#Oh & also this can be set p much anytime during OR after the one-shot!! I know if this were to happen irl people wouldn't shut up for YEARS

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When my love blooms

BTS 8th member

Sunny’s masterlist

“Sunny's expeciences during When Our Love Blooms”

a/n: JUST FYI, Jinyoung plays a dude named Jaehyun and Sunny plays the character named Jisoo.  Your opinion is very important for me, send feedback and requests anytime 💜 Also, don’t be shy and interact a little, ask box is always open

DAY 1

Looking at herself in the mirror, Sunny fixed her now brown hair and snapped a quick picture. Sending it to the BTS group chat with an “I should have bangs more often :p” she quickly locked her phone and put it away, leaving the small changing trailer the stylists had led her to.

“Sunny, let’s go this way so you can do a table reading before we start shooting” One of the producers called her to one big room where most of the staff were already seated in a big table.

Looking for her name tag, she saw her empty spot next to Got7’s Jinyoung, who was already seated playing on his phone. The few times Sunny had met him before, they never really interacted that much, since she usually stuck to talking to Bambam because they’ve known each other since trainees. Bowing respectfully, she sat down next to him trying not to stay too close.

“Excited to start shooting?” Jinyoung tried to make the atmosphere less awkward, turning towards her as he took a sip of his coffee.

“Yes, a little nervous as well” Sunny nodded, suddenly trying to remember all of the acting classes she had taken the week prior.

“You’ll be fine, table readings are a great way to get used to the storyline and build confidence in your character” he smiled sweetly at her.

Smiling a thanks to him, she paid attention as the director and producers started giving out tips to the actors and fully explaining the storyline to every little detail. “It’s important all of you get in sync with the ages you’ll be interpreting” was a sentence heavily repeated, since the story would be set in two different times.

After about two hours, when the meeting ended, the two idols stood up and grabbed their stuff from the table. “Your character is really in love with mine” Jinyoung nudged her with his elbow smirking.

“He’ll be just as whipped for her in less than two episodes” Rolling her eyes, Sunny joked back and started walking side by side. 

Looking around to see if anyone was paying attention, she decided to share one of her worries with him. “I know this might seem out of nowhere, but I’m dating Sehun from EXO. And by what they said a few minutes ago there will be a lot of kissing involved. Do you think I should tell him about it?” 

With wide eyes at the sudden confession, Jinyoung assessed the situation before speaking “Does he know you’re acting and I’m the love interest?” After Sunny confirmed he shrug his shoulder, face back to its relaxed state “Then it’s implied. Mentioning it to him would only make it look like it’s a bigger deal than it actually is”

Still a bit unsure about it, Sunny tried to assure herself it would be fine, Sehun had never been the jealous type and he looked very excited when she told him about the project. Sensing her uncertainty, Jinyoung placed a hand on her shoulder.

“Look, seventy percent of the shots will be manipulating camera angles and lighting, we’ll just need to stand very close to each other” She rose an eyebrow at the last part and he sighed “I swear everything will be strictly platonic, just try to look like you’re in love with me when the cameras are rolling” With a breathy laugh, Sunny calmed down a little.

DAY4

Stepping out of the fake bedroom, the girl grabbed a tissue handed by a staff member and started to dry a few tears. Waiting for the director to tell her what to do next, she looked around and found a very excited boy jumping and waving her way. 

“Okay everyone, that’s enough for today” The middle-aged man shouted and Sunny took off towards J-Hope. 

Engulfing her in a hug, he patted the top of her head and smiled brightly “I missed you so much. You’ve been working a lot lately, we barely see each other on the dorms since you always leave way too early and come home very late”

“It’ll only be for a couple of weeks. Here let’s go to catering, I haven’t eaten yet” Sunny grabbed his arm and took him to a bunch of trailers parked. 

After she got her lunch, they sat down in a table and she started eating with him stealing a couple of bites here and there. “Jungkook said he will pay you a visit as well, he’s trying to set a date with Yugyeom so they can come together”

“He’s really tight with his 97 friends huh? I wonder if he would come at all if Jinyoung wasn’t in this” Sunny rolled her eyes remembering the many times she had to repeat what she had said because Jungkook was too absorbed in his group chat to pay attention.

“Let’s just be happy he’s making friends” Hobi smiled and Sunny laughed “I’m being serious, you were very quick to befriend other idols and do your thing, I thought Kookie would never leave our side” 

“But he did talk to other people” Sunny tried to reason with him.

“Yeah, only when V or Jimin was around, the boy took introverted to another level” he looked around and reverted his gaze to her. “And you, have you made more friends here?”

“I talk with a few actors and the staff are nice I guess” Sunny shrug her shoulders “You just said I made friends easily, why so worried out of nowhere?”

“Because I know you” Hobi smiled gently at her “You probably spend most of your day worrying about doing a good job and studying the script. Not trying to break this to you, but I don’t think you’ll ever get the chance to do this again, do you really  want to let the experience pass instead of making connections and having the time of your life?”

Sighing, Sunny placed her arms on the table and looked around as well “It’s just, people here are always working. I know that seems like heaven for me, but it gets tiring only talking about techniques and obsessing over the storyline. Also, I don’t think other people are interested in talking with an idol. I’m like a choir kid who wanted to try out the drama club”

J Hope laughed at her comparison “I’m glad you’re not leaving Bangtan to become an actress then” He smirked and she rolled her eyes with a small smile “How about the other actors? I guess Jinyoung’s on the same boat as you”

“I guess so. We talk in between shots sometimes, he’s probably the closest I have to a friend” as she said that the boy raised his arms in victory.

DAY6 (yes, it was on purpose)

“Okay, cut” The director yelled and Jinyoung retreated his lips from the corner of Sunny’s mouth “Please don’t leave the phonebooth, I’m going to check if we need to do that once again”

With the amount of space restricted, Sunny rested her back on the glass and the Got7 member tried to back away as much as possible, but it wasn’t enough to be a respectable space. 

“I’m sorry if this is awkward,”  Jinyoung said looking everywhere but at her. Not that Sunny knew because she was literally doing the same. “I’d open the door, but I’m sure he’d yell at me for doing so”

The girl didn’t have time to respond back, as someone yelled they were done for the day. Finally breathing properly, she stepped out of the small place and saw Yugyeom and Jungkook on the back watching the staff work. 

Looking at Sunny with wide eyes, her groupmate walked very fast towards her and dragged her somewhere more secluded. “Do you know how intimate that looked?” he said like he was scared making the girl laugh.

“Well, it is a romantic drama. I’m sure it was supposed to look like that” she said shrugging her shoulders and leaving to get out of her costume.

Grabbing her arm again, Jungkook prevented her from moving “Still, it’s awkward. Aren’t you uncomfortable with it? We can talk to your manager and get them to change the script or something”

“Are you crazy?” Sunny put her hands on his shoulders and shook him a little, getting him out of his shock “They signed me to play their character, I’m sure they would straight up fire me if I did anything even remotely close to changing the scenes”

“Well… I-I’m uncomfortable with it” He stuttered a bit but ended up crossing his arms and fixing his posture as if he was some kind of authority, all Sunny did was raise an eyebrow at him “Sehun Hyung won’t like this either. Plus you’re like a child, isn’t this like, illegal?”

“I’m literally a year younger than you” she reminded him,

“Well, it’s legal then” He nodded “But, Sehun? Does he know this?”

“Of course, I’m not going to lie to him about where I spend most of my day”

“I’m not talking about that” it was Jungkook’s turn to raise an eyebrow, making Sunny sigh.

“I haven’t told him about the kisses, if that’s even what they are, but he does know I have a love interest” She linked arms with him and started walking towards a trailer, she desperately wanted to get out of those clothes and go home “I’m scared if I talk too much about it it’s going to seem like I care too much about what’s going on”

“But if you don’t it might seem like you’re trying to hide something” Jungkook pointed out being led by her “If it were me I’d want to know. I would probably become petty though”

“Yeah, you would” Sunny smiled at his personality.

“What do you mean by those not being kisses by the way?”

“Oh. Fake kisses are so boring, like, lips aren’t even fully touching. Plus, the real feeling of-”

“That’s enough” He cut her off flustered “ I already know that I don’t know why I needed for you to say it. Please forget I even asked”

DAY 7

“So, that’s what has been going on” Sunny said to her phone. Pacing from one side to the other on the empty makeup trailer.

“Okay” She heard Sehun’s muffled laugh on the other side “I already know you would be doing stuff like that. It does worry me a little that something made you feel like you had to tell me this now”

“I had talked with Jinyoung about this and he told me it wasn’t a big deal, but Jungkook came yesterday and said it would be better if you were aware”

“Oh, so you asked your fake boyfriend what to do about your real boyfriend?” Sunny could feel him smirking through the phone and unconsciously rolled her eyes.

“This really isn’t going to become a problem right?” She stopped pacing and faced her brunette figure in the mirror.

“Trust me it isn’t. You’re going to give me double the kisses to make up though” Sunny smiled at his silliness “I have to go right now. I love you”

“I love you too” she blew a kiss and he hung up.

Leaving the trailer, she saw Jinyoung also walking towards the set she was going to. “Hey, settled everything with the boyfriend?” 

“Yeah, and he said he already expected it” Sunny started walking with him, the space between them enough to fit another person.

“I told you, you should have trusted Sunbae” Jinyoung smiled at her, using his nickname from the drama, and Sunny rolled her eyes once again.

“Keep talking like that, and I’ll have to start calling you Jaehyun” she spoke with a mischievous grin and it was his turn to roll his eyes.

“Aah Jisoo, your friendship means the world to me”

2 Months later

Sunny was laying on her bed while scrolling through social media and checking out people’s reviews on the latest episode when her notification bar rolled down showing a new message from Sehun 

“Come to my place, we need to talk”

(please don’t kill me, pt 2 will be coming soon)

[tfw-no-tennis]

hxh RESUME

back at it again w/the hxh, heres my recap of the last few eps 

ok so i totally forgot to recap that one ep at the end of the hunter exam arc lets see what i remember from like 3 wks ago lollll

i thiiiiink i left off in the middle of ep 21 lol. i really dont remember much tbh so im gonna skim the ep to refresh

exposition time! its so wild that if you lose ur hunter card That It like u cant get another or retake the exam hgabjdfuhasjf Ls 

also the fact that you can sell it is rlly interesting 

leorio & kurapika backing up gon as he confronts illumi again :’) good lil family 

illumi u fool. gon is a shounen protag. he can do anything he sets his mind to

the fact that gon thanks illumi for telling him where killua is....hes literally THAT polite like...what a perfect boy 

hisoka just fuckgin stepping out of the shadows....ok bitch 

the fact that gon fucked up illumis arm that bad with one hand....boi is STRONK 

AUGH AUGH AUGHHHH HISOKA IS SO CREEPY AUGHHH I HATE THIS BIIIITCH 

ok but like is illumi implying that hisoka is a fr p*do bc uhhhhh thats so nasty oh lord. pls stay away from gon, and killua, and like everyone as a matter of fact 

EWWWWWWWWWW I HATE HISOKA HES SO NASTY. PLS STOP MAKING P*RNO FACES IN RELATION TO 12 YR OLD BOYS. 

no but rlly what IS hisoka gonna do now. im assuming he’ll show up p soon (tho probs not in the zoldyc arc like i thought bc its shorter than i thought) 

ok the fact that they have the internet is hilariously wild to me for some reason....it just seems like this would be one of those fantasy shounen worlds with very little tech (a la one piece) but lol nope we can just google shit hvbhjdhjdfks

gon: it was fun when you beat me up for 3 hours and broke my arm! seeya dude!

i love gon he is so chill and doesnt seem to hold grudges except when it really matters (like hisoka and illumi) 

hanzo has.....ninja business cards....thats amazing hvbhsdjkujfnd

dont worry pokkle, leorio was basically carried thru the hunter exam by various people and also won by default. he still deserves his license tho

an exotic game hunter sounds pretty cool! i wonder if we’ll see pokkle again. kinda doubt it? that sounds pretty firmly non-combat based, and therefore probably pretty far from any plot lol

so gons dad is a bigshot huh.....whatever hed be a bigger deal if he didnt abandon his son tbh 

gon swinging his feet on the bench....sooo cute 

so ging could restore a bunch of ruins but he couldnt raise his son...ok

im just gonna be bitter at this guy for abandoning the most perfect boy vhbhjfbsjhdhbfsk sorry dude but being a good hunter doesnt make up for being a shit father 

gon is so precious ;_; 

WHAT WAS SATOTZ GONNA SAY TO GON???

why does it look like theyre googling things on MS paint 

ah yes, padokea, on the continent of Africa But Sideways 

idk if i talked abt it before but the world map is WILD lmao i love how its all the continents/landmasses scrambled around.....im super curious abt that weird island in the top center of the map, thats the only thing that immediately sticks out as not having a real life equivalent 

the music in this show is so charming :’) i love the main theme sm 

gon is sooo precious i literally cant get over it. and his hurry to rescue killua is so sweet....and i love how naturally charming/charismatic gon is....pretty much everyone he meets likes him, especially leorio and kurapika, who basically adopted him after knowing him for like a day, and continue to be completely taken by him

ok wtf is satotz & co talking abt......do they know something abt ging that they arent allowed to tell gon???? shouldnt gon have access to the same info now that hes a hunter? i need ANSWERS

i bet this whole thing abt the hunter exam not rlly being over is a metaphor abt the hunter exam NEVER truly ending bc youre always being tested, or st

ok the ED continues to be So Much like especially the last shot where the 4 main characters look like theyre posing for a JC Penny catalog while the singer goes FULL metal-screamo

ok ruth and i just rewatched the next two eps woohoo

i love that there are tourist busses that take people to the front gates so they can like pose for pics and stuff vhbhjafdsfkj and its like ‘ah yes here are where the local assassins live!’ thats so funny yet it makes so much sense

i love that leorio passed tf out during the bus ride. big big mood 

gon is so cute...hes like ok yes i understand that we’re not supposed to go in but i think they can make an exception for me bc im very polite. 

those 2 dudes r so ugly and so dead god bless

that bigass buster sword....sir please 

ruth and i rlly thot that the old guard guy was gonna turn out to be grandpa zoldyk or st lol

the fact that the dog managed to eat All their flesh but left some clothes....skill 

also the dog is named mike but it sounds like the guy is calling him miku hvbjdfssk

this cant be the first time some morons have been killed here likeeee 

i cant believe nobody has visited the zoldyk estate in 20 years damn they all rlly b havin no friends. depressing 

the whole gates thing is wild. also that part where gon gets the math wrong on the weight.....BIG mood kiddo 

ok the part where gons on the phone w/the butler is soooo good oh man. i love how gon just calmly dials the phone again after hes hung up on the first time and then YELLS....and leorio and kurapikas faces r so good 

also the butler guy unfortunately has a point, it isnt foolproof that gon is here Legit....but he IS let him see his tiny bf :( 

as ruth pointed out, the butler guy is reminiscent of kuro from one piece. same vibes 

maybe if leorio was jacked like he is in the manga/1999 anime he couldve opened the gate that first time around....Ls 

god i love this shows approach to Everything so far,....as ruth put it, half the time its like ‘oh wow they should do [x]/i wish theyd do [x] but ofc they wont cause its a shounen’ but then they DO do [x] and its like damn thats dope 

anyways i love how gon is increasingly approaching situations with his Plucky Shounen Protag Attitude in full swing, and he pretty much gets shot down every time. BUT his general determination to see killua bc killuas his FRIEND and hes gonna RESCUE HIM is still a good and pure motivating force 

like here, when hes climbing over the wall and hes like whatever i dont wanna have to deal w/being tested thats bullshit, i wanna see killua, my intentions are pure, im gonna try my luck with the dog....i was like ok yeah he’ll get over and like tame or defeat the dog and the guard will be suitably impressed bc nobodys ever done That before, and then gon will continue on to get killua 

but NOPE instead the guard calls him down and explains that gon Will Die if he tries that, and then the guard will die too for letting that happen. and gon is like oh shit my actions have consequences for people other than me, wow. 

and THEN the guard takes them in to meet the dog. and hot DAMN that is a scary creature. not even really a dog tbh. they did an excellent job making the dog Legit Scary and not just like, big and flashy looking....those eyes are so soulless, and the proportions are freaky 

and the guard says exactly what i was thinking - that gon would use his Country Boy Woodland Creature Skills to workaround the dog....but then the subversion - this creature is NOTHING like the woodland critters gon is probably used to dealing with. theres no way gon stood a chance here. the guard just saved him from a really unfortunate death 

i love all the Super Heavy Stuff in the servant house that seems so inconvenient vbhjdkfasjfld. also forgot to mention earlier but the guard guy being Absolutely Ripped was wild and kinda funny 

training montage! gon continues to be so cute. and i love so much how leorio and kurapika are like no, you rest, we’ll take care of this. good parents!!!!

and then!!!! they sync up and use the power of gay love to almost open the gate. but then gon uses the power of Improbable Shounen Protag Healing Speed to toss that arm sling off and help out

i feel like leorio was side-eyeing gon like w8 a sec u broke that arm like a few days ago that aint right.....

oh man i almost forgot abt that scene with the zoldyks torturing killua :( :( this poor kid he doesnt deserve that 

also mom zoldyck seems truly awful but i must say her aesthetic does fuck. the victorian-lookin outfit paired with the futuristic cyclops visor thing....excellent. also im betting this face bandages are from killua cutting her face 

this family is so fucked up hvbsjdhjfbakdfn

killua telling his mom that gon is definitely gonna make it there :’) hes got such unshakable faith in his bf thats so good.....

back w/the gang, and immediately they run into more trouble in the form of the young girl butler, whose name i dont know, but i love her....her design is SO good oh man. a non-caricature black person? who also isnt sexualized? in MY anime??????

 i love how gons approach to conflict is currently ‘let more powerful person beat me up for hours straight in hopes that they get tired or something idk bro’ like....i love him lol, is it in an effort to show how determined he is? he doesnt even try to dodge her blows or get around her....id be tryin to hop that fence lol 

oh shit the tiny zoldyk kid from earlier is spying on them....she was w/the mom so im sure thats not good

when he punches the rock part and it breaks....strong boiiii 

oh man that little flashback from when killua first came back and told her that he made a friend ;_; bruh 

i love butler girl :( she wants to let gon but knows it isnt allowed....and as soon as she starts to waver BAM here comes mom zoldyck JFC that was so sudden and jarring....im assuming butler girl isnt dead cause that would be lame and anticlimactic 

also IS THAT NEN??? NEN>>>??? NEN??? HM? NEN????????? 

im so annoying abt nen i need to make one of those ‘is this a pigeon?’ memes w/’is this nen?’ bc thats me anytime anything remotely weird happens lmao

i do think its rlly nen this time tho

anyways shit is wild, cant wait to meet the full zoldyck family 

PREDICTION CORNER: 

as i said above i doubt hisoka will show up now bc this arc is a lot shorter than i anticipated. also im doubting that illumis even gonna show up honestly 

i think we’re gonna have this OP for a while, as the part just at the end shows gon and hisoka fighting in what looks to be an arena, and ik the next arc is the heavens arena arc, which im assuming is the tournament arc....

also i have no idea what that weird building in the OP is but my guess is that its the building w/the heavens arena in it bc its tall and,,,,heaven 

i predict there wont be much fighting in this little arc bc how tf else is it so short. at this point i rlly think gon is just gonna grab killua and go lmao. im super curious abt how thats gonna go down, considering that killua is currently strung up just bc he wont apologize...so i cant imagine his family would just let him leave w/gon. i wonder if killua will fight them, or if gons determination will impress them and then theyll let killua go (doubt it)

thats basically it....we’ll see abt the next few eps holla

[lacklusterswirl]

Ash x Ceil fic? I suggested it earlier in a different context :P

“Am I taking requests?” Kinda… if you send it in I’ll write it eventually… but I do prefer angst most of the time soooo :p

For those that don’t know, Ciel is an OC who’s technically from an original story of mine, but sometimes shows up in R6 stuff I write just cause he’s also JTF 2.

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This time, it was Ciel who asked for help, and Rainbow answered. Ash hadn’t seen him since Buck and Frost were first recruited, and when they… well, just leave it the fact that they know each other. But for a budding romance that was already so slow to start, she doesn’t know if he would ever be interested in someone like her for more than just a one night stand. She was intense, stuck-up, and just had to be in control, and he was trying to keep himself from falling back into a similar pattern. And for good reason. Uncertainty tends to kill romance, and she thinks she sees that here too.

Warnings: Mentions of injuring, gunfights, cannon typical violence. (~2.4k words)

“You again?”

Ciel looked away from the blueprints of the building they were preparing to infiltrate. There were strings and pins around the map like he had spent hours on it, but they weren’t the focus of his attention anymore. “You’re part of a Canadian op. Who else were you expecting?”

“Excuse me, ma’am,” another man bumped into her as he went to stand by Ciel. No doubt, despite the impressive stripes on the newer man’s shoulder, Ciel was still higher rank. He always had to be on top, that bastard. He wasn’t even in his fucking uniform, the slob.

As if he read her mind, he looked up and smirked. “Do you plan on joining us anytime soon?”

Ash rolled her eyes and stepped in to take a closer look at the pins. “Sledge and Blitz will be here soon. They had to stop by and get some kind of special badge to walk around.”

“And you made it here first?” The stranger chimed in. His name tag said Millier though, so that must’ve been his last name.

Ciel smirked and looked back up at his own pins. “Ne sois pas méchant. She’s a guest.” Ash just rolled her eyes.

During the briefing, Ciel was calm and didn’t seem to make a big deal out of the op. It was simple. Go in, clear, and get out. No secondary objectives or anything. However, a simple op like that wasn’t why you called in an international org like Rainbow. All these thoughts were over ridden the entire time though because Ash swore that he was making fun of her for something. His eyes seemed to stay on her for a moment longer than the others, and it made her wonder if he was trying to tell her something more subtle. So, afterwards, she stayed behind.

“Something wrong, Ash?”

“I was going to ask you the same thing.”

“Well, I’ve never been better, thanks for asking.” He took a seat on the table so one leg was off the other ground, but the other was still touching the floor. Even now, he seemed in control. As he always was. From the moment she met him to now, this was always how he was.

“There’s nothing else?” She didn’t misread him. For how guarded he was, his patterns were quite simple. “I know you, you know?”

“I was wondering if you’d like to come out around town with me and Millier tomorrow. Bring your team if you’d like. I know Millier wants to hear about your work.”

“So, this has nothing to do with Buck?”

Ciel gave that coy smile to show that she was right. “I figured that if you didn’t want to tell me, that it wouldn’t be an answer I wanted to hear. You do make the teams after all, eh?”

“Buck… well, he’s moved on.”

“And Frost?”

“She’s doing well, if that’s what you want to know. Knows her way around a mission, and is always a comfort to have on your side. She’s fine as well. They aren’t concerns of Rainbow.”

He made some vague agreeing sound. “And you?” Those green eyes settled on her, and she almost felt uncomfortable.

“I’m well. Nothing new has happened, though I was surprised to hear that you called in help this time. Pulling favours? Must be important. You didn’t sound so stressed when you were talking.”

“I can’t disclose much. But know that your organization’s presence here is very welcomed.”

And by the tone of his voice, he meant it.

You don’t send in two higher ranking officers, one of whom was a legend, and three Rainbow ops for just any mission. And so, this was about what Ash expected. They were engaged in heavy fire from the moment they were deployed. Ash looked over at where Sledge was taking shots through the side door and giving a short report every time one went down.

Blitz was with the Canadian ops while they were going straight through the front door, and from the sound of things, they already made their entry. This wasn’t good. They were meant to enter at the same time, but Ash and Sledge were still posted at their door, unable to set foot in the house.

“Lobby clear, but footsteps are approaching from upstairs— CONTACT!” Ciel’s breathy voice broke her away for a quick moment until bullets flew at her again. She nodded at Sledge, they couldn’t fall any further behind. Together, she and Sledge broke into the kitchen and started clearing enemies who were fleeing from Ciel’s team down the stairs and into their waiting crosshairs.

An explosion sounded from above them, and Ash had to take cover from the bullets raining from above. She glanced over at Sledge but saw him testing his left hand.

“Sledge?”

“Grazed my arm when I was breaking down the door. Starting to feel it now.”

“Shit… Stay safe, we’re almost done. Let me know if it gets too bad.”

He nodded and they turned around the corner to take out the last few terrorists in the room.

“This is Ash, we’re going downstairs.”

“Copy.” That was Millier. Why was he the one responding?

“Ash, what are you waiting for? Count me down,” Sledge hissed. Ash nodded and counted them down. The moment they landed, they immediately went back to back as they cleared out the room. Out the room and taking a corner put them in a good position to take out a few without direct engagement.

“This is Mil reporting, top floor is cleared, but Ciel got thrown in the blast from earlier.”

Ash’s heart stopped.

“He’ll be ok, just a little shaken.”

She sighed, relieved, though she couldn’t pinpoint exactly why it mattered so much. It wasn’t like she could do anything about it now either. She and Sledge had to continue their assault.

When it was all done, and Ciel was safely extracted, there was a tense silence on the plane. Ciel had his eyes closed, trying to block out all sound, while Millier was preparing dressings and ice packs. As for Rainbow, Blitz and Sledge were staring at Ash, expecting an outburst. That was her reputation after all. She was intense, focused, too stuck-up, and hot-headed. However, she waited until debrief before demanding the whole story while Ciel was in the infirmary.

They were clearing out the master bedroom, and Ciel was about to push in when Blitz motioned that he would take point with the shield. As he moved forward though, Ciel must’ve caught something on his sensor because he lunged at the German operator while Millier covered them. It was unneeded though. The C4 killed the only terrorist in the room and Ciel had gotten thrown into a wall. Blitz was a little shocked, but fine otherwise.

“I don’t understand. I have a shield for a reason,” he complained the moment Ciel stepped into the briefing room.

“Your back was facing it, what else was I gonna do?” Ciel responded, taking a seat with a slight grimace. “It was calculated though. I knew the layout of the room, the number of enemies, and my own strength.”

“That… I—”

While Blitz stuttered a little trying to come up with a response, Ciel just smiled at Ash and Millier. “How was the rest of debrief?”

“Elle est trop—”

“Elle peut nous comprendre, Millier. Dis-le à moi plus tard.” Ciel gave Ash a small smile and nodded at the rest. “You are all dismissed. Thank you, Rainbow, for coming in. Things would’ve been a little hairier had that been just a two-man op.”

Blitz and Sledge both stood to leave the room, and after a moment – and a few seconds of unsure eye contact – Millier followed them. Ciel waited until the door was closed until he spoke to Ash.

“Millier interrupted earlier, but what did you think of the mission?”

“Why do you care? It’s over,” she helped him pack up the files, reaching for things that would otherwise hurt him to stretch and grasp for. “It’s a success. Congrats.”

“Oh, come on. I can tell you’re mad at me. And a little bit mad at yourself too?”

Well, since he asked for it. “You shouldn’t have gone upstairs. You shouldn’t have entered before I did.”

“The plan was set in motion. Millier and I are best suited to more enclosed spaces, and Blitz had a shield. It was the right team. And entering didn’t lead to any mistakes.”

“It desynced us.”

“It didn’t matter if we were in sync or not. That C4 was ready for us, and it would’ve been thrown whether or not we were synced.”

“The mission wasn’t perfect.” Ash slammed a stack of papers down on the desk in a perfect pile.

“No mission is.” Ciel grabbed them and packed them away haphazardly.

Ash glared at him. “Our reputation—”

“Will not be affected.” Ciel was counting photos, only looking up once to take in her expression.

She could feel the heat creeping up her neck, as she said the next line. “You almost died.”

There. That made him stop. “I didn’t… You know what? Stay here, I’ll be back.”

It took perhaps ten minutes and Ciel was back with a bottle of golden liquid and two glasses. “It’s to help you destress,” he said, offering the glass he just poured. “Drink it slowly though, I would like you to help me finish up here.”

“You aren’t in charge of me anymore,” she smiled around the glass, but complied anyways. God, she hated whiskey, but the soothing burn was a comfort.

Ciel paused as he was placing the next batch of papers in a box. “You know,” he placed his hands on the table and looked Ash directly in the eye. “Millier loves you. Not like… a romantic love, but he is obsessed with your skill and how you command your unit. He admires you. As do all the soldiers you work with, even the ones who don’t really show it. Cut yourself some slack.”

“Can’t get complacent. Not everyone can take ten years off from this work to raise a child then come back basically the same.”

“It’s not complacency, it’s called forgiveness. And everyone made sure to let me know that… gah, that I had… changed.” He made a motion to his general body, and Ash got the general idea. “Yet I had to forgive myself then too.”

She stopped moving her hands as she noticed he hadn’t done anything in the past few minutes. “Get your ass moving or else we’ll be stuck in here for hours.”

He chuckled, but went back to work. Another moment of silence passed before he spoke up again. “I know you still don’t like Buck because of me.”

Her eyes flew up to meet his. “I don’t hold anything against Buck.”

“Except the fact that I was engaged to him about fifteen years ago, and yet I still request regular check-ins with him and Frost, while I haven’t talked to you since… that night.” The way he looked at her while still organizing told her that he knew exactly what he was doing, and the reaction she wanted to give was what he was expecting.

“Is this how you work?” she asked him. There, he wasn’t expecting that.

He tilted his head slightly to the side and looked back down as he started scribbling on a new set of forms.

“Is my handwriting not neat enough?”

With Ciel, as she had learned the first time, it payed to be direct. He wasn’t one to be easily offended, especially if there was no intention. “Are you trying to get me to be one of those girls and boys for you?”

“… One of those girls and boys? You make me sound like I’m constantly hooking up with people.”

“…Aren’t you?” She gave him an even look. For how responsible he was in every endeavor he took, relationships were not one of them.

“Not constantly. No one can do it that often. I certainly can’t. I am getting older,” he smirked, finally standing up and placing the last pile in the box. “You know me. If you want something, it’s best just to ask.”

“I don’t want to be just another one-night stand for you again.”

“You don’t have to be, I mean, you’re already moving onto a two-night status, aren’t you?” He picked up the box with a quiet huff and started to turn away before freezing in place to face her once more.

“I think I get what’s wrong,” he murmured. “You think that I think that you’re easy. And that I don’t respect you.”

Ash stared back, refusing to give anything away, which, in itself, was a giveaway.

“Eliza…” Him saying her real name was… it was bringing back memories she’d rather leave alone. “I won’t judge you for who you sleep and don’t sleep with, and I know you like to stress over the things you don’t know, but… don’t think of me as someone you need to stress over. That’s the last thing I want to be to you.”

“Then how about tonight, Skye? I know you have to check with Iris first, but after… well, I haven’t been in Toronto before.”

He flashed her a smile that practically glowed. “It would be my pleasure. Just don’t make fun of me too much when I get stiff. Age is unpredictable. So are nitro’s.”

“Does this mean you’ll stop ignoring my requests to put operators in your missions?”

“Not a chance!” He spun and leaned against the door with his back. “Knowing you, you’ll outdo too many of my newer soldiers, and they’ll never gain any leadership experience working with you. Ask again when I’m in charge, then I’ll consider it.” Ash was shaking her head at him. “What? You’re too good for some of them!”

“What a jealous old man,” she shook her head.

“Oh, come off it now, I can’t be that much older than you, right?”

“Aren’t you like fifty?”

“F-” his eyebrows furrowed. “Fifty? What did Buck tell you? I’m the same age as him!” She chuckled, and he let the mock frown change into a more satisfied smile. “Come knock on my office when you’re ready.”

“See you then.”

The door closed behind him, and she turned to back her gadget. The bastard always tried to get her to fucking relax, and it worked every time. As long as she didn’t see her operators with this blush, she was sure she could save face. Or not. What were they going to say to her anyways?

[zealous-zelo-archive]

my experience of b.a.p’s concert in philly! (pardon the mini novel that is everything under the cut)

Okay so first off, I want to give the BIGGEST shout and and thank you to @bb-bambam!! Aditi! Thank you so sooooo soooo so much for responding to my post and driving me and bringing me with you to the concert! I’ll forever be so thankful that you did this for me )’: I had such a great time and that wouldn’t have happened without you <3

Alright so first off, wow things were a bit of a mess ahah. The guys apparently had an interview that ran late, so soundcheck got pushed back like half an hour. We were also supposed to have hi touch before the concert, but that ended up getting pushed back until after the concert, during the pictures (more on that later). So, personally I never had any issues with the staff, but lots of people around were having soooo many problems. Like they weren’t giving them their lanyards and stuff (shout out to hat lady for never knowing anything) and it was just so messy. Thankfully in the end everyone got all their things and everything was fine. We were also lined up outside around the corner (the end of the line where we were), so anytime staff tried to tell us anything we could not hear anything, and of course they rarely ever walked back to inform us of things. Like... it’s the busy sidewalks of Philadelphia... As I said, at least in the end everything was fine. 

So soundcheck! It was really fun! The Trocadero is a small venue and with all the platinum and baby package people in there, we were still super close to the front and it was great. The guys all came out in pajamas and they were so cute and having a blast! 

Then after soundcheck (which was late. it was supposed to be at 5:15 I think but we didn’t go in until closer to 5:45) they made us all go line back up outside again. Which was very confusing... They had barriers up and things and had the GA people lined up (somewhat) outside the doors and... we did not know where to go. Since we couldn’t be there and block the path so we just went to where we had been, but ended up getting moved to the other side of the Trocadero. The baby package line was the longest, and we were in the back so we ended up waiting quite some distance away from the place haha. Also the crew of us in the back ended up being part time staff members helping everyone find where they needed to be :P

Eventually we were let in, I’d say a little after 6:30? The concert itself ended up starting late: at around 7:15 ish. Beforehand, they were playing instrumental versions of songs and we were all just singing along and having a blast.

So the concert! It was absolutely amazing. Those boys are SO much fun to watch. Daehyun was so so so so smiley the whole time, and it was amazing. I’m just gonna drop a link here to Aditi’s highlight’s post because she hit a lot of great things!

The fan questions were fun haha. I loved when Junhong got asked if Mochi knows any tricks (you can watch my video on it here!). One of the other members said Mochi bites and Junhong told us a story and it was super cute )’: Another fan ‘question’ was that it was someone’s (Jenny? was it?) birthday! Junhong was the one who pulled that ‘question’ out and he started singing happy birthday all silly and cutely and it was so funny. When they were getting done with the fan questions, Youngjae (I think?) had said something in Korean. While the translator was translating, OF COURSE everyone started yelling, so nobody heard what the translator said. So when he was finished it was like... silent and we were all like ?? and the boys were like ?? and then after a while the translator resaid what he said, which was essentially ‘are you guys ready for the nest part?’ and then we all cheered and stuff and it was kind of funny. Honestly, like... be quiet while the translator is translating :/ People kept yelling while he was translating sometimes and it really made things difficult to hear. Just wait till he’s done! The boys give plenty of time for people to react and things. Just a psa to other people going!  Youngjae also tried to silence everyone at one point, which didn’t go so well haha. There’s always that one person that needs to make noise once it gets quiet.. haha. It was really cute though.  ALSO Daehyun was so happy with how loud and excited we all were, so at one point he ran backstage to grab a phone (his? i don’t know), and we all started cheering but he shushed us and made us wait until he was ready and then we all screamed and he was SO SMILEY and he recorded the boys a bit too and Junhong like completely ignored him hahaha (Daehyun upload that video challenge :/). Also! The backup dancers were so fun! The one kept being silly and he was definitely having such a blast one stage! It was awesome :) Hands Up was SO much fun! The boys started it off after their last chat with us and they were like put your hands up!!! And then we all started singing/chanting the lyrics and then the song started and it was so much fun! So much energy from everybody in there! We had been given signs/banners to hold up during With You and it was so so cute. They boys all looked so so happy. Himchan was in front of where we were basically the whole last two songs. He really looked so emotional during them ): Pretty sure I fell in love with him. The guys were so cute during With You and Goodbye. They kept waving to everyone and smiling and being adorable. 

Alright so then the concert ended and hat lady came out to explain how the rest of things were going to go. I feel like we got 84375023 different explanations of what we were going to do? But whatever everything worked out. So in the end what was going to happen was the platinum baby package was going to go and have their individual pics first, then the baby package was going to do their hi touch (which we couldn’t do earlier) and their group photo, and then the platinums were going to do their hi touch and group photo. Uhhh, this was a mess. They had us all ‘line up’ in the lobby Now, the Trocadero is a SMALL venue. the 150 ish of us definitely did not fit in the lobby and by no means could we form lines? But we kept getting yelled at to be in lines? 3 specifically. Platinum in one line and two lines for the baby package. It was soooo crowded. We were in the back right in front of the door to the little room where they sell tickets out of, so Aditi and I had to keep moving out of the way of people going in and out of that room, which I don’t blame anyone for hahah. They had stuff to do and we were in the way. It just would have been so much easier to just make us go line back up outside or something? I don’t know, I felt like this whole thing could have been handled differently but whatever.  So the platinum package people went in and did their individual shots, which went pretty quickly. And then the first line of the baby package people started going in. Aditi and I kind of hopped in that line. I mean we were in it? just shoved in the back haha. It was kind of weird inside, since they brought us in on the left and they had all the platinum people just standing over on the right side? Which was kind of awkward but at this point, who cares haha.  SO YEAH, I had made each of them a bracelet and like... I was SO damn nervous to actually give them to them ahah. I honestly was going to chicken out of it, but I saw some other baby give Junhong a flower, so I figured oh well just do it. It was kind of awkward since we were doing hi touch and then doing the group photo right away. So It was like high five! Here’s this bracelet! High five! Bracelet! ioewhgfowes. I was like so paranoid about taking too much time it was just woeitfs. I was so damn nervous the whole time haha. I could barely look at them haha. Jongup was super cute when I walked up to him )’: Daehyun was super super super super sweet though )’: He was so smiley and said thank you and it deadass took me like 5 seconds to comprehend and say you’re welcome like I was fiddling around trying to give Himchan his and I was like OH YOU’RE WELCOME haha. I made Daehyun smile and I just wueigbfwoes. Junhong!! woiehgbfouwe. He was so cute. He was last in line (it went Jongup, Youngjae, Daehyun, Himchan, Junhong) and since he saw me giving the others theirs, he was so cute he like bowed slightly and held his hands up all cutely for me to set it in his hands and I love him ): So then I went to stand between Jongup and Youngjae for the pic, and they started counting down for the pic before I was ready haha. I can’t remember any of it except I saw Youngjae hold his bracelet up as like a mustache for the pic and I panicked and did a peace sign I think cuz I didn’t know what to do haha. Can’t wait to see how that turned out woesthgfnwes. Also I DON’T KNOW HOW BUT MY SHY ASS FOUND THE COURAGE TO ASK JUNHONG FOR A HUG????? SO I HUGGED HIM AND I LOVE HIM )’: 

So uh yeah that was a lot of what all went down. I love them all so much they’re such sweethearts )’: The concert was so damn amazing. Those boys can perform! Daehyun and Youngjae’s solos were a m a z i n g!!!! Daehyun smiled during his from our cheering ): Youngjae was SO powerful and passionate it was amazing. Jongup and Daehyun’s duet!! That was also amazing! They’re so powerful oiwbefsd Jongup performing Try My Luck was such an experience. He did like the first half of the song without the backup dancers and just wow. JUNHONG ugh. That boy I swEAR. Howler was so so so much fun! I think it was a great way to end that section. Just a super fun dancey song with a very flirty, talented, amazing boy! That was honestly one of the best nights of my life tfgbwesd. Everyone was having such a blast. The boys were having so much fun! And they were so happy! And Youngjae said we were the most passionate stop so far which thw4nfoeisd (every band ever at every stop of their tours: ‘ you guys were the best show so far!!!’ haha).

[kanashiba]

21 and mryder+gil p l s

Prompts: “You’re not very intimidating”

Notes: It’s a Modern Day Coffee Shop AU (Sue me I write what I know). Also it turns out that my writing skills are way rustier than I anticipated so.... yeah I mean I guess read it and laugh lmao.

“Next Customer!” Scott shouted over the din of the coffee shop he worked at.

A man in a blue hoodie and bright red hair messily brushed back stepped forward, “Can I get a large vanilla latte with coconut milk to take away please” he asked.

Scott forced the urge to raise an eyebrow. While he hated the stereotypes around people and their drink orders, he had to admit the other man had thrown him through a loop with that one.

“That’ll be $3.95” he said

The other man reached into his pocket and froze. “Uhh, I don’t suppose you would be open to me robbing you?” He asked, a blush slowly crawling up his neck.

Scott laughed. “Maybe if you had ordered something scarier and weren’t blushing, right now you’re not very intimidating.” Taking pity on the other man, he said, “Tell ya what, you can owe me one”.

The other man perked up “Thanks mate, although what exactly do I owe you?” he replied playfully.

“A kiss under a distant planet, illuminated by the shining moon high in the sky”

Gil raised an eyebrow, “I may not be able to deliver on that” he said.

“Alright fine, it’s on the house, it’s my good deed for the month. I’m like the good samaritan except I’m helping a cute doofus instead of a robbed dude” Scott shot back. “How about just your name instead?”.

“It’s Gil, and yes I’ve heard all the jokes. What’s yours?”

“Scott” he said, giving the other man a wink. He couldn’t tell if Gil was picking up on what he hoped were his obvious flirting signals. Truthfully flirting was not his forte, and what skills he had, had fallen into disrepair long ago.

As he made the man’s order he took the chance to discreetly check him out. Scott had to admit that he was even hotter than he first thought. He figured the other man was around his age, and those eyes, those were eyes he could get lost in. Gil appeared to be staring at the chalkboard with the quote of the day Cora had lovingly written that morning with indifference, although Scott thought he saw a flicker of movement in the corner of the other man’s eye.

Before he could decide if he was imagining things, his hand started to burn. Rapidly turning his attention back to the drink he was just about to ruin, he thankfully managed to save it in time. If he got lost in thought and ended up splattering the walls with milk one more time this week Cora was going to kill him. Being able to impress the cute guy with his drink making skills was also a plus too.

“There you go, one large coconut vanilla latte, made with love and on the house” he said, handing the other man his coffee.

“Thank’s Scott, and don’t worry, I always pay my debts” Gil said, with a smile, his piercing eyes staring playfully into Scott’s.

“Ahha anytime dude” Scott managed to choke out, as e felt a rising surge of heat rapidly approach his neckline.

This appeared to make the other man smile and he turned to saunter out the door on the way to… wherever it was he was going.

“Really? ‘anytime dude’, that’s what you went with?” asked Cora, who had evidently been watching everything from the doorway to the Kitchen.

“What? I’m rusty, besides at least I don’t hide in the kitchen whenever my crush comes by” he shot back. Cora smiled at him, and he knew that he was going to pay for that remark at a later date.

He and Cora had gotten off to a rocky start. She was his father’s protege and he was far from the son his father had wanted, but after they were essentially purged from the military, they had to stick together. Even more so after Alec’s disappearance. Scott liked Cora though, she pushed him and didn’t let him swallow his own excuses, and he helped her loosen up a little.

“Do you think he’ll be back?” Scott asked.

Cora grinned, “Probably, he was checking you out just as much as you were checking him out” she replied.

Scott punched the air, which made Cora laugh.

The next day, a familiar figure waltzed in shortly after opening. “Hey Scott, can I get an Americano to go, I can pay ya this time,” Gil said cheerily.

“Now that’s a big change since yesterday, what gives?” Scott asked as he made the other mans order.

“Having a regular order is so predictable, I just pick what my gut tells me, today it said Americano.”

“A man of impulse, that’s very sexy you know”

“Oh is it?” Gil said, the tone of his voice subtly shifting to something smoother, kinder, more intimate. “Well, I’ll have to remember that”.

After Scott had rung him up, Gil turned to leave but paused. “Hey Scott, I think I know how to pay you back… kind of, but it involves a small road trip, you interested?”

“Sure, yeah why not,” replied Scott, as he tried to ignore his sweating palms and the rising heat in his chest. Was this a date, even if it was why was he so hot and bothered. What was going on?

“Great, I’ll pick you up tonight, see you then,” Gil said with a smile, and with that, he left.

“Did you just get asked on a date?” Cora asked.

“I think so,” said Scott.

Before the conversation could continue, he saw Cora’s crush, Jaal, leave the store he worked at and start walking over to their coffee shop, likely in pursuit of a coffee or a bagel. Before Cora noticed and made an excuse, Scott quickly untied his apron and dashed into the Kitchen “Gotta take a quick break” he called out to Cora as he sped back to the Kitchen, out of Cora's sight but still able to see the counter.

Cora looked confused until the doorbell chimed and Jaal walked in, at which point she began to turn blush and awkwardly try and get coherent sentences out as she served the man.

As Ryder left the shop, he saw Gil waiting for him, leaning against a beat up old land rover. “You ready?” Gil asked.

“Oh absolutely,” Scott replied

As they drove through the town, freshly covered in a thick blanket of snow, Scott realized that they were leaving it and heading in the directions of the mountains that loomed over their home.

“Where exactly are we going?”

“Trust me alright, it’s a surprise” replied Gil. “Don’t worry, I promise I’m not a murderer”.

At this Scott laughed, “Trust me, Gil, if anyone’s dying tonight it’s not going to be me”. Gil gave him a puzzled look. “I’m more… well, I was once more than a barista” he replied. While Dad’s intensive training had been hard on him and Sarah, it had left him with a valuable skill set that meant he could take care of himself.

“You never told me what you do during the day,” said Scott, trying to shift the conversation away from him.

“I’m the chief mechanic at the nearby military base, I keep everything running smoothly over there, even fix up old cars like this one in my spare time, it’s probably the only thing I was really good at, well, that and poker.”

“Poker? I suppose it fits doesn’t it, you seem like someone who likes the thrill of unknown risks, reading people too. We should play sometime.”

“Oh, is that a challenge?” asked Gil, with a hint of mischief in his voice.

“Not really, I’ve only ever played the strip version and I’m very bad at it…. Or very good, depending on what you count as winning,” Scott said with a playful grin.

“Well, I only regret that I didn’t bring any playing cards with me,” Gil said, and Scott noticed his cheeks were ever so slightly flushed.

They sat in silence for a while, Gil focusing on the road and Scott staring out the window at the dark creeping forest that sped by them. He liked the forest, and it’s secrets. It was open but mysterious, you could explore it till the end of your days and it still might not reveal all it’s secrets to you, and while it was full of beauty there was still the danger you might get lost in it. He wondered if this applied to Gil too, the other man was… open on the surface but Scott sensed a deep layer of complexity that was closed off to the world, rumbling deep below.

“Do you have any family nearby?” He asked Gil.

“Not really, never knew my parents, and I grew up in the foster system. I was lucky, I was always meddling with old engines and tech, it was easy for me to get a job, to get out. Not everyone did. There’s Jill, we met in the same foster home, we don’t always agree on everything but we’ve got each other’s backs, only way we could survive really. She’s a developmental biologist at the nearby college now, we don’t see each other as much as we should.” Gil replied, there was a sad tone in his voice, his was a life with less happy moments than there should have been. “What about you?” he asked Scott.

“My mom died a year ago, my dad disappeared off the face of the Earth. Me and my sister are the only ones left. We were a Navy family but… well, Dads parting gift was to ruin not only his career, but mine and Sarah’s, and even Cora’s too. Sarah works overseas now, she mainly acts as a liaison between archeological dig teams from here and the locals.”

“Wait, who’s Cora?”

“Oh right, she’s the woman at the coffee shop. We started it together, neither of us really knew what to do after Dad and we’d always joked about it. It’s fun but… I think we’re both using it as a resting spot until we know what to do.” Scott finished.

“Well… shit, and I thought I had a lot going on” Gil said

Scott laughed “Here’s to crazy histories, and even crazier futures” he mimed and toast, as did Gil, albeit with one hand.

The conversation fell to a natural lull, as they both contemplated what the other had said.

Half an hour later and they were there, there being up the side of one of the mountains that surrounded the town. “Come on, it’s about ten minutes walk that way,” said Gil as he pointed in a direction that looked no different than any other direction.

“If we get lost, I will eat you for food,” said Scott, but he followed Gil nonetheless.

“Scott?” Gill asked after the pair had been walking a couple of minutes.

“Yes?”

“I… don’t know why but you’re different” he began “And I have a tendency to rush into things, and when it comes to relationships, well normally the other person is just as eager to rush in and then rush away just as fast but, that’s not…” he trailed off.

“Gil, I, along with the rest of the Ryders, am many things, but I promise you I’m not scared of going fast,, I love it, I love not knowing what will happen. Only by leaping from the edge to we discover that we can fly.” Scott paused for a second “That being said, I will happily put on the brakes if you want, I suppose you we have only known each other for forty-eight hours”.

“Does that bother you?” asked Gil. He was trying to sound nonchalant but the twinge of worry did not escape Scott’s notice.

“Truthfully? No. I’ve seen people rush into things and have it end in disaster, but the same can be said for people who are cautious. I think the person matters more than the speed, and I have a good feeling about you”.

Gil seemed relieved. “Thank’s Scott” he whispered, almost as if he was afraid the other man would hear.

Scott smiled and reached out for the other man’s hand. Gil seemed surprised but he let Scott firmly grasp his hand. Gil’s hand was warmer and much rougher than Scott, years of hands-on mechanic work having left its work.

The two walked hand in hand, two kindred spirits intertwined as one until they reached a small clearing.

Scott gasped. The clearing was on a natural ledge at the side of the mountain. Stretched out below was the town, the lights glittering in the distance as it danced across the snowflakes gently falling from the sky. Above them the full moon hung in the sky, casting it’s glow across the land so that even though around them it was dark, that clearing was naturally alight.

“Gil… it’s beautiful” Scott said breathlessly, and it truly was. Scott had traveled the world and had seen so much natural beauty, to know that it lay also so close to home was oddly comforting.

“Ahha thanks, I used to come here with… an old friend.” Gil paused, “I know it’s not under a distant planet, that was slightly outside my budget, but I hope this is close enough.” he said, his cheeks glowing red.

Scott paused, was the other man embarrassed, or flustered? He turned to Gil and laid his hand flat on Gil’s chest. Even under his jacket, Scott could feel Gil’s heartbeat quicken. He turned to look up at Gil, who was staring intently back at him. “I think I said something about a kiss?”

“Well…” Gil began, as his arms wrapped around Scott, and Scott, in turn, ran his other hand around to the back of Gil’s head. “I really don’t want to ru-” the sentence fading from his mouth as Scott slowly pulled Gill forward into a kiss.

It was, in truth, probably not the best kiss in the history of kisses. Both men were out of practice and emotions running high tends to make things run less smoothly, but it was a “good enough” kind kiss and neither party would trade it for the world.

Gil’s lips were warm against Scotts, much warmer than the snow gently falling around them, and for a moment however brief, the Universe shrank to a single point, two men locked in an embrace, before it exploded outwards in a loud shattering storm of light and beauty.

Scott breathlessly pulled away from the warm embrace. “You certainly paid your debt in full, but would you consider a charitable donation?”

Gil laughed, and leaned back in for another kiss.

[bbparker]

Echo (Peter Parker Imagine)

Summary: (Y/N) is a mutant with the ability to create sounds to manipulate the matter around her as well as use it to create echoes for locating people and learning her surroundings without even having to open her eyes. She has no friends as she wanted to keep her distance due to her vigilante lifestyle but also to keep herself safe. That is until she continuously had run ins with the Spider’s real life self- Peter.

A/N: No prompts or anything but it is my first imagine so any feedback is appreciated! I did twist the story line of the Hulk for this, but it’ll make sense during this chapter and later ones. (If I decide to do more 😜)

Warnings: Bad character writing lmao

I’m going to say REQUESTS ARE OPEN! (For the first time lmao)

// Masterlist //

“Hey, Ned! Wait up!” (Y/N)‘a voice carried across the courtyard, catching not only the boys attention but everyone within the vicinity. (Y/N) was a peculiar girl who didn’t have friends. She preferred to have people as acquaintances due to her circumstances of having a particular vocal skill set and abnormally good hearing- as she liked to say. There were smaller abilities such as slightly enhanced endurance and strength but nothing compared to the likes of Captain America or even Spider-man. In reality, she had mutated vocal chords which could shatter, warp or even hypnotise people and the objects around her. She also had the ability to echo sounds off of her surroundings a useful locating technique that could give her visuals of the world around her. However, due to her young age, she had a long way to go before she mastered her abilities. “Oh, hey (Y/N)! What’s up?” The Leeds boy smiled at her. (Y/N)’s eyes slid to the nervous slick backed hair boy next to Ned before returning. “I was wondering if you wanted to get a start on our history project today, after school?you mentioned you were free anytime so I assumed haha. I mean it’s totally cool if you can’t-” “No! No, I can, at mine or would you prefer yours? AlsodoyoumindifPetercomeswith?! We were going to study together this afternoon anyway.” Ned’s fast ramblings probably wouldn’t have been understood by the normal ear, however having advanced hearing assisted (Y/N). “No- yeah that’s cool, you guys can come to mine. As long as Peter doesn’t mind me crashing your study date.” (Y/N) kept her face straight while glancing at Peter. “W-what? N-no! We aren’t- we’re not-!” A laugh broke through (Y/N)‘s lips, cutting Peter off. “I know, I’m just messing.” She smiled over at Peter sweetly, causing a blush to crawl up his neck. (Y/N) smiled and waved goodbye to the fairly odd boys and said she’d see them this afternoon. “Ned…” Peter said while both boys watched (Y/N) walk away. “Yeah…” “Why didn’t you tell me you were partnered up with…her?” Ned laughed and turned to Peter, patting his shoulder. “I wanted it to be a surprise.” (Y/N) smiled to herself, having heard the whole conversation while walking away. ————– (Y/N) waited by the exit to the school thinking about her current friendless situation. She’d never actually considered having friends, only acquaintances, as she couldn’t take the chance of anyone finding out about her mutations. She was friendly and cautious enough but didn’t want to risk it, especially after the Sokovia Accords came out. Of course, it didn’t stop her venturing out during the night to stop the predators that lurked the streets- masked of course. So deep in thought, (Y/N) didn’t see the sweater wearing boy approach her. “Hey-” (Y/N) screams and instinctively threw her hand out hitting Peter in the face. Nobody moved for a minute before moving into action. “Oh my god-!” (Y/N) began, Peter continuing. “(Y/N)! I’m so sorry I didn’t mean to-!” “Why are you apologising I-!” Each stumbling over each other to apologise. “- for startling you and not-” But (Y/N) eventually got her words in. “PETER I HIT YOU IN THE FACE!” Grabbing his chin, she turned his face to the side to inspect the red mark. He didn’t wince he just looked down at the girl who inched closer to his face to see the damage. If Peter was normal, her hit could have caused some broken bones but luckily he was very much beyond the word ‘normal’. “Am I interrupting something?” Ned pipes in finally, having witnessed the entire encounter. (Y/N) laughed softly as Peter moved out of her hold and scratched the back of his neck. “Nope! Anyways let’s get going, I have things to do at six.” The three made their way to the subway and jumping off at (Y/N)’s usual station. Peter discovered that (Y/N)’s apartment is was only a couple blocks from his own but in a more 'high class’ area. “(Y/N)… you live here?” Ned gasps staring up at the tall building as he follows her past the front doors. “Good afternoon Nina!” (Y/N) greets the door woman as said woman opens the door for the three teens. “Good afternoon Miss Banner. Made some new friends I see?” Nina raises an eyebrow at the two gawking boys trailing after her. (Y/N had known the older woman since she was a child so these questions weren’t that strange to her. “Hmm” (Y/N) stops to think glancing over at the boys who were inspecting the large red and gold themed lobby. Making eye contact with Peter, who quickly looks away, (Y/N) smiles while still looking at Peter. “Well, who knows. They’re a little different from the rest.” Smiling at Nina, (Y/N) ushers the boys the elevator and as the doors shut behind her, they begin their questioning. —— “So you’re telling me that your p-parents work as a top engineer and scientist for T-tony Stark?!” Peter exclaimed as (Y/N) explained her parent's wealth. (Y/N) glanced down, not exactly comfortable with people knowing about her parent's positions. “Well for Stark Industries, Pepper’s CEO so technically they work for her, but they’ve seen and talked to Mr. Stark before. Plus my dad is a bit of a free lancer as well.” The boys could do nothing but stare at the girl, how did nobody in her school know of this. Of course, it’s because she didn’t go out of her way to let people know, much like Flash Thomson did. “Okay so shall we actually study or are you guys wanting to gawk at any other part of the building?” (Y/N) raised one eyebrow. Ned was of course still gawking. “L-lead the w-way (Y/N)” Peter said softly seeing the discomfort on her face. Finally opening up her front door, Ned let out another gasp. “Ned, be cool man,” Peter whispered in his ear, but of course (Y/N)’s super hearing caught it. Ned responded just as quietly while she pretended to busy herself with her bag. “Yeah, you’re right. This is (Y/N) we’re talking about here. Do you reckon I’ve got a shot?” “Wait, what? Whatever just be cool man, I think we’re freaking her out with all the staring.” Peter whispers quickly, glancing up at (Y/N) who was looking through the mail on the bench. Before Ned could reply (Y/N) cut in. “Alright let’s study in my room, c'mon” she gestured to follow her and a slight squeak was heard from one of the boys. However, when she turned to find the source of the noise, both boys were looking in opposite directions pretending not to hear anything. “Okay…” Upon entering (Y/N)’s room, both boys glanced around, taking in what a girls room looked like. Peter instantly spotting a desk covered in a multitude of art things and sheets of scribbling. Something familiar amongst the drawings. Picking it up carefully he inspected the drawing of a mask that he had seen many times before. The Spider-Man mask. (Y/N) laughed lightly next to him. “You’ve caught me. I’m a bit of a Spidey fan.” Peter turned his head to look at her and smiled softly but nervously, (Y/N) returning the smile - both unable to look away. A crash came from behind them. Turning they catch Ned on the floor and a bunch of DVDs surrounding him. “You have a lot of movies (Y/N)” Ned laughed lightly from the floor. She laughed, helping him up. “Let’s actually study, shall we?” ———— A couple hours later and a lot of strange conversations that had nothing to do with their history projects or homework, (Y/N)’s parents arrive home. A knock was heard on the door before a tall man with glasses and an awkward demeanor enters. “Hey (Y/N) I didn’t know we had company” “Yeah sorry. They came to study and work on a project we have together. This is Ned Leeds and Peter Parker. Guys this is my Dad.” He held out his hand politely shaking Ned’s hand before replying as he shook a wide-eyed Peter Parker’s hand. “Bruce Banner, it's good to finally meet some friends of (Y/N).”Peter definitely knew who he was.

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Four: A Dauntless MC Romance - Chapter 1: Four

Rating: M (Language, Sexual content)

He was scarred from his past and from his service to his country, but not one of those scars compared to what he held inside. She was the one to see beyond that, to soothe and heal him. She was the one he would never be good enough for but would spend his entire life trying to be. Even if it cost him everything in the process. Four/Tris AU Modern Day (M)

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A/N: I was challenged to give some love to Four and Tris. So this is my attempt to go to the ‘Fourside’. Apparently the Fourside has flan, not cookies. But since flan is the shit I am good with that. :P Don’t worry, I have plans for my favorite badboy with a follow up story with Eric and his ladylove.

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Chapter One: Four

“Four.” A deep and raspy voice greets me as I sit at the breakfast nook drinking my coffee and have my head stuck in my tablet.

I look up even though I already know who spoke. “Eric.” I greet him back simply.

It is too damn early in the morning for either of us to move beyond simple syllable words. Not enough sleep or caffeine can make me a surly motherfucker. Eric ain’t much better.

He slides into one side of the breakfast nook and drinks his own coffee. There is a bustle around us. A few of the club girls are starting to get breakfast prepared. Their soft voices melding into the sounds of the rattling of pots and pans. It could be annoying and jarring, causing one of us to snap at them. But they had learned to move and set things up in a way that minimized the noise levels.

Not all of the guys live in the clubhouse. Most with families have their own homes on or near the massive amount of property the MC owns. It is generally guys like me, single and heavily involved with the running of the club, that lives on property. Same with the girls affiliated with the club. Technically there are no female club members. They aren’t patched in anyways. If there is a girl tied to the club they are usually the old lady of one of the brothers, a kid, or a hanger on.

Some girls like to hang around. Attracted to the life and men. Maybe trying to become someone’s old lady or just needing someplace to go. In other clubs the girls are called sweet butts. Generally speaking they are used for one thing. I can’t say that never goes on but that isn’t what having the girls here is all about. All the girls are treated with respect and taken care of. If there are any hookups they are behind closed doors and consensual.

Before she passed, Max’s wife had a habit of finding girls lost in the world and getting them a home. Street Life is hard. I knew from personal experience. It was just another reason I knew this place was where I belonged.

Lauren, one of the girls, sauntered over and placed a plate in front of Eric. She let her hand graze along his arm and gave him a coy smile. “Here you go hun.”

Eric raised an eyebrow and smirked a little. “Thanks doll.” He replied but didn’t give her more encouragement. Not that he would need to. Everyone knew Lauren had a major thing for Eric. All he would need to do...all he did, was raise that eyebrow when he wanted something and she went running.

He began to dig into his food while she made her way back over to me. Her smile was different for me but no less inviting. It wasn’t something I ever encouraged or wanted but I smiled at her and thanked her simply.

Eric’s deep rumbling chuckle sounded in front of me. “Such a choir boy.” He mumbled around a bite of food. “When was the last time you got laid, brother?”

I shot him a glare then took a drink of my coffee to wash down the bite I had just finished. “Oh about, it’s none of your fucking business, ago.” I snapped back at him.

Normally I didn’t react so badly to his prodding. I could give a shit less about the flack I got from the guys about my apparent lack of interest in either the club girls or the girls from in town. It didn’t phase me normally.

It shouldn’t bother me. All that had changed about three weeks ago when I got wind that she was dating someone. Apparently it was serious too.

I thought he would press things, keep at me. Sometimes he got in those moods. Maybe he got some himself or he was having a good day because he didn’t press things. Instead he went to business even though today was a weekend.

As officers we were never really ‘off’. Shit could hit the fan at anytime and we were the first ones called.

“You get to go over those contracts from the lumber mill we just contracted?” He asked in between sips of his coffee.

I nod as I work on continuing to eat. The contracts were for the security firm we have. Part of the services we offer is protection and guard details. There had been some trouble out at the lumber mill and they wanted a few guards posted during the off hours. It was tricky for us because we had to cover a wide area in patrols. That meant hiring more bodies to cover the territory.

“I figure we need about twenty additional bodies to fill in the gaps we don’t already have people for. We can hire some from of the applicants that have been on the waiting list for a while.” I reply after I have gotten some more caffeine in my system.

Eric tilts his head in thought. His blue grey eyes doing that calculating he is famous for. “Sounds good but we won’t want to put the new blood out there. Too much could go wrong and we don’t want anyone green being the only ones to handle it.”

With another nod I agree. “Get ‘em trained up then move the experienced ones to the mill while filling in their places at the old posts. It will be good because honestly a few of them had complained of things being stale.”

Eric snorted and rolled his eyes. “Fuckers shouldn’t complain at all. They are getting top dollars to basically sit on their ass and watch whatever little programs they want to watch in their guard boxes. We coddle their asses way too damn much.”

I smirk a little. While I agree personally I know that Eric and I are a different breed. The guys and kids we hire have never experienced the hell we went through. “Happy employees mean better results, Eric.” I intone.

He huffs and shakes his head. “Lazy motherfuckers.” He grumbles more under his breath than anything.

Anything I was going to say is cut off as a commotion draws my attention. Honestly I was already drawn before Eric had even got out his grumpings.

I felt her as she was coming in the door. It was like she carried the cool spring air with her and released it as she was entering any room. She always had a way about her that seemed to breathe life into me while stealing my breath away.

I lower my head but look up from under my lashes and let my eyes take her in. It is the weekend and that means she will spend time here at the clubhouse with her family. It also means she will allow herself to dress casually and more in keeping with the kinds of activities that might happen during the two days she and her sister are here.

Her golden hair is down, hanging in a shimmering curtain down to the middle of her back instead of in the bun or tight ponytail she sported while working in the office. Her trim body encased in tight blue jeans that she paired with mid calf boots in a dark grey serviceable leather. She had a simple navy long sleeved t shirt on with her favorite dark grey leather jacket dropped over her arm.

Seeing her was a knife to my heart every time because she is so fucking off limits it was ridiculous. Not only was there the age difference, her being eight years younger than me. There is also the fact that she is the president's daughter. Adopted daughter, but blood didn't make any difference to Max. He loved those girls and their brother with a fierceness that was both awe inspiring and scary as fuck.

From the moment I had stepped foot into the clubhouse for the first time and she had turned her sweet smile along with those blue eyes on me, I had been gone.

My efforts to keep my observing her unnoticed fail as I see her look in my direction. She gives me a smile but it only serves to twist the knife further.

I smile back before she turns to her sister and they walk out with a few of the other girls chattering.

There was a time when she lit up at the sight of me. Her eyes radiating what I felt but could never show. But time and the distance I purposely shoved in between us had started to dim that. Now there was a lingering sadness that has only deepened with the knowledge she has moved on.

How can I hurt so bad at the loss of something that was never even mine?

[junker-town]

Klay Thompson is the most accidentally funny player in the NBA

Klay Thompson brings us so much joy, and he doesn’t even need to try.

Klay Thompson’s NBA career has been a blast. We know him for his scoring outbursts that leave us scrambling for NBA Twitter, but also the moments off the court that somehow leave us laughing every time.

Thompson doesn’t try to be a comedian. There are NBA players who want to make us all laugh like Joel Embiid, but Thompson is able to do so just by being his average self. Because of that, we get these unique moments that we can all relish together.

Most recently, Thompson was seen sporting this coat, looking like he was unamused with the reporters around him.

The looks on his face, combined with the saucy fur trim, is priceless, especially after a basketball game.

Postgame Klay pic.twitter.com/8cTsllRqVG

— Logan Murdock (@loganmmurdock) December 18, 2018

The phrase “big mood” is thrown around often, but this one is truly relatable. Personally, that’s my reaction after somebody claims in the year 2018 that the Warriors are ruining basketball. It’s old.

After a win over the Kings, he gave this legendary postgame interview that made zero sense.

At the same time, it made a ton of sense, because only Thompson could deliver such a scene for us to enjoy. He was clearly tongue tied, and couldn’t quite recover.

KLAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY pic.twitter.com/9wAerO4uVP

— CJ Fogler (@cjzero) December 15, 2018

Because Thompson just let it happen, we were treated to a very human moment that we could all appreciate, because most of us would probably be scrambling to find the words, too.

But yeah, he really missed the mark there.

Thompson has also acknowledged a double entendre that you were probably too afraid to admit you laughed at.

Then-Warriors sideline reporter Ros Gold-Onwude asked Thompson, “How much do you feed off of the D?” and the question was too on the nose for him to not giggle at.

To Thompson’s credit, he still managed to do a good job of keeping the interview going like a professional in the moment.

He’s also expanded his interview repertoire by participating in man on the street interviews for local news.

Imagine just turning on your local news, and instead of a random citizen in your area, there’s NBA Champion Klay Thompson talking to a microphone.

So @warriors Klay Thompson @KlayThompson just casually getting interviewed on local NY News @fox5ny talking about building scaffolding... pic.twitter.com/Zhiwrw0in0

— Michael P (@MP_Trey) November 21, 2017

Talking about scaffolding on local news is one of the many Forrest Gump-like qualities that Thompson possesses.

Thompson has his accidentally funny on the court moments too though, like when he raised the roof after an Andre Iguodala dunk.

Raising the roof hasn’t been a thing since ... a long time. But Thompson felt inspired to do the gesture, and it kind of worked?

guys. klay thompson raised the roof after that iggy dunk. im gone. pic.twitter.com/coCo2buvuR

— Whitney Medworth (@its_whitney) April 23, 2017

When you do as much winning as the Warriors do, you can make the most dated references seem trendy. I wouldn’t say that raising the roof is coming back anytime soon, but we’re also not inclined to question it’s legitimacy as much as we would if, let’s say, JaVale McGee did it.

There was also that time he definitely read the box score wrong, acknowledged it, and moved on.

In similar move to his interview, Klay stumbled over his words until he decided he was through.

Klay Thompson badly misreads stat sheet: "Is that right? Nope, nevermind. 15. Way off" pic.twitter.com/TYmP7o0M1a

— Kenny Ducey (@KennyDucey) May 25, 2016

You gotta respect the guy for just keeping things moving, even if they’re embarrassing. That Don’t Give A Shit attitude is even funnier in a setting like a press conference.

Thompson has also given us one of the best spontaneous moments after a game, when he took a swig of a Coors Light.

Drinking a beer seems like a fitting way to celebrate a road win in Toronto, you just wouldn’t expect that to happen during the middle of an interview. But Thompson does not care, which is how I think we all like to envision ourselves as professional athletes.

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The refreshed and unbothered “ahhhh” after he takes a sip makes it a trillion times better.

Thompson also signed a toaster, of all things. But it wasn’t just him signing it that was funny.

His reaction in this photograph couldn’t be more appropriate. Thompson looks equally confused by what has been presented to him, but not so disgusted that he wouldn’t sign it.

The Warriors went 31-2 and won a championship after Thompson signed the toaster. These two things are related.

He had a good time at Steph Curry’s 30th birthday, but it took an unexpected twist.

Thompson’s doing what we’d all do at a setting like this: dancing, enjoying himself, not caring much about what’s going on around him. It’s a very relatable vibe, until he decides that he’s going to throw his shoe:

It's the return of China Klay! Watch 18 minutes of Klay Thompson, Coach Mike Brown and the Warriors dancing at Steph Curry's 30th Birthday party: https://t.co/EnSNTtVepI pic.twitter.com/Sg5Uz88oEW

— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) March 13, 2018

The floor is probably wet and disgusting, and I’d imagine Thompson is wearing a pair of shoes that aren’t exactly cheap. I guess anything goes though when one is lit.

The ensuing Warriors practice was cancelled after Curry’s birthday, because Steve Kerr is a real one.

But the greatest funny accident of them all has been the birth of the alter ego that is China Klay.

After he signed a shoe deal with Anta in 2017 worth as much as $80 million, Thompson went on tour in China, and he didn’t disappoint.

There was this missed dunk, when he proved even a superstar NBA athlete like himself could look like a total dork:

Klay Thompson went to China to show them what the talents of an NBA player look like in real life pic.twitter.com/DdxZFJ5ZUv

— Ben Baldwin (@benbbaldwin) June 24, 2017

Continuing that trend, he was dancing at an event in China where it became even more evident that he really is just an average guy with a silky smooth jumper:

Here's the version of the latest Klay dancing video from China with sound. Seems he didn't want the segment to end #ChinaKlay #Anta #China pic.twitter.com/IszdO2xMuv

— LetsGoWarriors (@LetsGoWarriors) June 30, 2017

The perfect alter ego that is China Klay reappeared in the summer of 2018, which seems like forever ago right now.

We got Thompson in this costume that I’m not certain how to describe. Just look at this thing:

CHINA KLAY IS ON ANOTHER LEVEL THIS SUMMER pic.twitter.com/fgJ6ZFjXgv

— Whitney Medworth (@its_whitney) June 28, 2018

Again, don’t know the meaning behind it, but I approve.

Thompson also got torched by a kid in pop-a-shot. Though to be fair, I don’t think there are many people on the planet that could possibly beat this child:

#ChinaKlay getting destroyed in pop-a-shot [via @nmwitherill/IG] pic.twitter.com/IzNuVdVXfV

— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) June 26, 2018

The kid being a straight boss at the game makes it good, but Thompson deciding he was going to lose while still making as many shots as he could at a comfortable pace made it great.

Klay also forgot that his coach, Steve Kerr, was one of the best shooters of all time.

Amid a shooting slump, Klay really said he’d only listen to Reggie Miller or Ray Allen’s advice. Then he backtracked to include Larry Bird. Oh yeah! Then he remembered his own head coach.

Klay Thompson: “What is somebody going to tell me about my jump shot that I can’t fix? Unless it’s Reggie Miller or Ray Allen, I don’t know who I’m supposed to listen to. Larry Bird? Steve Kerr. I’ll listen to Steve. Steve shot 45 percent.” pic.twitter.com/GCfSmymz96

— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) December 27, 2018

Not even Klay knows what he said here

This Klay interview still has me in tears. How? pic.twitter.com/9wAerO4uVP

— CJ Fogler (@cjzero) December 15, 2018

He definitely said some words in there.

Klay held a towel up to the camera completely backwards and apologized

MVP-like postgame interview from Klay pic.twitter.com/uasF6eZHMQ

— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) April 21, 2019

This is Peak Awkward Klay.

Klay hit big shots in the Warriors Game 2 win over the Rockets and threw up the Three Goggles

Game 2 recap: us: omg what are the refs gonna do in this game klay: LOL IM JUST GONNA MAKE CLUTCH SHOTS pic.twitter.com/pOBhtFnQ7Z

— SB Nation (@SBNation) May 1, 2019

Klay did the Big Balls Dance in Game 4 of the Finals

KLAY pic.twitter.com/yTfGMlpIvX

— SB Nation (@SBNation) June 8, 2019

The best part about all of Thompson’s small, odd moments is that we can’t predict what the next is going to be.

Every Random Act Of Klay is unique, and just as enjoyable as the last. As long as Klay remains Klay, we’ll never run out of all the joy that he unintentionally produces just by being himself.

[fly-pow-bye]

Powerpuff Girls 2016 - “15 Minutes of Fame“

Written by: Haley Mancini

Written & Storyboarded by: Jaydeep Hasrajani, Leticia Abreu Silva

Directed by: Nick Jennings, Bob Boyle

The return of artsy Bubbles! Unfortunately.

The episode starts with a field trip to the Natural History Museum. Just the Natural History Museum; Townsville apparently didn’t want its name on it. The big star attraction is a Sabretoothed Cat from the Ice Age, frozen in a giant ice cube. That is the proper term for the various kinds of Felidae that the sabretoothed tiger is a part of, but there’s a reason why they’re calling it a cat. Here's a hint: internet.

The tour guide is having a laugh by doing intentionally unfunny puns. We know this because they do a comedy drumroll every time she says them. It would be hard to tell otherwise. At first, it appears that the jokes are getting through to the kids, but they’re really not paying attention at all. They’re laughing at the latest viral video: two flying bug eyed freaks knocking each other over with a sneeze at the same time. Here it is in its entirety:

The concept of viral videos has existed since before YouTube, and don't appear to be disappearing anytime soon. The concept of people watching cute animals or little kids doing silly things has stood the test of time, too. I have no problem with cartoons referencing the internet, and I have no problem with this in particular. It's just a cutesy video.

Of course, the kids think it's the best video ever. Blossom tells the kids to thank Bubbles, as she's the one who caught it on her cellphone. They sure are setting high standards for the kids they're trying to inspire. "See, Bubbles was able to make a really popular mobile phone game and a successful viral video enjoyed by hundreds of thousands! If you can't do that on your first try, than you're not as good as Bubbles! Sorry!"

Indeed, her suscibers subscribers have reached the hundreds of thousands, even beating a not-so-subtle parody of Grumpy Cat. So funny the first time. They put so much effort into that parody, they couldn't even be bothered to look up how to spell "crotchety". This gives Bubbles a fantasy sequence where she’s riding in a car with "Crotchetty Cat", getting praise from leprechauns, fairies, and tanned muscle men. Just take my word for it.

Thanks to her newfound fame, Bubbles turns into a viral video auteur with her head in the clouds and her usual childish naivety in the trash. That's common in the reboot, but usually she just turns into Patrick Star. This time, she's Angelica from Rugrats, bossing around and just being a general jerk. I can't tell which one is worse.

Completely missing the point of the first one, Bubbles tries to create a sequel to her first viral video. While the original was just something she caught on video, this time she has giant scripts. Blossom reminds her that the first video was shot for fun, but Bubbles isn't having any of that.

During a class on the sabretoothed cat, because the tour apparently wasn’t good enough for the viewers, Bubbles barges in late to show off the sequel to her first big hit. Ms. Keane decides to let her viral video play, disrupting the class.

This episode has even more bashing of high art, as the new video is a parody of art films. It's incomprehensible, dull, grey, and definitely not made by the Bubbles we know. I can see where they're going here; it's a definite contrast between the first video made for fun, and the second video made for popularity.

Needless to say, the big fans of the original weren't too pleased by the new one. Oh, and the students didn't like Same Sister Sister Sneeze 2. We get the cliched cricket sounds, which they decide to expand upon.

First, the crickets start talking. It is possible that this is from Bubbles’ perspective, and they decided to do the Wild Thornberrys technique, but it’s just more likely that they didn’t want to be subtle. The other twist is that they found it so horrible, that they jump out of the window to what they hope is their death.

Ms. Keane tries to find something good to say, but she can't say anything. Instead, she jumps out of the window, too. Bubbles' classmates follow with her, complete with glass crashing sounds. This is all played for laughs, but I don't see the joke. A bunch of people seemed to die off screen, and the show doesn't seem to care.

Neither does Bubbles. Her real care is that her subscriber count dropped to a measly -100. The only people who seemed to like it are people who still think that "what are those" meme is relevant. I'll give this episode one compliment: the already out of date meme references are at least hidden in the background this time.

Bubbles blames her sisters' poor acting for her falling subscriber count. Blossom tries to convince her to make videos for fun again, but Bubbles isn't having any of that. She then bursts through the wall and starts screaming about how everyone is terrible except for her. At least she didn't need a super-cast that time.

Just in case this didn't convey that Bubbles is being out of line, she makes this face. What's worse is that it’s another two-frame animation in the same style as that infamous scene from Sister Sitter. Remember kids, if it didn't work the last five times, try, try again.

Bubbles decides the best course of action to get her fame back is to free the Sabretoothed Cat with her eye lasers. Why? Because it would be an epic cat video! There should have been a continuation of that drum fill gag, but they felt this joke was actually funny.

Needless to say, it doesn’t turn out well. Like the building-full-of-people lifting superhero that she is, Bubbles flies away from the giant monster, fearing for her life. He’s technically an endangered species, and he’s a big star attraction for the museum. They have so many excuses for this scene to not end with a gap-toothed Sabretooth, but they don't go with any of them. The rest of the reboot seems to indicate that they just can’t knock down a giant monster if it’s not plot convenient, so I'll assume it's that.

Blossom and Buttercup find Bubbles, and immediately call her out. Bubbles keeps insisting that she's making art until Buttercup snatches her phone and throws it across the city. They then get knocked out by the Sabretoothed Cat, because of course they do. They were caught off guard, but they don't even attempt to fight the cat. I guess they just assume it'll end with Monster Punch, Girls Down just like I would.

Bubbles eventually snaps out of it, mostly because the tiger ruined the carpet factory and said to have done something terrible to the sandbox. Not the only poop joke in the episode, sadly. Blossom has a different plan: knock out the Sabretooth Cat with their super strength, Blossom uses her ice breath to freeze him back into an ice cube, Bubbles gets punished for endangering the town, and Blossom and Buttercup have ice cream. Well, one of those things happen.

Bubbles makes a mouse aura, complete with a top hat and a diaper. I'm guessing that was Buttercup's idea. She tries to lure the Sabretooth Cat just by existing, but he's not budging. While eating ice cream with Blossom, filming this on her phone, Buttercup makes a suggestion.

Buttercup: Shake it a little!

No. No, no. Please no. For the love of McCracken, no!

Phew, she’s just doing a tail whip like a cutesy little Pokemon. I was getting worried about the show doing its third crime against humanity, and that is not a worry I should have. Just like how I shouldn’t worry about Bubbles outright shouting that she had an “accident”.

(The sabretoothed cat bites off Bubbles' aura diaper.)

Bubbles: I’m glad I wore this diaper...for two reasons!

I told ya! The sabretooth cat chases the giant blue mouse aura up a tree...

...where it gets stuck! Because he’s a cat! Badum tsh! After that, the problem gets solved by the Powerpuff Girls calling the regular townspeople to put him in a giant pet carrier. The Powerpuff Girls can't possibly do it themselves with their buildings-full-of-people lifting strength. The big twist is the Buttercup has been recording his on her cell phone the entire time and made a viral video of her own!

One would think she would be embarassed as a punishment for her actions, but not really. The episode ends with Bubbles learning that a star like her should be in front of the camera. I guess they were trying to subvert our expectations, but it doesn't give a lot of closure to the episode. If this was a "oh, there she goes again" ending, I could understand, but they just suddenly end with that. Just like I will.

Does the title work?

“15 minutes of fame” is a general idiom, and it does fit Bubbles’ position as a once popular video maker.

How does it stack up?

Despite what I feared, this episode doesn't put meme references front and center. Instead, we get intentionally unfunny jokes, really unfunny jokes, weird jokes, poop jokes, and a Bubbles that is just unlikable. The latter is intentional, sure, but this episode doesn't have much else going for it. I will say this barely makes this rating, but that's not much of an honor.

Next week, it’s not a Lidsville reference. Hopefully.

← Green Wing ☆ Splitsville →

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Love, Laugh, Woof Product Review: The RV Pet Safety Temperature Monitor

by Lynn Stacy-Smith

If you believe in things like the Law of Attraction, you hear frequently that the Universe puts you right where you need to be at exactly the right time. I used to always think this was a mere coincidence, but in the last few years I have come to be a believer in this.

A few weeks ago I wrote about keeping your dog safe in summer weather even if you do not have air conditioning in your home. In fact, I even wrote:

Invest in a remote monitoring device: There are some inexpensive monitoring devices that will monitor the temperature in your home and send you text alerts or provide information via an app on your phone so you can determine if your home is at a safe temperature for your dog while you are away. I have not tried any of them so do not have recommendations but if I do you can be certain I will blog about it.

Yesterday I shared the story of how my husband and I have been shopping for campers and RVs for the last several months. One of our conversations while we were shopping was about our love for Disney and how my husband would love to stay at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Campground. He mentioned that if we did that, we could take the dogs with us, especially since we always spend as long as a week visiting my father and step-mother and that they have never met their grand-dogs. Plus we would save on a pet sitter, and most importantly, we would not have to be away from them for such a long time.

Of course I brought up the concern that I would not feel comfortable leaving the dogs in a travel trailer in the Florida heat because although we would leave the air conditioning on there was always the possibility that it could fail while we were off exploring the parks. I would rather the dogs stay at home in Illinois than put them at risk in a hot camper.

“There has to be something on the market to monitor the temperature in the RV and send you information via text alerts or an app! It’s 2017, we have an app and monitors for everything, we can see and talk to people through our doorbell anywhere in the world,” I had told him, and we agreed that before we actually took the dogs camping at Disney, or anywhere that we would need to leave them alone for more than five minutes in the camper without us, we would research such a device.

Shortly after I wrote the blog about homes without air conditioning and the hubby and I pondered RV solutions, I attended a pet event and found myself assigned to a booth next to a woman who was sharing information on the RV Pet Safety Device. As I often do when I get excited about something, I am sure I overwhelmed her with my enthusiasm. Let’s face it, there’s a reason I love the Labrador breed so much; they are just like me!

“Oh. My. Gosh! I am so excited, I literally just wrote about devices like this and my husband and I have been shopping for RVs and we were just talking about how we would need something like this,” I exclaimed, “I am so excited to meet you!!”

Throughout the event she and I chatted anytime we had a free moment and we hit it off immediately. Both of us were moms, we had both left the corporate world to pursue careers that allowed us to actually have flexible lives instead of long commutes through suburban Chicago traffic, and we both were super excited about the possibilities of the technology of the product that she represents and its life saving potential.

A few weeks later we met up again and I was excited to borrow a unit that I could test for myself. Although we are not actually camping in an RV yet, I was able to take advantage of the July heat to test it by leaving it in my car on various trips to do errands. It is important to note that my dogs were safe and sound inside our climate controlled home. Only the device was left in the car in the heat while I wandered around various stores.

Here are my findings:

RV Pet Safety Device:

RV Pet Safety Device

The RV Pet Safety monitor is small, compact, and extremely easy to set up. The actual device measures around three inches by three inches and less than an inch thick. It is designed to be able to be moved from home to RV or anywhere your dog or cat stays, and comes with a bracket that you can mount with an adhesive backing to your home or RV. You can also place it on a flat surface like a shelf or counter.

I would suggest mounting the bracket to your RV near an electrical outlet and laying it on a counter top at home. Although they do not sell the bracket separately on their website, I would email the company and ask if you could purchase multiple brackets so you could move it around.

The charger is similar to a mobile phone charger with one end that goes into the device and a USB port at the other. You can plug it into a USB port in a vehicle or laptop to charge it or into the adaptor plug and into a traditional outlet.

RV Pet Safety App:

The RV Pet Safety App is equally easy to use. I set up my test account in just a few minutes, complete with a picture of Jackson and Tinkerbell, my mobile phone information, and custom settings for my desired temperature alerts for the lowest temperature and the warmest temperature that I would want the dogs to experience. It is important to add a buffer in the temperature settings to give you time for the unit to detect the actual temperature and for you to return to the location where your dogs are located in the event of an emergency.

There are also some help options within the app should a user have any problems, including a robust set of FAQs on setting up the app. Here are some screen shots of the easy to navigate pages. Remember, my dogs were happily at home in the air conditioning when I tested this unit in my empty car. 

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RV Pet Safety App dashboard

RV Pet Safety App dashboard

RV Pet Safety App dashboard

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Location

Alerts screen

In-app help options

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Additional in-app help options

Temperature alert email

Temperature alert texts

Love, Laugh, Woof Recommendation: Love it! 

I found this device super easy to set up and use. Honestly, they could not have made it much more simple, plus they have a lot of help available should you need it, including a pop-up chat box for help on the website. In fact when I met with my new friend to pick up the test unit, I had arrived a few minutes before she did. While I waited I saw that she had sent me login credentials via email so within one to two minutes I had my app set up with my temperature specifications, alerts and contact information. When she said, “here, let me show you how to set up the app,” I said, “Oh, I already did it!” Now, in all fairness, I am one of those people who runs essentially their entire life from their phone, but it was still extremely user-friendly and simple.

The website is also easy to navigate with plenty of information. Check it out at https://rvpetsafety.com.

Love, Laugh, Woof Suggested Uses:

I want to be crystal clear here: this awesome device does not mean that dog owners can now leave their dogs in the car on a summer day when it’s 90 degrees outside and run into the grocery store for milk and bread with the car off and the windows cracked. That is still not safe because cars get too hot too fast. Period.

Home

I love the fact that the RV Pet Safety monitor can be used anywhere, including your home.  If you do not have central air or if you do have central air and leave the house for more than a few hours at a time, if you live somewhere with rolling brownouts during summer, or if you experience a power outage which can of course happen anytime or anywhere. We have had our central air break and our house got very hot very fast. I would have loved to have this when I was in my twenties and had only a window unit for air conditioning and used to obsess over whether or not my Labrador Babe was safe and comfortable at home while I was at work. Imagine the peace of mind if you are at the office an hour away and you can check in to see the temperature of your home!

RV/Campers

Of course, as the name states, the RV Pet Safety Monitor is also perfect for RV or camper owners who camp with their dogs or cats and want to have peace of mind if they want to go somewhere that does not allow their pets, like a restaurant, a bike ride, a local attraction or to a store. I nearly cried with relief when I found out this device existed because of the peace of mind it will give me when we finally do go get to camp at Walt Disney World’s Fort Wilderness Campground and decide to take Jackson and Tinkerbell with us. It means that we could run over to the Magic Kingdom or Epcot for a few hours with the RV hooked up and the air conditioning running and get alerts to ensure that they are nice and cool despite the Florida heat.

Police/SAR Dogs

Police and Search and Rescue (SAR) dogs work under some of the worst conditions of working dogs. Some experts say that crime rates go up in the hottest months of the year, and police dogs are called upon constantly to help sniff out contraband and catch criminals regardless of the weather or conditions. The RV Pet Safety monitor could send alerts to officers or SAR handlers to let them know if the temperature in the car is safe for the dogs while they are waiting to be called into action.

Dog Show Handlers

Some professional dog show handlers transport and show multiple dogs at the same event, and these dogs are often transported in camper like trailers with built-in kennels. Although they should be equipped with air conditioning, the RV Pet Safety monitor would be able to provide additional peace of mind to handlers in case the air conditioning fails or there is a loss of power to the trailer.

Kennel Owners, Bird Hunters, and anywhere dogs are left alone

There are so many opportunities for the RV Pet Safety monitor to help alert owners or handlers to unsafe temperatures in any place that a dog is left alone without a human present at all times. Dog kennels, hunting dog trailers, doggie day care centers, even the long-term care areas of veterinary offices could all have peace of mind from this little device that was created by a company who gained significant expertise in monitoring food and pharmaceutical businesses before they launched their pet safety device.

Pricing

The RV Pet Safety monitor itself is $199 and you can save $50 with the special coupon code LYNN50 during checkout at https://rvpetsafety.com. Because the device operates with the same technology as mobile phones and goes through the Verizon cellular network, you will need a monthly plan for the device to work.

You can choose from one of two plans. With the Occasional Traveler plan, you pay $19.99 a month but you can stop and start it anytime, giving you the ability to only pay for the months that you use it. This is perfect for someone like me who is really worried about the warm summer months or only camps sporadically or during summer.

There is also the NoMads Plan, which is currently reduced to $14.50 a month and is paid annually in a lump sum of $175 a year. This is perfect for people who are living the dream of living in their 5th wheel or Class A motor coach and traveling the country or who want to monitor their home all year-long. If you are planning on using the device more than nine months out of the year, this plan makes more sense financially than paying monthly.

Finally, there is a discount for non-profit and government organizations and a special link on the RV Pet Safety website: https://rvpetsafety.com/k9-dogs or email me at lovelaughwoof@outlook.com and I will put you in contact with my friend at the company.

The special savings code LYNN50 is an affiliate code and I will earn a commission from any purchase with this code. As always, I will never recommend a product that I do not personally use or strongly believe in as being something extremely beneficial for you and your dog. Like I mentioned at the start, I was so excited to learn of the RV Pet Safety monitor that I simply had to learn more about it because of the peace of mind that it can offer to every dog owner like myself who worries about the conditions in which their dog is left alone when I have to go or choose to go to places that they can not go by my side.

    Love, Laugh, Woof Product Review: The RV Pet Safety Temperature Monitor Love, Laugh, Woof Product Review: The RV Pet Safety Temperature Monitor by Lynn Stacy-Smith If you believe in things like the Law of Attraction, you hear frequently that the Universe puts you right where you need to be at exactly the right time.

[junker-town]

Klay Thompson is the most accidentally funny player in the NBA

Klay Thompson brings us so much joy, and he doesn’t even need to try.

Klay Thompson’s NBA career has been a blast. We know him for his scoring outbursts that leave us scrambling for NBA Twitter, but also the moments off the court that somehow leave us laughing every time.

Thompson doesn’t try to be a comedian. There are NBA players who want to make us all laugh like Joel Embiid, but Thompson is able to do so just by being his average self. Because of that, we get these unique moments that we can all relish together.

Most recently, Thompson was seen sporting this coat, looking like he was unamused with the reporters around him.

The looks on his face, combined with the saucy fur trim, is priceless, especially after a basketball game.

Postgame Klay pic.twitter.com/8cTsllRqVG

— Logan Murdock (@loganmmurdock) December 18, 2018

The phrase “big mood” is thrown around often, but this one is truly relatable. Personally, that’s my reaction after somebody claims in the year 2018 that the Warriors are ruining basketball. It’s old.

After a win over the Kings, he gave this legendary postgame interview that made zero sense.

At the same time, it made a ton of sense, because only Thompson could deliver such a scene for us to enjoy. He was clearly tongue tied, and couldn’t quite recover.

KLAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY pic.twitter.com/9wAerO4uVP

— CJ Fogler (@cjzero) December 15, 2018

Because Thompson just let it happen, we were treated to a very human moment that we could all appreciate, because most of us would probably be scrambling to find the words, too.

But yeah, he really missed the mark there.

Thompson has also acknowledged a double entendre that you were probably too afraid to admit you laughed at.

Then-Warriors sideline reporter Ros Gold-Onwude asked Thompson, “How much do you feed off of the D?” and the question was too on the nose for him to not giggle at.

To Thompson’s credit, he still managed to do a good job of keeping the interview going like a professional in the moment.

He’s also expanded his interview repertoire by participating in man on the street interviews for local news.

Imagine just turning on your local news, and instead of a random citizen in your area, there’s NBA Champion Klay Thompson talking to a microphone.

So @warriors Klay Thompson @KlayThompson just casually getting interviewed on local NY News @fox5ny talking about building scaffolding... pic.twitter.com/Zhiwrw0in0

— Michael P (@MP_Trey) November 21, 2017

Talking about scaffolding on local news is one of the many Forrest Gump-like qualities that Thompson possesses.

Thompson has his accidentally funny on the court moments too though, like when he raised the roof after an Andre Iguodala dunk.

Raising the roof hasn’t been a thing since ... a long time. But Thompson felt inspired to do the gesture, and it kind of worked?

guys. klay thompson raised the roof after that iggy dunk. im gone. pic.twitter.com/coCo2buvuR

— Whitney Medworth (@its_whitney) April 23, 2017

When you do as much winning as the Warriors do, you can make the most dated references seem trendy. I wouldn’t say that raising the roof is coming back anytime soon, but we’re also not inclined to question it’s legitimacy as much as we would if, let’s say, JaVale McGee did it.

There was also that time he definitely read the box score wrong, acknowledged it, and moved on.

In similar move to his interview, Klay stumbled over his words until he decided he was through.

Klay Thompson badly misreads stat sheet: "Is that right? Nope, nevermind. 15. Way off" pic.twitter.com/TYmP7o0M1a

— Kenny Ducey (@KennyDucey) May 25, 2016

You gotta respect the guy for just keeping things moving, even if they’re embarrassing. That Don’t Give A Shit attitude is even funnier in a setting like a press conference.

Thompson has also given us one of the best spontaneous moments after a game, when he took a swig of a Coors Light.

Drinking a beer seems like a fitting way to celebrate a road win in Toronto, you just wouldn’t expect that to happen during the middle of an interview. But Thompson does not care, which is how I think we all like to envision ourselves as professional athletes.

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Talking to Klay after tonight's game and he just took this beer out of nowhere..lol. Pretty sure he got the meaning of Beijing Yemen.#goldenstatewarriors #klaythompson #torontoraptors #coorslight @thedevingray

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The refreshed and unbothered “ahhhh” after he takes a sip makes it a trillion times better.

Thompson also signed a toaster, of all things. But it wasn’t just him signing it that was funny.

His reaction in this photograph couldn’t be more appropriate. Thompson looks equally confused by what has been presented to him, but not so disgusted that he wouldn’t sign it.

The Warriors went 31-2 and won a championship after Thompson signed the toaster. These two things are related.

He had a good time at Steph Curry’s 30th birthday, but it took an unexpected twist.

Thompson’s doing what we’d all do at a setting like this: dancing, enjoying himself, not caring much about what’s going on around him. It’s a very relatable vibe, until he decides that he’s going to throw his shoe:

It's the return of China Klay! Watch 18 minutes of Klay Thompson, Coach Mike Brown and the Warriors dancing at Steph Curry's 30th Birthday party: https://t.co/EnSNTtVepI pic.twitter.com/Sg5Uz88oEW

— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) March 13, 2018

The floor is probably wet and disgusting, and I’d imagine Thompson is wearing a pair of shoes that aren’t exactly cheap. I guess anything goes though when one is lit.

The ensuing Warriors practice was cancelled after Curry’s birthday, because Steve Kerr is a real one.

But the greatest funny accident of them all has been the birth of the alter ego that is China Klay.

After he signed a shoe deal with Anta in 2017 worth as much as $80 million, Thompson went on tour in China, and he didn’t disappoint.

There was this missed dunk, when he proved even a superstar NBA athlete like himself could look like a total dork:

Klay Thompson went to China to show them what the talents of an NBA player look like in real life pic.twitter.com/DdxZFJ5ZUv

— Ben Baldwin (@benbbaldwin) June 24, 2017

Continuing that trend, he was dancing at an event in China where it became even more evident that he really is just an average guy with a silky smooth jumper:

Here's the version of the latest Klay dancing video from China with sound. Seems he didn't want the segment to end #ChinaKlay #Anta #China pic.twitter.com/IszdO2xMuv

— LetsGoWarriors (@LetsGoWarriors) June 30, 2017

The perfect alter ego that is China Klay reappeared in the summer of 2018, which seems like forever ago right now.

We got Thompson in this costume that I’m not certain how to describe. Just look at this thing:

CHINA KLAY IS ON ANOTHER LEVEL THIS SUMMER pic.twitter.com/fgJ6ZFjXgv

— Whitney Medworth (@its_whitney) June 28, 2018

Again, don’t know the meaning behind it, but I approve.

Thompson also got torched by a kid in pop-a-shot. Though to be fair, I don’t think there are many people on the planet that could possibly beat this child:

#ChinaKlay getting destroyed in pop-a-shot [via @nmwitherill/IG] pic.twitter.com/IzNuVdVXfV

— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) June 26, 2018

The kid being a straight boss at the game makes it good, but Thompson deciding he was going to lose while still making as many shots as he could at a comfortable pace made it great.

Klay also forgot that his coach, Steve Kerr, was one of the best shooters of all time.

Amid a shooting slump, Klay really said he’d only listen to Reggie Miller or Ray Allen’s advice. Then he backtracked to include Larry Bird. Oh yeah! Then he remembered his own head coach.

Klay Thompson: “What is somebody going to tell me about my jump shot that I can’t fix? Unless it’s Reggie Miller or Ray Allen, I don’t know who I’m supposed to listen to. Larry Bird? Steve Kerr. I’ll listen to Steve. Steve shot 45 percent.” pic.twitter.com/GCfSmymz96

— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) December 27, 2018

The best part about all of Thompson’s small, odd moments is that we can’t predict what the next is going to be.

Every Random Act Of Klay is unique, and just as enjoyable as the last. As long as Klay remains Klay, we’ll never run out of all the joy that he unintentionally produces just by being himself.