#Seriously miffed I can't find the other one

[spiderh0rse]

couod have sworn I'd found one that was perfect just yesterday, but I can't find it again. Instead, try this? Talks about. That Scene. From Obsidian

Does anyone have Simon during apocalypse era fic recommendations?

I've read one Hunson X Simon fic (Here, R18 though) which was delightful in its exploration of his desperation and deterioration into Ice King... just heartbreaking detail about what it's like to Survive the Horrors (Eg. Simon subsisting on bones and crappy carcasses, whilst he gives all the good stuff to Marceline. Since the crown keeps him ok from disease.)

I'm looking forward to more fics that explore how messed up he is by these experiences during F&C era lol. Like. Yes, Betty, but also christ. He went through so much fndbdjssk (my thoughts might be skewed as a new Adventure time fan who only caught glimpses of the main series tho)

[alchemistc]

"I am not packing your kitchen, Buck," Maddie says with a hard set to her jaw and a hand planted on her hip, and Evan sends her a warning look over his shoulder, elbow deep in packing tape and half-folded boxes. Tommy is clearly missing something.

"You found the ring cutter in there with the ladles too, huh?" Snipes Eddie from somewhere in the vicinity of the bathroom, and before Tommy can get a firm grasp on that Eddie's tipping his head back through the open doorway. "C'mon guys, seriously, you didn't pack this shit up before you forced us all to help you pack?" There's an unopened tube of lube in his hand.

"I'm getting things off of walls and that is all, Evan Buckley," comes Maddie's quick rejoinder, and Buck levels them both with a look.

"That could be for normal stuff! Sometimes rings need cutting! Sometimes you need to - lubricate other things!"

It is, of course, the moment Bobby wanders through the unlocked door.

Tommy's still familiar with the cadence of Hen and Howie, ribbing and mocking a form of endearment for them both, so he's not exactly shocked when Bobby just rolls with it and starts listing off the last fifteen calls they've needed it for. None of those things particularly improve the red rising up Evan's cheekbones, but Tommy catches the grin Bobby's hiding while he sets boxes of pizza up at the kitchen table, cleared of the latest seasonal decor Evan had dragged him through three different department stores to find, not that he could be bothered to care when the very existence of them was all it took to shift Maddie's opinion of him from tolerantly friendly to encouragingly approving.

("This loft was a minimalists wet dream before you were in the picture," she'd told him one evening, after she'd manipulated him into admitting he was terrified this didn't mean the same thing to Evan as it did to him. "He started nesting a month after my wedding, Tommy.")

And now they're here. Watching Evan pretend to be miffed by the teasing while he fights a roll of packing tape.

He's going to miss the upstairs shower, wide enough for two grown men to fit more than comfortably; and the balcony on cooler nights when he could tempt Evan out for a slow dance set to the late-evening traffic; the kitchen island at the perfect height to lift Evan onto and tilt his head up for an angled kiss.

He won't miss the open plan that makes it impossible to do much of anything with a snoring Eddie right below them, the tuba player two doors down who only seems to practice the moment Tommy's head meets the pillow at the end of any random days-long shift, the way the elevator always smells like tuna on Thursday afternoons.

There are things he won't have to miss, of course. Evan, on nights when they just can't make their schedules align well enough to justify the drive time. The extra fluffy towel set Evan had refused to reveal the origin of ("You'll buy your own and leave me, I know you're only with me for my towels."). The pictures plastered to the fridge that Tommy's spent the last few weeks plotting out space for on his own before deciding he'd need a new fridge just to fit them all. The plant he'd bought Evan to appease the grump, the first time he'd dragged him to the farmers market at the ass crack of dawn, lovingly named Herbert. The fancy adjustable bedside lamps Evan had bought the last time he'd caught Tommy squinting down his reading glasses at the book in his hands. Evan.

Christ, he wouldn't have to miss Evan anymore. They'd synched up their schedules more or less as well as they could, but Tommy's spent months now trying to ignore how quickly a sleepless night could turn restful with Evan in his bed - how fitful a night without him there had a habit of being.

Most of the loft is already packed. Evan's wardrobe has been dwindling for weeks now, a box at a time carted from the back of the Jeep up Tommy's drive, through the mud room, down the hall and straight to the closet that had never seen such a shock of color or variety of fabric. They'd sprung for a bigger mattress, once they'd gotten over the sticker shock and remembered how much they'd be saving by paying half a mortgage each with no rent to speak of, and other than the kitchen table most of Evan's other furniture was being donated.

All that really remained were the kitchen supplies Evan hadn't been willing to move until he handed over his keys, a few toiletries, a single drawer of clothes just in case he needed them. Pictures on the walls and stacks of books on the bookshelves - half a decade of life lived in this apartment and most of it was already half unboxed and slowly integrating into the fifteen years Tommy had put into his own solitary life.

Evan finishes taping boxes and makes a beeline for his itemized list, and Tommy has to pretend it's giving him as much grief as Evan's sister and best friend to see the clipboard in action. He's not entirely sure how well he sells it, when even Bobby's shooting him aggrieved looks only to grimace at whatever he finds in Tommy's expression.

And just like that, an hour passes and the pizza disappears; the boxes are loaded into the back of his truck; the kitchen table in Eddie's; and Maddie tugs her brother in for a hug, drags Tommy in for good measure too, kisses them both on the cheek as she leaves; Bobby tucks a wooden box filled with handwritten recipes on note cards into Evan's hand and Tommy pretends not to notice either of their teary eyes; Eddie hefts a six pack out of the otherwise empty fridge and promises to meet them at the house in forty-five.

There's still one picture stuck to the fridge - a candid from the first barbeque Athena and Bobby had hosted after their move, Tommy and Evan backlit by a setting sun, tucked up against each other leaned against a porch railing, and Tommy knuckles at it while Evan does a slow introspective spin to take in the wide expanse of windows and brick. He's still staring when Evan finishes and drifts towards him, hands tucking in at Tommy's waist, chin hooking over his shoulder.

"Is this one staying?"

Evan shakes his head, nose digging into the side of Tommy's neck. "Just wanted to keep it out so it could be the first one we put up."

He remembers the night. Karen had gotten him drunk and added him to the wives group chat. May Grant had stolen half his slice of cake right off his plate and dared him to protest. Jee had spent the entire night calling him Uncle Tommy and thrown a massive fit when she realized he wasn't going home with her to read a bedtime story. Christopher and Denny had spent half an hour trying to teach him how to play Fortnite and then been mystified when he trounced them in Mario Kart. He knows exactly why it's significant to him. "Why this one?" he asks, curving into the cradle of Evan's arms.

Evan's so much better with words than Tommy is, and Tommy's just grateful Evan takes his actions for the things he means with them. "That's the night I knew what our something was gonna be," Evan murmurs, and Tommy tips his chin back and angles his head to catch Evan's lips against his own.

[au-wannabe-the-very-best]

Just found your Super Train AU and rotating it around in my head like a microwave.XD

Thinking about the Subway Clan's relationship with the other clans in Hisui. Like maybe since Lady Sneasler took a liking to to Ingo, the Pearl Clan was a bit miffed since she's one of their Nobles, but they accept her decisions and see this as a sign from Almighty that this new clan should be accepted. Maybe even more readily than the Galaxy Team, since no Noble chose any of their number. Maybe depending on how long the Subway crew was there, there was feeling of dread within both of the clans that either Lord Kleavor or Lord Braviary would also pick Wardens from the new clan.

Anyway, I can still see Irida and Ingo still having at least a friendly if professional relationship. Like when it became clear Sneasler chose Ingo, she took it upon herself to give him the Warden band and flute, explaining the whole deal about Wardens and Nobles to him and stressing how this was an incredibly sacred duty to care for one of the descendants of the ten Noble pokemon that helped the Ancient Hero and were blessed by Almighty Sinnoh itself.

No pressure.XD

I really like the thought that before anyone even came around to inform Ingo about the whole "Noble Pokémon" and "Almighty Sinnoh" thing, he was just sorta hanging with Sneasler and making baby noises at her kits. Naming all of them and giving them different colored scarves to differentiate them. Kissing their lil heads. Letting them run wild in his personal train car that he's living in. Their itty bitty claws like to scratch at the seats because the whole train is made to withstand battles, so it's just a scratching post that never wears out. They're living in luxury!

Then Irida comes along and is like This Is A Sacred Figure To Our Clan. And Ingo's internally like "oh shit I've been making kissy faces and squishing the face of this Sacred Clan Figure. They CAN NOT ever know about this, I'm taking this to my GRAVE."

Ingo's face is completely blank but internally he's an anxious wreck as Irida explains the duty of a Warden etc. Meanwhile Irida is just thinking "this looks like a confident man who knows what he's doing, I can see how he became the leader of his clan."

Ingo Does Not know what he is doing.

I think Ingo endears himself to Irida pretty quickly because despite not smiling all too much, he's a very kindhearted and polite man, and he's the type to express his admiration out loud whenever possible. Irida actually gains a lot of confidence in her leadership skills whenever she and Ingo talk. She'll mention tough decisions she's had to make and Ingo's just like, my, you're doing such a fine job leading your people! Don't be so hard on yourself, you've accomplished all your tasks and led everyone to a stable and safe destination—

Yeah Irida likes this dude. He talks a lot and he's loud, but he's just so nice and respectful that you can't find him annoying or anything. Plus, he takes his work very seriously and is probably one of the best Wardens she's ever seen. Not to mention he's got a group of people helping him protect the highlands and take care of the Noble— that actually leads Irida to wondering if it's a good idea to assign smaller groups to the Wardens to help make their jobs less dangerous and more efficient. Something to think about.

[starguardianniom]

Greetings fellow Billy Enjoyer~ I wanted to say that I love your long essays collecting the little bits and pieces of information we got on our Billy bOi :D

Majority of my friends play HSR or Genshin and my friends who do play ZZZ are usually guys who are more after the ladies (and Lycaon but I'm not surprised XD) so I don't usually get the chance to fan girl about my bOi Billy 😭

We are being fed literal CRUMBS about Billy and while I'm glad, I am starving 😭, though I am of the belief that Billy is much MUCH more important than what we are currently led to believe atm, which is why they are giving us crumbs and the occasional nugget of information as of the moment.

I hope to see more of your essays, as I also pray for more Billy fanfics XD

WHY THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!! T_T <3 <3 <3

Well as a woman who is a lesbian but is bi toward fictional men (XD) I am of course in love with Billy. He single-handedly ended my previous obsession with Baldur's Gate 3 and I seriously have played non stop since august with ZZZ, though that now I have used everything for pulls I am left starving for trying to maybe get Caesar, and I hope to be so freaking lucky for when Miyabi will come.

Rest assured I will continue fangirling about Billy and will make it everyone else's problem on this site. XD

Honestly I find Lycaon just ok, like sorry but after meeting Billy like Lycaon seems to just not look as alive as Billy because Billy is so dynamic as a character that some just don't feel to have the same energy as him, and the guy is a robot yet he feels more human and alive than some people I know. Extra ironic about Lycaon I don't have him but I got his W-engine yesterday when trying to get Caesar so I'm like "but I don't even have you what the ehll do you want me to do with your w-engine???"

Yeah we are fed, also found more background on him while doing a commission in the Outer Ring yesterday, I'll post that later today once I'm back from work. ^^ I mean dude is a freaking android made of lost technology and it seems nobody cares, or well the ones that do are people looking to dismantle him or sell him or use him as a weapon.

I am still legit miffed that he doesn't have an Agent Story yet, maybe one day all agents will have one, hopefully, maybe.

Currently I am running after Caesar because she just casually drops info on Billy that I need so bad and either my character doesn't press further or seems to want to diss him and I'm banging my head on my wall to make the game stop insulting my boy. I legit wish now that I played as Wise instead of Belle a bit but on PS5 I tried everything and I can't switch to Wise when walking around, dunno if that comes later with the last part of Cheesetopia or if it's gonna be with Burnice.

Oh worry not essays and headcanons are coming, just that they take over an hour to write. XD But I don't have school or homework, just work because I'm 30 years old and said work doesn't requires me to bring anything work related back at home at all so I can just unwind and write my ramblings and observations and just me fangirling. XD

Now I'm currently trying to get everyone leveled up to level 60, and so far Billy is the most leveled up at level 47 because I legit used all the things I had to level up Jane, Seth, Lucy and Piper, my dude Anton is only at level 20 and I don't need Koleda so she's staying at level 1 (legit miffed to have gotten her instead of Nekomata I wanted the entire Cunning Hares faction dammit!)

Did some other pulls yesterday, gave me 1 Piper and 1 Anby. So currently I have Billy M2, Seth M2, Anton M2, Anby M5, Nicole M1, Ben M0, Jane M0, Lucy M1, Piper M1, Corin M4, Soukaku M6. I also got Piper's engine twice.

Also bought Amillion because I kind of legit did pretty much everything with Billy, Nicole and Anby so. XD

I also have tons of headcanons about Billy... that keep changing each time we get new info on him because it pretty much destroys what I mentally pictured so I have to adjust and I'm even more motivated after that. XD

Feel free to come chatting more about Billy. Love Billy squad unite. I'll answer once I'm home and can finally get in front of my computer.

[distant-velleity]

can't even give this a title 💀💀 it's just a self-indulgent crack premise taken slightly seriously. blame any possible oocness on the fact that i was laughing my ass off the whole time i wrote this

summary - (twirls hair with disgust) so there's this one savanaclaw npc... word count - 1k+ warnings - the tweels (affectionate) tagging - @thehollowwriter enjoy this absolute ridiculousness with me

~

“Gentlemen,” declares Azul, propping his elbows on his desk, “we may have a problem.”

Jade tilts his head. “Oh? Whatever could it be?”

“Sounds drastic,” drawls Floyd, not meaning it at all.

Azul huffs. “You can make that judgment for yourself.” He gestures with a flourish of his hand. “Chrysos, if you would provide us with your report.”

“Right.” Chrysos softly clears his throat. “First, the perpetrator—Darren Ursus, a bear beastman from Savanaclaw, class 1-D number 2. A member of the Spelldrive Club. Normally, once Crewel’s class lets out, he goes straight to leave—however, recently he has been hanging around until the absolute last possible minute; additionally, I have noticed him actively trying to encounter the TA when he believes no one is looking. He seems to be attempting to impress Wei.” 

His composed look cracks with a barely-hidden grimace. 

“...Yesterday, I teamed up with Hunt to temporarily leave my club activities and observe Ursus. It appears that this matter is starting to reach a head; Wei had been invited to sit on Spelldrive Club practice that day.” 

By this point, Jade is staring at him with unabashed interest and Floyd has sat up as rigidly as a pole.

“Most curious indeed,” Jade murmurs, despite sounding like he already knew.

Azul closes his eyes, muttering something under his breath. “Quite.”

Floyd makes a face. “So this guy’s still at his whole obviously showing off to Yu. Isn’t that already worthy of a squeeze? ‘Cause his stuff is not gonna be reciprocated. Like, at all.”

Chrysos nods solemnly in silent agreement.

“Aren’t you a bit biased, Floyd?” Azul wonders. “After all, you did give Yu that scale from your earring recently…”

“That’s exactly why,” grumbles Floyd. “Yu hasn’t stopped wearing it since. Y’gotta be some kind of idiot to not notice that.”

“Floyd has a point,” Jade says, pressing a hand to his chest. “Additionally, I have witnessed Yu expressing no interest if not outright discomfort at advances from others. It is easy to assume this instance would be the same. Therefore…”

“...for everyone’s peace of mind, we should do something about it,” finishes Chrysos, earning himself a nod of approval from Jade.

Azul hums to himself, thinking. “It also just occurred to me that this Darren figure asked a favor of me recently and has yet to pay up… In that case, we should—as they say—’kill two birds with one stone.’”

“So we’re all down?” asks Floyd, tapping his lanky fingers against the back of the couch.

“Naturally.” Azul waves a hand. “Jade, Floyd, Chrysos—go ahead and do whatever you’d like with Mr. Ursus. Just make sure to keep it ‘discreet,’ as usual.”

Twin moray grins and a closed smirk flash back at him.

…

The next day, Chrysos finds them chatting together after school outside the alchemy lab. Darren is leaning against a wall with his bulky arms crossed, looking down at Yu, a scene right out of some kind of visual novel.

“...so, anyway, I was thinking. D’you wanna stop by Savanaclaw? There are some questions on today’s homework I need help with.”

Yu does a poor job of hiding his discomfort. “Oh, uh… I think it’d be better if you asked Professor Crewel for help.”

“Yeah, but—”

“Yuhua. If I could speak with you for a moment?”

Yu and Darren both look over at the sound of Chrysos’ voice. The relief in Yu’s expression and posture is palpable.

“Of course,” he says, immediately rushing forward to leave the situation before hesitating. He turns around to look back at Darren. “Um, sorry. We can talk about this later?”

Darren looks considerably miffed. “Y…Yeah, sure,” he forces out.

“Great! Thanks.”

The only time Chrysos has personally seen Yu flee any faster is in the middle of a crisis. 

They turn their backs on Darren and start walking away. Chrysos doesn’t have to look to know that Jade and Floyd have taken their cue.

“So, what did you want to talk with me about?” asks Yu.

He isn’t dropping his mask, so Chrysos eases into it. “That student,” he states simply. 

“What about him?” Another careful dodge.

Everything, Chrysos wants to say, but settles for, “He’s been bothering you, hasn’t he.”

Finally, Yu seems to open up a bit. “Well, I don’t want to say that, but…”

It’s a bit of a pointless argument when Chrysos already overheard Yu angrily ranting to Davis the other day. Especially when he knows Yu was purposely making sure he was eavesdropping.

“It’s too obvious. You should tell him you’re being courted,” Chrysos recommends. 

“I’m kind of too scared to say that to his face,” Yu mutters. His expression brightens all of a sudden, though. “Good thing he let slip pretty early on that he’s afraid of you guys. Work smarter, not harder, right?”

At that exact moment, a low, nervous growl comes from behind them. They both look over their shoulders to see the Leech twins towering over Darren. 

Jade clasps his hands together, mentioning something about debts, while Floyd laughs gleefully.

Chrysos allows himself a smile. “Indeed. I believe this could be considered a win-win situation.”

...

(BONUS:

Davis is lounging by the waterfall with a book when Darren comes trudging in. They’ve had enough small interactions to be only vaguely hostile acquaintances at this point. But, granted, Davis has also heard a lot about this guy.

“What happened?” he asks, because it’s technically an upperclassman’s duty to check on the freshmen. 

A deep, dissatisfied rumble comes from Darren’s chest. “Don’t ask,” he says through a clenched jaw, storming off to his room.

Ruggie whistles from his spot nearby. “Sounds like trouble in paradise.”

“If what I’ve heard means anything, it’s not much of a paradise,” replies Davis dryly. 

“True.” Ruggie snickers. “He’ll get over it.”

Davis raises his eyebrows and turns to look in the direction Darren left. He thinks about Yu, his choice of friends, and the weird air of excitement around the twins earlier that day. “Yeah. Not that he has much of a choice.”)

[quartzhearted]

[ 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 ] : sender and receiver are spooning for comfort and warmth.

(Alcryst, five years old, climbs into his bed with a blanket in one hand and one of his books in another. He cuddles up to his father, who promised him one last story before it's really, actually, truly time to go to sleep. He's managed to push his bedtime back another hour, and it shows in how the young prince struggles to stay awake.

He gives his father a book of fairytales. Despite having 101 of them, Alcryst will only be satisfied with a chosen few. He requests "the one with the bears". There's 10 stories with bears and he hates half of them. Good luck, Dad!)

he should have listened to his wife when she told him not to heed his children's pleas when putting them to bed. ohh, how he should have listened to her. now, because of his folly, morion must face the greatest test he's ever faced in his life; past battalions, past mage cannoneers, past anything elusia has ever thrown at him, the most difficult act he's ever gone through makes them all pale in comparison.

he must find the story alcryst doesn't hate. given the vaguest information ever. dragons help him.

morion loves his boys more than life itself, but that doesn't mean they can't be absolute handfuls. diamant, just the other evening, had told his father that he "is a grown up boy now" and "can hold the fishing rod alone, thank you." five minutes after saying that, the kid got yanked into the water by a massive brodian snapper. the trip home with his soggy boy wasn't the best one he'd ever had, he'll admit that.

and here, alcryst is quite the little champion at barely giving morion anything to work with. "i want the story with the bears," he says. there's got to be at least ten bear-related stories just in the book he's pulled out, and the kid despises half of them anyways! the last thing morion wants to do is piss off his kid out of sleepiness, but seriously!

but morion can't even stay miffed when he looks at how alcryst hugs him. his boy's little hands---inconceivably small, dragons be---circle his arm, holding it as tight as he can handle in his sleepy state. it's a cold night tonight, so morion is sure his own warmth is attractive. his worries disappear for just a moment, and he leans over to kiss alcryst on his itty forehead.

being here, reading books to alcryst to put him to sleep, is the reason why morion fights. he'll swing his sword, and when he can't do that anymore he'll use his fists. without his fists he'll kick, and legless he'll bite. there's no low he wouldn't descend to, no place he wouldn't dare visit if it meant his family could live the happiest life they could. for brodia's continued prosperity, and for the smiles his kids wear when they see their father, morion will fight.

tonight, however, there is no war save for the battle of which bear story to read. these are the little skirmishes morion deals with on the peaceful days, and there's little he loves doing more. with a smile (and a quick prayer), morion flips to a certain page and reads.

"'Papa Bear and Baby Bears Go Fishing.' once upon a time..."

[fenkaline]

Here we go again! Things I loved about episode four of Ahsoka! Spoilers under the cut.

SABINE'S CHOICE

Listen, I get why people don't like it, but I loved it. I loved it so much. I have loved Ahsoka for well over a decade, but I am watching this show to see Ezra Bridger come home. It has been on my mind for years, and seeing how much it's weighed on Sabine? Seeing how desperately she wants to reunite with him? I was on the edge of my seat. I was right there with her.

No, but seriously. Dave separated my two blorbos, kept them apart for a DECADE, and then dangled one of them like a carrot in front of the other and asked, "Well? Will you risk the hard-fought peace of the universe for one person?" AND THEN MY BLORBO SAID YES I WILL.

Prime angst. Absolutely delicious.

ALSO, the fact that this scenario is happening to Ezra and Sabine?? Out of all the characters in Star Wars??? It feels so surreal.

And to top it all off, Natasha and Ray acted the heck of out it. Utterly breathtaking.

I'm not too miffed about Baylan implying Ezra is Sabine's only family—he's twisting the knife as skillfully as he can, and it's not necessarily the truth.

I also think Sabine knows what he's doing. She's a genius, and she's very wary of being manipulated. I think she sees the scenario for what it is. She can't beat him, there's no guarantee her blaster can actually destroy the map, and she wants to find Ezra. She is literally holding all her hope in the palm of her hand. She isn't willing to let that hope go, and I don't blame her.

Lastly—I do have sympathy for the Sabine/Ezra shippers, but I really, really hope they keep this platonic. As someone who is probably ace, seeing a platonic relationship held to this degree of importance is everything to me.

Okay, time to wrap it up.

Hera is the coolest!!!

THE GHOST MY BELOVED

Picture of Kanan on the dash???!?!? Please, please show that close up, Dave!!

The World Between Worlds is so beautiful in live action!

SKYGUY AND SNIPS AHHHHHHH

I really hope we get Ezra next week! But I wouldn't be surprised if we have to wait a little longer. Either way, I am so excited!! :3

[thessalian]

Thess vs Important Side Quests

Playing a little bit of catch-up.

YESTERDAY

Back to base. I guess there are worse ways to wake up than morning coffee and cutscenes.

Aww. Erend. You and Kotallo are getting along. (No, really; you are. You would know if you weren't; trust me.)

One thing I've been asking - and I don't know if I can ask GAIA about ... I mean, we have reasonable prosthetics even in our now; they must be better in this version of the future, if they can create whole machine creatures. Can we not ... get ... Kotallo a prosthetic arm, or something? If he wants one?

Varl and Zo are so cute. ...Okay, who's gonna die?

No, but seriously, Varl ... you can't just tell someone to throw out their gods and build new ones. We will fix their gods.

Hi, GAIA. Here's AETHER. How're we doing on--?

Beta. I ... kind of get why everyone's a little side-eyeing you, but I guess the person who finds the "this will not work" in every plan does help refine the plan. Still, could you please give some positives--?

Ah. Okay. Yes. Thank you. No, don't worry, I can can deal with the Quen. I made friends with the Tenakth, didn't I?

...Can we? Now? Fix the land-gods?

YES!

Ah, Kotallo already asked about prosthetics! Great! I will definitely help with that!

Side quests ahoy but with all the cutscene, I don't have a lot of time. So over to Cinnabar Sands to free a land-god.

Aaaaaaaand hunting. No big.

...Is ... is that Burrower literally hiding from me? Instead of the other way around? It will not come out from behind that rock. Oh well. Climb rock. Silent STRIKE. And done.

(Like, literally; need to get to work.)

TODAY

Right. To that little pond where I did sort of free that land-god, but before I had the reboot code--

Aaaaaaaaand there's a Snapmaw.

...You know what? Fuck it. C'MON AND FIGHT ME, YOU MECHANICAL PAIN IN MY ASS!

And ... you will ... apparently stay in the water while I POONK all your weak spots. Win!

I'm loving the little bits of lore Zo's giving about the festivals to the various land-gods. I'm a sucker for world-building.

Aaaand over to Plainsong and-- Huh. Fane. Hi. Ah, dumping seed pouches from Kel and her apprentice because they can't be allowed to grow in Plainsong again. Sucks, but I can see the necessity.

Hi, Zo. I know, finally, right? I've been waiting to do this for ages and--

...Awwwwww. This is ... actually really beautiful. And I like the whole thing where ... I guess Elizabet Sobeck insisted that GAIA (and by extension the subfunctions) be ... at least somewhat human. GAIA didn't just build machines, but machines that look like creatures, because ... c'mon, wouldn't we? We anthropomorphise everything anyway. And if the Plowhorn land-gods have to have a reboot sequence? Have it sing; why not? Utilitarianism isn't the be-all and end-all, and what's life without a little joy, even in the supposedly utilitarian things?

Right. Onward to helping Kotallo pick up prosthetics bits.

If he decides he prefers the challenge of only having the one arm, I ... will respect his choice but be a little miffed at having to fight Spectres and things for him.

...Then again, I wouldn't want him to feel obligated to keep it if he's uncomfortable with it, even if I did go to a lot of trouble.

Right. I'mma let him go back to Base and ponder. Thornmarsh or Tide's Reach? Thornmarsh or Tide's Reach?

*checks quest log*

Thornmarsh. I have hints of issues in Thornmarsh, but no actual quest. I at least want the quest active in my journal.

Hrm. Poisoned water. I have time.

Dam made of machines, and more rebels? Gods, where do they all come from? I took out so many camps!

Climbiiiiiiiing...

Hangiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing... Stupid Fireclaw.

Right. Fireclaw goes first.

Oh, pity's sake, I am standing right here, rebels. Does my hair blend into the yick in the river? What.

Theeeeeere we go.

Well. All of this is just plain gross. Rebels are assholes.

Teamwork! ...And I can boot up my work machine while I wrap stuff up!

I ... don't even have time to check what my reward for this was; I gotta get to work fast!

Right. Yes. Worktime. Ugh, they've left the long shit for me again. I hate my colleagues.

[bylightofdawn]

I'm only two episodes into Beyond Evil and i get that everyone and their mother ships Lee Dong-sik/Han Joo-won and I get it it's definitely just chef-kiss perfection. And appeals on so many levels.

But I also feel like people are kinda sleeping on Lee Dong-sik/Park Jeong-je. My mans seriously puts off I will go feral on anyone who touches a hair on my poor little meow-meow energy. Also tell me he did not read like a miffed lover waiting at home for Lee Dong-sik to return home at the end of episode two. He just wanted a totally not gay and not homoerotic sleepover! It's not gay for two middle-aged men to have a sleepover. Or you know, cuddle under the covers for warmth because Lee Donk-sik's heater is broken.

I'm not to the point of looking at fic but if someone has not written something along those lines I may lose all faith in humanity.

I also have a soft spot for a good old-fashioned friends-to-lovers trope.

Now, seeing as how I'm only two episodes in and this is a k-drama everything will turn into a dumpster fire and nothing I am predicting early will come to pass. I'm putting even odds on Park Jeong-je getting killed off in some way in point of fact.

I also refused to believe Lee Dong-sik is gonna be the killer in the end, even if they are SUPER HEAVY HANDEDLY trying to plan the red herrings all over the place.

Also? I can't explain why but I love Shin Ha-kyun's face. It's one of those faces that is just so fascinating to study and look at. I'm definitely going to have to go see if I can find some of his other stuff after I finish this show.

[lokiondisneyplus]

Sophia Di Martino was launched into the pop cultural consciousness thanks to her role as Sylvie – AKA the Loki variant on Marvel Disney Plus series Loki, where she trades barbs and shares background stories with Tom Hiddleston's God of Mischief.

Episode Three of the series found Loki on a wild adventure with Sylvie, after he accidentally sent them both to the doomed moon Lamentis-1, on a collision course with a planet. Facing an apocalypse, the pair hatches a plan to find the escape vessel that some of the moon's wealthier residents are hoping will carry them to safety and, while on the train to the ship, they discuss everything from the nature of love to their respective magical abilities.

When the opportunity arose to talk to her, we naturally jumped at it, so here is part of Chris Hewitt's conversation with Di Martino, who was frank and funny while chatting about getting the job, Loki's sexuality and more.

The last two weeks in particular must have been a heck of a whirlwind for you. What's it been like being at the centre of the storm?

It's been a strange one. Because I feel like I've been waiting in the wings for quite a while. And I haven't been able to talk to anyone about this until today. So, it's been a really strange few weeks, just watching the show start and listening to people's reactions, but not being able to talk about it. I don't feel like I've been in the centre of the storm at all. I feel like I've been watching it play out.

Have you been able to say anything to anybody, family friends... Postmen?

Absolutely no-one! My mum has no idea where I've been for the past two years. It's been really difficult. But to be honest, I'm actually really good at keeping secrets. So, I've perhaps been too good and haven't told anyone, anything. My agent, no one knows anything! I’m taking it really seriously, maybe a bit too seriously!

You and director Kate Herron have worked together in the past. Is that how it began for you?

Kate and I worked together on a short film of hers a few years ago now. And we stayed in touch, we're mates, we'll go out for coffee and do a bit of improv. We exist in the same circles in London. I'm trying to remember how exactly it happened. I was shooting another film in the UK, and I think I got a message from Kate saying, “I'm on this show, I'm not allowed to talk about what it is... There's a role, we'd like to see what you do with it. I can't tell you any more. Just wanted to give you the heads up...” A really vague WhatsApp message. So, then I got a request for a tape through my agent. But obviously, my agency also couldn't know anything about what was happening and what it was or anything. I was given a really short scene, made a tape of this scene and just had to guess what it was about. I think it was actually what ended up being the scene from Episode Three, which is Loki and Sylvie on the train. I think it ended up being that scene, but it was very different when I did the audition tape for it.

Did it have the word Loki in the script at any point?

No, no, no names! I think it was Bob and Sarah or something completely different. I didn't have a clue what it was.

I was really interested in how angry she is and how sort of laser-focused she is on this mission that she's given herself.

At what point did the penny drop? At what point did you realise that you were auditioning to play a Loki on Loki, and then this incredibly complex character?

I can't remember what happened first. It might have been the news that Kate was directing the new Loki came out. And then I was like, “Oh, maybe that's what I read for...” Or if it was that I was just offered the job, and they told me what it was. But yeah, it was a surprise. And I had a chat with Tom on FaceTime because he was in New York. I never actually met anyone because I was nine months pregnant, I couldn't fly anywhere. So, I was in London, everyone else is in the US. So, it was just that tape, it was all based on that. And obviously, I've worked with Kate before, so she knows that I'm not some weirdo. And she must’ve convinced them to cast me!

Let’s talk a little bit about Sylvie as we now know her. What's clear is that you're not doing a Tom Hiddleston impression. This is not your take on a Tom Hiddleston Loki, this is a very, very different iteration of their character. So where did you start?

Well, probably exactly there, making that decision that I didn't want to go in and do an impression of Tom, because that would have been awful. I'm really bad at impressions for a start! Sylvie’s very different to Loki in a lot of ways. There's the chaos and there's the mischievous, which are very, very Loki traits. But for me, I was really interested in how angry she is and how sort of laser-focused she is on this mission that she's given herself. And I think that plus the playfulness really helped me get into the character. And, and so that was the way I started.

The stunt training and the fight training really helped me with her physicality, and we were all really keen on her being a really strong, sort of street fighter, almost. She's not as elegant as Loki. She's fit and rough around the edges, she's had a harder time, in a way, she's been on the run for the majority of her life, getting into scraps. And I like the idea that she really enjoys fighting. And she'd really get something out of it. Because she knows that she's probably going to win. Right? And that's where her cockiness comes through, maybe. And so that was part of it as well. And then as soon as you put the costume on, you're there.

What was that like? Because the costume says so much as well. There's the headpiece, which obviously has a missing horn, which says a lot about the scrapes that she's gotten into in the past. And also says that this isn't the Loki we might be expecting.

We were really keen on making the costume look like it's been through the wringer a bit. And she's sort of gathered bits of it from places that she's been throughout her journey. We didn't want it to be too clean and shiny. And it was also important to me that it was a really comfortable costume and that I could actually fight in it, and I could kick in it and just do things that I needed to kick not have to worry about breaking it or being uncomfortable. And then Christine Wada, the costume designer, was amazing at just making it super comfy. But I still felt like a badass when I put it on.

The train scene has that wonderful moment where you’re talking about your romantic pasts, and Loki confirms that he is bisexual, which has been received rapturously since the episode came out. Did you get a sense of how momentous it was when you were filming it?

I knew how important it was, yeah. And I'm just so pleased that it's been received so well. And people are super happy to have seem that scene. And like I said, the show is inspired by the comics, and the comics for a long time have alluded to Loki being bisexual or pansexual. And his sexuality is not straight. And even back to Norse mythology. So, it was important to Kate, and it was also important to me and Tom, that this was represented in a six-hour story about that character. Because representation is important.

It's such a beautifully written scene. Can you just talk about your memories of filming those exchanges? Because we've only just met Sylvie, and we haven’t seen Loki consider the idea of love or falling in love or being frail or vulnerable in that way before.

It’s a super important scene. And it was interesting to shoot it because it's the first time that you see Sylvie vulnerable. And it's just a really important moment for the two of them to understand each other in a different way, and not just be miffed by each other for the first time. And when we were filming it, it is quite a long scene. And it just felt really good to do a long, talky scene. It didn't feel long when we were doing it. But it was nice to get into those characters, and it sort of felt like doing a play, when you go a bit deeper and it’s great. It's just another way of understanding the character that you're playing. And listening to Tom singing was also an experience! Didn’t he do such a good job of learning all those words? I was just amazed that he could learn a song in a different language. And he did it so quickly! Like, one day he got the words and the next day he was fluent in Norwegian! That’s Hiddleston, isn’t it? He’s just so smart!

[twh-news]

Loki: Sophia Di Martino Talks About Songs, Sexuality, Scoring The Role Of Sylvie And More

Sophia Di Martino was launched into the pop cultural consciousness thanks to her role as Sylvie – AKA the Loki variant on Marvel Disney Plus series Loki, where she trades barbs and shares background stories with Tom Hiddleston's God of Mischief.

Episode Three of the series found Loki on a wild adventure with Sylvie, after he accidentally sent them both to the doomed moon Lamentis-1, on a collision course with a planet. Facing an apocalypse, the pair hatches a plan to find the escape vessel that some of the moon's wealthier residents are hoping will carry them to safety and, while on the train to the ship, they discuss everything from the nature of love to their respective magical abilities.

When the opportunity arose to talk to her, we naturally jumped at it, so here is part of Chris Hewitt's conversation with Di Martino, who was frank and funny while chatting about getting the job, Loki's sexuality and more.

The last two weeks in particular must have been a heck of a whirlwind for you. What's it been like being at the centre of the storm?

It's been a strange one. Because I feel like I've been waiting in the wings for quite a while. And I haven't been able to talk to anyone about this until today. So, it's been a really strange few weeks, just watching the show start and listening to people's reactions, but not being able to talk about it. I don't feel like I've been in the centre of the storm at all. I feel like I've been watching it play out.

Have you been able to say anything to anybody, family friends... Postmen?

Absolutely no-one! My mum has no idea where I've been for the past two years. It's been really difficult. But to be honest, I'm actually really good at keeping secrets. So, I've perhaps been too good and haven't told anyone, anything. My agent, no one knows anything! I’m taking it really seriously, maybe a bit too seriously!

You and director Kate Herron have worked together in the past. Is that how it began for you?

Kate and I worked together on a short film of hers a few years ago now. And we stayed in touch, we're mates, we'll go out for coffee and do a bit of improv. We exist in the same circles in London. I'm trying to remember how exactly it happened. I was shooting another film in the UK, and I think I got a message from Kate saying, “I'm on this show, I'm not allowed to talk about what it is... There's a role, we'd like to see what you do with it. I can't tell you anymore. Just wanted to give you the heads up...” A really vague WhatsApp message. So, then I got a request for a tape through my agent. But obviously, my agency also couldn't know anything about what was happening and what it was or anything. I was given a really short scene, made a tape of this scene and just had to guess what it was about. I think it was actually what ended up being the scene from Episode Three, which is Loki and Sylvie on the train. I think it ended up being that scene, but it was very different when I did the audition tape for it.

Did it have the word Loki in the script at any point?

No, no, no names! I think it was Bob and Sarah or something completely different. I didn't have a clue what it was.

"I was really interested in how angry she is and how sort of laser-focused she is on this mission that she's given herself."

At what point did the penny drop? At what point did you realise that you were auditioning to play a Loki on Loki, and then this incredibly complex character?

I can't remember what happened first. It might have been the news that Kate was directing the new Loki came out. And then I was like, “Oh, maybe that's what I read for...” Or if it was that I was just offered the job, and they told me what it was. But yeah, it was a surprise. And I had a chat with Tom on FaceTime because he was in New York. I never actually met anyone because I was nine months pregnant, I couldn't fly anywhere. So, I was in London, everyone else is in the US. So, it was just that tape, it was all based on that. And obviously, I've worked with Kate before, so she knows that I'm not some weirdo. And she must’ve convinced them to cast me!

Let’s talk a little bit about Sylvie as we now know her. What's clear to me is that you're not doing a Tom Hiddleston impression. This is not your take on a Tom Hiddleston Loki, this is a very, very different iteration of their character. So where did you start?

Well, probably exactly there, making that decision that I didn't want to go in and do an impression of Tom, because that would have been awful. I'm really bad at impressions for a start! Sylvie’s very different to Loki in a lot of ways. There's the chaos and there's the mischievous, which are very, very Loki traits. But for me, I was really interested in how angry she is and how sort of laser-focused she is on this mission that she's given herself. And I think that plus the playfulness really helped me get into the character. And, and so that was the way I started.

The stunt training and the fight training really helped me with her physicality, and we were all really keen on her being a really strong, sort of street fighter, almost. She's not as elegant as Loki. She's fit and rough around the edges, she's had a harder time, in a way, she's been on the run for the majority of her life, getting into scraps. And I like the idea that she really enjoys fighting. And she'd really get something out of it. Because she knows that she's probably going to win. Right? And that's where her cockiness comes through, maybe. And so that was part of it as well. And then as soon as you put the costume on, you're there.

What was that like? Because the costume says so much as well. There's the headpiece, which obviously has a missing horn, which says a lot about the scrapes, that she's gotten into in the past. And also says that this isn't the Loki we might be expecting.

We were really keen on making the costume look like it's been through the wringer a bit. And she's sort of gathered bits of it from places that she's been throughout her journey. We didn't want it to be too clean and shiny. And it was also important to me that it was a really comfortable costume and that I could actually fight in it, and I could kick in it and just do things that I needed to kick not have to worry about breaking it or being uncomfortable. And then Christine Wada, the costume designer, was amazing at just making it super comfy. But I still felt like a badass when I put it on.

The train scene that wonderful moment were you’re talking about your romantic pasts, and Loki confirms that he is bisexual, which has been received rapturously since the episode came out. And it's such a huge moment and I know it was important to Kate, as well. What can you say about that? First of all, about filming that moment? Did you get a sense of its momentousness when you were filming it?

I knew how important it was, yeah. And I'm just so pleased that it's been received so well. And people are super happy to have seem that scene. And like I said, the show is inspired by the comics, and the comics for a long time have alluded to Loki being bisexual or pansexual. And his sexuality is not straight. And even back to Norse mythology. So, it was important to Kate, and it was also important to me and Tom, that this was represented in a six-hour story about that character. Because representation is important.

And it's such a beautifully written scene as well. Can you just talk about your memories of filming those exchanges? Not just seeing Tom singing in what I presume is Norwegian, and what that was like for you? But also, just that exchange about love and how important it is for these two characters. Because we've only just met Sylvie, of course. And we haven’t seen Loki consider the idea of love or falling in love or being frail or vulnerable in that way before. So, it seemed like a fairly important exchange...

It’s a super important scene. And it was interesting to shoot it because it's the first time that you see Sylvie vulnerable. And it's just a really important moment for the two of them to understand each other in a different way, and not just be miffed by each other for the first time. And when we were filming it, it is quite a long scene. And it just felt really good to do a long, talky scene. It didn't feel long when we were doing it. But it was nice to get into those characters, and it sort of felt like doing a play, when you go a bit deeper and it’s great. It's just another way of understanding the character that you're playing. And listening to Tom singing was also an experience! Didn’t he do such a good job of learning all those words? I was just amazed that he could learn a song in a different language. And he did it so quickly! Like, one day he got the words and the next day he was fluent in Norwegian! That’s Hiddleston, isn’t it? He’s just so smart!

[harryfeatgaga]

okay gc anon here💀 for background: i grew up in christian schools in southern and southern adjacent states and practically all of my friends also grew up in those schools. we all went to public hs and i have been doing a lot of soul searching and realized that xtians are not Great and i actually have a bit of trauma from those environments so i don't consider myself Xtian anymore. my friends still do.

well there was this Xtian rock band member criticizing cardi and her grammy performance saying it was like hitler's propaganda (you can find it on twitter if you're interested. same Xtian shit diff day🙄) and i sent it to my friends as a joke saying Xtians are out of control and this is why no one takes them seriously anymore and one friend no lie hit me with the NOT ALL CHRISTIANS argument💀😭🤭 and my other friend agreed and they said that 'we can't judge all christians based on a few bad apples' (i am a lil upset that they're using these arguments ngl) I said in regards to Xtians 'ehh i grew up with these assholes i'm judging and harshly' and now they're kinda miffed at me bc i said all Xtians are whack and i'm judging them harshly lmfaoooo😭💀💀🤭

gc hasn't been this poppin in MONTHS💀💀

OH GOD LMAO......UR RIGHT AND U SHOULD SAY IT

[elejahfanfic]

The Vampire Files/2

Fanfiction

Part 2

A TVD crossover AU story

Elena Gilbert & her partner Nick Amaro are FBI Agents,

investigating murders caused by paranormal activities.

ft. other tvd characters, too.

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thanks for reading.xoxo🥰🌼

@miguelsbrat

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Elena walked in the Mystic Falls woods with the torch in her hand. This was not unknown territory for her. 

Flashback

"Why are we  going to the woods, mommy?" the nine-year old Elena asked her mother.

"There are some really mean people, who want hurt us. And we have to hide in the woods. Don't be afraid. We won't be here long." Miranda said.

At a certain point in the woods, Miranda opened a trapdoor hidden underneath a big pile of leaves and taking the girl by the hand took her down the wooden ladders in the ground into an area that resembled hidden caves.

The Special agent now stood in front of the spot where the ground trapdoor was. She crouched down and removed the layers of the leaves looking for the hook to open it. As she grabbed it to open it she heard a swishing noise of the leaves moving and as she wanted to get up to turn to see in the dark what it was, something kicked her hand and the torch fell aside. She got her gun out ready to shoot as something knocked her over as it swished by her. She quickly rolled over in the position to shoot as she then did. It was a shot in the dark, she knew it. Frustrated, she now got up picking up her torch and looked to see if that someone would return. 

"Show yourself," she shouted, "I dare you."

But there was nothing. But she knew that somewhere from afar someone did still look at her. Angrily, Elena now decided to return to the Mystic Inn. 

In several hours she would have to be at the Morgue and she needed some sleep. And this place was doing everything possible to keep her from it. 

As she got to her room, she took her clothes off and went  for a really hot shower. The fall left her with a bruise on her arm. She examined it as she dried herself. It didn't look bad. 

Flashback

"Ok, listen to me, Elena. Mommy has got to go now. You will be safe here. Ok, my darling? Don't be afraid. I will come back for you. I love you so much!" Miranda kissed her daughter, who nodded in agreement silently. 

Elena, now changed and went to bed. She curled up, closing her eyes hoping she would not have any dreams of any kind.

Demons are real, Elena. They are wrapped up in folk stories. It is true that only a handful can see them, get to their true nature and fight them with equal measure.

***

Nick was up at dawn. He got himself ready for the day and then took a walk around the town, familiarizing himself with the victim's last activities, before meeting Elena at the Grill.

***

Washington, DC

Caroline woke up rubbing her forehead. She looked at the clock. It was 6.10 a.m.

"Hmm- what time is it?", Stefan asked as he heard her move sitting up.

"Time to get up." Caroline said walking to the bathroom.

Stefan sat up checking his messages.

"meet me at office, at 9- Val"

He put the phone aside, and got quickly dressed. He knocked at the bathroom door telling Caroline he had to leave. She replied with 'later'

"Later", he said the same and walked out of the apartment.

"Val-"Stefan said as his partner picked up the phone.

"The murder weapon appeared" Valerie said.

"I will see you at the office", Stefan said hanging up.

****

At the Mystic Diner, somewhere around 8 a.m.

Elena waited for Nick for breakfast. Her life was either office-bound or field-bound, whichever, but one thing she never missed was breakfast. It was like the only time she would reconnect with the real world. There were these few things that kept giving her continuity and normality. At least half an hour every day. 

The waitress served Elena coffee and brought her a big breakfast. She thanked her and looked at her phone for private messages. One from Caroline and one from Rebekah. 

Caroline: Got drunk. and - slept with Stefan, again. Call me. Whenever.

Rebekah: Call me. We are all with you.

Elena closed the message icon as Nick sat down at the table and Elena greeted him.

"Morning." Nick said and then looked at the three different plates in front of Elena.

"Just coffee. Black." Nick said to the waitress and said that he had already had something.

"I'm gonna let in on a little secret" Elena said to her partner and Nick wondered what was coming.

"Everyday, once a day give yourself a present- like this good hot cup of black coffee. A little wisdom from Agent Cooper. My mentor. And maybe something extra- like blueberry pancakes."

"I see that you have a sweet tooth," Nick said.

"You don't mind me finishing this?"

"No." he replied. 

To get used to a new partner was never easy. Elena had three of them, and Nick a few. And all of them loved working with him. He had an easy personality.

"I can see that you have dug something new out?" Elena said as she took a sip of her coffee.

Nick was surprised she said it as he didn't disclose anything.

"I can see it in your eyes. Eight more minutes and then we're off to the morgue and you can tell me what you found out."

"You can see it in my eyes?" The Agent said slightly stunned that she was so forward.

"Not just your eyes. Your whole jittery demeanor tells me that it is huge- illogical!"

Nick narrowed his eyes at her, "You are loving this"

"Not really" Elena admitted, "because we probably won't be able to present it in any court. And these victims will not receive any kind of justice. Come on, let's see the body." she got up leaving the money for her breakfast on the table.

****

Washington, DC

Rebekah walked in the hospital greeted by a fellow surgeon.

"Hey, Joel- I thought you left to work for the Jeffersonian?" Rebekah said.

"Next week- I am leaving next week" Joel said.

They got into the lift,"Why did you refuse to work for them?"

"I want to help the living." Rebekah said. "I need hope. Everything else is like- ahm- curse-"

"I am sorry- I heard-" the surgeon referred to Marcel breaking their engagement.

"Yeah- well- if you know someone who can mend a broken heart-"

"Sorry, can't help " Joel said.

"Huh- shouldn't be dumping my lousy mood on you- see you-" Rebekah said as the stepped out of the lift and each went to their stations.

"Dr Goran?" a nurse came up to him and he now went with her being briefed about one of his patients.

****

Mystic Falls

Elena examined the body of Lexi Branson. Nick stood aside waiting for her to finish up and give her findings out to him and Bonnie Bennett, a forensic scientist from Withmore. 

"Here" Elena said showing both her partner and the scientist two markings on the ankle.

"That is different from the victim in Oregon." Nick said.

"Dakhanavar" Elena said.

"What?" Nick said looking at her with question marks in his eyes.

"Nothing." Elena said looking at Bonnie "There was no trace of blood on at the crime scene?"

"None." Bonnie confirmed. 

"And no trace of a car, footsteps, and the time from when she was last seen going out of the Grill and time of death in the woods? Incomprehensible, right?" Elena said.

"Yeah." Nick now confirmed. Bonnie nodded.

"I like your necklace" Elena said turning to Bonnie all of a sudden.

"Thanks. It's my grandmother's" Bonnie replied.

"Uhm- we are done here. Elena said looking at her partner. "We can tell the Sheriff that they can release the body"

Nick nodded in agreement.

As they said their goodbyes to Bonnie, Elena and Nick left.

"All right. Explain Dakhanavar!" Nick said as they got into the car.

"Ferociously territorial vampire, who would, unlike other regular vampires, suck the blood from the victim's feet." Elena explained.

"Seriously?" Nick said with a whiff of disbelief in his voice.

"Seriously." Elena then said snapping at him. "Ok. This is not going to work" She stopped the car and looked at him inhaling sharply, her face stern, "when we get back I will ask them to reassign you."

"On what grounds?" Nick asked calmly.

Elena exhaled trying to keep her composure. This was not her. She doesn't lose her focus. It must be this place. She wanted to scream. She felt her blood boiling to the point wanting to kick him for his nearly no emotional reaction. "I'll think of something," she said and continued to drive. 

Irrational. But there it was. She couldn't take it back. And strangely, she didn't care. 

Nick knew that her outburst had nothing to do with him, at least not directly, and yet he knew he was the trigger. He looked outside of the window- and then decided not keep quiet, "Stop the car."

Elena looked at him stunned at this sudden change in him. She could see that he was serious and so she stopped the car.

They got out in the middle of the woods. Elena waited to hear what this was about. 

"You are right. Yes. This doesn't work. Shall I tell you why?"

"Why?" Elena said miffed.

"Because I am not him." Nick said.

"Him?" Elena looked at the man gone out, "what are you talking about?"

"He probably knew all of the demonic-files by heart- you have finished each other's sentences and he understood how you mind works- and he is gone- and you got me now- and you hate it!"

What followed surprised them both- as he touched Elena's nerve and she punched him straight in the face. 

They stood quiet for a second. Nick wiped a bit of blood that appeared on the lips. 

"I am sorry- I just- ah- how did," she felt like all the suppressed anger and pain mixed up came lashing out and the tears now just came flooding out. 

"It is fine-" Nick said.

"Shut up" she shouted at him "don't you dare make this into an ok thing!"

"I am not."

"Good. Because- you don't know anything about me"

"I never said I did."

"Oh, really?! All you have been doing is taking the high-ground-" Elena spat back at him through her tears.

"I could say the same about you- we're supposed to work as a team- did you think that I didn't notice that you left your room at 1.20 p.m. and returned at 2.17p.m.?! And you kept it to yourself- what was that about? What were you doing in the woods?"

Elena glared at him drying her tears now with her palms and said,"It's personal."

"Personal?" Nick repeated not knowing what to think. His mind was racing. For a moment he wished he was in the car and they never had stopped and then - something unexplained wanted to know everything about her. 

Elena realized what she had said and now tried to take it back. She had never overstepped the mark going over to the personal. She never shared any of her past to her friends. Not even Jackson, who she had an excellent working relationship. Only the Bureau, her aunt Jenna and her knew what had happened to her and her parents the night she had to hide in the caves in the woods. 

"I lived here as a kid" Elena then said. 

And by the tone of her voice, Nick could notice that there was something disturbing behind it. He felt that all went way out of the line and he then took a step forward saying,"I apologize for - digging at you"

Elena looked at him slightly wide-eyed, "This is so not- this is not me"

"You have a mean right hook, I'll tell you that."

"Yeah- uhm- believe it or not I've never hit anybody. At least not human. Sorry -"

"Who says I am human?!"Nick joked rising an eyebrow at his partner. "Let's forget this ever happened and - start over?"

"Yeah- start over!" Elena inhaled softly.

"Coffee and pie?" Nick suggested.

"Coffee and pie!" Elena nodded a little.  

For a moment she was leaving darkness behind. Although its shadow never would. She knew that.

[melatoninburst]

✨

Song drabbles: accepting

Despair- leo.

Distancing yourself from people is easy, she's been good at it for a long time, truly- shattering bonds is simple, but it can sting more than she expects, despite her believing herself to be desensitised to it. It's easier to cut them off before they can cut you off- and there's only so much amusement she can bring before they leave, really. The joys of jester's privilege claimed she could say anything she liked and nobody'd care- since it couldn't matter, taking her seriously isn't an option.

Her fingers brush against the fork in front of her, thinking that maybe she is being unfair- he'd never expressed an urge to leave, he still found her funny, he still enjoyed her company- but she can't let herself fall back into this steady rhythm, it's too much, it's too enveloping. It's comforting, but it'll never last - nothing does. If one's to be realistic, everything has an expiry date and hers is approaching ever closer. For the sake of them both, it'd be better to nip it in the bud before it can begin.

“I'm not sure if we can be friends anymore. It's gone on too long.” She states, tone flat, trying to keep herself from smiling nervously, a habit that doesn't help her any, as she shovels the remainder of her cake in her mouth ( it's too obnoxiously sugary, it's gross but she eats it because he paid for it after asking her to share dessert with him ), trying to make this as fast as possible. To his credit, he doesn't express anything but surprise at her sudden declaration, but he soon smiles.

“Well, I guess I can’t argue with that,” Albedo's voice is teasing, and, honestly, she's a bit miffed by it- did he find some semblance of a joke in that, somehow? He simply cuts her another slice, gazing at her through his lashes, his usual smugness that comes from him figuring something previously unknown to him is thick in the air. “Klee'd be overjoyed to find you'd like to be her big sister. I'll be sure to let your mother know about our relationship developing.”

The boys a table over choke on their drinks at that and Shanice feels her blood pressure rising slightly. Great, this affair is entertainment to the masses- fantastic, even her rare serious moments are but a comedy skit to an unfair god. Bringing up Klee is unfair, too, given she's a kid so young that if he told her that, she'd certainly believe it and get overly excited.

“Dude-” Shanice grits out, tapping impatiently at the table. He makes no move to listen though, simply leaving to 'tell Klee the good news' after and pressing a kiss ( mocking her, she thinks, terribly frustrated ) to her forehead as he goes. She slumps in her seat, defeated. Great. Just fantastic. Just what she needed, truly. “What the fuck just happened?”

One of the boys a table over answers her, laughing, apparently those neon pink headphones hadn't been used since the beginning. A shame. “You got yourself a boyfriend, lady!” The other boy ( clearly his brother, a near exact mirror image besides his on changes in style. ) shakes his head, sending her an apologetic smile before trying to get his brother to shut up.

Shanice then does hat every good clown does at some point and slams her face into the cake, getting quite a loud reaction from them both. One of them yells that he thinks she fainted, but the other seems to understand she's trying not to scream. They offer her some napkins, and she gladly takes them after she gets her face out of the cake and gifts them a thank you. The stupid icing hides her red face.

“Oh. Are these to be our children?” The man asks after he returns and Shanice considers attacking him viciously- her eye twitching slightly, she glares at him, still rubbing the cake off her face. He isn't questioning it, though. That's likely the thing that spurred the pink one into playing into the joke and she brands him a traitor even if there were no sides to this war. The blue ones her favourite, even if she doesn't know either of their names.

...That statement is immediately retracted after he joined in. Evil strangers, these kids. Evil. She gets up, irked thoroughly and accepts her role. Court jester it is. They fail to remember that they get to poke just as much fun back though. Vengeance shall be hers.

( She misses him slipping each kid some money. Payment for their acting skills- getting around tsunderes is hard enough, try getting a clown girlfriend, it's hard, and he needed all the help he could get. )

[shiro-the-tired-writer]

Part 2: Relationships part 2

Jamil:

Yuu first helped him unconditionally with the cooking when they met in the kitchens, expressing concern for his previous injuries before the Interdorm tournaments. She didn't notice when he used snake whisper on her the first time around.

She started getting suspicious when Kalim started having his mood swings, blushing when Jamil called her a diamond in the rough. When she noticed Kalim only started acting weird after talking to Jamil she attempted to talk to him when she could but always got pulled away by Grim.

When his intentions are revealed Yuu tried to reason with him, then tried to fight him too when he overblotted.

When he's back to normal she wakes up on her lap with her crying happy tears, "You big dummy, welcome back."

Kalim:

Instant Best friends!

Is always down to part with him when she's in the mood, she even invites him to chill sleepovers to give Jamil a break for a night or two.

During the Octavinelle collaboration she's always by his side and enjoyed the carpet ride, humming. When Jamil overblotted she told him all about Jamil's worries and grudges.

"Kalim, please you have to be the one to save him."

Vil:

She didn't like his methods but admired how he wanted everyone to perform their very best at the VNC.

She'd tease him by putting cold water bottles on his cheek after rehearsals, Yuu would apologize on behalf of Ace and Deuce for eating the cakes in the fridge since she and Grim were craving something sweet too.

When he overblotted she was more then reckless enough to try hug him and try to snap him out of it before Jamil saved the group.

When he returned to normal she slapped him despite them still needing to perform, she was angry at him for thinking so badly about himself.

"You jerk, you're amazing just as you are! You don't have to keep comparing yourself to someone you can't become, because you're perfect Vil!"

Epel:

Yuu sees Epel like a good friend, learning to carve from him and got plenty of cuts from her attempts.

She defended him when Vil and him fought, wanting to chase after him when he ran away with Deuce in tow. But got stopped by Rook which she didn't understand.

Yuu is happy when he finally finds his resolve and makes a special apple dish to celebrate with everyone.

"Epel, you finally won against Vil, you were definitely elegant and strong!"

Rook:

Yuu is seriously creeped out by him at first but his personality grew on her.

Rook's encouraging praises and pretty cryptic advice was weird but she tried her best to understand and take to heart when they were training.

When his Niege album was revealed she was just as shocked as everyone else.

"Rook, as your friend, I get liking someone famous but I think you seriously need to chill."

Idia:

(Book 6 isn't out for me yet so it'll be pretty small)

Is pretty miffed at him when he tries bailing on the Star Sending but when he came through for Ortho, she tackle hugged him.

Any time they interact Yuu tries to talk with him, wanting to learn about the games and anime of this world and telling him about the one's in hers. Always wanting to make him smile even if he's not big on hugging, she understands.

"You really love Ortho, you're an awesome big brother Idia."

Ortho:

She loves him like a little brother, just like with Grim.

Is amazed that his hair doesn't burn her hand when she gives him head pats, anytime they see each other its hug o'clock.

Yuu helps him encourage Idia to make friends and cheered for him when he auditioned in book 5, she glared at Vil pretty hard when he rejected his performance.

"Ortho, I can't think of a better baby brother for anyone, especially Idia. You're incredible Ortho, I mean that."

How I believe my Yuu would act in Twisted Wonderland

Prologue

Yuu: Nn... wait- WHERE THE FUCK AM I?!

She would be extremely confused and a bit annoyed with Grim and Crowley, not to mention Ace.

But soon the braincell trio become her idiots and they all share a single braincell between the four of them.

Heartsbyul

Yuu: Your rules are freaking stupid!

She would sass Riddle, hands down after he throws the Tart away. Anything else she's trying to not die via Leona's intimidation/how hot he is, and trying to keep everyone on track.

(For real it should be illegal to be that hot)

Hugs Riddle after he's brought back to his senses.

Savannaclaw

Yuu: Someone is gonna get punched

Yuu would be all for the investigation, but then hard-core about it after Trey gets injured, because no one hurts Team Mom. She could and would sass every Savannaclaw member except Jack because he's baby.

When Malleus appears she's both grabbing a stick for self defense and then mesmerized by his voice and appearance.

Also punch Overblot Leona, possible injuries be damned, this girl is Sun Wukong's impulsiveness on steroids.

Octavinelle

Yuu: What did I agree to?

She actually studied, since she's based me she'd be pretty good at memorization especially with history. Is scared of Floyd because he's scary and she is a smol like Riddle, Epel and Ortho. Is doing all she can to not curse out Azul when talking about the contract to save everyone.

Would absolutely try hugging Azul when he's overblotted.

Scarabia

Yuu: I never claimed to be a smart prefect

Would be very annoyed at Crowley then thinking way too hard on the how and why ghosts can have babies.

Initially when meeting Jamil in the chapter she would try to help with everything, you would have to hold back this girl from trying to repay you, also food is her love language. Jamil gave her food so now he's stuck with her, but she starts getting uneasy after getting snake whispered a couple times and locked in the guest room.

Has his head on her lap and smiles when he wakes up after overblotting, then proceeds to karate chop his head lightly for being stupid.

(Part 2 forthcoming)

[creativity-and-suffering]

Don and his new mom friend.

This was one of my first proper fics, don’t murder me I can do that myself, sorry for spelling mistakes yadda yadda~~

This was originally gonna follow the show as a canon divergence. And of course capriltello is gonna happen.

Have fun!!

Chapter.1

God I wish I didn’t get up this morning.....

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The day had seemed normal enough, but after a crazy first day on the surface, the term normal changes drastically.

After rescuing the girl of his dreams and promising to find her father, and looking pretty epic in doing so, he knew things would change, but donnie didn't calculate just how weird his life would get.

It had been a test run of the patrols they were now going to do daily, to get a feel for the roofs and map the area, they needed to watch for kranng and hopefully get a lead on Mr O'Niel.

"I'd thought more people would be out here, ya know? Making trouble, causing a ruckus, waiting for us to beat their heads in!" Raph drawled, looking rather bored, leaning against an old air conditioner, grumbling at the leader in blue, standing stoicly against the city lights, trying to hard to look cool, and he knew it.

"YEAH!!, Com'on people, this is New York City, where's the hustle and bustle!!" Mikey exclaimed jumping from a water tower and landing on a billboard, "I wanna meet some people!!".

"Mikey you know we can't, it could seriously endanger us." Explained Leo, jumping from his perch, and making his way to the bundle.

Donnie wanted to defend Mikey's hopeful fantasy, if not for Mikey then for himself, he really hopes that April still wanting to talk to them wasn't just because they were the only means in which she could reunite with her father.

"I know this is illogical and illogical thoughts don't come from me, but there might be hope that we could make some friends with humans." Donnie hesitantly mentioned. Standing still and leaning on the water tower Mikey was now hanging off.

"what do you mean Donnie? Humans won't except us." Leo said very bluntly, Donnie thought that if one human would willingly hang out with them and be fine with their existence than there should be a few others right? He could hope so, it's also partially the scientist in him wanting to test his theory, if he's correct then that would just mean a less whinny Mikey, not so grumpy Raph and a not so stick in the mud Leo.

"Im just thinking if there were more people like April, we could potentially have a small circle of friends."Donnie insisted trying to get Leo to see it his way.

"No! Donnie that's my final answer!" Leo finalised looking rather agitated that he was being questioned by the most logical in the group and the one he thought he could trust to follow most of his orders.

"uhhh guys, where's Mikey!?." Raph questioned looking around confused. This can't be good. While the two were arguing, Mikey ran off.

"DANG IT, Donnie you had to say something DIDN'T you!!." Leo accused, upset that the youngest probably bolted the second he heard about the "potential" new friends he could make, more than likely running of before hearing the other half of the argument.

"Why are you pinning this on me!!, all I said was that there was a possibility that others might like us, ITS NOT MY FAULT HE TOOK THAT AS A DEFINITE YES!!" Donnie exclaimed. He was miffed that his older brother thought this was entirely his fault. He didn't think Mikey would jump so eagerly at the chance to meet new people, and leave them behind to argue.

"whatever, Raph your coming with me to look for Mikey, Donnie head home just in case that's where he was going." Leo planned and ordered. Still upset with Leo's accusations, Donnie decided to make some of his own.

"I bet your just sending me home because you don't want me going against anymore of you're divine and godly orders and leadership, your majesty." Donnie sarcastically accused while accentuating his sarcasm with a mock bow. He was frankly insulted Leo would think his brotherly rival who followed one out of ten orders a mission, was better company to search for their little brother. Raph was just sitting and watching this exchange with enjoyment when Donnie challenged Leo's leadership with that wonderfully sarcastic line. Leo was obviously shook and angered by the accusation, mostly at the jab at his leadership skills.

"Ooooooooh what ya gonna do about that Leo!!, he called you pompous princess!!" Raph challenged, hoping to instigate a fight and get some action this boring Monday night.

"if my orders are so godly and divine why don't you follow my orders and Go. Home. Donnie." Leo then jumped to the next roof and started making his way around.

"Oh well, better luck next time Don!" Raph soon followed after Leo hoping he could potentially tick him off further. Donnie decided instead of heading home, he wanted to continue the patrol. Heading the opossite way his brothers went, he continued on into the brightly lit night.

'Really Leo?, some of us actually like to try to be optimistic..." Don thought dejectedly. He thought of ways to apologise for the insult to his leadership skills, he knew he was fairly new at this and was sensitive about people going against his orders, that doesn't mean he's going to apologise for going against said orders.

CRASHH!!

SHATTER!!

SNAP!!

it seems like going this way was a good idea after all.