#OOC: Translation for all the rustling:

[ask-thomassaggs]

Wait... can you understand other ferns as a fern? Do they have anything to say?

*-Rustles-*

[bumblebeesfromvenus]

♡ Garden of Love ♡

Terzo x fem!reader

A/N: how's it going, ghesties?! First time writing for Terzo, sorry if it's ooc haha extremely!soft!Terzo in this one, like I'm talking butter on a hot summer day kinda soft. Absolute slut for this man. Enjoy!

~Fi 🪻

Warnings: disgustingly sweet, bit suggestive at the end (it's Terzo what do you expect)

Word count: 2.1k

All the Italian was translated with Google

I would love some feedback about how I wrote Terzo :)

Please don't copy my work! I put a lot of effort and heart into the things I write.

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You were sitting in one of the many beautiful gardens the abbey had, tended to by none other than Primo, or Papa Emeritus the first. The sweet smell of Honeysuckle and Rose hit your nose, on this beautiful afternoon.

This was by far your favorite thing to do when you'd finished all your tasks for the day. Hearing little bees buzzing about, birds singing their songs and the quiet rustling of the leaves when a subtle breeze passed the garden gave you peace of mind.

It was refreshing, really, with all the chaos going on inside the abbey all day. You were just sketching away in your little leather-bound sketch book. Whatever you could see, it was going on the page. All kinds of plants, trees, flowers, even a little black cat that sometimes lurked around the unholy grounds adorned your page.

Putting down your pencil and closing your eyes, you took a deep breath and could almost taste the sweet blossoms on your tongue, another familiar smell hit your nose. It was him. A small smile formed on your face, you couldn't help it, he just made you smile. "Hello, Terzo" you said softly, keeping your eyes closed.

"Buonasera, amorina" he answered, his voice sweet like honey. You could melt right then and there just from those two words. Terzo made your heart flutter. He took a seat next to you on the wooden bench at the back of the garden. You two just sat there in a comfortable silence for awhile, just soaking in this gorgeous day.

"What were you doing before I interrupted, Bella?" He questioned. You let out a small laugh. "You didn't interrupt anything, my love" you smiled and he smiled back at you. "You were, eh, sketching something, yes? " you nodded, opening up your little booklet to show him. "Just some flowers I saw around the garden. And that cute black kitty that takes a nap on this bench, I've seen it a few times." You spoke.

"Ah, yes. I've seen the gattino around here as well." He answered. You scooched closer to him so you could show him all the sketches you made. "Here. This is what I did today but there's more from other days as well" you told him, placing the booklet in his gloved hand. He took it and flipped through the pages, admiring your talent and eye for detail.

"These are beautiful, amore" he marveled. He continued adoring your little pieces of art, his lips forming into a smile. "You're so talented, amorina. Have you showed these to Primo? I think he would be as amazed as I am" he smiled. A blush crept up to your cheeks, even after all this time together his compliments still flustered you.

"Not yet. I have thought about it, though. I usually let him go on about the flowers and don't have enough time to show him after" you laughed. Terzo chuckled. That sounds just like his older brother. " I think he would appreciate it." He assured you. You gave him a soft smile in return. He took your hand into his and leaned back against the bench.

He really needed a break. Being Papa is hard work so he truly enjoyed these little moments of peace you two shared from time to time. Terzo closed his eyes, the evening sun perfectly hitting his features. You could stare at him like this for hours. He was so beautiful, inside and out.

He continued to bathe in the sun, you admiring him, before any of you said anything. You didn't want to, but eventually you broke the silence. "Do you have a favorite flower?" You asked him softly. He inhaled deeply before opening his eyes. "I haven't really thought about it. Flowers were always, eh what do you say, Primos 'things?'" You chuckled and he smiled at you, before he continued. "I did see one in one of his flower books, heliotropium, I think it was called. I like that one" you hummed, acknowledging his answer, your hands still intertwined. You asked him why he liked it and he chuckled.

"You with your questions, amore" he laughed. "I'm just interested" you responded. "I know, I know , Bella" he smiled, giving your hand a squeeze. "It has a nice color, a light purple. The meaning of this flower is eternal love and devotion. That's why I like it, because of my eternal love and devotion for you" he said, cupping your cheek with his white-gloved hand, smiling at you.

You couldn't hide the smile that adorned your face, placing your hand on top of the one on your face. He gently stroked his thumb across your cheek, leaning in to give you a passionate kiss. You melted into him, his lips were so soft. He pulled away, leaving you in a haze. It was almost scarry how much power he had over you with just a single kiss. He withdrew his hand and crossed his legs. "So what is your favorite flower, amorina?" he questioned.

"The Edelweiss flower. I'll show you." You opened a fresh page in your sketch book and quickly began sketching an Edelweiss. "It looks something like this" you showed him the drawing and he examined it with care. "It's very beautiful, amore. What color is it?" He smiled softly. "It's white. Edelweiss means 'noble white' in german" you answered. He looked impressed, Terzo loved how educated you were, especially on things like this.

"It's a fitting name" he responded with an adoring smile. "It reminds me of you." You said quietly. He hummed. "How so?" "It stands for perseverance and bravery, as well as renewal. All of those things remind me of you. " You smiled. Taking his hands into yours, you could've sworn you saw the slightest sheen in his eyes. "I'm honored, amorina" Terzo smiled. He kissed your knuckles and lightly squeezed your hand.

"It only grows really high up in the alps, having to break through many layers of stone on its way to the sun. An old tale says, the Edelweiss can prove how strong someone's love is, this is why it's called the lovers flower sometimes. Many men have died trying to get this flower for their lover, but if they return their love will last until the end of time." You continued. You had the biggest smile on your face, sharing these moments with your lover was so precious to you, and to him, no doubt.

Terzo brushed a stray piece of hair out of your face, letting his hand linger on your face. "Your mind truly is beautiful, amore" he spoke softly. You thanked him with a sweet smile. You two stared at eachotherfor a while, admiring the beauty of one another. Terzo broke his gaze and looked around the overgrown garden."I've never noticed how nice this garden is. Perfect place for a glass of Vino, no?" He smirked. You jokingly rolled your eyes at him. "I would like that. Very much, actually." You responded with a smile.

He'd been so busy lately with all of his Papal duties that he had barely any time for you. He would stumble into his chambers every night, half asleep, just exhausted from all of his tasks and duties throughout the day. It broke your heart to see him like that, so him asking you on a date for the first time in a while means he's probably done with the worst of it and Imperator had cut him some slack once in a while, but we all know that won't last too long.

"Great" he clapped his hands together with a smile,"I'll have everything arranged then, amorina" . You too just looked at eachother for a while, getting lost in the others eyes. That was until you could hear Sister Imperator angrily shouting Terzo's name in the distance. He let out a defeated sigh and his head fell forward against your chest. "Why can't she give me a break for 10 fucking minutes" Terzo complained, mumbling something Italian into your chest.

Chuckling, you gently stroked his hair. "We'll have so much time together tomorrow, my love. An entire day without Imperator eyeing you from every corner" you responded softly. He sighed once again, looking up at you. "I suppose you are right, amore" he sighed. You pulled him into a kiss by his neck, hoping this would give him some strength to finish his day. Terzo smiled at you, Oh Sathanas, how he didn't want to leave you. It had been so peaceful, just you and him. He longed for more moments like this. Where he wasn't Papa or the leader of a satanic church. But instead just Terzo. Your Terzo. He got up, straightening his clothing before bidding you goodbye to go see whatever Sister was complaining about now. You blew him a kiss which he caught with his hand, pressing it against his heart. You couldn't wait for your date, just you and the love of your life, in this beautiful, overgrown garden with a glass of wine.

It was now the next day and you had just finished getting ready for your little rendezvous when it knocked on the door of your shared chambers. A smiled spread its way over your face because you knew exactly who it was.

He looked so handsome. I mean, he always did but now he looked especially good. "Buongiorno, Bella" he smirked at you. It was great so seem in his usual horny good spirits. He really was out of it yesterday, at least a little. He could hide his feelings pretty well, but you could tell. You knew him and his heart. You were going to have to talk with Sister Imperator after this. "Good morning to you too, Terzo," you smiled.

"You look lovely as ever, amorina. Shall we?" He asked, holding out his arm for you take. You gladly accepted, and the two of you were on your way. You had made him a little gift after the nice time you had together in the garden yesterday. Terzo and you talked on the way about anything, really.

How your day had been so far, the upcoming plans for a tour, and if the Ghouls were doing well. You already knew that of course,they loved you and wanted you to visit them as often as you could.

Arriving at the garden, there was a classic checkered picnic blanket laid out on the soft grass, with a bottle of wine and some fruit. You two got comfortable, and Terzo filled your glass with wine. "A toast, amore" he spoke with a smile, raising his glass "to you, my lovely bride" "to us" you corrected him with the biggest smile as you clinked your glasses together.

It was a gorgeous day, the sun was out and you were right here, next to Terzo. "Terzo.." You began, he hummed in acknowledgment. "I have a gift for you"

He looked surprised has you handed him a little piece of paper. His eyes widened when he took a look at your gift. It was a beautifully painted image of a heliotropium and an Edelweiss flower, stems weaving around eachother and roots intertwining. The vibrant purple color of the heliotropium contrasted the pure white of the Edelweiss perfectly, just like you two contrasted eachother. Under the flowers were some words written in a neat cursive. 'That our eternal love shall persevere'

"Oh satana aiutami.." he mumbled. He looked at you with the most loving eyes you had ever seen. "Amorina, I.. this is absolutely beautiful. Thank you" he said, tears in his eyes.

"of course, my love" you smiled, placing a hand on his cheek. "Ti amo tanto, amore" he whispered. You were gently stroking his cheek and holding his hand, when he leaned in to kiss you. His kiss was filled with so much passion you felt like you might explode. You slowly pulled away. "I love you too, Terzo" you answered.

The second those words left your mouth, Terzos lips were on yours again, almost desperately. The way he kissed you knocked the air out of your lungs. He placed a hand on your waist and pushed you back onto the picnic blanket. You wrapped your arms around his neck to get him even closer. He pulled away ,painting, his paints smeared.

"I think we should continue this in our chambers, yes?" He panted with a sly grin on his face. You couldn't answer fast enough. He picked you up and carried you all the way to your bedroom where the two of you strengthened the bond of your love for all eternity.

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amorina = little love

amore = love

Bella = beautiful

gattino = kitten

Buonasera = good evening

Buongiorno = good morning

Oh satana aiutami = oh Satan help me

Ti amo tanto = I love you so much

strengthened the bond of your love = you know exactly what this means

Hope you enjoyed!

[multifandomlover01]

Hey if you don’t mind me asking, could I please request a Chuck Grant x German Nurse reader? Where she doesn’t really agree with the war and speaks poor English, and the boys don’t really see her as a threat and she ends up in Easy’s care. And Chuck watches her most of the time! Thank you! :) ❤️

Hey! Of course I don’t mind. I love getting requests! Thank you so much for another one! I really like this one. And you’re quite welcome!

It’s a bit different than what I usually write, and I am very excited to tread into new territory.

Disclaimer: I do not own Band of Brothers. This may not be 100% historically accurate. Because I don’t think a German nurse (Wehrmachthelferin) would actually have been at Bastogne (where this takes place). But that’s ok. Just go with it, please? I’m sensitive. Also, I don’t speak German. Translation was done with the Apple Translate app. I apologize for any mistakes. Everything is translated into English right after it, though. So you know what it says. Although it got away from me and she speaks/understands better English than I had planned…🤷🏻‍♀️ oh, well. It is what it is.

No use of Y/N or anything like that (I wrote this weird for some reason, it’s, like…third person, but the female nurse isn’t given a name and Y/N isn’t used, nor are any physical descriptions, so you can treat it as a reader insert)

This…got away from me soooo bad, oh my god, I’m so sorry. Also…potentially OOC Chuck. I’m so sorry this is so late, I’ve been busy with school and haven’t had much motivation or time or energy to write.

Warning: injury depiction, not too graphic, though, probably several (other than historical) inaccuracies (sorry, please be nice)

Word Count: ~4.4k words

I might go back and rewrite the ending to this. I don’t like it. I think it sucks. But for now, I think I’m just going to leave it. 

It didn’t happen often, but that’s not to say that it never happened. Germans were captured by the Americans. It seemed to happen a bit more in Bastogne, as the lines were a bit confusing and visibility was low. It was near Easy Company lines when such an occurrence took place. Some rustling/movement/voices were heard. And people were sent to investigate. What they found was a German nurse tending to a wounded German soldier. They lowered their guns when they saw that the man was in no condition to fire a weapon, nor did he move to do so when he saw the group of US Army paratroopers. Joe Liebgott, who was among the men and spoke German, spoke to the two of them…in German.

“Steph auf.” Get up.

“Bitte. Er ist verwundet.” Please. He’s wounded. The nurse pleaded, not liking that she’d been interrupted.

“She says he’s wounded.” Liebgott told Johnny Martin, a Sargent who’d gone with the group.

“Tell them we’re taking them prisoner, but that they’ll be looked after.” Those were the orders, even though these two obviously weren’t high ranking officers.

Joe nodded before communicating this to the nurse. Johnny nodded at Shifty Powers and Skip Muck, also among the party, signifying that they should help the wounded man.

When they moved closer to the man, the nurse moved in front of him, to protect him. Johnny groaned.

“Joe, please tell her we aren’t going to hurt them. We wanna see to it that this man gets the medical attention he needs.”

“Es ist in Ordnung. Wir werden dir nicht wehtun. Sie wollen ihm nur helfen.” It’s alright. We aren’t going to hurt you. They just want to help him.

She slowly moved away from the man. Joe moved closer to the woman. And she tensed.

“Wir werden dir wirklich nicht wehtun.” We really aren’t going to hurt you.

She looked at him and saw the sincerity in his eyes. She also saw how much care the American men were taking in handling the wounded German man. She relaxed a bit. She didn’t like that she and this man were being taken prisoner, but it didn’t seem like there was anything she could do about it. She just hoped that all the things that she had been told about Americans wasn’t true. She hoped that the Americans weren’t monsters. She hoped she wouldn’t be executed. But then again, she never truly believed the propaganda. The very same propaganda that had made her brother want to join up and fight the “horrible American bastards”. She’d only joined because she knew that people were going to be injured a lot and she wanted to help. She didn’t much care for the Nazis, nor their purist attitudes. What she did care about was her fellow man. And her fellow man was being put in dangerous situations. So she wanted to help. (Wow, exposition much?)

The paratroopers took the two into their lines and immediately to an isolated area and had called a medic. Who helped the nurse as much as he could with the wounded man. Luckily, it was enough and they stabilized him.

The two were then both searched, something that the nurse was very uncomfortable with at first. But the man who was searching her (Joe) wasn’t as handsy as she’d expected him to be. German propaganda said that all American men wanted was sex and that they didn’t treat women with respect. But, you could say that about any man of any country and it wouldn’t actually make it any more or less true than any other man in the world. A very important looking man had been called into the situation. He was talking with the men in English, a language the nurse did not understand very well at all. She spoke very little of it.

She noticed the man who spoke German was still near her after searching her, probably in case anything needed to be translated. He seemed to have wanted to assure her nothing bad was going to happen to her. He was very respectful when he searched her. He seemed approachable. So, she approached him.

“Was wird mit uns passieren?” What’s going to happen to us?

“Sie werden beide unter Bewachung gestellt.” You’ll both be placed under guard.

“Wird er Nahrung bekommen und alles, was er braucht, um zu heilen?” Will he be given food and anything he needs to heal?

“Ich nehme an, so viel wie wir ersparen können. Was nicht viel ist, weil wir anfangs nicht viel haben.” I suppose as much as we can spare. Which isn’t much because we don’t have much to begin with.

“Ich verstehe. Das ist alles, worum ich bitte. Vielen Dank.” I understand. That is all I ask. Thank you.

It was finally decided that the man would be looked after by the medic who had helped tend to him, as he’d gained his trust, and the nurse would be put into the care of Chuck Grant.

“Warum kann ich nicht mit dem Mann zusammen sein?” Why can’t I be with the man? The nurse asked as she was led away from him.

“Unsere Jungs werden sich gut um ihn kümmern, keine Sorge.” Our guys will take good care of him, don’t worry. Joe tried to reassure her.

She was led further away from the man by Joe to another man.

“Das ist Chuck Grant. Er wird sich um dich kümmern, während du bei uns bleibst.” This is Chuck Grant. He’ll be looking after you while you stay with us.

The nurse looked the man over. He seemed intimidating to her, but not at the same time.

“Was passiert mit mir nach meinem Aufenthalt bei dir?” What will happen to me after my stay with you?

Joe did not answer.

“Joe, what am I supposed to do?” Chuck asked his friend, frustrated.

“Look after her.”

“Why can’t you? I don’t speak German!”

“I don’t think Winters trusts me to…not after Holland. And I’m still playing translator, so I’ll be around, don’t worry. But Winters wants you to look after her.”

“Oh, alright. Does she understand any English at all?”

“I don’t think so. But I’ll ask. Kannst du Englisch?” Do you know English?

“Only little. Speak better than understand others. Not very well.”

“Why isn’t she being kept with a higher up. Why isn’t she being interrogated?”

“I’m sure Winters will want to talk to her later, but look at her. Does she look like a threat to you, Chuck? She’s a nurse. She’s not a Nazi. I’m sure she doesn’t know anything. The wounded man she was attending to was just a Private, at least in our terms (whatever the lowest ranking enlisted man was), he probably doesn’t know anything either. We’re tending to him and looking after him. But we’re keeping them separate. Cause we don’t want them escaping or conspiring or otherwise. But they aren’t threats. We can’t let them go, though. But we also don’t have anyone to turn them over to because we’re under siege and all.”

“So I just…watch her?”

Joe shrugged, “yeah. Look after her. Get her food. Stay with her. Even when she goes to the bathroom, you gotta take her.”

“Aw, jeez, Joe.”

“I’m not saying you have to look at her!”

“Alright, alright.”

“Since she knows at least some English, I’ll leave you two alone for now.” Joe began walking away.

“Wait!” Chuck called out to him. “She said she could speak it better than she could understand others! Joe! I can’t talk to her by myself!”

“Sure you can! Just dumb everything down.”

Chuck rolled his eyes and groaned.

He finally, actually, looked at the nurse. And he was shocked to see how pretty she was. Sure, she was German. But she was still a woman. And she was a very pretty woman at that. She noticed that he was staring. And he noticed that she’d noticed.

“I’m sorry.” He looked down. “I didn’t mean to stare.”

It took her a few moments to try and understand what he’d said, but she got there and smiled.

“It is alright.”

“I…uh…guess I’m supposed to look after you. I don’t know why they chose me. But I’m not gonna hurt you. I mean you no harm.”

“I understand. You have been so nice.”

“Well, we certainly try. Neither you nor your buddy seems like much of a threat. Don’t think you know anything either. Like…government, Nazi stuff. Important stuff. N-not that you don’t know important stuff. What I’m trying to say is that we intend to treat both you and your guy with respect.”

Chuck had spoken quite fast and had stumbled over his words a bit. Again, it took the nurse a minute to process what he’d said. When she had, she smiled and shook her head.

“No, no, no. No threat at all. Nobody tells us anything. All I know to do is help people.”

“Right. I know the feeling. Sometimes I feel like we don’t get told anything either. The higher ups like to keep the important stuff to themselves. Which I guess makes sense.”

“If I did know anything, I’d say.”

“What do you mean?”

“I don’t like Nazis. If I knew anything, if I could help you, I would.”

“You would?”

She nodded. “Yes.”

“Why? I mean…why don’t you like the Nazis? Why would you go against them and help us?”

“They hate everybody. They take rights away. They take people away. They kill. They’re not nice.”

“But you’re German, aren’t you? You’re helping the soldiers?”

“I can’t hate Nazis? I can’t help my fellow man? My people? Because I am German?”

“Well…no, no, of course you can. I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have just assumed…”

“No. You shouldn’t have. I could say you torture and kill prisoners, but that does not mean you do.”

“No, it doesn’t.”

“We have both learned things, then.”

“Yes. We have. If you don’t mind my asking…why do you hate the Nazis so much?”

“I think I am a kind person. I care about people. The Nazis are not kind. They do not care about people. I do not care for them.”

“Isn’t that dangerous?”

“What do you mean?”

“Can’t they kill you for that?”

The nurse scoffed. “Well, I don’t say it. Even if I did and something happened, I’d die proudly, knowing I’d said the truth.”

“But you’d still be dead.”

“What if you died here? Would that not be for a good cause? Your country?”

“I suppose you’re right. It’d suck for my family, though.”

“I understand. I didn’t mean to imply total honor in death and war. Because God knows there is not. I simply meant that sometimes there is honor in death, if you are holding steadfast to your beliefs.”

“I understand that.”

Chuck decided that he liked this nurse. She had spunk. She hated Nazis and just wanted to help her people. What’s not to like about that?

Joe came back to check on them.

“Hey, how’s it going?”

“Pretty good. Her English actually isn’t that bad.”

“It isn’t? That’s good. Winters wants to talk to her.” He turned his attention to the nurse. “Uh, would you prefer it if I continued to speak to you in German?”

“It would help.”

“Alright. Unser Bataillonskommandant möchte mit Ihnen sprechen. Er hat bereits mit deinem Mann gesprochen. Er sieht keinen von euch als Drohung.” Our battalion commander wants to talk to you. He’s already talked to your guy. He doesn’t see either of you as threats.

“I understand. Thank you.”

“If you’d come with me, please.”

Chuck moved with the nurse to go with Joe, but Joe stopped him.

“You don’t need to come. I’ll return her to you after Winters is done talking to her.”

Chuck frowned, but stayed put as he watched the two walk away. Why was he so upset? He really didn’t need to go with her. Joe was escorting her to see Winters. She never left the care of an Easy guy. Chuck wasn’t her keeper, really. He wasn’t her bodyguard. It was simply his responsibility to look after her. That being when she wasn’t needed elsewhere. So why was he so upset when Joe stopped him?

Joe led the nurse to Battalion CP to see Winters.

“Can she speak and understand English?”

“A little. She speaks it better than she understands it. So I think it’d be best if I translated what you say to her, and then she should be able to respond to you in English.”

Winters nodded, “alright.”

“I’d first like to know why they were so close to our lines.” He’d already asked the soldier this question and gotten a reasonable answer. He just wanted to hear it from two sources. To make sure they lined up and made sense.

Joe translated. The nurse processed and turned to Winters.

“We didn’t mean to be so close. He’d gotten lost. Another man, ours, was near and shot him, thinking he was one of yours. He didn’t know. I heard and came to him.”

This matched up with what the man had said. He’d gotten lost and was near another unit (bataillon) of his regiment (or whatever, I’m using Army terms, ok? But it’d be the German equivalent). And a man from this battalion thought he was an American that had wondered close to them. So he shot him. He was obviously dead and he didn’t check and had no interest in looting. Neither seemed to know why the man shot one of his own and didn’t know, even afterwards, what had happened. But Winters decided it wasn’t the unlikeliest event, and he believed it, as neither party seemed anything but sincere. Winters assumed that, since the soldier knew nothing valuable, that the nurse wouldn’t either.

“Alright. That’s all. I just wanted to make sure their stories matched. He didn’t know anything. I’m guessing she doesn’t either. You can take her to Roe’s foxhole. He’s looking after the soldier. She can see him and see how he’s doing. But…just watch them, ok? Guarnere is guarding them.”

“Aye, sir.” Joe explained to the nurse that they were through here and that they’d go see her guy now. Which she was very happy about.

When they got to the foxhole, Joe explained to Bill and Gene that Winters had said she could see him. They nodded and allowed the nurse to see her guy.

“Geht es dir gut?” Are you alright?

“Ja.” Yes

“Behandeln sie dich gut?” They are treating you well?

“Sehr viel.” Very much.

“Ich auch.” Me too.

“Ich freue mich, das zu hören. Ich habe mir Sorgen um dich gemacht.” I am happy to hear that. I was concerned about you.

“Das ist süß. Aber es gibt keine Notwendigkeit zu sein. Ich werde ziemlich gut betreut.” That’s sweet. But there’s no need to be. I am being looked after quite well.

“Gut.” Good.

The nurse and the soldier nodded. The nurse turned to Gene.

“Thank you. For caring for him.”

“No problem, ma’am. It’s what I do.”

The nurse looked to Joe for a translation, as she couldn’t understand his accent. It took Joe a moment to realize this, as she’d been doing so well. He chuckled and translated before telling her it was time to go back to Chuck. The nurse and the soldier were satisfied that they were both being cared for.

When they got back to Chuck, he was pacing a bit.

“Jeez, Joe, what took you so long? She doesn’t know anything, why’d Winters keep her for so long.”

“Would you keep your pants on? Winters only asked her why they were so close to the line, they provided the same story. Which Winters thinks is reasonable. Then I took her to see the Kraut soldier.”

“I thought they weren’t supposed to be together.”

“Relax. That was just a precaution. It wasn’t even needed. Besides, I was there. Bill was there, too. I heard everything they said. They were just concerned about each other and were glad they were safe and being taken care of. There’s nothing to worry about.”

“Oh. Ok.”

“Alright. Now, I’ll leave you two alone now.”

Joe winked at seemingly both of them before departing. Chuck narrowed his eyes at him as he left. The nurse chuckled, catching his attention.

“What?”

“You’re cute.”

He was cute? She was cute! She was blushing! Wait…was she blushing because of Joe or him?

“Oh, yeah? Not nearly as cute as you.” Ok, that was lame. But Chuck’s flirting game was a little rusty. She chuckled again, though, so she must’ve thought it was funny.

“How am I cute?”

“How are you not?”

The nurse stopped smiling, which made Chuck frown.

“You are serious?”

“Yeah. Why wouldn’t I be?”

The nurse blushed again and hid her face. Chuck took a step closer to her.

“Were you not serious?”

“I thought we were kidding around, joking?”

The frown did not leave Chuck’s face. He shrugged.

“I guess. I-if you wanted to be.”

Now it was her time to frown.

“Did you...not want to be.”

Chuck glanced at her, curious.

“Did you not want to be?”

“I asked you first.”

“I asked you second.”

“I’m a woman.”

Chuck looked at the nurse intently. He wasn’t sure if she was still joking or not. He continued looking at her and did not answer her question. Nor did she answer his.

She was looking at him as he was looking at her. She took a step closer to him.

“Were you serious when you said I was cute?”

Chuck averted his gaze. A blush appeared on his face. He looked back at her.

“Yes.” His voice was small and soft, barely above a whisper.

“Good,” she took another step closer to him, so she was standing right in front of him, she kissed him on the cheek, “because I was too.”

Flustered, Chuck stood still, not quite sure what to do. He only now noticed that it was getting dark.

“It’s...uh...it’s getting dark. Are you tired? Would you like to sleep? Today was a long day for you.”

“Yes. I would like that very much. Thank you.”

Chuck led her back to his foxhole, where his partner, Tab, was nowhere to be found.

“I guess you’re meant to sleep with me,” he said as he jumped down into the hole, unaware of how those words sounded in a different context.

“E-Excuse me?” The nurse stood at the edge of the hole, looking down at Chuck as he looked up at her.

“You can do it on the other side of the hole if you’d like. But it’s cold. We usually huddle together for warmth.”

She sighed before jumping down into the hole and huddling next to Chuck before he could even react and try to help her.

“Oh-kay then.” He put his arm around her to hold her close and pulled a blanket over the both of them to keep them as warm as possible.

The nurse truly was tired. Any fear she had about sleeping right next to, literally right up against, what was technically an enemy soldier diminished quickly at how warm and welcoming the physical contact was. She had never slept with anyone this way. She almost felt dirty doing it before she reminded herself that they both still had clothes on. She drifted off to sleep fairly quickly. Chuck followed soon after.

They both awoke to some fire a little ways from them some hours later. Chuck instinctually held the nurse closer as she did the same. They looked at each other when the firing had stopped and they noticed what they were doing. With their arms around each other and their faces close, there only seemed to be one logical thing to do.

Chuck looked at her lips briefly before looking into her eyes. Oh, what beautiful eyes, he thought. Even in the dim moonlight.

“C-can I-?”

Before he could even finish his sentence, she interrupted him, “please.”

Chuck certainly did not need to be told twice. They both slowly leaned toward each other. But before their lips could touch, a shell went off quite near them, startling them both apart from each other.

A cry of medic followed suit. The nurse moved, but Chuck grabbed her hand before she could make it out of the foxhole.

“It’s ok. Let one of our guys get it. You don’t have to.”

But after another couple of minutes of agonized cries and no medic in sight, she moved again, and this time Chuck did not stop her, but followed to offer any assistance he could, making sure he had his first aid kit with him. 

[fair warning, terrible depiction of injury and first aid administration; I doubt much of this is accurate, please be nice about it, I’m sensitive]

When they both got to the source of the cries, they found a Private whose left arm had some shrapnel in it. Her small and nimble fingers began removing whatever she could with them before accepting the teasers (wasn’t in a regular soldier’s first aid kit, I know, please just go with it, maybe he just happened to have them) Chuck offered her. She then removed the smaller pieces before handing them back to Chuck.

She looked at him with a confused look on her face.

“Uh...he needs...uh...powder...I don’t know what you’d call it.”

Chuck gave her a sulfa packet, which she then administered to the spot on his arm that the most shrapnel had hit and wouldn’t heal on it’s own. Chuck already had the bandage ready to go, which she quickly took and put over the spot.

“Does he need morphine or a tourniquet?”

“What?” She looked at him, utterly confused and distracted at the moment.

“Drugs or blood flow restriction?”

She shook her head. “No, It’s not that bad. Powder and bandage. It should heal. Rest will heal on its own.”

“Thank you.” The Private said.

“You’re welcome.”

Just then, Ralph Spina appeared.

“Was someone calling for a medic over here a minute ago?”

“I was. I got hit with shrapnel from a shell. But I’m alright now. She fixed me up.”

Ralph looked him over quickly and determined that it was a good job.

“Alright. Doesn’t look like I’m needed here anymore. Good job, ma’am. Thank you for helping.”

“No problem.”

Ralph went back to his hole. The two got the Private settled into his before going back to their own.

They went back to being huddled together.

“You didn’t have to do that, you know.”

“He needed medical attention.”

“Ralph would’ve gotten there in time.”

“If he hadn’t? If the wound had been worse? If I had stayed here, we couldn’t have known when someone would come. We couldn’t have known how bad the wound was. Just because the wound wasn't that bad and just because someone got there in time doesn't mean I shouldn’t have done what I did.”

“I guess you’re right. But he was an enemy soldier.”

“So are you. And what were we going to do right before that shell went off? It makes no difference.”

“You really do just want to help people, don’t you?”

“Have any of my actions so far led you to believe otherwise?”

“No. I just can’t imagine one of our guys doing that.”

“You might be surprised. They might. You don’t know.”

“No. I guess I don’t. Let’s try to get some more sleep, eh?”

“Alright.”

They both soon fell back asleep. Only to be awoken by the sun in the morning.

“Morning,” Chuck greeted her as he saw her eyes flutter open, “did you sleep well.”

“Only as well as I could in this hole.”

Chuck chuckled.

“Yeah. I know what you mean. You hungry? Chow should be soon.”

Her stomach grumbled at that, prompting he to say: “very much.”

They set out for the chow line. Chuck immediately felt protective of the nurse as the other men looked at her. He held her close to him. But he was shaken out of this protective haze by Liebgott’s jovial approach.

“Hey! How’d you two love birds make out last night?”

The color drained from Chuck’s face. “What?” He asked, mortified.

“Relax, Chuck. It’s a joke. She do alright last night?”

“She did just fine.”

“Great. Winters is returning them today.”

“What?! Why?”

“It’s a nurse and a low ranker. They don’t know anything about their own army’s plans. They’re useless to us. They don’t know anything about us. They’re useless to their own people and will probably be treated alright. We aren’t gonna kill them. We can’t keep them. We can’t take them anywhere. We’re still under siege. We can only return them.” [No idea if any of this is true, so sorry, just go with it, please]

“Um...ok. When would he like to do that?”

“After chow.”

“Oh. Ok.”

“Something wrong, Chuck?”

“No.”

“Ok,” Joe left to get in line, glancing back at Chuck several times.

“Did you get that? We’re returning you and your guy after chow.”

“Oh. That’s nice.” The nurse had enjoyed her time among the enemy much more than she had been led to believe she would. She almost didn’t want to go back. She was intrigued by this enemy soldier she’d met. And she wanted to spend more time with him. But she knew that she must go back. She must continue helping her fellow countrymen.

They got their food and ate in silence, neither quite knowing what to say to the other. So neither said anything.

Winters and Joe came with the soldier to get the nurse to return the two. Winters had somehow gotten a message to a German officer and they had agreed to a peaceful return of the two. Of course, both sides brought muscle just in case, but nothing happened.

The nurse and the soldier were returned to their own side of the forest. They never forgot each other, though. For that one day they were together, they each learned a lot about some of the people on the other side of this war they were in.

-The End-

[dialovers-translations]

DIABOLIK LOVERS MORE, MORE BLOOD Vol.12 Mukami Ruki [Track 5 + Epilogue]

Original title: 暴かれた罪 & エピローグ

Source: Diabolik Lovers More, More Blood Vol. 12 Mukami Ruki [CD not owned by me]

Audio: Here & here

Seiyuu: Takahiro Sakurai

Translator’s note: God this CD was so mentally draining. > < This final track in particular, Ruki is just so...evil. I feel like this has surpassed the level of ‘sadism’ and he really just wants to make the MC’s life a living hell. :’’) He even literally says it a few times. I honestly can’t help but feel like this Ruki was kind of OOC and I know at least one Ruki stan who would agree with me. xD

Track 1 ll Track 2 ll Track 3 ll Track 4 ll Track 5 + Epilogue

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Track 5: Exposed Sin

*Ding dong・ Ding dong*

You rush towards the library.

*Rattle*

“...You’re late! How long did you intend to keep me waiting?”

You apologize.

“Oh well. I shall give you credit for coming here running at least. Hurry up and get inside.”

You enter the room.

“You seem cautious. Shouldn’t it be obvious why I called you to the library? I helped you look for resources the other day, and today I’ll have you return the favor. Search for the book with this title.”

Ruki hands you a piece of paper.

*Flip*

“Someone borrowed it for an extended period of time. I heard it had been returned to the library but I can’t find it anywhere. Even the librarian was left puzzled. You shall help me find it as well. Please look through the book shelves in this row. I’ll be looking over on this side.”

You nod.

“A clever response. Bring it to me as soon as you find it. It is a very valuable book. Do not damage it by mistake.”

You start looking around for the book.

*Rustle rustle*

“I heard there’s a seal imprinted on the spine of the book, so you should be able to tell which one is the right one as soon as you spot it. “

*Rustle*

You find the book.

“You’ve already found it? I’m impressed. Treat it with care. I won’t go easy on you if you were to fold one of the pages.”

You grab hold of the book, accidentally dropping all the pages.

“Oi...!? What are you doing...!?”

Ruki stomps over to you.

“The pages are all over the place...What did you do to it!?”

You try and explain. 

“Are you trying to make up excuses? Seems like you don’t feel any guilt towards the blunder you just committed. In that case, it cannot be helped. I shall teach it to your body directly.”

You pull out the hourglass.

*Cling*

*Tick tock - Tick tock - Tick tock - Tick tock*

ーーー

...

“I heard there’s a seal imprinted on the spine of the book, so you should be able to tell which one is the right one as soon as you spot it. “

You sigh in relief.

“What’s wrong? Why do you seem so relieved? I don’t remember giving you permission to take a break? ...Huh?”

Ruki walks over to you.

“It’s right in front of you. This is the one. The book I’ve been looking for.”

You try and stop him. 

“What’s wrong? Should I not grab it?”

You explain.

“What are you saying? You claim that the pages have become loose and will fall out? That is ridiculous.”

He takes the book off the shelf. 

“Just as I thought, they had it amongst their collection. It has been preserved in great condition as well.”

*Flip*

Your eyes widen in surprise.

“What’s wrong? It looks as if your eyes are going to pop out. ...You said the pages would fall out, no? As you can see, as long as you flip them carefully, there’s no risks involved at all.”

*Flip*

“After all...I’m the one who set this all up.

Your heart stops for a second.

“I put an aged book here on purpose; I should be the only one aware though.”

He walks towards you. 

“Of the fact that the book’s binder has broken, so the pages will come falling out. ...So how did you know?”

You flinch.

“The reason is easy. You have used the hourglass once already, haven’t you? That is how you rewinded time, and erased your mistake. Judging by your reaction, this has not been the first time you did so either. These past few days, you have been looping time over and over, haven’t you? I thought something was off, but I finally figured you out. ...I assume you did something which upset me? What exactly did you do?”

You hurriedly pull out the hourglass.

*Rustle rustle*

“You really believe I’d let you use it? I will take this back.”

*Cling*

“Such beautiful red sand. Its decorations truly are sublime as well. However, the magic energy has decreased quite a bit. ...How many times did you rewind? How many times were you punished by me, but rendered it void?”

You remain quiet.

“I can make an estimate even if you don’t give me an answer. Enough times for the magic to be this drained at least. It seems like you need to be punished.”

You try and defend yourself.

“Aah. I did say that, did I not? That I was curious how you would use it. However, using it to cover up your own mistakes is simply inexcusable. You concealed your own mishaps, deceiving those around you...As someone who once read the Bible, I am sure you know just how severe of a sin that is. You must atone for your sins. In that case, I shall lend you a helping hand. ...You were aware, weren’t you? Every time you turned back time, you were the only one who retained your memories. To me...This is the first time I’ve disciplined you in quite some time.

*Rustle*

“I shall teach you thoroughly. From head to toe.”

Ruki bites you.

*Sluuuuurp*

*Gulp gulp*

“Haah...What’s wrong? Have you become worked up because it has been a while since I sucked your blood? ...No, that’s wrong. I suppose that isn’t quite correct. You’ve been rewinding time again and again, haven’t you? Going back, doing things over, but those memories are burnt inside your mind. Did you never consider this? If you were to rewind time, the wounds left on your body would heal, but the pain you received from my fangs remains vivid in your memory. Unharmed skin, striking pain...No wonder your brain would become confused. If you were to repeat this process over and over, you might even go crazy.”

Your face goes pale.

“You only just realized? How foolish. You have been using the hourglass only to cover up your mistakes, haven’t you? However, you should have take notice of the weight of your actions. Well then, now that you understand...I shall give you a gift.”

*Cling*

“The red sand is almost like sand. ...This time, I shall use it.”

*Rustle*

“I shall rewind time and give you my fangs. Then repeat the process over and over. Your mind will slowly become numb from the continuous pain and pleasure. I am sure you can imagine what will happen to you if I keep on rewinding time, piling one memory on top of the other? Your disoriented mind will gradually begin to break. The overwhelming pleasure will make you go insane. You will surely...grow mad.”

You look at him in horror.

“What is wrong? You seem rather pale. You don’t mind, do you? You are the one who already used this hourglass plenty of times. I am sure I would have gone mad at some point as well. Well then, it seems like you understand what I have in store for you. I shall rewind time for us. Break for all I care!”

 You beg for his mercy.

“Hmph. Now that’s a lovely cry. I can’t deny that seeing you thoroughly terrified like that does something to me. I see. So you want me to stop, huh? Why don’t you get down on your knees and plea? You might just be able to change my mind.”

You grovel in front of him. 

*Rustle*

“I didn’t think you’d actually do it...Seems like your own identity as livestock has really sunken in. Although I suppose that only makes sense. I am the one who tamed you after all. However, it seems like you still fail to understand one thing. Have I ever gone easy on you in the middle of a discipline session?”

You flinch.

“Ah, seems like you remembered. You’ve become a little more clever at least. Seeing you tremble in despair is not a bad sight at all. Well then...Have a taste of Hell...”

*Tick tock - Tick tock - Tick tock - Tick tock*

ーーー

...

“I see. So this is how you’ve been rewinding time? Your skin is still untouched. It has indeed returned to its previous state, before I pierced it with my fangs. For the sake of your training, I made sure your memories remain intact. Do you remember what I was doing to you up until just now?”

You look at Ruki in fear.

“That look on your face makes for a fine reply. Furthermore, I can pick up the sweet scent of your blood, even though I have yet to bite you. It must be rather rough to be so worked up, no? No matter where I touch you now, it should make for an overwhelming stimulus.”

He steps closer.

“Shall we put it to the test? Just from running my fingers from your throat to your collarbone...”

*Rustle*

“Just as I thought. Simply carressing your skin makes the strong sensations eat away at you. How does it feel to slowly feel your body erode from the surface of your skin? On top of that...This should be nowhere near satisfying in your current state. The stronger the sensation becomes, the easier it will be to use this as a tool to manipulate you. I suppose I shall toy with you like this a little longer. Your arm or your back...Where else do you want me to touch you?”

Ruki paces around you.

“I have to give you an even stronger stimulus.”

You whimper in distress.

“You seem to be having a hard time. To show me such a shameless side of you, it seems like I have not yet disciplined you enough.”

*Smooch*

You squeak.

“I guess you are nearing your limit? Very well. I’ll suck you from behind this time.”

*Rustle rustle*

He bites you again.

*Sluuuurp*

“Mmh...Nn...”

*Gulp*

“Nn...Haah...Such lovely cries...The taste of your blood isn’t bad either. I can tell that your whole body has become heated. Ah, you are already starting to feel faint? Rest assured. We still have plenty of time...”

*Cling*

*Tick tock - Tick tock - Tick tock - Tick tock*

ーーー

...

“This works.”

You tilt your head to the side.

“Do you not understand? I turned back time. Your body is still unscathed. Like this, you won’t fall unconscious due to blood loss, right? Of course, the pain and pleasure you experienced still remain in your memory.”

You beg for him to stop.

“Not a bad cry at all. However, I shall not stop turning back time until your punishment is over. You are aware, aren’t you? You will only break free from this Hell, the moment you go mad. ...Hurry up and lose your mind already. If you want this suffering to end, that is.”

Ruki bites you again.

“Mmh...Nn...Fufu...Haah...Aah...I suppose I shouldn’t call it ‘suffering’. I suppose pleasure is already the only thing you can feel. Your eyes have lost focus. I doubt you can even still properly pick up my voice...Even your mouth is slacked...Mmh...”

*Smooch*

“What’s wrong? Is this not enough for you? Very well, I shall give it to you. I shall cover you with the marks of my fangs from head to toe. No matter how hard-handedly I treat you, all I need to do is rewind time afterwards. So I can do with this body of yours as I please...Ah, but I suppose it’ll stick in your memories. The intense pain, as well as the pleasure, crystal clear. Seems like you will be in quite the pinch once I rewind. I wonder how long you will be able to remain sane? Please rest assured. I don’t plan on giving you relief any time soon.”

He leans in.

“...I want you to suffer, between sanity and insanity.”

Track 6: Epilogue

*Rustle*

“...So you’ve lost consciousness? Isn’t that a little soon? Your body should still be overflowing with blood. There is just no way you would faint already. Of course, even if you do, I could simply rewind time. However...You better don’t think I will let you go mad so easily. I don’t plan on giving you relief after just one time. Your sin for deceiving me is grave. I shall engrave it deep inside your body, just how foolish and shameless you have been. ...So you can properly atone.”

*Rustle*

“Well then...It is time to wake up. I wonder how I should punish you next? Although, I am sure that whatever I do, it will be like pure torture to you.”

He paces around you.

“I am very much looking forward...to seeing you suffer in Hell.”

*Cling*

*Thud*

ーー THE END ーー

--> PROCEED TO ANOTHER STORY [DELUXE EDITION ONLY]

[chasiingfreedom-blog]

My Thoughts On The Last Jedi *spoilers ahead*

Ahead lies thoughts about TLJ that are 100% true to me. Obvious spoilers ahead!

If you don’t think too much while you watch this movie and just take it at face value like a casual watcher, it’s a decent movie. Things blow up, the good guys escape actual extinction; typical action movie. But if you do actually start to think deep about what is actually going on for 2.5+ hours with characters and storylines you’ve been invested in for seven (or eight including Rogue One) movies, the cracks are so much more apparent. Characters are OOC, actual canon stuff that happened in the last movie are conveniently ignored; it’s like a badly written fanfic.

I came in fearing one thing and realized I should have been afraid of everything else, stuff I didn’t even think I needed to worry about because you’d never think they’d fuck up so badly. Though I should’ve realized when Rian said there’d be no time skip that things were just gonna go downhill from there.

Don’t get me wrong, there were things I loved about the movie, and I’ll start with those positives first!

Positives

Poe got more screen time. How they used that time is a different topic, but he had so little scenes in TFA because he was supposed to die in the opening that I’m happy that it got upped in TLJ.

Let the record show, once and for all, that Leia is Force-sensitive. Can you believe that there are still people, to this day, that think that Leia isn’t Force-sensitive? I didn’t even know the Force could work like that, but anything that kept Leia from dying on that bridge is welcomed by me. I was screaming in my head for a long time about how they lied about saying Leia isn’t killed in The Last Jedi until she awoke and propelled herself back to what remained of the ship. Glad that part was true at least!

Holdo’s death was pretty epic. My mixed feelings on her aside, that scene where she jumped to lightspeed through the First Order ship literally silenced the full-capacity theatre I was in. Like, literally—there was no rustling of popcorn bags or whisperings. It was just utterly breathtaking.

Hux and Finn have a scene. I’ve heard a lot of discourse about Hux slapping Finn, and while I understand where they’re coming from, I didn’t think of it on that level. What I did think of is how people are honestly confused as to why Hux actually felt personally attacked enough by Finn to do it. The stormtrooper program is everything to Hux, and Finn is a living, breathing reminder of his failure, that Mr. Perfectionist isn’t all that perfect after all. Wasted potential of a storyline aside, I’m glad they were able to meet.

Luke Skywalker deserves his legend status. LUKE BRUSHED A SPECK OF DIRT OFF HIS SHOULDER AFTER MINUTES OF BEING SHOT UPON. LUKE DID THAT. THE ROOM I WAS IN CHEERED SO LOUDLY AT HIS BADASSERY. IT WAS FUCKING SPECTACULAR. Don’t try to ruin the moment by saying he wasn’t actually there. Just. Don’t.

Kylo Ren’s arc progressed. Honestly his plot line was the whole point of the movie. Everything else was literally, actually meaningless in its wake. People who wanted him to have a redemption arc got a teaser for it, and him ascending to be the main baddie of the trilogy has solidified (which was my favourite of the theories regarding him tbh). It’s weird though, because while I had always hoped he’d off Snoke I honestly didn’t think it’d be that easy. It was too easy, actually. Really anti-climatic. I was hoping for an epic battle but alas. We never even got to find out who Snoke was, his orgin.

Rey’s past is finally revealed. While this, too, was anti-climatic, I’m glad it was addressed (unlike Finn’s, cough cough). I get why they wanted Rey to have come from nothing, to have someone that wasn’t apart of such huge dynasties like being a Skywalker or a Kenobi. Just know that I still love and adore any and all origin headcanons any Rey RPers have <3

The FinnRey was on point. And there was some FinnPoe and FinnReyPoe action. Finn’s and Rey’s first thoughts were always of each other. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TRANSLATE WHAT CHEWIE SAID WHEN HE INTERRUPTED REY ABOUT WHAT TO SAY IF CHEWIE FOUND FINN FIRST? I NEED IT LIKE AIR. Even that look Rey had when she saw the Finn and Rose moment OH BE STILL MY HEART. Also that tracker became the new jacket thing that they shared. Rey had one, and Finn took the one Leia had and then passed it on the Poe like FUCK ME I LOVE THIS. And then POE AND REY FINALLY MEETING IN THE MOVIE? (I mean, in the novel they had met at the end of TFA but I digress.) IT WAS SO CUTE. FUCK. I lived for all the scenes Poe and Finn had together honestly, whew.

The Reylo wasn’t actually there. This was what I was most afraid of going into watching TLJ. I heard enough murmurings about it that I was dreading having to watch it. (I don’t care if you personally like it; it’s just not my cup of tea.) Like, I can see where the shippers would just take and run with what they were given, but I didn’t see anything romantic about their interaction despite how hard they were trying to make it be. I mean, Snoke was the one who forced their Force connection. I just saw two lonely, powerful people who were trying to find someone who understood what they were going through, like, platonically lol Plus, Rey didn’t even join him. That was another thing I was afraid of; Rey going dark. So I was overall pleased by this.

Negatives

Poe was so OOC (as well as 90% of the characters in the movie). Yes, Poe may be very good at blowing things up, made quite the career out of it, but if y’all are trying to help him see that that alone isn’t going to win wars and show him that he’s more than a flyboy maybe y’all shouldn’t be slapping him needlessly or be hypocrites and send him out to do the very thing you just reprimanded him for ten minutes later.

And yes, Poe may be reckless, but only with his own life, never with the lives of his friends and squad and Resistance members that he considers family. Never. Ever.

And yes, Poe had technically defied Leia before in TFA (but that was in the novelization only when he had stayed behind until he had eyes on the Falcon after Starkiller blew up and honestly in the eyes of TLJ he had never defied Leia) it was a) for a damn good reason and b) he had told his squad to leave without him and they chose not to.

So watching Poe defy Leia and risk an entire fleet of bombers to destroy one Destroyer was just painful to watch. Watching some no name newbie character take command over Poe when Leia was out of commission was painful to watch. Watching Poe being treated like he isn’t a brilliant commander and having ALL HIS PLANS FAIL was painful to watch. Fuck, watching Leia taser Poe like he was a fucking terrorist was painful to watch. Honestly I think the whole theatre was stunned when Leia did that, DAMN. It was just all very painful.

Finn is not a traitor, please get that straight. That whole Finn/Rose scene where Rose said Finn was a traitor for trying to escape and lead Rey away from danger like WHEN THE FUCK DID FINN JOIN THE RESISTANCE? DO Y’ALL THINK YOU OWN HIM BECAUSE YOU HEALED HIM? Honestly I didn’t think he was all in until he said he was rebel scum tbh. He admitted that he was only on the Starkiller mission to save Rey, just as he was when he tried to leave. He doesn’t owe anyone shit. Tasing him was so unnecessary.

There was no time skip. Other than being typical of Star Wars trilogy movies, it just would’ve made sense. Can you tell me how the first sentence of the opening crawl said the ‘First Order had won’ or something to that affect? LIKE DID WE WATCH THE SAME MOVIE OR WHAT?

And then somehow the FO had developed tracker tech and didn’t use the entire time they were fighting the Resistance until the Resistance was fleeing D’Qar, which apparently must’ve happened right after they sent Rey off to find Luke because haha Rey and Luke’s first meeting scene is happening concurrently with the rest of this shit. It doesn’t make any sense. Finn recovers so rapidly without any physical therapy (Kylo’s face I can understand because hey the FO has the tech for that advancement).

All of this would just make sense if there was a time skip. The Resistance flees D’Qar shortly after Rey leaves because the First Order knows what system they’re in and it’s only a matter of time before they find out which planet. In the mean time, the FO develops the tracker technology (and all those fancy Destroyer ships and hey when did the Resistance get bombers, why weren’t the used at Starkiller??). The Resistance finds out about from whom the FO gets their funding from and heads to Canto Bight, or hey after a run in with those damn destroyers they know they gotta take them down and the whole Maz-code breaker-Canto thing happens and boom that fight in Canto is where the tracker gets placed and boom the standoff in Crait and during all this they don’t do Luke dirty and Rey really trains and DOESN’T THIS ALL MAKE SO MUCH MORE SENSE?

They did Luke dirty (as well as Ben/Kylo’s origin story). Another victim of being terribly OOC. This man wouldn’t even consider killing his own father but hey, my nephew Ben is being seduced by the Dark Side and I can’t hope to save him even though I saved my father who was even more fargone than Ben so let’s consider killing Ben for a hot second before that becomes a problem thus driving Ben over the edge. WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK. I’m gonna stick with Ben’s power just exploded, killing everyone, and in his fear he ran to Snoke. Oh, and they killed Luke off. Epic way to go, but still.

Out with the old, in with the new. Jessika, Snap and the rest of the squad from the first movie just mysteriously disappear in TLJ. In their wake we get Rose and Paige and Holdo, of which the latter two’s deaths really don’t impact us as much as they would have if, I don’t know, we knew about them before? Could y’all build up the characters you have instead of bringing in new even more underdeveloped ones?

Kylo Ren and Finn don’t meet. We got a Hux/Finn reunion, where was the Kylo/Finn one? This one actually makes more sense because, I don’t know, Kylo could name Finn by designation and wrecked a console upon hearing that BB-8 was with Finn and HEY HE FUCKING SCREAMED AT FINN FOR BEING A TRAITOR but nah, not one peep in TLJ. Makes sense. Not.

All that wasted storyline potential. Let’s be real here, folks. Everything that didn’t involve Kylo and Rey was utterly meaningless to the plot. Two-thirds of every fucking thing that happened in the movie meant nothing. Tons of people died for nothing and Poe and Finn and Rose got beaten and made to look like fools for nothing and this was really a 2.5+ hour filler movie to ascend Kylo into main antagonist.

Knowing that the people who help fund the First Order hang out in Canto Bight could’ve been huge.

Finn realizing that the same people who sold weapons to the First Order also sold to the Resistance could’ve been huge.

Kylo fighting Snoke could’ve been huge.

Finn returning to the First Order undercover could’ve been huge.

Finn returning to the First Order undercover and getting captured could’ve been huge.

A defecting stormtrooper piloting that machine instead of BB-8, as cool as that was, could’ve been huge.

Poe actually being groomed to become Leia’s successor could’ve been huge.

Finn’s force-sensitivity could’ve been huge. (PRY THAT FROM MY COLD DEAD FINGERS.)

The parallel between Poe willing to die for a cause and Finn finally finding a cause worth dying for could’ve been huge. (They both could stand to learn from Rose’s words to be honest.)

JUST. ALL. THE. POTENTIAL.

Luke and Leia deserved a real face to face meeting. I thought we had been blessed by a real reunion of the twins only to later find out Luke wasn’t really there. While I’m so glad we got something at all (that forehead touch fucking ENDED ME) I think we all deserved a real meeting. And now we’ll never get one.

There’s probably more for both sides that I’m missing that I’ll probably write as I think of them but I think I got most of it off my chest lmao If you made it this far, congratulations! I applaud you.

TL;DR: The movie had its good moments, but there were a lot of fundamentally wrong moments, too.

[dialovers-translations]

DIABOLIK LOVERS MORE, MORE BLOOD Vol.12 Mukami Ruki [Track 4]

Original title: 泥と血

Source: Diabolik Lovers More, More Blood Vol. 12 Mukami Ruki [CD not owned by me]

Audio: Here

Seiyuu: Takahiro Sakurai

Translator’s note: In this household we DO NOT stan a rude man. >(( Ruki keeps roasting the poor MC in this, treating her with 0 respect. I know Diabolik Lovers has always been a dark fantasy with plenty of abusive behavior towards Yui/the MC but I still can’t help but get a weird feeling from this CD. > < It really just feels a little OOC for Ruki to act like this, especially since you are supposed to be dating him by the start of it. Usually the boys have softened up at this point but that is not the case in this CD.

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Track 4: Dirt and Blood

The two of you walk through town.

“It is crowded per usual. I cannot stand this noisiness. I do not understand why someone would willingly sacrifice their free time to head outside. Just as I thought, I should have devoted this weekend to reading instead.”

You frown, reminding him that he agreed to join you today.

“I won’t deny that I accepted your offer to head out together. I let you choose the place as well. However, that doesn’t mean I’m actually thrilled about it.”

You sigh.

“If you have the time to get depressed, at least try and entertain me a little. Wasn’t there someplace you wanted to visit?”

You explain.

“I see. You sure love making me go through extra trouble. No matter how many clothes you buy, it will all be for nothing when they end up in shreds. There was this one time you got caught on the thorns of the rose bushes and tore them yourself, no? They have also been ripped up by my brothers after you upset them. Right now, they are wasted every time you are punished by me. In that case, you might as well stop wearing clothes all-together?”

You shake your head in protest.

“Hooh? How come? Have you ever seen a cow or a pig wear clothes? I fail to see why they are necessary to you. It would be much easier to suck your blood without any unnecessary obstacles getting in the way. I dare argue it would be very efficient.”

You pout.

“Sucking your blood, huh...?”

You tilt your head to the side.

“No. I haven’t been feeding off you as of late. I was just thinking how it is somewhat unusual.”

You flinch. 

“Taking your blood is an easy task. However, unfortunately for you, I am not that starved. For one, I already got plenty of your blood just by punishing you. So I never felt the need to seek it out on other occasions. That used to be the case, but for some reason, you have been behaving quite well as of late. By the time I realized, I had consumed considerably less of your blood. While I have to give you credit for lowering the burden on your Master, I am curious what changed this sudden change?”

You grow anxious, trying to explain.

“That is a very vague answer. Oh well. Let us quickly get this shopping over with.”

*TIMESKIP*

“Haah...”

*Cling*

“I never thought we wouldn’t just look for clothes for you, but end up choosing something for me as well.”

*Clatter clatter*

“Let me tell you just in case, but I already have everything I need to survive provided to me. There isn’t a single reason for me to buy new clothes. On top of that, I doubt you are capable of choosing something which would suit my tastes. If you understand that, let’s just head back already.”

You show him an outfit. 

“How stubborn. ...You want me to wear this? It reminds me of Yuma’s work clothes. Not my style.”

You insist.

“When would I ever have the opportunity to wear this formal suit? Are you going to organize a banquet every night from here on out?”

You continue looking for clothes.

*Clatter clatter*

“So this won’t end until I give one of them a pass, huh? Hand it to me.”

*Rustle*

“I’ll try them on at least. If that’ll satisfy you, we’re heading straight home afterwards.”

*TIMESKIP*

“...What? Stop looking at me with that dumb expression. (1)”

You continue to stare.

“What is the problem? If there is something you have to tell me, then just say so. Noー I think I know already. You’re satisfied with yourself, aren’t you? Because you got me to wear the clothes you picked out. Not only did you make me purchase it on a whim, but you forced me to wear them right away. If this is your way of tormenting me, you’re doing a pretty good job. You’re making me walk around in the clothes you forced upon me. In one of the busiest parts of the city, on top of that. Haah...I see. I suppose this is your way of spicing up your everyday life.”

You shake your head.

“Hooh? That’s not it? Then why would you do this?”

You explain. 

“So that’s your reason? You call it ‘matching’, but it’s simply clothes from the same brand, no? You are a rather cheap woman if simply walking together wearing these is enough to satisfy you. ...However, I suppose it is fine. It would be a drag to get changed again now. I’ll play along with your little game until we get home.”

You smile, walking besides him.

“What are you so happy for? I’m saying I’ll keep up with it until we’re home. I don’t remember sharing your opinion on this matter.”

You chuckle.

“Don’t make me repeat myself every time. You can be your merry self all you want, but please don’t assume that this is making me happy as well. Also, watch where you’re going. Be mindful of what you’re carrying in your arms as well. Don’t forget that you’re the one holding the clothes I was wearing prior. The underground is still wet from the rain. If you were to drop them, they’d end up covered in mud. Watch your steーー”

You accidentally drop the clothes.

*Splatter*

“...Haah...I didn’t think you’d drop them as if on cue...”

You panic, trying to pick up the clothes.

*Rustle rustle* 

“No need to panic. I am not upset. ...You’re being surprising attentive. It’s because of what I told you earlier, it must have made you worry and therefore you made such a foolish blunder, right?”

You frown, confused by his words.

“When I told you that I have not sucked your blood as of late because you simply haven’t been making very many mistakes. For you to create an ideal opportunity yourself shows your strong devotion towards your Master. However, I understand why you would. I am sure you must be feeling horribly lonely now that I barely get any opportunities to punish you. I can understand why you would try and upset me on purpose like this. A foolish act such as staining my clothes with dirt, that is. ...In that case, I shall treat you hard-handedly just as you wish.”

Ruki grabs hold of your arm.

*Rustle*

“I’ll give you my fangs amidst this crowd. If you fail to suppress your voice, you will be the one getting the weird looks. Show me how well you can endure it.”

You try and offer an alternative solution.

“Yes. You are right that we can simply wash the clothes to clean them. However...that would not change the fact that you dirtied my clothes through a simple slip of the hand. Above all, it is something you pulled because you wanted me to punish you, no? So don’t be modest and accept it.”

*Rustle*

“...I’ll at least do you the favor of sucking from a spot which isn’t very visible. Although I won’t hold back.”

*Smooch*

You flinch.

“What’s wrong? Your breathing has already gotten ragged. You are so shameless, getting worked up over the thought of having your blood sucked. Aah, I suppose that’s not quite right. You’ve had your desires neglected, haven’t you? In that case, I shall quickly give you your reward. Go ahead and writhe in pain.”

Ruki bites you.

*Sluuuurp*

“Mmh...Nn...”

*Gulp*

“...Haah...Phew...Seems like you managed to hold back your voice. However, your new clothes have already been stained by blood. That is exactly why I said you have no use for those. It’s still seeping in...Shall I rub it around? Dyeing your clothes with the color of your blood does not sound like such a bad idea.”

*Rustle*

“You’re letting your voice slip...Aren’t you used to the pain by this point? And above all, this is something you wished for yourself. Why not seem a little happy instead? ...Or is touching the wounds simply not enough to satisfy you? In that case, I shall pierce the same spot with my fangs once more.”

You beg for his mercy.

“Your face looks awful. However, it’s not bad. While we’re out shopping, I’ll use this opportunity to look after my livestock who seems to have gone in heat. I’ll tend to these wounds, as many times as you want.”

*Smooch*

You lose the strength in your legs, falling to the ground.

*Thud*

“Heh...Such a small stimulus did the trick? You’re overreacting. Besides, did I not tell you that the ground is still wet? Yet you chose to sit down yourself. Did you want to play in the mud, perhaps? In that case, I shall push you down, effectively covering you in dirty. Go ahead and cry about, bathing in the mud and your own blood...!

You pull out the hourglass.

*Cling*

*Tick tock - Tick tock - Tick tock - Tick tock*

ーーー

...

“So that’s your reason? You call it ‘matching’, but it’s simply clothes from the same brand, no? You are a rather cheap woman if simply walking together wearing these is enough to satisfy you. ...However, I suppose it is fine. It would be a drag to get changed again now. I’ll play along with your little game until we get home.”

You come to a halt.

“What are you doing? If you stand still, you’ll get lost in the crowd. ...Did you forgot to buy something, perhaps?”

You shake your head.

“I see. Let us hurry home then. Also...You’re clutching onto those way too tightly. I assume you’re being careful not to drop my clothes. However, you’ll wrinkle them. Just hold them regularly. What are you being so cautious for? No...I suppose they would end up covered in mud if you were to drop them. Which means that was a very wise decision on your part. I am surprised you managed to think of that with that lacking brain of yours.”

You pout.

“On second thought, you have been far too smart as of late. Like a rabbit who skillfully moves around a trap. It seems like clever wild animals are actually capable of avoiding traps set up for them. Don’t you think your current situation is very similar?”

You remain quiet. 

“...I suppose I should have kept that to myself. Well then, let us head home. I want to enjoy a good book once we’re back.”

Ruki starts walking away.

ーー TO BE CONTINUED ーー

Translation notes

(1) Ruki describes her face as 締まりのない or ‘shimari no nai’ which literally means ‘slack’ or ‘sloppy’. In Diabolik Lovers, they often use it whenever the MC is smiling at them.