#Yet he won't admit that

[demon-strike]

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"... I do."

[novakiart]

hi I'm back with an epilogue

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[spectral-snippets-and-drabbles]

Not So Smug Now, Are Ya?

If Lois Lane had a Nickel for everytime she outed a superhero working at the Daily Planet, she'd be getting her second nickel.

She had invited one Daniel Nightingale, a junior reporter with serious potential with a serious lack of self preservation to "a smoke break" and was prepared to do exactly what she did with Clark. If her gut was right when it told her Nightingale was a hero too, the mysterious Phantom, he'd save her before she'd jump. If not, then Clark would jump in to grab her if he didn't rise to her bait.

When he finally got up there with her, she sure as hell wasn't expecting him to tell her why he shouldn't smite her soul out of existence there and now. Her blood ran cold when he told her that Clark has been "compromised", a portal opening up with a snap lf his fingers dropping an unconscious mountain of a man facefirst on the ground.

"You were supposed to die that day you jumped off this building, Ms. Lane. Did you know that?" Danny growls as a scythe made of ice, niking her neck as he has an unhinged Cheshire grin on his face "Clark was never supposed to save you that day? So... what are we going to do about this now?"

[vaguely-concerned]

walking through lucanis' mind prison. the tam lin of it all

[caluette]

the truth

[soaps-mohawk]

I imagine Simon has chronic headaches and the occasional migraine. He's just perpetually tense, the neck and head pain are a side effect of that.

Omega, after Simon stops wearing the mask 24/7, catches him sucking on ice cubes one day. His right eye, the one that's always a little more narrow than the other in the games, is almost fully closed, the other half-lidded. She pesters him until he admits that he's got a headache that's somehow so bad that he can feel it in his teeth and roof of his mouth. Pain meds hadn't touched it.

Cue Omega begging Kyle to take her to the store after she alerts Johnny to go take care of his alpha in her absence. They end up at the nearest Asda and Kyle, once he gets the full plan from Omega, tells her to go wild and not pay attention to prices. She grabs a tiny gift basket and stuffs it with different pain medicines, a few large ice packs, menthol cough drops to make cold water feel even colder to soothe the mouth pain, a card with a pun that's on par with his dad jokes. It just so happens to be around Halloween when the migraine attack happens - the little Grim Reaper plush keychain at the register ends up in the basket too.

She finds the keychain hanging from a thumbtack on his bulletin board a week later.

(Can you tell my migraine is kicking my ass?)

-🐰

I'm so sorry you have a migraine 😭 that's awful. Hopefully it gets better soon

I could see Simon with chronic headaches. He's probably gotten his share of head injuries and gets some awful chronic pain from them.

(I never noticed that about his eyes I'm about to make a deep dive staring at photos of him now)

Oh she absolutely would do that. It would be so sweet, her making a little care package for him. She'd throw in all kinds of things and make it super special. I love the grim reaper key chain so much. He'd secretly love it all and be so touched by it. Definitely hangs the key chain up and keeps the basket where he can see it so he can be reminded of what she did for him 🥺

It's too cute I just can't take it

[maiuoart]

So what traits would Regal find himself falling for? Maybe he doesn't even admit it to himself, but what catches his eye?

~💖

Interesting!! I've been thinking hard about who would have caught his eye; But ultimately...

For someone like Regal, he needs someone patient enough to bare through his own trauma's and anger issues. Give him a helpful hand and yet bull headed enough to stand their own ground when he's in the wrong.

Someone who has either;

Strong sense of Justice, Integrity, or Self Perseverance.

Absolutely kind to those who deserve it; But likes to see someone who stands up for themselves, too. That balance he doesn't have. (He's rude to everyone, no matter who it is besides those higher above him.)

Someone who is as blunt as he is; He'll say whats on his mind and not worry about the trigger it'll cause the other.

A type of being who can take him on; Either verbally or physically. Bonus if it's both, he enjoys to debate and see someones way of thinking by bringing up hard topics. And a battle buddy? Even better. (Though he much prefers mental strength over physical- If he likes someone and they aren't strong like that, he'll still enjoy to playfully wrestle just out of fun.)

Someone gentle enough to come and help him talk through his issues, even if it's like pulling teeth getting him to talk. He has always refused to talk about what is bugging him, mainly because it never got him anywhere and the vulnerability makes him physically & mentally sick.

These are all the traits I've given Ribba the Rabbit; His second in command. Though, she doesn't argue with him due to their status and her being below him; But if they weren't work mates? I'm more than sure it wouldn't be a slow burn between the two ♥

So long as someone's bubbly but doesn't take someone's shit; Someone shows their loved ones both tough and gentle love where it counts; You're going to be on his radar, even if he isn't going to admit it.

[tennessoui]

Ah, has Padme noticed that Obi-Wan is assigned to Senate duty and that's why she's making assumptions about why Anakin is worried?

this chapter and the last chapter take place within like...an hour or so of each other -- so no one knows yet about obi-wan's new assignment cause he's been given it only a little bit ago!

i think padmé really is trying in this chapter, trying to speak anakin's language and understand him - and i think she really does, as much as she can. she's relating her experiences of being worried about anakin to anakin's experiences being worried about obi-wan (which baby, honey. are you really not going to notice that you're talking to anakin as if he's obi-wan's wife).

in my opinion, she's not really making assumptions about why anakin is worried here. anakin flat out tells her that he was worrried that obi-wan was injured, that that's why he stayed.

she's really just trying to get him to realize that he shouldn't go running off to be by obi-wan's side every time he gets an intrusive thought that obi-wan could be hurt when logically there's a very slim chance that he has been been and a very big chance that he could get help IF he ever was. because the war is over. obi-wan has amazing access to the best healthcare on coruscant. he would be FINE if he felt a sudden twinge in his chest or whatever.

it's just that anakin doesn't want to hear that. anakin doesn't want to live in a world where he can't drop everything to get to obi-wan's side. anakin doesn't want space between him and his master. he doesn't get why he should. if that's because of the war, like he sorta implies in the chapter, or if it's always been like that for him--for them, i don't think matters as much right now as the fact that anakin and anakin's wife are on solidly opposite ends of this debate

and it's really only going to get more rocky from here as we move away from the end of the war and both of them have different expectations of what comes next

[lunathewafflelord]

There should be more villain characters who are honest. I am getting sick of how often villains are like "do/n't do this and I won't hurt your friends" and the main character does/n't do it and the villain hurts their friends anyway

There should be a villain who does as they promised, not tricking the main character by lying that way. They may be evil, but they aren't a liar.

You gotta wonder why main characters even follow the villain's demands at this point, anyone who has seen any media with a villain ever will know that they won't follow through with their requests.

Come on villains, don't be so predictable! Follow through with your promises!

[psychdiarys]

Moping at a bar over pictures of you and your ex friend-with-benefits, whom you absolutely never loved, all by yourself, handsome?

[xcziel]

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[vampirehizzies]

klayley hunger games au is going crazy again, klaus and hayley would have a fwb thing as teenagers while klaus is in career training, neither of them will admit it but they're friends and really fond of each other beyond what they can provide for each other as fuck buddies. and hayley's eyes are glued to the screen in his games hoping he is the one to win even as he goes ballistic murder on the other tributes. she's also like extremely anxious in the final show of klaus's games which is the epic fight with a wolf mutt that makes him panem/district Two's most famous victor and earns him the nickname "the hybrid" because the capitol girlies are like "he's half human half wolf."

[witchoflegends]

Geez, Pietro, with the way you're trying to set your old man up for some semblance of happiness, someone might almost think you care about the guy.

A slight scowl forms on the speedster's face for a moment. Yes, Pietro was a family man at heart, but he'd be damned if he ever admitted to caring about the old fucker. Wanda was his family. His nephews were his family. He even had his own daughter, Luna. Hell, he'd even started considering Lorna family too. But Magnus? He still wasn't sure about that. His pride and stubbornness holding him back from truly creating a bond with the man.

"Don't for one second think that me trying to protect my own peace has anything to do with his happiness. If he's bunking with the Professor, then that means he's out of my hair and leaving us out of his stupid drama. And if he's going to hook up with anyone, I'd rather it be the Professor than someone half his age."

[ilikeflowersandstuff]

Listen. I love a good romance. I regularly squeal and kick my stupid little legs while watching Dramas. I read ship fanfiction as much as any other person on this website. But give me a non romantic relationship story and I go absolutely FERAL. It consumes my entire being. Gimme that human connection I crave it

[thebananwithaplan]

Any of the 2023 fans (or those who somehow missed the years span of DB hating that was going on for a while): Who hurt you?

DB: I lost count ages ago, why?

[siixkiing]

one muse takes a blow meant for the the other [I just want to see how Macaque would react to Wukong taking a harsh blow that was meant for him]

☯ 100 INDULGENT TROPES ☯

" — ?!"

This had taken a turn even he hadn't predicted and it left him stunned. How was he suppose to feel in this moment anyway? When the one person who he thought didn't care about him — one that he hated and who he assumed hated him back just as equally, protected him? It wasn't like the Great Sage could die after all. He had taken hits far worse than this after all. Still, it was the act itself that left him baffled in the moment.

Why playing over and over in his head. They weren't friends anymore, they weren't as close as they once had been all those centuries ago. So, why? Sure, they were had agreed to TRY and work things out between them — mainly for MK's sake if anything. The kid wished for both his mentors to be in his life so it only seemed fair to least try and tolerate one another. To get along for the kid's sake more than anything...he wouldn't admit it but he did enjoy having the kid around. He wouldn't risk not being able to hang out with him or even torment and tease him on occasions, life would get dull.

His shock only lasted for a moment that seemed to drag on a little too long. It was soon replaced by another — anger. There was that old anger at someone daring to hurt the golden simian in his presence like that. To dare touch him like that. That old protectiveness seemed to not have ever truly died. BUT there was another...anger at the Monkey King for interfering with HIS fight. Did he think he couldn't take a hit? That he wasn't strong enough as a warrior? Tch, the nerve.

"You absolute IDIOT — "

" — who said I need YOUR protection?! I was doing just FINE here!!"

There was an underlying tone of worry amidst the anger, a shadowy cudgel forming and blocking the next blow. Returning the favor when another strike was aimed at the king. Least he could lie and just say he was doing it so he didn't owe him after this — lie to himself that he didn't feel the urge to protect him rise in his chest.

Nope. He didn't care if this moron got hurt after all, why would he? A well aimed kick makes contact with the opponent's gut, sending them flying backwards and away — unleashing a flurry of shadowy clones on them after. The duplicates taking over the fight for now as his attention turns to the injured sage, frowning and checking over the blow. It looked bad, really bad.

"You're a damn fool, I swear..."