#Villainous Valentine Era

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Villainous Valentine

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[itgirlmaterial]

[sashi-ya]

a valentine's mini story 𝑻𝑹𝑼𝑻𝑯 𝑺𝑬𝑹𝑼𝑴 trafalgar law x f! reader

🩰 tw: a soft sfw story. spoilers from the last anime episode (not manga). happy valentine's day! 💕 🦢 wc: 923

“I LOVE YOU; I LOVE YOU; I LOVE YOU (NAME)-YA!” “ME???”

If there is something Law has passed are different types of “illnesses”; from amber lead to being feminized against his will. Now, as if that wasn’t enough, the truth serum had been injected into his body and his lips couldn’t get sealed any longer.

Your kneels hit the ground, with widen orbs and opened mouth.

“What- what did you gave him?!” you scream, kicking and trying to be let go. Just two people have fooled you two, and now you are taken hostage by a guy of who knows how many meters tall.

The era of piracy is so full of this random -and annoying- devil fruit users that sometimes it can take you by surprise. Today, was the day a couple of unknown pirates decided to mess with you two.

“Oh, just the Truth Serum. Isn’t it amazing? This fruit came to me like a gift of the Gods!” a lady, quite peculiar, laughs loudly at her victim. Who could have said someone that powerful like Trafalgar Law could be defeated so easily?

Her filthy hand grazes Law’s forehead. He is drenched in sweat, also kneeling down. He is desperate to help you, but her unstoppable tongue can’t stop saying how much he loves you.

And that, to you -but probably not for the rest of the crew if they were there - is surprising.

“He seems to love you, mh? Such good timing for Valentines! Well, then, in order to spare her life, he will cooperate… right? You have those Poneglyph right?” that villainess says, slapping Law’s cheek.

Law feels miserable and absolutely embarrassed; not even his strong Haki can undo the spell of such stupid fruit ability. Or maybe it is also relieving to finally confess to you?  

“Law, don’t- don’t worry- I’ll be fine! Don’t give her shit!” you scream, looking away. You, who are also deeply in love with him but never confessed, can’t look him in the eyes.

“No, I won’t let them touch you any longer. You are mine! I won’t let them hurt you!” he shouts, desperate. Never -and probably ever again- you will hear those words being screamed into the world like the public statement of pure romance.

You dare to cross sights with him, even if in pain as that brute is holding you like a kitten by your shirt collar up in the air. Your gazes are so intense, the world around seems to disappear for a moment. Why it has to be in this situation?

“Law! I am in l-!”

You take a big gasp of air, and when your tongue begins moving, ready to give him your own confession… something happens.

“HAYAAAAAAH!!!”

A big ball of white fur covered in bright orange suit appears to save the day; a strong kick to the back of that villain sends her flying away. Law has enough time to break himself the spell, as well as using a little rock to exchange your body for it.

It doesn’t take much more for Penguin and Shachi to give Law his beloved Kikkoku; a blade he uses to slash -but not hurt- both attackers. They both ask themselves why their heads are floating around detached from their necks, but that’s just a little taste of what it means to mess with a man like him.

Soon enough, and to your amusement, his arm surrounds your waist and quickly he runs away from “the scene”.

A coward? Not really. There was something Law needed to do, now that the truth has seen the light.

“L-Law? Are- are you ok? Stop. Stop!” you demand, asking for him to put you on your feet.

He tries to find the farthest spot; the secluded place possible. It’s enough with you listening to his “pathetic” confession -and the rest of the island too.-

When he finally puts you down, his inked hands run through all of your body. He needs to make sure you are fine. You are, indeed, more than fine… you have just realized he loves you as much as you love him.

“Scan!” he takes Kikkoku to asses your body in depth, but your hand intercepts him from doing so.

“Stop…” you sigh. Again, and as always, he is searching for every single way to avoid speaking about his feelings. “Law… it’s ok, I- I do feel the same…” you murmur, softly pushing the hilt of his katana down.

Law takes a deep breath. He can’t run away. Or he can?

The surgeon ponders the possibility of escaping from there. But wasn’t for his own body acting on behalf of his love, he might have probably done it. Luckily, his hand reaches your cheek, and his feet walk towards you.

“I love you too, Law” you repeat, looking down but still enjoying the delicate touch of his hand. A touch that migrates from cheek to your chin, lifting your head up to encounter your lips with his.

“I didn’t plan for this to go this way, (Name)-ya. I had flowers prepared for tonight… I really planned on confessing tonight; it’s just that my plans always get ruined”

“My sweat Law, when will they let you plan in peace? Did the kiss part came into the original plan?” you ask, coming even closer to his lips.  

“No… I- I actually didn’t think you could-“

“My bad, it seems I am also going to ruin your plans this time. Now please, kiss me and never let me go”

[mr-bas00nist]

Hi! can I request Male! Reader with Chris Redfield? it involves the idea below. 👇

Chris had a crush on Reader ever since they met during the S.T.A.R.S era. One fateful day, Chris gets kidnapped and brainwashed via the P30 by Wesker instead of Jill... or did he?

Plot twist: Wesker accidentally picked the wrong P30 and it amplifies Chris' feelings for Reader to the max and so he follows Reader's command instead, much to Wesker's dismay. "Wait- Chris, no! You should obey me, not him!"

Reader's just like, "Chris is still mine, you idiot lol"

he flips the bird at Wesker as he aggressively makes out with Chris lol

That Ass Is (Still) Mine

☠︎︎༒︎✞︎🕸𖤐- Chris Redfield x Male reader

☠︎︎༒︎✞︎🕸𖤐- Cw: gay shit, just fighting, suggestiveness, brainwashing ig but lighthearted shit lol, also more gay shit

Chris had always noticed you. That fun playful guy he’d see in the office. He couldn’t say the amount of times when you weren’t at work he’d immediately be miserable. You could light up the room with your presence. He’d always been obsessed with you.

Not in the creepy way of course! You two would go on missions and you were always quite the skilled one. Close combat, guns, knife work, you could do it all. It was no wonder he was obsessed with you. It was also no wonder knowing you how you comforted him after Wesker’s betrayal.

He was his captain, and Chris looked up to that man. It broke his heart when he betrayed S.T.A.R.S. He made it through though when you swung by just to talk to him. Chris’s eyes trained on your form the whole time. Everything about you was perfect, and after his promotion he was finally able to go on missions with you.

As the years passed and so did more missions, you two were called to the Wesker estate. Where you saw no one but Wesker himself. That asshole was still alive?! You’re kidding! He was fast, so fast he could’ve killed you and Chris in an instant, but he didn’t. He was toying with you.

After he got bored of this though, he grabbed ahold of you. Foolish, foolish, foolish, he would mock. Leather clad hand wrapped tightly around your throat as you grit your teeth at him. That’s when with all fo Chris’s might he rushed towards him. Forcing the man to drop you as he jumped out the window with Wesker.

Which is what brought you to now. On a mission with both Jill Valentine and a woman named Sheva. The two ladies were quite skilled and definitely the teammates you wanted to have. After searching high and low for everything you three needed you came across it. His lair. Wesker’s lair.

That’s when someone clad in a plague doctor like leather suit tackled you all. Wesker coming out of course in his stupid fancy leather outfit. He looked more like a dominatrix in your opinion then a stupid supervillain. Then again, you kept your mouth shut. You peered over to the assistant next to him. Something about them was too familiar.

“So slow to catch on you know?” Wesker retorted to you to which you couldn’t help but roll your eyes. You were honestly just debating if you’d rather hear his villain talk or blow your fucking brains out. But all that changed when he pulled the hood down from the person, revealing Chris.

“Feast your ey-“ you cut him off. “Chris! Holy shit you’re alive!?” You asked incredulously. Both Jill and Sheva looked towards each other confused but also thankful. To be fair Wesker was more angry at you cutting him off then anything else. “Yes, yes, it’s Chris under my control now-“ you cut him off again. “Damn baby, looking good in that suit.”

You had to admit. The tight ass suit left almost nothing to the imagination. You could feel Wesker’s glare through his glasses though. But everyone was caught off guard when they saw Chris rush over to you, with his superhuman speed and tackled you in a hug which knocked you over. You wrapped your arms around his hips as you looked up at him.

He couldn’t resist, his whole body felt on fucking fire as he kissed you passionately. You met his kissed letting out a soft moan as you reached down gripping his ass. Mind you, in front of EVERYONE. “The fuck?” Sheva muttered to herself to which Wesker was broken out his trance. “You’re supposed to be following my command what the hell is this????” Wesker questioned to which you just flipped him off.

You then focused back on Chris though as you two continued to make out with each other. Each letting out groans and moans to which Jill just blinked before laughing. She pinched the bridge of her nose before giving Sheva a pat on the shoulder. “Lets finish this.” She smirked as she turned towards Wesker.

Sheva just laughed shaking her head. “Yeah, while he’s outnumbered.” The two got into their fighting stances to which Wesker just sighed. “Excella must’ve got the wrong p30.” He growled to himself. “Goddammit woman!” He spoke out like she could hear him. He got into his own fighting stance.

And sure, you were interested in what was going on around you, but you were more focused on the sweet peace of ass on top of you. Chris was just happy he finally got the chance to have an excuse to make out with you. Maybe he did have something to thank Wesker for after all.

A/n: this one was fun and goofy to make lmaooo, still writing so stay tuned. Requests will be back open soon enough!

[str8upjorkinit]

Why do you like the brat

(genuinely want to know lmao)

funny you should ask that...

it all started when I saw that one ad where leo was kicking his feet in the bathtub...(big yap warning)

shallowly, he gives power bottom energy. i was prepared to not like him since my friend was further in the game + picked leo bc she thought he looked cunty and quickly found out that she hated him, but my first meeting of him was that ad.... that ad.... hes so like girly and like cutesy and and :3c!! so then i actually met him in the game... hes so girly and cutesy omg, i live for that fake bitch energy. hes so like... pathetic and two faced and cute like....

so basically i have this thing where i yearn for this kind of dynamic where i can overpower him but hes smarter than me and also very interesting so i just let him boss me around. hes so like... weak. and i love his voice i need him to moan in my ear especially when hes being fake and cute bc he wants something from you? "captain~<3 can you please open this bottle for me?~ <3" ugh. fuck. boner. hes such a vixen. hes such a diva.

also him crying... oh my lord LEO CRYING!!! UGHHH. the world's prettiest crier <3 and his goddamn tongue piercing

also like the switch up is hot too, the duality of man <3 my pretty delicate princess!!

psychologically, hes such a fucking wreck and i love that, hes such a bitch, and hes so manipulative, and hes so jealous, and insecure, and such a liar, im so fascinated!!! does he know how awful he is? does he realize how toxic hes being? is he toxic on purpose?? is he a shit friend on purpose? is it a power trip to make sho pay for his food or is he just lazy? i want to know what hes thinking

his relationship with sho is so fascinating too, like its so clear hes scared of losing him but in a way he also hates/loves him. like wdym you have other friends besides me??? you're starting a business??? ugh, ur so lame. and he actively tries to isolate him, is he jealous of sho's popularity? his talents? his social life? or does he hate the things that takes sho away from him?? he also does not give a shit about shos happiness either bc he like badmouthed him to subaru just so subaru could leave him alone... wow... what a fucking asshole... im so invested, drama!!!! also the valentine's day line where he doesn't mention getting anything but sho does,,, it means something no?? dude, like, leo is everything and nothing, i bet he feels so worthless but to make up for that he uses sho and internet validation

hes built like a reality tv character, THE instigator but hes smart about it. hes such an attention whore, like .... regina george... guys real shit i have a mean girl kink /j

leos the type of bitch to flirt with and sleep with his boss to make more money.

ANOTHER THING he has like a weird sense of justice?? like he hates ppl who've made the world shitty (ref to when he jumps off the building) and so him and sho scamming old rich guys is kinda like them being vigilantes? leos kinda like an anti-hero in a way. hes so interesting!!! AHH!!!

omg also hes in his self-destructive era and i need to see how it goes, like will he be a villain? will his life get ruined bc of himself?? will he get punished? will he redeem himself? does he regret his choices??

ngl i tho im actually not romantically interested in him, which is pretty surprising considering how much i like him. im obsessed with him in the most objectifying way possible

but yeah i love my toxic fruit tart boy <333

[dioslesbianwife]

Here are some jojo villain house headcannons for the TV shows/channels I think jojo villains would enjoy.

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Dio

Luxury Living Network: Likes to revel in shows about wealth, power, and decadence. Think Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous.

National Geographic: Enjoys watching predators hunt their prey. He’d identify with the top of the food chain.

The History Channel (Old School): Enjoys historical conquest stories, especially those about rulers like Julius Caesar or Genghis Khan.

Trashy reality shows on TLC would also be a guilty pleasure. He lives for the dramatic betrayals.

Kars

Animal Planet: Loves learning about the animal kingdom and biology, particularly predator-prey dynamics. He’d judge how far evolution has come since his era.

Discovery Channel: Loves documentaries about science, geology, and life on earth, though he’d scoff at any inaccuracies.

Sci-Fi channel: He’s secretly amused by humans' imagination of evolution and alien life.

Esidisi

Telenovelas/Soap opera Channels: Enjoys dramatic and over-the-top emotions—his own temper tantrums mirror them perfectly.

Wrestling Channels (WWE for example): Finds the combat entertaining and relates to the theatrical aggression.

Wamuu

Sports Channels (ESPN, Olympic Channel): Drawn to competition and strength. He’s especially invested in combat sports like MMA or wrestling.

Military History Channel: Respects the strategies and honor involved in ancient warfare.

Kira

HGTV: Finds peace in watching mundane home improvement or interior design shows, which align with his “quiet” lifestyle.

True Crime channels: Obsessed with watching shows like Forensic Files, hoping to pick up tips on how to avoid getting caught.

Fashion Network: Enjoys looking at high-end clothing.

Diavolo

Old school MTV: Likes the chaotic energy as it aligns with his paranoia.

Crime Networks: Loves anything that teaches him how to cover his tracks and outsmart enemies.

Vogue Network: Secretly enjoys high fashion shows for their eccentric designs (much like his clothing…choices).

Doppio

Cartoons: Despite being an adult, Doppio has a childlike innocence and would gravitate toward shows like The amazing Spiderman, enjoying the light-heartedness,. I think he’d mostly prefer old school shows like Batman the animated series or the old X-men show. Maybe Arthur, Powerpuff girls, Avengers, Clifford, etc.

Cooking Shows (Food Network): Doppio seems like he craves comfort, so watching cooking shows like those holiday baking ones or Master Chef could offer him a sense of warmth and happiness. I think he’d try to show the boss what he learned from them and try to cook simple things.

Pucci

Religious Channels: Watches sermons to draw inspiration. Though I do think he’d strongly dislike the kinds of televangelists that scam vulnerable people.

Discovery/Space Channels: Interested in space and time shows, considering his obsession with Heaven and universal perfection.

Classical Music Channel: Finds focus in orchestral music and opera broadcasts. Probably plays it in the background as he reads or annotates his Bible.

Funny Valentine

News Networks (C-SPAN, BBC): Watches political coverage and speeches to stay informed and critique the current state of governance and the world.

History Channel: Studies historical conflicts and leadership tactics.

Classic Movie Channels: Watches patriotic films or period dramas for inspiration and comfort.

[deconstructivesurgery]

I saw someone online recently discuss the reality of Wesker not killing Chris or Jill permanently in any of the RE games because

A) as per usual, long-running series hate to kill their darlings, even when it would occasionally be a believable or satisfying death (plot armor, because people would get mad and mald if their faves were killed by the Villain(tm) they're supposed to shoot dead)

and

B) "well REALISTICALLY it would be SO easy for wesker to kill them because of how strong/fast/etc. he is so point A is the only believable and acceptable answer because obviously they couldn't have killed Chris or Jill off"

and like no dude I get it totally you are right. I can't even argue that you're incorrect you 100% are. I could rightfully argue that realism doesn't matter when it's far more enjoyable to NOT have Chris or Jill dead, especially when their deaths would serve no real compelling narrative purpose except (:() HOWEVER

If you're willing to hear me out, there's an explanation for Wesker never entirely killing either of them for reasons that turn plot armor into something as simple as believable characterization.

Nostalgia. Literally. Just. Nostalgia.

He avoids killing them outright because once upon a time, these people meant something to him. He saw WORTH in them, valued them, possibly even to the extent of finding it difficult to try and sacrifice them initially (something I am going to go ON about in another long ass post soon enough). TLDR: He was attached.

Long ass post underneath if you want to hear me blather on about why I think this :)

After his initial failed attempt to have them all killed because Umbrella commanded it, I'm not surprised he simply settled for toying with them for the most part. He doesn't need to, and more importantly- doesn't want to. He can never have their allyship back, but he can still see them in action. He can best them, sure- but why would he kill them when he still savors those interactions, when they clash? Why would he destroy the last pieces of a past he's attached to to the point of bringing it up constantly up until his death?

I've always found it funny how many lines Wesker actually has referencing the past. You were my best man, your 'partner' (said snidely in reference to an era where they were in the same squad) is in danger, I should've killed you years ago, etc.

And just the line. The fucking line. From the Umbrella chronicles. I'm not even going to retype it I'm just putting it here.

I understand, by the way, that he's being sarcastic, but I do genuinely believe there's a grain of truth in this. I think he does in fact want to see them survive.

Side note: What with his appraisal of their skills and his direct use of Jill's own blood later to temper Uroboros to make it less fatal, I love to make the mental stretch here that somewhere in his little ape brain he was hoping if infected with uroboros both would be "quality" enough to become like him. I think his ideal future still has them kicking around in it, viable hosts for uroboros mutation so they could join him in his new Minecraft server for cool people.

ANYWAYS tangent aside back to the nostalgia argument, on an individual basis this time. We're starting with Jill, because even though Wesker isn't an obsessive freak over her like he is with Chris, I still firmly believe he's attached to her as well.

Why else would he do what he did to her, after her presumed death via falling-off-a-cliff? Sure, you could argue it was simply a calculated decision based on the fact that he knew her blood would be useful, but I like to think of it a bit differently.

You crash into the rocky water below a tall, tall bluff, battered beyond belief- but quickly repairing yourself- and the body of another (probably also fucked up by that impact, and not capable of immediately fixing that) next to you. I don't think even Wesker would be doing mental math in his head at that very moment, considering the precise reasons why Valentine might be valuable to him down the line. I think he just automatically assumes he needs to take her with him because it's her. She gets dragged out of the water and slapped into medical care as quickly as he can manage it simply because she's an important part of that past he refuses to move on from. A part of the team. Then, she's a useful source of antibodies to help with the transformation of uroboros- but she's also a brainwashed bodyguard, something of a sidekick. Why? He could hire someone. He could use anyone. If she was useful for samples alone, he could've kept her in a cell for years to intermittently steal a few ounces of blood. But of course he wouldn't, and he wouldn't kill her or dispose of her otherwise, either- because Jill Valentine was skilled and strong and a dedicated team member, and maybe- just maybe- it's nothing short of satisfying to have her fighting at his side again, even if it's a facsimile of their old team dynamic. Plus, you know: bonus points that it'd horrify Chris to see his best friend and beloved work partner of many years through thick and thin working for him, when they inevitably clash again.

And then, of course, there's Chris. He beats him senseless only to piss off over very mild retaliations, promising to meet him again. You've probably heard a lot about that before. I could go on about that. But what I'd rather go on about instead is the one time he clearly determines that killing Chris for good is necessary, and that's in RE5.

...And look at how he talks during that. He brings up the "should've killed you years ago" thing- and fails to explain why he didn't. It wasn't due to any failure on his part, truly. He's beat Chris in combat several times, he's had the chance before and refused to take it. He asks Chris why he can't *understand his plans*, as if somehow expecting that there'd be a chance that he WOULD understand- and then what? He wouldn't need to kill him? Could get him to be a part of this new world he has planned, even?

Going over the times he could've killed Chris and didn't is fun, but I don't think anything illustrates my point of unwilling attachment and nostalgia for the past more than his gambit of literally asking "why can't you understand this" to the man he's actively attempting to bludgeon upside the head with virus tentacles, because he'd much prefer it if he didn't feel compelled to do that.

...so yes. At the end of the day, it's plot armor that prevented Chris from getting snapped like a stick during one of their brawls, or from Jill being dead after her cliff stunt, probably. But it's always going to be more fun- to me at least- to see it as the product of Albert Wesker genuinely not knowing how to let go of those "lovely stars members" (a line I think about way more than I should).

[aquagirl1978]

Fanfiction

Smile For Me (NSFW)

Beautiful Nightmare (NSFW)

Come Back to Me

Ascension (NSFW)

Mine (Be My Valentine) (NSFW)

Just Like That

Cherry Blossoms

Endless (NSFW)

Satin and Lace (NSFW)

Rose Red

Things That Go Bump in the Night

Shades of Grey

Live Laugh Love (NSFW)

My Cookie

A New Era

A Bunny for a Bunny

Forbidden Fruit (NSFW)

The Moon Darkens

Cinnamon Kiss

Seduction (NSFW)

Sanctuary (NSFW)

Fear

Warming Hands

Longing for the Love We Left

My Shining Star

Memories (NSFW)

To Love a Villain

Once Upon a Dream

Secrets and Lies

Stalker Tango

Alone Together

Dreams and Memories Fade Away

Beautiful Dreams

Maid for a Day (NSFW)

Lightning Crashes (NSFW)

Bad Romance

Little Lies (NSFW)

Do You Believe Me Now

Disarm (NSFW)

What Was I Made For? (NSFW)

Headcanons

Women's Lingerie - Do they wear it and what would they wear? (ALL)

Suitors react when MC gifts them a plushie of their crest animal - Part 3 (Sariel, Rio, Gilbert, Keith, Silvio)

Suitors React to a Sick MC - Part 3 (Gilbert, Keith, Silvio)

Jealous Princes - Part 3 (Gilbert, Keith, Silvio)

Suitors Reaction to Finding a Toy in Your Room (Chevalier, Clavis, Nokto, Luke, Rio, Gilbert)

Dream Wedding (Chevalier, Gilbert)

Grocery Shopping (Chevalier, Gilbert)

Kisses (Gilbert, Keith, Silvio)

Suitors Reactions to a Curvy MC (Gilbert, Keith, Silvio, Jin)

Suitors as Vampires Biting MC for the First Time (Chevalier, Gilbert, Keith, Silvio)

Suitors Reaction to an MC with a Second Personality (Gilbert, Keith, Silvio)

Suitors React to Finding Out Belle is Pregnant (Gilbert, Silvio, Keith

Taking Suitor's Gloves Off (Gilbert, Rio, Chevalier)

Suitors Reactions to Attending a Baseball Game (Act 2 Suitors)

Suitors Reaction to MC Wearing a Bunny Costume (Clavis, Gilbert, Luke)

Spending New Year's Day Together (Chevalier, Clavis, Nokto, Gilbert)

Suitors Reactions to an MC with Galaxy Eyes (Gilbert, Silvio, Keith, Yves, Clavis)

General Yandere Headcanons (Chevalier, Keith, Gilbert)

Suitor's Reaction to Receiving a Valentine's Day Gift (Chevalier, Clavis, Gilbert)

Suitor Hugging You from Behind (Clavis, Gilbert, Chevalier)

[the-mercurial-star-o-vesper]

Look, I'm gonna be stubborn, and always promote the idea that Nick Valentine is the unequivocal good guy of Fallout 4 (...backstory issue regardless).

But the way Fallout 4 handles its environment... Always, Always, Always, makes Everyone villainous.

( Honestly, its an issue with Bethseda's entire era of Fallout. )

Once you've played through Fallout 4... How many people did you slaughter, exactly?

There were more raiders than farmers and settlements in FO4, you might have to come to the conclusion that the norm really is raiders and there's probably a good reason why there are so many raiders. And by the end of FO4, you just slaughtered hundreds of people.

And nearly every companion will slap your back and tell you its a good thing.

Now, that's not the fault of the companions. That's not even the fault of the non-hostile settlements of the commonwealth (maybe).

But you can't kill hundreds of people, and still be the "good" guy at the end of it. No, no amount of moral reasoning justifies it, sorry, hundreds of people is dead with their corpses stripped of resources and left to rot.

Now, this isn't to discourage Gamers. Don't worry, I know its just a game and the only option is to perform the above--and yeah, it can be really fun facing of against virtual enemies.

This is a dig at the Writing, who tries to promote a message of hope and inner goodness, whilst mowing down hundreds of in-game entities, that technically, should also have a chance at the hope In Story.

You don't rebuild from an apocalypse by going "oh we don't want Those Kinds of People"-- You're in the apocalypse, they are your sorts of people, because they're the only ones Left.

And if there's hundreds of them--maybe the problem isn't them, maybe the problem is with your settlements that have, less than half-a-hundred people.

You should, absolutely, be capable of convincing a Raider to not only backdown, but rethink their life. Perhaps joining one of you settlements. Now there's always going to be people who won't--but you, as the Player and the Player Character, should always have the Option of Peace talks.

The issue with the Bethseda Era, is that it profits off the Wasteland too much to make any significant changes to it. Its not going to bother much with making peace and rebuilding, because that means the profit is over.

It, as the "New Fallout", defeats the message of Old Fallout (FO1 / FO2 / FONV), by ensuring that "War" (which the Wasteland is a kind of symbolic metaphor for) is constant. Its not that wasteland never changes--its that wasteland is never going to stop, and the violence is profitable.

That's not the message they promote at all, of course... but that is the Message that occurs regardless, by the actions they write and program in.

Old FO's message was that "War never Changes... But People do by the paths they walk"

New FO's message is, "War never stops... And the benefit is the violence."

... Of course its just a video game at the end of the day. If it doesn't speak to you, it just doesn't speak to you, and who cares.

The best thing I can say about Valentine, is that he does, in fact, try. Even if its just a companion-character spitting out random battle lines whilst facing permanently hostile enemies.

At least he tries, in the brave new world, with such game coding.

[leo-dooley-lab-rats]

Elite Force’s Many Lost Opportunities

The thing that annoys me most about Elite Force is Elite Force could have been great to the Mighty Med characters and even the Lab Rats characters.

Let’s all be honest, Elite Force isn’t the best show in the world and a lot of it comes down to the writing of characters. I feel like the show had a lot of potential and maybe that’s why so many fans make so much fan content related to that era of the show. Seriously the amount Elite Force content v. rest of Mighty Med and Lab Rats is kind of amazing.

Today I wanted to take a closer look at Elite Force’s many missed story and character opportunities. I got the inspiration to make this due to this thread. These are thing I’ve been thinking about for a long time… but I think it’s kind of time to put it out there. Elite Force isn’t a bad idea, just bad execution.

Oliver, Kaz, and Skylar

I think the villains kids(Riker and Roman) and their evil father(Rodissius) is meant to parallel Douglas(during his evil days) and Krane. When we could have had Oliver seeing something of his mom in the main dad villain, Rodissius. We could have seen more of that arc with his evil mom. We could have had his mom show up. I will never not be bitter about that plot point never getting proper follow through.

We could have had Skylar relating to the main villain losing his powers instead of the show just giving her powers back. Like seriously, why didn’t Skylar have anything to say about villain and losing powers? She went through this. She had a whole ‘going evil’ due to getting her powers back arc and then having to lose them again. It was a huge part of her character and arc in Mighty Med, only to be forgotten in Elite Force. Seriously, why is the villain, Rodissius, so similar to Skylar if the writers weren’t going to do anything with it? Just why?

Kaz could have been the middle ground between the two being like “we need to put them down”. Kaz could still be mad about Mighty Med. We could have had moments of Skylar and Oliver bonding and comforting each other over the loss of Mighty Med. Just think about it.

We also could had Kaz and Oliver being bros learning powers with Skylar getting jealous to then becoming a mentor to them. Even Bree and Chase could mentor more like they did on the island.

Most of all, Elite Force needed to remember Kaz, Skylar, and Oliver are friends. Kaz and Oliver are ride-or-die best friends and might as well be brothers. Kaz is implied not be close with his parents or his siblings so Oliver is his family. Skylar doesn’t have family being part of a clone race and I honestly view Skylar as a sister to Kaz and Oliver or at very least her found family along with everyone else at Mighty Med.

Returning Mighty Med Characters

Even Alan could show up and be able to relate to villain. Part of Alan’s arc in Mighty Med was learning to accept being half-normie. Even Horace would be in the show somehow as a captive of villains. Like Roman and Rimer took Horace to heal their father and give him back his powers since at the wedding Horace was revealed to be Caduceo, the legendary healer of superheroes, to the world or something(that even ties the spinoff into Mighty Med).

Gus or Jordon would show up after Oliver, Kaz, and Skylar were on the news being apart of Elite Force. There could have been a story of their normie friends from school finding out about the superhero world and Skylar’s real name not being Connie Valentine.

Leo, Adam, and Other Lab Rats Characters

The show could have used Douglas better. Douglas used to be evil. The villain is an evil dad. There is something there even if it’s just a joke considering Douglas was evil dad and Krane was too to some extent. Why wasn’t that a joke in the show(like someone should have said “what’s with us and evil parental figures?”). Douglas could even talk to Oliver about his mom being evil. Douglas could relate to him and help Oliver come to terms with mom being evil and maybe give Oliver hope his mom could one day be redeemed.

Leo and Adam could have shown up. I understand actors and contracts, but the show could have mentioned the characters. The show seemed to miss Adam having Adam around with Bob’s return. I like Bob, but it felt like it should have been Adam there and not Bob. Again, like Bob but it always felt like the writers wanted Adam there instead. The show did clearly miss Leo too since AJ is basically a Leo Dooley stand-in.

There could have been a conversion between Donald, Chase, and Bree along lines of “why did you two allow AJ to stick around?” And they don’t know. Donald eventually nods and says “I think I do. He’s a bit like Leo. I miss him too, but remember he’s not Leo.” Or something like that. Even Kaz could remember Bree and Chase of Adam. There is something there that could be touched on.

I think Perry, Donald, Tasha, and Naomi were handled well, but I do still wish Adam or Leo showed up.

Chase and Bree

Chase got an arc of his girlfriend being evil and Bree wanting more powers. Chase and Bree could have an arc of being away from home/family for the first time and being homesick. The penthouse is basically like going off to college or boarding school when you think about it. The characters move away from home and live with kids their age in a dorm/apartment.

Chase could have had a real arc about interacting and being a person outside the comfort of his family/island. Bree could have had an arc of learning that she doesn’t need more powers(I still don’t like that storyline for Bree. It just feels like it comes out of nowhere and is excuse to give Bree more abilities without having to introduce them). Bree could have had a self acceptance storyline.

Mighty Med and Elite Force

The world and characters of Mighty Med when the show ended and Elite Force stated, it didn’t feel like an ending for the show like Lab Rats. That’s a problem a lot of fans of Mighty Med have. I loved both shows since their premiere. Mighty Med was just getting started and their characters were the same. There was so much more left to see of this world before Elite Force. Then Elite Force came and didn’t seem to understand or know much about Mighty Med. If you looks at the people who worked on Elite Force, it’s mostly people from Lab Rats with very few from Mighty Med.

I’ve said this for years, but Mighty Med needed one more season before Elite Force to wrap up their story. The sad thing is Might Med didn’t get that. We got Elite Force. As a fan of Mighty Med, I’ve always had so many problems with Elite Force. As a Lab Rats, I still don’t care for Elite Force. There was something missing in this spinoff and we all know it.

Conclusion

I am just seeing all we could have had and didn’t get. There are so many good ideas here but none of them were taken. The show could have been better.

Every time I sit down and watch Elite Force I get the impression there wasn’t a lot of passion behind it. There’s also a lot of cooks in the kitchen(just look at the credits) and that might explain the writing. The show just feels like a mess that no one really wanted to make.

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The Cast Iron Prince's Romantic Way to Happiness  EX 

By Auguste's recommendation, Laurent read The Darkened Prince of Akielos, a best-seller about a prince sold to an enemy nation as a slave and how he returned victorious to his birthplace. Laurent was immediately captivated! But after being run over and waking up in the book's villain's body, Laurent knows he needs to change his fate! He doesn't want to die! Mr. Protagonist Damianos, have mercy on this cast iron bitch! 

Sweet Like Sugar Venom  M 

Laurent’s a demon hunter, for fuck’s sake. He’s been in the business since he was just his father’s horny intentions on a valentines anniversary. He was literally born for this job. He’s not supposed to feel things for demons, no matter how perfectly muscular they were, or how deep and sultry their kind voice was, or how cute their dimple looked. That would be unprofessional, thank you very much. 

The Sun Rose  M 13,559 

Riding through the wood, Prince Laurent is unexpectedly captured by bandits infesting the Veretian wood. He must hide his identity, and discover the true purpose of the bandit leader, the skilful archer Damen, before he's found out. He expects a fight, what he doesn't expect is to fall head over heels. Robin Hood AU 

Once Upon a Witching Hour  EX 

Once upon a time in a forest, hidden from prying eyes, there lived a witch. No any witch but a powerful one. A knight in need of help traveled towards the witches home. He requested the aid of the witch. 

He's off to pay his crime, he's got no time for mine  NR 18124 

Damen is part of the Ios Riders, Auguste and Laurent are Stars, and Damen still kills Auguste but still finds Laurent 

Days are forgotten  M 

The Dystopian AU where the Regency has taken over after the War, a regime of lies and deception ruling over the city, hiding behind a façade of good intentions and new laws. The only hope for the truth to come out is the Resistance, never mind the fact that they're believed to be nothing but ruthless criminals. That is what Damen thought as well, until he met their leader. 

The Invisible Prince   EX 14637 

Laurent is a solitary witch and a prince whose right to the throne was erased when he was cast away by his power-hungry uncle who was afraid of his power. Living on the edge of the city, he begrudgingly makes simples and spells by day for the townspeople who come to him in order to get by, while at night he toils to no avail trying to find a spell, a curse, anything that will return to him the one thing he wants: his brother. One day, Damen turns up at his door guided by a compulsion spell placed on him by an unknown witch or warlock. Unable to accomplish any progress toward resurrecting his dead brother while Damen is present and fawning over him, Laurent proceeds to try and break the spell, making Damen various potions, casting counter curses, and even getting Damen to take part in some strange activities. As with all good fairytales, the spell is only broken with true loves kiss, but what Laurent fails to consider is that Damen might have feelings for him even when he’s not under the spells power, and that maybe his brother isn’t the one thing he wants after all. 

Burn  M 38115 

The Regency Era was a time of rigorous high-society cues and rituals and an even more rigid social hierarchy. At the top were those with old money, envied by all and deemed untouchable by even more. And on the very bottom, were the Endowed – gifted individuals regulated to being the scum of the scum. The beggars, the thieves, the homeless, and the prostitutes. Laurent deVere is content being the most profitable brothel owner in London, as he long ago resigned himself to his place in life. But when the attractive, well-spoken Mr. Akielon arrives, his place might just be lost to the wind. 

a kiss with a fist is better than none  G 446 SERIES 

superheroes need an nemesis, Damen guesses, but he'd rather have the Ice Prince on their side. 

in the family of things  T 5324 

"I need something substantially more important, something physical that can not be given to another. Can you think of something like this?” 

Laurent went quiet for a few moments before mumbling something, too low for even his own ears. A single raised brow drew the small prince’s eyes upwards to meet the warm gaze of the god. 

“A kiss?” Laurent asked, the word slipping from between his lips like a sigh. 

The Serpent's Mask  M 5526 

In the center of the room is a steel surgical table, upon which Laurent’s new minion is spread out and shackled. He’s shirtless, revealing a sweat-sheened expanse of olive skin, and Laurent’s first impression is, Oh my god, are those abs even real? His second is, Oh, fuck, fuck, fuck. 

The Lost Kingdom of Vere  M 

Damen and his hunting party stumble into uncharted territory across the border of Delpha and are taken captive, plunging themselves into a strange world of ancient magic and a kingdom long forgotten by the mortal realm. Laurent and his brother Auguste are beginning to unravel a heavy secret in their family when a group of foreigners ends up in their throne room. One of the foreigners, however, looks all too familiar. 

The Garden  M 9003 

Damen finds a long forgotten ancient garden, deep in the forest. He also finds what he thinks might be the love of his life. 

Mutuality  M 72377 

It takes two years for them to give in to what they both want. But then it only takes two weeks before it falls apart. 

Of Kings and Curators  M 65081 

After the war, Laurent's family is gone, his uncle has taken his birthright, and his only joy in his work as a museum art curator. He enjoys taking care of the Akielon Art Exhibit including teaching the public about ancient Akielon myths and buying new pieces for the upcoming museum gala. But his newest acquisition has a story attached to it that even he was unaware of. Until it brings a hell of a piece of history right into his workplace. 

And Ask No Leave of Thee  M 63971 

Don’t step into a fairy ring; Never speak Their names aloud; If you encounter one, be polite - but do not take anything they offer you. Laurent knows the old rules for surviving life adjacent to the Faerie realm. And the one new rule: do not go to Marlas, where a fae warrior awaits who, if you cannot defeat him in single combat, will steal a tribute from you as payment for trespassing - a ring, a cloak, or a tumble in the grass. But six years after his brother disappeared there, Laurent has no choice but to go again and again to seek the truth of what happened to him and find a way to bring him home. It is an adventure that will take him into the Faerie realm itself - but when he learns that the guardian he’s been visiting is actually a mortal prince held captive by the fae, it will take all his cleverness (and the help of both men) to rescue both his brother and the man he loves 

Song for Another Summer  T 39207 

Laurent is, like most children, captivated by the allure of mystery and magic. His best friend is a funny boy from the woods. This is their story, told in seasons. 

paradise lost  EX 40027 

"How long will you love me?" 

"Always." or, the rise and fall of Laurent de Vere. 

supplicant  EX 3136 

laurent is an incubus. damen is his prey. 

Last of a Dying Breed  M 

Damen is captain of the ship The Guardian and he and his crew cover as a transport ship for the times when the law catches up to him or he isn't busy freeing slaves. On one such mission, he meets a slave who isn't really a slave, a man who has ulterior motives and who wants a space on Damen's crew. All Damen knows is that Laurent is desperate to find his brother. What he doesn't know could fill a book, but it's not the first time he's picked up and welcomed a stray. 

an alter laid bare  M 4281 

The shrine was a small thing; practical, soft cut stones forming a small space in which a god may reside. Damen had torn his best tunic into strips, twisting the fabric into long ropes thick enough to press in string lined with shells and other odds and ends. It draped prettily around the shrine and the sea worn stones and shells chimed together in the wind while he worked, sounding like the chatter of a fae language. It was when the trinkets he left at the altar started to vanish that he grew concerned. 

Edelweiss  T 15149 

People said that the mountain was cursed. That it has been cursed for as long as they remembered. They told stories of an Ice Prince remaining frozen throughout time. Yet no one ever saw him, only the whispers of the wind told the tale. Many died on the climb up the mountain. Many froze to death as night descended or fell to their death, down the steep mountain walls. It did not deter Damen, he had nothing left to lose. 

Song of the Sea  EX 27852 

Ancel had been free once. Swimming among the corals and colourful fish. It had been his home. Now it was only a distant dream as he was sold from owner to owner. Sometimes for pleasure sometimes for pain and often as display item in an expensive collection, that would be forgotten and resold over time. This time he was sold to a young noble so plain and boring yet so very kind. Berenger offered him his freedom in exchange for his help to retrieve something lost among the ocean’s waves. However it was not freedom he longed for. Even though he wished for safety, gold and jewels of all kinds, his heart longed for a place to call home. Maybe he found it in a man that bought him for coin and yet returned him to the ocean for the very first time since he had been caught. 

A wreath of laurel  G 9851 

When Laurent, spirit of a laurel tree, is captured and gifted to the crown prince by his brother Kastor, he thinks death must be close, but as time goes by, he begins to consider that perhaps some humans are less cruel than others. 

Cast Iron Witch  M 

The Cast Iron Witch. That was the name of the legend. People didn’t know if it was a woman or a man – if it was even human. Some people claimed it was one of the Sidhe, exiled from their people. Others were certain the Witch wasn’t alive, but a ghost helping those its restless spirit could help and taking vengeance on people it deemed unjust. The people who went to the Witch came back refusing to talk about it. That was, if they came back at all. You might understand the fear and the dread of the city of Ios when the Witch climbed out of its wagon one day and bought one of the houses right at the cliffs. The creature was settling down. And even in the heat of summer the people who heard about it suddenly felt cold. 

Aegis  M 29619 

Damianos is a demigod, the son of the king of Akielos and the goddess of strength, bravery, and victory, who wanders the land offering his strength to people in need of help. When the king of Vere calls his aid for dealing with a beast that supposedly devours children, he is taken to a cave on the outskirts of the city, where the monster lives. But he doesn't find a monster. He finds something--someone--sweet and sharp and protective who harbors a great and terrible burden... 

we are not history yet  M 22494 

Laurent has an impossible quest and the only help he can count on is the human pet. You know, the one who used to be a prince among the humans. The one who murdered Laurent's older brother. They are unlikely allies, but right now, each the only option the other has. 

Star and Stone, or Hiss Hiss Fall in Love: The Tale of a Monster and His Hunter  T 38173 

Since losing his throne, Damianos of Akielos has wandered the lands as a traveling hero, slaying monsters that threaten the various kingdoms. In Vere, he's called on to face the most dangerous foe yet: a half-human snake monster with the dreadful power to turn men to stone with his glare. But what he encounters is not what he expects, and what is he to do when he learns he's facing the most beautiful face he's ever seen - and one that looks strangely familiar? 

Warm the Coldest Heart  M 

Fear grips him, his heart pounding, and Laurent tries to back away from his own body, hands dragging his new weight. His pants are in tatters, the seams split and laces ripped. Every other blink, he sees nothing but an orange outline of what used to be his legs thinning out and growing bluer by the second. Laurent takes in quick, frantic breaths. His tongue has stopped bleeding, mostly, clotted and thick in his mouth. Laurent looks up at the shaman, frowning down at him. Her whispering has stopped, her eyes normal once more. Her shoulders are slumped, and her brows furrowed. She looks drained. Defeated. Disquieted. In Vaskian, she asks, “Does your body still work?” 

One Heart, Tenderly Beating  M 

Damianos, champion of a notorious company of vampire hunters, awakens to find himself bound in the dungeons of Chateau de Vere, seat of the vampiric court. He is to be a gift to the beautiful and cruel heir apparent, a creature with hair of gold and eyes of ice, and a silver tongue. Some fates are far worse than death. 

Venom Antiserum EX 

Monsters are rarely born and mostly created by circumstance. Or by a curse. Damianos relinquishes his freedom to save a friend, but realizes that breaking a curse might be the only way to save two nations. Under those scales still beats a heart, however cold-blooded. Under the curse still sleeps a king, though not for much longer 

Aubade  M 7747 

‘Something else held my attention.’ Damen tilted his head, taking the book back from Laurent – he wasn’t finished with it yet – and letting the tip of his thumbs rest over Laurent’s for the smallest part of a moment. Laurent glanced down, not moving except to curl his fingers around a little, ghosting over the side of Damen’s wrist. ‘Like what?’ Damen swallowed, looking down to where their hands were barely touching. A holy prayer, hands marred not by black sin, but by desire and dark tenderness. Lust, if only for having a body caressed in parchment. ‘Just some guy.’ 

a dreadful collection of memoranda (that he did exist and that i have lost him)  NR 33889 

When Kastor's ploy to be rid of Damen happens much earlier, Damen finds himself in the care of the Veretian royal family. Forced to reevaluated the definition and value of family, the gambit for the throne leaves everything in tatters. A series of memories along the way. 

don't give it a hand (offer it a soul)  T 7423 

Damen is a full-time prince, part time fae hunter. Laurent needs someone to help him get into the fae realm and rescue his kidnapped brother. 

still with hearts beating   NR 7050 

Laurent shows up at Damen's window most nights, though he never stays for too long. Tonight, things are different. 

Smooth Seas Never Made  M 75306 SERIES 

Ancel finds himself kidnapped by Akielon pirates, who seem to have made a fundamental misunderstanding about who he is. Now, he has to survive, and keep Nicaise alive. Meanwhile, Berenger is haunted by the events that sunk the Marlas and took his leg. He never wants to step foot on a ship again, but he knows he's the one navigator who can help Laurent attack the Akielon fleet. 

Towards the Sun  M 

“Another blond, Damen, really?” 

Damen just grins and grabs Laurent’s wrist tight enough to bruise, hauling him outside like another piece of stolen treasure. 

Laurent gets captured by Akielon raiders and sold as a slave. 

past the wit of man to say what dream it was EX 175084

in which Laurent saves Auguste by performing a dangerous spell

MODERN AU 

Waking Up to You  T 1700 

Damen wakes up from his wisdom teeth surgery only to find the most beautiful man in the world sitting beside him. 

Fear not the thorns  T 4982 

Laurent is kind of a prick. 

Un désert à l'encre vide  G 3099 

Becoming a foster parent for Nicaise proved to be one of the best things in Damen's life. Even with the end of his foster care contrat with Nicaise coming to an end and Damen having to deal with the boy's broken trust. Laurent's arrival may prove more beneficial than expected. 

to show you my love  M 

Modern YouTube AU ~ Damen runs a successful gaming channel on YouTube. On his own channel, Laurent reviews books - or, rather, he tears them apart. Thanks to Nikandros divulging details of Damen's past romantic exploits on stream, fans of both channels begin to ship him with Laurent, despite the two having never met. Nicaise decides to play matchmaker. 

Slow It Down  M 49142 

Freedom from his uncle, it's all he's ever wanted, and Laurent will use any means necessary to achieve it. Even if it means sacrificing his dignity and self to a sugar daddy. What Laurent doesn't expect, is to find sanctuary in the contract with NHL star Damen Akielos. And he most certainly doesn't expect to develop feelings. 

A Point to Happiness  T 68432 

Damen texts the wrong number. They end up talking. Then they flirt. Then they fall in love. 

Spoils of War  EX 13683 

"I know how this looks," he said, holding a bloody tissue to his nose. "But this hardly ever happens." 

Damen thought that 'hardly ever' still seemed far too often. 

"Often enough," Nicaise said, holding his own tissue to his nose. "Most people want to punch him the moment he opens his mouth." 

Arles Penitentiary  M 142149 

Laurent is an inmate. Damen is a prison guard. Welcome to Arles. 

Along For the Ride  M 128275 

Literally just a road trip au. Damen lets a stranger (Laurent) hitch a ride down to California with him. 

Touch You  EX 145635 

Damen is an elite bodyguard and SHOULD be protecting the rich and famous from harm, but his half-brother has taken over the family company and delegated Damen to menial jobs and an uncertain future... However, Damen is approached by an old friend-turned-enemy with an interesting job offer: 30 days of work in return for Damen's position in his family company. The client? His enemy's younger brother who has no intention of being guarded but is being stalked by someone with 3 previous victims... 

The Mask  M 25533 

Nicaise has been looking forward to this vacation for months. Now that it's finally here however, one thing becomes blatantly obvious. They have a tag along. 

Chasing the Light  T 25381 SERIES 

Auguste and Laurent grow up as the two golden princes of modern day Vere. 

Dead Men Don't Drink Venti Frappuccinos  M 

Damen is a long-suffering grad student with the uncanny ability to see the dead. Laurent is his new roommate—his very dead roommate. 

Has and Has Beans  G 14047 

In which Damen, ex-heir to the corporate empire that is Peet's Coffee and Tea and first year grad student, finds himself working at an independent coffeeshop run by the heir to Starbucks. He did not sign up for any of this (except for the grad student part). 

there are things unbearable  EX 

Laurent de Vere has developed a routine: work five days a week, sleep in Jord's spare room, and return to his Uncle's one-bedroom apartment for the weekend. He doesn't expect change to run into him on the street—in the form of an FBI agent masquerading as a local cop, who just so happens to be investigating the case that Laurent has been living in for a decade. Damen becomes an unexpected ally and friend, and when Laurent's world is thrown into unexpected and irreversible turmoil, he has to decide whether or not he's willing to sacrifice what's most important to him in order to keep Damen by his side. 

Sleeping Beauty  EX 

Damen is a nurse on the long-term intensive care ward. His new patient is a beautiful young man who's been in a coma for nine months. But something's not right, and as Damen tries hard to find out why he finds himself falling for someone who might never wake-up. 

Celebrity Status  NR 6226 

“Damen we really do need to work on your ability to put very obvious hints together,” Laurent says. 

“You’re going to lord the fact that I had no idea you were a celebrity over my head for years, aren’t you?” he asks. 

“Probably forever,” Laurent confirms. 

Star Power  M 69448 

Damen Vasileus, lead singer of rock band Akielos, is struggling to wrest control of the band from his brother and ex-fiancee. Laurent de Vere, highly acclaimed child star trying to transition to an adult career, is having a PR crisis after spitting on a co-star. A new romance would make Jokaste jealous and soften Laurent's image; maybe they can help each other out… 

The Masquerade  EX 14025 

After centuries of war, Akielos and Vere are on the eve of a historic peace treaty. At a lavish ball in celebration, Damen meets the Veretian prince, every bit as obnoxious as the rest of his people and as reluctant to bond with his new allies as Damen is himself. But perhaps, by the end of the night, the idea of welcoming a Veretian into his country, his palace, and maybe even his bed, won't seem like such a bad one. 

we are breathing river water  EX 

Laurent de Vere has been running from his uncle for four years; his past is buried beneath fake names and a string of lies. Now, Laurent de Vere is known as Laurent Charleston, working as a child therapist in central Paris and it seems almost as if Laurent's past is well and truly behind him. But Laurent's uncle is still running one of the biggest crime organisations in the underbelly of Paris, and a run in with a new patient and a police officer investigating his family throws Laurent's life into chaos. As the walls of Laurent's past press in and a new, fledgling trust has developed between him and Damianos—the police officer investigating his family—Laurent must decide whether he wants to run again, or face his uncle and his past once and for all. 

when I'm down on my knees (you're how I pray)  T 2725 

The man pauses thoughtfully. "You can tell me what's wrong over lunch," he says, "and we can try to find a solution. If you want." 

Ancel gives the man a more considering look. He's young, only about ten years older than Ancel himself and- and he's wearing a Rolex. Ancel feels himself taking a step closer. "If you wouldn't mind," he says. "I'd be so grateful." 

Ice Kings  T 24028 

Over a year after an incident during a game, Damen comes back on his college hockey team. On his first day, he meets Laurent, a gorgeous and talented figure skater. He nearly falls in love on the spot but on his first attempt to talk to him, he is welcomed with cold glares and biting replies that leave him confused. Nikandros can feel trouble coming but despite his advice to stay away, Damen finds himself irresistibly drawn to this talented man who trains tirelessly. Meanwhile, Laurent wishes Damen was not so kind and attractive. It makes it very difficult to hate him. 

Turn the Page   M 26946 

Damen visits the DeVere bookstore almost every morning before work, sometimes to browse but mostly just to chat with the friendly proprietor Auguste. But when Auguste goes on vacation for a few weeks and his younger brother Laurent takes over, Damen finds a new reason to start visiting more often. 

i just want to build you up ('til you're good as new)  G 4433 

Laurent and Damen adopted the boy who has bonded with Laurent when he first came to the orphanage. Past hadn’t been kind to some but future always has hope and there is happiness for the ones who deserve it. 

Oh, Brother  G 974 

It was a universal fact that Auguste absolutely adored his younger brother. 

When The Cams Turn Off  NR 

Two rival streamers have a growing feud. Their friends find it amusing. Their followers find it entertaining and polarizing. However, when they are both invited to a tournament for charity in Vegas, everything comes to ahead. For the first time, Laurent will be playing where he can be seen - which he has never done. Damen will be playing to the crowd - like he always does. All the while - their rivalry plays out on social media and on the tournament stage. But what happens to arguments online and from behind screens when the cameras turn off and you have to deal with the person that drives you crazier than anyone and might just know you better than you like...? 

Doctors Make the Second Worst Patients  G 5362 

When someone else's stupidity causes Laurent to get into a bicycle accident, he refuses to go to the hospital and winds up being taken home by a good Samaritan to see to his injuries. When his head clears, he'll probably have thoughts about being in a strange man's apartment, but until then, letting a handsome and caring doctor clean him up and tend to his wounds isn't the worst thing that's ever happened to him. Not by a long shot. 

Cynics are simply thwarted romantics  EX 53220 

Laurent fell in love in college. He came out of that relationship with a child, and knowing that his child’s father, Damen, had no interest in either of them. What would happen, if twelve years later, their paths were to cross again? 

attend me  EX 7408 

Damen is in the back of the shop, sketching merrily away a new suit design he’s seen so vividly in his mind’s eye during the small hours of the night, when Erasmus comes crashing into his small office, eyes aflame and wild. 

“He wants you, sir.” 

Never a Lost Cause  T 1627 

Laurent may not be able to stop Nicaise from making his own choices, but that doesn't mean he won't keep doing whatever he can to help save Nicaise from himself. 

Puppy Eyes  T 12912 

If there's one thing Damen didn't plan, it was stumbling on a cardboard box in the rain, and adopting the puppy it contained. But mostly, he didn't plan it would lead him to meeting Dr De Vere, or how the vet would immediately snatch his heart. 

An Emerald-Coloured Nightmare  EX 61169 

Berenger is one of the most trusted workers at Arles; Laurent and Auguste trust him with all of their finances as well as with the 'jobs' that no one else can do. Jobs like the one at the luxe Hôtel Eloy. But when the job goes somewhat wrong, Berenger finds himself saddled with protecting an escort who may or may not be a double agent. An escort who seems bound and determined to make his life a living hell. 

A Song Without Words  M 

17 year old Damianos (Damen) Akielos has 10 months before he turns 18 and can age out of the foster care system. He’s content in the quiet home he’s in, when he gets the not so pleasant surprise that he’s going to be fostered by the wealthy De Vere family. Suddenly, he’s in a home that feels like a gilded cage and dealing with a hostile 16 year old Laurent De Vere. 

I Dreamt of Heaven  NR 

Laurent loses three years of his life and gains a husband. 

i'm your biggest fan T 667 

Damen's a paparazzo who's in desperate need of rent money, and Laurent is, conveniently enough, an insanely private celebrity. 

but still, like dust, i rise  T 9106 

Prompts written for Captive Prince Month 2k18. 

healing  T 1023 

Laurent finishes off the last of what tea is in his mug then stands, walking over to the pot he still had on the stove. He pours himself another cup then looks out the window over the sink. He looks out at their vegetable garden then over at their small patio. He glances up and notices storm clouds slowly rolling in from the East. “You’re not wanting to change anything about me, right?” Laurent asks quietly. 

 Damen blinks then shifts in his chair, processing Laurent’s words a few times over in his mind. Damen loves Laurent, loves everything about him. His sarcastic remarks, his sometimes awkward affections, his ability to speak genuinely. There isn’t anything Damen would change about him, even if it were for the better. 

Mirror, Mirror  T 260 

"I'm getting old." Aimeric looked away from Jord, pretty lips pursed, well-maintained brows drawing together. "He would have hated seeing me like this." 

Honey, you're familiar (Like my mirror years ago)  EX 197669 

2020: Nicaise is an undergraduate paleoanthropology student. He's in Italy with classmates, experts & his professors as they continue the decades-long search for the final resting place of the Lost King of Akeilos.The only thing more valuable than the Lost King's final resting place is an answer to the millennia-old mystery: where did the Forgotten Son of Vere go? While excavating, Nicaise falls through a ceiling into a burial tomb. But as Nicaise works and studies to discover more about these men, their lives and their deaths, he begins to realize a broken bone might be the least of his issues... 

Unexpected  M 5089 

Laurent sighs as he finds himself in detention yet again but he is sitting beside Damen, his older brother’s hot best friend so there was that. Across the room Jord and Lazar were all but bouncing out of their seats making some obscene gestures in reference to Damen thanks to Laurent’s well-known crush on him. Well, well known to everyone but Damen and Auguste of course. He sits back in his seat and considers his options. While he thinks he runs the tongue ring no one- aside from his friends- knew he had between his teeth, contemplating the best way to go about this. “You have a tongue piercing?” Damen asks, interrupting Laurent’s thoughts and deciding how this was going to go for himself. 

an ocean full of change  M 23016 

ScreenJunkies News @sjnews Breaking news: This years most talked book, Berenger’s “The Summer Palace” will be a movie! We are just as excited as you are! #TheSummerPalace 

Down By the Bay  M 4024 

This is a ghost story 

figs and dates and orange scones  EX 15296 

“Now that we’ve followed your plan, would you be averse to following mine? I had wanted to start by buying you a drink. And then if we got on, we’d talk all night long, and maybe I’d get your number. If you were amenable, tomorrow I’d meet you for coffee.”    Laurent raised a skeptical eyebrow, despite the fluttering of his heart. “You do this with all of your potential hookups?” The slow progression to bed seemed counterproductive to the purpose of the app; even Laurent knew that.    Damen grinned. “No. But I think you deserve to be courted. And call me old-fashioned, but I do enjoy a long, drawn out courtship.” 

cut it out and then restart  T 6166 

The dead can't hurt you, Damen told himself, again. Spending the night alone in a haunted house, however, might just kill him. 

Into You  T 3611 

Damen is a bodyguard. His assignment: Torveld and his fiance Laurent. What's supposed to be a routine job breaks Damen's heart. The question is who will pick up the pieces. 

Theater Days  M 4253 

“He’s rather cute,” Damen whispered to Nikandros who looked in the same direction Damen was and snorted.  

“What, the pretentious blonde who bought all of the seats for a balcony section just so he wouldn’t have to sit next to strangers?” 

astronomy in reverse  EX 4143 SERIES 

“Ah,” he begins delicately. Laurent narrows his eyes and straightens himself, ignoring Hamlet’s distressed whimpers at the loss of Laurent’s fingers in his fur. Damen knows the feeling, a little too well. “What are you—wearing?”   

“It was pajama day,” Laurent says, and at his tone one might be tempted to think he was reciting Shakespeare, or something else of wild importance. He glowers at Damen’s repressed laugh, and hangs his bag on the hook on the wall, next to Damen’s own, half-empty briefcase. “And Vannes thought it would be a good idea to do arts and crafts, because no one would be wearing expensive clothing.” 

Now Let Me See  M 

Various prompts, stories, and ideas focused on my two favorite nerds. 

Formidable  NR 1531 

“You have a great ass,” Lazar says. “How about we go upstairs and I ruin it for every other man?” 

The Greek beauty gives him an odd look and says, “Non, uhhh. Parlez vous French? Francis? Frank, um. French?” 

Lovefool  G 4909 

It starts, embarrassingly enough, with an ad from Craigslist: "I’m a 21 y.o art student (male), writing a thesis on the relationship between performance and the awareness of the audience. You don’t care about that. I’m an actor offering to give you the most dramatic night of your life. I’ll be your date to any event/function/family gathering, and convince your friends/family members that I’m either: the biggest mistake of your life or the best thing that ever happened to you. Up to you. I’m very good at what I do." 

Silence in the Library  NR 3087 

A parasite had invaded Laurent’s library. A rather large and muscular parasite who had a smile like sunshine. He had appeared out of nowhere, staked a claim much too close to Laurent’s desk, and somehow decided it was okay to stare at Laurent. Laurent didn’t like attention, thank you very much, and this man was acting like he was watching a one-man show on Broadway. It was heinous, and Laurent would not stand for it. 

A Happy Family  M 

Damen had always known him and Laurent would one day start a family together. He just didn't expect it in the form of Nicaise, a foster child who needed more help than he ever thought a kid would need. 

I doubt nicknames will be necessary  EX 

'There was a telephone number. Having it was as singular a privilege as possibly imaginable. As such, the person on the other end of the line – should he pick up – was called nothing less than the 'Untouchable Prince'. Honestly, Damen had no idea how a phone sex line could possibly pay off when the clients were a select few meticulously screened and regularly weeded out by the single operator, but after another night of trying his hardest not to jerk off to the haunting image of his haughty neighbor, he couldn’t care less.' 

[mosneakers]

Storytelling Secrets

Not sure if I'm doing this right or if there's even a right way to do this, but here's 5 secrets I can clue you in on, from the foreseeable My Darling Universe 🔮

thank you for tagging me, @zosa95!

Someone takes on a new identity

A main character enters their "villainous valentine" (hoe) era, and no partnered sim is safe 💅👀

Back on the night when Brick threw his Spooky Day Party, in RWF season 2, we know love was in the air for some couples, most notably Selene + Lou, but I can confirm at least three fated-mates pairs were written in the stars that evening...

When it comes to naming babies, some Darling family members go to some rather shady lengths to find the perfect name... even if it means stealing from another relative's list 😬

Best friends' brotherhood is truly tested, and pushed to the limits, as they face betrayal...twice.

feel free to play if you have some secrets of your own to divulge!

[mermaidsirennikita]

Hi can you recommend me some villain HRs? Like heroes with a similar vibe to Valentine from duke of sin? Thank you so much🩷

Sure!

The Madness of Viscount Atherbourne by Elisa Braden is a REVENGE! romance. The hero seduces the heroine purely to compromise her into marrying him after her brother shoots his brother in a duel. He's not Val-level, but he gets pretty intense lol.

The Dragon and The Pearl by Jeannie Lin. A favorite of mine. The hero is a warlord who was the total villain of the previous book (to the point of trying to kill the hero). The heroine is the dead emperor's concubine (it's Tang Dynasty China) and the hero wants to get info out of her to secure an edge for himself in the power struggle. So they end up in a forced proximity situation, similar to Duke of Sin. She's very sneaky and intelligent, just like Bridget. He's QUITE dangerous.

To Love a Dark Lord by Anne Stuart. The heroine kills a man on the first page of the book, and the hero, a very Villainous Man, takes credit and uses that leverage to get her to pose as his sister while he seeks revenge against this HORRIBLE man who wronged someone he cared about. Anne Stuart books get pretty dark, as a heads up. Check your TWs for any of them.

A Rose at Midnight by Anne Stuart is really a lot darker (the heroine's backstory is intense) but it has even more Duke of Sin vibes to me. The hero is a dissolute villain, and he's hiding out after killing someone in a duel... AGAIN (after getting caught sleeping with the guy's wife). What he doesn't realize is that the cook at the place where he's hiding is a Frenchwoman whose family he failed to save from the Reign of Terror years ago. She wants revenge, so she poisons him, almost kills him, gets caught, and escapes... and he chases her. With SERIOUS intent. Again, quite dark, but also oddly funny, and Anne Stuart often includes a softer secondary romance to balance it out (this one is hilarious—the heroine's best friend begins pursuing them during the whole chase to save her bestie, and the guy she had a crush on as a kid goes along with her, realizing in the process that wait... he actually... loves her now???).

I would definitely recommend Nicola Davidsons' Seven Sinful Nights, where the hero is a super villainous gangster type who wants the heroine's brother in law to pay his debts one way or the other... Which leads to him taking the heroine for SEVEN SINFUL NIGHTS... She's actually happy to go because a) her brother in law sucks and b) she's into what he's into as it turns out lol

Shadowheart by Laura Kinsale is a classic. The hero is a super crazy assassin who forces the heroine to marry him as a part of his evil power play. TW: their first encounter is noncon, though it's like... Kinsale writes these things in a way that is very accurate to their era...? So it makes sense that while the narrative takes it seriously, the heroine kind of shakes it off. It's dark. It has some femdom content too. One of my favorite books—definitely has Duke of Sin vibes in terms of insanity (though I personally prefer Allegreto to Val lol, he's really one of my favorite heroes and BATSHIT INSANE).

[azurefaire]

A simple question (and simple edit, don't judge) crossed my mind earlier, what if Monster High's CA Cupid was a hybrid emotional vampire and elemental? What if she had never received any love in her family, and was the anti villain of Why Do Ghouls Fall in Love? What if she fed off of creating pain and heartbreak in Monster High, just like valentine- because she believed it was the best way to feed herself as an emotional vampire?

In this universe, Charli was a hybrid monster of both an emotional vampire and a bone elemental. She was orphaned and grew up in the foster care system... Unfortunately for her, many of her host families were abusing her throughout all of her monster unlife. Through a shattered mirror, she sees a version of herself she doesn't even know... but is instantly jealous of. When she's around 1400 she's transferred to a new family and new school but Charli feels it's too late, she is unlovable and always tired, she can't make friends and be a normal ghoul, that just isn't her fate... She is shrouded by mist and shadowy forces that intriguing Twyla Boogeyman can't even investigate without getting a splitting headache. When others walk around her, she can send pain so they leave her alone... pain even Hoodude would shriek at. A mysterious figure who connects with Wydowna Spider for a love of the macabre and darkness of being a monster. She tried to befriend others, like Jane, Bonita, Venus, Rochelle and Batsy... but it just didn't work out...

In her 3rd era of Monster High, Cupid- who's only friend is Wydowna, is forced to do research on her hybrid powers on her own. She realizes the best way to be satisfied is by feeding off the love of others... so she decided to do this by giving purposely bad advice to feed of the energy of others. She does this and for the first time in millennia, is filled with unlife and gets hungrier and hungrier for more energy. Many in Monster High don't know it's her...

[lurafita]

How to make Valentine Morgenstern a more complex villain?

Possibility:

I actually don't remember if it was stated or alluded to in the show (though if it did, I would think it might have been by Luke? Or maybe Alec's parents?), but I seem to remember that someone said something about how when Valentine created the circle, it wasn't about the genocide of the downworld, but about changing the clave.

so:

I would probably go with Valentine originally wanting the Clave to include the downworld more into their angel given mission. (I know that sounds completely bonkers, but hear me out!)

Valentine didn't want his fellow shadowhunters to die pointless deaths. Shadowhunters die young, this is known. And maybe they died so much back then, the push of the demons so strong, because after the era where shadowhunters hunted downworlders down for no reason, desecrating their dead bodies for their demonic marks, and all that came after that, culminating in drawing up the accords for the first time, the Clave wished to keep shadowhunters and downworlders as seperate as possible. As always radical in their actions, they hoped that if the downworld didn't work closely with the nephilim, and were only hired occasionally for stuff, conflict like there had been before could be prevented.

(Magnus said to Clary that Valentine was jealous of the powers the downworlders possessed)

So when Valentine petitioned the Clave to form an alliance with the downworlders, hoping that more firepower (and warlock healing abilities) would keep more shadowhunters alive in their fights, the Clave refused. When he petitioned to use the cup to make more shadowhunters, the Clave refused. Getting more and more desperate as his fellow men died, he started his experiments with the demon blood, in hopes that it would strengthen him and the others. That they would become faster, stronger, maybe even able to perform magic. That they might have a chance at turning the tide against the demons. But demon blood and angel blood doesn't mix like this, especially not in an organism that has already fully formed (aka, a grown adult). (Here is where I would go a little more 'creative liscence' and involve Magnus directly.)

So when Luke and Jocelyn find a collapsed Valentine after his demon blood injection, and knowing what the punishment to Valentine could be if the Clave discovered he injected himself with demonic blood, they bring him to Magnus.

Magnus is then able to heal Valentine's body from the effects of the blood (but not his mind, though neither Magnus nor the others know/expect that at that point). Actually, Magnus could even say some encouraging words to Valentine. Like he admires the lengths that Valentine is willing to go for his people, and that Magnus would support an alliance between the downworld and the nephilim. But that the Clave is too set in their ways, and some downworlders are still too scarred (mentally and physically), to trust the shadowhunters and be willing to work with them, after the years of being hunted down by the angel blooded. So Valentine leaves feeling defeated, but the effect of the demon blood on his mind is slowly taking hold and growing. Then he gets the idea of injecting the demon blood into his baby while in utero. After all, it didn't work with him because his organism had already fully formed, and was therefor unable to accomodate the demon blood. But a life that is still growing…. So Johnathan gets born, and Valentine realizes that the demon blood was a mistake. He catches Ithuriel takes his blood, and gives it to Jocelyn (in the belief that the angel blood will clean whatever may remain of the demon blood her body was in direct contact with due to her pregnancy.) Which is how the angel blood manifests in Clary, who Jocelyn later gets pregnant with. Meanwhile Valentine had the idea to repeat his 'in utero' experiment with angel blood, which he still has access to, and injects the pregnant Herondale woman. (Jace) By this time, his mind has become so twisted, he blames everything on the demonic taint. The Clave not wanting to work with downworlders. The downworlders (some of them) not forgiving the shadowhunters for sins of past generations, his failed self-injection, Johnathan,... Clearly, demon blood taints whatever it touches. So the only way that shadowhunters will stop dying, is if all demonic taint is erased.

And that's how he gets to his megalomanic, genocidal endstage.

(at least that's how I would frame it in a fic, if I wanted to portray Valentine in a deeper way.)

[see-arcane]

There were so-called "Approved For The Female Sex" V-cards too, though Mina would probably have to teach that it may be seen as too bold for the girl to send one, still. But she may have been all "I'm not a hypocrite but..." again like when she allowed Jonathan to hold her arm (a man offering his arm to the of-age lady he's escorting was encouraged, but not the other way around), and made a card for him herself.

I should have a card-specific response to this but I kind of just blindsided myself with an entirely different revelation and it's staggered me:

Jonathan Harker is the Romantic Corruptor Villain Hero of Dracula.

I'm serious. Think about how many times in the novel Mina goes out of her way to mention propriety, or 'not like other girls New Women'-ing herself and Lucy, or otherwise tries to wave the flag of what a good and proper and Worthwhile immigrant orphan working woman young lady she is? Very often. She slips it in over the first two thirds of the book, really.

But in Jonathan's presence, or for Jonathan's sake, she breaks those rules like they're pretzel sticks.

Oh, she should think less of him because he was ill and suffers PTSD anxiety attacks? She shouldn't let him take her arm in public? She shouldn't aspire to be equals with him no matter how much he seems thrilled and eager for them to be on par with each other? She shouldn't take the lead despite how willing he is to follow and support her? She shouldn't be interested in such a soft and non-conforming sweetheart and should look for a Generic Manly Man instead?

Hm, thinks Mina. She makes eye contact with Jonathan for 0.0000001 seconds.

Jonathan: 🥰

Mina, literal etiquette teacher who has lived her whole young life having harsh lessons ground into her by the bootheel of her era and surroundings to be Proper and Pious and Perfect and Follow All Social Norms: Fuck propriety actually 🥰

Which is all to say, making a Valentine card for Jonathan despite it being outside the norm for girls is the teeniest tiniest act of rebellion Jonathan Harker's...Jonathanness (?) has spurred her into. And it is objectively hilarious to me how, in the context of the time period, Jonathan Harker could be seen as an actual corruptive influence to a young woman, eeevilly seducing her into un-meek un-maidenlike behavior!

The rake! The cad! Lucifer himself beguiling a poor ignorant Eve into wanting rights and education and interests and autonomy and equality with her partner! True Men everywhere are borrowing their ladies' pearls to clutch as we speak. (While said ladies are fanning themselves and wondering where they might find a Jonathan Harker for themselves.)

Step aside, Count. The true wooing gothic horror liberator is here to seed dangerous ideas with his nefarious romantic wiles.*

*He is taking Mina to a New Woman gathering after the events in Transylvania and getting her literature on the topic that does not come straight from a Punch comic. The fiend.