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more side character designs now to the tune of the Kil sisters
#original#ocs#character design#art#artists on tumblr#Ciara Kil#Naomi Kil#you know what's fucked up? never heard the name ciara until a few months ago. it's pronounced with a hard c. like keera. that's fucked up#anyway her name isn't pronounced like that cause i said so. it's a soft c and you pronounce the i. see-are-ah#hard-c ciara doesn't fit her. soft-c ciara does. it's fantasy i do what i want. i makea the rules#anyway. needless to say im in love with them both#naomi especially im sorryyy she's so intricate. she's got so much little shit going on I heart her crazy style#shes very good at Doing Things Right but it is an active choice to do so. unlike Ciara who is just really naturally personable and likeable#and so even when she's a bit unkempt or pushy. she gets away with a lot because she's so damn easy to like#wheras naomi is A Choice. she Is Right not because she's likeable but because she puts effort into it#shes obsessed with her image (who else does that sound like? almost like they're products of the same environment or something)#shes Neat and Put Together and very formal. very traditional#and not just because of that but not helped by it she's very distant. just enough to be noticeable but not enough to alienate her#because since she's so curated elsewhere. everyone she's distant to assume that they're just not privy to whatever else is going on#they assume that SOMEONE is. and that someone just isnt them because they arent good enough. naomi has a way of putting herself in a place#where she is an unattainable goal. and that's all in her pursuit of Doing Things Right#i could talk about her for hours also. fucking love naomi#naomi and ciara and julian are all fun because they're all. So Different. but similar enough that if you look closely youre like...#yeah. yeah those three all came from the same place and you can TELL#even ciara who is generally more easygoing than the others. you can still Tell sometimes#case in point: she's stubborn as hell and not afraid to pick a fight to get what she wants#love her.
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âwe reconfigure. we reinvent. we rearrange.â
THE TERROR + modes of ethics | cont.
#the terror#the terror amc#theterroredit#james fitzjames#edward little#thomas jopson#*mine#didn't think i'd be able to make a part 2 but here we are!#the 'seconds'#the fellas who are assigned to command but (somewhat) unwillingly#crozier's inner circle#absent blankey#they're each a different aspect of what francis needs to successfully lead#part of the reason why it's them and macdonald who are privy to his withdrawl#everything falls apart when he loses these three#anyway i'm not as confident with the definitional assignments this time around#but you do what you can
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not my dad not liking moral orel season 3 đ€đ€đ€that's so embarrassing for him (<- he's not wrong for feeling that way but i think it's like 60% because he doesn't like it when art gets weird and that's so so tragic for him)
#i actually think his points make sense this time. which tbqh is not normally how i feel when he criticizes smth i love#basically he was like s3 was a completely different show from the first two seasons#and he didn't like how all over the place and directionless it felt#and honestly yeah ok i can see that#personally i think the choice to broaden the focus to moralton broadly vs mostly just orel is really interesting#and it allows for different facets of their critique of fundie waspisms to extend to situations/characters orel wouldn't really be privy to#(could you imagine 'alone' with orel there? me neither)#and i personally liked them fleshing out the marginal characters. i never found that boring or like a major diversion#again they're like 11 min episodic(ish) things it's hard for them to feel like they drag on y'know#it shows a lot of ambition and i think they pulled it off really well tbh (cancellation aside)#but i will agree that the transition is a little sudden. nature is such a big moment for the series#and for orel's arc specifically but then we spend little time with orel post-nature so the tone shift doesn't#necessarily align with his realization (at least in terms of the canon timeline. ep release order does align)#it's sudden but we jump back to before the shattering. it's disorienting and i think it's kind of cool as hell#a realization like orel's in nature is gonna throw the past into question and color his life and thus the town#(bc let's face it orel is the real mayor of moralton kfhsjs) and while we've been seeing Some of moralton's ugliness#in every episode until now it's shown in full force in and post-nature (release-wise). so when the timeline jumps around#and it all feels twisted and hazy and sickening and it All Comes Back To The Hunting Trip as our point of reference#for when things are happening it makes it feel like the trip Caused this disturbance. it's almost a spatio-temporal THING#like orel IS the center of this universe. my point is it's weird and i like it a lot i think it works#but anyway i think s3 is a natural evolution of s1+2 albeit an accelerated one#and i really wish we'd gotten to see more of what s3 morel was cooking bc it was setting up some really cool stuff imo#like he hated everything w mommy censordoll x clay but it's SUCH a cool place to take their characters. freud would go crazy#moral orel#and i think if they knew where they had to end the season maybe focusing on other characters was a way to keep orel stagnant enough to like#end the finale where they needed him. maybe.#we actually DID finish it yesterday. i rewatched the finale the day before bc i was impatient but yeah đ#now it's chapter black time >:}
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feeling just. extremely weary and sad abt people who imo are both wrong and mean in their analysis of oppressive dynamics. also at some level laughing at myself that this is legitimately what's gotten me down. well. also global warming and microplastics.
anyway. not gonna get into specifics bc some of you agree with them, lol, but. i guess i just wish we all focused a little more on staying in our own lanes and articulating our pain in its own context instead of jumping so fucking fast to framing suffering as a zero-sum game and using our own to justify dismissing other people's by comparison.
#i just feel like. for any axis i'm marginalized along#i have zero desire to look at other people and police whether they're less marginalized than me#or decide that people who *are* less marginalized along that axis must therefore have zero ~valid~ pain or difficulty#and it's totally chill for me to talk about them without any empathy#people are almost always dealing with something difficult & anyway i think it's much more useful to discuss the impact of specific behavior#than it is for me to start making sweeping dismissive claims abt someone's identity#or abt more of their experience than i'm actually privy to#that's vague and incoherent bc i'm conflating a bunch of different things that have rubbed me the wrong way recently but like#idk. we're all so fucking traumatized and suspicious and vicious. extremely not healing as an environment and makes me real sad.#like what happened to being careful with one another so we can be powerful as a coalition#anyway. tbd maybe it's just like. you think you're gonna escape yr cisheteronormative nuclear family and Find Community#and then you realize yr cripplingly fucked up and fail to achieve escape velocity and yr ''''community'''' is a bed of pustulent cacti#anyway. time to do some more unfollowing maybe bc a lot of you ARE sweethearts i'm just feeling bruised by some specific discourse
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Hii! Hope youâre doing well, I was wondering if you might have a snippet of the next Nowe Thus update to share? I just recently did a full reread so Iâm just đ for any crumbs I can get đ
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I'm doing alright, other than that I've been working a lot and it's somewhat drained my energy, creative and otherwise...
I have been doing snippets on my free days, tho, like today:
By the coming years, he has outgrown the need for any nurse, and as such Lady Luke transfers her care to the little would-be Earl of Devon (none will tell Henry why at that age, nor where the Courtenay patriarch has gone, nor how this has made his son a royal ward, he will not discover the reason until later). But they exchange gifts come New Year's every year without fail, and she is recalled to do the same thankless task in the coming years: it is she who tells the Duke that the Prince of Wales has died, she, the next, who tells him the Queen, likewise. Each time, she holds his hand. His father never does.
tl;dr borman has posited that it was one of his father's councilors who told him of the deaths of arthur & his mother, but i tried to think of why it might be that his childhood nurse was paid, as is mentioned in several biographies, an 'unusually generous pension' until her death, throughout his own reign.
also for the upcoming scenes, i thought it was important to contextualize henry as someone who lost three siblings and both parents by seventeen, and five of his own children by thirty (altho i've already contextualized that in the series, that's worthy of its piece imo).
weir made the comment that mid-1536 and 1537 henry had 'a family life for the first time in years' once (which is a weird comment, given it seems to exist in a world in which princess elizabeth & henry fitzroy the duke of richmond, did not exist), but it stuck with me bcus that's true in a way but more of the outset of his reign... absent his sister at court and one abroad, and very briefly his grandmother as regent, before she too dies, henry really doesn't have any (close) family when he comes to the throne. the immediate marriage to begin one can be better understood in this light, wolsey becoming a father substitute, and his immediate elevation of the poles and the courtenay heir mentioned here, etc...
and it's just ultimately so tragic and explains the tragedy of hviii better, that he then alienates almost all his family (or as he would see it, they 'betrayed' him) from him.
#i also need to reread both to check typoes and like. resituate#anon#NT update#also they're all relevant flashbacks but as it's outlined it's going to become...long...i might have to split into separate chapters and#just update both at once...#so far i have 1500; 1503; 1534 (pov thomas gray#anneb's yeoman usher)#1534 (pov henry; then anne; then norris)#LATE 1535 (mary + anne catching up )#and THEN... omg#september 1534 (picks up where we left off re: bess harvey); december 1534#; mid 1535 (UNLESS i decide to place that back in the first of these chapters#since mary and anne discuss what happened there )#and late 1535; present timeline; anne's privy chambers finally open to all her ladies (including janes...oop) and now also mary stafford#OH and i have a scene btwn the seymour siblings which i guess i would place before this . hmmmmmm#and THEN one with henry and anne.#and THEN one btwn henry and chapuys...#and then one btwn anne and cromwell. present timeline including the flashback to 1528 at that banquet.#i really need to ...bullet point this#...rather than just disparate notes app scenes...huh...
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i want to talk about this idea the fandom has that curly didn't do anything to help anya. the fact of the matter is, curly didn't do anything to help anya on screen.
when we first join the conversation, anya's already told curly about the assault and is just updating him on her pregnancy status. we're never privy to what that first conversation looked like, what anya said or how curly responded or what decisions were made about it. but given that anya confided in him twice more about the situation (that she was pregnant and later that she had told jimmy), i have to assume his response to the initial assault disclosure was sufficient enough in her eyes that she knew she could continue confiding in him.
this exchange reads to me like "what to do about the assault" has been an on-going conversation between them, but curly has limited options to help her. but if he could figure out something to do, he'd do it.
let's look at the options available:
report it to HR. i don't think this option is very viable for a few reasons:
first, pony express doesn't seem to care about its employees. there aren't locks on their bedroom doors, there's only enough food and oxygen to get them from port to port with no emergency allotment, there are more crew than cryopods, they're not allowed to sleep for more than 5 hours a night, etc. i don't think they would have done anything to support her even if they had reported it.
HR may even blame anya for the assault, they may say that it happened because of something she did or did not do. it's her responsibility to take, not theirs.
second:
(thank you to @mudstoneabyss for pointing this one out to me)
curly needs this money because he's considering changing careers, which is likely to result in a pay cut or some amount of time job-hunting without income. swansea has a family back home he needs to provide for. it's daisuke's first year on the job and what a piss-poor welcome a pay cut would be, and he's an intern so the pay cut may be all or most of his salary. jimmy is living in poverty. anya has no savings.
it's entirely possible anya asked curly not to file an HR complaint not only because it would make her financial situation worse, but because she doesn't want to ask him, swansea, and daisuke to literally pay for jimmy's actions.
third:
even if curly did file an HR report he may have been told to do nothing. it's a long trip and they need all hands on deck to make the delivery on time! productivity over employee welfare. it's his job to keep the peace but keep jimmy working.
given how much stress curly's shown to be under, it can be assumed being captain is an extremely taxing job with a lot of both assigned duties and off-book duties. it may not actually be feasible to run the ship without a co-pilot.
maybe all he could do was talk to him.
2. go to the police. are there even police in space? i have to assume so because the alternative poses way too many questions. so there's space police. curly and anya call them and they come to the tulpar and dock on the ship and do an investigation and what happens to that limited food and air supply? the late delivery fee?
i'm a psychologist and my first psychology job was working as a crisis counselor for my county. my primary job was to sit with rape survivors as they had their rape kits done and support them as they made their reports to the police. this may not be true everywhere or across the board or in this dystopia but in my experience the police won't take a rape case seriously, or will have limited options to prosecute, or maybe won't even take the case at all without a rape kit.
so curly and anya call the police. they're going to have to file with HR too, to let the company know what's going on. and now anya has to pay for an HR complaint, a late delivery, and a rape kit.
is she going to get this paycheck at all?
3. curly acts on his own accord. this is the one that makes the least amount of sense to me, personally.
if curly just beats the shit out of jimmy then what? now jimmy's mad and embarrassed and takes it out on anya. we're going to confront him and risk making her suffering worse?
curly can't lock jimmy in his quarters for the duration of the trip not only because, as i said, maybe having a co-pilot is necessary for the ship to operate, but there are not locks on the doors.
curly can't lock him in the cargo hold because a) pony express would probably be beyond pissed off about that and who knows if the crew's pay would get docked or curly would get fired or if dragonbreath would sue them all for property damage and contamination. b) how do we get food and water to him? let him go to the bathroom? we open the doors and he busts out and who knows how violent he'll be then.
curly isn't going to kill him because a) that's one of his oldest friends, and i don't care what he's done or how angry curly is or how badly he wants to help anya, i really don't think it's realistic to think he'd be able to separate the anger from the love enough to end his life. b) it's cold-blooded, premeditated murder. it'd be one thing if curly caught jimmy in the act and killed him in defense of anya, he could maybe get away with that. but after the event is over? curly's going to jail for that, possibly for the rest of his life. if you worked at the post office and a coworker told you your best friend since childhood raped her are you clocking out and going to his house and killing him? it's not reasonable. i'm also just really floored how often i've seen this option brought up on the "prison reform abolish the police no matter how bad you are you still deserve human rights" website.
i also don't think it's reasonable, realistic, or kind to ask curly to act on his own accord without consulting anya. for curly to go against her wishes or act without her consent, that's further taking agency away from her. that's another man deciding what happens in her life. even if curly wanted to beat jimmy up or lock him away or kill him, maybe anya asked him not to.
so i ask, what was curly supposed to do? what did he and anya explore as options? what did anya ask him to do? we don't know and we'll never know. and that was intentional on wrong organ's part.
i don't say any of this to discount or discredit conversations or explorations or analyses about the role The Boys Club, toxic masculinity, and bro culture play into the plot, themes, narrative, or personal take-away players have. i fully 100% agree with, support, and endorse those narrative because despite everything i just said above, it's also true that curly is partially responsible.
it's true that he was irresponsible and an enabler for helping jimmy cheat on his psych exam, but there's no evidence at all that he's a conspirator to sexual assault and abuse, that he was going to cover for jimmy in a court of law. all he said was they would figure it out, and that could mean a whole lot of things.
i think curly has some percentage of the blame for what happened on the tulpar, i just don't think that percentage is as large of a number as a lot of people seem to believe. i'm not asking that we forgive or apologize or absolve curly, what i am asking is that we try to look at the situation with more nuance and empathy and good faith.
i don't think curly was a bad man or a bro who was ignoring anya and covering for jimmy's actions. but i also don't think he did enough to help her. he was never good at seeing the small details amongst the larger picture. he couldn't see jimmy for the dead pixel he was.
i think curly was sleep deprived, possibly under-fed, definitely overworked, and juggling too many balls with not enough options. i think he made the wrong choice, but i think he thought it was the lesser of the evils.
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YOUR TAGS ON THAT POST OF GEE AND LINDSEY. I love them and their dynamic so fucking much asjksdgds I will not ignore you lmao
i think you're in the wrong ask box, i have no idea what you're talking about
#anon ignore themmm!!#i try not to make assumptions or form opinions abt things i can't ever actually know nething about (and aren't my business neway)#let alone to comment on such things where other folks might see#and im not a giver of very many fucks when it comes to celeb relationships generally#but where they're concerned there are certain things that make it near impossible not to gush :(#from the 4.5 things im privy to including some stuff outta gee's own mouth there seems to be so much love there#and i do love when ppl who are supposed to be in love actually love each other lol what a novel concept#look at me trying not to comment on them only to ramble on incessantly in the tags -_-#anyway fuck it they're REALLY cute tgt and if they're half as good for each as they seem from the outside looking in#then they really won the fucking lottery winding up tgt GOOD FOR THEMMM!!!!!!!!!!#may we all be so lucky đ#sidebar: the fact gerz is their ship name tickles me i mean what do we even do with that ??#ask#anon
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okay then consider this a request!! for poly!marauders or just remus/james/sirius, whatever you prefer, for a reader with excruciating period cramps (self-indulgent because mine are horrible, but whatever!!) if you could do it that would be awesome ily!
ok I'm sorry I really made this very much self indulgent in maybe the worst way ever lol. I've been having a lot of fun with chef!Sirius lately, and had briefly discussed this idea with @maladaptiveescapism a while back so it felt fitting. I've also gotten a lot of period fic requests before and have never been all that interested in them which is so strange seeing as I'm a person who experiences period's and they're really popular? WOW sorry, what a tangent. TL;DR, thanks for your request, sorry if I ruined it a little, I probably won't ever write a period fic again lol
chef!sirius x mixologist!reader who calls in sick to work because of her period [2.9k words]
part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4 | part 5 | part 6 | part 7
CW: period fic, reader has PCOS, brief allusion to Sirius' shitty childhood, trans!Reggie agenda 'cause I can, Sirius worried reader won't be accepting of his trans brother (spoiler alert, we are because we love our trans homies), Sirius being the worst (positive & affectionate)
Sirius was on his best behaviour today.
Honest to god, hand to his heart, best behaviour.
But there was truly only so much one bloke could do when they had a Jeffery to deal with.
âIâm going to need one of your staff for the evening.â Jeffery said without preamble; standing half-in the kitchen with the swinging door to the floor propped open as if he wanted to ensure there were witnesses to this conversation should it go sideways.
âJeffery, do you wake up every morning and smoke a bunch of crack before you come to work, or are you really just this dense?â Sirius spat as he dropped his pan in front of him and fought the urge to turn and give the floor manager a withering glare.Â
Jeffery, well seasoned to Siriusâ theatrics, bit back an eye roll as he carried on. âWe need someone to cover the bar.â
Sirius did turn at that, but his withering glare fell somewhere between aghast and bemused. âThe bar?â
âThe bar.â
âWhy?â
âI need coverage for Y/N.â Jeffery explained with a sigh, clearly growing tired of Siriusâ line of questioning.
âWhere is she?â
âShe has called in sick, chef.â
âSick with what?â Sirius continued, causing Jefferyâs brows to furrow as he stared at Sirius bemusedly.Â
âIâm not exactly privy to those details, chef.â He explained slowly as if Sirius were some fussy toddler.Â
âI just find it hard to believe that the same woman who left the hospital after getting her shoulder reset to come work a full eight hour shift would call in sick.â
Jeffery offered him a shoulder shrug (and a concerned look up and down that Sirius pretended he didnât notice) before pilfering one of the kitchen staff for the evening.Â
Sirius would worry about hating Jeffery later; he was more focused on figuring out what the hell was wrong with you and why you werenât coming to see him to work.Â
Sirius had his phone wedged between the side of his face and his shoulder whilst he juggled the many go-bags he had in his hands as he stood awkwardly outside of the door to your flat.
He admittedly knew where you lived only because he had driven you home after numerous closing shifts.
Fortunately, the intercom system in the anteroom of your building gave away your unit number.
Unfortunately, Sirius still had his hands full with the various go-bags.
Fortunately, an elderly lady was coming in at the same time and let Sirius into the building.Â
Unfortunately, she insisted on chatting his ear off the whole lift ride up and actually held the door open to continue conversing even after they had arrived at her floor.
Siriusâ saving grace came in the form of the lift alarm buzzing for having kept the door ajar too long, and she was forced to bid him farewell.Â
Which brought him here; standing outside of your flat like some kind of stalker as he waited for you to pick up your phone.
âHello?â
âHey, open your door.â
âWell hello to you too, chef.â You snarked at him again.Â
âYes, yes. I said hey, didnât I? Open your door.â
âWhy?â
âBecause Iâm standing on the other side of it.âÂ
There was the sound of a quick exhale and rummaging. âWhy?â
âListen, Iâd love to play 20 questions, but do you think you could let me in first?â
You muttered something that sounded an awful lot like a swear before the line ended.
He allowed his phone to slip out of its place and into his awaiting hand when you flung the door open unceremoniously.
Now, Sirius could tell youâd not been expecting any company today; you were in the same clothes youâd likely slept in, your hair was perfectly rumpled from whatever position Sirius had just disturbed you from, and you looked more than a tad embarrassed to see him standing here.
He had sort of hoped you would look like a troll; make this raging flame he carried for you burn a little softer.
But no.
You just had to look ethereal and perfect and lovely and kissable.
Damn woman.Â
âWhat are you doing here?â You finally asked, interrupting the both of you from staring at one another.Â
âHelping?â
You made a breathy W sound - as if you were going to ask âwhatâ or âwhyâ but the words died on your lips as you took in Siriusâ many bags.Â
âWhat did you bring?â
âIâll show you everything if you just let me in.â He muttered as he motioned towards one of your nosey neighbours who had shoved her head out of her door when she first heard Sirius in the hall.
You peered around your doorframe and narrowed your eyes at her before allowing Sirius entry.Â
âFinally.â Sirius teased as he moved to place his bags on your kitchen island.Â
Sirius had never seen the inside of your flat, but if he had simply stumbled into your space by accident he would have known it was yours immediately.Â
There was something so intrinsically you about your space that Sirius immediately felt at home too, even just for having stepped inside.Â
âSorry.â You chuckled somewhat awkwardly; bringing one of your hands to the back of your neck as you considered Sirius and all of his bags. âWeâd just been watching some shows.â
Sirius immediately felt his heart fall out of his arse.
We?Â
Had he read this completely wrong? Were you seeing someone? Was your home not simply yours, but one that you shared?
He found himself suddenly feeling quite defensive over your flat; it was too lovely, too wonderful, too comfortable for simply just anyone to enjoy.
âWe?â He asked suddenly; tone taking on a bit of an edge he didnât intend or consent to.
You cocked an eyebrow at him and pointed behind you with your thumb; Sirius followed your gesture to a little tabby cat perched on the back of your sofa, tilting its head at the two of you as if it, too, was confused by Siriusâ sudden intonation.Â
âYou were watching shows with your cat?â He clarified; his voice now breathy in relief.Â
âBirdie loves shows.â You countered defensively.Â
âYou named a cat bird?â
âNo.â You argued. âI named my kitten Birdie. Do you not like cats?â You asked then, a teasing smirk growing on your face.Â
âI like cats fine; where can I put this?â He asked instead; hoping to god you didnât notice the blush heating up his face.Â
He started unloading the many take-away boxes heâd prepared for you at the restaurant before skiving off the rest of his shift.
âWhat is this?â
âFood.â
âSirius, why did you-â
âI asked what helped.â Sirius explained. âYou said food; I brought food. Iâm not sure if youâve noticed yet dollface, but food is kind of my thing.â
âSmartass.â
âThat too.â He replied with a wink, moving to put the desserts in your fridge.Â
âDid you seriously come all the way over here just to bring me food?â You asked disbelievingly as you joined Sirius at the counter and peered into the bags.
Sirius had to tamp down the giddiness that threatened to consume him at how sweet and domestic this felt; you clad in your comfies as you helped him unload groceries.Â
âI didnât come all the way over here just to bring you foodâŠI brought other stuff too.âÂ
ââCourse you did.â You muttered quietly, looking at Sirius with a look in your eyes that he couldnât quite decipher.
âGo lay down.â He ordered instead as he went about plating your food - opening cabinets at random until he found what he was looking for. âI donât hear laying down!â He sing-songed when he saw you still standing in his periphery.Â
You harrumphed before acquiescing; picking up your cat who made a little brrp sound as if to second Siriusâ directions.Â
Finally content with his efforts, he moved to stand in front of you with a glass of water and some pasta he brought from work.Â
You made an appreciative hum and sat up, which seemed to displease Birdie greatly. âGod, maybe I need to find myself a personal chef.â
âOi! Donât go replacing me now.â Sirius scolded as he perched himself on your coffee table - perhaps a little casual for being a first time (uninvited) guest in someoneâs home - but you didnât seem to mind.
âOh the job is so yours chef; youâre welcome here anytime.â You said around a mouthful of food. And even though Sirius knew you were joking, he couldnât help the giddy fluttering of his heart at the sentiment.Â
âThis is really good, Sirius, and super thoughtful; thank you.â You offered earnestly.Â
âSo I guess you donât have any room for dessert, then?â He asked teasingly; his taunting smirk melting away immediately at the excitement that took over your face before he ran to retrieve it for you.Â
âWhy is she doing that?â Sirius asked after a while, gesturing towards Birdie with his chin who was rubbing her head against the leg of his pants.
âWhyâs she doing what?â You asked bemusedly as Sirius fought every urge to wipe the little bit of chocolate from your upper lip. Unfortunately thankfully for him, you licked it out of his sight.Â
âHead butting me; seems quite rude.â Sirius murmured as he watched the cat in bemusement.Â
âThatâs basically a cat hug, Sirius; sheâs hugging you, or saying hello.â You chuckled at him.
âGet out.â He scoffed in disbelief.Â
âCats have little scent markers in their cheeks; when they rub against something, theyâre affectionately claiming it as their own.â
âSo like a dog pissing on trees?â He deadpanned.
âAffectionately claiming you as their own; offer her your hand, Sirius.â
âBut what if she-â
âChef, offer her your hand.â You barked at him with no heat.Â
Sirius narrowed his eyes challengingly at you but did as he was told; pleasantly surprised when the cat moved the rubbing from his trousers to his hand.Â
âHave you never met a cat before?â You asked as you considered him.
âNoâŠI have.â Sirius offered slowly, admittedly enjoying the velvety soft fur of your little companion.Â
âCouldâve fooled me.â You teased as you placed your now empty dish on the side table.Â
âMy family had a cat growing up; a horrid thing. I swear to god my mum taught him how to attack me. Loved my brother though, but was nasty as all get out to anyone else.âÂ
âReally? Was he a stray before he lived with you?â
âNope.â Sirius offered with a pop of the p. âRaised that fucker from kittenhood. Lived a god awful long time too, just to spite me; I wished every year on my birthday that it would die.â
âSirius!â
âIâm not joking! My brother and I would sneak cupcakes up to my room and heâd light a candle for me and tell me to make a wish. One of them was always âplease for the love of god let Kreacher die before meâ.â He didnât think now was the time to admit that his other wish was always âplease for the love of god let us make it out of here aliveâ.Â
âThatâs awful; youâre awful.â You laughed.Â
âNo, Kreacher was awful; I was but a boy.â
âI canât believe you got after me for naming my cat Birdie when you had a cat named Kreacher.âÂ
âI didnât have a cat named Kreacher, my brother did.â He responded haughtily.Â
âWho named him?â
âI did.â
âWhy?â You laughed again.Â
ââCause he was a tiny, awful, hateful little gremlin and needed a name that said as much!âÂ
The two of you laughed until your hands migrated to your abdomen and you began massaging into your skin; a small divot appearing between your brows.
âWhat is it?â Sirius asked quietly then.
You tried to shake your head and offered him a tight smile. âSâokay.â
âIs it cramps?â
âYeah.â
âLie back.â He instructed as he stood from his seat on the coffee table - his mother would be rolling in her grave if sheâd seen him with such a lack of manners.
Good. Â
âSirius, really, youâve-â
âLie back.â He whispered again, one hand on your shoulder as he gently guided you so that you were lying along your sofa with your head propped up on the armrest.
Stealing himself for perhaps embarrassing himself completely and making this whole precarious situation between the two of you go tits up, he finally shucked off his jacket and boots before rolling up the sleeves of his shirt and lowering himself onto the bottom half of your couch.
You watched silently as Sirius situated himself between your legs so that his shoulders and head rested on your abdomen as he weaselled his arms under your back, placing both of his palms up against your lower back.
âRelax.â
âWhat?â
âYouâre tense as shit, doll; relax.â He murmured as he rested his cheek against your stomach.
You let out a breath and sank further into the couch as the two of you fell into comfortable silence.
âThank you.â You whispered after a few moments.
âYou already thanked me.â He whispered back.
âNo, I-â You cut yourself off as you gathered your thoughts; a tentative hand absentmindedly making itself at home in his hair as you found your words. âThank you.â You settled on.
âYouâre welcome.â Sirius offered.
âWhereâd you learn this?â
Sirius propped his chin up so he could at you; your hand pausing as your eyes flit to it as if you were only now realising what youâd been doing. âLearn what?â
âThe pressure? The body heat. TheâŠhelping, with cramps?â You asked tentatively, and if Sirius didnât know better, heâd think you perhaps looked a touch bashful at your questions - your eyes seemingly incapable of meeting his.Â
And once again, Sirius found himself taking another jump, or rather, a complete leap of faith that could very well have this thing the two of you had been building crumble and fall before it even had a chance to start.
âUhm, it was my brother, actually.â He admitted quietly.
Your eyes did finally meet his at that, where they narrowed a touch in confusion.
âYou learned thisâŠ.from your brother?âÂ
Sirius nodded as he swallowed nervously. âRight. He uhm, well, it often helped him with his cramps and such, soâŠyeah.âÂ
It was apparently his turn to be incapable of meeting your eyes as he moved his head so that it was resting against your stomach again.
âYouâre a good brother.â You finally offered.
âWell of course I am.â Sirius offered through a breath of relief. âIâm good at everything I do.âÂ
âYouâre a git.â
âIâm good at that too.â
You gave a disciplinary tug at Siriusâ hair which made him think of several sinful things heâd like to be doing with you whilst you did that next time, but he simply chuckled and sank further into you.
âI didnât exactly sit like this with him, mind you.â
âNo? What does that make me, then?â
âSpecial.âÂ
âI guess so.â You breathed out through a chuckle. âComing over on your day off just to spoil me.â
âIt wasnât my day off.â He responded without thinking, tensing when he felt you suck in a breath.
âSirius.â
âMhm?â He offered in faux nonchalance.
âYou left work for this!?â
âFor you?â He asked as he considered you. âAbsolutely.â
âFor gods sake, Sirius. I bet Jeffery-âÂ
But he never got to hear what you thought of Jeffery as he let out a very petulant and dramatic groan and lowered his forehead to your stomach.Â
âBabe, I know this isnât exactly the same thing, but generally a man does not want to hear the name of another bloke when heâs in between your legs, yeah?â
You barked out a laugh and swatted at his shoulder. âYouâre awful.â
âTerrible.â
âThe worst.â
âAbsolutely horrid.â
âGiving Kreacher a run for his money.â
Siriusâ head shot up at that as he levelled you with a warning glare. âToo far.â
âIâm sorry.â You laughed, not sounding particularly sorry at all.
âYou better be.â Sirius grumbled as he lowered himself back down. âNow be a doll and play with my hair again; itâs nap time.â
And there was an equal chance that you were going to laugh, swat at him, or downright tell him to get his arse back to work.
But Sirius was admittedly overjoyed when you simply placed your fingers back into his hair and began to massage until you fell asleep; him not much longer after you.
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Bobby greeted Hen and Chimney with a hug, "Any updates?" He asked, knowing from their maudlin expressions that nothing had changed since early this morning.
They both shook their heads no. "Docs are hopeful he'll wake up, but they're worried about damage to his spine." Chimney said lowly, rubbing his jaw tiredly.
Bobby nodded sagely; he figured the damages would be serious. His breath had been knocked out of him when he saw the younger first responder had been impaled by a branch and his face had been cut up by glass. "Has the hospital been able to contact his family?"
Hen licked her lips, looking a bit teary as she and Chimney shared a sad look. "His cousin is on the way from San Francisco." She said tersely.
Bobby frowned at that, "That's it? What about his parents? Siblings?"
Chimney shrugged; his arms crossed defensively. "They stopped wanting anything to do with him, Bobby."
Bobby felt a rush of annoyance at that, he was ready to snap till he realized...
"Oh." He pinched the bridge of his nose, "Has Buck even left his side?"
It was Eddie who answered, coming up from behind Bobby with a carrier tray of hospital coffee. "Nope." Eddie sighed, "Hasn't left his side since they got him out of the OR."
Bobby checked his watch; Buck had been awake for more than 24 hours then. They were already doing a 48 and where in hour 40 when they received the call. Despite Bobby's orders, Buck rushed onto the scene.
Buck's yells had him nearly want to sedate Buck or hug him once they saw how hurt Tommy really was.
"He needs to get some rest." Bobby insisted, "Did he even eat?"
"We tried, he's not handling this well, Bobby." Hen confessed worriedly; her voice shaky as Eddie pulled her into a half hug.
Bobby swallowed audibly.
He knew his soft spot for Buck was obvious. He saw bits and pieces of himself in Buck, he saw a version of what Robert Jr could have been if he had lived.
He had never wanted this for Buck.
For Buck to go through the worse thing Bobby had ever gone through.
To see the man he thought of as a son sob and shout about saving the love of his life as they pulled Tommy away from the wreckage.
Barely breathing and bleeding and impaled.
"I'll talk to him." Bobby decided, feeling both uneasy and strained. He couldn't blame Buck for not wanting to leave Tommy's side.
But the kid had to take care of himself for Tommy's sake.
"I'll go with you Cap." Eddie nodded to Hen and Chim, a silent conversation going on between the three of them that Bobby wasn't privy to and was unsure if he wanted to know.
Bobby didn't know what to expect. He didn't think seeing Tommy hooked up to so many machines, his face littered with stitches and bruises, and his chest and arm wrapped in badges would break his heart like this.
Buck was pulled right up against Tommy's bed, back turned to the door and hunched over. Bobby could see that Buck was holding Tommy's hand in both of his, his eyes wet and face red. Still in his uniform and looking as disheveled as he did when they got to the hospital.
"Buck?"
Buck jumped in his seat, turning but not getting up- he still had one hand still holding Tommy's, he wiped his nose with the other as he sniffed. "Cap." He sounded so horse that Bobby winced. Before Bobby could say a word, Buck beat him to it.
"You're not gonna convince me to leave, so don't bother." He warned gruffly, wiping away some tears before turning back to Tommy.
"Buck, c'mon man, you can't-" Eddie had stated to say but Bobby rested a hand on his shoulder, a silent plea to stop.
Bobby stepped closer, "Buck, you haven't slept or eaten anything in over day, and you were already coming off a 48-hour shift when we got the call."
"So."
Bobby inhaled deeply, not missing how Buck held onto Tommy's hand tighter, his lips pressed right against Tommy's skin.
"So, you need to rest, maybe eat or at the very least shower." Bobby eyed what he hoped wasn't dirt and dried blood that looked to be caked onto Buck's uniform. "Tommy is alive and he's going to need you to be ready to take care of him when he wakes up, so you need to get ready."
Buck sniffed, his voice hollow and broken as he told Bobby, "I can't leave him Cap."
Bobby squeezed Buck's shoulder, "I know, but he would want you to be okay too." Bobby knew that to be true, Tommy would have wanted Buck to have at least shower and eat.
He knew how protective and doting the two were with each other.
"I'll be fine." Buck insisted, tears cascading down his face, "He needs me here."
Bobby pressed his lips tightly together; he saw Eddie look even more worried. They both knew what it felt like, to lose the love of your life. They knew how Buck would shatter if something bad happened and he couldn't be with Tommy.
It happened to them.
Bobby took a shallow breath; he knew it wasnât going to be easy for Buck to leave without feeling guilty. "How about this, you let Eddie take you home so you can shower and nap, and I'll stay here. I won't leave his side till you return."
"Bobby-"
Bobby raised a finger at him, "Two hours. Just allow yourself two hours Buck."
Buck's voice sounded so broken as he asked, "What if he wakes up and I'm not here?"
"The moment Tommy's eyes open I'll tell him I sent you home, my orders." He saw the look of doubt on Buck's face, "Buck, Tommy knows you love him, he'll know that-"
He watched in horror as Buck crumble at that, "I never told him." Buck started to sob, alarming Bobby and Eddie now as they watched the younger man cry into his hands.
"What?"
"I never told him I love him. We never got that chance." Buck cried. "You can't ask me to leave Cap, please don't ask me to."
"Hey," Eddie's voice was soft as he patted Buck's back, "You and Tommy will get that chance Buck. He's gonna wake up and he's gonna need you and all of us, but Bobby's right- you can't keep going like this. He needs you to be okay."
Bobby kneeled down, he could see Buck's knee shaking, "Buck," he said slowly, "You have my word that the moment Tommy wakes up, I will call you. I'm not asking you to leave for the whole day, just two hours so that you can come back here with a clear head. Tommy's cousin is on his way here, he's gonna need your support as much as you're gonna need his. For Tommy's sake, kid, you need to be okay."
Buck looked like he was close to throwing up as he stood up, wobbling and barely getting caught by Bobby and Eddie in time. "O-Okay." Buck's voice was barely audible, Bobby couldn't take looking at him for too long- Buckâs blue eyes were blood shot and his skin was clammy to the touch. "You promise you won't leave him?" He asked Bobby.
Bobby felt his heart crack again as he was reminded about Robert Jr- how he would make Bobby promise he would come home in time for their favorite show.
"I promise kid." Bobby watched with bated breath as Buck finally stood on his own, still shaky as he pulled Bobby in for a tight hug.
Bobby held on tighter.
"Two hours?" Buck asked them both, looking and sounding uncertain- as though it was a trap.
"Two hours." Eddie promised, already leading Buck to the door since he was still unsteady. "I'll even warn you when the two hours is almost up, okay?"
That had Buck look mildly appeased, "Okay." He said roughly, wiping away more tears and snot. He was barely out the door when he turned around and leaned over Tommy, kissing him on his forehead and whispering something to him that neither Bobby or Eddie could hear.
Bobby sighed as he looked down as his former firefighter, taking a seat where Buck had been.
"Hey Tommy." Bobby took Tommy's hand in his, "You scared us out there, we thought we were going to lose you." Bobby had watched how terrified Hen and Chim were when they realized Tommy might have suffered spinal damage from the impact of the crash. How they hurried to stop the bleeding from Tommy's mouth and stomach where the branch had impaled him. "I need you to fight to come back to us, Tommy. You can't leave us yet. You can't leave Buck; I don't think he'll ever be okay if he loses you to tell you the truth. That kid has been looking for his other half for as long as he's been looking for a family. He has us and he needs you, we all do." He brushed away Tommy's curls from his forehead, "You have a family with us too, we need you. Not because youâre Buck's boyfriend, we just need you kid." He sighed, regretting the times in where didn't push for Tommy to open up to him.
He was just as guarded as Bobby was back then when they were both at the 118. But Bobby could see it, there was a level of uncertainness that Tommy had carried on his shoulder when he was with the 118. He figured it was guilt and something else, something that made Tommy seem closed off even when he was trying to relax during team dinners.
"Listen," Bobby pulled out his rosary and miniature Bible, "I know you don't consider yourself Catholic anymore, but praying is what I do for my family." He leaned back in the chair and started to pray.
#bucktommy#bobby and buck#bobby and tommy#118 firefam#tommy and eddie#tevan#buck and eddie#i had a triggering day at work so i had to write it out#so enjoy i guess
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Do you think humans in twisted wonderland have periods? What if they don't...
What if AFAB!Yuu is the only one in twisted wonderland to have periods and it freaks everyone out
Evolutionarily speaking it would make sense for the humans in twisted wonderland to reabsorb the unused egg for extra fuel for magic
[cw] - discussion of periods/afab!Yuu but still written as gn [wc} - 1,792 Added the rest under readmore as it got a bit long. I think there's a fic somewhere on here with this idea, but I can't remember the blog or name, I'll edit and link it later if I find it. I can see the point of the egg being reabsorbed, though personally I think TWST humans are biologically the same as Earth humans, minus the ones with magic maybe having a bit stronger/heighten senses and strengths. After all, there are plenty of humans who aren't magic, I think it's mentioned some point in their book 2 or book 5 that a majority of the population is either magicless or aren't privy to the privilege of formal magical education.
Even if a majority of the human population is magic, there's still a good chunk of them that don't and if that's the case then they at least would have periods.
However, that's explicitly the human population, and in reality it makes absolutely no sense for beastmen or merfolk to have periods. Especially when they have things like heat/ruts or mating cycles. Fae I think would actually make the most sense for the headcanon you're mentioning! They are completely and utterly magic, made from the magic of the earth, animals, and flora given sentience and forms. They are utterly magic, through, and through, so it would make sense for those with uteri to recycle the egg back into them for magical fuel.
And say we're going with the assumption that there are no other afab students in the school, or there are, but they're only beastmen, merfolk, and/or fae, then an afab!Yuu comes as quite a shock.
The beastmen are the first to notice something off with them, as they have the most acute sense of smell. This is followed by a very close second with the merfolk (particularly the predacious ones) and an even closer third by the fae. All the boys from those dorms, minus Lilia who's lived long enough to know what a period is, clock in on their friend who reeks of blood and flesh (because you're also shedding pieces of your uterine lining).
Lord help you, as you're in a crowded area, the cafeteria, with not only them but the rest of their classmates that also smell your blood, because their immediate thought is that you're fucking dying.
Sebek is surprisingly the first to launch himself at you, shouting at the top of his lungs, âWHERE IS YOUR INJURY HUMAN?! YOU ARE SEVERELY INJURED YOU SHOULD BE IN THE INFIRMARYââ Before he is yanked off by a wide-eyed Jack, who's looking more and more like the dead as he leans down to sniff at you.
The blood from his face drains (ha) as he turns to look at Leona and Ruggie, as well as a small group of other beastmenâfriend's you've made during the tournamentâand nods. This causes them to all look horrified and gaze at you like a wounded puppy. Minus Leona, who just looks amused.
âIt's coming from them.â
Still confused, you stare at the Heartslabyul groupâwho'd been eating breakfast with youâin bewilderment. They also look at you in confusion, except for Riddle, the latter of which pinches the bridge of his noses and takes a deep sigh.
âI think you're all being a bit dramatic, they're just on theirââ
âDRAMATIC? I DON'T THINK YOU'RE BEING DRAMATIC ENOUGH!â
Floyd grabs you from behind, spinning you and shoving his face so close to yours that you noses are smushed together.
âShrimpy⊠you gotta tell me who did it, cause I could tell from aaaaall the way in the hallway that ya hurt. Com'on! Tell Floydie, I promise I won't be mad.â
Jade placed a hand on his brother's shoulder as he leans down to chastise Floyd.
âNot now Floyd, the poor thing is hurt, we should take them to the infirmary. Then we can hunt down the dreadful soul that hurt our friend and have them trade their spot.â
You felt yourself being lifted from the ground, yelping and latching your arms around Floyd's neck as he cradles you in his arms. Effectively yanking you from Jack's grip, who immediately growls.
âFloyd! Be careful!â
âEhhh? Yeah that sounds like a great idea! Let's go now, I'm itching for a good fight, ayhehehe!â
Leona and Riddle shared a look, the former sighed to try and explain.
âLook you idiots, they're not injured, they'reââ
âWhat are you waiting for?â Ruggie interrupted him, annoyed by Leona's unconcerned attitude, instead gesturing to Floyd. âLet's go before they bleed out even more!â
The small group clamored out of the cafeteria, a few more concerned students following after them as they started to hear bits and pieces of the conversation. Leaving Leona and the others in the dust. Deuce piped up.
â⊠Uh, do they not knowââ
âNo, most beastmen aren't familiar with periods.â
âI'm guessing merfolk and fae don't either, based on the twins and Sebek.â Riddle sighed, feeling sorry for you.
Leona's ears perked as he heard the shrill shriek of a certain octopus in the distance. Riddle and the others also seemed to hear it as they winced.
âProbably notâŠâ
ââŠâ
â⊠should we?â
âYeah, we probably should, before my boys wreck the school. Let's get Crewel.â
It took a whole hour of you reassuring the small crowd that had formed around your bed in the infirmary before anyone calmed down. Floyd and Jade were being constantly pulled back into the infirmary by the ear by the nurse, who kept telling the two to stop trying to go beat up the imaginary person that, quote unquote, âhurt youâ.
âWhat do you mean Shrimpy isn't hurt? I can smell the blood from all the way down the hall!â
âYes, it's quite a potent scent, and distinct to our dear Prefect.â Jade held his hand to his chest as he sniffled. âWe've smelled it before when they've gotten hurt, but this is a whole different level.â
âYeah! Almost all of Savanaclaw could smell itâ Ruggie nodded in agreement as Jack followed.
âThey must be really hurt if we all could smell it from that far away! You need to help them nurse!â
Their voice's grew again in volume, Sebek in particular, as he vowed to also hunt down the âruffian who would dare harm a fellow student on the campus Master Malleus attended!â
The nurse, growing more and more annoyed trying to corral the group (she wondered how ethical it would be to use a silencing spell and another to stick them to the ceiling), sighed in relief as the echo of Crewel's whip commanded immediate silence.
âOh, thank the Sundrop, Professor Crewel, please control them. I am up to here with their foolishnessââ
âFoolish? The Prefect might be dying!â Azul cried out, surprisingly attached to your side. She'd tried to yank him off of you earlier, but was met with a shocking amount of strength as his grip on the metal bed frame caused an Azul-sized hand indent to form. His strength, easy to forget in his slender frame. Now, he was trying his best to coax the name of the student responsible with promises of free drinks and discounted food.
âNo I'm not!â You cried out in exasperation. âI've been trying to tell you, but y'all won't listen!â
As you tried to get up from the bed, trapped in a blanket cocoon made by Azul, the boys started up again. Half urging you to stay in bed and rest, while the other half argued with the nurse, and now Crewel, about healing you up.
A near ear-shattering rumble of thunder caused another silence to fall over everyone. This time, though, the group shrunk into themselves as Malleus, standing proud and tall, entered the room. Sebek perked up, rushing over to meet him.
âYoung Master! I've ensured that the human was taken to the infirmary, but so far they've refused any healingââ
âThank you, Sebek. I will speak to them myself.â
Malleus, his school jacket flourishing behind him (one of the students murmured that he felt like a background character in a romance movie), flew to your side. Where you had been squirming your upper body out of the blanket cocoon, smacking at Azul's hands as he kept attempting to swaddle you back in.
Now freed waist up, you turned to face Malleus, who had elegantly kneeled down by your bedside (you could hear Sebek muffled a shriek) and held your hand like a delicate piece of china.
âChild of Man, my friend, what happened? Are you alright? Did someone hurt you?â Malleus cooed at you, green eyes peering into yours, full of concern.
So it was a surprise to everyone in the room when you groaned, which morphed into a soft scream.
âUh⊠Child of Man?â
âI'm fiiiiiine!â You sighed, slumping back into the bed. âI'm just on my period, you guys.â
The room remained quiet, a bit too quiet as you lifted your head back up to look at the room of confused looking men. Crewel had a hip cocked as he looked unimpressed over the crowd. The nurse was rubbing her temples. You heard Azul clear his throat, drawing his attention as he asked,
"What's a period?"
Finally, the crowd had settled, all of them huddled around your bed as you tried your best to explain what a menstral cycle was.
"So you like, bleed every month? Randomly?"
"Amount 28 days, so once a month yeah. And now it's not random, it's part of the reproductive cycle. It's my body preps for a new eggâ"
"But, I though humans didn't lay eggs?" Floyd asked, leaning against Azul's right shoulder.
"We don't, it's different the egg turns into a baby itself so there's no egg to layâ"
Ruggie spoke up, "We get that, but I don't get why the egg makes you bleed? It can't do that can it?"
"No, no, no. It's not the egg itself, it's my body. In order for the egg to get fertilize it needs a good environment to grow, so the uterus grows a fresh lining once a month for the egg to latch on to, soâ"
You sighed as once of the other fae students interrupted.
"Fresh lining? Like, the skin? Of the uterus?"
You nodded, trying to keep your patience as you attempted to explain to your friends that, no, you were in fact not bleeding to death.
"Yes, that's the blood, the skin is shedding to make a fresh one for the next egg."
You don't think it's working, as that last sentence caused a wave of mortifcation amongst the crowd.
"That... sounds like it hurts." Malleus, still holding your hand, softly asked. "You're not hurting though, correct?"
Pursing your lips, you looked up at the ceiling, avoiding eye contact. Wow had that cobweb always been in that corner?
"Yuu."
Malleus's voice, calling out your name for once, was full of questioning.
"Yeah Horns?"
"it doesn't hurt, correct?"
You started whistling a little tune, studying the dirt under your nails.
"Dear Prefect," Jade this time. "Answer the question?"
The group leaned in closer as you grumbled under your breath.
"Speak up Shrimpy."
".........not always."
"Come on, stop being shy, you act like a puppy most of the time" Ruggie was getting annoyed.
".....cramps..not move...not always."
"It's okay Yuu, you can say it." Azul cooed.
"...Sometimes the cramps makes it hurt too much to move, but not always."
You braced yourself as the crowd once again riled up.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT HURTS TOO MUCH TO MOVE?"
The nurse off to the side still, leaned over to tell Crewel, "I told you we needed an interspecies health class."
hehe this was fun, comments appreciated. I may be inclined to write more since writing different between species like this is fun
#mochi asks#twst#twisted wonderland#twisted wonderland x reader#twst x reader#if you squint its an x reader#mochi fic
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Lock I need you to share something about Gojo. Jjk is getting worse with no hope in the future. Plis just a tiny part is god. đđđđ„șđ„șđ„șđ„șđ„șđ„ș
Detour.
Gojo Satoru x F Reader x Geto Suguru.
Warnings: Mild not SFW implications, Gojo and Geto are Not normal about you, exhibiting possessive behavior. Word count: 1.2k.
-Index-
"âExcuse me, miss!"Â
The exclamation barely registers amidst the crowded street's ambiance. Everyone has a destination they're eager to reach, and you're no different. Unlike those native to the area, however, you're more likely to get lost; hence your current conundrum.Â
You examine the mess of squiggly lines, blocks, and patterns intended to function as a map.Â
Kagurazaka, Kagurazaka... c'mon, I know this one... it starts with the kanji for god or something, right?Â
While you scrutinize the map, the same voice from earlier calls out again, this time beside you. You glance around, not wanting to respond if heâs trying to flag down someone else. In doing so, it becomes increasingly obvious that youâre who heâs been trying to grab the attention of.Â
From the looks of it, heâs a man in his late thirties, wearing a suit that could use a good ironing. You canât recall meeting him before. Then again, youâre not privy to everything that happens back on campus. Meetings with influential figures frequently occur without your knowledge. You only ever find out about them later when Satoru loudly voices his critical view on everyone who attended. You are wearing your uniform, itâs recognizable to those in Jujutsu circles.Â
Youâd rather not stir up a scandal by unintentionally snubbing a Zenin or someone equally important. With this in mind, you politely inquire, âCan I help you?âÂ
âThat uniform⊠youâre a high schooler, right?âÂ
You nod, figuring that this confirms your hypothesis.Â
âWhat year?âÂ
This question makes less sense. Maybe he wants to know your proximity to Suguru, or, far likelier, Satoru. These types always have their own designs for the pride of the Gojo clan.Â
âIâm a second-year.âÂ
âI see, I see,â he begins rummaging through his blazerâs inner pocket. He procures a business card and holds it out. âHow about a job? From the looks of it, youâd make a good fit.âÂ
You blink.Â
Are you⊠allowed to do freelance work? Youâve heard of specific sorcerers being requested for jobs, but thatâs always been through the school. Besides, as a Grade Three, you donât think you can go on unsupervised jobs. Not wanting to seem rude, you reach out to accept the cardâÂ
âOnly for it to be intercepted.Â
âSorry, sheâs completely booked,â a voice that sounds the furthest thing from apologetic chimes in.Â
Gojo Satoru stands to your right, adorned with his circular sunglasses and trademark grin. He rips the card in half without so much as a second thought. You stare at him, incredulous. Questions swarm around your head. When did he get here? How didnât you notice him until now? Why does his cursed energy have such an unnerving quality to it?Â
He bends down and hangs his arm around your shoulder. âYouâre somethinâ else. Ignoring Suguru and Iâs calls, chatting up strange men in KabukichĆ⊠I swear, we canât take our eyes off you for a second.âÂ
âWhâ Iâm not chatting anyone up!â You whisper yell. His infinity nullifies enough for you to jab a finger at his chest. âWhy canât you give better directions?! âWest of the Edo Castleâ doesnât tell me anything, it just sounds like a TV drama!â
Satoru shrugs. âShouldâve just asked an auxiliary manager to drop you off.âÂ
âYou might treat them like a personal taxi service, but Iâd rather not. Taking the trainâs fine.âÂ
The man finally overcomes the shock inflicted by Satoruâs audacity, taking a step forward. âWhat are you, her boyfriend or something?âÂ
âBleh, no!âÂ
âFuture husband.âÂ
Yours and Satoruâs responses come out simultaneously.Â
âIn that caseââÂ
âExcuse me,â A new presence interrupts the increasingly irritated man. Suguru wears a friendly smile which somehow comes across as more menacing than Satoruâs wolfish grin. He places a hand on the manâs shoulder. âYou are aware that itâs a minor youâre trying to recruit, correct?âÂ
The man flushes at the accusation. âListen, I dunno what youâre trying to accuse me ofââÂ
âIâd hate to see you get in trouble for a mistake like that,â Suguru cuts him off again, raising his voice ever so slightly. This attracts the attention of some bystanders. âWho knows what consequences thatâd result in, especially for a married man like yourselfâŠâÂ
Huh. You hadnât even noticed the gold band on his ring finger. Suguruâs nothing if not perceptive.Â
Nearby commuters whisper amongst themselves while eyeing the scene. The manâs gaze flits between a self-satisfied Satoru and an overly polite Suguru, eventually settling on an escape route. Wordlessly, he departs, although you swear you overhear him muttering âcrazy kidsâ and âdoomed girl,â along the way.Â
âYo, Suguru. Took you long enough.âÂ
âUnfortunately, not all of us can teleport.âÂ
âYour curse did a better job at tailinâ me than you.âÂ
Ignoring the jab, Suguru dusts his hands off while honing in on you. âYou alright? You werenât answering our calls.âÂ
âAnd youâre late,â Satoru whines. He helps himself to searching through your purse, taking your pink Razr hostage. âHuh. Batteryâs dead.âÂ
Suguru appears content. âWhatâd I tell you?âÂ
âIf sheâs blocked me before, the same could happen to you.âÂ
âI wouldnât block Suguru.âÂ
âShe wouldn't block me.âÂ
This time, itâs you and Suguru who speak concurrently. Satoru pouts, putting his hands up like heâs under attack (which he probably believes himself to be). You snatch your phone back without issue, unlike when he last stole it. He unblocked himself and dangled it above your head until you promised you wouldnât do that again.
âAnd here I was, about to treat you both to pastries,â Satoru sighs, melodramatic as ever.Â
âWhile we were waiting for you, I noticed creampuffs and macaroons on the menu; which would you recommend?â Suguru inquires, not bothering to acknowledge Satoruâs complaints.Â
âThat depends on what you want from the experience,â you mimic his decision. âCreampuffs tend to be one flavor, whereas macaroons come in multiple, so the varietyâs nice. When I get a variety pack, I always end up disliking one of the flavors and wishing Iâd just gotten my favorites instead.âÂ
Satoru sighs as loud as he can. âRight, right, Iâm just a walking wallet. Letâs get going before someone else solicits [First].âÂ
âEh?â You turn your head to face Satoru. ââSolicits?â As inâŠ?âÂ
âSeââÂ
Suguru slaps a hand over Satoruâs mouth. âWhat he means to say is that this isnât the best area for a high school girl to linger.â
âW-Wait, hold on! I thought he was like a⊠er, how would you say that⊠sorcerer employer?âÂ
They both stare at you.Â
âYou do know what KabukichĆâs famous for, right?â Suguru tentatively asks.Â
âHm? âKabukiâ is a type of traditional theater, isnât it?âÂ
â...âÂ
â...âÂ
âLetâs just show her what we mean,â Satoru bends down, picking up two halves of the business card he split in half earlier. âItâll be a good lesson. Iâd rather not have to come fetch her in this place againâ oh.âÂ
Suguru inspects what has the power to shut Gojo Satoru up. You watch as his eyes move back and forth, his face shifting while he does so. His lips narrow into a thin line when he pulls back. Curious, you stand on your tiptoes, hoping to catch a glimpse yourself. Thankfully, thereâs yomigana above some of the kanji you donât recognize. This eliminates any possibility of you misreading the cardâs contents.Â
âOhâ indeed, you think. That poor guyâŠ
Itâs a business card for the company that oversees AKB48.Â
#this was so fun to write LMAOO#gojo x reader#satoru x reader#geto x reader#suguru x reader#gojo x reader x geto#jjk x reader#jujutsu kaisen x reader#reader insert#golden girl#my stuff#answered#cecii22me
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suo. sakura. umemiya. togame. pt. 1, hiragi. kaji. kiryu. endo. pt. 2
"...and the biggest fattest one too. How'd it take him so long to figure it out? What did it take for him to finally realize?" part 2!
đđđđđđđđđđđ: mention of a scuffle in Kaji's part (never happened!), general FLUUUUFFFF TOOOOWN, slight jealousy in Kiryu's part, mentions of sex on Endo's, Endo follows you around like a lost puppy (kinda is...), Soft!Endo??!?!??!?!, reference of abuse on Endoâs part
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⊠when you both argue about your favorite musicians.
It's well known Kaji loves listening to extremely obscure artists. Hell, you can hear his music blaring from his headphones when they're over his ears, attention fully on his phone to distract himself. So for you to know which artist it was by just listening to the beats from afar, he knows he's deep in shit. He knows he already likes you but he's in so much denial. Give him time. You both often find yourselves in little petty spats, engrossed in discussing about the artists you both listen to, you both get heated sometimes though, given how intense Kaji is--but you match it. People around you start to worry. Hiragi's ready to step in to stop a potential scuffle. But Hiragi immediately stops in his tracks when he sees you and Kaji chuckling as you pass an airpod to him. Kaji takes it and promptly places it in his ear, sat beside you. Hiragi smiles to himself as he backs off, opting not to bother you two lovebirds. You don't notice your arm brushing against Kaji's while you're ranting animatedly. You don't notice your knees touching, thighs flush against each other. You don't notice Kaji's ears practically glowing red at the mere contact. You don't notice him repeatedly wiping down his sweaty palms on his hoodie. Despite all that though, He doesn't move away.
⊠when heâs comforting you without complaining or wanting to move away from you.
Kaji's sensitive. He's got a short temper on top of that too. Privy to the slightest change in tone, change in the overall atmosphere. That's why he's got his lollipops, so he always has something to shut him up, something to stop him from barking. That's why he's got his headphones, so he could turn a blind eye to things that may tick him off. So for him to go out of his way to comfort you, placing his headphones over your ears, handing you an extra lollipop to soothe you, says a lot. He's better with his actions, anyway. Drawing you close to him with an arm around your shoulder, you find yourself sinking deeper into his touch. Letting your tears flow easily, gripping his jacket so tightly you fear he might slip away when you let go. But he won't. He could never leave you alone. Feeling you move away, whispering and hiccupping out a soft apology, his arm only tightens around you slightly. "Don't apologize. I'm here." he responds, wiping away a tear from your cheek.
⊠when he catches himself wishing you were around when heâs out and about.
it's often, by the way. You can tell he's thinking about you when he's sinking into his hoodie, headphones over his ears, hands in his hoodie pocket. Definitely hiding his blushing features from everyone that passes by him while they're doing their rounds. Kusumi and Enomoto could tell, of course. But they choose not to tease him or point it out. (Kusumi sends Enomoto a message saying how cute it is though for their beloved captain to be so enamored with someone. Enomoto just elbows him in response. The both of them are rooting for you.) Kaji often thinks about you and he hates how it makes his belly do flips when he sees your name pop up on his screen with a new song recommendation, hates how he catches himself smiling when he passes by shops he knows you frequent, hates how he wants you around him right now, hates how your schedules don't match sometimes, hates how he has to wait to see you sometimes, hates how he's always wanted to kiss you mid-argument to shut you up. He's gonna put an end to this. Pulling his phone out, he sends you a text. "Meet me at the rooftop tomorrow. Got something to tell ya." His heart skips a couple beats when he sees you typing as soon as he sends it. Almost as though you've thought about texting him at that very moment too. He feels his face heating up when you finally respond a minute later. So quick. "Think I know what you wanna talk about. Got something to confess too. See you tomorrow then? :)" He couldn't hide his smile this time. It's damn near impossible to. Tomorrow for sure.
ââ .âŠ
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⊠when you pop up in his mind while heâs listening to music.
He could be in Pothos, earphones on with a random song playing and his mind wanders. How he thinks you'd react to the song, how the lyrics relate to you. Before he's snapped out of his reverie by Ume slapping him on the back because he's been zoning out for more than 10 minutes and his food's getting cold. Of course he starts eating. Not without having the rest of the Bofurin muttering amongst themselves, wondering who's got their senpai blushing so deeply.
⊠when you help him out with the Bofurin boys to lessen the load, never making him feel guilty for accepting your help.
You're always there to help him out. Sorting the boys out and helping them with what they might need. Hell, you're even there on their monthly town repainting, not minding the sun beating down on your skin, sweat dribbling down your forehead while you're passing them bottles of water and towelettes. Hiragi protests sometimes, telling you to rest, that they'll take care of it. You just shake your head affectionately at him, telling him it's your pleasure to do so. You like helping them. You want to help them. Hiragi's grateful.
⊠when you keep an extra stash of Gaskun-10s on you.
Something so simple, something you'd consider a passing thought. But Hiragi's so, SO grateful you even bothered buying extras for him, remembering how much he needed them on the daily. You start hiding them in all of your jacket pockets, in your bags, pants--anywhere you could quickly pull some out just in case. Whenever he pats his pockets almost frantically, you just slide in, handing him a packet full of gaskun-10s. The first time it happened he was understandably flabbergasted but quickly reeled it in, thanking you and promptly taking his daily dose from your hands. Had he done it a bit slower, the rest of the Bofurin wouldn't have let him live it down and he would have needed a double dosage for a couple of days. So to return the favor, he's stocking up on your favorite drinks and snacks.
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⊠when youâre both talking about video games and you remind him about his daily login bonuses.
It was just a passing reminder while you were both engrossed in your conversation about the most recent game update and how fussy the past patches were. "Oh shoot--before I forget, you got your daily rewards yet? Didn't you buy the Supply Pass for it?" you ask suddenly, causing Kiryu to pause for a bit before his eyes widen a little. "..shoot. I didn't yet." he responds, fishing his phone out of his pocket before booting up the game. Another huge update released so he's gotta wait for it to fully download. Glancing up at you, he gives you a grateful smile. "Thanks for the reminder."
⊠when you'd often make the first move.
You open doors for him, hold his shopping bags when his hands are full, hell, you even stand in line while you tell him to wait by the table for your food. It's something he's not used to, truly. He was shocked by it initially, trying to take the reins from your hands but you insisted. It's no trouble. He relents, chuckling softly to himself. "Whatever you say," he murmurs, taking a step back to take in the sight of you. He loves seeing you in charge, he realizes.
⊠when he sees you hanging with someone else and it leaves a sour taste in his mouth.
Kiryu is a very secure man. He never lets things get to him, always brushing things off with a nonchalant shrug and never really dwells on them. But why is he feeling this way right now? He sees you talking to someone new. A new friend, surely, he thinks. But then that person keeps texting you and you respond just as quick with a smile on your face, laughing at some joke they must have said. Huh. But then he sees you both out in public, your distinct laughter floating towards him as though to taunt him. He turns away before you see him. Days after, you introduce him to your new friend but you can tell he's a bit hesitant with how different he's standing when he sees this person for the "first time", how his smile never reaches his eyes, how stiff he is with the way he shakes his hand. Come to find out it's your cousin that's visiting for a few weeks so you had to show him around town. And like a weight lifted off of him, he could breathe again. You swear you see him light up at the confirmation which left you a little confused. what was that sour taste in his mouth then? OH HE LIKES YOU.
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⊠finds every excuse possible to be close to you. (Never subtle about it too.)
stalker-like tendencies? Yeah kiiiiinda? Sure. But he canât help it if his heartâs leading the way to you, yâknow? Heâs had his brains, his wit, his charm guide the trajectory of everything for his entire life â so why not listen to his heart for once? Heâs hanging off of your shoulders while youâre out shopping, frozen in place because he arrived so suddenly. Heâs gingerly taking the shopping bags out of your hands while youâre walking the street, heart beating out of your chest because you thought you were getting mugged. He only chuckles heartily, ruffling your hair as he walks with you.
⊠when he asks for you to stay after sex.
Goes without saying that Endo gets around. A LOT. When I say a lot, I mean A LOT. They never really lasted long though. Jumping from one lady to another man every other night so easily, he canât keep track of them. But once you stumbled into his life, heâs cutting all of them off so quickly some of them start to plead and beg him over the phone. Their words all fall on deaf ears though as Endoâs practically worshipping your body, lavishing it with kisses and soft caresses after a couple of rounds. You soon realize it's getting late though. Easing yourself out of the bed and untangling yourself from him, his hand finds your wrist, body almost acting on its own, gently tugging at you. His voice grows softer and his eyes... You've never seen him look at you in such a way before. âStay?â Another tug. âPlease.â And you do. 'Just for tonight', you think.
⊠when you don't fault him for adoring you the way that he does.
this oneâs tough. Endo is a lover in every sense of the word. So once he sets his sights on you, if you interest him enough for him to actually want to get to know you better, itâll be very, very hard for him to let go. His efforts donât go unnoticed though because eventually, you welcome him into your life and he makes his home in your heart. Heâs also a giver. Showering you with gifts, affection, praise, help, money, EVERYTHING. Though you find it excessive sometimes, you appreciate it. So in the best way you know how, you, for the first time, reach over to Endo with an arm outstretched and he flinches as though to prepare for impact. A part of your heart breaks for him. Nothing meets his skin. Nothing hits him. He hears nothing but the soft thrum of your heart and your breathing. He doesn't feel a punch across his face or a harsh kick to his abdomen. It's gentle now. He feels nothing but your warm and comforting arms around his shoulders, encasing him as though to shield him from the world. Finally, he feels himself melt into you. Shakily holding you close to his chest, pressing kisses onto your scalp while he blinks tears away. "What gives?", he chuckles, trying his best to mask his vulnerability. "Just wanted to thank you." you respond, your grip around him tightening ever so slightly, further melting into him. "...anything for you."
a/n: ...admittedly Endo's part was very self indulgent. Last part especially. I can't stomach the abuse okay ;;!!!!! I'm definitely sticking to this new layout. Kinda miss my manga panels kinda off to the side with a laaarge white space beside it layout though...... damn you tumblr and your 10 photo limit! ;; anywho, thank you, dear reader for making it all the way to the end! This took me a little bit to finish ;;;;;;;
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how does a (monster AU) phoenix! reader sound? ...I kinda imagine 141 (except price) getting a heart attack when reader takes a bullet and bursts into flames and then a heap of ash, and then (im pulling a harry potter description of pheonix but its ur choice) the most ugly bird or something pokes their head out of the ashes and they're like '...oh'.
I remember watching Fawkes burning and turning to ash before he popped his head out. So adorable.
Ashes Cw: burning, death, rebirth, tell me if I missed any.
Ghost knew when someone was lying, able to sniff out a liar within a mile. Your dimmer smile, shorter laughter and exhaiusted expression, nothing seemed to make your days better than a warm bump of tea once or twice a day to sooth the ache in your bones and the strain in your muscles. Heâd approach you with a clear mind, wanting to get to the bottom of your sickness, why youâd occasionally cough, voice weak and breathy until it cracked. You told him you were fine, that it was just the weather affecting you, but heâd seen this kind of sickness before, a cold that sunk into the bones and clogged every sinuses with intent âsick and vulnerable.
He wasnât alone in this thought, Alejandro and Gaz shared similar doubts, coming forth to Price with their fears rather than sneaking around like he did, but Price had waved them off, telling them that it was a seasonal thing, you got sick from time to time and rose back from it as if death failed to catch you. This did not seem like something simple and mundane, Ghost could see death follow you like it followed him, it was ever present, so much so that Alejandro and Horangi - the two with the weakest nose out of the four - could smell it ooze off you like a dark miasma plaguing your body.
It seemed as if the both of you shared something that the others werenât privy to, a low whisper in the dark that they failed to catch or the secret you shared through confidentiality higher than even a colonel. The captain knew you before you joined them, forming a tight connection through past trauma and fuck ups. Perhaps thatâs why Price seemed almost chipper about your saddening state.
It seemed that Ghost was kept in as much darkness as the rest, the higher ups had kept it hidden from him, from König and from Alejandro who shouldâve had the jurisdiction to have access to your documents. Especially after seeing you burst into flames after being shot in the neck by a surviving sniper (Ghost was quick to shoot him down), body gone in a coud of ash and dusted feathers. He panicked, but he wasnât the only one to rush towards what remained of you. Despite their panicked mumbles and frantic thoughts, Price had reassured them that it was normal, that you were still alive âall they had to do was wait a few seconds for you to reappear.
Appear you did, a small, ashen head, beak the length of a childâs thumb, small ad brittle, big, rounded eyes blinked at them, narrowed in confusion until you called, a tiny croon from a chickâs throat. You shuffled your way through the mess, featherless wings flapping as you hopped towards Price, who quickly met you half way, picking you up with one nimble swoop.
âLook at you,â Price cooed, pressing his thumb to your forehead, feeling the soft, newly grown feathers that glowed white, âAbout time you burned, yeah?â
âFuckinâ hell,â it was the only thing he could answer with when his mind was building up these theories, every little thought in his head went to understand what and how you were made. It was as close as Soapâs Steaminâ bloody Jesus or Königâs dumbfounded Was.
âIs that why you told us not to worry, Captain?â Gazâs ability to think clearly in adrenaline-inducing moments was a blessing, able to restrain his unending thoughts to connect two together and conjure up a sentence - a few words, a mumble or a plea - to understand whatever happened to you. âWhat happened?â
Price let out a deep rumble, a laugh from his belly, deep and amused, a striking contrast to their worried frowns. He handled you softly, petting and pinching at the young feathers growing on you while he turned you around, showing them how Price held you with such careful ease and soothing smile. Ghost doubted that Price didnât have any prior experience in caring for you, seeing how loving he was with you âlike a lover caring for his sickened, or a dragon guarding his treasure, Ghost wasnât sure which one was right.
âHunterâs a phoenix, â he smiled softly, eyes gleaming with too much glee, a silent laugh at their sudden bewilderment, approaching you slowly to admire you themselves. âThey burst to flames every three years or so, the last one was around five years ago- long overdue for a reset.â
Soap and Horangi were the first to attempt to touch you, the excited dog and the curious feline, tentatively poking at you with a finger until you pecked it, annoyed by their incessant jabbing. You let out a shrill cry from your throat, small and hilariously fierce for something so small and fragile. You crawled to the ends of Priceâs fingers, wings flapping to urge them to pick you up instead of pointing a finger and cooing at you as if you were an exotic animal. You somewhat were âexotic, that is.
âA wee thang, aye, Cap?â Soap awed, cradling you in his palms, you weighted so little, as light as a feather on Gazâs wing.
âUgly as a rat too,â Horangi snickered, making light of the situation that had made their hearts stop.
You screeched, shaking your head wildly at him, his shoulders bobbing while you showed how offended you felt by acting out, an angry, little chick putting on a show of aggression and courage. His dark thoughts receded, Ghostâs fears and demons falling back into the depths of his mind when his eyes met your beady ones, round and doe-eyed, your age shining through the innocence of a newly-hatched. It made him wonder how youâd look once your feathers grew out, would you be as majestic as the stories portrayed phoenix did, with your great wings and great strength, feathers bathed in the sunâs warm embrace and tipped with the power of undying flames of power. Phoenixes were seen as symbols of immortality, resurrection âof life and death. Untouchable by death and favoured by life, you would live in a cycle of ashes and flames, embers cracking until it softened to flickers, a soft, gentle flame ready to yield to nature.
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Hi bb, ty for the prompt to write my thoughts!
So I can't get on tumblr at work anymore unless I go outside to get good signal on my phone so I have only been privy to what's going on here today from friends on discord. So maybe I'm missing some nuance or the what my mutuals think and I apologize in advance for that but I'm going to speak plainly.
This is the only way Watcher is going to survive.
The view counts have been steady through Mystery Files season 2 but they aren't, like, astronomical. A video with a million views nets a channel between $10,000 - $30,000. Guys. That's nothing for Watcher. They have to pay each of their 25+ employees a salary with insurance and benefits and for everything else their channel requires. Steven said in the video today that a season of Ghost Files costs hundreds of thousands of dollars. I don't think everyone is hearing that part and understanding how much money that is, especially compared to many other YouTubers they watch. I'm not an expert on other YouTubers but I look at the Sims people I watch. They are successful with views in the hundred k range because they are a company of one. Themselves and maybe paying a freelancer to help edit their videos. For one person, the stakes are lower and the potential for profit is higher! Especially for gamers that are filming in their homes. YouTubers like this, making niche content on the cheap, are who is going to make it in YouTube now.
Watcher is none of those things. They have, from day one, wanted to make high quality unscripted content. All of their shows are shows. They aren't just "Ryan and Shane do [thing]" or "Steven eats [whatever]". They are shows, like ones you see on cable TV or any streamer. And shows are not cheap. Unscripted is cheaper, sure, than scripted. But that doesn't mean cheap. Especially not with the sheer production value we've seen on all their shows, in particular Ghost Files (hundreds of thousands of dollars). That is how much something like Ghost Adventures costs, which is on Travel Channel, an actual TV network that puts up all those costs.
So. That's why Watcher has to pivot to survive.
I think it's a great idea, personally. And yes, I am in a position where I can financially afford it no problem, which I know is a privilege! I am very lucky in that regard. And I understand that many people are upset they won't see the boys as easily on YouTube anymore. That is valid! But they have openly said they are totally fine with password sharing and I think that's a great way to cut down on costs for some folks. Also right now there's a great deal on the yearly sub for early subscribers. $40 for a year is cheaper than any streaming service and it doesn't go to anyone other than Watcher.
I understand that people feel hurt and blindsided, but I think Watcher is also feeling this too. They have been so excited about this and being able to make whatever they want without having to worry about sponsors and now they're mostly seeing anger directed their way. Especially at Steven. Steven is not rich. You know who's rich? David Zaslav, a man who is single-handedly ruining Warner Brothers and making himself a billionaire while he's at it. THAT is the kind of person we should be directing our anger at streaming prices and quality of the media landscape at. Not one small business that is just trying to survive so they can continue paying their employees.
And one more thing. I've seen folks saying they'd rather watch more ads than pay and while I get that, that's not going to help Watcher make what they want. YouTube famously demonetizes videos with swears which is why I can't watch a video with DRAG QUEENS without every other line being bleeped and Watcher has been so good about not bleeping their content because they know we would hate it. And YouTube does this because of advertisers. Advertisers only want to appeal to the most broad of audiences so that means not supporting anything slightly left of center. Having to deal with ads sucks from the creator perspective and does not help them in the long run.
Anyway, this is all a bit rambling, but these are my thoughts on WatcherTV. I'm extremely excited to subscribe and make them make more Weird Wonderful World. I hope to see you all there.
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What makes Caitlyn so compelling this season? An analysis.
Season 1 Caitlyn is why Season 2 Caitlyn is so compelling. This may sound funny, but let me lay it out as to why I believe this. As someone viewing media, we are only privy to what the creators show us. They determine our journey, just as they determine the characters'. But why does this matter when it comes to Caitlyn Kiramman? It matters because we didn't truly know her character in Season 1 and neither did her closest companion during that time, Vi.
Season 1:
Fish Out of Water We're introduced to Caitlyn who is a rookie Enforcer. She's figuring out who she wants to be in a field that is new to her. She's not a rich kid protected by her influential family name, at least not when she's part of the force. It's foreign and she's adjusting, but obviously struggling as seen by her treatment by other enforcers and Marcus. She's following her innate need to help and follow her perception of justice. An idea that she still doesn't fully grasp herself. And before we know it, she's thrust into the Undercity. This is when she truly becomes a fish out of water. She's in a place she's never been, surrounded by people that she doesn't understand, with a woman who defies every belief she'd been taught, and has no control whatsoever. We see Caitlyn completely out of her element. Thrown into the fire. We do get some glimpses of who she is when in Piltover such as her winning over a woman with ease in the brothel, her confidence in her own abilities when shooting Sevika's arm, and her compassion to Huck when saving Vi. But these are just glimpses and we as a viewer are still parsing together what exactly makes Caitlyn Caitlyn.
Not Like Other Girls I've mentioned Vi in the previous section, but would like to go into more depth about her influence on our understanding of Caitlyn's character through Season 1 as well. Vi as a whole is completely foreign to Caitlyn. She's brash, impulsive, sarcastic, straight-forward, rough around the edges, and even rude. She doesn't care about how others perceive her. But she's also loyal, kind, and street smart. She defies Caitlyn's own understanding of someone from the Undercity and forces her to change how she sees Zaun as a whole. But that also means Caitlyn is completely caught off guard. She's found herself in a position where she isn't in power. She's put into her place when she makes insensitive comments, she's on the back foot when Vi tells her she's hot, she's brought into a brothel where she's witnessing things she most likely has never before, and walking the streets that she's only heard awful stories about. And then Vi continues to surprise her by her commitment to do what's right. She's committed to catch her sister because she knows it's right. They both believe that they are aligned in what they seek. Both aligned even though they're from two completely different worlds. Vi isn't like other girls to Caitlyn (and Caitlyn isn't for Vi, but this is about Caitlyn).
Innocence and Naivety Caitlyn's flashbacks show that she's curious, fiercely committed to succeed, and also innately empathetic. But it also shows us that she feels she doesn't fit in. She feels like she's on the outskirts even though she's growing up with privileges most will never be able to experience. She doesn't follow what her mother and father want. She finds friendship in Jayce who is much older than her. We're painted a picture of what Caitlyn is when she's young, a picture that reinforces what we're seeing with Caitlyn as a fish out of water in Zaun. Reinforces how she acts around a spitfire butch such as Vi.
So why does this all matter? It matters because we didn't know Piltovian Caitlyn. We didn't know the Caitlyn we're now seeing in Season 2. And just like Vi, we're learning more and more about this woman and we as a collective audience are being taken on a journey to either enjoy her as a character even more, or for some, dislike her because our perceptions of her have been broken.
Season 2:
Piltovian Caitlyn is Piltovian. She was raised steeped in their culture and has ingrained viewpoints of the world around her due to their societal standards. But she's not a normal Piltovian. She's one of stature from House Kiramman. Her family has sway in every facet of Piltover, but also over Zaun in many ways. This isn't the thing that truly matters in this analysis though. What matters is that at her core, she is Piltovian and she knows how to navigate the landscape there. She's in her element. She knows exactly how to carry herself, how to present herself to those around her, how to speak to Piltovians, and also how to get what she wants when she needs it. The confidence we had only gotten glimpses of in Season 1 are now at the forefront because she has regained her power and status of being Piltovian.
Casanova Kiramman Caitlyn Kiramman can get who she wants and has. This defies our initial perception of her not fitting in and also her lack of confidence when being flirted with by Vi. Season 1 led us to believe she was awkward, but in all reality, when she's in Piltover and able to be in control, she's able to draw in the women she wants. Once the growing pains were over from early childhood, it's evident she was able to find confidence and date the women she wanted. This becomes even clearer with her relationship with Maddie. Maddie idolizes Caitlyn, whether that be because of her wealth, status as a Kiramman, her looks, her leadership, or her commitment to justice, she reinforces that Caitlyn is a catch for anyone that is from Piltover. And once Caitlyn is back home, she knows that. I strongly believe that Caitlyn had found physical comfort in others but wasn't able to find mental and emotional connections with people in Piltover. They saw her as the rich girl and she allowed them to see her as that. But with Vi that's different. Vi got to see her at her worst, mentally and emotionally. This meant that her relationship with Vi progressed in the opposite way compared to her previous relationships. It started as intrigue, to attraction, to bonding (a splash of trauma bonding), to truly loving and caring for her. It didn't get physical until later on. But just as Vi didn't know Caitlyn fully, Caitlyn didn't know Vi fully. So the couple and audience were thrown into a fragile, tenuous relationship that was never going to flourish at the place it were then. And because Caitlyn is in Piltover, it allows her to easily regress back into a physical relationship (the one with Maddie) that lacks the mental and emotional connection she so strongly is seeking.
Control Caitlyn Kiramman has been searching for control her whole life. As someone in a rich family that has to fit certain roles and expectations, she didn't have control of many facets of her childhood and then even early adulthood. Sure she defied her parents and became an enforcer, but as soon as it became too dangerous in their eyes, it was taken from her. She didn't have control while in the Undercity. Then lost even more of her control as she mourned her mother's death and sought vengeance. And then when she thought an opportunity had arose, she instead was puppeteered by Ambessa. Where she has had control is in her relationships with women. She's able to cater those to her needs, but in doing so has never found what will truly make her happy.
Conclusion
So why do all of these things matter? It matters because we're finally seeing Caitlyn for all that she is. She's soft and kindhearted, but at the same time she's determined and committed to justice. She's timid and awkward, but at the same time she's confident and well-spoken. She's patient and empathetic, but at the same time she's impulsive and calculated. She's all of these things and none of these at the same time. There's layers to her and just as a real person, not all of those are good. She's complex and to achieve such a feat with a character is extremely impressive.
The writers have been able to lead us to perceive this character one way and shattered our perceptions. They made us fall for a woman that was out of her element and then question a woman that made debatable decisions. They showed us a character that seemed put together, but was broken at the same time. They created a character that can be loved and hated within the same breath. And that's only possible because of our understanding of who Caitlyn was in Season 1. That is why Season 2 Caitlyn is so damn compelling. Because of the journey we've been taken on by the writers, animators, and every other person that worked on Arcane.
PS: For people who were devastated or had a hard time with Caitlyn and Vi parting ways, what I've laid out here is exactly the reason why they needed to separate. Neither of them knew each other fully, only knowing the best parts of the other. So when that bubble was burst and they both started seeing things that they didn't like, their fragile, quick to burn relationship scorched them both. BUT as they understand themselves (especially Caitlyn) they will surely be brought together stronger than ever.
#long post#arcane#caitlyn#caitlyn kiramman#arcane spoilers#analysis#thanks to anyone that actually gives this a read#caitvi#piltover's finest#violyn#arcane season 1#arcane season 2
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@lyinoptimist On why Louis is a better character with a richer story because of the way they brought race into the show:
[captioned: I agree with his Interview with the Vampire take, and it's not just that I care more that they're black, it's that I care more that they are black in a world where the creators know that they are black and write the story accordingly.
I remember when they cast Jacob Anderson to play Louis in this story a couple years ago and people were confused and nervous and a little bit angry as to why they cast this black man to play a character, who at least in the original story was a plantation owner that owned slaves & let them go I think eventually, but still it's like "what is this choice that you're making?" and the creators were like "no, no we know what we did".
And so now Louis like owns a brothel instead, and it's like Creole and like down in Louisiana 1920s, and you're like, "Oh, that's a pretty solid adaptational choice."
And I think ultimately the decision makes Louis look a lot more relatable, and also makes the story a lot more relatable because at least it would be harder for me to recommend this story if old Louis was the one I was telling you was in this really great show. It's like, "yeah... but he owned slaves...", you know what I mean?
It's just one of the things where it's not something I have to get into with other black fans who are really into like fantasy stuff who maybe don't want to engage in that sort of like problematic content.
Beyond Louis and Claudia being black and then Armand being like South Asian, it also gives us a really interesting look into different readings of the text now that the characters playing it are adapted in this way. This happens a lot in season one remember... like, because Lestat makes both Louis and Claudia he can no longer read their minds, but Louis and Claudia can still read each other's minds. And so in this kind of familial dynamic they've established for themselves, Louis and Claudia have this literal telepathic understanding that Lestat will just never be privy to and you can kind of read into that. It's like a metaphor for their relationship being with two black people in the household and then moving through the world and understanding the world in a way that is just different from Lestat. There's an underlying racial anxiety to Louis and Lestat's relationship that makes it, you know, more complex and like more fun to watch.
Season two there's less of it, but you have things like racialized trauma being used as the backbone for the trauma that the characters are experiencing to both highlight how horrific the things they're going through actually are.
Like Armand and his like, being sexually abused as a child in that specific way very much has the connotation of like, this happened to him because he was a vulnerable brown child and this very powerful white vampire came--presumably, i don't know who they're gonna cast but i was reading into it--came by and did this to him. And it's like, okay yeah, that complicates that dynamic a bit more.
Same thing with the execution that happens to Louis, Claudia, and Madeline at the very end of the season which is very reminiscent of, like-- Claudia even calls it a stoning but I would also argue that there's, like, elements of, like lynching to it, right?
Like, it's very horrific in a very relatable way to Black people, which I think it's drawing upon that but it's not necessarily like glorifying it in that way in order to like make the point that it wants about like, the tragedy that these characters are going through and I think it just makes the story that much richer and allows for a lot more interesting new perspectives because these characters are people of color now and that's what you can do with a good adaptation and like, these creators they understand that. ]
#louis de pointe du lac#claudia de pointe du lac#interview with the vampire#tv: interview with the vampire#iwtv meta#iwtv#***#tiktok#captioned
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