#Unexpected Blessing

[untoldreader]

A Fractured Bond

Bobbi Morse x pregnant reader

Chapter 2

The revelation of my pregnancy had brought a momentary surge of joy and excitement into our lives. However, as days turned into weeks, I began to sense a growing distance between Bobbi and me. The once unbreakable bond we shared seemed to be cracking under the weight of unspoken fears and uncertainties.

I watched as Bobbi busied herself with missions, throwing herself into her work with an almost desperate determination. She became distant, often coming home late and exhausted, leaving me to navigate the overwhelming emotions of pregnancy alone.

One evening, after Bobbi had returned from yet another mission, her tired eyes met mine as we stood in the doorway of our apartment. The silence between us was deafening, heavy with unspoken words and unaddressed concerns.

"Bobbi, we need to talk," I said, my voice betraying the ache in my heart.

She sighed, running a hand through her disheveled hair. "I know. I've been trying to find the right time, but everything's just... so complicated right now."

Tears welled up in my eyes as I fought to keep my voice steady. "I thought this would bring us closer, but it feels like we're drifting apart. We're supposed to be partners, Bobbi, in every sense of the word."

A flicker of pain crossed her face, and she reached out to touch my arm gently. "I know, and I'm sorry. It's just... I'm scared, Y/N. Scared that I won't be able to protect you or our child. Scared that I'll fail as a parent."

A wave of understanding washed over me, mingled with my own fears and insecurities. "Bobbi, we're in this together. We can face whatever comes our way, but we have to do it as a team. Our child needs both of us."

She nodded, her eyes glistening with unshed tears. "You're right. I've been so caught up in my own fears that I forgot to lean on you, to trust that we can do this together."

I reached out, taking her hand in mine, offering a silent reassurance. "We're going to be amazing parents, Bobbi. But we have to communicate, to share our fears and doubts. Our love can conquer anything if we let it."

Bobbi's grip tightened, and she leaned her forehead against mine. "I love you, Y/N. I'm sorry for shutting you out. Let's promise to be there for each other, every step of the way."

A sense of relief washed over me as we stood there, embracing the vulnerability that had momentarily threatened to tear us apart. In that moment, I knew that our bond was stronger than any fear or doubt.

Together, we would face the challenges of parenthood, supporting each other through the storms that lay ahead. Our love, though tested, would prevail, knitting us together in a bond that could weather any storm.

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Note: This chapter explores a period of angst within the story, but it is important to remember that conflicts can be resolved through open communication and mutual support. :)

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[ghost-bison]

i think i will never rest in peace until christopher eccleston and catherine tate finally share the screen. it could be anything. it could be a cheesy christmas film, or a show where both their characters get put through the ringer. i don't care if the characters die in the end or if it's really good or really bad. i really wish we could just see them act out a scene together because i know that whatever it is, they would absolutely nail it as a duo

what makes it even more frustrating is catherine tate said she'd have loved for donna to interact with nine. and i know she doesn't know shit about doctor who despite having been in it lmao, it's one of my primary sources of entertainment, but she managed to only tell facts about nine, like how similar he is to donna on many aspects like how cheeky they both are... anyway, i hope one day our screens will be so blessed

[indigovigilance]

The Final Fifteen is about Terry Pratchett's Death

read on Ao3

The final fifteen is obviously a major plot point, and serves a role in a story that was written long before Terry Pratchett was ever diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. But the scene itself wasn’t written until just a few years ago, during the writing of Season 2. In fact, the scene came about during a park bench conversation between Neil Gaiman and John Finnemore.

Others have noted that the non-romantic kiss that signals the story moving into the third act is a Neil Gaiman staple. The function of such a kiss, from Gaiman’s perspective, is to communicate.

In 2023 we are seeing a lot of stories written by men, for men, about men who are best friends and discover that their friendship can go deeper than the norms of society would usually allow; that platonic and romantic love are not so far apart, and perhaps the better word for a relationship that can be described this way is intimacy.

Neil Gaiman has made it clear in interviews that his friendship with Terry Pratchett was deeply intimate. They began collaborating on what would become Good Omens in the 1980’s, endured a tumultuous experience together through the first publication, wherein Neil offered to martyr himself on behalf of Terry if the book failed, and then spent the better part of two decades touring the world, meeting the people who loved their work. Neil would even off-handedly remark that Terry’s fans were so cheerful, and Neil’s seemed like they were ready to kill themselves; wouldn’t it be nice if they got married? From the outside, it looks very much as if Terry was Aziraphale-coded, and Neil was Crowley-coded, working together in an unexpected partnership to make the world a little bit more tolerable for the humans inhabiting it. I am not conjecturing that Neil and Terry had romantic inclinations the way their fictional characters do, but I think it is fair to say that their opposites-attract intimacy became an important part of who each of them were.

In 2007 Terry Pratchett was diagnosed with posterior cortical atrophy, a rare form of Alzheimer’s. As the disease progressed, he began to lose himself, and knew that the person he used to be was slipping away. He wanted to end his life on his own terms, and die as himself, but England did not and still does not allow for voluntary euthanasia or assisted suicide. He advocated for the right to die but never achieved it, and ultimately succumbed to the disease in 2015. Neil Gaiman has spoken a lot on the topic of death, and one answer of his that resonated with me reads:

Mostly it feels terrible. It even feels terrible when it’s someone who has been in a lot of pain for a long time or has not really been there for a long time and you know that Death has in some ways been a blessing: suddenly you are mourning the whole person. 

It doesn’t get easier as you age. It gets stranger. The point where you realise how many people you used to know and like who aren’t there any longer, and you cannot talk to them or see them or laugh with them is painful in a way that I had never expected. The first time that someone you had a romantic relationship with dies and you realise that there had been moments both of you shared and now you are the sole custodian of those moments and one day you will be gone and they will be lost forever is peculiarly strange and hard. 

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The entire show is seeded with references to Terry Pratchett, but the most important one is the one that’s missing. Neil Gaiman cameoed as a sleeping moviegoer in S1E4, but a long time ago, he and Terry had discussed cameoing as sushi restaurant-goers, because sushi was weirdly prominent in the book. That cameo would have been in S1E1. But when it came time to do it, Neil couldn’t. Not without Terry. 

Neil: I was gonna say our location is a Chinese restaurant we’d had turned into a sushi restaurant. So Terry and I, Terry Pratchett and I, had a standing… not even a standing joke, just a standing plan, that we were going to have sushi - there was going to be a scene in Good Omens where sushi was eaten and we were gonna be extras, we were gonna sit in the background, eating sushi while it was done. And I was so looking forward to this and, so I wrote this scene with it being sushi, even though Terry was gone, with that in mind and I thought: Oh, I’ll sit and I’ll eat lots of sushi as an extra, this will be my scene as an extra, I’ll just be in the background. And then, on the day, or a couple of days before, I realized that I couldn’t do it.

Douglas: You never told me this before either. I might have pushed you into doing it, had I known. I think you were right not to tell me.

Neil: I was keeping it to me self ‘cause I was always like: Oh, maybe I’ll be… this will be my cameo. And then I couldn’t. I was just so sad, ‘cause Terry wasn’t there. And it was probably the day that I missed Terry the most of all of the filming - it was just this one scene ‘cause it was written for Terry and all of the sushi meals we’d ever had and all of the strange way that sushi ran through Good Omens.

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In the Final Fifteen, it is clear that Crowley and Aziraphale want to stay together. They love each other. They each know that the other loves them. There’s nothing that needs to be said, no convincing that their bond is true and real and precious.

But Aziraphale has to go to Heaven, and Crowley cannot follow him there.

I cannot speculate what it must have been like for Neil to endure losing a friend who, though I’m sure he desperately wanted to still be in his life, he also knew that life had become a burden to him, and grieved that Terry was not able to choose the time and manner of his departure from this Earth. This sort of complex grief, we fan-ficcers know, is the kind that is often best processed through story-telling. 

I think that what we see Crowley going through in the Final Fifteen, alongside its importance to the story arc of Good Omens overall, is Neil processing his grief at losing his friend Terry Pratchett, and even the kiss, that violent, terrible, awful kiss, was the symbolic representation of Neil saying goodbye.

[yumayamia]

Why are Gin and Vodka being grouped with canon couples in TCG promo? It’s like they’re trying to get me to call him them gay smh

[fairsweetlonging]

"You." Shi Wudu turned to Hua Cheng and narrowed his eyes. "On the ship, didn't you say that the only thing that doesn't sink in the Black Water Demon Lair is wood that has carried the dead?"

Pei Ming drew his sword. "Yeah," he said leisurely. "There's the wood, but where's the dead?"

Hua Cheng smiled too. "If you're so concerned with who's dead here, I suggest you go kill yourself.”

tgcf book 4. p189

i have no words. i howled the first time i read this, couldn't breathe. he's so unserious, he's a damn menace.

[egginfroggin]

Happy New Year, here's an unpolished comic about a 12-year-old having a breakdown over space peanuts with his great-aunt

Ford, sweetie, I love you, but your glasses (and that sixth finger) are going to be the death of me

Mabel, you're fine, except for your boots, why did I give you fuzzy boots, fuzz is hard

Transcription below; please let me know if I should put it under a cut, and thank you for reading! Happy New Year ^^

Mabel: "Here, try these." "You've been missing Earth foods, right?"

Ford: "?" "What are they?"

Mabel: "Nuts! They taste just like peanuts."

Mabel: "Well, almost. They're a bit sweeter, like they're candied!" "They keep pretty well, too!" "We could get a bunch to go..." "...?"

Mabel: "Hey, what's wrong, Pine Nut? Are those ones bad?"

Ford: "..." "... No, it's not that..." "Lee always liked toffee peanuts... these taste just like them."

Ford: "... Lee would love these."

Mabel: "..." "Well, then, we'll have to pick up some more before we get you home, then, won't we?"

Ford: "... Yeah..."

(program: Krita; time taken: about 8 hours 30 minutes)

[freyadragonlord]

I could write a fairly long list of reasons why Pei Ming SucksTM, but still I cannot help but feel a little bad for the guy.

Despite all of his bullshit, he has always managed to preserve some semblance of a moral code, and he never really crossed the line... Meanwhile, all the people he is close with? Out there committing the Most Atrocities Ever!

Like...

Rong Guang: Bro what if we, ahah, what if we usurped the throne and put you in charge?? Pei Ming: ... Bro what the fuck??? Xuan Ji: Beloved, I will betray my country for you!! Here's all of our secret strategies and plans!! Pei Ming: ??? No thanks! Pei Xiu: I may have been killing random humans for centuries to save my ghost lover... Pei Ming: Junior!! I believed in you!!! Shi Wudu: That's just humans. I actually stole the Fate of a future god and exchanged it with my brother's, ashtag #NoRegrets Pei Ming: ....... What the fuck is wrong with everybody??? Is it just me and Ling Wen now????? Ling Wen: ... Pei Ming: ....... please don't tell me Ling Wen: So remember that Very Cursed object we have in storage? Pei Ming: For Fuck's Sake

[cpt-indigo]

mr john…. just finished the unexpected heiress & it’s for sure one of my faves!! the plot and mystery + mc’s relationship w her sister had me hooked and all the side characters were interesting :)

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

Skin on my Mystery Skinless Leg Spot is taking so so long to grow back.

COME ON SKIN THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE GOOD AT.

[mariocki]

Chaim Topol (9.9.1935 - 9.3.2023)

"What kind of advice can I give [young performers]? Someone sent me a quote that persistence wins. I have to disagree with this. It is an important ingredient. I don't think that there are any rules. Be persistent, be talented, work hard, but ninety-five percent is luck - so be lucky!"

[untoldreader]

A New Beginning

Bobbi Morse x pregnant reader

Chapter 1

The moon cast a soft glow as Bobbi and I walked hand in hand along the quiet streets, enjoying a rare moment of tranquility. The cool evening breeze brushed against my cheeks, bringing a sense of calm amidst the chaos of our lives. Little did Bobbi know that this peaceful walk was about to take an unexpected turn.

As we turned the corner, I took a deep breath, gathering the courage to share my secret. The words felt heavy on my tongue, and I wondered how Bobbi would react. Would she be overjoyed? Would she worry about the challenges we might face? Only time would tell.

We reached a small park, where a bench beckoned us to sit and take a moment for ourselves. Bobbi, ever the observant one, noticed my unease.

"Is everything alright, Y/N ?" she asked, concern etched in her voice.

I smiled, trying to ease her worries. "Yes, everything's fine, Bobbi. There's just something I need to tell you, something that will change our lives."

Her eyes widened with curiosity, and she squeezed my hand gently. "You know you can tell me anything. What's on your mind?"

I took a deep breath, my heart pounding with anticipation. "Bobbi, I'm pregnant."

A flicker of surprise danced across her face, quickly replaced by an overwhelming joy that mirrored my own. She wrapped her arms around me, pulling me into a tight embrace.

"Y/N, that's incredible news!" Bobbi exclaimed, her voice filled with elation. "We're going to be parents!"

Tears of happiness welled up in my eyes as I nodded, feeling an indescribable bond forming between us. In that moment, the worries and uncertainties faded into the background, replaced by the sheer excitement of the new life growing within me.

Bobbi kissed my forehead, her eyes sparkling with love and tenderness. "You're going to be an amazing mother, Y/N. And I promise you, I'll be there every step of the way."

Her words washed over me like a soothing balm, erasing any lingering doubts. I knew that together, we could conquer any challenges that lay ahead. Parenthood would be an adventure, and I couldn't imagine a better partner to embark on this journey with than Bobbi.

As we sat there, basking in the joy of our shared secret, I couldn't help but marvel at the surprises life had in store for us. Our lives were about to change in the most beautiful and profound way, and I couldn't wait to embrace every moment of this new beginning.

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Note: This chapter is a work of fiction based on the Marvel Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. universe. The character Bobbi Morse and the events described are fictional and not based on any specific canon from the show. :)

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[idontwannapickausername]

I won tickets from our local radio station!!

[designernishiki]

I feel like I liked yakuza 5 a lot more than most people for some reason

[yumayamia]

When the TCG first got announced I didn’t think much of it but now I’m so in love because they keep coming out with great artwork, these ones are one of my favorites

Conan going from nonchalant and annoyed to poorly-disguised embarrassment because Kobayashi caught him playing along with the kids’ shenanigans + also Haibara side eyeing him and having the time of her life watching him suffer is pure gold

[muppetsnoopy]

bro I went to my grandparents for easter and my grandpa told me he had just donated to my uni (he's an alumni) to "help the poor starving students" and I was like "next time you should just donate directly to you FAVOURITE poor starving student haha lol!" and then when I left he slipped me a $500 check???? Hello?????

[sagekjs21]

Random Bit of Advice #2

@pinestripe37Sometimes The type of help and healing that you have needed for so long can be found in a source that seems illogical to you. Intellect is meaningless. Normalcy is meaningless. Pride is meaningless. Even fairness and equality may become meaningless for a time. God's Will holds all of the meaning. When you are simply on the verge of breaking, God will provide you with someone that you can break against, someone that can see you shatter and help you pick up your fragments. Then you both hand them over to God, and He doesn't simply mend them; He creates something even stronger than what existed before. Doing something that seems to make no sense is sometimes the best solution. Bravery, humility, and the earnest desire to follow the Will of God are what matter most. Follow His leading. When you are nearly broken, listening to His instructions will produce healing. Following God's Will, even when it contradicts assumptions you've made about life, will ALWAYS provide more blessings than you could have ever imagined. Thank you, my friend.❤️