time and that Beholding merely put the copied memories of Jonah that it reatained into the new body was such a good concept, i have a special love for it, to not be sure if you are you, but ultimately chosing to live your life despite knowing that you may not be the real one.

I like to point out at the end that he does, that he is the original and that he is not a copy but... its not really proof, Jonah wants to believe it is. Wether is true or not? Thats up to anyone.

Also his monster concept, i toyed with a few options, and ended up adding it somewhat in the final product, originally he was going to be sort of an owl monster sort of mixed with a cat, no not for the joke, i saw really nice fanart of owlcats and i was in love. But as it is i went with something similar to his body in the afterlife beach party.

Instead of tar it was the ink of the letters he wrote, the static remains because he doesnt know his face anymore and he wont again. The fur... i just wanted something nice for later when Peter made his appearence, less sticky more fluffy. 8 arms like a spider, more eyes because of beholding- you get it.

Speaking of Peter!!

Here is the deal, i know or at least believe that the curruption? Is the oposite of the lonely and viceversa. Wanting to be alone vs being consumed by what you love? Perfect.

So the Lukases become amalgamations of fog trapped in a hive mind that they cant escape from. Forced to be together and then to be alone once someone manages to impose themselves like Nathaniel did. Peter could have theorically left his siblings become him, after Elias saw them, but in this, the closenes they shared was enought that he could not do it. <3<3

I wanted to play with the fact that being stuck with so many people, mainly his sisters while slowly melding into one, made him switch from pronouns feeling comfortable in all of them. Lydia, Judith and Clara were all nice and accidentaly he wanted to feel that nice, so he switches more often to her. It too, because at one point he was litreally nothing since the rest were rather happy being one.

Reality check comes and they all realize that, oh shit we fucked him up. Hence the road trip, unfortunately the melding was inevitable, either they became one or someone took charge. Still it gives them time to bond too, which adds to the decision to let them stay with him despite everything. Peter plays into a similar idea, but from a different perspective, you lose yoursef but become a different person. Luka is all of them being at peace with being one, being happy and wanting the same thing, but still mantaining some way to be apart. If i was being sappy i would liken it to a fusion in Steven Universe.

It wasnt as such at first, but later once Peter is the main body they can do it with less fear of dissapearing. It is also true that his feelings bleed out onto them and likewise to him. Its hard being a single being while simultaniously be 5 people in one.

They do love Elias, except for Clara who is mostly just enjoying the company while judging everyones tastes. It is also true that if this hadnt happened they would never have tried it. But life works oddly. Plus they are happy.

The world cant be fixed, but life sort of goes on and people adjust as they can.

Final note? I really, reeeeally wanted to have JME corpses just drop and have everyone freak out. There was a brief idea of having them alive and react to what they did to the world, but i did not want to deal with that many explanations. So yeah, they are dead.

AGAIN SORRY FOR GOING OFF!!! I NEED TO BE STOPPED.

D:

If you want to ask something in particular go ahead i have the ideas still fresh for this one in my head.