#Thanks Andie for the idea

[honehonn3honey]

Save a person in trouble, please kiss an frog Prince Todoroki! @andypantsx3

[luna-the-cretar]

“It sounds like someone stirring a pot of Mac and cheese”

Derek: *makes that exact sound*

Me, a headphone user:

[demonstars]

FL/LA shift, many dnf thoughts (dream, nov. 2023—george, feb. 2025)

[the-nation-of-today]

Any BVB song: [exists] Andy: But what if there was a woah oh??

[chioccetta]

you have no idea how scared I was of fucking this one up, I love him and ironically I rarely draw the characters I love the most...because I'm scared of fuckign it up...BUT I DID NOT FUCK UP THIS TIME HAHAHAHAHA

anyway, not much was changed other than his outfit, mostly due to having to put together the previous designs of Danny and Vlad together for this...I also added some extra flare simply because I wanted to...so yeah

Danny Tucker Sam Jazz Vlad Dani Maddie and Jack Valerie Ember

[walkingstackofbooks]

AITA for being "too dedicated" to my job?

Unfortunately I can't give too many details, my work is pretty strict on privacy, but let's say I (48 m) work as for this security company. I'm in charge of recruiting and vetting new candidates - as you can imagine, this is a pretty rigorous process, and there is no room for mistakes. I wish I could say how bad the consequences would be if we hired someone with bad intentions, but that might pinpoint what I do too accurately.

So there's a doctor (m 33) who works for one of our sister companies - obviously there's a lot of information that needs protecting in the medical field - and we've had our eye on him for a while. About a year ago, it turned out he'd been lying about his background to cover up some illegal activities he'd done in the past - strike one. Then, a few months later, he was involved in a conspiracy to release strictly controlled information into the hands of people who would have done unspeakable things with it - strike two.

Despite this, the powers-that-be decided to keep him on - he is, admittedly, an immensely talented doctor, and there were enough mitigating circumstances in both instances that our sister company felt that he was free of blame. We, however, felt he needed closer monitoring, and so over the past few months I've been sending people in to observe him closely, so we could be sure he's working for us and not outside influences.

We didn't get anywhere. The trouble was, while he wasn't doing anything "suspicious", he was also acting so perfectly in line with regulation that that in itself seemed suspicious. Trust me, I've been working in this business for a long time - very few people are *that* good for *that* long.

So this got us thinking - either he was a very serious threat and needed to be dealt with, or else a ridiculously talented, ridiculously good doctor who would be an asset to our company, right? But the usual methods weren't getting us anywhere. And with his skills of deception (that law-breaking I mentioned? He'd hidden it for fifteen years) and capacity for sudden actions (the secret-selling was planned spontaneously within 24 hours), I know we'd have to do something slightly... off the books, let's say, to get the results we needed.

My plan was very simple - we arrested him and questioned him, using an implanted relay to record his neuroelectric responses so that we'd know for sure if he was innocent or not. Admittedly, we didn't want to cause a stir in the sister company, so on one of his days off, we carried out the whole thing in a holosuite, so that the responses of his colleagues etc. were all controlled by us, and he believed that it was real. Part of the investigation included sharing our suspicions with him that he was working for some other organisation with harmful intent, and we manufactured some evidence to see how he would respond.

Fortunately for all of us, it turned out he was innocent. It seemed our sister company had judged the mitigating circumstances well, and that those incidents truly were things in the past that he regretted - and he certainly wasn't working for anyone outside the company. In fact - just like me, it seems - he is a man who works with the company's and our clients best interests at heart, at all times. Naturally, we debriefed him, congratulated him on passing our test, and invited him to join us as a medical consultant - to put his talents to even greater use. He declined, though, and we parted ways.

So here's where the debate comes in. Some of my colleagues think I went too far in my methods, but I stand by my actions. The doctor absolutely could have been a security risk, and I'd argue, in fact, that all evidence pointed towards him being a traitor. At any rate, everyone in my company who knew about him was anxious about his loyalties before I did this, and now we don't have to expend any more resources on figuring out what his deal is.

I also believe that I wouldn't be facing this criticism if the doctor had agreed to join our company, which is a decision I had no control over. Some of my colleagues feel that he would have been a real asset and are frustrated that my actions put him off our company - however, I would argue that if he can't understand the reasons for what I did, he's not a good fit for our company anyway. And besides, it's only been a week, he might well change his mind in the future. It's really too early to tell.

Tl;dr - my job is investigating security threats. I used a simulated environment to arrest and interrogate a doctor about whom everyone in my company had extreme concerns, and discovered he was not a threat. Now some people are saying I went too far: I say I was just doing my job.

(in response to this challenge set by @the-last-dillpickle and @hellostuffedtiger for Sloan AITA posts)

[graveposting]

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[tarabyte3]

Top 5 Andy Serkis gifs

....OKAY SO WE'RE JUST GONNA COME OUT OF THE GATE SWINGING THEN

I'll be honest, most of my favorite ones are cute or silly.

Honorable mention because I just recently made it

And another bonus because it's fucking hilarious

Thank you so much for the psychic damage ask, my friend 😌💖

[fuyuthefoxwriter]

I am nothing if not someone who will take anything as a challenge

Hilariously amazing lineart by the wonderful @thatonejumbledmess

[fandomsandassortedgoods]

Do u have any good fics you’ve written or have found about the toys actually being found??? I think that idea should be explored more cause it’s cool af and I really wonder all the different ways people would react, kind or not. Just need more of that trope it’s so cool

me responding days later I'm so sorry adgjfgh

I know a couple, yes, though not a ton. Off the top of my head:

Just This Once by khilari - Andy pieces together who left the note at the end of 3 to donate the toys to Sunnydale, takes Woody back for a day, and actually has a discussion with him. Super sweet and feels very in-character.

For the Best of Humanity by TenvalKazeg - and in the polar opposite tonally we have this fic where a human catches Woody and Buzz coming to life and captures and experiments on them, logging his findings. Details their escape and how they get back home. Dark dark fic, if you're not cool with bodily experimentation/torture (on toys but still rough) this one might be too much, but an excellent, heart-wrenching fic with some really cool ideas.

Moving on by thisisnotacatchyusername - in this story it's a grownup Sid Phillips and his wife Emma who run a toy repair centre of sorts that know the secret. When a certain cowboy from his past shows up at their door injured, Sid has to work through his past trauma to help the toy that terrified him so many years ago. A nice little story, just long enough to tell its tale, and I love some of the idea about toy anatomy it explores.

Sorry I don't have many; I know there's more out there, but these are the ones I really enjoy that come to mind. Hope this gives you something to read and enjoy :]

[coff-in]

i'm trying to write angst. apologies for the lack of writing but i'm trying to push through my writer's block (more like an obstacle at this point?) and put in some effort in these asks. not like i haven't done it before, but like, more effort than usual. and it's taking a while. sincerest apologies

[adlamu]

taking me where i want to be... | depeche mode x doctor who au idea

Now, listen, I don't write fics anymore but if I did, I would likely do a Depeche Mode/Strange x Doctor Who AU fic (with no ships of any kind, just a sci-fi (mis)adventure). In my head, Ten goes back in time to ~1987 and comes across the "bong" loudspeaker in various places. While they investigate the strange appearance of the same loudspeaker appearing in weird places and how it affects people/why it causes a recent spike in disappearances, they meet the Depeche boys - who have also been investigating the strange loudspeaker + its affects on people/the disappearances. Ten (a little begrudgingly) lets the Depeche boys join them, pooling their findings together, after Fletch or Alan explains to Ten that the "bong" came out of nowhere one day and within the week people had either changed dramatically or disappeared entirely. Of course, they eventually figure out it's something from beyond the stars... And then Dave, specifically, is taken by the "bong" after wandering off (because somebody always does, nobody ever listens to The Doctor!!). The remaining three and Ten then go and rescue Dave, they fight the Big BadTM and then the Depeche boys insist on joining The Doctor on their next adventure - and Ten, in return, promises to bring them back in time for tour.

[the-nation-of-today]

BVB as textposts (Part 2, Part 3)

+more under the cut because I can't control myself

[mayabishopgold]

not really into the show adding that third kid for marina in the flashforwards from the last episode. And tbh, Aspen playing it totally pulled me out of it. They were probs too old to be having more kids anyway. the whole thing just felt like a weird choice.

I get it. Personally, I wasn't too concerned about the number of kids or who played them. Maybe because I haven’t heard or seen much about Aspen.

There are so many other things that come to mind when I think about that episode. Like, why didn’t they ever talk about Maya almost dying, bringing the conversation in bed from 7x04 full circle? Or why were the flash forwards just photoshoots and them giving birth?? Talk about lazy. I wanted something that actually added to their characters. I seem to remember them mentioning a scene that wasn't even shot with Maya supporting their kid while doing some kind of sport, THAT would have been so beautiful to see. But I guess it was too much to ask and we needed time to include Beckett's flash forward smh.

[andellaheartz]

I need everyone to know

[ghost-proofbaby]

I follow you because you’re literally an amazing writer, and you seem like such a genuinely kind person but im also terrified to talk to you. 💕

whaaaat? 😭 you’re too kind nonnie oh my gosh!!

i know i just made a ton of jokes of how people should be afraid of me but i promise i don’t bite!!! i pinky swear!!! (i’m on several leashes of several people with a muzzle on so i really am not allowed to bite) no no but genuinely. my dms and inbox are always open i promise 😭🖤 i love making friends